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At the meeting of Ferry-hill Town Council, held on Wednesday 4th February, it was resolved to increase the Council Tax for 2015/16 for Ferryhill Tax Payers by 1.7%. For a house in band A, this equates to an increase of £2.37 over the year, or 5 pence per week. However, the Council once again decided not to increase its fees and charges for the use of its facilities, including burial fees etc. for 2015/16. The increase in Council Tax is necessary, says the Town Council, because of the loss of £17,030 in grants from Durham County Council, in respect of the Local Council Tax Reduction Scheme, due to cuts being made by the Coalition Government. A spokesperson explained: “This means that it is increasingly difficult to maintain services without increasing Council Tax

levels, especially since this grant is not guaran-teed for future years and it is expected that it will reduce further.“Freezing or even reducing Council Tax could lead to deep cuts having to be made to the vital services that the Council provides, for example parks and playing pitches, allot-ments, bus shelters, and so on.”Derek Snowball, Ferryhill Town Clerk added: “We are faced with an ever in-creasing storm of cuts and higher demands on our services and duties.“Council Tax will always be an area of contention but difficult decisions must be made to protect our facilities and services. “Without this small increase in the precept the budget would be further reduced, making the Council less resilient to future budget demands and reductions.”

Small Council Tax rise for Ferryhill

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Closing date: 20 February 2015Interviews: 26/27 February 2015The College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and to this end any offer of employment will be subject to receipt of a satisfac-tory CRB Enhanced Disclosure. ‘The County Council is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We want to develop a more diverse workforce and we positively welcome applications from all sections of the community’

Applicants with disabilities will be invited for interview if the essential job criteria are met.

National Libraries Day celebrated in Ferryhill

On Saturday 7th February staff at Ferryhill Library celebrated National Librar-

ies Day with a storytelling event for children.Valerie Watson was the

storyteller who kept the children entertained with their favourite tales including ‘Mrs Honey’s Hat’, and afterwards the children enjoyed a craft session making their own hat just like Mrs Honey’s.A spokesperson for the library said: “It was a lovely morning and the children also got the chance to dress as their favourite character. “Special thanks must go to Valerie Watson and to the parents and children who attended the event.”

Children’s Storyteller, Valerie Watson entertained the children, some of whom dressed as their favourite characters, during National Libraries Day at Ferryhill Library.

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In Memoriam Birthdays

Birthday Memories

In loving memory of a much loved and missed

Nephew and CousinHappy Birthday Kel.

We should all be celebrating your 21st

birthday with you. Enjoy, wherever you are.

11th FebKelvin Bradley

Love, Aunty Pauline, Uncle Michael, Paul, Kieran, Anya,

Steven, Emma and Kianxxx

Happy 21st Birthday KelWish you were here to celebrate your special

birthday with us.

11th FebKelvin Bradley

Love and miss you alwaysForever in our heartsAunty Sue & Family

xxx

Birthdays

Birthdays

Oscar Dixon Shaw

1 todayHappy Birthday Son

Love you lots,Mammy, Daddy & Dodger

xxx

12/02/15

Emily Blair

Happy 16th Birthday

All our love,Mam, Dad,

Grandma & Grandad ReayNana & Grandad Blair

& Gizmo

16th FebruaryCaitlin-Rose Smith

Happy 18th Birthday Princess

Love,Mam & Dad & Daniel

17/02/97

Jessica Wise

Happy 13th Birthday

All our love,Mam & Dad xx

Teenager 14th Feb

18 todayHappy Birthday

Denon Poulter

Love you loads,Aunty Donna and Uncle John

xxxxxx

18!

Dad and Granda

Died 10/02/10Laurie Johns

Loved and remembered always,

Mandy, George & Cerise

Joan Carr

Remembering a very special lady

Loved and missed so very much,

Brian

11th February 2014

Happy 18th Birthday Caitlin-Rose

Caitlin-Rose Smith

Love, Kayley, Andrew, Logan & Bump

17/02/97

Happy 18th Birthday

Caitlin-Rose Smith

Lots of Love,Nana & Granda xx

17th Feb

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Local Ferryhill lady, Marcia Atkinson, a volunteer at James Cook Hospital, is organising a cancer fund-raising event at St. David’s Parish Hall, Tudhoe Village on Friday 13th February, from 12 noon onwards.The event is for the ‘Look Good Feel Better’ charity (more information is avail-

able on their website at www.lgfb.co.uk).The charity helps run workshops for ladies going through chemotherapy and radiotherapy treat-ments.The aim is to raise funds so workshops can be held at Dryburn, Darlington and Bishop Auckland hospitals.

