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Issue No 970 At the heart of our wonderful community Friday 28th February 2020
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RESIDENTS FROM Ferry-hill, Chilton, Bishop Mid-dleham and West Corn-forth can find out how local issues are being tackled when the local area action partnership holds their next meeting.
The 4 Together Part-nership will be holding their next board meet-ing on Wednesday 4th March 2020, between 6pm and 8pm, at Dean Bank & Ferryhill Literary Institute, and local people are invited to go along to observe proceedings.
People can raise any local neighbourhood or policing issues that they would like the Board to address, these should ide-ally be put in writing and sent in advance.
If you would like to reg-ister to attend the Board meeting, please contact 03000 267210, or email [email protected]
The 4 Together Part-nership is one of 14 Area Action Partnerships set up by Durham County Council in 2009.
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Endeavour Woodcrafts CIC is here to stay as staff say rumours of a closure threat are unfounded.
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REPORTS THAT Endeavour Woodcrafts CIC, the day care service for people with learning disabilities and mental health issues, could be under closure threat are unfounded, say senior staff at the centre.
The service, based at the Old Fire Station in Darlington Road, Ferryhill, which provides training in woodwork in a real manu-facturing environment, is currently negotiating the terms of its lease with the building’s owners, Dur-ham County Council.
However, the service is confident of a positive outcome.
Administrator, Carole King said: “Endeavour Woodcrafts CIC would like to make clear and to reassure all service users, parents and carers and the people of Ferryhill who have for the last 27 years supported our fab-ulous day service, that reports suggesting the service may close are misleading.
“It is true we are in talks with Durham County
Council regarding our lease, but we are fortu-nate to have the support of our local county coun-cillors Zena Rodham, Peter Atkinson and Brian Avery and the Mayor of Ferryhill, Cllr Joe Make-peace, who are all helping to negotiate the best pos-sible outcome.
“Their support has been invaluable and we are very confident of reach-ing a positive outcome to this matter and will keep everyone involved updated.
“Please be assured we are not planning to close and we will continue to support our lovely service users, parents and carers as well as the local com-munity to the best of our abilities.
“We appreciate the many messages of sup-port received over the last week and ask if you really want to show your sup-port for Endeavour Wood-crafts CIC then come along to our Spring Open
NO DANGER OF CLOSURE, SAY ENDEAVOUR WOODCRAFTS STAFF
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“We will be selling our quality hand-made wooden products and there will be a range of Mother’s Day gifts availa-ble, a prize raffle, tombola and light refreshments on sale.
“Endeavour Woodcrafts CIC wishes to sincerely thank everyone who sup-ports our valuable and much needed day service for the most vulnerable adults in our local com-munity.
“Going forward we will endeavour to remain as successful as we have been for the last 27 years,” she added.
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IN NOVEMBER volunteers will once again be filling shoe boxes for Operation Christmas Child, and are already asking that empty shoe boxes be donated, as they need to start cov-ering them now so they are ready for packing.
Also any odd balls of wool which can be used to knit scarves and hats would be greatly appreci-ated.
Last year 800 boxes from Ferryhill and the surrounding area were sent to children in Easter Europe.
Boxes can be left at Fer-ryhill Methodist Church on a Friday morning, between 9.30 and 11am.
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“The club provides a very welcoming venue for a wide variety of events and activities for the ben-efit of the Chilton com-munity.
“I would like to thank the 4 Together AAP staff and the Catholic Club Com-mittee for their work in ensuring the success of
this very worthwhile pro-ject.
“If any other commu-nity groups would like to approach me for funding from my Neighbourhood Budget, I would encour-age them to apply directly to either myself or via the 4 Together Partnership AAP.”
CHILTON CATHOLIC Club and Catholic Church would like to thank Coun-cillor Christine Potts and The Neighbourhood Partnership for their help in obtaining a grant of £8,000 for a new heating system.
