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==Culture==
==Culture==
Gateshead Council has for many years pursued a policy of using art as a motor for urban regeneration<ref>http://www.gateshead.gov.uk/Leisure%20and%20Culture/Art/arthome.aspx</ref>. This policy culminated in recent years with the opening of the Baltic, a centre for contemporary art in a converted grain warehouse, and the Sage Music Centre, on its formerly run-down quayside<ref>http://www.balticmill.com/</ref><ref>http://www.thesagegateshead.org/</ref>. The arts complex is surrounded by expensive apartments and is connected to the cafes, bars and hotels of Newcastle's quayside by a landmark opening pedestrian/cycle bridge, likened to an opening eye<ref>http://www.gateshead.gov.uk/Leisure%20and%20Culture/bridge/Background.aspx</ref>.
Gateshead Council has for many years pursued a policy of using art as a motor for urban regeneration<ref>http://www.gateshead.gov.uk/Leisure%20and%20Culture/Art/arthome.aspx</ref>. This policy culminated in recent years with the opening of the Baltic, a centre for contemporary art in a converted grain warehouse, and the Sage Music Centre, on its formerly run-down quayside<ref>http://www.balticmill.com/</ref><ref>http://www.thesagegateshead.org/</ref>. The arts complex is surrounded by expensive apartments and is connected to the cafes, bars and hotels of Newcastle's quayside by a landmark opening pedestrian/cycle bridge, likened to an opening eye<ref>http://www.gateshead.gov.uk/Leisure%20and%20Culture/bridge/Background.aspx</ref>. Britain's largest sculpture, the [[Angel of teh North]], by [Antony Gormley]] is located in Gateshead<ref>http://www.antonygormley.com/home.html</ref>.
==Regeneration==
==Regeneration==
Emmanuel College in Gateshead is a state school managed by the Emmanuel Schools Foundation, and is known for teaching creation alongside evolution<ref>http://bcseweb.org.uk/index.php/Main/EmmanuelSchoolsFoundation</ref>.
Emmanuel College in Gateshead is a state school managed by the Emmanuel Schools Foundation, and is known for teaching creation alongside evolution<ref>http://bcseweb.org.uk/index.php/Main/EmmanuelSchoolsFoundation</ref>.
==Sport==
Gateshead International Stadium has hosted many major international athletics meetings, and is also home to [[Gateshead Thunder]] [[Rugby League]] team. The annual [[Great North Run]] between [[Newcastle upon Tyne]] and [[South Shields]] passes through Gateshead.
==References==
==References==