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Following the Ferryhillin Bloom July judging ofgardens and allotmentsaroundthetown,aPresen-tationEveningwasheldatthe Freemason’s Lodge inFerryhill on Tuesday 20thAugust.

Mayor, Councillor KenCampbell presentedawards and certificates tothewinnersofthecompe-tition.Winners received anengraved shield, a com-memorative engraved

plaque, a certificate anda £25 gift voucher forThinfordNurseries.2nd and 3rd place entriesalso received a certifi-cateandgift vouchers forThinfordNurseries.All other runners upreceivedcertificates.Mr Campbell said, “I wasvery proud to presentcertificates and prizes tothe hard working peopleof Ferryhill who go outof their way, giving theirvaluable time to lookingaftertheirgardensandal-lotments.“If we can reward peoplefordoingthiswecertainlywill.“Everyone had a greatnight at the Freemason’sLodge so well done toeveryone involved, espe-cially our staff and theresidentsofFerryhill.”A spokesperson for thecouncil said, “FerryhillTown Council, who or-ganised and judged thecompetition,wouldliketothank Thinford Nurseriesfortheir50percentcontri-butiontowardsthecostofgiftvouchersfortheevent.“We would also like tothank the Freemason’sLodge for providing suchanexcellentvenueforthepresentation.”

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Ferryhill Mayor, Cllr Ken Campbell (centre), presented awards to all the winners at the Ferryhill in Bloom presentation evening at the Freemason’s Lodge on Tuesday.

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It was bumper to bumperall day at soapycar.comon Abraham EnterprisePark, Bishop Auckland,on Saturday 31st August,as local people flocked tosupportafundraisingeventforCancerResearchUK.As reported in Issue 638of the Chapter (‘Carwashfundraiser’), the carwashcompany agreed to donateeverypennyof thetakingson Saturday to CancerResearchUK.Soapycar.com owner,Mandy Humphrey, was

delightedwith the supportthe event received, whichincludedmanypeoplefromChiltonmakingthejourneyto have their cars washedandsupporttheinitiative.The event was part of ayearlongcampaignrunbyagroupofladiesfromBishopAuckland and Chilton whoaim to raise £4,000 forcancercharities.Volunteersandstaffworkedtirelessly on the day tomake sure that the manycars werewashed and thecompany and the ladies

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The young gardenersof Cleves Cross PrimarySchoolhavebeenleftdev-astated as callous thievesransacked their schoolallotment, stealing theprize vegetables theyhadlovingly nurtured for thisyear’s Ferryhill Working-men’sClubleekshow.Thechildrenwereshockedto discover the damagelast week, just daysbefore the members ofthe school’s gardeningclub -whichcamesecondoveralllastyear-weresettobenchtheirbestleek.The youngsters, who hadgrown a leek measuring14 inches round, hadhighhopesofgoingonebetterthisyear,buttheirdreamshave been shattered by

thecold-heartedthieves.Volunteer and FerryhillTown Councillor BrianGibson said, “None of itis any good to exhibit inanother show becausewe’dalready stamped theleekswithidentitymarks.“I don’t think anothergrower would do this, Ithink someone has takenthemforthepot.”Agiantyellowmarrowandtheclub’sentireharvestofbeetroot, sweetcorn andonionswerealsostolen.One pupil, eight-year-oldDanielStephenson,saidheand his classmates wereveryupsetwhentheysawthat the raised beds theyhad looked after so wellhadbeendestroyed.The children had started

growing the leeks fromgrass, or seedling, lastOctober, and had broughtthe other vegetables onin the greenhouse fromspring, tending to themeveryweek.Daniel said: “I was a bitangry because we’ve putin a lot of hard work butwe should have enoughlefttostilltakepartintheshow.”Assistant headteacherCarol Hughes said: “Thegarden is well used forteaching and extracur-ricular activities so it isextremely disappointingand upsetting someonehas been in and takensomething the childrenand volunteers workedveryhardon.”

