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Your Community News From Thornaby Town Council WINTER 2020
Inside... Thornaby Town Council would like to wish our whole, wonderful community a very Merry Christmas and hopefully a very Council happy, healthy, News/Comment New Year. See pages 3 - 4
Thornaby Food Bank See page 13
Asda Community See page 21
Remembrance Sunday See pages 60 - 62
Thornaby Always Advancing 2 Council Comment Thornaby Always Advancing
Community Champions Thornafest Update Pages in this edi on telling the amazing story of Thornaby Those who applied for ckets for Thornafest 2020 only to Community Li er Project is dedicated to caring volunteers be disappointed with cancella on due to the coronoviris and their wonderful children who clean up tons of pandemic will be delighted to read that the show is now discarded li er and refuse dropped by irresponsible scheduled to go ahead in August 2021. Emerging news people who blight our marvellous town and environment that vaccines will soon be available means that and pose a risk to our threatened wildlife. This marvellous organisers can now put the wheels in mo on to stage group of environmentally conscious people are a credit to the event. Anyone wishing to apply for ckets, see themselves and a credit to Thornaby on Tees. Hopefully, details on the the featured poster. their example will spur on others to think globally about the environment and put it into prac ce locally.
Mary Rose Sincere Condolences The picture accompanying this piece shows Thornaby Freeman and Parade Marshall, Eddie Rose, at the cenotaph on VJ Day poin ng at his father's name who was killed figh ng in the far east against the Japanese. Eddie was accompanied by his beloved wife, Mary. Just a short me later, Mary was rushed to hospital with Covid19 symptoms where she sadly died. Mayor of Thornaby on Tees, Steve Walmsley said: "When we received the news, we were truly saddened and shocked. Mary's death is a tragedy and Eddie will be devastated. TTC sends condolences and hear elt sympathy to Eddie and all of the family."
‘Best wishes and grateful thanks to all NHS and emergency services, carers and all essen al workers. It is vital that we con nue to support these wonderful people by observing coronoviris guidelines and ac ng responsibly.’
3 Council Comment Thornaby Always Advancing BOUNDARY REVIEW 2020 hornaby on Tees is a town that The boundaries of Thornaby on Tees bearing the legend ‘Welcome to Twas once a municipal borough prior to 1968 were defined by the Thornaby on Tees.’ with its own unique iden ty that has River Tees in the north and west and remained intact despite a number of east to a shared boundary with Where confusion arose is that some local government upheavals. Now Middlesbrough – the line of me ago in similar ward boundary though, Thornaby on Tees is one of separa on between the towns being shake-ups, a former Deputy Leader of the cons tuent towns that make up the Old River Tees, Fleet and Stainsby Stockton Borough Council charged the Borough of Stockton on Tees – a Beck. The southern boundary with ensuring numbers complied with unitary authority since 1974 and the stretched out near to Middleton on what was being requested by only one of its kind that crosses Leven and the villages of Maltby, Boundary Commissioners innocently tradi onal county boundaries. Hilton and Ingleby Barwick were all drew lines around built areas where within the administra ve area of the electors were housed. It was to Thornaby on Tees is a town in the Municipal Borough of Thornaby on establish numbers and not town County of Yorkshire that was Tees. boundaries. Unfortunately, planners incorporated by Royal Charter as a and others have since misinterpreted municipal borough in 1892 with Since 1968 however, huge swathes of the lines to be town boundaries – the boundaries recognised under that Thornaby on Tees have been allowed charter. And though a number of local to be systema cally whi led away – poten al consequence being government upheavals have meant par cularly to the south where the annexa on of the land referred to in that we no longer have autonomy, se lement of Ingleby Barwick has the preceding paragraph. Thornaby on Tees remains the only grown exponen ally to the west of Therefore, as a council working town in what is referred to as the Tees Bassleton Beck Valley – i.e. the exclusively for Thornaby on Tees, TTC Valley as a town by Royal boundary separa on from Thornaby objected in the strongest terms. As a proclama on. on Tees established under the Ingleby result, the Borough Council Barwick master plan. At this point it is worth poin ng out acknowledged the mistake and is now that pre reorganisa on when Quite recently though, planning suppor ng our claim that the communi es and townships voiced permission east of Bassleton Beck boundary between Thornaby on Tees concern about loss of iden ty and Valley was controversially approved and Ingleby Barwick remains the threat of boundary distor on, a and planners ini ally accepted that Bassleton Beck Valley. This means, government statement declared: 'The new housing development to be an subject to Boundary Commission new administra ve areas will not alter extension of Ingleby Barwick when in approval of recommenda ons, the tradi onal boundaries, nor is it fact it is clearly in Thornaby on Tees controversial housing east of intended that the loyal es of people by virtue of the established boundary. Bassleton Beck Valley will be correctly living in them will change, despite the Presumably planners also failed to recognised as part of Village Ward in different names adopted by the new take into considera on a road sign Thornaby on Tees. administra ve bodies.' And that adjacent to this land spor ng the remains the case. Thornaby on Tees coat of arms and
4 Local Interest Impetus Environmental Trust Rescues Projects in Thornaby
ollowing an ar cle in the Thornaby Patricks Social Club into a living Grand amounts for Thornaby. Monies FPride that St Peters Church, Village monument to fallen heroes from WWI have been distributed over a large part of Green Thornaby were desperately and WWII as well as surviving veterans our area from Moorsholm on the North needing funding to replace the damaged from the Falkland and Iraq wars. £65,000 Yorkshire Moors, Bro on, Skelton, Redcar, roof, Nicky Graves, a Thornaby resident was offered and the museum began its Middlesbrough, Grangetown, Billingham and manager of Landfill Community birth and is a wonderful tribute and Hartlepool and beyond to as far as Monies donated by Highfield landmark for Old Thornaby. Shildon in Country Durham. Environmental Ltd., made contact with Over the last 10 years the Trust has Do you have an idea for a local project? Steve Graham to offer her me & donated £7 million around Teesside. The Are you a voluntary not-for-profit exper se in helping the church secure Village Park on Thorntree Road was given organisa on with a cons tu on and bank the £30,000 it needed for refurbishment £55,000 towards the mul -use game account? Contact Nicky at and renewal of the lile churches roof. area; Romano Park, Ingleby Barwick was [email protected] or phone for The IET Board agreed this historical given £190,000; Harold Wilson £50,000; an ini al chat on 07841 046680. Lets building was worthy of LCF monies and £125,000 for the Pleasure Gardens on make 2021 a year when we look at ways offered the £30,000 to complete works. Acklam Road; St Patricks Church to improve the health and wellbeing of Community Centre £119,000; Christ the our local communi es and who knows, Also from the Thornaby Pride Nicky read King Church, Thornaby £125,000; you too could secure LCF monies to bring about the Don War Museum and Veterans £80,000 to the the Sea Cadets alongside joy, happiness and laughter to your area. Hub urgent funding need. She contacted the River Tees; £8,607 to Cleveland Julia Cooper and was impressed with how Canoe Club and Thornaby Cricket Club she wanted to transform the old St secured £70,000 to date.
5 Local Interest Care home team spreads kindness to Food Bank
hamper full of food has been and helping us to support the Food Bank. everyone was and how much everyone Adonated to a Thornaby Food Bank It was really interes ng to listen to shared what they had. They were all very aer care home residents and staff residents talking about how hard it was happy to be able to help people going collected essen als to mark world for their mothers to make sure that through tough mes due to the Kindness Day. everyone had enough food to eat, but pandemic.” The hamper from Mandale House Care residents also talked about how kind Home, on Acklam Road, was donated to the Thornaby Food Bank, at Thornaby Bap st Church. Staff donated biscuits, tea, nned fruit and vegetables, tuna, coffee, sauces, jam and marmalade, which was hand delivered to the church by the home’s ac vi es coordinator Tracy Wilson. As residents helped to put the hamper together they talked about what ra oning was like during the war and the years that followed. Resident Patricia Dobson said: “We all thought the idea of pung the hamper together was a really nice thing to do. It’s really good to be able to help other people, especially during these difficult mes.” Resident Patricia Dobson with the hamper for Mandale House Care Home ac vi es Tracy said, “The staff were brilliant the Thornaby Food Bank coordinator Tracy Wilson with the hamper bringing lots of things in for the hamper for Thornaby Food Bank
Life at Mandale House While we are all living through challenging mes, we are doing all that we can to keep everyone’s spirits up. Our Joan has taken over the running of the Sweet Shop at the home, she says, “It’s great for everyone to be able to pop to the shop for some retail therapy, and sweets make everyone smile. Meanwhile on Interna onal Men’s Day Brian and Sydney enjoyed a dominoes compe on followed by ‘naughty but nice cakes’.
