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The mayor of Shildon Henry Nicholson and his consort, Pat, called on Joe Tarn, a true gentleman, at his home in Escomb Road, Bishop Auckland on Thursday 12th February, to congratulate him in reaching the remarkable age of 100.

Joe Chipchase Tarn was born in Busty Terrace, Shildon and attended Shildon Council School. At 15 he became an errand boy for Walter Wilsons in Church Street, delivering groceries on his bike. When he was 16 his dad got him a job at Shildon Wagon

Works, where he stayed until he retired at 65. Joe met his wife, Vera Hall from Freville Street at Eldon Swimming Baths. They were married in the Wesleyan Church in Main Street in 1940. Vera passed away 18 years ago. The couple were known as Mr & Mrs Red Cross, as they ran a voluntary service from a depot in Burke Street.People would contact Joan and Joe would deliver the wheelchairs, a service they performed for around 25 years. The couple moved to Windsor Terrace, living in the same house for 73 years until Joe moved eighteen months ago to Escomb Road, Bishop Auckland, to be near his only daughter, Jennifer. Joe has two grandchildren Joanne and Christopher and one great grandchild Neve. In earlier times Joe was on the committee at the BR and ran the football team. He celebrated his day with a special lunchtime meal with family at Auckland Castle. Then on Saturday 14th February he went for another meal with family and friends at Headlam Hall, Gainford.

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Joe celebrates 100th birthday

Shildon centenarian, Joe Tarn, holds his birthday card from the Queen. Joe was visited on his special day by mayor of Shildon, Henry Nicholson and his consort, Pat.

Health express showcaseA successful health project for Shildon will be showcased in the town’s Civic Hall on Friday 20th February from 10.30am.Health Express, launched in 2012, aims to increase knowledge and awareness of health issues in the local community as well as help people access health services and get support in better managing long term health conditions. The programme aims to help residents of Shildon to live longer, be healthier and lead happier, more ful-filled lives.The celebratory event is supported by the Bishop Auckland and Shildon Area Action Partnership (AAP) and also sees a range of community activities to promote health and well-being launched by Bishop Auckland College.Anna Lynch, director of public health for County Durham, will help celebrate the successful scheme by an-nouncing her annual report.

She said: “This year my director of public health annual report All the lonely people: social iso-lation and loneliness in County Durham is different to previous years as I have focused on a single issue that impacts on health and wellbeing.Social isolation has a greater impact than physical inac-tivity, obesity or smoking 15 cigarettes per day and it is only by working together in partnership that we can tackle this issue. Together we can and must do more.”Bishop Auckland and Shildon AAP is one of 14 set up by Durham County Council in 2009 to help the authority better engage with residents.Cllrs Rob Yorke and Brian Stephens have supported the Health Express project with funding from their neighbourhood budgets. Shadow Minister of State for Health, Rt Lord Philip Hunt of Kings Heath will also be attending the event.

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Passed Away In Memoriam Birthdays Birthdays Birthdays

ClassifiedsAll about local people...

Town Crier Shildon & District

In Memoriam

Passed away peacefully on 11th February, aged 84

Will be sadly missed

Flo Box

Late Wife of William, Mother to Allan, Craig

& the late John & Susan. Nana to Helen, Carl, Sarah, Jodie, Kate & Joseph and

four wonderful Great-Grandchildren.

Service at Wear Valley Crematorium on Friday

20th February at 10.15am, and afterwards everyone is welcome for refreshments at The Grey Horse, Shildon.

