Our founder: Frankie Wales
Frankie Wales a former boxer who founded Redcar Amateur Boxing Club in 1999 to get youngsters off the streets and steer them away from drugs and crime took over the vandalised and disused Coatham Memorial Hall in 2000 and, with local volunteers, set about turning it back into a much-loved community facility
COATHAM MEMORIAL HALL TODAY
> A base for the Development Trust
> Use for a variety of community-led events
> Redcar Jazz Club, Fitness Classes, Boxing Club, Karate, etc.
> Available to hire for social groups and other events that have a public benefit
> Room Hire
> Minibus Hire (for community transport)
> Help for start up businesses
> Fit to work' Scheme
> Use for a variety of community-led events
> Redcar Jazz Club, Fitness Classes, Boxing Club, Karate, etc.
> Available to hire for social groups and other events that have a public benefit
> Room Hire
> Minibus Hire (for community transport)
> Help for start up businesses
> Fit to work' Scheme
INFLEXIONS
> A former butcher's shop on Redcar High Street
> RDT took up a 2 year lease on the empty shop, to encourage local enterprise
> Refurbished with the help of larger businesses (Greggs, PD Ports)
> Offers prospective businesses low-cost start up facility to 'test trade' their
ideas
> Occupants have included jewellery makers, interior designers and spectacle frame vendors
> RDT took up a 2 year lease on the empty shop, to encourage local enterprise
> Refurbished with the help of larger businesses (Greggs, PD Ports)
> Offers prospective businesses low-cost start up facility to 'test trade' their
ideas
> Occupants have included jewellery makers, interior designers and spectacle frame vendors
Inflexions - Case Study
BLINK - JOHN CHAPMAN
Previously worked at a well known opticians for 23 years, John had an avid interest in optics. After leaving his job he decided to pursue his own prescription outlet providing reasonably priced spectacles. Redcar Development Trust helped him establish a name on Redcar High Street and due to his success he is now occupying the whole Inflexions premises. Without the Trust it would have been difficult for John to establish Blink and he personally thinks the scheme is a great idea for other new business start ups
Previously worked at a well known opticians for 23 years, John had an avid interest in optics. After leaving his job he decided to pursue his own prescription outlet providing reasonably priced spectacles. Redcar Development Trust helped him establish a name on Redcar High Street and due to his success he is now occupying the whole Inflexions premises. Without the Trust it would have been difficult for John to establish Blink and he personally thinks the scheme is a great idea for other new business start ups
FIT TO WORK SCHEME
> Devised by PD Ports, in partnership with the Trust
> Took 16 unemployed or underemployed youngsters from Redcar
through a 12 week pre-employment programme
> 13 of the youngsters went on to gain apprenticeships as dock
operatives with PD Ports
> Took 16 unemployed or underemployed youngsters from Redcar
through a 12 week pre-employment programme
> 13 of the youngsters went on to gain apprenticeships as dock
operatives with PD Ports
Fit To Work Scheme - Case Study
Ryan Humble – aged 28
Ryan was underemployed until he got involved in the Fit to Work Scheme. He heard about this scheme through attending the boxing club ran by Frankie. This helped prepare Ryan for the world of work. He was then taken on by PD Ports as a dock operations apprentice.
Ryan was underemployed until he got involved in the Fit to Work Scheme. He heard about this scheme through attending the boxing club ran by Frankie. This helped prepare Ryan for the world of work. He was then taken on by PD Ports as a dock operations apprentice.
