01388 772563 [email protected] shildon.gov.uk Meeting Dates All Town Council meetings are open to the public. Questions must be submitted ten days in advance of a meeting. Town Council Meetings Fun 4 All Mon 11th Sep 6.30pm Mon 16th Oct 6.30pm Partnership Event 2017 Shildon Town Council and its partners will be hosting the Fun4All 2017 Mon 13th Nov 6.30pm Partnership Event in Hackworth Park on Saturday 5th August from 11am Mon 11th Dec 6.30pm until 3pm. This year we have lots of free fun activities for the whole family to get involved Mon 15th Jan 6.30pm with - a climbing wall, fairground rides, music, demonstrations, workshops, farmyard bus, market stalls, commercial traders and, of course, our table top Mon 12th Feb 6.30pm sale with a diverse range of goods available. There will be a Mon 19th Mar 6.30pm standalone skate competition in Mon 9th Apr 6.30pm the Skate Park for Council Office Address: the 8’s and over. Shildon Town Council, Helmets must be Council Offices, Civic Hall Square, worn to compete Shildon, in this. DL4 1AH For more information about the event please contact Useful Contacts Shildon Town Shildon Town Council: Council on 01388 01388 772563 772563 or email k.regan@shildon. Shildon Civic Hall: gov.uk. 01388 772902 Thank you for Shildon Alive Community Hub: helping to make 01388 417600 Fun4All 2017 and special thanks Customer to all partners Services: 03000 26 00 00 and those who support this Streetscene, Highways & Street event and help Lighting Enquiries: 03000 26 10 00 to make it a Includes rubbish & recycling, street lighting fabulous day to faults, potholes, commercial waste, neighbour- remember. hood wardens, stray dogs, abandoned vehicles, pest control, street cleaning, litter & dog fouling, graffiti, fly-tipping, fly posting, parks, open spaces & cemeteries maintenance. Benefit Enquiries: 03000 26 20 00 There’s Madness in Our House Council Tax Enquiries: 03000 26 40 00 The Tearaways Theatre Group want you to come along and see Our House, the band Madness’s Musical in September at the Civic Hall. Social Care Direct/Children’s First Contact Service: 03000 26 79 79 This hit musical consists of all the band’s famous songs such as Baggy Trousers, On The Wings Of A Dove, Our House, It Must Be Love, and many /durhamcouncil more.

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Published by Shildon Town Council Who are your representatives? Durham County Council Brian Stephens 30 Jubilee Crescent, Shildon DL4 2AN 01388 773168 Henry Nicholson 31 Association Street, Shildon DL4 1EF 01388 772131 This year’s Horticultural Show will take place at the Shildon Shirley Quinn Civic Hall on Saturday 2nd and Sunday 3rd September 2017. 96 Jubilee Road, Shildon DL4 2EF Exhibits can be benched on Saturday 2nd between 10am and 1pm. 01388 775741 | 07891 131402 Last entries 12.45pm. The show opens for public viewing from 6pm Shildon Town Council Saturday 2nd and from 11am on Sunday 3rd. Prizes will be presented from 6.00pm Saturday 2nd and trophy Sunnydale Ward presentations will take place on Sunday 3rd Allan Walker 25 Primitive Street, Shildon DL4 1EQ CHILDREN’S SECTIONS 01388 775130 • Miniature Garden Design (in a standard seed tray 14’’ x 8’’ or Henry Nicholson 35.5cms x 20cms) 31 Association Street, Shildon DL4 1EF 01388 772131 • Animal/s made from fruit and/or vegetables Andrew Farlow • Small decorated flower pot 24 East View, Terrace, Shildon DL4 1EP For more information please contact: B Richardson on 01388 01388 607618 772336 or W Drennan on 01388 772 955. Daniel Childs 85 Burnie Gardens, Shildon DL4 1NB 07465 436066 Matt Johnson 4 Wesley Crescent, Shildon DL4 1NQ Greenfield Art 07413 040312 Thickley Ward Peter Quinn Centre Summer 2017 96 Jubilee Road, Shildon, DL4 2EF 01388 775741 | 07895 184341 Holiday Sessions for adults: Jeffrey Miller Insanity Fitness Class Mondays 6:30pm-7:30pm, Thursdays 7pm-8pm 55 Jubilee Crescent, Shildon DL4 2AN Re-Jig Sewing Sessions Tuesdays 10:30am-12:30pm 07885 424740 Creative Forum Fridays 10:30am-12:30pm Shirley Quinn 96 Jubilee Road, Shildon, DL4 2EF Watercolour Coffee Morning Thursday 3rd August 10am-12:30pm 01388 775741 | 07891 131402 One Stroke Painting Friday 11th August time tbc Luan Deakin 125 Redworth Road Shildon DL4 2JL Photography Masterclass Wednesday 30th August 1:30pm-3:30pm 01388 773598 Lesley Anne Butterworth Holiday Sessions for families and young people: 100 Byerley Road, Shildon DL4 1HP Story Makers in Shildon Thursday 3rd July 1:30pm-3:30pm 01388 227275 Crazy Crafts in Shildon Tuesday 8th August 1:30pm-3:30pm David James Reynolds 12 Foxglove Way, Shildon DL4 2DZ Star of the Show Wednesday 9th August 10:30am-12:30pm 07967 202583 Window Wizards Monday 21st August 10:30am-12:30pm Byerley Ward Crazy Crafts in Shildon Thursday 24th August 1:30pm-3:30pm Garry Huntington 5 Central Parade, Shildon DL4 1DL 01388 773225 To track information as it is released, including prices, see the Len Cockfield website at www.greenfield-arts.co.uk or visit the Facebook page 35 Plevna Mews, Shildon Court, Shildon DL4 1PJ @Greenfieldarts 01388 773211 Daniel Andrew Anderson 23 Henry Street, Shildon DL4 1JP 01388 778314 Jubilee fields children's summer club Dorothy Louise Mather 11 Square, Shildon DL4 1DE 18th August 11.30am - 3pm 07525 859259 Featuring Samantha Townsend 11 Vaughan Street, Shildon DL4 1LD Police Interceptors | Crash Simulator | Fire Engine | FOL Mini-Kicks 07393 359878 Parklife | Smoke-Free DCC | Bouncy Castle | Candy Floss Town Clerk Ice Cream | Fairground Rides | Disco | Table Top Sale and much more Mrs T Bellas Phone: 01388 772563 / Fax: 01388 775227 Email: [email protected] Published by Shildon Town Council Bear necessities in

