Friday 21st August 2015Shildon & District Town Crier Issue 729 Page 1

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Friday 21st August 2015Issue 729

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The sun shone and Shildon was really alive as the farm bus pulled into Hackworth Park on Wednesday12th August. The most eagerly awaited of Shildon Alive’s summer

park events saw hundreds of children with parents and grandparents queueing up to sign in and get started.Supported by Shildon Town Council, Parklife and

Jubilee Field’s Community centre, this was a coming together of groups pas-sionate about their com-munity. For the first time ever the farm bus didn’t only contain sheep, pigs and smaller animals but a cow too! One child laughed as he went in stating loudly, “Whoever heard of a cow catching a bus to Shildon?”Revd. David commented, “Shildon Alive (A Saint John’s Church Project) is all about breathing life into our town, supporting volunteers and enabling the enthusiasm that many have to find a home. “It was the volunteers who once again made this event what it was and we can only have praise for those people who give up their time because they care.” Paula Nelson, Shildon Alive’s community devel-opment worker, summed it all up when pointing to the excited faces of the children she said, “This is what we are about, giving the children childhoods packed with happy com-munity memories.”

Families queue to take their turn on the Farmyard Bus.

Fun in the park with the Farmyard Bus

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Need to learn new skills, find a new career, gain qualifications or build confi-dence? There’s still time to sign up for an autumn adult learning course.Durham County Council’s Adult Learning and Skills Service has places available at hundreds of courses at community venues around County Durham.Programmes range from informal tasters to Level 4 accredited programmes, with some courses avail-able online so people can learn at a time and place that suits them.Classes include maths and English at all levels up to GCSE equivalent, computer and technology courses and vocational qualifications in subjects including child-care, health and social care and business and adminis-tration.The service also offers ap-prenticeships at intermedi-

ate and advanced level in a wide range of employment-related areas including business administration, ICT, supporting teaching and learning in schools and customer service.Colin Ellison, Adult Learning and Skills Service learning delivery and curriculum manager, said, “Our courses are very popular with a wide range of people – from learners who are looking to gain extra qualifications to those who are simply looking for a new pastime.”The Autumn Learning Guide is available to download at www.durham.gov.uk/adultlearning or you can also pick up a copy at your local library or Customer Access Point.For further information on courses and how to enrol, contact the Adult Learning and Skills Service on 03000 266 115 or email alss@durham.gov.uk.

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Passed Away Birthday Memories Birthdays Birthdays

Services

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Town Crier Shildon & District

In Memoriam

Devoted Wife of Brian. A loving and much-loved

Mam to Natasha, Natalie and Lewis. Beloved Nanna

Julie to Chloe, Jayden, Ryan and Mia. A dear Sister to Shirley and Tom. Also a

dear Aunt and good friend to many.

RaineAugust 12th, peacefully at home, Julie of Shildon aged

53 years

Will family and friends please meet for service

at the Wear Valley Crematorium, Coundon, on

Thursday 20th August at 1.15pm.

In our hearts you will always stay,

Loved and remembered every day

LongstaffTreasured memories of Keith, who passed away 28.8.2013

Cherished and missed by all the family

Birthday Memories

Love is a tear or a smile and a touch,

Love says little but means so much,

Love is forever and I gave it to you,

From a Wife who thought the world of you

Ray Clarkson20.8.37

Your loving WifeGillian

xx

We had such happy times together,

We had some sad ones too,But the saddest day

for us Dad,Was the day that

we lost you

Ray Clarkson20.8.37

Your loving Sons,Patrick, Stephen & Vincent,

also Phyllis & Kathy

Thinking of you on your Birthday

Sheila Thompson(Ellwood)

Forever loved and always missed,

From all your loving familyxxx

If we could visit Heaven, Even for a day,

Maybe for a momentThe pain would go away

We’d put our arms around you

And whisper words so trueThat living life without youIs the hardest thing to do

No matter how we spend our days

No matter what we do,No morning dawns or

evening fallsWhen we don’t think of you

I miss and love you every day that we are apart

Sheila Thompson24.8.1953

Love always,Steve & family

xxx

Thinking of you Bill on your Birthday

William Moffett25.8.2015

Loved and remembered every day, from your loving

Wife, Peggyx

Birthdays

Happy 18th Birthday to my darling Daughter and Big Sis

Anna Poulter20.8.97

We love you,Mam & Cameron

xxx

18!

