Charity foundation to celebrate 30 years with £30k of youth awards

ACOMMUNITYfoundationistocelebrateits30thanniversarybyawarding£30,000ataspectacularmedieval-themedawardsceremony. Grant-givingcharityPointNorthhasdistributedover£70mtogoodcausessinceitwasfoundedastheCountyDurhamCommunityFoundationin1995.Itrebrandedlastyearaspartofamodernisationstrategy. Theorganisation’slong-standingtraditionofcommunitysupportwillcontinueonThursday20MarchwhenitagainstagestheannualHighSheriffAwardstoannouncetherecipientsofgrantstotalling£30,000. Thisyear’sspecialanniversaryeventwillbestagedatKynren,theBishopAucklandsiteofthehistoricaltouristattraction,whichhasbecomethehomeofaspectacularliveshowtelling‘AnEpicTaleofEngland’. ADVERTISEMENTInvitedguestswillbetransportedbackintimeandtreatedtoentertainmentalongsideamedievalbanquetfitforroyaltyinwhatpromisestobeoneofthemostmemorableawardseventsoftheyearintheNorthEast. MichelleCooper,ChiefExecutiveofPointNorth,said:“Thirtyyearsisaspecialmilestone,sowewa