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Published at: Friday 15th September 2017 First Floor, Town Council Offices, Issue 835 Civic Hall Square, Shildon, RIER DL4 1AH. N C Telephone/Fax: 01388 775896 Shildon W Duty journalist: 0790 999 2731 ric t O & D i st T At the heart www.shildontowncrier.com of our wonderful community email: [email protected] Flying Scotsman returns to Applications open Shildon this weekend for next school year Parents whose children The deadline for applica- are due to start primary tions for primary and junior or secondary school next schools is midnight on year can start applying for Monday, 15th January 2018. a place now. Anyone with a child who Durham County Council will is due to turn 11 between be accepting applications 1st September 2017 and for the 2018/19 school year 31st August 2018 needs to from Tuesday, 12th Sep- complete an application tember. form stating which second- Anyone with a child who is ary school they would like due to turn five between their child to attend. 1st September 2017 and The deadline for second- 31st August 2018 needs to ary school applications is complete an application midnight on Sunday, 15th form stating which primary October 2017. school they would like their Application forms are child to attend. available at www.durham. Families will still need to gov.uk/schooladmissions, apply even if they have an where parents will also find older child attending the essential advice to help same school. with their application. They must also complete Paper applications are an application form for available on request by Flying Scotsman will be the star of the show at Shildon’s Locomotion Museum this older children wishing to contacting Durham County attend a junior school from Council’s school admissions weekend when it returns to take part in the Autumn Steam Gala. September 2018. team on 03000 265 896. The world’s most famous Museum at Shildon at it Saturday 16th and Sunday steam locomotive No. returns to the town for 17th September. 60103 Flying Scotsman will the museum’s Autumn Flying Scotsman was once again grace Locomo- Steam Gala, which takes originally built in Doncas- tion: The National Railway place over this weekend, ter for the London and North Eastern Railway, emerging from the works on February 24th 1923, and DROP’N’SHOP initially numbered 1472. Why not MOT your car It was designed by Sir Nigel while you spend the day Gresley as part of the A1 BIG SIZE MENSWEAR shopping at Tindale class – the most powerful Retail Park? locomotives used by the 2XL to 8XL railway. By 1924, when it was - Car and Van Everything for the larger man selected to appear at the MOT Testing British Empire Exhibition Classes 4, 5 & 7 in London, the locomo- tive had been renumbered SPECIAL PURCHASE - Car Mots 4472 and been given the Servicing maintenance name Flying Scotsman, 4’ 6” Double Divan Tyres and Repairs after the London to Edin- With Two Drawers burgh rail service, which Welding started daily at 10am in FREE Headboard 1862. Van Hire FREE Delivery Recovery The British Empire Exhibi- tion made Flying Scotsman PICK UP AND famous, and it went on to £399 feature in many more pub- Now DELIVERY ON licity events for the LNER. REQUEST In 1928, it was given a £299 Unit 10, Abraham Enterprise Park, St Helen Auckland, new type of tender with a Limited offer Bishop Auckland, County Durham DL14 9TT corridor, which meant that 01388 605080 a new crew could take over We are open: Mon-Fri 8.00am - 5.00pm, without stopping the train. 47-49 Main Street, Shildon, DL4 1AF Sat 7.00am - 12.00pm Tel: 01388 772671 web: www.hackettandbaines.co.uk Continued on page 3 Fully archived online at shildontowncrier.com email us at: [email protected] Shildon & District Town Crier Issue 835 Friday 15th September 2017 Page 1 N CRIER Shildon W ict O Classifieds & Dist r T All about local people... In Memoriam Birthdays Birthdays Acknowledgements Services MOVING A THING? From £14. Dora Ellison Andi Alice Askew Madeline Pearce Mrs Jean Greaves Call Phil. Phone 01325 321084 18.9.2010 14th September 13th September 6.8.27 or 07790 509925 Thinking of you and missing Happy 1st Birthday Would like to thank family, you every day friends and neighbours for all the lovely Birthday cards RM Fencing & Garden Services and Get Well cards. All outdoor work undertaken. Tel Rob on: 07534 365 680 Love and kisses, Lots of love, Fred, Yvonne & Anthony Gran & Auntie Beverley xxx Adults Found with learning Happy 1st Birthday Maddie Yale Key. Found near Park difficulties Sheila Thompson View House on Saturday 9th can 13.9.14 Nathan Plews September. receive Three long and lonely years 17th September