Friday 29th November 2013Ferryhill & Chilton Chapter Issue 652 Page 1

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Friday 29th November 2013Issue 652

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Local girls design the official flag for County Durham

Nineteen year-old twin sisters from Chilton have unveiled County Durham’s official flag, after winning a competition to design the piece of history.Katie and Holly Moffat, from Tennyson Road, took part in the contest to create a new flag for the County, when

Yorkshireman and history enthusiast Andy Strange-way discovered that County Durham was the only county in the north without its own flag. Strangeway proposed the project in a chance meeting with Durham County Council chairman Pauline Charlton,

at an unveiling of the new flag for the North Riding of Yorkshire earlier this year.The competition to design the flag attracted 34 entries, which a judging panel narrowed down to six before 2,500 people voted for their favourite motif.The winning design features the St Cuthbert’s cross, rep-resenting the Anglo Saxon Bishop, scholar and patron saint of Northern England, buried at Durham Cathe-dral. The blue and yellow colours were selected from the Durham coat of Arms.James Moffat, proud father to Katie and Holly com-mented, “I am so proud that in 100 years’ time my daughters’ flag will be flying throughout the historic County Durham”.On Thursday 21st November the flag was unfurled and blessed outside Durham Cathedral in a ceremony attended by a string of civic dignitaries. The flag, which represents the county between the original borders of the Tees and the Tyne, has been registered on the Flag Institute’s UK Flag Registry and will fly above the Cathedral’s Central Tower this week.

Katie and Holly Moffat presenting the new County Durham flag outside Durham Cathedral in a ceremony attended by a string of dignitaries from across the County.

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Ferryhill 2000 Commit-tee and Ferryhill Town Council are inviting resi-dents to attend Ferryhill’s annual Christmas Fayre on Friday 29th November.The Fayre will commence at 2pm with children’s fair rides, refreshments and a craft fayre, which will once again take place indoors at St. Luke’s Parish Centre.A candle-lit procession in-volving children from the local primary schools will leave St. Luke’s Church at 4pm. The procession, which will be led by Santa’s sleigh, will then make its way to the Town Hall gardens where carol singing will take place at 4.15pm. The official switching on of the town’s Christmas lights will then follow at 4.30pm. The honour of switching on the lights this year will fall to a pupil from Ferryhill

Station Primary School. Any adults and children wishing to take part in the procession are asked to meet at St. Luke’s Church at 3.45pm, where ‘glow-in-the dark sticks’ will be issued to all those taking part.Santa has also promised to make an appearance again this year and will be visiting the E-Café from 4.30pm-6.30pm to meet local children and give out presents from his special-ly-designed grotto. Tea and coffee will also be on sale in the E-Café, and there will be a chance to test your luck on the tombola. Later in the evening the activities will move to the Manor House where a per-formance by the Ferryhill Town Band will be taking place from 7pm. For any queries about the Christmas Fayre call John Rogerson at Ferryhill Town Hall on 01740 652157.

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In Memoriam Birthdays

ClassifiedsAll about local people ...

Thomas Edgecombe

Miss you lots Tommy,Love you forever,Your Wife Nora

& all of your familyx

In loving memory of a dear Husband, Dad, Granda

& Great Granda

Died November 30th 2010

Neil Talbot

Love and hugs,Gary, Janine & Liam

x

We never need a special dayTo bring you to our mind

For days without a thought of you

Are very hard to find

22nd November

Birthday Memories

Joe Golightly

Loved always,Frances

x

Treasured memories of a loving Husband on his 84th Birthday

November 30th

Joe Golightly

Beverly & Johnxx

Missing you Dad on your first Birthday away

from home

November 30th

‘Joe the Pro’

Love Suzanne & Garyxx

Thinking of you Grandad, especially today on your

84th Birthday

November 30th

28th NovemberRebecca Lewis

Lots of love from Mam, Ray, Gavin, Cameron, Hayden

& all your familyxxx

Happy 30th Birthday

30!