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Ferryhill’s Art & Photog-raphy competition onceagainprovedtobeahugesuccess,withmanypeoplecommentingonthedisplay.“Art&PhotographyExhibi-tions have always provedpopular in Ferryhill andthis year was no excep-tion,”saidaspokesperson.Thewinnersofthecompe-tition, who each receiveda certificate and voucher

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CelebrationofLifeisBishopMiddleham’s annual fund-raising event, held in thelocalparktoraisefundsforanominatedcharity.Thisyear,theevent,whichis to be held on SaturdaySeptember 14th, will befundraising for theMakeaWishFoundation,acharitywhise aim is to grantmagicalwishes tochildrenand young people aged3-17 fighting life-threaten-ingconditions.The all-day event includesfree entry from 12 noonuntil5.30pmandaticketedevent in the marqueefrom 6pm until 11.30pm.Marquee tickets for whatisbilledas“anightoftopclass entertainment”, arepricedat£6foradultsand£3forchildren.During the day the cel-

ebrations will include abar,stalls,funfairrides,achildren’s 5-a-side footballmatch, ice cream, and anall day barbeque. TherewillalsobeavisitfromStarWars Troopers and muchmore.MusicwillbeplayedalldaybyJazzyB.The evening event willincludetributeacts,RatedRihanna and a Katy Perrytribute. Also on stagewillbe theUK’s premier vocalharmonyshow, Ignite,KrisAtkins, Jenna Highfieldand female vocalist, HollyWilson.Tickets can be booked bycontacting Julie Hall on01740 652976 or JoanieSheehenon07841087827.Theeventcanbefollowedon its own facebook andtwitter accounts, bothcalled‘SeptemberFunDay’.

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Residents in Ferryhill andChiltonarebeingurged toget composting and makethe most of those fallingautumnleaves.Withthenightsdrawinginand a distinct chill in theair,autumnisnowuponusandit isaperfecttimetostartcomposting.Durham County Councilis currently promotinghome compost bins acrossCountyDurham to encour-agepeopletorecycletheirgardenwaste.Vicky Bell, waste strategyand policy officer atDurham County Council,said: “Met Office figuresshow that 2013 has beenthe hottest summer since2006, and the higher thanaverage temperaturesalong with the occasionalheavy downpour, has en-couragedplantgrowth.“Atthistimeofyearpeopleare thinking about tidyingup the garden but insteadof making bonfires fromgardenwastewhichpollutethe atmosphere, a muchmore environmentally-friendlyway to dispose ofthiswasteistocompostit

athome.“There’s plenty of naturalgarden waste available– such as spent beddingplants, grass cuttings,autumn leaves andprunings–whichcanallberecycled over the comingmonths to produce nutri-tiouscompostreadyforuseinthegardennextspring.“The secret to greatcompost is having a goodrangeofingredients,andinaddition to garden waste,you can also mix in othermaterials such as coffeegrounds, tissues, papernapkins, cardboard andvacuumcleanerdust.”For people wondering

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St. Aidan's Church inChilton is hosting a socialFilmNightonTuesday10thSeptemberfrom6.30pm.“Please come along andjoin us in the hall,” saida spokesperson, adding,

“There will be refresh-ments available at half-time.Manythanksforyoursupport.”Tickets for the event arejust£3andyoucanpayatthedoor.

StevenMarkie,34,ofDavyStreet,Ferryhill,hadmadefriendswiththeoccupantsof a neighbouring houseand on 13th August hewent along to help themmoveawardrobeoutofabedroom.However,when the neigh-bours went outside toretrieve another item,Markie removed copperpipe from the boiler,cutting his hand in theprocess.He then apologised andoffered £20 in compen-sation but police wereinformed.

