Castal View Issue 74 by Coastal View and Moor News

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 Issue 74 October - November 2016

•• Now 26,000 copies monthly ••

MP pledges to defend local community pharmacies billion net value to the NHS in providing just 12 services. So the proposed cuts are certainly not the Christmas present the pharmacy sector was expecting and there is no doubt that such cuts will be catastrophic. “Already our healthcare colleagues in hospitals and GP surgeries are struggling to cope with patient demand and a community pharmacy is the logical

● Owner of Skelton Pharmacy, Zulf Rafiq with local MP Tom Blenkinsop

om Blenkinsop, MP for Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland, has backed a campaign opposing the government’s plan to cut the budget for local chemists, after talks between the government and the sector broke down. Negotiations on a new package of funding for community pharmacies have halted and the government is set to push through a funding cut that could force thousands of chemists to close across the country. The government’s initial plan to cut £170 million from the community pharmacy budget – a cut of 6 per cent – was put on hold after pressure from campaigners, but a new round damaging cuts could now be imposed by the Government. The government’s own figures have shown that the £170 million cut could force up to 3,000 community pharmacies – one in four across the country – to close their doors to the public. This puts the 271 community pharmacies in Durham, Darlington and Tees Area at risk. Further, a recently leaked document revealed the government’s relief package for community

pharmacies is intended to assist just one in ten pharmacies across the country, meaning the vast majority will receive no further support. Tom said: “The Tories’ plan risks losing important services for my constituents. The government should drop their cuts and negotiate a new deal with the sector. “The logic behind this plan is flawed because cuts for community pharmacies mean even more pressure on A&E, GPs and other services. This is a short term cut that will damage our NHS in the long run. “Under the Tories many NHS services in my constituency have closed and now more are threatened. If local community pharmacies close young families, elderly people and housebound patients in Teesside will suffer. “The government’s proposed support package isn’t enough and they need to think again about this urgently.” Owner of Skelton Pharmacy, Zulf Rafiq, told Coastal View: “A recent report states that in 2015 community pharmacies had contributed a £3

Coastal View Community Awards 2016 4 page supplement inside

place to relieve this pressure, as the government keeps stating in press releases. “Instead of increasing the funding to match this, the government wants to impose savage cuts. The maths just don’t add up. Unfortunately if the cuts are implemented, then no doubt many independent pharmacies will disappear and so will service, choice and convenience for most people.”

Coastal View & Moor News Issue 74 October - November 2016

Welcome to Coastal View & Moor News Issue 74

ello again and welcome to our penultimate newspaper of the year, so only one left before Christmas! This issue is packed full of local news stories and events, mostly submitted by our readers, which is what makes Coastal View & Moor News quite unique. So what’s included this month? As mentioned in the last issue, we held our annual Community awards event in the wonderful Freebrough Academy at the end of September and in the centre pages you will find a special four page supplement section giving you all this year’s winners. We had an amazing night and managed to raise £2500 from sponsorship of awards, and proceeds of a raffle and the bar. This total reached £3000 due to generous donations from Chris and Anne Nicholls and Graham and Martin from Cuts Garage and The Railway Arms. This brilliant amount of money will ensure the Young Carers from the Junction Foundation spend

some quality time with their families over Christmas. Recently the lovely people from Liverton Village held a coffee morning and raffle, raising £127.20, which they kindly donated to our Young Carers’ ‘fund’. There are plans to increase this amount to at least £3500 but more on that later. With the weather changing and the days being shorter and depending on when you receive the paper, the clocks going back, it feels like winter is almost upon us. But winter brings many great things to look forward to and we don’t mean the snow, but events like Halloween, Bonfire Night and Christmas. Turn to page 59 for news about this year’s Skinningrove bonfire and to page 5 for sad news about one of its founders. And talking of Christmas, on page 49 you will find details of our special Greetings section, which will appear in our next issue, giving you a chance to send Christmas wishes to your family and friends or if you are

a business, to your customers. This month we have many stories about the wonderful things that are happening in our communities and on page 3 you can read about how our friends, Russ and Sarah Clark, from the Cleveland Bay in Redcar are true community heroes as well as national award winners and are always giving something back to their community! Sorry to always ‘harp on’ about certain things but sometimes it is very frustrating to have to deal with the same issues every month. On this page we always state the next paper’s deadlines for editorial and advertisements. A deadline is something we must stick to as we have deadlines too, the date when we MUST get the paper to the printers. In order to meet our deadline we ask that you stick to them too and help make our lives a little easier. It takes many days for the two of us to put the paper together so please bear this in mind if you want us to publish your articles etc. The other thing we seem to

mention a lot is the fact that some people complain that their paper is late. We must point out there is no such thing as a late paper and that even though certain events may have passed there are still many things to read! Always try to remember that your newspaper is FREE and 26,000 copies are delivered throughout the area by our hard working and loyal distributors. One last thing we must mention before signing off. Because of essential work that had to be carried out on our lane this month ie cutting back of trees that are touching the power lines, our electric supply was cut off on the day we finish off all the last bits and send the pages to the printers. On this day it is essential we have power! Thanks must go to our good friend Dave King, who allowed us to complete the paper in his office, because if not, you wouldn’t be reading it now. We hope you enjoy reading this issue.

