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Local community raise funds for Danielle
On the 19th July, Danielle
Banks from Tudhoe went to
Magaluf with a group of
friends to celebrate a friend's
21st birthday. While out that
evening, there was a power
cut and everywhere was in
complete darkness. Danielle
got separated from the group
and fell over a low wall and
down a three metre
embankment into a car park.
Around two hours later she
was found unconscious with
severe head injuries by a
local bar owner. Her parents
immediately flew out to
Spain and stayed at her
bedside until she was well
enough to return home.
Danielle flew home last
Tuesday under medical
supervision and is making
steady progress. The local
community have rallied and
raised money to help the
family. Danielle's young
friends organised a fund
raising event and at
Merrington Lane Working
Men's Club which raised
more than £2000. A coffee
morning was held at Tudhoe
Community Centre which
was a huge success with a
steady stream of people
enjoying refreshments and
spending most generously
on the tombola, raffle and
stalls etc. The organisers
would like to pass on sincere
thanks to all who donated
prizes, the gardeners who
donated veg, the ladies who
baked cakes and all who
helped to make the morning
such a success. The total sum
raised was £733. On
Saturday 15th August around
50 of her friends, young and
old left the Black Horse in
Tudhoe in fancy dress and
funky hats to walk to
Durham Cathedral where
they lit a candle for Danielle.
As they left the rain came
down, but it did not dampen
their spirits and eventually
the sun came out. "Everyone
has been prepared to go that
extra mile to help the family
and their young friend.
Danielle is a beautiful young
lady and we hope she will
make a full recovery. Her
friends will always be there
for her," said a family friend.
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Family overwhelmed by generosity
Danielle Banks is now
safely home with her
family making a good
recovery.
Danielle's mother Lesley-
Ann Adams said the
family have been
overwhelmed by the
support they have received
not just from friends and
neighbours but from the
whole community. She
said she can't thank
everyone enough for their
generosity. However, the
family do have some
public 'thank yous' they
wish to make:
Their families; Special
thanks to Danielle's
godparents, Linda and
Keith Harrison, who they
"couldn't have got through
this without"; Tudhoe
Victory Club- the lads for
their collection on the
Sunday afternoon; Barbara
Wells and neighbours for
organising the coffee
morning; The Black Horse
Pub and their customers;
Danielle's friends aka 'The
Team' who organised the
event at Merrington Lane
Club; Spennymoor Town
Council; Durham County
Council Chairman Brian
Myers for his donation;
Jet2.com especially
Captain Ensink and the
Cabin Crew for their
kindness; Thorn Lighting
and Danielle's colleagues
for their support; Ness
furniture and Paul's
colleagues; Claire from
Phab hairdressing for
making Danielle feel 'like
a million dollars'.
Lesley-Ann would also
like to thank their
generous friends and
acquaintances for their
gifts which has helped
with costs incurred due to
Danielle's accident.
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Jogging and runnig sessions for young women
After a very successful year,
Durham County Council's
on-going Young Women's
Sport and Active Recreation
Project sees the launch of
new running sessions this
month.
The new jogging and
running sessions will take
place for six weeks, from 25
August, and will be held
each Tuesday (5.45pm to
6.45pm) starting at
Spennymoor Leisure Centre.
The sessions - run by
qualified coaches - are
suitable for young women
who have never run before
and there will also be an
intermediate class at the
same time. The previous
course attracted many new
members and nine runners
went on to complete the 5k
Durham Breast Cancer
Campaign "Race for Life"
in July raising over £500 for
the cause.
The Young Women's Sport
and Active Recreation
Project aims to increase
participation in sport for
young women aged between
16 and 25 years. It works to
bring down potential barriers
to involvement in physical
activity, and introduce new
and exciting sessions that are
targeted at this age group.
The project has now
completed its first year of
activities with several
different sessions still
currently available across the
Sedgefield area. Those
activities introduced include
running, golf, street cheer,
trampolining, rock climbing
and indoor and outdoor
cycling.
As part of the initiative, a
Young Mum's group has
been formed in partnership
with SureStart. The mums,
as part of the larger group,
have taken part in dancing,
aqua aerobics, and outdoor
cycling sessions.
If you are interested in taking
part, or finding out more
information, call Marie
Urwin, Young Women's Coordinator
on (01388) 816166
Ext. 4512.
