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Opencast joins St Oswald’s Hospice 2023 art trail and creates its own Shaun the Sheep. The North East's St Oswald’s Hospice art trail fundraiser is back for summer 2023 – and Opencast will be creating its very own Shaun the Sheep for people to find and locate along the way! The art trail initiative is in support of North East charity St Oswald’s Hospice, which provides specialist care for adults, young people and children with incurable conditions, and support for family and loved ones. At the centre of the 2023 art trail will be Aardman’s much-loved character Shaun the Sheep (pictured). After first appearing in Nick Park’s 1995 Wallace & Gromit ‘A Close Shave’, Shaun went on to star in his own series, which launched on BBC One in 2007. Next summer 50 unique Shaun the Sheep sculptures will be dotted around the Tyne region to attract people to the area – with each Shaun sculpture then being auctioned off to raise money for the hospice.
TYNESIDE technology consultancy Opencast has been named as the 21st fastest-growing technology business in the North of England at GP Bullhound’s 2022 Northern Tech Awards. Opencast has now been named in the GPB Top 100 list no less than five times in the award’s nine years – and this best-ever 21st ranking feels a real coming of age for all at the business. We climbed the list by 25 places on last year, having ranked 46th in 2021. Welcoming the latest win, chief executive Tom Lawson said: “We are super-proud of this latest win for Opencast. We’re not growing for growth’s sake – we’re scaling to be more impactful for our clients and offer our people the chance to develop and work on projects that matter to them. Our growth also means we can make a more significant impact on society, both through our work and the charitable and pro bono contributions it enables. It’s a privilege to lead an organisation of people so determined to make that difference. Congratulations to all on the Opencast team for an incredible year of progress – and to all the other great companies named"
