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Saturday 28th June 2014The Bishop Press Issue 136 Page 1
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Leyland House & Bishop Auckland Tyres N Tests combining under 1 roof!Malcolm, garage proprietor from Leyland House Motors and Steve & Greg Coulthard from Bp. Auckland Tyres n Tests Ltd. are very pleased to announce they are joining forces under one roof at the Chester St. premises of Bp. Auckland Tyres n Tests.Malcolm will be available to help his customers with all their needs, as he has done in the past, offering the same level of excellent service.Bishop Auckland Tyres n Tests are members of the Ap-provedgarages.co.uk, Goodgaragesscheme.com, Autocare Garage Scheme, Master Garage 2013, and Motor Industry Code of Practice.
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Student success rates at Bishop Auckland College are in the top 10 per cent in the country, recent figures show.The latest national league tables, published by the Skills Funding Agency for the 2012/13 academic year, show 91.1% of students achieved their qualifica-tion, placing the college at the top end of both the regional and national rankings.Success rates reflect the number of students who achieve a qualification as a percentage of those who start courses.The new performance figures follow a positive verdict at the college’s most recent Ofsted in-spection, which found the college was “relentless in its pursuit to drive up the quality of teaching and learning”, adding: “success rates have improved for nearly all students”.Natalie Davison, Principal
and Chief Executive, said, “Bishop Auckland College has much to be proud of and these latest success
rates demonstrate both the hard work of our students and our exceptional staff commitment.“Combined with a student satisfaction rating of 95% and a ‘good’ rating from Ofsted inspectors, the college is performing really well and we are ambitious to do even better. I would urge prospective students and their parents to consider Bishop Auckland College for vocational courses.”An open evening is being held at the college’s main Woodhouse Lane campus from 5.30pm to 7.30pm on Tuesday 15th July, when prospective students can enrol on a wide range of full and part time further and higher education courses starting this September.The Skills Funding Agency 2012/13 education and training league tables by institution can be viewed at www.gov.uk/govern-ment/statistical-data-sets/sfa-national-success-rates-tables-2012-to-2013.
Natalie Davison, Principal and Chief Executive at Bishop Auckland College.
College is in top 10% in the country
St John’s School and Sixth Form College in Bishop Auckland is celebrating its 50th anniversary. A programme of special events and commemora-tion is planned for the next academic year, starting with a Welcome Mass in early October. In light of the celebra-tions, the school is wel-coming any old photos, memorabilia, stories and anecdotes from past
students, staff and the wider community. Infor-mation regarding the in-teresting whereabouts of past students would also be welcome. If you have anything you would like to share, contact the school on 01388 603246 or email [email protected]. “We would be delighted to hear from you!” said a spokesperson for the school.
School celebrates 50th anniversary
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Butterwick Hospice will be hosting a Charity Golf Day at Crook Golf Club on Saturday 9th August.It costs £120 per team to take part, or £80 for members, which includes a bacon roll and coffee on arrival, pie and peas and a
tournament presentation. There will also be prizes on every hole.Tee-off will take place from 10am.For further information call 01388 603003 or email [email protected].
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Team Bishop Ladies Netball Club train at Bishop Auckland College Sports Hall on Monday nights,
between 7pm and 9pm, when they cover skills in-cluding passing, footwork, defending and match play.The sessions are for ladies aged 18 or over and the club welcome all abilities. Team Bishop Ladies Netball Sessions were set up 2 years ago to offer oppor-tunities for women to get fit in a fun, social environ-ment. It has been so success-ful they have now put together two teams that play in the Durham City Netball league. A spokesperson for the
club commented, “We are always happy for new people to come to the sessions for fun and fitness.“As Team Bishop Ladies Netball is now an estab-lished club, we are also looking for a local sponsor for team kit. “If you can provide any kind of sponsorship, please get in touch with Jill on 07810 277530 or you can email Gen at [email protected].”If you would like to take part, simply go along to any training session, (£3 per session).
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Sixteen students from St John’s School & Sixth Form College took the long journey to Zaragoza in Spain recently, to take part in an exchange with el Colegio Del Salvador. Upon arrival they received an early morning welcome from the host families and teachers and the students’ Spanish was put to the test!Despite taking the British weather with them, students were fortunate enough to visit and experi-ence some of Zaragoza’s most important landmarks and traditions. Some of the highlights from the trip included a visit to the Aljafería Moorish Palace, a Merengue dance class where students got their hips shaking to Shakira, and a visit to the Goya museum where they turned their own drawings into engravings.