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Fabulous fun parts to celebrate your summer holidays
Spennymoor Extended
Services intend to bring the
Summer Holiday break to a
real party end with two
special summer parties on
Friday 4 September at
Spennymoor Leisure Centre.
The first party is for the
under 11s - those 8-years and
under must be accompanied
by an adult - between
2.00pm to 3.00pm. The fun
packed afternoon will
include bouncy castle, dance
mats, Wii games, disco and
a special visit from DJ Party
Jimmy. Tickets cost 50p.
It's also 50p for admission
to the over 11s party (7.00pm
to 9.00pm) which will
include a visit from a local
artist and the opportunity to
create a graffiti wall under
instruction. Through the
evening there will be Wii
games, disco dance mats and
refreshments.
For more information call
Spennymoor Leisure Centre
on 01388 815827 or Wendy
Minhinnett on 07825
341249.
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Civic Sunday Service
Spennymoor Town Mayor,
Councillor Sarah L.
Armstrong, and the
members of Spennymoor
Town Council, extend an
invitation for townspeople
to join with them in the
annual Civic Service on
Sunday 13th September at
3pm.
The service will be held at
St. David's Church in
Tudhoe Village this year,
and the address will be by
Rev. Gary Norman. As is
always the case, the Civic
Service is inter-denominational, and is held
with the help of the United
churches of Spennymoor.
Refreshments will be
available after the service,
in the church hall.
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Tudhoe Residents Association AGM
The Residents Association
has been campaigning and
representing residents on
many issues including:
The Office Village -
currently under construction
at the entrance to York Hill
road from the A167;
Community Fire Station -
work has just started on the
York Hill Road/Green Lane
Industrial Estate site
Durham Gate - the
redevelopment of the Black
and Decker site extending
access onto York Hill Road
and improvements to the
A167/York Hill Road
Junction;
Sedgefield Borough Homes
ñ the housing stock transfer
of council properties in the
area to this new organisation;
Mobile Phone Mast - the
proposed new mast at St
David's Close which has
been granted planning
permission by default.
Without the help and support
of committee members,
representing the views of
residents, many of these
developments would have
ploughed ahead without
consideration for the impact
on the community.
There is still more to be
done, and more that can be
done to represent residents
as many of these
developments are not yet
completed. The Annual
General Meeting is an
opportunity to contribute to
your community. Volunteers
are very much needed to
support the Residents
Association and elections
will take place for committee
members and officer roles
i.e. Chairperson, Secretary,
and Treasurer.
Residents are welcome to
come along and show their
support on Monday 1st
September at 6.30pm in
Tudhoe Community Centre.
Tea or coffee and biscuits
will be provided.
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Tea and music in Whitworth Church
On Sunday 23rd August
Whitworth Church will be
host to Afternoon Tea and
Organ music between 1.00
and 4.30pm, in aid of the
organ restoration fund.
Admission is free.
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Blood Donor Session
The next blood donor session
taking place in the Town
Hall is on Thursday 27th
August 2009 between
2.45pm and 7.00pm. New
and returning donors
welcome. Further
information can be found at
www.blood.co.uk or by
calling 0845 7 711 711
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Charity Challenge Fund Raiser wins £500
A member of the Lifestyle
Fitness Gym at Spennymoor
Leisure Centre has won £500
after taking part in the
Lifestyle Fitness Charity
Challenge. Mr Les Lindsay
who completed the challenge
was presented with a cheque
for £500 to spend as he likes,
having won a prize draw for
participants. The cheque
was presented by Gordon
Hall, Managing Director of
Lifestyle Fitness and Jeanette
Pickard, Chief Executive of
the Tony Blair Sports
Foundation. Hundreds of
Lifestyle Fitness members
across the UK, including
those at Ferryhill, Shildon
Sunnydale, Newton Aycliffe
and Spennymoor Leisure
Centres have been taking
part in the challenge since
2008. Every two years
Lifestyle Fitness commits to
supporting a different charity.
