Friday 25th October 2013Shildon & District Town Crier Issue 636 Page 1

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Go along to Shildon Civic Hall on Monday 28th October, between 10am and 2pm, for a Local Motion Event organised by the Pioneering Care Part-nership (PCP) and Local Motion.This family fun event follows on from the success of the ‘MEGA Festival’ which took place in Hack-worth Park in August. The event aims to promote the health benefits of active travel through a range of activities includ-ing: • Nordic Walking tasters• Dr Bike - take along your bike and learn how to maintain it• Smoothie bike - make your own smoothie using pedal power!• Challenge yourself on a WATT bike• Face painting• Mini health checks and therapy sessions• Health advice on stopping smoking

• Cookery demonstrations • Advice on public trans-port options.You will also be able to find out about a free 6 week active travel course, where you will get the chance to meet new people and learn new skills whilst getting active. The courses will focus on walking and cycling and you will get to take part in health walks and cycle rides, learn how to maintain a bike, and be given information on local walking and cycling groups and routes in the Shildon area. You will also get the opportunity to train as a walk leader or cycle marshal.For further information contact Catriona Grime at the PCP on 01325 321234, email catriona.grime@pcp.uk.net or contact Joe Cogdon, Team Local Motion, on 03000 268007 or email: joe.cogdon@durham.gov.uk.

Shildon boy inspires charity Coast-to-Coast

A group of Shildon cyclists recently took part in a 174 mile coast-to-coast bike ride in aid of a youngster from the town with Cystic Fibrosis.Sixteen month-old Jenson Byrne spent four weeks in

the Royal Victoria Infirma-ry in Newcastle when he was born, and continues to attend hospital every six weeks for further treatments. He also has on-going physiotherapy at home.

The team of eight bikers - Graham Coley, Neil Franklin, John Haines, Ian McMahon, Ian Wickins, Kevin Wild, Peter Wild and Jenson’s granddad Brian Burn - were inspired by the brave toddler and hoped to raise funds for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust, as well as Macmillan Cancer Support. The group began their journey at Ravenglass in Cumbria, before finishing in North Shields two days later.They raised the fantastic sum of £6,000, which was split between the two charities.Brian Burn, who organises the event annually, was asked why he decides to take part in such a gruel-ling experience. He said, “We do it because we like it, in a very strange way! But most importantly to raise funds for charities that need our money to help support people in their time of need, and for treatments to keep us all in good health for longer.”The money was presented to the two charities at Elm Road WMC on Saturday 19th October.

The eight cyclists, along with Jenson, present a total of £6,000 to representatives of The Cystic Fibrosis Trust and Macmillan Cancer Support.

Family fun at MEGA Festival

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This man is suspected of shoplifting in Shildon on Monday 21st October. If you think you may know the identity of the suspect, call Shildon Police on 101.

County Durham Public ConsultationThe County Durham Plan sets out information about what types of new devel-opments are planned in the county, where they will take place and how they will be managed. It also provides policies for determining planning ap-plications.A public drop in session has been organised for Tuesday 5th November, from 2pm - 6pm at Shildon Civic Hall.

Officers there will be avail-able to discuss details of the Pre-Submission Draft Plan and offer advice on how to respond to the con-sultation. Plan summaries and DVDs containing all the docu-ments will also be avail-able to take away. “There’s no need to pre-book everyone is welcome,” said a spokes-person.

The Shildon Youth Council, together with Peter Garrod, Sport and Physical Activity Development Officer at Durham County Council, have organised a Taster Sport event to be held at Shildon Sunnydale Leisure Centre on Wednesday, 30th October from 1pm till 4pm. The event is open to children and young people from 5 to 18 years-old and is free to attend. The taster has been or-ganised to give children and young people different sporting experiences such

as fencing, roller-skating, gymnastics, boxing, rugby, Zumba, baseball, football, and many more.The Youth Council are part of the O2 Think Big project and have received funding to help deliver this activity, along with funding from Durham County Council, Councillor Henry Nicholson and Councillor Trish Pem-berton. Morrison’s have also kindly donated water and fruit for the event.“Come along and have a fun afternoon,” said a spokes-person.