On the penultimate day, they made a trip outside of Zaragoza to the Parque Natural del Monasterio de Piedra (Nature Park of the Stone Monastery) where they saw some beauti-ful waterfalls, met some birds of prey and picnicked together before heading back for their last day in the city.Several tears were shed on the final day when Spanish and English students met together to share their experiences, watch a slideshow of photos cap-turing some of the amazing memories from the trip, and say their goodbyes.One month later, the Spanish students landed at Newcastle Airport and the weather did not disap-point! Students spent a week exploring some of the greatest landmarks the
North East has to offer, and all in glorious sunshine.Some of the highlights included a trip to St James’ Park, Beamish Museum and Durham Cathedral. The Spanish students also ventured further afield and spent the weekend ex-ploring the beautiful Lake District.Students from el Colegio Del Salvador also had the opportunity to shadow their exchange partner and experience life as a St John’s student, includ-ing some very traditional games such as cricket and rounders. A spokesperson for the school commented, “This was an invaluable exchange which allowed students to immerse themselves in a different culture and put their knowledge of Spanish into practice in a meaning-ful context.”
Changing the boundariesDurham County Council has a responsibility to periodi-cally review the boundaries of all conservation areas to ensure that they are relevant and that the con-servation area is properly managed, protected and preserved.Following completion of the conservation area survey, suggested revised boundary changes to Bishop Auckland conser-vation areas will be on view at a series of drop-in events for local residents and businesses. This is an opportunity for the council to get views and comments before the final proposals are incorpo-rated into the conservation area appraisal. This document supports
the County Durham Plan and it is anticipated that this will be ratified prior to the end of the year.The sessions are taking place on Wednesday 2nd July at Bishop Auckland Town Hall, and on Thursday 10th July at the Four Clocks Centre on Newgate Street.Steve Bhowmick, Environ-ment and Design Manager, Durham County Council, said, “We would like to see as many as people as possible attend these drop-in sessions so all views can be taken on board before we finalise the proposals.”More information is avail-able from heritage, land-scape and design officers by contacting [email protected].
St John’s students explore Spanish culture
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Bishop Auckland’s annual classic car show took place on Tuesday 24th June. The event was organised by Beryl Anderson, fundraiser at the Butterwick Hospice. Over 30 cars were on
display in the Market Place.Town councillor Adam Zair presented a trophy to Edmound Spence, who won the competition for the best classic car in the show.
This week in History
1 July 1881
The United Kingdom trans-fered sovereignty over Hong Kong to the People’s Republic of China.
The world’s first international tel-ephone call was made between Canada and the United States.
30 June 1997
Apple Inc. released its first mobile phone, the iPhone.
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Madagascar gained its independence from France.
26 June 1960 27 June 2007
Tony Blair resigned as British Prime Minister, a position he had held since 1997.
The Irish Civil War began with the shelling of the Four Courts in Dublin by Free State forces.
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Bishop Auckland Town Council is still encourag-ing residents and busi-nesses to decorate their premises with floral displays and enter the Bishop Auckland In Bloom competition, where the overall winner can win a £50 Homebase Voucher and £100.Everyone can get involved, whether they are seasoned gardeners or budding bloomers. With categories this year ranging from Business Premises, Licensed Premises, Front Garden,
Back Garden, Yard and Al-lotment Garden, and with the 1st prize of £50, 2nd prize £30 and 3rd prize £30, there is something for everyone.Each year the judging is made difficult by the high standard of entrants and judging is scheduled to take place in August by RHS Gold Medal winner Gary Hillery, with winners being officially announced during an evening ceremony at the Town Hall on Wednesday 3rd September from 7.30pm.A spokesperson for Bishop
Auckland Town Council said, “We would like to say a big thank you to Deco Trophies and Engraving Ltd and Homebase Bishop Auckland for sponsoring this event. Their support and contribution is much appreciated.”Entry is free, and to take part in this year’s compe-tition, simply complete the entry form available on the Town Council’s website or from The Four Clocks centre, and submit it to Bishop Auckland Town Council by no later than Monday 7th July.
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Auckland Castle will play host to a sublime perfor-mance from one of the UK’s leading brass ensembles next month.Onyx Brass, described as “easily the classiest brass ensemble in Britain” by BBC Music Magazine, will stop off at Bishop Auckland on Saturday 12th July as part of their Tour de
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Brass! – a musical journey, bringing the most exciting British contemporary music to communities across the UK.Taking place in the Castle’s magnificent St. Peter’s Chapel, the critically-acclaimed quintet will also premiere a performance of ‘Jason Rebello Inevitable Outcome’.
