Mowden Hall School proudly celebrated the official opening of The Harrison Theatre on Thursday, 12th September. The newly renovated theatre, situated at the heart of the rural Stocksfield community, represents a significant milestone for the school and its surrounding area, following extensive upgrades funded by a £220,000 grant from The Harrison Foundation.
Read moreAspiring tech entrepreneurs on Wearside have been pitching their ideas to business leaders at this year’s Harrison Prize, which took place at the headquarters of Newcastle fintech business True Potential.
Read moreThe Dales specialist primary school in Blyth, Northumberland, is set for an upgrade to its IT provision as well as expanded outdoor learning facilities following a donation from the Harrison Foundation.
Read moreHundreds of young people on Wearside will continue to access vital education and employment skills after the Harrison Centre for Social Mobility renewed its partnership with the Foundation of Light.
Read moreSt Oswald’s Hospice in Newcastle demonstrated its exciting expansion plans, new patient technology and community impact during a visit by the Harrison Foundation today.
Read moreCharities around the UK and overseas have benefitted from £1 million of donations from the Harrison Foundation in 2023.
Read moreMowden 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.
Read moreStudents 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.
Read moreThis week our trustee Daniel Harrison spoke to David Little, a former student at the Harrison Centre for Social Mobility in Sunderland.
Read moreA 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.
Read moreThe Newcastle United Foundation has received a £3,000 boost after a charity football tournament achieved its goal of supporting young people and their education.
Read moreBuilding 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.
Read moreBlyth 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.
Read moreMore than £500,000 has been donated to charities across the UK by the Harrison Foundation and business partner True Potential in 2022.
Read moreA new Harrison Centre for Social Mobility has opened in Darlington to provide educational and employability training to local people.
Read moreThe Harrison Foundation is proud to announce that our founder, David Harrison, has been Knighted.
Read moreConstruction work began this week on the new Harrison Centre for Social Mobility in Antigua and Barbuda, funded by the Harrison Foundation.
Read moreThe 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.
Read moreThe 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.
Read moreAs 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.
Read moreHarrison 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).
Read moreA 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.
Read moreThe 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.
Read moreHarrison 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).
Read moreCharities 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.
Read moreThis 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.
Read moreThe 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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