Members of Lifestyle
Fitness in 2008/2009 have
been urged to complete the
challenge and raise funds for
the Tony Blair Sports
Foundation. For each
member who completes the
challenge, Lifestyle Fitness
donates £5 to the charity and
members across the UK have
taken part in a variety of fund
raising activities and so far
have raised over £250,000
for a number of charitable
causes. The next big push to
raise funds for the Sports
Foundation is with Lifestyle
Fitness Team 100, who are
taking part in the 2009 Great
North Run. The team are
seeking support and
sponsorship. The Tony Blair
Sports Foundation is a
charity which aims to invest
in local people to help them
make the most of themselves
through sport. By developing
sports coaching and
increasing opportunities for
young people to participate,
it is hoped that the
foundation can improve the
health and well being of local
people. The Lifestyle Fitness
Charity challenge will
continue until 2010.
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Long awaited water polo success
Great Britain's Men's Water
Polo team led by Scott
Carpenter from Tudhoe and
Sedgefield Water Polo Club
played two friendly
internationals at Lancaster
and Manchester
respectively in front of full
houses recently. For the
first time in 41 years Great
Britain defeated Holland at
Lancaster 12-10 and then
drew at Manchester 8-8.
Scott, aged 21, is the
youngest player in Britain's
starting line up and
managed to inspire his team
with his usual brand of
dynamic and high tempo
play which even the best
teams in the world struggle
to cope with. This has
resulted in him being
offered a lucrative
professional contract to go
to Australia in November
to play for Victorian Tigers
from Melbourne. Great
Britain head to the
European Championships
in Switzerland in
September with their
highest ranking in
European and World Polo
for nearly 40 years. This
will put them in good shape
for the 2012 Olympics in
London.
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Octogenarian Countryside Rangers
Stan Pinkney and Eric
Lincoln may have both just
turned 80 but they certainly
have no plans to retire from
their long standing roles
with Durham Voluntary
Countryside Ranger
Service (DVCRS).
The firm friends are
dedicated members of the
army of over 300
volunteers who help to
keep County Durham's
countryside in tip top
condition and between
them have been installing
gates, improving drainage,
laying hedges and
improving footpaths for 27
years. Stan, who is from
Spennymoor and Eric who
hails from Heighington,
share a lifelong love of the
outdoors, despite having
careers which were
predominantly buildingbound.
(Stan is a retired
forklift truck driver and
Eric spent many years in
electronics)
Now every Wednesday they
role up their sleeves and
literally 'dig in' to maintain
County Durham's rural
beauty. For Eric it's the
highlight of the week, "Oh
yes, I really look forward
to it, it's a happy day out
there's so much
camaraderie. We're always
having so much fun."
For Durham County
Council Volunteer
Coordinator Deborah
Ferguson the work the pair
does is priceless. "Without
the support and dedication
of volunteers like Stan and
Eric we simply couldn't
provide the level of service
that we do. All our
volunteers are such a vital
part of the Countryside
Service, it's impossible to
imagine functioning
without them. It's great for
the volunteers to get
recognition for the hard
work they do, week in,
week out - they deserve it.
Stan and Eric really are an
inspiration and I only hope
I'm half as fit as they when
I reach their age!"
Portfolio Holder Cllr Bob
Young says they are a
fantastic example, "Stan
and Eric are part of a
volunteer army making an
invaluable contribution to
our countryside. The
volunteers bring with them
a wealth of experience and
talent but no money could
buy the enthusiasm and
team spirit they show with
such energy."
So when do this intrepid
duo think they'll call all the
digging and hammering a
day? "How long is a piece
of string? says Eric.
If you're interested in
learning more about
volunteering please contact
Deborah Ferguson,
Volunteer Co-ordinator on
(0191) 383 5704 or email:
rangers@durham.gov.uk
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Befriend a Gurkha through GWT
You would probably have to
search for a long time to find
a regiment of soldiers more
highly thought of by the
townspeople of Spennymoor
than the men of the Gurkha
Regiment. Even our own 'D'
Rifles (formerly the Durham
Light Infantry) highly
regarded thought they very
rightly are, would struggle
to find the same universal
appeal - charisma, even - as
these brave fighting men
from the Nepalese foothills
of the Himalayas. The town
took them to their collective
hearts from their first
appearance in our annual
Remembrance Parade, and
there, apparently they will
remain - friends forever.
So a visit from a friend is
always a special occasion.
