Charity matches mark Bede Academy opening
Teams that worked together to build a Northumberland school battled each other on the football pitch to celebrate its opening.
Organised by consulting engineers Cundall, all the companies involved in the construction of the newly-opened Bede Academy in Blyth formed teams and took each other on in a series of charity matches for the Cundall Charity Cup.
The competition took place at the academy's new sports fields, and involved teams from every aspect of the academy's construction.
Architects Howarth Litchfield Partnership, building contractors SURGO, electrical contractors Veale-Nixon, mechanical services contractors H Malones & Sons and organisers Cundall all mustered a charity football team for the competition, and staff from the academy also decided to join in for a chance to win.
Following some exciting football - including a dramatic penalty shoot out in the semi-final - SURGO Construction went on to win the Cundall Charity Cup.
Partner at Cundall Gordon Reid said: "It was a great opportunity for everyone involved in this project to see the finished product and raise some money for charity too."
Cundall also took up the Dickinson Dees Enterprise Charity Challenge to help raise vital funds for St Oswald's Hospice in Gosforth, Newcastle, which involved them trying to convert £100 into as much money as possible over a period of 13 weeks.
Through this event and a number of other fundraising ideas they have raised more than £1000 so far.
Bede Academy, which is sponsored by the Emmanuel Schools Foundation, opened its doors last month with two state-of-the-art buildings bringing together nursery, primary and secondary education.
The construction firms involved have worked extensively together already over the past six years to deliver a wide range of education facilities in the North of England.
They were recently recognised for their excellent team work when they won the Integration and Collaborative Working Award category at the 2009 Constructing Excellence North East Awards.
Pictured: Gordon Reid from Cundall presents the cup to John Bewick from SURGO
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