Two long years since you passed away, loved and remembered every day

William Moffett

Your loving Wife,Margaret

23.2.2013In God’s Garden up aboveStands a rose

we dearly love,She stands with petals

open wideWatered by the

tears we’ve cried,Her fragrance fills our lives each day

Locked in our hearts she will always stay

Miss Margaret Ada Humble

Loved and longed for,From your Sister Marjorie

and Nephew Joexx

Passed away 19th February 14

Miss Margaret Ada Humble

Sad was the partingNo one can tell

So sudden on earthThe sorrow fell

The blow was hardThe shock severeTo part with oneI loved so dear

Donna & Andrewxxx

Geraldine Blain

From Ron, Stephen & Christopher

Remembering a wonderful Wife, Mother

& Grandmother

Miss Margaret Ada Humble

I think of you in silence I often speak your name

But all I have are memoriesAnd your picture in a frame

Fay, Ellie & AJxxx

Your resting place I visit And put flowers there

with careBut no one knows the

heartacheAs I turn and leave

you there

Sweet is your memoryDear is your name

Deep in our hearts AdaYou will always remain

Ada Humble

Love & miss you always,From Doris & family

xxxxx

Passed away 19.2.2014

Need to contact The CrierT: (01388) 775 896E: crier@talk21.com

Paige Nicole Drennan

Love you loads,Mam & Dad

xx

15th February

Happy 13th BirthdayCan’t believe you’re a

teenager

Paige Nicole Drennan

Lots of love,Nanna & Granda

Happy 13th to a wonderful Grandaughter

Paige Nicole Drennan

Love you lots,Evan & Will

xx

Happy Birthday to an awesome Sister

Wishing you a Happy 90th Birthday Dennis on the

22nd February

Dennis Kitching

Love from all the family and friends

90!

Mabel Ellison

Love you loads,Christine & Clyde

xx

90 on 20th February

Happy Birthday to a wonderful Mam

90!

Ann Scott

Lots of love from Garry, Donna, Harley & Jasmine

xxx

24th February

Happy 60th Birthday Mam

60!

Ann Scott

From Freddiexxx

24th February

Happy 60th Birthday to my loving Wife

Happy 70th Birthday Margaret

Margaret Maddox

Love from Barbara & Neil

70!

22.2.15

Happy Birthday Aunt Margaret

Margaret Maddox

Love from Debbie, Andrew, Liam & Rachel

xx

Acknowledgements

Adele, Melvin, Ronnie & families wish to say a sincere thanks for the numerous cards and

messages of condolence received. Thanks to Sheila’s

carers, to Revd. David for his comforting service

and prayers and Matthew and his colleagues from

Gibson’s Funeral Service for their care and attention.

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Members of the Shildon community are being invited along to Timothy Hackworth School to join pupils and staff for afternoon tea on Wednes-day 25th February, from 1.30pm to 3pm. Please note this is a correction to the date printed in last week’s Crier.Staff will be helping the children to make and serve Fairtrade tea, coffee, cakes and biscuits and, during the afternoon, there will be an opportunity to hear about the school and their Rights

Respecting Award and to also have a short tour. “Whether you are a previous pupil or staff, a parent or are just inter-ested to see what’s hap-pening at Timothy Hack-worth School, you will be made very welcome,” said a spokesperson.Numbers are limited so call ahead to book your place on 01388 772959; if you call during the half term holiday simply leave a message or email timothy-hackworth@durhamlearn-ing.net.

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A Table Top Sale and Coffee Morning will be taking place at Heighington Village Hall on Saturday 21st March.The event will be held

between 10am and 12 noon and all proceeds will be in aid of St Michael’s Church Funds.To book a table, costing £7, call 01388 772360.

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Games night

The next Games Night at Shildon Methodist Church will be taking place on Friday 27th February, from 7pm.Games include table

tennis, darts, pool, table football, curling and board games. Children are welcome accompanied by an adult. Entry is £1 and refreshments are available.

A dull, overcast 14th of February didn’t dampen spirits for the Valentines Day wedding of Alan Glazier and Naomi Bailey. The happy couple were married at St John’s Church in Shildon by the Rev David Tomlinson, after getting engaged in Greece last August. The bride looked beauti-ful as she walked down the aisle to Ed Sheeran’s

Thinking Out Loud, in a Princess style gown with a full skirt in a cloud of tulle. The bodice was strapless with ruched ivory satin and the dress was adorned with organza blossoms and sparkling crystals. She carried a drop spray bouquet and wore a tiara of pearls and crystals. Naomi was attended by bridesmaids Sarah Tomlins, as well as two

of her sisters, Zanya and Karee Bailey.The Groom was supported by two Best Men; his son Alan junior and best friend Michael Bennett, along with groomsmen Leigh Aldworth and Jason Bailey.A reception was held in Elm Road Social Club and the couple plan to honey-moon in Spain later this month.

A Valentine’s wedding

The bride and groom, Al and ‘Omi’, at St John’s Church on their special day.

The bride and groom from the above wedding are ap-pealing for the return of their camera, which went missing from their recep-tion at Elm Road Club on

Saturday 14th February.The Fuji Film holds a great deal of sentimental value to the couple, having con-tained pictures of their entire wedding day.

If anyone knows the whereabouts of the camera - and in particular the memory card - please call Alan on 07863 299 390.

