garnetts - swd news...commercial and domestic fully insured hardwood logs for sale free estimates...

Saturday 20th September 2014The Bishop Press Issue 142

Published at:First Floor, Town Council Offices,

Civic Hall Square, Shildon, DL4 1AH.

Telephone/Fax: 01388 775896Duty journalist: 0790 999 2731

www.bishoppress.comemail: [email protected] our wonderful community

Bishop press The

At the heart

Saturday 20th September 2014Issue 142

Fully archived online at www.bishoppress.com email us at: [email protected]

GARNETTSBook one of our upcoming day breaksTravel with GARNETTS for miles of smiles

Saturday 27th SeptemberWhitby 60s spectacularAdult: £11.50 Child £10.50

Saturday 4th Octoberblackpool illuminations

Adult: £14.50 Child £13.50

Wednesday 8th Octoberblackpool illuminations

Adult: £14.50 Child £13.50


Adult: £14.50 Child £13.50


Adult: £14.50 Child £13.50

Wednesday 29th Octoberblackpool illuminations

Adult: £14.50 Child £13.50

Saturday 1st NovemberWhitby autumn goth

Adult: £11.50 Child £10.50

Call us now on (01388) 604419Visit our booking agents: Bondgate Newsagents, 45 Fore Bondgate. (01388) 602186

www.garnettscoaches.com


Adult: £14.50 Child £13.50

Local charity project shines on national TV

Staff from Age UK County Durham’s Come Eat Together project recently hit the red carpet and accepted their National Lottery Award at a star-studded awards ceremony, to be broadcast on BBC One on Friday 19th September.Come Eat Together is a volunteer peer support

project which aims to improve older people’s ability to access, cook and enjoy healthy food together, helping them to be more resilient and better able to cope with life stage changes such as retirement, bereavement or ill health. It was voted the nation’s

favourite Health project in this year’s National Lottery Awards, and staff will be seen receiving the prize by millions of viewers at 10.45pm on the National Lottery Stars 2014 pro-gramme.The project team travelled to London for the event at the world-famous Pinewood Studios, where they partied with stars including Pixie Lott, Jade Jagger and Scott Mills, during the ceremony hosted by John Barrowman.A short film featuring a visit from MasterChef star John Torode, who sur-prised Come Eat Together with news that they had won their National Lottery Award, will also be shown on the programme.Harriet Gibbon, chief ex-ecutive of Age UK County Durham said, “We’re very grateful to everyone who voted for us. To know that this award has been decided by the public and that so many people voted for us makes winning this award particularly special.”The project holds several lunch clubs and dining events in Bishop Auckland and Shildon. For more information visit www.comedinewithusageukcd.wordpress.com.

TV star John Barrowman with staff from Come Eat Together as they pick up their National Lottery Award for Best Health Project.

Get behind park for national competitionResidents are being called on to help put County Durham’s award-winning parks and green spaces on the map, including one in Bishop Auckland.Voting is now open in Keep Britain Tidy’s ‘People’s Choice Award’, supported by Durham County Council, which aims to find to find the UK's favourite Green Flag Award site.Fifteen sites in County Durham were awarded the prestigious Green Flag status earlier this year, including six parks and green spaces; among them Bishop Auckland Town Recreation Ground.Others include Annfield Plain Park, Blackhill and Consett Park, Chester-le-Street Riverside – Riv-erside Park, Hardwick Park and View Lane Park, Stanley.Now people in County Durham are being urged to vote for their favourite park or green space among

these six to help recognise the hard work and efforts of everyone involved and put the area firmly on the map.Andrew Jackson, techni-cal support manager at Durham County Council, said, “The People’s Choice Award will reveal which park received the most votes in the Park of the Year contest.“We would like people to vote to help put our parks on the map, not only for the county but as a region to help represent the north east.”People can vote online at www.greenflagaward.org by selecting their region on the interactive map and finding their favourite park or green space from the list.The closing date for nominations is 12pm on Tuesday September 30th and the winner will be announced on Thursday October 16th.

Saturday 20th September 2014 The Bishop PressIssue 142

THE KING’S BALTI187 newgate street, bishop

auckland, 01388 604222 / 605222The original and best Award Winning Tandoori & Balti Takeaway - superb Indian Cuisine every time! Our menu has more selections than any other in the area

We also have a well-established Delivery Service all around Bishop Auckland

Call in or phone your order and we guarantee you won’t be disappointed

Fast, Friendly Service

Established over 18 years

You can also order & pay online at www.hungryhouse.comYou can also order on Just Eat

Newly refurbished premises

P.J.R. PLASTERING

All aspects of PlasteringRe-skims & Rendering,

Damp proofingClean Service

Quality WorkmanshipVery Reasonable Rates

No Job too SmallPhone for aFREE quote

01388 7752750781 357 1929

Low Rate Finance AvailablePart Exchange WelcomeWe Buy Cars For CashRAC Warranty

Shildon motor companyRedworth Road ~ Shildon ~ Co. Durham ~ DL4 2JT

Tel: 01388 778 492Email: [email protected]

Website: www.shildonmotorco.co.uk

Quality Car Sales

The Mayor of Bishop Auckland, Councillor Colin Race, took great pleasure in presenting certifi-cates and trophies to the winners of the 2014 Bishop Auckland in Bloom Com-petition at the Town Hall recently.There were 23 entries this year, plus a new category for all local primary & infant schools in the Bishop Auckland area, which asked them to ‘Grow the tallest Sun-flower’. All entries were judged on Sunday 20th July by new judge for 2014 Mr Gary Hillery, who was accom-panied by Councillor Alan Anderson (Chair of the Al-lotments and Environment Committee) and Sheila Horner (Assistant Town Clerk).Mr Hillery is a Horticul-ture Lecturer at Finchale College in Durham, and has exhibited at over 20 shows as a designer, contractor and grower, winning over

