Friday 31st May 2013Shildon & District Town Crier Issue 615 Page 1

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The Story of Shildon Wagon Works exhibition

Charlie Walton, Treasurer FNRM-NE; Dave Camp, Chairman FNRM-NE; Bob Murton, former employee of Shildon Wagon Works; Ken Wharton, member FNRM-NE who devel-oped the exhibition and is a former employee of Shildon Wagon Works.

The Friends of the National Railway Museum (North East Branch) is

presenting a new display exploring ‘The Story of Shildon Works’.

The photographic exhibition is currently on display at Locomotion, where it can be seen until Wednesday 12th June.Historically, Shildon was a town highly skilled in heavy engineering for the railway industry, developing out of the Stockton and Darlington Railway (opened 1825) and lasting until 1984.Shildon Wagon Works was a vast railway workshop specialising in manufac-turing and rolling stock.In its heyday (mid-1950s) the works employed 3,400 people. However the transfer of freight traffic to road brought about the closure of the works in 1984. At the time the closure of the works was a devastat-ing blow for Shildon.However the reputation of Shildon as a railway town lives on, with examples of wagons from the site on display at Locomotion alongside the exhibition.The museum is open daily from 10am to 4pm.

Local Fundraising Manager for Macmillan Cancer Support, Michelle Muir is encouraging Shildon residents to consider volunteering to give something back to the local community.Michelle said, “We are looking for people to help collect in Supermarkets in Bishop Auckland, in June. We have been very fortunate that the local supermarkets have allowed us to do so, but we need volunteers to help out. Even if it’s just a couple of hours, Macmillan would be very grateful.

“Cancer is the toughest fight most of us will ever face. If you or a loved one has been diagnosed, you need a team of people in your corner supporting you every step of the way. That’s who we are. “Many people find the benefits of volunteering are threefold; meeting new people and making friends, gaining new skills and most importantly, having fun.”For more information on how to get involved, contact Michelle Muir on 07809 554 967 or email mmuir@macmillan.org.uk.

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In my heartYou’re here to stay

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Your loving Wife,Sheila

50 years we had together2 years we’ve had apart

But loving memories stay forever

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June 4th 2011

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Davidxxx

If I speak to you softly You will still hear

I love and miss youEvery day

1st June

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xx

I’ll whisper a little prayerAsking everyone above

To sing a ‘Happy Birthday’ song

And give you all my love

1st June

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Missing you today and every day

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Louise, Phil, Leigh, Amanda, Robert, Ben, Paul, Natasha

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Gone but never forgotten

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From Denise, Karen & Neil and their families

Treasured memories of a devoted Mam, Mother-in-Law, Nana & Great Nana

4.6.09

Loved and remembered every day

Sylvia Turner

Love you so much,Anthony, Denise, family

xxx

We think of you every dayAll our precious memories

Will always stay

Mam

Sylvia Turner

Love you, miss you,Jane & Kate

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Grandma we love you, even though you are far

away we think of you

Grandma

Lisa Kirkbride

Sis Jen & family

Missing you is very hardBut in our thoughts

You never go

31.5.2010

Birthday Memories

Joanne Aldworth

Love Mam, Dad & Kieran (Mato)

Remembering our beloved Daughter, Joanne, on this,

her Birthday

2nd June 1974

Always loved and never forgotten

Birthday Memories

Stephen Jones

Sadly missed by the Management and Staff

at Jubilee Fields Community Centre

xxx

Remembering you on your 18th Birthday

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Have a good’nGOTCHA!60!

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June

From Mike

Happy 60th Birthday June28th May

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Happy 60th Birthday June

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All our love always,Mam, Dad & Holly

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Happy 10th Birthday

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Amelia Grace Scaife was christened at Shildon Methodist church on Sunday 26th May.Her parents, Jamie Scaife

This week in History30 May 1883

A rumour that New York’s Brooklyn Bridge is going to collapse causes a stampede that crushes twelve people.

The clock tower at the Houses of Parliament, which houses Big Ben, starts keeping time.

The Scottish Cov-enanters defeat John Graham of Claver-house at the Battle of Drumclog.

