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DISABLED TO BE MADE REDUNDANT AS REMPLOY ANNOUNCES CLOSURES
Over 70 people look like
being made redundant as
Remploy, the UK.’s largest
empoyer of the disabled,
announces closures of over
half their factories.
Staff at the Spennymoor
factory were told the news of
the closure in their work’s
canteen over lunch on
Tuesday.
The closure plans however
are being opposed by Trade
Union Unite,which is calling
on the company to meet with
the trade union consortium
to discuss rescue plans to save
as many sites as possible.
Unite National Officer,
Rachael Maskell, said "The
disabled workers employed by
Remploy will find it almost
impossible to get other jobs
if their factory is closed."
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JOAN FOLLOWS IN THE FAMILY TRADITION
Councillor Joan Wood is
Spennymoor’s new Mayor,
being appointed to the
position at the Council’s
Annual Meeting, held in the
Town Hall last Monday
evening.
Councillor Fred Walker told
his fellow Councillors that he
had great pleasure in
proposing Councillor Joan
Wood as the new Town
Mayor.
“I had the privilege of being
Deputy Mayor when her
mother, Hannah Ferguson,
was Spennymoor Town
Mayor in 1988-89,” he said.
“I also worked alongside her
father, George Ferguson,
when he was Chairman of
Sedgefield District Council.”
Councillor Wood's brother,
Russell, was also a former
Spennymoor Town Mayor,
serving from 2001 to 2002.
Councillor Walker went on to
say, “The excellent way in
which Joan has carried out the
duties of Deputy Mayor
during the last year, combined
with her family background,
will ensure that she makes an
excellent Mayor in the finest
traditions of the position”.
Councillor Wood was then
formerly invested with the
mayoral chain of office.
She then addressed her
colleagues, and members of
the public in the crowded
gallery, saying, “To serve the
people of Spennymoor as
their Town Mayor is, indeed,
a great privelege.”
“It is also a very great honour
to wear this chain of office,
and I will wear it with the
greatest of pride and follow
the Mayors who went before
in upholding the office with
dignity and diligence”.
Councillor Ian Harrington
was chosen to serve as
Deputy Mayor.
Like Mayor Wood, he is no
stranger to public service,
having been a member of
Spennymoor Town Council
since 1991.
He represented Spennymoor
Ward for two terms, then,
after an absence of four years,
found that boundary changes
had placed his home in Low
Spennymoor and Tudhoe
Grange Ward, where he was
again elected to the Town
Council in 2003 and again in
the recent election.
As a member of Spennymoor
Town Council, Councillor
Harrington has taken an
active part in the life of the
Council, being Chair and
Vice Chair of the Planning &
Highways Committee, and
the Finance & General
Purposes Committees.
He has also chaired the
Sedgefield District Local
Councils’ Committee and
represented that body on the
Durham Association of Town
and Parish Councils.
He currenlty represents the
town on the Largest Local
Councils Committee of the
National Association of
Local Councils.
In his acceptance speech,
Councillor Harrington
pledged to support the Town
Mayor in any way he could
during the next year.
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ANSWER TO AN AGE OLD QUERY
A question that has had
people scratching
their heads in
bewilderment for centuries
has finally been answered –
by children in a Spennymoor
Nursery School.
The question is, of course,
'Which came first: the
chicken or the egg?”
The children at Ox Close
Nursery School arrived at
their answer very logically, in
a manner that would probably
leave the world's great
scientific brains awestruck.
Quite simply, they had three
eggs, two of which have
hatched, producing beautiful
little chickens, according to
mother nature's plan.
Were the children excited by
their newly-arrived brood?
“Not half as excited as their
parents and grandparents,”
says Headteacher
Jayne Smith.
“Every visitor to the School
wants to 'see the chickens'.
Of course, you can hardly
blame them – the youngest
members of our School, like
all our little ones, are lovely”.
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MISSING CAT
A cat going by name of Tally
went missing in the Tudhoe
area, on Wednesday, 2nd
May.
She wasn’t wearing a collar
but is chipped.
Tally is a much loved family
pet and her kitten is fretting
for her.
There’s a reward on offer to
anyone who spots her and
the family can be contacted
on 01388 815079 or 0776
549 8768.
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BALLROOM DANCE AT TOWN HALL
There will be Sequence and
Ballroom Dance on the 25th
of May at Spennymoor Town
Hall . The fantastic organist
Graeme Scarlett will be on
hand to entertain with music
and dancing starts from
8.00pm until 11.00pm.
Tickets cost £4 each and
are available on the door.
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HISTORY GROUP APPEALS FOR INFORMATION
Brancepeth Archives and
History Group are eager to
preserve and record the
history of their village, and
are appealing for anyone
with information about
Brancepeth , whether in the
form of documents,
photographs or even
personal memories, to get in
touch with them.
They will be holding an
Open Day on Saturday, 2nd
June, in the Village Hall, from
10.00am – 4.00pm.
Any items taken along on
that day will be scanned into
their computer, and returned
immediately and there will
also be facilities for recording
verbal memories.
Refreshments will also be
available during the day.
If readers have items that
cannot be scanned, they ask
that people inform them, so
they can build up a record of
what information exists, and
where it is kept safe.
Those unable to attend the
Open Day, but have
information of any kind on
the village , can contact the
Group through Peter Cargill
(0191) 3780509; Jim
Merrington (0191) 3780952
or Vivienne Lowe (0191)
3780974.
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COUNCIL LEADERS IN ROLE REVERSAL
In a reversal of roles,
Councillor Jim Graham, the
former Deputy Leader of
Spennymoor Town Council,
has been elected as the new
Leader of the Council, with
Councillor John M. Marr,
Leader for the last three years,
being elected as Cllr Graham’s
Deputy Leader.
The elections took place at
the Annual Meeting of the
Town Council this week in the
Town Hall.
A crowded meeting heard that
the new Mayor, Cllr Joan
Wood, had chosen to
support The Great North Air
Ambulance as her chosen
charity, and the fund-raising
will officially open when she
is 'At Home' to Councillors
and town residents at the
Town Hall on Saturday, 9th
June.
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CHANGE YOUR LIFESTYLE
"Are you motivated to
make healthier choices?”
ask the organisers of a new
course to be held in the area
shortly.
“Do you want to change
your lifestyle?”