Catholic Club director, Sandra Croft said: “The committee and members of Chilton Catholic Club
and the Catholic Church next door have found a huge difference in the warmth of both buildings.
Councillor Potts said: “I am more than happy to have been able to finan-cially support Chilton’s Catholic Club with its much needed new central heating system.
THE HEAT IS ON AT THE CATHOLIC CLUBCatholic Club directors, Brian Jones and Sandra Croft say thank you to Cllr Christine Potts (centre).
ON WEDNESDAY 5th February, members and guests of Ferryhill Wom-en’s Institute were enter-tained by youngsters from Chance Drama.
“what a fantastic and talented group of local children,” said President Sylvia Bell. “Their parents and the people of Ferry-hill must be very proud of them.”
The group’s next meeting will be held on Wednesday 4th March at 6.30pm in Dean Bank Community Centre, when they will have a flower demonstration from Bev-erley of Wrights Stems.
“Would members please remember to bring your own flowers and contain-ers in order to do a flower arrangement during the social half hour,” contin-ued Sylvia. “Everyone will be made very welcome. Looking forward to seeing you all.”
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This week in History27 February 1980The first, and final, Grammy for Best Disco Recording was awarded to Gloria Gaynor’s I Will Survive just as the musical style was prepar-ing to die.
1 February 1966Venera 3, a Soviet probe launched from Kazakh-stan becomes the first unmanned spacecraft to reach the surface of another planet when it crash lands on Venus.
28 February 1953Cambridge University sci-entists James Watson and Francis Crick announce that they have deter-mined the double-helix structure of DNA, the molecule containing human genes.
2 February 1917In one of history’s most famous cases of body-snatching, two men steal the corpse of the revered film star Charlie Chaplin from a cemetery in the Swiss village of Corsier-sur-Vevey.
29 February 1940Hattie McDaniel becomes the first African American actress or actor ever to receive an Oscar for her Best Supporting Actress portrayal of Mammy in Gone with the Wind.
3 February 1887Anne Sullivan begins teaching six-year-old Helen Keller, who lost her sight and hearing after a severe illness at the age of 19 months. Keller would become a famous public speaker and author.
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Ambassadors need your helpDear residents,We are Ferryhill and Chilton’s Ambassadors for Community Change and we are asking for your help.We are trying to find out what makes people happy and healthy and what stops you and your family doing these things?Part of our role is to try and bring about positive meaningful changes to our community, you might have seen the Dog Poo Bag Dispensers we have placed outside all our schools. Now we want to find out what matters to you. All the information we collect will be passed onto the adults who can help us make these changes, so Councillors, national decision makers, local groups, charities etc. All information will be treated in confidence and no names will be attached when sharingPlease send any information to Approach Too, either via their facebook page, or email [email protected]
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Letters to the Editor...Email: [email protected] stating ‘Letter’ in the subject line.Write to: Letters, Ferryhill & Chilton Chapter, 3-4 First Floor Offices, Shildon Town Council, Shildon DL4 1AH.All letters (including emails) must include the writer’s name, address, postal code and contact number and may be edited.The maximum length for letters is 200 words.
knots as well as enjoy-ing treasure trails, chal-lenges and games.
The holiday club was organised by Approach Too and funded by the 4 Together Area Action Partnership.
Glenys from Approach Too said: “A big thank you to the Ferryhill Busi-
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The new road surface is expected to last longer than traditional materi-als and when the road surface needs replac-ing, the materials can be reprocessed and used again.
Mark Readman, the council’s highway ser-vices manager, said: “The use of recycled tyre crumb is not a new innovation but mixing recycled plastics and the waste tyre crumb is, and we believe these are the first trials in the UK to use both waste plastic and waste rubber.
“From now on, a typi-cal single truck load of surfacing material will include the equivalent of approximately 1,064 plastic bags and 51 car tyres.
“Over the coming months we will continue to work closely with Rainton Construction to develop new initiatives and look to find differ-ent ways to incorpo-rate waste products to improve the surfacing mix.”