10 gold medals including 1 RHS gold medal.The judging was made difficult by the high level of superb gardens, yards and business premises in Bishop Auckland, and the Town Council would like to congratulate all of the winners and runners up, in particular the overall winner Mrs Louise Murphy, and Etherley Lane Primary School who grew the Tallest Sunflower. Mrs Hope, who’s class grew the winning entry said, “The children were thrilled and really enjoyed the presentation evening”.Bishop Auckland Town Council would like to thank Deco Trophies and Engraving from Tindale who has kindly sponsored the event every year by way of donating and en-graving the trophies, and also Homebase Bishop Auckland who donated a £50 voucher to spend in store.More photos can be

viewed on the Town Council website, www.bishopauckland-tc.gov.uk.Winners were as follows;B U S I N E S S / L I C E N S E D PREMISES1st Prize: Castlegate Cafe 2nd Prize: South Church Nursing HomeFRONT GARDEN CATEGORY1st Prize: Louise Murphy2nd Prize: Trevor Merchant3rd Prize: Cynthia HaywardBACK GARDEN CATEGORY1st Prize: Diane Chapman2nd Prize: Mary Smith3rd Prize: Valerie TaylorYARD CATEGORY1st Prize: Louise Murphy2nd Prize: Steffa Mc-Manners3rd Prize: Karen WagerALLOTMENT GARDEN1st Prize: G J Matthews2nd Prize: John Moody3rd Prize: Cultivate 4 LifeOVERALL WINNERLouise Murphy.1st Prizewinners: £50.00 2nd Prizewinners: £25.00 3rd Prizewinners: £15.00Overall Winner: £100 plus a £50 Homebase Voucher.

Blooming fantastic competition entries

Houses To Letin Shildon, Fishburn,

Spennymoor & Wolsingham

from £70 per week

Tel: 01325 484 846

Mayor Councillor Colin Race with pupils from Etherley Lane Primary School.Advertise in

The PressCall Jeff on

01388 7758960790 999 2731

There are several fundrais-ing events taking place in Bishop Auckland’s Asda store in the coming weeks, in aid of their national charity, Tickled Pink.The events taking place include;• 20th September -

Tombola• 21st September - Football

match between Asda and Tesco at West Auckland

Football Ground (kick-off 5pm, donations at the door).

• 4th October - Guess the amount of sweets in the jar.

• 11th October - Photo stand - make a donation and get your photo taken.

• 18th October - See the store manager do his Ice Bucket Challenge at 1pm.

Asda fundraisers

The Red Alligator in South Church is holding a Quiz Night on Monday 29th September from 7.30pm, in aid of the Butterwick Hospice. The cost is £15 per person which includes a 2 course

Quiz nightmeal, and teams are to consist of a maximum of six people.Places are limited so booking is essential. Call 01388 603003 or email [email protected].

Cockton Hill WMCThursday 25th Sept 7pm £10

£7.50 at Debrachalmers.com


All aspects of Tree and Garden work undertaken and more….

Commercial and DomesticFully Insured

Hardwood Logs For saleFree Estimates & friendly advice

Tel - 01388 813211 07584 160468

www.specialbranchtreeservices.comspecialbranchtreeservices@mail.com

Domestics Direct AppliAnce repAirs

Washing Machines, Tumble Dryers, Electric Cookers,

Vacuum Cleaners, Dish Washers

free locAl cAll out

Call DarrenDaytime: 07949 905 581Evening: 01388 721 882

High Quality Gates Garden Fences - Wall Railings

- Free Estimates &Advice on any project

- Experienced Tradesmen - Friendly Reliable Fast Advice

Tel Stephen on: 07976554046Email: [email protected]

Valley Wrought Iron Come in to our new showroom on Finkle Street,

opposite Bondgate, Bishop Auckland, DL14 7PL.

Opening times Mon to Sat 10am - 4pm.

Call us now on: 07752 590 108 or 07716 688 959 for a free estimate /appointment.

Or e-mail [email protected]

Contemporary, modern or period elegance, our range of sanitary ware, furniture and fittings offer true commitment to quality and style, as well as incredible value for money. No matter the size, shape, or purpose of your room, we design beautiful bathrooms, provide an expert installation service and the highest quality bathroom products.

No job is too large or too small. Whatever you require we will try to accommodate. We also specialise in the installation of accessible bathrooms and showers, meeting the needs of customers who have mobility issues.

www.simplybathroombish.wix.com/simply-bathrooms

Start a new chapter with launch of e-books service

Cllr Maria Plews, Durham County Council’s Cabinet member for leisure, libraries and lifelong learning, and Scott Robinson, member support officer, try out the council’s new e-books service.

Bookworms in Bishop Auckland can now borrow a book from their local library service no matter where they are in the world.Durham County Council’s library service now offers an extensive choice of e-books that are free to download on to PCs, tablets or e-readers.Anne Davison, Durham County Council’s strategic manager for libraries, said, “This is fantastic news for anyone who loves their e-reader, can’t put their

tablet down or finds it dif-ficult getting to their local library to borrow a book.“Our e-books service will enable library members to take out a title on loan no matter where they are in the world or what the time of day – and with absolutely no charge.”The e-book service was offi-cially launched on Thursday 18th September, to coincide with International Read an e-Book Day.More than 1,000 titles covering a wide range of

genres are available.In order to borrow a book, all people need is an internet connection and a valid Durham County Council library card.Library users can borrow up to five titles at any one time and also hold a small number on reserve. Books are on loan for 21 days but can be renewed if the title has not been reserved by another user.For more information or to sign up, visit www.durham.gov.uk/libraries.

WiseUp at St Andrew’sSt Andrew’s Church in South Church is to open its doors to the community with a series of talks.This Autumn, in a wide-reaching community initia-tive, St. Andrew’s is again hosting a series of talks on currently topical subjects. Each talk, illustrated with projected visuals, is given by an expert in the field, based on direct practical involvement and experi-ence.The first event in the ‘WiseUp’ series will take place on Wednesday 24th September, from 7.30pm, with a talk entitled ‘Auckland Castle: Key moments over the past 900 years - and what now?’Chris Ferguson, Head Curator, and Liz Fisher, Operations Director of

Auckland Castle Trust, team together to present both an authoritative insight into the history of Auckland Castle, focusing on some key moments in its devel-opment, the processional route, Scotland Wing, and the principal building and site engineering projects which are taking place. All are welcome and admis-sion is free of charge.More WiseUp dates for your diary include;Wednesday, 29th October, Energy – Renewables and Coal in the North East with Dr. Dermot Roddy, Chief Technology Officer, Five-Quarter Energy Ltd, and Wednesday 26th November, Your Health & Happiness – How keeping a pet can help: Paul Wilson, Wilson Veterinary Group.