“If the answer is yes we have
the Courses for you,” they
say.
“Come along to our new free
Healthy Lifestyle Course
starting soon in St. Pauls
Church Hall Spennymoor
every Tuesday, 9.30am to
11.00am, starting on
Tuesday, 5th June 2007.
The Healthy Lifestyle
ANSWER TO AN AGE OLD QUERY
A question that has had
people scratching
their heads in
bewilderment for centuries
has finally been answered –
by children in a Spennymoor
Nursery School.
The question is, of course,
'Which came first: the
chicken or the egg?”
The children at Ox Close
Nursery School arrived at
their answer very logically, in
a manner that would probably
leave the world's great
scientific brains awestruck.
Quite simply, they had three
eggs, two of which have
hatched, producing beautiful
little chickens, according to
mother nature's plan.
Were the children excited by
their newly-arrived brood?
“Not half as excited as their
parents and grandparents,”
says Headteacher
Jayne Smith.
“Every visitor to the School
wants to 'see the chickens'.
Of course, you can hardly
blame them – the youngest
members of our School, like
all our little ones, are lovely”.
Ain’t they tweet! The chicks are admired by youngsters at
Ox Close Nursery School.
Course is being run by the
Pioneering Care Partnership
who are based at Newton
Aycliffe, is free and will run
for up to 8 weeks.
It includes several practical
cooking sessions and also
various other topics such as
First Aid and Holistic
Therapies Tasters.
Readers attending will also
have the opportunity to try
out different kinds of
exercise.
“Healthy Lifestyle Courses
are a fun way to meet new
people, learn new skills and
become healthier. These
courses are free, why not start
your new lifestyle now?,” say
the organisers.
“Places are strictly limited,
so book your place.”
“To find out more
information, please call the
team on 01325 329933”,
they say.
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ALAN WAS FIRST VISITOR
Local photographer, Alan
Hardy, holds the honour of
being the first visitor to
Spennynews’ recentlyopened
Spennymoor Office,
situated right across the road
from the Town Hall.
Our new Spennymoor
headquarters are in an office
in the premises of BLP
Property Services Limited,
thanks to the kindness and
generosity of local
businessman, Tony Langdale.
Alan called to let us know that
he will be exhibiting his
landscape photography in
the Main Reception Hall of
County Hall in Durham for
one week, commencing on
Monday 18th June.
So, if readers are in Durham
around that time, why not
pop along to County Hall,
which is across the road from
the University Hospital and
take a look at the area as Alan
sees it through the lens of his
camera.
Readers are invited to call at
our Office to leave stories, ask
for coverage of local events,
or place classified adverts at
our standard rate of 35p per
word.
The office, it seems, is also
turning into ‘Gossip Corner’,
with readers keen to call in
for a chat with whichever of
our volunteers are staffing the
office.
Each and everyone of our
readers ise invited to call in
and meet the team.
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TUDHOE GRANGE SCHOOL BANDS REUNION
The two talented Tudhoe
Grange School Bands are
holding a Reunion Concert at
the School on Saturday, 23rd
June, 2007, and have issued a
warm welcome to former
members who would like to
join them for the day.
Former member s of either
the Concert Band or Big
Band, who would like to help
celebrate this very special
year, the 25th Anniversary
of the Bands’ formation,
should contact Musical
Director Adrian Biddulph in
advance .
Contact can be made
through the Band’s website,
www.tgsb.net or by clicking
on the link at
www.spennynews.com/links.
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FREE OPEN DAY AT SURE START CENTRE
The Sure Start Children's
Centre at Tudhoe Moor
Nursery will be hosting a free
Open Day on Saturday 16th
June from 10.30am to
2.30pm, and, say the
organisers, “Everybody is
welcome”.
On offer are refreshments, a
Children's Entertainer, Face
Painting and, amongst other
attractions, Health
Information for Men to
complement Men’s Health
Week which is being held
between 11th and 17th June.
Accordingly, Dads, Grandads
and Male Carers are invited
to pop over and join in the
fun.
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I CAN TALK
The area’s Sure Start Centres
are going to be the first in
the Country to hold “I CAN
talk early”, a scheme to
improve speech, language and
communication skills.
The scheme aims to ensure
that all early years’
youngsters learn in
communication-friendly
environments.
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ADJOURNMENT IN CASE OF BANNED DRIVER
A disqualified driver from
Spennymoor had his case
adjourned recently when he
appeared before the South
Durham Magistrates sitting at
Newton Aycliffe.
32 year-old Paul
Longthorne, of Craddock
Street in Spennymoor, faces
three motoring charges,
these being ‘driving whilst
disqualified’, ‘having no
Insurance’ and ‘failing to
supply a specimen of blood’.
It is alleged that these
offences were committed in
Newton Aycliffe’s Burn Lane
on the 26th and 27th of April
this year.
The sitting Magistrates
agreed to adjourn the matter
until the 30th of May.
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HISTORY IS MADE BY AGNES
A retired State Registered
Nurse and Community
Midwife from Spennymoor
has been elected the new
Leader of Sedgefield
Borough Council.
Agnes Armstrong is a
Borough Council stalwart
and Ward Member for
Tudhoe and replaces Bob
Fleming at the helm of the
local authority which has its
headquarters in
Spennymoor.
She will have, as her deputy,
Cllr. Vince Crosby of the
Greenfield & Middridge
Ward.
It is a case of history in the
making, as Cllr Armstrong
becomes the first female
Leader in the history of
Sedgefield Borough and the
former Sedgefield District
Council and she becomes
only the third Leader of the
Borough Council.
Indeed, it is a female ‘double,’
for another woman, Cllr.
Sarah Iveson, was selected as
Mayor for the next year,
replacing Cllr Lucy Hovvels.
Cllr. Iveson was Mayor of
Great Aycliffe Town Council
for the period 1997-98.
As well as being a Borough
Councillor, 63-year-old Mrs
Iveson has been a Councillor
for the last 12 years with
Great Aycliffe Town Council
and Durham County Council.
Her husband, Malcolm, was a
previous Leader of Great
Aycliffe Town Council and
was a Cabinet Member for
the Borough Council.
Speaking after her
appointment, Cllr. Iveson,
said: “It is a great honour and
tremendous privilege to
represent Sedgefield Borough
as Mayor – a position I will
endeavour to carry out with
dignity.”
