Charity foundation to celebrate 30 years with £30k of youth awards
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ACOMMUNITYfoundationistocelebrateits30thanniversarybyawarding£30,000ataspectacularmedieval-themedawardsceremony.
Grant-givingcharityPointNorthhasdistributedover£70mtogoodcausessinceitwasfoundedastheCountyDurhamCommunityFoundationin1995.Itrebrandedlastyearaspartofamodernisationstrategy.
Theorganisation’slong-standingtraditionofcommunitysupportwillcontinueonThursday20MarchwhenitagainstagestheannualHighSheriffAwardstoannouncetherecipientsofgrantstotalling£30,000.
Thisyear’sspecialanniversaryeventwillbestagedatKynren,theBishopAucklandsiteofthehistoricaltouristattraction,whichhasbecomethehomeofaspectacularliveshowtelling‘AnEpicTaleofEngland’.
ADVERTISEMENTInvitedguestswillbetransportedbackintimeandtreatedtoentertainmentalongsideamedievalbanquetfitforroyaltyinwhatpromisestobeoneofthemostmemorableawardseventsoftheyearintheNorthEast.
MichelleCooper,ChiefExecutiveofPointNorth,said:“Thirtyyearsisaspecialmilestone,sowewa