Resident Joan Cox is really enjoying running our Sweet Shop
Residents Brian Buckle and Sydney Harrison enjoying a dominoes tournament on Interna onal Men’s Day
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7 THORNAFEST Saturday 14th August 2021 Find us on facebook Thornafest Thornaby Town Council present Thornaby’s very own music festival 12 hours of live music including local talent and The Cavern Clubs very own resident band The Paperback Writers MAIN STAGE + GRANTSTOCK ACOUSTIC LOUNGE This is an advance ticket event only available from www.eventbrite.co.uk Licensed Bars and Refreshments Food Stalls, Festival Stalls, Bouncy Castle and much more Alcohol to be purchased on site only. No parking General admission £10 Children 6-16 £5 Under 5 FREE Family Ticket (2 adults 2 kids) Find us on facebook Thornafest In association with Thornaby Cricket Club Venue: Thornaby Cricket Club, Acklam Road, Thornaby TS17 7JS and The Borowalkers
8 Local Interest The Pavilion Shopping Centre seeks startups for new indoor market tartup retailers are being “This is a great opportunity for people such retailers can open for business Sencouraged to set up shop in the to see how having a stall would work again – and will add addi onal stalls Pavilion Shopping Centre, which is for them,” he said. “It’s a financially risk- when more tenants sign up. launching a new indoor market. free op on because there are no Anyone interested in finding out more The centre, which is owned and contracts that will e tenants to three- details about having a stall, should managed by commercial property and or six-months. contact Mark at: investment company LCP, is conver ng “If the last few months has shown us centresupervisor@thepavilion the ground floor of the former New Look anything it’s that there are many people thornaby.co.uk store into a market space with 20 stalls – out there trying their hand at a Occupiers at The Pavilion Centre include and it has already signed up six tenants. business, and by offering an affordable Wilko, Boyes, Home Bargains, Boots and Mark Horsfield, centre superviser, said pitch it’s a good way for them to see Iceland, plus the Golden Eagle Hotel. It Pavilion Place Indoor Market was being how things can go – if things go really has about 700 car parking spaces and is launched as a springboard for newly well for them, they could always decide located close to the A66 and A19 via set-up businesses and all stalls are to take on a shop unit.” Acklam Avenue. being offered on a one-month rolling contract at a set price of £80 per week, Tenants already signed up include: a inclusive of all u li es. café for takeaway service, a mobile There is also a guarantee that no rents phone repair shop, ladies clothing, will be charged if lockdown rules sweets and wax melts sellers. The changed, forcing the retailers to close centre has already fi ed out 13 stalls – their doors. ready for when the Government says
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Local Interest The Salva on Project OVID19 has had a huge impact on being of everyone is adhered to, once we Cthe na on and on Salva on Project are given permission to re-open the and the community. Lockdown was group. implemented by the Government on However we will con nue to support the 23rd March 2020. Salva on Project took community with food etc as required. a decision to temporarily close the Community Group aer the 11th March Anyone wishing to donate to the project on Christmas eve. We will s ll be 2020. We con nued to support the please message our facebook page or available throughout the Christmas people who would normally aend the text/ring on the mobile number below, as period, however please put requests in group which involved dropping food the premises are rented from the early as we also have families who we parcels and other items at their home. Salva on Army and we are not there would like to spend Christmas with. every day, so please contact us and we People do not need a referral to receive can make arrangements with regard to We have received some massive support help from the Project. receiving dona ons or issuing food from members and the public who have We have also been heavily involved in hampers where required. Please refrain donated food, clothing, toiletries and dropping food parcels off for people who from calling during the day as the gis. were needing support, shielding and the Salva on Army cannot accept items on If you would like to ask for a hamper elderly who were afraid to leave their our behalf. please pm the page all we ask is do not homes. Cases of COVID19 are changing Christmas 2020 ask because it is free ask because you and some increase has been reported. need, we are supplying 100 food Christmas is fast approaching and like We always ensure we keep the social hampers this year and want to ensure everyone else we are unsure what the these go to people that need them. distance when people are dropping off impact of COVID19 will have on dona ons, or we are collec ng Christmas. However we have started We are grateful for any dona ons no dona ons, delivering food parcels, and pung our Christmas hampers together ma er how small, as it all goes to help wear masks at all mes. and will be delivering to people’s homes the Community to help people who need We con nue to a end the project each during December. support. Wednesday which we have done since We are suppor ng some local schools in If people prefer to donate to our paypal 18th March, from 4.00-5.45pm which is Thornaby with hats, gloves, and winter account or bank account for us to Salva on Army Premises, Westbury coats for children. We are also pung a purchase the food again that would be Street, Thornaby to accept dona ons and list together for Christmas hampers to fantas c we will grateful for any dona on we always ensure social distancing is donate to local schools so that the school from £1 upwards and even a £1 can make adhered to, we a end other nights and can pass onto families that need support. a massive difference to the work we do weekends to ensure requests for support This is all done confiden ally. We receive and the people that we support. are met. informa on from the school ie. Family A I would also like to add one final We have had some fantas c weekly with 2 boys, 2 girls mum and dad. paragraph to this post. support from a number of organisa ons: Therefore no personal details are exchanged with the Salva on Project, Happy Re rement to Cath Abel, Morrisons, Teesside Park please if you need support either pm Community Co-Ordinator from Asda, Asda, Thornaby Salva on Project or contact your Thornaby, I am sure most of you will also Asda and Morrisons customers who children’s school. know Cath who re red on 27th November, Cath has worked for Asda for donate into the trolley each week which If you do need support contact us as has helped us massively. 31 years and has helped the project early as you can as we have only massively which we are really grateful for. Terry & Lisa Rowland have supported the budgeted for a certain amount of I would like to wish Cath a happy group since we started in September hampers, please do not leave un l re rement from all at the Salva on 2016 which we are extremely grateful for. Christmas eve as we will not be working Project. Family & friends, and the general public Further Informa on have been very generous. We are If you need any further informa on or extremely grateful for all the support we support please contact us either on receive. facebook, email or telephone. At this moment in me we are unsure Contact details: when we will be able to re-open the weekly community group, but we are Facebook: Salva on Project pung plans in place to ensure that Email/Pay Pal: social distancing is adhered to and to Salva [email protected] ensure the Health & Safety and well- Mobile No: 07934 409010
11 Local Interest Doing “something nice” in Thornaby
ollowing an anonymous dona on to two local chari es in FThornaby, Five Lamps and Lile Sprouts Health and Wellbeing have been doing “something nice” across the area. The dona on was from a person who grew up in Thornaby and wanted to help give something back. Amy Richardson (Five Lamps) and Debbie Fixter (Li le Sprouts) put their heads together and decided on pop ups across Thornaby, which would bring smiles and fun to the local area. Given the current situa on, it was limited on what can be done to reach the community and it also had to ensure the pop ups were Covid secure and didn’t encourage large crowd gatherings. Since the pop ups started in October, there has been 196 free por ons of fish and chips delivered to nominated streets and individuals in Thornaby, 80 cream teas delivered to Parkside Court and Meadowfield Court and 100 streets visited on Halloween in a spooky bus handing out Halloween treats and goodies. Although the loca ons and pop ups cannot be adver sed in advance, there are pop ups planned over Christmas, including, pop ups in streets handing out hot chocolate and Christmas goodies and there is also a bauble exchange planned, where 300 clear baubles are being filled with Christmas messages from the elderly and the young and they will then be exchanged in advance of Christmas. The pop ups have been delivered by working with Thornaby Community Partnership, to find out more, please visit the Facebook page, @thornabyco To find out more about the pop ups, please email, amyrichardson@fivelamps.org.uk or info@lilesprouts.org.uk
12 Local Interest Thornaby Food Bank Community Spirit Helps Fight Food Poverty
ith the demand for support from Lesley Collinson, Project Organiser, said: “As the global pandemic con nues WThornaby Food Bank being at an “We have been amazed by the through the winter months, the local unprecedented level, 2020 has been outpouring of generosity through economic impact will be devasta ng for incredibly difficult for so many people in dona ons, it is a true testament to the some residents and sadly more people the community struggling with food goodwill and community spirit of the will be reliant on our project. The food poverty. area; we are grateful for every single bank will be here to support anyone in Since the outbreak of COVID-19, the food contribu on. need, and with special thanks to our bank, based at Thornaby Bap st Church “Our volunteers are the true backbone of donors we will be providing addi onal on Thorntree Road, has experienced an the food bank and the reason for its seasonal items, so everyone can enjoy the approximate 10% week-on-week growth fes ve period.” in demand. success. I would personally like to thank every single one of our core band of Dona ons can be dropped off at The independent project, which has been volunteers for their incredible dedica on. Thornaby Bap st Church on Wednesday established five years, is run solely by between 9.30am to 10.30am and volunteers and relies on dona ons to be They selflessly give up their me to able to support the full community. organise food, pack parcels and provide Thursday 10.30am to 1.00pm. Collec on of prepacked parcels are available on The generosity from members of the one-to-one support to our clients. Thursday between noon to 1.00pm. For public making dona ons as well as local “Our volunteers have con nued to work businesses, schools, churches and inside and outside, in all-weather, during further informa on please visit supermarket collec ons has been the pandemic to ensure we offer support Thornaby Food Bank Facebook page. overwhelming and enabled the project to to those in the community who are rise to the challenge. struggling with food poverty and in crisis.”
13 Mandale Mill Primary School
WE ARE GOLD! Mandale Mill are proud to announce they have been awarded Gold by Unicef UK’s Rights Respec ng School programme. Unicef is the world’s leading organisa on working for children and their rights. The Rights Respec ng Schools Award is granted to schools that show commitment to promo ng and realising children’s rights and encouraging adults, children and young people to respect the rights of others in school. Gold is the highest accolade given by Unicef UK and shows a deep and thorough commitment to children’s rights at all levels of school life. The Unicef UK Rights Respec ng Schools ini a ve is aimed at schools across the UK, including those in an early years seng. Mandale Mill is currently the only school in Thornaby to receive this award, following their achievement of Silver in March 2017. The Award recognises achievement in pung the United Na ons Conven on on the Rights of the Child at the heart of a school’s planning, policies and prac ce. A Rights Respec ng School is a community where children’s rights are learned, taught, prac sed, respected, protected and promoted. The accredita on report praised Mandale Mill for their excellent commitment to children and their rights, sta ng: "Children and staff are proud to be part of Mandale Mill and recognise their ability to make a posi ve difference in their community." The children were described as "impressive" whilst staff and school were noted to be "inclusive" and "influen al". We look forward to con nuing on our ever developing journey with rights, and ensuring that every child knows that they can make a difference to the community around them.
Nursery Places A Fond Farewell... We offer 2 year old provision and 30 hour provision in our nursery, This week, we said farewell to our wonderful Asda Community Champion, alongside our flexible 15 hour provision for three and four year olds. Cath Abel. Cath has done so much for us at Mandale Mill over the years, Please contact the School Office on 01642 647010 if you require any such as providing every class in school with a personal tour of Asda, further informa on. explaining how and where to keep food so that it is safe to eat. She has delivered numerous tas ng sessions about everyday and exo c foods and has also delivered educa onal talks around being healthy with our diet. Our Recep on children were very excited when she taught them how to make their own plant pots out of newspaper so that they could grow their own beans! Cath also ran compe ons for our children to win lovely books for our school library and some for the children to take home. Cath will be greatly missed by us all and we wish her all the very best for her re rement.
