Published at: Saturday 21st August 2010 First Floor, Town Council Offi ces, Issue 037 Civic Hall Square, Shildon, RESS DL4 1AH. P P Telephone/Fax: 01388 775896 O Duty journalist: 0790 999 2731 The ISH B At the heart www.bishoppress.com of our wonderful community email:
[email protected] Youngster seeks sponsorship Bands tune up for for beauty pageant street concerts A Bishop Auckland teen is these days so I think I they don’t have to be fake Shoppers in Bishop gramme off on Saturday, hoping to gain sponsorship might change and be dif- to be beautiful. Auckland will be getting 14th August and were so that she can enter a ferent. “I want youngsters to into the swing of summer followed by four-piece national beauty pageant. “I want to learn to be them- this month during a series Tudor pipe and drum Sophie Brown, who prefers be known selves and try of street concerts. band Wulfengrimm and an to be called Skye Couture, as to stop them The town’s Newgate Street accordion-playing clown on needs £75 in sponsorship from trying will be the venue for a Thursday 19th August. in order to compete in the to number of live perfor- On Saturday, 21st August, Miss English Diamonds UK mances throughout August. rockabilly trio Root’n competition. Organised by Durham Toot’n will be encourag- The pageant is being County Council, the ing shoppers to enjoy a held in Manches- events will feature bands musical break. ter on 18th showcasing a range of The Vieux Carre Jazzmen, September.