Construction worker braves the shave for mental health charity
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A construction worker in South East Northumberland has braved the shave to raise funds and awareness for a local mental health charity.
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Vocational training programme developed by mental health charity receives five-figure support
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A North East-based not-for-profit has received a £10,000 grant from the Reece Foundation to help towards further development of a vocational training programme.
Read MoreThere and back again… a horticultural adventure with Stakeford Nurseries
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In late September, we took a group of 20 staff and service users from Stakeford Nurseries on the trip of a lifetime to the Eden Project in Cornwall as part of our ‘Next Steps Project’. Our Horticultural Services Manager, Dan, fills us in on the details of their adventure!
Read MoreLloyds Bank staff get stuck in on volunteering day with mental health charity
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They say that money grows on trees, but staff from a local branch of Lloyds Bank have learned that trees can also provide so much more on a recent volunteering day at Blyth Star Enterprises’ Woodfuel Centre.
Read More72-year old daredevil takes to the skies for local charity
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A daring 72-year old with a big heart from Cramlington, is defying gravity in an exhilarating aerial zipline challenge to raise funds and awareness for a small mental health charity.
Read MoreEmma Gibson goes the extra (26) miles for Blyth Star Enterprises
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At Blyth Star Enterprises, we are always on the lookout for new and innovative ways to generate income to help us to continue to operate our services.
Donations from the public are always a welcome boost and enable us to go above and beyond for our service users to continuously develop our offer and provide new and innovative experiences. This is Emma’s story…
Read MoreGenerous grants enable service expansion at woodwork department
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Blyth Star Enterprises has expanded one of its popular sheltered employment-styled day services to keep up with increased demand thanks to generous grants from two private charitable trusts.
Read MoreInnovative new training programme attracts big investment for local charity
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A charitable organisation has been awarded over £22,000 to help establish a new vocational education and training programme in Northumberland.
Blyth Star Enterprises, which provides living support, work experience and day services for people living with learning disabilities and mental health issues, has acquired funding through a number of charitable trusts including The Ridley Family Charity, the Gwyneth Forrester Trust, the Guyll Leng Charitable Trust and the Didymus Charity to help get its woodfuel and woodwork training programme off the ground.
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