Here's what's happening at Bernicia Foundation
A big thank you to the hundreds of charities and voluntary groups who have delivered grant funded projects and helped us help people and communities across the North East.
Bernicia’s Jackie Johnson told business and education leaders of the success of our partnership work to help give school pupils the skills and self confidence they need to seize job opportunities. Jackie (pictured second left) was a lead speaker at the North East Enterprise Adviser Awareness event staged at the…
Bernicia Chair John Holmes (pictured) was amongst business leaders from across the North East who got a glimpse into the lives of homeless people, as they slept rough in the Durham Cathedral Cloisters. With sponsorship still coming in, the CEO Sleepout charity team are on track to exceed last year’s…
It’s national Water Saving Week and Bernicia’s Steve Burke is handing out 100 kits to Bedlington and Newbiggin Learning Hives to help tenants and local people take easy steps to cut water use. The kits – courtesy of Northumbrian Water – offer equipment and practcial tips to help consumers reduce…
Dozens of local families made it an Easter get together to remember at the Bedlington Learning Hive. Egg decorating, face painting, hook a duck, splat the rat and a raffle were just some of the games and attractions which pulled in the crowds at the popular community learning hub in Bedlington Station.
sidents on a Durham estate are enjoying warmer homes thanks to a £1m roof replacement programme. A total of 155 houses owned by Bernicia on the Sherburn Road estate have had roofs replaced and insulated. Contractor Esh Living has delivered the home refurbishments on behalf of Bernicia over the past four…
Bernicia joined forces with local people and partner organisations for a community clean-up in advance of modernisations to homes in The Churches estate in Ashington. Tenants helped by Bernicia’s Housing Services and Estates Services teams worked together with Northumberland County Council’s ‘Clean and Green Team’ and road sweepers to give…
Bernicia has pledged £1m to create a charitable foundation that will support people and communities across the region. The Bernicia Foundation, which is gearing up to go live in the autumn, will encourage projects and initiatives that deliver real and lasting community benefit and support inspirational individuals to achieve their…
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