He was arrested the fol-lowing day and in inter-view, made full and frankadmissions.Markie, who has 25previous convictions, hadbeen sentenced toa com-munity order, including acurfew,inJulyforamatterofshoptheft.Markie was said to sufferfrom mental healthproblems and to not becompliant with the Proba-tionServices.A stand down report wasrequested by magistratesat Newton Aycliffe beforesentencing.

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Chapter Ferryhill & Chilton At the heart

How to contact us:By email or online:thechapter@talk21.com or www.thechapter.orgBy post or in person:The Chapter, First Floor, Town Council Offices, Civic Hall Square, Shildon. DL4 1AH.By telephone or voicemail:(01388) 775896 or 07909 992 731.Leave items for the paper at:Ferryhill Library or Chilton Library.How to advertise:We can design an eye catching advert tailored to your specific needs. A breakdown of costs is available online at www.thechapter.org.The Ferryhill & Chilton Chapter is delivered free of charge to homes and businesses in Ferryhill, Chilton, Windlestone, Bishop Middleham, Ferryhill Station and Rushyford.

Residents of Ferryhill andChiltonarebeingremindedthere is still timetoapplyforashareoffundingbeingmade available to localcommunities.LocalcommunitygroupsinCountyDurhamareencour-aged to apply for fundingfromtheYourMoney,YourArea, Your Views commu-nitygrantsfund.All 14 of Durham CountyCouncil’s Area ActionPartnerships (AAPs) arecurrentlyrunningthefund,buttimeisrunningoutforgroupstoapplyforashare.Groups have until Friday,13thSeptembertoapply.Each AAP has between£20,000and£80,000avail-ableandisaskingmembersof the public to choosewhichorganisations shouldbenefit.In addition, the cash potinfiveAAPareashasbeenboosted by a grant of£20,000 from the NorthDurham Clinical Commis-sioningGroup(CCG).Individual grant amounts

differ from area to arearanging from £500 to£5,000 and will be madeavailable for projects andinitiatives that meet theprioritiesofthelocalAAPs.Thefinaldecisiononwherethe money goes will bemade by local people atvoting events taking placeacross County Durham inOctoberandNovember.Similar events in the pasthaveattractedhundredsofpeoplesoit’salsoanexcel-lentopportunityforgroupsto promote what they doandattractnewmembers.Cllr Brian Stephens,Durham County Council’sCabinetmemberforneigh-bourhoods and local part-nerships,said,“Thisisthelast chance to apply and Idon’twantanygroupwhowouldliketoapplytomissout.”Dr Kate Bidwell, NorthDurham CCG’s clinicalchair,said,“Wearekeentosupport community basedprojects that improvehealth priorities and it’s

greatwecanworkwiththeAAPs in the north of thecountytodothis.”Membersofthepublicwhoattendtheeventswillalsohave the opportunity tohelp the council decidehow future savings in theauthority’s overall budgetcan be made and also tovoteonwhattheythinkarethekeylocalprioritiesthattheirAAPshouldbelookingtoaddressinthefuture.Find out more by loggingon to: www.durham.gov.uk/aap or emailing: aap@durham.gov.uk or tel-ephoning03000262056.

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Dear Editor,

It is pleasing to report that following the letter published in the Chapter (issue 637), I have received sufficient responses to announce that a Community Hub Leek/Horticultural Club is to be formed. The first meeting for all of those who have indicated that they wish to become members, and for those who are now interested, is to be held in the Community Hub on Saturday 7th September commencing at 10am. Many thanks for the assistance given by the Chapter. Yours sincerely,Councillor B. Gibson

Families in Ferryhill andChilton could save up to£350ayearbyregisteringtheirchildforfreeschoolmeals.DurhamCountyCouncilisurgingparentsandcarersto check whether theirchildiseligibletobenefitfromthescheme.Children may qualify forfreeschoolmealsiftheirparents or carers receiveany of the followingbenefitsortaxcredits:•IncomeSupport;•Pension Credit (guaran-teeelement);

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be returned to yourchild’s school with proofof your entitlement toyourbenefits.For more information,contact Durham CountyCouncil’s free schoolmealsteamon03000268002or03000268003.If you are unsure whichbenefits you receive oryouhaveabenefitsqueryor need advice aboutbenefits,contactDurhamCounty Council’s welfarerights service on 03000268 968 (fromMonday toFriday, 9am to 12 noon)or email welfare.rights@durham.gov.uk.

