Percy Hedley Foundation

Hosted by Wendy Gibson, the Percy Hedley Mistletoe Ball, sponsored by Helen McArdle Care, was a glamorous occasion assisted by Butlers in the Buff and stilt walkers in glistening gold top hat and tails. Willie Thorne conducted the charity auction which raised an amazing £56,000 towards a much needed new hydrotherapy pool for disabled children. More...

Staff from Go Ape, the tree top adventure course at Matfen Hall, Northumberland chose the Percy Hedley Foundation as one of its 23 beneficiary charities this year. More...

Fitness Trainer, Danny McDougall, recently presented a cheque for £792 raised by his 'Body Attack' fitness classes at the Village Hotel, Silverlink for Hydrotherapy Pool Appeal. More...

Crew members from HMS Dauntless visited Percy Hedley on Thursday, 12th March to present a cheque for £4,800, raised by taking part in the 2008 Great North Run. More...

Percy Hedley supporters enjoyed a Night at the Dogs at Sunderland Greyhound Stadium on Friday, 27th March 2009 in aid of the Tim Carter Appeal. More...

Hosted by Wendy Gibson, the Percy Hedley Mistletoe Ball at the Hilton Hotel was a glamorous occasion attended by more than 400 guests. More...

On Saturday 4 October 2008, a group of courageous Percy Hedley Heroes braved wind, rain, cold temperatures, traffic jams, hundreds of steps, heights and zipped wired 1,000 feet across the River Tees from the Transporter Bridge to support their favourite charity. More...

Staff and parents of children at Percy Hedley and Northern Counties Schools all took part in the 2008 BUPA Great North Run to raise funds for the Percy Hedley Foundation. More...

Richard Morris, Chairman of the Concrete Society Northern Region paid a visit to Percy Hedley School on 23rd July 2008 to present a cheque for funds raised at the 2008 Concrete Society Ball.  More...

The Percy Hedley Summer Fair on 5th July 2008, opened by BBC Weatherman, Paul Mooney, was a great success regardless of the weather.  More...

On Wednesday 11th June, 2008, Tim Healey presented the new Sunshine Coach to students at Percy Hedley School on behalf of the Variety Club Northern Region.  More...

On Friday 20th June, 2008, Rachael and Claire McArdle from HMC Group visited the Percy Hedley Primary School.  More...

John Mowbray, Corporate Affairs Director with Northumbrian Water, has recently taken over from Jocelyn Maxfield as Chair of the Percy Hedley Foundation Fundraising Appeal Committee.  More...

Brave Newcastle United supporters climbed to dizzy heights to zoom across The hallowed turf of St James' Park to raise money for Percy Hedley Foundation.  More...

The Allied Irish Bank in Newcastle upon Tyne held their annual Shamrock Ball on 1st February and raised a tremendous £22,500 for the Percy Hedley Foundation.  More...

Special thanks to the Variety Club Northern Region for Easter Eggs for the children at Percy Hedley School and to Irwin Mitchell Solicitors for Easter Eggs for the children at Northern Counties School. More...

Over 350 people gathered for the Percy Hedley Mistletoe Ball at the Newcastle Gateshead Hilton Hotel on Saturday 1st December 2007. Hosted by Wendy Gibson, the ball raised an amazing £71,000 to give disabled children the best start in life.

The evening was generously sponsored by Irwin Mitchell Solicitors, Tom's Companies, Fenwick Ltd, Cumbrian Seafoods, Millennium Nails, Sumo Design, Potts Printers and many others who bought tables and donated raffle or auction prizes.   More...

Gordon Waugh, whose son Daniel goes to Percy Hedley Primary School and Colin Washington whose daughter Katie attends Percy Hedley Senior School, visited to present £3,000 raised by Procter & Gamble staff at the Product Supply Facility in Seaton Delaval.  More...

Wendy Gibson, who compered at our Mistletoe Ball in December, visited Percy Hedley School to meet parents and children taking part in a Conductive Education Session.  More...

The Lord Mayor of Newcastle upon Tyne has chosen Northern Counties School as his local charity and has a particular interest in our children with a hearing impairment. During visits to the school the Mayor and Mayoress have enjoyed performances from the children which include signed singing, and attended our Christmas fair.  More...

Ian Hughes-Paxham, General Manager and staff from the Newcastle Gateshead Hilton Hotel visited Percy Hedley School to present a cheque for £2,794 raised by staff throughout the year.  More...

Newcastle and England football legend Peter Beardsley visited Percy Hedley School to find out more about Powerchair Football, the new version of football pioneered at the Percy Hedley Sports Academy.  More...

The 2007 Great North Run took place on 30th September and Percy Hedley had 150 runners taking part and raising funds for our Sport for All appeal.  More...

A host of budding entertainers from the business community enjoyed their five minutes of fame on Friday 7th September 2007, all part of the evening's entertainment at the Alternative Business Awards, sponsored by Northumbrian Water and other leading businesses in the region.  More...

The John Laing Social Infrastructure team presented a cheque for £10,000 from the John Laing Charitable Trust, sponsors of the first National Powerchair Rugby Competition held at the Percy Hedley Wooden Spoon Sports Academy on 21st and 22nd July.  More...

Jane Shepstone trekked across Mongolia on horseback for 9 days and stayed in a tent for the duration of the trip. Her efforts raised over £7,000 for Percy Hedley Foundation.  More...

Last year children at Leybourne set up a Garden Committee and came up with lots of exciting ideas for the garden. Thanks to our generous supporters work began on the garden last autumn and the children's ideas have been able to blossom.  More...

A team of six from the 'Able 2' centre recently completed their Coast to Coast cycle challenge, cycling 140 miles from Workington to Tynemouth from 8th to 12th June.  More...

The John Laing Social Infrastructure team presented a cheque for £10,000 from the John Laing Charitable Trust, sponsors of the first National Powerchair Rugby Competition held at the Percy Hedley Wooden Spoon Sports Academy on 21st and 22nd July.  More...

Nigel Day and his support worker Andrea Kelly from Percy Hedley Foundation completed a sponsored bike ride using a duo bike in June 2007.  More...

National Grid volunteers have helped to transform the garden for children at our Residential Unit at Leybourne Avenue.  More...

Members of the Personal Finance Society (Tyne Tees) visited Percy Hedley School to present their latest donation of £4,000 raised at their annual dinner.  More...

The Postcode Lottery has adopted Percy Hedley Foundation as a regular beneficiary to receive a set percentage of the money raised by players across the region.  More...

The Lord's Taverners, Cricket's Official Charity, has donated a Combi Goal Unit to the Percy Hedley Senior School at Killingworth.  More...