Happy 18th Birthday sweetheart

Anna Poulter

All my love,Nana Hilda

xxx

William Box

Loads of love and kisses,Mam, Dad, Jessy & Lucy

xxxxxxx

Happy 7th Birthday ‘Willaz’

24.8.08

Samantha Baker

Love Mum, Dad & Dannyx

Happy 30th Birthday Sam

21st August

30!

Lillie Franklin

Colin, Carole, Neil, Judi, Ernie, Val, Jon, Chris,

Matthew & Jessica Lillie

Lots of love on your Birthday

(Dack)80th - 26th August

80!

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Well done, proud of you both, Gina getting

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Love from Nana & Granda

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This week in History

President Andrew Johnson formally declares the American Civil War over.

20 August 1866

James Cook formally claims eastern Aus-tralia for Great Britain, naming it New South Wales.

21 August 1770

Charles I calls the English Parliament traitors. The English Civil War begins.

22 August 1642

Sir William Wallace is executed for high treason at Smithfield in London.

23 August 1305

Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly across the United States non-stop (from Los Angeles to Newark, New Jersey).

24 August 1932

Captain Matthew Webb became the first person to swim across the English Channel, from Dover to Calais in 22 hours.

25 August 1875

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Shildon Methodist Church Leaders would like to thank everyone who went along to their recent 'End of the War Night' celebration. Everyone had a great evening with much laughter, and a WW2 songs 'sing-along' was performed

with great gusto by the whole audience. There was even tea with spice loaf and jam tarts just to add to the atmos-phere . A spokesperson for the event said, “A big thank you to all those who took

part in the show, without whom there would have been no special night.“£174 was received in the form of donations and £93 from the raffle.“Thanks to all for their support and look out for the next exciting event.”

All standing for a joyful rendition of 'Land of Hope and Glory'.

Sing-song celebrates end of the war

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Shildon AFC Supporters Club is asking local groups in need of small funding grants to contact it as it prepares to distribute the latest grants from its lottery community fund.The Supporters Club has been distributing grants to small groups throughout the community for the past three years as part of its commitment to supporting local community groups in Shildon and the district. To date the Support-ers Club has distributed several thousand pounds in grant funding, and with the latest lotto jackpot soon to be won, the club is ready to distribute its next round

of funding. Application forms are available by contacting the club via email at support-ersclub@shildonafc.com or by calling Amanda on 07776 019242. Alternatively, ap-plicants can download the form at shildonafc.com/downloads. A spokesperson said: “The final deadline for applica-tions is yet to be set, but is likely to be in the next two to four weeks. “Any group which has not applied before and any group which has previ-ously applied but has not received a total of £200 in the past twelve months is eligible to apply.”

Supporters Club seeks fund applications

Reports requested for shop theft pairPeter Jones, aged 45 and Stephanie Jones, 20, both of Bouch Street, Shildon, pleaded guilty to a joint charge of shop theft when they appeared at Newton Aycliffe Magistrates’ Court.The offence occurred on 29th September at the Sainsbury’s Store in Bishop Auckland, when the pair attempted to leave the shop without paying for a trolley full of grocery items, valued at £208.87.In police interview, Mr Jones admitted that neither of them had means to pay for the goods, whilst Ms Jones made no

comment. The court heard that the Jones’s had moved to the area to get away from problems they were expe-riencing in Essex. Stephanie Jones was said to be in breach of a sus-pended sentence order and was due to appear before the court in Basildon. Magistrates ordered a stand down report from the Pro-bation Service in the case of Mr Jones and the court was intent on seeking to put matters in the case of Ms Jones alongside those to be heard shortly in Basildon.

