A shortlist of the North East’s top charities and third sector organisations has been revealed for the North East Charity Awards.
The event has 11 categories which seek to celebrate the very best individuals and organisations making the region’s charity sector so strong.
The Leathers LLP Individual Charity Supporter of the Year, sponsored by Leathers LLP
Angela Conway
Nigel Cook
Ivan Hollingsworth
Uniquely North East, sponsored by intu Metrocentre and intu Eldon Square
Daft as a Brush Cancer Patient Care
The People’s Kitchen
The Percy Hedley Foundation
Outstanding Social Enterprise
Food Nation
Northern Rights CIC
Shared Interest Society
Charity Leader of the Year
Des Bustard - The Percy Hedley Foundation
Nida Muzaffar - Peace of Mind
Mandy Taylor - Streetwise Young People’s Project
Philanthropy Award, sponsored by Community Foundation Tyne & Wear and Northumberland and County Durham Community Foundation
Tony & Anne Platten
Jonathan Ruffer
Graham Wylie
Small Charity of the Year
North East Circus Development Trust (Circus Central)
Open Clasp Theatre Company
STAMP Revisited
Champion Volunteer of the Year, sponsored by The Banks Group
Joanna Dailey
Harry Mercer
Allison White
Young Charity Champion of the Year, sponsored by Blueline Taxis
Harriotte Lane
Benjamin, Jonathan & Matthew Maley
Bobbi Potts
North East Charity of the Year
Changing Lives (The Cyrenians)
Children North East
St Oswald’s Hospice
Outstanding Charity Support - Large Companies
Cummins Ltd
Elddis Transport
P&G
Outstanding Charity Support - Small to Medium Companies
Darlington Building Society
Potts Print UK Ltd
SOS Group Ltd
The awards will take place at Newcastle’s Marriott Hotel on October 6.
To reserve a table at the event, go to www.chroniclelive.co.uk/charityawards or contact Lesley Hampson on 0191 201 6435 or lesley.hampson@trinitymirror.com.