SPENNYMOOR NEWS Issue No 046 At the heart of our wonderful community Saturday 22nd August 2020 ELECTRIC and MANUAL RECLINER SUITES EST 1898 OVER 20 IN STOCK FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY www.hackettandbaines.co.uk [email protected] 47-49 Main Street, Shildon, DL4 1AF • 01388 772671 | Park right outside our showroom and shop at your leisure! Carol Reed, a neighbour WARNING to Deborah said: “Being AGAINST isolated with my family I’ve looked forward to sit- PHISHING ting at my doorstep and EMAILS SCAM joining in the fun. It has been very neighbourly. A WARNING has been “We’re putting our win- issued to County Dur- nings towards tidying up ham residents following our garden so I’m now a series of scam emails, looking forward to that. trying to obtain personal “It’s done me the world and financial information. of good. Deborah has The trading standards done a smashing job and I team at Durham County thank her a lot. It’s lovely Council is urging resi- to see everyone bringing dents to be on their guard their chairs out to the after it has received front and catching up.” reports of hoax emails Dennis Stelling, also being sent, claiming to be a neighbour said: “It’s from the council. been rocking every week. Each email uses a We’ve celebrated birth- made-up name and days, had karaoke from claims to be from a coun- Deborah and danced in cil officer, with the letters the street”. MBL and a number on the Sadly the Barnfield bottom of the text. Road Bingo has come The emails contain fake to an end now that peo- Bacs receipts and encour- ple are able to go out age the recipients to click and about, but a round through to a fraudulent Left and right, sisters Deborah Hauxwell and Julie Blyth Davis with neighbour, Carol Reed (front) and applause was given to website, which appears Carol’s daughter Lorraine, centre. Deborah for bringing fun to be of a phishing nature and laughter during the and attempts to take per- past difficult times. sonal and financial infor- NEIGHBOURS SAY THANK Julie is to continue with mation. her Sunday afternoon fun One way to identify the as her neighbours enjoy it hoax is that it isn’t sent YOU TO BINGO SISTERS so much. from a durham.gov.uk “We even have a Street email address. AFTER CELEBRATING VE nymoor decided to keep Neighbours, family and Bingo WhatsApp group Joanne Waller, Durham Day with street parties the community spirit friends brought their so that we can keep in County Council’s head in May, sisters Deborah going. So, every Sunday chairs and bingo dab- touch if the weather is Hauxwell of Barnfield afternoon, it was eyes bers outside in the hope unkind, but we’ve been CONTINUED ON PAGE 4 Road and Julie Blyth down and ready to go for of winning an al fresco lucky up to now,” said Davis of Deneside, Spen- Street Bingo. jackpot. Julie. 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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 22nd August 2020 SPENNYMOOR NEWS TEAM SOLAN FOCUS ON COVID SAFETY Published by TEAM SOLAN has been South West Durham News emphasising that the 3-4 First Floor Offices health, safety and wellbe- Shildon Town Council Civic Hall Square ing of its staff, volunteers, Shildon DL4 1AH warriors, customers and everyone else affected by Editorial: or involved in their oper- 01388 775896 ations, is of the utmost Advertising: importance, reports 07909 992731 Team Solan volunteer, Ian Machin. Email: [email protected] Since the Covid 19 pan- demic started, we made Online: immediate changes to www.swd.news enable our management and office staff to work You can read our remotely. sister papers online: We have only used our Spennymoor shop as a base to assemble care packages for our warri- ors. www.swd.news/chapter Thanks go to Spenny- moor Town Council staff for their support through lockdown regarding ena- Mark Solan and a volunteer in the Spennymoor shop sporting the new Team Solan face masks. www.swd.news/crier bling safe care package nymoor shop re-opened, from social distancing card reader to support provision, following Help- following Government to shop cleaning, han- contactless payment. ing Spennymoor amnd guidance. dling donations, staff- • Our compulsory train- the council’s three-week The shop looked very ing, personal hygiene, ing for all volunteers www.swd.news/bishop care initiative in March, different than it did in work stations, equip- includes all of the added Ian. March. Visitors will have ment and deliveries. above. SEND US YOUR STORIES Thanks also to the seen the many steps • We have an operational • Our Safe Working Policy Mayor, Town Clerk and taken by the charity to plan describing how we does not supersede any If you have a story you all of her staff who vol- minimize Covid risk. will operate the shop, legal obligations relat- would like us to cover, we unteered and enabled “Several have asked with daily schedules. ing to health and safety, would love to hear from you. the care package team why we have gone to the • We operate 100% dona- employment or equality, We are especially to operate within gov- lengths we have, oth- tion separation for 72 and it is essential that interested in good ernment guidelines and ers have commented on hours, before goods we continue to comply news, be it personal health and safety legisla- how clean and safe the are sorted and availa- with all existing obliga- achievements, local tion within the Town Hall. shop feels. Here we try to ble to the shop floor. tions, including those fundraising, community service or any other The care packages are explain. Customers will note we related to individuals positive stories. Call us on assembled in a dedicated We followed a very have limited donations with any protected char- 01388 775896 or email location, by a dedicated detailed, thorough pro- days to accommodate acteristics. [email protected] team, that has not been cess, care of Allan Wheat- requirements. The pandemic has pre- changed, as per Govern- ley. It comprised: • For customers, we sented us all with excep- ment guidance, compris- • A detailed 3rd party risk require compulsory tional circumstances and DISCLAIMER ing Spennymoor’s Mayor, assessment that cap- masks, hand sanitation, we will continue to follow Spennymoor News Town Council staff and tures hazards, controls and have limited shop Government advice at all cannot be Team Solan volunteers. and actions needed occupancy. In addition times to keep everyone held responsible for We have three teams of (completed pre-opening). we do not now allow any involved safe. We take the advertisers offering delivery volunteers: local • We introduced shop Warriors to volunteer Covid risk very seriously goods or services. Spennymoor group Help- rules, which we adver- in the shop because of and remain ever vigilant. As a general rule we would ing Spennymoor – now tise within the shop and the risk, even though Nothing that we do is advise anyone not to the Spennymoor Youth on the external A-frame. this has limited opening worth injuring someone, part with any money and Community Centre • We have a detailed hours and shop income. or risking catching Covid until an order has been completed to your Team - from Home Group Safe Working Policy The shop has been 19. full satisfaction. social housing, and from that illustrates and divided into zones to Unfortunately, there are All information is correct, Team Solan volunteers. describes activities and support social distanc- no shortcuts on the Covid to the best of our On July 10th, our Spen- actions needed, ranging ing, and we now have a road to success. knowledge, at the time of printing. 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Before, during and after: Evie has her hair cut to donate to children suffering from cancer while raising £800. CONNIE RECEIVES SERVICE EVIE DONATES HAIR AND RAISES £800 MEDAL - 75 YEARS LATER! EVIE GRACE Stapleton, With donations they donated 12 inches of her WHILST CHATTING with “Connie was shocked aged 10 from Spenn- receive helps with hair and raised over £800 his friend and neighbour, but delighted, although ymoor, decided she research and also it helps sponsorship for The Little 96-year-old Connie Ward it was tinged with a little wanted to do something children when they loses Princesses Trust in the earlier this year, about regret that she didn’t get special for others and their hair to cancer or process.