Coastal View issue 112

Free Online at www.coastalviewandmoornews.co.uk The Community Newspaper for the Towns and Villages of East Cleveland, Redcar & North York Moors, telling the real news and views of the people of our region Coastal View & Moor News Issue 112 August - September 2020

Local News and Views Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen: "It's great to see Coastal View back in print.

It's independent coverage gives a much-needed voice to communities throughout East Cleveland, Redcar and North Yorkshire."

Sir Keir Starmer, Leader of the Labour Party and Leader of the Opposition

Police and Crime Commissioner for Cleveland, Barry Coppinger: “Just catching up with all the news that matters through the great work of Coastal View.”

Leader of Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council, Independent Cllr Mary Lanigan: “Coastal View is the paper for the East Cleveland area, well worth a read, excellent coverage.”

Redcar’s Conservative MP, Jacob Young: “Coastal View have been a centre point in our community for many years - focusing on real local news that matters to local people.

It’s great to see them back in print as things start to get back to some sort of normal.”

Leader of Independent Group and Redcar & Cleveland Mayor, Cllr.

Billy Wells: "It's great to see Coastal View & Moor News back in print format this month.

The independent news content is a much needed breath of fresh air and the real Voice of our Community.”

Redcar & Cleveland Conservative Group Leader, Cllr Philip Thomson

● Picture By Marc Hodgson

Redcar & Cleveland Liberal Democrat Leader, Cllr Glyn Nightingale Leader of Redcar & Cleveland’s Labour Group, Cllr Carl Quartermain: “Thank you for all you do to bring us local news from local sources and ensuring residents have knowledge of the issues, challenges and successes in their part of Redcar and East Cleveland.

Great to have Coastal View back in print.”

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Welcome to Coastal View & Moor News Issue 112

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ello and welcome to the latest issue of Coastal View in print.

This month we find it necessary to point out exactly how the newspaper came about and what we aim to achieve each month.

In 2006 we moved into the East Cleveland area having lived in Greece, where we spent almost 20 years. We tried various jobs and then in 2010 got the opportunity to try something very new to us both but something we felt quite passionate about, hence Coastal View was born.

We loved the place we lived and the people in it, so felt we wanted to give something back to the local communities that had made us feel so welcome.

The paper was to be written by the people, for the people, where anyone could have their say and to reflect the real news and views of the people of our region.

Neither of us has any connection to any political party and therefore as we state each month on page 2, the views expressed in articles are not necessarily our views.

Over the years since Coastal View started we have had many changes politically, both locally and nationally. We had a Labour and a Liberal Democrat MP, then two Labour MPs and during that time the local council was also Labour run. Now we have two Conservative MPs and a coalition Council controlled by the Independent Group and the Liberal Democrats.

It’s also worth noting that we currently now have a Conservative Tees Valley Mayor and a Labour Police and Crime Commissioner for Cleveland.

During all these years we have always given any politician the opportunity to send us articles for consideration as well as inviting the general public to submit articles to consider for inclusion.

Our front page illustrates some of these people from the above mentioned political parties who have embraced Coastal View and understand exactly what it is we are doing.

We must mention here that we invited the Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland Conservative MP, Simon Clarke, who we know is also a reader of the paper to submit a photograph but unfortunately he was out of the area.

We can only include in the paper the articles that are sent to us and therefore cannot be blamed if some don’t take advantage of the situation.

Articles from the police, the NHS, Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council and the MPs are generally sent from their respective offices – this is a normal occurrence and therefore do not include bylines. Most of the time the articles sent to us by the general public include bylines if the author so wishes.

The advertisers cover all the costs relating to the paper, ie printing, distribution and general administrative costs, our regular contributors send us their articles at no cost to ourselves and in some cases pay us!

We also support and publish most charity events for free!

Steve designs most of the advertisements which appear, I read every word and edit where necessary and then we gather all the information, piece it all together, by setting up the pages which are then sent to Reach Printing, (formerly Trinity Mirror) and the paper is produced the following day – our loyal and hard working team of distributors do the rest!

So, if you have a story to tell that will be relevant to our area and interesting to our readers then please send it to us! The details are on this page.

Please note we no longer publish letters so only articles will be accepted and considered for publication.

As always we continue to thank all who help in any way to make the newspaper possible. They all play their part and without them there would be no Coastal View.

The people in the pictures on the front cover welcome the platform available to any of them, to have their say just like you do too.

We will never please everybody but while we can please most we will carry on like we have been doing for the last ten years whilst also trying to be as fair as we possibly can.

We hope you enjoy reading this issue.

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Lynne & Steve Nic

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The life of a Lingdale lad kindly written for us

by John’s daughter Sarah

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ohn Stonehouse of Lingdale peacefully died on Wednesday 22nd July 2020 with his doting family by his side after a short five month battle with liver cancer.

My dad, John, always described himself as a ‘Lingdale lad born and bred’.He adored his local village of Lingdale and felt so strongly about it, he was often quoted saying: “The only day I will leave Lingdale is in a box!”

He was an incredibly selfless man with a cracking sense of humour and always had a way of making people smile. John was a loving husband to wife Kath, father to his children Daniel, Rachel, Charlotte, Mark and Sarah.

My dad was a remarkable man, a hard worker who got hold of an idea and pursued it, overcoming obstacles on the way, often with the help of an innovative mind and ingenuity. He was very much a family man and always had our best interests at heart. He was usually seen driving around the village in his white van and work clothes- very rarely was he seen without his ‘pom pom’ hat that signalled he was in work mode.

He was born in 1946 in Lingdale and was completely immersed in the life of the village, loving the place, not wanting to live anywhere else. Of course, he was well known here and supported the community when he could.

Everything he did during his working life was to better the village which he loved so much.

He was the youngest of six children born to Eva and Walter John.

John has always been a hard worker even when he was a schoolboy. He had several jobs to earn some extra money, notably as an errand boy delivering for the ‘Coop’ on a bike with a basket on the front. He would get up, go to the shop, deliver the orders to local farms and be back home in time for the school bus! With his kind and generous heart, he would always give his wages to his mam.

John had several jobs after leaving Warsett Secondary School and he had his first stab at being something of an entrepreneur when he bought a caravan and began renting it out for people to tow away for their holiday break.

He eventually got a job at the brickworks in Normanby with his brother-in-law Stan, where it was ‘piece work’. John soon got the hang of things and was making many more bricks and earning more than anybody else and he’d doubled his wages, not stopping long for a break

or for much of a lunch stop. He was certainly an ambitious and determined character.

John suddenly decided to go to London to seek his fortune. He found a job at ‘Hawker Siddeley, the aircraft construction company based in Surrey. He was soon spraying aircraft fuselage and was highly regarded there as being skilful and a grafter. In fact, he was a little unpopular since he was several times more efficient and productive than the other sprayers who went on strike in protest at one point! He was in his early 20s at the time and worked there for five or six years before moving back to his beloved Lingdale, which he had always planned to do.

He had asked his Mam to look out for any likely property for him to buy for a home and she told him about a house on Stanghow Road, which turned out to suit him just fine – so suitable that he never moved again!

His local business started when he began to spray cars in the garage at the back of his house on Stanghow Road. There was no one very local doing this and he was able to transfer the techniques he had learned on the aircraft to do a good quality job. He built up the business with his Dad and he never looked back. He eventually bought land and built the garage in Lingdale, which is still successfully operating as a family affair.

The business at the garage hasn’t always been plain sailing- memorably the huge blaze that took hold in 2005 and again in 2019 really took its toll. But on both occasions, John picked up the pieces and refused to let this take hold of his livelihood.

If the garage became a family affair over the years another one was his other venture, the fish and chip shops he opened with his wife, Kath Stonehouse. John’s granddad Clonnie had been a fishmonger and the trade was a natural path for him and developed so much that several members of his family run shops now, proudly following in our dad’s footsteps.

But his big ‘pub project’ was dear to his heart.

The Tavern had been so important in Lingdale at one time but it had fallen into disrepair. For years John would say: “I’m going to own that Tavern one day” and, in 2016 he did, investing a lot of money in its restoration, giving the village the opportunity to use it again and giving a few more people some work too. He and the family worked hard to get it ready for opening and it

has been a popular attraction in the area. John’s reasons for the opening the Tavern were: “To give the locals a place to enjoy themselves” -again always thinking of his fellow villagers.

John was always strong willed and determined and with any of his businesses he gave it his time and wanted the best for it and for his family.

Even during his last days he was trying to talk about the businesses and ask about things and what was happening. He was a caring soul who loved his family and Lingdale.

I will end this in a way in which my dad would always end a conversation “Aye that’s it mate, Ta’ra!”

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Hard work of students and staff at Middlesbrough College is recognised on a results day unlike any other

s A Level results are released after months of uncertainty around grading, Middlesbrough College has praised students and teachers for their success after an unprecedented academic year.

Zoe Lewis, principal and chief executive of Middlesbrough College, said: “We’re immensely proud that our students have done so well throughout this extraordinary time. This has been an academic year unlike any other, and the success that we’ve seen today is testament to the resilience, focus and determination our students have shown throughout their learning journey with us.

“We have a consistent track record of working with our students to deliver success, which is why we have today achieved an A Level pass rate of 99%.

In addition, more than three quarters of students studying BTEC vocational qualifications got a distinction grade.

This consistent record of success is why we are among the top further education colleges in the country for A Level and Vocational study.“ This year’s success stories include 18-year-old Lourdes Maigua

●● (L-R) Zoe Lewis, principal and chief executive of Middlesbrough College; Lourdes Maigua Medrano, Middlesbrough College student; Richard Spencer, head of science A Levels, Middlesbrough College Medrano, who has secured a place at Oxford University to study Biology.

Lourdes, who has ambitions to pursue a career in animal conservation, said: “The students and teachers have been amazing throughout my time here. I never would have had the confidence

to even apply to Oxford, but the way my teachers and fellow students have supported me gave me the boost I needed. It’s all paid off and I can’t wait to start at Oxford this autumn.”

Middlesbrough College worked quickly from the very beginning of

the coronavirus pandemic to ensure that students were supported, shifting to online learning before lockdown came into effect and making sure that each student remained engaged with teachers and classmates.

This swift action echoes praise

from Ofsted about the quality of the College’s teaching, the excellent support students receive, and the progress they make throughout their time at the College.

Zoe Lewis added: “We have always helped our students to get to their first-choice destination, and we’re continuing to work closely with students to ensure they get to where they want to be. We’re confident in doing everything we can to achieve that in this most unusual of years.

“It’s important to recognise the hard work of our students and staff, and to support our students in reaching their next step, whether that’s university, an apprenticeship, or taking their first step on the career ladder.

“We’ll also support any students who wish to appeal their grade, given the imperfect system that has been used nationally to generate this set of results give the COVID-19 pandemic.”

Enrolment opens for the next academic year from 19 August.

Students and parents can call the course information hotline on 01642 333642 or visit https://www.mbro. ac.uk/enrol to find out more.

Mayor issues £150million Redcar Steelworks demolition contracts which could create 300 jobs

●● Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen outside the Redcar Blast Furnace.

• Work to demolish iconic Redcar steelworks structures to begin next year • Up to 300 jobs to be created as part of £150million five-year demolition programme • Mayor Houchen to offer Teesworks tours to public to provide final chance to see historic site and asks how they want to preserve steelmaking heritage

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ees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen has unveiled a £150million programme of demolition work across the Teesworks site – including the Redcar Blast Furnace and Coke Ovens – which could create up to 300 jobs.

The contracts for the five-year programme will see the demolition of some of the most iconic structures from the former steelworks which have formed part of the Redcar skyline for generations. Mayor Houchen is urging businesses in Teesside, Darlington and Hartlepool to apply to be included on a list of providers for contract opportunities over the project’s lifetime.

Local businesses can apply to be on the

providers’ list now by visiting the newlylaunched Teesworks website, teesworks.co.uk.

The contracts are due to be awarded in December, with work beginning as early as March next year.

Up to 300 jobs could be created throughout the demolition programme.

The nine structures that will be demolished as part of the programme are: • Redcar Blast Furnace • Redcar Coke Ovens • Redcar Raw Materials Handling Facility • Redcar Sinter Plant • Redcar Power Station • Lackenby Steelmaking Plant • Lackenby Coil Plate Mill Complex • South Bank Coke Ovens • Grangetown Torpedo Ladle Repair Facility Mayor Houchen can also announce he is putting on tours of the site to give local people a final chance to explore the historic site before this demolition work begins.

The guided bus tours will allow people to see the iconic structures such as the Blast Furnace

and Coke Ovens, which have been part of the Redcar landscape for generations, up close safely and in line with current social distancing regulations.

The tours, which will involve former steelworkers and explain the future vision for the site, will take place throughout October and those interested can book now by visiting www. teesworks.co.uk/tours.

Mayor Houchen also wants to hear ideas from former steelworkers and people living in Redcar and across the Tees Valley about how they want to celebrate and recognise the history and heritage of the steelworks following the demolition work.

Mayor Houchen said: “Teesworks is a huge part of my plan for jobs to create good quality local jobs for local people, and this is another opportunity for local businesses to get involved in the work and the jobs we are creating, which is even more important as we bounce back from the coronavirus pandemic.

“More than 200 local jobs have already been created on the site, but as I said last month when we launched Teesworks, over the next year, we will go on to create hundreds more and this is not only the next stage of that plan, but the most significant so far, so it is a fantastic opportunity for businesses in Teesside, Darlington and Hartlepool.

“I recognise the demolition of these historic structures will be a bittersweet moment for many people in Redcar, especially to those former steelworkers and their families. That is why I am offering local people the chance to safely explore the site one last time before the demolition work begins.

“I have been inundated with people interested in taking a tour around the site, so I am delighted to be able to make this happen and give people a chance to learn more about the history of the site and make some final memories to treasure long after the buildings have gone.

“The Redcar steelworks is such a huge part

of our history and even after it is gone, it is something we should be telling our children and grandchildren about. That is why I want to hear from people in Redcar on how we should keep the memories of it alive. It was their steelworks so they should have a say on how we remember it.”

Councillor Mary Lanigan, Leader of Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council, said: “We are all excited about the potential of this world class site and the huge opportunities we have to attract investment from around the world to Teesworks.

“But, of course, there is a real pang in the heart at the thought of such an iconic part of our skyline and steel-making heritage vanishing.

Making iron and steel has been fundamental to our identity for generations - it’s in our blood.

“Nearly everyone from this area has a family history involving steel-making and is fiercely proud of it. I am certainly no different and we are all proud that steel-making does remain here in the borough.

“However, we must concentrate on building a prosperous future and preparing this massive industrial site for a range of new, cutting edge industries is a crucial part of that challenge.

Making iron and steel was a new industry once and we became world-beaters. We can do that again with the industries of the future.”

In response to the news, Jacob Young MP (Redcar) said: “Our area is steeped in Industry - whether that’s our former steel works, our growing chemical sector or the prospect of new green energy.

“Over the years the Teesside skyline has changed dramatically, in many cases because we have adapted to the needs of industry.

“Now as we enter a new era for the Teesworks site, it’s right that we allow the evolution of our industrial landscape to continue, with old structures, like the blast furnace, making way for the next generation of industrial landmarks, and the wealth of jobs and opportunities that they will bring.”

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Two new vehicles join the Bloodrun fleet - delivering more for our NHS

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loodrun E.V.S, a Teesside charity which supports the NHS by helping to transfer blood, patients and other vital supplies between hospitals in the NorthEast, have added two more vehicles to their fleet and a promise to deliver even more for the NHS. The team is made up of over 60 volunteers from across Teesside and covers over 100,000 miles each year to support local NHS hospitals.

They’re proud to not cost the NHS a penny and provide a vital service for patients.

Landlord of The Cleveland Bay in Redcar, Russell Clark is one of the Bloodrun volunteers and he told Coastal View: “I first heard of Bloodrun when they did a talk at the Cleveland Bay and thought what a fantastic opportunity to give back.

“The volunteers give up their free time to run samples, notes, blood and patients to help our NHS. “As soon as lockdown hit I sent my application in. It took a while to get sorted but now I’m out there helping to support a much stretched NHS service.

“I feel proud and honoured to be part of the team.”

A team of over 30 motorbike riders and drivers work to cover Teesside each year and they’ll now be joined by two, new, fourwheeled additions to their fleet. The new cars will be used to supplement the existing services that the Bloodrun team offer but are also specially fitted to help transport CV19 patients. A critical service over the last few months and a key part of combatting the pandemic in the future - indeed, the vehicles are already fully engaged in operational duty to meet demand.

The funds for the new vehicles were raised by donations from supporters and organisations across Teesside as well as friends and family of Geoff Cox - a passionate volunteer for the Bloodrun team who passed away at James Cook Hospital after a battle with the Covid 19 virus in April.

It is hoped that this increased capacity will help the Bloodrun team support the NHS across Teesside and the North-East more than ever with more options and capacity for

journeys available.

Jim Finegan, a driver with the Bloodrun team, said: "These new vehicles will help us to deliver more for the NHS and in many different ways. With our hard-working team of volunteers and the current challenges that our brilliant NHS faces - we can’t wait to get them on the road!

“It’s especially important that we have the name of our colleague Geoff Cox on one of the vehicles - he was so passionate about what we do for the NHS. He’d be very proud."

Sarah Urwin, Assistant Service Manager at James Cook University Hospital, added: "The contribution of the Bloodrun team already helps us to deliver for patients. The addition of these two new vehicles opens up new opportunities for improved patient services.

I’m confident that patients will soon be seeing even more benefit from this partnership."

The launch of these new vehicles follow on from the Bloodrun campaign, partnered with the Blacksmith’s Arms of Swainby, to manufacture and deliver over 15,000 face masks to NHS teams across our region.

Concern over unregulated mixing of pedestrians and cyclists Promenade in Saltburn by Sustrans in agreement with Redcar & Cleveland some 20 years ago.

Councillor Thomson has been asking over several years for this route to be rescheduled as it makes no sense to allow cyclists to use that pedestrian area as a highway.

The Highway Code guides that cyclists should not use pavements to cycle on.

The Valley Gardens has signage indicating that cycling is not permitted. Signage on the Lower promenade asks cyclists to dismount. All this

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eader of the Conservative Group on Redcar & Cleveland Council, Councillor Philip Thomson, has raised further concerns about the unregulated mixing of pedestrians and cyclists.

An ardent supporter of the benefits cycling brings to leisure, both for mental and physical health Councillor Thomson has campaigned for clear separation of cyclists and pedestrians.

After a further person was injured recently, Councillor Thomson has once more written to Redcar & Cleveland Officials asking for long overdue action to be taken.

The NCN1 Cycle route was directed along the Lower

guidance is being ignored.

Councillor Thomson has written to local Members of Parliament asking for tighter legislation and greater enforcement of existing legislation.

After an incident a short while ago involving a young girl being knocked over and being taken to hospital, the latest incident, where a male was ridden into on the Lower promenade in Saltburn, Councillor Thomson has asked for efforts to be redoubled in addressing this issue.

In recent weeks walkers in Riftswood have been

left traumatised by cyclists ignoring guidance and endangering pedestrians out for leisure walks.

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Marske Coronavirus Support Group O

By Karen King

n the 14th of March the Marske Coronavirus Support Group Facebook page was set up by a local lady concerned that some of our most vulnerable residents, who were being told to shield and stay at home by the government, would be isolated and have no support to help with shopping and tasks without having to go out and put themselves at risk.

New Marske was quickly added and eventually Redcar and Dormanstown.

As well as a presence on social media, volunteers created and printed thousands of flyers advising people of how we could help and how to contact us, before hand-delivering one to every household in these areas and the dedicated phone lines began to ring immediately.

Admin roles were appointed and a rota set up so the phones were manned 24 hours a day seven days a week and a What’s App Group was set up to let our wonderful volunteers know when a request came through.

Initially we were getting so many prescription pick up requests we set up a system with the local chemist were we would email them through and just one volunteer would collect and deliver them all, so as to minimise social contact for their staff and our volunteers.

A volunteer also created a separate Facebook page advising of and promoting local businesses which were still open and those which were offering delivery services.

Lexington Buildings in Marske made contact with the group offering us free office space to set up a hub, this was initially for our volunteers to collect face masks, hand gel, volunteer lanyards and letters to show the police if they were stopped to show that they were key workers providing a valuable service to the community. This quickly expanded to become a collection point and over the last 5 months due to the generous donations of local residents we have filled several foodbank vans, donated money to the Chris Cave foundation for food parcels, sponsored a weekend of packed lunches for the children of Dormanstown via the Ladies of Steel Group, which our volunteers also helped to deliver, and provided the Teesside Taxi hero’s with a

donation to allow them to transport people to hospital free of charge.

In addition generous donations of snacks and toiletries were also dropped off at the hub which were shared between both staff and patients at Redcar, Brotton and James Cook Hospitals, Teesside Hospice and Roseberry Park and we donated tea, coffee and lots of chocolate, twice to the community nurses.

Over the last five months the volunteers have completed well in excess of 1000 tasks and nothing has been too much trouble for them as they have gone above and beyond to do everything asked of them, from dog walking, bill paying and shopping or just listening and chatting, with many volunteers forming long lasting friendships with those they have helped. Our volunteers have also attended online meetings with the local scout groups who are all about helping others, so we were happy to answer all of their questions and even

rope some of their parents into being volunteers.

On 31st July we closed the hub, and on 9th August we stopped the shopping service, due to shielding ending and most of our volunteers being back at work, and although the phone lines will no longer be manned 24/7 they are still live for the moment so we can try and refer anyone who needs support to other services for help.

There are so many people who have made this possible and I wish I could name them all but there are just too many. Their selflessness, innovative ideas and sheer hard work have made these difficult times easier for so many. The project has been successful due to team work, everyone who played a part no matter how large or small is valued.

We will remain on standby in case we need to start up again, and can’t wait for the day when we can all meet up in person.

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Bridge over troubled water

By Councillor Steve Kay

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n the interests of safety, Redcar & Cleveland Council’s Countryside Team has done some temporary repairs to Swindale Lane bridge, prior to replacing it altogether.

The woodenfootbridge, situated at the side of the ford, on the minor road between Moorsholm and Lockwood Beck, provides a crossing over Swindale Beck for walkers and cyclists at times of high water. It’s around 20 years old, its predecessor having been swept away in the first of the flash floods which devastated East Cleveland in July and November 2000.

During the lockdown, I’ve done a lot of walking

through the open countryside and woods, as well as along the lanes and footpaths of Lockwood ward. En route, I’ve found a number of bridges, boardwalks and stiles needing attention. And, I’ve had a good response from the council’s Countryside Team, who do a marvellous job keeping our rights of way safe and secure.

