Published at: Friday 5th November 2010 First Floor, Town Council Offices, Issue 495 Civic Hall Square, , ter DL4 1AH. ap Telephone/Fax: 01388 775896 hill Duty journalist: 0790 999 2731 Ferry h ilt o n C & C h At the heart www.thechapter.org of our wonderful community email: [email protected] Councillor Zena and Malcolm Remembrance Day celebrate award ceremony

Ferryhill Town Council is A flag lowering ceremony Remembrance Sunday on celebrating after hearing will take place at the 14th November when that two of the Council’s Town Hall Cenotaph at a Remembrance Sunday public conveniences have 11am on Thursday 11th Parade will be held. picked up the maximum 5 November, with members All residents of Ferryhill Star Award in the National of the Town Council, are invited to attend. The Loo of the Year Competi- council staff and local programme of events is as tion. schools attending the follows: The awards are run in- event. Members of the 09.30am - Parade gathers dependently and are public are also welcome to in Market Place Car Park promoted by the British attend. (in the event of wet Toilet Association. The The programme of event is weather the parade will Awards have a simple as follows: gather inside the Church objective, namely, to 10.45am - School children Hall) encourage the highest and Councillors arrive 09.45am - Parade possible standards in all 10.50am - The vicar leaves for St Luke’s Church Councillor Zena Roddam and Malcolm Friend celebrate types of 'away from home' addresses the congrega- 10.00am - Service or public toilets. award! tion 10.50am - Leaves church Portfolio Holder for Public have toilets but they would 18 months ago and are 10.55am - George Miller and marches to the Conveniences Councillor also get a quality service, now used by over 200 in- addresses the congrega- Cenotaph Zena Roddam said, “I am we have achieved this and dividuals a day. The Town tion 11.00am - Service, Wreath delighted that we have will continue to do so.” Council when building the 11.00am - Bugler plays laying and The Last Post. received this independent Town Council employee toilets wished to avoid the and flag lowered with two If any groups, clubs or verification that Ferryhill and toilets caretaker problem of many other minutes silence societies not presently Town Council continues to Malcolm Friend said “This Councils of having to close 11.02am - Congregation involved in the Remem- provide the very highest is excellent news and ac- the toilets due to high plant crosses in planter brance Sunday Parade on standards of service to the knowledges all the hard running costs so built two 11.10am - Vicar addresses 14th November or Remem- people of Ferryhill. When work that is put in to keep kiosk retail units attached congregation brance Day on the 11th local residents asked the the toilets up to a high to the toilets. The rental 11.15am - Event ends. November wish to take Town Council to provide standard, I’m chuffed!” income from these covers Please note that no part they should contact them with Town Centre The Town Centre toilets most of the running costs wreaths are to be laid at John Rogerson at Ferryhill toilets we were determined at the Market Place in of the toilets ensuring they this ceremony – all wreaths Town Council on 01740 that they would not only Ferryhill were completed remain affordable. must be laid on the official 652157 as soon as possible. The new toilets within Park were also Come along and enjoy the good food and great atmosphere at awarded 5 stars. These were built free for local taxpayers due to the The Manor House success of the Town Council in securing external grants. Ferryhill The toilets were built as part of the new football Enjoy great food Mon-Thurs 12 noon - 2pm and 5pm - 9pm facility within the park but Friday and Saturday meals served all day from 12pm - 9pm will be open for use for the general public using Superb Sunday lunches served 12pm - 4pm the park as the building was designed by Council One child under 8 eats free staff so that these can be with every full paying adult accessed separately. Ferryhill Town Council Curry and a pint night every Tuesday has also recently con- structed new public toilets £6.00 at Mainsforth Sports complex by re-configuring Senior Citizens Specials served from 12 noon the internal walls at the until 2pm Monday - Friday bowls pavilion, this was Choose from a selection of winter warming meals and roast supported by the Local Councillor grants from of the day lunches to include tea or coffee £4.75 County Councillors Brian ALL Sky and ESPN football matches shown now in HD Avery and Christine Potts. Karaoke Friday and Saturday night This means that Ferryhill Bookings are now being taken for our Christmas Fayre Menu has four sets of public toilets including those at Ferryhill Station. 01740 654322

