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KAB TAXIS 4, 7 and 8 Seater Available 316203 Mayor Mary Dalton held her “At Home” in the Council Offices last Wednesday. A large number of residents took up the invitation to join her for afternoon tea which included Strawberries and A2B 314545 Cream. A raffle for her chosen charities the Army Benevolent Fund and local groups was held and raised over £250. Among the guests were Mayors and Chairmen from other local Authorities. Mary said the event gave her the opportunity to meet people from the parish and thanked them for their support. Clubs Can FREE FILM SHOWS IN Use Council NEWTON AYCLIFFE Hollywood films are coming Centre, Silverdale House, Website to Newton Aycliffe thanks Aycliffe Village Hall, and The Town Council will to funding from Great Middridge Village Hall, shortly have a new website. Aycliffe and Middridge are all taking part in future It is intended to be used in Partnership. (GAMP). who screenings, which are being part as a community tool have granted £4,141 to pay coordinated with other for residents and visitors for a series of community community cinemas by to find out about Aycliffe film screenings throughout PCSO Mike Welch. including what’s on in each the summer. Brian Riley, GAMP of our wards, from churches, ‘How to train your Dragon’ coordinator, said: “The sporting activities, craft clubs is the first film to be shown launch of the community and children’s activities. on July 23 and a launch cinema project shows a If you organise events or you event will take place on the strong commitment by belong to a club based in the same day from 7.00pm at GAMP and its partners to town or Aycliffe Village, Greenfield College. respond to local needs. we’d like to publicise it for Groups including Burnhill “It will give all members of you. For further information, Way Methodist Church, The the community, both young please contact Marie Agnew Centre, Woodham and old, the opportunity elachi1 Upper indianBeveridge Walkway restaurant - DL5 4EE Robinson on 01325 300700 Community Centre, Newton to watch a wide range of Town Centre (next to Stevenrussell) 316516 or e-mail marie.robinson@ Aycliffe Youth Centre, modern and classic films Free Parking on Town Centre Rooftop Car Park great-aycliffe.gov.uk Neville Parade Community – free of charge in their community. 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Woodham to Aycliffe - £4.00 max Presentation Night on Contact us to make a no obligation appointment. Aycliffe Business Park to Aycliffe - £4.00 max Friday 15th July at the School Aycliffe to Aycliffe - £4.00 max Turbinia starting 7.30pm. Drag Queen “Rouge Telephone: 01388 776000 AYCLIFFE’S NEWEST AND CHEAPEST Summer” will be After office hours: 07774 248820 or 07977 164179 TAXI COMPANY 01325 382222 performing and there Martin Bage Ltd is an Appointed Representative of Advanced Financial Services UK Ltd will be a raffle and disco. who are Authorised and Regulated by the Financial Services Authority. Registered Office: 40 Church Street, Shildon, Co Durham, DL4 1DX Now based at St Cuthberts Way, Aycliffe Business Park Tickets are £3 available on Registered in England. Registration Number: 4905360 the door. PAGE 2 www.newtonnews.co.uk NEWTON NEWS PC1452 Alan Thompson will be holding a Police P.A.C.T. NEW CHICKS HALT and Community Together Middridge Village Fete PACT meeting at Neville Parade Methodist Church Meeting BUILDING WORK Hall on Thurs., 14th July Police And 6.30-7.30pm. The meeting Community Together is open to all members of the community and you Councillors and Rep- can discuss any issues or resentatives from Sedgefield concerns that you may have Borough Homes, Great with your Communiity Aycliffe and Durham County Police Officer. Council have been invited. Bethany House Care Home at Woodham are building new bedrooms but during the work builders found a nest which they carefully moved to a safe place. They held back work in that area to allow Ma and Pa to rear their chicks who now look close to leaving the nest. Residents and staff have enjoyed watching their progress and when they leave new windows can be installed. Middridge Village held their annual Fete last Saturday and the kind weather attracted large crowds to the green. Aycliffe & Brancepeth Band, stalls, dog show and refreshments produced the typical village event. Counc. Bowman helped the fundraising by donating a cheque to the Village Hall Association from her community allocation fund. NEWTON NEWS www.newtonnews.co.uk PAGE 3 NNEVILLEEVILLE PRIZES AWARDED AT CCOMMUNITYOMMUNITY CCENTREENTRE COLLEGE PROM NIGHTS Neville Parade Community A year ago Newton Press The Rotary Club of Newton Centre are looking for a Director Paul Howarth Aycliffe and Newton Press. Chiropodist to call in once a initiated annual awards for Prizes of laptops, e-books week for two hours to help our two Senior Colleges. and ipods valued at £2,000 Senior Citizens with foot The idea was to encourage were on offer. students in their final year The occcasion to present problems. to excel and win valuable the prizes was to be each of The Wednesday Lunch prizes - £2,000 worth. There the Senior Proms, held at Club & Bingo is to re-start. were five categories giving Redworth Hall, where the Please phone if interested. everyone a fair chance of students arrived in all their Children’s Film Shows winning. splendour in different modes start September 11th. Paul contacted local of transport. Both nights were Tea Dance every Friday businesses who were willing exciting for all and everyone from 2-4pm. Baby & to help sponsor the awards, had a memorable time. Paul WOODHAM AWARDS in College award went to Toddlers Club Fridays 9am these included Tesco, Newton spoke to the students whilst Top Academic Student Emma Jo Blundy, a student - 11am. Aycliffe Town Centre the Rotary Club President in year 11 was a difficult whose bubbly personality Management, Newton News, presented the prizes. choice as two succeeded and enthusiasm, helping with Quiz each Monday in maintaining excellent after school activities, has afternoon commencing academic records throughout been much appreciated by 26th September with tea & their time at Woodham, students and staff. biscuits. achieving top marks in every The Most Helpful Student in subject so Jessica Mason and the Community was Callum Blind persons Kurling Callum Scott both received a Gibb-Lenahan, awarded Club. prize. because of his sense of Dog Obedience Class The Top Sports Student. citizenship taking him into the Thursday and Sundays at had an outstanding sporting wider community, revealing career culminating in being a caring and considerate 6.30pm. selected for the England nature and willingness to Contact 313924 for details U17’s Girls Football Squad. help others. on any of the above. A truly outstanding sporting The Most Improved Student achievement by Anna was Gemma Howarth who Young. worked extremely hard to The Most Helpful Student achieve remarkable grades. AYCLIFFE GREENFIELD AWARDS through workshops. Top Student in year 11 was The Most Improved Student Charlotte Bromley who award is designed to YEAR 11 earned the award for hard encourage students to do work during the year with better and obtain good exam PROM excellent exam results. results. The winner, Rosie Top Sport Student, Linzi Hill, who, according to Davis, won the award as a teachers, epitomised this goal NIGHTS natural and talented sports and achieved remarkable Newton News with the person who has shown full grades. support of Newton Press, commitment to school sport, Paul Howarth congratulated Tesco, the Town Centre leadership and more.