Children North
East organises a number of events each year to raise vital
funds and raise awareness of the work that we do, and so do
members of the public. This page details the events planned
for 2008 which are organised by us or by people raising money
for us. More will be added as details are finalised, so please
keep coming back for details.
If
you would like to organise an event in aid of Children North
East, we would be delighted to hear from you and we would,
of course, enter the details on our website.
Tel: 0191 256 2444 or
E-mail: enquiries@children-ne.org
River
Tyne Party Cruise - Friday 25 April 2008
If
you have read our history page on this website then you will
know that Children North East's origins began with taking
children for a trip down the Tyne on a steamer. Well
we have organised event which celebrates our history and this
is your chance to have a great night out on a River Tyne Party
Cruise.
Supported
by River Escapes who have adopted us as their charity we are
holding a party night on Friday 25 April 2008. The three-hour
cruise begins on Newcastle's Quayside where you will board
one of the party boats. Following a trip under the Millennium
Bridge, which will be specially opened for the event, you
wil sail down the Tyne to Tynemouth then back again whilst
enjoying a delicious on-board buffet meal. Entertainment
for the evening will be supplied by Natalie Dean who will
help you swing the night away with her extensive show-stopping
repertoir and then you will be able to dance the night away
to the on-board disco.
The
evening will be filled with lots of opportunities to raise
money and win prizes the top prize of the evening being an
opportunity to Roll the Dice and win a luxury cruise to the
value of £10,000 sponsored by

If
you would like more information or to join us please book
now by contacting Carol
Taylor or call us on 0191 256 2444.
2008 Golf Tournament
- Thursday 15th May
Our
2008 Golf Tournament will once again be held at the challenging
and beautiful course at Close House Country Club, Heddon on
the Wall, Northumberland.
In
2007 26 teams joined us for this fun competition which raised
in the region of £5000 for Children North East.
If
you would like to join us team entry for a team of 4 is £280
just contact Catrina
Flynn or call 0191 256 2444.
Click
here to see photos from the 2007 Golf Tournament
 |
| Tom
Admas presenting the trophy to frontstep - winners
of the 2007 Golf Tournament |
Edinburgh
Marathon - 25th May 2008
Children
North East has a limited number of guaranteed entries for
the 2008 Edinburgh Marathon. The ballot for this event
has now closed so this may be your only chance to take part
in this event which is growing in popularity each year.
The Edinburgh Marathon is, like all marathons, a challenging
event but the challenge will undoubtably be made easier by
the breathtaking beauty of the scenery as you run around Scotland's
historic capital city.
To
take up one of our guaranteed places please contact Catrina
Flynn or call 0191 256 2444.
Tyne
Bridge Abseil - 8th June 2008
Have
you ever had the urge to abseil of the Tyne Bridge well here
is your opportunity. We will be taking part in an abseil
off the bridge on Sunday 8th June. Will you dare to
take the challenge? If you would like to take part then
contact Carol
Taylor or call 0191 256 2444. Minimum sponsorship
required is £100 and £30 deposit is required.
Sandcastle
Challenge & Ball
The
2008 Sandcastle Challenge
The
2008 Sandcastle Challenge will be held once again at Sandhaven
Beach, South Shields on Friday 4th July 2008. The theme
for this year's event is "A Trip to the Seaside"
so if you are an architect, engineer, designer or construction
professional and would like to become involved then just contact
us for more details. Also if you are a teacher at a
North East Primary School and you would like to have your
school involved in the challenge then just contact Catrina
Flynn or ring 0191 256 2444.
The
images below were taken at the 2007 Sandcastle Challenge and
despite a really wet day everyone had a great time with the
theme of "What Did The Romans Ever Do For Us?"
Sandcastle
Ball
The
2008 Sandcastle Ball will be on Friday 11th July at the Newcastle
Marriott Gosforth Park Hotel. Once again we are expecting
it to be a night of good food, laughter and dancing.
We
will be holding lots of fundraising events during the night
with opportunities to win fabulous prizes and our musical
entertainment for the evening will be provided once again
by the fantastic Watts 'n Whiffin Big Band.
During
the evening we will, of course, be presenting the coveted
Sandcastle Challenge Trophy to the professional who has been
judged the overall winner of the Sandcastle Challenge.
For
further information or to book tickets please contact Catrina
Flynn or call 0191 256 2444. The Sandcastle Ball
is often over-subscribed so book quickly to reserve your place.
 |
| Clare
Stagg from PlanIT Design (right) winner of The Sandcastle
Challenge Trophy in 2007 |
The
Rotary Club of Windermere Family Charity Walk - 21st September
Children
North East are delighted to be associated with The Rotary
Club of Windermere Family Charity Walk. Why not take
part in one of the three walks, 3.5 miles, 5 miles or 10
miles and raise money for Children North East. The
walks are designed to make an outdoor event in the beautiful
Lake District enjoyable for everyone, from family groups
to individual ramblers. For more details about the
walks and to download registration forms please visit www.windermere-walk.org
.