Cllr. John Robinson of
Sedgefield, who is also a
Town, Borough and County
Councillor, was elected to the
position of Deputy Mayor.
Cllr. Iveson’s chosen charity
for the forthcoming 12
months is the Children’s
Diabetes Trust Fund.
During her year in office, Cllr.
Hovvels, the retiring
Borough Mayor, raised
£12,788 to be shared equally
between her two chosen
charities – the Learning
Library and Little Hands
Kenya.
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YOUNGSTERS SOW SEEDS OF GREEN FUTURE
Green-fingered youngsters are
being challenged to take part in
sunflower and pumpkin growing
contests this summer.
Durham County Council is
running the two competitions
as a fun introduction to
gardening and plant biology and
to help raise awareness of home
composting.
The council’s waste
management unit is offering
free seeds to schools and
children who want to try to grow
the tallest sunflower or heaviest
pumpkin.
The aim is for children to grow
a seedling at school or at home,
replant it in the garden and look
after it over the summer and
autumn.
The growers of the heaviest
pumpkin and tallest sunflower
will win £100 for their school
to spend on outdoor teaching
resources, a home compost bin
and £50 to spend on outdoor
play equipment for themselves.
To enter call Suzanne
Williamson at Durham County
Council on 0191 383 5553.
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BREACH OF CONDITIONAL DISCHARGE WHEN ASSAULT ADMITTED
A Spennymoor man who
suffers from diabetes
admitted in Court that he had
had a drink problem for five
or six years and that he was
thirsty all the time due to his
condition.
Raymond Inwood, 45, of
Ullswater Close in
Spennymoor, appeared
before the South Durham
Magistrates sitting at
Newton Aycliffe recently
where he admitted a charge
of ‘assault by beating’, the
offence being committed on
or about the 1st of April this
year in Spennymoor.
Mr. Paul Hunter, appearing
on behalf of the Crown
Prosecution Service, told the
Court that the Police were
called to Inwood’s home
because he was ‘smashing the
house up’. When they
arrived, Inwood’s wife, the
injured party in the case,
stated that he had been
smashing some items and had
left.
Later, the Police received
another call to say that
Inwood had returned. The
injured party then told Police
that she and Inwood had been
out drinking and that, on the
way home, there had been an
argument and that he had
punched her. When they
arrived home, Inwood
punched and kicked at her in
the kitchen.
In interview after his arrest,
Inwood made no reply to any
of the questions put to him
by the interviewing Police
Officers.
Mr. Hunter went on to tell
the Court that no
photographs were taken of
the injured party’s injuries and
that later, the injured party
made a retraction statement
to the Police.
In conclusion, Mr. Hunter
stated that Inwood’s last
conviction was last year when
he was handed a Conditional
Discharge for an offence of
‘affray’ following an incident
in Bishop Auckland Police
Station and that, in
consequence, Inwood’s
admission of guilt to the
current charge meant that he
was in breach of that
Conditional Discharge.
Inwood, who was not
represented in Court, admitted
being in breach of the
Conditional Discharge and
told the sitting Magistrates
that he was unable to recall
the attack on the injured party.
Inwood added that, as well as
suffering from diabetes, he
also had a “borderline
personality disorder” and,
although currently employed
by Ness Furniture, he had
many financial problems.
The sitting Magistrates agreed
that a full Pre-Sentence Report
should be prepared by the
Probation Service with a
steering of a high-level
Community Penalty.
Inwood was handed
conditional bail until he
appears on the 7th of June to
be sentenced, the conditions
being not to interfere with
witnesses and to leave the
property in Ullswater Close
when requested by the injured
party.
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THE DISNEY SHOW WITH THE TEARAWAYS
After completing another
successful production, The
Tearaways Youth Theatre
Group, which attracts a lot
of its members from the
Spennymoor area, are about
to go into rehearsals for their
next production, “The
Disney Show.”
The production will coincide
with the Group’s 10th
Anniversary in October of
this year and they are
presently looking for young
people aged 10 to 16 years
of age, who are interested in
singing, dancing and drama,
to join them in this
production.
According to the organisers
of the drama group, the
production will be the
Group’s biggest staged to
date.
For more information on the
Group, which has its base over
in Shildon, and how to join
it, give them a ring on
(01388 ) 774838
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NURSERY CHILDREN ON THE TRAIL
Children at Ox Close Nursery
School have been hitting the
trail, to raise funds for new
facilities being planned for
their School garden.
To help raise funds, the
youngsters happily emptied
their piggy banks and made a
Penny Trail by laying lines of
coins all round the paths in the
garden.
Miss Jayne Smith, Headteacher
at the Nursery, said, “The
support for this fund-raising
event has been phenomenal.”
“We raised just over £100 last
year and I'm sure we have
passed that figure this year.”
“ I would like to thank all of
the children and their families
for their generous support,”
she said.
The children’s Penny Trail
went twice round the
pathways, and the children
even added embellishments of
their own, including ladders
and a variety of shapes with
their pennies, as well as lines.
The school has placed a huge
emphasis on developing the
garden, which is also used by
neighbouring Ox Close
Primary School's Reception
Class during the break
between the Nursery's
morning and afternoon
sessions.
Over the last three years,
over £37,000 has been spent
developing the garden,
creating an exciting sand play
area, an amphitheatre for
performing outdoors, a Pirate
Ship for climbing and language
development, and a special
quiet corner for telling
stories.
Fund-raising events like the
Penny Trail and other
sponsored events have
helped raise the funds to
create the facilities.
Staff are currently in the
process of making plans to
extend the garden further, this
time including an area for
music making and art work.
Plans are hopefully to also
create an extension to the
wildlife area and a quiet
sensory walk.
All of the money raised by
the School will go towards the
creation of the project.
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GARDENS OPEN
No. 4 Stockley Grove,
Brancepeth will be open to
the public on Sunday 27th
May between 2.00pm and
5.00pm by kind permission
of Mr. and Mrs. Bainbridge.
The garden will be open to
the public as part of St.
Cuthbert’s Hospice Open
Gardens 200
The garden comprises of an
acre with trees, shrubs and
herbaceous borders with two
ponds with waterfalls and a
stream linking the two as well
as a wild life pond.
Teas are available and
admission is by donation.
