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THE TEESDALE MERCURY W ednesday, 17th November, 1993 Give Lord Sutch Eager shop staff Busy couple chosen by judges MERCURY COMMENT A chance in office at your service as best calf rearers in region Reference local government There’s been some speculation A mockery of dale have its own council anil reorganisation and your edito­ About some 'girls*' in town. Being forced to rear their when the result came it was It’s said there'll be some changes rial, the only answer is to get own calves when buying-in hailed as an outstanding local c When all the chips are down. system if the rid of Little Boy Lost John prices became too high has put success. It was believed that Major, John Gummer, Michael New speed limit The times they are a-changin' strong public opinion helped to David and Lorna Maughan of Cl Heseltine and Sir John Ban- As everybody knows dale council influence the outcome. is a life saver And trading in our climate Farm at ham. Give Screaming Lord j read with some surprise W hile there has been con­ Some problems it do pose. Bolam into the final of a G< Sutch and his Raving Monster an(j anger the article regard- is axed at vincing support for a dale But rest assured at Partners, national competition. coul Looney Party a chance with jng Gainford Parish Council’s For this is where we speak, council th is time, through pub-1 The Maughans run a bull Tees offices in . reaction to the newly imposed Our service will continue, this late stage lie m eetin g s, questionnaires, beef finishing enterprise on Thu Think - we pay good money speed lim it through Merry- To reach an all time peak. their 240 acre farm. Three It would be stretching a letters and polls, it does seem | From Monday until Saturday, ann< in taxes to keep this lot in ben* for which the residents years ago they decided to rear point to claim there is a to have been less enthusiastic For six full days a week, spec office. Let’s emulate the Can­ have fought long and hard, to their own calves, mainly m assive public clamour to than the drum-beating which adians and save Teesdale for We’ll do our level bestest w ent on 20-odd years ago. just l improve the safety and quality To serve (with tongue in cheek). Charolais and Limousin. have Teesdale Council kept posterity. As an extra have This does not make it any Mr of their life. The selfishness So please come in and see us, Today they rear between 90 in operation, but there is less valid. Possibly many peo­ three members of Teesdale Council displayed by some people is There still is much for sale. and 100 calves a year in for­ certainly a general feeling ple sim ply felt the quieter app­ dletoi stuffed and put in The am azing. Our business is still booming, merly disused buildings which that it should be retained. M useum . Still hearty and still hale. roach was more apt this time. visits w We commute each week day they have converted. News that the local govern­ Better still,^bnng back^Mrs and it takes just ALL PARTNERS STAFF Perhaps some thought that 1,20C Their achievements were ment commission team has Thatcher and save us from under two minutes to travel at recognised when they were w ith th e powers of local gov- j From chaos and oblivion. come down in its favour has ernm ent being whittled away 50mph from the end of the named regional finalists in the It FRED BICKERTON been received in the area with steadily it now mattered less ] speed limit in Calf Rearer of the Year catego­ sonu Fern Cottage, Whorl ton Great help for quiet satisfaction, and a gen­ than they believed it would to the start of the limit ry of this year's Farmers wouli uine hope that this verdict will back in 1973. through Darlington. What is Romanian trip Weekly awards. :>e confirmed. to ret Two shops with a two minutes in your life com­ I would like to thank all the Feeding systems, rearing B u t if a fte r 14 months of The Mercury had one call expensive work the recommen­ in || pared to the lifetime of some­ children and parents of costs, health records and other causi popular name rom a resident who wished to dation is now thrown out, and I one struck and killed by a Guide and Scout performance data were among Lorna Maughan atthi support the recommendation another process has to start j We have always liked our speeding car? group whose support for my the factors considered by the Bu given in Friday's issue of the and wanted to know where to before the council's future is plain, honest name: Brown. So There are enough accidents Romanian appeal has been team of judges in selecting the visor Farmers Weekly. The winner direct his opinion, feeling that settled, there is bound to be an j much so that when we