Former England striker Alan Shearer helps open new NSPCC centre in Newcastle

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Former Newcastle United and England striker Alan Shearer opened a new NSPCC centre in Newcastle on Monday.

The centre offers services to young children and families in the North-East to tackle child abuse in the region.

Shearer, who has supported the charity for many years, was happy to help out for such a good cause and hopes it can make a difference to children who need help in the North-East.

Shearer said: “I’m delighted to open the NSPCC’s new Newcastle centre. Most children have happy childhoods, full of the things that make them smile, but for others their lives are blighted by abuse and neglect.

“The new services that the NSPCC is introducing from the centre will turn around the lives of many of the most vulnerable children in the North East, giving them a far happier future.”

The NSPCC centre is open to families in the areas of Northumberland, Tyne and Wear and County Durham, which the organisation hopes will improve the lives of local children and will be a stepping stone to further projects in the area.

Regional Head for the NSPCC Liz Benson said: “This is a very exciting time for the NSPCC in the North-East.

“The NSPCC makes a huge difference to the lives of children and this new centre will help us to expand our work and pioneer new approaches to tackle the significant child protection problems facing local children.”
                                                                                                                                                  The centre was declared officially open with the help of children from St Catherine’s Primary School in Newcastle, as well as the iconic Newcastle United striker.