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Spennymoor News SPENNYMOOR NEWS Issue No 036 At the heart of our wonderful community Saturday 7th December 2019 ELECTRIC and MANUAL EST 1898 RECLINER SUITES www.hackettandbaines.co.uk OVER 20 IN STOCK [email protected] FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY Park right outside our showroom Also and shop at your leisure! 47-49 Main Street, Shildon, DL4 1AF • 01388 772671 | 30-31 Bondgate, Darlington, DL3 7JJ • 01325 463303 available in leather DECEMBER PARKING FREE AFTER THREE AN ANNUAL free park- ing period has returned to give festive shoppers a small boost to their Christmas budgets. Durham County Coun- cil has brought back its ‘Free after 3’ offer which sees free parking availa- ble in all council owned car parks after 3pm, every day in December. Off street car parks and on-street spaces will benefit from the waiving of charges, with stickers being placed on all pay- ment machines to let driv- ers know. As well as ‘Free after 3,’ free parking will be avail- able across the county after 10am on Saturday 7th December in all Dur- ham County Council off-street car parks and Mark Solan with Durham Cricket Club’s fast bowler, Chris Rushworth who has been helping prepare the new premises. on-street spaces. This coincides with Small Business Satur- TEAM SOLAN TO EXPAND PREMISES day, a national campaign SPENNYMOOR’S LOCAL dream of the charity’s cated its treatment ther- and basement, taking on which encourages people to ‘shop local’ and sup- cancer charity, the Solan founder, Mark Solan, to apy and hair replacement the whole building. port small businesses in Connor Fawcett Family create a large multi-use services and established Recently it became their communities. Cancer Trust, or Team centre in the town where an office space on the clear that the ground floor Drivers are advised Solan, is set to expand its Team Solan could provide first floor of the building would become availa- that payment machines premises by moving into an enhanced range of in late 2018. ble, but refurbishing the will not be switched off the ground as well as first support services to those It was hoped that if and space and the rest of the at times when charges floor of its building after with a cancer diagnosis in when the Fitness Gym building would be a large are not in place and that the Fitness Gym at 26-28 one, safe, secure, friendly re-located that Team and expensive project. money paid will not be High Street vacated. and welcoming location. Solan would be able to refunded. It has been a long term Team Solan had relo- lease the ground floor CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 Evans Gordon Fletcher & Sons SOLICITORS Independent Family Funeral Directors & CO. 33 Cheapside, Spennymoor, Tel: 01388 815317 www.evansco.co.uk Charles Street, Spennymoor. Tel: 01388 420276 Published at: 3-4 First Floor Offices, Shildon Town Council, Civic Hall Square, Shildon DL4 1AH • Editorial: 01388 775896 • Advertising: 07909 992731 • Email: [email protected] • Online: www.swd.news/spenny • You can read all our sister papers online at www.swd.news: Ferryhill & Chilton Chapter • Shildon & District Town Crier • The Bishop Press For more news from Spennymoor and across South West Durham visit: www.swd.news Saturday 7th December 2019 SPENNYMOOR NEWS Published by South West Durham News 3-4 First Floor Offices Shildon Town Council Civic Hall Square Shildon DL4 1AH Editorial: 01388 775896 Advertising: 07909 992731 Email: [email protected] Online: www.swd.news You can read our Mark Solan and Chris Rushworth get to work preparing the inside of the new premises. sister papers online: TEAM SOLAN TO EXPAND PREMISES FROM PAGE 1 Explaining the approach, vices and help families “Many local businesses www.swd.news/chapter Team Solan volunteer, cope with any kind of can- have responded kindly, Funding has been ear- Ian Machin said: “Aviva cer diagnosis. generously and quickly marked through the Aviva believe that the charities “Our many support ser- with offers of project help Community Fund and that make the biggest vices and activities for fam- and support, including www.swd.news/crier Mark has also appealed impact are those that are ilies are currently scattered Durham County Cricket via a ‘Team Solan DIY given the opportunity to around Spennymoor. Club, with the club’s Chris SOS’ on the charity’s innovate