In the case of Swindale Lane bridge, the Team was on site, doing repairs to the handrails and replacing rotten treads, within a couple of days of my reporting the situation. And, to put the icing on the cake,the council’s undertaken to install a brand new replacement in the very near future.

Wondering what you can do with the kids while sticking to the lockdown rules? Look no further!

●● Children play at Kirkleatham Museum park

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arents and carers who have been confused about what to do with the children and young people during the pandemic need look no further.

A range of fun activities have been arranged by the council – and they all have clear Covid containment policies in place to ensure safety.

“With so many different headlines about changes to the rules it can get confusing and many people will have seen beaches looking a bit too overcrowded,” said Councillor Alison Barnes, Cabinet Member for Children. “That’s why we’re shouting from the rooftops all the activities at youth clubs we have arranged which stick to the rules, are plenty of fun and give mum and dad a break.”

Risk assessments have all been reviewed at all council youth and children centres in the borough. Clear signage has been installed,

extra cleaning measures are in place and all children will have their own identified staff looking after them.

Kirkleatham Museum is now open for bookings via eventbrite and has a large play park area attached. All parks and playgrounds have reopened with clear signs on social distancing rules for parents and guardians.

Guisborough Forest and Walkway and Flatts Lane Country Park are open to walk round – although the visitor centres and toilets are still closed for the time being.

Youth services are providing a fun programme of events and fun sessions across the borough at our youth centres. Most bookable sessions are now full, but there are still limited spaces at those with the links to Eventbrite bookings in the East Cleveland and Eston areas: • Loftus Youth and Community Centre runs youth sessions costing 50p per child from 1pm

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to 3pm on Mondays for 12 to 16-year-olds.

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• Skelton Youth and Community Centre run sessions for eight to 12-year-olds costing 50p per child on Thursdays from 1pm to 3pm. Book at www.eventbrite.co.uk.

• Lingdale Youth Centre has sessions for 12 to 16-year-olds costing 50p on Tuesdays from 3.30pm to 5.30pm and Wednesdays from 4.30pm to 6.30pm. Book at www.eventbrite. co.uk • Grangetown Youth and Community has sessions for ten to 16-year-olds costing 50p per child on Tuesdays from 4pm to 6pm.

• Golden Boy Green Youth and Community Centre at South Bank runs sessions for ten to 16-year-olds costing 50p per child on Mondays and Wednesdays from 4pm to 6pm. Book at www.eventbrite.co.uk.

Other specialised youth activities include: • Loftus summer school. This is designed for young people leaving primary school to help them transition to big school.

• A full programme of supported short breaks

is available for children with disabilities ranging from one member of staff to two children to one member of staff to four children. Find out more and book here https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/redcar-ampcleveland-borough-council-8020722776 • Parents looking for registered childcare through the school holidays can find out more by emailing fis@redcar-cleveland.gov.uk All guardians and parents should know what the current lockdown rules are: • two households are now able to meet indoors or outside, including overnight stays.

• The two households have to maintain social distancing throughout, unless they are part of the same ‘support bubble’ (two households coming together).

• Indoor meetings of more than two households are not recommended, because of the higher risk of infection.

• But households can meet with multiple others as long as each meeting is separate.

• Outdoors, people from multiple households can meet in groups of up to six.

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Council reduces waste prices and resumes full service in boost for the fight against fly-tipping

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esidents can expect a return to a full bulky waste collection service at reduced prices in what is described as a major boost in the fight against criminal fly-tippers.

The service, which disposes of large unwanted household items, was temporarily paused due to the impacts of the cyber-attack on the council at the beginning of the year and Covid-19 as staffing levels were reduced and refuse collectors deployed elsewhere.

But now the council has agreed to resume a full service and reduce prices for the remainder of this financial year from Monday 17 August.

“This is a big moment and one we have been working towards since the pandemic,” explained Councillor Barry Hunt, Cabinet Member for Neighbourhoods and Environment at the Council. “Our residents expect and deserve a full collection service and I want to thank them for their patience. They’ve been with us during this emergency and understood we had to do what was necessary - but we’re so glad that we can get back to firing on all cylinders. I know many have a stored a backlog of waste and we’re grateful to them. Now it can be dealt with.

“This is also a boost in our ongoing fight against the fly-tippers. The vast majority of our residents have, of course, stuck to the rules, as always, but we have had fly-tippers. Fly-tipping is a crime and there is never any excuse and if you do it, you can expect to be prosecuted. There is even less excuse now.”

The new prices can be found below: Bulky Waste Loads

2020/21 price levels (prior to Covid-19)

New price levels

1 to 5 items

£17.50

£10.00

6 to 10 items

£35.00

£20.00

11 to 15 items

£52.50

£30.00

16 to 20 items

£70.00

£40.00

Items include:

1. Fridges; 2. Freezers; 3. Carpets; 4. Sofas; 5. Chairs; 6. Chest-of-drawers; 7. Cookers; 8. Tables; 9. Freestanding wardrobes;

10. Bags of clothing; 11. Book cases; 12. Mattresses (these must be wrapped or bagged and taped to protect Council staff from Covid-19).

What can't the Council take?

1. Fixtures and fittings; 2. Internal doors.

The new prices for bulky waste will come into effect from Monday 17 August.

As part of the bulky waste service, the Council will now also be collecting small items of WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) up to the size of a standard kettle. free of charge.

To arrange a bulky waste collection, please call the Council on 01642 774774. Dunsdale Tip is also accepting unwanted household items for residents of the borough.

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Teesside to manufacture coronavirus vaccine if trial successful

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ollowing months of discussions with Billingham based Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies and Government ministers, Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen is delighted to announce that the Government has confirmed millions of doses of a coronavirus vaccine could be produced in Teesside in the coming months.

The Government has reached an agreement with American-based Novavax that will see the vaccine, which is currently in a testing phase, being made at Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies in Billingham – the only manufacturing site of the vaccine across the whole of the UK. This follows the recent announcement that Fujifilm are currently building a new BioCampus at its Billingham site, which Mayor Houchen supported with nearly £4million.

The new development will include the construction of a 42,000 square foot purpose built office accommodation and visitor centre and this is expected to include additional research and development laboratories and new manufacturing facilities, which would be used to manufacture the vaccine.

The agreement will see up to 60 million doses of the vaccine produced in Teesside – if the clinical trials prove to be successful and the vaccine is approved for wider use.

Once manufactured in Billingham, the vaccine can be supplied to the British public as soon as possible.

If the vaccines are safe and successful in clinical trials, both could be delivered to the UK in mid-2021. They would be given first to priority groups such as frontline health and social care workers, ethnic minorities, adults with serious diseases, and the elderly.

Mayor Houchen said: ““It has been fantastic to work with Fujifilm to ensure the government has reached this agreement with them. They are doing fantastic work in our hugely important bioscience sector, creating the skilled jobs we need and leading the way on innovation, and there’s no bigger project across the world right now than creating and manufacturing a coronavirus vaccine.

“This will be the only place in the whole country where this vaccine will be manufactured, and it will be done in Teesside. It is a fantastic coup for our area and shows once again the potential and the talent we have in the region.

“We’ve heard a lot of stories about local businesses and research organisations across the region working hard to support the national effort on coronavirus, and this is the most significant step yet.

“Once again Teesside is leading the way and putting itself on the world stage for the fantastic work we do in our region. This is a significant announcement that everyone in Teesside should be proud of as we are at the forefront of the nation’s efforts to get life back to normal and protect us all from the coronavirus.”

Fujifilm supports its partners in the biopharmaceutical industry with the development and production of their biologics, vaccines and gene therapies.

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Fundraising event for cancer care charities raises more than £4000

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fundraising event held in honour of a much-loved and larger-than-life publican has made more than £4,000 for cancer care charities.

'Big Les' Allen, who died aged 71 last month (July), was well known across the North East having being in charge at no fewer than 10 pubs and clubs in the North East.

His last job before retiring in 2016 was as steward at Marske Cricket Club.

Les's wife Mary and his sister Elaine visited Darlington Memorial Hospital on August 5 to thank staff, in particular Macmillan Cancer Support lung specialist Karen Capenhurst, for the "fantastic" help they gave Les during his final days.

Mary said: "Karen was a treasure throughout Les's illness, she helped us a great deal, and Les's sister Elaine was by my side the whole time."

Les and Mary had planned to hold a coffee and cakes afternoon at their home in Bishop Auckland on Saturday, July 25 but Les's condition suddenly deteriorated and he had to be taken into hospital.

Non-smoker Les died from lung cancer at home on July 18.

Speaking to the Coastal View & Moor News a week before he died, Les said: " Macmillan’s nurses have been fantastic to me and I have had such brilliant, unbelievable support I wanted to try and help them.”

Les's family launched a Macmillan Tribute Funds page w

● Big Les Allen

● THANK YOU: Les Allen's wife, Mary, Macmillan Cancer Support lung specialist nurse Karen Capenhurst and Les's sister, Elaine, outside Darlington Memorial Hospital where Les was cared for here the y asked friends and family to make a donation to cancer care in his name.

In conjunction with a raffle set up by Les's friends at Marske Cricket Club, they raised £3,595 for Macmillan and £500 for Marie Curie.

Mary said: "The fundraising was a real family and friends effort. Les's daughter Amelia and John McVeigh from Marske Cricket Club worked so hard to raise the money.

We are very grateful to everyone who helped in any way. Les would

● RAFFLE WINNER: Graham Teece with his prize, a 32in Toshiba Smart HD television have been very proud."

Raffle prizes were donated by three Marske businesses: Bede Financial Group, Car Care Of Marske and Fastlink Services.

The draw was made on Saturday, August 1 at Marske Cricket Club.

Winners were Graham Teece, of Middlesbrough (32-inch Toshiba Smart HD TV), Jude Jones, of Hull (Huawei Media Pad), and Buster Martin, of Eston (£100-worth of Amazon vouchers).

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Trash talk! Boy’s nice surprise at tip after rubbish disappointment

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heartbroken boy who lost his iPhone8 mobile at the tip had a pleasant surprise when refuse workers went through the rubbish to find it for him.

Now Izak Sidle, 11, and his mother, Nikki Hetherington, of Eston, have thanked the team at Dunsdale Recycling Centre.

They came with flowers for the wife of Dave ‘DJ’ Jeffries who found the phone and a box of treats for the rest of the team including tea, coffee, sugar and biscuits.

“We were so happy when it was found,” said Izak, who plays in goal for two football teams.

“It had slipped off my lap into a bag of empty gas cannisters. We thanked them at the time but now I’ve come with my mam to say thank you properly.”

Ian Robinson, Site Manager, and DJ told Nikki and Izak there was no need for the presents but Nikki laughed, saying; “take them – they’re a lot cheaper than a new mobile phone!”

Later, Nikki said: “People are always quite quick to complain and I know the guys here have had to have different rules during the coronavirus lockdown and kept going through it all. I just thought it would be nice to say ‘thanks’ properly.”

DJ, who went through the bag of cannisters which had been stored in a special area of the site, said: “This is so lovely, but there was really no need. My wife is poorly with Crohn’s Disease and she’ll be really over the moon with these.

I’d just say to Izak to keep a close grip on that mobile phone!”

Ian Robinson, also thanked Izak and Nikki and recalled other items that had been recovered over the years. He said: “The big one is car keys.

People have them in their hand and throw them in the skip without thinking and we have to go

●● Nikki Hetherington and Izak Sidle with the mobile phone.

●● SITE MANAGER: Ian Robinson through it to find them. And we have had plenty of mobile phones thrown in – we had a Samsung just the other week too.

“But the biggest find we ever had was a restaurant owner coming in about five years ago quite distressed. She was looking for a cereal box. We found it. Inside was thousands of pounds - I’d say £2,000 to £3,000 - in used notes. She was really grateful and gave us bottles of wine to say thank you.

“Another time, going back a few years, we had a man really worried because he’d lost a cheque worth £200. We had the skip turned upside down for him and we were all in there going through it for ages. Then he found it…under the car seat...

“We’re always happy to help but we’d advise the public to just take that extra moment to check before throwing their refuse away.”

Dunsdale Household Recycling Centre is open

Pick up after your dog!

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og walking at the South Gare in Redcar is causing concern for some residents.

Apart from the excessive amounts of litter left behind by people visiting the area the bags you can see in the pictures are full of dog poo!.

A local resident made a plea to anyone visiting the area. She said: “People walking their pets

should clear up after them and take their rubbish home.

“This is a beautiful, remote area where there is no collection service. Don’t start kicking off if this results in the area being closed to all who want to enjoy it just because of your irresponsible behaviour.”

to residents of Redcar and Cleveland daily from 8am to 5pm- with vehicles requiring tipping permits only able to enter the site from 8am until 10am. All previous social distancing measures remain in place and those entering the recycling

●● FINDER: David DJ Jeffries centre will still require proof of residency in the borough. Find out more at https://www. redcar-cleveland.gov.uk/resident/bins-wasteand-recycling/waste-sites/Pages/DunsdaleHRWC.aspx

New recycling scheme for toys in Guisborough

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Guisborough resident has set up a recycling scheme for LOL Dolls.

Jemma Joy is collecting the packaging and small accessories that come with the popular LOL Dolls children's toys.

Anyone can donate old packaging so that national company Terracyle can recycle it rather than going to landfill. The scheme works by collecting waste with collectors nominating a charity to receive funds for any points gained by regular recycling collections. Terracycle offer a range of free national recycling programmes in partnership with brands, manufacturers and retailers around the world to enable collectors to recycle their hard-to-recycle waste.

Jemma has set up a kerbside box outside her home so that residents can drop off their LOL packaging any time and any points earned will go toward Galley Hill School in Guisborough.

Jemma said: "It's a brilliant way to stop sending more waste to landfill while also supporting my local community. It's also a great way to get kids involved in learning about the importance of recycling plastic.”

There are lots of other free recycling schemes available to set up for anyone who wants to get involved. Jemma is keen to help others set up a similar scheme.

"There are loads of brands that are on board with this so check out the Terracycle website to

see what you could be a collector for."

Anyone wanting more details of where to come can contact Jemma on 07812 416 488 or go to the Hutton Liberal Democrat Facebook page; facebook.com/Hutton-Ward-Guisborough-LibDem-team.

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Baby Hospice appeals for public help as it welcomes children back through the doors

oë’s Place Baby Hospice is rallying the local communities to support its local facility as it welcomes its children back through its doors.

The re-opening on 10th August came more than four months after the hospice closed its doors in the interests of the children, their parents and carers, and the hospice’s staff and volunteers.

Due to Zoe’s Place being closed during the pandemic period, they were not entitled to

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receive any of the Government’s £750m windfall.

Fundraising events were also cancelled and with so substantial a loss in fundraising activity over those four months, Executive Trustee Joan Stainsby said it was vital now more than ever for the Zoë’s Place community to pull together to help provide the children with the care they deserve.

A report from Pro Bono Economics in June said the UK’s charity sector is facing a shortfall of £10

Elderly woman scammed by workmen in Brotton

esidents are being warned to be on their guard against rogue or bogus traders as detectives investigate an incident in Brotton in which an elderly lady was charged a large amount for unnecessary and minimal work, which may not have been completed.

The cold callers visited an address on Child Street in Brotton on 10th August and offered to clean the guttering for a small amount. They then told the lady that she needed roof work doing and charged her around £1500 – significantly more than the suggested work should have cost . Detectives are investigating the incident and are appealing for anyone that may have seen a work van in the area between 1pm and 4pm that day or anyone who has private CCTV in the area to check their cameras.

The investigation is being led under the banner of Operation Strongbow, a specific operation to target bogus callers and distraction burglaries.

Anyone with information on the incident is asked to call Cleveland Police on the nonemergency number 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

To help protect people from becoming victim to fraudsters our Crime Prevention Officers have given this advice: Doorstep Crime Don’t fall victim to bogus callers.These bogus callers often target people who are elderly or vulnerable. As well as trying to sell items at the door, claiming that they are ex-offenders working on a probation scheme. This is a scam!

Probation services do no operate such schemes.

Some might try conning their way into your home, they are very convincing, and they might state things like: ‘My son has kicked his ball into your garden’, ‘I’ve broken down’, ‘can I use your toilet?’, ‘have a glass of water?’ ‘I’m from the Water Board’, ‘I’ve lost my dog’, ‘I’m with the

Council’ and so on it goes.

Don’t be tempted to employ workmen who call at your door. They may tempt you with ‘bargain offers’ or say you require building/garden work.

Don’t deal with them! Contact a reputable firm (Local Councils and Charities can often assist with recommending approved contractors).

Check on your neighbours, friends and family who might be vulnerable to this type of offence, and offer them these tips, for guarding against people who might be out to con them/you.

• Get into the habit of checking who is at the door. If you’re not expecting anyone, consider whether you should answer the door at all.

• Use a door viewer (spy hole) or shout through the letterbox.

• Consider fitting one of the many doorbell type cameras available. Some of these systems providers charge a monthly fee for a subscription service, for storing images, so check out the various types and reviews before you buy.

• If you can, go to a window and deal with visitors there, as it’s a lot easier to dismiss unwanted callers from the safety of your home.

• If you do decide to open the door – use the chain or a door bar • Don’t keep savings or other large amounts of money in your home - use a bank or building society.

• Remember – if you’re not sure – don’t open the door!

Bogus callers come in all shapes, ages and sizes, they may be male or female, and often work in pairs, whilst one is distracting you; the other is searching through your belongings.

Protect yourself and your home – keep them out!

Remember – Lock, Chain, Check!

If you have any information about a crime contact the police on 101 or CrimeStoppers on 0800 555111.

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billion in the second half of 2020 alone.

Zoë’s Place, the UK’s only dedicated baby hospice for children with lifethreatening and life-limiting illnesses, is among the charities that have been hit hard by the virus.

Its three facilities in Liverpool, Middlesbrough and Coventry cost a total £4.5 million a year to run – 80 per cent of which comes from members of the public, through fundraising events or donations.

Joan Stainsby, Executive Trustee of Zoë’s Place, said the dwindling income faced by the charity came at a time when demand for its services was at its highest.

She said: “Our hospices are the only three in the country to provide dedicated specialist care to babies and young children from all over the UK. “Whereas other children’s hospices cater for children of all ages into their late teens we give a dedicated service for 0 to 5-yearolds. And our policy here has always been never turn a child away if the care we can provide fully matches their needs and is in their best interests.

“So, whereas our three facilities are in the Midlands and the north of England, we will not turn any child away if our specialist skills and services are suitable for them.

“With such a wide geographical scope, and with advances in medical care enabling our children to live longer lives than they would have done even just 10 years ago, our resources are under more pressure than ever before and every penny we receive is vital.”

●● Zoe's Place staff provide one to one care for the young children and babies

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Woodsmith Project progressing in line with expectations • Impact of Covid 19 limited due to the successful implementation of all appropriate health and safety measures.

• Workforce now stands at just under 1000, with more expected to be added later in the year • Anglo American supported food banks and remote learning for schools during lockdown, with more community support to come for post-Covid economic recovery Anglo American, owner of the new polyhalite mine on the North Yorkshire coast, is providing a progress update on the scheme today as part of the company’s interim results announcement.

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evelopment of the Woodsmith Project has continued in line with expectations and the impact of Covid-19 on the project’s development has been limited due to the successful implementation of all appropriate health measures.

Despite the challenges of constructing during lockdown, strict temperature monitoring, social distancing and hygiene measures have meant that work has been able to be carried out safely. In fact, the workforce has increased from around 600 in May to nearly 1000 by the end of July, with more expected to be added in the coming months.

“After a brief pause at the beginning of the outbreak, we’ve been able to continue construction under new enhanced operating procedures based on and in some areas exceeding

government guidelines,” said Gareth Edmunds, External Affairs Director for Anglo American’s Crop Nutrients business Woodsmith Project. “We remain vigilant of the risk and will continue to do all we can do keep everyone safe. It is important for the area that this project gets built and that we continue to deliver the jobs and opportunities for local businesses that are needed now more than ever.”

During the lockdown, the company gave £20,000 to food banks in Redcar & Cleveland and to a meal delivery service for vulnerable people in

Whitby, and also donated laptops to a local school to aid student remote learning. The project’s charitable arm, the Sirius Minerals Foundation, granted £20,000 to local charities, and intends to launch a post-Covid recovery fund in the coming weeks.

“We’ve been fortunate to have not been too badly affected by the coronavirus crisis - we’re continuing to build and will actually be adding to our workforce later in the year as our shaft sinking operations ramp up,” said Gareth Edmunds. “But we are acutely aware that many people in the

community have been badly impacted and will continue to be. We want to make sure that the opportunities and benefits this project brings to the area are spread as widely as possible.”

Anglo American is building two one-mile deep mineshafts near Whitby to access a vast 2.3 billion tonne deposit of the mineral polyhalite, which will be sold around the world as a natural fertiliser. The underground mine will be connected to a 23 mile long tunnel, which will transport the ore to Teesside for processing and shipping, avoiding any impact on the countryside above.

The tunnelling operation has reached 4.5 miles so far and continues to progress well. At the mine site, a giant mineshaft construction machine is currently being assembled and is expected to start excavating later this year. It will be only the third time that the state of the art ‘Shaft Boring Roadheader’ has been used anywhere in the world, to dig what will be the deepest mineshafts in Europe.

Anglo American expects to invest approximately US$300m (GB£235m) in each of 2020 and 2021 on the ongoing development of the project, including building the mineshafts and the first section of the tunnel from Teesside. After that, the next stage would be to complete the mine, tunnel, processing and shipping facilities in order to bring the mine into production.

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Professional support for foster carers leads to increase in recruitment - despite decline elsewhere in the UK

upport from social workers for foster parents has been thanked for an increase in the overall number of carers.

And the borough’s foster carers themselves have been praised for their “amazing adaptability” they have shown to help children and young people in lockdown.

The Annual Fostering Report was considered

by Cabinet recently and revealed that there has been an increase of 47 carers in the borough from March 2017 to March 2020 – and that number is continuing to rise.

That’s despite a recent national Barnado’s report which revealed that across the country the number of people looking to become foster carers almost halved in March and April compared to the same period last year.

The Annual Report also showed that in 2017 there were just 81 in-house council foster carers, which was less than 50% of the numbers needed for placements - with the rest coming from private agencies. That compares to 130 today, or 69% of all carers needed to place foster children.

It is considered better to have more foster carers ‘in-house’ as it is more likely vulnerable children will remain in their own area and have more continuity of health care, education and family support. It is also more cost effective for the tax payer if foster carers are with the council.

The positive news has been put down to the support social workers give foster carers in Redcar and Cleveland which includes regular meetings, support sessions with other foster carers, support care to allow breaks and much more. The borough’s foster carers also receive

competitive financial support.