olls Lynne & Steve Nich

Next issue available from November 30th 2016 Editorial and Advertising deadline for this issue - November 18th 2016 Coastal View & Moor News is published, produced and distributed by Genesis Media Promotions, 67 Guisborough Road, Moorsholm, Saltburn-by-the-Sea, TS12 3JA. Tel 01287 669418. Printed by Trinty Mirror Printing Ltd Middlesbrough Copyright Genesis Media Promotions 2016 Genesis Media Promotions accepts no liability from any contract entered into with any advertiser. The publication of advertising in this newspaper does not imply any approval or recommendation by Genesis Media Promotions of those goods and services advertised. Any views stated in Coastal View & Moor News are not necessarily those of Genesis Media Promotions who remain impartial from and are not connected with any political parties and other organisations. We conform to the newspaper industry’s voluntary Code of Practice, administered by the Press Complaints Commission. If you feel that we have made an error in a report, or have fallen below our high standards please write in the first instance to Lynne Nicholls, Genesis Media Promotions, 67 Guisborough Road, Moorsholm, Saltburnby-the-Sea, TS12 3JA. Telephone 01287 669418 or email editor@coastalviewandmoornews.co.uk. For information about the Press Complaints Commission, including details of how to make a complaint telephone 0207 8310 0022 or visit www.pcc.org.uk

Layout & Design By

Stephen G Nicholls Photographic & Design Services

01287 669418 email: stevienicholls@yahoo.co.uk

Contacts 9am-5pm Monday - Friday

Have Your Say and General Editorial Steve & Lynne Nicholls 01287 669418 editor@coastalviewandmoornews.co.uk

Advertising Lynne Nicholls 01287 669418 advertising@coastalviewandmoornews.co.uk

www.coastalviewandmoornews.co.uk

This Month 26,000 copies Coastal View & Moor News is distributed to areas of:

Redcar, Marske, Saltburn, Guisborough, Brotton, Loftus, Carlin How, Skinningrove, Skelton, Easington, Lingdale, Stanghow, Boosbeck, Margrove Park, Charltons, Moorsholm, Liverton Mines, Liverton Village, New Marske, Kirkleatham, Wilton Village, Upleatham, Dunsdale, Yearby, Ugthorpe, Danby, Staithes as well as libraries, and various other outlets.

Coastal View & Moor News Outlets

If you do not get Coastal View delivered to your door you can pick it up at any of the following outlets:Redcar The Community Heart The Hub Parker Stag, Queen St McColls Laburnum Rd Savers, High Street Seabreeze, Coatham Clock Gallery Aldi West Dyke Rd Anna Turley Office Milbank Terrace UK Dry Cleaners WestTerrace Dormanstown Westfield Farm Furniture4You Premier Store Saltburn Destinations Wellbeing Centre Guisborough Sunnyfield House Belmont House Feed Em, Morgan Drive Guisborough Pool Easington Farm direct Staithes Co-op

Carlin How Cuts

Brotton Cleveland Country Store Marske Longbeck Nurseries New Marske McColls New Marske Pharmacy Gleneagles Centre Skelton Civic Hall Bhive reception Devaney’s,High St Skelton Mill Skinningrove KasKane Cafe Danby Health Food Shop Public Libraries Skelton Guisborough Loftus Redcar Marske Saltburn Dormanstown Laburnum Rd Ormesby Roseberry

Coastal View & Moor News Issue 74 October - November 2016

True community heroes win national award

was applause, photos, cheering and a few tears. I’m not used to the limelight I’d rather be in the background, but what an amazing thing to happen to us. Regional winners, two years running and now National Winners too.” Enterprise said what impressed them most and won praise from the judges included work to make the pub fully accessible and the hosting of group meetings at the venue almost every night of the week, Apart from the trophies, Russ and Sarah received £3000 for each of their awards, making £6000 in total!. They plan to spend the prize money on providing free transport for less able customers. “This will enable them to get out a bit more and socialise, especially in the dark winter months,” Russ said. “We intend to provide a free door-to-door service with a seven-seated

t’s a year ago now since we spoke to Russ and Sarah Clark from The Cleveland Bay in Redcar East when they had proudly won the Enterprise Inns Community Hero award for the North East region 2015 at a time when Redcar was suffering. This was great news; Russ and Sarah planned their year and invested the £3000 prize money into improving the access to the pub. They put ramps in for wheelchair and pushchair access and added handrails for anyone who was unsteady on their feet. It took a lot of work and Russ and his handyman Ian mixed and laid the concrete themselves to get the maximum amount of ramps and handrails as possible. This was a big improvement to a pub that has become a local hub for the community, with the Young at Heart group for the over 50’s and the guys and girls from Redcar Education and Development using the pub regularly to meet, play bingo, pool and darts.