Last year the town was given
an insight into the life of a
Gurkha soldier, and
responded by funding a new
classroom in their 'Friends
Academy', where a town
plaque, presented by
Spennymoor Town Council
now hangs on the wall. Their
most recent visit had a fund
raising purpose.
The Gurkha Welfare Trust
was established in the United
Kingdom in 1969, to provide
financial, medical and
community aid for Gurkha
ex-servicemen and their
dependants, after their return
to Nepal. Nepal is a landlocked
country and the
incredibly brave fighting
men that we know as the
Gurkhas, and own as friends
are it's most notable 'export'.
The men of the Gurkha
Regiment have been fighting
Britain's wars for close to
200 years, during which time
they have served in most of
the conflicts we have been
involved in, winning 13
Victoria Crosses in the
process.
The Trust points out that "If
there was a minute's silence
for every Gurkha casualty
from World War II alone, we
would remain quiet for two
whole weeks. But that
silence would do nothing to
help the living, the wounded,
the disabled, ex-soldiers
without military pensions for
the service they so willingly
gave. Together with those
left destitute by ill health or
natural disaster, and their
dependants their numbers
are counted in thousands."
And this in a country where
there is no public housing,
no National Health Service,
and no Unemployment
Benefit.
It is to help these people that
the Gurkha Welfare rust
exists, and when Cpl. Anil
Rai and Cpl. Birendra Rai
visited the town's Asda store
on Thursday 13th August,
accompanied by
Spennymoor's long serving
Parade Marshall, Arnold W.
Sanderson, they came for the
purpose of raising money on
behalf of the Trust.
Sir Ralph Turner, MC,
served with the 3rd Queen
Alexandra's Own Gurkha
Rifles in World War 1, and
he said of them: "Bravest of
the brave, most generous of
the generous, never had
country more faithful friends
than you".
If you missed the Gurkha's
on their recent visit, and
would like to make a
donation to the Gurkha
Welfare Trust, no matter how
small, you can do so very
easily. Parade Marshall
Sanderson is their accredited
fund-raiser for the local area,
and you can contact him by
calling (01388) 816001. If
you'd like to know more
about the work of the Gurkha
Welfare Trust, log onto their
website: www.gwt.org.uk
where you will find lots of
additional information.
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Spennymoor couple 'Tie the Knot'
Raising thousands of
pounds for charity was
a dream come true in
more ways than one, for
a devoted Spennymoor
couple.
Matthew Hulbert, 31 and
Kendra Blackett, 23,
were winners of TFM
Radio's 'Five Brides
One Wedding'
Competition. The couple
beat more than 600
applicants and took part
in a gruelling Bridal
Boot Camp exercise,
prior to being set the
ultimate challenge - to
raise as much money in
one week for TFM
Radio's 'Cash for Kids'
charity.
Competing against four
other couples, Matthew,
a Sergeant in the Royal
Signals and Kendra, a
personal trainer, kick
started their fund raising
with bag packing events
in a number of
supermarkets in the area,
in addition to organising
tombolas, raffles, a
football tournament, a
bonus ball competition
and scoured the pubs and
clubs across the region
for support.
Broadcast live on TFM
Radio's breakfast show
with all contestants
present and
accompanied in the
studio by Nas Khan,
managing director of
Jennings Motor Group,
the dedicated duo
scooped first place after
it was announced that
they had raised a
staggering £13,780. The
grand total raised by all
five couples exceeded
£38,000.
Dawn Carney, Manager
of Cash for Kids said,
"Everyone is so proud
of all five couples' fund
raising efforts to raise
almost £40,000. The
money will stay within
the local area to help the
neediest children. Thank
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Sign Language Students achieve qualification
Twelve learners have
recently been attending
an Introduction to
British Sign Language
(BSL)
accredited course at Clay
Café Spennymoor
funded through Working
Neighbourhoods
Funding (WNF)
Personal Skills Training.
They have successfully
achieved the
Introduction to BSL
qualification and this has
encouraged them and
given them the
confidence to progress
to the next level. The
teacher of the course,
Susan Graham said "The
learners determination
has really paid off and I
am delighted that all
twelve have achieved the
qualification".
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Music in the Last Wilderness
Spennymoor composer
Duncan Brown is
composing the music for
the new sight specific
theatre production THE
LAST WILDERNESS
by North East Theatre
Company Changeling
Productions. The
production takes place
in the beautiful
surroundings of
Harehope Quarry,
Frosterley from 10-12
September which
features over 60 actors
and singers from the
region.