The Butterwick Hospice is to host a prestigious Sportsman’s Dinner at Hardwick Hall in Sedge-field, with the legend-ary Razor Ruddock, the almighty Frank Bruno and the hilarious Jed Stone.As well as entertain-ment from this fantastic trio, there will also be a three course meal with an auction and a raffle.

Tickets are priced at £49 or £69 for a VIP ticket, which includes drinks on the table, a meet & greet and priority seating. For more information or to purchase tickets, email [email protected] or call 01388 603003. For more information visit www.butterwick.org.uk/sportsmansdinner.

Spend an evening with Razor & Frank

Garden waste collectionsMore than 190,000 house-holds are being invited to join the County Durham garden waste collection service next year.From spring 2015 there will be an annual fee of £20 for garden waste collections from the kerbside. It will also be offered to an ad-ditional 35,000 properties which are not covered by the current scheme.Letters are being sent out

this month to all eligible households. By signing up, residents will receive 16 fortnightly garden waste collections between spring and autumn. Anyone opting to take up a three year subscription will get a discounted rate of £50.Durham County Coun-cil’s Cabinet member for neighbourhoods and local partnerships, Cllr Brian

Stephens said, “With gov-ernment spending cuts, the only way we can continue to provide this service is to charge a small annual fee.”Households are invited to subscribe by 1st February to ensure they receive all 16 collections next year.For more information about the service or to find out if a property is part of the scheme, go to www.durham.gov.uk/gardenwaste.


This summer’s examination results confirm the “Outstanding” achievementsof our hard working pupils with nearly 70% of them achieving at least 5A*-C grades including English and Maths. 83% achieved at least a grade Cin English and 74% achieved at least a grade C in Maths. Almost a quarter of all academic GCSE grades were at A*/A. 89% achievedat least expected progress in English and 76% in Maths.The majority of subjects other than Maths and English have achievedpass rates (grade C or above) of over 90%.

Earlier this year it was revealed by the government that ParksideAcademy was the top school in England for “Value Added”Performance. This means that from their Key Stage 2 SAT levelstarting points Parkside pupils leave with better GCSE examsthan any other school in England.

In the Evening Chronicles’ RealSchool Guide, Parkside was ratedthe top school in the North East for“teaching”, was the top schooloverall from County Durham andwas rated 3rd overall for the bestschool in North East.

Our pupils have worked hard this yearand have been expertly guided andsupported by our superb team ofteachers and support staff.

Our rigorous tracking system, where theattainment and achievement of everychild is used to challengeunderachievement at every level, is usedin open communication with parents toallow them to work with us to ensureevery pupil achieves the best they can.

We are immensely proud of our youngpeople and know that these excellentresults will allow them to get the bestpossible start to further education andtraining and adult life.

Parkside achieve Outstanding results

Thursday 25th September 6.00pm - 8.00pmOpen Evening

www.parkside.org.ukParkside Academy, Hall Lane, Willington, CrookCo. Durham DL15 0QF Tel: 01388 746 396

Parkside Bishop Press 280x180 15/09/2014 16:23 Page 1


Following their highly suc-cessful visit in 2013, The Pearl of Africa returns to the North East this month.This exciting touring choir is made up of 18 ener-getic young people aged 10 to 18 from Uganda, who perform concerts and run workshops to help raise awareness and much-need-ed funds to sustain and improve the standard of education, healthcare and living conditions in their schools. The Choir is visiting St John’s School and Sixth

Form College on Thursday 25th September, when they will be giving short presentations and running lively workshops in African song, dance, drumming and crafts.That same evening they will be giving a public concert, featuring some of the young people they have worked with earlier in the day. The event begins at 7pm and admission is free, although donations on the night are welcome.Order your tickets in

advance from St John’s School, either in person or on 01388 603246. There will be an oppor-tunity to purchase tradi-tional African hand-crafted products as well as refresh-ments.“Don’t miss this perfor-mance by an international-ly acclaimed and talented group who promise to entertain you with a pro-gramme packed full of fun, fine vocals, drumming and dance,” encouraged a spokesperson from the school.

Pearl of Africa returns

The Ugandan choir will be performing a concert at St John’s School.

Vape’ry

Vape’ry opened in Nov 2013 with the aim of serving the vaping community and encouraging smokers to switch to this cheaper and healthier alternative. Vape’ry says “for the perfect e-‐liquid and to be certain it does not contain diacetyl or other addititves, you have to do it yourself”, so Vape’ry built its own lab and makes exceptional, quality liquid with no compromise. Is it British? Better than that, …………….Built in Bishop……………..

10% OFF STOPTOBER To help kick the cigs we are offering 10% discount on all products in store with this voucher. Valid for October 2014. One voucher per person/per purchase.

134 Newgate Street Bishop Auckland County Durham

DL14 7EH 01388 417020

Atmosphere and Service

Coffee and Vape

Mods / Personal Vapourisers,/ DIY Kits / Service / Spares/Instruction/Coffee & Soft Drinks

Exceptional E Liquid

Vape’ry

Great Prices and Flavours

Bishop Auckland Tesco workers Donna Golds-brough and Amandeep Oppal are flying off to Northern Vietnam to embark on a trek through the hills and jungle in order to raise money for Diabetes UK.They will be ‘roughing it’ and staying with tradi-tional hill tribes along the way, who have access to only basic facilities. The duo are holding a fun-draising finale on Friday

26th September at the Bel-vedere Club in Kingsway, Bishop Auckland, with a must see show by Tess Tickle & the Dragettes.Doors open at 7pm and the show starts at 8pm. Donna said, “Tickets are £7 and worth every penny. If you live local and can come and join us, that would be great. “Every ticket sold is more money for Diabetes UK”. Donna can be contacted on 07514 411 936.

Tess Tickle show for Diabetes UK

A Bishop Auckland man has launched a petition to see the town’s hospital once again utilised to its full capacity.Thirty four year-old Anthony Roe suffers from Pulmonary Hypertension lung and heart disease, meaning he must use an oxygen machine 24 hours a day. He said, “I know it all comes down to money

but I just want too see it thriving again. It is not a general hospital anymore, it is a community hospital.“I need 100,000 signatures to have it discussed by the government. I know that is a lot [...] but it is a start.”Mr Roe currently has just over 1,800 signatures on the petition. To show your support, visit thepetitionsite.com/505/299/630.