Anniversaries

Tony & Valerie Chapman

Love from all the familyxxx

Happy 50th Wedding Anniversary to two

special people

November 30th

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MP meets Area Manager from leading Armed Forces charity

The Royal British Legion has thanked Phil Wilson, MP for Sedgefield, for taking the time to meet with Legion Area Manager, Andrew Drake. The Legion is the leading provider of welfare for the Armed Forces community and last week local MP Phil Wilson attended an event in the Houses of Parliament dedicated to showcasing the Legion’s work in the Sedgefield area. Phil used the oppor-tunity to discuss with Mr Drake the changing face of Armed Forces welfare provision in the local com-munity, and to hear more about the Legion’s work developing Community Covenants locally.Andrew Drake, the Legion’s Area Manager, said, “It was great to

see Phil Wilson MP, we really appreciated him making the time to drop in. Many people don’t realise that we spend £1.6 million every week in direct welfare support for the Serving and ex-Service community and their families, so we were delighted to tell Phil about the range of services we provide”.Phil Wilson MP said, “I was really pleased to meet my Royal British Legion Area Manager. Andrew made it clear that the Legion’s work does not stop on 11th November. Providing assistance for members and former members of the Armed Forces who have been injured, or who need help in other ways, as well as their families, is a 365-day-a-year job.

It is vital that we as a nation honour the sacri-fices made by our Armed Forces, and I’m proud to support the work of The Royal British Legion.”The Royal British Legion provides care and support to all members of the British Armed Forces, past and present, and their families. As the nation’s leading Armed Forces charity, the Legion spends £84 million a year on vital welfare work, providing social, emotional and fi-nancial care and support to serving and ex-Service people and their families. Approximately 9 million people in the UK are eligible for the Legion’s support, which are proud to serve those in need, today and for the rest of their lives.

Phil Wilson MP with Andrew Drake, the Legion’s Area Manager for the North East.

This week in History

3 December 1984

Bangladesh cyclone ‘worst for 20 years - with winds reaching more than 150 kms per hour.

Hundreds of people died from the effects of toxic gases which leaked from a chemical factory near the central Indian city of Bhopal.

2 December 1988

Tunnel links UK and Europe - Construction workers drilled through the final wall of rock to join the two halves of the Channel Tunnel and link Britain to France.

December 19901

Margaret Thatcher formally tendered her resignation to the Queen, leaving Downing Street for the last time.

28 November 1990 29 November 1975

Graham Hill was killed in an air crash - One of Britain’s greatest motor racing drivers was killed in a plane crash in south-east England.

Animal activists bomb Downing Street - A letter bomb exploded inside the British Prime Minister’s London resi-dence.

November 198230

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On Wednesday 6th November, members and guests of Ferryhill Village Womens’ Institute cele-brated their 86th Birthday.Star guest Chef John did not disappoint the ladies, giving them lots of tips for Christmas Day Lunch. “We had lots to taste from him and we had an excel-lent buffet and birthday cake, an excellent evening was had by all,” said a spokesperson.The next meeting will be held in the Community Centre on Wednesday 4th

December at 6.30pm. Guest demonstrator will be Magan (from the local Vivo singing group) who will be showing members how to make Christmas decora-tions with many things we will already have in the cupboards. There will also be a Christ-mas Market with various stalls. “Everyone will be made very welcome, it will be something different and I am sure you will all enjoy the evening,” continued the spokesperson.

Mr Vince Elsbury of Dar-lington, ex Chilton, has produced a book of poems about Chilton, with all proceeds going to Darling-ton Memorial Hospital.The book, called ‘A Poet Among Pitmen’ is available from Ferryhill Town Hall for only £3.“Please support this valuable cause and call

at Ferryhill Town Hall for your copy. There are a limited number available, so please hurry,” said a spokesperson. The book is also available from Chilton Council Offices, Hutton House, Chilton WMC, Chilton School, Marylyn’s Eden Terrace, The Catholic Club, Windlestone, and Chilton Library.

Start your Christmas with a feast of festive music when Ferryhill Town Band perform on Saturday 30th November, at Mainsforth Community Centre from 7.30pm. Tickets cost £5 and are available at Ferryhill

Town Hall. Alternatively, you can pay at the door.All proceeds from the event will be donated to the Fer-ryhill Mayor’s chosen chari-ties; Ferryhill Town Band and Ferryhill Saint Luke’s Youth.