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Mul Faith Week A few weeks ago, our children celebrated Mul -Faith week and learnt about different faiths celebrated in a modern society. Year Three and Four explored what religion looked like inside of their heads. Every child discussed the faith experiences that they had witnessed and talked about being respec ul of faith. This was then linked to Ar cle 14 - Every child has the right to think and believe what they choose and also to prac se their religion, as long as they are not stopping other people from enjoying their rights.
Fareshare at Mandale Mill Fareshare is a charitable organisa on where supermarkets and suppliers donate excess stock. Organisa ons like Mandale Mill then pay into Fareshare in exchange for a delivery each week. We divide the food into bags which we sell to our families. The money raised goes directly to our school and although we have only been Fareshare champions since October, the money raised has already helped subsidise fleeces for each child in school. We never know what we are going to receive and each week is a surprise! We get a mixture of fresh and nned food. Some of our Fareshare items are used for 'treats' in school as well. We had a compe on in school and asked children to design a Fareshare logo that is used each week on our shop. Learna and Robbie were both chosen because of their excellent designs.
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Crea vity is key! At Mandale Mill, we wholly support crea ve learning and try to incorporate it wherever possible into the school day. Recently, many children have been geng crea ve during the Express of their Autumn 1 topics. Children are invited to share their learning in whichever format they choose, linking closely to Ar cle 29 - Educa on must develop every child’s personality, talents and abili es to the full. Nursery have been using their cooking skills aer reading an inspira onal story; our LAB children made their own Victorian toys and Year Five created Egyp an pyramids using sugar cubes and sand! In English, Class 11 wrote some fabulous riddles (taking inspira on from their Tudor topic) and Class 7 used their topic me to have a Greek party and try some of the delicious cuisine. We are always incredibly proud of how well our children learn about different cultures and the history of the world around us.
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An Bullying Week During the week beginning 16th November, the Mandale Mill Primary School community came together as one to take a stand against bullying. The children produced brilliant pieces of work to show that everyone at our school stands united against bullying. The children completed tasks such as designing and crea ng their own pair of odd socks to celebrate "Odd Socks Day". They showcased their personali es throughout this task, demonstra ng how amazing it is that we are all unique and that individuality should be celebrated! The children also completed a fantas c classroom jigsaw, which highlights how everyone at Mandale Mill Primary School possesses fantas c quali es, which, when linked together, form the heart of our school. During An -bullying week in the LAB, we have been designing a new type of superhero - we have created superheroes who can help people who have problems with bullying! We have also been looking at what makes us unique and why everyone is different.
REMEMBRANCE 2020 For the last five years, Mandale Mill have taken pride in par cipa ng in the Remembrance Parade in Thornaby. This year, due to Covid restric ons, the Parade did not happen in the usual way. Mandale Mill did not let this stop them from paying their respects and remembering. Every class in school created a piece of poppy artwork, which were then displayed on the fence outside school to share with the community. On Armis ce Day, Miss Moore visited the Cenotaph to lay a wreath on behalf of the Mandale Mill community. She then led a virtual assembly where the whole school came together and completed a two-minute silence. We Will Remember Them
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Year 3 Year 3 showed amazing respect towards the two minutes silence this week. They listened intently to the assembly and shared their views about the veterans. They also made a beau ful poppy picture.
Recep on Recep on thought about Remembrance Nursery Day. Aer watching a short anima on Nursery talked about Remembrance Day Recep on were able to show empathy and this week.'The soldiers helped us' talk about why we wear poppies. We then Cian.The children then enjoyed crea ng used our crea ve skills to print and paint their own Poppies. poppies over a ba lefield.
Year 1 Year 1 learnt about why we wear poppies and wrote a beau ful poem. In art, we used finger pain ng to create poppy fields.
Year 5 Year 2 Year 5 learnt how to draw Year 2 enjoyed different poppies. crea ng They then used their new artwork based talent to decorate their on the theme Remembrance Day poetry. of Remembrance. We discussed Remembrance Sunday and held our own two minute silence.
Year 4 Poppy inspired art.
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Year 5 Beamish In October, Year 5 went on a fantas c trip to Beamish Museum. They were able to explore a Victorian pit village and a 1900s town. They also experienced what a Victorian school lesson would be like! We had a brilliant day, and everyone was impeccably behaved. Chayse - 'The dip pens were very hard to write with!' Jaden - 'The teacher was very bossy!' Izzy - 'Victorian children learnt about pounds, shillings and pence.' Ellie - 'The teacher took us back in me to 1897 to learn about the Victorian mes.' Evie - 'I liked looking at the houses because they were very different to ours.' Jessica - 'My favourite part of the trip was the school because we got to learn lots and the teacher told us a story.'
EYFS Visit from Kirkleatham Owls In October, EYFS were visited by some animals from Kirkleatham Owls. We saw an owl, a tenrec - which is an animal like a hedgehog, a tarantula and a duck. The children were fascinated by them.
Year 3 Bowes Museum Year 3 had a fantas c day at Bowes Museum. The children were in awe at the grand building when we first arrived. We had great fun crea ng our own po ery using clay and can't wait to take them home when they are dry! We also got to handle artefacts from the past, many Bonfire Night were replicas but we couldn't believe it when we held a 10,000 year Across school children have been so enthusias c to learn about old axe! We had an amazing day! Bonfire Night. Well done to this young man in Year 3 showing his lovely artwork.
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Na onal Online Safety Great News What age can you be on Snap Chat? We are incredibly proud to announce that we have successfully completed a What are the dangers to comprehensive online safety training programme demonstra ng our having an Alexa? commitment to keeping children and young people safe online. Do you know what your child is We have received a Na onal Online Safety Cer fied School Accredita on for geng up to online? our whole school community approach to protec ng children in the online world. If you are unsure about the online world Na onal Online We are commi ed to ensuring staff are fully equipped to support your Safety://na onalonlinesafety.com/guides children in staying safe and this accredita on highlights our determina on to for devices and games to ensure children are keeping safe. keep children safe online.
Rugby Fes val In October, KS2 took part in a Rugby fes val. Results were sent off so that we could compete virtually against other schools in Stockton.
Year 5 Cross Country Year 5 took part in a Cross Country challenge. They had to run 1300m around the field and their mes were recorded so they can compare their mes with children in different schools. Brilliant running effort from everyone and as always, they encouraged each other and displayed true sportsmanship! Izzy - ‘It was very hard but I kept going!’ Hannah - ‘It was fun and I kept on trying’ Olly – ‘I got many s tches but eventually got there!’
Reading Passport Challenge Well done to these Year 3 children who have worked hard all year on their Reading Passport Challenge. They read with an adult extensively and moved across our global chart.
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Asda Community
94 food trollies have gone out through Covid a massive thank you to all our customers
Dona on of food to Salva on Army
We had socially distanced Poppy Appeal and raised £7,373.16 and they had to stop due to lock down. Thank you so much to our lovely customers for their support Dona on from colleagues and store for Li le Sprouts Thank you to Mandale Mill for the lovely le ers cards and flowers. As I re red on feeding the 27th November I have loved my 31 years at ASDA. I have never been so proud of our children community with their generosity over the years it never fails to amaze me. I have so through many ‘thank yous’ too numerous to men on. THANK YOU for everything I s ll intend school to some voluntary work. holidays The Lady that will be taking over from me is Kayleigh Mitchell
We have supported Five Lamps, Away Out, North Tees and James Cook Hospitals, local care homes, Macmillan Cancer Care, Thornaby Food Bank and also the Salva on Project
If you would like to get involved with Asda Community please contact Kayleigh Mitchell, Community Champion e [email protected] t 01642 769 898 ex 222 m 07805 815 892 21 Bader Primary School
PSHE at Bader At Bader Primary School, we really value children’s physical, social and health educa on, and have had lots of wider opportuni es to support our curriculum learning and to deepen our understanding of these areas.
Blue Cross Firework Safety Around Pets assembly On 5th November, we had a whole school Zoom assembly based around pets and firework safety. We learnt many ways to keep our pets safe around Bonfire Night, and the best way to care for them if they are frightened.
Remembrance Day Bader pupils know all about the significance of Remembrance Day, and showed their respect by par cipa ng in a whole school minute silence over Zoom. From Nursery to Year 6, children have created beau ful artwork and wri ng linked to Remembrance. They even had some delicious cake and biscuits at lunch me!
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Children in Need Children at Bader Primary School enjoyed taking part in Children in Need day. We joined in with the final 20 minutes of Joe Wicks’ 24 hour workout and cheered him on at the end! Nursery children enjoyed wearing their bright clothes for the day to show their support, and completed a range of Children in Need ac vi es.
An Bullying Week We kicked off An Bullying week by wearing our odd socks for the day! This reinforced the message that everybody has the right to express themselves by celebra ng their individuality. During An -Bullying week, Bader Primary pupils completed many ac vi es in their classrooms linked to the theme: United Against Bullying.
Road Safety Week During Road Safety Week, we completed lots of ac vi es linked to the theme: No Need to Speed. Year 3 took part in pedestrian training, and Year 6 entered the Annual Road Safety Quiz. We have used our playground and areas around school to prac se crossing the road safely.
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Rights Respec ng Schools Award During An -bullying week, the children looked at related rights (known as ar cles), which are Ar cle 2 - no discrimina on, Ar cle 12 - respect for children’s views and Ar cle 19 - At Bader Primary School, we want our protec on from violence. They looked at some moral dilemmas and made sugges ons children to excel in everything they do. about how they would deal with different situa ons. Unicef have created a conven on of children’s rights, which we look at and relate them to our children and other children around the world. We received a bronze award in May 2020 for developing children’s understanding, but are now going for the silver award. The children have worked very hard on learning different rights such as the right to an educa on..
The children wanted to share what they had done with their parents, so the ambassadors for each class created informa on to put in a newsle er. They worked independently and did a fantas c job. Year 1 created the tle, Year 6 the introduc on, Year 3 and 4 shared Ar cle 28 (a right to educa on) and Ar cle 31 (rest, play, culture and arts) and Year 2 talked about how we display our work.
