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Once again, Ferryhill Town Council and the Ferryhill 2000 Committee played host to Ferryhill’s Annual Christmas Fayre on Friday 29th November. The event commenced with a Craft Fayre in St Luke’s Parish
Centre which was well attended by both buyers and sellers. Carol singing at St Luke’s church was followed by a candle lit parade led by Santa Claus in his sleigh, which ended at Ferryhill Town Hall
where children from the local schools held a carol service in the Town Hall gardens. At 4.30pm, Kelsey Short from Ferryhill Station Primary School switched on the Ferryhill Christmas Lights.Santa’s Grotto was located in the E Café which proved to be very popular with the younger children who attended the event. In conjunction with this, a fun fair was held on the Town Centre car park and this too was well sup-ported. All of these events were enjoyed by hundreds of Ferryhill residents and their families.Later in the evening the Ferryhill Town Band enter-tained local residents at the Manor House, where those attending joined in by carol singing.The Mayor, Councillor Kenneth Campbell com-mented that this was once again a successful Christ-mas Fayre which was well attended and enjoyed by many of the residents of Ferryhill. This support was appreciated by members of the 2000 Committee and the Town Council who organised the event.
The Mayor of Chilton, Councillor Elizabeth Bruce, has recently hosted a Charity Night and a Charity Coffee Morning - both at Chilton Workingmen’s Club.Thanks to the overwhelm-ing support, an additional £374.70 will be added to the charity fund, from which projects in Chilton and the local NSPCC will benefit once the Mayor’s
term in office ends.The Mayor, Councillor Elizabeth Bruce and her consort Councillor Alan Bruce would like to thank the organisers, Chilton Workingmen’s Club and everyone who has kindly donated, bought tickets and assisted at the events. More fundraisers are planned and will be adver-tised nearer each event.
Mayor’s charity fund grows
ViVo Christmas Concert
Ferryhill’s Annual Christmas Fayre enjoyed by all
ViVo! have held several successful charity concerts and are holding their Christmas Concert on Tuesday 17th December at 7.15pm, in the Ferryhill Village Methodist Church. A spokesperson for the choir said, “there will be a selection of traditional
well loved carols and songs and some new music, plus a little added Christmas fun”.Tickets are £3 for adults and £2 for children. The tickets are available from members of the choir or pay at the door on the evening of the event.
The Mayor Ken Campbell, the Mayor’s Consort Mrs Ann Kells and Reverend K Lums-den with the carol singers from the local Ferryhill schools.
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In Memoriam In Memoriam In Memoriam Birthdays For Sale
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Chapter Ferryhill & Chilton
Betty Williams
Love Jeff, Sheilia & familyxxx
8.12.77Loving memories of a dear Mam, loved and
remembered every day
Shirley Mundell
God bless you Shirley,Love Betty & Gordon
Died December 10th 2011Remembering a very dear, kind and loving friend and all the good times we had
together
12th December 2006
3rd February 2007
Agnes Ankers
From all your loving family
Remembering all our happy times together
Bob Ankers
Missing your cuddles and laughter
16.12.12Glen Basham
Loved forever,Mam & Dad
xxx
Its been one long, lonely year without you Son
Missing you every second, every minute, every hour
of every day
Chosen words may bring us comfort, but they can never
mend our broken hearts
Glen John Basham
From Aunty Mary & Alixx
Time passes But memories stayLoved and missed
Every day
Glen John Basham
Love Nanaxxx
16.12.12In loving memory
of my dear Grandson
Bright eyes And charming smile
Will stay with meAll the while
Glen John Basham
Joanne & Derekxx
16.12.12One year ago today
The Angels took you awayBut in my heart you’re
here to stayAnd we miss you every day
Glen Basham
Love Suzanne & Gary
16.12.13Glen,
Sadness still comes over usTears in silence often flowMemory keeps you ever
near usThough you died a year ago
Glen Basham
Love Grandmaxxx
My very special Grandson is now my very special Angel
Birthdays
Natalie Foster
Love always,Mam, Cam, Michael
& Brendanxxx
Happy 21st Birthday NatalieEnjoy your day
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Natalie Foster
Love you always,Donna & Paul
xxx
16.12.1992Happy 21st Birthday Natalie
Natalie Foster
Love you to the moon and back,
Jakxxx
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Aunty Nats
Happy Birthday Uncle Michael & Nana
Lots of love,Jakxxx
George Alsop
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& familyxxx
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Danielle Abbs & Liam White
Wishing you lots of love and happiness for the future
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From Mam & Andrewxx