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Spectrum (North East) Roller Skating Club are hosting Summer Activities at Shildon Sunnydale Leisure Centre on Thurs 3rd Aug, Thurs 17th Aug, Thurs 24th Aug and Thurs 31st Aug: 5 hours of Roller Boot Camp: 10am-3pm (£15) and a fun roller disco: 3pm-4pm (£3) Bring your skates as our hire numbers are very limited. Also continuing with Saturday lessons 2.30-5.30pm and Sunday lessons 2.30-4.30pm.

If you go down to the park today your sure of a big surprise! Parklife A newly installed Bear Chair, Toadstools and Fairy house were opened by the Summer Games - Multisport Town Mayor, Councillor Shirley Quinn in June (pictured above). Football, cricket, archery, tennis and more This was made possible by the support of Reverend David Tomlinson, St John’s Mondays 24 July to 28 August Church, staff and volunteers from Shildon Alive! A St John’s Church Project, (excluding 28 August) Shildon Town Council and, most importantly, the children from Timothy Jubilee Fields Community Centre | 11+ Hackworth Primary School. 6.30pm-7.30pm | Free Around thirty children were involved with planting up the new containers with an assortment of wildlife friendly plants to help attract bees and butterflies. Summer Fun Session It is hoped that children, mums, dads and visitors to the park will stop and sit a A mix of cultural sessions with sport and while, taking a little time to listen and look at the wildlife around them. The new physical activity on alternate weeks seating area will provide a great vantage point to see and hear the wildlife. Tuesdays 25 July to 29 August This new area was made possible by Shildon Alive! who successfully submitted Hackworth Park | Graffiti art 8+ | a funding application to the Greggs Foundation, making it possible to develop this project to its conclusion. Well done to everyone who helped create this Storytelling 5+ | 1pm-3pm | Free wonderful wildlife transformation for everyone to enjoy. Urban Games Turn up and take part in football, cricket, rock climbing, athletics, dance and more sCYPAN awards night Monday 14 August This year’s Shildon Children & Young Peoples Action Network Shildon Sunnydale Leisure Centre | (SCYPAN) Awards Night will take place at Shildon Civic Hall on 1pm-4pm | Free Wednesday 18th October at 5.30pm. #daysofsummer Following the success of last year, we are seeking to promote the SCYPAN Awards Night out to the community as early as we can to enable nominators as much time as possible to complete the application form. PSPO UPDATE We hope to attract more nominees and forms can be downloaded from the Work has recently been completed to install www.shildon.gov.uk/scypan page to make it as easy as possible to nominate. new gates and repair fencing around the older We continue to look to attract new interest and support for the event and children’s play Area and skate park area. This is have been provided with trophy sponsorship by Shildon Community Safety now an enclosed area and is part of the Public Group who, after 17 years of providing information, advice and practical Space Protection Order covering Hackworth support to the community with regards to safety, are to disband. SCYPAN Park. would like to thank all the members of Shildon Community Safety Group for Durham County Council’s Public Space their kind sponsorship, which will be in place for the next three years. Protection Order (PSPO) lists all the sites across Thanks also to livin who continue to support the Awards Night with grant County Durham which are covered funding from the livin Community Regeneration Fund. under the order. A huge thank you also to Derrick Robinson and his groups CATS & TYKES for See www.durham.gov.uk/ their ongoing support and fund raising activities, which enable us to deliver dogcontrol for more this fantastic night of celebration and recognition of the diverse contribution information on the PSPO and children and young people make to our community. what it means for dog owners.

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