And the foster carers themselves have earned praise

The report said: “Throughout the Covid pandemic our foster carers have shown amazing adaptability in continuing to care for the children, keeping them safe and supporting their emotional wellbeing. In particular, supporting children in different ways to maintain relationships with their parents and friends. They have adapted ways in which they have ‘home schooled’ those children who have not been able to attend and have also ensured they remained settled and stimulated in placement… “(The improved recruitment and retention of foster carers) provides testament to the hard work of the council’s Fostering Team in their endeavours to identify, train and support the increasing number of foster carers needed to meet the growing demand on placements.”

Councillor Alison Barnes, Cabinet Member for Children, said: “We are referring to the exceptional people who offer a home to some of our most vulnerable children and young people.

I hear so much about the fantastic work they do and I’d also like to thank our Fostering Team at the council who offer such great support to the carers and children.

“I’d like to take this chance to encourage more people to come forward. There is no ‘typical’ foster carer. You can be single or a couple, you can be working full time or at home. We want those special individuals, who can provide a safe and loving home environment for all kinds of children and young people who need our help.

Reader's Views Pictures By Sue Jenkinson, Marske by the Sea

Capturing the lovely nature that surrounds us. Photo taken 26th July 2020 @ Margrove Park Pond nr Guisborough.

● 1st Aug 2020 Lovely sunny morning, enjoyed a quiet walk along the beach.

“We are also looking for people who can provide supported lodgings for young people who have been in our care aged 18 to 25. We have a financial package available – so please get in touch.”

Could you help change the future of a child or young person? Contact the fostering team on 01642 444087 or visit www.redcar-

cleveland.gov.uk/fostering Or do you have space in your home for a young person aged 18 to 21 (or up to 25 if in full time education) who is leaving care?

The supported lodging scheme offers financial support and can be a lifeline for a young person.

Call 01642 444235 or email foster@redcarcleveland.gov.uk

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£14million secured to deliver Middlesbrough Station Redevelopment and new Teesworks entrance

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ees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen’s plans to redevelop Middlesbrough Station and construct a new and improved entrance to the newly-named TeesWorks site have been given full backing thanks to a multimillion pound commitment from Government.

The investment is part of £17.4 million commitment from the Government’s Getting Britain Building Fund, which Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced earlier this year and will see money spent on three major projects across the Tees Valley, which aim to be completed by the end of March 2022.

A total of £9.65million has been earmarked through the Fund towards the Mayor’s £35million redevelopment of Middlesbrough

Station. This includes part-funding the extension of an existing platform to allow it to accommodate longer trains, alongside the construction of commercial floorspace.

This ensures the whole project is now full funded and will allow for increased services, including a direct London train by the end of 2021, allowing the region to be better connected to the capital than ever before.

A new gateway entrance for TeesWorks in Redcar will receive £4.1million of funding. TeesWorks was last week unveiled as the new name and brand for the 4,500-acre South Tees Development Corporation.

At the launch, Mayor Houchen announced that 19 demolition projects will start on site over the next 12 months, generating nearly 400 jobs and with a total investment of almost

£400m.

The entrance will include dedicated induction, training and development spaces, and will accelerate investment into the wider site and help realise its ambition as the UK’s largest industrial zone, improving its appeal to international investors and local people alike.

And a further £3.65million has also been allocated to the second phase of development of Darlington’s Central Park, home to CPI’s National Biologics and Manufacturing Centre, and Teesside University’s National Horizons Centre – both centres of excellence in the biologics and life sciences sector.

This will create 2,370sq m of highquality business accommodation including lab and office space, resulting in the creation of 150 new jobs and strengthening the region as a national centre of excellence in bio pharmaceutical and chemical processing businesses.

Mayor Houchen said: “This is another vital commitment from Government in its levelling up agenda, proving that our region won’t be left behind and we are getting the attention we deserve.

“As we seek to rebuild our economy following the coronavirus pandemic, and also help lead the way for the rest of the UK, we need to unlock these projects and capitalise on new opportunities quicker than ever, and

this cash will give us the means to do that. The very reason I’ve secured this £17.4million funding is because these schemes are ready to go, and will create a huge and direct impact across our region.

“This final funding for the Middlesbrough station redevelopment will sit alongside the money I have already pledged to the scheme and ensures this project is now fully funded. This means we can get on with increasing the frequency of services and train routes and introduce the first services between London and Middlesbrough in decades – a key part in attracting investment in the region and my plan for jobs.

“Just days after I launched TeesWorks on our former steelworks site in Redcar, we’ve secured more Government investment to start developing our shop window to the world that will wow investors from across the world. We’ve got a new name, and this will give us a new start with our hugely ambitions plans for the site.

“Organisations operating in the vital field of life sciences and biologics are already located in Darlington’s Central Park. With this investment we can unlock more top-quality workspace to attract further biopharmaceutical and chemical processing businesses and the high quality, well paid jobs that go with it.

“Backing these projects is crucial

for my plan for local jobs for local people in Teesside, Darlington and Hartlepool. The Government has proved once again it is listening and making sure our comeback is well and truly on.”

Minister for Regional Growth and Local Government Simon Clarke MP said: “We want to build back better to fuel a green economic recovery across the country by investing in infrastructure, creating jobs and building the homes people need.

“That is why, we are investing £64.4m in shovel-ready projects in the North East through our £900 million Getting Building Fund. This funding will unlock homes, create new jobs and deliver investment in commercial and green spaces and a much-needed boost to the local economy.”

Redcar MP Jacob Young added: "Once again this Government has shown its commitment to Teesside, powering our national recovery.

"The new Teesworks site is the single biggest development opportunity in the UK, and by committing over £4 million for the work on the site, the government is getting the ball rolling on the construction.

"Once the key infrastructure is in place, Teesworks will be able to open up to the world and provide thousands of jobs for the people of Teesside.

"This is fantastic news for Teesworks, for Teesside and especially for the people of Redcar and Cleveland."

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Fred Ramage: a true local hero

A warm welcome at Redcar charity’s innovative Footprints Community Café

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By Rachel Wall

ootprints Community Cafe is excited to reopen its doors to customers old and new! The cafe is open Monday to Friday 10am-2pm inside South Tees Community Bank on Redcar High Street.

Cafe Manager Kat, Assistant Manager Tanya and their dedicated team of staff and volunteers are ready to offer a warm welcome to everyone who enters through the door.

Footprints Community Cafe offers affordable, home cooked lunches, snacks and Afternoon Teas in a relaxed, friendly environment. But what really makes it different, is their innovative ‘Pay it Forward’ scheme, which allows customers to pay for a drink or snack for someone who is struggling to afford to feed themselves, for whatever reason. Any profit generated by the cafe also supports the many other projects run by Footprints in the Community charity, all of which aim to reduce poverty and isolation in Redcar and surrounding areas.

Footprints Community Cafe opened its doors almost 12

months ago, in what’s believed to be the first partnership between a community bank and cafe in the UK. Before the Coronavirus pandemic, the cafe had already become a community hub, hosting various groups and clubs.

The cafe is continuing this community focus, by hosting Footprints in the Community’s 2020 ‘Lunchbox’ project during the school summer holidays. ‘Lunchbox’ offers a takeaway packed lunch and fun activities for local children who are registered with the scheme, every Monday, Wednesday and Friday during August.

The reopening of the cafe has been supported by a grant from Dogger Wind Farm, The County Durham Foundation and the Tees Valley Business Welcome Back Fund; whilst the Lunchbox 2020 project has been funded by Tees Valley Community Foundation and its supporters. New Covid-19 safety precautions have been put in place to ensure customers can enjoy their visit, knowing their safety and wellbeing is a priority.

Cafe Manager, Kat said, ‘Footprints in the Community is a charity dedicated to reducing poverty and isolation in the Redcar area. Our Footprints Community Cafe is the perfect example of how we are working towards that goal, through offering affordable and nutritious homecooked food in a supportive and friendly environment, in the heart of the Redcar community’.

Plus during August, the cafe is taking part in the Government’s Eat Out to Help Out Scheme offering 50% off meals and drinks Monday to Wednesday (up to a max of £10 per person). A great reason to visit the Footprints Community Cafe soon!

For more information on Footprints Community Café, you can find them on Facebook page or contact them on 01642 487577.

Herriot Hospice Homecare receive donation from Yorkshire Masons

●● Fred Ramage and family with Billy Wells, Mayor of Redcar & Cleveland

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n the early stages of the Coronavirus outbreak, James Cook University Hospital (JCUH) approached, amongst others, the Freemasons of Ayton Masonic Lodge 9595 for assistance to procure PPE, particularly transparent A4 size sheets to make guards for Visors Masks for those working on the front line.

Ayton Lodge immediately donated £250 towards purchasing suitable parts, and along with donations from others in the Ayton area, resulted in 4,300 transparent sheets being delivered to JCUH. The central charity of the Grand Lodge of England, the Masonic Charitable Foundation (MCF), then made a generous donation of £500 towards Ayton Lodge’s work in providing further PPE equipment. By this time, fortunately, JCUH had sufficient supplies of PPE Ensuring that this donation from the central fund

was allocated to local charities who were working in situations that required using PPE, £370 was used to supplement the discretionary grant made by the Provincial Grand Master of North and East Yorkshire, to Zoe’s Place Baby Hospice, for them to purchase PPE; so they can be fully equipped when they re-open.

And a further internal donation from Ayton Lodge members increased the remaining £130 up to £250, which was presented to Herriot Hospice Homecare (HHH) to assist them to buy PPE for their front line staff. This is an example of Freemasons being able to access funding from Central, Regional, and Local levels to be able to assist communities in their time of need.

The donation to the HHH has personal significances to the Master of Ayton Lodge (Malcolm Tonkiss), as he remembers the love and care the late W. Bro. John J. McNeil received from the Herriot Hospice in his final days.

By Councillor Steve Kay

ormer ironstone miner, Fred Ramage (89), from Lingdale, has had his environmental and community work rewarded by Redcar & Cleveland Mayor,Billy Wells.

Appropriately, the Community Achievement Award ceremony took place atLingdale’s Mining Heritage Park, the walls of which Fred recently redecorated. About 50 relatives and local people were present to witness the event on a fine July afternoon.

Redcar & Cleveland councillor, Steve Kay, who represents Lingdale, and nominated Fred for the award, introduced the proceedings. He said: “Fred Ramage is an extremely modest gentleman. Despite all his successful projects, it’s taken me years to persuade him to accept some recognition for his achievements. Fred’s tidied up and enhanced many sites in and around Lingdale, often using his signature rainbow colours which,what with the Covid pandemic, are now more meaningful than ever.

To his great credit, Fred never asks for help, providing his labour freely and paying for his materials out of his own pocket.

“Fred is loved by all ages. The children of Lingdale Primary School adore hearing his stories and admiring his achievements. On rare occasions, his work has been vandalised

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but, ever determined, Fred has simply gone back and put it right!

“What’s happening here today is unique because, owing to the pandemic, Fred’s will be the only Community Achievement Award to be presented by the Mayor in 2020.”

Prior to presenting Fred’s framed certificate, the Mayor said: “The people of Lingdale have never forgotten the miners, especially the eight men who lost their lives in the Lingdale Mine disaster of 1953.

“Single-handedly, Fred created a memorial siteon the summit of Great Charles Hill, within a mile of the former Lingdale and Kilton mines; and there are almost certainly mine workings directly under it. From Fred’s memorial pillar, cairn and seat there are marvellous views of East Cleveland and the North Sea. And, the site provides a quiet place where those who died, as the result of mining, can be remembered.

“Returning to Lingdale village and this Mining Heritage Park, recently repainted by Fred, we can certainly learn of some of the terrible conditions that existed in this extremely dangerous industry.”

Modest as always, Fred thanked the Mayor and said he was delighted that his family and friends had come along to the ceremony; adding that he would continue to work on for the benefit of Lingdale and its surroundings.

A true local hero!

Saltburn District U3A reaching out to members

uring this challenging period Saltburn District U3A (SDU3A) has been keen to maintain contact with its membership, currently comprising 900+ drawn from Saltburn and its environs.

SDU3A recognised from the outset that many members would be isolated from friends and family. The committee wanted to ensure that no-one was left totally without support.

But, how to stay connected when so many of our usual activities are face to face, sociable events? How to support our most vulnerable, lonely, or isolated members? How to keep the infrastructure of our organisation intact so that there is something for us all to return to when Covid-19 finally loosens its grip?

With these questions, and many more, awaiting answers, the committee moved fast; embracing previously untried technology, sending texts and emails, making telephone calls, and hand delivering letters and flyers offering advice and support. A dedicated Crisis Help Membership team was established within a couple of weeks, whose sole aim was to maintain contact with those needing it most.

Subsequently a new members-only Facebook Group page was created,offering information and updates, both local and national. Regular challenges are posed, such as ‘best scone’, ‘recreate an artistic masterpiece’, or ‘ideas for upcycling a plastic milk bottle’. A choice of prizes is offered for winners too. Hand sanitiser, a bag of flour, or even a toilet roll!

The existing SDU3A website is updated at

least weekly to highlight national guidelines and keep members informed. Use this link:https://u3asites.org.uk/saltburn/home SDU3A Committee recently held the AGM online and are keen to thank all members who took the time, braved the technology, and participated in this historic ‘virtual’ meeting.

From September, a monthly Update Meeting via Zoom will replace the weekly informal chat, and committee memberscan be contacted via the website as always. Clicking on a ‘contact’ button will generate an email, a response to which will be made as quickly as possible.Use this link: https://u3asites.org. uk/saltburn/events A number of interest groups adopted new ways to continue to meet during this time, ranging from Facebook pages to keep members updated, ‘Zoom’ meetings for interactive sessions, emailing, and good old-fashioned telephoning for those enjoying a chat. As restrictions begin toease, the committee is already looking into ways to re-start some groups, albeit gradually at first, and with a ‘safety first’, and ‘personal preference and responsibility’ ethos.

Although the situation this spring and summer has been anything but positive, hopefully SDU3A’s intentions and actions have made a difference to its members, especially those in particular need. With luck, the time will soon arrive when we will all be able to meet face to face once more.

Saltburn District U3A Committee

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Welcoming students back to Middlesbrough College’s Covid-secure campus Our college community is our number one priority, which is why we’ve implemented a range of Covid-secure measures. We are confident that by working together we can provide a safe ‘socially distanced’ environment for all students studying with us.

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The College has prepared full risk assessments for all of our operations and made adaptions to our sites following government and health guidelines.

 2m social distancing

will be in place in key shared spaces of the College. 1m spacing will be in place in classrooms / workshops and students will remain in the same bubble each day.

New IT Support Scheme to support students in and out of the classroom It is more important than ever that students have access to a computer or laptop at home to support them with their studies.

We have developed a new assisted purchase scheme, whereby students can purchase a tablet or laptop through the College rental purchase scheme.

There are three devices to choose from which include insurance and helpdesk support.

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term, students will have some (an average of 30%) of their course online. We aim to increase the amount of time you will be on site gradually as the year progresses – aiming for full time on-site tuition after Christmas (national guidance permitting).

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carefully staggered start times, lunches and finish times. Students that arrive more than 15 minutes before their class start time will be directed to a socially distanced, supervised, waiting area which will be regularly cleaned.

Free* travel for students Travelling to and from College shouldn’t be an issue, which is why we’ve teamed up with the area’s biggest bus and train operators to offer students FREE* bus travel 7 days a week.

The College has 13 dedicated buses to get you to College each morning. These cover Ingleby Barwick, Easington, Great Ayton, Stokesley, Saltburn, Marske, Stockton, Guisborough, Coulby Newham, Redcar, Eston, Hartlepool, Billingham, Norton and more. See mbro.ac.uk for details.

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Additional cleaning measures have being put in place. Hand Sanitiser is available throughout the building along with one way systems and safety screens.

Still taking applications online for full and parttime courses starting September • • • • •

Vocational courses and A Levels Higher Education courses Access to Higher Education Diplomas Free online distance learning Adult courses including retrain and support with employability • Technical training For details on how to apply and enrol, see our website.

Don’t worry we have a place for you. *Please note, there is a £5 administration fee if you travel by bus for your travel sticker and this is payable termly.

01642 333333 • mbro.ac.uk

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Teesside International Airport launches new flights to London Heathrow

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eesside International Airport is once again connected to one of the world’s best airports after Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen revealed a new daily connection to Heathrow – its first flights to the UK’s biggest airport in more than a decade.

The announcement of Eastern Airways’ new service to the London airport, which is one of the busiest in the world, serving more than 80million people a year, was made by Mayor Houchen at an event at Teesside Airport and comes just 18 months after he secured a landmark deal to save the airport from closure.

The new Heathrow route means that local people in Tees Valley will be better connected to the capital than ever before, allowing them to fly into London

for business or to connect with more than 180 locations in 84 countries across the world.

Tickets are on sale now for the service, which is set to begin on Monday, 14 September. Tickets start at just £54.99, which includes all taxes and fees, and baggage allowance of 15kg.

Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen said: “Since I did a deal to take back control of our airport last year to save it from closure, we’ve announced some brilliant new daily and seasonal routes.

“But whenever I’ve revealed a new service people have said, ‘That’s great, but what about a connection to Heathrow?’ Well, I can now say we have flights to one of our most-requested destinations, and it starts next month. Whether people from Teesside, Darlington and Hartlepool are looking to travel

for business or pleasure, they now have a range of options for getting to London.

“This is another massive vote of confidence in our airport and I’d like to thank Heathrow and Eastern Airways for working with us to realise a key route for any serious airport.

“Our airport is much more than just flights though; it is hugely important to our local economy and it is playing a key part in my plan for jobs.

I’ve always said that investment won’t come on a bus, it will come through our airport terminal which in turn will create good quality local jobs for local workers.”

The news comes just two days after the first flight between Teesside International Airport and Amsterdam Schiphol took off since the airport’s reopening following the coronavirus pandemic.

The flights to the Dutch capital, operated by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, has begun as a single daily service connecting Teesside with more than 100 destinations, and will return to three-times daily when market conditions allow.

Teesside International announced Eastern Airways’ route to Cornwall Airport Newquay will now run all year round, and that flights to Dublin and Southampton are set to take to the skies in September with tickets available now starting at £79.99.

These flights will give local people even better access to the South West coast, famed for its beaches and surf as well as the Republic of Ireland’s capital, a top citybreak destination, and Southampton which serves the popular cruise market.

Roger Hage, General Manager Commercial & Operations for Eastern Airways, said: “As the UK’s Regional Airline, the opportunity for Eastern Airways to connect Teesside to London Heathrow,

the UK’s primary hub for worldwide connections is significant in the regions’ economic prosperity and economic recovery. Offering an initial daily e-Jet operated service helps add further London capacity and makes reaching the capital or getting to the North East a little over an hour away, with the array of connections world-wide this opens up. We look forward with our partners at Teesside International Airport and London Heathrow Airport to restoring such a major air-link missing for over a decade.”

Heathrow CEO John Holland-Kaye said: “We are delighted that Eastern Airways will launch a new connection between Teesside and Heathrow for the first time in over a decade. Adding the UK’s hub airport to Teesside’s network demonstrates the growth ambitions of the Tees Valley region, and will provide a vital levelling-up boost – unlocking a huge amount of potential for the region as we build the UK’s economic recovery.

“Heathrow is committed to strengthening our regional connections across the UK with our discount on domestic routes, and we believe this new service will be a springboard for the great businesses in the region to reach out to the world.

We’re looking forward to welcoming the first passengers in September.”

In line with Government guidance and for the wellbeing and safety of staff and passengers, Teesside International Airport is currently only open to those planning to travel and airport staff.

New health and safety measures have also been put in place for the airport, with six simple steps including hand sanitisation points and face masks now in operation.

Flight information and more details on safety measures can be found at www. teessideinternational.com

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ees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen has signed Teesside International Airport up to an internationally recognised scheme to help staff support people with hidden disabilities.

The Hidden Disability Sunflower scheme was launched in 2016 and provides lanyards and badges which subtly signal to members of airport staff that the wearer has a disability and that they may need additional help, time or assistance when moving through the airport or on board the aircraft.

Not all disabilities are visible; some are not immediately obvious such as autism, chronic pain, dementia, and anxiety. Hidden disabilities include learning difficulties, mental health problems as well as mobility, speech, visual or hearing impairments.

The sunflower lanyard enables someone with a hidden disability to choose to be visible.

These lanyards and badges can be picked up on arrival at Teesside International and can be

used solely for travelling purposes at Teesside International or at other participating airports around the world. One such airport is Amsterdam’s Schiphol and, with KLM Royal Dutch Airlines resuming its service from Teesside to the Dutch capital just days ago, wearers can be assured both airports apply the same standards.

At the launch of the Hidden Disability Sunflower scheme at the airport, the Mayor was joined by Helen Jaques, charity manager for the Middlesbrough-based autism charity MAIN and she is working alongside the airport to raise further awareness of autism. This includes improving and tailoring security procedures and research into the introduction of a “quiet room”.

The sunflower scheme is recognised and has been adopted by airports across the world, as well as stations, high-street shops, venues, businesses and other organisations.

Joint statement issued on behalf of Teesside International Airport and Eastern Airways: “We are very disappointed to announce that this year’s Alicante summer service will be cancelled due to the ongoing impact the coronavirus is having on the airline and holiday industry and the introduction of a quarantine for those travellers returning from Spain.

We have listened to the feedback from customers and their wellbeing and safety is always our number one priority. To ensure this we will always follow Foreign and Commonwealth Office travel advice.

All customers will be contacted and a full refund will be offered.

“We would like to thank our customers for their understanding during this challenging time for us all and we are currently working on an expanded Mediterranean service for summer 2021."

●● Helen Jaques with Mayor Houchen and a Sunflower scheme lanyard at Teesside International Airport Mayor Houchen said: “I’m proud to be launching this important scheme which will make Teesside International Airport more enjoyable, accessible and comfortable for those living with a hidden disability and their travelling companions.

“Living with such conditions can make life extremely difficult and, even with the most attentive and trained staff, it can be hard for them to recognise or understand the level of support people might need. The sunflower, a symbol of positivity, discreetly signals that help might be needed.

“It was fantastic to meet Helen as part of our launch, an inspiring woman who is raising awareness of one type of hidden disability, autism, through work with MAIN and her day-to-day life by backing the efforts of others.

“As we continue to redevelop Teesside International for our local people, visitors and businesses, this scheme, and considerations surrounding those with hidden disabilities, will be front-and-centre of everything that we do.”

Helen Jaques said: “I am delighted that Teesside Airport has come on-board with the sunflower lanyard scheme. I have seen first-hand the success of this scheme in shops and at other airports and I’m keen for it to be rolled out and become universally recognised as the international symbol of access.”

Paul White, CEO of Hidden Disabilities Sunflower Lanyard Scheme, said: “We are thrilled to partner with Teesside International Airport on this initiative to offer our lanyards. We believe this system will create a more comfortable and positive airport experience for people who have disabilities that might not be visible.”

