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South Tyneside Pledge

Help South Tyneside thrive by signing up to the South Tyneside Pledge.

This Pledge is for all organisations in South Tyneside, big or small, public or private.

The aim is for South Tyneside organisations to commit to taking small steps to:

  • boost local economic activity

  • reduce health inequalities

  • reduce carbon emissions

  • enhance civic pride

This will benefit the whole of South Tyneside.

The South Tyneside Partnership will:

  • champion and monitor the Pledge

  • share best practice

  • provide advice, guidance and support to those signing up.#PledgeSouthTyneside is a partnership approach to support #LoveSouthTyneside.

    What the pledge is

    The Pledge aims to encourage South Tyneside organisations to focus on local activities and practical steps such as local procurement and recruitment, that can help South Tyneside to thrive.

    The Pledge does not involve targets or difficult reporting, or an obligation to carry out every step in the Pledge.

    It is based on the sharing of best practice, and a form being returned by those signing up every six months.

    Spend South Tyneside

    Spend South Tyneside by aiming to:

    • Increase the proportion of procurement spending in South Tyneside and the wider area and, if relevant, explore joint procurement and commissioning.

    • Support South Tyneside small businesses to bid for opportunities with larger organisations.

    • Encourage employees to spend, shop and eat in South Tyneside, and visit and engage with our attractions.

    Recruit South Tyneside

    Recruit South Tyneside by aiming to:

    • Hire more South Tyneside residents, advertise jobs locally and take action on gender pay gaps.

    • Provide job opportunities, apprenticeships or career guidance to local residents, with a real focus upon Care Leavers, carers and those with learning difficulties.

    • Promote healthy lifestyles and sign up for the Better Health at Work Award.

    Support South Tyneside

    Support South Tyneside by aiming to:

    • Encourage employees to volunteer with South Tyneside organisations.

    • Implement a climate change action plan that includes carbon reduction targets and the use of environmentally-sustainable supply chains.

    • Use our green spaces and cultural offer.

    Sign up to the pledge

    By signing the Pledge you are stating that you will do everything you can to spend, recruit and support our local area, helping South Tyneside’s residents and businesses.

    SIGN UP TO THE SOUTH TYNESIDE PLEDGE

    Pledge Snapshot

    Some of the great work already being carried out by organisations which have signed up to the Pledge over the past year include:

    • Over 50 apprenticeships have been created across the borough by Pledge organisations.

    • 20 organisations have been giving talks in schools, providing work experience or attending careers fairs.

    • More than ten organisations have increased their use of local suppliers.

    • Ten organisations have signed up to the Better Health at Work Award to help drive better health and wellbeing locally.

    • Groundwork has already made the commitment that all of its staff and volunteers will receive Carbon Literacy Training.

    • South Shields Football Club developing its Foundation to raise aspiration and improve health and wellbeing amongst young people in the borough.

    • Inspire South Tyneside are encouraging local residents to volunteer for a range of community and voluntary service organisations, with 17 organisations now doing more volunteering, and more expressing an interest.

    • The Customs House working closely with local schools, Tyne Coast College, and other local organisations to boost confidence and aspiration through performing arts.

    • Pledgees, such as Dicksons, have donated into the Warm Spaces Support Fund to help support the warm spaces set up across South Tyneside.