The children’s work is displayed in the school hall so everyone can see it. The children really enjoy having a look at what everyone has done. There is also a floor book with all the rights the children have looked at.
24 Local Interest The Last Post n Remembrance Day, members from assembled over the years is now in place appeal were absolutely delighted to also O810 branch dock workers union and tastefully displayed throughout the receive a cheque for £1,250 from the visited the Don War Mememorial Last Post. It really is a credit to Julie dockers that will provide help for so many Museum and Veterans Hub to hand over Cooper and all the volunteers and veterans. a dona on of £1,250 to Julie Cooper that organisa ons that have contributed to Julie Cooper expressed hear elt gra tude had been raised by twenty members this marvellous facility that not only to the workers saying: "Massive thanks to with PD Ports agreeing to match fund. captured the imagina on of the dock these wonderful people for dona ng so As lots of people now know, The Last Post workers, but has also a racted interest generously towards both The Don War is a community hub based in Thornaby on from people throughout the UK and Memorial Museum (Last Post) and Tees that provides a break and hot meals further afield. Veterans Hub and Poppy Appeal. for veterans that have fallen on hard Following the dock workers visit to The Par cular thanks to Dave Mohan, Grant mes. It is also home to the Don War Last Post, the guys went onto Yarm Honzik , Nigel Morris, Les Wood and Dave Memorial Museum that was set to be Cenotaph to meet with representa ves Douglas. It was so wonderful to meet you open is 2020, but because of coronovirus from The Royal Bri sh Legion Poppy all. Thank you so much for your support. will now hopefully open its doors in 2021. Appeal whose fundraising has been badly It is truly appreciated and can't wait to All of the memorabilia donated by hampered by the coronoviris pandemic. see you and all who have helped and veterans and a number of organisa ons And so representa ves of the poppy encouraged us when we finally open."
Former Mayor and Mayoress of Thornaby on Tees
ee photographs of former Mayor and SMayoress of Thornaby on Tees, Alderman and Mrs Tom Padge posted by their grandson, Andy Mack. TTC was asked what happened to the Mayoral robes. The answer is that the Mayoress's robe is in the Town Hall, but looks worn and red. The Mayor's robe disappeared along with everything of value not nailed down when autonomy was surrendered in 1960. S ll, the photos of Tom and his wife - symbolic of Thornaby on Tees fascina ng history and civic pride - truly appreciated.
25 Local Interest Logis cs Academy drives student success essons in logis cs proved an inspira on prac cal elements and I am quite a prac cal Stockton Riverside College’s work based Lto Stockton Riverside College student person, so I took a lot from it. It was just such learning manager, Ruth Cabourne, said: “I Chris Allon. a great experience and everyone was so nominated Chris because of the growth I saw Now the 19-year-old has brought home a suppor ve.” in him throughout the whole programme. He na onal tle, named Logis cs Student of the Career Ready is a na onal charity that works was quite quiet in the beginning but you Year at the Career Ready 2020 Awards. with educators and employers to help young could see that li le spark coming through. On his internship and with the work he did with “I am shocked as I didn’t expect this at all. people kickstart their futures. This year’s his mentor, it was clear to see that he really Just to be nominated was amazing but to win, Career Ready Award winners were shone.” I was le without words,” he said. announced at a virtual ceremony. The Logis cs Student of the Year tle was This is not the first me the college’s Logis cs The IT student signed up to learn more about sponsored by PD Ports. Academy has received na onal recogni on at the logis cs industry as part of the college’s the Career Ready Awards with a student Career Ready programme. Nomina ng Chris, who is now studying cyber security at Coventry University in named a na onal finalist in the Logis cs The ini a ve runs alongside students’ full- Scarborough, for the Career Ready award, Student of the Year category last year and me courses and offers the chance to take Ruth Cabourne tled Santander UK Na onal part in a series of masterclasses, site visits, and Regional Employability Champion. work with a mentor and undertake an internship. He said: “Logis cs is something I knew a li le about as my dad is a HGV driver, but there’s so much more that I wasn’t aware of.” Geng the chance to work with a mentor, Richard Booth, from Cockfield Knight based on AV Dawson’s - Port of Middlesbrough, and carrying out a work placement at PD Ports, Chris explained: “The academy has a lot of
26 Local Interest An update from Lesley Graham, College Principal at Stockton Riverside College…
hope everyone who is reading this column 20/21 Beacon Award Commended colleges. Iis fit and healthy both mentally and To finish, I just wanted to add, I received a physically. The second lockdown certainly wonderful surprise in the post last week – took its toll on us all, however, this column is Councillor Steve Walmsley sent me a designed to li the mood somewhat as I wonderful collec on of his poetry and prose want to focus on the posi ve. – they really are wonderful – I for one would So – to give you an update of what’s like to see them published more widely. happening at Stockton Riverside College; Anyway – if you are reading this prior to we’ve had recogni on at na onal level for a Christmas, I hope you have a peaceful me, couple of our courses! First up, our Prince’s and a healthy New Year whatever it is you Trust Team won a Silver Award at the are doing. See you in 2021. Na onal Teaching Awards in September. This put them in the running for one of just 14 As this publica on was going to print, news Gold Awards, which were due to be came in that Stockton Riverside College had announced on BBC's The One Show! We all won a pres gious award. have our fingers crossed, but of course, no The Etc. Prince's Trust Team were named FE ma er what the outcome, the team are And, adding to that, our Tees Valley Logis cs Team of the Year Gold Award winners in The always pure gold to us. Pearson Na onal Teaching Awards that was Academy, has been recognised by the announced live on BBC's The One Show. Further na onal success came with our Associa on of Colleges (Aoc) for its engagement with employers. The AoC’s A spokesperson for Thornaby Town Council former IT and Logis cs Academy student said: “Congratula ons to the team and to the Chris Allon, named Logis cs Student of the Beacon Awards highlight outstanding college. This is a magnificent achievement Year at the Career Ready 2020 Awards. We prac ce in Further Educa on and we are that sends out a message that the college couldn’t be prouder. delighted to have been named among the really is a centre of educa onal excellence.”
27 Health
Get the right care, in the Remember, it’s not right place – think too late to have your pharmacy, 111 and GP first flu vaccine with #DoYourBit to protect the NHS by keeping A&E free for serious Woodbridge Prac ce. emergencies HEALTH leaders across Tees Valley are asking people to con nue to do their bit by thinking pharmacy, GP and 111 online first - and not Call today! just turning up to A&E. The plea is the first part of a new ‘do your bit’ campaign aimed at Thornaby: 01642 762636 raising awareness of the first routes people should take for urgent medical advice and treatment, following the disrup on caused by Ingleby Barwick: 01642 765789 COVID-19. Health chiefs say that due to social distancing and infec on Woodbridge Prac ce is able to offer a flu vaccine precau ons, the space available in A&E to care for people and allow free on the NHS for: NHS staff to work safely has been reduced by 30-50%. Ac on is needed now to protect pa ents and staff in the run up to winter. • Anyone over the age of 65 Adrian Clements, medical director at South Tees Hospitals NHS • Pregnant women Founda on Trust said: “We want to support and guide the public to make the right healthcare choices. If their condi on is not life • Adults (aged from 16 years) with a BMI > 40kg/m2 threatening, we would advise people to contact their local • Children and adults with an underlying health pharmacy, their GP or 111 online in the first instance. condi on (par cularly long-term heart or lung disease) “Those who do turn up to our A&E department or urgent treatment centres will be assessed clinically and any inappropriate • Children and adults with weakened immune systems a endances will be re-directed to the right service for their needs. · An annual flu vaccine nasal spray is also now offered to healthy “In light of COVID-19, and with winter approaching, it is more children in 4-11y (school) can have a vaccina on at the prac ce, important than ever that we don’t have large volumes of people in our hospitals when they could have been cared for elsewhere. even if they do not have a clinical risk factor if the family prefers Please help us keep A&E for real emergencies.” or the school session is late or missed. Deepak Dwarakanath, medical director, North Tees and Hartlepool If you do not wish to receive the flu vaccina on this year for any NHS Founda on Trust said, “We would absolutely echo what our reason, please let us know and we will update your records. colleagues at South Tees Hospitals NHS Founda on Trust advise. Our communi es have worked so hard throughout the ongoing pandemic to ensure that they protected the NHS. We would like to ensure that these efforts con nue. During the upcoming winter months, we all have a responsibility to look aer one another. We can stay safe by con nuing to prac ce good hand hygiene, wearing a face covering where appropriate, ensuring that we follow a healthy diet and have a responsible rela onship with alcohol. Small steps can make a big difference in suppor ng the health and care system this winter”. In addi on, people are being urged to act responsibly and consider the impact drug use and alcohol has on behaviours which can increase demands within A&E departments. Anyone concerned about their mental health is being encouraged to contact a new freephone line making it easier to access urgent help. People in Teesside including children and older people, can contact their local crisis service on freephone number 0800 0516171. Advice on what to do in a mental health emergency is also available at www.tewv.nhs.uk/crisisadvice Dave Gallagher, chief officer, NHS Tees Valley Clinical Commissioning Group, said: “I would like to thank all our health and care staff across the Tees Valley. 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29 Local Interest Thornaby Funriders Group This is how TFG entertained members and their children during lockdown. Viv Shaw organised TFGs events and hosted about 35 quizes whilst members were stuck at home and unable to get out on their bikes as a group.
