Issue No 938 At the heart of our wonderful community Friday 20th September 2019

Friday 13th September at FRIENDS OF a packed Kingston Park JUBILEE ESTATE Stadium, the home sta- dium of RFU Champion- COFFEE MORNING ship side Newcastle Fal- cons and Kingston Press ON WEDNESDAY 25th League 1 September, the Friends of side . Jubilee Fields Estate are play their holding a fundraising day home matches at Shil- on behalf of Macmillan don’s Sunnydale Leisure Cancer Support. Centre and Euan, as well The Macmillan Coffee as playing half back, is the Mornings are an integral side’s recognised kicker part of the charity’s fund- and has had a hugely suc- raising. cessful season - his first The money raised will go league season - in which towards physical support; he was the third highest providing information to scorer in the league. help people with cancer Euan was nominated make their best decisions for the award by his and about treatment, and other clubs in the north guidance about dealing east and was up against with its effects. five other players from It is also used for finan- across the league for the cial support with advisers award. assisting with money and Proud parents, Danielle work matters, and with and Andrew said after- benefits and grants. wards: “We are very proud It also provides for emo- of how much Euan has tional support, providing come on over the season and it is fantastic that he reassurance to people has achieved so much. with cancer at diagnosis “We would like to say a and beyond for them, their big thank you to coach, friends and family. Jake Eggelstone for all “We are holding an all the hard work he has put day event from 9am to in this year and also a big 3pm at the Chestnut Close thank you to all the rugby Communal Lounge,” said Euan Kitching’s starring role for Durham Tigers has been recognised with the Young Player family. We hope to see it a spokesperson. “You can of the Year award at his year’s North Awards grow even more next sea- call in for five minutes or son.” longer. Tea, coffee, cake Other Tigers shortlisted and biscuits are on offer EUAN IS NORTH EAST’S at the awards ceremony plus a raffle, tombola and were Joseph Gorman for games. Young Volunteer of the “Please come along and YOUNG PLAYER OF THE YEAR Year, Jake Egglestone for show your support for this Men’s Coach of the Year vital service and show DURHAM TIGERS half named as the North East’s Rugby League Awards. and Tom Clarke, who was everyone that the people back, Euan Kitching, who Young Player of the Year The prestigious awards nominated for the Player of Shildon really care.” lives in Shildon, has been at the 2019 North East ceremony took place on of the Year Award.

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Shildon Town Council Civic Hall Square Shildon DL4 1AH Passed Away In Memoriam In Memoriam Birthdays Editorial: 01388 775896 Advertising: Stephenson Young Darryl Stobbs John Hobson 07909 992731 10th September, peacefully, Remembering mam, Ena, Left this world 32 years ago 19th September Lisa (nee Coyle) aged 47 died 17th September 1999 Happy 70th Birthday Email: years of Shildon, loving wife and dad, Arthur who died Have a lovely day [email protected] of Michael, devoted mam 21st September 2017 of Jordan, Rachel and the Online: In our hearts you’ll late Chelsea, dearly loved always stay, loved and www.swd.news/crier daughter of Kay and the remembered every day late Charlie, much loved sister of Shaun, Gary and Love, You can read our Paul, also a dear friend to Christine, John and sister papers online: Mandy. all the family Daughters, Jen, Sue, Liz and Lynn xxx Catherine Bell Will friends please meet www.swd.news/chapter 21st September for service in Wear Valley Wonderful memories Crematorium, Coundon on Happy 70th Birthday SPENNYMOOR woven in gold. Tuesday 24th September Dearer still as the years Catherine NEWS at 2:30 p.m. Family In memory of depart, treasured forever flowers only. Donations in deep in my heart. www.swd.news/spenny memory may be left at the Irene Clarke crematorium for the who died 24th Sep 2018 Macmillan Nurses. Many Memories of you we share Love, thanks to the doctors and together, the love you gave from all the family staff of ward 44, Darlington Love, will last forever Hazel xxx www.swd.news/bishop Memorial Hospital. As a family request could mourners please wear SEND US YOUR STORIES bright colours. Love, FIREWORKS SPECTACULAR If you have a story you Wilf, Loraine, Marilyn, Joan, THE NORTH East’s Big- and this show will take would like us to cover, we Alan and families x would love to hear from you. gest Pyromusical Fire- visitors on a musical works Spectacular will journey specially choreo- We are especially Young interested in good take place on Saturday graphed to a spectacular news, be it personal September 13th peacefully November 2nd. 30-minute long fireworks in hospital, Maureen of achievements, local Shildon, formerly St. Helen, Lighting up the night performance. fundraising, community Auckland aged 63 years. A Birthday Memories skies above Bishop Auck- The themed event this service or any other devoted and loving wife to land, the event provides year features toe tapping positive stories. Call us John. A much loved mam to the perfect fireworks night hits from the movies and Stephen and Christopher. 