Europe launches its first voyage to another planet, Mars.

A 3000-strong riot occurred at Wardsend Cemetery in the Sheffield, England against rumours of bodysnatching from the grounds.

The Tiananmen Square protests are violently ended in Beijing by the People’s Liberation Army.

31 May 1859 1 June 1679

2 June 2003 3 June 1862 4 June 1989

and Elizabeth Hunter, chose five Godparents for their daughter; James Hunter, Karina and Billy Armstrong, Rachel Lyall

and David Sigfusson.Family and friends celebrated after the service at Shildon Railway Institute.

Amelia Grace with her parents, Godparents and siblings Courtney, Katie and Connor.

Amelia Grace baptised at the Methodist Church

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Foundations, a project run by homes and com-munities organisation, livin, in partnership with Sunderland AFC charity, The Foundation of Light, has organised a free family fun day at Jubilee Fields Community Centre this half-term Friday (31st May) from 1pm - 4pm.The fun day will include all kinds of activities for all the family. There will

be balloon modelling, a bouncy castle, stalls, family games and free health checks. Sunderland AFC will be running a speed cage and goal practice and none other than Samson, the SAFC Black Cat will be going along to join in the fun. There are also prizes to be won.Assistants from Foundations will also be there to explain their role in the town.

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They will be providing op-portunities to undertake training, gain life skills, live healthier lifestyles and improve financial wellbeing. A number of activities to engage people of all ages and backgrounds will also be available.For more information, email livin at events@livin.co.uk or find Foundations online at facebook by liking foundationsshildon.

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At 8.40pm on Monday 27th May, two young males were disturbed outside of Elm Road Workingmen’s Club stealing wheel trims from a parked vehicle. One male was able to make off with two wheel trims - one in each

hand. Shildon Police are currently following up enquiries in relation to this theft and urge anyone who saw these two males, or have any information relating to this crime, to contact the police on non-emergency 101.

Wheel trim theft

The next meeting of the Shildon and District Flower Club will take place at Shildon Civic Hall on Monday 3rd June, from 7.30pm, when Area Demonstra-tor, Di Smith from Market

Flower clubRasen, will present a flower arranging programme entitled 'Somewhere Under the Sun'.Entrance is free to members and £5 for guests (payable on the door).

Shildon Library will be holding a Family History taster session on Thursday 13th June, from 10am until 12pm. As well as a display of books and local pho-tographs, staff will be available to assist in using the Ancestry Website to research your Family Tree while enjoying a cup of tea or coffee. The Library edition of Ancestry is free to use for all registered borrowers.

Family history tasterShildon Library will also be starting a Junior Craft Club, which will be held fortnightly and is suitable for ages 5 to 11. Children under 8 must be accompa-nied by an Adult. The first session will take place on Thursday 6th June from 3.45pm to 4.30pm.The cost of each session will be 50p per child. To find out more about either session, call into the library or call 03000 269 526.

Kenneth Stephen Brown pleaded guilty to aggravated vehicle taking, to dangerous driving, to driving without a licence or third party insurance and to possession of ampheta-mine, when he appeared before magistrates at Newton Aycliffe recently. The 33 year-old, of Douthwaite Road, Bishop Auckland, who admitted a £20 a day amphetamine addiction, was lucky to walk away relatively unharmed,

after the VW Golf he was driving, crashed and overturned on the Shildon bypass on 6th May. Following a domestic incident Brown took his partner’s car, without her consent, and was witnessed overtaking vehicles whilst crossing double white lines. The car ended up on its roof and was extensively damaged but Brown was luckily thrown clear.The accident was seen by

an off duty police officer, who called the police and gave chase, as Brown had run away from the scene, despite injuring his leg.Matters were adjourned in order for the Probation Service to provide a pre-sentence report. In the meantime, the defendant was given an interim driving disqualifi-cation and released on un-conditional bail, to return before the court on 13th June.

Shildon bypass incident

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Residents in Great Aycliffe and Middridge can find out how local issues are being tackled when the local Area Action Partnership meets next.The GAMP board will be meeting on Tuesday, 11th June, between 6pm and 8pm at Aycliffe Village Hall, and residents are invited to attend.

