A 1950s electrical shop at Beamish Museum of the North has been supported with a £100,000 grant from the Reece Foundation .
The funding, which takes the Foundation’s support to Beamish to more than £1m, will allow thousands of children, families, schools and groups to take part in hands-on STEM activities at the electrical and repair shop being built in Beamish’s 1950s town. The exhibit will be named A Reece Ltd, Radio and Electrical Services, after North East engineer Dr Alan Reece, who founded the Reece Foundation.
Anne Reece, chair of Reece Foundation, said: “Reece Group and Reece Foundation are delighted to partner with Beamish Museum in their mission to bring the past alive and to use it to inspire the generations of the future.
“Right now we are realising the value of sustainability and the necessity to reduce waste – to repair and to reuse. We couldn’t have a more relevant place than the electrical repair workshop for today’s society – despite the fact it’s inside a village street from the 1950s. We must relearn and value those skills and our workshop will make a significant contribution to this aim.”
Sally Dixon, assistant director partnerships and communications at Beamish Museum, said: “Beamish is perfectly placed to support Reece in raising the profile of their key message, ‘engineers solve problems’, and we very much look forward to working with the team there for years to come, inspiring the engineers of the future.”
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Newcastle-based holiday park firm Parkdean Resorts has extended its partnership with the Royal Navy and Royal Marines Charity to offer members of the Armed Forces and their families holiday breaks.
The company will provide free accommodation, entertainment passes and a discount on food and drinks. The offer is part of Parkdean Resorts’ ongoing commitment to the Armed Forces, which has also seen the company recently partner with the Army Central Fund on a similar scheme.
Parkdean CEO Steve Richards said: “Our work with the Royal Navy and Royal Marines is a source of tremendous pride for the business and we’re delighted to be able to extend this and offer even more opportunities to support serving personnel.
“We have huge admiration for the work they do and are very conscious of the huge sacrifices they and their families make. It is a great honour to be able to give back to them and provide these families a holiday.”
PD Ports has landed an internationally-recognised standard for its commitment to health and safety.
The port operator received gold status from the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) for the second consecutive year for continuing to uphold the highest health and safety standards across its 12 nationwide locations.
The award is the latest for the company after it was named Maritime UK’s Business of the Year and took the CILT’s People Development Award and NEPIC’s Corporate Environmental trophy.
CEO Frans Calje said: “Health and safety is central to everything we do and our number one aim is for everyone to return home safely to their families at the end of the working day. Awards such as this recognise just how far we have come in driving a safety-first philosophy across the group.”
A charity that offers families advice on health eating has been given a grant from Newcastle Building Society .
Healthworks will use a £2,980 grant to organise a series of eight cookery demonstrations and workshops in west end of Newcastle that will give participants food hygiene qualifications that could help them find jobs in the future.
Samantha Martlew, manager at Newcastle Building Society’s West Denton branch, said: “Healthworks is doing fantastic work in improving the health, well-being and prospects of people living across our home city and it’s great for us to be supporting a project that will deliver so many long-term benefits.”
The grant has come from Newcastle Building Society’s Community Fund, which has given out more than £2.1m in grants and partnerships since being set up in 2016.
Housebuilder Barratt Developments made £14,000 of charitable donations in the North East last year, it has reported.
The Newcastle-founded company built 718 new homes in the region in 2021, supporting more than 1,600 jobh.
Carl Sobolewski, managing director at Barratt Developments North East said: “The figures we’re able to report from last year demonstrate the emphasis we place on supporting the people, economy, and environment across the North East.
“We were thrilled to end 2021 having made such a positive contribution to the region and are looking forward to building on these results in 2022.”
