The Northern Echo | County Durham Community Foundation

A true philanthropist and a gent

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 17:39:45 +0000

This week we have lost one of the UK's leading philanthropists. Sir Tom Cowie spent most of his life giving back to the area where he started his business and the community in which he lived.

Merry Christmas

Fri, 23 Dec 2011 12:06:15 +0000

I would like to wish all readers of the Northern Echo and the wider community a very merry Christmas and a happy, healthy and prosperous New Year from all at County Durham Community Foundation.

Tis the season to be jolly?

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 11:07:42 +0000

Although Christmas is just a few weeks away and this should be a joyful time, there is so much doom and gloom around it can be quite depressing.

CAROLS OF LIGHT CONCERT

Fri, 21 Oct 2011 12:18:18 +0100

County Durham Community Foundation is supporting Durham Cathedral and SAFC Foundation with a very special concert being staged on 8th December at the Cathedral - entitled Carols of Light.

RIOT TORN CITIES

Wed, 10 Aug 2011 16:51:02 +0100

Where do we begin when analysing the causes for the riots that are being experienced across England. Is it bad parenting, wanton criminality or just boredom?

Community Foundation National Conference

Tue, 28 Jun 2011 11:50:13 +0100

Last week around 350 delegates and high profile speakers attended the Community Foundation Network's national conference in Newcastle, with the second evening's event at Beamish Museum.

North East VCS Awards

Thu, 02 Jun 2011 09:17:40 +0100

I was recently a judge for the VONNE Voluntary Sector Awards, which took place last week at the Radisson in Durham.

NEW ONLINE APPLICATION

Mon, 07 Feb 2011 17:03:20 +0000

County Durham Community Foundation has launched an online application which is (hopefully) more user friendly and will cut down the amount of paperwork that groups have to send to us.

Winter Relief Fund

Sun, 05 Dec 2010 11:20:56 +0000

You may have seen the article on the front page of yesterday's Northern Echo, but if you missed it, County Durham Community Foundation has set up a Winter Relief Fund with the aim of giving extra funding to groups who are supporting elderly and homeless people during the cold Winter months.

New Zealand Miners

Thu, 25 Nov 2010 15:44:26 +0000

Following an anxious few days, I was very sorry to learn the tragic outcome of the miners in New Zealand.