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Dear readers of our wonderful Town Crier,

I would like to bring to attention the amount of dog owners walking them clearly with no intention to pick up their mess.

I walk all around this town enjoying our views and heritage daily but the amount of dog mess is unbelievable! Particularly from what was the Mason’s Arms along the path to the railway museum. What museum visitors who walk down this path must think.

Also, the land at the top of Shildon, above what is now Middridge Vale, is again unac-ceptable and spoils it for other users. Jubilee playing fields are just as bad.

People need to stop this habit and stop turning our children's playing fields, our bridle ways and leisure areas into dog muck infested makeshift toilets.

I'm both a responsible dog owner and parent, feeling the effects of a few who aren't. Let's all take pride in this wonderful town and community again!

Name and address supplied.

As part of Jubilee Fields Junior Club project around 'Staying Safe'. children attended a First Aid course on Tuesday 11th August, which was delivered by Allison Morley from the St John’s Ambulance.The course aimed to give children an awareness of what to do in an emer-

gency situation. Throughout the day the children learned who to call in an emergency, the recovery position, resuscitation and how to deal with cuts, burns and dressings. The youngsters will all receive a certificate of achievement of what they

learned. A spokesperson from Jubilee Fields said, “An excellent day was had by all.“The funding was obtained from Shildon Town Council and we would like to say a huge thank you from all the staff and children for making this day possible.”

Youngsters ‘Stay Safe’ with first aid course

Allison Morley from the St John’s Ambulance demonstrates first aid techniques to the youngsters.

Planning applicationsThe following planning ap-plications have been sub-mitted to Durham County Council:• Change of use of open

space to residential cur-tilage to rear, erection of new 2.3m rear boundary wall, erection of single storey rear and single

storey side/front exten-sions at Enfield Lodge, (the old Doctor’s Surgery), Central Parade, Shildon.

• Erection of replace-ment garden room and addition of a pitched roof over existing garage a 9 Farndale Gardens, Shildon.

Brusselton Lane will be closed to vehicular traffic between 7.30am and 6pm on Saturday 29th August,The closure is necessary to enable filming works to be undertaken, which will likely take around a day to complete.During the closure an

alternative route will be available from the northern side of the closure from A6072 north westerly, and turning south westerly on A688 and south easterly along A68 to Royal Oak to the southern side of the closure, and vice versa.

Road closure

A local man who ran an illegal waste disposal site in Shildon has been ordered to pay back £350,000 under the Proceeds of Crime Act.Tony Leigh Shepherd, of Winston, pleaded guilty to two offences of operat-ing an illegal waste site at West Musgrave Farm, St Helen Auckland, between August 2009 and March 2011 at a court hearing in late 2013.The 41 year-old could also have to pay back just under £1.2 million – the agreed benefit sum of his criminal activities – if he comes into future assets.He also pleaded guilty to a third charge of op-erating an illegal waste site at Barrier Works on Hackworth Industrial Estate in Shildon, between December 2010, and July 2011.The Environment Agency claims that he had been running a waste transfer

facility on the land – il-legally depositing, sorting and storing mixed house-hold and industrial waste.He appeared at Teesside Crown Court on 24th February 2014, where he was sentenced to 12 months in prison, suspend-ed for two years.Environment Agency officers then began pro-ceedings to recover the value of his available assets that the Agency claims were obtained through crime.On Monday 17th August 2015, following a confisca-tion hearing at Teesside Crown Court under the Proceeds of Crime Act, Mr Shepherd was ordered to pay back £350,000. It is one of the biggest seizures of cash by the Environ-ment Agency in the North-East to date, and he could face a prison sentence if he fails to pay.And, if he comes into future assets he could

have to pay back more of the £1.168million agreed benefit sum, according to the Agency.The Agency’s waste and enforcement manager for the North East, Andrew Turner, said, “This is a sig-nificant confiscation order and sends out the message to others who flout the law that waste crime does not pay. They will not only be hit with court action but they’ll also be hit in the pocket. This is a debt for life for Shepherd as any assets in the future could go towards paying back the full amount.“Waste crime undermines legitimate businesses and can have significant detrimental impacts on communities and the en-vironment. This hearing demonstrates how seri-ously we take waste crime and we’ll continue to take action against those oper-ating outside of the law and the regulations.”