Hospital petition


NEED TO HIRE A CAR OR VAN?At Enterprise you’ll get excellent service & a great vehicle at a fantastic price!

6 West Auckland RoadTindale CrescentBishop Auckland(Near the Premier Inn)01388 452720www.enterprise.co.uk

No 1 LOCAL APPLIANCEREPAIR CENTRE

Specialists in Laundry, Refrigeration, Cooking, Dishwashing & Vacuums

Highly qualified Engineers to your door FREE OF CHARGETel: 01388 777353 / 01388 778556

A&R ELECTRICS GROUP

IN TROUBLE WITH THE LAW?

Tel: 01388 606660

Crime and Road Traffic Offences • Matrimonial Family • Children • General Litigation

Personal Injury Claims • Conveyancing Business Leases • Wills & Probate

www.cwbooth.co.uk

Courses at the Four ClocksLearning Concepts Ltd offers a range of courses at The Four Clocks Centre on Newgate Street, Bishop Auckland, includ-ing Maths, English, IT and Food Hygiene. Computer skills are fast becoming a fundamen-tal part of daily life and, sometimes, the only way to apply for a job or to get important information. They are also becoming a big part of any job role, often being an essential skill when applying for jobs. Learning Concepts offer a Level 1 and Level 2 IT qualification free of charge for those who are currently unemployed and seeking employment. Maths and English are now essential qualifica-tions to have if you want to find employment, progress your career or go to college or university. Learning Concepts also offer these courses free of charge to those who do not already hold them. For those who would like a career in the hospitality or catering industry, a quali-fication in Food Hygiene is essential. This qualifica-tion is free of charge to those who are currently

unemployed and seeking employment. Maybe you don’t need to update your skills for employment or training opportunities but want to help your kids complete their homework? There are courses designed around the national cur-riculum, which will show you everything you need to know. There is also help on-hand from learning supporter Heather, who is based in the Bishop Auckland centre to help all learners through their online learning courses. Heather, once a student

at the centre herself, has a great understanding of how hard it is to get back into learning and is there to help you make your first steps. Qualifications are a great way to update your CV, providing you with the op-portunity to appear more desirable to potential em-ployers.So why not pop into The Four Clocks Centre and speak to Heather or give her a call on 01388 665301. Learning Concepts, based in the Braithwaite Room on the ground floor, are open Monday to Friday from 9am until 5pm.

Heather is always on-hand to support learners with their studies at Learning Concepts Ltd.

Bishop Auckland Hospital Garden Club's 3rd Annual Show attracted entries in all classes. The judge was especially delighted to see entries in the Children's Class, which saw a vast array of animals

made entirely from locally grown vegetables!All produce was auctioned and raised the mag-nificent sum of £300 for this year's Hospital Club charity - Motor Neurone Disease.

Some of the vegetable animals entered into the Children’s Class.

Vegetable animals steal the show

MILNER’S CLEANING CONTRACTORS

Window cleaning - Houses & Businesses from £3

Gutters cleaned & repaired from £5

Garden maintenance, home repair service, office

& domestic cleaningCALL: 01388 776150OR: 07900 281 601


Hackworth Accounting Limited

Flexible accounting package for you and your business

- Monthly Accounts - Bookkeeping - Payroll - VAT - Annual Returns - Self-Assessment - Tax Planning

For a free friendly no obligation chat to assess your needsContact Shaun or David

Tel: 01388 548049Email: [email protected]

8G Hackworth Industrial Park, Shildon, Co Durham, DL4 1HF

Cockton Hill WMC

Open daily from 11.30am till 11.30pm. You can watch ‘At the Races’ and ‘Racing UK’. Large free function room always available.

Tel: 01388 605136

Sat 20th September: ‘Dave Lynn’Sat 27th September: ‘PaoLo’’Sat 4th October: ‘GeorGio’

Sat 11th October: ‘Tony MarTin’All Free Entry

Sky Sports + BT Football

BLINDS FACTORY SHOP

Phone the North East’s original master blind maker

Siesta Blinds on 01325 309003Siesta House, Whinfield Drive, Newton Aycliffe DL5 6AU

Ask about our next day fitting on vertical blindswww.siestablinds.com

£££’s

HOME SELECTION SERVICE

FREEFREE

MEaSuRE & FITTINg buy direct from the factory and save

J. DUNNHEATING & PLUMBING

Gas Safe RegisteredFor All Boiler Installations

Services &Repairs

Free QuoteTel: 07826527952

01388 720009

Auckland Castle’s newest team player is hot to trot!

Visitors may find Auckland Castle’s latest crowd-pleaser a bit of a swine.But despite its piggish reputation, it’s an attrac-tion that’s set to hog the limelight.The addition to the castle’s growing list of visitor friendly exhibits is a larger than life boar sculpture that’s taken up residence in Auckland Castle’s 151 acre medieval Deer Park.The work has been spe-cially commissioned by the Auckland Castle Trust in honour of the property’s furry mascot, Bosley Boar, whose ancestor is said to have been an enormous and ferocious wild pig that terrorised the area in the Middle Ages.The story goes that the then Bishop of Durham – who lived like a prince in his palace at Auckland Castle – offered a huge reward to anyone who could kill the beast. Many tried but all were gored to death.But a young knight by the name of Richard Pollard succeeded through guile and ingenuity where

others had failed. He slew the monster and cut out its tongue as a keepsake. The curly tailed story of Pollard’s Brawn, or boar, is now the stuff of local legend.But it is hoped the yarn will live on for a new gen-eration with the unveiling of Auckland Castle’s new sculpture.Made from galvanised wire, it is the work of celebrated North Yorkshire-based sculptor Emma Stothard.Her remarkable animal and human likenesses have found homes in many well-known locations, including Highgrove House where a large scale sculpture of HRH Prince of Wales’ beloved Jack Russell dog, Tigga, made from willow grown on the Gloucester-shire estate, stands in the garden.Grace English, Auckland Castle’s Education and Outreach Officer said, “We’re thrilled that Auckland Castle is now home to one of Emma’s amazing pieces. “It’s a fitting and very ex-pressive way to celebrate

a great Bishop Auckland legend and immortalise our own Bosley Boar.“Because it’s made of brushed galvanised wire children can climb over and sit on the sculpture. We hope it will become a much loved addition to our beautiful Deer Park and en-courage visitors to get out and explore the area.”Emma added, “It’s been a privilege to have worked on this project with the Auckland Castle team. It’s been a fantastic oppor-tunity to bring the legend of Pollard’s Boar to life through my sculpture.“I hope it will bring much enjoyment to all who discover him in his glade.”Auckland Castle’s new boar has been given a perma-nent home in the outer park. But its exact location is being kept a secret.“We are deliberately not telling visitors exactly where the sculpture is other than in a glade as we hope they will be inspired to hunt him out,” Grace says.“We want people to follow in Pollard’s footsteps and set out on their own ad-venture to track the boar down.”

