Issue 16, November 2005

Esh Leaves Esh Parish Council newsletter for Esh, Langley Park, Quebec and Ushaw

Submit articles for the March 2006 edition to: The Editor, 8 Long Garth, Durham City, DH1 4HJ or email to [email protected] or leave at Esh or Langley Park Post Office by 30 January 2006

LOCAL COMPANY WINS TOP NATIONAL AWARD

A Derwentside based company has won a top award for its ground breaking Guide software, designed to enhance the independence of people suffering from sight loss.

Software Express Ltd, located in Langley Park, Sue Arnold, from the Observer newspaper, presenting the Durham was presented with award to Adrian Sach (on the left) and Martin Begg (in the the award in the category of middle) from Software Express Product Development, by the Royal National Institute The idea for developing strength. Similarly, its of the Blind (RNIB) at a Guide originated by chance. welcome reception, by recent ceremony held in Although Software Express those within the sight loss London. has been established for community, was recognised over 5 years, it had by the award from the Guide software, which was previously specialised in RNIB. As Adrian says, launched last year, has writing customised software “We’re a relatively young been specifically developed for a wide range of company, so winning this to enhance accessibility to companies in the award is particularly computer technology for all commercial sector. It was significant and has given us people with sight loss. not until Adrian Sach, its all a tremendous boost. Using its own in built screen Managing Director, was With the financial and reader and screen called in to help a family marketing support from magnifier, Guide uses friend who had lost his Derwentside District simple menu options to lead sight, that the idea for Council, we carried out a lot the user through every developing Guide was of research before stage of word processing a planted. As Adrian explains, launching the product, document, sending an “It was only when I started which has clearly proved email, surfing the Internet, looking at the software that worthwhile.” or even scanning and was available for those with reading a book. All its sight loss, that I realised its Andrea McGuigan, commands are delivered by limitations, especially for Marketing Support Manager a realistically human those who had never had at Derwentside District sounding voice, and it is experience of using Council, said: “We’re operated purely via the computers before.” delighted for Adrian and all keyboard. Since then, sales of Guide the team at Software have gone from strength to Express. The business is going from strength to Stanhope or Alston and facilities at the pub for strength and I’m pleased more riders making their tea/coffee/meals. Derwentside Council were own arrangements for able to play a part in their getting a top up en route. The trial is now a success.” permanent part of the club’s The oldest combined age event calendar every year, For more information about vehicle and rider to so keep your diary free next Guide, please contact complete the trial was 138 year, it’s always the third Software Express by phone years and the greatest Sunday in September, on 0845 225 5005 or by distance travelled to the trial which in 2006 will be 17th email at under their own power was September. [email protected] 125 miles from East o.uk. Lothian. Please take a look at the Club’s new BTT website, Editors Note Once again the organisers www.freewebs.com/beami would like to thank North shtrophytrial, where you Congratulations to Software Durham Motor Club, The can find 2005 results, Express – we are always Friends of Killhope Lead information, facts and pleased to pass on good Mine, Lanchester photos. news items to our readers. Centurions Bike Club and to If any other local company, the many members, Editors Note or resident, has recently partners and friends of the won an award, then please small club who worked so Thank you Pete Robson give us a call, or send an hard to make the event (event organiser) for your email, to the address once more a great success. most interesting report and quoted at the top of this newsletter. . 2005 BEAMISH TROPHY TRIAL In total there were 89 starters (including 24 new entrants) with 83 finishers and 6 non finishers, most of which broke down and had to be recovered back to the start or make their own recovery arrangements.

No major mishaps were reported excepting for a couple of riders unseated in off road sections high in the Mr. J. L. Feeney, on his AJS (stands for Albert John Stevens) 350cc North Pennines. 1947 - single cylinder 4-stroke motorcycle in trials/off-road trim.

One of the biggest Finally the Club were also your continuing involvement problems facing the indebted to the owners and in this historical event. organisers is the problem of new management at The fuel supplies. As the petrol New Board Inn at Hilltop, A full report and some station at Westgate is due Esh, who allowed the Rally photographs of the Rally will to be demolished future entrants to use the pub site be available on the Parish trials might have to take in for the start/finish again, the Council’s website in due alternative petrol stations at rear field for parking and the course.

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been cut in Esh churchyard St. John the Baptist, NEWS FROM THE and the District Council has Quebec CHURCHES set aside a considerable sum of money for further Sunday 18th December: From the Vicar of Esh, maintenance work across 6pm Christmas Carol Hamsteels, Langley Park the whole of Derwentside. Service with the Esh & & Waterhouses Bearpark Colliery Band By the time you read this I Saturday 24th December: Churchyards Latest hope that work will have 11.30pm Midnight also started in Quebec. Communion You may have read in the Unfortunately, because the press recently that District Council has still to All Saints Langley Park Derwentside District Council begin a safety audit of is proposing to restore a headstones in All Saints Thursday 22nd December: maintenance programme Langley Park Churchyard 6pm Children's Christmas for the Churchyards which we are still some months Christingle Service have not had any away from maintenance Saturday 24th December: maintenance work for the work beginning again in 8pm Christmas Communion last two years. The work Langley Park. In the Wishing you all a joyful and was originally stopped by meantime we continue to blessed Christmas the District Council for express our thanks to Chris reasons of Health and Buck and Maurice Saville in All Saints Youth Centre - Safety (Under the Local Langley Park, and John Update Government Act of 1972 Hankey and Colin Cook in Councils are responsible for Esh for the work that they At the time of writing All maintaining closed have been able to do in the Saints PCC are still in churchyards). interim. discussions with the solicitors who represent the Further to what you may Trustees of the Earl of have read, I can now report Durham's Estate. This is that Derwentside District because both the land and Council has now obtained the building originally the necessary Faculties belonged to the Earl of from the Chancellor of the Durham and so when the Diocese of Durham (after a building was given to the great deal of discussion) to church in 1912 a "reverter" enable a programme of clause was inserted in the maintenance to original documentation. In recommence in the Quebec Churchyard practice this means that churchyards in Esh, when the building ceases to Quebec, Burnopfield and Christmas Services function as a parish/church Tanfield (a faculty is the hall it should be returned to equivalent of planning St Michael & All Angels, the original owners. This permission). This Esh has held up progress while maintenance programme an agreement is reached includes grass cutting as Friday 23rd December: 7pm that is satisfactory to all well as making dangerous Carols & Christmas Poems sides concerned. headstones safe either by Saturday 24th December: laying them flat in the 8pm Christmas Communion All Saints PCC had very ground, or by re-enforcing with Carols much hoped that the them with a sand mixture in Sunday 25th December: Langley Park Playgroup an upright position. As a 10am Christmas Day would be able to use the result the grass has now Family Communion building until its future was Esh Leaves Page 3 November 2005 decided but due to several 10.30am on 4th December. which inspired me to pen acts of vandalism over the This is always a happy the following. summer which disabled the event and a good start to heating system and made the festive season. There is a window in the the fire escape unusable it On December 18th our chapel dedicated to my was clear that the building Carol Service will be led by grandparents “Sacred to the no longer met the nationally the Rev. Paul Wood and, on Memory of Edward and Ada required health and safety Christmas Day, at 9.30am Edmundson”. standards for a playgroup. It the Rev. Walter Attwood will meant that the building was lead worship. To keep the family name no longer safe for them to All are welcome to join us. going, my brother George use. was given the middle name Editors Note ‘Edward’ and I was given It is still our plan to provide the middle name a new community facility We have obtained before ‘Edmundson’, (both my (albeit on a smaller and after pictures of the brother George and I were scale) next to All Saints refurbished worship area at baptised in the chapel and Church and we are hopeful St Andrews Methodist our father Danny Cartmell, that the agreement reached Church – our thanks to was chapel steward for with the solicitor's for the Maud Lowdon and Linda many, many years). Earl of Durham's estate will Kirby for their help in this be the first step towards matter. Our grandfather was as enabling this to happen. Methodist Local Preacher and a stalwart of the chapel. Rev. Michael Peers Our Mother, Marjorie (Vicar: Esh, Hamsteels, Cartmell (nee Edmundson) Langley Park & and known affectionately by Waterhouses) the villagers as “Madge” worshipped at the chapel St Andrew’s Methodist for over 90 years. Church, Langley Park Minister Rev. Walter Here is a short extract from Attwood. Tel. No. 0191 mothers’ Life Story (which 3735645 unfortunately she never completed). A warm welcome awaits you at our Sunday service “……….Dad went to work at at 10.30a.m. The Church “The Store” * on the bacon has been recently counter and I had to take refurbished with the pews St Andrews Methodist Church the milk out before I went to replaced by comfortable before and after refurbishment school, many a time I got chairs, a new heating the stick for being late. system and carpeted floor. The Langley Park Why not drop in to the Wesleyan Chapel When I left school my sister Friday Coffee morning. and I used to leave home Share a cuppa with your We have received the between half-past 7 on my friends or make new ones. following letter from Allen bike and go up to Blackburn 9.30am to 11.00am every Cartmell, Esh Farm. I had to catch the week. pony, yoke it up, then lift the “Your article “The Langley churns of milk into the milk The Langley Park Junior Park Wesleyan Chapel” float, which was in 6 gallons School Choir will lead us in issue 14, March 2005, and 8 gallon bottles. their Carol Service at sparked many memories

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I can clearly remember the co-op butcher, grocery and hardware carts being pulled around the streets to Langley Park and Esh by the “store” horses groomed and cared for in the stables at the rear of the existing buildings.