Contact the Town Crier. care and since the Angels took you support. Arrange by phoning away Lots of love from Mammy, Mobile Phone. Found near 03000 26 79 79 or Daddy & Oliver York Square. Contact the visiting www.durham.gov. xxx Town Crier. uk/learningdisabilities I still love and miss you so much, Steve xxx Annual fundraiser enjoyed by all ages Congratulations on your 21st Birthday. Dorothy Avery Enjoy your special day! 12.9.16 21! Loads of love, from Mam, Dad, Grace, Shannon & Blake and Emmie xx Nathan Plews 17th September Mam, a year has gone so quickly, we thought we would let you know that you will always be with us in our heart and soul From Son Steven and The children take a break from the dancing. Daughter Valerie Wishing you a great 21st The Railway Institute was with those dancing aged worker Kathryn Jennings Birthday. rocking to the sound of a from 1 and just walking, to and volunteer support Enjoy your celebrations! disco and laughter on Friday 80 and barely walking. worker Zara Lucy Duncan- night as volunteers, friends, The disco was followed son. 21! and supporters of Shildon by a raffle populated with The final total from this, and Alive gathered for their amazing prizes including the various other summer Love from Nanna, Granda, annual fundraiser. a lawnmower from Husq- events, was £1,614.60. Andi Alice Askew Auntie Julie, Uncle Jim, Anna 14th September & Beth The summer had been a varna, a meal at the County Revd David commented full one and with Shildon in Aycliffe Village and much that, “The generosity of Happy 1st Birthday darling xx Alive (A Saint John’s Church else. Shildon people in support Project) contributing to Following a quiz put of Shildon People is just such things as the Fun 4 All together by David Jennings, awesome, this town has so To advertise in The Crier events in the park, a bit of Andrew Farlow began the much to be proud of, not Lots of love, and its sister papers, call fundraising was certainly eagerly awaited bingo with least of which is the strong Grandma, Auntie Claire, called for. Davina Tomlinson the first sense of community that Uncle Howie, Johnny, T: (01388) 775 896 As always with Shildon to have a full house. just erupts in wonderful Bobby & Lottie E: [email protected] Alive events, children and The evening was organised ways all over, thank you families were to the fore, by Shildon Alive’s Advocacy Shildon!” Page 2 Friday 15th September 2017 Issue 835 Shildon & District Town Crier X Factor star, Shanaya Flying Scotsman Atkinson-Jones sings for school returns to Shildon From page 1 a new date in history. Flying Scotsman will be This allowed it to haul the joined at the Autumn first ever non-stop London Steam Gala event by to Edinburgh service on another guest locomotive, May 1st, reducing the BR Standard Class 2MT journey time to eight No. 78018 – made famous hours. in the film Snowdrift at In 1934, Flying Scotsman Bleath Gill. was clocked at 100mph Gary Campbell, Locomo- on a special test run – of- tion Museum Manager, ficially the first locomotive said: “We’re delighted in the UK to have reached to be able to provide a that speed. chance to view this iconic In 2004, the National locomotive. Railway Museum purchased “Flying Scotsman has the locomotive as part of attracted thousands of the national collection. visitors since its inaugural In 2016 Flying Scotsman run in 2016 and we look took to the rails as part of forward to the locomotive its inaugural run, in which making an appearance at thousands of trainspotters Shildon which is steeped in and steam fans witnessed railway history.” It’ll be madness at Shanaya Atkinson-Jones with proud grandparents Sheila and John Atkinson. The X Factor star, Shanaya helped her realise there was has been very supportive. the Civic Hall Atkinson-Jones was back in power in her voice. “I can hardly move in Tesco her home town of Newton Soon she was entering and now for well wishers,” she It may very well be A spokesperson said: “You Aycliffe on Friday to sing for winning talent contests, be- says. “I have lots of new fol- ‘madness’ at the Civic Hall can come along in your a playground full of parents, ginning with the inaugural lowers on social media and on Thursday 21st, Friday Baggy Trousers but don’t pupils and staff at Sugar Aycliffe’s Got Talent before try to reply to everyone.” 22nd, Saturday 23rd Sep- cause an Embarrassment in Hill Primary School, where graduating to Open Mic UK Proud grandparent John tember at 7.30pm and also the Sun and the Rain. Shanaya’s mother, Belinda where she came second Atkinson, president of on Sunday 24th September “It Must Be Love that you works as a social learning overall.