Charities across the North East have benefited from donations from TT2.

TT2 has gifted £120,559 to charities across the North East over the course of the last year - with even more set to be donated in the run up to Christmas.

The Tyne Tunnels operator is donating £12,000 to 12 charities over the 12 days of Christmas.

Wag & Co have received a £1,000 donation from TT2. | Other 3rd Party

placeholder image — Wag & Co have received a £1,000 donation from TT2. | Other 3rd Party

The first to receive their £1,000, on December 12, was Maggie’s Cancer Care, which has centres in Newcastle and Middlesbrough.

Among the other charities to receive a donation are Cats Protection Tyneside, Daft as a Brush, Children’s Cancer North, North East Autism Society, Cats Protection Tyneside, Pathways4All, Women’s Aid, Feeding Families, Breast Cancer Now, People’s Kitchen and Wag & Co.

Shaun Simmons, COO at TT2, has revealed that the charities that the company supports are all selected by their members of their.

He said: “All of these charities are personally chosen by people in our 130-strong team.

Pathways4All, which provides play and leisure services for disabled children and young people, has also received £1,000. | Other 3rd Party

“We are a strong community partner and really glad to be able to support these local charities who do a wonderful job of helping people, and animals, in need.”

You can find out more about TT2 at: https://www.tt2.co.uk/.