Stockley Grove is on the left
opposite the right hand turn
to Oakenshaw.
For further details please
telephone the Fund-raising
Office 0191 386 1170.
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THEY DO MORE THAN JUST LEND OUT BOOKS!
Casual users of Spennymoor
Library may not realise that
the facility has quite a
healthy retail aspect with a
of items on sale, including an
interesting selection of Celtic
silver Mackintosh Jewellery
and a selection of fashion
jewellery starting at £5.00.
Other items on sale include
books of local interest, census
vouchers, stationery items
for children, wall charts, at
only £1.00 each, greetings
cards, foreign language CD
Roms. Mackintosh pens, and
most appropriately, Celtic
bookmarks, reading glasses,
magnifiers and booklights.
Enquire at the Library
reception desk.
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PATIENTS WILL GET A RISE OUT OF TOWN MAYOR'S CHEQUE
Patients at Spennymoor
Health Centre will soon find
themselves on the up and up,
thanks to the town’s outgoing
Mayor.
When Councillor Sylvia
Plews was appointed Mayor
of Spennymoor in May of last
year, she chose The Health
Centre Equipment Fund as the
good cause that would benefit
from fund-raising during her
term of office.
At the Annual General
Meeting of Spennymoor
Town Council on Monday
21st May, there were smiles
all round as she presented a
cheque for £11,225.00 to
Doctor Staines, the sum raised
from special functions held
during the last twelve months.
Thanking the Mayor, Doctor
Staines said, “Standing here is
becoming a habit, but a very
good one.”
“The benefits of what has
been raised are for both doctor
and patient alike”.
He went on to explain that
the money would provide
hydraulically adjustable
examination couches, saying,
“Currently, the examination
couches are at a height which
are convenient for the
doctors, but for older people
it becomes something of a
'step-ladder job' to get onto
them.”
“The new couches will go
down to about a foot from
the floor and can then be
raised to a height where it is
comfortable for the doctors
to carry out their
examination”.
Before presenting her
cheque, Mayor Plews offered
her thanks to all who had
supported her and her fundraising
throughout the course
of the year, saying, “There
were many, including
Borough and Town
Councillors, who went the
extra mile in supporting me
and my fund-raising”.
She went on to thank
Council staff before
concluding, “It would be
remiss of me not to thank
my husband and consort,
Eddie, who has been by my
side and a tower of strength
to me throughout my
Mayoral year”.
Leader of the Council,
Councillor John M Marr,
congratulated the retiring
Mayor and her husband,
Eddie, on their year.
He said, “I'm sure you will all
agree that their commitment
to the cause of their chosen
charity has paid marvellous
dividends”.
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COMPOST AWARENESS SCHEME FOR SCHOOLS
Durham County Council is
organising a ‘compost
awareness-raising’ initiative
among schoolsin the area, in
which the Authority is
offering up to three free
compost bins.
To qualify, teachers must be
able to attend a short session
where they will be provided
with activity packs containing
games and information about
composting in school time
and at home.
Schools can get full details
from Suzanne Williamson
at Durham County Council
on 0191 383 5553.
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JORDAN'S GONE TO RACING COLLEGE
Former Tudhoe Grange
Schoolgirl Jordan Marr has
been accepted into the
Northern Racing College at
Doncaster on a three year
course and will be continuing
her education after an initial
twelve week course with
Godolphin in Newmarket and
over in Dubai.
Jordan spent time last year
at Howard Johnson’s stables
at Billy Row, gaining
experience in race horses.
All Jordan’s hard work, which
included losing weight and
travelling to Billy Row after
the family moved to
Blackpool, has paid off .
“Jordan is now on her way
to doing what she has wanted
to do since she first sat on a
horse at an early age”, said
her proud Dad, Alan.
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ELIMENTARY FOR WATSON, EASY FOR THE LEADERS
Esh Winning showed why
they are the team to beat, as
they won their top of the table
clash with Tudhoe at the
weekend.
Winning the toss and batting,
Tudhoe were soon in trouble,
as opening bowler Eddie
Watson, ripped through the
top order, leaving the home
side 43 for 5 at one stage.
Only Adrian Stocker, showed
resistance with a dogged 25
n.o. from 87 balls, as the
home side were all out for 99
in just 33.5 overs.
Eddie finished with 5wickets
for 22 in 12 overs, assisted
by Mark Davison with 3
wickets for 15 runs.
When Esh came out to bat,
captain David Watson, then
crashed 23 out of the first
29 runs, to set the visitors
on the way to victory.
Professional Farooq Iqbal, 40
n.o. then guided Esh to an
easy win with more than 15
overs to spare.
Sachin Rana & Chris Glasper
both took 2 wickets apiece,
as Tudhoe fell to 5th in the
league table.
See Tudhoe’s web site at
www.tudhoecc.org.uk.
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SPENNYMOOR ASSAULTS – MAN COMMITTED TO CROWN COURT
Magistrates sitting at Newton
Aycliffe last week committed
a man to be dealt with at the
Crown Court on charges of
‘assault’ and ‘assault
occasioning actual bodily
harm’, alleged to have
occurred in Spennymoor in
the latter part of March this
year.
Gary Storey, 41, whose
current address was given in
Court as Mellanby Crescent
in Newton Aycliffe, was
granted conditional bail until
he appears before the Durham
Crown Court on the 12th of
July.
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TEACHERS AND SIXTH FORM IN CHARITY FOOTBALL MATCH AT BOUNDARY PARK
Despite the rain, a
charity football
match played at
Spennymoor’s Boundary
Park turned out to be freeflowing
and exciting in
which the Staff of
Spennymoor School taught
their students a lesson in how
to score goals in a 4-1 win.
Early signs suggested that the
youth and energy of the
Sixth Form side would win
the game as Daniel Keenan
opened the scoring.
However, Jon Dixon replied
with a firm header and, after
a surging run, Allan Barratt
slotted home to put the staff
ahead.
The second half saw the
Staff build on their lead, with
Shaun Longthorne adding a
third and Andrew Lowe killing
the game off with a well-taken
penalty.
The game was marked by a
sporting atmosphere and good
humour and it provided
everyone with an opportunity
to enjoy football and one
another’s company whilst
raising money for charity.
Commenting on this, Head of
P.E., Russ Braithwaite, said:
“It was a wonderful occasion
and the game was played in an
excellent manner.”