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Locomotion: The National Railway Museum at Shildon, has a great col-lection of railway vehicles. But the museum is now looking for other collec-tions – large or small – to be displayed at its Local Collectors Day on Sunday 14th June.If you have a collection – whether it’s books or bottles, stamps or sports kits, coins or trading cards – you’ll find the Local Col-lectors Day is a brilliant opportunity to meet other collectors and show off your hard work.NRM Senior Curator of Rail Vehicle Collections, Anthony Coulls, said, “Col-

lecting is great fun! It’s easy to get started, and you don’t need to spend a lot of money. Just choose something that interests you – and you’ll soon see how exciting it can be to search out, then catalogue and display, your very own treasures.The Local Collectors Day at Locomotion is a brilliant opportunity for collectors to exchange hints and tips, and share stories.”If you have a collection which you would like to display at the event, contact the Events Officer at Locomotion on 01388 771445 or email. locomo-tion@nrm.org.uk.

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“I have never heard the children sing so well,” said one of the proud Grandmas at the end of Saint John’s (CofE) Aided School’s end of half term service. Led by Year 4, the church was packed as parents and grandparents joined the 200 children to celebrate together. The Y4 children had spent the previous half term learning with Revd. David the reasons why Christians

have bread and wine at services. They learned that ‘all of God is everywhere’ and told the old story of Abraham and his journey of faith. They then discovered that the cross on which Jesus died was an expression of God’s love, a love that says ‘no matter what, you are special, you are loved’. Having taken the bread and wine for the first time, as a way of remembering

that love, the children then shared it with the other children and adults.An enthusiastic round of applause greeted their final song. Revd David commented in his closing remarks; “Our faith is about our children flourishing, to see the happy smiles, and sheer delight radiating from each child today is simply wonderful – well done year four.”

Shildon Community Safety Group now have solar and battery operated security lights in stock, to provide extra security to any property.The Safety Group also have new TV simulators, which are designed to light up a room just like a real TV to deter any would be intrud-ers or opportunists. Immo-bilise marking kits are also available for you to register your property online.For more information about security equipment, or if you would like to discuss a safety issue, contact Gemma on 01388 778300 or ‘like’ Shildon Community Safety Group on Facebook.

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Year 4 take bread and wine

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A female driver was fortunate to escape unhurt from this accident last Sunday, 15th February, after failing to notice the roundabout at the bottom of Brussleton Bank in thick fog. A passing jogger was able to help the woman from her vehicle.

Driver ‘missed’ roundabout in fog

Information appealShildon NPT are appealing for information regarding the theft of a VW Bora Motor Vehicle from Corona-tion Avenue on the evening of Sunday 15th February, between approximately 6.15pm to 9.15pm that day.

The vehicle was subse-quently abandoned on a track running off Brusselton Lane and set on fire causing major damage. Please call 101 and ask for Shildon NPT if you can assist with this investigation.

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The Busy Bees Fundraising Group would like to thank everyone who entered their Valentine’s Draw, with a special acknowledg-ment for Chris Bowman, Chairman of the Chamber of Trade, for picking out the winning numbers.

The winners were; No. 15 Barbara Ball, No. 32 Lilly Best, No. 60 Rhys Davison, No. 03 Louise, No. 09 T.H. Motors. The only prize not col-lected is No. 3 Louise, who should call Marion Hender-son on 01388 774519.

A Charity Show in aid of the Royal National Institute for the Blind is taking place at Shildon Civic Hall on Friday 27th February, from 7.30pm. Tickets cost £3 each, which is payable on the door.A spokeperson for the event said, “If you haven't been to one these charity shows before then you are certainly missing out. It is an evening full of live music

from the Tykes, C.A.T.S. and Tearaways Youth Theatre Groups, along with members from Centre Stage Theatre Group. This is an evening of music for everyone to enjoy, so why not come along? Bring your family and friends and enjoy your-selves, all whilst support-ing a worthy cause. A raffle will be held during the evening too.”