Dean Porter writes: In May 2018, I had a wake special people who makes the effort to get off accompanying photographs to this message of up call when I was rushed to hospital with a the sofa and onto a bike to join TFG. Pelin Dikbas (Marshal) has lost an incredible suspected heart a ack. I realised then that I Speaking of health benefits that come with 3 stone thanks to riding with TFG. Well done, had to change my lifestyle if I wanted to be regular exercise and fresh air with TFG, see the Pelin. You really are inspira onal. with my wife and see our kids grow up, get married, and have children of their own. And so I made the decision to take up cycling. I also thought that others could benefit and that's when the idea of TFG materialised. Of course I couldn't have done it without help and support of my wife, Julie, and co founder, Eddy Conroy. As a result, TFG was born and has since gone from strength to strength and lived up to the town's mo o of Always Advancing. TFG is now a major part of my life and not solely for the health benefits. TFG is now a collec on of friends who socialise with each other and care for each other. Hopefully, with light now at the end of the dark coronoviris tunnel, friends and I will soon be geng back on our bikes and back to some normality. Special thanks for TFG's success to our wonderful team of Marshals and also to all the 30 Winter Term 2020
Welcome from the Principal
Welcome to the latest Update from and reward those students who have best teachers in the region working with Thornaby Academy. We have had a very worked on improving their Maths skills our students and staff in a range of busy and exci ng start to the Autumn and abili es at home. Using a phone or subject areas including English, Maths and term despite the limita ons of the Covid table, students have been accessing the Science. Every week, Subject Directors 19 pandemic. Hegarty website every day at home to work with staff on producing high quality brush up on their skills. The top ten lessons and then work in classrooms Virtual Learning Hegarty Heroes are rewarded with a delivering high quality lessons to our Students and staff have shown such breakfast buffet and the overall victor students. We are delighted with the resilience when working in challenging wins a cash prize. Accessing this is having impact and the difference this is making. circumstances. Although only a few an excellent impact on the students’ I look forward to keeping you up-to-date classes have been affected, like many progress in the classroom and we are on all the exci ng developments at schools up and down the country, we delighted with them. Thornaby in the year ahead. Please visit have had to close some class bubbles. Reading Rewards our website This has not, however, stopped our www.thornabyacademy.or.,uk to hear students from con nuing to access their We all know that reading makes a about our news and events and lessons; they have embraced the virtual difference. This term, we have been remember, you are always welcome. learning experience which has minimised encouraging our students to take part in a disrup on. We would like to thank reading challenge to develop and improve Donna Butcher, parents and carers for their support good reading habits. Choosing from a Principal of Thornaby Academy throughout this term; it is greatly range of books, students work on a appreciated. variety of reading tasks to hone their skills and foster a love of reading. By the end Celebra ng Achievement of term, students comple ng the most Awards Evening may have been cancelled, challenges will reap the rewards. but this has not stopped us celebra ng Every Lesson Counts our students’ achievements. Every Thursday morning, staff gather (in a This autumn, with the support of Falcon, socially distanced way) to congratulate our new Trust, we have had some of the
Reading Challenge - Points Mean Prizes
The deadline for the Year 7 and 8 Reading The instruc ons students were given were The students with the highest number of Challenge is now just two weeks away. simple: gain as many points as you can points will be entered into a prize draw Earlier this term, students were given before Christmas! and three winners will be selected from Reading Challenge booklets containing a Challenges can be completed at home or each year group. The Prizes are as follows: variety of tasks that cover a range of in school and can focus on any books the 1st place: £20 Amazon gi card; 2nd reading skills. The tasks are split in to students choose, whether it is the novels place: £15 Amazon gi card; 3rd place: categories and each task is worth either 5, they are reading in English, or a £10 Amazon gi card. 10, 15 or 20 points, depending on the something they are reading Good luck Year 7 and 8! amount of me students would need to independently. spend on the task to complete it Students need to hand their booklets, successfully. containing their completed challenges, to their English teachers by Friday 11th of December. Enrichment Maths – it all adds up! Our Y11s here at Thornaby majority of these sessions are The Maths Department at So what does this equal? Academy have been by invite only, which means Thornaby Academy has Success. Students take absolutely amazing since that students can get the help introduced a new way of ownership of their own star ng back in September. and support they need in teaching and a new way of learning, whilst accelera ng Y11 is an important year and, smaller groups in order to learning! their progress. Our budding whilst they have faced some maximise their progress. This All lessons start with ‘Rapid mathema cians have challenges due to Covid-19, has had a massive impact: Recall’ to aid students’ embraced the change and they have not let that stop Scarle has moved up 3 reten on of previous topics; their engagement has been them from working hard and grades in English Literature; students then move on to the fantas c. Lily, in Y8, has said, ‘I making progress in their Lewis has improved by 40 next stage, aptly named, feel like I am doing even be er subjects. marks in maths! Both ‘Geng Ahead’. And students in maths – I like the Rapid In order to aid them in their students have 100% certainly are geng ahead Recall part of the lesson as learning, revision, and filling a endance to enrichment! with the progress they are well because it helps me in any gaps in their Keep up the hard work Y11! making. Students then remember important topics. ‘ knowledge, we have put ‘Connect’ what they have together an aerschool learnt and ‘Demonstrate’ how enrichment metable. The they have secured it.
Model Cell Competition In September 2020, year 7 joined us at Thornaby Academy with the same boundless enthusiasm for Science as always! Having completed two weeks of inves ga on work, exploring the science labs and equipment, they moved on to the topic of cells. In this topic they began to learn about the parts of cells and how specialised cells are adapted for their func on. At the end of the topic they were set their first big challenge – Build and label a 3-dimensional cell at home! Aer much discussion, 7Y set off to spend half term crea ng their models. On their first day back the cell models arrived made from Lego, cookies, cakes and papier mâché. They looked fantas c! On Friday 6th November, judging day arrived. All students displayed their models and had to explain what type of cell they had made and what the different parts of the cell do – something they all completed commendably. Dr Griffiths, Head of Science and Mrs Clark, Science Technician had to make a tough decision. There were 2 models that they could not decide between! Well done to all the students who par cipated and especially to Joint Winners Roman and to Charlie. Great effort boys! Personal Development Aer launching our new Personal me and ensure everyone has to be responsible, safe, vigilant and Development programme in September, opportunity to explore the topics protected users of the internet. We feel we are delighted to report that our required to meet the statutory these issues are most per nent, given the students are engaging well with this requirements. On Mondays, students effects of the pandemic; restric ons and important area of study. A review of the reflect on their a endance, conduct and increased reliance upon the internet. On curriculum showed that students are progress in the previous week and set Thursdays and Fridays, our students are enjoying their learning and value their SMART targets for the week ahead. On exploring age-related issues linked to work on the respec ve Personal Social Tuesdays and Wednesdays, students healthy rela onships and developing a Health Educa on (PSHE) and study a PSHE theme. Last half term, they posi ve sense of self-iden ty. Students Rela onships Sex and Health Educa on looked at ways to manage stress and are working hard to complete their V-Cert (RSHE) programmes. promote mental and emo onal well- booklets as part of the iAchieve We u lise the me students spend with being as well as how to deal with grief programme. their tutors each day to maximise learning and loss. They are currently learning how
We wish to acknowledge and celebrate the following students in par cular, who have been nominated by their tutor for excep onal contribu ons to Personal Development this term: 7X Rhianna 7Y Peter
Very generous with her me and is gaining in Exemplary behaviour, polite and well mannered. confidence within the group. She exemplifies the Consistent STAR efforts. PRIDE and STAR values.
7C Amy 8X Ravi
Great contribu on to discussion work. Knowledgeable in RSE work. Kind to others in the Great all round contribu ons to learning and tutor. discussion and wri en work
8Y Scarle 8C Kaelie
Works hard, is always insigh ul in her answers. Great effort and contribu ons to class discussions, Shows empathy towards others. pride values, posi ve behaviour, work in tutor me.
9X Kaitlyn 9Y Ruby
Excellent work in her exercise book, as well as Great ques ons and answers. Book work is always par cipa on in lessons. detailed with extra informa on
9C Ellie 10X Sahil
The verbal contribu ons you made during Consistent posi ve behaviour, effort and discussions about self-esteem and risk taking contribu ons to class discussions and answers in his behaviour were insigh ul. wri en work.
10Y Sabbah 10C Amelia
Consistent STAR efforts, contribu ons and pride in Great effort towards RSE, consistently follows STAR her wri en work.
EMS Joseph
Fantas c verbal contribu on to our class discussions and development in our sessions. A pleasure to have in my tutor, posi ve behaviour, beau ful manners and kind hearted. Well Done. St. Patrick’s RC Primary School
Stepping back in me… At St. Patrick’s we love to learn about our past. During this autumn, all classes have been finding out about a period of history. From revol ng Romans to vile Victorians, the past has been brought to life in our classrooms. Year 3 even squeezed in a visit to Danelaw on the outskirts of York before lockdown restric ons. Here they learned how to live like Anglo-Saxons for the day. Our young Saxons made bread, moulded clay pots and even went off to ba le. A fantas c day was had by all. Class 4 brought the Beamish experience to Thornaby. Children travelled back to Victorian mes to find out what it was like in school back then through dressing up and enjoying wri ng on slate - not a tablet or iPad was in sight!
Weird Science Smartest Dog in town Our young scien sts get up to all sorts of weird and wonderful experiments in their science With winter approaching fast and lessons. In nursery, children have been finding out all about animal habitats outside in our temperatures falling, we thought that it school grounds and even found a hedgehog to adopt and look aer. They found out what would be best to get Teddy our school dog food would keep her safe and well throughout the Winter. We look forward to seeing her in ki ed out in some warm gear. We didn’t the Spring again. Year 4 scien sts found out what owls like to eat by looking at their want him to get in any bother for not diges ve system. Through looking at owl pellets, they found out that Barn Owls don’t eat wearing the correct uniform! McDonalds.
Children in Need At mes like this, we need to remember that there are lots of people who need our help. We enjoyed a non-uniform day and took part in the Pudsey ac vi es as we supported this year's Children In Need appeal. Our generous children and parents managed to raise a total of £526.04p and proved yet again that St. Patrick’s is a community that just keeps on giving.
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Learning about Faith In school, we have been finding out what it means to belong to God’s family and the importance of bap sm to welcome people into his family. Recep on children made their own churches in class and looked at the different symbols used. This term we also found out about the Jewish faith. We learned about the special artefacts which they use in prayer and fes vals.
We will remember them Tradi onally, November is a special month of remembrance for all those that have gone before us in our families and those that have made the ul mate sacrifice in wars. We sold poppies and merchandise for the Bri sh Legion as well as holding special liturgies in our classes for our loved ones that had died. Our Year 6 made a special visit to Thornaby cemetery and local memorials on a heritage walk to remember the fallen.
