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Friday 25th May 2012Shildon & District Town Crier Issue 563 Page 1
Published at:First Floor, Town Council Offices,
Civic Hall Square, Shildon, DL4 1AH.
Telephone/Fax: 01388 775896Duty journalist: 0790 999 2731
www.shildontowncrier.comemail: [email protected] our wonderful community
Town Crier
Shildon & District At the heart
Friday 25th May 2012Issue 563
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Everybody’s doin’ the ‘Local Motion’The ambition of a new green transport initiative in south Durham aims to get people out of their cars and onto their feet, their bikes and public transport.Local Motion is being delivered by Durham County Council and aims to promote sustainable travel within the south Durham area, particularly around Bishop Auckland, Shildon and Newton Aycliffe. Sus-tainable travel is any means of transport with a low or reduced impact on the environment and natural resources.The scheme is funded by the Department for Transport (DfT) through the Local Sustainable Transport Fund (LSTF) and the County Durham initiative will link into a successful similar scheme, which has been operating in Darlington for the past five years.Cllr Neil Foster, Cabinet member for regeneration
and economic develop-ment, said, “Transport is an important part of modern life and how you travel is even more crucial. With a little bit of thought it is easy to be healthier, save money and make a difference to the world around us. “Local Motion is here to offer information and tips to help residents think about how they get to wherever they are heading. “My message is simple; come and join the Local Motion and help us make our county even better.”A launch event will be taking place on Saturday 26th May, between 9.30am and 4pm at Market Place, Bishop Auckland. Among the organisations attending will be Durham Police, Hartlepool Cycle Clinic and a face painting and balloon modelling company, as well as Local Motion Travel Rangers.
BBC’s Children in Need support Community Centre
Youngsters and staff at Jubilee Fields Community Centre say ‘Thank You’ to Children in Need.
Jubilee Fields Community Centre has been granted almost £80,000 in funding from BBC’s Children in Need.The money will enable to Centre to continue
the employment of the Playstaff team (who provide three, weekly Junior Club sessions for youngsters aged between 5 and 13 years) until May 2015.
A spokesperson for Children in Need commented, “We are delighted that we have been able to award another £10.9 million in this grant round, helping support projects like the Jubilee Fields Community Centre. It really is going to make a huge difference to the lives of the children and young people, not only in Shildon, but across the UK.A spokesperson from Jubilee Fields Community Centre said, “We are absolutely thrilled that we have been successful in gaining funding from BBC Children in Need for the children of Shildon. The Junior Club plays a huge part in the children’s lives, not only from a social and recreational point of view, but it also adds to their after school education and physical health too.”Three Junior Clubs take place each week at the Centre on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Sessions take place between 4pm and 5.30pm for 5-9 year-olds and from 5.45pm to 7.15pm for 10 - 13 year-olds. New members are always welcome.
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In Memoriam Birthday Memories Birthdays Birthdays
Services
ClassifiedsAll about local people...
Town Crier Shildon & District
John George Cook
We wish we could see youFor just a little while
We wish we could hug youAnd see your loving smile
May 24th 2009
We will love you for alwaysMiss you forever,
Your loving Wife Ivyxx
And all your loving familyxx
But wishing gets us nowhereAnd longing is in vain
So we will hold you in our hearts
Until we meet again
Basil Smith
Miss you loads, Audrey, Helen, Ray, Hayley & Andrew
Remembering a dear Dad & Dan-Dan
Died May 23rd 1999Also
Dorothy SmithA treasured Mum & Nana
Died August 9th 2007And
A Brother & UncleDied Boxing Day 2002
Keith Smith
Ted Bate
Love Agnes & familyxxx
Thinking of youNot just today but every day
Ellen Walker
Dearly loved and wonderful Mam and Nana to all the
family
May 22nd
Beautiful memories of you both, treasured forever, of the love and happiness we
shared together
Dearly loved Wife of Arthur and Mam to Angela,
Valerie and Ian
AndPat Walker
May 23rd
Birthdays
Demi Leigh
Love Barbara & Kennyxxx
Happy 13th Birthday Demi Leigh
Demi Leigh Nugent
Lots of love,Nana & Grandad
xxx
Happy Birthday Demi LeighTeenager at last
29.5.12
Demi Leigh Nugent
Love you lots, Aunty Mau & Uncle Steve
xx
Happy 13th Birthday Demi Leigh
Demi Leigh Nugent
Have a good one,Love Grandma & Granda
xxx
Happy 13th Birthday Demi Leigh
Hannah Rowley
From Mam, Dad & Melissaxxx
Happy 16th Birthday Hannah
Hannah Rowley
Lots of love from Gill & Peter, Tyke, Alfie & Archie
xxx
Happy Birthday24th May
16!