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Constructions managing director, said: “It is great for us as a business to have a partner like Dur-ham County Council who is as passionate as we are about the re-use of end of life wastes, which are sourced locally and would normally be disposed of. We have already developed a range of asphalt mate-rials through our group company Tynedale Roadstone, utilising plastic waste and are now blending the same with rubber crumb waste which has added bene-fits to the materials.
“We have and will con-tinue to invest in the development of these products in order to max-imise our findings and obtain the best values both economically and environmentally., To this end we have installed test and development equipment at our Bar-ton Laboratories and this is giving Tynedale Roadstone an advanced understanding of these waste products.
“Going forward we will continue to look at new ideas and resources to maximise waste streams within the county bound-aries of Durham.”
Further information about the initiative, including a video of the process, is available at www.durham.gov.uk/Roadmaintenance
DURHAM COUNTY Council is using rubber waste from worn tyres to create more durable and environmentally friendly road surfaces.
The local authority is working with its road surfacing contractor, Rainton Construction, to create what it believes are the first roads in the country to be resurfaced with more than one recy-clable material.
Over the last year, the council introduced recy-cled plastic waste into all its highway resurfacing projects. It laid approx-imately 21 km carriage-way countywide, using more than 50,000 tonnes of material, including the equivalent of 50 million plastic carrier bags.
Now the authority is introducing rubber crumb into the asphalt mix too, making use of a previously un-recyclable material.
The rubber tyre crumb in the surfacing mixture is a waste biproduct of the tyre recycling pro-cess and is sourced locally using tyres which have been collected from across County Durham.
As well as having a positive environmental impact, diverting end of life materials from incineration, the com-bined properties from the rubber and plastics also enhance the perfor-mance of the road.
COUNCIL ROLLS OUT RUBBER ROADSMark Readman, the council’s highway services manager, with the waste tyres.
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Often I dream, let my thoughts go
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JOHN RICHARDSON cel-ebrated his 104th birth-day on Tuesday 4th Febru-ary surrounded by family members, local nursery children, the Mayor of Bishop Auckland Coun-cillor Joy Allen, fellow Residents and staff at HC-One’s Eden House Care Home in Bishop Auckland.
Born on 4th February 1916 in Ferryhill Dean Bank pit houses, John met and married his wife Veronica and went on to have a daughter, Norma,
CONTENTED CENTENARIAN, JOHN CELEBRATES 104TH BIRTHDAY
Mayor of Bishop Auckland, Cllr Joy Allen popped in to Eden House Care Home to wish John Richardson, originally of Dean Bank, Ferryhill, a happy 104th birthday.
and two grandchildren, Caroline and Simon.
John enjoyed garden-ing and walking in his younger days and has worked as a chef in the British Army and a patrol man for British Rail.
To celebrate his mile-stone birthday, John was joined by his family, local nursery children and the Mayor of Bishop Auck-land for a special party which included a magic show for the younger guests and a traditional afternoon tea.
When asked what his secret to a long life is, John said that he believes it is being content with what you have.
Eden House Home Man-ager, Emma Wade, said: “I am so pleased we were able to help John cele-brate his special day, the smile on his face really said it all.”
Located on Cockton Hill Road, Eden House offers short and long term care packages for older people needing residential and residential dementia care.
THE MAYOR of Ferryhill, Councillor Joe Make-peace is holding an event to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of the end of WW2.
The event will be held at Ferryhill Sports & Educa-tion Centre on Friday 8th May, from 7pm – 11pm.
The evening will include a quiz and entertainment by ‘The Vintage Singer’ who will perform songs from the WWII era. Fancy dress is optional.
Tickets are available from Ferryhill Town Hall
at a cost of £10 each and will include a hot beef sandwich on the evening.
A raffle will be held on the night with all pro-ceeds going to the May-or’s chosen charities, the Solan Connor Fawcett Family Cancer Trust & Ferryhill Scout Group.
