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Issue 100 June - July 2019
Stand up for our Steel
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here cannot be anyone out there who fails to believe that East Cleveland is coming to an historical tipping point. The threat hanging over the Skinningrove works, and the associated question mark over the existence of the Lackenby Beam Mill is one where - if the worst happens - the very soul of our being will be hacked off. We cannot as a community - and regardless of political creed, faith, background or status - allow this threat to become reality, and to see the doors at Skinningrove and Lackenby close for good. The issues are fast moving - and as this edition of Coastal View goes to press we know that there have been top level meetings involving ministers. One of the results of these meetings have been their inclusiveness, and, as Simon Clarke MP, said, involved "The Industry Secretary, Greg Clark and
his departmental team, Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen, local council chiefs, representatives from all the major unions, as well as key suppliers and customers of British Steel.” As well known Loftus resident and photographer, Ray Tough said:“I've lived in Loftus since 1970 with the panoramic view of Skinningrove Steel works from my front window on North Terrace a fixed part of my daily life. But that view has come at a price for the workers over the years. I have seen the workforce of a one-time manufacturing giant that has sustained East Cleveland for nearly a century and a half progressively cut from the teeming thousands to the few hundred we have today. ."Then the drip drop of never ending cuts from the succession of sell off and sales in the local industry - to Corus, the so called “Consortium” then to Tata, SSI and finally to equity merchants,
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Greybull. "When I worked on the buses, we took people to and from the works from all over East Cleveland for starting and finishing over three shifts a day, year in, year out. Many of my neighbours worked at the works, some since the mines closed and they transferred their employment. "Now, God forbid, we may be looking at the final demise of the Skinningrove works. The special profiles unit has been successful and profitable but that counts for nothing in this world. "It is not only the jobs at Skinningrove that will be affected, Lackenby Beam Mill and Scunthorpe are at risk too as are all the supply and ancillary jobs. Caterpillar are intrinsically bound to Skinningrove Works, sharing the site along with the haulage firm A V Dawson and family owned T C Industries. The loss of income hits everywhere - local shops, local pubs and clubs and housing. East Cleveland cannot allow that to happen.” Put simply, Skinningrove is not just a collection of large tin sheds sited on a windy cliff edge. It is the reason why everything in this area - from our roads and villages, our churches and libraries, our schools and health centres, our shops, pubs and clubs - are where they are. The Skinningrove works is the last remaining part of the “Iron Valleys” that is the essence of the historical East Cleveland Prosaically, Skinningrove Works is a steel rolling mill; it was originally established by the Loftus Iron Company in 1874 in association with the growth of local ironstone mining. In 1880 the company reformed as the Skinningrove Iron Company and built Skinningrove Jetty to load iron on to ships for transport. The works originally produced pig iron, then from the early 20th century focussed on steel production, specialising in milling "long products" such as railway rails. At its height, it boasted five blast furnaces, coke plants, a large open hearth a steelmaking shop and rows of associated rolling mills. This provided employment for thousands, and Carlin How became
known as the “village that never sleeps” so constant were the comings and goings of men to and from work Neil Morrish, President of Carlin How Working Men’s Club said:"Our working men's club is the heart of the community, supported for many years gone by, by the steel workers. it would be devastating to this community and could be the death of this club if it close." The works rolled steel for the world - a recent Coastal View reader recalled seeing the works name on a section of bridgework in Taiwan. It helped win two world wars for democracy and at a time when we are celebrating the 75th anniversary of D-Day recall the Skinningrove steel sections that went into landing craft and tanks that hit the Normandy Beaches in 1944. For a long time owned by local mine magnates and ironmasters, the Pease family, the works were nationalised in 1951 and again in 1967 as part of the British Steel Corporation. After this there have been a series of owners; Corus (1999), Tata Steel (2006), and Greybull - a London "Private Equity" dealership purchased the plant two years back Since then, all the signs up to recent days have been rosy. Reputedly, all these parts of the old "Long Producers Division" based on Scunthorpe works, the Teesside Beam and Skinningrove, have been in profit - although as ever, this has been hidden by "commercial confidentiality". Hindsight is a marvellous thing, Did we miss the warning signs of Greybull's record? After all, previous acquisitions seemed to become redundant soon after value was sucked out - High Street electronics firm, Monarch Airlines and Morrisons convenience chain. Carlin How Prior Pursglove student Jake Hogan 18 and a member of Loftus Town Council said:"I witnessed the devastation caused by the closure of SSI from the eyes of a child. I worry that the Continued on page 6 ►►►
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Coastal View & Moor News Issue 100 June - July 2019
Welcome to Coastal View & Moor News Issue 100
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his month's issue of Coastal View marks two milestones; our 100th issue also coincides with our 9th Birthday. Each year we say it and forgive us if we repeat again but somehow just can't quite believe we have been putting together and providing the local news for so long. This of course would never have been possible but for the support of some very special people, who we must thank. Our advertisers provide us with the revenue to pay for the printing and distribution, our loyal, hard working distributors walk the streets in all weathers to get the paper to you, the contributors who send us their stories and regular columns, the outlets who allow us to leave the paper there and of course there's you, the readers because without your support there would be no point - to all of you amazing people we say a great big thank you! It's been just over two years since we lost the amazing Vin Garbutt, our very own Teesside Troubadour. Vin brought much joy through his music to people all over the world and will always be sadly missed. Unfortunately over the last couple of weeks we have also lost two great community stalwarts and friends of ours. Tom Kitching was a local music promoter who did what he did purely because of his love of music. Tom brought some great acts to our area like Ralph
McTell, Tom Paxton, Mike Harding and Julie Felix as well as every year promoting Vin Garbutt's Christmas Concert at the Normanby Hote. Tom will be sadly missed by all who knew him. We have also lost one of the areas much loved characters and campaigners for Motor Neurone Disease (MND) which he himself was a sufferer of. Mike Findley MBE battled with this horrid disease for almost 14 years but did so much for everyone and raised an incredible amount of money for his MND Fund. Mike was a massive supporter of Coastal View as well as a dear friend. We will miss this truly inspirational man so very much. Our thoughts and condolences at this very sad time are with the families of these two great men who we were proud to call our friends. Due to illness, we are desperate to find people to deliver the paper in lots of our distribution areas. This is a paid position and full details can be found on page 25. So, what's in this issue? In the centre pages you will see our regular Freebrough Flyer supplement telling the news from both the Academy and the local primary schools. As always there are many pages filled with local events and sport as well as some great community stories from around this
lovely are in which we live. Please keep them coming in! It's good to see that work has been done on the Longbeck Industrial estate in Marske after many years of campaigning by local businesses and in particular former business owners on the estate, Dave and Maureen Harland and Peter Collinson, owner at Car Care of Marske, together with ourselves. We would like to thank David Walsh for his help in co-ordinating and compiling our front page story this month telling of the human cost, the loss of the Skinningrove steelworks would be to the area. We have managed to get out and about quite a bit recently and mostly the weather stayed fine for us as we went to the Riverside to see Take That and to Elland Road to see the Kaiser Chiefs! We also had the pleasure of attending the Marske Hall Volunteers thank you event where we were proud and honoured to be acknowledged for the support we give them. Read more on this story on page 3. Producing an issue of Coastal View each month is seldom easy, but it's always worth it in the end. Here's to the next nine years! We hope you enjoy reading this issue.
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Thank you from Marske Hall By Ruth Hebden - Volunteer Coordinator
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any of you will know that June 1st – 7th we all celebrated National Volunteers week and many charities and organisations took this time to thank all their volunteers and supporters for their ongoing commitment. Marske Hall used this week as a perfect opportunity to congratulate and thank all of our valued supporters. We celebrated our regular volunteers who donate their time, skills and enthusiasm on a weekly basis; our event volunteers who ensure our community events are the spectacular success that they always are; our corporate supporters such as the Imagine You Can NCS, Marske Local Sainsbury’s and Stardust Events and all the local businesses who provide countless prizes and funds. We were delighted to be able to recognize each and every supporter with many certificates and gifts being handed out by Neville Gosnay, resident and volunteer at the home. It was impossible to single out every one
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who deserved recognition, there are simply too many, but in addition to the volunteer thank you certificates a few were voted to receive an Outstanding Volunteer Support Certificate. These included Stephen Richardson from Stardust Events, Dave King from Imagine You Can NCS, Melanie Hall, Joan Simmons, Jennifer Duncan and Marske Local Sainsburys. An additional thank you also went to the Marske Hall Staff team, who constantly go above and beyond in their role. On the day we were joined by Paula Odell and some of her fantastic singers, who really brightened up the event. Paula is a keen supporter of Marske Hall and has long been considered a friend of the home. We were also very pleased to have been joined by Redcar and Cleveland Mayor Billy Wells, who said that he really enjoyed the event and was very impressed with the dedication of our volunteers. Another highlight was the visit from MVDA Volunteer Torch, which was travelling our area shining a light on volunteering. Many happy
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ecently we saw the further extension of housing development West of Saltburn; the Saltburn Riding Stables, which had been run successfully for three generations, has been given outline planning permission to convert its premises into a housing development. Councillor Philip Thomson, Leader of the Conservative Group on Redcar & Cleveland Council, and also an elected member for Saltburn Ward, spoke out against the planning application. In addressing the planning committee he argued that the construction of more houses was not required. There was sufficient planned housing development in the Borough to meet identified housing need for years to come. The 'equestrian centre' as it was described in the Officers' report, was a source of employment and provided a leisure and recreation facility for residents and tourists. If the site was developed for housing this would go against fundamental principles of the Redcar & Cleveland Local Plan which had taken over four years to develop and had full Council support. The stabling and indoor arena would be very
much missed. The new Regulatory, meeting for the first time after the local elections, voted overwhelmingly to support the Officers' recommendation to approve the site for housing. Councillor Thomson said it was a sad day for Saltburn which had sought to retain its identity and was now been pressured to expand at both its West and East boundaries against the wishes of the majority of residents. The fundamentals of the Local Plan had been ignored and a minor clause had been seized upon to justify an undermining of the main principles of the Local Plan and the new Borough Housing Strategy which sought to build houses where they were needed and not in response to market pressures. In addition to addressing the committee, Councillor Thomson had submitted a paper outlining the positive arguments contained within the Local Plan which were substantial and material policies which should have been debated and used to reject the application. Having campaigned successfully to have a previous application rejected, Councillor Thomson regretted the most recent application considered had not similarly been refused.
photos were taken with the beautifully hand crochet torch. My personal thanks go to Lynne and Steve, from Coastal View and Moor News. They received recognition for their support and for championing Marske Hall at every opportunity.
They are a huge support to me in my role, their patience is limitless! Finally I would like to take this opportunity to personally say a massive and enduring thank you to every person who has supported me in my role as Volunteer Coordinator, I appreciate you all.
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Remembering the Fallen
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n East Cleveland village’s war memorial has been refurbished, thanks to financial input from a local councillor, as Boosbeck & District Royal British Legion goes from strength to strength. Lockwood ward councillor Steve Kay explained that the final improvements to Moorsholm’s cenotaph were a case of “better late than never” because he had hoped to complete them before the 100th anniversary, last November, of the Armistice that ended First World War hostilities. Councillor Kay said: “Last year, I used my allowance budget to provide wreath rails around the war memorials at Lingdale and Moorsholm, but the lettering on the latter needed attention. I asked the council to approach monumental mason Weatherill’s of Danby, who told us we would be advised to wait for better weather if the job were to be successful. For that reason, it’s just recently been completed, at a cost of £195, which included repairs to the lead letters and a complete repaint.”
Both Lingdale and Moorsholm come under Boosbeck & District Royal British Legion, whose extremely active chairman is former Green Howard, Dave Miller, of Lingdale. Dave said: “Lingdale war memorial still needs some attention but I welcome the improvements. Without doubt, the Moorsholm cenotaph now looks spick and span. It’s essential that people can clearly read the names of the Fallen.” Dave recently organised a musical fundraising evening to commemorate D-Day in the Lingdale Tavern, at which he performed personally, raising £1,010. Of this, £700 will go towards paying for a new standard for the Branch, with the remainder going towards this year’s Poppy Appeal. As reported in the last issue of Coastal View, Dave recently received a well-deserved Community Achievement Award from the mayor of Redcar & Cleveland. “Over the years, we’ve established a great partnership between the Council and the Legion to everybody’s benefit,” commented Councillor Kay.
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Community picnic bringing Redcar & Cleveland together
edcar and Cleveland is throwing a Great Get Together picnic and everyone is invited! Labour and Co-operative MP for Redcar, Anna Turley, who has organised the picnic in memory of her friend Jo Cox MP, has said it is time to put aside our divisions and remember Jo’s message that we have more in common. Jo was the MP for Batley and Spen in West Yorkshire and was murdered by a farright fanatic outside her constituency surgery on 16th June 2016. Her murder led to a huge outpouring
of grief around the world and the Great Get Together is one project that has set out to pay tribute to Jo’s message that ‘we have more in common than that which divides us’. Redcar and Cleveland’s Great Get Together picnic will be on Sunday 23rd June from 12 noon until 4pm at Locke Park, Redcar. Everyone is welcome – bring a picnic and your family and friends. There will be a bouncy castle for the kids. Speaking about
the event, Anna said: “Jo was one of the most lovely, caring people you could ever meet and we could all learn a lot from her commitment to building a better more compassionate world. “There is a lot of division in our country right now, from political disagreement to discrimination on race,
religion, disability, and sexuality. “Three years on from when Jo was cruelly taken from us, it is time to come together and put aside our differences and disagreements. Last year’s picnic was a great event in the sunshine and I hope many more will join us this year for an afternoon of fun.”
6 Continued from Front page ►►► closure of the Steel works would severely affect the opportunities to young people continuing to work at a place where their fathers and grandfathers worked." That's not to say it's an easy market area. Skinningrove specialises in sections for construction industry plant - bulldozers, excavators and the like - and that in itself rides on the good fortunes of the construction trade. Lackenby’s Beam Mill also specialises in mammoth steel beams for new factories, power stations and offices - and these are in short supply. The products, though, are world class. If they were not, then the Skinningrove site would not have become the home of two downstream makers of construction kit - the iconic bright yellow of the Caterpillar Company, and a smaller Illinois, US based maker of similar goods, TC Industries. But nonetheless, a few weeks ago the highly anonymous people running Greybull said things looked bad. This quickly escalated, and a month ago, the British Steel Greybull operation fell into the hands of the company administrators. As we write, the present position is that 1) British Steel has been placed in liquidation but it is continuing to trade and staff are still employed 2) The business is being managed by the Official Receiver with the support of administrators Ernst and Young 3) The Government are backing the Official Receiver with an indemnity, allowing time for a buyer to be found – they did not provide this in 2015 when they chose a hard closure for Redcar steelworks 4) As of 28th May there were 80 interested buyers, 60 of whom who have been sent nondisclosure agreements which gives them access to commercial information about the business. As Simon Clarke MP, puts it: “We are currently in
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● Image Courtesy of Mick Garratt a position where the Government has provided an indefinite indemnity which will allow the official receiver time to find the best possible buyer for the company: My number 1 priority, shared by Ben Houchen, is to safeguard the jobs of the workers directly affected here on Teesside and those employed within the local supply chain. I am confident this can be achieved and will work with anybody and everybody to ensure this happens.” This is echoed by Councillor Carl Quartermain, the Leader of Redcar and Cleveland Council’s Labour Group: “It is really welcoming news that the Official Receiver has been given the indemnity and guarantees needed to keep the business going. We needed to know that our steel industry and our proud workers can get on with business as usual during this difficult time. “Ideally I believe the solution is to nationalise our steel industry and fully protect it but I would be equally satisfied if we are able to attract a buyer who appreciates the excellence of our localbusiness, the effort of our hard-working employees and the long tradition and history this area has in steel making.” Redcar MP Anna Turley said: "British Steel is a fantastic business with a great workforce making world leading products – it is devastating that we are
now in this position. I want to thank all employees for their hard work and perseverance through this challenging time. We know all too well from the experience of SSI in 2015 that swift action is crucial and a repeat of that appalling failure is something everyone is determined to avoid. We are leaving no stone unturned in the search for a buyer who is committed to the industry and its workforce." The truly threatening thing is that the men and women working in the affected plants and the local community have come together to fight this existential menace. This has echoes of past community battles - the Belfast “Peace Women”, the emergence of mineworkers wives to try and halt the pit closures on the 1980’s, and, 50 years back, the way the community from Hull’s back streets came together as one to demand better safety standards for the Hull trawler fleet after a number of sinkings. This community fight is being coordinated by Carlin How resident and community champion, Linda White who said: “The Steelworks is at the heart of our village life, physically and emotionally. That's why we’ve set up our community group “Stand Up For Steel”. It has only been a week or so, but in those few days we have featured in the national media, have produced one nationally aired podcast and have set up a well structured and judging by number of “hits” it has received - a popular Facebook site. We are now looking to see if we can hold things like a public rally or street events throughout the “ironlands” of the East Cleveland villages. Our workers deserve much better than the uncertainty imposed by wealthy, but utterly anonymous, businesses . It’s much more than steel and far greater than day to day politics. “ Take those last words literally, for,after all, we have to remember that in trying to fight to maintain a community asset like Skinningrove and the other
threatened plant, we are not just upholding the right to work for the present day men and women there, but for the coming generations too. As it was put to us by Loftus Councilor Wayne Davies, Redcar and Cleveland’s new Cabinet Member for Economic Development: “ Skinningrove is a first class unique operation that rightfully places it at the top of the priority list, in terms of quality of product. We must ensure the legacy of 'Skinningrove - building the world' continues for generations to come, with that responsibility falling on your elected representatives, to fight for its sustainable survival and as a workplace for future generations of East Cleveland folk.” That’s what's at the heart of this battle. We can do what people like Greybull would want us to do - to accept the inevitability of closure and to become yet another of Britain’s battered and blighted former industrial communities, the sort that were once the pride of the nation but are now regarded by some among our political and cultural elites as a bit of an embarrassment. It is obvious in the work of Linda and her colleagues - the petitions, the stream of letters to ministers, the building up of alliances with sympathetic media contacts - that there is a demand from East Clevelanders for something much more meaningful than that which is usually offered by the political mainstream, something rooted in the concepts of place and belonging and social solidarity. Put simply, local people don’t want to be left on the tip heap hoping that one day one of the new footloose giant social media businesses might see East Cleveland as a base for what they like to call a "fulfilment centre” - they want to fulfil their own old destiny, not anyone else's vision of a future.
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Saltburn Beachwatch receives Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service
altburn Beachwatch, a voluntary group based in Saltburn, has been honoured with the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service, the highest award a voluntary group can receive in the UK. The Group was founded in 1996 by Miss Jackie Taylor, with the support of a few like-minded people, the local council and Saltburn 500 Club, after seeing the amount of rubbish on the beach and wanting to make a change. It undertakes quarterly beach cleans and since 2000, has recorded the data of litter collected – 118 items in 12 categories returning this to the Marine Conservation Society to help inform policy, research and change. Over the last two decades the number of volunteers has increased as more people become aware of the problems caused by marine pollution and are prepared to do something about it. The group has gone from strength to strength, with over 140 people attending the Big Beach Clean in
September, continued and much valued support from local businesses, organisations and the Council, and a thriving and diverse volunteer community. Alongside regular volunteers from Saltburn and surrounding areas, every beach clean is joined by those on holiday and many new faces. It has been particularly heartening to see how many children and young people have wanted to get involved with many already helping to champion environmental matters in their School. Representatives from Saltburn Beachwatch attended a garden party at Buckingham Palace in May, along with other recipients of this year’s Awards. The group is one of 281 charities, social enterprises and voluntary groups to receive the prestigious award this year. The number of nominations and awards has increased year on year since the awards were introduced in 2002, showing that the voluntary sector is thriving and full of innovative ideas to
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●● (LR) Kris Fairest (Saltburn Surf School), Barbara Helen (Keeping it Clean Saltburn), Nick Noble (Saltburn Surf School), Tracy Hilton (Environmental Protection Officer at Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council), Gary Cummins (Streetscene Operations Manager, Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council)
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urf's up in Saltburn as Keep Britain Tidy names the popular Tees Valley beach as the winner of a Blue Flag award. It is the first time Saltburn has been recognised with Blue Flag status for the high quality of the seawater. Tracy Hilton, Environmental Protection Officer at Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council, said: “This is brilliant news. “Saltburn is a much loved beach for good reason. It’s a fantastic seaside resort that has something for everyone. Families, dog walkers, surfers and swimmers all enjoy Saltburn so being able to guarantee the quality of the water and cleanliness of the beach is essential. “As a Council, we’re limited to what we can achieve on our own. Working with partners such as Northumbrian Water, the Environment Agency and Keeping it Clean Saltburn is essential in creating the best possible environment for us all. “We’re thrilled this hard work has been recognised by Keep Britain Tidy.” Kris Fairest, a surfing instructor from the Saltburn Surf School, welcomed the award. He said: “Obviously knowing the water’s clean gives everyone the confidence they can go in and enjoy the water. “It’s great for everyone, not just surfers but swimmers and kids splashing in the sea.” Keep Britain Tidy’s Chief Executive Allison Ogden-Newton said: “The success of the beaches in reaching the very high standards demanded by both awards is testament to all those who have worked so hard to protect and improve our beaches – from beach managers and volunteers to local people and businesses. “When you enjoy a trip to a beach flying an
international Blue Flag or Seaside Award, you know you are on one of the safest, cleanest and very best in the country.” Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council has worked alongside some key partners to achieve Blue Flag and Seaside Award status. Northumbrian Water has carried out major infrastructure works to significantly increase storm water storage capacity and reduce pollution by slowing down the flow rate through the rivers to the sea. The company also has a team working to identify misconnected pipework, which causes water pollution by allowing wastewater to be carried to surface water sewer as opposed to foul sewer. The Environment Agency is responsible for protecting water quality and closely monitors bathing water quality by testing the seawater every week during the bathing season operating between May and September. The Agency also operates a daily pollution forecasting service, alerting the Council and the public to occasions when water quality might be impacted by short-term pollution such as heavy rainfall or an incident such as an oil spillage. Volunteer group Keeping it Clean Saltburn carries out litter picks of Saltburn with a team of committed people the first Saturday of every month at 11am. The group aims to tackle litter and reduce single-use plastics in the seaside town. In 2018 environmental campaigning group Surfers Against Sewage recognised the group’s effectiveness by awarding Saltburn with Plastic Free Communities status. Barbara Helen, a member of Keeping it Clean Saltburn, said: “I think it’s amazing Saltburn has won the Blue Flag. It’s down to a lot of team work.”
make life better for those around them. The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service aims to recognise outstanding work by volunteer groups to benefit their local communities. It was created in 2002 to celebrate the Queen’s Golden Jubilee. Winners are announced each year on 2 June – the anniversary of the Queen’s Coronation. Award winners this year are wonderfully diverse. They include volunteers helping people overcome mental health problems through sport, volunteers using caravans as mobile cafe/information centres in geographically remote locations and another group mentoring children who have a parent in prison. Representatives of Saltburn Beachwatch will receive the award from Mrs Johanna Ropner, Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of North Yorkshire later this summer. Saltburn Beachwatch’s current leader, Michelle Dickson said: “We are delighted that Saltburn Beachwatch has been honoured with a Queen’s Award. It is testament to the commitment, determination and passion of everyone who has volunteered their time, and all who have
supported the Group – with resources, advice and encouragement - from its inception to the present day. "Saltburn is passionate about its Coastline and has a fantastic sense of community spirit with several voluntary groups working hard to care for the town we love and cherish; Saltburn in Bloom are responsible for the beautiful flower beds dotted throughout the town and the work of KICAS (Keeping it Clean at Saltburn) has been recognised as key to Saltburn’s recent success in achieving Blue Flag status for the Beach. "We’d encourage anyone who is interested to simply come along to one of our beach cleans, soak in some super seaside air and feel a real sense of achievement as the litter stacks up. We’re a friendly bunch and just 10 minutes to spare can make a difference. Details can be found on our Facebook page or on the Marine Conservation Society’s webpages.” The Saltburn Beachwatch Volunteers Group have been past recipients of a Coastal View Community Award.
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Letting the light into Saltburn Woodland Centre
altburn Friends of the Valley Ltd, an independent local charity, is letting the light into Saltburn Woodland Centre. Saltburn Woodland Centre has undergone a transformation – a building that was dark and shabby is now full of light with new doorway and ramp. It is usually approached from the paths that run down into the Skelton river valley from Albion Terrace near the playground, or can be discovered through walking up through the valley from the beach past the Miniature Railway shed and the Valley Gardens Tea Rooms. The Centre is supported through the efforts of volunteers and a board of Trustees who, in 2008, secured a 25 year lease from Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council on the centre and adjoining Old Nursery Gardens. Since 2016 a project to make the centre fully accessible has been undertaken and now it has a new accessible entrance. Monies from the North Yorkshire Coast and Hills LEADER Programme, a European funding stream, the Big Lottery Awards for All programme, Saltburn Marske and New Marske Parish Council, the Impetus Trust, and Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council funded the construction. The successful work of volunteers at the centre and project manager,
Ingrid Salomonsen, has meant this development could take place. The new entrance spans the width of one end of the building and opens into the Old Nursery Gardens The accessible pathway to the entrance links to the existing path which zig zags gently through the gardens. The new entrance has created more light in the centre and an opportunity for new activities. The centre is now focussed on the garden which means that parties and activities which need both of these areas function better. When necessary for health and safety reasons, the public access through the gardens can be
suspended for private parties as there are other paths the public can use to gain access down into the valley. In summer 2019 we will be taking forward the development of the centre with opportunities for artists to display and sell their work. Saltburn Friends of the Valley Ltd has recently been gifted original photographic artwork from 1998 by Roger Polley and John Woodman called 'Mapping Saltburn'. This will be displayed in June at the Woodland Centre. Volunteer gardeners meet on Thursdays and are currently developing the new wildflower garden and are
completing a 'shade’ garden. We would like your ideas, skills and energy to help take things forward: we welcome suggestions on our website www.saltburnfriendsofthevalley.co.uk and will gladly respond to offers from volunteers who may want to contribute in the garden and centre. We are also keen to hear from people who want to hire the centre for their events, courses or parties. We have a fully fitted kitchen and a wheelchair
accessible toilet, with undercover pram and buggy storage More information about costings can be found on the above website. The running costs of the Woodland Centre and Old Nursery gardens come from Saltburn Friends of the Valley membership fees, only £24 per annum for an adult, donations from individuals and groups, grants, and sales of postcards and other goods.