Court orders repayment of £350,000 ‘proceeds of crime’

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Shildon man, Richard Trowles is to take part in the Great North Run for The Brain Tumour Charity in memory of his mother, who passed away 19 years ago, and his father who died from lung cancer earlier this year. “I’ve trained really hard and I’m trying to get lots of sponsors as it means so much doing this for my mother whom I lost 19 years ago. “I started running in late 2014 for Brain Tumour Research in memory of my mam. I originally planned just to do the Great Man-chester Run in May for my mam, but my dad was then

Shildon couple, Tracey and David Beadle held a charity night recently (on Friday 7th August) at the Grey Horse in Shildon in aid of the Miscarriage As-sociation.Dave, who is a member of Shildon Running Club is also taking part in the Great North Run in aid of the same charity. “The charity is very close to both our hearts and has helped us through the thick fog of grief on several occasions after the devastating news of yet another miscarriage,” said Tracey. “Between us we have done several events for the Miscarriage Association in the past and decided that rather than just asking our friends to sponsor Dave, we would also hold a fun filled evening for people to come along, have a laugh, a bite to eat and see who could win Big Dave’s Quiz.”The winning team were lucky enough to win six bottles of wine as well as the prominent title of

diagnosed with late stage lung cancer and unfortu-nately he passed away just three days before the run. “I then decided to sign up for this year’s Great North Run on 13th September and I’ve also done lots of other running events throughout the year. “My father’s passing has driven me to do as much as I can to raise money for cancer research and I’ve also joined Shildon running club to help with my training.Anyone can donate to Richard’s cause by visiting the Justgiving website and searching for “Anthony Trowles”.

Couple raise funds for Miscarriage Association

Richard to do Great North Run in memory of mam and dad

David Beadle is taking part in the Great North Run to raise funds for the Miscarriage Association.

The myShildon app contains a wealth of information about events, people and places in Shildon.

the winners of Big Dave’s charity Quiz!The couple raised over £650 from entry fees and a raffle held on the night. “We were very lucky to have some great prizes donated by local business-es such as the Spice Lounge in Bishop Auckland, the Jersey Farm, Black Paw

Brewery, Sainsbury’s and Berkano Wood. We would also like to offer a special thank you to CDB Produc-tion Solutions of Darling-ton who helped us out last minute with a microphone and speakers, and to the lovely Carre Mckenzie who travelled up from Sheffield to be our quiz master for the night.”The Miscarriage Associa-tion’s head office responds to over 5,000 calls and emails per year from those who have suffered the loss of a baby in pregnancy.Hundreds more use their online support services and they receive an average of 80,000 visits per month to our website.The Association’s Helpline can be contacted at 01924 200799 and is open from Monday-Friday from 9am to 4pm. Their website can be visited at miscarriage-association.org.uk To donate to Dave’s Great North Run fundraising page, go to the Virgin Money Giving website and search for David Beadle.

Richard Trowles is taking part in the Great North Run in memory of his mother and father.

The Shildon town app, myShildon, which the Crier reported the development of in issue 717 is now live.“The old complaint of ‘there is nothing to do in Shildon’ will no longer stand up as the list as long your arm is there for anyone to access,” said a spokesperson. The app contains a wealth of information, with local events listed by category; a directory listing services,

amenities, clubs and socie-ties in Shildon; an in-app community; local news in-cluding a link to the latest headlines from the Town Crier.Groups who would like to have their information and events included in the app should contact shildo-nyouth@gmail.com.“To download the app to your smartphone, visit the App Store or Google Play, search for ‘myShildon’ download and off you go!” added the spokesperson.

