We believe 'The strength of Gateshead is the people of Gateshead' because, when faced with adversity - we come together and deliver for one another, working tirelessly for the benefit of the communities of Gateshead.
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We want to make Gateshead a place where everyone thrives. We want it to be a great borough, with vibrant communities, where businesses can grow, residents feel supported and live fulfilled lives, and our environmental impact is minimised.
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Our Corporate Plan outlines our priorities for the next five years and aims to address inequality, whilst championing fairness and social justice in Gateshead.
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Gateshead is a place that offers opportunities for all residents to live healthy and fulfilled lives and achieve their ambitions. This starts by giving all children the best start in life.
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Poverty and deprivation still have too big an impact upon too many of our residents. We want to tackle those inequalities, so people have a fair chance to achieve their personal goals and ambitions.
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Ensuring that people are safe and feel safe is a wellbeing requirement. The strength and ability for communities to adapt to change and deal with shocks and emergencies is essential.
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We want Gateshead to have strong local economic outlook, with more businesses, good jobs, and inward investment.
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We want Gateshead to have an aspirational outlook and visionary future, whilst reflecting the needs of local people and building for our future generations.
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Our pledges set out our priorities for the next five years, in five key areas and outline what we are going to deliver. In addition we have identified six priorities which will support how we deliver our plan and how we work as an organisation.
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We are committed to listening to the views of local people and are always looking at ways to better understand these views.
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