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Boost to Scarecrow festival from Redcar | Cleveland Ambassador “Just don’t spend it on stuffing!” - the popular East Cleveland Scarecrow Festival has received a welcome boost in the shape of a cheque for £1,000 from SABIC
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he global chemical company, which has its UK headquarters based at Wilton, is well known for its community work. A member of the Redcar | Cleveland Ambassadors since its inception, SABIC donated the funds to help develop the outreach of the festival. The East Cleveland Scarecrow Festival is the brainchild of local community champion and fellow Redcar | Cleveland Ambassador Denise Nesbitt. Running since 2015, this year’s festival takes place from 3 – 31 August and will see dozens of scarecrows popping up in villages all-round the east of the borough. Claire Wordsworth, SABIC Senior Communication Business Partner, said: “We love the Scarecrow Festival, it is a great example of a grassroots event, embedded in the community, that is great fun and which is growing at pace. “We hope our contribution will raise further
awareness of the event and enable and encourage more people from all ages, capabilities and backgrounds to get involved. “SABIC is happy to support the festival – just don’t spend it on stuffing!” Denise commented: “This is going to be the biggest and best Scarecrow Festival yet. We’ve got more villages taking part than ever before, so if you’re in East Cleveland in August keep your eyes peeled for our scarecrows. “We’re really grateful to SABIC for their support and to Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council who have freed up an apprentice to help develop our website.” The Redcar | Cleveland Ambassadors are a committed group of businesses and community leaders working to position the Borough as a great place to live, enjoy and do business. To find out more: www.redcarcleveland.co.uk/ ambassador
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andleader Gene Jarred, who has died aged 87, loved Saltburn so much that he decided in retirement to help the town by raising money for the community association. Some 10 years ago he put on the first of a series of swing-music concerts to raise money. He got together a band of 20 or so musicians. His last public event was to bring the
Guisborough swing band to the Glenside bandstand for a well-supported session last summer. Gene, who lived in retirement at a local block of apartments, leaves a wife Lily and daughters Jackie and Joanne. A well-attended funeral services was held at Saltburn's Emmanuel church.
●● Denise Nesbitt and Claire Wordsworth are joined by two friends while they chat about the East Cleveland Scarecrow Festival.
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Middlesbrough College to produce the ‘techsperts’ of the future
Aspiring developers, designers, analysts and IT engineers can level-up in their careers through an apprenticeship delivered through Middlesbrough College’s training arm, Northern Skills Group. One Teesside tech firm putting apprentices at the center of its business is Middlesbroughfounded Mabo. Founded in 2013, the digital marketing specialists are committed to developing younger talent in the region and have six former apprentices working fulltime for the business. And now, through a new partnership with Northern Skills Group, Mabo is looking for three new apprentices to join its growing team.
TECH savvy students searching for the perfect programme to kick start their career should click on to Middlesbrough College. With more than 7,000 digital roles across Teesside, the region’s tech scene is thriving and the recent Boho Next Generation report outlines a £20m investment to grow Middlesbrough’s burgeoning Digital Cluster – creating up to 1,000 jobs.
Thanks to its team of highly qualified tutors and creative digital facilities, Middlesbrough College is also one of the first in the country to run the NextGen: Skills Academy Course – a collaboration with industry experts to develop the next generation of digital talent.
As a specialist STEM college, MC Digital is Middlesbrough College’s dedicated technology department lead by experienced tutors from industry backgrounds.
As the only College in the Tees Valley area to offer this opportunity, students are offered a unique pathway into the Games, Animation and Visual Effects (VFX) industries.
There are routes for everyone with courses ranging from Levels 1, 2 and 3, which are ideal for young people leaving school, to Access to Higher Education (HE), Foundation degrees and Top-up degrees aimed at adult learners and those wanting to learn higher level skills. Courses are delivered across the College’s specialist computer labs, using the latest state-of-the-art equipment and industry software.
Up for grabs is a Level 3 qualification in Games, Animation and VFX Skills – aimed at students aged 16+ – as well as The Extended Diploma. The Diploma is comparable with 3 A Levels and comes with UCAS points so you can progress to University or a Higher Apprenticeship. And it’s not just NexGen that sets the College apart.
Rob Jackson, operations director at Mabo, said: “It’s an exciting time in our industry and apprentices are fundamental to the future of it – that’s why we’re dedicated to developing younger talent. “The great thing is we can help shape their learning and train people to do the job our way – meaning we’re investing in future skills and apprentices get to experience best practice. “We think it’s important to harness student talent and we have a successful track record of working with apprentices – most have forged lasting careers with Mabo and that’s what we’re looking for with our next cohort.”
Mabo apprentices will take on the roles of junior PPC executives – supporting account managers in creating, optimising and reporting on campaigns and developing new marketing ideas – an exciting opportunity for students looking to kick-start their career. As well as apprenticeships, there’s a real demand for new recruits in computing across a range of industries – and Middlesbrough College can help you gain the fundamental technical knowledge and skills employers want. So, whether you’re a school leaver prepared for the next step in your education journey, a career changer ready to tackle the tech industry or a budding entrepreneur looking to build skills to last a lifetime, Middlesbrough College can take you higher.
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Students make tasty TV appearance alongside top Teesside chef B udding student chefs were offered a taste of life in a busy Michelinstarred restaurant, as part of a TV feature. Four Middlesbrough College students – normally used to working in the College’s professional kitchens – helped prepare plates for the evening service at The Man Behind the Curtain in Leeds, under the guidance of owner and Teesside chef Michael O’Hare. Michael, from Eston, opened the restaurant in 2014 and was shortly awarded a Michelin star in October 2015. Proud of his roots and keen to inspire the next generation, Michael invited some of the College's very best culinary students to his restaurant to learn firsthand the methods used in a Michelin Star restaurant. Offering up a unique dining experience, students worked on weird and wonderful dishes, each bold in design and presentation. Lisa Proffitt, associate director of Service Industries & Retail Skills at Middlesbrough College, said: "Experiences like this are invaluable
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for our students and give them a real insight into the world of work, as well as the demands that come with working in a fast-paced environment such as a busy restaurant kitchen. "Our tutors are proud to help students turn their passion into a profession and Michael’s story is a shining example of someone from our region who’s done exactly that.” The experience was captured by the BBC as part of its We Are Middlesbrough series, a week-long campaign that shines the spotlight on Middlesbrough ahead of Radio 1's Big Weekend festival. Set to air on BBC Breakfast on Saturday morning, the piece will feature Jake Simpkins, 19; David Winn, 26; Listi Hamilton, 40 and Sam Holmes, 18. Following a hectic day preparing the 10-course tasting menu, the group was able to enjoy the fine dining experience themselves, courtesy of Michael and his team. The students study across a range of culinary and hospitality courses at Middlesbrough College including Professional Cookery and Patisserie.
●● L-R, Listi Hamilton, David Winn, Michael O'Hare, Kray Treadwell (MBTC Head Chef), Jake Simkins and Sam Holmes.
Contechs boss named as first national patron of Zoe’s Place Baby Hospice
usinessman and devoted fundraiser Peter Jarvis has been named the first-ever national Patron of Zoe’s Place Baby Hospice. Contechs is a leading engineering design and recruitment business which supplies the automotive industry in both the UK and Europe and its Managing Director Peter was chosen for the prestigious new role following a successful four years as chairman of the charity’s business group in Coventry. Since its inception the business group has been dedicated to ensuring the hospice has enough income to provide baseline nursing and ancillary staff – allowing it to open its doors 24/7, 365 days a year. The charity’s trustees say Peter’s ‘limitless’ energy and passion to raise money and awareness of the exceptional
work of Zoe’s Place, makes him ideally suited to the new role. And they are confident his determination and drive will now be felt across all three hospices – based in Coventry, Liverpool and Middlesbrough – which collectively have the challenge of raising £4.4m each year to remain open. Peter said: “I am thrilled to have been chosen as the first-ever national Patron of Zoe’s Place Baby Hospice. It is a huge honour for which I am incredibly proud. Zoe’s Place is a remarkable charity which touches the hearts of everyone who becomes involved. “My years on the business group have been hugely rewarding and I hope to replicate the success of the last four years in my new role. It will be a huge challenge, but one that I look forward to greatly.”
Zoe’s Place provides palliative, respite and end-of-life care to babies and infants suffering from life-limiting or lifethreatening conditions. Each facility provides an essential lifeline to many families enduring the hardest battle of their lives. Over the years, Zoe’s Place hospices have cared for hundreds of children, with the first facility opening in Liverpool more than 20 years ago. But being dependent on donations, the charity faces new challenges every year in its continuous bid to remain open. In his new role, Peter will help support the three hospices both individually
and collectively giving them greater fundraising power. Zoe’s Place Chairman of Trustees Professor Jack Scarisbrick MBE said: “We are delighted that Peter has agreed to take on this new role, which is pivotal to the charity’s future fundraising efforts. “Peter’s dedication and commitment to Zoe’s Place is unrelenting. He works
tirelessly to raise awareness of the charity in Coventry and ensure that the hospice has enough money every year to continue its vital service in the city. “We are confident that Peter will help the charity to capitalise on the untapped potential of bringing all three hospices closer together and we wish him the very best of luck in his new role.”
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Scarecrows were all over Marske
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By Sheila Argument
his year, for the third year running, Marske Community Partnership organised a fabulous Scarecrow Week over the half term holidays. A free family trail was organised and many families took part walking around the village answering questions relating to the scarecrows they saw. As a result the village was thronged with people of all ages enjoying the surroundings, following the trail and filling in the questionnaire. You could see the children (and the adults) thoroughly enjoying themselves and all for free! There were nearly nine hundred entries whose names went into a free prize draw to win a hamper which was donated by Marske Co-op. The draw took place on Saturday 1st June in Sainsburys Marske. Many people turned up to see if their name had been drawn. All winners will be notified. We had many people thanking Marske Community Partnership for putting it together, but it would never have happened without all
the volunteers who helped to make it possible. There were many meetings before hand, and lots of hard work making and distributing scarecrows. A lot of local groups, shops, schools and individuals made over seventy scarecrows which were dotted around the village from 25th May to 1st June. All scarecrows followed the same theme, which was ‘Children’s Books’. Three local businesses rallied round to help out. • Sainsbury’s deserve a massive vote of thanks. They donated Fair Trade bananas to give away and let us use their shop to distribute the trail sheets for the whole week where Marske Community Partnership gave out bars of chocolate to the entrants. • The Co-op in Marske donated a superb hamper for the prize draw. • Bede Finance helped out with photocopying (of over 900 trail sheets etc) - all for free. I know everyone enjoyed seeing the resulting creations. Will they be back – who knows!!!!!
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Our wildlife in serious decline not at Chemoxy (Sequens) Teesside
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By Roy Ritchie
fter meeting a lovely lady, Christa Spencer, at Tudor Croft Open Garden Weekend in February this year, where we had a wildlife and bird box display, we were later contacted by Christa regarding having a display at Chemoxy’s plant in Middlesbrough. We were invited to set up our display in the Training Room with hedgehog boxes, bat boxes, robin, blue tit, great tit, wagtail, flycatcher, sparrow hotels and owl boxes. It was well advertised around the plant, and all plant and office staff were invited. After we gave a short wildlife talk to management and staff, there were many interesting questions thrown at us. An excellent buffet was also laid on for all. The interest shown in our environment was amazing and all boxes disappeared very quickly. Later it was very rewarding for us to be invited back to both Chemoxy sites (in Middlesbrough and Billingham) to give advice on positioning of a variety of bird boxes, as Management were keen to make the plants wildlife-friendly. This resulted in another 17 bird boxes positioned over both sites. We had an excellent day with so many friendly people, so a big “Thank You” to Chemoxy Management and Staff as we had donations totalling over £500 for our chosen charity, The Junction Foundation in Redcar. All our boxes are made from reclaimed or scrap
timber and are coated with environmentallyfriendly water-based wax paint. If you have any surplus timber, that I could use for box making, or any wildlife enquiries, please ring me (Roy) on 01287 659268. We are at Tudor Croft in Guisborough on 22-23 June and at Marske Hall Leonard Cheshire Homes in August.
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D-Day heroes remembered at special ceremony
D-Day Commemoration at Kirkleatham Museum
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embers of the public and former servicemen turned out in force in Redcar on Thursday, 6th June, to remember those who served on D-Day. A parade and special commemorative service was organised by the Redcar branch of the Royal British Legion. Former servicemen and women attended the service at the Garden of Remembrance on Coatham Road. Standard bearers and veterans marched to the venue and speeches were delivered by Alan Frankland, President of the Redcar Branch of the Royal British Legion and Redcar and Cleveland Mayor Councillor Billy Wells. Wreaths were
laid at the Normandy Veterans Memorial Stone which is in the garden and the Last Post was heard following the singing of Jerusalem and readings. Dave Blissett, Redcar Branch Treasurer and Poppy Appeal Organiser of the Royal British Legion, said: “This shows that the men and women who served on D-Day and through the Second World War will never be forgotten in Redcar and Cleveland. I would like to say a special thank you to veterans from across our armed services who came today.” In a speech, Redcar and Cleveland Mayor Councillor Billy Wells said: “We should all take time to remember those
who sacrificed so much. To remember the dedication, selfless service and bravery of the Armed Forces, and to and give thanks to the friends, allies and commonwealth nations who fought alongside Britain to defend its freedoms, values and way of life. My thanks to the Redcar Royal British Legion the veterans and to everybody who has played a part in organising this day and for showing their continued support to the community.” The only man who won a Victoria Cross on D-Day, Company Sergeant Major Stanley Hollis, spent much of his life in Loftus and Liverton Mines in East Cleveland.
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altburn & District Royal British Legion were asked by Kirkleatham Museum, to show their exhibition they have on D-Day and Stan Hollis (VC winner), on D-Day itself in the large pavilion they have there. Derrick Previll (their Historical Advisor) was elated at the idea and with the support of his Branch, he exhibited a range of interactive displays that were enjoyed by lots of visitors from all over the area. Visitors came in a steady flow all day, keeping the branch busy and Derrick enjoyed telling his stories of Stan Hollis VC and even got a surprise visit from Stan's granddaughter herself: Amanda Hart!! She said she was very impressed with the displays and is supportive of the branch and their paradigm. Kirkleatham Museum were also impressed by the branch's dedication and diligence to the veterans and fallen, and have asked for further projects in the future.
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Cook remembers seeing off soldiers on D-Day - and then becoming one of the first women in the NAAFI to go to Normandy post-invasion ●● Joyce Dowding on the roof of the Caen cinema where she was billeted and catered for servicemen. The city was devastated in the war.
Dozens descend for D-Day! Saltburn & District Royal British Legion organised a parade and further celebrations for D-Day on Saturday 8th June, 9am until 12 noon.
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hey wanted to commemorate the fallen soldiers and honour the only soldier that won a Victoria Cross medal on D-Day-WO2 CSM Stan Hollis.
●● This was a family fun day which began with a parade descending to Loftus cenotaph, with all their youth affiliate groups supporting them: these were Loftus Army Cadets and Carlin How Girl Guiding.
●● NAAFI COOK: Joyce Dowding was just 18 when she was called up in 1940. ●● The Riders Branch pictured here with Amanda Hart (Stan's granddaughter) In attendance were, Amanda Hart (Stan Hollis' granddaughter) and Mike Morgan (the author of Stan Hollis' book). Many other
●● Former NAAFI cook Joyce Dowding, 97, has never forgotten the servicemen she cooked for ahead of D-Day.
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former cook serving the armed forces has told of her experiences of being in a secret army camp on D-Day and going on to be one of the first women to go to Normandy after the invasion. Miss Dowding, 97, of Redcar, was conscripted in 1940 aged 18 into the Navy, Army and Airforce Institute (NAAFI) which catered for servicemen in combat zones in the Second World War. A Royal British Legion commemoration event will be held in Redcar on the 75th anniversary of D-Day tomorrow (Thursday). Miss Dowding started as a kitchen assistant but by 1944, after attending a catering course just behind York Minster, was appointed a Head Cook. She put her name forward after a notice was issued asking for volunteers for special work in the build up to D-Day. “I was told all would be explained at interview. All went well but the destination of where I was going was kept from me. I was given a train ticket and found ten more girls, going to the same destination. We were taken in a lorry into this dense forest.” Despite being aware there was a special operation, Miss Dowding and her ten workmates had no idea that the soldiers in the camp would be taking part in one of the biggest military invasions in world history. “One morning we woke up and it was eerie quiet,” said Miss Dowding. “We were used to all this noise but the boys had gone in the night – just like that. A lot of those boys were dead before we went out.” After the successful landing another appeal went out, signed by Eisenhower, asking for volunteers to help the Liberation Army. Miss Dowding again answered the call. A few months later she found herself the only Northern Command member of the NAAFI aboard a hospital ship bound for France. It landed at Arromanches beach, used in the invasion in Normandy, and the young woman had to climb down a rope ladder onto a landing craft and then onto the prefabricated ‘Mulberry’ man-made harbour before being taken to the devastated city of Caen. She was billeted into a cinema and one day, not used to cooking with oil, set the kitchen range on fire. “The lads rushed in and put it out but later the Commanding Officer for the whole of the area came in and said; ‘this is the only place in the whole of the town with a roof on - and burn the place down!” Miss Dowding, who remembers bumping into a Redcar man, Terry Collins, in Caen who went on to become Redcar Mayor, went on to Ypres and was there on VE Day. She then served in Germany after the war for five years. “I remember those boys who went from our camp that day and never came home,” says Miss Dowding. “I can never forget them. They were heroes, every one.” Dave Blissett, Redcar Branch Treasurer and Poppy Appeal Organiser of the Royal British Legion, said: “There’s not many veterans left it is wonderful to have someone who was there. At our event tomorrow we will have children attending which is very important. Those who gave their lives for our country must never be forgotten.”
VIP's were in attendance such as The North East Riders Branch, The Town Mayor and others supporting them. ●● Author of Stan Hollis' book (Mike Morgan) pictured far right with Derrick Previll (Historical Advisor to the Branch)
The North East Riders Branch committee put on further attractions in the Town Hall such as: re-enactment vehicles; book signing, ice-cream van, chocolate fountains, guess how many poppies in a jar, guess the weight of the cake, candy floss, treasure hunts, colouring competitions, hotdogs, cakes, scones, raffle, historical exhibits, union flag face painting, poppy appeal stall, WI stall and a general celebration!
The Town Hall was commented on as "Never been seen as being so full!" The support was overwhelming and everyone seemed to enjoy the day, despite the weather. Emma-Kate Young (Chairperson of the Branch) said "We are here to commemorate the ones who gave their tomorrow for our today, and I am proud to be able to do that because of them!"
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Beyond Housing grows Streetscene team supporting long-term unemployed into jobs
eyond Housing has inspired two of its volunteers and one of its tenants to take up full time, paid positions as Streetscene operatives at the organisation. Gary Taylor, Stephen Holloway and Anthony Milburn, all of whom had been long-term unemployed, found work with Beyond Housing after enrolling on its training and employability support programmes. The company encourages all its customers and members of the community to use the volunteering and training opportunities it provides to help them overcome barriers to work and gain a better chance of securing a job. The Streetscene team is responsible for grounds maintenance and open space cleansing across Beyond Housing’s estates. Gary was referred by East Cleveland Training & Employment Hub in Skinningrove for a garden volunteer role at Beyond Housing’s Dormanstown community hub, Westfield Farm. He had become long-term unemployed after overcoming some health issues which had left him with a skills gap and lacking in confidence. It quickly became evident that Gary was keen
to progress and learn new skills so he took on an additional role as a general assistant, supporting the Westfield Farm coordinator with the daily running of the facility. Through his voluntary role, Gary was given the opportunity to complete Beyond Housing’s employability training programme, which on completion would guarantee an interview for a streetscene operative role within the organisation’s Estates team. Also completing the Streetscene employability training programme was Stephen, a Beyond Housing tenant who was long-term unemployed, had no qualifications, lacked confidence in his abilities and had low aspirations. Stephen also volunteered with the gardening team at Westfield Farm, and with support from Volunteer Coordinator Eileen Greaves, his skills and confidence had grown enough to encourage him into work. In addition, one of the candidates on Beyond Housing’s New Directions programme secured a role after taking the same training course. The New Directions programme offers training,
Joyous Confirmations at Saint Leonard’s Church Loftus!
● Streetscene Operatives (from left).. Tom Burgess, Stephen Holloway, Gary Taylor (4th left) and Anthony Milburn (5th Left) pictured with Beyond Housing Empty Homes Team Leader Chris Jones (centre) and Charge Hand Alex Evans (right)
employability support and advice to young people aged 15-29. Anthony has four children and was keen to develop a career to enable him to provide a stable environment for his children to grow up in. He had previous experience in various manual roles, but his CV didn’t portray his strengths. His New Directions advisor supported him to obtain necessary right to work documents, produce a new CV and access additional training. Anthony completed Beyond Housing’s employability training programme where he was supported with his application and prepared for an interview which led to him securing a role. Emma Grimes, Employability Manager at Beyond Housing, said: “At Beyond Housing, we’re committed to contributing positively in
every way we can to our communities and the lives of those who live there. “Volunteering is a fantastic way to gain experience and confidence, especially when backed up with training. “It is always a particular pleasure when we are able to welcome those who complete our training programmes to become part of the Beyond Housing family.” Of his experience, Stephen said: “I gained so many valuable skills by being part of a volunteer programme such as teamwork, working independently, working in a structured environment as well as feeling valued. “Volunteering has given me the confidence and motivation to go back to work, I feel like I have been given a second chance.”
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n Sunday 5th May 2019, four members of the church family at Saint Leonard’s Parish Church in Loftus were confirmed by the Bishop of Beverley. At a joyful Sunday morning service the bishop administered the sacrament of Confirmation and the newly confirmed also received their first Holy Communion at what was a very joyful service. Father Adam Gaunt, Rector of Loftus said: “It is always a joyous occasion when we witness people growing in faith, in hope and in love for one another and in their Christian Faith, and this year's Confirmation Service was
no exception! Many congratulations to our confirmation candidates and to their families, who are rightly very proud of our candidates on their confirmation day!” Regular Sunday morning services are held at 9:00am in Saint Helen’s Parish Church in Carlin How and at 10:30am at Saint Leonard’s Parish Church in Loftus. For further information on the life of the Church of England in Loftus, Carlin How and Skinningrove, please visit our website www.loftusparish.co.uk or our excellent facebook pagewww.loftusparish.co.uk/ loftusparish
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ouncillor Philip Thomson, who represents Saltburn Ward on Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council has been re-elected as the Leader of the Conservative Group on Redcar Council. Councillor Thomson thanked members for re-electing him and encouraged his colleagues to endeavour to serve their
residents as a first priority. He also encouraged members to play a full part in the running of the Council in line with the Conservative Group Manifesto commitments. He reminded members of the Conservative Group of the Manifesto that they would all be working to achieve.
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‘The Yorkshire Mason’ – June 2019
St Margaret's Church, Brotton
Freemasons chosen EVA to receive a donation as part of their charitable giving
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VA Women’s Aid is an award-winning Charity providing specialist support for victims of domestic abuse and sexual violence. Based in Redcar, EVA offers range of first-class services including accommodation in four Safe House properties for women fleeing abuse. As a well- established independent Charity with 32 years experience, EVA Women’s Aid relies entirely on grant funding, donations and their own fundraising efforts. It was therefore very welcome news to hear that the Freemasons had chosen EVA to receive a donation as part of their charitable giving, and we were invited to attend the presentation dinner in May. Domestic abuse and sexual violence are not easy issues to discuss. Our shop-fronted offices in Redcar’s High Street represent a different approach to addressing these issues – it is our intention to bring it into the public view, to show it cannot be ignored, because ignoring abuse allows it to perpetuate. Every week, two women are killed by a current or former partner, and there are more than 1.3 million female victims each year in the UK. Domestic abuse amounts to 16% of all violent crime, and has more repeat victims than any other
crime, so it is clear this is a huge issue to be addressed. (info from ONS, and Crime Survey England and Wales). By a huge majority, women are far more likely to be victims of abuse than men, but we know that reported figures are only half of the story. In 2018, EVA worked with 923 women, but had a further 1000 contacts with other women seeking short-term support, such as a one-off appointment for a discussion or telephone support. Over half of the women work with choose not to access the Criminal Justice system, meaning they are not formally recorded by the Police or Courts. That is their choice, and we support them in whatever decisions they make. Recently, we had news from the Ministry of Justice that after six years, we were no longer to receive funding through their Rape Support Fund – a bitter blow for EVA as the only specialist provider of sexual violence Counselling in Redcar and Cleveland. The MoJ agreed to give us three month contingency funding, meaning that from 1 July, there will be no provider of specialist counselling for victims of rape, sexual violence and childhood sexual abuse. The Freemasons donation could not have been better timed! We are now in a position where we are desperately trying to secure the missing funding to keep those vital sexual violence support services going for the local people of Redcar and Cleveland, for the reminder of the year, so we are very grateful for the support from the Freemasons. In addition to visiting the Lodge, the two Managers from EVA and I had the opportunity to learn more about the Freemasons and hear speeches from representatives of several local Lodges. Having little knowledge previously, we were all keen to speak to those on our table from Peace Lodge and learn more about the organisation. We look forward to continuing our contact with the Freemasons in the future. Richinda Taylor CEO
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ere at St. Margaret's we are very lucky to have a wonderful team of flower arrangers lead by Mrs. Susan Hall. To celebrate Easter they created some amazing displays which adorned church. A local Craft Club also spent several months crafting and knitting a huge number of Easter related items that hung from huge branches from the main pillars of our Church. The wonderful sight was witnessed by many people over the Easter period.