Mother worshipped at Langley Park Wesleyan Methodist Church almost all of her life, and when she died just 2 months short of th Wesleyan Chapel, Langley Park her 100 birthday, the chapel was packed. The The first houses were There was something on at minister read out a poem Clifford Street and Finings the chapel every night, that my brother and I found Street and we had to carry Monday night was Band of among her ‘papers’ entitled 2 gallon cans and measure Hope, Choral practice on a “The cross in My Pocket” - the milk out in them days. Tuesday, Preaching service but that story is for another On Sunday mornings we on Wednesday; Junior day. used to walk to Andrew Class on Thursdays, Friday Halls (on Lanchester Road) and Saturday nights were To complete this article, to get milk, people always rallies or social evenings. about Langley Park wanted extra milk on a Wesleyan Methodist Sunday and they got vexed Sundays we had to go to Church, I have in my with you if you had no extra the chapel three times treasured possession the milk for them; I told them mornings & evenings then actual wooden mallet used many a time, ‘we did not Sunday School in the to lay one of the foundation keep cows just for afternoon. stones in 1901. Sundays’. There was a lot going on at There are three foundation the chapel in those days stones, one laid by the When I was 15 we had a and we had a Bible Class Hedley family (relations of mission at chapel with Mr. held by Mr. Bateman and the Edmundson’s), the Harrison, we used to have Mr. Watt, we thought we second laid on behalf of the some good times at chapel. were grown up when we got Trustees, and the third laid I collected money to help into the Bible on behalf of the Sunday build the schoolroom and I Class………….” School Teachers”. joined the choir when I was 11. The choir-master was *Circa 1890 Annfield Plain Allen E. Cartmell Mr Winspear and before we Industrial & Co-operative could join, we had to sing Society was built on the Editors Note for him. west side of Front Street, and known to everyone as Thank you for sharing your When the organ was put in “The Store”. Members were memories with us Allen. We each member was asked to given a number which was hope to include a feature on ‘buy a pipe’ which was a quoted with each purchase the Quebec Street Guinea (£1.1s.0d), which and a dividend of 1 shilling Methodist Church in our we had to save up for. in the pound was saved for next edition. a special purchase.

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APOLOGY momentum to providing is Association and officers of maintained. the County Council to discuss community use of Your Editor has been Temporary Service the building. having major problems with his lap top computer. It is The former Fire Station All being well, and allowing possible that some of you provides an ideal site for a for the conclusion of might have sent in articles temporary library service, agreements along with the for publication but for whilst the much bigger previously reported 40 week reasons beyond our control project on Church Street is period for the conversion these have not been being developed. However, works, Langley Park printed. We apologise if this the space that will be used residents should be using is the case but keep on within the Fire Station has sending the articles in as to be prepared and we can their new library at the end the problem is now fixed. report that all the of 2006. negotiations with the NEWS FROM DURHAM owners, Derwentside Commuters, Shoppers COUNTY COUNCIL College, and the planning and Visitors to benefit work to do with physical from Durham City Park Langley Park New Library access, repairs, and health and Ride Update and safety are now complete, which means the Three Park and Ride sites As reported in previous building work can begin. are currently under editions of Esh Leaves With a fair wind, good construction at Belmont there are two projects weather, and a lot of hard near the A1(M) motorway running in parallel to work, it is expected the new interchange, Sniperley near improve the provision of the temporary library and the main western approach Public Library Service to information service will be and at Howlands Farm on Langley Park residents. open for custom in the main route in from the Firstly, the temporary January/February 2006. south. service based in the former Fire Station, and secondly New Library – Church The scheme is designed to the new library that will be Street take long-stay traffic out of utilising the Church Street the city centre, and free-up building currently occupied This project will take a bit more short-term parking by the Langley Park and longer to come to fruition spaces for people wanting to District Community because of the legal 'pop' in and out of the town. Association. agreements that are Commuters driving into the The detail in the projects required and the amount of City centre for an eight hour has been progressing over building and repair work shift currently have to pay the summer months, with that will need to be up to £10 per day in one of representatives of the undertaken i.e. circa the multi-storey car parks or Community Association, the £300,000. Significant £4.80 per day for a central Coal Industry Social progress has been made in on-street parking space - if Welfare Organisation the negotiations between they can find one. (CISWO), Derwentside the County Council and Community College, and CISWO and currently the Using Park and Ride, they County Council officers. Council are considering can park free of charge and They have brought together lease agreement proposals travel into the City for just information, legal that have been tabled. £1.70 a day, or £1.50 a day documentation, plans and Councillor Joe Armstrong is if they get a season ticket. agreements, ensuring the arranging another meeting commitment and forward with the Community

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A fleet of new buses will run Langley Park Low Moor Many feel that the scheme a regular service to and Road Improvement should be extended down from the City centre every Scheme towards shopping area of ten minutes and tickets will the village and one person be valid all day for unlimited In the July edition of Esh commented that it should journeys to and from the Leaves we reported on the also be extended up town. proposed environmental towards the sports field. improvement work for Pensioners and children Langley Park including new Support for permanent accompanied by adults will paving and bollards outside visual measures to slow travel free. the Church Street traffic down (4 people Community Centre and commented on this) The introduction of the traffic calming measures scheme will also involve (new signs, lining and Support for measures to scrapping the existing £1.50 possible promontories) control cars parking on all-day parking bays in less between Church Street and footpaths. Use of bollards central parts of the town Stringer Terrace. seemed a favourable and the provision of a lot Option - one request more 30p per half hour Later that month an received asking for them to parking bays in central exhibition was held in the be black, another request areas and 20p per half hour Centre outlining proposals that they have some bays in less central parts for the proposed reflective areas on for the like Green Lane and environmental improvement visually impaired. (3 people Frankland Lane. works and in the commented on this) following paragraphs we MUGA have included an analysis Comments about the poor from the County Council of quality of pavements in Tenders have been the comments received. general throughout the received for the village (2 people construction of the MUGA. Analysis of Community commented on this) Consultation At the moment the Other general one off electricity provider NEDL 17 Comments sheets were comments included: are in negotiations with a completed. All 17 people third party, re the diversion were in favour, in principle, Request for speed humps in of the overhead electric to the aims of the proposed Langley Street as this is cables, to allow building scheme. used as a through road (1 work to commence. person commented on this) The following comments When these negotiations were raised more than once Remarking of bus layby at are completed NEDL will on completed forms: Clifford Street to stop programme the diversion parking on it (1 person works. Durham County Nearly all support moves commented on this) Council is applying pressure which will slow traffic down. on NEDL to deliver their Some concern over use of Request that speed humps responsibilities as soon as promontories because of aren’t used (1 person possible. problems with them in other commented on this) Esh Leaves villages. (11 people Request for planters or tubs commented on this) (1 person commented on Editor Mr M. G. Ackroyd this) Support for putting crossing Visit the Parish Council website at Compositor points into the scheme. (5 www.eshparishcouncil.gov.uk Mr D. C. Rider people commented on this)

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Widening of pavement Durham County Council You can join our e-mail outside Co-op (1 person Trading Standards early warning system to commented on this) Service Working together alert you and your to reduce doorstep crime community of rogue traders Ramps outside Londis targeting vulnerable (1 person commented on Our service, in partnership residents of the county. this) with business, community Please contact us for further groups, other enforcement information on: 0845 330 Request for the cricket field and voluntary agencies is 3313 (Local call rate) or by fencing to be renewed (1 working towards reducing e-mail person commented on this) incidents of Doorstep Crime tradingstandards@durha across County Durham. m.gov.uk Problems with shop signages especially for the This area of crime in We aim to reduce the visually impaired (1 person particular, targets older problems of Doorstep Crime commented on this) adults and vulnerable through: members of our • Education NB 40-50 people attended communities. • Enforcement the consultation on the day • Support mechanisms Doorstep Crime can include We understand that subject the following The Key messages we wish to finalising engineering to get across to older adults drawings and costings, and • High Pressure Sales are: to sorting out funding for the techniques scheme, it is hoped to start • Door to door sales of • Always use a door work on site in the Autumn. poor quality goods chain when someone • Bogus officials knocks at your door Other Works • Distraction Burglary, • Always check the where an accomplice credentials of Bollards have been erected slips into a house unknown callers and along the footpath opposite unseen do not let them in the Spa and adjacent shops • Bogus property until you are sure in Front Street, Langley repairs, where an they are genuine Park and improvements excessive charge is • Never employ trades carried out on the footpath made for people who call at leading down into Langley unnecessary or poor your door - only use Park to the west of Stringer quality work to people Terrace. homes e.g. roof recommended by repairs, driveways, someone you trust

gardening services. • Do not keep large sums of money at We can provide talks to home

community groups of older • Always keep your

adults to raise awareness of front and back door

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Crime. people sneeking in.

