A Community Interest Company which operates on behalf of a local mental health charity has struck a deal to become the new supplier of wood products to Porky’s BBQ restaurant in Blyth’s Bebside.
Read MoreStaff and service users from The Woodfuel Centre have gone the extra mile to support a local primary school raise funds towards the cost of new musical instruments and Christmas selection boxes for pupils.
Read MoreA local mental health charity is starting preparatory work on a £400,000 building conversion project that is scheduled to begin in spring 2020.
Read MoreSeven of our service users from the woodwork department have recently been involved in a fantastic project on behalf of a family in Northumberland to create a bespoke play park and mud kitchen for their twins!
Read MoreBlyth Star Enterprises has been praised for its innovative day services by a leading international authority on mental health on a recent visit to the UK.
Read MoreA Northumberland-based charity has helped over 60 people living with severe mental health issues and or learning disabilities to achieve professional-level qualifications as part of an innovative in-house training scheme.
Read MoreA 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 MoreThey 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 MoreA community project delivered by Blyth Star Enterprises has received the Royal seal of approval.
Read MoreBlyth 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 MoreBlyth Star Enterprises has received praise from local not-for-profit organisation, Friends of Ridley Park, for work carried out by service users at The Woodfuel Centre to construct a new bird screen.
Read MoreA 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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