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SCYPAN AWARDS 2019 NOMINATIONS ARE award should consider now open for this year’s children and young peo- SCYPAN Children & Young ple who show a ‘can do’ People’s Awards. approach to everything If you know a child, young they do. person, group or club Nomination Applica- that has excelled in what tions can be found on they do, achieved beyond the Shildon Town Coun- expectation, or overcome cil website www.shildon. adversity to succeed, the gov.uk/scypan. awards team wants to The closing date to hear from you. receive a completed There are seven catego- Nomination is 4.30pm on ries open for the public to Friday 11th October. nominate including Per- Nomination forms can forming and Creative Arts, be posted or dropped Sports, Young Person’s into Shildon Town Coun- Choice, Community Cham- cil Offices, or emailed to pion and the Chole Clark [email protected]. Special Achievement and “Please don’t wait to Recognition Award. nominate,” said a spokes- A new category, the person, “download an Henry Nicholson ‘Can Do’ application form now and Cyanotype is a photographic printing process that produces a cyan-blue print and was Award, has been created celebrate a child, young popular with engineers who used it to produce copies of drawings, referred to as blueprints. in memory of the late town person, club or group for and county councillor. their outstanding achieve- CYANOTYPE INSPIRES MEN’S CREE Nominations for this ment.” THE MEN’S Cree at tography workshop ses- contemporary response. Greenfield Arts are look- sions have given the Cree This will result in a pub- PARK COFFEE MORNING ing forward to a creative men some insight and lic exhibition at the Green- season. experience to help with field Gallery running from THERE WILL be a coffee As well as coffee, there The group has been their new project. Monday 16th December morning taking place in will be hot chocolate, pies, offered the opportunity The Cree will be part of for a week. aid of the Alzheimer’s and fancy goods available to work alongside artists Greenfield Arts’ Inspired The Men’s Cree con- Society this Saturday for purchase. and practitioners to learn by Cornish programme. tinues to meet Mondays (21st September) at the A spokesperson for the new skills and be inspired They will work with art- 10:30am until 12:30pm new Hackworth Hub in fundraising team said: by the extraordinary in the ists Tony Gadd and Rich- and is involved in a range Hackworth Park. “Please come along if you everyday. ard Bliss to respond to the of projects and activity. The fundraiser will begin can and bring all of your Most recently the group Norman Cornish: A Man of If you would like to at 9.30am, as runners friends. This is meant for have had the chance to Destiny exhibition which know more about the are completing the Hack- everyone. explore cyanotype with runs in the Greenfield Gal- Cree group at Greenfield worth parkrun. “If you’d like to donate professional artist and lery from Thursday 10th or feel you would benefit The Hub is the new some home baking or photographer Elaine October to Wednesday from the social wellbeing building that has replaced produce on the day, that Vizor; a cameraless pho- 11th December. this group offers, con- the old pavilion building would be much appreci- tographic process using The Cree, alongside KS4 tact the friendly team at by the tennis courts. ated.” chemicals and light which students from Greenfield Greenfield Arts on 01325 is thought to be the tech- Community College, will 379048, email info@ nique that produced the explore the work of artist greenfield-arts.co.uk or very first type of photo- Norman Cornish to cre- visit the website at www. graph. ate their own modern-day greenfield-arts.co.uk. The process was dis- covered by the English scientist and astrono- BASH AAP MEETING mer, Sir John Herschel, in THE NEXT Bishop Auck- the meeting please con- 1842 and mainly used as land and Shildon Area tact one of the team,” said a means of reproducing Action Partnership Board a spokesperson. notes and diagrams, as in meeting will be held on Anyone wishing to blueprints. Thursday 26th September attend should confirm The group enjoyed cre- at the Civic Hall in Shildon their intention by calling ating some wonderful from 6pm until 8pm. a member of the team artwork from everyday “If you have any neigh- on 03000 268 663 or items. bourhood issues that you by emailing bishopshil The four-week pho- would like to be raised at [email protected].

