Case Studies
Newcastle Red Bulls ‘Futures’: Boosting Youth Skills Through Sport
We know that it is difficult to find your feet as a young person today, with economic and personal development…
Read More →
Helping Primary School Pupils Get into STEM with Esh Group
County Durham Pound associates and social value ambassadors Esh Group empowered over 20,000 primary school pupils across the North East…
Read More →
Driving Social Value: Waterstons & St Cuthbert’s Hospice
At the heart of every social value initiative lies collaboration. The powerful partnership between Waterstons and St Cuthbert’s Hospice is…
Read More →
County Durham Pound and Langley Park Boxing Club: Building Brighter Futures in County Durham
From left, Jim Potter, club treasurer, Richard Carroll from County Durham Pound, Leanne Murray from Karbon Homes, Cllr Stephen Gray…
Read More →
Q&A with Lucy Youlton, Apprentice Social Value Coordinator
Lucy Youlton joined Esh Group as an Apprentice Social Value Coordinator in August 2023. Now 18 months into her role,…
Read More →
Punk Simon Harris starts at believe housing in Social Value role
A tenant who feared his punk look and years away from employment, caring for his partner, would prevent him from…
Read More →
believe housing adds a splash of green to its fleet
A range of electric vans and cars has been added to believe housing’s fleet as it continues to find ways…
Read More →
PCC praises contractors as new custody development nets £10m+ for local economy
Contractors working on the creation of the new Durham Investigative Hub are celebrating a major new milestone after boosting the…
Read More →
New Warlands Farm Community Orchard
Northumbrian Water’s Branch Out fund was set up to help enable local communities, land managers, organisations and individuals to make…
Read More →