LandAid

Every day of every year, thousands of young people in the UK face homelessness. Many are forced to sleep in cheap B&Bs, or worse still, on the streets. LandAid, the property industry charity, is trying to change this. It brings together remarkable businesses and individuals from across the property industry to support projects that deliver … Read more

Locality Conference

The conference focused on community assets – the people, places and spaces which make neighbourhoods thrive. The programme was packed with expert-led workshops, inspiring visits, top level speakers and outstanding master classes.  The event opened with a key note speech from John McDonnell and ended with a question and answer session with Michael Heseltine and Hazel … Read more

Locality visit to Leicester

Action Homeless Leicester; held many similarities to Community Campus, refurbishing empty properties, though on a lease model rather than purchase due to higher property prices in Leicester, and provide support and a range of engagement activities with their service users.  Action Homeless face similar challenges to CC87 – increasing demand for services, the detrimental impact … Read more

Christmas Lunch 2016

Alex, Apprentice Tenant Support Worker in our Stockton project has put this short film together of our annual Christmas lunch for past, present and future service users. We thought the film would be perfect way to thank all those people and organisations who  gave so generously to make the event happen with special thanks to Middlesbrough football … Read more

Princes Trust Volunteers transform Middlesbrough property

The Princes Trust alongside Stockton Riverside College were tasked with improving a community based project for their ‘team challenge’.  They approached CC87 to offer their skills and complete their challenge. The young people from the Princes Trust visited one of our older properties and agreed it needed some TLC.  They took some photographs and details … Read more

Campus chosen to distribute Ali Brownlee memorabilia

Community Campus were honoured to be asked by Middlesbrough Football Club and the family of Alastair Brownlee to distribute the memorabilia fans had left at the Ayresome gates at the Riverside stadium to commemorate the commentators tragic and untimely death earlier this year. In accordance with the wishes of the Brownlee family the memorabilia was … Read more

Campus staff take part in Big Tees Homeless Sleep Out!

Neil Evans, Melanie Graham, Matthew Cooke and Simon Virth took part in a homeless sleep out and raised £758.00 for the Middlesbrough and Teesside Philanthropic Foundation. The Middlesbrough and Teesside Philanthropic Foundation homeless sleep out raises awareness locally of homelessness and raises much needed cash for local services.  Neil, Mel, Matthew and Simon spent the night … Read more

Middlesbrough and Teesside Philanthropic Foundation breakfast meeting

Simon Virth (Service Manager) and Andy Harrison (Care and Repair painter & decorator) attended a Q&A at the Foundation’s breakfast meeting at the Brassiere, Hudson Quay, on 09 March 2016. Simon and Andy were invited by Andy Preston to attend the Middlesbrough and Teesside Philanthropic breakfast meeting to talk to supporters of the foundation about … Read more

Durham University Charity Consultancy project

Carl Ditchburn and Simon Virth (pictured with university students Alberto Nunez and Zongfang Gong) attend Durham University Business School Charity Consultancy presentation. Community Campus were successful in applying to Durham University Business school for an MBA Charity Consultancy. In March six students from Durham University spent an afternoon with Carl and Simon developing ideas around … Read more

Social Enterprise Mark success

Community Campus has received re-accreditation to hold the Social Enterprise Mark for a further 12 months for 2016/2017.  The Social Enterprise Mark enables social enterprises to prove that they are making a difference to society, communities and the environment through an independent verification process. The Social enterprise Mark is a nationally recognised award for the … Read more