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Looking into the past
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have spent eight years on DNA tests and indepth research on the Peninsular war Soldier Harold Chisholm the skirmisher who went on to save Wellington's life at Quatre Bras in 1815. Then at Waterloo, with the 92nd Highlanders (Gordons), he joined the bayonet charge alongside the Scots Greys when the Dutch line broke against the weight of the French. Last week the picture shown of Harold arrived from Australia from a branch of the family tracking us down as a result of one of his sons Alexander and the Chisholm ftDNA project via Matthew Chisholm I-Y17395. It's amazing to look at this 1855 daguerreotype of Harold. Harold who sat in his courtyard "Harold' Court" so named in Inverness where he sat telling stories of the bravery of Colonel Cameron of Fossiferns who he carried mortally wounded off the battlefield of Bras. Harold Chisholm was born in Urray Inverness-shire February 1791, the son of a carter and drover; he was used to climbing the Highlands around Loch Lomond with the speed and shear footedness of a mountain stag. It was upon the mountains of the Trossachs where he was taught to shoot by the Ghillie of Sir Ewen Cameron, 1st Baronet , of Fassiefern in the parish of Kilmallie . Harold was of moderate height, brown hair, hazel eyes with immense strength of mind and body. Crouching behind a rise on the mountain flank Harold handed a loaded game rifle to Sir Ewen Cameron who took a gentle quiet aim at an elderly stag. Sensing danger the stag raised his head and looked straight at them when the click of the flint lock fired. The lead ball only slightly wounded the mighty beast who darted up the fell in a desperate flight of foot to escape despite his shoulder injury. Harold brought Sir Ewen new Baker rifle round from his shoulder, he was only fifteen years old and let loose the load, his carful aim covered a distance of nearly three hundred yards. As the powder smoke cleared in the early morning air the mighty beast laid dead, shot through the heart. “My boy, it has to be the regiment for you”? Sir Ewen bellowed. Thus so began the story of Harold Chisholm my X3 Great Grandfather.
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Electric fleet hits the streets
new fleet of ten high-tech electricpowered vans are rolling around Redcar and Cleveland. Supporting Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council’s technical and highways teams, the ten new Nissan e-NV200 vans produce no emissions while they travel up to 120 miles per full battery charge. Able to carry loads the size of two pallets to a weight of 650kg, the vans are ideal for the Council’s fleet as they carry out their work around the both the built-up and more rural parts of the borough. Councillor Karen King, deputy leader of Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council, said:
“As a Council we’re committed to being carbon neutral by 2030 and these vans are part of that plan. “We’ve purchased these electric vans as part of our ongoing fleet replacement programme to take the place of ten diesel vans. “In their operational time with the Council these Nissan E-NV200’s will save more than £67,000 in running costs and will save 340 tonnes of Carbon. That’s equivalent to planting 1,360 mature trees “I’ve had a drive of the vans and they’re brilliant. Almost silent, spacious and very nippy. They’re perfect for our fleet.”
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Loftus Choristers sing at Bridlington's historic Priory
n Saturday 18th May 2019 members, parents, family and friends of Loftus C h u rc h C h o i r visited Bridlington Priory Church in East Yorkshire to hear a number of our choristers sing Evensong. Members of Loftus C h u rc h C h o i r were joined by adults from the Roseberry Church Music Singers, and as a combined choir sang traditional Church of England Evensong in the ancient Priory Church, which was founded in 1086. Father Adam Gaunt, Rector of Loftus, said: “We have all enjoyed an amazing day out in Bridlington and I wish to thank everyone at the Priory Church for their welcome and hospitality. I am immensely proud of those who sang at Bridlington and of all our choristers who are making amazing progress in their singing.” Loftus Parish Church Choir is open to any
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leveland Model Railway Club’s Open Day on Bank Holiday Monday 6th May was voted a success by members with many visitors, some from as far as Hartlepool, Scarborough and York. They were able to see 12 model railways running or under construction in a number of different scales and themes, including ‘Stockton’ that will be appearing at the Club’s ‘Redcar Model Rail 2019’ event at Redcar and Cleveland College on Saturday and Sunday 2nd and 3rd August. Members were on hand to welcome and talk to visitors, who were also able to see displays, demonstrations, plus stalls for club sales, tombola and enjoy homemade refreshments. We hope that some may wish to join the Skelton Club, as new members and visitors are always welcome at our clubhouse in Unit 2, The B-Hive, Skelton Industrial Estate, Skelton, Cleveland, TS12 2LQ. Email: enquiries @clevelandmrc.club Website: http://www.clevelandmrc.club
children interested in joining a traditional church choir who are aged seven or above. Further details can be found on our excellent website www.loftusparish.co.uk and our Director of Music Richard Bendelow can be contacted on 01287 634429 or on email at prichardbendelow@gmail.com
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North East called to help ‘The Mighty Lunch’ stop multiple sclerosis (MS) celebrates Dementia Action Week ore than 80 people came together to with a walk, roll or stroll M celebrate living well with dementia, national charity is inviting people in the North East to
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start their own DIY fundraiser and raise life-changing funds for multiple sclerosis (MS) research. Following the success of the annual ‘MS Walk’, the MS Society has launched the new ‘My MS Walk’ – an accessible and inclusive option that allows anyone, anywhere to fundraise with a walk, roll or stroll in their local community. MS affects more than 100,000 people in the UK, with a further one in four likely to know someone affected. It is often painful and exhausting and can cause problems with how we walk, move, see, think and feel. Stuart Nixon is an MS Society Ambassador, and has lived with progressive MS since the age of 14. He is a My MS Walk Champion, having organised his own walk in 2013 that inspired the original MS Walk: “For the MS Society’s 60th Anniversary in 2013 I decided to try something special. ‘Stu Steps Up,’ as it became known, was a 60km walk around London. It was a walk with a difference – because I can’t. “With a specially designed walking frame and support from my wife Marie and my friends, we walked from Buckingham Palace, all around London and back to the Palace again. We ‘walked’ for over nine days and raised £75,000 in the process. If I can do it, you can!” Walks can be whatever distance you like, can take place wherever you want, and the MS Society will provide all the materials and support you need to make it a success. Nick Moberly, Chief Executive at the MS Society, said: “We’re incredibly excited to launch ‘My MS Walk’, and can’t wait to celebrate communities coming together across the UK to raise vital funds for MS research. “More than 100,000 people in the UK live with MS and scientists believe we are closer than ever to having treatments for everyone. We believe we can stop MS and, by organising your own walk, you’ll play an important part in getting us there.” To get handy tips and resources on how to organise a ‘My MS Walk’, or for more information go to:www.mssociety.org.uk/ my-ms-walk
including people who live with the condition, their carers and their loved ones. ‘The Mighty Lunch’ at Kirkleatham Museum featured an afternoon of food, music and fun; with live acts, a buffet and musical bingo. The celebration marking Dementia Action Week followed the Dementia Friendly Awards Ceremony in April, during which it was revealed that a total of 85 businesses and organisations within Redcar and Cleveland have committed to becoming Dementia Friendly. Ben O’Connor attended the Mighty Lunch with his dad, Alan, who has dementia. He said: “There’s a really jolly atmosphere and there is a sense of community, bringing people together and giving them focus.” “Events like these allow me to bring my dad along so we can do something once a week together and stay connected with the community. It’s essential really and I hope there are a lot more events like this in the future.” Businesses ranging from veterinary practices to cafes, retail outlets to pubs, and solicitors to care homes have all made the commitment since the Council-led project was launched last May. Cllr Steve Kay, Cabinet Member for Social Wellbeing, said: “Those living with dementia can often feel vulnerable, embarrassed and isolated.” “This is why it’s so important that communities take the lead on providing activities in their neighbourhoods so that
●● Dementia community digs in to a buffet carers and loved ones have opportunities to get together at events like this, which show how love and community can help people stay connected. “We’re delighted that over 1000 individuals have become Dementia Friends since last May and that 85 businesses and community organisations have committed to taking easy, low-cost steps to make their services more inclusive to customers with dementia.” Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council launched the Dementia Friendly Redcar and Cleveland Communities project to ensure that people living with dementia can remain active and included members of their communities. Dementia is a complex and life-changing condition that poses significant challenges to the individual, their families and carers. It affects memory, thinking, orientation, language, judgement, calculation and learning capacity. Predictions are that there will be 1.7 million people living with dementia in
●● LIVE ACTS: Morag the Tea Lady and Memphis Pete the Elvis tribute act the UK by 2030. The Council is calling on organisations such as businesses and shops; health and social care organisations; housing and transport organisations; community, voluntary, and faith groups; emergency services; and many more to commit to becoming dementia friendly. To find out more about becoming dementia friendly, email healthimprovement@redcarcleveland.gov.uk or call 01287 616464.
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Update from your Member Pioneer for Skelton and Brotton
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ello, on May 18th the Coop brought in a new way of going forward with the aim to further embed co-operative values into how we help the communities we serve. Our new causes that you can choose to pick where your 1% Community Donation goes to starting October 28th will have the aim of: ● Helping a local community come together to save, build, fix or improve indoor or outdoor local spaces. ● Support the mental or physical health of a community through wellbeing activities. ● Help people reach their full potential by developing their skills To make a start on this new way of working I have made links with The Marshall Drive Parkrun in Brotton supporting their Saturday post parkrun meet and chat with Co-op Fairtrade Coffee and Tea to reward them for making use of an open space, improving health, and to engage with others, making new friends and helping to tackle loneliness which is a major aspect of mental health that goes unnoticed. I've supplied Compost to Skelton Villages Civic Pride, a great group who's whole aim
is to help improve the Skelton Community, this donation will go towards the lovely pole baskets and barrels we will soon see around. Going forward in June, Shirley in Brotton has arranged a litter pick on Sunday 30th June, 11am at the Skate Park on
The Avenue Field, behind Badger Hill School and for this I've funded post litter pick refreshments of fruit and drinks, this promotes a healthy choice, and participation through enabling people to express themselves to take collective action to improve the local community. And in July, I've arranged the first ever Co-op film night in East Cleveland on Sunday 7th July at 18:30,The Rochdale Pioneers Film is a story set in 1844 that set the foundation of the first successful cooperative retail store at a time of chronic unemployment, poverty hunger and social inequality,we will also be fundraising activities for the Skelton Puma Cheer and Dance Group, it is being hosted at the Longacre Pub on Skelton Industrial Estate TS12 2ZL Bookings for this for a table or chair can be made on 01287 244103 Co-operatives Fortnight is on from June 24th - July 7th spreading the co-op word and sharing the values that make Cooperative Businesses around the world different.
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leveland Model Railway Club will be holding their annual Model Railway Show at Redcar and Cleveland College, Corporation Road, Redcar, TS12 2EZ on Saturday 3rd August (10am-5pm) and Sunday 4th August (10am-4pm). The show will feature 14 model railways in a number of different scales and themes from around the country,
including our own ‘Stockton’ in N scale. There will be full trade support, club and railway society stands, plus fund raising for Redcar based Victoria’s Wish. Amenities include hot and cold refreshments, free on-site parking and good disabled access. The college is 10 minutes’ walk from Redcar Station. Admission: adult £4.00, under 16 £3.50, under 5 free, family (2+2) £13.50.Website: http://www. clevelandmrc.club
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Campaign for zero carbon emissions
ouncillor Philip Thomson, Leader of the Conservative Group on Redcar & Cleveland Council, welcomed the Government's announcement of its target for a net zero emissions by 2050. Councillor Thomson said that this example from national government should spur on local authorities to share in this challenge. He expressed his wish that Redcar & Cleveland would do everything necessary to investigate what it, as an Authority, could and should be doing to respond to Climate Change and all the responsibilities that placed on Councillors and leading Officers. He will be requesting that the Task & Finish Panel on which he sits raises its profile in providing leadership in the community. He also will be requesting that further tree planting be accelerated in the future Council environment programmes and that every effort should be made in introducing energy savings across the Borough. There would be a particular challenge in attracting new industries to the South Tess Development Corporation site and careful consideration will have to be given to weighing up the benefits of job creation and any negative environmental effects of increased industrial activity.
Sad news from Wilton Male Voice Choir
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fter 55 years of bringing entertainment to this area and beyond, The Wilton Male Voice Choir, due to an ageing and shrinking membership has very reluctantly decided to call it a day. The choir's performances were very often for charitable organisations and in care homes. For many years any donations received by the choir went to Kirkleatham Hall School to help provide extras for the special needs pupils, that the school is for. Over the last three years or so Zoes Place Children's Hospice has also benefitted from choir donations and will receive the balance of the choir's funds, something over £1350. The choir was formed in the 1960's as the ICI Wilton Male Voice Choir, but on the demise of ICI was opened to non ICI men. Many thanks to Eileen Moores, accompanist for many years and these latter years also musical director. Also thanks to past members, both recent and not so recent for their contributions to the life of Wilton Male Voice Choir.
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Making a difference to the lives of children, young people and families
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et’s be honest, everyone gets stressed. It is a completely normal emotion to face and it can be caused by so many different things. But what is stress? What causes it? Well these are questions I’m hoping to give you the answers to. First, what is stress? Stress is a very normal reaction that the body has when some sort of change occurs, your body reacts to these changes with a physical, mental or emotional response. Stress is very common and is a part of everyday life. Stress can be experienced through different causes, these could be the environment, your body or your thoughts. Although stress is often seen as a very negative thing, stress is not always caused by negative events as positive life changes can also trigger stress, for example: a promotion, having a baby or getting a mortgage can all be triggers. Stress can be very overwhelming, but is stress classed as a mental health problem? Stress can cause mental health problems and mental health problems can cause stress but stress is not seen as a diagnosis, it can be however closely linked to your mental health. There are many researchers and scientists that are researching into how stress links with our mental health, in fact scientists found that the earliest response to stress happens in the brain within seconds of recognising a stressor. This is due to chemicals
being released that signal between nerve cells, these chemicals include serotonin and adrenaline. As well as this, stress hormones are released which particularly affect areas of the brain which are key for memory and regulating emotions. This is why many people feel emotional when stressed. Past studies has shown that long-term stress can alter the structure of the brain, especially in As well as stress having an impact on your mental health, it can also impact your general health. Our bodies are designed to be able to experience stress, this can both be positive and negative. Positively, stress can help keep us motivated, keeping us alert and also helping us avoid danger, stress becomes negative when someone has a lot of stressors with little or no relief. This can cause the person to become overworked and gain stress-related tension. If a person experiences stress without relief, it can lead to a condition called distress which is a negative stress reaction. Distress can disturb the body's internal balance which can then have physical symptoms, these can be; headaches, chest pain, elevated blood pressure, upset stomach and problems sleeping among others. As well as having a physical impact, this can have an emotional impact, for example distress can cause depression, panic attacks or
other forms of anxiety and worry. A distressed person can become caught in a vicious cycle, this is because distressed people often engage in the compulsive use of substances which then keeps the body in a distressed state; these substances can be, food, alcohol, tobacco, drugs or gambling among many others. So what are the warning signs of stress? Prolonged stress can wear down our bodies
natural defences which means there are many physical signs that can occur. Some of these can be dizziness, aches and pains, teeth grinding, clenched jaw, headaches, problems sleeping, racing heart, tiredness, shaking, upset stomach, diarrhoea, indigestion and many more. It’s easy talking about stress, what causes it, what signs there are but how is this going to help a stressed or distressed individual? Well here are some tips for reducing stress that you could try yourself. First of all, stay positive and have a positive attitude, accept that there are some things you just can’t control, be assertive instead of being aggressive, learn and practice relaxation techniques- this could be meditation, yoga or tai-chi, exercise regularly, eat healthy and well-balanced meals, learn to manage your time more effectively, make time for your hobbies and interests, get enough rest and sleep as your body needs time to recover from stressful occasions. So if you think you are stressed, try some of these useful techniques and try and be the best version of you. If you require more information or support around stress, there are mental health services in your local area that are willing to help, just reach out. Thanks, Hannah Kay @ The Junction Foundation
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upils in ten schools across Redcar and Cleveland will be taught more about tolerance, diversity and challenging hate crime thanks to ‘The Heartstone Odyssey’ project. The aim of the project is to raise awareness of the hate crime pupils may encounter in their lives, as well as building community cohesion and integration. The project is based on the book ‘The Heartstone Odyssey’ written by Arvan Kumar in 1985 about Chandra and her quest to overcome intolerance, prejudice and racism alongside her allies – the mice – as they look to find the pieces of the Heartstone. Within the plot, the fantasy-based book deals with how historical events affect society’s tolerance of difference and gives opportunities to allow children the opportunity to explore how they would deal with racism or instances of intolerance. Funded by Beyond Housing through the Travis Perkins Social Fund, the project launched on 10 May and will be visiting the ten schools in the coming months. Diane McConnell, Interim Chief Education Officer at Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council, said: “We’re delighted that so many schools from across Redcar and Cleveland will benefit from this unique project. “It’s important that children learn to celebrate diversity and the Heartstone Odyssey project is a fun and educational way to achieve this.” As part of the project, the children will read the story together and come to their own conclusions
about the behaviour of the characters, in discussion with their classmates. The children will also produce art and written work centred around the values and conclusions of their discussion. Peter Eyre, Executive Headteacher at Saltburn Learning Campus, said: “I can really see the benefits of incorporating the use of Heartstone Odyssey within literacy in school, and covering topics such as racism and hate crime. “I think that this work will build greater communication and understanding across different nationalities, cultures and backgrounds, to recognise the common human experience and see past stereotypes and prejudice.” Beyond Housing has received funding through the Travis Perkins Social Fund to allow ten schools to participate in the project this year at no cost to the schools involved. Sharon Dalton, Compliance and Diversity Manager at Beyond Housing, said: “We’re committed to contributing positively to all our neighbourhoods, so are absolutely delighted our bid to fund this project through the Travis Perkins community legacy fund was successful. “The Heartstone Odyssey project will complement the school curriculum in building cohesive and tolerant communities, which is very much aligned to our own aims at Beyond Housing.” To find out more about the Heartstone Odyssey project, visit: http://www.heartstone.org.uk/project. html
Just one month to go until Tees Valley business summit
ompanies across Tees Valley have just one month to sign up to this year’s biggest business event, which promises to be the best ever. Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen has led the call to make sure the region’s companies don’t get left behind as Tees Valley Business Summit returns for its eighth year. This year’s event will take place on Thursday July 4 at Teesside University’s Olympia Building, with a schedule of seminars, exhibitions and chances for networking open to all visitors. For the first time, a new Incubator Zone will be set up to support small and micro businesses with smaller budgets and less experience in exhibiting at major shows, allowing them to tap into specifically tailored support. The 2018 summit saw more than 100 top firms exhibiting at the event and this year stand spaces are going fast, with just four left for full exhibitors and three available for the Incubator Zone. The show is not just for exhibitors, however, and is free for visitors, with registration open now. Mayor Houchen said: “Last year more than 1,000 of our business leaders, managers and owners came through the doors to discover what some of our best and brightest companies had to offer. I’d love to see us smash that number this year. “Whether it’s supply chain opportunities, networking or
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●● Ben Houchen at the Business Summit 2018 learning new skills at one of the fantastic workshops, there’s something for every firm, big or small, no matter the sector. This event is key in getting our companies forge ever closer ties and work together, which will go a long way in making a stronger, more dynamic Tees Valley.” Shak Asghar, Tees Valley Business Compass Growth Service Manager, said: “We’re doing all we can to promote Tees Valley’s key sectors and would love visitors from each and every one of these to register, come along and get stuck in. “They can learn about the wealth of support on offer for firms big and small, discover all of the help that Business Compass can give them and get some tips and advice on how to grow.” Paul McEldon, Chairman of North East Enterprise Agency,
said: “The breadth and depth of businesses that regularly attend the fantastic Business Summit makes it invaluable for those entrepreneurs just starting out or looking to grow. “Whether it’s circulating to hear the stories of the companies exhibiting, attending the seminars which will be giving great guidance, or checking out this year’s first ever Incubator Zone, I’m certain this event will be really helpful for everyone.” The event has been put together in association with Tees Valley Business Compass, Tees Valley Mayor, Tees Valley Combined Authority, North East Enterprise Agency Ltd and Teesside University. For more information, visit www.teesvalleysummit.co.uk/.
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Hollie Bush Writes "Nothing is as far away as just a minute ago"
A whimsical look at our area
Archaeology from Constantinople to Carlin How
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n a period of what looks like never-ending austerity, Teesside can only build on what we can now offer. And I'm sure we can create winners. After all, others do, with seeming ease. Forty years ago a farm near Glastonbury was just known for dairy cattle. Now it is host to one of Europe's biggest music festivals. So why not build on the reputation for roots and homegrown music that is the Stockton Riverside Festival? Sport can generate tourism. The Klondyke has shown the way here. We need to back the Boro to get back to the Premier League for the next season, to try to persuade both Yorkshire and Durham CC’s to see matches played on Teesside pitches and for the new Combined Authority to speak to the owners of Redcar Racecourse to see if can be developed into both an all-weather track and to see if one of the biggest venues in our area can be developed for other forms of equestrian sport. Industrial archaeology is also a crowd puller just look at Ironbridge or the Beamish Museum. And we are making a start with this in terms of the expansion of the Skinningrove Ironstone
Mining Museum. We can link the extensive remains of ironstone mining in East Cleveland with the cutting edge industries of today. It is not odd to think that people might want to visit a steel mill or a container port, and we should look at the feasibility of this. And here’s where I want to come to the centrepiece of this month’s Hollie. A few weeks ago, almost unnoticed, one of Britain’s premier archaeologists launched the paperback edition of his ground-breaking book on Yorkshire Archaeology in Carlin How’s Leisure Centre. Richard Morris, a man who cut his teeth in the broad acres by working on the massive excavation that revealed York’s former status as this offshore island’s greatest Viking city Jorvik - was not in this small village by accident. Although born and raised mostly in England’s geographical centre - Birmingham - he has long had a love affair with his mother's home village of Carlin How, through staying here so excessively with the remaining members of his family in the 1950’s and early 60’s that it became his second home. Richard knows of what he speaks. He is both
● Richard Morris speaking and signing books a practising ‘man in the muddy trench’, a writer and historical interpreter and an academic, firstly at Leeds and then Huddersfield. His first book, ‘Cathedrals and Abbeys of England and Wales’, was published in 1979, and would be followed by two others on the same subject over the following decade, ‘The Church in British Archaeology’ (1983) and ‘Churches in the Landscape’ (1989). A polymath, he then switched direction radically to the topic of landscape archaeology with ‘Time's Anvil: England, Archaeology and the Imagination’ (2012) and ‘The Archaeology of English Battlefields: Conflict in the Preindustrial Landscape’ (co-authored with Glenn Foard, 2012). His latest book, ‘Yorkshire, a lyrical history of England's greatest county’ quickly became a hardback bestseller last year, accelerating the paperback edition, now launched in the village hall. So it was no coincidence that he spent that sunny Saturday afternoon with local people weaving a set of anecdotes and observations about the relationship between the world under our feet with our lives today, and how “big history” in the shape of war, social upheaval, economic boom and bust shapes the lives of us all and forces many of us to make uncomfortable choices. This is true even of unremarkable Carlin How. He observed how change impacted on us locally. Going back fourteen centuries, and the local Saxons, seeing the dark shadows of the Norse longships sliding into the anchorages at coastal inlets like Skinnngrove knew that they would have to make decisions - flee, fight or accommodate to the new arrivals. Later, locals would find themselves corralled into uprisings led by the local nobility over Kingly changes imposed on their rights and responsibilities, or in protest against changes to religious observance. Even the humblest churl dragooned from his East Cleveland landholding into one of these uprisings could sense there was a very big chance of his head becoming detached a long way from the rest of his body - either in battle or through the subsequent blood-soaked kangaroo courts of royal retribution. Latter centuries brought fresh challenges economic growth and technical invention saw the arrival of mining and ironmaking on the fields above the cliffs. And these industries needed new workers, who came in their hundreds from places like East Anglia or older mining areas like Durham and Cornwall. They bought new accents, new habits and new forms of religious observance. Their presence meant things like the centuries-old domination of local landowners being challenged by new social forces, and in physical terms, by the new redbrick Methodist churches springing up in the village.