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An Evening of MediumshipThe Shildon Spiritual-ist Church, on Middleton Road, is to host ‘An Evening of Mediumship’ with Mr W. Lloyd on Wednesday 30th

October at 7pm. Donations of £1.50 will be collected at the door upon entry. All are welcome.

Low cost security equipment

The Shildon Community Safety Group is urging resi-dents to take advantage and get in touch for security equipment at low costs.Items include personal alarms, goods for the home and shed security.The Shildon Commu-nity Safety Group receive funding from various groups, including Durham County Council and the Bishop Auckland and Shildon Area Action Part-nership.

A spokesperson for the organisation said, “We get the items from the police at a cost price. We then sell them to people, but the price we charge is less than the shops charge”. The group also conduct safety awareness events, presentations and provide safety workshops within schools.For further details call the Community Safety Group between 10am and 2pm on Monday, Wednesday or Friday on 01388 778300.

Shildon Model Railway Club looking for a new base

Members of Shildon Model Railway Club are appealing to find a new base for their club, after it was recently made homeless.The club, with members from all across County Durham, started in 1982 and since then has had four homes including: South-erne Social Club in Newton Aycliffe, the Coach House

and Timothy Hackworth Museum in Shildon and, most recently, The Light-foot Institute in Bishop Auckland.Currently, layouts are stored in Durham County Council-owned garages in Newton Aycliffe and at Locomotion: The National Railway Museum at Shildon. They now need

a new place they can call home and where they can work on the displays.Ideally, they hope to secure a base within ten miles of Shildon and would be interested in renting a space rather than a whole unit. To help the club, you can contact them via their webpage at shildonmrc.com.

Over the weekend of Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th October, thieves entered the housing devel-opment site on Spout Lane and stole 900 litres of red diesel. Thieves syphoned the

Diesel stolen from development site

diesel from a large bowser and drained it into an unknown container. If anyone has any informa-tion regarding this theft, they are urged to contact Shildon Police on the non-emergency number, 101.

Prolific shoplifter strikes again

Richard Wilson, aged 45, is a well-known shoplifter in the town, according to Shildon Police. He was captured on CCTV on Sunday 20th October stealing meat from Morri-

son’s store. He was subse-quently charged with theft and remanded to court. The court, on Monday 21st October, gave Wilson a conditional discharge for 12 months.

Visitors can join Museum’s paranormal investigationThis Halloween (31st October) museum visitors will get the chance to take part in the first ever public paranormal investi-gation at Locomotion, the National Railway Museum at Shildon.North East Paranormal Investigations are an ex-perienced team with a strong record of previous investigations; from house investigations to those conducted on some of the most impressive sites

owned by the National Trust. The North East Para-normal Investigations team will lead the Halloween Special at Locomotion.The western end of the Locomotion museum com-prises a number of historic buildings, which are over 150 years-old – includ-ing the home of railway pioneer Timothy Hack-worth. Since the museum opened in 2004, museum employ-ees have, on many occa-

sions, reported strange and unexplainable occur-rences at the museum site.Join North East Paranor-mal Investigations as they search for the ghosts of Locomotion during the spookiest night of the year!Tickets are priced at £28 (numbers strictly limited so book in advance. Suitable for ages 16 years and over).Tickets are available from www.northeastparanor-malinvestigations.co.uk.

Martin Taylor, of Scott Street, Shildon, pleaded guilty to a charge of theft of £9,711 from members of the Shildon Railway Insti-tute’s Touring Club when

he appeared at Newton Aycliffe Magistrates’ Court recently. The 48 year-old appeared briefly, confirming his name, age and address, before entering his guilty plea. Taylor had acted as treas-urer for the Touring Club, collecting money every Sunday, which was to be put aside in a club safe. However, shortly before the theft came to light, Taylor had contacted another club member,

via a hand-written note, which said that he needed to speak with him about something bad that he’d done. The two subsequently met and Taylor told this other, unnamed male, that he had given around £11,000 to his brother, who was in danger of losing his house.Taylor was released on unconditional bail and will appear before Durham Crown Court sometime during the week com-mencing 25th November.