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Shoe Box Appeal success

Once again the Ferryhill Shoe Box Appeal, in asso-ciation with the Methodist Church, has been a huge success. This ever-popular appeal has grown over the years and again this year there has been a very generous response from donors within Ferryhill and sur-rounding communities. A spokesperson said,

“To all donors, be they schools, churches, chat and craft clubs or private individuals, the organising team for the Appeal wish to extend their heartfelt and sincere thanks for their extreme generosity.“We would also like to thank all those who helped in any way during shoe box week. “Also a big thank you to

the young people from Enter CIC for their assis-tance in carrying out the shoe boxes to the awaiting transport on Sunday night”.The total number of boxes dispatched was 979, together with £762 towards transport costs. It is planned that the boxes be sent to Bosnia and the Ukraine.

Rev Michael Pullan with volunteers of the Shoe Box Appeal Team.

WI celebrate 86th birthday

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On Friday 29th November the following road closures and temporary bus stops will be implemented in Ferryhill due to the Christ-mas Procession:• Market Street, Chapel Terrace (partial) and Church Road will be closed to all vehicles on Friday 29th November, from 4pm - 5.30pm approximately.• Church Lane and the road with no name next

to the Nat West Bank will be closed from 4pm to 4.10pm.Temporary Bus Stops will be erected outside:-• Llewellyn’s Wine Bar (Main Street),• B & M Store (Market Street),• The Workingmen’s Club (North Street). All vehicles must use North Street. There will be no access

Elvis is in the building...

Chilton Care Centre hosted a 1950s dress up event for Children in Need recently, when residents and staff were entertained by Mike Memphis, one of the top Elvis impersonators in the country. He wowed residents, staff, family and friends for a full

hour and residents were up dancing in the aisle, even with their Zimmer frames! Dianne Howe, Activities Co-Ordinator, commented on how they were all very much looking forward to having him back. “He was a real tonic,” she said.

St. Aidan's Church in Chilton is hosting a Grand Christmas Fayre on Saturday 30th November.The fayre will be opened at 2pm by Rev. Canon Jon Bell.There will be many stalls and attractions, including a tombola, home-made

cakes, bric-a-brac, fancy goods, a Grand Raffle, arts & crafts and a fair trade stall.Refreshments will include hot dogs.“Please come along and support our Church” en-couraged an organiser of the event.

‘Elvis’ with resident Mel Ellis.

Grand Christmas Fayre

or exit from Nat West Car Park from 4pm to 4.10pm.Alternative parking has been arranged at the Masonic Hall Car Park, 34 North Street, Ferryhill and residents are welcome to make use of this.Anyone requiring further information should contact John Rogerson at Fer-ryhill Town Council on telephone number 01740 652157.

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Classifieds cost 35p per word, plus £6 for an optional photo-graph.

The Christmas edition of The Chapter will be distributed on Monday 23rd December. Therefore the deadline for submis-sions for this issue will be Thursday 19th December at noon.

You can leave your classifieds at Ferryhill or Chilton Library in an envelope addressed to The Chapter, or post them to 3-4 First Floor Offices, Shildon Town Council Building, Civic Hall Square, Shildon, DL4 1AH.

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Special Christmas community film

Enter CIC will be holding a special community viewing of the Christmas classic 'White Christmas' on Thursday 5th December at 2pm. The event is specifically for elderly people living in the community who may be lonely or feeling vulnerable at this time of

year.A spokesperson com-mented, “If you know of anyone in the community who may benefit from a couple of hours’ company and a lovely, friendly af-ternoon, please will you let Enter CIC know. “It's important that we find those living in our

community who may have little opportunity to engage with others, or due to age may be finding things a little difficult.” Afternoon tea will be provided. Tickets for the showing are available directly from Enter CIC by calling 01740 655437.

During the early hours of Saturday 23rd November, the garages and outhouses of three properties in Mill Cottages, Rushyford, were burgled. It is believed that the of-fenders made off along the nearby A689, abandoning a Honda motorcycle, which was one of the stolen items.Other items stolen included:• LD 16-channel audio mixing desk;

• Peavey Special – Guitar amplifier;• Cube Graphite hybrid pedal cycle with Shimano Deore gears;• Raleigh ladies grey pedal cycle;• Ryobi 45cm petrol chainsaw;• 2 air rifles.Police are appealing to any witnesses who may have seen anything suspi-cious in the Rushyford area overnight, and to anybody who may be offered any of

the above items for sale, to get in touch by calling police on 101.PC Hope said, “All residents are advised to ensure the security of their property. With the winter nights now upon us, do not give thieves the advantage.“Keep your homes secure and well-lit on these dark nights. “Further crime prevention advice can be obtained from any Police station.”