Bollards opposite the Spa We can provide training to

community groups on how A direction sign for St to present the awareness Michaels RC Church is to raising video " Beware the www.countydurhamrts.org.uk be erected in Esh Village. Bogeyman " to older adults. 0191 383 3589

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Home repairers list on is already proving a hit with vulnerable people in the firm foundations traders and the public alike. County from unscrupulous “Over 15,000 leaflets have traders. A ‘good guys’ list of been sent out to libraries, property repairers in County Citizens Advice Bureaux “It will also help ensure that Durham is building a big and other community customers can have greater reputation for itself. outlets promoting the confidence in the work that scheme to the public. is done on their homes,” he Already, over 65 traders said. have been cleared to join “There’s also been a high the County Durham level of interest in the Anyone wanting further Registered Trader Scheme scheme’s website – information about the in the three weeks since its www.countydurhamrts.or scheme or details of how to launch. g.uk - which has received join, can contact Trading over 500 visits, and we Standards on 0191 383 And another 35 are hope to have at least 100 3589 or email: currently being vetted traders on board in the not [email protected] before joining the scheme too distant future. which has been set up by TOM MCGUINNESS Durham County Council’s “We often hear about so- Trading Standards Service called trades people who Tom McGuinness spent in conjunction with the have no real building skills forty years working as a County’s Community Safety and who charge exorbitant miner in the Durham Partnerships. Another 60 prices for shoddy work. Coalfield. He was have made enquiries to join. “They target the elderly or conscripted as a Bevin Boy infirm who can’t tell if work in 1943 and, although he The register provides is needed or has been had the opportunity to people with a list of completed satisfactorily, become a professional reputable home repair and insist on cash up front artist, the mines lured him traders who have been leaving no receipts or back. checked by Trading invoice. “If things do go Standards and are wrong, there is little Throughout his working life committed to good working prospect of tracing them. Tom continued to document practices. “The register will help to both the lot of the alleviate these problems as underground miner and that All members of the scheme the traders all abide by a of an industry now undergo a series of code of practice and their consigned to history. He stringent checks, including business documentation worked in a variety of media previous complaints and contains their contact and in the 1950's began to criminal records, and only if details. paint in oils moving on, in they fulfil all criteria are they the 1970's, to experiment allowed to join the scheme. “In the event of a problem, with etching and we can mediate between lithography. Philip Holman, the County the customer and the trader Council’s Head of Trading to reach an amicable Your Editor recently came Standards, said complaints solution,” he said. across an original art work about home repairers were by Tom McGuinness in oil, one of the biggest problems Councillor Don Ross, colour pencil and ink on art for the service. Deputy Leader of the paper entitled 'Langley Park County Council, said: “I’m Colliery'. “We launched the scheme pleased the register is now just three weeks ago and it up and running as it will With the “owner’s” help protect particularly permission we have shown

Esh Leaves Page 9 November 2005 a copy of the art work. We believe the location is between Dale Street and Logan Street and would be delighted if any reader can advise us of the names of any of the characters shown.

Our thanks to Phil Fairless, of Scots Gap for allowing us Tom McGuinness original artwork entitled to print the artwork. 'Langley Park Colliery'.

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On this occasion the work World War there are still 11 The first Poppy Day was of the Women’s Section of million people eligible for held on 11 November 1921. the British Legion is support. 300,000 calls for A poem by John McCrae ‘In highlighted help are received each Flanders Fields’ was the year. It has to be inspiration of that flower THE ROYAL BRITISH remembered that since becoming the symbol of the LEGION WOMEN’S 1945 there is only one year British Legion. SECTION (1968) that a British serviceman has not been Throughout the country The British Legion was killed in action somewhere branches were quickly set formed in 1921. Sixty years in the world. up Langley Park among after the end of the Second them.

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Firstly it was The Men’s as well as a governing number of faithful older Section that had a good committee there was a residents keep the British following up to and well Benevolent Committee, sick Legion alive in the village. after the Second World War visitors, a poppy organiser but sadly it has now been and a press officer. Remembrance Day parades disbanded. There are still a used to muster at the few old comrades living in In June 1953 The Women’s Parochial Hall, marching off the village who were Section held a Birthday with the church choir associated with the Party in the Parochial Hall leading, followed by the organisation and in November of the Colliery Band playing, the . same year there were 400 British Legion standard A Women’s Section was delegates at the Women’s proudly carried and formed but soon voluntarily Section Conference in the representatives from The closed down. In the spring Town Hall, Durham. The Boy Scouts, Girl Guides, of 1935 it was reformed. minutes of a meeting held The St. John’s Ambulance on Thursday 12 November and other organisations Miss Ainsworth Chairman of 1959 records that Mrs. following. Stopping for the the North East Area Birbeck had now retired laying of wreaths at The addressed the opening after over 30 years as Hon. War Memorial the meeting after which Mrs Secretary. procession progressed to Ross was elected branch All Saints Church for a Chairman, Mrs Sherrington, By the early 1970s Mrs. L. service of Remembrance, Vice Chairman, Mrs Smith was President, Mrs. the reading of names of Johnson, Secretary and Mrs L. Fishwick (Secretary) and men killed in action and Leeming Treasurer. These the treasurer was Mrs. finally the laying of a wreath officials were confirmed in Coulson who was still in on the grave of the office at the first Annual post at her 70th birthday in Unknown Soldier in the General Meeting in the March 1972. churchyard. autumn of the same year. This group flourished up to The branch continued to and after the war and exists hold regular meetings, today. Some members dealing with official British clocked up many years of Legion business, arranging service. In December 1950 social outings, attending Mesdames Dodds (23 rallies and keeping the years), E. Birbeck (15), B. Langley Park Branch of The Smith (15), L Smith (13) British Legion in the public and E. A. Birbeck (13). eye. Langley Park War In December 1936 a new Throughout the 1960s and Memorial standard was dedicated at 1970s around thirty Now few of the All Saints Church. Mrs. members regularly attended organisations mentioned Birbeck was the standard meetings. exist or have very few bearer and there was a members. The band last parade lead by the Colliery Mrs. Fishwick continued for paraded in 2001. On Band from the Church Hall many years as Hon. Remembrance Sunday the to the church. Secretary but over the British Legion banner is laid Representatives from other years membership has on the altar of the church branches attended the declined. The war time and the few remaining dedication service. veterans are getting fewer members of the British in number and new Legion assemble at the War Over the next few years all members are not coming Memorial before walking up officials had deputies and forward. Today only a small Quebec Street for the

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church service and the Council Housing Stock At the same time, if the traditional laying of the Transfer transfer goes ahead the wreath in the churchyard. impact that this will have on The stock transfer process the village will be House to house collections in ongoing. All tenants significant, as money will be for the Poppy Appeal should have received a third available to not only ceased some time ago. newsletter. upgrade properties but also Collecting boxes are now estates environments. placed in various Show houses have been Similarly whereas only establishments throughout opened in Stanley and current tenants can vote the village and a substantial Consett showing the many people who are not amount of money is still standard to which currently tenants will be raised to help ex- properties could be requiring accommodation servicemen. improved to should the off us in the future. stock transfer go ahead. So many young men and A. Tubman some women too lost their A Shadow Board of lives in the two world wars Derwentside Homes has Tenants Contents and other conflicts and the been set up consisting of 5 Insurance British Legion reminds us members of the Council, 5 constantly of the sacrifice tenants and 5 independent Are you a tenant of they made. members. Derwentside District Council? At the going down of the The Formal Consultation Are the contents of your sun and in the morning pack has been sent to all home insured against fire, We will remember them. tenants. theft or flood? If not, do you know how Laurence Binyon 1869 - All tenants will receive a much would it cost to 1943 Video or DVD, within the replace all the items in next few weeks. your home? Could you www.royalbritishlegion.co.uk/mem bership All tenants will be contacted afford to do this? in the near future as part of or Royal British Legion, the on going consultation The Council does not Women’s Section, process. insure the contents of your 48 Pall Mall, London SW1Y 5JY home and have therefore Tele: 08457 725725 The Ballot will be carried negotiated a tenant

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£6,000.00) for as little • Riot, civil commotion, as £0.69 per week strikes, labour or FormerlyGLADYS Cook CALLAND – born 26th • Premiums can be paid political disturbances with your rent or by • Malicious persons or October 1925 died 10 swipe card or direct vandals August 2005 debit • Storm or flood • Premium payments • Theft or attempted Gladys left Durham Girls can be made weekly, theft Grammar School at sixteen fortnightly or annually and went to work at • A wide range of Cover also includes: - Bickley’s Clothing Factory. potential sums To help with war service insured, up to a • Accidental breakages Gladys went to work at maximum of of mirrors, fixed glass Aycliffe munitions factory, £30,000.00 in furniture, televisons, when the war finished she • No policy excess video players and went back to Bickley’s. She • No higher payments recorders worked there till she depending on your • Loss of keys married George Calland, her childhood sweetheart, postcode. The th premiums are the Further details are given in on the 29 March 1947. same across the the prospectus/proposal They lived happily together district form booklet. These can for fifty eight years. They • Cover is on a “new for be obtained from the had two sons. Gladys had old” basis Insurance Section by rheumatoid arthritis for fifteen years but she fought • The prospectus telephoning us on 01207 booklet has a useful 218372, from the M.A.R.C. bravely and always had a cheerful word for you. Sadly guide to valuing your vehicle or at any th contents Neighbourhood Office or she died on the 10 August 2005. • Automatic 10% Customer Services desk.

increase in sum CALLING ALL insured during Once you are accepted FLORISTS December to reflect onto the scheme you will

extra food and drink be issued with a full policy Since 1977 Margaret and Christmas booklet, your own Watson has been busy presents (at no extra individual policy schedule selling flowers from her cost) and your payment card. Country Style shop in

Quebec Street. Despite The policy provides cover Please note, it is a placing several adverts in for loss or damage to condition of the scheme her shop, and Esh Leaves, contents while in your that your rent must be paid she has been unable to fill home from: - up to date before you will the vacancy of a part time Fire, explosion, be eligible to obtain cover. • qualified florist (16 hours lightning, earthquake Failure to continue per week). • Escape of water or oil payment of premiums may result in cover being from fixed water Surely there is someone out heating installation or cancelled or affect the settlement of your claim. there who can help domestic appliance Margaret? • Impact by aircraft or PLEASE NOTE: THIS flying object on the In those well chosen words building SCHEME IS ONLY AVAILABLE TO TENANTS of Delia Smith “Come on • Falling trees or you Green Fingered branches OF DERWENTSIDE DISTRICT COUNCIL residents of Esh Parish Margaret needs your help Esh Leaves Page 13 November 2005 for 16 hours a week! Why not give her a call right now on 0191 3731733 or 0191 3731350.

