Alan Shearer Foundation receives boost from Young Entrepreneurs

Alan Shearer with students from some of the 14 North East schools taking part. Credit: St. Cuthbert's Care

Running for a second year, all students taking part in the competition have been offered the opportunity to sit apprenticeship entrance exams with the company and the winning team will also be given a tour of the facilities at the Walker site.

Each team received £250 from St Cuthberts Care last September with the view of using this to create income-generating projects. The winning team, Vision_, from St Thomas More Catholic School, Blaydon, raised a staggering £6,500 and took the trophy for the second year in a row, presented by Alan Shearer. In total, the competition raised £17,700, net of the initial seed money, with all proceeds going to the Alan Shearer Foundation.

The purpose of the Alan Shearer Foundation, launched just one month ago, is to raise a minimum of £250,000 to help to make a difference to thousands of people’s lives with profound disabilities and sensory impairments.