Resources
17 July 2024 - Jarrow Town Board meeting minutes
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This document is meeting minutes for the Jarrow Town Board, covering the session held on 17 July 2024 at Jarrow Focus. It records attendance, apologies, approval of the previous minutes, and detailed discussion of the draft Jarrow long-term town plan. The minutes note uncertainty around the £20 million funding pledge, the 1 August 2024 submission deadline, and actions for the MP and council leader to write to the Secretary of State. They also summarise revisions to the plan’s vision, values, priorities, outcomes, and intervention areas, plus the adoption of Jarrow Forward as the board’s working name. A further section covers plans for autumn community engagement, including procurement of an external engagement agency, youth involvement, and local ambassadors. The document ends with other business and the next meeting date.
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3 March 2025 - Jarrow Town Board meeting minutes
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This resource is a set of meeting minutes for the Jarrow Town Board dated 3 March 2025. It records attendance, apologies, declarations of interest, approval of the previous meeting minutes, and detailed discussion of community engagement plans for Jarrow. The main section covers a 12-week resident survey campaign, including phased promotion, social media, posters, direct mail, on-street researchers, phone support, focus groups, and events linked to the Jarrow Festival. It also notes the use of a bespoke toolkit for schools, businesses and voluntary groups, plus actions for the board, steering group, South Tyneside Council and partners. The final section discusses longer-term planning for a ten-year investment plan, alignment with wider regeneration work, and next steps on funding frameworks and government guidance. This is a UK local-government governance document.
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Age Friendly Communities
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This is a council information page and signposting guide from South Tyneside Council on Age Friendly Communities. It explains the authority’s aim to support healthy, active later lives and to help older residents remain in their homes, take part in activities and contribute to community life. The page refers to the World Health Organization’s Age Friendly Communities Framework and notes that a strategy and action plan have been produced with partners. It then organises local support and guidance into eight topic areas: housing, social participation, transport, respect and inclusion, civic participation, communication and information, community and health, and outdoor spaces and buildings. The page includes links and contact details for local services, advice organisations and council reporting routes, with a clear UK local-government and community-support focus.
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Annual update 2024
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Annual update 2024 is a South Tyneside Council report on progress against the borough’s climate change and carbon reduction agenda. It summarises operational emissions data from 2018/19 to 2023/24, noting a 29% reduction against baseline but a recent increase in emissions and the likelihood of missing the 2025 interim target. The document is structured as a council update with sections on future delivery plans, financial and legal implications, risk, equality, environmental impacts, and links to council ambitions and strategies. It also outlines themed workstreams covering buildings, streetlighting, transport, biodiversity, schools, housing, procurement, policy, adaptation, cultural change, and carbon-neutral leadership. UK-specific references include the Climate Change Act 2008, the UK100 Pledge, and local scrutiny and member working groups.
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August to November 2025 - Forward Plan August to November 2025
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This forward plan is a council agenda listing for South Tyneside Council reports scheduled from August to November 2025. It sets out each item’s purpose, whether the decision is key, whether the report is confidential or exempt, the intended decision-maker and date, consultation arrangements, background papers and contact details. The listed items cover governance, procurement and contract awards, adult social care policy and charging, performance and budget monitoring, treasury management, committee appointments, and a refurbishment contract for the Customs House. It also includes a report on Newcastle International Airport governance arrangements and a tender for a roofing framework. The document is a planning and notice resource rather than a policy guide, and it reflects UK local government decision-making terminology, including Cabinet, Council, key decisions and call-in exemption.
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Autism (health and wellbeing needs in South Tyneside) - Community assets and services
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This resource is a South Tyneside Council community assets and services guide focused on autism and wider health and wellbeing needs. It combines local referral data with an overview of support for children, young people, transition-age residents and adults. The text covers diagnosis pathways through CNTW, school-based provision, specialist schools and resource bases, inclusion support in mainstream settings, EBSA and transition work, and services from local and national organisations. It also lists parent support programmes, training offers, leisure opportunities, advocacy, mental health and physical health services, and adult support such as independent living, discharge planning and annual health checks. The resource is framed around South Tyneside and includes UK education, health and SEND terminology, including EHCPs, NEET, Connexions, and multi-agency local authority provision.
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Awards and achievements - 2023 awards and achievements
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This page is a council news roundup on awards and achievements for 2023, focused on South Tyneside Council. It summarises several external recognitions and the council projects linked to them, including the LGA Labour 101 Achievements of Labour in Power report, a Commendation of Excellence at the National Healthy Housing Awards, a Prolific North Tech for Good win, and multiple Green Flag awards for local parks. The entries briefly explain the initiatives involved, such as winter readiness, the Viking Energy Network in Jarrow, the Mockingbird fostering model, the South Tyneside Pledge, the See and Solve housing service, and the Virtual Memory Box digital platform. The content is a short news/article-style page with UK local government framing.
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Awards and achievements - 2024 awards and achievements
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This is a council awards roundup article listing South Tyneside Council’s 2024 achievements across public service, transport, energy, leisure, workforce and skills categories. It summarises awards, shortlists, finalists and commendations from bodies including APSE, RICS, LGC, MJ, the Chartered Institute of Highways and Transport, the Ministry of Defence, LACA and the National Energy Efficiency Awards. The entries note specific projects and teams such as Hebburn Central, the Viking Energy Network Jarrow, the South Tyneside Pledge, the Organisational Development team, leisure services and South Tyneside Works. UK-specific framing is strong, with references to local authority performance, council-managed car parks, Armed Forces employer recognition and regional award categories across the North East and Cumbria.