set up on this road caused by speed overwhelming. They helped to six finalists for the national appet of each category and Farmer of if many people displayed such angry reaction from the public. I ou r a n tiq u e s b u sin ess in Tfees- and carelessness. Any move to fill Cliff and Kathy Burrage’s aw ard. effort the Year will be announced in support it might have some T h at will stem not only from dale we were proud to call it make the journey safer should lorry with clothes and toys for A full report of the judges' least B row ns. London next Monday. impact on the final decision. a w ish to retain a local council, | be welcomed. Perhaps you all the Romanian families, visit to Morton Tinmouth was On Our reply was that the pub­ but from the realisation that a1 However, like the Smiths could leave home a minute Thanks also to customers of comp and Joneses, we have always ic consultation period has v a s t am ount of public money j earlier? Morrisons supermarket at three been aware that there are passed, but that if he still has been wasted. It would appear more sensi- who gave so Further objections to plan for 170 a more than just a few of us, wanted to try it might be best T he whole procedure of con­ ble, selfless and neighbourly to generously when my guides for h wherever we go. Recently, local o send his letter to John sidering changes seemed badly make a submission to the packed their shopping to raise a new 'perfect' caravan site reach developments have focused our county council asking why the money towards the cost of fuel, Gummer, secretary of state for planned from the start, but if the environment, at the Com­ the proposal is thrown out at realis attention and although we are ]imit is not being enforced. If My employer Steve Petch gen- We feel we must write and so with regard to the protec- into i disagree with Mr Paul Steph- tion of wildlife (except the mons in London, as he will this late stage it will be noth­ still plain and honest, we are a]| cars were travelling at erously filled the lorry with As enson regarding his proposed growing population of rabbits lave the say in the end. ing less than a disgraceful act left wondering whether per- 50mph the 'bunching up' fuel for the outward journey at Shel haps our name might best be through would not his South Church garage. caravan site at Coal Road, which we try to control) this Some 20 years ago there was w hich m akes a mockery of the j idea of local democracy. som< described as common. We read occur. George M atthews and staff Marwood. As farmers having plan would seem not to consid- a fervent campaign to let the with some surprise in the SE O N A G U N N gave donations of clothing and lived and farmed adjacent to er the future of the rare red Mercury that an antiques The Cottage, Cross Lanes, food. Glaxo helped with the this narrow, fast and danger- squirrels, etc. dealer from Richmond has now Barnard Castle expenses of the trip and ous road for over 30 years - 3. The need. We cannot see PEEPS INTO THE PAST opened a shop in Barnard Mother and our family before us - we how this caravan site will Castle and called it Browns. and Toddler group gave toys. feel we are qualified in bring- bring trade to the shops and 5 years ago 15 years ago This is unfortunate, as we End in sight for Thank You everyone. Let's ing a few points to his atten- public houses in the town as Martyn Jones, 12, of Fancy dress winners at a, are an established business in all hope Cliff and Kathy have tion. these facilities appear on the Hillcrest, Ovington, won the Hallowe'en coffee party held the dale and this second busi­ jet war planes a safe journey. 1. Road safety. He calls this plans. The petition objecting to Hetherington Cup for playing by YMCA includ­ ness, totally unconnected with Flying low to evade radar? PENNY MUNRO the 'perfect' site - that makes this proposed caravan site has Puck in A Midsummer Night's ed Evelyn Gargett, Angela ourselves, is causing confusion Try dodging a budget-haunted Guide leader, Martinfield most of our farm the same or been signed by business people Dream at Stockton musical D ouglas, Bridget Gardner, for many of our customers. government. They see through House, Toft Hill better. Does he not realise how in the town. We wonder if the festival. Mrs Sylvia Macrae of S h au n Hodgson, Rebecca Hu­ Perhaps something like mountains of bovine manure. many vehicles use this road owners of the two caravan Winston, who coached him for ghes and Jonathan Hughes. "Browns of Richmond" may The chief of the air staff every day, remembering this is sites close-by will be pleased at the festival, said she was Tom a n d E lsie Young cele­ have been more explicit and alleged to the press