The next meeting of Dean Bank Residents’ Asso-ciation is taking place on Monday 2nd December at 7pm in Dean Bank Institute. “This is an opportunity to find out what is happen-ing in your area and also express your view and issues you may have,” said a spokesperson.Everyone is welcome to attend.Following a consultation event by Durham County

Council on the County Plan, the Residents’ Asso-ciation responded by letter opposing their inclusion of the Praxis site in the asset register.Secretary of the asso-ciation, Joan Weston, said, “The land could be sold for development at any time for the building of 12 houses. Anyone wishing to see the letter can do so at any of the Residents’ Meetings”.

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This year’s official switch-on of Chilton’s Christmas lights will be held on Friday 29th November. Assisting the Mayor, Coun-cillor Elizabeth Bruce, will be this year’s Gala Princess, Sadie Morley. Festivities will commence from 6.30pm in the Town Square with the official switch-on at 7pm. During the event, local

school children from Chilton Primary School will be singing Christmas carols and members of St Aidan’s Church have kindly agreed to circulate with sweet mince pies and refresh-ments. Also on site will be a catering van and a small children’s ride. Of course the event would not be complete without a visit from Santa!

Chilton Christmas lights

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Members of Enter CIC are inviting elderly residents to a special showing of ‘White Christmas on Thursday 5th December.

The Poppy Appeal collec-tion for Chilton has this year resulted in a grand total of £1,793.61p being raised. A Poppy Appeal organiser

commented, “I would like to thank everyone who con-tributed so generously and gave their support to such a worthy cause.”

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Throughout 2013, three men: James Latcham, Stephen Buston and Andrew Heaviside, have been raising money for two charities: Leukaemia and Lymphoma research and The Brain Tumour Charity, by taking part in Chal-lenge 321 - to run a million meters.The boys would like to say thank you to everyone who has supported them throughout the year. As a result of their efforts and people’s generosity, they have currently raised £10,300, which will be spilt equally between the two charities.Andrew Heaviside com-mented, “Our challenge of running over 1 million meters throughout the year is nearing the end and we will be running our final race of the year at Gates-head on December 21st. “Every penny of your dona-tions count towards helping people who are maybe not as lucky as most of us and are having to deal with day-to-day life coping with Cancer. “There is still time to donate and anything you can give will be greatly ap-

preciated, so let’s give it a big push. “We would also like to say a huge thank you to everyone that wanted to take part in the Great North Run with us to raise money for our challenge.”Amanda Heaviside, of Fairy Hill Cakes, would like to offer people the unique opportunity to win them-selves two amazing prizes in the form of a cake raffle in support of Challenge 321.Each £1 donation gives one entry to a raffle for a celebration cake to the value of £100 while each £5 donation gains entry to the draw for a three tier wedding, christening or celebration cake to the value of £450. The cakes will be made to the winner’s design briefs and specification. The celebration cake (£100) can be booked and collected within the dates of 1st February and 1st December 2014 and the three tier cake (£450) must be booked and col-lected within the dates of 1st February 2014 and 1st December 2015 (both are subject to availability and to Amanda Heaviside’s dis-

cretion).The draw will take place on 21st December to coincide with the final day of Chal-lenge 321, when James Latcham, Stephen Buston and Andrew Heaviside will be completing the final 30k run at Saltwell Park, Gates-head. The Cake Raffle will be drawn on this day at 3pm in Llewellyns Bar in Ferryhill and the winners notified thereafter.To enter the cake raffle visit: www.virginmoneygiv-i n g . c o m / t e a m /c h a l -lenge321, and type either ‘wedding cake draw’ or ‘celebration cake draw’ into the ‘message’. For multiple entries state this in the message section so that there is no confu-sion: for example for a £3 donation you would type ‘3 entries into celebration cake draw’. If you are a UK tax payer, tick for ‘gift aid’. Once you have made your donation contact Amanda Heaviside by email: fairy-hillcakes@yahoo.co.uk or by text: 07875 552 488, leaving your name and email address or phone number.