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Staff at Redworth House Care Home Centre attended a Dementia Friends information session and were joined by Home Manager, Tracey Abbot’s 10-year-old granddaughter Beth Walton. DEMENTIA FRIENDS INFO SESSION A DEMENTIA Friends support people who are ther regarding Dementia information session was affected by dementia. Friendly Shildon please held with staff members If you would like to contact Jason Turnough at Redworth House Care arrange a Dementia on 03000 262 062 or Home Centre on Wednes- Friends information ses- email jason.turnough@ day 7th August. sion or would like any fur- durham.gov.uk. Also in attendance was Home Manager, Tracey Abbott’s granddaugh- HOMING SOCIETY ROUND-UP The little visitors brought joy to the residents of Holly Lodge. ter, Beth Walton, aged 10 THE BIRDS of Old Shildon The race was once again from Chesterfield in Der- Homing Society were lib- dominated by Smith, HOLLY LODGE HOSTS FIRST byshire. erated in Billericay, Essex, Alderson & Spark, who Members of the group 226 miles from home in swept the boards, taking MOTHER TODDLER GROUP increased their aware- their most recent race. all of the top six places. HOLLY LODGE Care Home who loved spending their ness around dementia in Maddison Street, Shildon time with the children. and identified what local BUSY BEES COACH TRIP held its first Mother and “A big thank you to our actions could be under- Toddler group recently. Lifestyle Coordinators taken to support people SHILDON’S BUSY Bees, which will be leaving from “We would like to thank Tracey Rutter and Anne to live well with dementia. which raise funds for the bus station, departing everyone who came along Clyde for all their hard Some members of the local good causes, have at 8.30am, are £12. and hope they enjoyed it work to make it a big suc- group also signed up a trip to both Fleetwood Anyone interested in as much as all the resi- cess.” to become Dementia and Cleveleys on Satur- joining the trip can con- dents and staff did,” said The mother and Tod- Friends so they can help day 21st September. tact Marion on 07780 Administrator, Tracey dler groups will continue to raise awareness and Tickets for the coach, 551935 to reserve a seat. Hamilton. “It was a lovely every Friday with morning atmosphere. The home and afternoon sessions. filled with laughter from If you would like to go the children and huge along, contact the home smiles from the residents on 01388 779265.

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AAP AGREE FUNDING PRIORITIES BISHOP AUCKLAND social, health and finan- and Shildon Area Action cial issues. Partnership (AAP) has The AAP has a limited announced that its pri- and annually reviewed orities for this year are: budget which includes Children, Young People an element of capital to and Families, Community allocate to projects which Safety and Older People. work towards these priori- After assessing the pri- ties and subsequently the orities over a number of themes which have been meetings, Task & Finish identified as key issue Groups have now identi- areas. fied the following themes A minimum of £5,000 which they would like to funding can be applied see new schemes focus for with match funding on. being encouraged. AAP They include raising the Budgets are limited and aspirations, providing the total funding available support in terms of sup- for the three priorities is port on issues relating to £110,000. finances, and considering Any interested groups or the health and wellbeing organisations should con- One of the many fantastic Lego models on display at Shildon Methodist Church last weekend. of Children, Young People tact the AAP for either fur- and Families. ther discussions on any In Community Safety, proposals or to obtain an VISITORS FLOCK TO LEGO DISPLAY helping reduce Anti-So- Area Budget application SHILDON METHODIST along their displays and know. cial Behaviour, supporting to submit your ideas for Church was the venue for also to the crafters who “We would love to hear individuals and families consideration for poten- a Bricks and Bits Lego supported us and our own from you or see you through a programme of tial funding. display on Saturday, 14th members for all their hard again at any of our local crisis intervention, and The deadline for receiv- September. work. community events or the supporting the local com- ing applications is 5pm “We had a wonderful “Many thanks also going groups we run. munity through crime on Friday 11th October time as well as raising to our local MP Helen For more information reduction and casualty 2019. money for our funds,” said Goodman for popping in. about the church’s events reduction initiatives. For further information a spokesperson, adding, “We hope that local peo- and activities visit the For Older People, sup- please do not hesitate “Huge thanks go to Brick ple who attended enjoyed website at www.shildon port both pre and post to contact us on 03000 Alley Group for bringing it and if so please let us methodistchurch.org. retirement on various 268663.

