All of us at Joined-Up Holidays would like to thank the following people and organisations for their help in getting this project off the ground;

Ray and Maureen Parkin, Bob Mutton, Bill and Janet Gardner, Ken Mattinson, Niall and Shirley Aberdeen for agreeing to work as trustees and directors of the company with all the meetings and paperwork this involves. All the trustees give their time, knowledge and energy on a voluntary basis.

Maria and Sarah Jones of Orchard Care North East, for all their advice, help and encouragement.

Phil Davies and the staff at 2D charity from Crook for their patience, invaluable advice, support and local knowledge. Also the funding for our Business Plan.

The Wear Valley and Teesdale Enterprise Agency for their assistance with the Business Plan and general advice.

The Scarman Trust in Sunderland for funding the research and development of the project.

Dianne Barkas and Business Link for their practical support and help with funding applications.

Awards for All in England for their very generous funding of our start-up costs.

The Low Carbon Buildings Programme for help with the funding of the wind turbine and thus reducing our carbon footprint and running costs.

North East England Investment Centre for help with funding the website, legal expenses and computerised accounts training.

The Co-operative Bank, Community Directplus, for their generous funding of the sensory garden.

We are sure this list will continue to grow as Joined-Up Holidays continues to grow and develop. Thank you to everyone who has helped us.