Gateshead Council

📢 We're recruiting! 📢 We have a variety of exciting vacancies at the moment, including: 👉 Homeless Prevention Officer 👉 Business Support Assistant 👉 Commercial Development Manager To find out more, visit www.gateshead.gov.uk/jobs

We were delighted to welcome Honorary Freeman of Gateshead, Jill Halfpenny, to officially open the Sister Winifred Laver Promoting Independence Centre alongside the Mayor of Gateshead, Councillor Kath McCartney and Councillor John Adams this week 🎀 ✂ The centre, which is named after Gateshead's first Honorary Freeman, offers short-term care for adults to help them to regain the skills and confidence they need to go back to living their lives independently in their own homes. Guests were welcomed by the Mayor of Gateshead, Councillor Kath McCartney and Councillor John Adams to celebrate the teams across the council, NHS and voluntary sector who have worked tirelessly to bring the 60-bed centre in Felling to life, following almost three years of preparations. The centre is now the only one of its kind in Gateshead, allowing residents to receive exceptional care at one state-of-the art site, situated close to the QE hospital, as the council prioritises its 'home-first' approach to adult social care over the coming years. Full story at https://lnkd.in/eW39vEz3

Pride in Gateshead officially launches next week at the Metrocentre with a rainbow filled day packed full of fun and events! 🏳️🌈 🗓️ Saturday 3 August 📍 Town Square One Head over to Town Square One within the Metrocentre for kids crafts, market stalls, fashion, giveaways, music, beauty tables, face painting and more! Find out more about the variety of fun, free events 👉 https://lnkd.in/eFBcH8V7

We’re excited to celebrate #PrideInGateshead next month! There’s an excellent calendar of free activities for everyone to get involved with across the month. Find out more 👇

Gateshead has recently become a member of the Sustainable Food Places network which will support our efforts to make local, healthy and sustainable food available to everybody in our area. Well done to all involved in Gateshead Food Partnership for this achievement. To find out more: https://lnkd.in/eR6qEqtj

📢 We're recruiting! 📢 We have a variety of exciting vacancies at the moment, including: 👉 Waste and Technical Services Manager 👉 Business Centre Assistant 👉 Relief Facilities Support Operative To find out more, visit www.gateshead.gov.uk/jobs

Schools out for summer, and we're as proud as ever of our Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) programme for over the break 🎉 This summer, Northumbria University has launched a schedule of free activities for hundreds of teenagers in our area, as part of the Department for Education (DfE) HAF Plus programme. A fantastic example of evidence based, partnership working which has been co-produced with young people to support their health and wellbeing. Find out more about HAF Plus in Gateshead from Brian Kielty, our Partnership Officer and HAF Delivery Lead, in the video below or by visiting the Metrocentre Community Hub.

The Network Rail repair works on the historic High Level Bridge are nearly complete, and the whole bridge will be fully open again from Thursday 25th July. The multi-million-pound works have involved sandblasting and repainting the main beams under the bridge alongside historic metal repairs, waterproofing, drainage upgrades and resurfacing the road deck. Currently, the western path is open, while the eastern path is closed to allow contractors AmcoGiffen to remove scaffolding and hoardings. The roadway is going to be closed overnight from 11pm to 6am until Thursday 25th July to allow for resurfacing to be completed. We are pleased the High Level Bridge will be fully open again as an important cross river link for #publictransport and #activetravel especially while the #TyneBridge is being refurbished.

We're inviting residents, landlords, letting agents, and business owners to have their say on proposals for new property licensing for private rented homes in parts of Gateshead, helping to make sure they are safe, warm, and well maintained. The planned action will also aim to tackle anti-social behaviour, crime and other issues that exacerbate deprivation and inequality. The consultation is live now, and will run for three months until 7 October. https://lnkd.in/drHZET52

We’re pleased to announce a new scheme enabling children in care in Gateshead to be able to maintain important relationships with people like siblings, school friends, former foster carers or teachers.   This is thanks to new funding we have received from the Department for Education, enabling us to offer the innovative Lifelong Links programme.   Lifelong Links was developed by the charity Family Rights Group, working with young people, responding to the fact that children may have important relationships broken as they move into or within the care system.   Read more: https://lnkd.in/eN5Y8WeC