This meeting will also include the AGM and will welcome some new board members.Local people can also raise any neighbourhood issues that they would like the board to address. These need to be put in writing and sent in by Monday 3rd June.Anyone who would like to

attend the board meeting should register in advance by ringing 01325 327441, or by emailing gampaap@durham.gov.uk. (Please note, this is a rescheduled date. The meeting had previously been due to take place on 21st May, however it has been necessary to re-arrange).

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John Cant, who admits to being an alcoholic, drinking nine litres of strong cider daily, could not fully recall details of his visit to the Lifestyle Express Store on the evening of 6th May, but pleaded guilty to a charge of racially aggravated harassment, arising out of his actions there, when he appeared before mag-istrates at Newton Aycliffe

Alcoholic “Cant” recallrecently. Cant, aged 44, of Jubilee Road, was said to regularly use the shop, in Church Street, in order to purchase alcohol and had entered it on this occasion accompa-nied by his partner and his dog. The shopkeepers had told him that dogs were not allowed on the premises and Cant had responded

by being aggressive and abusive, calling them names and swearing.CCTV footage showed the defendant looking drunk and being escorted from the premises by his partner. In defence it was stated that Cant had been going into the shop with his dog for over two years but new owners had a right to enforce different rules.Although the defendant could not fully recall the incident, he accepted that he must have reacted and used the bad language as charged and he apologised for that. Cant, who has a previous conviction for a similar offence, was fined a total of £238, which included £30 compensation for each of his victims.

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Between Thursday 23rd and Saturday 25th May, unknown persons have caused damage to the roof of a vehicle at the rear of Garbutt Street. It is believed that the suspect has walked over

Vehicle damagethe top of the vehicle to cause this damage. Anyone who has informa-tion regarding the identity of the person responsible is urged to contact Shildon Police on the non-emer-gency number, 101.

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A thief is being sought after a pub landlord’s mobile phone was stolen earlier this month.The theft happened at the Locomotive pub in Byerley Road, Shildon, at 3.53pm on Monday, May 13th. When the landlord left the bar area momentarily, the man, who was wearing a top with the word ‘Tokyo’ printed on it, stole a Nokia 6300 phone. He left the area in a dark grey vehicle similar to a Corsa or Fiesta.Anyone who may be able to assist with information is asked to call PC Paul Tingle, at Bishop Auckland Police Station, on 101.

Mobile phone theft

This man is wanted for the theft of a mobile phone.

Saturday 25th May was busier than usual as the Old Shildon Homing Society awaited the return of twice the usual number of birds. A postponment earlier in the year saw the birds race home from Leicester, as well as from the day’s scheduled race, a 353 mile journey from Arras, the capital of the Pas-de-Cal-ais department in northern

Old Shildon Homing SocietyFrance. The birds were liberated in Arras at 6.30am with the first pigeon arriving home at 3.01pm. The results were as follows: (1st) Jewkes, Son & Harbron; (2nd) J B Younghusband; (3rd) Gray Bros; (4th) Jewkes, Son & Harbron; (5th) J B Young-husband; (6th) Gray Bros; In the other race, the birds

were liberated 142 miles from Shildon, in Leicester at 8.30am, with the first arrival home at 11.30am.The results were as follows: 1st) Jewkes, Son & Harbron; (2nd) J B Youn-ghusband; (3rd) Jewkes, Son & Harbron; (4th) M/M Peacock and T & J Brown; (5th) Jewkes, Son & Harbron; (6th) Thompson & Wilkinson.

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There will be an Eldon, Close House and Coronation (Dene-Valley) PACT Meeting on Wednesday 12th June from 6pm-7pm at the One Stop Community Shop, High Street Eldon Lane.The meeting will be attended by a representa-tive from the neighbour-hood policing team and individual neighbourhood

PACT meetingpriorities will be discussed. All members of the community are welcome. If you require any additional information, contact PC 1685 Alex Riley or PCSO 6884 Tess Moore via the non-emergency 101 number or by emailing either of them at bisho-pauckland@durham.pnn.police.uk.

