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Spennymoor News SPENNYMOOR NEWS At the heart of our wonderful community Electric Adjustable BEDROOM FURNITURE EST 1898 Bed Ranges 4’ 6” DOUBLE DIVAN FROM With Two Drawers www.hackettandbaines.co.uk £599 FREE Headboard £399 FREE Delivery now [email protected] £299 Free Delivery Park right outside our showroom and shop at your leisure! Limited Offer 47-49 Main Street, Shildon, DL4 1AF • 01388 772671 | 30-31 Bondgate, Darlington, DL3 7JJ • 01325 463303 | Mon-Fri 9am - 5pm • Sat 9am - 4pm ART EXHIBITION AT BYERS GREEN THE BYERS Green Com- munity Art Group Exhi- bition is being held in Thomas Wright House in Byers Green on Saturday and Sunday, 17th and 18th August, between 10am to 4pm. All are welcome and admission is free. MIDDLESTONE MOOR FAMILY FUN DAY MIDDLESTONE MOOR Family Fun Day is taking place on Saturday 17th August at Middlestone Moor Community Centre, Team Solan at a recent event in Jubilee Park. between 10am and 4pm. Attractions include a tombola, bouncy cas- NEW TEAM SOLAN PROJECT tle, face painting, sweet stall, cake stall, kiddies fairground attractions, LAUNCHES WITH COFFEE MORNING burger van, ice cream van and more. TEAM SOLAN, working nership Team’s It’s Up 2 ject will be launched with ers and neighbours are Entry is free and there alongside the St David’s U event, with a project a free coffee morning in invited to meet, talk and will be goodies for the Church Hall team, are targeted at helping more each location. benefit from engagement kids. organising a free coffee local families. Now that “We hope that this ini- and interaction with other This event is sponsored morning for residents on the funding is in place, the tiative will provide eas- residents, with “Warriors”, by Spennymoor Town Thursday 19th September team is planning free cof- ier local access and and from Team Solan Council and organised by in St David’s Church Hall, fee mornings in each of increased opportuni- activities. STAR Fundraising Group. Tudhoe Lane, from 10am the AAP areas: Croxdale/ ties for those families “We hope that the fol- until 12 noon. Sunderland Bridge & Hett, touched by or aware of a low-on events will prove Earlier this year, at Spen- Tudhoe, Kirk Merrington, cancer diagnosis,” said popular in each location, Spennymoor News nymoor Leisure Centre, Middlestone Moor and a spokesperson, “and to leading on to regular Team Solan was one of Byers Green. hear and see what Team monthly meetings.” 01388 775 896 the winners of Spenny- The Team Solan Sup- Solan comprises. [email protected] moor’s Area Action Part- ports More Warriors pro- “Families, friends, car- CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 Evans Gordon Fletcher & Sons SOLICITORS Independent Family Funeral Directors & CO. 33 Cheapside, Spennymoor, Tel: 01388 815317 www.evansco.co.uk Charles Street, Spennymoor. Tel: 01388 420276 Published at: 3-4 First Floor Offices, Shildon Town Council, Civic Hall Square, Shildon DL4 1AH • Editorial: 01388 775896 • Advertising: 07909 992731 • Email: [email protected] • Online: www.swd.news/spenny • You can read all our sister papers online at www.swd.news: Ferryhill & Chilton Chapter • Shildon & District Town Crier • The Bishop Press For more news from Spennymoor and across South West Durham visit: www.swd.news Saturday 17th August 2019 SPENNYMOOR NEWS Published by South West Durham News 3-4 First Floor Offices Shildon Town Council Civic Hall Square Shildon DL4 1AH Editorial: 01388 775896 Advertising: 07909 992731 Email: [email protected] Online: www.swd.news You can read our sister papers online: From the left: Durham County Council officers Nadia Wetherell, Stephen Beresford, Helen Grayshan, Maggie Bosanquet, Dorothy Gibson and Ros Farrow, who helped secure the funding. www.swd.news/chapter FUNDING TO HELP CUT CARBON EMISSIONS COUNTY DURHAM busi- tal experts from across success of its Business of this project. nesses will be able to Europe work with SMEs Energy Efficiency Project “It can be difficult for www.swd.news/crier access support to reduce to help them develop (BEEP). Supported by SMEs to know how to their carbon footprint and projects such as energy the European Regional reduce their carbon save money thanks to a audits and monitoring; Development Fund, the emissions. This project £1.5 million funding pot. developing more energy programme has helped encourages businesses www.swd.news/bishop Durham County Coun- efficient products; build- 200 local