£1m for 28 new apprentices at Auckland Castle

Tyne Tees
Auckland Castle
Bishop Auckland
County Durham
Friday 23 September 2016 at 11:25am

Catering Manager, Charlotte Walton, Director of HR & Corporate Services, Rebecca Coates and Gardener, Ian Legge of Auckland Castle Trust

The Auckland Castle Trust has been given £1million to fund up to 28 apprentices in the new Walled Garden over the next three years.

The Garfield Weston Foundation has awarded the money to the charity with the aim of enhancing the workforce in Bishop Auckland, County Durham.

The £1million grant – the second given to Auckland Castle Trust by the Garfield Weston Foundation in 2016 - is among more than £900million donated by the Foundation to good causes across the UK since it was established in1958 and represents the funder’s ongoing focus on supporting charities and voluntary organisations across North East England.