Fully archived online at www.thechapter.org email us at: [email protected] Ferryhill & Chilton Chapter Issue 495 Friday 5th November 2010 Page 1 S CRABTREE P.J.R. Digital Aerials Fitted PLASTERING Your Single Digital Classifieds All aspects of Plastering Aerial Fitted. Re-skims & Rendering All about local people ... £40.00. No Hidden Charges. Clean Service In Memoriam Birthdays Birthdays No Extra For Cable Used. Quality Workmanship I Will Beat Any Very Reasonable Rates WILSON Gary Pearson Daniel Gowling Written Quote, Plus No Job too Small Sheila, November 2nd, 2007 Network Your House Phone for a Also Ron, September 20th, 2003 Happy 18th Daniel & Tune In FREE quote We spoke to an angel last night Ferryhill based He said don’t cry 01388 775275 For although your Mam & Dad 18! 0797 997 1541 Have left you Love from Mam, 0770 643 2113 0781 357 1929 They didn’t really die. 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Barber’s Shop So many things have happened We wanted you to share 2 Rutherford Terrace, Ferryhill So many times we needed you Love always from And wished you were there Mam, Dad, Nadine, Davey, EARN £100 - £650 P/W Working from home We think about you always, Dylan & Carey xx P/FT 01642 918347 (24hrs) UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT Shedding silent tears too www.1k-per-week.co.uk We have so many memories but We wish we still had you CORNER Opening Times: ELECTRICAL Monday: Closed Mam, I miss you, Tom Atkin Trudi & Peter November 5th, 2010 • House Rewiring Tuesday: 9am - 5pm • Additional sockets Happy 18th Birthday • Showers • Inspection/testing Wednesday: 9am - 1pm Need to contact The Chapter • Exterior lights 18! • Burglar alarms Thursday: 9am - 7pm about a Classified? • Electric gates Love Nanna & Granda 24hr Emergency Call Out FREE QUOTES & ADVICE Friday: 9am - 6pm T: (01388) 775 896 Telephone Jim on (01740) 654 751 Saturday: 9am - 2pm E: [email protected] Mob: 07725 205 172 Page 2 Friday 5th November 2010 Issue 495 Ferryhill & Chilton Chapter Couple celebrate Window destroyed Golden Wedding On the evening of the 8th the back door and went to heard that Taylor had October, Linda Hepple was her brother’s home from known his neighbours at her home in Ferryhill where she telephone the for three weeks, since watching TV with her police. they have moved into the partner, when neighbour Taylor, aged 27-years of property. He considered Mathew Taylor called, Davy Street, pleaded guilty himself a friend but on inviting her partner Gary to the charge of criminal that evening he had been to have a drink with him. damage when he appeared angered by a derogatory However, later she saw before magistrates at comment made about his Taylor outside of her Magis- daughter. He had thrown home, shouting in the trates’ Court. the bottle at the wall but street, before he threw a He was sentenced to a had hit the window in bottle which hit her double 12 months conditional error. glazed window. discharge and ordered to Taylor has since contacted Ms. Hepple and her pay £85 prosecution costs. the landlord and intends to partner left the house via In mitigation the court repair the damage. Drugs supplied in Chilton

Mrs and Mr Slater were driven to their celebratory meal Wayne John Neil Newton, of four charges relating to of possession of cannabis. by funeral director, John Dunn. of Elmfield Terrace, possession of cannabis and The 20 year-old, of On Friday 15th October, Wedding Anniversary. Darlington, will return Diazepam with intent to Swaledale Avenue, John Dunn, principal Mr Slater is churchwarden before magistrates at supply in Chilton on 3rd Darlington, was a passenger funeral director at the at St Luke’s church in Newton Aycliffe on March and of supplying in a car driven by Newton Co-operative Funeralcare Ferryhill and Mrs Slater December 22nd for his case cannabis and Diazepam when it was stopped in Ferryhill was happy to is treasurer and office to be committed to Crown over a three months period. and searched by police chauffeur local couple Mr secretary. Mrs Slater was Court. Magistrates declined Newton was released on in Chilton on 3rd March. and Mrs Harry Slater to also presented with a jurisdiction on his case, as unconditional bail. Lamb admitted that he had the Blacksmith’s Arms to bouquet of flowers to mark the offence was a matter of In a related incident, spent £200 on the Class B celebrate their Golden the occasion. commercial supply of drugs. Benjamin Peter Lamb drug which was for his own The 21 year-old faces a total pleaded guilty to a charge personal use. Christmas party Christmas woodcrafts Chilton Care Home will cost £2 each, which can be be holding its first ever obtained from the Home or Endeavour Woodcrafts, from 11am to 4pm when particular specifications. Christmas Party on by calling 01388 724010. based at The Old Fire there will be a range of Christmas refreshments Thursday 9th December at There will be entertain- Station on Darlington hand-made crafted gifts for will also be available. Chilton Club Hall. ment, a buffet and lots Road, Ferryhill, is having home and garden. For more information, The event will be held from more. All are welcome, say a Christmas Open Day on Larger goods may be contact Endeavour 1.30pm to 5pm and tickets organisers. Thursday 11th November. ordered on the day which Woodcrafts on 01740 657 The event will take place can be personalised to 676. Chilton Tyres Self employed or MEIKLES SOLICITORS Old Colliery Yard 8 North Street, Market Place, Ferryhill (Opposite The Scrap Yard) small limited company? Telephone : 01740 652811 Part-worn Credit Crunch Specials Paying too much tax? Email : ferryhillreception@ 100’s to choose from: For Free Tax Assessment meikles-solicitors.co.uk Special Summer Clearance! Call Carl on 01388 774774 FOR ALL LEGAL MATTERS 13” Tyres 2 for only £10 We offer a complete Accounting & Tax service Accident and Injury Claims – Employment 4 for only £18 Give us a ring to price your size with fees from as little as £4 per week House Sales & Purchases – Wills and Probate www.carlwilliams.co.uk We now do truck puncture repairs Child Care Cases – Matrimonial – Crime (01388) 720484. Saving you Time, Money & Tax Established over 75 years Balancing and puncture repairs.