Railway Institute theft case heads to Crown Court

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Jubilee Fields Commu-nity Centre is delighted to have been successful in receiving funding from the County Durham Commu-nity Foundation to run ten sessions of Street Dance for the children of the town. The free weekly sessions start on Monday 28th October and will be fa-cilitated by Steph Geary of Dynamic Dance School.The sessions are avail-able to all children aged between 5 and 16 years

of age. Classes for 5 to 10 year-olds will take place between 5.15pm and 6.15pm, followed by classes for 10 to 16 year-olds from 6.15pm to 7.15pm. At the end of the ten sessions the children will combine all of the dances they have learnt to provide a ‘Dance Show’ at the Civic Hall on Thursday 19th December, when parents and families can go along and see what their children have achieved.

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Danielle Millward, of New Park, Newfield, entered no plea to a charge of dangerous driving when she appeared at Newton Aycliffe Magistrates’ Court recently. The court heard that on 3rd July, police had received a 999 call from a woman who claimed that a VW Golf, driven by Millward, was at-tempting to ram her off the

road as she was driving on the A688 near Shildon.It was alleged that the VW Golf followed, bumper-to-bumper for miles, whilst Millward gestured and held up a knife before over-taking and blocking the victim’s vehicle, causing a collision.Police had witnessed Mill-ward’s driving, stating that there was “no distance

between the vehicles.”The Crown stated that the victim was in a relationship with Millward’s ex-partner and that police had recov-ered a butter knife and baseball bat from the VW. The defence made no representations. The de-fendant was released on unconditional bail and will appear at Durham Crown Court on 30th October.

Funding secured for dance class

For further information or to book your child a place, contact Steph on 07715 568 614.The Community Centre will also be holding its annual Family Halloween Disco on Wednesday 30th October, from 5pm to 7pm. This event is open to all ages at a cost of £1. Enter-tainment is provided and there will be prizes for the best costumes. Hot food will also available, along with a tombola stall.

Dangerous driving led to crash

St. John’s Church will be holding a Beetle Drive and Harvest Supper on Tuesday 29th October at 7pm.Tickets are £3 on the door

and all money raised will be donated to organisa-tions helping children driven from their homes by the Syrian crisis.

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Halloween at The Railway InstituteOn Friday 1st November the Shildon Railway Institute is holding a Halloween Party from 7pm till 10pm, which is suitable for all the family. The night will include a disco, games, face-painting and hot dogs, and goody

bags will be on sale for the kids. Prizes will be awarded for the best costumes.“So enter into the Hall of terror if you dare,” chuckled a spokesperson. For more information call 01388 772942.

Shildon Library is holding a Puppet Making Craft Session on Tuesday 29th October, from 2pm - 3pm.The event is suitable for ages 5 and over and tickets are 50p per child (limited places).There will also be ‘Spooky Stories with Witchy Witch’ on Thursday 31st October,

from 11am to 12 noon.This event is suitable for children under 5 years-of-age. There are limited places available and tickets are 50p per child.All children under 8 years of age must be accompa-nied by an adult. For more details contact Shildon Library on 03000 269526.

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Pupils from Sunnydale school have kicked-off a new state-of-the-art all weather football pitch at their local leisure centre.The 3G, or third generation surface, at Shildon-Sunny-dale leisure centre is a syn-thetic turf that looks and feels like natural grass and can be used all year round. It is layered with quartz, sand and rubber granules for extra shock absorption.The £110,000 pitch has been funded by Sport England, local council-lors, Sunnydale School and Durham County Council in

association with the coun-cil’s ‘On the Ball’ football initiative. It is available for both sev-en-a-side and five-a-side football.Floodlighting has also been repaired and improved to meet Sport England stand-ards.Reduced rates for weekend bookings between 9am and 5pm are available for a limited time. They are £15 for five-a-side and £25 for seven-side. Bookings can be made at Shildon-Sunnydale Leisure Centre on 03000 266 448.