And it was in one of those churches where his mother met someone forced to make almost unbearable choices as a result of the iron heel of history pressing on him. A man called Alf Myers taught at the Methodist Sunday school she attended. Myers, a mines deputy, became a conscientious objector during the first world war, was sentenced to death by Douglas Haig, (longtime readers of this column will recall a lengthy piece I did on Alf some years back - copies still available if anyone contacts me) Richard, both in the hall and in his book, gave a fascinating account of the episode (and of the experience of other CO’s like fellow villager, Charles Curry who shared much of Myer’s ordeal)), before moving on, in the same chapter, to discuss railways and their timetables, coal mines, the Brontës and the recent discovery of the grave of a Saxon princess up on the hills overlooking Loftus.. And of course, that is the history of only a very small part of the former Yorkshire at its full extent. The phrase, the “broad acres” was widely and wisely applied. With an area of nearly 12,000 square kilometres, much greater than Sussex, Surrey and Kent combined, it’s certainly the largest English County. Thanks to conurbations such as Leeds, Sheffield and Bradford, it’s also the most populous outside Greater London. And none can match its claim to a heavenly dispensation (“God’s own country”). But other aspects of Yorkshire are less great. The proverbial wisdom associated with Tykes – “’Hear all, see all, say nowt; / Eat all, sup all, pay nowt. / An’ if ivver tha does owt fer nowt – / Allus do it for thissen” – celebrates parsimony, narrow-mindedness and self-interest. And those are traits you do find embedded in a lot of people. We have all met the archetypal “Professional Yorkshiremen”. And one final observation - just look at the body language on TV of people as disparate as Arthur Scargill, David Hockney and Geoff Boycott - men who have made rudeness an art form. The other theme that Richard stressed in his talk was that Yorkshire and Yorkshire people were and are not the insular people that they are depicted in popular culture (the entire population of Emmerdale seems to live, work and socialise solely within the boundary of their TV set village). In reality, they are a people moulded and shaped by emigration. To illustrate that distances meant little to them, just look at any edition of the Northern Echo or the Middlesbrough Gazette during the long depression of the 1870’s. The front page adverts are awash with shipping and emigration agents seemingly with a shop in every town (Guisborough seemed to have had three) In his own words Richard spelt out the links with one country and the way that this earlier wave of emigration seemingly boomeranged
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back; “If Yorkshire is God’s Own County, why in the 19th and early 20th century did so many people leave it? Richard showed how his grandparents were among them. Like most of their neighbours, they moved to Canada. But later, Canada moved back. Between 1942 and 1945, Canada’s contribution to the Strategic Air Offensive against Germany was flown from airfields in the North Riding. Yorkshire became Canada’s bomber county, and communities that in effect were small Canadian towns became entangled with places in the Vale of Mowbray like Carlton Miniott, Ainderby Quernhow and Danby Wiske.” We were on the front line then, and the now grassed over runways and dispersal areas that sent over the Lancasters and Hafaxes are now as much part of archaeological history as the Roman signal stations at Huntcliff and the Great War acoustical concrete sound mirrors at Redcar and Loftus. How long, he mused, before the Fylingdales Early Warning Station joins these places in becoming our new antiquity? But back to emigration. Many skilled local agricultural workers used emigration as a way of balancing the demands of the season. A slack time on a farm in the Vale of York or on the Wolds could be balanced by a month on an emigration steamer to the US or Canada, a season working there, and then a return back for next to nothing merely to allow a shipping company to make some meagre revenue on an otherwise empty vessel. That occupational emigration continues to this day. The chemical industry of Teesside might not be as buzzing as it once was, but the skills picked up by generations of guys at Wilton, Billingham and Seal Sands are now deployed across the Middle East and in exotic parts of the Caucasus, Bessarabia, Siberia and Baku - where, if you hunt it down, there’s a Boro Bar on some back street. But what, the purist may ask, has this all to do with archaeology? According to Richard, it's simple. We are exploring the tapestry of human life, and the interactions between men and women, what they ate, what they wore and where they lived. For example, take the ground breaking work of Steve Sherlock and his team who excavated the tomb of the “Saxon Princess” up on the Street Houses heights over Hummersea. Some of the artefacts found there had travelled a long way before their untimely interment. Fragments of the higher quality metalware and jewellery could be associated with specific manufactories in other parts of the UK as far-flung as Hampshire and Kent, whilst some of the more valuable gold ornamentation was found to have been cast from melted down coins from the Frankish kingdom - an area that is today’s France, Belgium and Germany’s Rhineland. This issue led Richard to his closing remarks - the artificiality of borders. Many borders were merely borders in the head. The reality is that Yorkshire, from the Tees to the Humber, was a large player in what was the ancient world's second most important market place - the North Sea, second only to the Mediterranean in the quantity, quality and value of commodities traded and moved. Remember, he said, that the shallow hulled boats of that time had little difficulty in navigating upstream rivers to discharge goods at places now seen as utterly inland - Piercebridge on the Tees which was certainly reached by Roman barges, York itself, and even, via the Ure, Ripon. In medieval times, these links were cemented contractually by many of Yorkshire’s port towns coming under the influence of the “Hanseatic League”, an alliance of maritime trading ports and regions covering the Baltic, Southern Scandinavia and today’s Germany and the Low Countries. He finished by pointing out that all this may come from a deeper psychogeographical echo in our consciousness both along our coast and further into the hinterland. The recent conjunction of tides and rough water played its part in reminding us that what we view as our sea boundary was once no such thing, and you could walk below the branches of a huge primeval forest (parts of which were seen at Redcar recently) between - say - Cowbar and today’s Cuxhaven on the Frisian coast, without getting your feet wet. That organic link to the European continent - “Doggerland” - is perhaps one of the great prizes of archaeology waiting to be interpreted and unearthed. The artefacts lying down there may tell us more about ourselves that we might even dare to imagine. “Yorkshire, a lyrical history of England’s Greatest County” is published in paperback by Weidenfeld and Nicolson and is available at all local bookshops or via on-line repositories at prices starting at £6.75. Hollie Bush Hollie Bush can be contacted directly if readers want to comment on articles, or to suggest topics (the odder, the better) that help to define the East Cleveland we all live in. Email: holliebush@gmx.com
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leveland Police has over 100 cadets and 24 volunteer cadet leaders who each volunteer their time each week in Hartlepool, Redcar, Middlesbrough and Stockton. Cadets take part in social activities such as hockey and basketball as well as taking part in community events such as bike marking to assist in crime prevention and helping with rejuvenation projects such as gardening in Saltburn Valley Gardens to turn the space into a ‘by the sea’ themed area for everyone in the local community to enjoy. Cleveland Police Cadets have been recognised nationally for their work with people living with dementia. This has included arranging social events including cinema screenings specifically for people with dementia to enjoy and arranging an afternoon tea party with mementos from the Second
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World War. The cadets do this whilst raising awareness of the Herbert Protocol, which encourages carers, families and friends of people with dementia to hold information about them that can help the police find them if they go missing. Recently, police cadet Nieve Rusby, 16, received the ‘Young Persons Award’ from Stockton’s Mayor in the annual Civic Awards for her work to give more than 400 Christmas gifts to children’s special care units, women’s refuges and local hospices. If you think you could be interested in becoming a Cleveland Police Cadet or volunteer, more information is available at: https://cleveland.police.uk/young-people/Cadets-How-toApply.aspx
New figures show thousands of arrests made by special constabulary
leveland’s Special Constables have helped to keep communities safer by making thousands of arrests over the last seven years. Volunteer police officers have arrested over 1100 people and assisted in the arrest of 3120 people since 2012. The figures released today show the immense value of the Special Constabulary, who give their own spare time to keep the streets of Cleveland safe. The majority of the volunteers work in other professions, but have a passion for giving back to local people. Cleveland Police has 71 volunteer police officers, who wear the same uniform and carry the same responsibilities and powers as regular police officers. They are an integral component in keeping the streets of Cleveland safe and make a real difference to the area where they live and work. And to coincide with National Volunteers Week at the beginning of June, Cleveland Police Special Constabulary is planning more activity across the Force area. Part of the planned activity includes working on the Medicar, which is a partnership with the North East Ambulance Service (NEAS) which sees paramedics and special constables responding to incidents together in a dedicated vehicle. Special Constables will also get involved in community policing in Stockton, Hartlepool and East Cleveland, tackling antisocial behaviour and will take part in operations to
screen drivers for alcohol, tackling rural crime alongside special constables from North Yorkshire and supporting our communities with general response policing. Rob Lynas, 38, signed up to the Special Constabulary in 2007 after being inspired by his father Stephen Lynas who was a Special when Rob was a child. Rob, who is a father of four, has risen through the ranks to become Special Constabulary Assistant Chief Officer and as his regular job is as a Cleveland Police staff member he has seen first-hand the valued contribution that volunteers make. Rob said: “Being a special constable is a volunteer role like no other. I feel a real sense of being able to give back to the community, fighting crime and bringing people to justice. “I saw the fulfilment that my dad got from being a special constable all those years ago and I’m proud to have got to the position that I have today. The arrest figures show the tremendous amount of work that the Special Constabulary does on the streets of Cleveland and this will continue throughout 2019.” Assistant Chief Constable Steve Graham said: “Each and every one of our committed volunteers is a credit to Cleveland Police. These men and women leave their day jobs, put on their uniform and tackle crime on the streets of Cleveland. We have a talented mix of people within our special constabulary and I would like to thank them for their contribution in keeping the people of Teesside safe.”
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Update from the Police and Crime Commissioner for Cleveland
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his month I have officially published my updated and refreshed Police and Crime Plan, which sets out my vision for policing and community safety for Cleveland over the next 12 months. All PCCs are required by law to develop a plan setting out their key objectives for policing and community safety in their area. It is then the responsibility of the Chief Constable to incorporate the PCC’s priorities in their operational planning. The plan will build on my five existing priorities, on which I was re-elected in May 2016: • Investing in Our Police • Getting a Better Deal for Victims and Witnesses • Tackling Offending and Re-Offending • Working Together to Make Cleveland Safer • Securing the Future of Our Communities The Plan was drawn up following extensive consultation with local and regional stakeholders and partners, and feedback from hundreds of community meetings across the force area I have attended as part of my Your Force Your Voice
programme. You can download a copy of my new plan on my website. Operational Update I have been advised by Cleveland Police that PCSOs ●● PCC Barry Coppinger and Chief ●●The PCC joins LGBTQ+ campaigners on their have been working with Constable Richard Lewis with the annual Equality Climb up Roseberry Topping the local authority to tackle new Police and Crime Plan antisocial behaviour in Loftus. please contact the police on 101. be interested in joining in the future. Their work Joint visits have been made to young people and In order to best understand the conditions and has included renovating Valley Gardens in Marske five of these young people have been referred to a demand Cleveland Police’s officers face every and conducting community work with vulnerable specialist problem-solving group and are likely to day, I will be joining local response officers on victims of crime. receive Acceptable Behaviour Agreements. shift. On Saturday 8th May, I spent part of a night All of these volunteers show exemplary dedication Problems around Cedar Grove in Loftus were shift with PC Raine from Redcar and Cleveland and commitment to policing and community safety highlighted at the local Neighbourhood Action response team. We responded to a drunk on the and I invited them to an event at the Community Partnership. The Antisocial Behaviour Officer and seafront trying doors, an assault, a missing person Safety Hub during National Volunteers Week to a PCSO have visited people living in their area to and a very drunk couple struggling to get home. A thank them for their service. gain intelligence and provide reassurance. very interesting night! Community Engagement In Lingdale, joint working has resulted in a Volunteers Week 2019 On Saturday 11th May I attended the first ever landlord securing the eviction of a problem tenant The first week of June marked National Volunteers parkrun within the grounds of HMP Kirklevington and statements have been taken to support an Week, a period dedicated to celebrating the fantastic Grange. It may seem ground breaking to hold a application for an ASBI for a young person. work of those who selflessly give up their time to community running event within the grounds of Rapid deployment CCTV has been installed support a good cause. We’re incredibly lucky in a prison, but other areas have successfully used in Guisborough following a spate of burglaries Cleveland to have a number of voluntary positions running to build the confidence of offenders and and antisocial behaviour in the area. Officers for those committed to keeping Cleveland safe and to encourage them to make friends outside of their and PCSOs are continuing to investigate these supporting both Cleveland Police and my office. usual social circles. The event was an overwhelming incidents, should you have any information First of all I would like to thank the Independent success and if you’re interested in volunteering, you Custody Visitors who support my office in ensuring can visit parkrun.org.uk for more details. that people detained in police custody are treated On 18th May I joined LGBTQ+ advocates and with dignity and respect. The 15-strong team work allies on their annual Equality Climb up Roseberry in pairs to make unannounced visits to custody Topping to mark International Day Against suites to check on the welfare of detainees and Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia. As always to ensure the suite is well-equipped and in good it was a brilliant event celebrating sexual and gender NOTICE OF condition. Over the last 12 months, they have made diversity – and we managed to make it to the summit APPLICATION FOR 34 visits and interviewed over 100 detainees about within 30 minutes! their treatment. This year they were awarded a I’m a huge supporter of rural communities in THE VARIATION OF A Silver Award from the Independent Custody Visiting Cleveland, so I was delighted to attend the Tees PREMISES LICENCE Association for their fantastic effort. Valley Rural Action Forum at Rushpool Hall on It’s important to mention the Special Constabulary 23rd May. The event brought together agencies in I, Sayior Selvarasa Tharmeswaran, do and Police Volunteers for their dedication in rural communities and I was given the opportunity hereby give notice that I have applied supporting Cleveland to keep people safe and reduce to speak about what activities my office have been to the Licensing Authority at Redcar crime. Between April 2018 and March 2019, the involved in to tackle rural crime. I hope we can and Cleveland Borough Council for the Force recruited 56 Special Constables – volunteers continue to build on this work in the future. Variation of a Premises Licence at 136 with exactly the same warranted powers as fullI’ve had the pleasure of visiting Loftus on a High Street, Redcar and known as Big time police officers. They do fabulous work in our couple of occasions this month. Thanks to everyone Booze. communities to increase police presence and support who came out to Loftus Neighbourhood Action The application proposes to extend the teams responding to 999 and 101 calls. Partnership to discuss police resources, antisocial hours for the sale of alcohol. During the same period, over 40 Police Volunteers behaviour and problem landlords. I was humbled have joined Cleveland Police to support them in a to be invited to the D-Day 75th Anniversary Event Any other person or responsible authorities number of specialist roles, including maintaining in Loftus at the beginning of June. It was great to may make representations to the application police vehicles and working with specialist units spend time with local residents and to remember in writing to the Licensing Authority at the and neighbourhood teams. those who made the ultimate sacrifice to protect address below by 9th July 2019. I had the pleasure of spending time with the Mini our freedom. Police at their closing ceremony at Green Gates The Licensing Register and a copy of the Those following the Women’s World Cup will Primary School in Redcar earlier this month. The be pleased to know that girls teams from schools application may be viewed during normal Mini Police programme is designed for younger across the Cleveland area will be taking part in their office hours at the address below. children and teaches them basic facts about the own tournament in July. Teams have been allocated It is an offence to knowingly or recklessly police force and how to be a good citizen. It is a nation taking part in the worldwide competition make a false statement in connection with delivered by the Force’s School Liaison Officers, and will compete at the Acklam Green Centre in an application and the maximum fine posts funded by my office as a part of a £1.5m Middlesbrough from 9am on Wednesday 10th July. payable on summary conviction of such investment in neighbourhood policing. Please email my office on pcc@cleveland.pnn. offences is level 5 on the standard scale: Finally, it is worth mentioning the brilliant young police.uk or call 01642 301861 if you would like people who make up Cleveland Police Cadets me to attend an event or community meeting in Redcar & Cleveland Licensing Service, and the Cadet Leaders – also volunteers - who your area. Redcar & Cleveland House, Kirkleatham support them. The Cadet programme is a great Street, Redcar, TS10 1RT Barry Coppinger opportunity for young people to get together to Web: www.redcar-cleveland.gov.uk Police and Crime Commissioner for Cleveland learn new skills and develop friendships, setting them up with real policing experience should they
Public Notices LICENSING ACT 2003 APPLICATION FOR GRANT OF PREMISES LICENCE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE FOLLOWING APPLICATION HAS BEEN SUBMITTED TO REDCAR & CLEVELAND BOROUGH COUNCIL IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ABOVE ACT: 1.NAME OF APPLICANT: Mr Simone Parma 2.NAME AND ADDRESS OF PREMISES: Fritto & Misto - 6, Westgate Rd Guisborough TS14 6EA 3.PROPOSED LICENSABLE ACTIVITIES: Supply of Alcohol on the premises between 12.00 - 21.00 Monday to Sunday 4. The register of applications and the record of this application is available for inspection at the Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council Licensing & Parking, Redcar & Cleveland House, Kirkleatham Street, Redcar, TS10 1RT or on www.redcar-cleveland.gov.uk 5. Representations concerning this application should be submitted, in writing, to the abovenamed by not later than 16 July 2019 6. It is an offence knowingly or recklessly to make a false statement in connection with an application and a person guilty of such an offence is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.
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ello and welcome to June’s edition of the Rural Policing page brought to you by me Paul Payne your Rural Crime Prevention Officer for Cleveland Police. Operation Checkpoint: Over 100 officers and volunteers from seven police forces across the North of England joined together overnight in a bid to tackle rural crime on behalf of our rural communities The multi-force operation occurred overnight from Thursday 16th May until early hours of morning. This involved teams from Cleveland, Cumbria, Durham, Humberside, Lancashire, Northumbria and North Yorkshire providing reassurance to those in rural communities by combating criminals who operate between our force areas. Over 90 vehicles were stopped during Operation Checkpoint resulting in five vehicles being seized, two males being reported for Road Traffic Offences, four persons being checked and seven intelligence reports submitted. The operation also resulted in officers seizing an off road motorbike from Guisborough Woods, gaining positive feedback from the caller who had reported the motorbike issue. Cleveland Police had over 30 officers from different teams as well as volunteers and staff taking part in the operation. Police and Crime Commissioner Barry Coppinger said: “Operation Checkpoint enables us to work together with other forces to tackle rural crime. This was another successful operation and I’d like to say thank you and well done to everyone involved who worked together to make our rural areas a safer place. “It is important that we continue to clamp down on crimes in the rural areas by working with other forces, ensuring our rural communities are safe.” Cleveland Police’s Rural Crime Prevention Officer Paul Payne said: “I’d like to thank everyone involved in Operation Checkpoint as we have yet again had some fantastic results. Around 15-20 farms, rural businesses and reservoirs were visited with positive outcomes, many thanking Police with tackling rural crime. “I’d personally like to thank the Cleveland officers, volunteers and staff because as usual they have shown their enthusiasm and continued commitment for tackling rural crime and the problems associated with it of behalf of our rural communities. “I can also assure you that this is only one operation that we run, with others already planned and executed, such as the recent operation on Eston Hills, where again all the above and other partner agencies were involved and seized four motorbikes and made one arrest. “So as you can see we are out there in force using the resources we have to tackle these persons who continue to blight those living, working and visiting out beautiful rural settings.” Tees Rural Crime Forum: In mid-May we held our quarterly Tees Rural Crime Forum, chaired by our PCC Barry Coppinger, where we had approx 30 people from various rural backgrounds attend for an update on what we have been doing since the last forum, but more importantly listening to their concerns and views to help us improve our response and future plans. We also had the pleasure of meeting the new Chief Constable Richard Lewis One of the topics discussed was my primary role in delivering Crime Prevention, and my aims as mentioned previously is to be more preventative than reactive so would welcome approaches from community members who have not been victims
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●● Rural Watch Signage of crime, but want advice on how to make their properties more secure I can look at cost neutral solutions for crime prevention. Rural Watch Signage Tees Valley Rural Action Group obtained PCC funding from the property act fund to purchase 400 all-weather Rural Watch signs. These will be given out shortly to rural members after we have had an official launch in the coming weeks. Mechanisms are also being developed to allow Rural Watch members to feed intelligence into Cleveland Police, as we know you all see and hear what is happening and not nessaccary willing to ring the police to report it. It’s hoped we can make things a little similar, and again serve you all better in the rural communities. Our Superintendent Yakoob Teladia also stated the need to encourage the rural community to report rural issues so resources can be prioritised is a priority, and with his support this can be done. However he did say that issues should be reported through 101 rather than via an individual to allow effective prioritisation. Any issues involving confrontation should be reported via 999, as it’s not possible to have a dedicated rural crime number as it would be too complicated having a different contact number for different types of crime. Additional staff are being employed in Cleveland Police Control Room, which is now managed by Cleveland Police rather than a private sector partner, so you should see an improvement if you do have to contact us in the future Giles Evans from the Angling Trust who also over see’s the Volunteer Bailiff Service said that a well-managed WhatsApp group can be an effective communication and intelligence mechanism and this is something I have mentions previously and would encourage communities, rural neighbours etc to set up a group so that you can pass on alerts or information that suspicious activity is possibly happening enabling them to take positive action and be more vigilant. The Specials Constabulary who are volunteers with warranted powers also gave an update stating that they are now been running a series of rural operations in conjunction with the rural volunteers. Specials are heavily involved in Operation Checkpoint with Cleveland having the greatest level of support from Specials of all the participating Forces. Rural Boat Patrols in conjunction with the Environment Agency is another operation they take part in The Rural Volunteers gave an update on the work undertaken by the Cleveland Police Rural Volunteers, stating that is a team of 6 volunteers, who are involved in rural crime prevention visits, Operation Endurance targeting off road vehicle nuisance and Operation Checkpoint. These members again come out in their own time and are invaluable in helping Cleveland Poise tackle rural crime. Rural Crime Prevention Visits: I’ve been busy this month visiting rural premises
including veterinary businesses, Heritage groups and farms conducting site surveys which include recommendations on steps to take in making their properties more secure. These will hopefully reduce the risk of crime in the future. Events: Please join me at S.A.R.A, Foxrush Farm for their birthday celebrations / sponsored dog walk on Saturday the 3rd July 11.00am – 4.00pm where I’ll be manning our crime prevention stall. Just come over and say hi, and I might just have some freebies to give away. I’ll also be at this year’s Cleveland Show in Stewarts Park on the 27th July from 10am onwards, again with the crime prevention stall, Police Cadets, the local Neighbourhood team, and fingers crossed one of our Interceptors vehicles. Rural Watch: As mentioned above, we now have brand new
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Designing Out Crime
’m going to cover the subject of designing out crime this month. It might come as a surprise to many of you, but many police forces in England and Wales employ an Architectural Liaison Officer (ALO). Cleveland Police have three staff that are trained as ALO’s, however, they carry out a dual role of crime prevention and architectural liaison officer. It is possible to design out crime, with certain criteria based upon sound crime prevention advice. If included at the design concept stage, it can reduce the likelihood of an attack to the property successfully being carried out. It can be said that crime prevention through environmental design acknowledges that the built environment can influence criminal behaviour for good or ill. It can also influence the residents’ ability to exercise control of their surroundings. Defensible space is concerned with enhancing those design features which support community interaction and good surveillance, whilst simultaneously denying the criminal anonymity, unhindered access towards targets and easy escape routes. Four levels of space are recognised: private, semi-private, semi-public and public. The principles of defensible space have the advantage that they can be applied to existing areas, and new developments at planning stage. Many architectural and planning decisions have been taken without reference to this philosophy, and in some cases, have been in direct conflict with it, and in consequence have contributed to the neighbourhood deterioration phenomenon – a state where uncontrolled crime opportunities have resulted in a breakdown of the collective response of the public, residential abandonment and an increase in the fear of crime. The design and layout
Rural Watch signs going out shortly, but more importantly I’m looking to develop the rural watch scheme in the next few months to get the 1,400+ members involved more as our ears and ears, and letting us know more about what’s going on in our rural areas that may go unreported meaning our resources will be focused on another part of Cleveland and not where they can be more effective. You can join this and other watch schemes at: www.clevelandconnected.co.uk it take 5 minutes to sign up and provides a wealth of information of what’s going on throughout your areas. Dotpeen: I’ve been out and about regularly property marking with our Dotpeen machine, marking everything from horse boxes, trailers, tools, computer equipment and much much more. This offer is open to everyone and is a free service Cleveland Police can provide whether at events or proactive days of action. If you would like any property marking please contact your local neighbourhood teams, or if it’s a rural location please contact me on the below email address, and I’ll be happy to help. I’ll leave it there for this month, but I can assure you that we are all working extremely hard in the background on your behalf to tackle rural and wildlife crime in the wonderful areas you live, work and play so please keep supporting us and I’ll see you all out on my travels and here next month Kind Regards, Paul Payne Rural Crime Prevention Officer, Rural Affairs ruralcrime.webmail@cleveland.pnn.police.uk
of a building can influence the level and type of crime that it is likely to be subject to. We can have beautiful buildings that are also able to provide a higher degree of security. When a building is attacked, it is important that we don’t immediately adopt extreme measures. We have to take a step back and look at the reasons why the premises have been targeted, then put forward a solution. Design can help to reduce the opportunities to commit crime and increase peoples’ sense of security. Designers must also be aware that attempted solutions to security problems do not have one inevitable consequence. In fact some ‘solutions’ may make matters much worse. The use of ‘target hardening’ techniques such as security grilles and door reinforcements can create a ‘fortress mentality’. This in turn may provoke more violent or ingenious attacks. Unfortunately though, buildings are still being designed today without any consideration given to their impact on crime. When examining options of improving security, we would aim to 1. Maximise the opportunities for natural or passing surveillance, 2. Indicate clearly the boundaries between public and private space 3. Limit the number of access points 4. Avoid creating potential hiding spaces, recesses etc. Once a building has been constructed the main chance to prevent crime will have gone, however, some improvements can be added later. We are here to help! If you are considering any building work, you are a developer, architect, planner or builder, please consider getting in touch with a member of our team. Ring 101 and ask for Crime Prevention. Kind Regards Gerry McBride
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Wayfarer’s Travels Banjul – Gambia
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anjul is the capital of Gambia, a West African country bordered by Senegal; the city sits on an island where the Gambia River meets the Atlantic. Although most of the city has changed little over hundreds of years, the surrounding beaches are now becoming popular with sun worshippers. The beaches are indeed inviting with silver sands, exotic palms and clear blue seas. For my travelling companion and I however, Banjul provided a convenient starting point for exploring deeper into Africa. To venture further upstream however, its essential to hire a boat plus crew as proper roads inland are far and few between. But more of that in a future review. For now Banjul itself is well worth a stay in its own right in one of the many luxury hotels that are springing up around the river Gambia estuary. The river itself is unusual in that within a few miles of the estuary, because of the currents, one side of its vast expanse is saline and the other fresh water. I was able to photograph dolphins at one side and crocodiles and hippos at the other. The most fascinating part of the city for me was the Albert market, a vast hotchpotch area of stalls, benches, etc. selling almost anything. Most of the people are happy, smiling and helpful, although understandably no-one speaks English so it's worthwhile picking up a local guide. Keep an eye out for a young lad called “Alfa”. He seems to know everyone in the market and proved to be invaluable! Next on the list of places to visit is the Gambian national museum. Gambia is the land of the Mandinka and the museum features their history, culture and traditions. The Mandinka are one of the largest tribes in West Africa and their way of life and traditions have
● The City Centre changed little over hundreds of years. Food in Gambia is plentiful and good – particularly the amazing variety of fish. The local brew, Julbrew, is surprisingly good as well and will set you back about 50 dalasis (80p) a pint. Gambia is one of the fast disappearing unspoilt African countries. Go now before it's too late. Wayfarer In our next issue Wayfarer ventures deeper into Africa, living & sleeping for the next couple of weeks on a little boat as he makes his way up the River Gambia.