This performance takes place as part of the Brass: Durham Interna-tional Festival which will be hosting brass-inspired events across County Durham from 11th to 20th July. To find out more and to book tickets, call 03000 266 600 or visit www.brassfesti-val.co.uk.
The 13th century parish church of St. Andrew’s in South Church, may for many people be an unexplored treasure.This summer, St. Andrew’s will be manned by a team of volunteers for two days on selected weekends, so that visitors can explore for themselves the beautiful ancient building and the many fascinating features of the largest parish church in County Durham.Among many other inter-esting artefacts in the church is the life-sized 14th century oak effigy of a
knight, which is said to be that of Pollard, who by local legend “rid the neighbour-hood of a monstrous boar”.St. Andrew’s will be open on Friday 18th and Saturday 19th July, 1st & 2nd August, 29th & 30th August and 26th & 27th September, from 12 noon until 4pm.A new guidebook to the church has been produced and people will be there to help show you round. All are welcome and admission is free of charge.For further details contact Brian Varley on 01388 606075.
The Merry Monk in Market Place, Bishop Auckland, is holding a charity event in order to raise funds for the National Association of Bikers with Disabilities (NABD) on Sunday 13th July. Kal French of Rock Pit Promotions at the Merry Monk commented, “As I am a below the knee amputee who still rides, this charity is close to my heart.” All tickets are available from the Merry Monk and from Rock Pit & Uk Gigs Online at www.ukgigson-
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The sun shone on all who celebrated the summer solstice by attending the Bishop Auckland Marie Curie Fund-raising Group's first 'Blooming Great Tea Party' in Mary Smith's wonderful garden in Low Etherley, on Saturday 21st June.The magnificent sum of £316 was raised and will go towards providing end of life care for those who need it in the Bishop Auckland area.“Special thanks to Chit-tocks for donating deli-cious cakes and to Mary
Smith for volunteering her garden for the event,” said a spokesperson.A Big Tea Party was also held at The Goodie Box on Newgate Street, where or-ganisers were delighted to raise £200.Bryan Haldane, Director of the business said, “I would like to thank all of those who donated raffle prizes and home baking. Also the excellent volunteers who supported the event, and most of all the people of the Bishop Auckland area who provided this brilliant result.”
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College, Katy Graham said, "Ashleigh is an excel-lent role model for our students. She has become extremely successful and developed an outstanding reputation in the local area for her hard work and dedication." Dance Academy students will receive a minimum of 2 x 1.5hr coaching sessions per week from Ashleigh as part of their course and will also have the op-portunity to compete in regional and even national Street Dance competitions
against some of the best dancers in the country. Ashleigh, 28, said, “I can’t wait to start working with Bishop Auckland College as I have heard some ex-cellent things about the direction the College is heading in, and I am very excited to be a part of that journey”. Anyone interested in applying to the Dance Academy should contact the College by emailing [email protected] or by telephone on 01388-443070.
What’s on at the Town Hall?
My Generation, a band of original 1960s musi-cians, will perform the popular hit songs of the sixties made famous by bands such as the Beatles, Searchers, Stones, Hollies and the Monkees at Bishop Auckland Town Hall next month. “So, if you wish get your 60s gear on and dance the night away on Saturday 12th July from 8pm, tickets are £10,” said a spokesper-son.Hot meat baps and chips will be available to buy on the night.If folk music is more to your taste, go along on Wednesday 16th July at 8pm to see Vin Garbutt, an accomplished guitar-
ist, song writer and fine whistle player, renowned for his quirky observations of life and hilarious intros. Judith Haswell and Trish McLean will be supporting. Tickets £12.Hilarity Bites presents a comedy night on Friday 18th July from 7.30pm, with Jason Cook (star of BBC sitcom ‘Hebburn’) and Markus Birdman perform-ing their brand new shows before they premiere at the Edinburgh Festival in August. Tickets £8 in advance or £10 on the door.An exhibition entitled ‘Beyond the Wilder-ness Road’, created by artist David Watson is currently on display.
David is a post war painter who knits together the loose industrial strands of the northeast with ‘jaw dropping’ familiarity and instant resonance. It can be viewed free until Saturday 19th July.The films to see are ‘American Hustle’ on Thursday 3rd July, (Cert: 15), ‘August Osage County’ on Thursday 10th July, (Cert: 15), and ‘The Invis-ible Woman’ on Thursday 17th July (Cert: 12A). All films start at 7.30pm and tickets cost £5.For more information, or tickets to any of the above events, contact the box office on 03000 269 524 or visit www.bishopauckland-townhall.org.uk.
