Aspiring to help: Running the Extra Mile to Support Local Charities
Colleagues at Aspire Technology Solutions showcased their dedication by participating in the Great North Run to support local charities This past weekend, the dedicated team members of Gateshead-based Aspire Technology Solutions donned their running shoes and participated in the iconic Great North Run, demonstrating their commitment to supporting local charitable causes. Among the standout participants […]
OPENCAST DONATES LAPTOPS TO YOUNG ROBOT CHAMPIONS
Tyneside-headquartered independent tech consultancy Opencast has donated a dozen MacBook laptops to help pupils at a Gateshead school design and build new robots – and compete in the world’s largest robotics competition. Wardley Primary School has a busy and active robotics programme – and pupils there spend their own time perfecting robot designs, regularly contributing to […]
North East tech urged to back Gateshead school’s international robotics ambition
Tech sector support organisation Sunderland Software City (SSC) has issued a rallying cry to the North East’s digital technology community to help a Gateshead school realise its dreams of international robotics excellence. Bill Quay Primary School’s VEX Robotics Team is seeking sponsorship to fund hopes of competing at the forthcoming VEX Robotics World Championships, set […]
Time Central businesses outfit Smart Works charity with office-ready fashion
Time Central neighbours Muckle LLP, Mott Macdonald, Turner & Townsend and RBC Brewin Dolphin have joined forces to donate 30 bags of office wear to Smart Works Newcastle. The charity supports North East women into employment with work-appropriate clothing and coaching. Working together to dig deep, teams based at the Gallowgate building collected high-quality clothing, […]
OPENCAST TEAM SELECTS 10 CHARITIES TO SUPPORT IN10TH YEAR AS DONATIONS PASS £100,000
Tyneside-headquartered tech consultancy Opencast has confirmed the names of 10 charities it will support in this its 10th anniversary year following a vote by people working across the business. The donations from Opencast’s latest profits total £55,000 – taking the amount donated so far to charities by the fast-growing business past the £100,000 mark – […]
OPENCAST JOINS ST OSWALD’S HOSPICE 2023 ART TRAIL AND CREATES ITS OWN SHAUN THE SHEEP
The North East’s St Oswald’s Hospice art trail fundraiser is back for summer 2023 – and Newcastle-headquartered tech consultancy Opencast will be creating its very own Shaun the Sheep for people to find and locate along the way! The art trail initiative is in support of North East charity St Oswald’s Hospice, which provides specialist […]
A true high-flyer
Inspirational Captain shares career experiences at University of Sunderland Women in Leadership event During the Covid-19 pandemic, airline pilot Captain Emma Henderson decided to take on a new challenge – creating a charity that would support thousands of NHS staff. Two years on Captain Henderson is the CEO of Project Wingman, she has been […]
OPENCAST PLANS ‘10 GOOD THINGS’ IN 10TH YEAR
TYNESIDE technology consultancy Opencast reaches a milestone in its charitable activities this spring as it passes the £100,000 mark in donations to charity. The charitable commitment is part of the company’s ’10 good things’ initiative, devised and led by the Opencast team to coincide with the company’s 10th anniversary. The ’10 good things’ also include […]
Cabaret for Ukraine
Performing arts students in Sunderland are donating all the proceeds from their cabaret show to support families fleeing the war in Ukraine. Each year, second-year students put together a cabaret show at a City Centre venue as part of their Performing Arts Degree at the University of Sunderland. Showcasing the students’ talents in areas such […]
Sunderland’s School of Medicine rallies to support refugees fleeing Ukraine
“I’m proud to see the University working together with the people of Sunderland and the wider north-east region” A major collection effort is underway by students and staff at the University of Sunderland’s School of Medicine to help provide essential items for refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine. In response to the desperate plight […]
