An ingenious magazine for an ingenious town named one of the best places to live in the UK Darlingtonone September 2019 Artwork created by students from Haughton Academy odm0001.indd 1 15/08/2019 14:00 Im enjoying FREE childcare ...is your 2 year old? Check your child’s eligibility for up to 15 hours a week - just have your national insurance number to hand and go online www.darlington.gov.uk/childcarechecker, email [email protected] or call Darlington Families Information Team on 01325 406222 (option 7) FREE 30 HoursDo you earn less than Childcare £100,000 a year? Are both parents, or the for 3 & 4 sole parent, working the equivalent of at year least 16 hours per olds of week at the national working minimum wage? Is your child attending families. childcare or nursery? If so, they may be entitled to a further 15 hours of FREE childcare a week. For more information speak to your childcare provider, nursery or school, or call Darlington Families Information Team on 01325 406222 (option 7) or email [email protected] odm0001.indd 2 15/08/2019 14:00 ShowingWelcome that to DarlingtonOne Darlington cares I work for Cummins which is very proud to be a major employer in Darlington and our employees are committed to working with residents to enhance and improve the borough. Cummins support us, as staff, to help build better communities, focusing on creating healthy communities, a better environment, education and equal opportunities. As an active member of Darlington Cares, our staff have volunteered hundreds of hours to support community projects. Working with residents, me and my colleagues have helped breathe new life into Eastbourne Park. The old bowling pavilion has been transformed into a community hub and café, which attracts people throughout the week to meet friends, enjoy a hot meal and learn new skills. We are continuing to make improvements and wil help with the general upkeep of the park to ensure that it Lorraine Bulloch remains a real asset to everyone living in the area. Cummins The theme of Cummins’ centenary celebrations is “challenge the impossible” and we hope to continue to work with people in Darlington to make the impossible Inside this issue possible in local communities. 4-5 Darlington by numbers As Darlington Business Week approaches, you can ______________________________________ fnd out more about what Darlington Cares and local businesses are achieving outside the boardroom on 8 Artists in the frame pages 10 and 11. ______________________________________ Working in Eastbourne Park and other areas of the town 19 Are you recycling right? has made me more aware than ever about fy tipping and ______________________________________ littering. Find out what the council is doing to clampdown on this anti-social behaviour on pages 16 and 17. 26 Fundraising success ______________________________________ The amazing art work on the front cover of this edition of One Darlington was created by students at Haughton 32-33 Teesside to poolside Academy and is refected in the talent of two local artists featured on page 8. It’s great to see so much local talent One Darlington is published by the One Darlington capturing everything great that Darlington has to offer. Partnership, Room 106, Town Hall, Darlington. The students’ work depicts the borough’s main Email [email protected] landmarks, many of which are in the town centre. You Design and production – Xentrall Shared Services. can have your say on what the town centre has to offer Distribution – Swift Advertising NE Ltd. Tel: 0191 and how you would like to see it develop as part of the 26 5 3207. council’s town centre strategy consultation. Turn to page Picture acknowledgements: Scott Akoz, Stuart Boulton, 9 to fnd out how you can join in the discussion. Karen Harland, Peter Giroux I hope you enjoy this edition and if you get the chance to The next edition will be distributed from 4 November. If visit Eastbourne Park or get involved in Darlington Cares you do not receive a copy by 11 November, please call regular Pick, Pie and a Pint litter picks please do. We all 406058. have a responsibility to work together to make our town An audio version of One Darlington is also available at the best it can be. www.onedarlington.org.uk www.onedarlington.org.uk one Darlington 03 odm0001.indd 3 15/08/2019 14:00 D A R 1,200 L Darlington is children have just I started school in Darlington this 453 September, a memory miles from by making moment for Land’s End and only many families across our 447 borough. miles from John o’ Groats numb making us almost exactly halfway from one tip of About the UK to the other. No wonder people 106,000 say we are perfectly people live in placed! Darlington, that’s Our oldest more than the church is now an incredible capacity of Wembley It is stadium! 