A date has been set for the opening of The Prince’s Trust and Cheryl’s Trust centre: it will be 20^th February 2018, with Cheryl in attendance.

The new centre is located on Blandford Square, Newcastle. Staff will move in this month, but the official launch will be next February. The centre will build on The Prince’s Trust’s existing presence in the area and significantly increase support for unemployed young people across the North East, connecting them with even more training opportunities and jobs.

Cheryl said: “It seems like a lifetime since I started talking about opening a centre in Newcastle with The Prince’s Trust. I cannot believe the dream is finally real. Getting to this stage hasn’t been easy but we did it. I want to thank every single person and company that has helped me reach this milestone. Without all the support and help along the way I would never have been able to get here. My heart if so full of pride, love and hope. ”

Nick Stace, CEO of The Prince’s Trust said: “We are very grateful to Cheryl and proud of all that she has done to support The Prince’s Trust. The new centre will enable us to support over 5000 young people in the next three years and grow delivery of all our programmes. It’s a huge achievement and we look forward to celebrating, when we officially open the centre in February.”

The winter chill on Tuesday 29th November 2016 did not deter guests from turning out in their hundreds to attend the fifth annual Fayre of St James’s, presented by Quintessentially Foundation and The Crown Estate in the beautiful setting of St James’s Church, Piccadilly. The renowned charity evening once again united British icons of the star and screen, along with scores of Londoners and St James’s residents, for an unforgettable night of Christmas cheer.

This year the Fayre was held in aid of Cheryl’s Trust and featured a host of glittering live performances and festive readings beginning with the Fayre of St James’s Charity Christmas concert.

Guests, including Joely Richardson, Will Poulter, Ben Elliot, Amber Le Bon, Liam Payne and Cheryl enjoyed a star performance from Olly Murs, Paul Potts and the Urban Voices Collective Choir, before Quintessentially Foundation and The Crown Estate unveiled their spectacular winter wonderland in the grounds of St James’s Church.

Huge thanks to Quintessentially Foundation for this fantastic opportunity.

Cheryl was in attendance at the 7th Annual Global Gift Gala in Paris earlier this week to accept The Global Gift Philanthropist Award. She was honoured by actress Eva Longoria for all of her work with Cheryl’s Trust.

Cheryl said: “I am honoured to be this year’s recipient of the Global Gift Gala Philanthropist Award. I’m proud of where I grew up but I’m only too aware of the challenges that young people face… I want to give back and help young people who feel like they’ll never achieve anything to reach their dreams and live a happy life.”

Find out more on how you can get involved with Cheryl’s Trust here.

For more information on the Global Gift Gala please visit: www.globalgiftfoundation.org.

Cheryl’s Trust are delighted to have been selected as the charity partner of the annual Quintessentially Foundation Fayre of St James’s in association with The Crown Estate.

Topped as one of the most highly anticipated Charity Christmas Concert’s and hosted in the beautiful enclaves of St James’s Church, the 3 part event welcomes up to 500 guests to a star studded exclusive evening of carols, live performances, festive reading and Christmas cheer. This year, The Fayre of St James’s will be taking place on the 29th November.

This exceptional event has already raised a staggering £500,000 for charity over the last four years and they hope to raise even more this year! More details to follow. 

http://www.quintessentiallyfoundation.org/event/the-fayre-of-st-jamess

Cheryl is set to be honoured at Eva Longoria’s 7th annual Global Gift Gala in Paris, taking place at the Four Seasons Hotel George V on May 9.

Cheryl will receive The Global Gift Philanthropist Award, honouring her work with Cheryl’s Trust, which she set up to support the needs of disadvantaged children and young people across the UK.

Cheryl said: “I am honoured to be this year’s recipient of the Global Gift Gala Philanthropist Award. I’m proud of where I grew up but I’m only too aware of the challenges that young people face. I want to give back and help young people who feel like they’ll never achieve anything reach their dreams and live a happy life.” 

Find out more on how you can get involved with Cheryl’s Trust here.

For more information on the Global Gift Gala, including ticket packages please visit: www.globalgiftfoundation.org.

The North East Celebrate Success Awards took place on 26th November and it was an afternoon of celebration, recognising the fantastic achievements of young people across the region who have been supported by The Prince’s Trust. Of course, as soon as we heard it was being held in Newcastle – which will be the location of the brand new Prince’s Trust centre Cheryl’s Trust is funding – Cheryl immediately wanted to attend and surprise the winners! So, together with The Prince’s Trust, that’s exactly what we did. We managed to keep everything top secret until the very last minute when Cheryl came out onstage to present Adrian Maddocks, the Samsung Young Achiever of the Year, with his award.

Adrian endured years of bullying at school and also suffered from PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder). He was moved to a special needs school where he was able to progress and make friends, however when he moved on to college to study retail, he couldn’t keep up, and was asked to leave.  Adrian says: “I was so upset. I felt like I wasn’t good enough.” Adrian could job search online but wasn’t capable of applying. Adrian felt trapped and two years of unemployment followed. However, Adrian refused to give up. He volunteered two evenings a week in a hospital and was referred by his employment support advisor to Get into Retail.

Get into Retail is a Prince’s Trust programme delivered in partnership with Tesco and gives unemployed young people the skills and experience they need to find work in the sector. Adrian says: “When I got told I’d got a place on the course it was amazing. Finally I was getting a shot at finding work.” Adrian’s commitment was exceptional. Despite working nights at the hospital and mornings doing a paper round, he always arrived on time and eager to learn.

The programme’s group training boosted his confidence and his placement gave him a real sense of achievement. Tesco bosses rated Adrian highly and immediately offered him work when the programme ended.  Adrian loves working at Tesco and has set his sights on working his way up into a managerial role. He has moved into independent living and is currently having driving lessons.

After meeting Cheryl, Adrian said: “I am speechless! To win this award and to meet Cheryl has been absolutely amazing!”

It was a wonderful moment – with Cheryl summing it up perfectly by saying that Adrian and all the nominees that night were a ‘true inspiration’. Congratulations to Adrian and all the other Prince’s Trust winners!

Unsuspecting Greggs customers were pleasantly surprised today as Cheryl turned up to offer samples of the new limited edition Belgian Chocolate Crunch Bar raising funds for Cheryl’s Trust.

Cheryl visited three Greggs shops in Newcastle, including Gosforth, Quayside and InTu Eldon Square where she gave out free samples and even made sure she bought some for herself.  She said; 

Today has been a really fun way to celebrate the launch of the limited edition Belgian Chocolate Crunch bar with Greggs. I’ve loved hearing first hand what people think of the bar! It’s fantastic to have people supporting The Trust and helping give back to the North East.

5p from the sale of every bar will help us support disadvantaged young people through our partnership with the Prince’s Trust.  The bars are on sale nationwide for the next 8 weeks – don’t miss out, treat yourself and help Cheryl’s Trust too!

The bar will be on sale until 3^rd October 2015.

Greggs, the UK’s leading high-street food on-the-go retailer is pleased to announce its fundraising partnership with Cheryl Fernandez-Versini’s charity, Cheryl’s Trust.

To support the singer’s charity, Greggs will be donating 5p from every purchase of its new limited edition Belgian Chocolate Crunch Bar.

The delicious chocolate bar goes on sale nationwide on Tuesday 8^th September and will be available for a limited eight week period. The money raised will help Cheryl’s Trust support disadvantaged young people in the North East of England.

Don’t miss out: make sure you get your hands on the Belgian Chocolate Crunch Bar on 8th September to support Cheryl’s Trust!