that two Make out your will not Woodland Fell Road? the prospect of another one delighted with the result. b rated th eir golden wedding at helpful in the circumstances, named cabinet ministers are for children's sake While it may be wide enough endangering their businesses. Pupils at Compre­ th e ir hom e a t the Lendings, We anticipate various diffi- undermining the RAF by stat- Research findings released for certain vehicles it is not 4. D isturbance. A pity Mr hensive School enjoyed per­ . They had lived at culties arising out of this and ing it is ineffective. The CAS by the NSPCC highlight the meant for articulated lorries Stephenson had not considered forming in Oklahoma. The cast the Abbey Bridge toll house for persisting into the future for has now apologised for his need for parents to safeguard loaded with static caravans. the people living near this site included Julie Walton, Melissa 47 years. both businesses, but we wish allegations. the well-being of their children Has he any idea how much and contacted them to ask Sanderson, Derek Nicholson, 20 years ago the new Browns well and What better way to tell the by making a will. A will allows road width is needed to man­ their opinions about it because Michael Dent, Robert Emer­ A proposal to close Bedei recognise, as the Smiths and nation what cannot be told? parents to specify who they oeuvre these vehicles? Has he they are the ones going to get son, Stuart Ward, Keith H ospital, Barnard Castle,! Joneses will appreciate, that Get a willing warrior to blow wish to care for their children, not seen the blind hill tops and the prolonged noise from the Clarkson and Karen Wheldon. caused a storm of protest It this is one of the penalties we it, then deny it. Politicians should the need for a guardian the absence of footpaths and clubhouse and the traffic, the 10 years ago w as claim ed beds were needed have to pay for having such a deny reality. arise. Failure to make such lighting for people walking? trespassers and stray dogs A sponsored fancy dress more than ever and an exten­ com . . — no, p o p u la r — nam e. Tornados are obsolete. The provision, either in a will or We farm at both sides of this among their livestock - not Mr walk around Cotherstone sion should be added. * JOHN AND VAL BROWN replacement, not yet in service other written form, means road so need to travel on it Stephenson and his family as raised £343 for cancer M rs Virginia Trotter ofj they do not own any surround­ 13 Chapel Row, Middleton and as yet uncertain in prove­ they lose control over who with tractors and/or machin­ research. Those who took part Tteesdale Council discussed the nance, is obsolete too. That is cares for their children in the ery every time we make a ing land and live several miles included Stuart Iceton, Dawn difference between British and: * Letters on all topics are the European Fighter Aircraft event of their untimely death. move to carry out our work. away. Surely before spending Oliver, Eileen Cross, Ann A m e ric a n local government* always welcome, but we never his 'colossal' amount of money (EFA). In cases where no legal pro­ Bear in mind that the sound Bainbridge, Craig Watson, system s during a visit to the print anonymous ones, and it would have been wise to ask The RAF as we know it, the vision has been made by par­ of passing agricultural vehi- Nichola Watson, Audrey and USA. She met the Mayor of use those with pen names only cles is an acceptable part of the planning officers views planes, crews and plane mak­ ents and no relatives come for­ Stuart Hunter, Sarah Nutall Lexington, Virginia. in special circumstances. In living in the countryside. Our first — maybe that could have some cases letters may be ers who we pay to defend us, ward as guardians, children and Evelyn Gargett. 25 years ago shortened by the editor. are already one with the flint may be placed in local authori­ busy time will coincide with a saved the expenses of planting Officials elected to Barnard A new supermarket, Hin­ knappers. How to break it to ty residential or foster care. caravan site's busy time. trees also. Castle Young Farmers Club tons, opened in Galgate, Bam-| £400 for lifeboats them? Has that bitter duty Department of Health fig­ Moving stock is already a P.S. This plan was opposed were J.D. Dowson, president; a rd C astle, with Mr Eric Hard-j just begun? ures show that in 1991 there nightmare which will get by Durham County develop­ W. Stoddart, vice president; A. ing as manager. Members of the Teesdale Britain must grip reality were 992 children in care worse. Mr Stephenson obvious­ ment committee last week. Tbdhunter, chairman; N. Wil­ M r A. McLuckie was app­ Ladies' Lifeboat Guild