Sports Stars How good it is for our children to get out into the playground and showcase their spor ng skills and great teamwork. Forget the present England Rugby superstars, we have the rugby stars of the future. We have them all, tough tacklers and pacey passers. And in basketball we have the St. Patrick’s globetro ers with dribbling and shoo ng skills that would grace any court in the world.
Ar s c Moments We have some very expressive children, and this is especially evident when it comes to art. Our talented Y6 ar sts linked their art to our Black History month topic as they put their finishing touches to their Harlem Street Art. The children enjoyed adding splashes of colour to their street art. Younger children enjoyed linking their artwork with Bonfire Night celebra ons as they experimented with paints and pastels.
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The Great Outdoors We are all taking the opportunity to get fresh air and look aer mental well-being in these difficult mes and this is no excep on at school. Our playground and school grounds have become an extension of our classrooms. Our youngest pupils use their surroundings and nature to develop their numeracy and literacy skills while older children find out the number of different species of trees that we have. Thanks to the crea ve skills of caretaker Mr. Hammill, all trees are labelled up for us to help us iden fy them.
Celebra ng First Holy Communion Interna onal Music Day Before the second lockdown, we were able to commence This year we combined European Languages Day with Interna onal our First Holy Communion celebra ons. Thanks to a Music Day celebra ons. Each class looked at a famous song from dedicated health and safety team at St. Patrick’s Church, around Europe, learned the language of the song and then performed it small groups of children were able to celebrate their long for parents remotely through google classrooms. You could say we had awaited special day as they received the Blessed Sacrament our own Eurovision song contest but without “Royaume-Uni” taking for the first me. We look forward to more of our Y4 part. The countries represented were; France, Italy, Iceland, Spain, children being able to do the same in 2021! Germany and Holland. The children thoroughly enjoyed the day and learned a different language through music and song.
Farewell and Thank you Mr. Hardy We finally got to say our fond farewells and a huge thank you to Mr. Hardy, our caretaker who re red in the Summer. Ken was with us at St. Pat’s for the last 14 years and he never missed a stroke of me as he looked aer us all and kept us all safe. He was the forever Mr. Reliable but we leave him now to do all of the caretaking at home now and making sure all of the meals and cleaning at home are done for Mrs. Hardy. Enjoy your re rement Ken and we will see you around-probably out on your bike!
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Thirteen’s carbon commitment “We all have to make some changes to Looking for a new home? the way we live and we should keep up Thirteen has launched a campaign to with the good habits that many of us If you’re looking for a home to rent or pledge its commitment to reducing its already have, such as recycling, reducing buy, Thirteen could help. environmental impact. waste and using more environmentally There are homes available throughout the friendly ways to travel.” Its Take Control campaign will see Tees Valley and the North East and you Thirteen achieve its goals to become a can get details about Thirteen’s available much greener organisa on, in-line with homes at: the government’s target of 100 per cent reduc on in carbon emissions by 2050. • click: www.thirteengroup.co.uk/FindaHome With an important part to play in helping to achieve this target, Thirteen has set its • email: ambi on to reach net zero carbon by [email protected] 2035 on its direct business emissions. • call: 0300 111 1000 Head of environmental sustainability • Drop into the Thirteen store at 145 Samantha Granger said: “We’ve made Stockton Store remains open Stockton High Street. some significant changes already to help us achieve this. We’ve looked at cleaner Thirteen’s store on Stockton High Street Geng help with money sources of energy, installed renewable remains open to visitors through the energy on our office buildings and we’re lockdown by appointment only. If you’re a Thirteen customer and your trialling electric vehicles.” income has reduced or stopped due to Anyone can call into the store to find out Covid-19 and you’re struggling with your Thirteen has just opened the first about available homes, while Thirteen’s household bills, help is available. environmental centre in the region and is customers can also pay rent, check their aiming to reduce waste to landfill by 95% account, report a repair, ask for advice Thirteen’s money advice team can check by reducing, upcycling and recycling its and much more. whether you’re eligible to claim any waste. benefits and help you start to deal with Customers can also meet with members your debts. You can also get help with The centre’s solar photovoltaic panels of Thirteen’s employability team to get Universal Credit. generate on-site clean renewable energy, help with jobs and training. with the es mated 35,000 kWh enough to Call the money advice team for free, make the site en rely self-sufficient. The During the Covid-19 outbreak, Thirteen is confiden al support on 0300 111 1000. system is expected to reduce carbon giving careful considera on to social emissions by around 50 tonnes of CO2 distancing rules and visitors are currently equivalent each year. only able to visit by appointment.
Samantha added: “We’re also looking at The store is at 145 Stockton High Street, what needs to be done to deliver next to ‘the hub’ (cycling and walking sustainable homes which are fit for the centre) and is open from Monday to future and that are right for our Friday, 9am to 5pm. customers. Retrofing homes is a For more details, call Thirteen on challenge and one which everyone is 0300 111 1000 or click facing. Thirteen is already tes ng out new www.thirteengroup.co.uk/StocktonStore products, services and smart technologies which could be used in the future.”
Samantha con nued: “We need to make the right choices now and in the future. Our customers are our priority and what we’re seng out to do will be beneficial for them, so that we can con nue to look aer their health and wellbeing.
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42 Local Interest Spooky Hearse Walk in Support of Poppy Appeal
ecause Halloween was going to be so Bdifferent for the local children this year because of the pandemic, Irene decided to do something about it! The response from the local community was On the morning of Saturday October 31st, at The hearse was decorated and on Saturday overwhelming. The support received was the Poppy stall in Thornaby Town Centre, 31st October, a route was set around phenomenal. the support was massive again! Thornaby so as many people could see (and As a former member of the Royal Air Force In total a whopping £1783. 81 was raised hear) the hearse as it past! and a staunch member of the Royal Bri sh toward this wonderful charity. Irene wishes Irene walked in front of the hearse - as she Legion, Irene decided to raise funds for this to personally thank everyone for the always does, normally wearing a top hat, year's Poppy Appeal. She raised nearly generous dona ons - ‘I am so blessed to live but this me dressed as the Grim Reaper £300.00 on the night of the Spooky Hearse in such a wonderful town and community.’ with the scythe over her shoulder!! Walk.
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A powerful image of WW1 soldiers paying tribute to the bravery of the terrified horses, most of whom perished. So it's fing that we Montessori Pre-School Nursery remember all of the service personnel, men, women and animals, 31 The Viewley Centre, Hemlington past and present, and all na onali es who have risked their lives/died Middlesbrough, TS8 9JH for a 'cause', in the hope that a be er world would be created. Tel: 01642 965757 Honour each and every one of them. It would be an even greater honour if humanity united and con nued to 'fight' for that be er world every single day, for everybody who shares this planet. Poppies
ieutenantColonel John McCrae was a of remembrance of those who die in France. French widow Anna Guérin, LCanadian Army doctor who was ba le. inspired by Miss Michael's ac ons, co- helping on the Western Front at Ypres McCrae did not live to see the ordinated war widows in France to create when his friend, 22yearold Lieutenant Remembrance Poppy his words would the poppies to sell to raise money for Alexis Helmer, was killed by a German inspire, falling vic m to influenza in injured soldiers. Shell in 1915. January 1918. To honour him, comrades The poppies were later adopted by the So affected by his loss, McCrae began to searched fields for poppies to lay on his Royal Bri sh Legion, aer she met and write: grave but, in the dead of winter, found inspired its founder Earl Haig. Today the In Flanders fields the poppies blow none. So they ordered ar ficial poppies to poppy is s ll the RBL's symbol, while in the be made in Paris and woven into a wreath. UK poppy wreaths are laid each year at Between the crosses, row on row, The poppy was later taken on when war memorial sites across the country to That mark our place; and in the sky American school teacher Moina Michael, mark Remembrance Sunday. The larks, s ll bravely singing, fly inspired by the words of McCrae, went out Poppies are also worn in Canada, France, Scarce heard amid the guns below. to buy poppies as a symbol of Belgium, Australia and New Zealand every We are the Dead. Short days ago remembrance. But there were no real November 11 (known as Remembrance ones to be found — only silk poppies in a Day or Armis ce Day) to commemorate We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, department store. She bought 25, pinned the anniversary of the 1918 armis ce. Loved, and were loved, and now we lie one to her coat and handed the rest out Americans typically wear poppies on the In Flanders fields. back in the office. last Monday of May - known as Memorial Not only were McCrae's words later Aer the war, she campaigned for it to be Day - instead using November 11 for immortalised, but they sparked the used as a symbol of remembrance for Veterans Day, when living veterans are beginning of the corn poppy as the symbol Americans who had died in the war in honoured.
44 Harewood Primary School Hard work at Harewood The children at Harewood have enjoyed their first term back. Here are a selec on of the topics they have been learning about.
45 Local Interest Life at The Poplars Care Home utumn has been a me for too hard to judge, so the Manager all of the ‘ups and downs’ the whole Areflec on here at the Poplars. The declared that everyone was a winner! team have faced head on and team have con nued to endeavour to Gold cups all round! overcome with dignity and keep residents spirits up, along with We have also been very busy upda ng determina on, always pung suppor ng family interac ons via some of the communal areas within residents needs first, whilst dealing telephone, social media and, where the home. We now have a ‘Sicilian’ with the restric ons the Pandemic has permissible, window visits. Our themed main dining area alongside the placed on all within the Care Sector. Ac vity Coordinator con nues to new Poplars Pub, which is for all to Now is the me to publicly express our provide various indoor ac vi es and enjoy in the coming months. sincere and hear elt thanks to the regular Coffee mornings for residents. With Christmas almost upon us and whole of the Poplars Team for their Halloween was a ‘Hoot’, celebrated this extremely challenging year slowly dedica on and determina on, mixed with spooky homemade decora ons drawing to a close, with no real idea as with a generous por on of humour, in and the compe on this year was for to what the New Year will bring, we ensuring that our residents remain the best Mask. Of course it was just wanted to take the me to reflect on safe, loved and cared for.
