A huge thank you to all of the Boldon School staff, Kye’s friends and family and the local community, who donated a variety of raffle prizes for Kye's Kick Off! Thank you to all of the following businesses and people who have also donated a fabulous prize!
Essential Thyme- 30 minute massage
Bird & Blend Tea Co.- Tea blending workshop for 2
Barbour- Men's Heritage Liddesdale Jacket or Ladies Erin Puffer Jacket
Off Peak Luxury- £50 off a hotel break
Beamish Park Golf Course- Golf for 4
Spar- 4x Easter Eggs
Scentsy by Richard Graham Judd- Gift bag
Bullseye Leisure Sports- £25 gift voucher
Stratstone Jaguar Land Rover- Land Rover pen, teddy bear and flask
Whiteleas Sharks U14s- £100 and £30 One4All Vouchers
Next- Men's and women's beauty and fragrance hampers
Pretty Little Gels- Nail voucher
Gia Beauty Studio- Voucher
Craft and Coffee- Free cheesecake
Moo Free- Selection of chocolates
Balloons on the Tyne- Free balloon
Beaverbrooks- Girl's necklace and boy's bracelet
The Travelling Man Boldon- 4x £20 restaurant vouchers
Avon- Perfume gift bag
Employability / November 30th, 2023
Maddy Parkin - Careers Podcast
Maddy Parkin, 32. Photographer running a business specialising in wedding photography. Her main job role is taking photos of my customers' weddings, however, there is a lot of work that goes into this: editing in creative software, creating online galleries, marketing, blog posts, liaising with customers, writing and amending contracts and creating shot lists, arranging client meetings, and more. Her passion is creativity, and feels her job encompasses all of this. Take a listen and find out more about a career in photography.
Wellbeing / June 2nd, 2025
Employability / June 2nd, 2025
The Teenage Boys Mental Wellbeing and Aspirations Programme with Harton Academy
In February, we began another one of our wellbeing and aspirations programmes, this time at Harton Academy with year 10 boys. We delivered a series of workshops and activities, before taking the students on a trip to JUMP and go-karting.
Youth Social Action / January 8th, 2025
Volunteering / January 8th, 2025
Environmental / January 8th, 2025
NE Charity Awards 2025, Maya Patterson
One of our fabulous volunteers, Maya Patterson achieved the Highly Commended Award at the NE Charity Awards in September 2025, for her voluntary work with Building Self-Belief CIO. She was recognised as a Young Charity Champion of the year for her major contribution to Building Self-Belief, in particular for her support with the youth clubs and at Benfieldside Community Garden. Well done Maya, this is very well deserved!