The Charity

The Bendrigg Trust near Old Hutton is a place where people with disabilities and special needs can enjoy learning outdoors.

The people running it say the B4RN connection there has "revolutionised" the way they work.

Senior Fundraising & Marketing Officer Sarah Garman expands on that:

Most of our payments, traditionally, have been through cheque. A lot of people won't even know what a cheque is anymore! Now we are introducing online payments.
It's making us more efficient and meaning that we can concentrate on our visitors - which is where we should be putting all of our concentration rather than on outdated systems that frustrates people.

Principal Nick Liley concludes:

Staff are working so much more efficiently. Downloads and uploads are instant now, whereas previously we would have to sit and wait.
As a charity that is absolutely essential. It's so important that we are efficient and that we're spending charitable money wisely.

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Stories from out in the field from our very happy customers

One residential customer in Over Kellet used to know whether it was worth firing up her computer by looking out of her front window to see what the weather was doing with her telephone line.