‘appy days as myShildon goes live

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Rainbows & Brownies date changeDue to alteration works being carried out at the church over the summer holidays, parents and carers whose children attend 4th Shildon

Rainbows and Brownies are asked to make note that the next session will be taking place on Friday 11th September.Normal times apply.PACT MEETINGS

Police & Communities Together

Thickley WardThursday 27th August, 6.30pm, Jubilee Fields Community Centre

Byerley Ward & Sunnydale WardWednesday 9th September, 6.30pm, Shildon Civic Hall

Previous issues - problems with speeding vehicles in various locations around the Thickley Ward. speed checks have been carried out and will continue in order to montior vehicle speeds.

Eldon, Close House, Coronation and Auckland ParkWednesday 26th August, 1.30pm, One Stop Community Shop

Previous issues - excess noise and anti-social behaviour from certain Church Street flats. Concerns have been raised from local residents regarding the amount of anti-social behaviour from members of Byerley Ward’s transient population. Foot and mobile patrols have been commenced in the area and will continue until further notice.

MiddridgeWednesday 2nd September, 6pm, Ladybower Evangelical Church, NAPrevious issues - Vehicles travelling through Middridge Village above the signposted 30mph limit .

Previous issues - No priorities which require action at the moment.

Jackpot rolls over to £900The latest Shildon AFC Supporters Club lotto numbers were drawn on Sunday evening at the football ground clubhouse on Dean Street. The six numbers out of the bag were: 1, 4, 5, 8, 10 and 11. There were no winners of the jackpot, which now rolls over to £900.

The consolation prize of £25 was won by Peter Crawford. To win the jackpot next week, players are required to choose the matching 6 numbers from just 10. Tickets cost just £2 per play and are available at various outlets in the town.

There are minor timeta-ble alterations to Arriva bus services 1, 5 and 5A between Shildon, Darling-ton and Bishop Auckland, commencing 30th August.Service 1, from Shildon Bus Station at 8.04am, will now run via Bishop Auckland College on school days (arriving 8.30am). A return service departs the college at

5pm.The 5A will also provide a service to Bishop Auckland College between Monday and Friday (term time), leaving Shildon Bus Station at 8.11am and arriving at 8.41am. Service number 5 will provide a return service at 4.46pm.There are also minor route changes to services 5 and 5A via Newton Aycliffe.

Weekday service via Bishop College

A Worcestershire man has written a biography of one of the great overlooked names from the early days of steam.George Turner Smith chronicles the life of Thomas Hackworth (1797-1877), the brother of Shildon’s beloved Timothy Hackworth.Smith believes Thomas has been greatly overlooked by history, having both the fortune and misfor-tune of being the brother of a renowned railway engineer.He was party to some of the most famous early railway experiments. He was there at the birth of the Puffing Billy and Wylam Dilly and built some of the first locomotives used on the Stockton and Darling-ton Railway. He was also a major contributor to the growth of both Shildon and Stockton-on-Tees which, according to Smith, would not be where they are today without his acumen and engineering expertise.However, his life was eclipsed by the success of his brother, and who once referred to Thomas as ‘poor Tom’ when he was made the scapegoat for a series of problems at Shildon. As a consequence

The untold story of a railway pioneer

Tom lost both his job and his home, was exploited by his business partner and saw his young family dev-astated by cholera.The book is superbly il-lustrated, with fifty-eight

rarely seen photographs and drawings.The 144 page book, pulished by Fonthill Media, is priced at £16.99 and is available from amazon.co.uk.

George Turner Smith’s biography of the lesser known brother of Timothy Hackworth, Thomas.

