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County Durham Foundation has helped over 3400 groups and 1450 individuals in County Durham and Darlington. Below are a few of the groups and individuals we have helped over the last ten years.
Children, Young People And Families.
Combating Isolation.
Improving Environments.
Improving Health.
Regenerating Communities.
County Durham's patchwork of small, disadvantaged and isolated communities has suffered from low income and the effects of the exit of the mining and steel industries. We have helped to address this legacy through a wide programme of enviromental improvements at a community level, including developing community gardens, children's play areas, allotments, village greens, cleaning up graffiti, providing enhanced local facilities and improving access to wildlife areas. Click on the links below to view some of projects and schemes we have helped:
Acumen 'Bloomin Marvellous'.
Community Enterprise Development Trust Ltd.
Dragonfly Sensory Garden.
County Durham
Furniture Help Scheme.
High Grange Village Association.
Villa Real.
South Church
Allotment Association.
Friends of St Margaret’s School.
Oakenshaw Wildlife
Reserve
Whether promoting a healthy lifestyle, combating teenage pregnancy, or encouraging young people to become involved in sport throughout their lives, working to combat the high levels of illness and disability in our communities is another popular choice for our fund holders. We have bought hundreds of football strips, goal posts and other sporting regalia (for boys and girls), supported cricket and tennis coaching as well as helping talented young ballet, swimming, boccia, Paralympics and rugby stars of the future. Whether giving grants to individuals with cerebral palsy, funding respite care breaks for carers, exercise classes or offering arts and crafts sessions as part of rehabilitation or recuperative sessions, people are being given opportunities to increase confidence, mental well being and physical strength. Here are a few of the ways people are improving their community's health:
Auckland Stroke Club.
Chelsea Sedgewick
Consett and Vale of Derwent Naturalists
Field Club.
Dawdon 2nd Scout Group.
Joanne and Jodie Griffiths.
John Hutchinson.
Shildon Amateur Boxing Club.
Gateway Wheelers Club, "The
Wheel Solution".
Message in a bottle.
Durham Area Disability Leisure Group (DADLG).
Wolsingham Cricket Club.
Consett Mens Forum
Margaret Georgiou
Anne Mason and
Audrey Herring
Carrot Club
Durham Amateur
Rowing Club
Nathaniel Reilly
O'Donnell
Providing learning opportunities opens up a world of possibilities for young people of all age groups, and gives them the tools to succeed in whatever goals they aim for. Click on the links below to view a few of the groups and individuals we have helped:
Ace Motor Cycle
Community Project.
Aldin Grange Junior
Coarse Anglers.
Christopher Dove.
Chester-le-Street
Bookstart
Esteem through Sport.
Ferryhill Town Youth.
Meadowfield Skate Park.
Natalie Gale.
Pilgrim Club.
Simon Turner.
SMILE Association.
Red Badminton Club.
Youth Connection Theatre.
Stanley Woodcraft
Folk
St Nicholas
Adventure Camps
Seaham Rock Bands
Project
Friends of
The Meadows School
Chester-le-Street
Pre-School Group
Demi Strong
Amy Draper
True regeneration comes from people developing a pride in their community and a commitment to improving their local surroundings and quality of life. We have helped to build and equip new community centres, providing funding to people to help develop Residents Association to join together to tackle the disadvantaged at a local level, provide training and re-training for the unemployed and low-paid, helped people access affordable child care and transport whilst improving meeting points and amenities such as community shops and cafes. Most importantly, we have supported the people themselves, the social entrepreneurs who get things moving often before other people would give them a chance and encourage them in their ideas through offering mentoring, training, support and the opportunity to visit other similar projects and groups in the rest of the country. The results have been overwhelming:
County Durham Ice Foundation
Martin Landers And The Redhall
Partnership.
Dene Valley Community Partnership.
The L.A.D.D.E.R Centre (Ferryhill).
Weardale Open Air Swimming
Association.
Weardale Society (Festival)
Wheels for Work
- Ian Wilson.
Action Packed Futures
Day
Wheatley Hill
History Club
EDDY
Durham Chinese School
Jackass Youth Theatre
.
Whether people are isolated by a disability, from their ethnicity, because they are elderly or live in a disadvantaged rural area, the effects on their lives and those of their families can be devastating. We have funded hundreds of people and projects including support schemes for the elderly, those in rural communities, residents associations and village halls, here are just a few of the highlights:
Darlington Night Stop.
Jason Wilson.
The Chinese
Association North East.
Darlington Macular Disease Society.
Bullion Hall Tea Dance.
UTASS.
Pennyman Primary School.
Durham Deafened
Support Group
Teesdale Farmers Market
Green Explorers
Shotton Over 50s Fitness Group
Wheatley Hill Community
Partnership
