The Hextol Foundation

Thorne & Derrick support The Hextol Foundation, an independent charitable company, with bases in Hexham and Newcastle. They provide supported work placements to people with learning difficulties, mental health concerns; or both. These placements not only help to develop skills and self confidence; they also reduce social isolation whilst demonstrating their excellent standard of work to the general public.

How The Hextol Foundation Do It:

The working opportunities that The Hextol Foundation offers are free of charge to their beneficiaries and can be in any one of their social enterprises.

Hextol Tans– a popular coffee shop and vegetarian & vegan café in St Mary’s Chare in Hexham

Hextol Greenbox – Hextol’s pack and post service which provides services to organisations, charities and businesses all over the country

Hextol Gardeners – teams of gardeners led by a RHS qualified Manager. Gardening services include: general maintenance; lawn care; landscaping and tidying in Hexham, the Tyne Valley and Newcastle upon Tyne

Hextol Catering – producing fresh, great quality buffets, cakes and bakes serving a range of businesses, individuals and organisations in the local area.

Hextol PropertyWorks – warehousing, storage and logistics services for businesses

Look out for further updates from Thorne & Derrick about The Hextol Foundation and their social enterprises.

The Hextol Foundation also provide:

job and employability skills coaching;

regular social events and activities;

free of charge lunch clubs 3 times weekly;

recognition and appreciation;

and opportunities to form new friendships

Currently the foundation has around 60 people working in supported placements across all of their social enterprises.

The Hextol Foundation also offers opportunities to volunteer with them. Volunteering in one of their 5 social enterprises is very rewarding, supports the charity and also offers social interaction with people you might not ordinarily get a chance to meet. If you would be interested in a role of this type please get in touch: call 01434 605253.

Would you like to improve the lives of disabled and disadvantaged people?

➡ For more information on The Hextol Foundation and how you can get involved, see the contact details below or visit their website here

Tel: 01434 605253

Address: 14c Gilesgate, Hexham, NE46 3NJ

Hextol are looking for volunteer supervisors to help support their volunteers and provide excellent services for their customers.

Volunteering has so many benefits and can be flexible to create shifts to fit your spare time. No previous experience is required as full training will be given! You will be working alongside experiences staff in a supportive and friendly environment that has been running for over 13 years.

If you:

have been out of work for a while (due to COVID or other reasons)
want to gain new skills and experience
want a career change
want to make a real difference in your community
need to build self confidence

………then volunteering with Hextol is definitely for you!

All ages and abilities welcome! Can’t wait to hear from you!

Contact on 01434 605253

Or download an Application form for voluntary work

All positions are subject to a DBS check and informal interview.

HELP MAKE A DIFFERENCE

Support The Hextol Foundation

Hextol take a holistic approach to the opportunities, both work and social, that offer our beneficiaries and the benefits they gain from placements with us are many. They:

receive on-the-job skills training in their social enterprises
get positive recognition for their achievements, appreciation for the work they do, and satisfaction from learning new skills
improve self-esteem, self-confidence, teamwork, time keeping, readiness for work, helping customers, and health and safety awareness
make friends and reduce social isolation
contribute positively to society, challenging the stigma of learning disability and mental health issues

It costs about £30 an hour to offer supported work placements to our beneficiaries. A donation towards their core running costs will help the foundation provide supported work placements in a wide range of not-for-profit businesses.

Click on this link to download our Regular Donations and Gift Aid Form

or contact Bruce on 01434 605253

The Hextol Foundation