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Acknowledgements
Tony & Valerie Chapman
Would like to thank family and friends for cards,
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British Heart Foundation on the occasion of their
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Community groups in Fer-ryhill and Chilton are to receive funding thanks to the Your Money, Your Area Your Views community grant fund. The decision on who got the money was made by
members of the public who voted for their favourite projects at the 4 Together Partnership Forum event. Nine community groups were allocated funding from the Four Together Partnership voting day on
30th November. Twelve were successful in the vote run by The Spenny-moor Area Action Partner-ship. The table below shows the how voting has distributed funds:
Community groups receive funds after public vote
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Organisation Project Amount allocated
Four Together Partnership Enter CIC Entertainment Café £3,000
Chilton Primary School New outdoor area £5,000
Thrislington Banner Group Committee project £2,890
Wishes 4 Women Wishes 4 Women £2,610
1st Ferryhill Scout Group To repair their hall roof £1,500
Mainsforth Cricket Club Bowling machine for the juniors £2,600 Ferryhill Ladder Centre Ladder update £2,316
Chilton Gala Committee Annual event £1,572 Dean Bank and Ferryhill Literary Institute
Funds towards - Learning for Future plans £492
Spennymoor Area Action Partnership
St Charles’ RC Primary School New multi-use games area £5,000
Tudhoe Cricket Club For the development of juniors £4,730
Durham Christian Partnership Foodbank £4,100 Spennymoor Boxing Academy Classes for beginners £4,135
1st Byers Green Scout Group For Camp Frosty £2,390
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Trinity Methodist Church A youth project £5,000
Little Stars Early Years Outdoor learning £3,000
Spennymoor Taekwondo Club £5,000 Spennymoor Leisure Centre £4,025
The Befriender Scheme £2,800
St David’s Tudhoe Youth Club £3,691
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The Ferryhill Six will be fundraising on Friday 13th December in St Luke's Parish Centre, and also on Saturday 14th December at the Christmas Fair in Kirk Merrington Community
On Sunday 1st December Maddison Curle, a carer from Tenlands Care Home, Ferryhill did a 160ft Bungee jump from Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge in aid of raising funds for residents. Maddison managed to raise £517.00. On the day she was a little nervous, but it wasn’t until she actually stood on the very edge ready to jump, that she thought ‘what have I done’.Maddison had to first climb the 210 steps to the top
Centre.“There will be lots of goodies and bargains as always,” said one of the ladies.All funds raised will go to Breast Cancer Research.
then walk across the actual platform. She was sup-ported by her mum, dad, aunty, her partner Andrew, and activities coordinator Bev Poulson. Bev said she was amazing and that she was mad to even climb the stairs never mind jump. Bev added on behalf of the residents, “I would like to thank Maddison for what she has done and for all the money raised. Thank you so very, very much”.
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Mark Anthony Garr, of High Street, Ferryhill, was due before magistrates at Newton Aycliffe recently to face two charges. It is alleged that Garr stole a bottle of wine, valued at £2.95, from Broom Mini Market Stores on
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Sedgefield area. Xander Alan Edwards won the first prize, with runners up Ruby Webster and Jarred Webster also being pre-sented with prizes by Phil.
Phil Wilson MP with winner Xander Alan and runners-up Ruby Webster and Jarred Webster.
Dean Bank pupils design MP’s Christmas cards
Santa is visiting St Luke’s Parish Centre on Saturday 14th December at 10.30am. After youngsters have visited Santa, there will be bacon butties and refresh-ments available.Those attending can also
On Friday 20th December from 7pm, carol singers will meet in the Market Place before embarking on a trail around the pubs in Ferryhill village.Money raised will go to the children’s cancer ward at the Royal Victoria Infirmary, which cares for all affected children in the North East. “If you would like to come along, please meet near the Post Boy,” said
try the Christmas Tombola and the bottle stall, or try their luck on the raffle.A spokesperson for St Luke’s said, “Come along and tell Santa what you would like for Christmas”.All are welcome to attend.
a spokesperson.Collections taken at the Methodist Church on Sunday 22nd and at the Christmas Eve service at 7pm will be added to the total sent. The spokesperson con-tinued, “If you see us on Friday please support this worthy cause. “We wish you all a happy and peaceful Christmas and assure you of a warm welcome at our services and events”.
