Hospice Heroes

St Oswald’s Hospice in Newcastle demonstrated its exciting expansion plans, new patient technology and community impact during a visit by the Harrison Foundation today.

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Thanks a million!

Charities around the UK and overseas have benefitted from £1 million of donations from the Harrison Foundation in 2023.

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£220,000 Harrison Foundation Grant Transforms Mowden Hall School’s Theatre

Mowden Hall, a rural school nestled in the heart of the Stocksfield community, is set to embark on an exciting transformation thanks to a £220,000 grant from The Harrison Foundation.

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Harrison prize 2023

Students from the Harrison Centre for Social Mobility in Sunderland took centre stage this week and showed off their entrepreneurial and creativity and skills at the fifth annual Harrison Prize.

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Harrison Centre paves the way for a Pay Day

This week our trustee Daniel Harrison spoke to David Little, a former student at the Harrison Centre for Social Mobility in Sunderland.

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Harrison Foundation donates £20,000 to St Oswald’s Hospice

A hospice that provides vital care services to people across the North East has received a £20,000 donation from the Harrison Foundation, enabling it to purchase new equipment for its patients.

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Footy tournament nets £3,000 to help Newcastle United Foundation reach its true potential

The Newcastle United Foundation has received a £3,000 boost after a charity football tournament achieved its goal of supporting young people and their education.

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VIP visit as building work on Harrison Centre Antigua nears completion

Building work on the new Harrison Centre for Social Mobility in Antigua is entering its final phase and founder Sir David Harrison visited the site this week with the Antiguan Prime Minister.

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MP welcomes new Harrison Centre in Blyth

Blyth Valley MP Ian Levy has welcomed backing from the Harrison Foundation to support a new science and technology lab for children with special educational needs during a visit to the Dales School in Blyth.

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Harrison Foundation donations increase to £500,000 in 2022

More than £500,000 has been donated to charities across the UK by the Harrison Foundation and business partner True Potential in 2022.

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New Harrison Foundation initiative opens in Darlington

A new Harrison Centre for Social Mobility has opened in Darlington to provide educational and employability training to local people.

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Sir David Harrison

The Harrison Foundation is proud to announce that our founder, David Harrison, has been Knighted.

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Building brighter futures at Harrison Centre Antigua and Barbuda

Construction work began this week on the new Harrison Centre for Social Mobility in Antigua and Barbuda, funded by the Harrison Foundation.

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David Harrison awarded an honorary Doctorate by the Open University

The Harrison Foundation is proud to announce that David Harrison, our founder, was made an honorary Doctor of the Open University at a ceremony in Harrogate on Saturday 15 October 2022.

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First digital Harrison Centre is now Open

The Harrison Foundation has opened its first online learning centre aimed at giving millions of people across the United Kingdom the opportunity to upskill and improve their employability prospects.

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Digi-donation does the click for schools and charities

As regular visitors to our webpage know, we are big believers in giving a hand up to people who want to get on. And we don’t just believe in it – we do lots of it too. It’s one of the reasons we love working with charities and schools in a number of different ways.

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A Look into the Future of Learning in Antigua

Harrison Foundation trustee David Harrison joined Antiguan Prime Minister Gaston Browne this week on a site visit at the soon-to-be redeveloped Antigua and Barbuda Institute of Continuing Education (ABICE).

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Sick Children’s Trust receives £10,000 from the Harrison Foundation

A charity that supports families of sick children by giving them somewhere to stay just minutes from their seriously ill child’s hospital bedside has received a £10,000 donation from the Harrison Foundation.

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New Harrison Centre opens at Newcastle United Foundation

The North East’s next generation of digital experts are enjoying new opportunities at the cutting edge of eSTEM learning thanks to a new partnership between the Harrison Foundation and Newcastle United Foundation in its new esports arena.

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Launch Of The Harrison Centre Antigua And Barbuda Institute Of Continuing Education

Harrison Foundation trustee David Harrison and Antiguan Prime Minister Gaston Browne have signed a memorandum of understanding that will see the redevelopment of the current Antigua and Barbuda Institute of Continuing Education (ABICE).

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Digital boost for Blyth students

Charities and schools in Northumberland have been given an IT boost that will help young people with their studies after receiving a set of new laptop computers this week.

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Up and running

This year’s adult, junior and mini Great North Runs will once again see the Harrison Foundation and business partner True Potential team up with the Chronicle Sunshine Fund to support children with disabilities across the north-east of England.

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Harrison Prize 2022

The annual Harrison Prize that encourages young people to develop their entrepreneurial talents has been launched at the Harrison Foundation’s social mobility centre in Sunderland.

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