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Marcia said: “The fund-raising day will include a cuppa and home baked cakes made by some of the Friday yoga class at Tudhoe Village Hall.“All are welcome to go along with donations col-lected for the cuppa and cakes. Cakes are available to take home as well!”

Post Boy charity night

Ferryhill local, the Post Boy, is holding a Race Night on Friday 27th February from 7pm in aid of Leukae-mia Research.There will be eight races with eight horses in each race. Anyone who would like to buy ownership of one of the

horses can do so now in the pub.The following night, on Saturday 28th February, the pub will be holding a raffle, also for the same charity. Saturday night’s entertain-ment, which gets underway at 7.30pm, also features the popular band ‘Dirty Love’.

Shrove Tuesday at St Aidan’s

St. Aidan’s church in Chilton, is inviting the public to join its Shrove Tuesday celebra-tions on Tuesday February 17th from 7pm.A spokesperson said: “We will be serving traditional

pancakes and there will also be a quiz. Tickets are £4 and can be obtained from Church members or by calling 01388 721174.“Please come along and join us at this fun night.”

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Ferryhill Town band is currently on the lookout for a drummer. The band has upcom-ing performances at the Gala Theatre in Durham and The Sage in Gateshead.

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Ferryhill Town Band are currently searching for a drummer. The band perform at concerts and contests throughout the region with upcoming performances includ-ing the Gala Theatre in Durham and The Sage in Gateshead. The band rehearse on Wednesdays from 7.30pm to 9.30pm and Sundays

from 5-7pm. They are active in the local area, appearing every year at the Re-membrance Day parade, Durham Miners Gala and supporting local commu-nity events throughout Ferryhill.The band already owns a lot of percussion equip-ment. A spokesperson said:

“Being a brass band, we perform a wide variety of music from Bach to the Beatles, original works, pop, and arrangements of music from TV, films and the West End musicals.“If interested, please contact us by email at info@ferryhilltownband.org.uk or, alternatively, give Andrew a call on 07794 928 252.”

This week in History

16 February 2014

The first teddy bears, named after American President, Theodore Roosevelt go on sale.

Shirley Temple, one of Hollywood’s most successful stars, dies at the of age 85.

15 February 1903

Captain James Cook, the great English explorer and naviga-tor, is murdered by natives of Hawaii.

February 177914

Nelson Mandela, leader of the movement to end South African apart-heid, is released from prison after 27 years.

11 February 1990 12 February 1809

Abraham Lincoln is born in Hodgenville, Kentucky.

Italian philosopher, astronomer and m a t h e m a t i c i a n Galileo Galilei arrives in Rome to face charges of heresy.

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God moves in mysterious ways,

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Poetry CornerDestiny

By Mary Wright, ex-Ferryhill

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FBEC students ensure ‘Arena Gig’ is a sell out

Year 9 students at Ferryhill Business and Enterprise College were lucky enough to take part in an exciting enterprise challenge set by Durham Education Business Partnership last week called ‘Arena Gig’. In groups of eight, students took on the role of an Events Management company to organise a concert at Newcastle’s Metro Radio Arena. The most popular act by far was Ed Sheeran, with students choosing a range of support acts such as Rita Ora, Bruno Mars and Ariana Grande. Students used a variety of enterprise and employabil-ity skills such as teamwork, communication and time management to design a floor plan, flyer and ticket for the event. Creativity skills were put to the test with wrist bands and back stage passes being created as well as