Haverthwaite Railway & Windermere Cruise - Wednesday 26th June

Adult £22.50 Child £21.50

Scarborough - Saturday 29th JuneAdult £11.50 Child £10.50

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An incident at Old Shildon Workingmen’s Club on Sunday 26th May has resulted in a 51 year-old female from the town being charged by police with two counts of common assault.

The lady will appear at South Durham Magistrates’ Court in due course. A 22 year-old female, also from Shildon, who was also involved in the incident, was issued with a police caution for assault.

Arrested for common assault

Overnight between Thursday 23rd and Friday 24th May, two vehicles, which were parked to the rear of Albert Street, had a number of tyres slashed.

Tyres slashedAnyone who has informa-tion regarding the persons responsible for causing this damage is urged to contact Shildon police on the non-emergency number, 101.

Café liMone3 Main Street, Shildon, County Durham DL4 1 AJ

Café liMone welcomes guests old and new to our restaurant, where we serve traditional Italian cuisine.

We offer a lunchtime special from midday to 5pm for £3.95 to include 3 courses.Children are welcome at all times and ½ portions are available.

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Residents upset by graffiti

St Thomas’ RC Church on Byerley Road, Shildon, is due to host the Durham Constabulary Male Voice Choir on Tuesday 4th June at 7pm. Tickets, costing £2 each,

Durham Constabulary Male Voice Choir

can be bought in advance from the church, or you can pay on the door.“Refreshments will be served,” said a spokesper-son, “and all are welcome to come along.”

Residents were concerned by the graffiti - which says ‘Young Blood’ - on garages near their homes.

People living on the Jubilee Fields Estate were concerned to find that garages, to the rear of Jubilee Road and Rowan

Avenue, were daubed with graffiti earlier this week.If anyone knows who is re-sponsible for this mindless vandalism, or if residents

witness vandals in action, they are urged to contact Shildon’s beat team on the non-emergency number, 101.

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SportLocal leagues, competitions and events...

Shildon youngsters play at Stadium of LightShildon AFC Develop-ment Centre’s under 9/10s travelled to Sunderland’s Stadium of Light for the Foundation of Light Tournament on Tuesday 28th May. The tournament gave the youngsters the chance to play at the home of the Premiership club, with every player going home with a bag full of goodies to remember their day. The Foundation of Light uses the power of football to involve, educate and inspire young people and their families through a range of initiatives aimed at improving lives across the North East. The team was managed on the day by Paul Foster, and took to the field for their first kick off at 9.30am, earning a no-scoring draw against Durham Phoenix.The second game, against a Sunderland Foundation team, again resulted in a 0-0 draw with some great goal-keeping by Cameron Heale for Shildon. The third game against

Shincliffe U10s ended in a very unlucky defeat by a single goal with the Shincliffe goalkeeper keeping Shildon at bay with some fine goalkeeping.The fourth fixture brought Shildon’s first win against Consett AFC Bulldogs - a one sided affair with the winning goal scored by Callum Brown after a great through ball from Kane Hopwood. A defeat came in the fifth fixture but despite this the team made the play-offs for third and fourth positions in the competition. This would be against a

team from Washington. The play off fixture was again a one sided affair with Shildon having numerous chances through Jacob Race and Will Dixon throughout the game but not hitting the back of the net. However, a Washington break resulted in a goal against the run of play and placed Shildon into a 4th position out of a total of 14 teams overall. “We’re very proud of the team’s efforts and would like to say well done to them all for doing Shildon proud,” said their delighted manager.