Combining theatre with
music and new songs
(performed on a variety
of traditional and newlycreated
site-specific
instruments including
musical stones), giant
puppets and the natural
beauty of Harehope
Quarry and the North
Pennines, The Last
Wilderness will be
performed by a 60
strong cast of
professional actors and
singers from the region,
alongside amateur
choirs and singers,
children, young people's
choirs, and local people.
The Last Wilderness
tells the story of Thomas
Allman, a North
Pennines hill farmer,
faced with the biggest
decision of his life.
Should he sell his farm
to the mysterious
stranger who apparently
offers him the answer to
all his problems?
Haunted by the failures
and betrayals of the past
and his hopes for the
future Thomas finds
himself journeying to
The Last Wilderness, a
place where he must
face up to whom he is
and what he is. The new
play is the latest sitespecific
work from
North East theatre
company Changeling
Productions, who are
renowned for creating
unique work in unusual
places throughout the
UK and Europe.
Previous projects have
included performances
on climbing walls
(Elevation), swimming
pools (Three Miles
Away), housing estates
(Transfusion) and
Bishop Auckland Castle
(The Painter and The
Patriarch). Recently the
company devised
Songlines, a ballad that
was created and sung by
people in towns and
villages from Barrow to
Hartlepool.
The Harehope Quarry
Project, in County
Durham, is an ecoproject
that explores
sustainable living, where
once they quarried the
unique and world
famous Frosterley
Marble. The Harehope
Quarry Project has
worked to restore areas
of the quarry giving it a
new function and
providing facilities for
visitors.
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Spennymoor Town FC launches new website
The new look website
launched on the first day
of the 2009/10 season.
The site includes match
reports, fixtures and
everything a supporter
could need to know.
Saturday 15th August
was also a good day on
the pitch as Spennymoor
are through to the next
round of the F.A.Cup
after a comprehensive
5-1 victory over
Ashington at The
Brewery Field.
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Duck race in aid of North East Hospice appeal
Hundreds of rubber ducks
will be adding a splash of
colour to The Alnwick
Garden on Sunday 23rd
August. You are invited
to purchase a duck ticket
for £2 which gains you
entry into The Alnwick
Garden for a special
evening event. The
Garden will be open until
8pm. The bath time toys
have been in training for
weeks at The Granary in
Amble for the second
Great North East Duck
Dash down the Garden's
Grand Cascade organised
by Grace House North
East Children's Hospice
Appeal.
And this year, they will
be turning out in four
different colours - the
traditional yellow, as well
as red, green and blue - to
make the charity races a
colourful and exciting
spectacle for all the
family. Five hundred of
each colour, with names
such as David Peckham,
Pearls a Winger, Mallard
Ministration and Martin
Luther Wing will be lining
up to compete for the
crown of Duck Dash
Champion from 3.30pm
on Sunday. Ducks are on
sale around the North East
for £2, which also gives
free entry to The Alnwick
Garden from 3pm. Last
year's race was won,
appropriately enough, by
the Duckess of
Northumberland! The
overall winning duck
ticket owner will waddle
off with the top prize of a
family day out to Kielder
with added extras. To be
in with a chance of
winning, you can buy
your duck at Simon Berry
Optometrists, Durham, or
Thompson's Opticians in
Birtley and Stockton. You
can also contact the Grace
House office on (0191)
5166302 and purchase
tickets over the phone or
at hm@gracehouse.co.uk
The Grace House
Children's Hospice
Appeal is raising funds to
build, equip and run the
only dedicated children's
hospice in the North East
that will have a catchment
area from Berwick to
Teesside.
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Croxdale Residents Play Area Fun Day
Following an inspection
of the Children's play area
on Croxdale Front Street,
the City of Durham Safety
Officer reported that none
of the equipment
complied with current
safety standards.
Therefore, Croxdale
Residents Association in
partnership with Croxdale
and Hett Parish Council
and supported by the City
of Durham Council
launched an appeal last
summer to raise the
£50,000 needed to bring
the play area up to
standard. To date over
£15,000 has been raised
by the residents.
