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Friday 7th February 2014Shildon & District Town Crier Issue 650

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Byerley Lodge is to hold a social night in support of Help For Heroes on Saturday 15th February at Shildon Masonic Hall, Mid-dleton Road. There will be enter-tainment by the band ‘Playback’ and admission includes a hot roast beef sandwich and chips.

The evening starts at 7.30pm and dress is ‘smart casual’. “All are welcome for an evening of fun,” said a spokesperson.For more information, or to purchase tickets, which are £7, contact Phil Barber on 07932 174 455 or Stephen Blain on 07796 454 520.

Valentines social night

Shildon Police are current-ly contacting landlords in the town in order to make them aware of a criminal who has recently caused numerous issues relating to anti-social behaviour in his most recent Shildon address. If you are a landlord and the police haven't contact-ed you, they encourage

you to get in touch so that they can give you advice on the suitability of prospec-tive tenants. “Shildon Police aim to work with local landlords in order to disrupt potential tenants who want to cause anti-social behaviour from moving to Shildon,” com-mented a police spokes-person.

Landlords urged to work with police

On Wednesday 5th February, the National Railway Museum’s iconic Class A4 locomotive Mallard completed its journey to Locomotion, the National Railway Museum at Shildon, hauled by the Union of South Africa. Mallard is to star in the final reunion of the six surviving

sisters during the highly anticipated event Mallard 75 - The Great Goodbye in Shildon, which is taking place from 15th till 23rd February.In 2013 around a quarter of a million visitors flocked to the National Railway Museum in York to mark the 75th anniversary of

Mallard’s world record breaking run, by attend-ing two ‘Great Gathering’ events showcasing Mallard and all five surviving sisters. HRH The Prince of Wales is Patron of the Mallard 75 season, the Museum’s celebration of British engineering at its finest.The last major event in the National Railway Museum’s Mallard 75 season of events and activities, sponsored by Hornby, is the Great Goodbye in Shildon. The big six will be displayed outside on real tracks with Sir Nigel Gresley, Bittern and Union of South Africa in light steam. The order of the six steam icons changes each day, so anyone making a repeat visit can get new photos for the album. A gala dinner rounds off the season and contains a preview extract of ‘Steamsong’, a multimedia opera by John Kefala-Kerr, inspired by Mallard and the story of the A4s.This sensory experience includes live vocal and instrumental performance blended with the unique sounds of chime whistles and footage from the British Transport Film archive.

Mallard arrived in Shildon pulled by the Union of South Africa.

Mallard arrives in Shildon

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Friday 7th February 2014 Shildon & District Town CrierIssue 650

In Memoriam In Memoriam In Memoriam Birthdays Birthdays

ClassifiedsAll about local people...

Town Crier Shildon & District

Ronald Brown

You were my lifeMy heart, my soulSince your passing

I have not been wholeWith memories of you

I find strength to carry onA life still to live

My sorrow will never be gone

In memory of

Your loving Wife,Doreen

Died 8.2.13

In our thoughts,Trish & Matt

Ronald Brown

In loving memory of a loving Brother & Uncle

Died 8th Feb, 2013

Sister Lily & familyxxx

Linda Short

Gone from our livesOne so dear

But in our heartsForever near

February 8th 2007

Sadly missed by Peter, Ian, Michelle, Emily, Jack & Ben

Margaret Houfe

Always in our thoughts3rd February 2002

Lots of love,Valerie, Julie & family

Denis Boddy

We saw you getting tired And a cure was not to be

So God put his arms around you

And whispered, come to me

Dear Husband, Father, Father-in-Law & Grandad

Loving wife Dawn & family

7.11.45 - 10.2.13

A loving heart stopped beating

Hard working hands now rest

God broke our heartsTo prove to us

He only takes the best

7th FebruaryAlfie James Walsh

Love you lots,Mammy & Daddy

xxx

Happy 2nd Birthday to our gorgeous little man

Caitlyn Mulley

Love you loads,Mam & Mark

xxx

Happy 10th Birthday

Caitlyn MulleyHappy Birthday ‘Lil Sis’

