We have given a number of small donations to charities in time for the festive season.
Beneficiaries include Headway – the brain injury charity, Wearside Women in Need, Animal Krackers, homeless charity Centrepoint, Sunderland’s Salvation Army and Age Concern.
Other causes who will receive support include a family needing help identified by Hope 4 Kidz and Sunderland’s RNLI.
A small amount of cash will also be given out Secret Santa style in and around Sunderland city centre in the run-up to Christmas.

Thankyou to The Bridges Shopping centre Sunderland who have raised a staggering £4,405.29 from the christmas grotto

Guests at our Medieval Banquet raised an amazing £1053.00 for the Kenya NURU Fund.

Donation to Northumbria Blood Bikes - a charitable organisation established by local volunteers to deliver essential blood and urgent medical supplies, out of hours, between hospitals and healthcare sites and laboratories in North East England.  They cover Northumberland, Tyne and Wear, and County Durham.

www.northumbriabloodbikes.org.uk

Donation to Media Savvy – a community interest company based in Sunderland who promotes employability, education and creativity through the medium of digital arts and media. They deliver accredited and non-accredited workshops to marginalised and hard to reach groups, including offenders, those with mental ill health, and young people excluded from mainstream education. 

Donation to NSPCC (Sunderland) Kilimanjaro Challenge. Supporting a local business women to undertake the challenge to raise much needed funds.

A donation was made to Sunderland Minster to support their summer children's workshops. This is an importyant programme each summer to bring together some local families from the Sunderland community.

A donation was made to support two youth projects in Sundrland. The support enabled young people to engage in outward bound style activities challenging their abilities and building confidence.

Donations and support were give to a womens refuse, a homeless shelter, an animal shelter and local people in need around Sunderland during the festive period.