Editors Note

Margaret and Anne are organising a reunion for ex pupils who were at Langley Park Junior and Senior Schools and were born between the years 1945 - 46. For more information telephone one of the above numbers. Country Style assistants Anne and Rachel with a background of Fresh Flowers ANOTHER WALK

This is a three mile walk but passable (a job for the part of the Countryside starting at Esh, so is ideal Environmental Action Management scheme. for a winter’s afternoon. I Team?). did it on a warm September Go across the next two With these walks we’ve Sunday, just as the fields, still keeping the covered nearly every path hawthorn and rowan berries fence, then the hedge, on in the Parish. Keep walking had turned red. The your right. Yet another job them to keep them in use farmers were out for EAT as you turn right and to stop them getting completing the last of the and make your way along overgrown. Maybe in the ploughing and sowing the right-hand side of the next issue we’ll go a bit before the winter and there wood, then along the field further afield! were a number of people boundary to the main road walking and picking at Flass Terrace. Cross the New Years Walk blackberries. Make your road, then follow the field way round the Parish Walk boundary up to the Once again the Parish to Heugh Farm, then down Deerness railway walk. Council will be organising a the lane towards Esh Turn left here, then left New Years Walk. This is a Winning. Just before the again where the track to walk of about four-and-a- end of the woods, turn left Flass Hall crosses the half miles and should take a over the stile and follow the railway walk. Go across the couple of hours or so. path along the edge of the road again and up the track Mince pies will be provided wood, then into the next opposite for just over half a in the Parish Rooms at the field, keeping the fence on mile, passing Hag House end of the walk! Remember your right-hand side. Half- Farm, then Hag Wood on that this is a winter walk, way along the field there is your left. Just before the top and some of the paths can a stile leading through the of the hill turn left and follow be muddy, so stout wood. Follow this path, then the field boundary, taking footwear is recommended. across the field to the gate the right hand fork past Esh We will start from the in the corner at the edge of Hall and back into Esh. In railway path at the entrance the industrial estate. Turn the field before Esh Hall to Langley Park at 12.45pm left here, over the stile and notice that a strip has been on Monday January 2nd again keep the fence on left uncultivated along the 2006. your right-hand side. This edge of the field to section is a little overgrown encourage wild life. This is Chris Bloor

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venue, please contact Civil Servants with National WOOD VIEW FILM CLUB Louise Mitchell for further Savings before retiring. information on 01207 218970, e-mail Harry continues to be Wood View Community [email protected] actively involved in the Centre in Langley Park has ov.uk community, and still enjoys started a Film Club in singing in Stanley Mens conjunction with Forum Gospel choir, Derwentside District supported at all the Council’s Film Development concerts by Nancy who Officer, Louise Mitchell. attends the village The District Council Methodist church. received a £5000 grant from the UK Film Council in 2004 They have both been to purchase mobile cinema overwhelmed by all the equipment, comprising a cards, and good wishes, 10ft x 7½ft foldaway screen, DIAMOND WEDDING received from friends past dvd/video projector and CELEBRATION and present and would like speakers, which is now to say a big thank you to available for use by groups Harry and Nancy Guildford them all. to screen films in local recently celebrated their community venues. Diamond Wedding ALISON’S WILDLIFE With a £2 per person Anniversary with family and CORNER membership fee per friends at their home at nd screening, and free use of Langley Park on 22 I am so used to seeing the equipment, audiences September, and then kestrels hovering and are able to have the cinema enjoyed a break with quickly identifying them by experience on their Dennis (son) and Christine, this almost unique habit, doorstep and Wood View and Marjorie (daughter) and that I was caught out the hope to make the Film Club Stuart at Grasmere. other day when I saw a screenings a monthly event young female soaring on at the Community Centre. Harry was an electrician at the wind and had to check Langley Park Colliery, and her silhouette in the bird There are a wide variety of both Harry and Nancy were book! films to choose from, from old classics such as Casablanca (screened in September) right through to up to date titles such as Ladies in Lavender (2004), which was shown at the Film Club’s first, very successful, screening in August. The Film Club’s next screening is at 7.30pm on Thursday 17th November 2005, showing Calendar Girls (2003), starring Julie Walters and Helen Mirren.

If you are interested in Harry and Nancy Guildford with Family photographs starting up a film club in in the background your local community

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At this time of year, the wildlife garden is looking rather untidy, with a lot of dead seedheads but this has the bonus of attracting small mammals as well as the birds. The small mammals then become bait for the birds of prey and we have the same young female swooping down regularly into the summer meadow area of our garden at Rainton Meadows. I'm sure she doesn't realise how close we are, right behind the classroom Hovering Kestral window. © Ian Palmer there have been all the tits, may have noticed sick It is worth thinking about of course, greenfinches, rabbits around. It is quite tidying your borders in the hawfinches, goldfinches, normal for any population early spring rather than in bullfinches and goldcrests which is becoming the autumn. This not only as well as the more overcrowded to succumb to leaves the fruits and seeds common chaffinches and disease but in this case the for a natural feeding station yellowhammers. disease is that man-made but also provides welcome There was even a visit from scourge, Myxomatosis, shelter against winter cold a nuthatch. All these little rearing its ugly head and wet for a vast number birds are so brightly again. I do hope it doesn't of species. Even the birds coloured that they easily get to be like the fifties. need somewhere to hide rival such pets as the Java Then, as children, we made from the elements as well finches and Cockatiels and, pirates' necklaces out of as from predators and apart from having a life of rabbit skulls, which were unpruned shrubberies and freedom, they are much lying about all over the perennial borders are ideal easier to enjoy, with no Pennine moors near home, for them. cages to clean and no and terrified the life out of regular feeding and the other children in the The Rosa rugosa which watering to do! village. attracted thousands of Alison Hiles, Schools bumblebees, among other Many people seem to be Liaison Officer, Durham things, with its bright, finding rabbits a trial in their Wildlife Trust scented flowers all summer gardens this year, with a now provides big, juicy hips sudden explosion in CHILDRENS QUIZ for a constant stream of numbers. In the papers birds. At first, while the there have been a many IN AND OUT OF DOORS leaves provide good cover, ideas to reduce the - FOR CHILDREN there are shy types like the population, including the MAINLY dunnocks. The thrushes introduction of weasels and and blackbirds subsidise stoats. I think that these If you enjoyed the flower their earthworm and snail predators will naturally hunt in the summer, why diet with fallen fruit and introduce themselves where not try a tree hunt this later, when the leaves blow the population suggests it - time? I've drawn some off, the showy, small birds the natural way. Also, you leaves and fruits of some appear. Over the years of the trees along the Esh Leaves Page 16 November 2005 railway line walks towards We have been given for our older children (Class Malton and Bearpark. permission by Natural 1) has been being improved How many of them can World to use a most useful and throughout school you find? You could draw checklist which appeared in wireless technology for the or trace them or make a a recent edition of their computers installed. collage. Magazine. Class 1 have recently returned from a five day We suggest you keep the residential visit to Earls checklist from Esh Leaves Orchard Outdoor Study Extra (see centre pages) Centre in Richmond. and place it in a prominent Activities included a river position for all members of study, visits to the Georgian the family to see! theatre and Richmond Castle as well as becoming Our thanks to Natural World proficient at making beds and to Durham Wildlife and setting a table for a Trust for their help in this meal! matter. We continue to work hard, NEWS FROM THE achieving very high SCHOOLS standards but with an element of fun in our Esh Church of England learning. As parents have

Primary School. commented our belief that:- Everyone Smiles Here Big Changes at the ‘Little is very obvious from day 1 School’. in school.