Ferryhill Town Council is in the process of organ-ising an event on Friday 8th May 2020 throughout the day for the 75th Anni-versary of VE Day.
Look out for more details shortly.
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Cllr Joe Makepeace is organising a VE Day event at Ferryhill Sports & Education Centre.
ST LUKE’S Parish Centre will host a Movie Night with a screening of Toy Story 4 on Friday 28th February, from 6pm.
Adult entry is £1; kids are free. Pizza will be available for 50p per slice.
For more information phone or text Olwyn on 07396 539910.
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DUE TO declining num-bers, Chilton ladies, from St Aidan’s, Sacred Heart and the ex-Methodist Chapel, will this year amalgamate with Ferryhill ladies from St Luke’s, All
Saints and the Methodist Chapel for the World Day of Prayer.
All Saints Catholic Church on Dean Road will play host on Friday 6th March at 2pm.
LADIES UNITE FOR WORLD DAY OF PRAYEREach year the service
is written by a different country, and this year it has been prepared by Christian women from Zimbabwe. Everyone is most welcome to attend.
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Chilton Academy and Nursery“Where everyone C.A.N”
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market aims to highlight the wealth of food and drink producers as well as artistic and creative entrepreneurs based in the region.
Businesses interested in trading at the new market are encouraged to email james@durhammarkets.
co.uk for further informa-tion.
The market will be oper-ated by DMC 4 Durham Community Interest Com-pany.
Director, Colin Wilkes-said: “We’ve been involved in markets in Bishop Auckland for a couple
DURHAM MARKETS Company is looking for businesses to join a new monthly craft and produc-ers’ market in the heart of Bishop Auckland.
Staged between 9.30am and 3.30pm on the last Thursday of each month from March onwards, the
Wayne Furnell of The Bishop Auckland Cupcake Company, Angela Fielding and Diane Alderson from Labyrinth, Mayor of Bishop Auckland, Cllr Joy Allen, James Wilson from DMC 4 Durham CIC and Phil Elliott of Breaking Bread.
of years and can see the town rapidly becoming a destination.
“Its appeal is widening as various attractions open around the Market Place.
“With this new market, our aim is to attract both locals and visitors, giv-ing them somewhere to shop and an opportunity to support independent businesses and produc-ers.
“To help new traders we will be supplying stalls ready assembled, so they don’t need to worry about having their own stall.”
Mayor of Bishop Auck-land, Cllr, Joy Allen, added: “Since 2013, I’ve been keen to return vibrant markets to the town and the region.
“Working with Durham Markets Company has been a proactive and suc-cessful partnership, and I’m pleased that we have developed new plans for 2020, with the craft and producers market a valu-able addition to the town centre calendar.
“We’ve seen businesses grow in recent years, starting with a market stall before expanding to open premises and, in the process, creating new jobs too.
“We’re hoping this new market will support busi-nesses from the sur-rounding locality with their growth plans too.”
Durham Markets Com-pany will also be continu-ing the popular Full Moon Street Food Markets, the family-friendly evening markets showcasing the finest street food ven-dors from the North East alongside live music per-formances and family entertainment.
These will be held in Bishop Auckland on the last Friday of the month between 4pm and 9pm.
Any business in the local region interested in join-ing either the craft and producers’ markets, or the Full Moon Street Food Markets should email james@durhammarkets. co.uk for further informa-tion.
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suddenly felt very cold.“You never think some-
thing like this would hap-pen to you, but it did, and it was petrifying.
“I am having ongoing treatment for my burns, which is really painful. The burns on my leg have caused nerve damage and so may never fully heal. However, I am lucky that my face didn’t get burned.
“What happened to me should be a warning to other people of how dan-gerous stealing wheelie bins and setting fire to them is – just don’t do it.”
Her mother, Rachel, added: “It is every parent’s worst nightmare. The last thing you expect is your child to come home from being out with her friends with serious injuries.