Hannah Rowley
Loads of love,Granxxx
To Hannah, Happy Birthday
Demi Leigh
Lots of love from Dad, Leanne, Breanna
& Stephen Jayxxx
Happy 13th Birthday29th May
Millie Jamie Proudfoot-Fieldson
Love ya lots,From Mam & Dad
xx
Happy 7th Birthday Princess
Millie
Love you,From Jacob & Junior
xxx
Happy Birthday big Sister
Millie
Love you loads from Auntie Meme & Uncle Freeman
xxx
Happy 7th Birthday
Millie
Love from Elliemay & Ceejay
xx
Happy Birthday big Cuz
MillieProudfoot-Fieldson
Love you loads, From Nana & Granda
xx
Happy 7th Birthday to our gorgeous Grandaughter
Millie Proudfoot-Fieldson
Love you loads, From Wuzzy & Jay
xx
Happy 7th Birthday to our special Niece
Joe Slater
From all the family
Happy Birthday Dad & Granda
26th May
65!
Notices
An iphone 3GS was stolen from a home in Redworth Road on Friday 11th May. If anyone is offered this phone please be aware it has been stolen. The owner wishes to have it returned. If anyone knows of the phone’s
whereabouts please call 01388 775924.
A small reward will be paid for the return of the
phone.
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Birthdays
The deadline for submission of
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Tuesday
Don’t forget
Father’s Day! Sunday 17th June
Let your Dad know how much you love him, with a message in The Crier!
Simply fill out the form below and bring it or post it to The Crier, Shildon Town Council Building, Civic Hall Square, Shildon, DL4 1AH.
Messages cost 35p per word plus £6 for an optional photograph.Deadline for Father’s Day messages will be noon on Tuesday 12th June.
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A 38 year-old man from Hereford Street, Leeholme has been charged with two counts of assault by beating and one of resisting arrest. The offences occurred on Tuesday 8th May and
Assault by beatingSaturday 12th May at an address in Vaughan Street, Shildon. The male was given condi-tional police bail and will appear before Newton Aycliffe Magistrates Court on 6th June.
Police are appealing for information and witnesses to the following incidents;- At approximately 10.50pm on Tuesday 15th May, a single glazed window was damaged at a property in Pasture Row, Eldon.- Between 10.30pm on Sunday 20th May and 1am on Monday 21st May, a double glazed window was damaged at a property in St. John’s Road, Shildon.- Between 7pm on
If you happen to be in Newgate Street, Bishop Auckland, at around lunchtime on Thursday 31st May, look out for Julee and Barbara from The Co-operative Funeralcare who will have just completed a sponsored walk from
Shildon to Bishop Auckland via the bypass. Julee will be dressed as a dog and Barbara as a cat, and they will be undertaking a street collection for Cats Protection Wear Valley and Darlington and Hope Animal Sanctuary at Loftus.
Friday 18th and 9.30am on Saturday 19th May, an attempted burglary occurred at a garage in Market Place, Shildon.Also that evening a shed burglary occurred in Alexandra Gardens, Shildon. Stolen was a blue coloured Raleigh mountain bike (21” frame) with one front mudguard.Anyone with information is urged to contact Shildon beat team on the non-emergency nymber, 101.
Police appeals
Look out for the dog and cat!
Christened at St John’sThe Reverend David Tomlinson baptised a little girl and a little boy on Sunday 20th May.
Rosie Goodchild, born on 14th June 2011, was first to the font. Her parents, Gerald
Goodchild and Diane Trotter, of Sunnyside Avenue, chose five Godparents for their daughter; Neil and Alison Trotter, Laura Wilkes, Arthur Goodchild and Rachel Ridley.A low-key reception was held at the Civic Hall for the family following the service.Charlie John Matthews Taylor, born on 18th January 2012 to Calum and Michaela Matthews Taylor, was next to be welcomed into the Church by Reverend Tomlinson.The couple, from Rowan Avenue, picked Jade Armstrong, Graeme Matthews, Claire Dobson, Jamie Campion, Anthony Ord and Kelly Parsley and Alan and Lesley Morton as Godparents. A reception followed at Shildon Institute for family and friends. Rosie Goodchild with her parents and big sister Ellie.