Sculptor Emma Stothard with Auckland Castle’s newest addition.

RA meetingThe next meeting of Hen-knowle Residents’ Asso-ciation will take place on Monday 22nd September at

the Manor Pub from 6pm.This will also include the AGM.All are welcome.

Bishop Auckland Golf Club Ladies Section are holding a charity coffee morning on Wednesday 1st October, from 10am till 12 noon.There will be a cake stall, craft stalls, coffee, tea and biscuits, as well as a

Golfers’ coffee morningraffle. Tickets are £4 and are available from Barbara Veal on 01388 832769, Barbara Box on 01388 665678 or any lady commit-tee member. All proceeds will be donated to the Alz-heimer’s Society.

The Four Clocks Centre on Newgate Street, Bishop Auckland, currently have on display a selection of local prints by Norman Brewster, which are avail-able to purchase. Subjects include Auckland Castle Park entrance and churches in Escomb, West Auckland, Wolsingham,

Sale of local printsHamsterley, the Method-ist Church in Cockton Hill Road, and the John Wesley Centre (now the Four Clocks). The cost is only £2 for a black and white print and £2.50 for colour. There are also other prints available, but numbers are limited. Ask at reception for details.

Bishop Auckland Method-ist Church on Cockton Hill Road, (opposite the hospital) are pleased to announce the Teesside Apollo Male Voice Choir will be performing on

Saturday 27th September, from 7pm.Tickets are £6 and are available from the church office Monday to Friday, from 10am till 12 noon, or by calling 01388 607907.

Apollo concert


Bishop Auckland Fylands House, Tindale Crescent

01388 603 525

harrison brown windows

For all your UPVC windows, doors and conservatories. If your double glazed

units are all misted up, call us.We now supply and install

UPVC Internal Doors

tEL: 01388 777606

Furnace industrial Estate, shildon

Bishop’s Sports BarKingsway - 01388 601439

Every Friday from 8.00pm - kARAOkESaturday 20th September from 8.00pm

‘F.A.B’

Grants are available for small businesses within Bishop Auckland Town Centre and Shildon to improve the security of their premises. The grant provides up to 70% of the cost of the required works, which could typically include a range of security items such as:• Fencing• Lighting• Alarms• Roller Shutters• CCTV• Poly carbonate doors and window products

• Lock upgrades• Anti climb products.(A maximum of £2,000 is available per premises).Applicants for the grant un-dertake a Crime Prevention Survey of the property, and receive recommendations from Durham Constabu-lary’s Crime Prevention Officer. The Scheme is managed by the South Durham Enter-prise Agency. If you are in-terested in further informa-tion, contact Neil Pearson, Business Support Officer on 01388 776688.

Protect your premises!

College strikes gold after report praises commitment to staff

Bishop Auckland College has been praised for its commitment to staff after being awarded the Investors in People Gold standard.A six day inspection, which included interviews with 40 members of staff found there were positive relationships between col-leagues at all levels.IIP inspector Graeme Mills reported that the college provides a clear focus and direction and involves staff in decision making to build consensus. He said senior managers develop, lead and manage effec-

tively and that staff valued their visibility across the college. Reward and recog-nition processes help staff feel motivated and com-mitted, his report added.Organisations need to meet 165 evidence re-quirements to achieve the Investors in People Gold award and the college met 180, putting it in the top 7% of IIP accredited or-ganisations across the UK to reach the coveted gold standard.Principal and Chief Execu-tive Natalie Davison said, “We are an industrious and tight-knit community

here at Bishop Auckland College and this really shows through in the way we support our students.“Achieving the gold standard indicates world class best practice and a cutting-edge organisation in the way people work, develop and are managed in order to move the business forward. We are delighted this has been recognised by Investors in People.”Paul Devoy, Head of In-vestors in People, added, “The college should be extremely proud of this achievement.”

(Front row l-r) Clare Wray, Director of Service Standards, Brian Allen, Chair of the College Corporation and Principal and Chief Executive Natalie Davison celebrating the IIP Gold Award with colleagues.

Once again local history enthusiast, Colin Turner, will be holding his ‘Images of Eldon’ exhibition in St Mark’s Church, Eldon.The display features 1000s of photographs of people and buildings in Corona-tion, Gurney Valley, Close House, Coundon Grange, Old Eldon, Eldon Lane & Bridge Place. Alongside the photos there are also maps and docu-ments detailing the history of the area from the 1800s to the end of the 20th century. There is no charge for the event, which is

Images of Eldontaking place on 2nd, 3rd and 4th October. (Thursday & Friday 10am till 8pm, Saturday 10am till 2pm).Tea, coffee and cakes, as well as a soup kitchen, will be available. Colin says that at his last count he had over 4,000 photos of the area, but he is still keen to expand his exhibition. If anyone has any old pictures or documents from this bygone era, give Colin a call on 01388 772807, preferably before the event, and he will hopefully include them in his display.

A theatre performance called ‘Money the Game Show’ takes place at Bishop Auckland Town Hall on Monday 22nd September, from 7.30pm. Join Casino and Queenie as they demonstrate how the world’s economic system came to the brink of collapse through a series of high stake games played with £10,000 in real pound coins.

What’s on at the Town Hall?The show contains strong language and is suitable for over 14s. Tickets are £10 or £8 for concessions. On Wednesday 1st October the Reform Theatre presents ‘Bouncers’. It’s Friday night and its disco night – time for the Bouncers to come alive. They invite you for a night on the town in this hilari-ous and outrageous look back at the 80s nightclub

scene. Tickets are £10 and £8 for concessions. The following day, Thursday 2nd October, Geoffrey Sweet plays Schubert, Louis Moreau Gottaschalk, Jelly Roll Morton, James Booker and a tribute to Rosa Rio, doyenne of silent movie accompanists. The show starts at 2pm and tickets are £6, which includes tea and scones.80’s chart stars China Crisis, who had a top 10 hit in 1983 with Wishful Thinking, are on stage on Saturday 4th October from 8pm. Tickets are £16.50.For tickets or further details on any of the shows, contact the Box Office on 03000 269 524 or visit bishopaucklandtown-hall.org.uk.

