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Our founder: Frankie Wales

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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

INFLEXIONS

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>    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


Inflexions - Case Study

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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


FIT TO WORK SCHEME

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>    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


Fit To Work Scheme - Case Study

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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.


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