Once again we start Langley Park Primary another new term at the School small Church of England school in Esh Village. The Music! school continues to change

with the completion of the The fifty pupils in the choir sports hall and (eventually) and seventy recorder the new multi-use games players are practising hard Look out for the black area which will develop for Harvest Festival. A spots on the sycamore even further our sporting dozen talented pupils are leaves which are a tree skills. The school kitchen is learning to play a brass disease (but can't hurt being refurbished at instrument, and this term you!). Beware of the considerable cost and we pupils are being given the prickles on the rose and hope to continue our opportunity to learn to play hawthorn and don't forget reputation for making some guitar. The younger pupils nettles can still sting even of the best school meals. love the percussion when they're dying back Last year’s favourite was instruments, and play with for the winter! Good mince and dumplings! enthusiasm. In our school, hunting. we LOVE music! The new Reception /year 1 ENERGY classroom made a major Visits and Visitors impact last year and our new starters have settled Children learn best when Global Warming is very very easily into school they have real experiences. much in the news. routine. The teaching base This term, Class 4 enjoyed

Esh Leaves Page 17 November 2005 visiting the Sikh Temple in Storysacks are large bags adults to make healthier life South Shields. Class 4 containing a book and soft choices and to realise their welcomed a Hindu priest toys and artefacts which full potential. who introduced the children help young children develop to Hindu culture and their language skills and At Langley Park Primary costume. Class 2 pupils their love of books. We School we promote and questioned a Jewish visitor have a good collection that facilitate healthy eating and and were invited to visit the have been well used and drinking. Our School Synagogue in Low Fell. By well loved, and we need to Council are part of a School giving our children first hand make some more. Nutritional Action Group experiences, we promote If you can help please and they have worked very understanding and respect contact the school office. hard with Scholarest to of other faiths and cultures. 0191 3731398 improve our school dinners. We can also avoid The children were involved stereotypes before they The Friends of the School in sampling some of the form. Association are having a new healthy menus for Bake Day in October to September. Coming soon…… Misoshi, raise funds for extra school a Ghanaian professional equipment. This is just one The children enjoy being artist, will be in school for of several events organized able to drink plenty of fresh two days in November by the Friends of the School water during the school day teaching dance to all pupils. who support the school on a as we have installed a regular basis. water cooler in every classroom. We have also Our Healthy School joined the School Fruit and Award Vegetable Scheme which entitles all of our KS1 and During week commencing Foundation Stage pupils to 3rd October 2005 Langley a free piece of fruit every Park Primary School day, We are about to open achieved the Healthy a healthy tuck shop for our School Standard Award. KS2 children and next term National Walk to School Mrs Robinson and Mrs we hope to introduce a Week Calman from the Primary system where our children Care Trust presented the will collect rewards for Our children took part in the award to our school in a making healthy food National Walk to School special celebration choices. Nursery and Week which aims to assembly. Reception children receive encourage everyone to free milk each day. discover the benefits of walking not only to build In promoting physical strong, healthy bodies, but activity we are taking every to develop social skills. opportunity to ensure our

Three classes took a nature children are physically walk around the village. active. We have provided

stimulating playground

environments for our KS1

and KS2 children. Both Everyone in school has playgrounds have a fitness been working very hard to Can you sew or knit? We trail and our KS2 achieve the award. As a need volunteers to help us playground has a healthy school we make new Storysacks! performance stage, outdoor encourage our children and games and seating areas.

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We have begun to develop Unfortunately we left school a third introducing points in the school field by planting before we saw the finished Newton Hall and Gilesgate. several trees and building a cloth badge. I am hoping Although the double willow structure of a that someone who attended deckers have been dinosaur. The children love the school after that date abandoned the Branch still running through it. We have may still have the badge maintains 3 coaches for the plans to further develop the tucked away somewhere. I home games and its £3 field by planting a wild area would love to have a copy if adults and £2 children is the and to create a peace possible. Thanks” cheapest in the area. garden with a wildlife pond. Cheap prices are also a Walter Pennick. feature of away travel with Our children are being [email protected] most destinations north of taught to play traditional London attracting an adult games by two adults from or contact the Editor on fee of £11 with subsidies for TARKA, who come in to 0191 3843799 Children and pensioners. work with the children. Our Current home buses leave children also enjoy the after CONTRIBUTIONS TO Lanchester at 12.20 and school and lunchtime ESH LEAVES travel through Quebec football clubs which the where we could pick up if ‘Simply Soccer’ coaches Stuart Harris, Langley Park required to Langley Park for run. We have girls’ and Post Office, has kindly a 12.30 departure. Our Esh boys’ football teams who offered to have a box in the Winning Bus leaves at enjoy playing matches with Post Office for residents to 12.30 and picks up at other local schools. This leave articles and Ushaw Moor. week is ‘Walk to School photographs for Esh Week’ and we have Leaves, plus entries for our Entertainment encouraged all of our competitions. Please use it children to leave their cars as we always welcome The subsidies have been at home. good news items! managed through a series We are all very excited SUNDERLAND AFC of group nights and guest about continuing to promote (LANGLEY PARK speakers groups include healthy lifestyles for our BRANCH) everything from the Great children. Glam Mothers to the Formed in the 1997-98 Gangsters of SKA and FOX LANGLEY PARK SCHOOL season to cover the villages whose lead singer Lorraine BADGE and estates in and around Crosby (recently seen on X Durham the Langley Park factor) sang female vocals We have received the Branch has become well on Meatloaf’s I’d do following request from a known for its dedicated anything for love. Speakers former pupil at the then support of both Sunderland have included Eric Gates Langley Park Secondary Football Club and who started the Branch Modern School. Can supporting local initiatives. although Gatesy maintains anyone help Mr Pennick he was robbed as he with his enquiries. Transport thought there would only be about 50-60 there and 230+ “In my last year at Langley Originally with one coach turned up and Vic Halom. Park Secondary Modern starting in Esh Winning and School, 1955-56, I was picking up in Langley Park, Previous Charities asked by the headmaster Sacriston and Framwellgate Mr Miller, to design a school Moor it was soon replaced In previous years help and badge. With the help of my by 2 double deckers donations have found there old friend, Wilf Cheston, we including pick ups in Ushaw way from the Branch to came up with a design. Moor and Carrville and then Marie Curie, Guide Dogs for

Esh Leaves Page 19 November 2005 the Blind, Cancer Research as well as supporting local initiatives such as the future children’s play park and the kids fireworks displays

Summer 2005

This year a summer of activities culminated in a presentation of £2500.00 to Chris Brown who received the cheque on behalf of the Grace House Children’s Hospice Appeal. The

Branch started by purchasing training gear for Group photograph from a Simply Soccer training session the Houghton Hawks under 16 year olds football team, before taking the decision to adopt Grace House as the Charity of the year.

Grace House Events

First off was a race night in the Rams Head in May. Watching recordings of races and betting on numbers is not the purest way of watching the gee gees but it’s a good fund raiser with little effort needed, other than a people John Turnock, Danny Collins, Chris Brown, Duncan McKenzie and with full pockets. the cheque for the Grace House Children’s Hospice appeal.

August saw a partnership who is a lifelong Sunderland Donations also came from between the branch and supporter. Brilliant sunshine Councillors Coulson and Simply Soccer with support was the order for the first Guildfords Members Fund. from both Esh Parish and four days with event Derwentside Councils to organiser John Turnock September 2nd saw former provide a week of football topping his tan up. However Nottingham Forrest, Leeds coaching and activities for the last day saw rain and Everton and England girls and boys aged from 3 the older groups were footballer Duncan – 13. The venue was the encouraged to do a McKenzie’s series of stories Sports and Social Club in Klinsman, a suggestion and anecdotes of life as a Langley Park and over the after this was that we footballer many of which course of the week 70 should get Persil to support involved the late Brian children attended. future events. A spin off Clough. The venue was the from this is that there is a 2 Working Men’s club in Simply Soccer is run by hour session being held in Langley Park and after the branch member Billy Horn Langley Park on a Saturday Pie and Pea support morning.

Esh Leaves Page 20 November 2005 comedian Gary Skyner kept HILL TOP VILLAGE I can remember every the entertainment going and cottage and all of the with Sunderlands Chris occupants. They were Brown and Danny Collins As it used to be years ago mainly detached cottages, there to sign autographs the no more than three being night was enjoyed by I saw a picture in the attached, and each one was everyone who attended. Northern Echo, 21.06.05, different. Our school was in Chris and Danny were which brought back Esh Village which we excellent ambassadors for memories to me. It was a walked to and from every the club and it was a picture of a bench being day. Our church was at Esh pleasure that they could installed at the top of the “ Laude, another long walk. attend on behalf of the Silly Steps” leading to the Also, we were allowed to go charity. Future events are now forgotten village of Hill to Ushaw College for early already in the pipeline and Top. The Ushaw College mass at 7 a.m. possibilities such as Neil students called them We had a shop of sorts, in a Ruddock are being “Jacob’s Ladder”. I can house, which sold only explored. remember well the old stamps, biscuits, cigarettes wooden steps, which were and snuff – 3d an ounce! Branch Contacts replaced by the present 208 Also there was a pillar box Transport HARRY steps in 1925. Oft have I in the wall outside. Our CHRISTIAN 07713332763 counted them!! . groceries were supplied by Events JOHN TURNOCK I was taken to live with my the Co-op in Langley Park. 07791675241 grandmother in December The store order man called Simply Soccer BILLY 1918. I spent my childhood weekly for our orders which HORN 07841204671 and youth and six years were delivered by the store during the Second World horse – drawn cart the Editors Note War in this village. I following week. suppose it could be called a Anything forgotten, or Thank you John and Billy hamlet as there was no required urgently, meant a for all your hard work on the church or school. There trip via the Silly Steps to the Simply Soccer event and was a public house, “The shops in Langley Park. the other fund raising Board Inn”, then locally Drapery goods were also events - it was much known as “Waugh’s”. It still obtained in a similar appreciated. exists, much improved manner. A girl from the Co- since then. op would make the ascent Again in those well known to Hill Top carrying a huge words of the Norwich City case containing samples of Chairman (Delia Smith) the stock from which one “Come on you Newcastle, could choose items for Middlesbrough, Hartlepool delivery later. and Darlington fans Lets be Only two fields away was Having You”. Whilst John Ushaw College, a Roman Turnock is doing his bit for Catholic seminary for the Sunderland, do any other education and training of fans out there have any priests. Six boys in the articles to contribute with a village became priests but

Parish connection! Whilst Hilltop had to train elsewhere Newcastle has Michael because they could not Owen, Sunderland has We were a small community attend a local college. Most John Turnock on its books! of only fifty-three houses, of the men in the village sixteen of them formed the were employed at the centre of the village, the College, living in houses rest being scattered around. owned by the College.