hair, costume and make up for the A list celebrities!Tyler Johnson said, “I really enjoyed Arena Gig. The best part about the day was working in teams on a music related topic which we are interested in.”The day culminated in each group presenting their ideas to their peers and Business Ambassadors from livin, the Royal Navy and Durham County Council. The winning group was team 13 who consisted of Cameron Brownlie, Danny Dunn, Rachel Hawman, Tyler Johnson, Daniel Nattrass, Emily Roddam, Nathan Stryan and Nicole Wilkinson. They impressed the judges with the design of their gig with Arctic Monkies as the headline act, supported by Fall Out Boy.Miss Gibson, Director of Learning for Business and Enterprise at FBEC said, “I am extremely proud of

the Year 9 students who worked incredibly hard throughout the event.Their ideas and designs were very creative and the confidence and com-munication skills evident throughout the presenta-tions was very impressive.”Sandra Stephenson, the Business & Learning Co-or-dinator from Durham Edu-cation Business Partnership who led the event said, “It was a pleasure to work with the Year 9 students at Ferryhill Business & Enter-prise College. “They were highly moti-vated, enthusiastic and approached the tasks in a positive manner. “They demonstrated a very good standard of em-ployability skills and the Business Ambassadors who supported the activity said they enjoyed working with the students and were im-pressed with their positive attitude.”

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Speaker theft

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Suspicious package at Ferryhill

Appearing before magis-trates at Newton Aycliffe, Scott Wilkin, of Peats Buildings, Coxhoe, was sentenced to a six month conditional discharge and was ordered to pay £50 in compensation to the shop owner, as well as £85 court costs and £15 victim support surcharge. The 22 year-old had pre-viously pleaded guilty to stealing a Bluetooth

speaker from Starks Com-puters & Games in Ferry-hill, on 27th November.The defendant has a number of breaches of both suspended sentences and conditional discharges and was said to be the father to six children, three of which were his own, and because of his personal circumstances, would have great difficulty in carrying out unpaid work.

Denehurst Nursing Home in Merrington Lane is organis-ing a Valentine’s Day Ball (although not everyone will be dancing!) on Friday 13th February from 2pm.A spokesperson said: “The

event is open to residents and their family members are also welcome to go along. “There will be raffles, champagne, a buffet, and a live female singer.”

Firefighters were called to Ferryhill police station on Friday morning, 6th February, after a member of the public brought in what was thought to be a suspicious package.A spokesperson said: “We can confirm that a suspi-cious package was sent to a member of the public in

Ferryhill on Friday morning. This was then taken to the police station. “We contacted the relevant agencies including the fire brigade who attended to assess the situation. The package was deemed non-suspicious. We would like to thank the public for their patience.”

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Once a year Ferryhill Town Council, in partner-ship with Ferryhill 2000 Committee, requests residents and voluntary organisations to nominate those unsung heroes who do so much to improve the quality of life in Fer-ryhill. This year the awards are open to young people as well as adults, so if you

know a resident or young person in Ferryhill who has performed some act or helped in some way to benefit others living in the town, or has achieved success in any field, then why not nominate them for one of the Ferryhill Civic Awards? Awards are for; - Care in the Community - Working with Young

People - Caring for the Environ-ment- Deserving Young People.Please use the nomina-tion form below. If you wish to nominate more than one person ad-ditional forms are avail-able from the Town Hall. All applications are to be returned by Friday 27th March 2015.

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I hereby propose:

Name: ………….………………………………………………………………..........

Address: ……………………………………………………………………………….

To receive a Civic Award for services to the Town and to the people of Ferryhill as detailed below:-

Details of Service Provided:……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………........................................................................................................................................................................................................................

Number of years service provided…………………………

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Ferryhill E Café celebrate Burns Night

Ferryhill Town Council has organised for Eileen Glenton to return to Fer-ryhill Library for a Story-telling Session on Thursday 19th February from 2-3pm. A spokesperson said: “The session is suitable for children aged from 3 years to 11 years and is free of charge so why not bring

your children along and join in the fun.” A free leaflet advertising the programme of events organised by Ferryhill Town Council, in partner-ship with Ferryhill Branch Library, for the 2015 school holidays is now available from the Town Hall and Ferryhill Library.

On Friday 23rd January, members of the E Café cel-ebrated Burns Night. A group of E Café members created a menu of ‘Haggis wi bashit neeps an champit tatties’ toasted with drinks of red cola.