Tricia Lilliston, 35, of Fir Tree, Shildon, was recently jailed for 20 months after defrauding the public of £2,000 by pretending to be collecting for the Help For Heroes charity.It was the second time that Lilliston, who was reported to police by her boyfriend, had been found guilty of the same offence. She had previously been jailed for four months for keeping £375 she had pre-tended to collect for the same charity at a pub in Nottinghamshire in 2010.The latest offence was committed after Lilliston had used her boyfriend’s surname in order to apply for a fundraising pack and avoid potential blacklisting by using her own name.Prosecuting at Durham Crown Court, Martin Towers explained that the

kit, which was worth £507, was sent to her to allow her to collect money outside Asda in Bishop Auckland on July 5th and 6th of last year. Speaking in the court, Jo Brooks of Help For Heroes said: “This sort of conduct does all manner of damage to the public perception of donating to charity and is a deplorable misuse of our name and goodwill.”Agreeing with the senti-ments, recorder Simon Batiste said: “Every right-thinking member of the public will be utterly revolted by an offence of this type.”John Turner, for Lilliston said: “Not surprisingly the reaction to the offence has been extreme, so for a number of reasons, there’s a need to move from the Shildon area.”

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Locomotion, the National Railway Museum at Shildon is delighted to announce the appointment the new Museum Manager - Gary Campbell. Gary joined Locomotion at the start of January, the first change in the Museum’s management since its opening in 2004 following an £11million project to regenerate the site of the former Timothy Hackworth Museum. Loco-motion is a joint venture between the National Railway Museum and Durham County Council.Since opening, the museum has welcomed over 1.7 million visitors and has hosted a number of record breaking events, such as Mallard 75 – The Great Goodbye, which saw nearly 120,000 visitors attend-ing the nine day event in February 2014.The museum offers an exciting special events programme throughout the year and supports free school visits as well as a large variety of work with external partners and com-munity groups.Gary is the second manager at the attraction and takes

over from George Muirhead who led the team at Lo-comotion for over twelve years before his retirement in October 2014.Gary was Business Manager at the Museum of Scottish Lighthouses, in Fraser-burgh, Aberdeenshire, for three years before returning to the North-East. His previous experi-ence working in culture, heritage and tourism for Alnwick District, Berwick Borough and Northum-berland County Councils helped him increase income by 300 per cent at the lighthouse museum.Gary said, “I was attracted by the scale of the Shildon job. I thought that if I could get an interview then I’d be pretty pleased. Working at Locomotion represents a great opportunity profes-sionally and personally so I’m delighted to be here. The chance to work in Shildon, with its railway history was something that I couldn’t pass up. “I want to build on what has already been achieved for the museum, for the town and for County Durham. “The museum really punches above its weight

with its achievements and is already known locally, regionally and nation-ally. The potential for the future is amazing”. Paul Kirkman, Director of the National Railway Museum in York said, “We are delighted to welcome Gary to the team at Loco-motion. “Locomotion is a hugely important part of what the National Railway Museum does and I have every con-fidence Gary will build on the incredible successes of Locomotion over the past 10 years.”Stephen Howell, Head of Culture and Sport said, “I am very pleased that Gary has joined the team at Shildon. Locomotion is a fantastic visitor attraction within County Durham and plays a major part in at-tracting tourists into the region as well as support-ing the leisure activities of local people and working with a range of local com-munity groups. “We look forward to working with Gary to further improve what is already a very successful and popular visitor attrac-tion”.

Locomotion’s new manager Gary Campbell was Business Manager at the Museum of Scottish Lighthouses, in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, for three years before returning to the North-East.

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SportLocal leagues, competitions and events...

Shildon AFC Under 8s faced a tough game at Darlington 21st All Stars last week.Shildon got off to a good start with an early goal from John Taylor and con-tinued to hold their form up front with Sam and John and a strong defence with Noah, Xander and Adam in goal. Noah scored the second goal which left the half

time score 2-1 to Shildon. In the second half the Shildon team played robustly and continued to put pressure on All Stars.Shildon showed their resilience and this was rewarded with the final goal by John Taylor. This was a well earned victory and a great team performance from the entire team.

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Under 8s win tough tie at Darlington

Shildon AFC keep their league title challenge on track after a close encoun-ter with high flying 3rd placed Marske United on Saturday 17th February.The Railwaymen were 2 – 1 winners after a 90th minute penalty gave the home side all three points.Shildon were ahead after 10 minutes when a right wing corner from Ben Wood found Billy Greulich-Smith, who headed into the top corner of the net from six yards out.Marske levelled just five minutes later when a corner by Josh Macdonald was pushed out by keeper Kyle Hayes. Shildon’s Paul Connor thought he had cleared the returned ball off the line, but the assistant referee said Thomas Bott’s shot had crossed the line.It was an open game with chances from both sides.