“I would urge people to just double check where they are storing their wheelie bins, and ensure they are locked away somewhere safe so they cannot be stolen.”
Durham Neighbourhood Inspector Andrea Arthur said: “If you suspect your child may be involved in this, please intervene and advise them that taking wheelie bins is theft and burning them is arson.
“As this case has shown, setting fire to wheelie bins can be very dangerous and potentially lethal.
“We would also urge
residents to keep wheelie bins out of sight and locked away if possible.”
David Cuthbertson, Arson Reduction and Young People Team Leader from County Dur-ham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service, said: “Our firefighters regularly attend deliberate fires involving refuse.
“Setting fires deliber-ately is a criminal offence but it is also extremely dangerous, not only for the individuals involved in setting the fires, but for the emergency services who respond to them.
“There are actions the local community can take to help. We would encour-age residents to make their bins as secure as possible and only present them on the morning of collection and take them in at the end of the day.
“If residents have any additional rubbish, we recommend using a local household waste recy-cling centre to dispose of their rubbish and only use reputable waste removal companies.
“We are determined to tackle deliberate fire crime and would ask any-one with any information to call Firestoppers anon-ymously on 0800 169 5558 or report online by visiting www.firestoppers-report.co.uk”.
A TEENAGER is warning of the dangers of burning stolen wheelie bins after she was left with serious burns from molten plastic.
Hannah Armstrong was out with some friends in woodland in Durham when one of the group decided to set fire to a stolen wheelie bin to keep warm.
The 16-year-old was stood near the bin when a younger boy began jumping on it to set it alight, sending splashes of molten plastic towards the teenager which cov-ered her legs, hair and hand.
The plastic also set fire to the teenager’s jeans and she dropped to the floor, desperately trying to put the flames out.
She was taken to Uni-versity Hospital of North Durham where she was admitted for emergency surgery.
Her shoes, which had become stuck to her feet, had to be cut off, along with her jeans and coat.
She was later trans-ferred to Newcastle’s Royal Victoria Infirmary for further treatment, where she remained for three days.
Hannah said: “It was ter-rifying - I was screaming in agony and could see my skin was bubbling. I also think I went into shock as I
TEENAGER WARNS OF DANGERS OF BURNING STOLEN WHEELIE BINS
Hannah Armstrong’s received severe burns from molten plastic on her ankle, leg and hand.
THE CORNFORTH Part-nership is running a free Hearts and Minds course for women, to help develop an understand-ing of the importance of healthy relationships.
The course runs for 9 weeks (excluding school holidays) and aims to build the confidence and self-esteem of participants.
Once the course is com-pleted, participants will be awarded with a level 2 NOCN qualification.
Following the course, participants and their
families can access a range of support includ-ing free family activities, one-to-one emotional support, training, and employment and benefit advice.
The course starts Monday 2nd March, 9.30am-11.30am at New-ton Aycliffe Youth and Community Centre.
To register an interest or for more informa-tion, contact Rachel on 01740652000 or email rachel@cornforthpartner ship.org.
FREE HEARTS AND MINDS COURSE FOR WOMEN
A SERVICE of remem-brance for babies who have died before or soon after birth will take place on Wednesday 4th March at St Cuthbert’s Church in North Road, Durham.
The service will begin at 7pm and will be followed by simple refreshments.
Families who have lost a baby in any way, but especially those who have suffered a miscar-riage, stillbirth, or neo-natal loss are invited to attend to remember their baby.
During the service the names of the babies to be remembered will be read, and there will be oppor-
tunity for families to light candles in memory of their babies.
The annual service is organised and led by the chaplaincy team at Uni-versity Hospital of North Durham on behalf of County Durham and Dar-lington NHS Foundation Trust and is supported by Co-op Funeralcare.
This year the Reverend Dr John Claydon, the regional pastoral minister in the Baptist Church, will be in attendance and will lead a time of reflection
For more information please contact Reverend Kevin Tromans on: 0191 333 2183.
ANNUAL MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR BABIES