Sunday 21st September from 5pm ‘MISSING LINk’

Saturday 27th September from 8.00pm‘JUNk YARD ROOSTER’Sunday 28th September from 5pm

‘HIGH TIDE’


Dance, Drama and Singing for 6 – 16 year olds Bishop Auckland’s premier theatre arts school is now taking students. With confidence building classes in the three disciplines of Theatre Arts and very experienced professional tutors who have worked professionally in film, TV and on the stage, you are sure to find yourself at Applause Bishop Auckland.

Students grow in confidence, mature with poise and gain excellent results through the group training provided by our tutors, who have over 50 years of experience between them.

Applause runs during term time on Friday evenings at Bishop Auckland College’s fantastic new facilities.

Try a FREE trial. Contact us now on 01388 664066, 07912 891934 or on [email protected]

Dear Editor,

I recently started a project with the charity ‘Fixers’ to produce whistles to hand out to young girls. I wanted to supply girls with something to make them less vulnerable, to help them know what to do in an attack scenario.

The whistle is small and designed to look like a USB, so it’s very discreet on your keys or in your purse. I know young girls who have been in similar situations and even just a small whistle would have helped them out of it.

As the project started to come together, it was selected to appear on ITV news on the 26th of August. This led to me being contacted by people across the North East requesting whistles for their friends, daughters and for themselves. However, I ran out of whistles and ‘Fixers’ can no longer fund my project, which is why I’m looking for a local sponsor or investor to help me carry on producing whistles to hand out at local schools.

If you are interested or would like some whistles once my project is funded again, please contact me at [email protected] or if you’d like to help my cause personally look out for my Rape Prevention Project on www.crowdfunder.com.

To find out more about my project visit www.Fixers.org.uk where you can also watch my news appearance.

Kate Armstrong.

LettersHave your say...

The Wear Valley Arthritis Care Group are asking for volunteers to come forward and help support people with the condition. The group meet on the second Tuesday of each month at The Four Clocks from 10am and have been active for 12 years. The Arthritis Care Group are open to everyone for a small cost and have

speakers on lots of differ-ent subjects. They also go on one or two trips a year. At their last meeting the group welcomed Cllr Sam Zair, who has become their patron. Jane Clayton, arthritis champion said, “We are delighted that Sam has accepted to become our patron. He was our first and only choice and I’m

sure that Sam will help and support our group.”Anyone who would like to become a volunteer and an arthritis champion - someone who helps to provide information for people with the condition - can contact Allison Bell-inger on 07941 339 123 or visit them at the 2D event at Bishop Auckland College on November 22nd.

Arthritis Support welcome new patron

Cllr Sam Zair with members of the Wear Valley Arthritis Care Group.


2 9 -2 9A Fore Bond g at e , B i shop Auc k land , DL14 7PE

Saffron Restaurant& takeaway & deliveries

The finest authentic Indian CuisineAward winning chefs cater for the most discerning palate, using the finest fresh ingredients and spices

Modern contemporary ambience, friendly staff, offering full wheelchair, mother & baby facilities

Banquet Specials ‘5 Course’ On Sundays & Wednesdays: £9.95 (sit in)Bookings taken 24 hours on 01388 607273

www.saffronbishopauckland.co.uk

R.J.A. CONSTRUCTIONOF HEIGHINGTON VILLAGE

DRIVES & PATIOS TRANSFORMEDWe specialise in;

BLOCK PAVING - FLAGGINGFENCING - WALLS

DRIVEWAYS REPAIREDAll Building Work UndertakenFOR A FREE NO OBLIGATION QUOTATION PLEASE RING

Tel: 01325 312675Mob: 07957 612466

30 Years Experience

hiLLCrEstaUtoELECtriCs

Seymour Street, Bishop Auckland, DL14 6JD

Engine DiagnosticsSat Nav Systems

Hands Free Phone KitsKey Coding - ECU Coding

Car Alarms - Air Conditioning

Tel: 01388 604717

SIMPSONS 24 ChurchStreet, Shildon

In addition to ourAward Winning Shoe Repairs

We also offer the following services:KEY CUTTING - TROPHY SUPPLIES

ENGRAVING AND WATCH BATTERY REPLACEMENT

Telephone (01388) 777709

Castle puts children’s artistic talents in the frame

Snap-happy children have helped put Auckland Castle in the picture as part of an inspirational project aimed at transforming their lives.The 16 youngsters have spent the past year photo-graphing and drawing the magnificent palace of the Prince Bishops of Durham as part of a pilot scheme aimed at helping young people find their voice through the power of the creative arts.The seven and eight year-olds from St John’s Church of England Primary School in Shildon then had their artistic endeavours brought to a wider audience with a special exhibition at the Bishop Auckland castle.Around 80 pictures and photographs featuring Auckland Castle as seen through the eyes of the children were in the display.It is the culmination of

the year-long experimen-tal Children Hidden Harm Intervention and Recovery Project (CHIRP) commis-sioned by Durham County Council in partnership with the Auckland Castle Trust and Durham Alliance for Community Care (DACC). Grace English, Auckland Castle’s Education and Outreach Officer who has been working with the group, said, “This is a really powerful exhibition which showcases the children’s creativity and ideas.“This ambitious 12 month project set out to give children living in County Durham the opportunity to explore, learn, create and be heard in a safe and in-spiring environment.“What the group has been doing is fun, but having worked with them for the past year I have seen how art and photography can have a life changing

effect on children who, through circumstances out of their control, may be shy, reserved and under-confident.“Armed with a camera or a paint brush I have seen how given free rein to express yourself imaginatively can unlock your confidence and self-esteem and raise your aspirations.”The CHIRP project began in September 2013 and has been based at Auckland Castle. Its aims matched those of the charitable Auckland Castle Trust which is working to create a viable and vibrant future for Bishop Auckland and the surrounding area.A book featuring the chil-dren’s work is planned and following the success of the pilot project, it is hoped CHIRP will be rolled out to other heritage venues and schools around County Durham.