Marske’s Josh Macdonald, looking well offside, was clean through but Kyle Hayes made a great block with his feet.For Shildon, Micky Rae had a one-on-one with Marske keeper, Robert Dean who also blocked well with his feet.Half Time: Shildon AFC 1 Marske United 1.On the hour a Ben Wood scissor kick went just wide, before Wood was through on goal but keeper Dean again saved the day.For Marske, a Darren Holl-ingsworth power drive was stopped by Shildon keeper, Kyle Hayes.After a Billy Greulich-Smith header and Mark Doninger firing into the side netting from 6 yards out, it looked like the game would end up all square, but on the 90th minute, Adam Wheatley handled in the

box for a penalty which Lee Scroggins blasted into the roof of the net.Shortly after the goal there was a massive fracas with several players from both sides involved, but remarkably, no one was booked. The game finished on 97 minutes.Final Score: Shildon AFC 2 Marske United 1Goalscorers: Greulich-Smith 10, Scroggins 90.Subs: Doninger for Rae 38, Ellison for Connor 90.Bookings: (Y) Chapman 42.Man-of-the-Match: Billy Greulich-Smith.After the match manager Gary Forrest said: “It was a good solid team per-formance today against a very good side. “We kept our shape, and they never really hurt us, and to be fair, it was a soft goal. We edged it on the day and deserved to win”.

Shildon Athletes competed for Durham in the Schools Northern Inter Counties at Temple Park on 7th February. First up in the Minor Girls (year 7) Category was Chloe Fairclough, finishing in 43rd position after falling at the first bend but picked herself up and carried on running to complete the course. Cameron Stainsby, in the Inter Boys category, finished 34th and is now at the top of the reserve list for the English Schools. Lizzie Cramb, running in the Inter Girls Category, finished her 4000m course in 66th position in a time of 19:03 and also made it on to the reserve list. Shannon Ross ran in the Senior Girls category com-pleting the 4000m course in 21:39 for 49th. Shannon also made the reserve list.The North East Indoor Championships were held in Gateshead at the weekend. First up was Northern Champion Rachel Bennett

who strolled to victory in her heat in 8.07 seconds only to see her UK ranked No.2 competitor smash the Championship record in her heat in 7.88 seconds. In the semi-final Rachel repeated her time to reach the final, which proved to be a titanic tussle, with Rachel claiming a narrow victory in a memorable race in which she equalled her club record and PB in 7.96 seconds to earn North East gold.Northern Championship bronze medallist Kyle Walton was next up in only his second major champi-onship appearance. Kyle showed his future potential running clear of the field to finish 1st in his heat in 7.74 seconds to earn himself a place in the final. There, despite a more senior and experienced field, Kyle produced another exceptional per-formance to finish 3rd in 7.72 seconds narrowly missing out on silver by 0.01 seconds.

Lewis Marley made his debut for the club as one of the younger competitors in the under 17 60m and produced an impressive performance to come 3rd in his heat in 7.70 seconds and claim a place in the B final. In the final, Lewis showed what a prospect he is by storming clear to win in a PB of 7.67 seconds. The senior member of the team, Scott Michael was last up in the Men’s 60m and he produced another impressive display to qualify for the A final in which he finished 5th in 7.39 seconds.Some of the club’s senior members competed in the Ann Johnson Absent Friends Memorial run on Sunday 15th Feb in Billingham. The first Shildon runner home after completing the 5 mile course was Andrea Draper in a time of 42.03, next was Phil Crow in 44.02 closely followed by Michelle Williams in 44.19, with Tanya Williams coming home in a respectable 53.34.

This week's Shildon Lotto numbers were drawn at the usual time and venue with the numbers out of the bag as follows: 3,5,7,9,11 and 16.There was no winner of the jackpot, which rolls over to £500. This week par-ticipants should choose six numbers from 18. This week’s £25 consolation prize was won by Norman

Smith.Next week’s draw will take place at the weekly quiz night at the Shildon AFC Clubhouse. The quiz night is open to all and is followed by Play Your Cards Right with a jackpot of up to £200. Lottery tickets are avail-able from various outlets in the town and at Shildon's home matches.

The next meeting of Shildon Supporters’ Club will take place on Sunday 1st March at 11.30am in the club house. Any members wishing to attend the football club’s 125th Anniversary Sports-

man’s Dinner, with special guest speaker, Jeff Stelling, on Saturday 27th June, should leave their name at the end of the meeting or contact Russell Henderson on 07538 789 464 no later than 1st March.

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