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These were numbered 1 – During the WW2 blackout, There was a bus service to 28. Some of these houses two men on separate Durham every two hours, had especially large occasions, coming out of except Sundays and Bank windows (very low sills) to the Board Inn, fell over a holidays, and only four- allow the maximum light to low wall at the edge of a hourly during the war. There get in and were occupied by sheer drop and were killed. was also a ball alley but I tailors and cobblers. Railings were erected later. can remember only half of it Another inhabitant, also still standing, the rest being during the blackout, got out blown down. Also only half of a train at Durham station of a mill which used to grind on the wrong side into the flour for the College still path of another train and exists. was killed. It was a lovely little village There were two murders. with separate cottages and One was of an old lady who lovely gardens. Most people was found behind her back kept hens and goats. Of Ushaw College door with her head almost course there were the usual There was a large quarry severed from her body. The village ‘characters’. Old nearby from which stone other was the killing of his granny Rennison who could was extracted to build an girl friend by a nineteen neither read nor write. My extension to the College in year old village boy. Her grandma kept hens and the early 1960’s. This was throat was cut. He was the granny used to come and also used later by Boy last person to be hanged at pull their necks. She used Scouts to practise rock Durham prison. Another to hang over her gate and climbing for Duke of suspicious death occurred could tell you all that was Edinburgh awards. Coal when a man allegedly happening in the village and was also extracted nearby pushed another down a pit all the comings and goings from a pit at the top of “Pit shaft. of the village folks. Bank” The daughter of a family Polly Harrison used to carry The small community was called Taylor-Smith from a blue can up to the Board not without tragedy. My Esh Wood Hall, on the Inn and would tell us grandfather was replacing a Deerness side of Hill Top, children she was “jus ga’an pane of glass in the College was riding her horse on the for eggs for wor Jack, “ her baths when the ladder Esh to Hill Top road when it husband. We believed her! slipped and he fell into the took fright and bolted. She Our folk said she was going baths and was killed. One couldn’t control it, but a man for beer. of his daughters, my aunt, called Mr Corry stopped it. A man, Fred, used to come was on her way to 7a.m. To show his gratitude for out of the Board Inn, drunk Mass at the College on a saving his daughter from a on a Sunday, and throw Christmas Eve morning. It serious accident, Mr Taylor- money to any children was dark and misty and she Smith gave Mr Corry a around. He always had a unfortunately took a wrong piece of land, part of which few following him. He had turn and instead of walking was a quarry, to the west of been known to throw half- across a field and over a Hill Top. On this land Mr crowns out. A fortune in stile she crossed the field Corry built a house which those days! All loveable and climbed the fence at he called ‘Faith’. It is still people. the edge of the quarry, there, but much altered. He After the war nearly all the falling 30ft.into the quarry. then built another house a houses were demolished, As she was nine months short distance away and people given council pregnant this resulted in her named it ‘Hope’ followed by houses at Esh or Langley death and that of her baby. a third named ‘Charity’. Park. My grandma’s old She was only 32 years old. There’s not much more I house is still there, altered can say about Hill Top. beyond recognition. I feel

Esh Leaves Page 22 November 2005 sad when I go up to Hill Top would not have been Robson Park at Langley now. There is nothing there possible. Park’s Sports and Social anymore. Club has gained some Philomena Outterside EQUaL Partnership would momentum and a legal also like to thank all those framework for the use of the who have helped towards land is progressing. EQUaL the creation of a first class Partnership would like to facility, one of which we can galvanise the idea by

all be proud. It would be forming a new group to help good for all users to help turn the idea into reality. Playareas keep an eye on the (See below for more After many months of playground and please information) waiting, the new playground telephone the Esh Parish at Quebec has finally Council on 0191 373 6687 Are you a Friend of Sir arrived and children from with any concerns. Bobby Robson? the villages can be assured of a fun experience for A grand opening is being EQUal Partnership is in the years to come. Featuring planned with preparations process of creating a new state-of-the-art rubberised to involve the whole of the sub group to help deliver wet pour tarmac the community. Please look out their most ambitious project playground has a multiplay for posters in the shops. to date. Sir Bobby Robson climbing frame, swings for Park is going to be a both toddlers and juniors, a Meanwhile, the additional development of the District roundabout and four way equipment at Esh should Council land opposite springer. The previous also have been installed by Lambton Street and land equipment has been the time you read this with a belonging to the Langley removed due to its age. new trim trail and two sets Park Sports and Social In order for this to have of swings. Some additional Club. It is going to be a happened £37,000 of work has also been done to partnership between external funding has been the existing equipment. various Councils and successfully granted from representatives of the Living Spaces (£25,000), sporting elements at the Awards for All (£4,851), Club as well as Community Resource Fund representatives from (£4,085), Co-operative EQUaL. Community Dividend Fund (£300) and Sir James Knott To help this process, (£2,000). Additional funding EQUaL wants to create the ‘Friends of Sir Bobby from EQUaL Partnership Robson Park’ working and Quebec Fundraisers has made up the balance. Work in progress at the under the auspices of Quebec playground site EQUaL Partnership. The EQUaL Partnership would advantages of the new like to thank Esh Parish Many of you may have read name are: Council for agreeing to pay about the skate board for the removal of the old ramps at Wood View Most people associate Sir equipment and the Community Centre which Bobby as a lad of Langley construction of a tarmac provided a good resource Park who came good. His path from the pavement to for teenagers, albeit briefly. attitude to work and rugged the entrance of the park We have had to move them determination to get results park and for the future due to the irresponsible together with his unstinting management of the site. use. However the passion is an inspiration to Without this the project permanent Sir Bobby all of us. Esh Leaves Page 23 November 2005

Use of ‘Sir Bobby’ will interesting 18 months with area. If you or your group immediately lift the project some notable requires help in funding off funders’ desks and may achievements, none more then please do not hesitate be pivotal in extracting so than the new equipment to contact me, Ken money from them. which should have been Bradshaw, at Derwentside installed as you read this. I District Council’s Civic We hope that this new wish the partnership well for Centre on 01207 218217. phase may bring in some the future and hope to still more people who are willing be a part of it (see below). GOODWILL TRIP to give some time to the For more on the project. Partnership: On August 1st, at 11.00 am Tel:07903 420860, Email: we left Langley Park after a A new phase is critical to [email protected], long hard year raising funds inject extra enthusiasm into Website: to take this trip away as we an existing group which is www.equal.vcip.org.uk have done for many years beginning to flag. now. Derwentside District What would you have to do Council’s Funding We took the paying bus full if you became a member of Support Officer of kiddies and four other the Friends of SBBR? buses of senior citizens to We are not asking the earth Hi, many of you will Shields for the day. We but without a core recognise me as working for arrived in Shields. First community group the Park EQUaL Partnership in the stop was the market, then may never be built. You last 18 months and now I down to the sea front. This may be able to help in the have a new appointment as year was rather different following ways: Derwentside District from other years because Council’s Funding Support our main organiser was not Join our consultation group Officer. The good news for able to go. My dad, Trevor to help design the park. Esh Ward is that I can Jones, was ill in hospital Be part of our events team continue to help with and missed his first year in to raise funds and have fun. funding to voluntary and 37 years of being secretary Help with fundraising bids community groups in the and organiser of this day. and writing letters.

There was a launch of Friends of Sir Bobby Robson Park Tuesday 1st November 2005 and we hope to have a report on this Meeting in the next edition of Esh Leaves.

End of SRB6 funding.

It is with regret that I (Ken Bradshaw) have to say goodbye as Esh Ward’s Community Capacity worker as money from the Government Single Margaret Wallage, Hilda Timms, Susie Yates and Vivian Gray Regeneration Budget enjoy a break during the trip to South Shields (round 6) has come to an end. It has been a very

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We know that a lot of senior citizens look forward to this day, for some it may be the only day of the year that they leave Langley Park.

We would like to thank everyone who supports our day and look forward to next year.