Love you millions,Megan

xxx

Caitlyn Mulley

Happy 10th Birthday9.2.14

Love you loads,Auntie Jessica

& Uncle Andrewxxx

Caitlyn MulleyHappy 10th Birthday

From your little Cousin Kenzie

xxx

Roy DavyWould like to thank

relations, friends and neighbours for their support, cards and

donations to the Air Ambulance

The family of

30.03.59 - 07.02.13Jackie Lundy

Claire, James, Georgia, Maddie & Logan

xxx

We love you to the moon and back forever

Jackie LundyOne year ago today, I had no idea that it was going to be the last day that I was ever going to spend with you sis

Love Jane & Pieter,Forrest & Mia

xxx

At 3.59pm you left us and broke our hearts

Will love and miss you forever Jackie

xxx

Jackie LundyIt broke our hearts

to lose youYou never went alone

For part of us went with youThe day God called

you home

Love and miss you,From Pete, Julie &

family xxx

You left us precious memories

Your love is still our guideAnd though we cannot see you

You’re always at our side

Jacqueline Lundy

Loved and missed every day Jackie

Died 7th Feb 2013

Mam & Dad

Eric Rewcastle

Remembering our BrotherLoved and missed every day

Forever in our hearts

3rd February 2008

Love all your familyxx

Pat Walton

We think of you in silenceWe often speak your name

What would we giveTo hear your voice

And see your face again

12.02.2010

Love Neil, Susan, Mark, Caroline & Grandchildren

xxx

Pat Walton

Look up to the skyUp towards the NorthThere is one big starBrightly shining forthIts shining so bright From Heaven aboveGee I’m missing you I’m sending my love

12.02.2010

Your loving Husband,Brianxxx

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4.2.14Sophie Dodds

Lots of love,Mam, Dad & Emma

xx

Happy Birthday darling

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Acknowledgements

John Hay

I wish to thank everybody who very kindly made

donations & generously gave me raffle prizes. I would also like to thank everyone who helped make the night so

successful. Special thanks go to my brother Andrew, my

nephew John, my good friends Christine, Joan & Pauline and a big thank you to Jamie. We have raised over £2,000 and donations are still coming in. All the money goes equally

to Diabetes UK, Artificial Limb Centre at James Cook

Hospital, Middlesbrough and to Shildon AFC. They meant so much to John and myself.

Memorial Charity Night for

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The Great Goodbye guided walkA guided walk will be taking place around Shildon which will coincide with the Great Goodbye event at Locomo-tion.The walk will be led by vol-untary countryside ranger Ian Gray and will take place on Sunday 16th February from 10.30am. The 8 mile walk, which will take around four-and-

a-half hours, will begin in the Village Hall car park, Walkers Lane, at the east end of Middridge and will include a stop at Locomo-tion to see the Mallard and its five surviving sister Lo-comotives together for the last time. Ian will also cover topics such as local history and geology.The cost is £4 for all walkers,

although under 5s and carers accompanying a disabled person are free. A family ticket (2 adults and up to 3 children under 12) is £10. There is no need to book, simply turn up to take part. A packed lunch will be needed.For further details visit www.durham.gov.uk/coun-tryside.

Following the success of their recent computer drop-in session, Shildon Library will now be booking slots for the sessions.A spokesperson comment-ed, “We can help you set

up an email account, show you how to use a search engine or help with any other computer queries you might have.”For more information contact Shildon Library on 03000 269526.

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Shildon Spiritualist Church on Middleton Road is holding an Evening of Mediumship with Olga Johnson on Wednesday

12th February, from 7pm.Donations of £1.50 will be taken on the door.“All are welcome,” said a spokesperson.