Flight information and more details on safety measures in place at the airport to keep COVID-19 Secure can be found at www. teessideinternational.com For more information on the Hidden Disabilities Sunflower scheme, visit www. hiddendisabilitesstore.com

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Planning for posterity - or the plughole?

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By David Walsh

f like me, you are wheelchair bound, you spend more time doing sedentary things - both pleasant and unpleasant.

And one slightly unpleasant thing I did today was to scroll through the Government’s new consultation paper on planning “reform”.

Now that sounds like an experience akin to overdosing on mogadon - but it is, I assure you, important. Firstly because anything that Boris trumpets as “reform” is usually going to have a nasty downside, and more importantly, any negative changes to our land use planning system will produce (literally) concrete outcomes that will haunt the landscapes of our future and our children's future.

So, firstly some immediate reactions from me - based on a past life as a Councillor tied up with planning matters for good or evil since the 1980’s and who has chaired Planning and Development Committees at County and Unitary Borough for quite a number of those years.

In broad terms. No-one can dispute we need change in our planning system. We do. But what should be a creative exercise in change has been stymied and poisoned by the avarice of the development industry and hidebound by legalism to the point where decisions on our future urban rural landscape are effectively determined by a handful of people - in theory professional planners advised by experts in architecture, sociology and the environment with decisions based on their judgements reserved for people elected by the people but in practice by the corporate greed of the

developers and rubber stamped by the best legal advice one can buy in - and the only people able to afford that are - guess what - the developers.

So what has the triumvirate headed by Boris Johnson, Robert Jenrick and Dominic Cummings produced? In effect, and to put no finer point on it, to me it spells the end of any responsive community based planning.

Local councils and those they represent are to be stripped of control over new buildings, to be replaced by central government “zoning” commissions who will pronounce on council proposals to zone land into three overall tiers - for “growth, renewal and protection”.

In practice, only those living in the last tier can breathe easy. The proposed reform

will release building rights everywhere else outside existing national parks and areas of outstanding natural beauty. Though it promises “protection” to other countryside, there is no conceivable way a new commission can review and “register” every acre for protection. This will unleash the sprawl seen across many countries in the rest of Europe, with owners able to build over their land at will – erecting houses, sheds, advertisements, car parks. They also propose to alter what are called “planning gains” - cash from developers to augment local community facilities and bargained for locally - with a new one size fits all National Development Levy A coy paragraph in the consultation document talks about priority for development

in areas with “least affordability” in housing.

In practice, this will unleash frantic land speculation in the south-east, and further accelerate the “race to the south”. If you come from families wedded to the land and community in places like Sussex, Suffolk and Hampshire, grieve for what you are about to lose. And in the North? You can forget Johnson’s “levelling up” pledge - something that in theory was entrusted to local MP, Simon Clarke. Except, of course, for North Yorkshire.

Assuming the National Parks are still out of play (can we make that assumption, I wonder?)

Then the real squeeze is going to hit the Vale of York, and the adjoining district boroughs of Hambleton and Richmond. I look forward to the anguished squawks from the D&S Times

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...A scroll through the Government’s new ——————————— consultation paper on planning “reform”.

and local Conservative dominated council chambers in months to come.

The consultation document talks about “the public” being afforded a “greater role” in the whole process of plan preparation, overlooking that this is something usually years down the line before any applications actually emerge, but when we get to the small print, this “greater role” seems mainly to be the chance to phone, text, e-mail or write to the planning inspector who will be overseeing and determining the zoning proposals (or if you are really lucky, to meet with him or her) this revealing that the existing “Examination in Public” stage - the one bit of theatre where local plans (as they are now) can be debated in the round by communities facing development pressure - is scrapped.

It is ludicrous to dismiss local participation in planning, as Johnson does, as “nimbyism”. The outskirts of any built-up suburban area (think, Marske, Guisborough, Nunthorpe, Stokesley, Ingleby Barwick, Yarm or Eaglescliffe) shows the past impotence of that tendency. Under new rules the “zoning” commissioners will merely have to designate land as developable, whereupon owners can legally do what they like. There is no proposal that I can find to make developers sitting on land already given permission to get their act together and build.

Locally, we had the massive fight to prevent the building on green land south of Marske between the A174 and the railway - with the landowners and the shadowy house builders who had purchased options proclaiming “how needed” it was. But nearly a decade on, it remains undeveloped. Same for land in Skelton and Normanby. Any planning reform worth its salt would have a clause allowing “de-designation” if no development occurs in a given time. These new proposals don’t.

There are various ideas to tax their profits to aid infrastructure and subsidise homes “for locals”, but such schemes have been tried, off and on, for half a century. The Attlee government tried them. So did Harold Wilson and John Major. They never work as intended.

This is a market that takes no prisoners. There is no “free market” in the loveliness of town and country. The sheer opaqueness of the formulas the volume housebuilders use to hide their rates of return (as closely guarded and secret as the Coca-Cola mix) are easily able to withstand inquisition by any council trying to prise the file box open. Attempts to do so merely unleash the defensive panzers of the best (expensive) bewigged minds of the Inns of Court. And it gets worse; another coy paragraph on affordability speaks of areas of

land “with little uplift” being exempt from any affordability constraints altogether. For us here on Teesside, this is a knell of doom for any hopes that the new “developer levy” to replace (for us) the use of “Section 106” receipts and obligations will bear real fruit. Teesside, it will be decreed, has such low land values as to only allow some token bits of green space or street furniture at the most.

Communities Minister, Jenrick’s, declared ambition in all this is to end an “outdated and cumbersome system” whereby “half as many 16-34 year olds own their own houses as those aged 35-64”. But there have always been more older than younger homeowners. Besides, anyone seriously concerned with housing supply just now should worry as much about renting and its regulation, not buying. How much influence have lobbyists for the private housebuilding industry – ardent greenfield developers and ancestral foes of planners – had over the new reforms?

As one of the largest collective group of Tory donors, this lobby played a key role in David Cameron’s much less radical planning shake-up in 2012. That ordered local planning committees to adopt a “presumption in favour of sustainable development”. It unleashed “executive estates” across suburban England, mostly on greenfield sites unrelated to existing towns or villages. Devoid of community infrastructure, they relied on private vehicles for every need and were in no sense “sustainable”. This will recur. The new homes on the prairie will burgeon in times of economic expansion, but wither when things go bad. Don’t believe me ? Go over on the ferry from Holyhead and drive around the countryside around Dublin, where you will find whole derelict towns and estates dreamed up in the time of the “Celtic Tiger” but now undeliverable in a time of austerity. The link?

Ireland too, developed simplified zoning early on, and is now paying the price.

Finally, for us, these proposals will mean a grinding halt to most joined up urban development on Teesside. To simply, as these proposals do, incentivise development of the south-east will mean the distortion of any pretence of “national planning” According to the Economist Intelligence Unit, the latest regional GDP and income statistics show that England north of the Wash is poorer per head than former East Germany and even the most depressed American states. Any reform would put the eradication of that searing inequality at the heart of their new proposals. This one simply ignores it. That, I feel, says it all.

In reply, Simon Clarke MP for Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland told Coastal View: “I am pleased that Mr Walsh recognises the need for change in our planning system. The Planning for the Future consultation, which has recently launched, provides everyone with the opportunity to respond to exciting proposals which seek to develop a planning system which is transparent, predictable and fit for the 21st century. These proposals cover a significant amount of ground, and I would advise those interested to read the White Paper, which is available online, for themselves.

“It is important to be clear that the allocation of land into ‘Growth’, ‘Renewal’ and ‘Protected’ areas will be a locally led process, with extensive opportunities for communities to get involved with the development of local plans.

Residents will also be able to help formulate local design codes, which will cover the type and style of development, housing density and street scape. In order to make use of a streamlined planning process, developers will need to meet these community set codes.

“This clear, rules based system should facilitate the timely development of high quality homes, suited to the character of the area. All new homes will also be ‘zero carbon ready’.

With active community consultation taking place at an earlier stage, residents should no longer be surprised by new developments or consultation deadlines.

“I would also like to set out the facts regarding the reform of Section 106 developer contribution agreements, the current means by which developers contribute to infrastructure and community facilities. Under the current system, developers negotiate their ‘Section 106’ contributions during the planning process – this draws out the process, and often leads to funding being tied to later phases of development, with the community not seeing any benefit for a number of years. The proposals seek to replace this system with a standardised, value-based, flat rate charge, which will raise more revenue than the existing system, deliver at least as much affordable housing and also mean the system can be navigated in the same way by small and large developers alike. Local authorities will have the flexibility to determine how these contributions are best spent to support both

new and existing communities.

“It is also wrong to suggest that we should accept low levels of home ownership amongst younger generations: in 1996 54% of households where the head of the household was aged 16-34 were owner occupied, yet by 2016 this figure had fallen to 34%. This decrease is on top of an increasing number of young adults living with their parents for longer. Whilst the Conservative Government has launched a number of initiatives to help younger people take the first step onto the property ladder, it is clear that the current planning system is not allowing young families to buy their own homes: it is wrong to allow this situation to continue to deteriorate. Recent months have also reminded us of the importance of well-proportioned family homes with good access to outdoor space – it is undeniable that lockdown was most challenging for those living in cramped conditions and limited access to outside space with young children.

“The provision of high quality, affordable homes in the places where they are needed will play a vital role in the Government’s ambitious levelling up agenda. Not only is it vital for social mobility for young people to be able to find a home in an area in which their employment sector operates, but good quality, sustainable development is also important for areas seeking to attract new employers. I continue to work hard on the Government’s devolution agenda, and am delighted to support Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen’s work, which is demonstrating levelling up in action in the Tees Valley. In order to facilitate a joined up approach to development across local authority boundaries in areas with linked economies and communities, the consultation anticipates elected Mayors and Combined Authorities playing a role in strategic distribution of land supply to reflect local geography.

“Overall, this new, design-focused system will make it quicker to deliver high quality housing which reflects the needs and preferences of local areas. I would encourage constituents to get involved with the consultation process at https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/ planning-for-the-future

You can access the Government consultation paper and comment on it at https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/ attachment_data/file/907245/MHCLG_PlanningConsultation.pdf You should reply by early October if possible.

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Withdrawal of Arriva bus service in New Marske

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lected member for Longbeck Ward, Councillor Vera Rider, has welcomed the news that Arriva will be ceasing the use of Grewgrass Lane as a route for the No 62 bus service.

Many residents of New Marske had expressed concern of the potential safety risks to vehicles and pedestrians using the Lane by having to accommodate a service bus as well.

The road is narrow with several bends and it was not clear why Grewgrass Lane had been selected as an alternative route to the traditional service route.

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After representation from Jacob Young, MP for Redcar, a change of mind by Arriva has resulted in the withdrawal of the No 62 from this alternative route.

Councillor Rider was delighted with the result and expressed thanks to those who had taken up the concerns of Longbeck residents.

Response to Tees Valley Mayor announcement on SSI site

essie Joe Jacobs, Labour’s candidate for Tees Valley Mayor, responding to Ben Houchen’s announcement on the SSI site, said: “I absolutely believe in the potential for the Tees Valley and am a huge champion for this region but I’m becoming a little weary of Houchen’s ‘all mouth and no trousers’ PR machine. Today was simply another branding exercise announcing temporary construction jobs we already knew about. What we actually need is permanent well paid jobs across every sector, in tech, care, chemicals, hospitality and tourism.

“Sadly from Houchen we have had more headlines

MPs welcome £3 million funding boost for South Tees Hospitals A&E services

than we have jobs on the SSI site, as the Tees valley continues to fall behind the rest of the country in terms of our economy, employment and business growth. I’m pleased to see the diggers move in but this was money promised to the Tees Valley after the Tories failed to save the steel works which saw the loss of 4000 jobs. So today we have a new name and promises to build new buildings, without any commitment of companies to fill them.

“Houchen also talks of good jobs but refuses to commit to any agreement that construction work will meet nationally agreed rates of pay. We really want and need more than this now.”

ocal MPs Simon Clarke (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland) and Jacob Young (Redcar) have welcomed news that South Tees Hospitals Trust will receive £3.18 million of extra funding to support accident and emergency capacity this winter.

This funding is part of a £300 million package announced by the Prime Minister.

Simon Clarke MP said: “It was a privilege to shadow the incredible team at James Cook University Hospital A&E during a night shift last year and all of the staff undoubtedly do an amazing job providing excellent care and saving lives.

“This welcome funding will help the hospital ensure they have the capacity to treat everyone who needs help safely this winter.

“Whilst Covid-19 has undoubtedly posed huge challenges to our NHS, it is important to remember that vital services such as A&E are there for you and your family when you need them and our fantastic emergency care teams have continued to provide safe care for everyone throughout the challenges of recent months.”

Jacob Young MP said: “I am delighted by the recent news that South Tees Hospitals will receive a £3.18 million share of the £300 million of extra funding the Prime Minister has announced to ensure emergency care facilities are fully prepared to respond to winter pressures.

“This significant extra funding is great news and will go a long way to helping the team at James Cook Hospital build extra capacity in A&E, enabling them to deliver essential care and reduce the risk of coronavirus infections.”

Cllr Carl Quartermain, on behalf of the Redcar & Cleveland Labour Group told Coastal View: “The funding being provided to Teesside hospitals including James Cook A&E department is very welcome indeed and desperately needed to update and replenish equipment and the facilities.

“Preparations for Winter flu and the continued threat of a second wave of Covid-19 means the government needs to also look further than A&E and then realise this funding is the tip of the iceberg. Our health service and social care service require staffing levels to rise.

“The biggest threat right now is ensuring qualified staff are accessible to administer jabs and that there is sufficient access and supply of licensed flu vaccinations available to alleviate the enormous pressure that will be on hospitals and care homes who are understaffed.

“Nursing levels have reduced by 30% since 2013 and the Adult social care sector must increase its workforce by 500,000 over the next 15 years if they are to meet demand and keep our most vulnerable and elderly protected.”

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First look at Middlesbrough College expansion Professor Brian Cox will open the new centre next year

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Leader welcomes major investment at Teesport

he leader of Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council Councillor Mary Lanigan has welcomed the official opening of a multi-million pound bulks handling facility at Teesport.

The Teesport Bulks Terminal was opened in a virtual ceremony on Wednesday 12 August which celebrated PD Ports’ £9.2 million investment to renovate and refurbish its former steel export terminal.

Cllr Lanigan said: “This announcement by PD Ports is brilliant news for Redcar and Cleveland and the wider Teesside region.

“Teesport has always been an integral part of our borough, providing quality jobs and prosperity for so many families. It is hugely encouraging to see the fruition of the port’s investment to further boost the jobs market and provide a bright future for its existing and new employees.

“The whole region will benefit from this and I would like to pay tribute to everybody at PD Ports who has worked to make this possible. It is a great achievement and comes at a time when many industries nationally are experiencing the

ongoing economic effects of the Coronavirus pandemic.

“As a Council, we will continue to work with all businesses in our borough to ensure as many jobs as possible are retained and created and our families are safe and prosperous.”

Redcar MP Jacob Young has welcomed the opening of Teesport’s new multi-million pound bulks handling facility, an investment which has created 44 new jobs.

Jacob Young said: “It’s fantastic to see this impressive new facility opening and bringing more jobs to Teesport. The fact that PD Ports is now employing more people than ever before in the Tees Valley is a testament to the leadership of Frans Calje (PD Ports CEO) and the progress of economic regeneration in our area.

“Teesport is a key part of our area’s economic infrastructure and I am excited to see further progress in the coming months. I very much hope that exciting opportunities such as Free Port status and progress on the adjacent Teesworks site will mean further investment and more jobs for local people in the years ahead.”

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first look behind the scenes of a £2m expansion of Middlesbrough College’s STEM training centre has been revealed.

Construction is already underway to prepare a new Higher Education department that will support the College’s delivery of higher level technical training through the Institute of Technology, announced in June.

And the College will welcome back Professor Brian Cox to lead the opening.

Computer generated images show how 11,800 sq ft of teaching space, IT facilities, learning resource centre and staff offices will be added to the STEM centre at the College’s Middlehaven campus.

The new facilities are expected to be completed next year, ready to welcome learners studying programmes that will prepare them for careers in the engineering, manufacturing and the digital sectors.

Zoe Lewis, principal and chief executive of Middlesbrough College, said: “Investment in our

industry-leading campus means we can provide the best learning experiences for students.

“We’re excited to open this latest extension to the STEM training centre in preparation for our delivery of even more technical courses.

“Our role in the Institute of Technology, and as the only further education provider in the Tees Valley to deliver cutting edge T Levels, is all about providing high quality routes into work for young people and delivering the skills that employers need for the future.

“Come September, we’ll be inviting Tees Valley businesses to tour our facilities, talk with our expert staff and learn more about the opportunities available to them.”

The STEM centre, which was opened in September 2015 by celebrity physicist and science champion Professor Brian Cox, already hosts a range of real-life industry environments including a process hall, advanced manufacturing space and logistics centre.

Students benefit from these simulated industry sites – preparing them for jobs beyond college.

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ENERGY ACT 2004: REQUIREMENT TO PREPARE DECOMMISSIONING PROGRAMMES FOR OFFSHORE INSTALLATIONS UNDER SECTION 105.

NOTICE PUBLICISING THE CONSULTATION PERIOD FOR THE SOFIA OFFSHORE WIND FARM DECOMMISSIONING PROGRAMME Sofia Offshore Wind Farm, previously known as Dogger Bank Teeside B, is a consented offshore wind farm located approximately 165km off the north east coast of England (the “Project”). The Project is being progressed by Sofia Offshore Wind Farm Limited (“SOWFL”). The onshore civil works for the Project are due to commence in 2021,with offshore construction due to start from 2022.

The Project is consented under the Dogger Bank Teesside A and B Offshore Wind Farm Order 2015 as amended (the “DCO”).

Schedule 1, Part 3, Requirement 15 of the DCO specifies that no offshore works may commence until a written Decommissioning Programme has been submitted to the Secretary of State for approval in accordance with any notice issued under Section 105(2) of the Energy Act 2004 .

The purpose of the Decommissioning Programme is to provide preliminary information on the methods and approaches to how the offshore components will be decommissioned at the end of the operational lifetime of the Project.

Further to the granting of the DCO, a notice under Section 105(2) for the Project was issued by the Secretary of State on 27 March (the “Section 105 Notice”), which requires SOWFL to submit a draft Decommissioning Programme by 31 December 2020.

The Section 105 Notice requires SOWFL to carry out consultation before submitting the draft Decommissioning Programme. This includes carrying out consultation with prescribed bodies and making the proposals publicly available for at least 30 days in order to obtain feedback on the draft Decommissioning Programme.

Therefore, in accordance with the Section 105 Notice, the draft Decommissioning Programme will be made publicly available for 35 days from 20 August 2020 on the Project website (https://sofiawindfarm.com/latest/publications-documents/). A free digital or paper copy of the draft Decommissioning Programme can also be obtained from SOWFL using the contact details below.

Please send any comments or representations about the proposals set out in the draft Decommissioning Programme by email to SOWFL at comms_sofia@rwe.com, or in writing to Sofia Offshore Wind Farm Limited, Windmill Hill Business Park, Whitehill Way, Swindon, SN5 6PB. Please include the subject line ‘SOWFL Decommissioning Programme Consultation’. The deadline for receipt of comments is 24 September 2020.

The final Decommissioning Programme will provide a summary table of the comments and actions taken following receipt and consideration of the consultation responses. Please note that any responses received by SOWFL will be handled in compliance with the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation and published with all personal information removed.

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Polyhalite mine charity creates Covid response fund

he Sirius Minerals Foundation, the charitable arm of Anglo American’s Woodsmith Project being built near Whitby and on Teesside, has launched a new round of funding aimed at helping local charities and voluntary groups on the North Yorkshire coast recover from the coronavirus crisis.

A total pot of £250,000 is being made available to help local voluntary, community and social enterprise groups with their costs as they adapt their ways of working to the new and challenging environment created by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Awards of between £500 and £15,000 are available for the development of new digital services needed as a result of the pandemic, or to help cover funding gaps caused by the economic effects of the pandemic.

“Covid-19 has affected everyone in one way or another, but none more so than the charitable sector, who have seen their funding dry up while demand for their services has continued, if not increased,” said David Archer, Chairman of the Sirius Minerals Foundation. “We want to help them to help our

communities, because they’re needed now more than ever.”

Charities can apply for one of two schemes, a ‘Digital Success Programme’ and a ‘Regroup and Rebuild Programme.’ The former is designed to improve the digital capability and capacity of groups to deliver their services through digital platforms, for example through the purchase of new IT equipment, virtual office infrastructure, or online services. The latter is aimed at helping groups with their core outlays, such as premises costs or skills development and support for staff.

“Frontline workers in the NHS have attracted much of the attention of the media during the pandemic, and rightly so for their heroic work, but many don’t realise how many community health and support services are provided by the voluntary sector,” said David Archer. “And because of the economic downturn the pandemic has caused, many of them are now facing a struggle for survival. The whole point of the Foundation is to make a positive difference to local people’s lives, so it seemed only right that we help organisations who make a tangible difference on a daily basis.”

●● David Archer Peter Woods at Redcar Boxing Club Big Group with Cheque

The Foundation is funded by Anglo American, the company which is building the multi-billion pound polyhalite mine in Whitby and associated infrastructure in Teesside. It was established to share some of the economic benefits of the project, with Anglo American currently injecting £1 million per year. Longer term, the Foundation will be funded by a revenue royalty when polyhalite

production begins.

Interested voluntary groups should apply online via www.siriusmineralsfoundation.com, where the full funding criteria and guidelines are available to read. The closing date for applications will be 12 noon on Tuesday 15th September 2020 and decisions on funding will be announced by the 19th October 2020.

Backtrack: Create it, Share it, Save Lives

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here are many statistics associated with lockdown.

One that has worried many is this – in the first month of lockdown, trespassing on Britain’s railways increased by 25%. Incidents were reported involving young people, one as young as 6 years old. As we are now in the summer holiday season our railways are seeing

an increase in trespassing incidents in our area and this problem needs to be tackled. Instances in the North East have been recorded on the Durham Coast and Tyne Valley, particularly near Hartlepool, Redcar Central and between Seaham Hartlepool.

Community Rail Partnerships (CRPs) span the whole of the UK, working with

communities along their routes and with the rail industry they are fully supported by the Department for Transport and well placed to get the railway safety message across.

Officers from CRPs meet several times a year to share good practice. With COVID-19 this moved to Zoom meetings with the advantage of officers from more CRPs being able to attend.