Their next fund raising
event is a Play Day to held
on the field to the rear of
the Corner Shop on
Saturday 29th August
from 1.00 to 4.00pm.
Attractions include Face
painting, bottle raffle,
cakes, tombolas, games
and Handbags and
Jewellery stalls.
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Thorn shortlisted for 'Best Factory' award
Thorn Lighting based in
Green Lane, has been
shortlisted for a prestigious
national award ran by the
Cranfield School of
Management.
The Award is given annually
to companies that have
proven track record in
manufacturing excellence
and stand out when
compared to organisations
in the same sector. Part of
the assessment process
involves a visit from a team
of Cranfield School of
Management assessors. The
team meets with the
management and workforce
on site to validate and make
its assessment of the plant's
competitive position and
manufacturing performance.
After almost 60 years at
Merrington Lane, the
company recently re-located
to a new £28m custom built
factory, which also houses a
£1.3m training academy.
The Awards event will take
place at Royal Lancaster
Hotel, Hyde Park, London
on Friday 18th September
2009.
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Young inspried to be enterprising as unemployment rises
Young people in County
Durham who are among
those most likely to be hit
by the rising youth
unemployment rate are
being encouraged to secure
their own future by starting
a business.
With latest trends revealing
unemployment has reached
a 14-year high and almost
2.5 million of the
population out of work,
northern areas have seen a
steep rise in
unemployment.
Young people have been
hit hardest by the current
decline with
unemployment among the
under-25s rising fastest
and half of the jobs lost in
the past year were those of
youngsters.
Local Enterprise Growth
Initiative (LEGI), Be
Enterprising was created
to inspire enterprise and
bring about positive and
measurable changes in the
unemployment hotspots of
County Durham. Among
those supported by Be
Enterprising are young
people looking to launch
their own business.
Elliott Patterson, Be
Enterprising programme
manager, said: "We are
committed to inspiring
enterprise and supporting
young people with their
business ideas. Be
Enterprising's aim is to
make a difference in the
communities in which we
operate by empowering
people and motivating
them to start up their own
businesses. Young people
starting businesses today
will create employment
opportunities for the
future."
Two young women who
have started their own
business are Tracey
McKenna and Claire
Ronson, both aged 20.
With the help of Be
Enterprising Tracey and
Claire have realised their
dreams and opened their
own hair and beauty salon,
Phab Hair and Beauty
Room, in Spennymoor,
County Durham.
Claire, who followed her
mum's footsteps into
hairdressing, started out as
a Saturday girl in a local
salon at 14 and, after
finishing school, went to
train in a Durham salon.
Tracey, from Crook,
completed her beauty
qualification at Bishop
Auckland College and,
after gaining two years
experience working in
beauty salons, decided she
was ready to go it alone.
Claire, from Spennymoor,
said: "Tracey and I have
got such a good thing
going here. We can refer
clients to each other and
provide a full hair and
beauty service to our
customers. It's a great
partnership we've
formed."
Tracey added: "I'm
planning on taking further
beauty courses so I can
develop my business and
provide the best possible
service I can for my
clients. I'm also hoping in
the future to take
somebody on to train up
and give them the same
opportunities and
experience that I had when
I left college."
Phab Beauty Room offers
beauty services such as
waxing, manicures and
facials amongst other
treatments. Phab Hair
offers services that include
colouring, cuts, styles and
hair extensions.
Along with support from
Michael Smith, their
business coach, Tracey and
Claire received a grant
from Be Enterprising to
help with start-up costs.
Be Enterprising is a
government funded
programme and is
supported by additional
investment from the
European Regional
Development Fund. Since
it started in 2007 the
programme has helped
people in County Durham
communities to start up
over 1000 new businesses.
Michael Smith said: "It's
young entrepreneurs like
Tracey and Claire who
really benefit from the
funding and guidance
offered by Be Enterprising.
It gives them the support
they need to establish
themselves and gain
confidence to follow their
dreams. It just shows, even
with the economic
downturn, if there is a
belief that something will
succeed and follow
through, it will. Claire and
Tracey certainly have had
that drive and
determination to see their
business through."
Anyone living in County
Durham who would like
support making their
business idea a reality may
be eligible for support
from Be Enterprising. For
more information call 0800
030 4134 or visit www.beenterprising.
biz.
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