The North East Track and Field Championships were staged at Gateshead Inter-national stadium over the bank holiday weekend and a small but elite band of Shildon’s athletes soared to success. Rachel McHugh led the jumps group by example when securing double gold in the u20 women’s long and triple jump events.U15 girl Courtnie Mills added 12cm to her long jump pb, which gave her the silver medal. Jade Hepple strove to match the older girls’ achievements and a fine performance in the u13 long jump meant Jade leapt over 4m for the first time and secured 4th place.Lone male long jumper Josh McLay proudly added the North East title to his portfolio.Georgia Hirst gave a powerful performance to secure the U17 women’s 300m title in 42.49s. Ciara Hughes, the club’s new Wear Valley Junior Girls 100m champion raced well to record new pbs in both the u15 girls 100m and 200m heats. The club’s three U13 girl entries then gave the sprint coaches a proud moment as all three qualified from their heats and lined up in the 100m final. All gave pb performances in the event

with 10 year-old Maddie securing a fine silver medal. Rachel Bennett (also 10) finished 5th and 11 year-old specialist long jumper, Jade finished 7th.Again, all three ran pbs in the 200m, with Maddie and Rachel qualifying for the final where they finished in 6th and 8th position. Also racing to a new pb over 200m, Josh McLay competed in the U15 boys event, breaking the 27s barrier for the first time. Competing in the senior men’s 400m heats, Scott Dining stepped up in distance and gave a season’s best performance.Representing the middle distance group in the U20 mens’ 1500m, Michael Bleasby broke through the 4 minute barrier for a new pb and secured the silver medal.U20 women’s representa-tive Amy Etherington also battled to a medal in the 1500m, this time bronze being the colour.Venturing further afield, Shildon’s road runners sent two teams to participate in the Edinburgh marathon relays. Each team consisted of four legs with each leg completing 8.3 miles.First team to complete for Shildon in 3h 47.58 were John Gray, Sarah Tilley, Liz Woods and Kev Thornton, earning them 146th place.

Althletes compete at NE Championships

Sunderland & Shildon meetingsShildon & District Sunderland Supporters Club will be holding its AGM on Sunday 9th June at Old Shildon Club from 11am.

Meanwhile, the next meeting of the Shildon AFC Supporters Club takes place on Sunday 2nd June at the Shildon AFC clubhouse from

11.30am. Supporters will be helping out at the football ground over the summer. Anyone interested in getting involved is welcome.

Heighington Boys AFC Under 12s have just returned from a fantastic weekend in Blackpool, where they came runners up in the annual 9v9 tournament. The team were blessed with tropical conditions throughout, and everyone involved, including the kids, parents and the coaching staff all thoroughly enjoyed themselves. Having finished in a re-spectable 5th position in

the Russell Forster Premier Division, the team is now looking forward to their presentation on the 8th June, as well as some local tournaments, before taking a well-earned break over the summer.The club is also seeking to recruit a new Chairman, and Treasurer, as well as players for their U13s team. Anyone interested should contact Jim Barr on 07899 862079 for more details.

Heighington boys are runners up

Shildon Railway Cricket Club found to their cost that their teams need to be at full strength if they are to compete against others in the Readers Durham Cricket League. But it was in last Thursday’s cup tie, against Premiere League side Blaydon, when the difference in class really showed. Shildon batted first and made a creditable 111 but the Tynesiders breezed to victory without losing a wicket. On Saturday, a weakened 1st XI were skittled out for 70, at 2011 Senior League

Railwaymen strugglechampions, Kimblesworth. The home side then went on to win by 9 wickets.At home, the 2nd XI made 156 for 9 with Thomas Moss leading the way, scoring 55. However, Kim-blesworth secured victory by 7 wickets, despite an excellent spell of bowling by teenager Liam Horner. The Bank Holiday fixtures on Monday were always going to prove to be difficult and Tudhoe quickly dismissed the home side for 61 after another poor batting per-formance from the Shildon 1st XI. In reply, Tudhoe lost

3 wickets before achieving the lowly target set by Shildon. At Tudhoe, the 2nd team saw the home side declare at 225 for 5, Matthew Brown taking 4 for 40. In reply, only Brown again showed real application with the bat, making 41 out of the total of 117 all out.Next Saturday (1st) the 1st team are at Dawdon with the 2nd team at home in the reverse fixture. On Monday (3rd) the Under 15s are at home to Crook and on Wednesday (5th) the Under 13s are away to Evenwood.

Shildon AFC Development Centre’s under 9/10s, in red, had the chance of a dream day out, playing at Sunderland’s Stadium of Light in the Foundation of Light Tournament.