Charlie John Matthews Taylor with his parents and Godparents.
Shildon Railway & InstituteSaturday 2nd June 2012
DADS DON’T DANCEBoy Duo + Roger’s Disco - £3 at the door
50-50 Dancing - Saturdays 9th, 16th, 23rd and 30th June
FAMILY FUN DAYMonday 4th June 2012
For the kids (1pm - 5pm): Disco, Facepainter, Games, Hot Dogs, Sweets and more - all for FREE!For the adults: Pool Handicap, Domino Handicap, Quiz, Games, Bingo, Food, Cocktails, Tea, Coffee and more
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Pointless!Make sure you watch BBC quiz show Pointless on Thursday 31st May and Friday 1st June, when a mother and son team from Shildon will be competing.The aim of the game, which is on BBC1 at 5.15pm, Monday to Friday, is to score as few points as possible by coming up with answers to questions that nobody else has thought of.
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Get fit in ShildonShildon residents are being invited to take part in a free event at Shildon-Sunnydale Leisure Centre to promote the new fitness class timetable.The free event will be held on Tuesday 29th May starting at 4.30pm in the main sports hall, and will feature a junior circuit class working with Sunnydale School to promote the new junior membership scheme (for eleven to sixteen year-olds).In the evening there will be five 30 minute taster sessions as follows:2 x cycle energy sessions at 5.30-6.00pm and 7.45-8.15pm.
Sunnydale Community College is working in partnership with Bishop Auckland College to deliver the Construction Skills Cer-tificate Scheme (CSCS) card training.The sessions will begin on Monday 18th June, between 9.30am and 11.30am, for 4 weeks. The CSCS card is a statutory requirement for those seeking employment within the construction industry. Whether you are a trades person or a labourer, you need this card as proof of occupational competence.
1 x step class at 6.15-6.45pm.1 x fun-active training circuit class 7-7.30pm.1 x boot camp master class 6.30-7.30pm (in Stadium 2000).In addition to the classes, the centre will be offering free body composition eval-uations to all participants. A free month long membership will also be offered to people joining the fitness suite throughout the week beginning 28th May.Stuart Dunn, operations manager at Shildon-Sunnydale Leisure Centre, said, “This is an excellent opportunity for everyone,
especially young people, to try out a variety of fitness activities in a fun and inclusive environment and all for free!”There will be free gifts and refreshments for all those taking part in the event.The fitness suite at Shildon-Sunnydale Leisure Centre underwent a £250,000 transformation only last year, with new facilities including vibration plates, weights and a studio area.The gym is owned and operated by Durham County Council in partnership with private company Competi-tion Line, which provided the investment for the centre upgrade.
The aim of the course is to give an understanding of the issues surrounding Health & Safety in con-struction environments and on completion of the course you will have the opportunity to sit the Con-struction Skills Health and Safety Test. The course is free if you are in receipt of Job Seekers Allowance or Employment Support Allowance, otherwise, course costs will be charged at the end of the course at £35.90.There will also be an additional charge to apply
for the CSCS card of around £35-£40, for which there is no fee remission.For more details or to book a place, contact Joanne Harwood or Susie Bird on 01388 772526. If no-one is available to take your call, simply leave a message with your contact details and someone will get back to you at the earliest op-portunity. Alternatively, email [email protected] or register for a course in the Community Learning Centre section on www.sunnydale.co.uk.
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Celebrate with St. John’sSt John’s Church have planned a host of events to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.On Sunday 3rd June, a Jubilee Service of Thanks-giving will take place at 9.30am. Special guests will include the Mayor and councillors of Shildon, Helen Goodman MP and children and young people of uniformed organisations.At 3pm on the same day, all of the ‘Churches Together’
will be Rejoicing in the Rec. The Salvation Army Band will be performing and there will be games, bacon sandwiches, tea, coffee and scones.Finally, between 6pm and 8pm on Monday 4th June, there will be a Fifties Fun Night at St John’s, when guests are invited to bring and share supper, enjoy fifties music and games. There will be a prize for the best fifties outfit.