and test new “Creating a support cen- Rushworth helping to pull Facebook page, asking ideas without fear of risk. tre in one building will help down ceilings last week. for any help that local “That’s why they’re us to even more people “To date we have had www.swd.news/bishop businesses could offer. focusing on funding as well as provide many funding pledges amount- Aviva’s involvement small charities with for- more services, include ing to over £12,000. SEND US YOUR STORIES comes after Team Solan’s ward-thinking ideas. crafting, art club, kitchen “We are hoping the If you have a story you successful bid to the Com- “Team Solan’s project training and cooking les- public can also get would like us to cover, we munity Fund last year. falls within Community sons, school holiday activ- involved by donating to would love to hear from you. This year, Team Solan Resilience, one of two ities for children and fam- our crowdfunding, which We are especially has been invited to test key funding areas. We ilies, support groups for can be done at acf.crowd interested in good run Aviva’s new approach also meet Aviva’s goal of different cancers, more funder.co.uk/team-solan- news, be it personal in which they are teaming strengthening communi- volunteering and back-to- transforms-support-services. achievements, local up with Crowdfunder and ties and enabling people work opportunities, more “The cut-off date to fundraising, community inviting a select group of to live well for longer.” focused support groups, receive any funding service or any other previous Aviva Commu- “The goal of the latest and even just the chance pledged by Aviva is positive stories. Call us on nity Fund applicants to project is to improve and for a break for a couple of December 20th, so the 01388 775896 or email take part. expand our support ser- hours with friends. next four weeks are key.” [email protected] DISCLAIMER Spennymoor News Neil Bage cannot be held responsible for 16 Tenters Street Interiors advertisers offering Bishop Auckland DL14 7AD Bespoke Fitted Kitchens & Bedrooms goods or services. 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IIntroducingntroducing yyourour nnewew BBoschosch CCarar SServiceervice CCentreentre Established 1964 2 Saturday 7th December 2019 For more news from Spennymoor and across South West Durham visit: www.swd.news TRADITIONAL CAROL SERVICE AT WHITWORTH CHURCH IF YOU’RE looking for an setting on Tuesday 10th opportunity to leave all December from 7.30pm. the shopping and plan- There will be contribu- ning behind just for a tions from Brancepeth little while, why not visit Village Choir and the ser- Whitworth Church, next vice will be followed by to Whitworth Hall Hotel to seasonal refreshments. enjoy a traditional Carol You can be sure of a Service in a beautiful warm welcome. facebook.com/ spennymoornews Christmas Messages Bob and Jean Nunn with their card from the Queen and flowers from Spennymoor’s Mayor. Why not save time and money on Christmas cards and send Seasons DIAMOND TIME FOR JEAN AND BOB Greetings to your friends and family with BOB AND JEAN NUNN He had various employ- current home in Middle- a message in our Christmas issue? celebrated sixty years of ment at Fosters Brick- stone Moor 47 years ago. Classifieds cost 42p per word, plus £7.20 marriage recently, receiv- works, Todhills, then Black Bob and his daughter for an optional photograph. ing a card from the Queen & Decker and Courthalds Mandy developed a hobby and a bouquet of flow- Jean started at Dog- of collecting footballers’ The Christmas edition of Spennymoor ers from Spennymoor’s garts after school then autographs, including News will be distributed from Friday Mayor on behalf of the Binchester Glove Factory Stanley Matthews, Bobby 20th December. Town Council. before the family arrived. Moore, Tom Finney, Bob was born in Shil- The couple have two Jimmy Greaves and every The deadline for submissions for this don while Jean was born boys and one girl, Garry, senior footballer playing issue will be noon on WEDNESDAY 18th in Tavistock, Devon, but Duane and Mandy. They in the 1986/87 season. DECEMBER. moved north to Todhills have four grandchildren The massive collec- when she was three years and four great grandchil- tion was later sold with Alternatively, you can submit your old, having been evac- dren.
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