Evening of mediumship

Overnight between Monday 3rd and Tuesday 4th February, a number of al-lotment sheds at Waverley Terrace, Shildon, were forcibly entered and untidy searches were undertaken.

Police are appealing for witnesses who may have seen anyone acting suspi-ciously in the area.Anyone with information is encouraged to contact Shildon NPT on 101.

Allotment break-in

Police are appealing for witnesses after a car was damaged overnight between Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd February in Sunnyside Avenue. A silver Toyota was parked

with its nearside to the kerb when the front nearside panel of the vehicle was damaged. Anyone with information should contact Shildon NPT on Tel 101.

Car damaged

A 44 year-old man from Gurney Valley died after his cigarette accidentally ignited the chair he was sitting in and caused a house fire, an inquest has heard.Durham Coroners’ Court was told how Ernest Brian Metcalfe was found in the attic room of the property at around 1am on Monday 10th June. Firefighters had rescued another man and

a woman from the house in Gurney Valley, but were unable to reach Metcalfe.Lee Asprey, Fire Investiga-tion Manager, described how the chair had been completely destroyed in the blaze and the rest of the attic room had suffered extensive damage. He also said that there were signs of old cigarette burns in the carpet and on a sleeping bag.

Ernest, who had been known to smoke in his bedroom, had twice visited Close House Club earlier that day and was the equivalent of three times over the drink-drive limit.Deputy Coroner for County Durham, Crispin Oliver commented, “The most likely scenario is he had been smoking and he ac-cidentally ignited the chair he had been sitting in.”

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The Great Goodbye at Locomotion: The NRM at Shildon is expected to be the biggest event in Shildon since the 1975 cavalcade.

To allow the museum to prepare for the event, Spout Lane Bridge will be closed for 90 minutes on February 5, 11 and 13.

To reduce inconvenience to local residents during the event, museum visitors are being encouraged to travel to Shildon by public transport and Northern Rail are providing additional train services.

Locomotion is also working with local partners to provide additional visitor car parking.

The museum car park on Redworth Road will be reserved for coaches only. Please note that access will not be given to cars during the event.

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Table-top saleA table-top sale and coffee morning is being held in aid of St Michael’s Church funds in Heighington Village Hall on Saturday 15th March, from 10am till 12 noon.

Tables are £8 and may be booked by calling 01388 772360 or 01325 312124.Stall holders may set-up from 8.30am. Admission is 50p per person.

Parish meetingA meeting of Dene Valley Parish Council will take place at Prince Bishops Primary School on Monday

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This week's draw for the Shildon AFC Supporters’ Club lottery produced two winners, both sharing £425 each from the £850 jackpot prize.The lucky six numbers out of the hat were: 3, 5, 7, 8, 10 and 11.A spokesperson for the lottery committee said, “Both tickets were bought at Elm Road Club last Friday, with A. Ni-cholson and T. Horner sharing the winnings. “We are delighted to have our second set of winners since the lottery began and we hope they both enjoy their cash prize.”The Lottery draw now resets, with next week's jackpot returning to £400.To win, players must

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choose the winning six number combination from 20 numbers.Tickets are on sale at Elm Road Club every Friday night, at the One Stop Shop on Byerley Road, Main Street News and the Grey Horse pub. Tickets are also available at Shildon Football Club's home matches and from members of the Support-ers’ Club. The draw will take place next Sunday during the half time break in the Supporters’ Club quiz night.“Anyone who would like to go along to the quiz night, which begins at 8pm, or would even just like to witness the draw being made, is very welcome,” said the

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Extra train services between Shildon, Darling-ton and Bishop Auckland will be running during The Great Goodbye event at Locomotion this month.During the event, hourly train services will run through Shildon between

Monday 17th and Saturday 22nd February, while an enhanced special service will run on Sundays 16th and 23rd February.For copies of the timeta-bles, please email [email protected] and we will be happy to forward them to you.