Karen Bennett, Education Officer, Community Rail Lancashire and Chair of the Education Network, said ‘At our first Zoom meeting we were rather shocked by the increase in trespassing and the ‘room’ immediately said ‘We can do something about that’. In a matter of weeks a national competition has been devised, prizes sponsored and backing

received from across the rail industry.

The competition is open to all 11-18 year olds across the UK and has six categories, with entrants being asked to make a video, write a song/rap, produce a storyboard or write a script which shares the anti-trespassing message. For each category, a GoPro Hero8 bundle is up for grabs. There are two key elements that entrants must remember – the video must be made from the young person’s home or garden, and must not show any violence!

“We want young people to show off their creativity to get the message across to their peers that being on the tracks in potentially deadly. And in order to spread the message to as many young people as possible, we are suggesting that young people (over 13 years old) share

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their video or song on social media and we have a category for the entry with the greatest social media impact!’”said Karen.

The competition closes on 30th September 2020 and more information can be found on the competition website www.downtheline.org.uk/projects/ backtrack You can also follow the competition on social media: Instagram www.instagram. com/backtrack_competition Facebook https:// www.facebook. com/2020Backtrack Twitter https://twitter. com/Backtrack_comp

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Our lettings and management services benefit landlords and tenants Our performance results

Apr-2019 - Mar 2020

Apr-Jun 2020 LOCKDOWN

Average Rent Arrears (as a % of gross rent)

1.5%

1.25%

Average time to let a property

21 days

42 days (solely due to lockdown restrictions on lettings)

Average spend on repairs (as a % of gross rent)

2.3%

1.2% (Emergency and legal safety repairs only in lockdown)

Home visits and tenancy interventions actions carried out

174

No home visits due to lockdown but telephone and video calls carried out

Number of housing benefit / UC problems resolved by us

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Proportion of tenants in receipt of benefits to help pay rent

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Evictions (We evict as a last resort and work to prevent court action and help people find 2% more suitable accommodation)

0 (No eviction notices served)

Numbers of homeless people rehoused by us 33 (up from 13 in previous year) 2

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Heart Research UK Healthy Heart Tips Eat More Fibre

By Dr Helen Flaherty, Head of Health Promotion at Heart Research UK

Dietary fibre comes from the plants we eat and it is an essential part of a healthy diet. It is well known that eating fibre can prevent constipation, but did you know it can also lower your risk of heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes and bowel cancer? Most of us do not eat enough fibre and this may be putting our health at risk.

Check out our tips below to help you increase the amount of fibre in your diet.

Which foods are high in fibre?

Dietary fibre can only be found in foods that come from plants, such as wholegrain cereals, wholemeal bread, wholemeal pasta, brown rice, fruit, vegetables, beans, and lentils.

Checking the labels on food products will show you how much fibre they contain. A product that is “high fibre” is one that has at least 6g of fibre per 100g. White bread, white pasta, white rice and non-wholegrain cereals are lower in fibre because the fibrous part of the plant (the bran) is removed during processing.

Reasons to eat more fibre Fibre contains the parts of plants that are not absorbed by the body. When you eat plant foods, the fibre passes through your stomach and intestines relatively intact. This adds bulk to your stools and makes them easier to pass.

Healthy lunches

Lunch is an important meal for providing the energy and nutrients required to get you through the afternoon. On busy days, it is easy to grab lunch on the go without thinking too much about whether it is good for you. The key to a healthy lunch is to get a good variety of foods that will provide you

Cycle to Work

Thursday 6th August was national Cycle to Work day. Whether you currently work from home or commute to work, getting out on your bike during the working day can help you to maintain a healthy weight and keep your heart healthy. Adults should aim to do at least 150 minutes a week of moderateintensity aerobic physical activity (e.g. brisk walking or cycling), or 75 minutes a week of vigorous-intensity aerobic physical activity (e.g. running or playing football). Adding in some cycling during the working week could

By increasing the amount of fibre you eat, you can lower your risk of heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes and bowel cancer. Fibre also helps to lower high blood cholesterol and high blood pressure to keep your heart healthy. Including plenty of fibre in your diet can also help you to achieve or maintain a healthy weight, which is important for good heart health.

Tips to increase your fibre intake Obtaining fibre from a variety of food sources is a great way to ensure a healthy balanced diet.

It is important to make sure you are drinking enough fluid as this will help the fibre to do its job.

- For snacks choose unsalted nuts and seeds, fresh fruit, vegetable sticks or oatcakes

with the nutrients you need to stay healthy.

We have some tips for adding some heart healthy lunches to your weekly meal plan.

Plan your lunches in advance Planning meals in advance will allow you to put a little more thought into what you are eating as well as saving you time and money. Try creating a weekly meal plan before the start of the week and shop for the ingredients you need in advance. If possible, prepare your lunch the night before or in the morning as this can stop you from filling up on less healthy foods when you feel hungry.

Keep it simple There are some quick and simple ways to prepare a healthy lunch without spending hours in the kitchen. Try cooking large quantities of home-made soup or stews and store single portions in the freezer.

Simple meals, such as baked beans on wholemeal toast or wholemeal pita stuffed get you nearer to meeting this goal. This week’s tip is all about how to start cycling to and from work, or how to incorporate cycling into your working day if you work from home.

Finding an affordable bike If you don’t own a bike, but would like to buy one, you may be able to get some financial support from your employer through the cycle to work scheme. Speak to your employer to find out whether they offer this scheme. Alternatively, you can pick up a second-hand bike online or from a bike shop, often for a very reasonable price.

Start small If you don’t yet feel confident or fit enough for a long bike ride, why not start small by going on some shorter bike rides with friends or family. This can increase your confidence and fitness before you tackle a longer route.

Practice your route: It may be a good idea to practice your prework bike ride so you know how long it will

- Opt for potatoes with their skins on, like jacket potato or boiled new potatoes - Aim to have at least five portions of fruit and vegetables a day. Remember, frozen, dried and tinned fruit and vegetables count towards your 5 a day. Choose tinned fruit in natural juice rather than syrup, which is high in sugar.

- Add extra vegetables or pulses, such as beans, lentils and chickpeas to your favourite meals like curries, bolognaise, chilli, soups and stews. You can also try adding linseeds to yoghurts, soups or juices - For breakfast why not choose a high-fibre cereal. Look out for cereals that are labelled as “whole grain” or with “bran” or “fibre” in their name. Try to choose plain varieties with no added sugars. You could also try porridge topped with some fruit - Some people worry that if they increase their fibre intake it will cause them to suffer from flatulence (wind). To avoid this, you should gradually increase the amount of fibre in your diet to allow your body time to adjust - Instead of white bread, white rice and white pasta, try switching to wholemeal or granary bread, brown rice and wholemeal pasta.

For more healthy tips, please visit heartresearch.org.uk

with hummus and salad are also quick and easy to prepare. On busy days, you could heat up leftovers from the night before to save time.

Stick with wholegrain Wholegrain foods provide a good source of fibre, which is good for your heart. Try

to regularly include a portion of wholegrain food in your lunches, such as brown bread, wholemeal pita, wholemeal pasta or brown rice.

Include plenty of fruit and veg Fruit and vegetables are packed with nutrients and fibre to help keep your heart healthy. Find healthy salad or vegetable soup recipes online or in recipe books to include in your lunch plan. Finish off your lunches with a portion of fruit and a lowcalorie yoghurt.

Include lean sources of protein in your lunches Foods that are high in protein can help you to feel full for longer and this can prevent you from snacking on less healthy foods during the day. Lean sources of protein include grilled skinless chicken or turkey, canned tuna, soybeans, tofu and low-fat dairy products.

take, ensuring you are not going to be late for work. You should allow some extra time to allow for any repairs that may be needed along the way, such as a puncture repair.

Freshening up after your pre-work cycle Check whether your workplace provides shower facilities so you can freshen up after pedalling hard! If you can shower at work, keep toiletries, such as shower gel and shampoo at work, so you don’t have to carry them in each day.

Prepare for the worst Carry a puncture repair kit and tools to

fix your bike if needed. Try to learn how to do some basic bicycle maintenance by searching for support online. Check the weather forecast before setting off on your bike and make sure you have waterproofs if needed.

Fluid is key To be able to perform well at work, you need to stay well hydrated. Avoid becoming dehydrated before the start of your working day by taking a bottle of water on your bike ride. Remember to refill your water bottle if you are cycling home at the end of the day.

Stay safe To stay safe when cycling, you should always wear a helmet and have some decent lights.

You can check out some more safety tips from Cycling UK: https://www.cyclinguk. org/article/cycling-guide/top-ten-tips-forcycling-in-traffic For more healthy tips, recipes and advice, please visit heartresearch.org.uk.

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SNAP Saltburn Neighbourhood Action Partnership Newsletter

Update 7.8.20 Dear Resident, Covid-19 is still with us. ttempts to gradually ease out of Lockdown have not been without challenge.

Staffing at Redcar & Cleveland is still not back to full strength and not all facilities are back in service, the Cliff Lift and the Library being but two examples.

Whilst resources are stretched, further demands are made, with individual health needs being of particular concern. The community, as in other parts of the country, has been pulling together to add that extra support and this has been invaluable to assist in many areas, with litter collection being one.

Bulky Waste RESIDENTS can expect a return to a full bulky waste collection service at reduced prices in what is described as a major boost in the fight against criminal fly-tippers.

The service, which disposes of large unwanted household items, was temporarily paused due to the impacts of the cyber-attack on the council at the beginning of the year and Covid-19 as staffing levels were reduced and refuse collectors deployed elsewhere.

It has been agreed to resume a full service and reduce prices for the remainder of this financial year from Monday 17 August.

Fly-tipping is a crime and there is never any excuse and if you do it, you can expect to be prosecuted.

There is even less excuse now.”

Bulky Waste Loads 2020/21 price levels (prior to Covid-19) New price levels 1 to 5 items £17.50 £10.00 6 to 10 items £35.00 £20.00 11 to 15 items £52.50 £30.00 16 to 20 items £70.00 £40.00 Items include: Fridges; Freezers; Carpets; Sofas; Chairs; Chest-ofdrawers; Cookers; Tables; Freestanding wardrobes; Bags of clothing; Book cases; Mattresses (these must be wrapped or bagged and taped to protect Council staff from Covid-19).

What the Council cannot take?

Fixtures and fittings; Internal doors.

As part of the bulky waste service, the Council will now also be collecting small items of WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) up to the size of a standard kettle, free of charge.

To arrange a bulky waste collection, please call the Council on 01642 774774.

Footpath widening As part of the Re-opening of High Streets Programme, some pavements in the town will be ‘widened’ using street barriers under temporary measures.

In Milton Street, Dundas Street East and Station Street temporary barriers will be in place to allow businesses to operate outside of their premises.

Without this extension some businesses would not be able to maintain viable operation. Any alcohol consumption in these extended areas outside of normal premises will be allowed on the granting of a special licence.

The duration of these temporary arrangements will be kept under review.

Public Toilets Crossed legs may be a thing of the past when public toilets are opened for longer hours.

Public toilets in the town and on the foreshore will be open from 8am until 7pm from the 10th of August to provide a summer service.

Extra cleaning will be provided by contract cleaners to ensure a high standard of cleanliness.

Bathing Water testing The first bathing water sample of the season has been taken by the Environment Agency. The delay has been because of restrictions imposed as a result of the pandemic. The 23rd July sampling, which tests for EC (Escherichia Coli) and IE (Intestinal Enterococci), gave an Excellent rating for Saltburn beach area.

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remainder of the season, one this month and one in September.

Cat Nab Work on reinforcing the bank side of Skelton Beck is due to commence later this month or possibly early September. This is intended to address the continued erosion since 2013. Once complete the Cat Nab car park will be extended.

Neighbourhood Policing

19 Anti-Social Behaviour incidents reported to Police during July. There reports varied, including neighbourhood dispute, male shouting, male kicking front door. Milton Street area had the highest volume of calls (4) which were a female refusing to leave Sainsbury’s , kids drinking and smoking outside Sainsbury’s 15/7, a male was punched but no one has come forward 31/7 and a group of 60 youths which CCTV monitored 31/7.

There was a similar amount of calls in June. Two calls were for a possible breach of government guidelines regarding Covid 19.

39 reported incidents of Crime during July. The highest categories were violence, of these 4 were crimed as assault , two were domestic related, one committed by a boyfriend and the other was by a named male. 10 were verbal threats/abuse and five were committed via text/facebook. Theft was the next highest category (9) which included 2 thefts from vehicles a theft from a boat and theft of training shoes .

Of 127 calls from within the Saltburn area 49 were to do with public safety, 19 were concern for someone’s physical or mental health and 16 were suspicious.

There was a robbery on Sat 1st August in Amber Street, two males were arrested a short time later and are in custody.

NICE Local businesses are being asked to share their CCTV with Cleveland Police as part of a new digital database.

The system will collate and map the whereabouts of CCTV cameras belonging to local businesses and partner agencies, so that in the event of an incident, officers can reach out to those who may have footage which could assist their investigation.

Known as NICE Investigate, it will assist with digital evidence and incident information management, allowing local businesses to upload their footage direct to a link in the event of an incident, which can then be used, if necessary, as part of officers’ enquiries.

Any business with CCTV is encouraged to contact Cleveland Police by emailing nice.cctvreg@ cleveland.pnn.police.uk to join in with the this really good idea.

Assistant Chief Constable Lisa Orchard said: “This should make it a much faster process to seek out and retrieve footage, which improves the service that we give to our communities and helps us better protect them.”

Residential CCTV Guidance has also been received from our Neighbourhood colleagues to assist residents when considering the installation of home CCTV. “CCTV, when installed correctly, used for the right purpose, can be an effective deterrent.

Common failings, in a CCTV system, are having image sizes of suspects that are too small to enable identification and recognition; another is that the camera positions are too high, capturing tops of heads rather than facial features.

The information that follows has been put together to help you choose a CCTV system for your home.

DIY or professional install?

Many DIY systems are fairly simple to install and inexpensive to buy. The kits generally consist of a number of cameras, connected by cables or wirelessly to recording equipment in your home or in ‘the cloud’ or both. The cameras are generally ‘plug and play’, meaning that they will work as soon as they are powered up, and are connected to the recording device or Internet. Many of these kits can be connected to your broadband connection, to allow you to view the

cameras from anywhere in the World via an app on your smartphone.

If you are buying a DIY system online via any of the well-known buying sites, check the reviews. You will likely find a number of video reviews of these products on YouTube too.

If you go for the professional install then you should discuss, with your installer, the areas of coverage and features that the system provides.

Many of these systems allow alarms to be generated if a picture is lost, or movement occurs in a predefined area of view. The alarm might be audible or via an e-mail, containing video clips or still images of the incident.

What do you want to see?

This consideration should include exactly what you want to see and where. e.g. your rear garden, your front door, inside your home, your driveway etc.

Where should I install my cameras?

As well as choosing the best location for the cameras, it is also important to consider the lens size, angle of view and lighting conditions. Additional lighting may need to be installed to achieve good quality images. Connecting cables should be out of harms way.

How long should I retain the images?

A minimum of seven days should be your starting point. Recordings taken from the system should include any software needed to view or replay the pictures, to allow playback to be made.

And finally If your home is rented, you will need permission from your landlord. Discuss the install with your neighbours too, it’s best to keep them onside with your plans and put aside any fears they may have with regard to their privacy”.

CCTV systems should be operated in a responsible way to respect the privacy of others. Ensure that your CCTV cameras don’t view into adjoining properties, gardens or areas outside of your property. Read the information in this link for more detailed information on the requirements for CCTV in domestic properties https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ domestic-cctv-using-cctv-systems-on-your-property/ domestic-cctv-using-cctv-systems-on-your-property Cycling and pedestrians After more than one traumatic experience in Riftswood and a child being knocked over on the Lower Promenade safe practice measures are being examined by Redcar & Cleveland and Cleveland Police. The Highway Code guides against cycling on pavements, signage on the Lower Promenade and soon the Donkey Path, requests cyclists to dismount and the Valley Gardens has some signage advising of no cycling. This is a matter that has been raised many times by residents and has now reached increased levels of concern.

Architectural work challenged Property alterations being made within the Saltburn Conservation Area are being investigated. The 2019 approved Saltburn Conservation Area Management Plan gives guidance on how the traditional architecture of the town can be preserved or enhanced.

Teesside International Airport getting going Connections with Heathrow will recommence, with Eastern Airways selling tickets now for a service due to start on 14th September, adding to flights planned for Newquay, Dublin and Southampton.

A reintroduced daily service operated by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines to Amsterdam Schiphol will return to three-times daily when market conditions allow.

Home Grant Scheme A new initiative called the Green Home Grant Scheme has been announced. Designed to support energy efficient upgrades in homes, the scheme will go live in late September. Home owners, including landlords, will be able to apply for two thirds of the cost of home improvements with grants up to £5,000.

Low income households will qualify for grants worth up to £10,000.

Change of name and direction.

A message from Saltburn Community Response

“The Saltburn Coronavirus Response group has rebranded and will be continuing its work in the community. Now called 'Saltburn Community Response' the group will continue to focus on providing assistance to those in need, maintaining the existing shopping and befriending services. It also aims to build on the wonderful community spirit shown during lockdown, by providing opportunities for people to get to know their neighbours, getting more involved in their community, the Jumble Trail from July being a prime example of this work.

Saltburn as a town is known for its amazing community spirit. There are so many community groups and fantastic people here. For the next phase of its work Saltburn Community Response wants to hear from you!

Is there any issue we can all get behind as a town?

Put all our efforts into making a BIG difference?

Tough times are coming, even without a second wave, we are going to need each other more than ever, so we would like to invite you to join our BIG conversation to discuss what we can do to get through this, together.

We were inspired by a small town which solved a lot of its problems, such as health, wellbeing and loneliness by coming together as a community https:// www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/feb/21/ town-cure-illness-community-frome-somersetisolation - do you think this could work for Saltburn?

The BIG conversation will involve spending a couple of hours discussing your thoughts on a range of big issues, these might involve the environment, wellbeing or education. Experts in these areas will present some ideas, then you will have the opportunity to discuss them. These ideas will help shape our next steps and look at where we might make a difference on the BIG issues. If you would like to get involved please sign up here and we will send you the Zoom link in advance of the meeting: https://forms.gle/ UbYo7279J3k4Y4zJ8 Be the change you want to see in the world.”

Could you look after a child? - Fostering The number of foster carers in Redcar & Cleveland is increasing despite a decline nationally, where a Barnado report showed a decline of 50%. However still more are needed, so if you could help please contact the fostering team on 01642 444087 or visit the web site www.redcar-cleveland.gov.uk/fostering for more information.

Supported Lodging Do you have space in your home for a young person aged 18 to 21 (or up to 25 if in full time education) who is leaving care?

The supported lodging scheme offers financial support and is a lifeline for a young person. Call 01642 444235 or email foster@redcar-cleveland.gov.uk to find out more.

Keeping in touch As ever, if residents have matters that they wish to have addressed, please get in touch.

If you are a local organisation and wish to publicise the work that you are doing through the SNAP Newsletter, please advise.

Saltburn has a Community Development Officer who will assist with most matters relating to the local authority. Tracee Hall-Young can be contacted by email tracee.hall-young@redcar-cleveland.gov.uk General enquiries and reporting to Redcar & Cleveland can be done at 01642 774774.

This will also apply if any of the street barriers referred to previously are knocked over or moved out of position either through willful action or failure to replace by commercial delivery.

General enquiries and reporting to Cleveland Police can be done through 101.

Residents not wishing to reveal their identity can telephone Crime Stoppers in the confidence that no identity has been revealed in its 30 years of operation.

Night or day 0800 555 111.

Kind regards, Philip Thomson Chairman of SNAP Bill Reay Secretary of SNAP

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19 Station Road Redcar, TS10 1AN 01642 756000 Charity no: 1125578

Creating Employment Opportunities in Changing Times

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he Youth Employment Service at The Junction Foundation have been working hard throughout the lockdown period to continue to support young people who are seeking employment, education and training opportunities.

This has at times been difficult as the service has had to move to a remote service with all face to face engagement stopping over this period. The team were quickly able to adapt and offer almost the same level of support to young people on the programme.

The YES team offers a dedicated support Worker who will work with each young person on a one-to-one basis in a confidential, non-judgmental and supportive way, and we encourage the young person to help shape the support that they will receive. Support is aimed around developing interview and employability skills, developing opportunities for education and training and we can help with funding towards courses, interview clothing and travel expenses.

Often the young people that we work with need other forms of support, for example opportunities to take part in activities that can help to build confidence and increase motivation, housing and benefits advice and guidance, emotional wellbeing support, mentoring and access to counselling. Since the Pathways to Wellness Project has started at The Junction we have been able to internally refer young people for additional support that runs alongside our service, or alternatively is offered to a young person who needs emotional wellbeing support prior to starting to look for employment opportunities.

As well as maintaining current case loads we have seen new referrals into the service increase since April, and have helped a number of young people find employment during this challenging time. One of our success stories during lockdown has been a young man who has recently,moved back up to the North East, he was keen to work but lacked confidence in his skills and abilities in securing and holding down a job. He soon started some training which included Health and safety in the Workplace, updated his C.V and started to apply for different jobs. He applied to work at James Cook University Hospital and secured a position as a Cleaning Operative starting work during the pandemic. He has completed his initial training and has been offered a permanent position which is excellent news! He said, “Thank you for everything you have done, I feel so happy and am such a better person now and thank you for helping me.”

Another young person who started on the programme just before lockdown managed to secure a job as a Youth Worker at The Junction. She has been working on the Short Breaks Project helping to deliver online sessions for young people with additional needs or a disability, and more recently being

part of the first groups that have gone back to face to face delivery offering a wide range of activities currently being held at Lingdale Youth Centre.

Lisa Chapman (Project Coordinator) said, “We have been delighted to help young people secure employment during the lockdown period and are really pleased that new referrals are increasing on a weekly basis. We anticipate that as more businesses start to reopen increased employment opportunities will become available and demand for support within our service will start to increase, if you would like to find out more then please give us a call.”

Throughout lockdown we have been going the extra mile to ensure thatsome of our more vulnerable young people have a safe place to stay during lockdown and that they have had access to food. Thanks to support from The Foodbank Redcar and The Bridge Association at Guisborough, we have also been able to help one individual, purchase furniture for a new flat, a safe place to live, that was allocated during lockdown.

A more recent development in the service is the appointment of an Employer Engagement Officer who is looking to build relationships with local businesses and employers to develop opportunities for young people to access work placements, traineeships, apprenticeships and employment across Redcar and Cleveland and Middlesbrough.

We have young people who are looking for all types of opportunities and with businesses reopening we are keen to work alongside employers to help with accessing funding and training routes to support the recruitment and sustainability of traineeships/apprenticeships and ultimately help to achieve and sustain positive outcomes for young people.