894 years old! St Andrews in Haughton was built 194 around 1125, just years since the Darlington to Stockton railway opened, not 58 long now until we will years before be celebrating At the last St Cuthbert’s the 200th count there in the town anniversary! centre. were more than 40 We’ve just places to eat out played host to the in our town centre – a fantastic 32nd choice! Darlington 10km road race. odm0001.indd 4 15/08/2019 14:00 N O T Our G indoor market N celebrated its 155th by There’s birthday this year and is There are room for set to be redeveloped so it can continue to 1,000 16 be at the heart of people to catch parks and ten our town centre mbers the latest shows at nature reserves to for years to our award winning enjoy across the come. Hippodrome. borough, great for getting plenty of fresh air and exercise. We have 40 tonnes of sand are 10 licensed venues for civil transported into the wedding ceremonies right market square every across the borough, good summer for our news for all you newly annual Darlington engaged couples by the Sea – and those of you event. thinking of popping the question! Did you know we have Taxis are plentiful 1,332 hotel rooms available with in Darlington? Making us the perfect place 183 to visit for a Hackney carriages weekend and 99 private break. hire vehicles! t·~.-.- DARLINGTON II wi BOROUGH COUNCIL odm0001.indd 5 15/08/2019 14:01 NJOY DARLING Did you enjoy Darlington this summer? The ever popular Festival of Ingenuity attracted a staggering 13,000 people in July and families enjoyed soaring temperatures at the start of Darlington by the Sea. Markets, live music, Darlington Pride and the 10k road race all helped to attract record numbers of people to events in the town this sunmmer. Chart-topper Jess Glynne put Darlington on the musical map and new attractions like the Drum Festival and Mish Mash family music event went down a storm with the crowds too. Rhythm & Blues Festival Sunday 15 September, 1-5pm Honey Show Saturday 28 September, 10am-4pm Honey tastings, activities and information from Darlington Beekeepers Association. To find out what’s happening and for more information visit odm0001.indd 6 15/08/2019 14:01 Vegan Festival Saturday 19 October, 10am-4pm Bag a prize with Quef/e Joie de vivre f'ete a MOINJ TE ·DA.fl ILO Enjoy Darlington There’s so much to enjoy in Darlington and we’re delighted to offer you the chance to win a goody bag showcasing the best of what the town has to offer. From the Hippodrome to the Dolphin Centre, town centre shops to the Head of Steam and a fantastic range of bars and restaurants, you’re never stuck for something to do. We’ve got together with some of these great businesses to offfer five Enjoy Darlington goody bags up for grabs. The first entry randomly drawn after the closing date will win an Enjoy Darlington canvas bag, a family ticket for this year’s panto Jack and the Beanstalk at the Hippodrome, an annual family pass for Head of Steam with some museum goodies, a swim voucher and gym pass for the Dolphin Centre and a framed Monte Darlo poster from the Poster Parlour. The next four entries drawn will each win an Enjoy Darlington canvas bag with vouchers for the Dolphin Centre and Head of Steam. For your chance to win, tell us the three things a visitor to Darlington would most enjoy. Email communications@ darlington.gov.uk or write to Enjoy Darlington Competition, Communications Team, Room 106, Town Hall, Feethams, Darlington DL1 5QT. Entries must be received by Friday 11 October 2019. s happening and for more information visit www.enjoydarlington.com and follow our Love Darlo Facebook page. odm0001.indd 7 15/08/2019 14:01 Picture this local artists in the frame There’s lots to enjoy in Darlington, from independent shops, bars, restaurants, markets and events, to a thriving arts and culture scene. We talk to two artists who combine their creative talent with a love of the town. Self-taught urban artist Lucas Roy has seen his hobby fourish into an online business. The 31-year-old dad of two said: “I am Darlington born and bred and proud of my town. I’ve always had an artistic eye and have used art as an escape from the stress of my work. I’ve experimented with many mediums and received lots of requests from friends. Lucas, who narrowly missed out on appearing on “I am infuenced by an urban/street art the BBC’s Big Painting Challenge, shows his work on style which can send a message and add Facebook (@lucasroyartwork) and Instagram.