of the JOHN AND JOAN BUCK now before it grips us. because both parents had died ly does not understand the son, vice chairman; Miss Elli­ ointed m anager of the Midland J RNLI have expressed thanks Financial stringency makes and there was no other legal problems of farming next to AND FAMILY ott, secretary; Miss A. Allison, Bank in Barnard Castle. He to everyone who attended their Micawbers of us all. guardian to care for them, or thls roa# and to emphasise Quarry Grange, Marwood treasu rer. succeeded M r D.T. Rumfitt coffee morning at the Three ALAN BYDE because one parent had died another point it would not be Tuns Inn, . The sum Masterman Place, Middleton and the other parent was wise to assume that regular AN EXTRA-ORDINARY THE HAMSTERLEY PLAYERS of over £400 was raised for unable to care for them. Our road users will take extra care CHURCH NOTICES present lifeboat work. "We are very when an access to a new cara­ MEETING research at the NSPCC into of the GLAXO SPORTS AND PETER PAN grateful for everyone's gen­ Memorial service van site apppears. EGGLESBURN BAPTIST CHAPEL in Hamsteriey Village HaU on the will-making trends of 1001 SOCIAL CLUB is being held on erosity," said the ladies. for Greta Hall people selected at random this 2. Visual aspect. The scale of Thursday, 2nd December this development is too large PRAYER MEETING W ednesday, T A memorial service is to be year found that 85% of 25-34 at 7.30 p.m. and is not a diversification Fridays 7.30 p.m. 7th November held at Middleton Parish year olds, 75% of 35-44 year Friday, 3rd December V DISCRETIONS from farming but a commercial at 9.00 p.m. Church next Tuesday at 11am olds and 51% of 45-54 year at 7.30 p.m. enterprise. This site is on a GOSPEL SERVICE in the Teesdale Sports Centre, f< STOCKTAKING for Miss Greta Hall, the grand­ olds had not made a will. Even Saturday, 4th December hill which means it is visible Sundays 6 JO p.m. Barnard Castle. ti daughter of Richard Watson, of those aged over 65, 34% had at 6.30 p.m. from roads all round, no mat­ All are welcome Members please attend. Tickets £2. Phone 0388 488323 the Teesdale poet. still not made such provision. ter what screening is put in. SALE She died in Barnard Castle At the NSPCC we produce a This plan seems to contravene in May at the age of 93. Her free guide to will-making, ST. MARY’S PARISH CHURCH the Durham County Structure Barnard Castle To make your presents extra special this Now on ashes will be put on the grave Caring For Their Future, Plan. Teesdale is an area of c Many items 1/2 price or of the poet in the churchyard. which includes details of how CHRISTMAS BAZAAR year come to Miss Hall, who lived in you may wish to include provi- Br?at landscape value and Saturday, 20th November 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. less. M iddleton for many years, sion in your will to help other extra consideration must be children through the work of to the visual aspect of in the Parish Hall e.g. Bikini's, Leggings, published an edition of Rich­ Santa's Magic Grotto o A e P i e e & t U d e the NSPCC, after having made an7 new development, Bra's etc. ard Watson's poems in 1930. Cake Stall, Toy Stall, Linen Stall, The memorial service has provision for your own family. This proposed caravan site Produce, White Elephant, Tombola Tel. (0833) 37140 20% off all normal been arranged with the Rector, If you would like a copy, please is adjacent to the disused rail­ Dried Flowers, Christmas Cards, the Rev Gregory Linden, by give me a call on 091-5492848. Raffles etc. W e have a beautiful range in stock for you. swimwear stock. way line on the north side and Refreshments served all day. Dick Watson, the poet's great GARETH EDWARDS an existing small plantation - 15 Market Place, Barnard grandson, who lives in Special Projects Manager, partly owned by Mr W rapping P aper from only £1.00 for 10 ST. JOHN'S CHURCH Castle. Tel. 0833 31310 R eading. 172 Newcastle Road, Sunderland Stephenson - on the west side, Lynesack s h e e t s . SALE OF WORK Visit on R olls from only 50p Saturday, 20th November fo r 2.5 m etres. SANTA in his in Butterknowle Village Hall Doors open at 2 p.m. G ift B ags from only fairyland GROTTO Official opening at 2.15 p.m. by Dr. J. Pickworth Parish Hall, Newgate, 6 5 p e a c h . Cakes - Books - Teas RABY MOOR INN Barnard Castle Christmas Gifts and Cards G ift T ags from only Burnt Houses, Cockfield. Saturday, Rainbow Stall etc. Tel. (0388) 718382 In the evening 40p per pack. Christmas Fare and Christmas Day 20th November DOMINO DRIVE and SUPPER Lunch Menus now available 11 a.m.- 3 p.m. C hristm as Tape only at 7.30 p.m. Sunday Lunches £2.95 Children £1.50 Gifts and Sweets. Everyone welcome. 2 3 p .