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Students meet internationally acclaimed photographer
Young photographers at King James I Academy recently met award-winning international pho-tographer and author, Joe Cornish, one of the most famous commercial pho-tographers in the world.The visit was arranged by photography teacher Mrs Mulryan as part of
students' studies into landscape photography, in which they have been looking at Joe’s work for inspiration. During a full day of pho-tography-based activities, students in Years 10 and 12 visited the Joe Cornish Gallery in Northallerton, which holds a permanent
exhibition of the artist’s work, as well as his print archive. There they met the man himself for a fascinat-ing talk on how and why he chose photography as a career, his favourite locations and his tips for achieving unique and evoc-ative landscape images.
Students and staff from King James I Academy pictured with Joe Cornish (lying front).
Bishop Auckland library is holding a free careers advice session which will give information, advice and guidance to anyone who is looking for a job or course, as well as func-tional skills assessment. The next session is to take place on Monday 7th July from 1pm to 2.45pm.For more information visit w w w.d u r ha m.g ov.u k /adultlearning or telephone 03000 266 115. Alterna-tively, email [email protected].
The following day, on Tuesday 8th July, the Learning Curve Skill Centre is holding an open day from 10am till 6pm, when anyone can drop in and find out more about courses and how they can help build your future. The centre is at Unit B33/16, St Helen’s Industri-al Estate, Bishop Auckland.For more information call 01388 448059, email [email protected] or visit www.learning-curve.co.uk.
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The next concert in Bishop Auckland Music Society's 2014 season will take place in The Throne Room at Auckland Castle on Friday 11th July at 7.30pm, when Jane Lindsay (cello) and Jennifer Hughes (piano)
will perform works by Debussy, Mendelssohn, Beethoven and BrahmsTickets cost £12.50 (under 18s free) and are avail-able from Brian Varley on 01388 606075 and Cameo Fine Art. Alternatively, pay on the door.
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St Mary’s Under 12s’ new Angels team played their first game on Saturday 21st June, giving a great account of themselves with a loss and a win. They lost to last year’s cup winners Plains Farm in the first game, with Chloe Wymer scoring and goal-keeper Hayle Cooke earning player-of-the-match. The girls then played Wash-
ington Juniors in the second game and won 1-0 thanks to a goal from Shelbee Micka-lauski. Chloe Wymer was player-of-the-match.The Under 15 Angels took part in a great money raising event, with three of the girls; Sam Moody, Erin Kelly and Heidi Coulthard taking part in the Tesco Challenge 180ft Bungee Jump, along with coach Mark Munroe,
and raised over £1,000 in sponsorship.This boosts the funds for the Barcelona Junior Cup com-petition next year, which they hope to take part in. The club is holding their annual club awards night on Thursday 3rd July at St. John’s R.C. School, and all parents, team players, coaches, managers, and of-ficials are invited.
On Saturday 14th June, Bishop Auckland GC trav-elled to Newcastle (West-erhope GC) in the 5th Round of the Team Mail on Sunday Classic Compe-tition. The day was fine with bright sunshine and little wind.All five matches were initially tight affairs with very little given from either side, however the strength in depth of the Bishop Auckland Golf Team proved the key factor and all five ran out comfort-able winners in the end. The first to complete their match was Wayne Hewitt, who won after playing solid golf 6 & 5.Paul King then won his match after being 4 down.
He stuck to his task and finally won on the 18th after a great fight back.Andrew Graham looked in control throughout his match and indeed went on to win 2 up.Chris Thompson followed suit, winning his indi-vidual battle 2 up, but man-of-the-match was Jamie Birkbeck, ultimately winning 3 & 2, but on his way he carded 6 birdies and an eagle. A further fantastic effort by all the players. The team will now play at home to Ryton GC at a date to be fixed. “Once again a big thank you to all the team sup-porters” said a spokesper-son.
The newly formed St Mary’s Angels Under 12s.
A memorable weekend for the Angels
Bishop golfers take on Westerhope
Bishop Auckland Girls Football team is looking for new members to join their ranks. Their clubhouse is at Hunwick Cricket Club and they play their games on Sunday afternoons with a 2pm kick off. They have started training already in readiness for the new season, which starts
in September. They train on Wednesdays from 7pm, with fully qualified coaches and play in the Durham County FA League. If you are interested call 07968 041099 or 07784 484572, or alternately go down to the ground on a Wednesday. Players must be 16 years or over.
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