Karen Allen (Employer Engagement Officer) said: "This role is imperative to our service, we are looking to establish links and create exciting opportunities for young people. This will enable them to train, work and gain confidence within local communities, which benefits our local businesses and itis a great opportunity for young people to give back to their local area."

If you would like to find out more about how you can get involved and help us to support young people please contact us on the number below.

The Youth Employment Services at The Junction is part of the Tees Valley Pathways Programme and is part-funded by the European Social Fund and is supported by the Youth Employment Initiative. We are able to offer support to young people who are aged between 16 – 25 years who are NEET (Not in education, employment or training). The service is free to access and a self-referral can be made by ringing our main line on 01642 756000 or by emailing referrals@thejunctionfoundation.com

https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/reducingisolation CONTACT US – 01642 756000 – info@thejunctionfoundation.com – FACEBOOK – The Junction Foundation

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Hollie Bush Writes

A whimsical look at our area

East Cleveland's Road of Iron comes off the Rails A

few Hollie Bushes ago - back in that other world before the pandemic - I featured the innovative work by the old nationalised British Railways to get East Cleveland and Teesside back on the nation’s railway map by putting on a daily return train from Saltburn to Kings Cross - an experiment which, for a time, was stunningly successful.

Of course that was in the period where railway managers (men who knew their job to their fingertips) ran the system, as opposed to today where it seems to be run, if it runs at all, by remote civil servants and 30 something junior ministers whose only experience of travel is by ministerial limousine.

These people first get their fingers into what was a complex and working system in the early 1960’s, and the person chosen to represent Whitehall’s will was ex ICI boffin Richard Beeching, a man who knew flow charts and balance sheets to counteract his ignorance of actual railway operation. Drive across our countryside now, and if you know what you're looking for, you’ll find the bones of Beeching’s

victims - overgrown cuttings, converted houses named “the stationmasters cottage” and strange bridge abutments seemingly placed in the middle of nowhere.

And nowhere illustrates this better than a trip along the A174 Coast Road from Loftus to Whitby. Paralleling that road are the still surviving signs of the old railway that took the same route. They’re everywhere you look; from the massive bridge abutments either side of the valley between Cowbar and Stathes, a meaningless looking long rise in the fields as you come into Hinderwell that was once an embankment, the massive concrete footings in the middle of Sandsend Beck as you come down from Lythe Bank and finally a magnificent redbrick station building on Whitby’s West Cliff now reduced to a quiet block of apartments.

I suppose at my age I’m one of the last generation who can remember the old train travel experience - in my case mainly by day trips from my grandparents in East London to Southend.

Even in the late 1950’s and early 60’s the local trains on the Tilbury and Southend line we used

● Demolition of Sandsend Viaduct

● Loftus station just before closure were still mainly steam hauled and with rakes of dull and dusty red brick coloured carriages that probably dated back to the days of King George V. The steam locomotives would be drooled over today, but to me they were disappointing, were invariably coalblack, crowblack and covered with years of soot. There may once have been colours of some kind below, but these were lost forever if indeed they existed The “feel” of travel was totally alien to what we know now. To start with there was no great concern about personal safety. Instead of open coaches there were separate compartments seating about eight of us, and each compartment had two doors which were left to passengers to open and shut. A key item was the leather strap that ran down from the window. That both controlled ventilation and your exit from the train. To do that you had to open the window and then open the door from the outside handle. A great joy was we liked to lean out of the windows to watch and hear the engine as it went round a bend puffing away or to hear the shrill whistle when it went into a tunnel. I never questioned how secure the door was as I leaned out of its window. - I’m not sure I’d trust it now!

I never got the chance to experience the trip to Whitby. It would have been a revelation after the mundanities of the flat potato fields of Essex, although I’m not so sure that Whitby would have fulfilled my own seaside needs - shrimps, sticky sweets, sherbet dips and slot machines at the end of a pier so long it had its own railway line.

But the Whitby line was one that passed me - and the rest of the world by. To be honest, it was probably doomed to fail from the day that the first service ran. It was essentially an unremunerative link between two viable lines the line from Teesside to Loftus opening up the traffic from the iron mines and the Skinningrove ironworks, and the holiday routes from York and the south to Whitby.

It was heavily pushed by industrialist Charles Palmer who had a large mine at Grinkle (as well as his country mansion, today’s Grinkle Park Hotel) and who argued it would open up new iron mines all along the coast. Big problem; after Grinkle the ironstone seam narrowed to mere inches. But he managed to get institutional backing from people who perhaps should have known better and the line finally opened nearly three years late in 1883.

The lateness was due to defective construction by the builders, mainly John “Paddy” Waddell,

a man who seemed to specialise in madcap railway lines. On inspection, many bridges were defective and piers out of vertical. The original Easington tunnel was out of line so that when boring was done from either end it did not meet in the centre. Part of the proposed line was dangerously close to the cliff edge and was abandoned by the NER which took a route further inland through Sandsend and Kettleness tunnels - which again were driven out of true.

The gloomy prognostications over the viability of the line were quickly proved right. Facing bankruptcy, the original promoters, the grandly titled “Whitby, Redcar and Middlesbrough Union Railway” effectively gave away the line for a peppercorn to the North East Railway, who at least could absorb its losses in their own, far larger, balance sheets. But unviability dogged it for the whole of its life, and Railway historian and economist, Michael Williams, writing in his MSc thesis for York University concluded: “The conclusion has to be that R. J. Irvine’s pioneering evaluation of the Whitby – Loftus line - ‘a more spectacular example of a lossmaking branch would be hard to find’ - was fundamentally correct,......”

The branch was a good example of the oversupply of expensively-built branch lines, particularly that where the costs of construction were high because of the nature of the terrain.

For much of the route’s existence it was, at best, one of those which, in Aldcroft’s judgement ‘were quite probable that the revenue derived from traffic….barely covered direct operating costs, leaving little or nothing to provide for the maintenance and renewal of the fixed equipment’. Indeed in the case of the WhitbyLoftus line the cost of construction was crippling, something from which the line never, in the sense of providing an adequate return on capital, ever recovered.

The end was inevitable. British Railways published a proposal to close the line in September 1957; the line's operating costs exceeding its revenue generation, with the argument that closure would result in a yearly saving of £10,950 operating costs and avoid £57,000 (equivalent to £1,380,000 in 2020) of structural maintenance required on tunnels and viaducts particularly between Sandsend and Kettleness. With dwindling passengers after the war years, the route was only popular during hot summer weekends and it closed on the 5th May 1958. Whitby West Cliff station remained

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● The last day of service at Kettleness

● This was a station; Whitby West Cliff Station today

open for another three years, serving trains from Whitby to Scarborough until it closed on 12 June 1961.

But nonetheless, the line was loved by local people, and recently someone unearthed a remarkable article from the local press of the day,, demonstrating that love. What follows are some extracts from that article showing what we once had, but will never see again. Perhaps some of the younger people mentioned in that article are still with us today and can re-read the story.

“Just as a much more famous train - the sixfive special - was clattering across millions of the nation’s TV screens, I rode into Whitby in the guards van of the last train from Loftus to Whitby. Three quarters of a century since cheering crowds had given a rousing send off of the first train on the line, Guard Norman Watson

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of Bradford and I were among the last people to travel by train over one of the most picturesque stretches of line in England, “Our 17 mile journey was punctuated by cheers, tears and the incessant flickering of camera shutters. Schoolboys, university students and ederly gentleman, all united by the common bond a love of the lore of the line, hung out of windows, wrote in notebooks and took camera shots of everything and everybody They had come from every part of the country to be present on this historic journey, One of them, 14 year old David Lowther, a schoolboy from Upper Poppleton near York, brought an epitaph in the shape of a headboard for the engine pulling the last train. In neat black letters it read “The Economist” - a silent reproach to the British Railways pundits who had decreed the closure

of this line. After carefully positioning the board at the front of the engine, David stood on the platform at Loftus with his grandmother, Mrs Hannah Sayer of Park View Loftus, and a friend, 15 year old Peter Craggs of Meanwood, Leeds.

“I suppose it had to come to this” he remarked glumly “but I still think they could have TRIED to keep the line going.” The normal two coach set had been extended to five to cope with the demand for seats. At Loftus, driver Thomas Sutherland of Whitby, a veteran with 46 years of railway service, and his fireman, 17 year old Peter Appleton, posed for photographs and signed autograph books as if they had been used to this sort of thing all their lives. Stationmaster, J L Belford, said he had never seen so many people since the snow had blocked all the roads meaning increased traffic for the line.

“Ten year old twins, Barbara and Kathleen Stott and 15 year old Lillian Raw, who, with their mothers had travelled up from Whitby with the intention of riding in the last compartment of the final train home, were disappointed.

That last compartment was locked. .In it were a honeymoon couple, Mr and Mrs Norman Stedman. Mr Stedman, of Fontwell, Sussex, and his bride, formerly Miss Elizabeth KayEvans of 23 Richard Street, North Skelton, had got on at Brotton when the train was still just a train before it became a part of history. Guard, Norman Watson, explained “I locked them in that compartment as the one they were originally in was covered in confetti.” A few compartments up, Mrs Peggy Theaker, parcels and booking clerk at Loftus, was travelling home to Staithes by train for the last time. From today, Mrs Theaker and porter, Mr Lawrence Wicks, who also lives at Staithes will go to work by bus.

As the train pulled in at Staithes, Mrs Theaker got out, and Mr Fred Dowson, who did her job from 1897 to 1911 got in. Mr Dowson, who is 83, was travelling home to Scarborough. He did not travel on the first train, but he remembers the track being laid, and in 54 years of railway service, knows this stretch of line better than most people.

“On from Staithes to Hinderwell, where there was another crowd waiting. More photographs, more cheers and then we puffed around the wide sweep of Runswick Bay to the tiny hamlet of

33 Kettleness. Here the excitement of the railway enthusiasts reached its peak, for the last train in the opposite direction was waiting to receive the tablet to enable it to safely enter the single line section. Hundreds of people stood on the little platform, among them Mr J B McClurg, Clerk to Whitby Rural Council, which had fought hard to save this little line. Tom Sutherland, who had made hundreds of journeys through Kettleness, had never seen a bigger crowd at this point.

“This is where we saw the tears; The people of Kettleness had turned out in force. To them, living nearly two miles from the bus route means a return to stage-coach days, and in winter complete isolation.

“Finally, hugging the coast and through the deep tunnel nearly a mile long and round to Sandsend. A brief halt, more photographs and we set out on the last stage to Whitby. As we rumbled over the massive East Row viaduct, a little knot of people waved from below. Among them, we later learned, was Miss Edith Jackson of Holme Lea who was a girl of nine when the line first owned and who had travelled on that line on its first day. We steamed unto West Cliff station, and people living in the houses next to the track waved from over their garden fences.

Stationmaster Ernest Thaytes was there on the platform to cast a professional eye at the engine which had been given a special polish in honour of the occasion.

“Although it was the end of the line from the closure point of view, it was not the end of the journey for the train crew. They had to take the train on to Scarborough and back to Whitby before their tour of duty ended. But for now, the excitement had gone and the train became the mundane 6.02 pm Whitby to Scarborough.

And surprisingly enough, after all the hoo-hah she was only six minutes late.”

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

Roseberry Funeral Service top keyworker poll

oseberry Funeral Service has become the 400th winner of “Keyworkers Fundraising 2020”.

This is a not for profit fundraiser set up by 14 year old Sam Gragan who wanted to do more to say thank you and to show his own appreciation of key workers. This all started on 12th April of this year when Sam decided to use money he had received at Easter, towards sending pizza to staff on the Stroke Unit at North Tees Hospital.

He continued to do this for 11 weeks and started to included others along the way to continue on with his appreciation of key workers. In order to decide who gets the prizes, a Facebook poll is set up where votes are taken against two locations such as shops, nursing homes, mental health teams, refuge teams, foodbanks, pharmacies, charity organisations, funeral directors, emergency services and wards within hospitals. People can then cast their vote between the two and the lucky winners get a surprise such as sweets,

chocolates, pizza and other gifts.

In order for the keyworkers to receive these gifts, Sam set up a go fund me page, a website and weekly/ monthly bonus ball draws. This enabled him to reach out to more people to get the support and funds required to keep this project going.

This has not always been easy, but he has persevered with his endeavour having now reached the milestone of 400 keyworker gifts handed out.

Roseberry Funeral Service was the lucky 400th winner of this generous fundraising. Sam spoke with Michelle Thurston-Balam, Managing Director and Funeral Directors within Roseberry Funeral Service following the voting win.

“It has been lovely to be part of this and such thought and kindness from this young man and everyone who voted for us has gone a long way with all of us. Many keyworkers have been struggling from the beginning with the regulations changing, unanswered questions and the pressure to complete their job under difficult circumstances.

“Things were very difficult in the beginning, but I feel we have now all found our new “normal”.

Such a lovely gift has brought the knowledge that we are appreciated, and I hope that the 399 organisations before us have all felt the same. We are immensely proud to have been chosen as the 400th winners through the public Facebook vote.”

Should you wish to donate the Keywords Fundraising 2020 or suggest an organisation/team to vote for, please search for them on Facebook or head to http:// teesvalleykeyworker-rewards. weebly.com

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By Kate Bramley

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here are a few green shoots appearing in the theatre world this month as some practitioners make their way back to theatre performance, albeit ‘al fresco’.

It’s still proving difficult for the major venues to safely plan the opening of their indoor spaces, and it’s largely due to the difficulties in the logistics of getting people in and out safely. But audience confidence is another matter altogether and a recent survey of our local community halls undertaken by my own Badapple Theatre Company showed much apprehension- shared by our creative team- at returning to indoor performance.

However, now the government has allowed the bespoke outdoor venues such as the spectacular Minnack Theatre in Cornwall to reopen, there are some enterprising companies closer to home who are making the leap into presenting outdoor performances with social distancing in place.

York Theatre Royal have just announced their ‘Pop Up On The Patio’ series with a series of outdoor concerts, dance, poetry and performance taking

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The World of Theatre place outdoors every Friday and Saturday from 14th-29th August. www. yorktheatreroyal.org.uk has the details.

Stephen Joseph Scarborough remains online but there are plenty of participatory workshops available from the comfort of your own armchair with their ‘Summer School’ www.sjt.uk.com.

And if it’s a bit of light comedy you’re after then there are still plenty of our own radio broadcasts on offer at https://badappletheatreonyourdesktop. podbean.com/ with newly commissioned short plays from Danny Mellor and Richard Kay – “Suffer Fools Gladly” is a family show about a jester exiled from the Kingdom of Marillion and “ Togetherness” a gentle tale about a widower who finds a new lease of life through singing.

There are numerous other episodes of my own past shows such as ‘The Carlton Colliers’ for all the football lovers and haters, “The Daily Bread” intrigue for the bakers, and “Back to The Land Girls” for those of us who just need a little Dunkirk spirit!

More next month, hope you all have a safe summer until then!

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Walking Home: Step into Opera North’s new series of sound journeys from lockdown; A BBC Arts Culture in quarantine commission for BBC Radio 3

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alking Home, a series of five sound journeys commissioned by Opera North and composed and recorded by musicians during lockdown, will be broadcast on BBC Radio 3 and BBC Radio 6 Music,and available for download, from Saturday 15 August.

Five artists, spanning jazz, folk, Middle Eastern and African traditions, classical and contemporary music, have created the new works specifically to be listened to on headphones whilst walking, as part ofBBCArts and Arts Council England’sCulture in Quarantine initiative; bringing arts and culture to the nation under lockdown.

Each piece has been made with aparticular place or time in mind,offering the listener a unique chance to renew their imaginative connections with their environment, as we continue to adjust to a new context for our outdoor activity and exercise. “The spark for these commissions came from the strange alchemy we found between walker, place and music that was powerfully evident in the sound journeys that Opera North has made for the Humber Bridge and River Tyne”, saidthe Leeds-based company’s Head of Projects Jo Nockels.

Jonty Claypole, Director of BBC Arts said: “BBC Arts has been working with artists and arts organisations throughout lockdown to ensure their work reaches a UK wide audience during this challenging time. These new commissions display a wealth of creative vision, expressing many of the emotions provoked by lockdown: anxiety and loneliness as well as love and joy. I am overwhelmed by the brilliance of what the artists have achieved, many of whom are more used to making work in theatres and live spaces, adapting their craft to tell their stories in a new way."

Alan Davey, Controller of BBC Radio 3 said: “Throughout these challenging times, Radio 3 has been giving listeners the much-needed opportunity to unwind; from music that helps heal the mind, to slow radio that takes you on a journey. Opera North’s new sound journeys designed to be listened to whilst walking show how radio can be a companion and a source of comfort wherever we are, whilst connecting us

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● Abel Selaocoe Picture: © Tim Dunk

● Martin Green recording at dawn near his home in Pathhead, Midlothian Picture: Sandy Butler

to our surroundings”.

South African cellist and composer Abel Selaocoe’s lockdown base in the Peak District has inspired his work, Ulibambe, which is intended to accompany a walk at the end of the day. “I’ve enjoyed the different soundscapes as I walk out, thinking about the light in the sky, and how everything glimmers in a very different way”, he says. “The title comes froma Zulu saying meaning‘Hold the sun, so it may not set’. In this piece of music the phrase takes on a new meaning and becomes a way to soothe your worries towards the end of the day: we often overfill our day and feel overwhelmed, but instead we can live and work by embracing our instincts and knowing when we have done enough, or when there is a need for change.”

Born and raised in Damascus, Maya Youssef is a virtuoso of the qanun, the Arabic zither.“When I was approached to take part in Walking Home,” she says,“the first thing that came to my mind was walking in nature, and the different lines of thought and feelings that stream through me.

Because of that, there are different voices in this piece, all of which the qanun performs. I’ve never worked like that before, so it was a very interesting process.I know a lot of people are going through a lot of grief at the moment, and

Tudor Croft Gardens Good News!

e now feel comfortable that by following the latest Government Guidelines we can safely open the gardens this month.

They are looking stunning and therefore: Tudor Croft Gardens will be open Saturday 22nd and Sunday 23rd August from 10 – 4 After this, Tudor Croft’s next opening will be for the displays of some 300 rare varieties of snowdrops in February 2021 We have put measures in place so that you can relax and enjoy your surroundings reassured that we have your safety in mind. We will signpost a single, safe route around the gardens and volunteers will be on hand to advise you. You will be encouraged to use hand sanitising stations on arrival, at toilets and other key locations.

We have taken the opportunity to redesign and revitalise several areas of the gardens recently.

We hope you like these changes and we look forward to your comments.

We have been generously offered the use of Galley Hill school playing field, uphill from Tudor Croft, for car parking. This will be signposted, manned and free of charge.

Admission to the gardens is £5, children free.

Naturally we will be offering some of our beautiful plants for sale, many of which you will see on your tour of the gardens but you will not find in garden centres.

Teas, cakes and soft drinks will be available at tables on the lower lawn. We don’t have card facilities so please bring cash.

Funds raised will go to the charity Kids Kabin which works with disadvantaged children in Middlesbrough and Newcastle.

We do hope you are able to join us and we look forward to seeing you.

Mike and Gel Heagney TUDOR CROFT GARDENS STOKESLEY ROAD, GUISBOROUGH, TS14 8DL You can find us on facebook facebook.com/ tudorcroftgardens) We have been asked in the past by readers of exactly how to get to Tudor Croft Gardens The easiest is probably “From the Shell Petrol Station at the west end of Guisborough the garden is 500 yards up Stokesley Road from the nearby traffic lights. It will be well signposted.”

● Maya Youssef Picture: © Tim Dunk

I wanted this music to give them a whisper of hope”, she says of her contribution to the series, called Silver Lining.

Moving out of the countryside, Syrian-born Iraqi oud player and composer Khyam Allami’s sound walk, Al-Mayasan, takes a cinematic approach to the unsettling atmosphere of urban spaces in the Covid-era. “I’ve spent the entirety of the lockdown alone in Berlin, and through it I’ve learned that we tend to forget how much our day to day interactions with people allow us to have a different perspective on what we do and how we think”, he says. “Music, especially when married to picture, can influence our emotional engagement and relationship with whatever we are seeing. I would like to encourage listeners to consider who you can see around you, and consider the environment that you’re experiencing,through the perspective of one of the other people that you have seen or

encountered, on this short journeywith me."

Accordionist, composer, and one-third of exploratory folk band Lau, Martin Green brings together field recordings, dialogue and the trumpet and tenor horn ofLaura Jurd on his mini-opus A Place of Crisps and Pianos. “I’d been getting up earlier and earlier and really enjoying that special period when it feels like there are very few people awake. I recorded a few walks at sunrise, one with my daughter, and the snippets of conversation that got caught became the starting point. I’d been yearning for ensemble music and I'd been very keen to find a project to do with Laura for a while - and the sound of the sun makes me think of brass”. He honed the final cut by listening to it repeatedly on walks out from his home in Midlothian: “You hear things differently when you're walking, and things have a different effect”, he says.

Vocalist, violinist and pianist Alice Zawadzki’s My Boy of the Birds is written for “that very special time of day that’s neither nighttime or daytime, that strange liminal, luminous place where the birds are singing and we’re on the precipice of something new. The piece reflects all of the changes that we navigate with people close to us. There’s a tension between two keys, but there’s also a gentle pulsing all the way through which doesn’t change, and I suppose that’s the thing that you hold on to, a kind of rudder in these weird seas! I really hope that anybody listening to it will find beauty and consolation in it."

Alice’s piece will be the first to be broadcast, following the Proms broadcast on BBC Radio 3 on Saturday 15 August. To coincide, all five works will be available for download fromthe Opera North website, to be experienced wherever and whenever the listener chooses. The remaining four sound walks will be broadcast on BBC Radio 3 and BBC 6 Music over the coming weeks.

Winkies Castle Folk Museum

162 High Street, Marske by the Sea Sadly, due to the confined space in the Museum and not being able to adhere to Covid regulations Winkies Castle will remain closed for this season.

PARKINSON’S UK Redcar & District Support Group Unfortunately, due to the current restrictions we are still unable to hold exercises classes or support group. When restrictions are lifted and we get permission/guidance from Parkinson’s UK the activities will restart.

Parkinson's UK have published a booklet 'Parkinson's and Coronavirus - your questions answered' This is free, and can be obtained either on-line (www.parkinsons.org.uk) or from Parkinson's UK Order line: phone: 0333 0030 523.

Need more help ring: helpline (free phone) 0808 800 0303 or...email enquiries@ parkinsons.org.uk.Parkinson’s In March Parkinson’s UK launched an emergency fundraising appeal. If you would like to donate here is the link: https://www.parkinsons.org.uk/donate?_ ga=2.67662420.459029844.1586949088-1133737345.1546950349 Parkinson's helpline (free phone) 0808 800 0303 Email: enquiries@parkinsons.org.uk Website: http://parkinson.org.uk 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.