BUPA
Great North Run
The 2008 Great
North Run will be on Sunday 5th October. If you would
like to take part in the Great North Run and can pledge
to raise a minimum of £250 in sponsorship then we
would love to have you on our team as we do have a limited
number of guaranteed places. Contact Catrina
Flynn or call 0191 256 2444 (a £40
non-refundable deposit will be required).
We would also love to hear from you
if you have your own place and would like to raise money
for Children North East.
Adventure
Challenges
Do
you have an adventerous spirit? Do you like cycling,
trekking, kayaking or rafting? If so then Children North
East has just the thing for you. We are proud to be
working with Global Adventure Challenges to provide international
fundraising events which will raise much needed funds to help
us with our work. Global Adventure Challenges will provide
you with the perfect Challenge in destinations such as Borneo,
South Africa, Grand Canyon, China, Peru, Canada, Zambia, Turkey
and Everest!
This
is a fantastic opportunity to raise funds for us and at
the same time fulfil many personal ambitions. So go
on, challenge yourself. Click on the logo and rise
to the Challenge or call Catrina
Flynn at Children North East on 0191 256 2444 we would
be delighted to send you details.
The Giving Tree
Thank
you to all the companies, groups, churches, schools and
individuals who supported our 2007 Giving Tree Appeal.
Thanks to your generosity we were able to provide Christmas
Gifts and Food Parcels to all the children, young people
and families we work with who required help this Christmas
and we also raised a lot of money through donations.
To take part in the 2008 Giving Tree call 0191 256 2444.
Children
North East would like to thank the following for all their
help with the 2007 Giving Tree Appeal along with the numerous
people who volunteered to help collect, sort and distribute
the gifts.
| Arco
Blaydon
|
Frank
Haslam Milan |
GB
Building Solutions |
| Borders
Bookstore Team Valley |
BT |
Church
High Junior School |
| Curves,
North Shields |
Travel
Care, Blyth |
Eversheds |
| Heighley
Gate Garden Centre
|
Yuill
Homes |
Results
for Life |
| Astley
High School
|
Rotary
Club of Ponteland |
East
Boldon Infant School |
| Derwentside
College
|
Sage
|
DUCK
– Durham University |
| KPMG
|
Storeys
SSP |
Xsite
Architecture |
| Haines
Watts
|
Asda
Stanley |
_Space
|
| Business
in the Community |
Tyneside
Cyrenians |
Rotary
Club of Whickham Clavering |
|
SCAN |
St
George's Church, East Boldon |
St
James URC Church |
|
Department of Work & Pensions |
HMRC |
Ladies
of Rowlands Gill |
University
of Northumbria |
O Communications |
Child
Support Agency |
RGS,
Newcastle upon Tyne |
|
Messer |
| |
Catrina
Flynn & Andy Hayes from Children North East with
some of the gift received from HMRC at Longbenton |
|
Words
of a dad living in temporary accommodation
Due
to problems me and my partner had with drugs, us and the
kids were evicted a few months ago. When we were
in the homeless unit we was worried sick about Christmas
and presents. It wasn't the bairns faults and they
were going to get nothing. We couldn't believe it
when the worker from the out of school club knocked on
the door with a heap of parcels for the bairns all wrapped
up and everything and a box of food. She told us
it had been donated from lots of people in companies.
Thank you - none of what's happened to us is the bairns
fault. Thank you for helping and not judging
us"
From
Jack aged 8 - "Thanks
for my football stuff and pens. When I play football
I will wear my new strip especially the pads. I
have drawn some nice pictures with the pens."
From
Programme Manager at All Saints Centre, South Shields
- "Staff have
distributed the gifts from the donors to Children North
East. Parents have been surprised and delighted;
they never expected such kindness from members of the
public; I only wish the donors could have personally witnessed
their reactions and heard their words of thanks."
From Mia aged
5 - "I loved my
princess outfit and the crown and the glass shoes. It
made me pretty"
Barclays
Premier League Creating Chances
Children
North East were delighted to be chosen as one of the charities
to benefit from the Premier League's Creating Chances Campaign.
On Friday 5th October Newcastle United Stars Charles N'Zogbia
and Habib Beye paid a visit to the Out of School Club at Hill
Court temporary accommodation. The club, which is run
by our Newcastle Supporting Families project is just about
to be given a makeover so when the players came along they
not only met the children and staff from the Club they also
met the architect responsible for the designs of the new club.
Charles and Habib saw the club, played games with the children
and happily posed for lots of photos and autographs.
Then
it was off across the road to St James' Park (just a stones
throw away) where the players, assisted by the clubs chefs,
made pizzas and fruit salad and served it up to the children
in the Gallowgate Suite. The children and their parents
were then taken on a tour of the stadium and were then presented
with a cheque for £2000 which will be used to help buy
equipment for the new look Out of School Club.
|