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Emily Pritchard, Dan Webber and Julie Easley will perform at Locomotion on 26th September. POETRY IN LOCOMOTION LOCOMOTION IS set to country. host a special evening of The line-up for the night spoken word brilliance on includes: Emily Pritchard, Thursday 26th September. a poet and performer Three spoken word based in York, whose artists will explore the work centres around themes of gender equal- family, queerness, and Outreach workers Spencer Wiggins and Steve Winter. ity and destructive cul- the body; Dan Webber, tural pressures using a stand-up poet, reluc- their individual styles. tant bear and attempted HOUSING SUPPORT FOR ARMED Delivered in partnership vegan, and Julie Easley, a with Daisy Arts’ youth performance poet whose theatre group WASH, the writing is narrative driven FORCES IN COUNTY DURHAM evening will be an oppor- and draws on universal ARMED FORCES per- sonnel themselves, work property in Easington Vil- tunity to get the conversa- issues including gender sonnel, both serving and closely with clients to lage and would like to thank tion flowing around gen- equality/norms, domestic retired, can now access help them get access to everyone for their help.” der roles and the ‘harmful violence, colonialism and extra support through the services they need. Cllr Kevin Shaw, Durham boxes’ we often feel that immigration. their social landlords, They carry out various County Council’s Cabi- we have to fit in to in order The artists will be fol- thanks to an outreach pro- duties, including con- net member for strategic to be accepted. lowed by an open-mic ject in County Durham. ducting assessments and housing and assets, said: It will also offer an session offering first The Armed Forces Out- arranging meetings, all “No member of the armed opportunity for poetry timers a supportive envi- reach Service (AFOS) is with the aim of helping forces community should newcomers to experience ronment to perform on a local authority part- individuals and families ever face disadvantage. the world of poetry with- stage. nership which Durham find support for many “We would like to out being overwhelmed, Admission is £5 with County Council has been issues, such as financial encourage people to get and for regulars to dis- proceedings getting a part of since 2017. concerns, health prob- in contact with our out- cover some outstanding underway at 7pm and It was created to support lems, and housing. reach service to find out talent from across the continuing until 9.30pm. servicemen and women, Fifty-two-year-old Keith more about what support reservists, veterans and Hopkins, from Easington is on offer.” their families with issues Village, spent 10 years In the last 12 months, CHATTY CAFE NOW WEEKLY such as housing, benefits, serving in the Royal the service has helped THE METHODIST Church darts, kurling or board employment, finances Artillery. He was feel- over 100 former service Chatty Cafe has re-started games,” said a spokes- and health and well-be- ing uneasy in a privately personnel and their fami- and due to its popularity it person. “We also have a ing. rented home due to some lies in County Durham. is now being held every craft section and anyone Thanks to initial funding incidents of anti-social Referrals can be made week on Tuesdays from can bring along their own from the Armed Forces behaviour in the area. either through a tenant’s 1pm until 3pm. crafts or just come along Community Covenant the Keith said: “I was social landlord (if with “We welcome everyone for a chat.” council has now commit- referred to the Armed Karbon Homes, believe to come along and join in Refreshments are also ted to continue to host two Forces Outreach Ser- housing, Livin or North with games such as pool, provided. outreach workers until vice by a housing pro- Star) and via Durham April 2020, to be based vider. Steve of the Armed County Council’s housing LOTTO JACKPOT UP TO £900 between the authority’s Forces Outreach Service advice line on 03000 268 THERE WERE no winners The bonus prize of £25 was housing solutions team and Janice of believe 000 or by emailing armed of the Shildon Lotto when won by Geoff Dawson. and the partners of Dur- housing quickly found me forcesoutreachworker@ it was drawn on Sunday Next week players ham Key Options, which a suitable property and I durham.gov.uk. 15th September. should choose 6 numbers includes housing provid- had moved in a fortnight For more information The numbers drawn from 10 for a jackpot of ers such as believe hous- later. visit www.durham.gov. were 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 11. £900. ing, Karbon Homes, Livin “I am now settled in a nice uk/armedforces. and North Star. 