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School children from Dean Bank Primary school enter-tained shoppers around the Ferryhill market on Friday 6th December, singing Christmas carols in Ferry-hill Town Hall gardens. There will be more carol singing on Friday 13th December by children from Cleves Cross Juniors at 10am, followed by Cleves
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Lewis Dickson, 21, from Adolphus Street in West, Seaham died in a crash on the A167 near Chilton shortly after 10am on Wednesday 4th December, when his car collided with an articulated lorry travelling in the opposite direction. Mr Dickson was pronounced dead at the scene. The lorry driver was not injured. The family are absolutely devastated and have paid tribute to Lewis stating he was a “lovely and kind” person.
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Lewis Dickson, aged 21.
Kirk Watson, 24, of Dar-lington Road, Ferryhill pleaded guilty to aggra-vated burglary, unlawful wounding and possessing a bladed article in public when he appeared at Durham Crown Court on Friday 6th December.On Wednesday 19th June, after committing a burglary of a Shildon property, Mr Watson fled the scene, unbeknown to him that his partner in crime and girl-friend, Sharnie Rank, had been detained at the scene by vigilante neighbour Darren Taylor. Taylor and another neighbour realised what was going on and in-tervened, initially attempt-ing to hold all three of the offenders until the police arrived. Once Watson had realised his partner was in trouble he went back to rescue her and confronted Taylor. Shortly after threat-ening to kill him, he lunged at him ‘like a madman’ with a ten-inch bread knife, slashing at him.Mr Taylor sustained seven slash wounds, one of which was three inches long, but thankfully his glasses pre-vented him from sustaining more serious injuries to the
face. He was given urgent medical treatment at the scene.The harrowing incident happened just before 6pm, in broad daylight and with children watching. The oc-cupants of the house were out at a wedding when Watson, Rank and another unnamed female, unlawfully entered the property.Paul Donohue, mitigating, claimed that Mr Watson “was carrying a knife for his own protection as he feared being attacked, but accepts what he did was outrageous, and is devastated at his actions”, which he added were caused by alcohol and he has since apologised.Mr Watson was sentenced to a total of six years and eight months in prison.Sharnie Rank, 23, of Mount Pleasant View, Spennymoor, admitted to burglary, plus two shoplifting offences and breaching a suspended sentence.Chris Baker, mitigating, said “She has a problem with alcohol and had turned back to it after being badly disfigured in an incident in-volving a bottle”. Rank was sentenced to a total of 18 months in prison.
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The County Council of Durham 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. Its effect will be to close temporarily to vehicular and pedestrian traffic the following road and footpaths to enable new sewer installation works to be undertaken:
A) vehicular traffic - a 50m length of Hunter Terrace to the western and southern side of Hutton House (Chilton Parish Council Offices).B) pedestrian traffic - a 35m length of segregated footpath that runs from the rear of Hutton House adjacent to the St John Ambulance building leading to Rosewood Chilton.C) pedestrian traffic - a 30m length of segregated footpath that runs from the workshop to the rear of Charlotte Terrace westward toward The Poplars Chilton.D) pedestrian traffic - a 30m length of segregated footpath that extends eastwards from the south eastern side of no.8 The Poplars, Chilton.
The maximum duration of the temporary closure under the Order is 18 months and is required from 13.01.14 for the duration of the works, anticipated to be 6 weeks. However, on rare occasions, alternative dates for closures may be necessary and these will be signed accordingly. There is no alternative route for vehicular traffic. An alternative route will be available to pedestrian traffic via other locally available footpaths in the area.
Dated: 11 December 2013
Colette LongbottomHead of Legal & Democratic Services
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(HUNTER TERRACE THE POPLARS AND ROSEWOOD CHILTON) (TEMPORARY ROAD AND FOOTPATHS
CLOSURE) ORDER 2013
Staff and pupils at Cleves Cross Primary School would like to say a huge ‘thank you!’ to the ‘Friends of Cleves Cross’ for organis-ing, from start to finish, a fantastic Christmas Fair on Thursday 4th December. The Christmas Fair was a huge success and the children in particular enjoyed Santa’s Grotto, wrapping Christmas presents for their parents and decorating festive
logs donated by Hardwick Country Park. Lots of local businesses, The Women’s Institute, and Stuart Trotter, local author and illustrator of Rupert Bear books, attended the Fair, along with lots of friends, parents and helpers. “Christmas Fair takings were a fantastic £1211.78 so once again a huge thank you to everyone who organised, helped and visited the Fair” said a spokesperson.