During the early morning on Saturday 15th August, an unknown person smashed a window of a car parked on Drybourne Avenue. A wallet was stolen from inside the vehicle. Shildon Police urge anyone

with information about this incident to contact the station on 101. “We must remind and urge motorists not to keep valuables in their vehicles when not occupied,” said a police spokesperson.

Wallet stolen from car

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Ashton James Mulley with his parents, Godparents and big sister.

Revd. David Tomlinson was delighted to welcome three youngsters into the church on Sunday 16th August.First to the font was Mia Janine Doughty, who was born to parents Janine, a team leader, and Terry, a factory operative, on 19th February 2014.The couple, from King Edward Street, chose five Godparents for their little girl: Ryan & Joanne Ramsey, Greg Watson, Melanie Thompson and Daniel Thompson.The family celebrated with a reception at Old Shildon Club.Next up was Ashton James Mulley, born 19th March 2015.Ashton’s parents, Alan and Jemma, a builder and

cleaner from Celandine Way, chose three Godpar-ents for their son. These were Liam Jones, Louise Hoar and Hayley Jones.Family and friends gathered at Old Shildon Club follow-ing the service.Last but not least was another little boy, who amazingly is also named Ashton James.The youngster, who’s surname is Hargreaves, was born to parents Peter Hargreaves, a roofer, and Laura Dent, a full time mother, from Pasture Row in Eldon, on 4th September 2013.Hannah Smith, Colin Dent, Trudy Box, Jodie Box and Frank Smith took their vows as Godparents.A reception followed at Eldon Community Centre. Mia Janine Doughty surrounded by her family.

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Friday 21st August 2015 Shildon & District Town CrierIssue 729Page 8

SportLocal leagues, competitions and events...

The U13/ U15/17s Northern Championships took place at Middlesbrough Sports Village over the weekend with Rachel Bennett adding the U15 Girls 100m title to her growing portfolio of achievements this year. Having gone to the top of the UK rankings in this event, Rachel was a leading contender for gold and eased through to the final winning in 12.50 seconds. The final proved to be a hard fought battle with Rachel having to come from behind to win by the narrowest of margins in 12.45 seconds. The U15 Girls 200m proved to be a similar story with Rachel again qualifying for the final easily in 26.40 seconds but a second gold eluded her as again she had to come through the field to claim silver in 26.47 seconds. Courtnie Mills ran in the U17 womens 300m where she produced an impres-sive performance to finish 4th in a new PB of 42.31 qualifying for the final. In the final, against strong opposition Courtnie again showed fighting spirit to produce another PB to finish 7th in 42.29 seconds. Lewis Marley was the third member of the Sprint Group to run at the event and ran in the U17 mens 100m. In his heat, despite a slow start, Lewis fought back magnificently and managed to recover to finish 3rd in 11.80 seconds to qualify for the final. In the final Lewis again faced strong opposition

At the most recent meeting of Shildon AFC Supporters Club, the members agreed to adopt a constitution as the club looks to modernise and protect its members’ interests.As a result, a new member-ship scheme will begin in September with member-

but produced a gallant effort to finish 6th in 11.71 seconds. Leah Rutherford was Shildon’s only repre-sentative in the long jump competition. Competing against a quality field, Leah took advantage of the near perfect condi-tions to produce her best performance of the season setting a new PB of 4m 22cm. Although not enough to achieve a podium place, she can be proud of claiming a fine 6th place overall.Ian Rudge completed the Gateshead Trail 10k on Saturday 15th in a respect-able time of 50:23.