Dear Editor,

I emailed a few weeks ago about trying to reunite a picture someone had painted of my late mother (‘Search for portrait artist’, issue 638).

One of your readers, Maureen Richardson, was able to get me the contact details of the family and I am very pleased to inform you that I will be able to send the painting back to the artist as I am sure my mam would have wanted.

A huge thank you to Maureen and also to everyone at the Ferryhill Chapter.

Yours sincerely,Amy Harrison.

Dear Editor,

On Wednesday 21st August, my son, Scott Harrison, of Lime Road, Ferryhill, did a charity 10,000ft skydive in aid of the Great North Air Ambulance at Peterlee Parachute Centre.

I would like to say how proud we all are of him for achieving this, as well as a big thank you to all the people who took the time to sponsor him.

The donations helped Scott to raise over £700 for the charity.

Yours sincerely,Mrs Lorraine Harrison,Lime Road, Ferryhill

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St Luke’s celebrates anniversary with the ‘Lindisfarne Gospels’This month, St Luke’sChurch will be celebrat-ing160yearsasaplaceofChristian worship withinFerryhill.TherewillbeaprogrammeofeventscommencingwithaServiceofDedicationledby Rev. Peter Baldwin at7pm on Friday 20th Sep-tember.Aspartoftheaimtohavecommunity involvement,there will be services towhich all Ferryhill Schoolswill be invited to partici-pate.A Service of Celebrationfor Baptism and Confirma-

tionwillbeheldat7pmonTuesday 24th Septemberwhere everyone, and es-pecially those who werebaptised or confirmed atthe church, are invited togoalong.The highlight of the An-niversary celebrationswill be a weekend FlowerFestival which will openwith a service at 7pm onFriday27thSeptember.A spokesperson said, “Thechurch is honoured to bedisplaying The FacsimileoftheLindisfarneGospels,which is on loan fromDurhamCathedralandwillbe the centrepiece of theevent.“Thisisafaithfulrepresen-tationoftheuniquesacredbookwrittenaround700ADonHolyIsland.“The theme of the floralarrangements for thefestival are based on thelife of the church, whichwillalsobethethemeforanexhibitionwhichwillbeheldintheChurchCentre.”

On Saturday 28th Sep-tember, the church willbe open to the publicfrom 10am-4pm to viewthe arrangements, andagainonSunday29thfrom2pm-5pm. The churchwillbe staffed by volunteerswho will be able to assistall visitors, and refresh-mentswillbeavailable.On Saturday 28th at 7pmtherewillbeaconcertbyFerryhill Town Band andNorthern Voices. Ticketsare £5 and will be avail-able at the church office,at Friday lunches, bycalling 01740 653295, orfrommembersoftheTownBand.On Sunday 29th at 6pm,there will be a Songs ofPraiseeventandeveryoneiswelcometoattend.“The congregation of StLukes extend a warmwelcome to everyonewhowould like to visit any oftheservicesortheFlowerFestival,” added thespokesperson.

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ship’s postal address is:AreaActionPartnership-4Together Partnership, 3-5Haig Terrace, Dean Bank,Ferryhill, County DurhamDL178NR.Also, there’s still time toapply to our CommunityGrantFund.Youcanapplyfor a grant of between£500and£5,000.The closing date for ap-plications is Friday 13thSeptember.Anyonewhowould like tofind out more about theCommunity Grant Fundcriteria, or if you wouldlike to register to attendtheBoardmeeting,pleasecontact 03000 267210, orsendanemailtofouraap@durham.gov.uk.