This was followed by home made macaroon bars.The meal proved to be a great success with Scottish music being played throughout.Following the meal there was a quiz on Scottish history and Robert Burns.Anyone aged 10 years and over is welcome to attend the E Café at a cost of 50p per visit. Opening hours are as follows:Monday: 6pm to 7.30pmTuesday: 6pm to 7.30pmWednesday: ClosedThursday: 6pm to 7.30pmFriday: 6pm to 7.30pm.

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Emergency fire engines rushed to the scene of a blazing house in Ferryhill on Saturday night, 7th February.Two appliances were called from Newton Aycliffe and another from Bishop Auckland arrived at the terraced property, in Croft Gardens, just after

11pm. Fifteen firefighters were needed to tackle the blaze for two-and-a-half hours.A County Durham and Dar-lington Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson confirmed that no one had been inside the property at the time of the fire and that there were no casual-

ties.He said: “On arrival the crews were faced with the property well alight and we had 15 firefighters there for two-and-a-half hours.“The cause at the moment is unknown but a joint investigation is going on between fire and police.”

Ferryhill house fire leads to investigation

Constabulary seeks ‘Checkpoint’ groups

Friday lunch in aid of The Chapter

‘Checkpoint’ is a new initiave being operated by Durham Constabulary which aims to reduce the number of victims of crime by reducing re-offending, which will also make all our communities safer places to live and work.The programme is designed to tackle the underlying causes of crime and support offenders so that they change their ways. Individuals deemed suitable for the scheme

enter into a ‘contract to engage’ and commit to completing voluntary work as part of the programme.Durham Constabulary is looking for organisations to work with it to deliver these work placements.A spokesperson said: “If you are a voluntary sector organisation that works in County Durham or Dar-lington and have a desire to improve the lives of others and the wider com-munity, and are interested in working with Durham Constabulary and partners on the Checkpoint pro-gramme, then we would love to hear from you.“Please contact Detective Inspector Andy Crowe or PC Adam Norris by email on checkpoint@durham.pnn.police.uk for more information.”More information about the scheme can be found on the Durham Constabu-lary website at www.durham.police.uk. Click on the Information & Advice tab and then click on the ‘Checkpoint’ tab on the left hand menu.

On 20th February the popular Friday lunch in St Lukes Parish Centre will be in aid of the community free newspaper, The Chapter. On offer from 10am there is tea, coffee, cakes, scones ect as well as a tasty, and reasonable, 1, 2 or 3 course homemade lunch.The Chapter was estab-lished 15 years ago and is delivered to 8,000 homes in and around Ferryhill and Chilton. The paper is funded entirely from advertising revenue and donations. A spokesperson for St. Luke’s said, “We hope everyone will come along and support The Chapter which is a valuable com-

munity resource giving an independent voice to local concerns, a platform for local events and an oppor-tunity to share in local suc-cesses and achievements.”For further details please contact the Parish Office on 01740 653295 on Mondays from 6-7pm or Thursdays from 9.30-11am.Editor’s comment: We at the Chapter are immensely grateful to the volunteers at St. Luke’s for organis-ing this fundraising event. We rely financially on such generosity and look forward to providing the communities of Ferryhill and Chilton with commu-nity news for many years to come.

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TAXIS 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 all vehicular traffic a 95m length of Thirlmere Road (from no 40) to no 13 Derwent Road, Ferryhill to enable new flood alleviation sewer and manhole works to be undertaken. The maximum duration of the temporary closure under the Order is 18 months and is required from 02.03.15 for 4 weeks. However, on rare occasions, alternative dates for closures may be necessary and these will be signed accordingly. Alternative route: from the northern side of the closure from Derwent Road, westerly along Grasmere Road and a) southerly via Coniston Road to Thirlmere Road, or b) crossing Coniston Road onto Darlington Road then southerly onto A167 and easterly along Dean Road to the southern side of the closure, and vice versa.

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Half term sports at local leisure centres

An under strength Chilton side entertained Wash-ington Cross Keys in what turned out to be an eventful game for the side’s usual first choice goalkeeper, Bradley ‘The Cat’ Wilkinson. A shortage of players due to injury meant that, with the minimum available, Wilkinson was forced to play as centre forward. The stand-in striker took no time in making his mark at the opposite end of the field, scoring in the first minute when he outpaced the centre back to slot calmly passed the keeper.