Amanda Herworth

Editors Note

Thank you Amanda, Terry and those involved in The Kraft Club in the Tute Garden arranging the trip. Before going to print we were 10am till noon. The Who - its head. How to cover the informed that Trevor had Who else but Joanne and cost of materials. The ladies passed away. Our Pauline. The How - The went to boot fairs with cars sympathies go to the family. idea was circulated around laden with 'not to be the school yard, the village missed" goodies, they KRAFT CLUB 4 KIDS streets, talking to parents, coaxed goods and Moines and placing posters on from "friends," Donations Late last year, two ladies anything that did not move. were received from were attending an adult Councillor Coulson and craft class at Wood View The next decision was to Councillor Guildford from Community Centre, run for agree the proposed length their own council funds as two hours each of the course and 10 weeks well as a donation direct Wednesday. Lady No 1 was considered ideal, from the Parish Council. Joanne Hull said to Lady No thinking that all the kids Result - sufficient funds to 2 Pauline Looby that she would be fed up by then. get started. thought it would be a great However the popularity of idea if a similar class could the classes is such that they The Big Day Saturday be held for the children of are expected to go on 21st May 05 the village. indefinitely or until two ladies require Zimmer Mrs Watson a paper mache The Idea is born. But Frames to get to class, or life size model (elegantly Where? When? Who? the building should fall dressed) stood at the door How? Over the next few down. of the Tute to greet the first weeks the two ladies were children to The Kraft Klub to be seen huddled together Every library book of Craft 4 Kids. Our two ladies in close conversation, or subjects was removed from considered 15 to be a good striding around the village the local library van, number to manage for as if on a mission. As Chester-Le-Street, and starters but were surprised indeed they were. The Durham, laid out on the when 25 Kids plus parents result to Where - The Tute floor of 52 Front Street as turned up prepared to paint Community Centre, The our intrepid two prepared the Tute red. There is at When - Saturday mornings their programme for the 10 present a waiting list as the weeks in advance, this Tute cannot take more than done problem No 1 raised 25 in the space available.

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Each week since day one well it must be our two Editors Note the Kids attempt a new (MAD) Ladies. Once more project with the willing by word of mouth and Back in June an exhibition assistance of mums, dads, posters, the village was held by the Langley grans, and yes granddads discovered that any child Park Community who come along to help and was welcome to come and Association, and the encourage. spend the day playing with Silksworth Mining Society, One of the bigger projects a mountain of toys the to mark more than 100 the Kids completed was a Ladies acquired, learning hundred years of colliery life fine large Mural decorating craft skills, or just joining in and work in Langley Park. the walls when the Mining and playing together, the display was held at the only stipulation was that Tute, also each has made each child had to bring an his or her own glove puppet adult and a packed lunch. and will be putting on a Was it popular? Indeed it show with the aid of the was catering for up to (peek Punch and Judy stand day) 52 children and made and donated by Mr guests. Many thanks to Peter Bunn. Hopefully Claire Truly who must have funding will continue to painted hundreds of faces enable the class to continue and braided the hair of Mining Exhibition at the Tute and to raise the standards almost every child in of projects and materials Langley Park. The exhibition was held, in used. the Church Street The last day 1st September Community Centre, as well Joanne and Pauline wish to 2005 was dedicated to an as viewing more than 200 thank Mrs Birbeck for her all star concert with almost, photographs visitors were many kind donations, if not all, of the children given a flavour of a home Sheena Ward, Glenda doing 'there own thing." Our made seam created by the Anderson, and Shiobhon thanks to Glenda Anderson Kraft 4 Kids Club. Well done Buckle for all their help and who produced and directed to the Club Members. support each and every the whole show, on a stage week, as well as all the dressed by Shena Ward. FAMILY ENTERPRISE parents and grandparents The whole village was who attend Kraft Klub 4 invited to come and watch During conversations with Kids. free of charge with the older generation of Is that it then? Well, not refreshments supplied. Langley Park about quite. Lady No 1 said to memories of the past, three Lady No 2 What shall we do Many parents have stated yesteryear local coach for the kids during the 7 that the Summer Scheme in operators would often be weeks holidays. Here we go many cases saved their mentioned. They were again back to Where, sanity. ‘Gypsy Queen’, ‘J. Iveson When, Who, and How. Again well done everybody and Son’ and ‘Kingsway’. involved, thanks for your Being fairly new to the area The Where - Wood View help and support. And thank I have never actually seen Community Centre by kind you Ladies No1 and No2 one of these coaches, so I permission of Alison from parents of Kraft Klub 4 listened to their stories with Spenceley, 'You can have it Kids. even greater interest. 3 days a week, and I will do your catering (a big thanks Liam Looby Then an article appeared in Alison). The When - turned the November 2002 edition out to be 3 days a week of Esh Leaves headed from 11am-3pm. The Who - ‘Why Gypsy Queen?’ In

Esh Leaves Page 26 November 2005 the article Langley Park man Jim Golightly, who drove a ‘Gypsy Queen’ coach for 29 years, told the story of how it all started.

Talking to Jim recently he spoke about the local man Billy Benton who owned an off-licence shop in Langley Park, and collected his goods from Witton Gilbert Railway Station by horse and cart. Later he bought a car, and when other James Iveson’s daughter Mary with one of shopkeepers asked if he the first ‘J. Iveson and Son’ coaches. would also collect their goods he obliged by taking Queen’ business and built stonemason, and one of his out the back seat to make up a magnificent fleet of jobs was to repair the extra space for them. coaches. Malton colliery coke ovens.

Then, in the early 1920’s, Before driving for ‘Gypsy Many years later he and his he placed a bet on a horse Queen’ Jim Golightly drove eldest son Atkinson Turner called ‘Gypsy Queen’, and for ‘J. Iveson and Son’ Iveson decided to form a fortunately for Billy the based in Esh village, and as partnership, and start a favourite fell at the last it happens I have just had a coach and wagon business. fence and ‘Gypsy Queen’ lengthy conversation with This new business was won the race. A very Kenneth Farrey, a Langley highly successful, and at its happy Billy collected a large Park man who is the peak ran 10 coaches and 9 sum of money, which he grandson of James Iveson. or 10 wagons. used to buy a bus, and called it ‘Gypsy Queen’. Ken, who was born in Esh In the year 1939, at the age This was the start of that village in 1925, told me the of 14, Kenneth Farrey went popular Langley Park bus fascinating story of his to work for his grandfather service. years working for the Iveson helping on the coach and Year’s later local man family business. James wagon site situated in Esh Gerald Cox took over the Iveson first started out as a village, just around the ‘Gypsy corner from the top of

Biggin bank. The coaches

were contract coaches hired

for excursions and special

journeys such as carrying

miners to Fishburn and

Bowburn collieries, and

ammunitions workers to the

Royal Ordnance Factory at

Birtley.

On the other hand, the

wagons carried almost

anything, from coal

A restored 1931 Bedford bus in the Gypsy Queen livery driven delivered to miners’ homes by Brian Short (Manager of Gypsy Queen) on Framwelgate to fresh meat from the Bridge, Durham City in 1993.

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Consett slaughterhouse to Langley Park for distribution to the local butchers.

During the Second World War a cover was placed on the wagons to transport German prisoners of war from Harperley Prisoner of War Camp in Weardale (about 100 yards west of the A68/A689 junction) to work on various farms in the area. Driver Jack Farrey and passengers in front At the age of 21 Ken drove of a ‘Kingsway’ coach. his first coach, and continued driving until 1951 ‘Kingsway’. Sadly, only a conversation of friends and when he left the Iveson few years later, Atkinson neighbours around you. coach and wagon business Turner Iveson died at the Long may we continue to and started to work for his age of 61 years. see our friendly local brother Jack (who had also coaches. left the Iveson business), The descendants of the and his uncle Tom Burns Iveson family continued the Terry Chilton. (husband of James Iveson’s coach business in the name daughter Mary). of ‘Kingsway’, and it THE SPORT OF became a great success, FENCING Jack and Tom had just operating up to 10 started a coach business in wonderful coaches. My name is Dan Harrison. I Langley Park called However, this story of family used to live in Langley Park. ‘Kingsway’. Now Tom enterprise ended in 1975 I went to St Michael’s RC Burns, and brothers Jack when all the ‘Kingsway’ school and now I am a Year and Ken worked hard to coaches were sold to a 7 pupil at St Leonard’s. We build up the new business. dealer in Barnsley. Now in moved to Esh Winning last They built a garage next to his retirement years Ken is year. the old Kings Picture Hall left with many photographs, I joined Laszlo’s Fencing in Front Street, and even memories and lots of stories Club two years ago. My installed petrol pumps, hand to tell about those exciting coach is Professor Laszlo digging the massive holes years working in the coach Jakab. He is Hungarian and for the large petrol tanks. and wagon business. has coached for the Olympics. He lives in Esh Five years later, in 1956, Personally, I’ve always Winning with his wife, Rit, James Iveson died at the thought there is something who also is a fencing coach. age of 84 years, leaving his rather special about He was presented to the son Atkinson to run the travelling on a privately Queen and met the Prime coach and wagon business. owned local coach. Of Minister earlier this year for course, there will always be his work in the Para By 1960 all the Iveson a place for the motorcar, but Olympics. He also coaches wagons had been sold, and the local coach gives you Chris Farren, who is the coaches were down to that something extra. Apart presently number one in just three. It was now from the personal touch, Britain. decided to sell the you can sit back and enjoy In fencing there are three remaining coaches, and a relaxing higher view of main weapons: foil, sabre these were bought by your journey with the happy and epee. I am a sabreur