“ It’s fantastic that so many
ex-students joined the staff
side and helped us to victory!”
“A massive ‘thank you’ from
both teams goes to ex-student
Andrew Spenceley who
organised the whole event from
the venue to the match
officials, as well as coaching the
the Sixth Form side.”
“Thanks also go to all the
supporters who braved the
weather to support the teams
and the two charities.”
Christine Saxon from the
N.S.P.C.C. and Dr Lamb from
Bishop Auckland Hospital’s
Paediatric Diabetes Unit
presented the trophies and
monies raised amounted to over
£500 which will be used locally.
Speaking of the event, Sheila
McEwan, Head of Spennymoor
Sixth Form, said “I am so
thrilled. The evening was a
brilliant success and is due to
the fact that Andrew put so
much effort and detailed
planning into the
organisation. It was
wonderful to see so many
staff, students, friends and
families from the town
coming together to
support such good causes.’
This is the second year
that Andrew has organised
this special event.
For the record, members
of the teams were:
Staff Team: Mr R
Braithwaite, Mr A Barratt
Mr D Cooper (captain),
Mr G Hopper, Mr J
Warburton , Mr A Lowe,
Mr G Hudson, Mr K Potts,
Mr K Simpson , Mr R
Spink, Jon Dixon, Steven
Fothergill, Lewis Dodds,
Ryan Murray, Liam Lowe,
Sheldon Metcalfe, Shaun
Longthorne, Michael
Birch and Joel Spragg .
Their Managers were Mr.
T Coltman and Mr. A
Beckett,
The Sixth Form team was
:Mark Youll, Shaun Elliot,
Paul Moses, Daniel
Keenan, Liam Willis,
Robert Wilson, Kyle
Lawson, Liam McRoy
(captain), Tom Fothergill,
Carl Tyers Scott
Dufferwiel, Jamie Wright,
Nicholas Radcliffe, Michael
Fearman, Craig Dufferwiel,
Craig Moses and Kirk Green.
The Manager was Andrew
Spenceley.
The Refreree was Mr
Milner, his assistants were
Mr. B. Parry and Mr. P.
Simpson and the 4th official
was Mr. R Tiffin.
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RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION CALL MEETING
Tudhoe Residents’
Association have invited
Senior Officers from
Sedgefield Borough Council,
including Officers from the
Housing Department, to
attend their next meeting
on 4th June, 2007.
The Association is hoping
that the Officers will address
a number of issues that have
been raised by local residents
in recent meetings,
concerning the care and
maintenance of the estates
within and around the York
Hill area.
“This is a great opportunity
for you and your neighbours
to talk directly to the Senior
Officers and Representatives
for your area, to highlight the
concerns and issues you have
regarding the facilities,
maintenance, anti-social
behaviour, and services
affecting the area in which
you live,” say the organisers.
“The Residents’ Association
is committed to making a
positive difference to the area
that we live in, but we need
your voice to tell us what the
issues are that you want to be
addressed and supported”.
The meeting is to be held on
Monday 4th June at 6.30pm
in Tudhoe Community Centre.
Residents who are unable to
attend and wish to pass their
comments or questions through
the Committee should contact
Nicola Ashley, the Association’s
Chair, at 56 Meadow Green,
Tel: 01388 420035 or Sandra
Stephenson, the Secretary, at
22 St David’s Close, Tel: 01388
813031.
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ARREST WARRANT ISSUED IN RACIALLY THREATENING BEHAVIOUR CASE
Magistrates sitting at Newton
Aycliffe last week issued a
Warrant for the arrest of a
Spennymoor man who failed to
appear before them when
bailed to do so.
20 year-old Christopher
Andrew Simpson, of Wood
Vue in Spennymoor, was
scheduled to appear before the
South Durham Magistrates in
order to face charges of
‘racially aggravated use of
threatening, abusive or
insulting words or behaviour’
and ‘assault by beating’. Both
alleged offences are said to
have been committed in
Spennymoor, in March and
April of this year respectively.
Simpson’s Solicitor, Mr.
Michael Clarke, who was
present in Court, told the
sitting Magistrates that he was
unable to offer any
explanation for the
Defendant’s non-appearance
and, as a result, Mr. Derek
Walton, for the Crown
Prosecution Service,
successfully applied to the
Magistrates for an arrest
warrant.
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SIX HUNDRED DINNER GUESTS ENJOYED INTERNATIONAL BOXING
A rousing six hundred dinner
guests plus spectators enjoyed
yet another night of high
standard International
Boxing recently.
The top County Durham
outfit Spennymoor Boxing
Academy staged their Annual
Dinner promotion at the
Leisure Centre against a
strong Portaloise select from
Southern Ireland.
A nine-bout team match,
followed by three supports,
capped a brilliant evening
with some excellent technical
Boxing from both sides.
Local hero and North East
legend Glen McCroy was
guest of honour and the
excellent M.C. Phil Walker
made sure fans were highly
entertained.
Golden Belt Semi finalist
Chad Ellis was first on and he
dropped a tight majority to
Micheal Weving.
Chad forced the fight
throughout but the judges
opted for the southpaw skills
of the Irish Youngster.
Three times National Golden
Belt winner Ben Jackson was
next up and outpointed Irish
schools Champion Michael
O’Reilly in another tight
majority.
Superior boxing by Jackson
swayed it in his favour
against a tricky visitor.
Spennymoor’s Kelvin Storey
then dropped a unanimous
points verdict to the
aggressive James McDonagh
to put the visitors 2-1 up with
one more Junior bout to go.
This didn’t seem to concern
the relaxed and experienced
Reece Ellis who put on a
display of classy boxing to
unanimously outpoint
Stephen McDonagh.
The tall rangey Ellis was
voted Best Spennymoor
Boxer of the Evening.
On to the Seniors and some
cracking bouts with the hosts
unbeaten Welterweight Keith
Jones bludgeoning his way to
a twenty second stoppage
against Brendan Hawkers
who to be fair was totally
outclassed.
In another welter bout
Ireland’s Ross Hickey
brought the scores back to 3-
3 with a unanimous points
verdict over George Gallone.
The Irish then stormed into
the lead.
William McLaughlin then
stopped Spennymoor’s Alex
Oliver in the second round
with the match poised at 4-
3.