Jail for ‘three strikes’ burglarA Shildon man has been sentenced to two and-a-half years in prison after receiving ‘three strikes’. Durham Crown Court heard how one of Clinton Ross’s recent burglaries was at a house in Henry Street on 16th April where he stole £100 in cash and a model.Another was at the con-venience store underneath his flat in Church Street, where he stole chocolate and other items of confec-
tionary.Dan Cordey, mitigating, said that as a result of his arrest the 31 year-old was recalled to prison to serve an unexpired part of a previous sentence and that his client was aware he stood to receive a mandatory three-year sentence. However the Judge agreed to reduce the sentence by six months due to Ross’s early confession.
Grant aidAt a recent meeting, Shildon Town Council agreed to grant Waverley Terrace Allotments Leek Show £50 in Grant Aid. St John’s Church Flower Festival was also granted £100 to cover
the cost of one display.A further request for £400 towards the set-up costs for an amateur Astronomi-cal Society was held over until further information is obtained.
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Durham Constabulary is always looking at innovative ways of ap-prehending and identify-ing criminals who target motor vehicles to either steal or steal from. To help them with this, Shildon Neighbourhood Police Team has deployed a number of vehicles onto our streets which are sometimes referred to as ‘sting’ or ‘rat trap’ vehicles.These vehicles have state of the art technology fitted to them which enables police to either apprehend the offender at the time of committing the offence, or identify who is responsible and arrest them at their home addresses.
When asked about this ongoing initiative Neigh-bourhood Police Inspector Mark Hall said, “Let me reassure our communities that we are using every available means to initially prevent and, where necessary, detect crime. The use of these ‘rat trap’ vehicles across our streets is only one of our many different ways in which Durham Constabulary is tackling crime in your local area.”The police also want the community to assist in the prevention of vehicle crime. A vast majority of these types of offences are committed by op-portunist thieves who see items of value being
left on visible display within vehicle. Durham Constabulary want to work with communities in the prevention of vehicle crime and Inspector Hall went on to say, “We urge the public to remove from their vehicles any items of value while your vehicle is unattended, or if this is not possible then to place these items out of view.“It is not only the initial loss of property and damage to the motor vehicle which affects us as individuals but the bigger picture is that if we have to make a claim on our individual motor vehicle insurance policies then we find that future monetary premiums tend to increase.”
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The Rainbows, Brownies, Guides and Rangers will be holding a Diamond Jubilee Party on Thursday 31st May, from 6pm at Old Shildon Workinmen’s Club. The groups meet every
week at St John’s Church; - Rainbows: Thursdays 5.30pm - 6.45pm. - Guides & Rangers, Thursdays: 7.15pm - 9pm.- Brownies: Fridays - 5.30pm - 7pm.
Jubilee party
PACT meetingThe next Police and Com-munities Together meeting for the Sunnydale Ward will be held on Wednesday 30th May, from 6.30pm, in the Civic Hall.
The main priorities for this Ward is to tackle anti-social behaviour on Church Street.All are welcome to attend the meeting.
Shildon Methodist Church has organised a day out to Skipton and is inviting readers to go along.The trip, costing £25, will include a three hour canal boat cruise with lunch
included and a little time for shopping.For further details call 01388 773171 as soon as possible, as numbers must be confirmed by the middle of June.
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At the Town Parish Meeting, held on Monday 21st May, five councillors (including the Mayor) attended. No members of the public were present.The annual crime figures and detection rates for the town, compiled by
Sergeant Alex Clarke, were read.According to the Shildon beat team, crime in general has decreased by 5.4% in the town while dwelling burglaries have fallen by 37.3%, from 67 in 2010/11 to 42 in 2011/12.
Crime rates fall
Council AGMThe annual general meeting of Shildon Town Council will take place on Monday 28th
May at 6.30pm. Members of the public are invited to attend.