Cleves Cross Christmas Fair
Dear Editor,
Last week ‘me and our lad’ used our bus passes to travel to Newcastle. We went to Northumbria University to see the Norman Cornish exhibition. It was well worth a visit. Even though we had both seen most of his paint-ings before, they were amazing. So much true life, so much simplicity and sometimes obvious weariness. We enjoyed the short film too. There was footage of places and people so familiar yet sadly gone. It was like a trip down memory lane.
One of the pictures which held our attention was a large painting of Dean and Chapter Colliery at dusk. It looked like a cathedral with all the small windows lit up. It was called ‘Pit Gantry Steps’. I didn’t know what a ‘Gantry’ was, Eric explained that it was the steps leading from the lamp cabin to the shafts. I didn’t know there were 3 shafts, apparently Eric and Les Young, another electrician, always used the middle one – The Harvey Shaft.
My favourite one of the day however had to be ‘Berriman’s Mobile Fish Shop’ or better known as the ‘Chip van’. It currently sells at £6,480.00 (unframed). Those readers of a certain age who spent enjoyable nights dancing at the ‘Rink’ will all remember the ‘chip van’. My husband has always maintained throughout our 52 year marriage that he took me for a meal after the dance. What he did was stand in the ‘chip van’ queue and shout “will you put two fishcakes in please”.
Ann DentSouth View
Dear Editor,
Monday 2nd December saw around 100 DIDO (Days in Days Out) members enjoy a lovely Christmas Party.
After the buffet they were lucky enough to be entertained by a local lad the “fan-tastic” Mark Elvis Nixon, who is just home for Christmas after working all year in Majorca.
Then, Mrs Warner and her team brought all the boys and girls of Dean Bank nursery to sing for us, they were outstanding. They were so wonderful that “Santa”, who was also just back from Majorca! gave them all a present.
Thanks to all the committee and volunteers for all the hard work, to Mark, Mrs Warner and her team and to our ‘wonderful children’.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
DIDO ChairmanAnn Turner
Dear Editor,
I would like to congratulate Katie, Holly and their father James on behalf of all the regulars of the Wheatsheaf pub and all the patriots of Chilton who voted for their design. I’d like to say they are a credit to our village. When we found out the news they had won the County Durham Flag design competition. We felt it was a great honour for Chilton and a very special moment, especially after been told by the Labour Council we had to take our flags down as planning permission was needed. This policy was later found out to be false. Then in our next breath to get a design made by Chilton people to fly over our beautiful and historic county.
On Friday 29th November we presented James, on behalf of Katie and Holly, a plaque in recognition of their winning design one was also presented to the Wheatsheaf which will be put up in their honour.
Ps Well done on the Wheatsheaf raising £415 for The Poppy Appeal.
Mr E SlaterBrooklyn Road
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Friday 13th December 2013 Ferryhill & Chilton ChapterIssue 654Page 8
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Ferryhill Celtics incred-ible season continued when they played Ches-ter-le-Street Britannia in the Alan Smith League Cup.The Celtic, who had 9 squad players missing due to suspension and injury, started the game kicking into a strong wind. Both teams appeared to cancel each other out with both sides unable to create any meaning-ful chances in the first half, the Celtic going in the happier side having coped with the strong wind in their faces.In the second half the Celtic started with real intent. The talented Jonny Agar ran at the Britannia’s defence only
to be brought down on the edge of the box. The resulting free kick went inches wide of the post from a Neil Bell header. Next it was Liam Pearson who's shot was well held by the keeper. The Celtic were now in total control, with the classy Ben Clarey starting to pull the strings. Celtic continued to create chances but it looked like Chester-le-Street were going to take the game into extra time until a Liam Taylor cross found Andrew Agar at the far post, who struck the ball from a tight angle into the roof of the net making it 1-0 and giving the team one foot into the final.In the final 10 minutes
Chester-le-Street threw caution to the wind but the back three of Peter Robson, Neil Bell, and John Makepeace coped with ease and in the final minute James Fox finished the game with a great finish from 30 yards to put the Celtic in their 1st final of the season.Manager Lee Jewett said having so many squad members out, all credit must go to the players for a gutsy performance.M.O.M went to Liam Pearson.The Celtics next game is another quarter final at home to Houghton Mill with KO at 10:30am. “Please come along and support” said a spokes-person.
A close victory for Celtic despite reduced squad
Ferryhill Juniors win against WynyardFerryhill Juniors battled hard in windy conditions to run out 5-3 winners against
Wynyard, with goals from Connor cranswick (4) and Kieron Richardson.
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