Esh Leaves Page 28 November 2005 and fence in the under 11 a dance for those of us in age group. I have been in the SIXTY AND LOOKING six competitions all over SEVENTEEN AGAIN England. I have three gold category or was it medals, two silvers and one something totally different”. bronze. I therefore asked Deborah I won my first competition in to write a few words on this Durham last year, getting a latest dance craze and here gold medal and a trophy. is her response. The other five competitions were held in Yorkshire “Salsa originates from the (silver), Camden (bronze), South American Countries Bristol (gold), Durham such as Cuba, Columbia, (silver) again and finally Puerto Rico etc. The main Blackpool (gold) just last language of these countries month, where I fenced in is Spanish therefore the the under 13s. majority of the music is in Deborah and Lee Johnson When I was a child I really Spanish. Spain has now Editors Note liked swords. I was born in adopted this dance and Ireland and when I came to children are learning Salsa Thank you Deborah for your live here I was excited in schools there. comments and good luck to because I could get to use a you and Lee with this real sword! Fencing is Because it has become so exciting initiative both at becoming more popular. It popular in the holiday Esh and now we hear at takes a lot of strength and resorts it has taken England Chester-le-Street! discipline. If you feel like by storm. There are Salsa trying it out, I would venues all over the North Now that we are definitely suggest it. I feel East which have a very high approaching those long proud that I can fence for attendance of both male winter months what better Durham. and females of all ages. than to dance the hours away to the beat of the Since April this year Salsa latest Rumba, Tumba and classes have been running Macumba records from at the new Parish Hall in Langley Park and to lose Esh Village. The classes several pounds (or should it are run by Deborah be grammes) in the Johnson from Langley Park, process! So readers why with the help of her son not get yourselves mobile Lee. Deborah has been and join Deborah and Lee dancing Salsa for over 5 for an evening of lively years. Salsa is a partner dance and music on dance but you can come Thursday evenings! Dan Harrison along on your own and a partner will be found for you BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH BRINGING LATIN on the evening. It is really FEVER TO ESH good fun and very good As part of the Breast VILLAGE exercise. It is held on a Cancer Awareness Month When I first saw Deborah’s Thursday night from 8pm till in October Julie advert on SALSA dancing 10pm and the admission Wordingham (LACE Hair (Esh Leaves July 2005 charge is a mere £2 per and Beauty) organised a issue) I had absolutely no person.” Pink Party evening. Pink idea what it involved. My balloons, pink champagne, initial thoughts were “was it pink hairstyles – everything

Esh Leaves Page 29 November 2005 and everyone was in the LOCAL LADS LEGS make a donation towards PINK in order to raise funds WAXED FOR CHARITY this event would they towards Breast Cancer please call in and see Research UK. If you happened to pass Becky at Visage who will be Visage hairdressers on happy to pass on any The Evening was well Sunday 25th September donation to the Service. supported by many local 2005 you could well have ladies and businesses and heard some loud screams Incidentally Lesley is lots of gifts were handed in and shouts coming from the opening up 3 new beauty for the prize draw which shop. No it was not rooms on Monday 5th was supervised by Margaret Rebecca Carey trying out December 2005 (12.00 Robinson (ex Langley Park) some new throws, nor noon to 7.00pm). Readers from Breast Cancer Lesley trying out her latest are invited to the opening to Research UK. highlighting techniques - it see a demonstration and for was 5 local lads being a free trial on that day you So far over £1430 has been waxed for charity! should contact Lesley on raised towards this most 0191 3732444 worthy cause and Julie Well done to those 5 brave would like to send a big lads from the Parish who FLYING ANGEL COMES thank you to everyone who had their chins, chests and HOME supported her Evening – legs waxed to raise money which was much for the Great North Air When Adrian Pearce was appreciated. Ambulance Service. invited to craft his sculpture over 30 years ago little did Despite the numerous he realise that its final grunts and groans, with resting place would be some blood drawn we hear, within a few miles of his the Magnificent 5 raised own home. well over £300 towards their chosen charity and possibly Sometime during the early some new admirers in the 70’s Adrian was process. commissioned by the Mission to Seaman at A big thank you also to Wilton to cast a sculpture of Lesley and staff from a flying angel based upon Visage in Front Street, the Missions logo. At the If any reader would like to Langley Park, for facilitating time Adrian was teaching hand in a donation for this event and to those art at a secondary school in Breast Cancer Research readers who kindly Langbaurgh UK then just call in at LACE sponsored the Great North (Middlesbrough) and the (Hair and Beauty) at 10 Air Ambulance Service. commission gave him a Quebec Street, Langley golden opportunity to put Park during opening hours For the record the brave his teaching skills into (see separate advert for the lads who were torn to practice. times) and Julie will be shreds were Lee Carey, pleased to pass on any Robert Graham, David The finished product was an donation received. Gibbins, Neil Haswell and 8’ sculpture crafted in cold Steven McKenna cast resin with a 4’ span. For more information on this subject visit: Editors Note When the Wilton premises closed the sculpture was www.cancerresearchuk.or If any reader would like to transferred to the Mission g/breastcancer for Seafarers in Hull but this

Esh Leaves Page 30 November 2005 too was closed during 2004. At this stage the sculpture might have been lost forever. Thanks to an eagle eyed family member living in the area it was noted that the building was for sale and following a series of frantic phone calls it was agreed that Adrian could retrieve the sculpture and take it back home – to Esh Village.

Unfortunately lack of room in his house, and problems The Flying Angel in Mrs Pearce gardening around the sculpture on her Society Mary can be Quebec lights should be prize lawn, meant that the contacted on turned on the next day. search was on to find a new marypearce_jones@yaho home. Several places were o.com Pupils from Langley Park contacted and finally Primary School will once Durham Crematorium NEWS FROM ESH again be painting seasonal offered to install the PARISH COUNCIL murals to attach to the sculpture on their premises Pantomime fencing around the Langley in South Road, Durham. Park tree and Durham At the time of going to press County Council, Olivers Before taking the sculpture we have provisionally Tree Services and NJC to its new home Adrian arranged for The Wrought Iron will be arranged for Ken Minns of Pantomime Company to carrying out the works Merlin Coachworks, perform Sleeping Beauty at required to bring more light Framwellgate Moor to carry 2.15pm on Saturday 3rd to the Parish. out some restoration works, December 2005 at the including a layer of lacquer Wood View Community We intend to say more on the surface which Centre. about decorations and our considerably enhanced the sponsors in the next edition. finish. Watch out for posters which should be displayed shortly. Ol iver s Tr ee Ser vices Ltd The sculpture has now been installed on a wall Christmas Decorations Unit 3, Langley Park overlooking the garden of Industrial Estate remembrance and a The Parish Council has Witton Gilbert dedication ceremony will be once again agreed to Durham held later this year. Whilst provide Christmas trees in DH7 6TX on the subject of the Pearce Esh, Langley Park and family some readers will Quebec. It is intended to Tel: 0191 3739771 remember Mary Pearce install the trees and for your Fax: 0191 373 9772 writing in Esh Leaves, Editor to turn on the several editions ago, stating Langley Park lights around Email: th that she would like to set up 4.00pm on Thursday 24 [email protected] a local history society for November. The Esh and Esh. If any reader is interested in joining such a

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Annual Audit and watered by Paul specialist training for the Snowdon. Once again our transport and logistics Esh Parish Council’s thanks to the local sectors, management, accounts for 2004/05 have shopkeepers for their co- productivity and purchasing now been submitted to the operation in this matter and should contact Emma Ryan. External Auditor. Residents to Alan Wilkinson for were given the opportunity maintaining the flower tubs to inspect the accounts over on Esh Green. a 4 week period and no comments or issues were Street Maps raised. We have now obtained Parish Council Meetings permission from the Ordnance Survey to print Sir Bobby Robson, Kevin Rumfitt ( MD) All Meetings commence at street maps of Esh, Langley and Charl Erasmus ( Training & 7.00pm (excepting when Park, Quebec and Wilks Development Manager) following the Annual Hill. These will be found Assembly and the Annual within the Esh Leaves Extra Competition (sponsor General Meeting) in the making up the centre page Tates Security Services) Parish Room, Church Street pull out of the printed Community Centre and at version of Esh Leaves. You We have been able to other locations. The choice will also find details for all of obtain a copy the audio of venue is subject to your local Councillors. version of Bobby Robson’s review at the Annual Farewell but not Goodbye General Meeting. FINALLY – A HAPPY read by the author. The CHRISTMAS TO ALL OUR question is quite simple – Members of the public are READERS AND Who was the Manager of welcome to attend the non- SUPPORTERS Newcastle United before Sir confidential part of the STOP PRESS ITEMS Bobby took over? Answers Agenda and there is an to the Editor by 5.00pm opportunity to raise matters Durham Logistics College Friday 16th December 2005, of interest at the end of this in a suitably endorsed part of the Agenda. Congratulations also to DLC envelope ie BOBBY on their new premises ROBSON written on the Next Meetings based in the converted outside. The address is Mr stables of the former Coop M. G. Ackroyd, Editor Esh 13th December 2005 in Front Street, Langley Leaves, 8 Long Garth, 10th January 2006 Park. Sir Bobby Robson Whitesmocks, DURHAM 14th February 2006 opened the new Community CITY DH1 4HJ or leave at 14th March 2006 IT facility part of the Langley Park Post Office. premises on 29th Winter Gritting September 2005. Unfortunately there was no all correct answers winner The Parish Council will The company employs 25 of the July 2005 once again be carrying out at its base in Langley Park WORDGRAM. a limited service. Watch out and recently became a The answers were: for details in the usual member of Logistics Badger, Birdfeeders, places. Excellence North East, a Bumblebee, Orangetip, new Centre of Vocational Stoat, Weasel, Hare, Tawny Hanging Baskets Excellence. Anyone Owl, Wolf Spider, interested in receiving more Hawkmoth, Kestral, Another season over. More details of their various Starling, Jackdaw, than 60 baskets provided courses which include Hedgehog, Skylark.

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