Photographer John Alderson working with the CHIRP group.

bondGatE hand Car wash VaLEtinG & ParKinG CEntrE

New Indoor Secured Parking and Car Sales8am - 6pm Weekdays (prices start from £2 per day)

07906 785 235 for details and bookings57 BONDGATE, BISHOP AUCKLAND, DL14 7PE

Car Washfrom £3.50

Mini Valetsfrom £15

Full Valetsfrom £30

Loyalty Card

Scheme

TV presenter Rachel Riley recently launched Astellas Innovation Challenge, which is a competition aimed at inspiring school students to take up STEM subjects, and pupils at King James in Bishop Auckland have already taken part in the project.Only 37% of students aged 11 – 16 years think they would be likely to take up STEM subjects in higher education at university and beyond, despite 83% claiming they are inter-ested in these subjects at school. Studying STEM subjects, (Science, Tech-nology, and Engineering & Mathematics) can open up so many doors for young people and lead to prom-ising careers in a diverse range of fields, such as computing, health and even broadcasting. The Astellas Innovation Challenge is asking the next generation of would-be en-

trepreneurs and innovators to design a mobile app that encourages healthy living. Recent research revealed that technology is an intrin-sic part of school students’ everyday lives, with 87% of 11 to 16 year-old having a mobile/smartphone and more than three quarters (77%) confirmed they use apps at least once a day. Furthermore, school stu-dent’s appetite for apps is reaching a record high, with over two thirds (70%) having 11 or more apps on their mobile devices. The nationwide competi-tion is for pupils who are in Years 10 & 11 with the closing date for entry being Friday 24th October. The final will be hosted in London on Tuesday 25th November. For more information on the competition including how to enter go to www.astellas.eu/innovation-challenge.

Pupils at King James taking part in the Astellas Innova-tion Challenge.

King James tackle STEM challenge

Find us on Facebook at

facebook.com/bishoppress


Bishop Auckland swimmer shines

Matthew at the UK School Games.

Matthew Bradley, from Escomb Road in Bishop Auckland, was honoured to be selected as part of the England North swimming team at this year’s Sains-bury’s UK School Games, which took place from 4th to the 7th of September in various locations around Manchester.The swimming competi-tion was held at the Man-chester Aquatics Centre in the heart of the city and involved teams from England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Matthew, aged 16, repre-sented England North as a pupil from St. John’s School and Sixth Form College and as a swimmer from Sedge-field 75 ASC.He competed in the men’s 50M freestyle event taking, the bronze medal in a time of 24.71 seconds. Matthew then swam the third leg of the men’s 4 x 100M freestyle, taking the team into the lead after his swim, resulting in a gold medal. He also took part in the men’s individual 100M free-

style in which he achieved a time of 54.75. The England North team fielded a strong squad and won overall in the swimming competition.Sedgefield 75 ASC’s Head Coach, John Moore, was pleased to see that Matthew had been chosen for the prestigious event and could see the reward of hard work and training had paid off, with some good personal times achieved by Matthew at the very start of the 2014/2015 swimming season.

SportLocal leagues, competitions and events...

Bishop press The

The Council intend in not less than 7 days from the date of this notice to make an Order under Section 14 (1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act, 1984, as amended, to close to vehicular traffic the following roads in Bishop Auckland:1. A 415m length of C130 Watling Road that extends southwards from its junction with Woodhouse Lane at Cabin Gate traffic lights;2. A 120m length of B6282 Woodhouse Lane that extends westwards from its junction with Watling Road at Cabin Gate traffic lights;3. A 215m length of Arthur Terrace that extends northwards from its junction with Woodhouse Lane;4. A 50m length of Short Street that extends westwards from its junction with Arthur Terrace;5. A 25m length of Frances Terrace that extends northwards from its junction with Short Street;6. A 115m length of Rutland Avenue between its junctions with Arthur Terrace and Helena Terrace.to enable sewer upgrade works to be undertaken. The maximum duration of the temporary closure under the Order is 18 months and is required from Monday 06.10.14 and for the duration of the works anticipated to be 30 weeks.However, on rare occasions, alternative dates for closures may be necessary and these will be signed accordingly. Alternative route: will be available to vehicular traffic from: 1. Southern side of the Watling Road closure via A688 north easterly to the junction with St Andrew’s Road then westwards to the northern side of the closure, and vice versa;2. Eastern side of the Woodhouse Lane closure via C130 Cockton Hill Road northwards to Bob Hardisty Drive Roundabout then eastwards and northwards on Bob Hardity Drive and continuing northwards on A689 to Newton Cap Roundabout then westwards and southwards onto B6284 West Road / Etherley Lane south westwards to the junction with B6282 Woodhouse Lane to the western side of the closure, and vice versa.

Dated: 19 September 2014

Colette LongbottomHead of Legal & Democratic Services

County Hall, Durham DH1 5UL

(WATLING ROAD, WOODHOUSE LANE AND RUTLAND AVENUE AREA, BISHOP AUCKLAND)(TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURE) ORDER 2014

Under 13s open 2014 campaign with an impressive display

On Sunday 14th September, the U13 BARUFC travelled to West Hartlepool.James kicked off, with Luke catching the flighted ball to set up a 20m drive down the right hand side.For the next 10 minutes both sides held the ball well, but West managed to pass the ball to one of their strong-est players who outpaced the defenders, and the U13s found themselves two tries down in as many minutes.Showing great determi-nation Jordan, Edward and Nicholas held West’s forwards before Ben com-pleted a try saving tackle. With this the U13s level of effort increased and James won a penalty through some excellent rucking. This was followed by a

scrum where West had the put in, but sniping around the back of the scrum, Luke snatched the ball away from his opposite number and sprinted over the line; James converted, pulling the score back to 10-7. Bishop duly kicked off and Jordan rose to meet the ball with a perfect catch. Using his strength he managed a 20m, solo run, knocking over several players, setting up Edward, Luke and Ben who combined well. At the start of the second half, Josh and Nicholas were working hard in the maul, with some excellent ripping from Jack, winning a penalty 15m from West's line. A quick tap penalty from Luke set up James, who scored and converted,

giving a 10:14 lead to the visitors. Luke then saw an op-portunity and nipped in for his second try. With a very narrow angle, James produced a kick out of Rob Andrew's catalogue, taking the score to 10:21.West then pulled the score back to 17:21. With the game evenly balanced, Luke completed an excellent run, setting Jack up for a try, pushing the score to 17:26.Following the restart, Ben caught the ball just in front of his 22m line, he ploughed through two players along the right touch line, bursting through the defensive line to score a try, which James converted taking the winning score to 17:33 in Bishop’s favour.

