The North East’s first ever charity web-build event has transformed the websites of six local charities, helping them to reach out to the digital generation.
The Webdurance event, organised by brothers Paul and David King, saw talented individuals come together to rebuild the websites of six North East charities over just 24 hours.
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The Cambodian Children’s Painting Project to exhibit in Newcastle
• Original children’s art for sale to support the education of Cambodian children
The Cambodian Children’s Painting Project (CCPP) is to exhibit a range of original paintings by almost 100 Cambodian children in Newcastle on July 5th at The Biscuit Factory.
The exhibition is part of a 24-city European tour by CCPP this spring and summer to raise money, vital to provide ongoing educational support to more than 100 children in the Sihanoukville region of Cambodia.
The exhibitions opening to the public is from 18:30-21:00 on Monday the 5th of July, with 100 small and 20 large paintings for sale
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BEDE’S WAY SPONSORED WALK
St. Peter’s, Monkwearmouth to St. Paul’s, Jarrow
Saturday 12 June 2010
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Platform2 artists interpretations of poverty in developing countries
‘In the Face of Poverty’ contemporary art exhibition consists of a collection of artwork by up and coming artists and photographers from the North East who went to India with Platform2.
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Sport Relief Events
Founded by the BBC in 2002 in association with the charity Comic Relief, Sport Relief brings together famous faces from the worlds of sport and entertainment to help vulnerable people everywhere.
In the past we’ve witnessed amazing feats and challenges on TV: events in 2002 took a surprise swing when a tennis match was televised live between Ilie Nastase, Alistair McGowan, Pat Cash and none other than the UK’s prime minister at the time, Tony Blair.
He went on to win four sets to one!
In 2006 Chris Evans, Nick Faldo and Gary Lineker took part in a hilarious pitching competition on the roof of the TV studio, when
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