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A Word from Barry Coppinger…..

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his is traditionally a time of year when we relax, take a pause and plan ahead for the busy autumn months to come.

Many families spend time together on holiday, enjoying the best of the late summer sunshine.

Young people receive their examination results from school and college and start to plan their future.

However, 2020 has been unlike any year in living memory. While the most strict lockdown measures now seem like a distant memory, we are all living in a world which is very different to the one, which we enjoyed 12 months ago.

Our services are still operating under the conditions imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic.

This is reflected in our article on service provider Safer Communities, from whom I commission the Victim Care and Advice Service, Restorative Cleveland and services at Teesside Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC.) The article reflects the careful balancing act, which most of us are performing at the moment – attempting a business as usual approach while dealing with the conditions imposed

by COVID-19 and looking ahead to new and innovative services at the same time.

Despite changes and restrictions, my office has been forging ahead with plans for fresh approaches to existing problems.

Our Youth Commission attempts to engage with a segment of society, whose voice is seldom heard when planning police, crime and community safety measures.

Safer Streets will bring in new security measures in areas traditionally blighted by theft-related crime.

I hope you enjoy reading my column and it brings hope that beyond the pandemic, both my office and its partners are working to secure a better future.

Youth Commission Launch

Young people in Cleveland will soon have the chance to influence decisions on crime, community safety and policing.

Recruitment has launched to find members for Cleveland’s first Youth Commission established by the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner.

Cleveland Youth Commission on Police and Crime will give up to 25 young people the chance to support, challenge and inform the work of Police and Crime Commissioner for Cleveland (PCC) Barry Coppinger.

Meeting every four weeks until March 2021, the Commission will seek the views of other young people on policing and crime, plan events and help to host the first Cleveland Youth Commission Conference.

At the end of the project, the young people will publish a report into the policing and community safety priorities of young people in living in

●● Safer Streets Funding Cleveland.

PCC Barry Coppinger said: “This project will allow us to not only seek the views of a group often under-represented in consultations, but also to represent a range of diverse views within that group and create a lasting piece of work which will be considered when new schemes and policies are developed.”

Mr Coppinger has partnered with youth engagement experts Leaders Unlocked to ensure young people have the chance to make their priorities known.

To be a Youth Commissioner, you must: • Be aged 14-25 years old • Live in Cleveland.

• Be a team player • Be able to commit to the entire project Deadline for entries is 21 August. For more details, go to: https://www.cleveland.pcc.police.uk/Take-Part/ Cleveland-Youth-Commission-on-Police-andCrime.aspx

Services in the Spotlight: Safer Communities

THE COVID-19 pandemic has brought opportunities as well as challenges for Safer Communities.

The Stockton-based charity has continued to run all three services, commissioned by the Police and Crime Commissioner, throughout the pandemic.

Safer Communities run the following on behalf of the PCC: • Victim Care and Advice Service • Restorative Cleveland • The Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC) Teesside.

At Teesside SARC, Safer Communities together with Mitie Care and Custody have continued to provide a 24/7 service for those that have been a victim of rape and other sexual offences.

One examination suite was set aside for those, who were potentially suffering from the coronavirus and this ensured that the service

Legal Notice Schedule 2, notices under articles 13 and 36 Town and country planning, order 2015.

Notice under article 13 of application for planning permission. Proposed development (a) Burton Cottage, Staithes.

I give notice that (b) Richard Sutcliffe is applying to the (c) North Yorkshire Moors park authority for planning permission to (d) 3x3.5m patio area NZ7824018840.

Any owner or tenant of the land who wishes to make representation about this application should write to the NY Moors park authority.

●● Youth Commission Launch continued as normal – albeit under multi-agency, emergency planning procedures.

In recognition of the impact of COVID-19, SARC benefitted from funding, secured by the PCC from the Ministry of Justice.

The £11,890 awarded to Safer Communities will be used to purchase laptops for staff, which will allow them to carry out more work remotely.

The funding will also assist in the purchase of additional PPE. The Victim Care and Advice Service (VCAS,) offers free, confidential support to victims of crime and their families – many of them among the most vulnerable in the community.

There was an increase in the number of telephone calls undertaken and staff found they were spending much longer on calls, particularly with people who were socially isolated.

Staff also made Kindness Calls, undertaking welfare checks on clients previously identified as vulnerable and signposting them to information and additional support.

The service dealt a number of calls around COVID-related fraud including phishing emails and scam telephone calls But by far the biggest increase was in the number of referrals around anti-social behaviour as people found themselves confined to their homes during the early days of lockdown.

For Restorative Cleveland, COVID-19 meant adapting communication to fit the circumstances.

The service enables communication between victims and perpetrators. It aims to encourage the offender to address the impact of crime and tackle the underlying causes of criminality. It gives victims a voice, allowing them to demonstrate how crime has affected them and move forward with the help of staff from Safer Communities.

Working with officers at some of the region’s prisons, Restorative Cleveland has been using a secure email system to contact offenders.

Staff have also produced workbooks, which allow offenders to work independently in their cells. Workbooks helped prisoners to focus on addressing their offending behaviour.

COVID-19 has even helped Restorative Cleveland to develop new ways to reach practitioners and partners by offering webinar training in restorative justice. https://www.cleveland.pcc.police.uk/News-andEvents/News-Archive/2020/COVID-Challengesfor-Safer-Communities.aspx

Safer Streets Funding

CLEVELAND’S most at-risk areas for theft will receive a number of new crime prevention measures, including alley gates, increased CCTV and street lighting.

The Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner has secured £1,034,696 from the Home Office’s Safer Streets Fund, which aims to prevent acquisitive crimes like theft, robbery

and burglary.

The project will target South Bank in Redcar and Cleveland as well as the Newport area of Middlesbrough and Hartlepool’s Burn Valley, including Oxford Road and adjacent ‘ladder’ streets. All suffer disproportionally high levels of crime.

A range of measures will be brought in to protect communities including enhanced CCTV coverage, alley gate improvement schemes, metal shutters and improved lighting.

The area’s most vulnerable households will receive home security provisions and funding will be provided for Neighbourhood Watch schemes and dedicated Victim Care Officers.

The project will be completed by 31 March 2021 and its success will be measured by how well the additional provisions reduce levels of theft-related crime.

Police and Crime Commissioner Barry Coppinger said: “This project is all about preventing acquisitive crime before it happens.

This funding will allow us to refresh existing crime prevention measures and to install new equipment to deter criminals from victimising communities.” https://www.cleveland.pcc.police.uk/News-andEvents/News-Archive/2020/1m-investment-formajor-crime-prevention-project.aspx

We need your help……

Members of the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) community in Cleveland – and the agencies who support them – are being asked for their views on a new victims’ service.

A short survey has been developed to help inform the commissioning of a support service for victims of illegal cultural harms, including forced marriage, honour-based violence and female genital mutilation.

An existing service is currently delivered by Middlesbrough-based charity the Halo Project.

The Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner and Middlesbrough Council will be working together to fund a new service and want to hear from the BAME community and agencies who would value support.

The service provider will be appointed in December 2020, to begin delivering the service in April 2021.

Survey for members of the BAME community https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/ BAMESupportServicesCommunitySurvey/ Survey for professionals working for agencies who come into contact with vulnerable BAME people https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/ BAMESupportServicesPractitionersSurvey/ Until next time, stay safe - and look after each other Barry Coppinger Police and Crime Commissioner for Cleveland

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Rural Ewe Crime Update H

ello everyone, and welcome to August’s edition of the Rural Policing page – Rural Ewe brought to you by me Paul Payne your rural crime prevention officer.

I hope you’re all still staying safe and looking after yourselves in these uncertain times and although there is a little light at the end of the tunnel, we still need to be vigilant.

I know I’ve been speaking to some of you over the past weeks and months regarding staying safe and keeping your properties secure, and I have to say its been a welcome distraction and great maintaining those connections, although I’m now pleased to say I’m no longer having to shield and can look to getting out and about again after 4 months of working from home.

Planned Operations: As usual, and although I’ve been working from home, I’ve been keeping myself busy, coordinating and planning rural operations, giving crime prevention advice out via phones calls and even video link ….. I thought it best that I came in to the 21st century and join the technical revolution. To be honest this has been a really useful tool and one that has benefited everyone.

I can assure you that we have many more operations planned for the year, using neighbourhood teams, Domes, Bikes, ANPR and our many partner agencies. So keep a look out for more good news stories coming your way in the coming weeks and months.

As normal our rural frontline police officers have also been out there night and day helping me with all this, and I’d like to say a big thank you to them all for taking a real interest in rural affairs and keeping you all safe, which they will continue to do 24/7 Engagement Team: I’d also like to mention our new Engagement Team, which includes Sgt Bryan Marsay, PC Andy Hampson, PC Neil Harrison, PCSO Nick Fuller and PCSO Zoe Price. Some of you may have met them already in our rural communities, and I can say are doing an amazing role throughout Cleveland, and more importantly in bringing communities together and helping me broaden our impact on rural engagement in our communities. We all work under the same department of Community Safety, and between us, have some great ideas for the future.

Operation Phoenix: As some of you will be aware Cleveland Policeare still running Operation Phoenix which is a means for Cleveland Police to highlight the continuing work we all do in every department, whether this is tackling rural crime, organised

Operation Phoenix:

crime groups, drug warrants, numerous operations, really the list is endless, but at the core is the fact we are here to serve you.

Rural Crime Prevention – Target Hardening: Since my shielding was suspended on August the 1st I’ve been out to different rural locations, carrying out target hardening surveys of Farms, Rural Businesses and homes, and as I have mentioned in the past this is a free service that involves me coming along and seeing if together we can make your premises more secure by me offering crime prevention advice and the right equipment to use. I ca assure you that I don’t come along and recommend things that cost the earth. I need to make sure that things are cost effective and practical, which I’m proud to say I always achieve. This could be something as simple as moving equipment out of sight, property marking said equipment, which we can arrange to do free of charge with our Dotpeen property marking machine, making subtle changes to the environment, using equipment you already have by for example digging ditches to deter off road vehicles from coming on to your land and causing criminal damage. The list is endless and i would encourage anyone out there to lease use me, all I really ask for is a cup of tea, white no sugar.

Heritage Crime: One of the things that I’ve been asked to look at lately is Heritage Crime, and its effects on our rural communities.

You may ask, what is heritage crime Heritage crime is any offence which harms the value of heritage assets and their settings.

Some heritage assets are protected by specific legislation to prevent harm caused by damage or unlicensed alteration.However, other crimes such as theft, criminal damage, arson and anti-social behaviour offences can also damage and harm heritage assets and interfere with the public's

enjoyment and knowledge of their heritage.

Heritage assets are sites which are considered to have a value to the heritage of England and include: • Listed buildings • Scheduled monuments • World Heritage Sites • Protected marine wreck sites • Conservation areas • Registered parks and gardens • Registered battlefields • Protected military remains of aircraft and vessels of historic interest • Undesignated but acknowledged heritage buildings and sites.

How big a problem is heritage crime?

Historic England commissioned research into the scale of heritage crime in England, and the research found that historic places are not being targeted over other places, except for their valuable materials and artefacts. They are suffering a substantial rate of attrition nonetheless and they are of course susceptible to irreversible harm.

The research indicated that: • An estimated 18.7% of all listed buildings were physically affected by crime last year.

That is over 70,000 listed buildings.

• For almost 30,000 listed buildings the impact was substantial.

• The biggest single threat is metal theft and the most threatened type of building is a church.

About 3 in 8 churches or other religious buildings were damaged by crime last year.

If anyone out there is a guru on this subject, particularly for the Cleveland area and wants a free cuppa on me, then I’d love to meet up for a chat.

Operation Galileo – Illegal Hare Coursing: The seasonal trend of illegal hare coursing matches the farming calendar, meaning there

is typically an increase in poaching offences in September and October, after crops have been harvested, and fields are left empty and open.

Cleveland Police have joined Operation Galileo, a major clampdown on poaching offences.

Galileo is a national campaign, pioneered by Lincolnshire Police, and bringing together forces particularly affected by this offending.

As part of the operation in Cleveland, vehicles previously linked to poaching will be identified and targeted. Suspects will be stopped and dealt with robustly, and victims will be visited to obtain witness statements.

Police will deploy to areas of high activity, to prevent offending and investigate offences.As part of Operation Galileo, officers will also work closely with other police forces affected by illegal poaching. The forces will share information and intelligence, mount joint prosecutions where possible, and ensure a consistent approach in dealing with poaching - the illegal taking, killing, injuring or pursuit of game, deer or fish.

Identified offenders often have previous involvement in other forms of cross-border crime, or are members of organised crime groups.

Many offenders travel long distances to carry out poaching offences, and are frequently from other force areas.

I genuinely believe that this is a vastly underreported issue, but with this campaign that involves nearly every force in England, and with your help, as you are our eyes and ears we can make a difference.

And let’s not forget, those taking part in the so call “sport” bet large sums of money on Hare Coursing, which is normally a result from other illegal activities, and is a way to money launder their ill-gotten gains.

Lets stand up to these organised crime groups, and show them that our rural communities will not be treated with disrespect, and that by working together we will bring them to justice.

Please remember to sign up to ‘Rural Watch’ via www.clevelandconnected.co.uk join me on Twitter @ClevelandRural or if you need advice (non emergency) on rural matter please contact me at: ruralcrime.webmail@cleveland.pnn. police.uk Stay safe everyone, and take care of yourself and your wonderful communities. #LookingAfterRuralEwe Kind Regards Paul Payne Rural Crime Prevention Officer Emergency No: 999 Non Emergency No: 101 CrimeStoppers: 0800 555 111

Cleveland Police appoints new Deputy Chief Constable

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elen McMillan has been appointed as Deputy Chief Constable of Cleveland Police following a successful recruitment process. She joins from Northumbria Police, where she is currently an Assistant Chief Constable.

Chief Constable Richard Lewis said: “Helen is joining Cleveland Police at a time of real change and real improvement and will play a huge role in driving forward the improvements we need to make to support our communities.

“Helen will be a key part of delivering on our vision, set when I became Chief Constable in 2019, to ‘deliver outstanding

policing for our communities’. I am proud of the progress we continue to make at Cleveland Police towards this aim.

“Much remains to be done but I trust that the improvements we continue to make in so many areas has served to increase trust in our processes and plans for improvement.”

DCC McMillan was previously seconded to Cleveland Police in 2018/19 as Temporary DCC. She joined Northumbria Police in 2017, having previously worked for Durham Constabulary in a variety of roles.

She has worked in training and professional standards departments and is an experienced firearms and public order commander.

DCC McMillan also worked in the NHS for a year before joining Durham Constabulary in 1990, and worked in roles in Durham, Bishop Auckland and Darlington, among others.

DCC McMillan said: “Having worked in policing in the north east for 30 years and I’m really pleased to be back on Teesside.

I know the challenges that Cleveland faces, but also recognise the relentless dedication of officers and staff.”

Current DCC Ian Arundale QPM, who joined Cleveland Police on a temporary basis in 2019 having come out of retirement to support the Force, will remain in the organisation and continue with his current standards and ethics and legal services remit.

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Wayfarer’s Travels:

Kos – Greece

● The Promenade

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hen you feel it`s safe to travel abroad once more, Greece and the Greek islands appear to be amongst the least risky at present; Kos is the third largest Greek island after Rhodes and Karpathos.

The island of Kos is rich in Greek and Roman monuments and landmarks, particularly in and around Kos Town. This harbor town is dominated by the 15th-century Neratzia Castle.

South of the castle are the Ancient Agora ruins, with temple, shrine and columns as well as the 3rd-century Casa Romana villa with its beautiful mosaics.

Greek food is excellent and we enjoyed one of the best moussakas we`ve ever had at the “Select” restaurant. It’s situated near the plane tree of Hippocrates. This is the plane tree under which, according to legend, Hippocrates taught his pupils the art of medicine. Paul of Tarsus purportedly taught here as well.

The main beers in Kos are Mythos, Zeus and Alfa – all cheap, pleasant and cool.

A good place to enjoy a beer is Eleftherias Square. It’s also a good place from which to visit the town’s historical monuments and sites.

If you`d like to explore further afield you can get a bus to Kefalos. This beautiful, picturesque village on the southwestern tip of the island is dominated by the imposing Papasillis windmill. The journey takes about an hour.

Even better why not take the ferry and enjoy a day out at the lovely Turkish resort of Bodrum. The trip takes about 45 minutes and, if you are as fortunate as we were, you can marvel at the number of flying fish shooting across the water. Each was flying for about 100 metres, a good metre above the waves and at an incredible speed.

For any further information on this or any other destination, e-mail:- Wayfarer@ntlworld.com

News from the Local WI’s

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By Diane Falla

he ladies of Saltburn WI usually have a rest in August, but of course nothing is usual this year; it is possible we are doing more than usual.

Our meetings have now been been suspended for five months with no sign of us being able to meet again in the near future, but that hasn’t stopped us keeping in touch.

In July every member received a small hand delivered gift from the committee to let them know they hadn’t been forgotten.

We have started our strolls again and these

are proving more popular than ever; we are to be seen wandering around Saltburn Marske and Skelton on Tuesdays and Fridays. We have continued to have weekly zoom meetings, sometimes for a chat and catch up, other times for a quiz night. Weekly challenges are varied, this week we were challenged to make bread.

Despite all this activity we look forward to the day we can announce a face to face meeting with the message that new members are always welcome. In the meantime you can keep up with all our activities at www. saltburnbytheseawi.wordpress.com or take a look at our Facebook page

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FROM HEADLINES TO HARD TIMES

By ED MITCHELL

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emember Ed Mitchell presenting T.V. programmes on both BBC and ITV? This is his frank story of his childhood, his rise to fame, with a salary of well over £100,000 a year and then his subsequent fall from grace with him becoming bankrupt, losing his home and his family and sleeping rough on a park bench. He had been happily married for 26 years with two adoring children.

All that changed as he fell fowl of that typical journalist disease – alcoholism.

Fortunately he was given a second chance when a wellwisher sponsored his treatment at The Priory.

Read the book to find out Ed`s relatively happy ending.

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Serves 4

Pork meat loaf

1lb minced pork.

1 large onion 2 eggs 4 tablespoons stuffing mix 50 ml hot water.

1 leek finely sliced 8 medium mushrooms sliced Splash of olive oil.

Salt and pepper.

Fry onions. leeks. mushrooms in oil.

Allow to cool.

Mix stuffing and water and cool.

Lightly beat eggs and add to pork.

Mix in veg Lightly mix and rest in a loaf tin.

Bake in a bane Marie in oven for 90 mins medium oven.

Allow to rest 10 mins before slicing and serving.

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‘Thrift your place’ and have fun with the Festival of Thrift at home H

ome is where the thrift is this year for fans of the hugely popular national celebration of sustainable living, the Festival of Thrift.

People are being invited to ‘Thrift Your Place’ in the run up to this year’s virtual event, ‘Thriftfest Upcycled’ the Digital Edition, that goes live on September 12 2020 replacing the large-scale annual celebration at Kirkleatham cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.

To help people get involved in creating, fixing, swapping and sharing at home ahead of the day, activity packs, full of fun-filled ideas to inspire all ages, are now available to download on the festival’s newly designed website at www.festivalofthrift.co.uk A virtual marketplace featuring a range of sustainably-focused businesses is also up and running on the website offering a wide range of upcycled and recycled goods and ethically produced products with special offers scheduled for the Festival weekend!

Amongst the ‘Thrift Your Place’ activities featured are ideas for swapping, fixing and making, including instructions by dancers and choreographers Jennifer Essex and Lorraine Smith, and Dutch costume designer Daphne Karsten about how to discover the ‘Secret Life of Stuff’ then make and move about in a futuristic outfit constructed out of household objects that would normally be thrown away.

A selection of recipes, including one for Hedgerow ketchup, from The Town is the Menu at last year’s Festival of Thrift, where food inspired

by Guisborough was put on a plate and served up to 400 hungry festivalgoers, is also included.

‘How to Cloudgaze at Home’ audio instructions by Gobbledegook Theatre spell out how “gazing on clouds slows us down like a meteorological meditation” and provide beautiful accompanying illustrations of ten cloud types to spot, asking “did you know that the average life expectancy of a cloud is just ten minutes?”

Another from dancer, performer and choreographer Patrick Ziza reveals how to release your inner Dandy in a Day and create a flamboyant, beautiful (and, of course, thrifty!) outfit that expresses who you are and to “think chic, think classy” before you “strut and swagger and pose, pose, pose”.

Festival of Thrift director, Stella Hall, said: “We’ve had to reinvent the festival this year due to Covid. The theme for this year’s event is energy and we’ve certainly needed it rise to this year’s challenges.

“In the true spirit of sustainability, however, we’ve repurposed the event to bring the joyful spirit of the Festival of Thrift into people’s homes instead. The programme for our new digital edition on 12 September, ‘Thriftfest Upcycled’, aims to help people to do some of the things they might have tried if they’d been able to visit the large-scale event we had originally planned.

“We’ve commissioned new work, including from Metis Theatre, which invites you to imagine your Brilliant Day, alongside featuring regular favourites like Fix It Café, Town is the Menu, Little Inventors and Noisy Toys so, as ever, there are surprises in store!

“Look out for special offers from our marketplace traders on the day too.”

Details of the programme for the live stream of the 2020 virtual Festival of Thrift are being released via the website over the next few weeks as part of the countdown to the event.

On Saturday 12 September ‘Thriftfest Upcycled the Digital Edition’, hosted by MC Paulus, will come to life via the website with a programme that features, 13 activities , 10 workshops, 6 talks, 4 demonstrations, 1 live stream and one beautiful moment.

Stella added: “All in all it will be a brilliant day!”

To download the free ‘Thrift Your Place’ activities, visit the virtual marketplace and find advance details of the programme for ‘Thriftfest Upcycled the Digital Edition’ on 12 September visit www. festivalofthrift.co.uk

●● The Secret Life of Stuff uses household items to create wearable sculptures

●● Patrick Ziza Dandy in a Day trio

Providing weekend lunches for local children

●● Beyond Housing Community Connector Rachael Crooks (front) pictured with Ladies of Steel members, Beyond Housing colleagues Sharon Dalton (2nd right), Kevin Hughes (right) and local volunteers who helped deliver the Helping Hands scheme food packs.

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eyond Housing is maintaining its support for a scheme that is now providing weekend lunches during the summer holidays for local children who are eligible for free school meals.

The help for struggling families is a continuation of the Helping Hands project that was set up by the Ladies of Steel group in partnership with Dormanstown Primary Academy and local volunteers.