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Breastfeeding friendly venues
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Carers Strategy 2022-27
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This is a local authority strategy document from South Tyneside Council covering support for unpaid carers over 2022 to 2027. It outlines the council’s commitment to improve and develop services for carers, with the aim of helping them continue caring where they are willing and able, while supporting their health and wellbeing. The text notes that the strategy was co-produced with the council, NHS Clinical Commissioning Group, voluntary and community sector organisations, and local people with caring responsibilities. It also refers to a 12-month delivery plan, regular monitoring and update reports to the local Health and Wellbeing Board, and scrutiny by the Council’s People Select Committee. The resource is a policy/strategy summary with UK local government and NHS partnership framing.
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Carers Strategy 2022-27
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A local authority strategy document from South Tyneside Council, this publication sets out the council’s five-year approach to supporting unpaid carers from 2022 to 2027. It explains the commitment to improve and develop services for carers, with an emphasis on helping them continue caring where they are willing and able, while also protecting their health and wellbeing. The abstracted text indicates that the strategy identifies priorities for the period and focuses on outcomes carers have said matter most to them. Readers will find a policy-style overview rather than a form or checklist, with both HTML and PDF versions available. The document is published by the Strategic Development Service and is dated May 2022, giving it a clear UK local-government framing.
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Carers Strategy 2022-27 (linked from: Carers Strategy 2022-27...)
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This document is a local authority carers strategy for South Tyneside covering 2022-27. It sets out the borough’s long-term priorities for supporting unpaid carers of all ages, including adult carers, young carers and hidden carers who may not identify themselves as carers. The text explains how the strategy was co-produced with South Tyneside Council, the NHS, voluntary and community organisations, employers and carers themselves. It summarises the local and national context, including the scale of unpaid care, impacts of Covid-19, work and education pressures, health and wellbeing issues, and barriers to accessing support. It also outlines the legal and policy framework, including the Care Act 2014, Children and Families Act 2014, NHS Commitment to Carers and NICE guidance, and describes the evidence-gathering used to shape the strategy.
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Carers strategy 2022-27(PDF,1 MB) (linked from: Carers Strategy 2022-27...)
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Citizenship ceremonies
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This is a local authority information page from South Tyneside Council about citizenship ceremonies. It explains who must attend, including adults who have successfully applied for British citizenship, and notes that under-18s do not have to attend but their parents may collect certificates. The page covers ceremony costs, distinguishing free small-group ceremonies from private ceremonies with fees, and lists what to bring, such as the Home Office invitation and photographic ID. It also describes what happens during the ceremony at the Register Office in South Shields, including the oath or affirmation, pledge of loyalty, presentation of the nationality certificate, and the national anthem. The booking section explains that applicants must wait for a Home Office invitation email and attend within three months, with contact details for the Citizenship Co-ordinator.
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White Ribbon: Campaign against Domestic violence and abuse
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This is a short informational webpage about South Tyneside Council’s White Ribbon accreditation and its campaign against domestic violence and abuse. It explains what White Ribbon is, describing it as a global campaign encouraging people, especially men and boys, to challenge the behaviours and culture that lead to abuse and violence. The page outlines the council’s stated commitments, including an action plan to promote gender equality, engage men and boys in prevention work, and recruit White Ribbon Ambassadors and Champions. It also notes White Ribbon Day on 25 November and its link to the 16 Days of Action against domestic violence and abuse. The page includes a section on the White Ribbon Promise, which asks people not to excuse or stay silent about violence against women and girls.
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Welcoming places South Tyneside (Family Hubs)
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This is a short local information page listing welcoming places provided through South Tyneside Family Hubs. It identifies several hub locations in South Shields, gives their addresses, and notes which sites offer drop-in sessions for parents with children under 4, including days and times. For some hubs, the page says to contact the venue for activity details. It also includes nearby transport information such as metro and bus stops. The scope is practical and place-based rather than advisory, and it extends beyond family hubs to mention other organisations, venues, and council libraries across South Tyneside that are supporting residents with welcoming places. The content is framed for families and parents with young children and is clearly UK-specific, using local place names and public transport references.
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Welcoming places South Tyneside (Council spaces)
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This resource is a council information page listing welcoming places in South Tyneside, focused on library and community spaces available for residents needing somewhere to spend time, meet others, work or study. It describes the facilities as free or low-cost, safe and inclusive, with free WiFi and access to events, activities and learning opportunities. The page gives practical details for several venues, including Cleadon Park, Hebburn Central, Jarrow Focus and The Word, with addresses, drop-in opening hours and nearby bus or metro links. It also notes that other organisations and South Tyneside Family Hubs offer welcoming places, with references to further pages. The content is UK-specific, using local place names, transport links and council service information.
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Viking Energy Network Jarrow - About the project
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Survey of Unpaid Carers 2024 - Recommendations
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This is a recommendations document from South Tyneside Council based on the Survey of Unpaid Carers 2024. It summarises the actions identified from the survey findings and sets out priorities for local support. The content is organised around themes including recognising and supporting carers, improving awareness of statutory carers assessments, training practitioners, and providing targeted information through health, social care and partner services. It also covers support for young carers and young adult carers, employment rights and workplace support, financial advice and cost-of-living help, access to credit unions, and communications campaigns to reach diverse carers. Further sections address the use of technology, multiple information channels, and measures to improve carers’ physical and mental wellbeing, including leisure access and loneliness and social isolation strategies. The document has a local authority and UK social care framing.