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A memorial Christmas carol service is being held at St Luke’s Church in Church Lane, Ferryhill, on Thursday 12th December.The Co-operative Fu-neralcare would like to extend an invitation to the community to attend the service, which begins at 7pm and will include Christmas readings and carols, candle lighting and the opportunity to place

a memorial message to a loved one on the Christmas tree in church. The Co-operative Fu-neralcare will also have memorial Christmas trees in all of its funeral homes during December, where tributes to loved ones may be placed. For further details call the local Funeralcare home at Parker Terrace on 01740 651329.

Dear Editor,

I would like to extend my warmest congratulations to Katie and Holly Moffat of Chilton on their marvellous achievement in winning the competition to design County Durham’s official flag.

The design itself is very striking and will attract admiration from both local people and visitors to our County when it is flown through-out the region.

Well done to the two young people from Chilton, I'm sure that everyone in the town is very proud of you both.

Christine PottsCounty Councillor for Chilton

On Sunday 15th December, Enter CIC will be visited by a very special guest, when the Enter Centre will be transformed into a magical Santa's Grotto ready for his arrival. Young people in the com-munity are invited to go along and join in the festive fun. Each child will receive a

gift from Santa and have their photograph taken with him and his elves. A spokesperson com-mented, “This will be a magical event for the young people in the com-munity so please book your tickets early.” To book a time to visit Santa, call Enter CIC on 01740 655437.

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Chilton Care Centre is holding a Christmas Fayre on Saturday 7th December.The Fayre will be officially opened by Mayor Mrs Eliza-beth Bruce at 11am. Kelly McWaters will be singing at 11.15am, followed by a Ballroom and Latin demonstration

at 12.30pm by some of the younger pupils of The Studio from Shildon.There will also be a raffle, tombola and mulled wine, but most importantly Santa will be in his Grotto.“Everyone is most welcome, said a spokesper-son.

Care Centre Christmas Fayre

The residents of Denehurst Nursing Home on Mer-rington Road, Ferryhill, enjoyed fellow resident Cilia West’s 90th birthday party recently.Entertainment was provided by folk musi-cians Jiva. Cilia, residents, family, friends and staff had a great day. “Thank you for coming and making her day special,” said Activities Coordinator Hayley Scott. Denehurst is currently ap-pealling for donations of Christmas raffle prizes and Teddy bears. All money made will go towards the comfort fund for the residents’ Christmas party.Anyone who wishes to donate can contact Hayley Scott at the Home on 01740 655314.

Denehurst celebrate Cilia’s 90th Birthday

Cilia with her Grandson, Callum.

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Ferryhill Stage Society is celebrating its 75th anni-versary with a production of Jack and the Beanstalk.Shows will take place on Thursday 12th and Friday 13th December at 7pm, and Saturday 14th December at 2.30pm. Tickets cost £5 for adults and £3 for children and are available from Joan Harker on 01740 652551.Chilton Community Part-nership have a number of free children’s tickets available for the 12th

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The Mayor of Chilton, Councillor Elizabeth Bruce and her consort Councillor Alan Bruce, are inviting residents to attend the annual Civic Carol Service. This year’s service will be held at St Aidan’s Church on Monday 16th December

Ferryhill Methodist Church is holding a Christmas Beetle Drive on Tuesday 3rd December at 7.30pm. Admission is £3 which includes supper.

A spokesperson com-mented, “Please wear a Christmas hat to add to the fun! All are welcome. We look forward to seeing you again.”

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On Tuesday 19th November, Sue Snowdon, the current Lord Lieutenant of Durham, the Queen’s representative in the county, returned to Ferryhill Station Primary School where she was once a teacher, to present a Young Carers Award.The award aims to raise

awareness of the chal-lenges many young carers face and is designed to celebrate organisations that take additional steps to support and understand them.Head teacher Val Jago said it was an honour to receive the award as recognition for their efforts, and to be able to welcome Mrs Snowdon back to the school.

Young Carers AwardVal added, “We have a number of children who support family members here and we realise the importance of supporting young carers. “Its about being flexible and understanding the issues they face and the fact they may be tired or late sometimes...or they may just need someone to talk to”.

at 7pm. Performing will be children from Chilton Primary Choir and Steel Pans. Afterwards, refresh-ments will be available in the Church Hall.For further details tel-ephone Chilton Town Council on 721788.

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There are new weekend opening times for Chilton Community College from 1st December.The college will be open from 9.30am to 2.30pm

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