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Wicked, Dirty Dancing, Jersey Boys, Annie, Les Miserables and Blood Brothers are just some of the 16 West End Musicals that The Tearaways Youth Theatre Group will be performing excerpts from in their latest production, A Magic Night Of Musicals at the Civic Hall in early June. A spokesperson for the group said, “In this two hour show there are 24 pieces of music from well known musicals that all the family can enjoy. “As it is a magic night of musicals, who better to guide you through them but
Harry Potter and Hermione Grainger. The young people have included something for everyone in their show.”Performances will be taking place on Thursday 7th June at 7.30pm, when all tickets are £3 each.There are also perfor-mances on Friday 8th and Saturday 9th June 7.30pm, and Sunday 10th June at 2pm. Tickets are £4.50 for adults and £2.50 for children and conces-sions. All tickets must be prebooked. Call 01388 774838 or 07747826324 or for more information.
On Friday 18th May, Paul Raymond Seymour, aged 39 from Hawthorne Road, Spennymoor, was arrested at the Morrison’s Store in Church Street, Shildon.Seymour was later charged
with Going Equipped to steal and was placed before the Magistrates at Newton Aycliffe. Seymour was remanded in custody to appear before the same court on 25th May.
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Timothy Hackworth School has recently become involved in the Sustrans "Bike It" initiative. Sustrans is a leading UK charity which makes smarter travel choices possible, enabling people to travel by foot, bike or public transport for more of the journeys we make every day.A representative from Bike It has been working with the children giving safety advice and promoting the
possibility of cycling to school. On Friday 11th May children and their parents were invited to cycle to school and partake in a free breakfast together. This was very successful with over 50 families taking part. From Monday 21st May, all Timothy Hackworth children, with the consent of their parents, will have the opportunity to cycle to and from school
with cycles being stored securely during the school day. Bike It will continue to be involved giving safety advice and tips on keeping cycles maintained correctly.If you have any unused Lego and/or board games such as Ludo, Snakes & Ladders etc, Timothy Hackworth School would be grateful to receive them for use at breakfast club and lunchtimes.
Students ‘Bike It’ at Tomothy Hackworth
Plans submitted to knock down local pub
The Flag and Whistle has stood empty since August 2011.
The Flag & Whistle Pub on the corner of Strand Street and Mill Street, could be knocked down if plans are passed by Durham County
Council. A Mr. Bob Levin has submitted the ap-plication, which proposes the erection of five, two bedroom homes on the
plot. The pub closed last August due to a combina-tion of high overheads and lack of support from locals, say the previous landlords.
Jail for man who burgled his sisterAnthony Hall, of John Street in Shildon, has been jailed for three years after being found guilty of burgling his sister.The 32 year-old took a games console, games, an MP3 player and a laptop computer from his sibling’s home in Darlington, before
boasting about his crime to a friend. Hall also robbed a man in Newton Aycliffe of £2,000 worth of belongings on Christmas Day, after the man had given Hall a place to stay over the holidays. The Judge at Teesside Crown Court, Recorder Felicty Davies, jailed Hall for three years and four months saying, “The most significant factor is the victim is your sister and you went in through an insecure door knowing she was out. What makes the second offence so unpleasant is it was committed on Christmas Day. The victim was a man who took you in.”
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Shildon Running and Athletics Club provided some excellent athletes who excelled at the North East Counties Track and Field Championships over the weekend of 12th and 13th May. The club's junior women in the sprint group set the standards on the 1st day of competition, with Laura Walker (gold) and Rachel McHugh (bronze) dominating the junior women's 200m final with respective season's best and personal best (pb) performances. Laura and Rachel continued to excel against the best junior athletes the region can muster on a cold second day of competition. Laura completed the sprint double in the 100m final, blasting her way through the strong headwind like a cannonball, after which she battled her way through her least favourite event, the 400m, to earn the silver medal in a pb time. Rachel followed this up by winning the Triple Jump, leaping 11.44m (pb), a result which now ranks her in the
Shildon Railway Cricket Club’s matches in the Readers Durham County League fell foul of the weather for the second week running when the whole of the league’s fixture list was abandoned last weekend. “Hopefully the weather will improve and we can get some matches played at last,” said a club spokesman.” Our ground,
despite hours of prepara-tion, has not been able to cope with the rain but we have, thankfully, fared better than some other clubs,” he added. This weekend sees the 1st XI at home in the league on both Saturday and Sunday to title hopefuls Brandon and Crook Town respec-tively. The second team will be away in the reverse fixtures. The club is still
Weather thwarts cricketers again
Shildon Town Bowling Club’s Men's team continued their winning ways with a 4-1 win at Bishop Auckland, making it three wins in a row. The Ladies’ Team also had an excellent 4-0 win away at Bedale. Unfortunately the Vets
Early this week, Old Shildon Homing Society's birds travelled from Leicester on Monday 21st May. They were released at 2.45pm with the first bird arriving back in Shildon at
and the A & B teams all lost. The Vets travelled to Newton Hall only to suffer a 2-6 loss, while in the mixed league both teams lost 4-6. The A team are at home to Shildon Rail this weekend, while the B team are away to Langley Park.