The recipients have been drawn from Beyond Housing customers and children from Dormanstown Primary Academy who have been identified as vulnerable or nominated by their teachers.

A pack of lunch items to cover the two weekend days for the six-week school holiday period is being delivered

to each home by volunteers from Ladies of Steel and Beyond Housing.

Each pack also includes a community-related challenge to keep the youngsters engaged, with the chance to win a prize at the end of the six weeks for those completing all challenges.

Rachael Crooks, Community Connector at Beyond Housing said: “We have been supporting the Ladies of Steel scheme to provide free school lunches for eligible children during the pandemic and are delighted to extend our support to cover the holiday period.

“This has been a challenging time for very many people, and I am proud that we can help tackle the issues around food poverty for some of our community’s most vulnerable children.”

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Rapid diagnostic centre opens to speed up cancer diagnosis

HE Friarage Hospital has launched a leading edge cancer service to provide faster diagnosis for patients who do not have obvious cancer symptoms.

If a GP is concerned that a patient may have cancer, but they only have vague symptoms and do not meet the usual criteria for an urgent two week cancer referral, they can now book them into the rapid diagnostic centre (RDC) for further tests.

Based in the Northallerton hospital’s Wensleydale Suite, the service aims to promote faster diagnosis and treatment to help improve recovery and survival rates.

Patients’ symptoms are assessed holistically and an individualised programme of diagnostic tests provided as quickly as possible.

Symptoms may include abdominal pain, unintentional weightloss, persistent fatigue or loss of appetite.

These symptoms may be caused by a number of common conditions, but if a GP or an emergency department clinician believes they require further investigation by a hospital specialist team they can now be seen within two weeks.

The RDC is already benefitting patients across Hambleton and Richmondshire and is set to be rolled out across the South Tees area over the next six months.

Chris Blackham, RDC advanced nurse practitioner said: “It’s really beneficial to patient outcomes and survival rates to get a diagnosis sooner.

“Too many people are being diagnosed with cancer at a late stage which means they have fewer treatment options. Our focus is on early detection and rapid referral to ensure those prospects are

● Carole Goodchild, Chris Blackham, Sarah Readman and Debbie Hall in the rapid diagnostic centre at the Friarage Hospital improved.”

The service opened its doors in June and statistics show 28% of patients assessed at the centre have been transferred to the care of cancer specialists at South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Others have been diagnosed with a longterm condition or referred for mental health support.

Carole Goodchild, RDC service improvement lead said: “This is the next big step forward for cancer treatment and it’s great that the Friarage is one of the UK centres leading the way.

“Patient feedback has been really positive so far.

People feel that someone is really listening to them and getting them through the system quicker.”

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Hospital trust rolls out patient support programme

outh Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is rolling out a web based programme that allows patients to access personalised care plans and resources from the comfort of their own home following the coronavirus pandemic.

The interactive platform, Go Well Health (GWH), has been used by the trust’s orthopaedics team since 2018, but as a result of COVID-19 it will soon also be available to heart and lung patients.

During the pandemic, all non-urgent face to face clinic appointments were postponed to allow NHS resources to be focused and prioritised to the areas and patients who needed them most and to reduce the risk of infection This saw medical teams look at different ways that they could remotely assist patients who were waiting for surgery.

The free programme allows patients to access services they would normally expect in person. This includes educational information, maps, surgical videos, narrated presentations and therapy videos.

Surgeons are also able to monitor the patient while they are at home through interactive forms and detailed reports.

Consultant orthopaedic surgeon, Paul Baker, who was involved in the initial launch of the programme, said: “GWH is an excellent way of making sure that patients have direct, effective and quick communication with their consultants.

“Since we introduced the app to orthopaedic patients in November 2018 and we have had more than 1,100 patients register.

“The programme has really come into its own during the coronavirus pandemic and I am happy to see that it is going to be taken on by another department within the trust.”

● Consultant orthopaedic surgeon, Paul Baker and Natalie Clark, clinical trials assistant Marion Archer, 75 from near Northallerton, North Yorkshire, used the digital platform when she underwent a hip replacement at the Friarage Hospital in 2018.

“I would recommend the programme to anyone as it’s a really good way of keeping in touch with your consultant and finding out what will happen before and during the procedure,” she said “It included a lot of one page information sheets which were helpful.

“I found the information about the hospital, what happens at your first appointment and what to take with you when going into hospital very useful though I would have liked more exercise advice.

“If it wasn’t for the programme I probably would have had a number of questions and would have needed to phone up to get answers to my questions.

“I used the diary section of the programme to keep my own record of progress and still note any changes today.”

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North Riding Football League Update

By Andrew Snaith

The best of the North Riding Football League Premier Division pre-season action, information added where possible Please note all matches are behind closed doors with no spectators allowed due to Covid 19: For results/updates follow @NRFLOfficial on Twitter St Marys 1947 Wednesday 19th August v Norton FC (H) 6:30pm ko Saturday 22nd August v Richmond Town FC (A) Wednesday 26th August v Nunthorpe (H) 6:30pm ko Saturday 29th August v Thornaby Dubliners (H) 2pm ko Kader Saturday 22nd August v Norton Tuesday 25th August v Great Ayton Royals Saturday 29th August v Wolviston Boro Rangers Saturday 22nd August - Staithes Tuesday 25th August - Auckland FC Saturday 29th August - Blyth Town Redcar Newmarket Saturday 22nd August v Ripon City (A)

Grassroots football on the North Yorkshire Coast

Coast and Country Radio Sport Launching on Saturday September 19th, unprecedented radio coverage of grassroots football on the North Yorkshire Coast.

Covering the Northern Premier League, North Riding Football League, Scarborough League and Beckett League. Only on www. coastandcountyradio.co.uk

Saturday 29th August v Otley Town (A) BEADS FC Saturday August 22nd v Boro Rangers Res (a) Wednesday August 26th v Hartlepool FC (h) Saturday August 29th v Guisborough Town Reserves (h) Redcar Town Wed 19 Aug Yarm Eaglescliffe (H) KO 7.30 Sat 22 Aug Grangetown BC (A) KO 2.00 Wed 26 Aug Thornaby Dubliners (H) KO 7.30 Sat 29 Aug Cleveland FC (A) KO 2.00 Grangetown Boys Club Sat 22nd Aug - v Redcar Town Tues 25th Aug - v Stokesley SCFC Sat 29th Aug - v Hartlepool FC Stokesley Sports Club Wed 19th Aug v Stokesley Wanderers Sat 22nd Aug v Darlington RA Tues 25th Aug v Grangetown BC Yarm & Eaglescliffe Sat 22nd Aug - v Wolviston (H) Sat 29th Aug- Whitby Fishermens v Fishburn Park

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e are delighted to have a great local electrical company continue with their sponsorship for us.

Last season RPK Electrical paid for our mascot and shirt and this season have agreed to sponsor our Club Website to enable us to carry it on for another season.It is much appreciated by us all.

Redcar Town FC Girls' Section Our girls' teams are in need of a few players so if you would like to join a friendly club with great facilities please get in touch with Danny 07710135151 for the u15 girls y9 and y10, Paula 07879023396 y8 and y9 for the u14 girls and Sophie 07580007131 y8 and y9 for the u14 lionesses.

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Football’s finally coming back to the KGV – albeit behind closed doors for now…

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By Bill Perfitt

he first positive green shoots of the reemergence of grass roots football are starting to appear, with the publication of draw dates for the early rounds of both the FA Cup and FA Vase and Guisborough’s own pre-season friendly programme.

The Priorymen kicked off their preparations for the new season with their first friendly on Wednesday, 5 August at Thornaby which Guisborough won 2-1 to lift the Peter Morris Memorial Trophy.

This was followed by other matches against Redcar Newmarket, Marske United, Whitby Town and Billingham Synthonia which took place as Coastal View was going to press.

Sadly, due to Government rules and guidelines on Covid-19, all the pre-season friendlies had to be played behind closed doors until further notice. All the latest updates on Guisborough’s games are available on the club’s Twitter feed at: https://twitter.com/guistownfc Another hugely welcome development has been the FA announcing details of the dates for the early rounds of the Emirates FA Cup and the Buildbase FA Vase - both of which Guisborough will be involved in.

Draws for the first two rounds of each of the two flagship FA competitions are to be made on Tuesday, 18 August.

To find out full details as they are currently known, the link to the full announcement by the FA can be seen by following the link below: http://www.northernfootballleague.org/news/ fa-cup-and-vase-rounds-and-draw-dates/ Meanwhile, despite the ongoing Covid-19

●● Guisborough Town victorious players and backroom staff with the Peter Morris Memorial Trophy following their 2-1 opening pre-season win at Thornaby. Picture

by DAN CLARK

●● Guisborough Town players going through their paces during one of their pre-season training sessions restrictions, a huge amount is still happening down at the KGV as Guisborough Town continue to make plans for the new season ahead, as far as is possible in the currently difficult circumstances.

The club was delighted to host a visit to the KGV on Friday, 31 July by our local Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland MP Simon Clarke.

After his visit, Simon posted the following glowing comment on his official Facebook page: “It was great to visit Guisborough Town again and see how they are preparing for the new season! Lots to be positive about even at a very challenging time. They are a club at the very

●● Simon Clarke, MP

heart of the community, which really matters right now.”

Very positive interviews with Guisborough Town Chairman Don Cowan and Chris Wood, Head of Guisborough Town Juniors Section, were also shown on Mr Clarke’s Facebook article.

The link to the full piece, including the excellent interviews with Don and Chris, is as below: https://t.co/VLYSsN8DtB?amp=1 There has been more good news for Guisborough Town, confirming once gain its ever-increasing standing within the football world with the announcement that the club has

been awarded a £500 grant from the Football Foundation to help make the KGV facilities even safer once the ground is fully open to the public again.

Guisborough Town’s strong fundraising efforts to bring in much-needed cash to the KGV coffers continue to go from strength to strength.

The Priorymen recently launched several major fund-raising initiatives just a few weeks ago and already they are paying off handsome dividends The club’s new 50FIFTY draw has now enlisted almost 350 subscribers which means the club is benefiting to the tune of around £700 a month - which is proving to be vital income during the enforced Covid-19 lockdown restrictions.

Full details of the draw and how to sign up are readily available on the Guisborough Town Twitter site – it is easy to join up, costs only £5 per number per month (you can have more numbers if you wish!) and it is all done by Standing Order with winnings paid directly back to the successful subscribers’ bank account the same day!

It’s great value for money which helps Guisborough Town enormously and for that modest outlay of just £5 per number each month you get a weekly chance of winning a substantial sum, which in the last draw earned the winner the princely sum of £172.50!

Guisborough Town’s recently-launched major Sponsorship drive - which offers attractive packages to potential sponsors has received another big boost with the news that Teesside company NPC Plant Training have taken out a top of the range Platinum package.

Sleights FC Update

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By Andrew Snaith

leights bade farewell to leading goalscorer for the past two seasons, Charlie Paterson, this summer, after his move to North Riding League newcomers Nunthorpe FC, managed by ex-Stokesley chief Steve Todd.

Paterson took SFC's players' player of the year gong too at a socially-distanced ceremony at the village's Plough Inn on Coach Road. Elsewhere, lively winger Tom Shrimpton took the managers' player of the year award from Ed Turner and

Jordan Jackson-Bailey.

Adam Entwistle grabbed the Chris Warrior Clubman of the Year trophy. Entwistle has worked hard at the AC Building & Property Maintenance Sports Ground and has developed into a leader on and off the field after joining the club committee.

Entwistle has worked with Turner, young midfielder Kieron McLay and skipper Charlie Smith, as well as joint groundsman/sports club committee member Dave Tait on extensive changes at Sleights' base on Lowdale Lane. There have been thorough pitch works carried out too which will leave the surface unplayable for competitive football until October.

The first home game of 2020/21 will see Sleights take on a Whitby area XI in memory of Chris Warrior. Chris was the club's secretary and a highly popular player and committee member. He tragically passed away at the age of 24 in March.

Sleights began their friendlies with a trip to Guisborough to face North Riding league neighbours Staithes. Another NRFL outfit, Great Ayton United provide the opposition on Saturday 15th August with Goldsborough of the Beckett League hosting them a week later.

Turner and Jackson-Bailey have welcomed back left-back Ben Wilson from NRFL Premier Fishburn Park with midfield man Richard Lane signing up from the same Whitby club at the same time as a 25-man squad will kick things off next month.

Sleights FC would like to thank AC Building and Property Maintenance for agreeing to sponsor their home kit for the coming campaign as well as their ground. They would also like to thank

Mic Bates Fitness for sponsoring their new training t-shirts.

As of time of press, the Beckett League First Division club are offering a £300 minimum one-year sponsorship for their blue Adidas away kit. Email: sleightsfc@gmail.com for more information. The kit is worn throughout

North Yorkshire and Teesside. This is available due to Covid guidelines suggesting all squad members should have their own strip to wear and take home.

Stay tuned to sleightsfc.co.uk, facebook. com/sleightsfootballclub and @sleightsfc on Twitter for more sponsorship opportunities.

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Marske’s preparation for 2020/2021 season M

By Mark Hathaway

arske continue to prepare for the 2020/21 season, with the first pre-season friendly played on Saturday 8th August against Billingham Synthonia.

Sadly, and following FA / government guidance, the game was played behind closed doors. Marske won a bad-tempered game 2-0 with both goals coming from new signing Adam Boyes. Marske got off to the best possible start, taking the lead on 5 minutes when quick thinking from Liam O’Sullivan, taking a quick throw-in which released Boyes who saw his exquisite lob drop under the crossbar.

It was nearly 2-0 on 19 minutes when another O’Sullivan throw-in saw Adam Wheatley win a header and the ball dropped to Louis Johnson who saw his shot on the turn go inches wide. Synners only chance of the half was in the 45th minutes when a Matthew Wilkinson clearance was blocked but Andrew May was on hand to clear.Within the first minutes of the 2nd half, it was 2-0 when a mistake at the back allowed Boyes a clear run on goal who finished calmly with a low shot across Dawson. On 52 minutes, a late challenge on Kev Burgess led to a mass brawl involving 14 players from both sides. When peace was restored, both Burgess and Daniel Chapman from Synnerswere shown red cards by referee Jamie Cann.

Marske have a number of other per-season games planned including Thornaby (away), Billingham Town (home), Guisborough Town (away), Hebburn Town (away), West Auckland Town (home),

●● Recent signings Matthew Tymon (orange bib) and Adam Boyes. Both photos were taken by Simon Wall.

Northallerton Town (home), South Shields (home) and Whitby Town (away). As it stands, all of the above games will be behind closed doors, as per current government advice.

The “Marske United All Together” fundraising continues to see the fund rise to enable to club to pay for ground maintenance, utility bills, insurance etc while no football is taking place. As of August 1st, the fund stood at a magnificent £6,555.

Further details how to donate can be found at the Marske United website – the website address is below.

The planned league season start date is slated to be Saturday 19th September but the Northern Premier League have confirmed, as with all other non-league leagues that they would only be happy for the season to commence once spectators are allowed to attend.

Meanwhile, the FA Cup is due

to start on Tuesday 1st September, with the FA confirming that 3 teams from the Northern Premier League North West Division would need to play in the Extra Preliminary Round on the 1st September. Unfortunately for Marske, they were on of the three teams drawn out (along with Colne and Pickering Town) so await the draw which will be made on August 18th. Sadly, it looks as if this game will also be behind

closed doors unless Department for Culture, Media and Sport / Football Association guidance changes.

Please keep checking the official club website – www.marskeunitedfc. org as well as the club Twitter and Facebook accounts for the most up to date news and we hope to be able to welcome fans, old and new, to Mount Pleasant once the season is allowed to commence and fans are permitted to attend.

Whitby Town Round Up

By Andrew Snaith

After lockdown, non-league football got back underway in August

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By Andrew Snaith

hitby Town begin their pre-season campaign with their regular curtain-raising trip to Northern League Billingham Synthonia on Tuesday 18th August.

The Seasiders then visit North Riding Senior Cup finalists Thornaby, four days later.

Town go to Guisborough Town for the Micky Skinner Trophy, before they play at the Towbar Express Stadium for the first time in the new campaign. Stockton Town, who were champions-elect of the Northern League's top tier before lockdown, will provide the opposite on the 29th of August. Stockton defeated Whitby 3-1, last summer, at their Bishopton Road home.

Marske United of the NPL First Division North West conclude Whitby's current schedule at the Towbar, a week later. However, as of time of press, three more games are slated with Whitby now knowing they have a free weekend 7 days later as they'll enter the FA Cup at the First Qualifying Round- three other NPL Premier

sides will have to play in the competition's preliminary round on that day instead. The likelihood is that Town will face a league side's academy team on that date.

NPL Premier action gets underway on Saturday 19th September and the Seasiders have frozen prices on their new season tickets, which are now available.

The Blues have also unveiled their attractive new Errea home and away strips. They are available through Assistant Manager Lee Bullock and will be online through their Motif8 club shop in due course.

All friendlies will be behind closed doors with no supporter entry permitted.

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Redcar Bears

Redcar Speedway Club Statement Kindly supplied by John Gallon

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n the 21st July Redcar Speedway were informed that professional league speedway in the UK had been cancelled for 2020 as a result of Coronavirus.

This no doubt comes as a huge disappointment to most of our supporters and sponsors, but is was to be expected following the Government’s announcement that supporters would not be allowed to attend professional sporting events until October at the earliest. Speedway in the UK cannot survive without gate revenue from its fans.

Redcar Speedway has faced its own challenges as a consequence of the Coronavirus pandemic, as promoter Jitendra Duffill explains: “Firstly I’d like to thank our supporters, staff, riders and sponsors who have been supportive and understanding of our situation over the last few months.

“To be honest, committing to professional league speedway this year was going to be a huge challenge for us anyway. We have had major concerns about the likelihood of reduced crowd numbers resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic. There was a worry that the consequences of that would have put our club in financial difficulty and the future of the club in jeopardy. We also lost the services of some key members of staff. “There are some upsetting things I cannot say at this time, but one major blow for us is that Terry Chrabaszcz, our main track curator, has had to resign from his position at the club as he has now found full time employment. To say we are gutted

would be an understatement, but we fully understand and appreciate his reasons and he will be very difficult to replace.

Terry has been a massive asset to Redcar Speedway for the last three years and he has done a phenomenal job in his time with us. I know that Terry is as disappointed as we are to be leaving, but the loss of his services are another unfortunate consequence of Covid-19. I’d like to wish him well and can’t thank him enough for his efforts.

“We made a press release a few weeks ago stating that all of our club’s partner sponsors had already committed to backing the club in 2021. This was a major boost for us and we are extremely fortunate and thankful to have that support.

“Following our last press release, we also had over half of our season ticket holders contact us confirming that they would like to roll their tickets over to 2021. I really can’t stress just how massive that is to us and we are so grateful! Because of this support, we have no concerns about Redcar Speedway coming to the tapes in 2021 and we are confident that we can survive during these strange and challenging times.

“We have now made the decision to roll all season tickets over into 2021 automatically unless the holder requests a refund. Any refund requests will be granted without hesitation and I ask anybody who would prefer this to email me directly, to duffill.redcarbears@gmail.com using the subject ‘Season Ticket Refund’.

“We completely understand and respect everyone’s situation is different and that some supporters would prefer to take this route. All supporters that decide to roll their tickets over to 2021 will be shown our gratitude by gaining access to every single race meeting in 2021, whether it be a league, cup, open or play off match. We want to show our supporters that we do not take their support for granted and want to give them

Jason Crump at the Media Prima Arena

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he Media Prima Arena was graced with the presence of a Speedway legend on 4th and 5th August.

Three times World Champion Jason Crump was on hand to give tuition to rising stars Kyle Bickley and Drew Kemp, who both benefited from his expertise on a one to one basis.

The future is certainly looking bright with GB Academy as part of GB Speedway Team being so proactive in giving it’s developing talent track time with such a distinguished rider.

Redcar Speedway would like to thank BBC Look North, who took the time to film and interview the sessions.

● Jason Crump Picture: From FullNoise.com.au

● Picture: Colin Poole something back.

“I would also like to acknowledge our riders and staff, who have never put us under any pressure for information that we could not offer and have demonstrated nothing but understanding and commitment to our club. It has been a financially challenging time for most people and our riders have probably felt that more than most as their livelihood was taken away from them overnight. The advice that I gave to our riders just after the outbreak of this pandemic was to take employment if they could and not to worry if that compromised their ability to commit to racing this year. We couldn’t promise them anything and I didn’t expect them to put their lives on hold for something that may not happen. All of them have worked during this time and I’m pleased that they have had some much needed income.

“I would like to make it very clear that we are committed to our team and all seven Bears will be invited back to race for us next year, assuming the relevant loaning clubs and 2021 regulations allow that to happen. The Redcar promotion do not want to change anything and we will honour their 2020 contracts in 2021 if that is possible. All seven riders from our 2020 team have told us that they want to be at Redcar next year and nothing would make us happier than to see that happen.

“In the meantime, we have been opening our stadium doors to riders for private hire and practice sessions recently. This is something that we would like to continue right through to next season as it is bringing some much needed income to the club. We had an amateur meeting staged on the 9th August with others to follow up until October. Unfortunately, we are unable to allow spectators at this moment in time but encourage supporters to keep watching our social media pages for updates as this may change in the future.

“I have also been asked if we would be willing to stage an individual or open meeting in October if we are allowed to at that time. My answer to that is that it’s a little too early to decide, but we are not ruling anything out at this time. Again, please keep an eye on our website and social media as this will be the first place you will see any news from us.

“I’ll end by sending our best wishes to all of our supporters, staff, sponsors and riders. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions and I will do my best to get back to you as soon as possible.

There are challenging times ahead, but I’m confident that British Speedway will bounce back from this as its promoters are 100% committed to our sport. I know that there’s been a massive effort and complete dedication to rescuing this season against all the odds and it has come as a major blow to the association to have all of that hard work undone. The BSPL have never given up, I can assure you of that and it’s a huge boost that the association’s media partner Eurosport have confirmed our contract with them will roll over into 2021!”

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It’s not too late to apply for this September, visit: www.cleveland.ac.uk

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With a wide range of courses and learning options available for adults, studying with us has never been so convenient!

Choose from a wide range of courses including:

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“After 15 years in industry, I have decided to gain a recognised qualification at Redcar & Cleveland College to enhance my skills further.”

- Peter, NEBOSH National Diploma in Occupational Health & Safety, Redcar and Cleveland College

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Enrolment might just be around the corner but we are still taking applications for September 2020. It’s not too late to apply now! Whatever your interests are, we have a course for you!

If you need any help, advice or course information get in touch today. We are here to help you.

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“I chose to come to this college because it was local to me. I have made so many new friends on my course and we are one big team.’’

Ryley, Sport student

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