The Reader A DREAM OF BELONGING By Janina Bauman
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think most of us are aware of the dreadful fate suffered by the Jews throughout WW2, but have you ever wondered how the survivors fared after the war? Were they able to reclaim their old homes? How did they find life under the new communist regime? Did they live happily ever after? I`m afraid not. To get an insight into the problems they faced read Janina Bauman`s intriguing blending of past and present which spans Poland, Israel and finally Britain.
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Pork Fillet Tikka skewers
Well folks looks like the average temperature is finally creeping above 14 o c so it must be time to drag out the barbeque and scrape off the rust. Try this one time you are cooking alfresco. I have thrown in a couple of basic tips. 1. using bamboo skewers, soak them in warm water for 20 mins prior to using. 2. cooking white meat ,have a sharp knife handy and cut the biggest meat to check if cooked prior to serving 3. If using coals, try and create hot areas and cooler areas on your barby, moving your meat around to avoid burning. 4. start cooking on hot areas to seal meat, then move. 5. I always season meat for at least two hours before using. 6. put a little of the seasoning in a bowl with oil and glaze lightly a couple of times during grilling. Serves 2 1 large pork fillet 1 red onion cut in segments 3 tsp of tikka powder 1 crushed garlic clove 1cm freshly grated ginger 1/2 lime zest Trim pork and cut into medallions about 1cm thick . Put in a container with 2 tsp of powder, ginger, lime and garlic Mix and cover - place in fridge. An hour before needed skewer meat with alternate onions. In a small bowl or cup mix 1 tsp powder with a little oil with a small brush for glazing.. When barby ready, grill meat cooking on the flatter side of medallions brushing once or twice with oil. Chef ecret S e h Goes well with a mint and yoghurt dip T Enjoy
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Festival of Thrift volunteers say it’s great to get involved
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great sense of pride, growing in confidence, learning some useful new skills and experiencing being part of a friendly team are just some of the benefits of volunteering at the Festival of Thrift according to two previous participants. In an interview to mark Volunteers Week 2019*, Kathryn Harker, 24, from Redcar and Alex McCabe, 21, from Newcastle shared some fond memories of their time volunteering at the event, which this year takes place on Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 September at Kirkleatham, near Redcar. Kathryn, who works in her local multiplex cinema, said it was her interest in arts administration that made her decide to volunteer at last year’s festival as she was “keen to find out what I could learn from the organisers at the Festival of Thrift.” Adding, “I’ve been going to the festival for years and love what they stand for and do for this community, so last year I decided it was time I got in touch to find out how I could get involved. “I reported to the Artist Liaison Manager, assisting with the delivery of the artist programme of events over the festival weekend. This included supervising artist groups to ensure that they were well looked after and that they stick to time slots for scheduled performances in various locations throughout the festival. Other duties included assisting the Production Team, stewarding and the transportation of props.” She is very enthusiastic about her experience. “For me personally, a highlight of volunteering comes from rewarding moments, such as, pausing to appreciate watching a huge crowd of people smile and join in with a performance from a group you’ve come to know. “Getting to know the artists, you learn how much each performance means to them, so to watch them entertain and enjoy themselves doing so, knowing you solved any problems that occurred to get them there on time to perform in
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that moment, makes you feel a great sense of pride.” Alex is currently a part time student at Newcastle College in his final year of a BA Hons in Creative Enterprise having graduated from an FdA In Events Management in July 2018. He was given the opportunity to volunteer for three days at the Festival of Thrift in 2017 as part of his work placement hours and commented that “this was the first large scale outdoor event that I had the opportunity to be involved with.” Alex added that it was quite an experience: “The three days were jammed packed with lots of tasks and responsibilities. I thoroughly enjoyed getting to know and working alongside the Event Team, they made me feel so welcome and were very accommodating. I immediately felt part of the team.” Both of them highly recommend volunteering to others. Kathryn, who is heading back to volunteer again at this year’s festival, urged people to not think twice about it: “I’d say why not give it a go? Everyone involved in the festival is friendly and passionate about what they do, so if you’re interested the Festival of Thrift already, or simply just interested in helping at festivals in general, the Festival of Thrift is a wonderful place to start. If you’re interested in a specific area of volunteering let them know, you never know what it could lead to.” For Alex, his stint as a volunteer led to him not only confirming his career choice but also resulted in some paid work. “I have found my love and passion in the event industry is definitely outdoor festivals especially working and liaising with artists. “The Festival of Thrift has opened up so many opportunities for me and since being involved with it I have already started to build a good reputation for myself within the industry which has led to me a number of opportunities to work on a variety of different outdoor events within the North East. “In 2018 I was given the opportunity
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●● Volunteers welcome visitors to the Festival of Thrift med for paid employment with the Festival of Thrift as Assistant Artist Liaison. I was overwhelmed by the opportunity and didn’t think twice about accepting the offer.” Festival of Thrift director, Stella Hall, said “We are so lucky, our volunteers are fabulous. They really help to make the festival weekend the memorable event it is and we couldn’t be without them as part of our team. “As Alex and Kathryn have said, it’s a great way to get involved and learn some useful skills or simply meet new people and have an enjoyable weekend being part of our much-loved event. Stella added: “There are so many ways to get involved; from providing information to our lovely visitors, to helping with the hugely popular Oxglam fashion show as a model, hairdresser and/or make-up artist, and everything in between. We are looking for volunteers
of all ages, backgrounds and abilities, and will provide support and training too.” As an added bonus Kathryn and Alex have both felt inspired to live more sustainably following their involvement with the festival. Kathryn said: “Through ideas and tips I’ve picked up from the festival, I have become more aware of the ways in which I can personally help contribute to a more sustainable lifestyle – be that through their online and social media presence, or from attending the festival and seeing these ways in effect for myself. To live a greener lifestyle I carry a tote bag everywhere I go and I’ve started eating and shopping locally in independent stores – this way I know the money is going back into the community and when the goods are sourced or made locally. I recycle whenever possible and use a reusable bottle to drink tap
water, with the aim to reduce my plastic waste. Also, I make good use of public transportation or walk when I can. Alex agreed: “The Festival has had a really positive impact on my views of sustainability. I have changed and developed my approach and have implemented small but effective changes in my life such as recycling and reusing old and unwanted clothing, I have also purchased a reusable cup and metal straw. Kathryn and Alex’s interview about their experiences as Festival of Thrift volunteers, which is one of the Festival of Thrift’s ‘Our Voice’ series of sustainabilityfocused articles, can be found here https:// www.festivalofthrift.co.uk/our-voice/ To find out more about volunteering at the Festival of Thrift and to register your interest visit http://thrift365. festivalofthrift.co.uk/volunteerregistration/
Sensing the Wild – connecting visually impaired people to nature
ccessing the natural environment and all of what it has to offer should be for everyone. For the Blind and visually impaired it is sounds, smells and feelings that can become the key important dimensions of experiencing nature. There are many different sensory experiences to be had outside, from the feel of autumn leaves underfoot, the textures of different bark, or the fur of a young rabbit, to the sounds of birds and insects and the different smells of plants, animals and the soil. The countryside, parks and other wild green places, however, are often perceived as places of risk, with obstacles and barriers for those with visual impairments. Going For Independence is a Community Interest Company based in Cleveland with extensive experience of working with people with sight loss. We have been successful in our application to the National Lottery Heritage Fund for a one-year project called Sensing the Wild connecting visually impaired people to nature. The Sensing the Wild project is supported by funding from National Lottery players and will
●● Errington Woods provide a programme of seasonal activities and events across the Tees Valley region starting this summer and finishing in the Spring 2020, to help build the confidence and enjoyment of visually impaired people who will be supported to visit their local green spaces, connecting them with nature. The project will focus on four Tees Valley wild
green spaces that can provide good access for visually impaired people: Errington Woods, New Marske; Linthorpe Cemetery, Middlesbrough; South Park in Darlington and Ward Jackson Park, Hartlepool. Working closely with the active volunteer Friends Groups supporting these spaces, the project will help to build lasting relationships
between visually impaired people and the nature in their local environment. The project will be delivered with the help of the Tees Valley Wildlife Trust which will run indoor workshops for the groups and help to develop the series of guided walks using various senses to experience and appreciate the natural environment. Our aim is to help to remove some of the barriers experienced by visually impaired people in accessing natural heritage and reduce social isolation, generating feedback to Friends Group’s on site improvements that could help partially sighted visitors, making the spaces more accessible in the future. “Going For independence is a Community Interest Company – a social enterprise with over 10 years’ experience of supporting people to live independently. This exciting project will help us to extend our reach and build our capacity as an organisation to engage local visually impaired people with their communities and the natural heritage on their doorstep.” said Pam Bennett, Managing Director.
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n Sunday 28th July, from 12.00 noon to 4pm, Arthur and June Murray will once again open their garden at Heather Holm, Stanghow Road, Stanghow, to the public on behalf of the National Garden Scheme. The aim is to raise funds for Nursing Charities which this year include Macmillan Cancer Support, the Parkinson’s Disease Society and the Autism Society. Last year’s open day raised well over £700 for charity with many visitors returning for the second year. The ¼ acre garden has been divided into rooms one of which contains a formal garden with topiary to give year round structure. There are lawns, shrubberies, herbaceous
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Ten years on & still singing strong!
his Summer marks the 10 year anniversary of the Saltburn Songsters. A ladies only choir under the expert baton of one very brave man….Mr Dan Matuszak who is our Chairman and Musical Director. Dan took over as Musical Director of the then ‘Halcyon Singers’ in Saltburn back in 2007 which was a full voice (male and female) choir. Unfortunately, early in 2009, the committee decided that the ‘Halcyon Singers’ would be no more and made the decision to close the group. About a week later, 5 ladies were sat in the pub (they shall remain nameless!) and thought, wouldn’t it be nice to start a new ladies only choir. So one night, a call came through to Dan asking him to start a new singing group for ladies. He did just that and the ‘Saltburn Songsters’ was born. As the years progressed, the number of ladies joining slowly began to rise meaning the sound was getting a lot richer in our concerts. Currently, 10 years on, we have 36 members with an ever growing waiting list which is a fantastic achievement, especially when a lot of local choirs are bidding for the same members and audiences. These ladies truly are those that love to sing!
Over the years, the choir have sung for audiences in their thousands. From a cold snowy day at Whitby Abbey to a miniature railway train in Saltburn, you will find we will sing anywhere. Ideal for any event, live music (especially singers) will add that extra sparkle to your day. Christmas of 2017, we were lucky enough to receive the highest review possible from a very special man in a big red coat……yes that’s right, Santa Claus himself said how much he enjoyed listening to the choir at Whinstone View in Great Ayton! He is extremely excited about singing with the ladies this coming Christmas at the same venue. We are available for bookings so if you would like a quote, please contact 07729 33 22 58 or email saltburnsongsters@ outlook.com For the last 6 to 7 years, we have donated proceeds from our concerts to local and national charities. These include the RSPCA, Cancer Research UK, Butterwick Hospice, Daisy Chain, S.A.R.A and many more. Three years ago, we held a Summer Concert at Redcar Academy which was in aid of Help for Heroes. We were joined by the Silverwood Band for this magnificent concert as well as a special guest from Help for Heroes in Catterick Garrison, Mr Tony Boyd. Shortly after the concert, Dan went over to the centre on a guided tour and presented them with a cheque for just over £1400 on behalf of the choir. To date, we have donated in excess of £10,000 to charity. This is a tremendous achievement. This year, our concert will be one NOT TO BE MISSED! We are holding our very special anniversary concert ‘Ten Years On & Still Singing Strong’ on Saturday 13th July 2019 at 6:30pm (doors open at 6pm). It will be held at the Emmanuel Church in Saltburn and tickets are £10 which includes cake and prosecco (soft drinks for the drivers and children). This concert will be our biggest one yet as we will be joined by a live orchestra and supported by full staging, lighting and sound. Tickets can be bought from Guisborough Bookshop and also by ringing 07729 33 22 58 or emailing saltburnsongsters@outlook.com New members are more than welcome to go on our waiting list for a September 2019 start, please use the same contact details given above to register your interest. Please come along and support this wonderful group of ladies who love to sing! Thank you.
borders, a raised pond, and a mock stream complete with bridge as well as fruit trees, a vegetable garden and soft fruit area. There is also a delightful summer house and greenhouse. A number of different varieties of clematis give splashes of colour as do some unusual feature trees. The garden contains around 300 lilies, both oriental and Asiatic, including the larger tree lilies as well as at least 20 different varieties of hostas. There are also several comfortable seating areas. The entry fee will again be £4 per adult, accompanied children free. Tea/Coffee and cakes will be on sale and we hope to have a tombola stall for which all gifts will be gratefully accepted.
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here is a free guided walk from Skinningrove to Hummersea Cliffs on Thursday 4th July starting from Skinningrove beach car park at 10:30 am Geologist Mr.Alan Simkin will inform us on the rock strata along this section of the coast. We shall also be able to view the remnants of the former Alum crystallisation house and kiln used for the manufacture of Roman Cement. We shall walk along the shore to Hummersea point and return by the same route to the car park. Walkers are requested to wear wellington boots, bring light refreshments and have waterproof clothing if needed. Skinningrove Lane end is served by Arriva X4 and 5 buses. No booking needed ; for more information phone 01287 641000 or e-mail office@loftustc.co.uk
Earthbeat Open Day
n a little over 4 years the Earthbeat Centre has become a vibrant and important part of life for many people in and around Saltburn. The old girls grammar school built in 1903 and situated on the corner of Marske Mill Lane and Marske Road, is not only the home of the fabulous Earthbeat charity, but it is where seven community centred small businesses are based. The Earthbeat centre is also used by many local groups, clubs and associations that cover activities such as singing, fitness training, music, archery, Tai Chi, dance, yoga and art & textile workshops. You can even learn to master the trapeze! There is probably something for everyone at the Earthbeat centre, but don’t take our word for it. Why not come along to our Open Day and see for yourself? On Saturday 13th July between 10.30am
& 3pm we will open our doors. Entry is free and there will be displays and performances from the groups who are based at the centre. We will also have lots of activities such as games, music, dance, face painting, a tombola and craft demonstrations. We will have food stalls, gift and craft stalls and our business tenants will be on hand to showcase and discuss their work which include Shanti (Vegetarian Cafe), Evolve (Free Trade & ethically sourced clothes and much more), Yoga Meditation & Therapy Space, Dahlian Kirby (counselling and creative writing), Mimi’s Maestros (Bespoke and creative music classes for 0-4 year olds and their grown ups), Kelly Jayne (art therapies) and Newton Physiotherapy. There will be heaps to see and to do and any funds that we raise on the day will go to local charities. We hope to see you on Saturday 13th July.
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An open air concert directed by Stephen Ellery Featuring Soprano Natasha Day Presented by the
Classical Favourites | Fireworks & Family Fun Prosecco & Strawberries | Bring your own picnic
Sunday 28th July 2019
Tickets on sale from local libraries and online at skiddle.com
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he Friends of Redcar Cemetery are holding a history stroll around the old section of the cemetery, please meet under the arch. The date isThursday 11th July at 6 pm. Strong footwear is advised, the walks last approximately one hour. Many interesting history facts about Redcar will be shared. The walks are free however a donation would be appreciated to help with the ongoing work of the 'Friends' The Friends are having a stall in the High Street to mark Armed Forces Day on Saturday June 29th. We will be selling jewellery, bric a brac, books, toys with many bargains. We will be sharing the
work that has been carried out on the world war one headstones. Our new work features a replica of the last Teesmouth Lifeboat, the Phil Mead. This will be made by Steve Iredale and will be fixed in the middle section of the cemetery. It will honour the work carried out by the men who have over the years saved countless lives. If you have any memories of this boat and its era please get in touch. Future stalls will be held to raise money for this project. The Friends will have a stall at the New Life Church (Grosmont Close/ West Dyke Road Redcar) Summer Fair 10-2 pm on Saturday 27th July There will be many other stalls and refreshments. The Friends are saving the tokens for the Gazette Cash for Communities please save for us if you can. Send the tokens to 44 Hambleton Avenue Redcar or give to any of the members of the group. If you feel you can help the Friends with their work please don't hesitate to get in touch We are in need of transport to sales. any handy people who can paint and repair items, gardeners, bakers, people who are able to man a fundraising stall, anyone who is good with media. Anyone who can clean seats and sweep paths, every job is appreciated by visitors to the cemetery. Dot 01642478349 or Ged 01642471064
Zoe’s Place baby hospice pens in a packed programme of fundraising events
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ocal baby hospice, Zoë’s Place has a range of upcoming fundraising events to help fund its vital work in providing palliative, respite and end-of-life care to babies and infants aged from birth to five years. Amongst the challenge events are It’s a Knockout, The Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge, The Ali Brownlee Riverside 5k and 2k fun run, the Great North Run and Zoë’s Place’s very own Tour De branch bike ride challenge. From September to Christmas Zoë’s Place have their corporate golf day, the annual Christmas Lights Switch On, the Boundary 500 Santa Ride and a Christmas shopping trip to Meadowhall, Sheffield. Funds raised from all the events will go towards the £1.5 million needed to help keep the hospice’s six cots open 365 days a year. This way they have the funds available to provide much needed respite and palliative care for the 32 babies that access the services, whilst giving their families the necessary support they deserve. Babies who are cared for at the Middlesbroughbased baby hospice live with life-threatening or life-limiting illnesses, with many requiring 24 hour support and care on a one-to-one basis. In March, the hospice made a desperate plea for support after announcing that it was at risk of having to close for one or two nights per week due to cuts after a change in funding for respite care. Mark Guidery, General Manager at Zoë’s Place, has commented that the host of events have been organised to help keep the funds topped up throughout the year, and to help keep the cots open. He commented: “It is our policy to never turn a child away, whether they are from the local area,
the North East region or from further afield. “Whilst that is a policy we firmly stand by here at Zoë’s Place, we need to ensure funding continues coming into our hospice on a regular basis. “These forthcoming events are the lifeblood of our fundraising work and is an excellent way to involve the local community and corporate supporters which is why we have purposely organised events that includes something for everyone. “Whether you have a keen adventurous side, or prefer something closer to home, our events give everyone of any ability the opportunity to do their bit to raise vital funds to support our babies. “Or of course you can take part in a whole host of other events in aid of Zoë’s Place such as our Smartie Tube Appeal or Paws for thought; details of which you can find on our website and social media.” “ensuring we can keep our doors open to these deserving babies and their families is crucial, so our fundraising team are always available to offer advice and support on how to maximise fundraising opportunities for anyone who wants to help our cause” Anyone who would like to get in touch with the hospice can do so on 01642 457985 or email info@zoes-place.org.uk . For more information on the services that Zoë’s Place offers please visit our website www.zoes-place.org.uk/middlesbrough The events are as follows: 22nd June - It’s a Knockout at TIBS Football Club – team places are sold out but please come along to spectate and support our hospice with our many stalls and fundraising activities. 30th June - Ali Brownlee Riverside 5k and 2k Fun Run 27th July - Yorkshire 3 Peaks Challenge 6th September - Golf Day – Romanby Golf Club 8th September - Great North Run – no charity places left but we can provide a fundraising pack for anyone with their own place from the general ballot. 17th November - Christmas Lights Switch On at Zoe’s Place Baby Hospice 22nd November - Christmas Shopping Trip to Meadowhall Ready Teddy Go! ‘Tour De Branch’ Bike Challenge – anytime, anywhere! For more information visitwww.readyteddygo. online.
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Saltburn Scarecrow Victorian Birthday Festival
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By Ginny Tinkler
his festival of fun runs from 12-18th August and celebrating Queen Victoria and Prince Albert 200th birthdays and our very own pier being 150, we would like to celebrate any other BIG birthdays in Saltburn -.let us know any other club, association or person who is making it big this year….. Our scarecrow festival runs from 12th-18th August and we would like as many scarecrows as possible throughout the town, you are welcome to do any specific Victorian or just a general person or scene - we leave it to your imagination!! Maybe research and see who lived during Victorian times in your house/shop or the building or land where your house/shop is built now. You do not need any planning permission but please be safe (no scarecrows blocking pavements and must be safe if up high) and they are your responsibility. We advise they are brought in at night to prevent vandalism. If you live in an area that is a little out of the main route through Saltburn and may not be on a walkable trail – and still want to make a scarecrow – do not despair – there are plenty of areas such as the top prom and the valley gardens that need a scarecrow or two and may need you… (they will have a sign on with your name if you wish too) Check with us where spaces need to be filled… During the week of the 12th-18th there will be a trail to encourage people to look at all the scarecrows and answer questions. This will be a £1 a go for the trail (this also include 1 x
raffle ticket) The winner of this will be drawn at a Mad Hatters Tea Party – Everyone Is Invited - at the Community Centre 12-4 with Tombola, games, entertainment etc on Sunday 18th August. All monies raised to the Saltburn Christmas Lights. We have a drop in at Toc H, off Albion Terrace every Monday from 1.30-3 for ideas about materials and building scarecrows etc if you want to come along - …. Our local recycling company GREENOLOGY are donating plastic materials to help anyone who needs it to make their scarecrow – just let us know if you need materials.. We are here to help with any queries or scarecrow building you might get stuck with Any questions about anything please ask ... We are on instagram and Facebook with pictures and this will keep being updated as we build more and more – visit saltburnscarecrows or email us with queries or to register at saltburnscarecrows@gmail.com
Hinderwell and Port Mulgrave Scarecrow Festival
By Carol Barker - Scarecrow Committee
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inderwell and Port Mulgrave are two adjoining villages on the North Yorkshire coast, easily accessible via the A174 and A171 roads from Middlesbrough to Whitby. Every July we hold a Scarecrow Festival to raise funds for the local Air Ambulance and village good causes. We usually raise over £3,000 annually
This year's festival starts at 11am on Sunday 21st July and runs through to 4pm on Sunday 28th July. We hope to have over 100 scarecrows on display in village gardens and businesses Visitors get to see the Scarecrows for free, we just ask that you pop a few coins in the donation buckets, and maybe visit Scarecrow Cafe and purchase some of the delicious home baked treats on sale.
East Cleveland Villages and Towns Scarecrow Festivals 2019
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carecrow Festivals provide low cost fun days out for the whole family, with activities for children, reasonably priced refreshments and lots of laughter and
enjoyment for everyone. They also bring communities together as they have fun planning and working together to create scarecrows.
3 August for the weekend Liverton Village, with a day of wizardry 3-10 August 3-10 August 4-11 August 10-24 August 12-18 August 17 August 24 August 24-31 August 31 Aug – 1 Sept. Date to be confirmed
Dunsdale Guisborough, imagination runs riot! Carlin How Lazenby, Anything Goes Saltburn, the Victorian Era Loftus, Get Fit Easington, Circus New Marske, Disney Stanghow, Nursery Rhymes Boosbeck
The Festivals will be launched at Liverton Village on Saturday, 3 August by Ben Houchen, Tees Valley Mayor, at 10.30am. Delicious refreshments
will be available all day, so come along to see the wonderful wizardry scenes in the Hall, and enjoy finding the Scarecrows around the village.