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Shildon Railway Cricket Club Under 18s side enjoyed an emphatic victory at home to Langley Park in their Readers Durham County League fixture. Batting first, on a gloriously sunny evening, the home side set a target of 155, losing three wickets
New record standin doing so. The highlight of the innings was a terrific third wicket partnership of 131 between Brett Upton (64) and Ellis Horner (57 not out), which sets a new league record. In reply the visitors reached 94 for 7 in their allotted twenty overs.
5.52pm.First home was Gray Bros. (2nd) Jewkes, Son & Harbron, (3rd) Jewkes, Son & Harbron, (4th) M. M. Peacock, (5th) Jewkes, Son & Harbron, (6th) M. M. Peacock & T. & J. Brown.
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looking for new players at all levels. Juniors at Under 13, Under 15 and Under 18 age groups and both senior sides would welcome additions to their squads. Anyone interested should contact club secretary Norman Nash on 07929 956 473. The club is still seeking sponsorship and details of this are available from club chairman John Brennan on 01388 779389.
national top 10 for her age group. Under-17 Georgia Hirst, ran to a proud bronze medal in 2.25.80 in the 800m final, whilst younger middle distance girls Lizzie Cramb and Gabrielle Suffield ran 2.35.42 and 3.02.23 respec-tively. Lizzie was delighted with her first major event bronze medal. The club's U15 boys strove to match the older girls’ standards, with both Josh Mclay and Connor Barras both winning through to the finals of both the 100m and 200m, with lightening runs despite running from the bottom end of the age group. Connor lowered both his 100m and 200m pbs in the process, whilst Josh reinforced his growing reputation within the club by leaping to an excellent silver medal in the long jump. However, the middle distance squad proved to be amongst the best of the rest, with the Under-20M Cameron Boyek reaching gold medal with a season’s best over the 800m with
1.53.07. Close on his heels was Michael Bleasby with 1.58.83 and a silver medal in the bag. During the 1500m under-20 M races, there was lots of jostling and it appeared to suit Matthew Coulthard who ran to a new pb of 4.15.49, whilst Michael Bleasby dominated the race to win in 4.07.01. Meanwhile the club's U15 girls, again competing from the bottom end of the age group, put in excellent per-formances through Courtnie Mills and Emily Gledhill. The girls finished 4th and 6th against the region's best long jumpers, despite having relatively little experience of competition. Both girls improved their personal bests by some margin and in future years will surely go on to excel further in this event. Kate Avery was a force to be reckoned with as she hurled herself around the senior women’s 1500m, in an amazing pb of 4.20.75. Amy Etherington was just outside her best performance in the 3k, and finished 2nd with a silver medal in 10.49.77.
A fundraising event is being held in aid of Heigh-ington AFC Boys. The event will take place at 7pm on Saturday 30th June at the Big Club in Newton Aycliffe, when star of Britain’s Got Talent, comedy impressionist Les Gibson will be performing, supported by Mickey Rich and Grapevine.Comedy Impressionist Les Gibson is often called ‘The Man Of A Thousand Voices’ because of the accuracy and sheer number of characters that he can impersonate. Les is an un-believable sports speaker and sports impersonator with the likes of Beckham, Shearer, Keegan, Hansen, Fabio Capello, and Sir
Alex Ferguson to name but a few, together with a multitude of soap characters, including Corrie stars such as Kevin Webster, Roy & Hayley. Television favourites Gordon Ramsay, Ant & Dec, Louis Walsh, Jedward, Lord Sugar and Sky One’s hard man Ross Kemp, all tied together with link gags and obser-vations ensures that it all adds up to a hilarious night of comedy.Tickets are available now at £10. It is a ticket only event and is on a first-come, first-served basis.For tickets, call David Brassell on 07870 777 779 or Jim Barr on 07899 862 079.
Britain’s Got Talent star supports club
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