Login Inspire, Believe, Achieve ABOUT US ADULT SERVICES EDUCATION SERVICES SUPPORT US JOIN OUR TEAM NEWS AND EVENTS Our history History of the Percy Hedley Foundation – quick explainer with graphics How it all started The Percy Hedley Foundation was set up by a group of parents in 1953 with a special school for children with cerebral palsy. Back then, the Foundation’s formation was met with scepticism by many, but over the years we have extended and developed the work we do to make sure children, young people and adults with cerebral palsy and other communication and sensory impairments have equal opportunities in life. In the 1950s, it was not expected that any more could be done for children with cerebral palsy beyond what was already being done, but we have made it our mission to improve and maximise the opportunities on offer to disabled children, young people and adults. How we have developed So who is Percy Hedley? Well, he actually passed away before the Foundation was formed and was never personally involved in any way with a project that would bear his name. Percy Hedley Before his passing in 1941, Percy Hedley decided to create a trust – the Percy Hedley Will Trust – to leave all his money to be used for charitable purposes in the North East. After a chance meeting between the parents who founded the school and Percy Hedleys’ solicitor, we became one of three charities to benefit from the trust. Percy Hedley never knew how his accumulated wealth would benefit so many or that his name would become so well-known in the region. In over 60 years we have grown from supporting 12 children to over 1000 disabled people and their families and that number continues to grow every year. Some contents or functionalities here are not available due to your cookie preferences! This happens because the functionality/content marked as “Google Youtube” uses cookies that you selected to keep disabled. In order to view this content or use this functionality, please enable cookies: click here to open your cookie preferences. Quicklinks Donate PHF Connect Staff Room Join our team Media Centre Tweets by @percyhedley Recent Posts Chipchase Christmas Market 2021 Percy Hedley School Had A Magical Visitor The Percy Hedley Ball “Roaring 20s” – Raises over £80,000! Percy Hedley Foundation Appoint New Chief Executive Therapy Vacancies at The Percy Hedley Foundation About us Our history Our Strategy Our people Contact us Reports and documents Contact Us If you have any questions about The Percy Hedley Foundation. We would love to hear from you. The Percy Hedley Foundation Established 1953 Registered Charity: Number 515943 Company Limited by Guarantee: Number 1855026 Registered in England and Wales Registered Office: Hampeth Lodge, Station Road, Forest Hall, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE12 8YY, United Kingdom Contact Info 0191 238 1330 0191 266 5537 foundation@percyhedley.org.uk About this site Contact us Accessibility Cookies Privacy Notice Staff Login Social Links Percy Hedley Foundation - Inspire, Believe, Achieve Powered by realsmart By default cookies are switched off for this site. You can enable them by clicking the green button. By not enabling cookies some features of the site may not be visible to you. For example, facebook feeds, Google maps and embedded YouTube videos. Link to our Cookies Page COOKIES ON Keep disabled