Rachel adds u15 100m to medal tally

Another thumping league win last midweek for Shildon was dampened on Saturday by a 1-1 draw in the FA Cup at the home of local rivals, Bishop Auckland.After an opening day 5-0 away win, Shildon entertained promoted side, Norton and Stockton Ancients and put the new-comers to the sword with a thumping 8-0 win. The visitors held the Rail-waymen for the opening 20 minutes, but by half time, Shildon had found the net five times through a Mark Doninger chip, a Michael Rae double a Lewis Wing thunderbolt and a headed goal from Carl Jones.Further goals in the second half from Doninger and club captain Mark Hudson, along with an own goal, sealed a miserable night for Norton.It was a different story for the league leaders at the weekend when they trav-elled the short distance to

Shildon Railway Cricket Club’s first XI sit proudly atop the Darlington Building Society North Yorks and South Durham Premiere Cricket League Division Three with a 61 point advantage over nearest rivals Norton. This position was con-solidated after gaining the maximum 25 points in each of the last two league games, after Saltburn conceded and Yarm were then hammered. At Yarm, Shildon had hoped to put the home side in to bat but lost the toss and the Railwaymen had to be careful on a sticky wicket. However, skipper Greg (52) and his brother Bret Upton (102 not out) led the side to an impressive 228 for 6 in just 44 overs. Shildon’s bowlers then carried out a real demoli-tion job on Yarm, as the hosts were bowled out

Heritage Park to face local rivals Bishop Auckland in the FA Cup Extra Prelimi-nary Round on Saturday.An out of sorts Shildon were fortunate to reach the break on level terms after Stuart Thompson missed four glorious chances to give the Two Blues the lead in the first half, but it was the same player who eventually opened the scoring with just 20 minutes remaining. A poorly worked Shildon free kick on the edge of the Bishops area was in-tercepted and the home side burst forward before Thompson hit a shot on the turn from the corner of the penalty area. The diving Shildon keeper, Lewis Graham, allowed the shot to bounce and could only watch help-lessly as it sailed over him and into the net.Although the goal came from an unforced error, it was no more than the home side deserved for

for a paltry 39, with Phil Garbutt (3 for 20), Rob Nevison (3 for 4), Chris Young (2 for 7) and Richie Arnott (1 for 0) relishing the conditions.The second XI’s visit to Blackhall saw Michael Lumley lead the way with the bat, as Shildon made 168 for 9 in the allotted 45 overs. However, the visitors’ bowling attack was below par and the Seasiders cruised to a four wicket win, only young Jack Mens-forth (3 for 28) bowling with any distinction. On Saturday (22 August), the first team host Preston-on-Tees at the Sportsfield and with only six league games remaining, will be looking to strengthen their position as division leaders. On Sunday, the second team visit Saltburn. The Under 15s crashed

their endeavours and it looked like it may be enough to win a tight en-counter against the strug-gling Railwaymen. However, as time ebbed away, the Bishops defence retreated further in their efforts to keep the visitors out, leading to a series of late incursions for Shildon.With two minutes remain-ing, a half cleared corner was returned into the box for new signing Gary Brown to beat the keeper to the ball and set up Mark Hudson to nod home the equaliser and take the tie to a replay at Dean Street on Wednesday night (19th August).Shildon almost stole the tie with the final play of the game but it would have been rough justice for Bishop who dominated lengthy spells of the game.Shildon’s next league fixture, at 3pm on Saturday afternoon, 22nd August, is a home tie against Bedling-ton Terriers.

out of the Durham Cricket Board Plate, losing a close game at Philadelphia. This concludes the fixtures for this season for both junior sides and the club wishes to thank coaches John Young and Mal Dover and all who have helped with the juniors this season. The Juniors’ Presentation Night will be held at the BR at 7.30pm on Thursday 29th October.

Shildon snatch FA Cup replay after another thumping league win

Railwaymen back on track

Supporters vote for constitution

Rachel Bennett adds the U15 Girls 100m title to her growing medals tally.

ship fees now due annually.Membership will be either junior or senior with fees set at £2 annually for adults and £1 for juniors.All members will receive a membership card which must be presented for discount travel on support-ers’ buses and any other

discounted functions. The committee will be accepting members reg-istrations at each home match in September and the clubhouse will be open each Friday in the month for the same purpose from 7pm. All current members are encouraged to register.