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Aidan Heywood curls home Shildon’s second at Easington Colliery in the FA Vase. SHILDON PROGRESS IN FA VASE The tournament was won by the team from Willington. SHILDON TRAVELLED Heywood ten minutes Meanwhile, Shildon CHILDREN’S CRICKET to the windy coastline before the break. stretched their winning of Easington Colliery in Some missed opportuni- run to four games in all FESTIVAL A HUGE SUCCESS their bid to reach the next ties to increase the lead let competitions when a Billy ON SUNDAY Shildon Rail- A club spokesman round of the FA Vase on the hosts back into it when Greulich-Smith hat-trick way Cricket Club hosted expressed his delight at Saturday and the weather Liam Anderson halved the secured a 3-0 midweek its first ever children’s how the day had gone. “A and hosts ensured their deficit on the hour, but the win over league newcom- cricket festival at its brilliant effort from our passage was far from visitors held on and will ers, Northallerton Town Hackworth Road Ground. teams and fantastic sup- comfortable. now host West Didsbury on Tuesday night. Despite light drizzle and port from our parents and In gale force winds, the & Chorlton of the North The prolific striker could an overcast afternoon, followers. Railwaymen kicked with West Counties League have had four but for a the Under 9s enthusiasm “A special mention must the strong breeze in the First Division South in the missed second half pen- and effort shone through, go to Elaine and Andrew first half, and took a two- 1st Round proper. alty. The win moves Shil- as eight teams fought out Walsh who raised £80 goal lead through Danny The tie is scheduled to don into third place in the Locomotion Trophy. from the refreshments Craggs from a free kick take place on Saturday the league ahead of their Two groups of four and Deb Egglestone who in the 12th minute and a 12th October at Dean derby trip to West Auck- teams each, played three raised £100 from a raffle. curling shot from Aidan Street from 3pm. land this Saturday (21st). games and despite nei- “This money will really ther of the two Shildon help to kick start next sea- U16s SECURE SHIRT SPONSORSHIP sides managing to win a son for our youngsters. game, a great time was “Of course, the day could had by all. not have gone ahead with- Newton Aycliffe also out the tremendous work fielded two teams, along- done by our coaches, side Crook, Seaton Carew, Shane Rowley, Tom Wick- finalists Raby Castle and ins, Adam Bayles, Chris eventual worthy winners, Young and Michael Rob- Willington. erts.” Shildon’s teams never The club will be organis- gave up and it was great ing a Junior Section Com- to see Millie take her first mittee during the close wicket and Axshayan season and anyone inter- blast the ball to the ested in helping will be boundary with some ter- able to keep in touch via rific batting. the club’s Facebook page. SUPPORTERS CLUB AGM SHILDON AFC Support- Membership renewals Shildon AFC U16s (above) have secured shirt sponsorship from ION Precision, a precision ers Club AGM will take and new membership engineering company based in Newton Aycliffe. The team is in their second season after place on Sunday 29th applications have been winning promotion last season as champions and are now sitting top of Division 2 in the September at the football extended to this date and Durham FA League. “We would like to thanks ION Precision,” said a spokesperson. “The ground’s social club from can be handed/filled in on new kits will make sure all the squad will have their own strip.” 10.45am. the day.

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