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Support to stay fit and healthy (a better u)
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This is a local authority information page and sign-up guide for the a better u champion scheme in South Tyneside. It explains the purpose of the campaign: helping residents stay informed about health and wellbeing advice, and supporting physical and mental health. The page describes who a better u champions are, namely volunteers who live and/or work in South Tyneside, and outlines how they can share advice with family, friends and local communities, signpost people to services, and help reach residents who may not find support themselves. It also sets out the pledge volunteers agree to when joining, including keeping up to date, sharing information appropriately, feeding back on activities, and encouraging others to take part. Contact details and links to related campaign documents are included.
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Sign up to the South Tyneside Pledge
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Pregnancy, birth and parenthood
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This South Tyneside Council resource is an overview guide on pregnancy, birth and early parenthood. It brings together practical public health advice on breastfeeding, keeping active, healthy eating, stopping smoking, avoiding alcohol, and looking after parental wellbeing. The text explains the benefits of breastfeeding for mother and baby, offers general guidance on exercise and nutrition during pregnancy, and highlights the importance of quitting smoking and alcohol avoidance. It also includes information on Healthy Start Vitamins for pregnant women and families with children under four in South Tyneside. A notable local element is the Breastfeeding Friendly scheme, which encourages borough venues to support breastfeeding families and sign up to the council’s pledge.
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Organisations supporting South Tyneside (Pledge South Tyneside)
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This resource is a summary guide to the South Tyneside Pledge, a local initiative for organisations in South Tyneside, public or private, to support the area through practical actions. It explains the pledge’s purpose and the three main themes: spend South Tyneside, recruit South Tyneside and support South Tyneside. The text outlines suggested actions such as local procurement, local recruitment, apprenticeships, volunteering, climate action and use of sustainable supply chains. It notes that the pledge is based on sharing best practice rather than targets or formal reporting, with a form to be returned every six months. The page also points readers to Invest South Tyneside for more information, including existing signatories, related initiatives and support tools such as a climate change business toolkit and a carers toolkit.
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Online music lessons: Parents' and guardians' guide to online safety
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This resource is a practical guide for parents and guardians on keeping children safe online, with a particular emphasis on internet use in the context of online music lessons and other child activities. It explains common online risks such as strangers, personal information sharing, inappropriate content, cyberbullying, unsafe chat rooms, and privacy settings on social networking sites. The guide also covers practical safeguards including parental controls, filtering software, security software, family logins, and keeping computers in communal areas. A substantial section sets out a family online agreement, with example pledges for both children and parents covering acceptable use, meeting online contacts, downloading, passwords, and monitoring. The text is framed for UK families and refers to services such as Get Safe Online and common UK-style parental guidance.
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July 2025
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This is a council leader’s monthly update article from South Tyneside Council, covering July 2025. It summarises local authority activity and priorities across the borough, including the Summer Festival, Pride events, the #LoveSouthTyneside Awards, and Green Flag recognition for six parks. It also outlines regeneration and education plans, such as new student accommodation linked to South Tyneside College, a £20 million Community Regeneration Partnership, and investment in Hebburn Football Club. The article touches on social support initiatives including Social Navigators and a new homelessness prevention plan, as well as coastal water quality concerns and the Independent Water Commission report. It ends with a note on stage one Local Plan hearings. The piece is framed around South Tyneside-specific community, regeneration, and local government issues.
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Highway maintenance funding increase (Network North)
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Fitness classes - Overview and list of classes
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This resource is a local authority-style overview of fitness classes, presented as a timetable and class list with prices. It covers a wide range of group exercise options, including aerobics, aqua fit, boxing-based HIIT, dance fitness, yoga, Pilates, Les Mills formats, cycling, and specialist health-focused sessions. Each class entry gives a short description of the activity, intensity, and suitability, such as options for beginners, non-swimmers, children, or people with medical conditions and joint pain. UK-specific details include pricing for adults, juniors, and Get Active Discount Card holders, plus references to leisure centres such as Haven Point, Hebburn Central, Jarrow Focus and Temple Park. The text also notes practical points like bringing your own yoga mat and booking classes through the leisure membership system.
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Cost of Living and welcoming places - Welcoming places in South Tyneside
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Climate change - What we are doing about climate change
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This is a council information page summarising South Tyneside Council’s climate change work and plans. It outlines the authority’s declaration of a climate emergency, its target to become carbon neutral by 2030, and the interim reduction milestones. The page describes the climate change strategy and action plan, annual reporting to full Council, and the requirement for strategic decisions to align with the carbon-neutral goal. It also lists completed and ongoing measures across emissions reduction, transport, trees and nature, education and engagement, food, energy and procurement, and climate adaptation. Examples include renewable heat schemes, solar panels, electric vehicles, tree planting, flood alleviation, and school-based initiatives. The page ends with future plans and links to related Home Energy Conservation Act progress reports for residential energy efficiency in South Tyneside.
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Community discussions
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