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Community Champions The role of a Community Champion is more important than ever. Some members of our community are heroes and we believe that needs commending. We have highlighted some ‘Thornaby Heroes’ and presented them with cer ficates. Our award winners were: Mary Frankland for her dedica on to helping those in need. Jamie Poole for his commitment to helping youngsters stay fit and ac ve. Thornaby food bank for helping those who need it. Thornaby Li er Pickers for caring for our local environment. Father Pat for his dedica on to our parish community. These people are an inspira on to us and we hope to con nue their good work. In these difficult mes, we believe it is important to care for each other. We have wri en over one hundred le ers, to isolated people in the community, to offer a hand of friendship and let them know we are thinking of them and keeping them in our prayers.
Nursery In Nursery, we provide a curriculum to develop the whole child. Children learn by first hand experiences, for example, doing, touching, making and seeing for themselves through play. Their social, emo onal, crea ve and physical development is catered for by the various play ac vi es which we offer at Nursery. We have a fantas c Elmer the elephant reading area and the children are enjoying reading stories together. We have been talking about what the author and the illustrator do. The children have been very busy making poppies for our ‘In November we remember display.’ We gathered together to say a prayer for all the people who have died in service for their country. These pictures will give you an insight into some of the wonderful things our children experience during their me in Nursery.
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Class 3 are Beekeepers! During the Autumn term class 3 dressed as beekeepers and had such an interes ng trip to see our school bees. We learned all about the role of the queen and how the workers help keep the colony thriving. The children watched the worker bees flying in and out of the hive and they learned how the bees communicate with each other by doing the Waggle Dance - this is how they tell each other where to find the nectar. Our school bee specialists Mr Ryan and Mr Amazing Aernoon Tea! Wake showed us the inside of the hives. We were so privileged to see the bees working hard This term the children in Year 3 and 4 and could even see eggs, pupa and lots of honey. It was an amazing experience for the children have been learning about the to see the bees up close and lovely to see how calm they were when the bees landed on their Victorians, and how the Victorians bee suits. invented Aernoon Tea. During our We finished the aernoon off by tas ng the honey from the hives. The children have produced DT lessons, we learnt about the some amazing wri ng about their experience, and we look forward to catching up with them different ers included on an again in the spring to find out how they coped with the winter months. Aernoon Tea and found how Aernoon Tea began. To celebrate our learning from our amazing DT topic, each class created their own Aernoon Tea. We made our own chocolate cake, Victoria sponge, sandwiches, and scones served with jam and cream. We served the Aernoon Tea on a ered stand that we had designed with floral pa erns, just like a tradi onal Aernoon Tea. Our Aernoon Tea was fantas c and tasted delicious. Some of us are already excited to bake the cakes again at home!
Year 2 Last term, Year 2’s cross-curricular topic was all about the Great Fire of London. We learnt about the main events of the fire and discovered the reasons as to why the houses in London caught fire so quickly as well as how the city was eventually rebuilt. We discussed the lessons learned from the disaster and how it enabled the building of safer homes and an even greater city! We also enjoyed finding out about the lives of significant people living at that me - such as the diarist Samuel Pepys. Here we are re-enac ng the Great Fire of London using our own model houses.
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Black History and Civil Rights By Isabella, Bella and Fliss In Year 6 this Autumn term, we have looked at Black History and the Civil Rights Movement. We started our history lessons by looking at how the Transatlan c Slave Trade involved: ships seng out from Britain, the kidnapping of Africans, the transporta on of Africans across the middle passage, slaves being sold and auc oned in America, and ships returning home to Britain to sell goods that were made on slave planta ons. We moved on to look at inspira onal black heroes such as: Mar n Luther King Jr., Harriet Tubman, Rosa Parks and many more. In English, we have produced diary entries, one emo onal entry rela ng to the death of Emme Till and another that showed the pride that ci zens of America would have felt when they witnessed Mar n Luther King’s iconic March on Washington. In our Art, we have looked at the work of Faith Ringgold who would combine her African ancestral roots with a tradi onal European style to produce story quilts. As a class, we all produced our own sec ons of this quilt by using s tching, fabric pens and paint to create a tribute to inspira onal black people. Our History lessons have involved he Civil Rights Movement, in par cular, lots of forms of non-violent protests such as the Montgomery Bus Boyco s, Greensboro Sit-Ins, the Li le Rock Nine and the Birmingham Campaign.
Hope and a Future – Class 9 In order to help the children of Christ the King reflect on the message of hope and God’s plan for our future, we dedicated a whole day to allow me to explore our ideas, thoughts and opinions. Class 9 began our day of reflec on by listening to a song called, ‘My Hope Is In You,’ by a Chris an band called, Third Day. The children explored the meaning behind this song and shared that the words made them feel safe and secure in the knowledge that God has a plan for us all. We also explored the scripture found in Jeremiah 29:11 where again the children were comforted and amazed to understand that even before they were born, God had ordained all their days. Following on from these ac vi es Class 9 produced some excellent ‘Hopeful Haiku’ poems which expressed messages of op mism, hope and an cipa on for their futures. Some children related their poems to our current global situa on as they felt the need to share posi vity on a worldwide scale. To end our day of reflec on, Class 9 also wrote beau ful le ers to local care home residents which told them about the children of Christ the King and also about their hopes and dreams for the future.
50 Local Interest The Big Thornaby Lier Blitz e have volunteers from as On 6 September we had a day of Wyoung as 3 up to 70+ and they li er-picking across the Town, the Big are all so passionate about the Thornaby Li er Blitz. People dressed environment, keeping our town dy up, turned up and picked up li er and making sure that the lier from 3 loca ons across the town. It people drop does not end up was great to see so many children harming local wildlife or ending up geng involved and we collected in the ocean. almost We get lots of praise but some 100 bags of li er - which was great people think it's the council's job to but also shocking too. pick up the li er - they can't see that it's people that make the mess not the council.
51 Local Interest Thornaby Community Lier Project WHY DOES LITTERPICKING MATTER? angry, depressed and anxious when they see to drop li er and they are becoming role Li er is a massive problem globally. It has a li er in their neighbourhood. models and say they “want to save the planet”. huge impact on the environment and harms HELPING SOCIAL ISOLATION wildlife – on a recent li er-pick along the Tees So ... not only does this project bring people Social isola on is on the increase (even before Barrage in Thornaby we were told that a swan together we are able to use our presence as a we had a pandemic to deal with). We want to died there because it got tangled in a plas c way of inspiring and educa ng others to have bring communi es together and create a bag and a fox also died aer being injured by pride in where they and, hopefully, encourage li er too. sense of pride by working with residents, people not to li er in the first place! businesses and schools. In just a short space 9 billion tons of li er ends up in the ocean of me we have gathered a large number of These are some quotes from the volunteers in each year and 80% of it comes from the land volunteers and have no ced that our li er- the group: because it gets blown into streams and rivers picks became great social events TOO (before “I go li er-picking because I want to make the which obviously lead to the sea! In the UK covid19) – we have over 30 regular volunteers alone, the RSPCA deal with over 7,000 cases of world a be er place” and it’s lovely to see them benefi ng by Izzy aged 4 animals harmed by li er every year. geng exercise, forming friendships and A li ered town a racts crime, vermin and an - feeling a sense of sa sfac on and pride about “Last summer my husband was away and me social behaviour because it’s perceived that the work they do! It’s SO sa sfying when you and the kids were trying to find things to do. people don’t care but WE CARE and we want make a difference to a local area and its We started li er picking on our own just near to make our town a be er place now and for community. our house and the allotments and the boys future genera ons. loved it. Then we heard about the group and HALF OF OUR VOLUNTEERS ARE CHILDREN... joined. We all really enjoy it - it definitely A LITTERED AREA JUST ATTRACTS MORE ... and they absolutely LOVE being involved - makes you feel be er. We have made so many LITTER it’s educa onal and fun and we are all seeing lovely friends. I hate seeing li er and I'm Not only does a li ered area look awful, it also how much it really helps the environment! The always picking it up around my house then impacts on people’s feelings of wellbeing - children are spreading the word too as they when I have extra me I'll go further afield”. local people oen tell us it makes them feel tell their friends and families that it’s not okay Laura, Dave, George, Willam and Oliver
