See how your donations have been making a difference!
Thanks to the donations made via the Gift Shop last year we have been able to provide numerous grants to local community groups which have helped to support the vital work they do.
Below are a small selection of examples of the projects that your gifts
and cards have made possible. Please keep checking these pages as we will
update them when new grants are made.
Supporting people with disibilities
A gift shop grant allowed the Green Explorers to develop a plot of land
into an organic garden for children and young people with special needs
in the Weardale and Teesdale area.
Read more about the Green Explorers.
Green where you live
The Tees Forest were able to work with a group of Scouts to plant 2,000
trees on the outskirts of Darlington creating a new community woodland
area, part of which will become an area of children and young people to
manage.
Read more about the Tees Forest.
Children and young people
St Barnabus Church Baby & Toddlers group in Bournmoor received a
grant to purchase a new range of toys and creative activities for the
babies and children using their facilities to replace the second-hand,
badly worn range of toys and games they had before.
Read more about St Barnabus toddlers group.
Community Sports
Durham County Football Club aim to prevent the social exclusion of local
young people by encouraging them to participate in their training programme
and activities. Thanks to the Gift Shop they now have a brand new strip
for all their members.
Read more about Durham County Football Club.
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