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Make a Difference: North East Episodes

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    Sunderland Home Grown nurturing plants and people

    Sunderland Home Grown helps thousands of local people with gardening and life skills.

  2. Sunderland Carers: 'I didn't know who to turn to'

    Hannah explains what it's like to use Sunderland Carers Centre.

  3. St Oswald's Hospice celebrates 40th birthday

    Steph Edusei is the CEO of St Oswald's Hospice.

  4. South Shields' Red Bench Project is going national

    Wayne and Rob from the Red Bench Project talk about their development since last year.

  5. Shieldfield hub combatting cold and loneliness

    Madelynne Flack hears from people using and running Shieldfield community hub.

  6. Sharing kidney disease story hoping to reach others

    Kenzi says it can be "lonely" being the only person her age on the dialysis unit.

  7. Salute Her UK supports forces sexual abuse victims

    They are pushing the Ministry of Defence to change the way these crimes are investigated.

  8. Running the Great North Run with 12ft Tyne Bridge

    Graham and Derick share how and why they came up with the idea.

  9. Running John o' Groats to Land's End in mam's memory

    Stephen is running 10,000 miles across Great Britain in aid of Cancer Research UK.

  10. Running 250km in the desert to raise money for MND

    Former Newcastle Falcons player Andy Long talks about his fundraising challenge.

  11. Rescue volunteer in King's Honours list

    Tom Fennelly from South Shields has been awarded an MBE for services to Search and Rescue

  12. Red benches made to tackle heart condition stigma

    June Davison from British Heart Foundation explains their campaign.

  13. Ray has spent 65 years supporting young people

    Matt Bailey caught up with Ray Knox to find out more.

  14. Putting joy in dementia care

    Silverline Memories brings joy to dementia care.

  15. Project Santa: How to tackle Christmas poverty

    Anna Foster speaks to Amit Bahanda about Project Santa.

  16. Project encourages fishermen to check for Cancer

    Anna Foster meets the team from C-Aware in North Shields.

  17. Pawz For Thought rescues North East animals

    Lynne from Pawz For Thought explains her Make A Difference Award winning work.

  18. Opening doors to the working class in TV and film

    Carley Armstrong wants to see more opportunities for working class people in the media

  19. ONE Centre in Gateshead helping LGBTQI+ communities

    Gilly Hope met Peter Darrant CEO of Out North East to find out more.

  20. NUFC legends raise money for dementia care

    Come with Simon Pryde as he competes in a walking football match against Toon legends.

  21. Northumberland 94-year-old walks 100 miles for charity

    94-year-old Brian Robson from Northumberland walked 100 miles for Cancer Research UK.

  22. North Tyneside charity suffers 拢4,000 theft

    Matt Bailey meets Pathways 4 All CEO Joanna Handyside.

  23. North Shields couple caring for a parent each

    Robert and Karen Wylie share their story along with how Carents can help support others.

  24. North Shields charity aiding construction industry

    Sarah & Ray explain how Lighthouse are supporting wellbeing in the construction industry.

  25. North East charity recognised by the King

    Smart Works North East has been awarded The King鈥檚 Award for Voluntary Service.

  26. Newcastle fans raised over 拢140,000 for foodbank

    Bill Corcoran shares the success for the foodbank outside Newcastle home games.

  27. Newcastle charity using choir to aid dementia care

    Sandra from Silverline Memories explains their dementia care with a difference.

  28. New run club brings North Shields community together

    Sean Tyrala is the founder of North Shields Run Club.

  29. New film explains how Red Bench Project saves lives

    Wayne Rambo Groves, from South Shields, tells all to Kelly Scott.

  30. Michael volunteers in Zambia

    Michael and Wren joined Anna Foster to talk about their time in Zambia.

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