LACEYS BARFore Bondgate, Bishop Auckland

Once a monthNORTHERN SOUL & MOTOWN NIGHT

Every Thursday karaoke 2pmFridays - Disco & karaoke

Saturdays - DiscoOpen from 12 noon every day

Now showing BT SportFree Pool Tue, Wed, Thurs all day

Friday 26th September“DEE TEES” 50s Rock & Roll to the presentWe now do buffets for special occasions

Tel Rachel on: 07863 116 318

BARUFC travelled to West Hartlepool in their first game on a full size pitch.

The Man CaveBARBERSHOP

63 Cockton Hill Road, Bishop Auckland, DL14 6HSGRAND OPENING MONDAY 22nd SEPTEMBER

No appointment necessary, just walk in!Open Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri: 9am-5.30pm, Thur: 11am-8pm, Sat: 7am-11am

20% OFF WITH THIS VOUCHERValid until end of October See us on Facebook


SportLocal leagues, competitions and events...

Bishop press The

Bishop AucklAnd Tyres NTests Ltd

AllMakes

ofTYRES

9 Chester Street, Bishop AucklandCounty Durham, DL14 7LP

Telephone: 01388 604485 / 661339 / 605687E-mail: info@bishopaucklandtyresandtests.co.ukwww.bishopauckland-tyres.co.ukwww.bishopaucklandtyreandtests.co.uk

Class Four, Five, 7 MOTsCOMPREHENSIVE RANGE OF SERVICES

Please don’t hesitate to contact us as we’re more than happy to help.GROUP AUTO - AUTOCARE GARAGE APPROVED

MEMBER OF THE GOOD GARAGE SCHEME • MASTER GARAGE 2013www.approvedgarage.co.uk • Member of the motor industry code of Practice

Have Now Combined With Malcolm Tervitt From Leyland HouseGarage in Bishop Auckland To Provide An Even Better ServiceTo Customers With 6 Mechanics, 5 Ramps, 2 Mot Bays With ABreakdown Repair Service Covering All Main Dealer Warrantieson All Parts And Servicing

Ten wins in 17 games was a good start to the season for St Mary’s.The U7 Aces had a close game against Stockton Town Yellows and put in a good performance. They now travel to Norton & Stockton this weekend with the U7 Kings playing Spraire Lads at home.Both the Under 8s teams started their season off with some great football.Goals from U8 Aces marksmen were MOM Charlie Berry, Finlay Rose and Dylan Robson, with a great team performance against Golden Flatts.The U8 Kings marksmen were MOM Cobie Woods, Tom Brown, Ben Crinnion and James Whales against Newton Aycliffe Juniors in another great performance.The U9s lost out to Billing-

ham Synthonia in a good performance for their first game of the season.The U10 Kings lost 2-1 in a very close game against Stockton Town Yellows.The U11 Aces had a fan-tastic performance against Golden Flats with a 7-2 win with goals from Ryan Byrne (4), Robbie Vickers, and Cameron Bass (2).The U11 Kings also had a great 6-1 win over Skelton with goals from MOM Sonny Richardson, Kyle Blacklock (2), Luke Simpson and Cameron Burn.The U12s had a great 10-2 win over Spraire Elite with goals from Regan Nixon (4), Dylan Kestle, Jack Wood, Oliver Johnson, Gabriele Stephenson, Cameron Harrop and Corbyn Mitchell.The U13 Aces had a great

9-1 win over Hardwick Youth with goals from Aaron Willoughby (4), Harry Lynch (2), Lewis Pearson, Tom Aldsworth and Luke Penberthy.The U13 Kings lost to Stockton Rangers but put in a good performance with the team improving constantly after last week’s tournament win.The U14s had a great 4-1 win over Stockton Town with goals from Cameron Galloway (2), Lucas Hal-limond and Byron Wellford.The U15s also had a great 4-1 away win at Thirsk with goals from Johnson Ballan (2), Joe Bates and Aiden Crooks.The U16 Aces started the season with a great 2-1 win away at Nunthorpe with goals from Brett Davidson and James Twinn.

On Friday the 3rd of October, Bishop Auckland Table Tennis Club will be joined by Pink Pong – Cancer Research UK and Aerobic Table Tennis as part of their World Record Tour. The event will be visiting destination across the country, raising money before attempting a world record for the most number of people taking part in Aerobic Table Tennis. Aerobic Table Tennis is a high energy fitness workout experience that combines the sport of table tennis with the benefit of burning calories. No table tennis experience, knowledge or skills in table tennis is needed and all equipment is provided.

A spokesperson for BATTC commented, “Join the team this October in Bishop Auckland and help us make our World Record Tour possible. No table tennis experience is nec-essary, the sessions are for all abilities including complete beginners, and even if you don’t want to take part there will be fun games and raffles during the evening.” The event is taking place at Bishop Barrington school, between 7pm and 9pm, and costs £5 to take part with 100% of funds going to Pink Pong – Cancer Research UK. For more information call Matt on 07411 018 856 or check out the club website at www.bishopaucklandttc.co.uk.

Pink Pong World Record tour

Are you over 50 and enjoy bowling, or fancy trying it? If so, then the Auckland Youth and Community Centre is the place for you.The centre is holding a free session on Tuesday 23rd

September, from 11am till 2pm, at Walker Drive, Woodhouse Close Estate, Bishop Auckland. For more information call John on 01388 604575 or Jean on 01388 450838.

We Pay instant CASH for your unwanted Gold / Silver / Platinum & War Medals.We buy gold & silver watches, pre 1946

British silver coins.We now sell Second-hand Gold & Silver JewelleryWe pay the best Cash price on the High Street

57 Fore Bondgate, Bishop Auckland, DL14 7PETEL:- 07427054286

Free bowling session

Great start for St Mary’s teams

St Mary’s Under 12s look forward to the season ahead after winning a mini festival last week.

Advertise in The

Bishop PressContact Jeff Ridley on

(01388) 775896 or 0790 999 2731or email [email protected]

garnetts - swd news...commercial and domestic fully insured hardwood logs for sale free estimates...

Documents