The atmosphere lifted in
anticipation of the “big” two
bouts of the night at open
class.
First up was last year’s Semi-
Finalist in the ABA’S Bantam
Weight Stuey Hall against
rated Irishman, T.J Doheny.
The first round was tight but
then the stylish Doheny
seemed to go through the
gears from his southpaw
stance to produce some classy
boxing en-route to an
emphatic unanimous points
verdict.
Doheny indeed looked a class
act.
Not to be outdone “The top
of the Bill” bout brought
together host’s vastly
experienced and last years
Semi Finalist ABA’S at light
heavy Stuey Mcrone against
internationally experienced
Ed Healy who both put on a
top class display of technical
boxing.
The much taller Mcrone
boxed well behind his jab
against the smaller muscular
Healy and started to dictate
matters.
Healy kept coming but
couldn’t land the cleaner
punches, and Stuey forced a
standing count in the last
round to earn a good scalp.
The team match finished 5-
4 to the Portaloise select.
Three all auction supports
produced three wins for
Spennymoor.
The best bout of the night
was a cracker between Gary
Dodds and Michael Hegart of
Bishop Auckland, Dodds
putting Hogarth down with a
lovely timed body shot in the
last round on his way to
unanimous decision to
reverse as earlier loss.
The two other supports saw
Mickey Thompson out point
R. Stubbs (Karmand) on an
all action majority and Bob
Adijafe clearly outpoint J.
Whiley (Redcar ABC ) up at
heavyweight.
Best Spennymoor Boxer on
the night was Reece Ellis.
The Best Bout of the Night
was the fight between Gary
Dodds and Michael Hogarth.
Tommy Stuart took the
Golden Belt in his match
aginst Ben Jackson.
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APPEAL OVER STRIMMERS
Spennymoor police are asking
residents to get in touch if
they’ve lost a strimmer!
Earlier this month officers
recovered two yellow and
black petrol driven strimmers
from the Rock Road area of
Spennymoor.
They think the machines are
worth £100 each and could
have gone missing either at
the end of April or the
beginning of May.
Readers missing the
equipment should ring P.C.
Steve Constantine at
Spennymoor Police Station
on 0845 - 60 - 60 - 365.
Two men have been arrested
and released on police bail in
connection with the matter.
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NOW HERE'S AN INTERESTING MYSTERY PHOTOGRAPH
Our thanks to a lady in Kent
who forwarded this interesting
photograph to “Picture
Spennymoor” for their
archive.
The picture was taken by
Osguthorpe of Spennymoor.
so its obviously local,
But, Who is the man? - and
what is the handsome trophy
and does it still exist?
A close examination of the
trophies cap seems to reveal
that its a possibly a footballer,
complete with cap and long
shorts!
From the style of dress we have
got to be looking at, believe it
or not, a young man in his
early twenties around 1910.
What we do know is that it
isn’t the Thomas Lipton
Trophy - the first World Cup,
because we looked that one up!
All ideas to Spennynews, via
the library, our website,
spennynews.com, or by email
to spennynews @talk21.com.
Readers interested in old
photographs of Spennymoor
and District should have a look
at picturespennymoor.co.uk
on the internet which has a
fascinating gallery of images
and records.
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WHO CAN REMEMBER THE "GOLDEN FLEECE"
A recent article on the
former name of the Honest
Lawyer at Sunderland Bridge
prompted our Anne
Robinson to research the
former Golden Fleece in
Spennymoor.
The pub was in existance in
1879 and appears in Kellys
register for that year.
It was still in business in 1936
for records show that
Thomas Mulloy had it then.
The Fleece was apparently
run at one time by Mary
Fothergill and her husband
Harold.
Mary eventually took over
the pub as Landlady in her
own right, no mean fete for
a mother of five!
In fact her three sons were
roped in to work down the
cellar , cleaning the pumps
by hand.
After a spell running clubs
around the North-East, she
returned to a fish and chip
shop next to another pub,
the Vulcan Inn., which we
believe was in Coulson
Street.
How many readers recall the
two pubs, and what are they
called today, if they still
exist.
Our Anne has apparently
tracked Mary Fothergill down
and says she has a wealth of
memories and is happy to sit
and reminisce the old days. Her
memories go back to the days
of the night men, who would
come round and empty the
middens - earth toilets that
were cleaned out by men
accessing it from a small door
at the back, under the seat.
Insomniacs taking a moment
to relieve themselves in the
night would often be frightened
to death as a sudeden blast of
night air preceeded the sudden
appearance of a shovel
expertly removing the soiled
ashes.
If you can remeber the Fleece
or the Vulcan Inn, drop us a
line to Spennynews at the
Library, email us at
Spennynews@talk21.com or
contact us via our web site at
spennynews.com.
In the meantime, as the saying
goes, ... more next week.
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LET THE KIDS ENJOY 45 MINUTES OF MUSICAT THE LIBRARY
Young children and their
parents have a unique
opportunity of enjoying 45
minutes of singing., playing
instruments, dancing,
learning new rhymes and
sharing stories when
KindersMusic, Our Time for
Story Time comes to
Spennymoor.
The event will be hosted by
Spennymoor Library on
Tuesday 5th June at 1.30pm
and admission is free.
Readers wishing more details
on the free event should
contact Spennymoor Library
or ring Nikki Pearson on
01429 881952.
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GREENFINGERED ENTHUSIASM CAUSES A PLETHORA OF PLANTS
A combination of a warm
Spring and green-fingered
enthusiasm by four gardeners
has produced an
unprecedented number of
plants which the group hope
to sell for charity.
Audrey, Doreen, Enid, Joyce
and Zena say that all the plants
they have lovingly raised from
cuttings and seeds are now
beginning to flower and are
just ready to be planted out
into local gardens.
The group are putting their
plants up for sale by setting
up a stall on the corner of
Cleves Court Estate, over in
in Ferryhill, at 10.00am on
Saturday, 26th May and all
readers are invited along.
“We really must have green
fingers ’ cause at the moment,
we have loads and loads of
beautiful plants which we hope
to sell for charity,” say the
gardeners. The sale runs until
the plants sell out - and that
won’t be long!
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CHURCH OPEN DAY
Whitworth Church will be
holding an Open Day on
Sunday and Monday
afternoon between 1.00pm
and 5.00pm.