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Coastal View & Moor News Issue 100 June - July 2019
60's Music Extravaganza On Saturday 7th September 7-11 at Moorsholm Village Hall Only £6 a ticket to include a disco, music quiz and prizes Fancy dress is optional but you have to be in it too win it! Bring your own drink and snacks and enjoy the sublime sounds of the 60's for a night to remember! Ring 01287 660651 to reserve tickets and request your favoutite track
Skelton-in-Cleveland Open Gardens Saturday & Sunday June 22nd - 23rd 2019 You are invited to visit nine of Skelton’s gardens and to help raise funds for
Tickets £5 per person, accompanied children under 12 free
** Tombola ** Raffle ** Refreshments ** Advance Tickets available from Skelton Library, Ha’penny Tearooms, Hair Expressions and near Skelton Co-op on the day. Sponsored by
and Stuart White, Resident
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Redcar Phoenix Community Juvenile Marching Band
Has moved to United Reformed Church Station Road Redcar. We train twice a week Friday and Sunday. We have Drums and Glocks and other instruments that need someone to play them so why not try your hand. You may have a hidden talent there waiting to get out so come along, you have nothing to lose. We will be parading for the community in the summer we have events booked already. For more info email judithmcardle@live.co.uk See you soon
Dalesmen Singers If you are thinking of raising money for good causes then click on their website www. dalesmensingers.net For anyone interested in singing- whether you have sung before or not - why not drop into rehearsals at Danby Methodist Chapel every Tuesday evening at 7.30 pm. You will be made very welcome and can either join in, meet some of the members, or just have a listen to see if it is for you. You may be pleasantly surprised.
Loftus Tradesmans Reform Club. Est 1861 Meetings held 3rd Tues each month at 7:30pm at Grinkle Park Hotel. New members and guests welcome. For further information contact:-Ltrc.honsec@ gmail.com Les Franks (Hon Sec) 01287 640959 / 07814436470
Skelton Villages Civic Pride Our Community Environmental Group is seeking new members to help us to improve our villages. If you have some spare time and would like to make new friends and help us with our floral displays or help at our weekly Coffee mornings and other fundraising activities, you can either call our Secretary Pam Batts on 01287653077 or call in the Skelton Heritage Office and leave your details where we can contact you.
Fund raiser at Gleneagles
Fund raiser to be held on Saturday 17th August at the Gleneagles centre, New Marske featuring the One Voice Choir. 7:30 Tickets £5 includes buffet. Entry by ticket only. Bring your own booze. All proceeds to Cancer Research
The Compassionate Friends
A local bereavement support group for parents and families who have lost a child, whatever age and from whatever cause. The last Saturday of every month 1-3pm St.Mary’s Church Hall, Moorsholm TS12 3JH For more information please contact Tina on 07817 822753 Email tina.tcf@ outlook.com National Helpline 0345 123 2304 www.tcf.org.uk
Skelton History Group Heritage Walks 2019
Several of this year’s walks mark the 50th anniversary of the creation of the Cleveland Way National Trail by using or crossing stretches of that route. The pace of the walks is leisurely, with regular stops to admire the view (especially when going uphill!) and to hear about the heritage around us. The values given for Distance, Ascent and Duration are estimates only. The duration is based on two miles per hour walking speed, adjusted to be slower when ascending, plus 30 minutes for a lunch stop on the longer walks, and an allowance for the heritage stops. A charge of £2 per person will be made on each walk to offset the costs of Insurance. Please wear appropriate footwear and have clothing suitable for the likely weather conditions on that day. On the longer walks, it is suggested that you bring food and drink as we usually stop between midday and 1:00pm for a lunch break. Further details can be had from: skeltonhistorygroup@gmail.com or by contacting Peter Appleton (Tel: 01287 281752) Saturday 27th July – (19) Boulby from above Distance: 4 miles; Ascent 720ft; Duration: 4-4½ hours We meet at 10:30am in Boulby lane (NZ 760187), where there is ample roadside space to park cars. We will head over to the Cleveland Way coastal footpath and then turn left and walk along it towards Loftus. After a couple of miles, we then leave it and take field paths across to the Street Houses road and follow this back to our cars. The walk will take about 3-3½ hours. Along the way will pass sites relating to the alum industry, ironstone mining and WW1 air-raid warnings. There are no facilities of any kind on this walk.
Summer 2019 @ Saltburn Bandstand Saturday Concerts 2.30pm – 4pm June 22nd--A Touch of Brass July 6th----Marske Junior Band 20th – Folk Club 27th---New Horizon
August 3rd----Teesside Wind Band 10th---Folk Club 17th---u3A Ukelele Group 24th---Rockulele
Sunday Concerts 2.30pm – 4pm May 23rd---Cleveland Constabulary Band 30th----Lockwood Brass Band July 7th-----Northallerton Silver Band 14th----Hurworth Concert Band 21st----Billingham Silver Band 28th----Bearpark & Esh Colliery Band August 4th-----North Skelton Band
11th----Bearpark & Esh Colliery Band 18th----Cleveland Constabulary Band 25th----Teesside Wind Band September 1stCleveland Concert Band 8th------Bilsdale Silver Band 15th----The Silverwood Band 22nd----A Touch of Brass 29th-----Marske Brass Band
A Midsummer Soiree with the White Rose Singers
at Emmanuel Church, Windsor Road, Saltburn on 21st June at 7.30 p.m. A relaxed social evening of music to celebrate the summer solstice. Tables are available to enjoy the full programme and your own drinks. Nibbles are provided. Ticket price is £5.00 Please ring Maureen for tickets 01642 282084 or 07745490665
The Cleveland Retired Men's Association Meets every Wednesday morning at 25k Ayton Drive behind Asda Roseberry Rd Redcar. Guest speakers and films arranged. Meet from 0945 for tea/coffee. Speaker 1030-1130. All welcome. Plenty car parking space. .Give us a visit. Contact-Frank Everett 07758813965 Email franciseverett@virginmedia.com
Loftus And District Flower Club Usually meet on the third Monday of each month, upstairs in Loftus Town Hall, 7.15pm. We have National, and Area Demonstrators from all over the country to come and demonstrate at the club. Members and guests can sit, and enjoy the results of what can be created with flowers and foliage. At the end of the demonstration, while having light refreshments, there is a raffle, with an opportunity to win one of the arrangements. Membership for the Flower Club is £24. Visitors are welcome, entrance, £3. For more information, contact: Ann Gullon 01947 825916 and Barbara Welford 01287 652197.
Brotton Bowls Club
St. Margaret’s Way Brotton Ladies and Gents are you no longer fit enough for high impact sports? Why not come along and try Bowling? It will give you gentle exercise. Make some new Friends. Gets you out of the House Come and have a go you may like it Give us a ring at Brotton Bowls Club 677295 Or ring Dorothy 676994, Josie 676632, Judy 679001 or Pat 651440
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News from Saltburn U3A American Tribal Style dancers By Valerie Grainger
We are currently practicing a parasol dance for Earthbeat' s Centre, Saltburn Open day in July; it's quite a challenge handling a prop and dancing at the same time but we are getting there. The last few months have been very busy. We danced at two Senior Citizens Xmas parties at Dormanstown and Ingleby Greenhough, and at Loftus Council Coffee Morning on a cold and snowy February morning. We now look forward to dancing at an amazing twelve events between now and July. Requests just keep coming in for us to dance and we love it! In January we were thrilled to have a new member Bo, and gave her a big welcome. We practice at Earthbeat Centre every Monday at 2.30 pm. and you are welcome to come and try two free lessons to see if you like it. Please let us know you are coming by ringing or texting Val on 07908005850.
Charltons Community Centre Our centre is available to hire for all occasions. Low costs rates Large Hall £10 an hour, small hall £8 per hour , full centre including kitchen £15 an hour. Discount available for residents and block bookings. We also have a bouncy castle, projector and other equipment that can be hired out. Please contact Helen Dunning 01287 349693 with all enquiries and bookings. Regular events include:- fortnightly bingo on a Sunday evening doors open at 6pm eyes down 6:30pm. Spiritual night first Friday of the month 7-9pm. Fitness classes on Mondays and Wednesdays 6:30-7:30. Yoga Monday 10:30-11:30 and Tuesday 6:30-7:30. Ballroom dancing also available. Please see our Facebook page for up to date information.
Marske Brass Band Est 1875 The Ironstone Miners Band
To book the band for an event, bandstand performance, Civic occasion. Contact Band Secretary Philip Chisholm 01642 510223 or 07802 936 414 thechisholm@ mac.com or FaceBook Marske Brass Band
Parkinson’s UK Redcar & District Support Group Do you suffer or care for someone with Parkinson’s disease? Come and join us at our monthly meetings. Where you will be welcomed into our friendly atmosphere. Our aim is to offer friendship, support and advice.We have speakers at our meetings, we also organise social outings Support Group Meetings and Exercise classes held in 25K Community Centre, Ayton Drive, Redcar TS10 4LR Support Group Meeting: 11th July 2019 – 2pm – 4pm Creative Activity Chair Based Exercises for Parkinson’s sufferers – Tuesdays 1pm – 2pm These sessions are run by a qualified fitness instructor. £2 per session Exercise group: Classes 18th 25th, June 2019, 2nd,9th,16th,23rd July 2019 Carers are welcome they can enjoy a coffee/tea and a chat in the lounge area. For further details contact Doreen on 01642 471667 or 07900 348518 We're the Parkinson's charity that drives better care, treatments and quality of life. Charity No. 258197
●● Photo taken on 2nd June before our sponsored walk from the Beacon to Marske and back. To date we raised in excess of £600 and there are still sponsor forms to be returned. All funds will be sent to Parkinson’s UK for Research.
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Coastal View & Moor News Issue 100 June - July 2019
The World of Theatre
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By Kate Bramley
he show that caught my eye this month is the touring production of Stone In His Pockets by Marie Jones that comes to the Darlington Hippodrome from the 15th to the 20th of July. This show was a massive hit back in the 1990’s and returns to the stage this year with a new Rose Theatre, Kingston production directed by Lindsay Posner. The Olivier award-winning 1996 comedy tells what happens when small-town Irishmen Charlie and Jake are hired as extras on a big-budget US movie that invades their quiet County Kerry backwater. There are only two performers playing a multitude of characters and Kevin Trainor and Owen Sharpe take on the challenge this time. https://www. darlingtonhippodrome.co.uk/ has the
info. It’s marked as being suitable for 14+ with tickets from £15.50-£30. The keen eyed programme readers among you may recall that Lindsay Posner was one of the directors for the hugely successful White Rose theatre season In York last summer, when York Theatre Royal were involved with constructing the replica Shakespearian venue near Clifford’s Tower in York for a summer repertory season of Shakespeare shows. http:// shakespearesrosetheatre.com/ has all the information about the four Shakespeare plays on offer this summer: Hamlet, The Tempest, Henry V. and Twelfth Night. Most days there are performances at 2pm and 7.30pm and shows last around 2 hrs 45 mins. It’s quite an experience to see these classic shows in the kind of venue where they would have originally been staged and if you are prepared to brave the weather and go as a ‘groundling’ as I did a couple of times last year then you can see the shows for around £13.75. My advice is wait for a bright day and head down to York and see whatever show is playing! More next time of course.
The Make and Mend Festival is back for 2019
A unique and enchanting day of colour, positivity, wellbeing and crafts. Sunday 7th July – Preston Hall Museum
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ounded by the Make & Mend Company this colourful festival is run by friends Rachel and Lyndsey, in Stockton on Tees, North East England. They met at work, in jobs that saw them collaborating, often in high pressure situations. It was this experience that illuminated their shared interests and natural crossovers. Rachel went through a patch of life where things felt like they were falling apart at the seams. Determined not to let things unravel, she turned to her love of sewing and embroidery, and began to stitch her way back to happiness. She began to feel confident enough to not only talk about her experiences, but do something to help others; “it’s now ok to say you’re not ok, I feel like this, what can I do to help myself feel better?” Lyndsey had travelled a similar path, though she found strength and healing in yoga. This practice gave her sense of calm and well-being she’d not known before, and a new perspective on life. Connecting the dots, Rachel and Lyndsey realised they’d make a great team; they had a mutual desire to share mindful mending and healing with the world, “many people go around sticking plasters on things, rather than addressing the problem itself”. The Make & Mend Company was born. Casting spools of support to those looking for some creative therapy, the Make & Mend company creates
products that introduce people to the positive effects of making by hand. The soulful hoop embroidery kits include not only instructions on how to stitch the beautiful affirmation designs, but practical advice on how to deal with the subject matter you’re stitching about. They’re the first ever products of this kind, aimed at tackling the mind, body and soul. The process of mending and making repairs, restores and rejuvenates; not only the item, but the person; and both are all the more beautiful for it. The friends launched the very first Make & Mend Festival, in July 2018 at Preston Hall Museum, Stockton-on-Tees and the response was overwhelming attracting a wide range of visitors from all ages and backgrounds. Talking about the festival Rachel explained “You can expect to experience a fun day full of colour and character, positivity and wellbeing, craft and creativity. Our visitors will have the opportunity to enjoy craft workshops, listen to inspiring talks, watch expert craft demonstrations, join in with our big makes, relax in the sunshine (not guaranteed!), enjoy a mindful walk, take a yoga class, meet like-minded people and enjoy soaking up the creative atmosphere with craft lovers, positive thinkers and mindful makers.’ Lyndsey added “There really is nothing like this happening in the country at the moment. Our festival is
designed to help you make some time for yourself and unleash your creative spirit, in a safe place of like minds. This year we are offering an entry only ticket option giving access to the whole Festival site including the Big Makes area, the Marketplace and the Wellbeing Garden. If you choose to add workshops to your day later, you can.” Tickets start at £10 and are already selling fast. Rachel & Lyndsey hope that the Make & Mend Festival can help provide festival visitors with a little positivity and creativity and connect this group of remarkable people through their shared journey to happiness. To find out more about Make & Mend, head to their website www.makemend. co, or follow them on Instagram @ makeandmendco Links & tickets: https://www. makemendfestival.co Website: www.makemend.co Instagram: @makeandmendco
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What’s on at the Cutty Wren
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i, all! I’m anticipating some more great nights at the Cutty Wren this high summer. First off, June 25th will be one of our “Singers and Musicians” evenings, when Club regulars and visitors get up and perform a couple of songs and tunes. These are never predictable nights as the “folk” genre covers a very wide field in time and in geography. We’ve English and Irish traditional songs, plenty of good modern Americana and songs written and performed by Club members. Then there are the instrumentalists as well. We can always predict plenty of good humour and laughs, though and people who just like to listen are as welcome. They keep us performers grounded! As July Fourth won’t be far off, we’ve decided to have the 2nd July at the ‘Wren as a Theme of “Americana”. On a Theme Night we try to find songs in our repertoire to fit, but those who don’t do US songs can remember that lots of British folk songs were also sung in the States. And we do have a “Loose Connection” rule!
uisborough Choral Society Summer Concert - St. Nicholas Church Hall, Bow Street, Guisborough on Saturday 6th July 2019 at 7:30 PM. Come along for a relaxing evening concert offering a delightful mix of classical arrangements, folk standards, show tune favourites and a touch of jazz. Let us treat you to a free soft drink or glass of wine at the interval and of course, feel free to sing along! We’re sure you’ll be delighted with our guest artist Sarah Tooke, a young classical and musical theatre trained singer from the North East. Sarah has achieved an ALCM in her musical theatre examinations and is currently preparing to sit her LLCM. Sarah works for Tees Valley Music Service and is a singing teacher, helping young musicians in the local area.
The 9th July will be near the Club’s 55th Birthday, so we’re going to have a “Celebration Night” to mark it, and also to pay tribute to our much-missed organiser John Taylor, who ran the Club for so many of those years. Bring some great songs, bring your memories, and bring a little food to share. We’ll look back – but we’ll look forward as well, as John would have wished. Back to “Singers and Musicians” on July 16th, and the on the 23rd we welcome John Drakes. He moved to the area a few years back, and immediately made his mark as a writer of very fine and songs. He’s a quiet but precise observer of people and their lives, and his songs are listenable and compelling. He has a warm stage presence as well, so don’t miss this chance to hear him. Looking ahead we have the Lincolnshire duo Mark Campbell and Linda Taylor on July 30th, with Singers and Musicians on the 6th August, and the Famous Pre-Festival Night at the Marine, Saltburn on Thursday, August 8th.
For a detailed list of music for the programme please have a look at our next concert page on our website at guisboroughchoralsociety.org.uk/ and our facebook page at facebook.com/guischoir. Tickets available now online at wegottickets.com/ event/473979 and from Guisborough Bookshop on Chaloner Street, Guisborough and the Serenity shop on Dundas Street West, Saltburn. Tickets cost £10 Adults, £8 Concessions and £1 Students. Did you know that singing helps with sleep, is a natural anti-depressant, lowers stress levels and improves mental alertness? Singing can also widen your circle of friends! Come along to one of our rehearsals and have a go. We meet on Wednesday evenings during term times at Sunnyfield House on Westgate in Guisborough from 7.30pm - 9.30pm. For more information contact the Publicity Officer at 07463 089288
Railway Arms Brotton Sat 22 June - Gary Ryan i s N e i l D i a m o n d ( B i g To p I n t e r n a t i o n a l S t a r ) Sat 29 June - The Sugar 'B's S a t 0 6 J u l y - Ta l k o f t h e To w n F r i 1 2 J u l y - 3 S t e p s t o Ve n g a S a t 1 3 J u l y - To m J a c k s o n Sat 20 July - The Aim Sat 27 July - Michael Hall Every Friday Night - All new Karaoke
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●● John Drakes Looking back, the legendary John Conolly from Grimsby, ably assisted by Rob van Sante and Rob’s wife Janey gave us a cracking night on May 7th. There was the nautical theme, as you’d expect, and John’s wide knowledge, human sympathy and great stage presence were truly evident. Our “floor singers” have been active, of course, and our gallant Secretary’s recent “Human Intervention” was very clever. It was great to have Stefan van der Sande from the Netherlands drop in one May night, and to hear Ralph Booth, a local young man, with powerful songs and a voice to match. Finally, a floor singer who thoroughly deserves longer on stage, Tony Baylis, who had a fine Hot Spot at the end of June. Tony has been writing his own very good songs lately, and has had a CD made via our own Bob Fortune. I’m glad to say he did a few of his, and they were very well received. Right –come and join us – you’ll have a great
●● Mark Campbell and Linda Taylor time. We meet every Tuesday at the Redcar Borough Park Bowling Club, Thwaites Lane, off Redcar Lane, Redcar TS10 2FD. Just turn off Redcar Lane at the big red Racecourse sign and we’re down the end to the left, with plenty of parking space. The Club’s room is modern, comfortable and has a fine bar ably run by the always-efficient Gemma. Doors open at 7-30 p.m., singing starts at 8 p.m. and we finish at 11 p.m. The Club’s website is at www. cuttywrenfolkclub.com and contact email is info@cuttywrenfolkclub.com . Our Secretary John Connolly is on 01287 659242, and you can reach me, the Chair, at 01642 471769. Thanks go to John, to the Club and the Committee members for their dedication and hard work, and especially to Gemma and the Bowling Club for being such great hosts. See you soon! George F
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Church Services Services at St Mark’s Church Marske-by-the-Sea Sunday 8.00am Holy Communion (said) 9.30am Holy Communion (sung) Monday 7.00pm Holy Communion (said) Wednesday 10.00am Holy Communion
(sung) All are welcome to attend our Services. Coffee is served after the 9.30 Service on Sundays and on Wednesdays. Sunday Club for 4 yr olds to 10yr olds is held in church at 9.30am every Sunday during term time.
Messy Church This is held on the second Saturday of every month from 3.30 to 5.30pm. Families are welcome to come along to hear a story, try activities (some messy) and enjoy something to eat. Visit our web site www.stmarks-marske.co.uk
Marske Methodist Church Hummers Hill Lane June Services 23rd 10-30am Mr B Rogers 6-00pm Rev J Henry 30th 10-30am Mr G Cottam 6-00pm At Zetland Park Please advertise the following services
July Services 7th 10-30am Mrs A Anderson 6-00pm Rev A Harbottle Bible Study 14th 10-30am Rev A Harbottle Holy Communion 6-00pm At Zetland Park
21st 10-30am At Guisborough Circuit Service Rev R Andrew 6-00pm Rev A Harbottle Bible Study 28th 10-30am Mrs R Taylor 6-00pm At Zetland Park
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he May meeting started with a very healthy number of members despite it being a lovely sunny evening, all the ladies turned out. The speakers for the evening were two long standing team leaders from Redcar and East Cleveland Social services who gave us a very in depth talk on how a social worker goes about their day to day work. They are learning all the time as they have to be aware of so many different aspects that can affect people and no two people will have the same problem. Some members had personal experience of using social services so it was helpful to be able to speak on a one to one basis and get answers to possible situations affecting their lives or at least be put in the right direction as to who to contact. Hosting the group rally this year proved to be a huge success, welcoming other Teesside WI's
to enjoy an evening with a flower demonstration by Sue Hall who then gave the magnificent displays as raffle prizes, Sue then judged the evening's competition of an arrangement in a cup and saucer many of the guests had entered as well so there was a good show. We also had a bottle stall and of course a table laden with all manner of tempting food. The secretaries of other institutes read out their annual minutes and told us of some interesting social activities such as walking netball and food tasting. The following week three ladies went to Wynyard Hall for a very interesting talk given by Veronica Bird OBE about her life as a prison officer rising to governor, there were stalls selling handbags, perfume candles, cards and 'Vera' hats, we had a superb lunch and were seated at a table with ladies from Stainton WI which rounded off a very enjoyable day. June sees members out and about on a walk in Great Ayton with a meal afterwards so let's hope for a warm evening.
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ur May meeting was opened by our speaker Jack Wood, who was visiting us for the second time. On this occasion his topic was “ My art on my sleeves” an intriguing title which revealed the many record sleeves which he had designed for a wide range or recording artists. This was in the days prior to computer aided design and necessitated him using his graphic design skills combined with photographs and many other sources. He showed us some of the sleeves he had designed and emphasised that in times past
it was often the record sleeve which increased sales. We then proceeded with our business meeting encouraging members to attend our newly formed gardening group and family history group as well as confirming details of our trip to Piece Hall in Halifax and securing volunteers for our forthcoming coffee morning to be held on 20th July in the Methodist Church Hall in Westgate , Guisborough. We are welcoming new members all the time and can assure visitors that they will receive a warm welcome. Please see our website for more details.
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Around The Towns & Villages Redcar
Skinningrove
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The East Redcar Residents Association are holding their next meeting on 64h July at 7pm Zetland rooms St Peter's Church Redcar. If you have an issue you would like to talk about please come to this meeting. All welcome
Skinningrove Village Hall Weekly Events Mon – OAP Bingo 6pm-7pm Thur – Kid’s Craft Night 5pm-6.30pm Bingo 5pm-6pm. Tue, Sat, Sun - Free to hire
Tea Dance with George and Marie Every Wednesday afternoon, 2pm - 4pm at Skelton Civic Hall, Coniston Road, Skelton. Everyone welcome. Suitable for beginners - you don’t even have to dance, just come and listen to the music. Refreshments served! £2.50
Afternoon Tea Dance St Nicholas Church Hall Bow Street Guisborough each Thursday 1pm to 3.30pm with interval for tea/coffee & biscuits. Sequence dancing with music provided by Val Newton with tuition when necessary. £4 per person. Friendly atmosphere with newcomers welcome. Enquiries: Rita & Tony Morris 01287 281737
Parkinsons Friendship Group Social/Drop In. We meet on first Thursday of the month in the lounge of the Coatham Lodge, Redcar 2 - 4 pm. On the second Thursday of the month we meet up for lunch (usually in a pub) For both carers and the cared for. It’s a chance to relax with a cup of coffee/tea, piece of cake and to talk to people in the same position. Long term friendships can and do happen. For more information please contact Ann on 01642 482066 Redcar Area Foodbank - donations can be made at Tesco Redcar and Eston (South Bank), Asda South Bank and Co-op in Marske, Sainsburys Ennis Square, Dormanstown. Any Redcar and Cleveland Library (except Laburnum Road Redcar Branch). Foodbank centres as listed on www.redcararea.foodbank.org.uk. and many local churches. Thank you for your support. Men's Shed - every Monday, Wednesday and Thursday 9am-2pm and every Tuesday 12 noon - 5pm. 10 Queen Street Redcar. Contact John for further details on 07526 994468 or pop in during opening hours. Footprints Community Cafe - every Wednesday at East Cleveland Baptist Church, Park Avenue, Redcar. Excellent food at good prices. All profits from the cafe are fed back into Footprints projects including Redcar Area Foodbank Footprints in the Community Projects Women's Shed - every Tuesday morning between 9.30am - 11.30am, 10 Queen Street, Redcar. Contact John for further details on 07526 994468 or pop in during opening hours. Art Space - every Thursday between 10.30am - 1pm at 10 Queen Street in Redcar (upstairs). All abilities welcome. Reflections Dementia Support Group - 25k Centre, Ayton Drive, Redcar - every Wednesday between 10am and 12 noon. A friendly place for those people living with or caring for someone with dementia. Volunteer - for information on volunteering opportunities of for further information, please contact Rachel on 01642 484842 or email volunteer@footprintsinthecommunity.co.uk
Zetland Park Methodist Church in Redcar are holding a coffee and hot cross bun event in the church hall on Saturday 13th April 10-11.30 am There will be a cake stall and refreshments. They have kindly invited the Friends of Redcar Cemetery to have a stall at the event selling bric a brac, jewellery, jigsaws and books. Please come and support two worthy causes.
Riverside Building New Company Row Skinningrove hosts the following each week. Keep Fit Club – Tue 12.00pm – 1.00pm. Choir – Wed 7.00pm – 9.00pm. All newcomers welcome. Monthly Film Club featuring a Big Screen, Surround Sound HD Experience. Check notice board for details. Open Monday to Friday, 10.00am to 2.00pm and provide access to computers with internet and office applications free of charge. We also provide full colour Photocopying. To find out more or book a room (£5 to £15 per hour) call in at the Riverside Building or call 01287 642508, e-mail at slu@ btconnect.com or check us out on Facebook at Skinningrove Riverside.