Youngsters in Ferryhill and Chilton can fill up the first half-term break of the year with a range of sports or-ganised by Durham County Council.The “Your Sport Your Patch” activities on offer (Monday 16th February to Friday 20th February) include a junior training camp with the Durham Wildcats basketball team, cricket, netball and football.In addition to these open events there is also a one-day Durham Doorstep Clubs Sports Festival at Spennymoor Leisure Centre. It follows the success of the inaugural festival last year where 60 invited youngsters got the chance to take part in a range of sports that otherwise may have not been available to them.

A second goal arrived with a blistering finish after some neat work from Davey “Peter Beardsley” Harrison.The deadly “keeper” went on to complete his hattrick and kept the match ball with the best goal of the game when he jinked, turned and bamboozled four Washington defenders before slotting the ball past the keeper after dropping his shoulder to send him the wrong way. Not content with just the hattrick, Wilkinson, who may have left his manager with a selection headache, also assisted two goals and

The activities range from volleyball and dodgeball to street soccer and dance. It has been organised by Durham County Council’s culture and sport team in partnership with the One Point Youth Service. John Walker, sports de-velopment project officer, Durham County Council, said: “Festivals like the Doorstep Club Festival give young people from disad-vantaged communities the chance to take part in a variety of physical activities and help with motivation and confidence to continue being active.“We are also delighted to encourage other young people to be active during the half-term holidays with the other events we have arranged.”

was awarded man of the match for an outstanding display that Alan Shearer would have been proud of.Chilton’s rout of Washing-ton was complete with two goals from Vinny “Ian Dowie” Gash and one a piece from Davey Harrison and Leam Dent. The final score was Chilton 7 Wash-ington Cross Keys 0.After the game a tearful Wilkinson dedicated his match-winning perfor-mance to his girlfriend, Laura and scored his final goal of the day with a successful proposal of marriage!

The events are:Monday 16 February: Newton Aycliffe Leisure Centre - Durham Wildcats Junior Training Camps (10am-4pm).Tuesday 17th February: Spennymoor Leisure Centre - Doorstep Clubs Sports Festival (11am -5pm).Wednesday 18th: Spenny-moor Leisure Centre - Open Indoor Under-16 Football Tournament (2pm -5pm).Thursday 19th: Newton Aycliffe Leisure Centre - Open Under- 16 Indoor Cricket Competition (10am-5pm).Friday 20th: Newton Aycliffe Leisure Centre - Girls Open Indoor Netball Tournament (10am-4.30pm).Places are available by calling John Walker on 03000 266 751.

Ferryhill Celtic romp into cup finalFerryhill Celtic played in the semi-final of the Durham President’s Trophy against Waldridge at the weekend and turned in one of their best performances of the season.Celtic were in search of their first final of the season and started the game on the front foot.It only took five minutes for them to take the lead when a Liam Taylor corner found the head of Ben Clary at the far post and he made no mistake. Fifteen minutes later the side doubled their lead when the Waldridge defence failed to deal with another set piece and were punished by Liam Pearson.Celtic kept the pace and pressure up for the rest of the half but were unable to add to their tally before the break.The second half was a carbon copy of the first in terms of possession and the inevitable third goal arrived in the 55th minute when Luke Thompson finished inside the box from a tight angle.Moments later it was four when man-of-the-match

Jay White produced a smart finish from just inside the Waldridge box.To Waldridge’s credit they never let their heads go down and got a deserved consolation goal.But straight from the kick off Luke Thompson notched his second and the Celtic’s 5th when he directed a Jay White cross into the bottom corner of the net.Celtic were now rampant and Luke Thompson rounded off a great perfor-mance with another cool finish from close range for his hattrick.With ten minutes re-maining the outstanding Marco Linhart got Celtic’s seventh, finishing coolly when one on one with the Waldridge keeper and the same player rounded off a wonderful Celtic display when Jay White unself-ishly squared the ball to him when clean through on goal. Final score: Celtic 8 Waldridge 1.Celtic will play in their second semi-final of the season next Sunday with a mouth-watering local derby at home to Aycliffe Club. Kick off is at 10.30am.