BCT Aspire

Report on Branded Night – 18th May 2012

admin — Sat, 19 May 2012 09:55:49 +0000

Last night saw another successful BCTAspire Branded Night featuring members from our Guitar Club and JamNight sessions ~ ably supported by Teesside’s finest Bluegrass band The Alice Charmers. We’ve added some photos from the evening, so read the full post to see more.

The Branded Nights are held once a month in the …

Paul Burgum live on Radio Tees

admin — Mon, 14 May 2012 19:00:16 +0000

BCT Aspire’s Paul Burgum will be live on Radio Tees this afternoon for an hour interview with John Foster. Paul will be discussing his life, his philosophy and his work with BCT Aspire. Don’t worry if you missed it – just click the listen again link HERE.

Paul chats …

Voting closed for the If We Can You Can Challenge ….

admin — Sat, 12 May 2012 13:26:12 +0000

The winners of the “If We Can You Can” 2012 challenge will be announced at the annual Entrepreneur’s Forum “Who Dares Wins” Conference dinner on May 17th at the Hilton Hotel, Gateshead. This includes our own Paul Burgum representing BCT Aspire!

“The winners of the ‘If we can, you can’ will be exclusively revealed during the …

Now running Bass Guitar Lessons!

admin — Thu, 10 May 2012 12:04:59 +0000

BCT Aspire are proud to welcome a new addition to its Youth Music programme with the introduction of a programme of Bass guitar lessons. We are happy to welcome local bass guitarist Simon Shaw into BCT family to host the course.

Simon has previously worked with BCT in the past as a volunteer …

Last few days for Finalist Voting!

admin — Sat, 05 May 2012 11:19:41 +0000

Voting is open until midnight on 10th May 2012 for the finalists of the “If We Can You Can” 2012 Challenge! Our own Paul Burgum & BCT Aspire is one of the finalists in the Evening Gazette media area going head to head against Louise Turnbull from Bump Buddies.

Click the following link to vote: …

If We Can You Can Challenge finalist sets one year growth target

admin — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 16:33:10 +0000

AN entrepreneur has set himself a remarkable challenge – to make his new business self-funding within 12 months.

Paul Burgum and his brother Lee used their own money to establish BCT Aspire, which runs recreational and arts sessions to raise aspirations among young people on Teesside.

There were times as he developed the business that …

Rising To The Challenge!

paul — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 12:22:47 +0000

We are proud to announce that BCT Aspire’s Paul Burgum has reached the final of The Evening Gazette’s If We Can You Can Challenge 2012 – Voting Open Now

After presenting BCT Aspire’s business to an esteemed panel of judges on Thursday, March 29, Paul has reached the final and the chance to win the …

Billingham Fundraiser in Video appeal

admin — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 18:43:18 +0000

Paul Burgum of BCT Aspire is appealing for help to finance his next new project, to create a set of videos to promote awareness of the issues so close to his heart.

Paul said: “On the back of my numerous charity walks, I am trying to raise the finance to get a set of videos …

Guitarmageddon Live! Support from Led Zeppelin Tribute Band ‘Black Dog’ Friday 6th April

paul — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 15:23:25 +0000

Come see BCT Aspire’s ‘Guitarmageddon’ kids performing live on stage!!

Our beginners group will be performing About a girl by Nirvana. This group has come such a long way; some were absolute beginners and to perform this song live will be a fantastic achievement!

Jason, the beginner’s tutor said “It’s …

BCT Aspire wins Best New Business Awards – Community Award 2011

paul — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 11:59:29 +0000

BCT Aspire is proud to announce their success on winning their first Business Award, which was sponsored by the Five Lamps organisation; Five Lamps help transform lives, develop business and support communities in Teesside.

BCT Aspire hopes to stand out from the crowd and on Monday 19th February 2012 we achieved that by proudly …