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Residents and retailers in Shildon are being reminded about fireworks safety in the lead up to Bonfire Night.Durham County Council, Darlington Borough Council and Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service are working together to help people keep them-selves and others safe when holding Bonfire Night parties in their own com-munities.People are also being reminded to only buy fire-works from a reputable retailer to avoid being sold illegal or counterfeit fire-works, which do not meet

safety standards and could cause serious injury.Andrew Allison, community safety manager for County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service, said, “Fireworks can seriously injure and scar people for life if they are not treated with care.“It is important that they meet safety standards and they should also be stored properly.“The firework safety code must also be followed at organised or small bonfire night events.”Trading standards officers from Durham County

Council and Darlington Borough Council will be visiting retailers to give advice on the safe storage of fireworks and check that procedures are in place to prevent fireworks from being sold to children.Test purchasing will be carried out to ensure those procedures are being followed properly.Further information is avail-able at www.ddfire.gov.uk. People can report fireworks safety issues, such as sus-pected counterfeit fire-works or underage sales, to Durham County Council on 03000 260 913.

L-R – Nic Lonergan, County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service; Graham Blount, Durham County Council; Cllr Brian Stephens, Cabinet member for neighbour-hoods and local partnership at Durham County Council; Andrew Allison, County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service; Carl Hagemann, Durham County Council; and Becky Brown, County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service.

Residents reminded to stay safe this Bonfire Night

Zoolab in ShildonZoolab will be visiting Shildon’s Sure Start Centre on Byerley Road on Wednesday 30th October, between 1pm and 4pm. Zoolab provides imagina-tive animal handling work-

shops to children all across the UK, where children can handle and learn about all sorts of different critters. For more information, or to book a place, call 01325 319753.

Due to circumstances beyond the museum’s control, the inclusion of guest locomotive Olton Hall (the engine from the Harry Potter films) has been withdrawn from the half-term programme of events at Locomotion. However, on 26th and 27th October and on 2nd and 3rd November, visitors can enjoy a Ghost Train ride behind the museum’s diesel shunter. Visitors to Locomotion, can also have a spooky time during October half-term during the ‘Locos and Legends’ event, featuring a visit from special guest

Mike the Knight!See Mike the Knight on Wednesday 30th October at 11am, 12noon, 1pm, 2pm and 3pm.In the spirit of the season Locomotion invites families to have a Halloween outing and take their kids in costume throughout the week to enjoy the seasonal atmosphere. Plus enjoy free ‘legends’ themed arts and crafts activities from Saturday 26th October to Sunday 3rd November.For more information on events at Locomotion visit www.nrm.org.uk/locomo-tion or call 01388 777999.

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On Monday 28th October and Tuesday 29th October, from 10am to 3pm, SAFC Foundation of Light is running football courses at Jubilee Fields Community Centre. These sessions are aimed at 5 to 14 year-olds and cost £15 for both days.Telephone Rhys Atchison on 0191 5515077 for further information.From Tuesday 29th October to Friday 1st November,

between 10am and 3pm, football coaching is taking place at the Alun Armstrong Soccer Centre on George Reynolds Industrial Estate.The cost is £10 per day or £35 for all 4 days. For a special treat, go along on Friday 1st November to see Sir Geoff Hurst - the 1966 World Cup hat-trick hero - officially open the Centre. Telephone 01388 772800 to book a place.On Wednesday 30th

October, from 1pm to 4pm, there is a Shildon All Sports Event taking place at the Shildon Leisure Centre. This is free and is open to 5-18 year-olds (see page 3 for more details).A Multi Sports Session is also taking place on Thursday 31st October, from 4.30pm – 5.30pm, at a cost of £2. Call Peter Garrod on 07747 486880 for further informa-tion.

On Friday 1st November, from 10am to 12 noon, Sure Start on Byerley Road is holding a ‘Dads and Kids Den Building session’. This event is free and is

open to children over 3 years. For more information, or to book a place, call Joanne or Natalie on 03000 266381.

St. John’s Church will be holding a Coffee Morning on Saturday 26th October,

from 10am till 11.30am.There will also be a cake stall. All are welcome.