Saltburn Friday Friends is an inclusive friendship group open to all over 18, we welcome people with different abilities. We have activities inc bowling, drumming, keep fit, singing, bingo, quizzes and arts and crafts. We meet Fridays 10-4, at Emmanuel Church Hall, Macnay Street, Saltburn. 1st session is free (Carers always free). Then £2.00 1 session/£3 all day, (includes cuppa and biscuits per session). Ran by volunteers. 07833895501 Thefridayfriends@outlook.com Registered Charity 1177967 All welcome!
Lingdale Events at Lingdale Village Hall Saturday bingo every week from 2-4. Sit Happens dog training class on Wednesday evenings from 6-8.
Boosbeck St Aidan’s Church Boosbeck Coffee/open church morning on Thursdays 10am – 12
Brotton Brotton Library ‘Knit & Natter’ every Thurs 2pm-4pm. All welcome to come and have a cuppa and a friendly natter.For more info:Tel: 01287 676342 or e-mail: Brotton_library@ redcar-cleveland.gov.uk Coffee morning Brotton Methodist Church every Tues & Sat 9.30 - 11.30 Thurs 10-12 Coffee Morning every Wed 10.00am - 11.30am in St. Margaret’s Church, High Street, Brotton. Prize Bingo in aid of Church funds held at KTS+ site, St. Margaret’s Way, Brotton every Tues at 7pm. Brotton Village Hall. Every Thursday Prize Bingo 1.15pm Every 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month Tea Dance 2pm - 4pm
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British Legion outreach sessions held 3rd Tuesday of each month in Old Co-op Building. Sessions are run on a drop-in basis between 10am-12 and are open to any veteran and their family. The British Legion can also be contacted using our free helpline number 0808 802 8080 every day between 8am - 8pm or on our easy to use website at: www.britishlegion.org.uk.
Stanghow Community Centre Coffee morning 10am – 12noon First Saturday in each month Bingo Fortnightly Wednesday evening 7:15 start. For further details of any of the above please phone 01287 650098
Loftus Town Hall is host to a Tea Dance on the first Tuesday of every month. Doors open at 1.30 for an informal practice session with dancing from 2.00-4.00. Entry is only £1 and this includes a raffle and light refreshments. Loftus WI - Ladies, why not come along and make new friends. Meetings every second Tuesday of the month at 7pm in Loftus Town Hall. New members welcome. For details telephone 01287 644661
Moorsholm
Moorsholm Memorial Hall Moorsholm WI, every 2nd Mon, 7.15pm. Guest speakers, crafts, outings, fun and friendship. All welcome. For more info call Enid McCabe on 01287 660808 Church Hall activities Don’t sit alone at home come and join us at our Social afternoon for bingo, dominoes a good natter and some tea and biscuits. Alternate Thursdays. Craft Class - Weaving, knitting, rag rugging, dye and crafts every Wednesday 7pm-9pm.
Hillside Patients Participation Group meets on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 2.00pm at Hillside Surgery. This is an informal, open meeting where patients have the opportunity to discuss any issues or ideas they may have regarding the Practice and it’s development. Everyone assured of a warm welcome. Coffee morning in Skelton Civic Hall every Mon 9.30am until 11.00. Come along and enjoy tea or coffee and some real home baking. All proceeds go to Skelton Villages Civic Pride towards environmental improvements and floral displays. Skelton Library welcomes everybody to join in at any of the weekly/monthly groups that use the library. Weekly we have Mah-jong on Monday and Saturday 10-12pm. Knit (or any craft) and Natter Monday 2-4pm. Credit Union Monday 1112pm. Tiny Tunes Tuesday 10.15-11.15am. Family History Group Tuesday 2-4pm & Thursday 10-12pm. Adult board games, dominoes, cards etc. are available at all times if you & and your friends want to get out of the house. Monthly we have Citizens Advice 1st & 3rd Monday 1.303.30pm. Adult Reading Group 1st Friday 10.15am-12pm. Local History Group 2nd Friday 1.30pm. Sharpen Your Mind (crafts, music, cuppa & cake) Social group 4th Friday. 10.15am. Just call in or for more details contact us 01287 650487 skelton. library@redcar-cleveland.gov.uk Hope to see you soon. Skelton Methodist Community Church, on Castle Grange at Skelton Green, holds a coffee morning on the first Saturday of each month from 10am to 11.30am. An Open Church Charity Coffee Morning is held on the 1st Friday every month from 10.00 am - 11.30 am at All Saints’ Church, Skelton. Pop in and enjoy homemade cakes, scones, etc. Skelton History Group meets on the second Friday of each month at 1:30 pm in Skelton Library. Anyone with an interest in the history of the Skelton villages, or in family history, will be warmly welcomed. Skelton Weight Management Group - meet the first Thursday of the month, at 10am, in Skelton Library for a cuppa, and an informal chat. A weigh in is available if required. New Members welcome!
Marske Winkies Castle Folk Museum, 162 High Street, Marske by the Sea, TS11 7NB Tel: 01642 775086. Open every Thurs, Sat, Sun + Bank Holiday Monday 11.00am – last entry 3.45pm
New Marske Friendship Group Are you lonely and want to make new friends? Come along to our Friendship Group which is held on the 1st Tuesday of the month at the Gleneagles Centre, New Marske at 2pm. We usually have a speaker, chat, cup of tea, raffle and spend the afternoon in a friendly and caring environment. All welcome If you have any regular or one off events happening where you live let us know by emailing editor@coastalviewandmoornews.co.uk
Come and join us at the TA Club, Rectory Lane, Guisborough every Tuesday evening 7.30pm - 10.30pm. Sequence dancing to organist & drummer. Bingo and raffle. Entrance fee £3 Hutton Lowcross WI meets on the second Thursday of the month at 7pm in Sunnyfield House, Guisborough. We have a monthly guest speaker, crafts, computing, outings, and much more. Come along and see what we do. Visit our web-site huttonlowcross-wi.co.uk Priory Art Society. We are now open to new members joining us as and we meet on Monday evenings from 7.00 till 9.00 and Thursdays from 1.00 till 3.30 The Guisborough & District Friends of Cancer Research UK are holding the following event Tuesday 16 July Afternoon Tea at Guisborough Football Club - includes Flower Demonstration by Karen Neville. 1.30pm - 4pm. Tombola, Bottle Stall etc. Tickets £8. All monies raised are sent to our dedicated team of doctors, scientists and clinicians in Newcastle in their unceasing research work into prevention, treatment and cure of cancer. All money raised by our group is spent in the North East. Guisborough Museum is open every Thursday and Saturday to the end of October, 10am till 4pm. Explore and discover with our antique shops, and railway models. New displays, free entry, children most welcome with adults. Disabled access. Find us behind Sunnyfield House on Westgate High Street, Guisborough, and look for us online.
Easington All Saints Coffee Morning. Village Hall – 2nd Saturday in every month. 10am – 12pm. All welcome Easington Village Hall - organised by All Saints PCC, an annual programme of events and activities on the third Thursday of the month at 7.30 p.m., quizzes, games, suppers, and much more - all welcome.
Liverton Mines St Hilda’s - Cake & Chat last Wed of month 3pm-4pm Coffee Morning on 1st Tues of month 10am -11am. All are welcome.
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he Redcar Agilia Bears have signed Danish ace Ulrich Ostergaard to replace Ben Barker in their line-up. Ostergaard will return for his second spell with the Bears after leading the side in 2012 & 2013 and will make his debut in the clubs first Championship League fixture against the Eastbourne Eagles on the 14th June. Promoter Jitendra Duffill concluded a deal to bring the popular Dane to Teesside and recently received BSPA approval. Duffill confirmed that enquiries had been made about several riders without success following Barker’s withdrawal from the British Semi-Final; including exciting young talents Luke Becker
and Jaimon Lidsey. Fortunately, Ostergaard became available shortly after, following his release from Championship club Birmingham. Duffill explained: "For reasons I cannot expand upon, we were left with little choice other than to replace Ben Barker in our line-up. Ben was always going to be very difficult to replace, especially as there are very few riders within the 6.90 points that we had to play with. I made several enquiries about riders without success but fortunately, Ulrich became available later. I talked at length with Ulrich and it seems he started the season with a bit of bad luck. He was also having to ride at the difficult number 1 position with Birmingham for most of his time there. Redcar
is one of his favourite tracks and I believe that he can do a very good job for us as a third heat leader. "He is a hard, experienced rider with a never say die attitude and he looked impressive here recently in the Julie Lewis Memorial; winning two races and beating both Aaron Summers and Michael Palm Toft. He will fit in very well and I’m very pleased to have him back at Redcar, as is my co-promoter and team manager Jade Mudgway. Now we can move on and look forward to the rest of the season." Duffill also confirmed that the captaincy will now be handed over to Bears new number 1 Charles Wright. Wright has started the season in scintillating form and is reported
● Picture: Colin Pool to be ecstatic to be named as the Agilia Bears new captain. "It was an easy decision for Jade and I to make. Charles is the ultimate professional, is dedicated
to his team and thoroughly deserves this title. He is a fantastic role model to his team mates and will make a brilliant captain."
Guisborough & District Domino League
Can you Run for Resilience?
Redcar Running Festival 2019 Sunday 29th September
Can you run and raise money to make a difference to the lives of local children, young people and their families? The Junction supports children and young people across Redcar & Cleveland and Middlesbrough including young carers, children struggling with their emotional wellbeing and mental health and unemployed young people. Our #Run for Resilience campaign aims to get inactive young people and adults active through fun, supportive walking and running sessions with the aim of promoting happy, healthy lifestyles. We have free places for the Redcar Running Festival across the 5K, 10K and Half Marathon distances. Anyone who registers and takes part in one of the races will receive a #Run for Resilience running top and other merchandise. 100% of money raised is used to support our local children and young people. To register and receive your free entry code contact The Junction on:
01642 756000 • info@thejunctionfoundation.com Extraordinary support for extraordinary people.
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By Danny Jones - League Secretary
s our domino season comes to a close I'd like to thank all our teams for their donations and support over the season. A new name was added to the Singles Trophy - Mike Auckland, Ship Brotton beat Keith Smeltzer - GTFC in the final. The last trophy of the season was played at The Station, Boosbeck where N. Skelton beat Ship, Brotton 5-4 in a very tense final. Our presentation night is on Wednesday 26 June at the TA Club, Guisborough. All welcome. Any team wishing to enter the league contact Danny Jones on 01287 637308. The AGM is at Guisborough Cricket Club on Tuesday 9th July, 8pm. Your attendance is required.
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Youth leads the way for the new look Marske Cricket Club in its 150th year
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he 2018 season was unfortunately a disappointing one, which saw Marske narrowly escape relegation through a technicality. The club were, however, determined to learn from previous seasons, and have put their faith in youngsters. The four newly recruited players have brought a professional touch to the side and have gelled well at the Windy Hill Lane ground. The average age of the 1st 11 is consistently 23/24 and this is clearly working well, as the club now sits in 4th position in the NYSD Premier League on 96 points from 7 games, and are looking up at the top spot. This is in stark contrast to the 2018 season when the club only amassed 206 points in 22 games. Club Captain, Johnathon Pickard, believes the team spirit and youthful confidence is behind the team’s turnaround in fortunes. Pickard said: ‘The team are keen to do well and want to play for each other, which is good to see. We have played well, however we all know there is room for improvement in certain aspects of our game. We will get better over the season, and who knows what we can achieve.” When asked about individual impact Pickard quickly pointed out that everyone was contributing, and the team doesn’t rely on any particular individuals. He added: "Ryan Gibson’ has added a certain intensity to the club and the younger lads have responded well to playing hard cricket, which is what it’s all about in the Premier League. South African amateur Michael Brokensha is contributing with the bat and ball, and will undoubtedly improve further as the season progresses. "The young seam attack of Harry Pearson and
Jamie Hood are also doing a great job opening the bowling against the league’s best batsmen. I must also mention wicketkeeper Jack English, who has come up through the Marske junior setup, and has contributed greatly with the bat for us this season, he has upped his game, and has a great future.ahead of him. The team is well balanced now, with “oldies” the likes of myself, Jozef
North Riding Football League Round up By Andrew Snaith
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oro Rangers celebrated a North Riding Football League Premier Division and MacMillan Bowl double. Rangers defeated Grangetown Boys Club 2-0 in the MacMillan showpiece, with their leading goalscorer Stu Rose bagging a brace.
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Wing and Sam Berry adding their experience.” Pickard’s final words were: "Unlike the past, I think it’s important the club continue to invest in youth, and give opportunities to as many players as we can. This will give the club future sustainability and solid foundations from which to grow.” With the help of the Yorkshire Cricket Board,
Marske Cricket Club have launched the English Cricket Boards (ECB) “All Stars” cricket campaign. The ECB initiative has attracted a record 40 local children and their parents aged between 5 and 8, who attend the Club every Friday night for a period of eight weeks, whilst having lots of fun and learning to play the game of cricket. Johnathan Pickard the event co-ordinator said: “All Stars is the future of Marske Cricket club and we now have potential to develop an Under 9’s group team, and a very important girls section off the back of our All Stars success. Marske Cricket Club is a family club, and the “All Stars” initiative is testimony to this. The children's parents have responded well and are keen to get involved, which is fantastic to see. "The Marske Junior Under 11’s and Under 13’s teams are also progressing well, and the club development plan is helping them to build an Under 15’s team for the 2020 season. When the club achieves its goal, it will be the first time for a number of years that Marske Cricket Club will have had teams for Under 11, 13, and 15’s, and a girls team. This, along with the All Stars cricket shows the Marske Cricket Club junior section is thriving, and definitely on the up.” Marske Cricket Club would like to thank the management of Everyone Active, Saltburn Leisure Centre for their generosity in providing memberships for their two overseas cricketers, Nauman Anwar from Pakistan, and South African based Michael Brockensha, for use during their stay in Marske. A real community gesture of goodwill, which is greatly appreciated. “Man at the Wicket”
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By Bill Perfitt
t may be currently what is traditionally called the 'closed' soccer season - but down at the KGV Guisborough Town have been well and truly 'open for business' as exciting new plans for the new season are taking shape. Firstly, the Priorymen are delighted to announce that former KGV fans’ favourite Dave Onions has been appointed Assistant Manager to First Team Manager Gary Forster for the coming 2019/20 season. Dave enjoyed a successful playing career with the Priorymen spanning several seasons until his retirement at the end of the 2017/18 season. He made his name as a prolific scorer with a personal tally of 104 goals for Guisborough, making him the club’s second highest all-time scorer. In his new role, Dave will bring a wealth of experience and knowledge of the Northern League football scene in support of First Team boss Gary Forster. Gary commented: “I’ve been looking for a suitable No 2 for some time to help share the team management workload so I am delighted to welcome Dave back into the club. “Dave is someone I have known on a personal level for well over 20 years both as a good pal and through our involvement over many seasons in football on Teesside. “I know that Dave will bring passion, drive and determination to the role I envisage for him at Guisborough Town. I have been particularly impressed with how well Dave works with younger players, so I have no doubt that he will be an asset to the club,” added Gary. Meanwhile, Gary Forster and Dave Onions
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●● Former Guisborough Town prolific scorer Dave Onions (right) has re-joined Guisborough Town as Assistant Manager have wasted no time at all improving their squad for next season by clinching the exciting signing of former KGV favourite Ste Snaith from West Auckland. The bustling Boro-born starlet who can play in midfield or attack was delighted to re-sign for the Priorymen and team boss Gary was particularly pleased to bring him back to the KGV. And Gary has moved quickly to secure the signatures of many of last season's best performers including the likes of midfielder and fans' Player of the Year Mark Robinson, winger Steve Roberts, strikers Mason McNeill and Danny Earl and defenders Matthew Crust and Dylan McAvoy. And the Guisborough squad has been further boosted by the signings of former Stockton Town
players Joe Taylor and Sonni Coleman. Off the field, Guisborough Town Chairman Don Cowan has been delighted to announce the appointment of Courtney Jones as the club's new Commercial Manager. Don commented: "We're very pleased indeed to have secured the services of Courtney to ratchet up the commercial side of our operations - she has all the relevant experience in sales and marketing and we look forward very much to working with her at the club." Guisborough are also delighted that Lenny Reed has bolstered the club's Communications Team by agreeing to take the lead on the Guisborough Town Twitter feed as well continuing to assist with detailed analysis and intelligence for Gary Forster and his management team on
●● One of Guisborough Town’s new signings – former KGV favourite Ste Snaith – signs on for the club with Manager Gary Forster looking over his shoulder Guisborough Town's opponents next season Meanwhile, Guisborough are further delighted to announce that long-serving Doncaster Rovers winger and Guisborough-born and bred James Coppinger has joined the club in an ambassadorial role. More details on all of these developments can be found on Guisborough Town's official Twitter feed at:@guistownfc
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e recently held our end of season player awards night at our ground and there were some well-deserved Award Winners. We started off with Most Improved Player which went to Ellie Turner who has had a superb season. We let our loyal band of supporters pick their Supporters Player of the Season and we had two Winners thanks to the generous sponsorship of Scrafton Heating and Andrew Scrafton. The Awards went to Suzanne Fox and Kenzie Parkes who both have had a fantastic season for us. We brought in a new Award this season for the unsung hero of the team who week in week out plays to her best and anchors the team. So, the
first Mrs Dependable Award went to Heather Power who has been brilliant at the heart of the defence. The Management Player Award was the hardest to pick with many players in the reckoning, but all three coaches agreed that Sue Fox deserved the award after her superb first season with us. The Players Player Award was won by Sue Fox with 12 of her fellow players picking her as first choice. Top scorer Award went to Jess Round who netted a superb 44 goals the League's Top Scorer with 20 goals more than the next highest scorer. Our Most Player of the Match Award was awarded to Sue Fox who had eight during the season.
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Marske Utd preparing for new season T
By Mark Hathaway
he season may be over but football never sleeps and Marske United have been busy preparing for the new season. On the playing front, Marske have agreed to sign a number of new players. First up is midfielder Leon Scott (pictured) who has vast experience, much of it it at a higher level of non-league. Scott, who is also a male model and owns a fitness business, counts Peterlee, Dunston, Norton & Stockton Ancients, Harrogate Town, Scarborough Athletic and Whitby Town among his former clubs. However, he is best known for his time at Darlington, joining when the club were re-formed in the Northern League, spending six seasons at the club and making over 200 appearances for the Quakers. Next up is a player familiar to Marske fans in midfielder Andrew Stephenson who made 16 appearances for the club in their Northern League title winning season of 2017/18, scoring three goals. Stevo also won the Northern League with Spennymoor Town and South Shields and the FA Vase with South Shields. Finally, experienced goalkeeper Jack Norton joins the club. Norton is another hugely experienced player who played League football with Darlington and Dagenham & Redbridge as well as in Iceland for UMF Sindri. Jack has also played for South Shields, Gateshead, Blyth Spartans and was most recently with
Whitby Town. All three should add experience to the Marske team looking to improve on last season’s 10th place finish in their first season at Step 4. In addition, as well as contracted players including Glen Butterworth, Adam Wheatley, Andrew May, Lee Brockbank, Brad Plant, Callum Martin, Curtis Round, Craig Gott and Liam O’Sullivan remaining at the club for the 2019/20 season, Marske have also secured the services of current players Jack Blackford and Matty Waters for the forthcoming season. Leaving the club are Robert Dean, Chay Liddle and James Fairley. Keeper Dean has played a massive part in Marske’s success over the last few seasons, making over 300 appearances, winning the Northern League twice. Dean has joined Northern League Division 1 side Sunderland RCA and Marske would like to wish “Deano” all the best at his new club and thank him for his efforts during his time at Marske. Liddle, has been made available for transfer due to his work commitments which mean he is unable to commit to the travelling next season. Chay was a valuable member of the team that won the 2017/18 Northern League and the club would like to thank him for his efforts at Marske and to wish him luck in the future. Sunderland based Fairley returns to the Northern League and has signed for Bishop Auckland. The club thank James for his time at Marske and wish him luck for the future. Pre-season training starts for the players at the
Sleights FC Round Up
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By Andrew Snaith
leights are in the process of replacing co-manager Sam Leadley after his surprise resignation. Leadley, a long-serving player, will still sign for the Beckett League club for the coming season but won't play every week. Leadley has enjoyed doing distance running in the past year with elder brother Joe, another ex-Sleights player. The Board Inn Sports Ground side will support co-boss Ed Turner, with at least one experienced coach as they look to go one better than last season's second-placed finish. Their End of Season awards saw Adam Entwistle, who has been training with North Riding League Fishburn Park, take the players' player award. Skipper Charlie Smith was again managers' player of the year, with Turner himself taking the Most Improved Player award and Chris Hurworth voted Young Player of the Season. Top
goalscorer was Charlie Paterson with 20 goals, narrowly edging out Smith on 18, with Joe Hugill third. A number of club stalwarts were honoured for their hard work off the field, including outgoing treasurer Kim Noble-Hancock. Leadley and Turner shared the Clubman accolade. So far the following friendlies have been arranged: Sat 27th July v Stokesley Res A 2pm, Sun 4th Aug v Whitby Town FC Old Boys Select XI H Tues 6th Aug v Staithes Athletic H Sat 10th Aug v Fishburn Park Res H 11am Sun 18th Aug v Whitby Fishermens H Sat 24th Aug v Goldsborough H 11am The Whitby Town old boys XI will feature former Blues keeper Jack Norton, defenders Ibby Hassan and Jamie Poole, plus a number of familiar faces to Seasiders supporters.
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end of June and the club have already confirmed a packed pre-season schedule, as below:Saturday 13th July – Whitley Bay (A) Tuesday 16th July – Thornaby (A) Wednesday 17th July – Billingham Synthonia (A) Saturday 20th July – Guisborough Town (A) John Butterfield Memorial Match Monday 22nd July – Billingham Town (A) Wednesday 24th July – Stockton Town (A) Saturday 27th July – Scarborough Athletic (A) Tuesday 30th July – West Auckland Town (A) Saturday 3rd August – Whitby Town (H) Saturday 10th August – Morpeth Town (H) Midweek games kick off at 7.30pm with Saturday games kicking off at 3.00pm. Preseason games are subject to change at short notice so it always advisable to check before travelling. The Morpeth game on the 10th is also subject to Marske not being involved in the FA Cup Extra Preliminary Round. The club’s AGM takes place on Monday 24th June at 7.30pm in the Marske United clubhouse. All are welcome to attend. Prices for season tickets have been frozen and remain at last season’s prices. A standard adult season ticket costs £120 which is a saving of £32 paying per match. Further details are available from Vice Chair Janet Pippen on 01642 474985. Don’t forget you can keep up to date with Marske United news via our Twitter and Facebook feeds and at our website www. marskeunitedfc.org/
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Whitby Town Round up
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By Andrew Snaith
he Blues celebrated the return of goalkeeper Shane Bland, their only signing of the summer so far. Meanwhile they have retained defenders Kieran Weledji, Danny Rowe, Alex White, Jassem Sukar and assistant boss Lee Bullock. Midfielders Callum Patton, Adam Gell, skipper Dale Hopson and player-coach Dave McTiernan will also remain at the Turnbull Ground. Forwards Greg Rutherford, Matty Tymon and Brad Fewster will return too. Manager Chris Hardy released goalkeepers Jack Norton and Adam McHugh to facilitate Bland's return. Norton has signed joined Marske United. Left-back Dan McWilliams was one of Hardy's first signings when he came to Whitby in December 2015- but he has Ashton United Basford United Nantwich Town Warrington Town South Shields
been allowed to leave the club and join up with ambitious Northern Leaguers Stockton Town. Forward Ash Coffey has meanwhile moved to Sweden, while tough-tackling midfielder Leon Scott and utility man Connor Smith have also departed. The club's player-of-the-season awards took place last month with White taking the players' player of the season and Internet player of the year awards. Gell was the supporters' player winner. Hopson scooped the top scorers' gong. The club bid farewell to award-winning groundsman Eric Wilson and long-serving coach and ex-player Dennis Wheeler. Both were inducted into the club's hall of fame alongside former chairman Graham Manser and outgoing secretary John Tyreman. Vase-winning captain Neil
FC United of Manchester Buxton Whitby Town Scarborough Athletic Matlock Town Atherton Collieries
Radcliffe Borough Stalybridge Celtic Hyde Bamber Bridge Mickleover Sports
Hodgson was also honoured alongside Paul Burton and Amateur Cup finalist skipper Eddie Barker. So far, the following friendlies have been announced with more to follow, the new season will start on Saturday 17th August: Saturday 13th July: Billingham Synthonia (A) – 3pm Tuesday 17th July: Guisborough Town (A) – Mickey Skinner Trophy – 7:30pm Saturday 20th July: Stockton Town (A) – 3pm Tuesday 23rd July: Sunderland U23 (A) – 7:30pm Saturday 3rd August: Marske United (A) – 3pm The make-up of the coming season's league is as follows, with the only question mark as to where crisis club Gateshead will be placed: Stafford Rangers Morpeth Town Witton Albion Lancaster City Grantham Town Gainsborough Trinity
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Issue 100 June - July 2019
Young East Cleveland golfer set for experience he’ll never fore-get
● Michael Hay, Sonnie Alder, coach James Atthey and Daniel Norman www.coathamcoaches.co.uk
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young golfer who was inspired to take up the game by Tiger Woods is on course to play stateside after winning a prestigious national competition. Michael Hay, from Lingdale near Guisborough, scooped the top prize at the Association of Colleges (AoC) National Championships – a hotly contested tournament for college students from around the country. The 18-year-old, who is studying in the second year of a Sport and Exercise Science course at Middlesbrough College, beat 25 other golfers at the competition in Nottinghamshire. He was also joined in the team event by classmates Daniel Norman, 16 and Sonnie Alder, 17 and together they helped Middlesbrough College secure the runners up spot. And Michael’s drive is due to take him all the way to Miami on a sought-after four-year scholarship at Nova Southeastern University where he’ll study Sports Science. Michael said: “I’m really excited about going over to the US. I’d love to make it as a golf professional but my plan at the moment is to play as much as I can and see what the standard of other student golfers is like. “I train two days a week at least, and then spend a further seven hours on the course too. Golf rules my life!” Playing off a plus one handicap, Michael
is guided by Middlesbrough College Golf Academy coach James Atthey who is the Golf Professional attached to Stokesley Golf Range. Michael added: “I’m really lucky that James – who has been my coach since I was young – is at Middlesbrough College. “He’s helped me enormously and it’s partly thanks to him that I’m off to Miami next summer. “The Middlesbrough College Golf Academy means I can work on my game and follow my passion while studying towards valuable qualifications.” Michael joins the ranks of other Middlesbrough College golfers who have gone on to find success, including Dan Twiby who also studied at a US university and is now on course to become a PGA professional. Students are afforded access to the same level of technology and learning that golf professionals use. James Atthey added: “Michael is a talented golfer who works hard in college and on the course and he deserves this success. “I’m thrilled he won the AoC National Championships as the standard of competition was strong. “This is only the start for Michael and he’s off to the US with the backing of everyone at Middlesbrough College.”