Jumble saleThe Shildon Salvation Army on Cross Street is holding a Jumble Sale on Tuesday

11th February, from 10am. Admission is free and re-freshments are available.

The next Byerley Ward PACT meeting will be held at 6.30pm on Wednesday 26th February. For one month only, the meeting will be held in the Council Chambers in the Town Council Offices, Civic Hall Square, Shildon.

“Every month there's lively debate and good at-tendance, we encourage anyone from the Byerley community to come along and join PC David Lit-tlefair and PCSO Michael Robson,” said a police spokesperson.

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Elm Road Club's function room was packed out for a fundraising event to mark the anniversary of the passing of John Hay, a much-loved member of the Shildon community.The sell-out crowd were treated to a night of 60s music, performed by the Travellin Band and included a raffle and auction to add to the fundraising total. The event, organised by John's partner, Sue Charlton and the family, raised the fantastic sum of over £2,200 on the night for causes close to John and the family's heart: Diabetes UK, the Artificial Limb Centre of the John Cook Hospital and Shildon Football Club.

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the upper hand until easing off over the last 10m, which enabled Florance to secure the win with a late dip for the line. As the girls lined up for the final, their 3rd race in only 90 minutes, it was apparent Shildon were the only club represented by two athletes. Nazhrah Simpson was the 1st to show, along with Florance Beedie, however late surges from the Shildon

girls ended in a blanket finish that was too close to call. With only 1/10th of a second separating the 1st four places, a photo finish was required to prove fast finishing Maddie narrowly failed to overhaul Nazhrah as she crossed the line 2nd in another pb and new club record of 8.35s. Rachel had also managed to overturn her semi-final result to gain 3rd place and the bronze medal.

Shildon Railway Cricket Club is looking to the future, as it resurrects its Under 18s team and intro-duces, for the first time, an Under 11s age group team. The club will now field four junior teams, competing in the Durham Cricket Board South West Division, in the forthcoming season.“We recognise that juniors are the way forward and that, by developing our youngsters, we can help ensure the future of the club,” said Chairman John Brennan. The club will be approach-ing each of the town’s primary schools and hopes to arrange visits to the schools by coaches from the Durham Cricket Board, as well as providing its own weekly coaching sessions at the ground throughout the season.“We’re looking to build our Under 11 team around Year 6 and Year 5 pupils and hope that these youngsters will come along in numbers, enjoy the coaching and go on to play for the club for many years to come. Wouldn’t it be fantastic if maybe just one of them went on to bigger and better things and played for the county or even for England?” added the chairman. Sunnydale School has, for many years, provided the bulk of players for the other junior sides with teenagers from all around the locality also represent-ing the teams. The club needs players from Years 7 & 8 for the

Under 13s team and from Years 9 & 10 for the Under 15s side and will be de-lighted to welcome players at all levels of ability. The Under 18s will be made up from those now too old for the Under 15 age group and needs rein-forcements from players who are under the age of 18 on 31st August 2014. “We understand that we’re competing with football, which is a more popular sport and seems to have a season which goes on all year round these days, but we’re confident that there are youngsters out there who could make a success of cricket and enjoy being part of a team in a differ-ent sport,” added a club spokesman.The club is especially pleased that some of the younger senior players from within the club have come forward to help run and coach the junior teams. Joining stalwarts John Young and Mal Dover are Matthew Summerbell, Chris Young, Michael Lumley, Andrew Paterson and Dan Richardson. It is hoped that parents will also get involved, as the club believes that there can be a role for almost anyone within the club, no matter what skills and experience they may have. More information will be going out to local schools and will be published in The Town Crier but in the meantime, information can be accessed via the club’s Facebook Page and on the Play Cricket website.

Looking to the future

Shildon RAC girls reach the podium

Shildon girls Maddie Wells and Rachel Bennett with their bronze and silver medals, alongside 1st placed Nazhrah Simpson from Chesterfield.

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