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Local author, Janet Although the books are no Macleod Trotter will be longer on display, they are visiting Ferryhill Library still available to borrow, on Tuesday 9th November just ask a member of staff. from 2pm to 3pm. The Also, if you are an ex-pupil event is free and tea and or member of staff at Dean coffee will be available. Bank Primary School then “Come along and join why not go along to the us,” encouraged an event library where a selection organiser. of school photographs are 1st Ferryhill Beaver Scouts with litter collected from King George V Playing Field. The library’s recent currently on display. display of books by local “You might come across a Ten members and staff of goes towards their Global after adults who should authors Sid Chaplin and photo of yourself or even the 1st Ferryhill Beaver Challenge Badge. know better, commented Dick Cate proved to be add names to other pho- Scout’s volunteered to Litter bins are provided a spokesperson, “So come extremely popular with tographs,” said a spokes- carry out a litter pick at throughout the park as are on users of King George V borrowers. person. King George V Playing dog fouling bins, unfortu- Playing Fields use the litter Fields (the Broom Rec) on nately some members of bins provided and for those Saturday 13th October. the public do not make use dog owners please clean up We’ll meet again The youngsters involved of these bins and litter and after your dogs.” carried out the litter pick dog fouling can be seen Wardens will be patrolling Ferryhill Library will be sketches and stories to life with great enthusiasm throughout the area. the area and anyone caught holding an evening of during the First World War. and collected five bags of “It is sad that the children littering or not picking up nostalgia and laughter A spokesperson for the rubbish. within the parish are their dogs foul could be with Eileen Glenton and library said, “Be prepared This event by the scouts volunteering to clean up fined. Olly Burton on Monday 8th to be like the kettle and November from 7.15pm. sing!” Handyman S.O.S. 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The Hobbies and Sunderland will return However, two further Handicraft Exhibition held to Newton Aycliffe Mag- charges of possessing an at St Lukes Parish Rooms istrates’ Court on 22nd offensive weapon and on 23rd October was not December for his case to common assault will now well attended due to the be committed to Crown be heard. inclement weather. Court. It is alleged that the victim Those that did attend The 56 year-old had a was assaulted with a shovel were impressed with the charge of threatening and received an injury to excellent exhibitions on violence towards a man in the right side of the neck. display. West on 22nd Todd was released on un- The displays were many May, marked withdrawn conditional bail. and various and all invoked a great deal of interest to those few residents Due in court who braved the weather Gavin Bowmer, of Alnwick recently. conditions and attended Close, Ferryhill, was due It is alleged that on the the event. before Magistrates at 6th May in Ferryhill, the 25 The Mayor, Councillor Peter Layout of the Hobbies and Handicraft Exhibition. Newton Aycliffe to face a year-old damaged a drain Atkinson who is also the charge of criminal damage pipe, valued at £100. portfolio holder for events St Luke's Church Hall were and the dedication they said, “Although I was dis- first class and I was really have, spending their free appointed that we never impressed with the high time working tirelessly to Competition winner had more visitors on the standard of workmanship produce the high quality day the exhibitions on in demonstrated by exhibitors items on display.” Ferryhill Library would Well done Mackenzie! like to congratulate four History society calender out now year-old Mackenzie Hope TOBY’S Levers - who was the CARPET & UPHOLSTERY winner of the library’s The Ferryhill History • Cottage News, Bede • The calender may also CLEANING 2010 Halloween Competi- ALSO CAR & CARAVAN Society Calender for Terrace, Ferryhill be ordered by post tion. 2011 is now available to • Ferrydec, Parker Terrace, (UK only) by sending a VALETING purchase for just £3. 