Durham County Councilhassigneduptoanationalscheme to increase af-fordable housing and helpownersofemptypropertiesbringthembackintouse.TheNationalEmptyHomesLoanFundhasbeenestab-lishedtotacklethe710,000empty homes across thecountry.Owners will be able toapply for a low interestloan of up to £15,000 tobringpropertiesup to theDecentHomesStandard.Aspart of theagreement,the renovated propertymust then be rented outat 80 per cent of themarket rate for rent forthe duration of the loan,increasing the number ofaffordablehomesavailabletoresidents.The initiative is a jointventure between theEmpty Homes charity, theEcology Building Society,centralgovernment,DurhamCountyCounciland38otherlocalauthoritieswhohavesignedupforthescheme.The Government estab-lished the £3 million fund

following a campaign ledbythearchitectandbroad-casterGeorgeClarkeaspartofChannel4’sGreatBritishPropertyScandal.The programme found thatmanyownersofemptyprop-ertieswereunabletoaccessfunds to bring run downpropertiesbackintouse.Owners of properties thathave been empty for oversix months will be able toapply to the council for aloan between £5,000 and£15,000. The loans arepaid in advancewith a lowinterest of 5 per cent. Bor-rowers will need to makemonthly repayments overa maximum period of fiveyears.LoanswillbemadebytheEcologyBuildingSocietywithDurhamCountyCouncilworking with owners toapply for the funds, savingthema£495charge.Cllr Eddie Tomlinson,Durham County Coun-cil’s Cabinet member forhousing, said: “We’re de-lighted to be backing thisscheme which will be ofgreatbenefittothecounty.Notonlywillitmeanempty

properties are renovatedandbrought back into usebut it will also increasethe number of affordablehomes available to localresidents.”Commentingonthelaunchof the scheme, GeorgeClarke said: “I care pas-sionately about gettingEngland’s empty homesback into use for peoplewho need them. Thisscheme provides real helptopropertyownerstohelpachievethat.”David Ireland OBE, chiefexecutiveofEmptyHomes,said: “This scheme is arealfirst inEnglandand isagreatexampleofcentralgovernment workingtogether with the publicand private sector to tryand reducethenumberofempty homes in the UK.We hope the fund willenable hundreds of emptyhomes tobebroughtbackup to standard and backintothehousingstock.”Home owners interestedin applying for the loanshouldcontactthecouncilon03000261076.

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Alan Ryan Adamson wasreleased on unconditionalbail,toreturnbeforemag-istratesatNewtonAycliffeon 18th September afterreports were requestedfrom the ProbationServices.The 19 year-old, whoseaddress was listed as

QueenStreet,GrangeVilla,Chester-le-Street,hadpre-viously pleaded guilty tocharges of driving a blueoff-road motorcycle inNewcomen Street, on 2ndJuly,whilstbeingdisquali-fiedfromdrivingandbeingwithoutinsurance.Hethenpleadedguiltytoa

Unconditional bailchargeofcriminaldamagetoawindowatahouse inRennieStreet,belongingtosomeoneelse.Police were called tothe scene by Adamson’spartner, after he hadclimbed to the first floorandbangedonthewindowinanefforttotalktoher.

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The King and I at MainsforthFerryhill Stage Society iscelebrating its 75th anni-versarywithaspectacularstaging of The King and Iat Mainsforth CommunityCentre,FerryhillStation.The popular musical pro-duction will take to thestagefromWednesday2ndOctober until Friday 4thOctober, at 7.15pm eachevening. There will be afinalmatineeperformanceonSaturday5thOctoberat2.15pm.

Tickets for the show arepricedat£8foradultsand£5 for children and areavailable through ticketagent, Joan Harker on01740652551.Ticketscanalsobebookedonline via the society’swebsite at ferryhill-stage-society1.webeden.co.uk.Later in the year, thesocietywillberoundingoffits 75th anniversary cele-brationswithaproductionof Jack and the BeanstalkinDecember.Lookoutformoreinforma-tion in future issues, orvisittheirwebsite.