Sat 6th July
York/McArthur Glen
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Sat 13th July
Bakewell & Chesterfield
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Thurs 11th July
Great Yorkshire Show (Coach Only)
£15.00
Sat 20th July
Edinburgh
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Sat 27th July
Skipton /Boundary Mill Colne
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York City
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Beamish
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Reghead & Keswick
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Ripon & Skipton
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Alnwick Gardens (inc Garden Entry )
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Beverly
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Wed 28th Aug
Lakes Tour
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Thurs 31st Aug
Bury Mkt
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reebrough Academy Students took part in the Tenner challenge “Tenner Challenge provides an interactive way for students to develop key business skills including creativity, resilience, and problem solving, using money to take calculated risks. Students aged 11-19 are pledged £10 and have one month to set up a business – coming up with an idea of a service or product they can sell and thereby gaining first-hand experience of what it’s like to be an entrepreneur” Quote from http://www.tenner.org.uk But one student took it a bit further. By using the tenner a student called Joel came up with the idea of printing T-shirts with graphics for Autism Awareness and giving half the proceeds to the charity. Joel and his mam took orders from both students and staff with in the academy, but word got out and orders came from as far as Northern Ireland and London. Joel and his mam sold over 100 t-shirts with the help from Mr Neary, Business teacher. Staff and students wore the T-shirts to show their support for the charity. A huge well done to Joel for going that one step further.
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aunched after the Easter holidays, the Freebrough Environmental Action Team are on a mission to improve our environment through practical, local action. The Team, made up of around 30 students, meet weekly as part of the Academy after school enrichment provision. In the first meeting, students agreed on a number of focuses for their work: • Tidy the areas immediately outside the Academy boundaries. • Reduce negative impacts, especially our use of plastic and energy. • Investigate ways in which we could make the Academy grounds more welcoming to wildlife. The Team wanted to start by making a visible impact on our local community. Upset with the amount of litter they noticed, they carried out a litter pick on the land at the front of school. Forty minutes later they returned with several bin-bag loads of rubbish. The Team want this to be a regular activity so that we can be proud of our area. By being part of the team, students can complete two of their ten pledges. Pledges have been introduced to Freebrough to encourage students to take part in a wider range of activities and develop useful skills for life.
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very Thursday Freebrough hosts PROUD day. This is to celebrate students work and the effort they put in. The students bring down work which they are PROUD of and they talk to the member of staff about why they are PROUD of their work. On average we are getting 80 students across all three lunches with our highest number being 110. The students receive a PROUD certificate and a little gift to show our appreciation for their hard work. We have had year 8 students play music in front of their peer groups, a drama production from some year 7 students. A year 7 student has read her poem to her peers as well as a number of year 7 girls who read out their Tanka poems which they had been creating in their English lessons. Every Thursday is PROUD day and the students love to bring their work and have their phots taken with the PROUD sash.
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Star Student
ednesday 22nd May 2019 saw our second star student event where students attended a high teas event in the small atrium. The event was put on in recognition of the students commitment to holding the Academy’s high standards within all aspects of learning throughout the half term. To qualify for the event the students needed to receive multiple 1’s on their report from staff, which reflects the excellent effort they have demonstrated throughout all subjects. The students who were invited also took home a certificate and letter to show their parents. The students loved the event with one year 8 girl asking ‘Wow is this all for us’ and others thanking us for putting on the treat for them. We had a number of students who had attended the star students event for the second time which is fantastic. At the event we had 106 students invited from years 7-10 (23 students from year 7, 27 students from year 8, 27 students from year 9 and 29 students from year 10).
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have been in post as the new Executive Principal at Freebrough Academy for 10 weeks now and I am delighted at the progress we have made thus far. My time at Freebrough was only initially meant to be for a short time, following a National Leader of Education contract to urgently lead the school from March to August to try to first get some stability and then some rapid school improvement in what was becoming a very difficult situation. With my employer, Northern Education Trust (NET), now confirmed as the new sponsors of the school from September we now have clarity and direction and I am delighted to be keeping the school permanently. The students, staff, parents and local community at Freebrough have been a delight to work
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with. Our students are articulate, wellmannered and courteous youngsters with so much potential. We have changed a lot of systems and processes within the academy to ensure our students are the recipients of an immediately better standard of education. Behaviour has improved immeasurably already and although there is still a lot to do, I think there is real momentum and positivity at the moment. If I were asked what has been my highlight at Freebrough thus far I would honestly struggle. Some stand-out things include: our star student event for those with the best effort levels in their subject areas; the fantastic parental and student response and support to short notice pathways evenings for both year 8 and year 9; some fantastic
sporting performances in rounders, netball and athletics; a wonderful uptake in our student voice programme; and the brilliant community action group trying to make an impact in the local area by litter picking after school. However, perhaps my most powerful memory thus far was listening to year 7 students reading their narrative writing aloud to the entire dining room with hundreds of students listening. This happened during lunchtime as part of our PROUD Thursdays initiative during which students share their best work and receive praise and recognition through certificates and photos from the Deep Learning team. The past 10 weeks have been quite simply amazing and I am very confident that we will continue to go from strength to strength.
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ey Stage Three students in the Academy have been highly successful in their quest to become published authors! Last term, the English department launched a writing competition for students alongside The Young Writer’s organisation. Students had to write a mini saga of no more than 100 words about ‘Contamination’. The challenge was not only to produce an engaging story, but also to include interesting and detailed descriptions which gripped the reader. The students were all in with a chance
of winning prizes which included: Kindles, iPads and book vouchers; perhaps the most important prize of all however, was a chance to get their work published in a storybook which was to be sold in bookshops nationwide! I am absolutely delighted to say that over half of the entries which we received for the competition have won an opportunity to have their work published and to be put forward for further prizes. This is an outstanding achievement for our students and it is fantastic to see that we
have so many budding writers in our midst. All of the students involved have received a celebration assembly and letters home to parents to show how proud we are of them all. Almost 40 students are
involved with this well-deserved celebration. We look forward to the publication of their stories in the next couple of months! Mrs E Gibson.
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s we are nearing the end of the academic year we can safely say that it has been a very busy and exciting year at Skelton Primary School. This term has been equally as eventful as the previous ones with a wide range of external providers coming into school to give our children some magical first hand experiences. These range from the Tom Leonard Mining Experience, to Judo taster sessions and even a rock band. The children have represented our school brilliantly in the wider community at their residential, farm trips and local events. We are also very proud of all the sporting achievements of our talented athletes. We have been over the moon with the skill and team work shown in the athletics events and football tournaments that we have attended. Hopefully, the sun will shine on our final big event our Proms on Friday 28th June where our pupils from FS1 all the way up to year 6 will be performing a range of traditional and modern songs for their family and friends.
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Visit to Tom Leonard mining museum
hat an amazing week we had when the Tom Leonard Museum brought along their mining experience for our Key Stage 1 and 2 children. All pupils had the opportunity to pop on a hard hat and they were taken back in time to experience what it
was like to work under ground in a coal pit. The wonderful staff from the museum brought history alive for the pupils and we are sure that this is an experience that they will remember for a long time to come. Hopefully it will have enthused our budding historians.
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Footballing Success at Skelton Primary
kelton Primary School Year 5 and 6 boy’s football team have had what can only be described as a brilliant year. They attended the Tees Valley Football Tournament and came out as the overall winners. The level of ability shown even caught the attention of professional player George Friend at the tournament held at Hurworth. They were also victorious in the East Cleveland Cup winning 2-0 in the final. Well done boys.
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Handale Primary
Dinosaur Explorers at Handale Primary School
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Fundraising
ear 6 parents at Handale have been taking themselves on a mission. With the up and coming residential to Kingsway in June, the parents decided to look at ways and means in which they could raise funds to contribute to reducing the cost and easing the burden. The fundraising began outside of school, morning and evening, with a ‘Blind Card’ game
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Year 3 Trip to Yorkshire Wildlife Park
ur Year 3 pupils at Handale Primary School visited the Yorkshire Wildlife Park on Tuesday 14th May, to help them engage in research on animals from a range of different continents. Every child in Year 3 was amazing all day, they represented the school perfectly. Over the
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h e c h i l d re n i n R e c e p t i o n h a d a fabulous time at the Mining Museum in Skinningrove. They looked for fossils in the sand, followed a trail around the museum to search for missing dinosaurs, created a ‘fantasy world’ for dinosaurs
and a ‘Guess how many sweets are in the jar?’ competition but the efforts did not end there. Two sessions of bag packing over the Easter Holidays, followed by a coffee morning where parents contributed cakes and goodies to the event boosted the rising funds. The end award proved well worth it with the total raised coming out at £1459.26. A massive effort but a pleasing result.
day they: discovered new animals, looked at different habitats, gained a new life experience and had fun whilst doing that. We are extremely proud of Year 3 and we are happy they got to enjoy such an amazing trip. We look forward to next half term when we will be completing discussion texts and persuasive posters.
to live in and measured the height and length of a Tyrannosaurus Rex! We had a very busy time and received fantastic support from the mining museum staff. As usual the children were extremely well behaved and a credit to our school.
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s part of our topic, some of our Year 3 children recently visited Scarborough Castle to research why castles were used. The children had an exciting time exploring
each area of the castle and gathering facts to help them produce an interesting piece of writing. For some of the children, it was their first visit to Scarborough and they thoroughly enjoyed the experience.
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Handale’s Magnificent Art Work
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n Year 2, our Science Topic is plants. We started the topic by looking at the famous artist Georgia O’Keeffe. The children thoroughly enjoyed creating art work using colouring pencils, pastels and paints. The children tried to add lots of detail to their work and they are very proud with the results. We are now going to go on to looking at how plants grow and during the Summer Term we will be having our own plant competition to see who can grow the tallest plant.
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n the 27th March, our Year 3 and 4 children visited Ford Castle for a two night stay and they all had a tremendous time. Throughout our stay, the children conquered their fears, reached their goals and had so much fun. We participated in lots of different activities
including: High all aboard, the zip wire, assault course, archery and fencing. We would like to say a huge well done to all children, their behaviour was outstanding throughout and we thoroughly enjoyed our stay. This is the third time we have been and we always have the best time. Well done Year 3.
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ear 3 have had an exciting start to the Summer term! This term, eight of our children attended a tennis tournament and we came in third place! We were so excited with our achievement as we have been practising really hard in PE. Our new topic this term is the savage Stone Age! To really immerse the children in their learning, we decided to book a school trip to the Life Centre in Newcastle. To raise funds for this, the children and I collectively gathered prizes to raffle off to our family and friends. We raised enough money to send us to the Life Centre on the 11th of June! We are so thrilled as not only will this help us with our topic work, but we can’t wait to see the science museum. In science, we have been learning all about magnets and forces – did you know
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a magnetic field can work in water? We have done lots of experiments to test a magnetic force! To celebrate the children getting no red cards, some of the Year 3’s attended a gorgeous afternoon tea! They were so pleased with all the yummy cakes on offer!
Year 5 School residential
n year 4 this term, we have been up to many amazing things; our favourite was our school residential. This took place on the 25th-26th March 2019 at Cote Ghyll (near Cod Beck Reservoir). We got to try many new and different activities, such as: canoeing, bush craft, low-ropes, rock climbing, archery and a waterfall abseil. Everyone had the opportunity to try each activity over the two days. Canoeing took place on Cod Beck Reservoir. After jumping into the reservoir, one child unfortunately lost their welly. If you ever visit, please keep a look out for a pink welly! The waterfall abseil was another favourite. We had to abseil down the waterfall and then dunk our heads in the water. It was freezing! After tea, we went on a night time walk. This was very tiring after a day of fun-filled activities. When we arrived back, we had a campfire with marshmallows and hot chocolate. Everyone was so tired from their day, that as soon as we got back, they fell asleep. The next day, we had
another day filled with exciting activities before heading home. We would definitely recommend this residential to anyone!
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n the 13th March, bright and early at seven o’clock, Badger Hill and a tinted double decker (loaded with students, snacks and cases), set off to Boosbeck to collect Lockwood children before our final destination: London. One place we visited was the Harry Potter Studios. Here, we saw the Forbidden Forest, the Hogwarts Express and Platform 9 ¾. Happily, we had out photos taken on the Firebolt broomstick (which also required a cloak to be worn). When we entered the Forbidden Forest, although it looked amazing with its huge rusty gates, it was also quite dark and scary. Massive spiders came crawling down on huge cobwebs. It looked so amazing – I felt like I was actually there in the woods! We loved the detail that went into the making of the Studios and it was an experience that will live with us forever. The next day, we had to travel on the coach once more to get to another destination – Aladdin
(the Musical). At the theatre, it was great and we had seats with a perfect view. We particularly loved the part when the Genie started singing (‘Never had a friend like me’) because he was very funny and his singing filled us up with happiness. On the final day, we ventured to Wembley for an amazing stadium tour. We had many photos taken in the player’s changing rooms with the players shirts (such as Harry Kane, Raheem Sterling and Kieran Trippier) and also went to the conference room where Gareth Southgate gives his interviews. Once we went out towards the pitch, we then had to walk the 107 steps up to the royal box, where we had our photograph taken with the FA Cup. We also got to see the original World Cup and the famous Bobby Moore Statue. In conclusion, the children all thoroughly enjoyed our visit and hope that next year’s Year Five enjoy it as much as we did
his term, Year 2 have been learning about living things and their habitats. We were able to get out and about in the glorious sunshine and look for some micro-habitats in our school garden. We found lots of insects including a woodlouse underneath a log, a bee on a flower and a fly in the compost bin. Next, we are going to be investigating why creatures live in the habitats they do.
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n EYFS this term, we discovered a huge pair of wellington boots! We did lots of speaking and listening based on whom we thought the boots might belong to. The final decision was that they belonged to a giant. Following this, we have looked at the story of Jack and the Beanstalk, sequencing the events and writing captions. We have been budding scientists, exploring how seeds grow and planting our very own sunflower seed. We’ve also been thinking about measuring lengths and heights and using different ways to measure ourselves and objects.
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St Peter’s C of E News
Lego Team win National Award
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n Saturday 16th February, the Lego Technology Team competed at the University of the West of England in Bristol in the UK and Ireland Finals following their success in the regional round at Teesside University. This was the fourth time the school had visited the finals. The ‘Past, Present and Future’ Team was supported by Teacher Anthony Ormerod, School
Governor Neil Selley and Learning Mentor Mags Hayden. The children had to complete tasks with a programmable robot. They achieved their best ever position of 14th out of 60 finalists. The team also presented their project based upon supporting the health and well-being of Astronauts, speak about their work as a team and share their core values. It was a wonderful experience for the team visiting a university, competing against a number of secondary schools during the day, as well as learning about new technology, companies have invented. The event concluded with a presentation ceremony with the team receiving the ‘Insight into Learning’ Award. This was in recognition of the transferable skills they have gained in First Lego League and how the process has had an impact on their interest in and engagement with Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). We are very proud of their achievements, an experience the children will remember for a very long time!
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Reception Easter crafts at St Margaret’s Church
n Tuesday 2nd April, we enjoyed a wonderful afternoon of Easter crafts with our families. Everyone was very creative making bunny masks and biscuits, chicks with a split pin egg and
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Resurrection Rock
n the final two days of term, the Year 3/4 children and staff gave an extremely moving and powerful portrayal of the Easter Story through narration, drama and song. The children’s parents were immensely proud of them learning the parts and songs incredibly well. There were some excellent solos from Tommy as Jesus, Evan as Peter, Angus as Pilate and Abigail as Mary. It rounded off a very busy but enjoyable spring term.
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n Thursday 2nd May Doctor Judith and medical student Lauren from Newcastle
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here continues to be various physical activities, opportunities and competitions for the children at St. Peter’s. The children have attended hockey match nights; getting together with other schools and children in the Freebrough & Huntcliff Cluster to access training and play friendly games under supervision and coaching of SSCO Ailsa Bell. The girl’s team have represented us at the Tees Valley Netball Finals which was a fantastic day out and one that the girls thoroughly enjoyed. We have also attended this year’s Tees Valley Curling Festival, which was a fantastic opportunity for the two teams to make the journey to Queens Campus at Durham University. They thoroughly enjoyed the
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University visited Reception class to talk about keeping healthy. The Reception children all brought in a teddy or doll from home that needed a trip to the doctors. We talked about healthy foods and had to draw what we had for dinner. We used real stethoscopes to listen to our heartbeats and checked how they had changed after we had been exercising. We talked about teeth and looked at skulls to see the different types of teeth. We also talked about the importance of keeping our teeth healthy and how to do it. We then talked about what we need when we are ill or injured and we gave our dolls and teddies bandages and injections. We also talked about keeping our mind healthy. It was a great afternoon!
St. Peter’s ‘Flowerpots’ Gardening Club
experience bringing back impressive medals. Three teams of children competed in a Volleyball Festival ‘The Flowerpots’ Gardening Club has recommenced after our Winter rest held at Saltburn Leisure Centre. It was a great afternoon e started the new season by surveying array of plants from multi-coloured tomatoes that with half of the festival being a coaching session and our allotments for any repairs needed. look like a decorated Christmas tree, a lemon then a competition between the other East Cleveland The children then went indoors and used tree, squashes, harlequin carrots and the more schools attending. All three St Peter’s teams won their computers to research which plants they would like ‘normal’ fruit and vegetables. It looks like it’s respective leagues. We have continued to participate in the East Cleveland to try growing. They came up with a spectacular going to be an interesting growing year! school’s football league playing fixtures against Nunthorpe Primary Academy and Ings Farm Primary school. We also entered two teams of year 3&4s in this year’s Lee Stephenson Trophy competition, held at the Herlingshaw Centre, Eston run by Middlesbrough upils in Year 3 and 4, took a summery walk FC in the community. through the woods down to Saltburn beach as part of their Stone Age topic. They collected suitable stones and sticks to make artifacts of Stone Age tools and weapons. The children had to think carefully about the shape, weight and purpose of the materials. Whilst on the beach, they were set the challenge to make miniature stone circles. The children had to think about survival and had fun walking back through the woods thinking about possible threats and herbal technique of rubbing a Dock leaf to relieve assets, identifying possible food sources and those nettle stings! Once the children got back shelter. Some children even used the ancient to school, they set out to make their artefacts.
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Year 3/4 visit to Saltburn to support their studies of the Stone Age
Platinum Award for PE & School Sport
ongratulations to the children, staff, governors and parents for achieving the Platinum Award for PE & School Sport, for the first time. St. Peter’s is only one of two schools in the Cleveland Sports Partnership consisting of 21 local schools to have gained this award. It is recognition
crosses to colour in. We also held our annual egg decorating competition and the entries were the best we have ever had! A big thank you to Father Jonathan and the volunteers for being such great hosts, providing refreshments for us all to enjoy.
for the commitment to offering a broad range of activities to as many children as possible throughout school. Before half term, children and staff visited Huntcliff School to receive their award. There were also individual awards presented to children who have shown a great approach to sport over the year and demonstrated an excellent sporting attitude.
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Year 6 Visit to Robin Hood’s Bay
efore Easter the Year 6 children visited Boggle Hole YHA just south of Robin Hood’s Bay. The purpose of the visit was to give the children some additional support with their English and Maths as well as enjoy the beach and the village. On the Saturday we had a
surprise visit from a real life Pirate, Captain Burwash who had anchored in the bay on his way down to Hull. He spent the day telling the children stories and encouraging the children to dramatise scenes in their costumes. This inspired the children to complete different genres of writing back in school.
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t Joseph’s are now working w i t h S a c re d H e a r t t o support Ayensudo School in Ghana. Our Year 3 teacher recently visited
the school and distributed pens, pencils and football shirts which had been kindly donated by our schools’ families. We look forward to celebrating
Ghana day later in the term, when we will taste local cuisine and build a recyclable green house from plastic bottles. This mirrors the work that is being done in Ghana to combat
single use plastic, such as making fashionable satchels from water bags. We also look forward to welcoming some Ghanaian teachers to England later in the year.
Year 6 followed up a marvellous trip to the Dorman Museum, where they learned all about Christopher Dresser and how his design were used. They were very impressed to discover that the museum has the largest collection of Christopher Dresser artefacts in the world. They came back to school with some fabulous stencilling work and a sketch book full of ideas that would help them in their own printing work. At the end of term everyone in Year 6 printed their own wall papers using their learning from the trip and the printing techniques learnt in school. Libby said: “I didn’t think I would like this work but I really have and I’ve learned masses!”
To support our topic, ‘Oh, I do like to be beside the seaside’, KS1 visited Kirkleatham Museum to find out what seaside holidays were like in the past. Throughout the day, the children completed lots of fun, practical activities. They met Mr Pease who explained how Saltburn-by-the-Sea was transformed from a fishing village to a seaside
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This term, Year 4 have been visited by experts from Durham University and the Oriental Museum. Our topic is the Ancient Egyptians, so we were very fortunate to be able to study artefacts that were thousands of years old.
In FS1 we have been celebrating the Holy Spirit by making streamers and feeling the wind all around us just like the Holy Spirit.
resort by the arrival of the railway. The children met Mrs Pease and investigated clothes, costumes and activities for a fashionable day out to Saltburn 150 years ago. They all dressed up in costumes and had the chance to have their own Victorian photograph taken, which they then used to create their own postcard about their seaside holiday.
In FS2, we used our five senses to go on a scavenger hunt! We collected natural objects to make potions and natural artwork.
In Science, Year 5 have been learning all about air resistance. They worked in groups to make parachutes with different size canopies and timed how long they took to reach the ground when dropped from a certain height. They hypothesised that the parachute with the greatest surface area would take the most time to land. It was great fun!
Freebrough Flyer
Freebrough Flyer Issue 26 June 2019
PRIDE Students Maths
Bridge
Cameron Maguire
Photography
Sophie Dowse
Katelyn Porrit
Cameron ahs proved to be a hard working and conscientious student. He is quick to learn new concepts and can independently adapt these to new problems. He is a true team player and makes the effort to help everyone in his group.
Fantastic progress in Bridge
French
Awarded for producing a beautiful piece of work. She combined photography and linocut to create her final piece.
Art English
Jake Scott-Reap
Angie Readman
Tom McConnell
Great numeracy skills in French.
He has been thoroughly dedicated to English throughout year 11. He has attended everything offered to him and in the last two weeks has been unbelievably focused.
Music Zoe Stephenson
Angie deserves this producing some beautiful art work.
Business
Spanish
Tash Coverdale
For her commitment to the music department. She sang beautifully in front of parents for a Year 6 transition evening.
Tyra Gladstone History
For consistent and fabulous work in Spanish especially her extended writing.
a student who always works hard in every business lesson, she also completes work on her enterprise project outside the lesson and is currently working above her target grade for Year 9.
Olivia Marku
Olivia shows a real passion for learning and enjoys contributing to discussion, asking questions but also making suggestions and giving opinions. She is excellent at using evidence and is starting to judge interpretations effectively using knowledge. She is an outstanding student who has made a great impression on staff at the school.
Geography
PE Sonny Gill
Kyle Hall PE
Kyle has made massive improvements to his work over the last half term. He is showing determination to complete his work and is effectivly working collaboratively with his learning partners.
Georgia Richmond Represented Freebrough at cross country, netball, rounders, athletics. An amazing sports leader and also a chair for the sports and health satallite group.
Science Abbie Eve Marshall
Science
Excellent effort and attainment on space and inheritance topics
Bradley Richardson Makes excellent links between subject content and real life situations.
Represented freebrough Rugby, football and athletics. Excellent attitude in PE.
Science Zach Seargant
Using fantastic explanations and summaries to extend the learning of other members of the class
PE Harley Holmes Great athelete and the rounders captain and represent freebrough at a number of events.
Engineering Zak Hodgson Budding Young Engineer full of problem solving verve
Congratulations to all our PRIDE students