Be part of the beginning

Tandem has supported people across Darlington and the Tees Valley for more than 30 years, helping them develop skills, confidence and pathways into employment. Our name means working alongside each other, and that is exactly what Tandem Shop is designed to do.

Tandem Shop will be more than a shop. It will be a welcoming community space where customers can find quality products, discover local creativity and know that every pound spent helps fund Tandem’s charitable work.

The Founders Wall will celebrate the people who helped make this possible from the very start.

Your name, permanently part of the story

For a donation as small as £10, you can have your name, or the name of someone you wish to honour, added to the Tandem Shop Founders Wall.

Whether you give as an individual, family, business or in memory of a loved one, your name will stand alongside the first supporters who believed in Tandem Shop’s potential.

All donations over £10 will be named on the wall, and the size of your donation will determine your prominence, from Friend bricks to Founder bricks, every donation will count.

£10+ - Friend Brick

£50+ - Supporter Brick

£100+ - Partner Brick

£250+ - Champion Brick

£500+ - Founder Brick

This is a chance to:

Become a founding supporter of a new community-led social enterprise

Leave a lasting mark on a space created for local people

Support employability, skills and confidence-building across Darlington and the Tees Valley

Celebrate a person, family, business or organisation that shares Tandem’s values

Why it matters

Tandem supports local people with information, advice, guidance, training and confidence-building to help them move towards work. Income generated through Tandem’s social enterprise activity is reinvested into that charitable work.

By joining the Founders Wall, you are not simply making a donation. You are helping create a sustainable space that can support people for years to come.

How your gift helps

Your Founders Wall donation will help Tandem Shop:

Create an inviting, accessible retail and community space

Stock and develop products that reflect local makers, producers and Tandem’s values

Provide volunteering, work-experience and skills opportunities

Generate income that supports Tandem’s employment and wellbeing services

Every donation, whatever the size, brings the Founders Wall, and Tandem Shop, closer to reality.

Join the Founders Wall today

Choose your Founders Wall donation, add the name you would like displayed, and become part of Tandem Shop’s founding story.