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Make a Difference: North East Episodes

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    'Get out and do it'

    Anna is joined by Kath Nesbit, an integral part of the Blyth community.

  2. 'Geordiest concert ever' returns for 2026

    Ray Laidlaw and Kelly Rickard tell us what to expect and they explain the charity roots.

  3. 'For us, the award is seeing families find a home'

    The Special Lioness co-founder Claire Stewart explains how funding will help what they do

  4. 'Find out who you are and do it on purpose'

    Anna Foster pays tribute with North East Dolly impersonator Andrea Pattison.

  5. 'Easter will see an increase in support services'

    Kelly Scott spoke to Emma Bells who runs a community project in Leam Lane,

  6. 'Dogs are the best'

    Lee Harker is running 4,500 kilometres to raise money for dogs.

  7. 'Connections, cake and community'

    The group is called Scrambled Legs. Gilly Hope went to meet its founder, Graeme Prior.

  8. 'Come and have a 3 course meal made from surplus ingredients'

    Anna Foster meets Nick and Alex from FoodCycle.

  9. 'Anyone with a sibling facing that would do the same'

    Holly saved the life of her brother Ben twice! They told their story to Matt Bailey.

  10. 'an unfathomable force of nature'

    Eric Tolman from Morpeth has been raising money to build a mission house in Uganda.

  11. 'An absolute game changer for women's health'

    Lives could be saved following the roll-out of home testing kits for cervical cancer.

  12. 'A Youth Club from three to eighty plus'

    Hospitality And Hope has been working in South Shields for almost 25 years.

  13. 'A trusted professional in young peoples lives'

    Anna Foster finds out about Youth club on a bus!

  14. 'A massive sense of community in Blyth'

    Anna Foster has been out of the studio at Croft Park, the home of Blyth Spartans.

  15. 'A lot of blokes don't know how to open up'

    Anna Foster chats to Justin Shand about Andy's man Club.

  16. '89: Am I too old to be in a gym?'

    Peter, who's 89, walked into a a gym quickly turned around. Then he was invited back in.

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