Our Sponsors

youngsRPS is one of the leading, independent local firms of RICS Rural and Commercial Surveyors, Land and Estate Agents and Development Consultants. Our experts operate nationally, but principally across the North of England and Scotland. Our business originated over 140 years ago in Chester-le-Street, County Durham. Over time, we have continued to evolve our services and expand our offering by placing our clients at the heart of what we do; working as a team to deliver results and gain trust across our key disciplines. Address: 50 Front St, Sedgefield, Stockton-on-Tees TS21 2AQ Phone: 01740 622100

Hardwick Hall is a four-star rated, award-winning hotel in County Durham and Teesside. Surrounded by the stunning Hardwick Country Park, our hotel is steeped in charm and character providing the perfect setting for a luxurious breakaway. Our hotel currently offers over 50 luxury bedrooms with exceptional standards of comfort, quirky-clever decor and first class traditional service. Each one of our stylish boutique hotel rooms have been individually designed and include large baths, walk-in showers, luxury furnishings and huge king size beds you’ll never want to get out of. Address: Hardwick Hall Hotel Sedgefield, Co. Durham, TS21 2EH Phone: 01740 620 253 Email: info@hardwickhallhotel.co.uk

Ramside Event Catering is part of the Ramside Estates Group and is one of the largest privately-owned catering companies in the North East of England. We are proud of our experience and attention to detail as Ramside Event Catering continues to be developed and managed by the family who established it over 50 years ago. We have a wealth of experience in delivering outstanding catering to our clients, and our goal is to constantly meet and surpass your expectations of service, professionalism and quality on every level

We are a local, independent, family-run fuel supplier, serving the North East and its surrounding areas with 20+ years of experience in the fuel distribution industry. Phone :019135 45555 Email: office@easyfuels.co.uk

We take pride in running a forward thinking, transparent auction working tirelessly for our loyal supporters nationwide. Our facility based adjacent to the A1(M) is second to none as the most modern livestock sales centre in Britain. We strive to run a state-of-the-art facility whilst remaining true to the old-fashioned values which have helped livestock sales and the farming community prosper in Darlington for 1000 years before us. Address: Darlington Farmers Auction Mart Co Ltd, Humbleton Park Darlington, Durham, DL2 2XX Phone: 01325 464529 Email: info@dfam.co.uk

For 40 years, Butterwick Hospice has supported local people and communities across our regions of Teesside and County Durham. We provide holistic care for children and adults living with a life-limiting illness, as well as support for their families and loved ones. In the words of our founder, Mary Butterwick OBE, “This place is all about love. Without the love of the community, it can’t exist.” Phone: Stockton - 01642 607742 Bishop Auckland - 01388 603003 Email: info@butterwick.org.uk

Our branches across the North of England and South of Scotland provide machinery sales, service, parts and finance for the Agriculture, Groundcare, Construction and Materials-Handling sectors. We also offer new & used Isuzu pick-ups, new & used MAXUS vehicles, Mercedes-Benz Unimog sales & aftersales, equestrian feed & bedding, and lawncare equipment for domestic use.

Teward Recycling & Skip Hire was established in 2013 with one wagon and 26 second-hand skips and has quickly grown to become one of Darlington’s largest ship hire companies providing fast and reliable waste management services to homes & businesses across Darlington, County Durham and Teesside. We are now proud to run a fleet of 12 wagons and have over 530 skips of varying sizes, from mini 2-yard skips ideal for small DIY jobs, right up to large 40-yard roll on/roll off skips for industrial use. Our trucks are all fitted with the latest technology to make delivering and collecting our skips as quick and easy as possible and your waste is then returned to our purpose-built waste transfer station to be tipped, sorted and separated before being recycled. We are very proud to say that we recycle 99% of the materials that we pick up and we’re constantly improving our facilities and services to ensure that we are one of the best in the region.