Two mountain bikes stolenBetween 10am and 1pm on Thursday 17th October, thieves entered an un-secure rear yard at a property on Regent Street and stole two mountain bikes. One of the bikes has been recovered, but the ladies bike, which is still missing, is described as being purple with a tribal-

patterned silver and black coloured seat.Please contact Shildon Police if you have any in-formation regarding this theft. Shildon Police urge bike owners to keep their property and bikes secure at all times to prevent opportunist thieves from stealing them. Half-term sport in Shildon

Did you know that The Shildon People’s Centre on Main Street runs a café with a difference? The café provides a hot, nourishing meal every day for those who may be lonely or live on their own and would like to chat with friendly folk in a warm and welcoming place. There

are even newspapers avail-able to read. The lunches are different every day and include chicken casserole, mince and dumplings, fish, gammon, and liver and onions. Prices are very reasonable; main courses are £3 and desserts are available for just £1. The café is open from 8.30am

for breakfast, and lunch is served between 11.30am and 12 noon Monday to Friday inclusive. A spokesperson com-mented, “Why not pop in and say hello? You can be sure of a warm and friendly welcome.” For more information call 01388 777948.

Den building

Coffee morning

Following a recent presen-tation by Durham County Council’s Neighbour-hood Protection Team at a Shildon Town Council meeting, the team would like residents to contact them if they have a com-plaint about dog fouling,

littering, fly tipping, untidy yards and gardens or anti-social behaviour. The Neighbourhood Warden Team can be contacted on 03000 261000, while the Anti-social Behaviour Team can be reached on 03000 26000.

Neighbourhood Protection Team

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Go along to The People’s Centre for a delicious meal and good company.

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Shildon’s Under 10s enjoyed a match-day experience at Shildon AFC’s recent home-match with Durham City.The youngsters had the op-portunity to go behind the

scenes before the match and meet the senior players in the dressing room. They then walked out with the players prior to the match, and had their photos

taken with the captains and match officials. The lads and lasses then watched their heroes on the pitch unfortunately lose to Durham City.

Shildon’s Angela Lowery has this week ticked off one of her “things to do before your’e 50 list”, when she completed the Yorkshire Marathon in 5hrs 46m. Angela was naturally delighted to have ac-complished the challenge and thanked her husband, training partners and the running club for all their support during her prepa-rations.The rest of Andrea’s group

also benefited from their recent hard work with a glut of personal best per-formances in this week’s park runs. Hackworth saw Cameron Stainsby finish 3rd male (19.52) followed by Ryan Watson in 6th (21.19), Chris Griffith in 8th (21.39 pb).Chloe Fairclough finished 1st female (23.19) with Gary Bainbridge following her in 23.28. Hazel Johnson (25.17 pb) and Helen Race (27.17) completed the

Week 7 of the Shildon AFC Supporters’ Club lotto draw was held on Sunday 20th October.The six numbers drawn on the night were: 4,8,9,11,12 and 14.There was no jackpot winner. The £25 consola-tion prize was won by Susan Stocks, who bought her ticket at Elm Road Club.Next week’s jackpot rolls over and rises to £750. The numbers reduce by

Shildon contingent.Meanwhile, Darlington South Park saw Michael Bleasby finish 2nd in 17.19s and Jack Woodward com-pleted the course in a pb of 22.27s.If you are interested in joining the club, go along for a free try-out session. For details of club nights and times to suit your age group visit www.Shildon-running.co.uk or email secretary@shildonrunning.co.uk.

one, so players must choose the 6 correct numbers from just 13 (1-13) to win the jackpot.Tickets, which are priced at £2, are available from the One Stop Shop on Byerley Road, the Locomotive and Grey Horse pubs, from Elm Road Club (on Friday nights only) and on match days at Dean Street. Tickets are also available from members of the Support-ers’ Club.

Angela completes life-long ambition

Under 10s enjoy match-day experience

Shildon Under 10s with the captains and match officials.

Lotto rolls over once more

Shildon AFC has announced the signings of both Craig Ruddy and Lee Kerr from Spennymoor Town.“We are really excited to have managed to bring both these players on board,” said Shildon Manager, Gary Forrest.He went on to say, “Craig Ruddy has been a great servant to Spennymoor Football Club and we hope he can deliver similar per-formances at Shildon.”Shildon AFC are playing their league game against Ashington on Friday night - 25th October - instead of

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