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“I li er pick because I’m a Thornaby lad born “I LOVE li er-picking - some people throw their people who care. I just go home feeling ‘n’ bred and I hate to see my town blighted by rubbish on the ground and we pick it up, which amazing and I think that's a combina on of li er from the top middle and bo om end - I is a good thing. I like to collect more li er than the exercise and fresh air and the feeling that love this town and have had the pleasure of anyone else! For Christmas I’ve asked Santa to I’ve made a difference. delivering post for the past 23 years to the bring me a SUPER, SUPER, SUPER, SUPER Kelly, Accountant (aged 34) wonderful people in it. I was so glad a group grabber!” “I joined the group because I wanted to make was formed because it’s nice to meet like- Teddy, aged 4 a difference to the area I live in and I wanted minded people who dislike li er as much as I “I joined the group on Easter Sunday 2019 to meet new people. I love the group! I feel do and we’ve worked wonders ge ng rid of when Chris ne ran it - there were just 3 adults fortunate to call my fellow li er pickers my strange and obscure things along the way”. and 2 kids and it grew from there. I hate to see friends. They make me laugh every week and John “The Pos e”aged 40 li er and had been picking on my own for the sense of achievement aer doing a li er “I joined the li er-picking group in June 2019. months before this but always felt self pick is amazing. Li er picking (solo or group) is also good for my mental health! When I'm I can remember the first me feeling worried conscious when I got strange looks from li er picking I can completely switch off and as I walked down to meet the group at the others. I was really pleased when the group de-stress”. Robert Atkinson Centre and very nearly didn't was started and now I couldn’t give a toss Mahew, Nurse (aged 35) reach there. I nearly turned around half way. what anyone else thinks. I do it because I care I’m so glad I didn't ... it’s great and I’ve met so about the town where I live and the people in “I joined the group with my mam and I love it - many lovely people”. it. I worry about what will be like for the next it’s great fun and I’ve made new friends. I also Joan (re red) genera on if we don’t get a grip. Those in the feel like I’m helping to group are lovely and I’ve made more friends in save the planet” “I’m a Thornaby lad, born and bred and proud the last 18 months than I have in the whole of Joseph (11) of this li le town where I live with my family. the 43 years I’ve lived here”. If anyone would like to By bringing Ted (aged 4) and Sam (aged 16) I Angela (nurse) join us they can hope to show them that you can make a contact us via difference”. What do I like about this group? The people Facebook Martyn (Nurse) aged 38 110%! Like-minded, posi ve, funny lovely @ThornabyCLP
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Special thanks to Terry & Chris ne Muldowney for this ar cle
57 Neighbourhood Policing
Teenager Arrested in Tilery He has been released with bail condi ons pending further enquiries. & Motorbike Seized A 17 year old male was arrested by Stockton Neighbourhood Officers on Thursday 12th November in Tilery on suspicion of driving offences. A motorbike which was believed to be involved in ASB in the Thornaby and Stockton areas was also seized (as shown in the image). Vehicle Seized in Thornaby He was arrested on suspicion of the below by Stockton offences: Dangerous driving Neighbourhood Officers Driving under the influence of drugs A Ford KA vehicle was seized by Stockton The of a motor vehicle Neighbourhood Officers on Sunday 4th Driving without a license October in the Mandale and Victoria areas Driving without insurance of Thornaby. The male has been released under Officers were carrying our patrols in the inves ga on pending further enquiries. Man Charged with Five area when the vehicle was pulled over and the driver has been reported for driving Alleged Offences Following offences. Reported Incidents in Thornaby Officers from Stockton CID charged a man aged 31 with four reported counts of burglary and one reported count of Around 100k Worth of a empted burglary. Cannabis Seized from The alleged incidents occurred in Thornaby in August this year at The Oddfellows pub, Thornaby Property Subway, Heavenly Scent, The Roundel pub A large amount of cannabis was seized from and Roberts Butchers. a property on S rling Way in Thornaby on The man appeared at court on Friday 9th Wednesday 21st October es mated to be October 2020. worth around £100,000. Motorbike Seized & Rider The drugs warrant was executed at the address by officers from the Stockton Arrested for Reportedly Neighbourhood team. Assaul ng a Police Officer Ac ng Sergeant Mitch Baldwin said: “The & Driving Offences warrant was a success and we have seized thousands of pounds worth of drugs from A motorbike was seized last night and the the streets of our communi es. rider was arrested on suspicion of five offences by Stockton Neighbourhood “The warrant was carried out as a result of Man Arrested on Suspicion Officers on Thursday 1st October. intelligence received from the public and I of Affray and Drugs would like to thank them for coming Police sighted the rider on Bridge Street in forward. Offences in Thornaby Stockton and he reportedly failed to stop for officers. “Officers will always act on intelligence and A 20 year old man was arrested in the if you have any criminal ac vity to report Mandale and Victoria Ward of Thornaby on The motorbike was then reportedly pursued please contact us on 101 or 999 in an Wednesday 7th October on suspicion of through Thornaby and into Middlesbrough emergency.” affray and possession with intent to supply where the male rider le his motorbike and class A drugs. was pursued on foot by police. The man was arrested in connec on with a Whilst the man was being detained he reported incident which occurred a week reportedly assaulted a police officer with his prior to the arrest at a property on motorbike helmet. Northumberland Avenue.
Cleveland Police always acts on intelligence received by local communi es. Do you have informa on about criminal ac vity in your area? If so, call us on 101, Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at www.crimestoppersuk.org. 58 Neighbourhood Policing
The man aged 32 was arrested on suspicion Keep Your Property Safe Man Arrested on Suspicion of driving dangerously, driving without a license or insurance, failing to stop for Over the Fes ve Period of Drugs Offences in police and assaul ng an emergency worker. Christmas is approaching and some people Thornaby He has since been released under are pung up their decora ons early due to A man aged 22 was arrested on suspicion of inves ga on pending further enquiries. COVID lockdown restric ons. We are encouraging members of the public to think drugs offences aer being stopped and about crime preven on in rela on to search by Stockton Neighbourhood Officers burglaries aer Christmas presents were on Friday 20th November. stolen from a flat on the Gables in The man was arrested in the Mandale and Middlesbrough last week. Victoria Ward of Thornaby and class A Crime Preven on and Architectural Liaison drugs, money and mobile phones were Officer, Gerry McBride is providing the seized from the male. below ps to help keep your property safe He has been released pending further over the fes ve period. enquiries. • Do not post informa on such as gis bought or Christmas plans on social media as this adver ses what you have inside your property. • Property mark your belongings such as Man & Woman Appearing expensive electronic devices and outdoor at Court Monday Charged items such as garden furniture. Informa on on property marking can be with a Total of 6 Alleged found under the Crime Preven on Offences sec on of the Cleveland Police website. Register your bikes using A man aged 35 and woman aged 34 will be www.bikeregister.com appearing at Teesside Magistrates Court on • Keep presents out of sight. Large piles of Monday 23rd November aer being charged gis wrapped under the tree that are with reportedly possessing class A and B visible through a door or window are drugs with intent to supply and possessing a temp ng to thieves. weapon of discharge of noxious gas. • If you have a house alarm, set it and use The reported charges were made in plug in mes to ‘look in, when you’re December 2019 following an alleged out’. Get a smart plug or two for your warrant executed at a property by Stockton ‘smart speaker’ and control lights Neighbourhood Officers in the Mandale and remotely via an app. Victoria wards of Thornaby. Further crime preven on advice in rela on to residen al burglaries can be found on the Crime Preven on sec on of the Cleveland Police website Cleveland Police always acts on intelligence received by local communi es. Do you have informa on about criminal ac vity in your area? If so, call us on 101, Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at www.crimestoppersuk.org.
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ecause of Covid19, Remembrance Thornaby Town Council and the behalf of RAFA. Veterans also paid Bprepara on and services were Thornaby community. special tribute and Representa ves of curtailed, but Thornaby Town Council However, upon arrival at the The Fire Service and Cleveland Police and the Thornaby on Tees cenotaph, others had also decided to paid respects by laying wreaths Community paid individual homage pay individual respects to the Fallen followed by a number of individual to the fallen while complying with and behaved impeccably in following members of the Thornaby 'family.' guidance supplied by government. social distancing. In an impromptu address to the A few days prior to Remembrance A recording of Last Post and Awaken sporadic congrega on, the Mayor Sunday, Mayor and Mayoress of was played with colours being thanked all who had laid wreaths in Thornaby on Tees, Cllrs Steve and lowered and raised and David commemora on of the fallen and Sylvia Walmsley, made sure that the Lawrence in army uniform recited a asked them to remember all of the cenotaph was decorated for the passage from Laurence Binyon's NHS staff and care workers figh ng a occasion by fixing poppy adorned poignant poem For the Fallen. 'war' against Covid19 and laying down neng and silhoue e WW1 soldiers their lives in service to the country. The Mayor and Mayoress laid their to the cenotaph and Pleasure Gardens wreaths and wreaths were also laid And so, under the most extraordinary railings. on behalf of the Lord Lieutenant of circumstances, Thornaby on Tees With restric ons seeming to change North Yorkshire and also Stockton showed that the fallen would never almost daily, it was decided that no Riverside College. Ex Fuslier, 99 year be forgo en. 'We Remembered.' formal commemora on would be old Tommy Tro er laid a wreath held, but the Mayor and Mayoress helped by his 'minder', Julie Cooper, would lay wreaths on behalf of and Irene Jessop laid a wreath on
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All pictures courtesy Luke Frost and Julie Cooper. 62 Useful Contacts
Thornaby Police Sta on At Your Service... Tel: 01642 326326 or 101 Thornaby Town Council Jen Elstob, Town Clerk Woodbridge Prac ce Thornaby Town Council Thornaby Medical Centre, Trenchard Avenue, Thornaby Town Hall Mandale Road Thornaby TS17 0EE Thornaby TS17 6AW Tel: 01642 762636 Telephone: 01642 678652 • 07927 269211 Appointments 01642 760185 Email: [email protected] Thornaby and Ingleby Barwick Council members contact details Medical Group MANDALE AND VICTORIA WARD Health Centre, Trenchard Avenue, Thornaby TS17 0BZ Cllr Steve Walmsley Tel: 07818 584406 Tel: 01642 762921 Email: [email protected] South Thornaby Community Centre Cllr Tina Large Tel: 07818 584147 Email: [email protected] Haviland Road, Thornaby TS17 9JG Cllr Luke Frost Tel: 07818 587067 Tel: 01642 358840 Email: [email protected] Robert Atkinson Youth and Cllr John Flynn Tel: 07428 666178 Community Centre Email: john.fl[email protected] Thorntree Road, Thornaby TS17 9DF Cllr Sue Frost Tel: 01642 524589 Email: [email protected] Cllr Pat Large Tel: 07796 196384 Thornaby Central Library Cllr Zeb Khaliq Tel: 07931 323031 The Pavilion, Allensway, Town Centre, Email: [email protected] Thornaby TS17 9EN Tel: 01642 528117 STAINSBY HILL WARD Cllr Sylvia Walmsley Tel: 07825 582518 Pavilion Shopping Centre Email: [email protected] Tel: 01642 750090 Cllr Ray Godwin Tel: 07825 352158 Email: [email protected] Ac v 8 Health and Fitness Cllr Les Hodge Tel: 07976 830055 Tel: 01642 528581 Email: [email protected] Thirteen Group VILLAGE WARD Tel: 0300 111 1000 Cllr Ian Dalgarno Tel: 07717 727686 NHS Stop Smoking Email: [email protected] Cllr Mick Moore Tel: 07824 820775 Tel: 01642 383819 www.nth.nhs.uk/stopsmoking Email: [email protected] Tees Credit Union Cllr Glenn Eas ck Tel: 07507 465202 Email: glenneas [email protected] Tel: 01642 941911
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