Amongst the attractions will
be stalls offering bric-a-brac
and gifts.
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91 MILLION CARDS RECYCLED!
“The results are finally in, and
it’s great news, says the
Woodland Trust, who
organised this year’s
recycling campaign of used
Christmas Cards.
“This year, thanks to the
public’s fantastic support, the
Woodland Trust has collected
a staggering 91 million
Christmas cards to be
recycled. That’s almost
2,000 tonnes of waste
diverted from landfill,” they
announce.
The Woodland Trust’s
scheme, which runs every
January in WH Smith, Tesco
and TK Maxx Stores, aims
to limit the number of cards
going to landfill (which
generates greenhouse gases)
as well as to raise money to
plant more trees right here
in the UK. This year’s scheme
will enable the Trust to plant
more than 22,000 trees! And
every single one is urgently
needed – the UK is bottom
of the European league when
it comes to tree cover.
Janette Wickens of the
Woodland Trust said,
“Thanks must go to
everyone who recycled their
cards this year – it’s a huge
achievement. The campaign
has grown massively in the
last five years and that’s down
to public support, and the
media too by really
embracing it. In 2002, we
collected 28 millions cards,
this year it’s 91 million!
That’s why it’s taken until
May to bring you news of the
total – it’s taken us so long to
count them all!”
The scheme, backed by
Recycle Now, was launched by
actress Jane Horrocks and
supported by celebrities Debra
Stephenson, Dale Winton,
Matthew Pinsent, Sian Lloyd
and Charlie Dimmock to
name a few.
Thanks to the scheme, trees
are being planted throughout
the UK .
To find your nearest
Woodland Trust wood, all of
which are open free to the
public, visit www.woodlandtrust.
org.uk/woods And it’s a
great time to go – more than
100 of the Trust’s 1200
woods are alive with carpets
of shimmering bluebells.
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DURING THIS WEEK IN ...
1498: Christopher Columbus
set out on his third trip to
America with six ships.
1521: The Edict of Worms
outlawed Martin Luther, a
German religious reformer,
and his followers.
1678: Lady Godiva rode
naked through Coventry as a
protest over taxes imposed by
her husband.
1742: The first indoor
swimming pool was opened
in London’s Goodman’s
Fields.
1830: A Mr. D. Hyde
patented the Fountain Pen.
1867: The foundations of
London ’s Royal Albert Hall
were laid by Queen Victoria .
1874: Levi Strauss marketed
blue jeans with copper rivets
priced at $13.50 per dozen.
1882: The St. Gothard
Railway Tunnel linking
Switzerland with Italy
opened.
1887: 200 people died after
a gas lamp caused a fire at
L’Opera de Paris.
1902: Australia made their
lowest total ever against
England , 36, in a cricket Test
Match at Birmingham’s
Edgbaston.
1917: The first-ever jazz
record was released – “The
Dark Town Strutters Ball”.
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ELECTED LIB-DEM LEADER
Spennymoor Borough
Councillor, Ben Ord, has been
elected Leader of the Lib-
Dem Group at Spennymoor
Borough Council.
Councillor Ord respresents
the Spennymoor Ward.
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BORN DURING THIS WEEK IN ...
1630: Charles II – who
reigned between 1660 and
1685.
1738: George III - who
reigned from 1760 to 1820.
1759: William Pitt the
Younger – Prime Minister
between 1783 – 1801 and
1804 – 1806.
1780: Elizabeth Fry –
Quaker Minister, prison
reformer and nurse.
1809: Franz Josef Haydn –
the Austrian composer.
1837: “Wild Bill” Hickok
(James Butler) – cowboy and
scout. Joseph Grimaldi –
London-born clown.
1859: Arthur Conan Doyle
– later to become “Sir”, the
man who created the fictional
Baker Street detective,
Sherlock Holmes
1904: George Formby – born
George Hoy Booth in Wigan.
1908: James Stewart – actor.
1918: Denis Compton –
Arsenal and England
footballer and Middlesex and
England cricketer.
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NORTHERN AREA JUDO TEAM TO MEET
The British Judo Association
(The BJA) is the governing
body for the sport of Judo in
the UK, with, by fa,r the
largest membership and is the
only authorised body to send
judo players to the World
C h a m p i o n s h i p s ,
Commonwealth Games,
European Championships
and the Olympic Games.
For the last 6 months the
Northern Area (BJA) Senior
Mens team have been
preparing for the upcoming
National Team
Championship to be held at
the K2 Arena in London on
June 16th.
The Northern Area team
consists of 7 men selected
from the Northumberland,
Tyne & Wear and Tees areas.
On a 4/6 week basis, the
Northern Area Squad have
been meeting on a Thursday
evening to participate in a
mass area session.
The team is selected from
UK competition success and
participation in the above
area sessions.
At 7.30pm on Thursday 31st
May the final session is being
held at Crowtree Leisure
Centre in Sunderland
announces John Tierney,
the Northern Area Mens’
Coach.
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REFREE'S SON DIED THROUGH A TRAGIC ACCIDENT
The son of a former World
Cup referee died as a result of
a tragic accident, an inquest
has heard.
Matthew Courtney, the son
of Spennymoor’s George
Courtney, fell 80 ft from the
top floor of the Tate Modern
down in London.
The inquest heard that
Matthew had sat on a
bannister on the upper floor
to use his mobile phone at
around 8.30pm on Friday
February 9th.
P.C. Matthew Wilkinson told
the Southward Coroner’s
Court that he thought the 27
year old had fallen between
the bannister and the wall.
Matthew Courtney worked
for a City Law firm in the
capital.
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TOWN COUNCIL LOOK TO REFURBISH MEMORIAL ARCHWAY
The Town Council is hoping
to refurbish a well-known
short cut from the High
Street to the Supermarket,
and Car Park at the back of
the Town Hall.
A spokesperson for the
Local Authority says that
the Council had invested
money in the Town Hall
over recent years to bring it
up to current Standards.
Money has been spent
refurbishing the ground floor
office accommodation to
comply with Disability
Discrimination Act
Standards, and the Town Hall
Bar and Memorial Room has
also been refurbished.
Additional public meeting
rooms have been created and
three toilets installed for
people with disabilities.