businesses and energy experts to cil has been accepted as ing refurbishment; and to improve their energy work together to explore SEND US YOUR STORIES part of Interreg Europe’s more innovative pro- performance and save methods that will not SME Power, a European cesses. money. It is hoped addi- only benefit our planet If you have a story you Union-funded project that SME Power is being tional grants can be but increase profits by would like us to cover, we helps small and medium co-ordinated by the secured to fund a BEEP 2 reducing production and would love to hear from you. sized businesses (SMEs) Resources Recovery project. running costs.” We are especially interested in good change their energy Regional Agency of Tus- Cllr John Clare, the Interreg Europe helps news, be it personal behaviour, reduce opera- cany. It includes an advi- council’s climate change regional and local govern- achievements, local tional costs and cut car- sory partner from Ger- champion, said: “In Feb- ments across Europe to fundraising, community bon emissions. many and partners from ruary, we declared a cli- develop and deliver better service or any other The council is to receive regions in Slovenia, Spain, mate emergency and set policy. To find out more, positive stories. Call us on £160,000 from the fund, Ireland, Finland and the ourselves a target to be visit www.interregeurope. 01388 775896 or email which supports projects United Kingdom. carbon neutral by 2050. eu/ [email protected] running from now until The council has been This funding will help us To find out more about July 2022. welcomed into the to meet that target and we BEEP, visit www.durham. DISCLAIMER It will see environmen- scheme because of the are delighted to be a part gov.uk/beep. 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Spennymoor News accepts articles in good faith and takes Fletchers no responsibility for 29 High Street, Spennymoor, DL16 6AA. Tel: 01388 815659 errors and/or omissions. 16 Tenters Street Specialists in all Bishop Auckland DL14 7AD Support your local Domestic Appliance Repairs • PC and Laptop Repairs • Server installation community newspaper Sales of new & re-conditioned • Virus Removal • Network setup by mentioning the • Data Recovery • Backups Spennymoor News machines, all with free delivery • Website Design • Cloud Services when contacting & connections advertisers. Established 1964 01388 330985 | www.abyte.co.uk 2 Saturday 17th August 2019 For more news from Spennymoor and across South West Durham visit: www.swd.news TEAM SOLAN COFFEE MORNING treatments, a wig bank, FROM PAGE 1 and leisure, social and At the first coffee morn- educational activities ing, tea, coffee, biscuits targeted at promoting and snacks will be availa- friendships and social ble free to attendees. inclusion. Team Solan will also be “St David’s Church happy to take drop off Hall in Tudhoe already donations of clothes, bric- supports a range of a-brac etc, rather than res- events including dance, idents needing to travel to playgroups, yoga, keep the High Street boutique. fit, mother & toddlers, Details will be available Zumba, baby group and of how to join Team Solan the history society, so it’s and how to volunteer and a great location to try to involve others. raise awareness of Team Supporting services on Solan’s activities,” added show will include therapy the spokesperson. AUGUST ACTIVITIES AT SPENNYMOOR LIBRARY WITH TWO weeks left in On Thursday 29th at The spectacular chandeliers are made from recycled bottles. the month, there are still 10.30am, readers who plenty of activities tak- have completed the Sum- ing place at Spennymoor mer Reading Challenge JOIN THE BOTTLE FESTOON Library for children and will enjoy a Big Bang Sci- adults alike. ence Party. This activity is WORKSHOP AT SPENNYMOOR LIBRARY On Thursday 22nd at by invite only. WITH DURHAM City’s The original concept, tion of the Bottle Festoon. 10.30am, Over 4’s Crafts On Friday 30th, from Lumiere light festival called Message in a Bot- “We will be holding the will be exploring The Solar 2pm until 4.30pm it will looming, Spennymoor tle Chandelier was by art- workshop and bottle col- System. be the turn of the Adult Library is inviting people ist, Thadian Pilai. lection on Friday 23rd On Friday 23rd, from Crafting group to get their to take part in its Bottle Residents can take part August from 2-4pm,” 2pm - 4.30pm, people can creative caps on.
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