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MainsforthfirstXItravelledtoUshawMooronSaturdaybut were beaten by 22runs, a defeat which sawthemslip into thebottomhalf of the league for thefirsttimethisseason.Ushaw Moor batting firstscored 213 for the loss of9wickets.The Mainsforth reply gotoff to the worst possiblestartwith the lossofNeilPratt, John Sweeney andJoshPeelwithonly3runsontheboard.Replacement professionalAdeel Malik steadiedthe innings with a halfcentury, and good contri-

butions from Tom Orton(28), Adam Watson (21)andNigelMilner(40)werenotenoughtostealamuchneededvictory.In the reverse fixture atMainsforth the second XIranouteasywinnersbyamarginof8wickets.Following the second XImatch, theclubhousewaspacked to bursting pointfortheUnder11andUnder13 teams’ end of seasonpresentation.All the players receiveda small trophy and a clubshirt.Awards for the mostimproved player went to

Dylan Borland (U11) andLewisJowett(U13).The club shirts were pur-chased using grantmoneyreceived from DurhamCounty Council’s Neigh-bourhoodBudgetFund.Entertainment was thenprovidedbylocalmagicianGeorge Hudson who heldthe audience captivatedwithhisrangeoftricksandmagic.Next Saturday, 7th Sep-tember, sees the first XIat home toMurton in thefinal game of what hasbeenanexcitingandfairlysuccessful season for theclub.

The Mainsforth cricket clubhouse was packed to bursting point for the Under 11 and Under 13 teams’ end of season presentation.

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This week in History4 September1886

ApachechiefGeronimois the last IndianwarriortosurrendertoUS government troops,signaling the end ofthe Indian Wars in theSouthwest.

During the SummerOlympics at Munich, agroup of Palestinian ter-roristsstormstheOlympicVillage, killing two Israeliathletes and taking nineothershostage.

A disastrous effort torescue the remainingIsraeli hostages at aMunichairbaseleadstothe death of five BlackSeptember terroristsandallnineathletes.

300 German bombersraidLondon,inthefirstof57consecutivenightsof bombing. The Blitzwould continue untilMay 1941 but Britainprevailed.

Inacontroversialexecutiveaction, President GeraldFord pardons his disgracedpredecessor Richard Nixonforanycrimeshemayhavecommitted or participatedinwhileinoffice.

Chinese revolutionaryand statesman MaoZedong, who had beensuffering from Parkin-son’s disease and otherhealthproblems,diesinBeijingattheageof82.

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Celtic take the honours in derbyOn Sunday, 1st Septem-ber, Ferryhill witnessedthe first ever local derbybetween Ferryhill Celticand Ferryhill Hub, afterthe sides were paired inthecup.The more experiencedCeltic side were quicklyinto their slick passingstyle and took control ofthegame,dominatingpos-session.Theywere rewardedafter20 minutes when LiamPearsonfinishedfromcloserange after good workfromNeilBell.Ten minutes later it wastwo-nil when the Celticwereawardedapenalty.Liam Taylor stepped upandcoollyslottedtheballpastthekeeper.Then, just before thebreak, Andrew Agarfinished just inside the

Hub’sboxtomakeit3-0athalftime.AfterthebreakthesecondhalfmirroredthefirsthalfwiththeCelticdominatingpossession.But despite creatingchances, the side wereunabletoaddtothescoreand, to the Hub’s credit,they showed plenty offightingspirit.Indeed, they wererewarded ten minutesfrom timewith a consola-tiongoal.Man-of-the-match was theCeltic’sBenClarey.Celtic’snextgameisawayto Washington Jays onSunday,8thSeptember.“Anybody wanting tocome and support theteam shouldmeet outsideLlewelyns at 9:15am onSunday morning,” said aspokespersonfortheclub.

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