Percy Hedley Foundation

Northern Counties College Celebrates First Birthday - a year of success!

Northern Counties College in Jesmond opened a year ago. Since then, the number of students had trebled, offering more disabled young adults across the region the chance to develop their independence, learn new skills and have new experiences... More Info

The Employability Project

A new partnership to help disabled people find work...  More Info

New Nursery Opens

The new Northern Counties Nursery, was established by the Percy Hedley Foundation in response to the need expressed by parents of disabled children for a specialist all day nursery for babies from three months to five year old pre-school children...  More Info

Royal Acclaim for new Sports Academy

HRH Princess Anne, The Princess Royal visited the Percy Hedley Senior School to officially open the new Sports Academy on Tuesday 11th October 2006... More Info...

Summer Music Concert at Gibside Chapel

Our annual Summer Music Concert was held on 24th June at Gibside Chapel to raise funds to establish a much needed specialist nursery for disabled babies... More Info

Endurance Kayak - Antarctic Kayaking Expedition raises funds for Percy Hedley

A team of Kayakers from HMS ENDURANCE are planning on circumnavigating James Ross Island in the Erebus and Terror Gulf during their 2006/07 season in the Antarctic... More Info

Northpole Classic Lunch

North East explorer Conrad Dickinson gave a presentation about the trials and tribulations of his epic trek to the North Pole at the Centre for Life on Friday 7th July... More Info

Lynx Helicopters visit Senior School

The children at Percy Hedley Senior School got a taste of Navy life when Captain Nick Lambert and some of the crew from HMS Endurance flew in by Lynx helicopter recently... More Info

Captain Conrad visits Percy Hedley

Local explorer Conrad Dickinson visited Percy Hedley Senior School recently to share his tales of arctic adventure with the pupils after successfully completing his expedition to the North Pole... More Info

David Cameron visits Northern Counties School

We were delighted that David Cameron MP, Leader of the Conservative Party, was able to visit Northern Counties School during a visit to Newcastle on 27th April... More Info

Mike Parr visits Percy Hedley Primary School

Mike Parr from BBC Radio Newcastle gave up a couple of hours of his valuable time to visit the children at Percy Hedley Primary School... More Info

The Official Opening Of Northern Counties College

The official opening of the Northern Counties College by Chris Roberts, Regional Director of the Learning and Skills Council took place on 31st January... More Info

The Percy Hedley Masque Ball

The Percy Hedley Masque Ball was held at the Newcastle Gateshead Hilton Hotel on Friday 9th December... More Info

Naworth Castle Ball

The Naworth Castle Ball was held on 15th October to raise money for Percy Hedley's Sport for All appeal... More Info

Carol Malia visits Percy Hedley Primary School

In November BBC Look North Presenter Carol Malia visited Percy Hedley to take a tour of the Primary School... More Info

Newcastle Falcons visit Percy Hedley Primary School

Newcastle Falcons Joe Shaw, Ollie Phillips and Ben Woods came to visit Percy Hedley Primary School recently to meet pupils using their new Communication Aids... More Info

Opening of the Able2Print Service

The Rt. Hon. Stephen Byers MP recently opened the Percy Hedley Foundation's new Able2Print service... More Info

Official Opening of the Academy for Disability Sports by HRH The Princess Royal

HRH Princess Anne, The Princess Royal visited the Percy Hedley Senior School to officially open the new Sports Academy on Tuesday 11th October... More Info

Great North Run 2005

The Great North Run took place on 18th September and we had 150 runners taking part and raising money for Percy Hedley... More Info

Alternative Business Awards 2005 and Business Opportunity Knocks

This event was held at the Journal Tyne Theatre on 9th September. Around 350 people turned out, despite the weather, and everyone let their hair down and had a really good time. The event raised approximately £10,000 for our Sport for All appeal... More Info

Midsummer Music Concert at Gibside Chapel

A Midsummer Music concert was held at Gibside Chapel on 2nd July to raise money for our Family Support Appeal... More Info

Lord Mayor's Coffee Morning

The Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress of Newcastle - Councillors David and Jackie Slesenger - very kindly hosted a coffee morning at the Mansion House on June 23rd in aid of the Percy Hedley Foundation Family Support Appeal... More Info

Visit from the Band of the Corps of the Royal Engineers

Thank you very much to the Band of the Corps of the Royal Engineers who very kindly visited Percy Hedley Foundation on the morning Saturday 11th June to give a concert for our adult residents... More Info

Coast to Coast Cycle Ride

Clive Mitchell, whose son Alfie attends Percy Hedley Primary School, did the Coast to Coast cycle ride in aid of Percy Hedley... More Info

Paralympic Gold Medalist lays Academy Foundation Stone

Stephen Miller laid the Foundation stone for the new North East Academy for Disability Sports on 24th May... More Info

Tyne Bridge Abseil

The Percy Hedley Tyne Bridge abseil took place on Sunday 8th May... More Info