Lately, as readers will have
noticed the scaffolding has
gone up round the Town Hall
Clock with essential work
being carried out on the
Tower.
The Town Council is now
turning its attention to the
outside of the building and, in
particular, the John Kitson
Arch which allows pedestrian
access between the Town
Centre, and the High Street,
and Aldi, Gatenby’s, John
Willetts and the Leisure
Centre ,
Sadly, the Arch, named after
a former long-serving Town
and Borough Councillor who
passed away some time ago,
is looking rather tired,
despite the brightly painted
murals on the wall.
In an attempt to regenerate
the popular link, the Town
Council are in the process of
submitting a grant application
to the Borough Council to
attempt to secure a “Local
Improvement” Grant to
regenerate the Arch, and
bring it into more effective
public use.
Pauline Wilson,
Spennymoor’s Town Clerk
said, “To enable the grant
application to be considered,
we need to be able to
demonstrate public support
for the project”.
The plans and a model of the
proposals will be going on
open view inside the arch on
the afternoons of Friday
25th May , Friday 1st June
and Friday 8th June and there
will be an opportunity to
discuss the proposals with the
Town Hall staff.”
“Readers are invited to pop
along and have a look at the
proposals.”
“The Plans, which the
Council believes will bring
the archway up to the same
standard as the rest of the
regenerated Town Hall and
Town Centre, will also be
on display in the Town Hall
Reception, accessed via the
arch at other times of the
week”.
“The proposals include
improved security and
lighting, electronic access
doors to the Town Hall
Reception area , improved
access for people with
disabilities and display
windows for use by
community groups.
“The aim is to create a
secure, well lit “Mall” to
link the rear of the Town
Hall with the High Street,”
says Mrs Wilson.
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CAN YOU HELP STRAY AID?
Stray-aid is an organisation
whose primary aim is to stop
healthy stray dogs and cats
from being put down.
With the help and support of
larger animal charities and
some local councils, the
charity are able to offer dogs
for re-homing for a minimum
donation of £35.
All the dogs are fully
vaccinated, neutered,
microchipped and treated for
fleas and roundworms.
Dep;ending which way you
look at it, either sadly, or
happily, the charity’s kennels
are full of stray dogs that
would otherwise might have
been destroyed.
To keep viable volunteers
have just hosted a fund raising
day, raising £400.
If readers are able to help
please contact John at
ccozzer@aol.com or ring
0191 3784877.
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TAKE A WALK IN THE WOODS
Readers are being invited to
take a walk in the woods, over
at Whitworth this Saturday
afternoon.
The woodlands around
Whitworth are classed as
‘Ancient’ and the walk will
give those taking part an
opportunity to learn more
about the woods.
Sedgefield Borough Council’s
Tree Preservation Officer,
Roger Lowe, will be leading
the three mile walk on
Saturday afternoon, with
walkers gathering at 1.00pm
in the car park in front of
Shafto’s Restaurant at
Whitworth Hall.
The walk coincided with the
Tree Council’s national
“Walk in the Woods”.
More details from Mr. Lowe
on 01388 816166.
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RYAN'S RUNAWAY SUCCESS
A Spennymoor schoolboy has
been successful in the annual
Primary Schools’ Cross
Country Festival, staged at
Meadowfield, near Durham.
Ryan Whitehead, a pupil at
Middlestone Moor Primary
School, won the Year 6 race
in competition with between
300 and 400 other runners.
Ryan, was 10 at the time of
his win, but has now gone on
to add to that success with
another win more recently.
The annually staged athletic
event is the largest gathering
of primary school children in
the United Kingdom.
It attracts more than 3,500
entrants from almost 100
schools in the Local
Education Authority area all
of whom compete in a series
of eight cross country races
In winning, Ryan emulates
the success of Kirk
Merrington schoolboy, Reece
Woolley, who won the event
in 2005.
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TO REPRESENT THE COUNTRY IN GREECE
Amanda Foster from
Spennymoor will represent
her country on May 26th in
the European Kyokushin
Karate Championships in
Greece. She is the only female
Kyokushin fighter to be
selected to represent the UK
in this very prestigious event.
Despite only being ranked at
green belt at the moment, she
will be going up against some
of the most experienced and
best fighters Europe has to
offer. Amanda, who is 26 and
trains regularly at the Chikara
Dojo in Spennymoor, has
been working hard for the
competition and is hopeful of
success.
Unlike most fighting
competitions the Kyokushin
full-contact knockdown
pyramid system which
Amanda will be taking part in
starts with a lot of fighters
fighting in pairs, the winner
of which goes on to fight
other winners until only two
are left in the final. This form
of competition can be
particularly brutal as no
protective clothing is allowed
and often a competitor may
have to defeat many
opponents in order to win.
Kyokushin karate is
respected throughout the
world, not only as an
excellent fighting system but
also as one of the few true
remaining Martial Arts,
teaching discipline and selfrespect
as routine to all ages
and abilities. For more
information about this form
of karate, anyone interested
can contact the Club or
contact Adam Walker on
07713-411198 or 01388-
810337.
Members of the Club would
like to thank their sponsors
Workwear Express, Mark
Anderson Haulage and
Livery, Taylors Newsforce,
Mayfair Cars and The Green
Tree Pub, Tudhoe for their
continued support.
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COLLEGE DOES CITY PROUD
New College, Durham, which
many people in the
Spennymoor area have
attended because of its
proximity to the town, has
made a great impact, not only
as a place to learn but also for
its brand new building, which
came a close second in the
prestigious Local Authority
Building Control awards
recently.
At the Northern Region
Awards for LABC, the College
was runner–up in the Best
Public Community Project
Section and was also a finalist
in the Best Commercial
Project Section.
Stuart Bell, Building Control
Manger from the City of
Durham, who put forward the
building for the awards, was
delighted that the City of
Durham Building was given
the credit it deserves.
“It is a fabulous achievement
to come second in what was
a very competitive section.
There were some very good
projects in the section but we
knew when we put it forward,
New College would be in with
a good chance.”
“Five years ago, New
College, Durham was faced
with the same
accommodation problems
that many other colleges
face: an estate nearing the
end of its useful life,
maintenance costs rising and
the design making it difficult
to deliver the curriculum in
innovate ways.”
The Awards Night was held
on Friday 18th May, at the
De Vere Slaley Hall Hotel.
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