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Plus Fencing & House No call-out charges. or Garden Jobs Telephone David Priestman No Job Too Small Family Undertakers & Funeral Directors Tel. 01740 656 715 Home: 01740 656703 Mob. 079 315 780 17 Would like o invite you to an Open Day and Exhibition at our Mob: 07857 346 788 recently refurbished Office, Chapels of Rest & Service Chapel Lazarus House, St Martha & St Mary’s Linden Road, Ferryhill CHILTON Saturday 13th November 2010 FERRYHILL Wednesdays: 7pm Mondays: 6.30pm Call Jill on Meet our Staff and have a look around our Facilities & Funeral Fleet Call Sam on 07794 850 587 07903 627 577 See displays of our varied choice of Coffins & Caskets available, ranging from Traditional Styles to Personalised Picture & Eco Friendly Coffins Find out more about our Personalised, Tailor Made Funeral Plans DenhamFields See displays from our Florists, Monumental Masons & Caterers Rear Commercial Street, Ferryhill Station, DL17 ODF MOT CENTRE There will also be a raffle with all proceeds going to charity All classes of MOT undertaken including scooters, motorbikes, trikes, 3 wheelers, cars, vans (including Receive a caring personal service, from a local family business serving class 5) mini bus, motor homes & limousines Ferryhill, & the surrounding areas dedicated to conduct We now supply and fit all makes of tyres for cars, motorbikes, vans etc traditional funerals with respect & dignity Wheel tracking & alignment, Repairs, Services, Private & At An Affordable Price Commercial Vehicles, Auto Electrician, Competitive Price, Quality Workmanship, State of the Art Diagnostics Machine Linden Road, Ferryhill Charles Street, Spennymoor Opening Hours: 6.00am - 6.00pm Mon to Fri 7.00am - 1.00pm Saturday (01740) 650558 (01388) 420276 Telephone 01740 657799 Mobile 07973710585 & Fax 01740 654991 Ferryhill & Chilton Chapter Issue 495 Friday 5th November 2010 Page 5 A patriotic flag waving night!

Letters A concert to commemo- rate the 70th anniversary Have your say... of The Battle of Britain is to take place at St Luke’s De a r Ed i t o r, Church Hall on Saturday, In regards to my recent letter to you, I have since November 13th from received information from the local council on how 7.30pm. much it costs to clean dog mess up. The event will feature Ferryhill Town Band at the Unfortunately for the men who do this job this also St Luke’s Church singers. means they have to tidy up after the people who can’t be bothered to put their litter in a bin. This all Mr Peter Clark of Ferryhill costs us £26 an hour. has also kindly donated Union Jacks so that In this time of cuts to services, the ignorant people everyone can wave their who spoil the environment that we all live in should flag. cut back on the mess they leave for others to clean up. The concert will raise money for Mayor Peter Maybe the council should start and consider ways of Atkinson’s chosen charities; The Mayor’s consort and wife, Carole Atkinson, accom- penalising these people so the rest of us don’t have to Nicole Agar, a poorly little panied by the St Luke’s Church Singers, practicing their keep paying for their mess. girl from Ferryhill, and The flag waving. Brian Smith, Faraday Street. Royal British Legion. Peter Atkinson said, good sing song!” Church Hall, Ferryhill Town De a r Ed i t o r, “There will be music to suit Tickets for the event can Hall or from Ferryhill Town everyone and we’ll have a be obtained from St Luke’s Band on 01740 656118. In 1952 I started work at Dean and Chapter Colliery as a trainee miner. I was fifteen years of age. Roe Dec In those days, I think most kids of my age liked to ABTEC Painting & Decorating play football and cricket. My hero in the 1950s was PLUMBING & HEATING ENGINEERS ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS a sportsman called Denis Compton. Denis held the Contractors • Combi boilers • Full rewires 35 Years Experience unique distinction of playing football for the gunners • Full heating systems • Fuse boards All Aspects of Decorating (Arsenal) and county cricket for Middlesex. • Bathrooms • Showers • Showers • Electric cookers Insurance Work Undertaken In the 1950s Denis Compton was called the Brylcreem • Kitchens • Lighting FREE Estimates Boy - he had signed a contract that earned him a • Taps, toilets & sinks • Safety inspections Tel: 01388 450655 tidy sum of money to portray himself on billboards 24 HOUR EMERGENCY CALL OUT - OAP DISCOUNT Mob: 07786 454832 holding a cricket bat with a jar of Brylcreem on a email: [email protected] table. Ring Neil on... 01388 776 665 In the 1950s I remember Dean and Chapter Colliery 07919 215 959 baths had Brylcreem dispensers. After my mates and I got showered we would queue at these dispensers for a dollop of Brylcreem for our hair so we would be spruced up neat and smart for the cinema in the FERRYHILL CATHOLIC CLUB evening. I think a dollop of Brylcreem cost one penny. Tel: 01740 652697 I wonder how many of my old comrades from Ferryhill can remember those Brylcreem dispensers Sat, 6th November in the colliery baths. Talented Young Vocalist Yours sincerely, “John Andrew” Jimmy Taylor, . £1.00 Cover Charge Sunday Dance to Mike on the organ Admission For Members and Bona Fide Guests. D.B. Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning

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