Then the invite came for the 2016 awards, could Russ and Sarah make it two years in a row? Sarah said “second or third maybe”.” there’s a lot of competition “. Down to the awards they went and who would of guessed it, they won again. So there it is two years running, regional winners what could be better than that? When the announcement was made for the National runners up, The Lunar Hare at Andover, whose landlord is spending a whole year barefoot for charity, anyone would have thought, who can better that? Then the announcement came as they said: “This year’s National winners are Russ and Sarah Clark from The Cleveland Bay in Redcar!” Russ tried to explain the rush of emotion that he and Sarah experienced but for once was lost for words. Sarah told us: “There

vehicle, free of charge. The bus route that runs past the pub is under threat at the moment, which could isolate a lot of the elderly people who rely on the public transport.” “Judging the Enterprise Community Heroes Awards is never easy,” Enterprise sales and marketing director James Armitage said. “The stories we hear from our talented publicans are truly heart-warming and reaffirm the vital role pubs play in communities across the UK. We are incredibly proud of all of our finalists, and in particular Russ and Sarah who are the epitome of great publicans.” Russ and Sarah would like to pass on their thanks for all the support and help they have had from the community. The Cleveland Bay has become a valuable community hub and home to a lot of people including Russ, Sarah and their family.

Coastal View & Moor News Issue 74 October - November 2016

Skinningrove’s love affair with their ‘creative rock’

very private, modest and camera shy man, and the creative rock behind Skinningrove Bonfire, that’s how the villagers of Skinningrove describe Richard Baker, who sadly passed away recently at his home in Whitby, at the age of 66. Richard was famous for many reasons but locally he is known as the man who inspired the famous bonfire at Skinningrove which he had been involved in every year since 1982 even when he and his wife Doff moved to Devon. One villager told us: “Richard built the first bonfire for Village Arts in Brotton in 1981 and then the second in Skinningrove in 1982. He has been part of this November 5th tradition ever since and this year’s event will be sad but in a way, a celebration of his life and in a place that he loved.” They went on to say: “Richard really did put Skinningrove on the map and it’s fair to say, Richard fell in love with this place and the village fell in love with him.” He had a wonderful way with the children of the village during their pre-bonfire workshops. With his calming influence, he had a unique way of taking himself to their level and explaining what he wanted them to do. In 1982, 200 people came to the bonfire at Skinningrove but over the years, the themed bonfires have become very popular with an estimated 5000 people now visiting each year! This year’s theme is the alum industry and it is believed that even though Richard’s presence will be sadly missed, his legacy will live on through his energy and passion and love of the village and its people. A bonfire committee member said: “Richard was a lovely gentle man who touched all who met him and he was involved in the planning of this year’s bonfire. Sadly he won’t be here with us but we will do him proud and make it an amazing occasion.” Richard’s funeral took place on October 14 at St Mary’s Church, Whitby and on that day this posting was put on the facebook page of Skinningrove Bonfire, which we believe says it all. It reads: “Today, we said goodbye to our dear friend Richard Baker. Those who knew him will forgive us for now turning our thoughts and ambitions to our bonfire and to creating an event which would make him proud of the immeasurable impact he has had on a small village on the north east coast called Skinningrove. Richard made many plans during his last moments on this earth, and the bonfire was among them. This year’s bonfire will be another ship, and we make no apology for that as Richard enjoyed building ships.

It will be another sailing ship, a Yorkshire Collier, of the type used in the Alum industry and later the craft that Cook was to sail in as the HMS Endeavour. James Cook was a man who Richard held a great fascination for and a man in who’s footsteps he took enormous pleasure in following on the replica ship of the same name. We do hope that you will join us to celebrate the endeavours of this village, this region and our very own Richard Baker.” A website has been set up by his widow Doff to celebrate his life and achievements - not just helping organise the bonfire, but as a writer, gardener and seafarer too. Below are some of the comments made by Skinningrove residents about a man they all truly loved and will miss but whose memory will live on in their hearts forever. Sharon said: “I first met Richard when I was six years old in a small village called Skinningrove that Richard became a part of when he first built the bonfire. Richard was a pleasure to be around; he was kind, caring and very lovable. Over the years Richard became a massive member of the community for his love of Skinningrove and the impact he had with his amazing talent with which he never disappointed. “I myself became involved from a very young age with the bonfire and continued to do so for many years. My family also became involved. I’m so grateful to have had the privilege to have known Richard - he was a truly inspirational guy and I will truly miss him so very much. Richard will always be in my heart and thoughts every day and forever more.” “When I first met Richard I would have been four or five years old. When I was growing up, I always helped with the bonfire and straight away I took a big shine to Richard and his lovely wife Doff and as the years have gone on we got really close. I wouldn’t have had it any other way. And for Richard, he was a true gentleman, loving, caring, funny and most of all he had a heart of gold. There was lots of laughter when Richard was around and lots of cuddles which I loved - am going to miss my big cuddles. Am going to truly miss you Richard, with all my heart but we will meet again someday and I will get my cuddles. You’re with the angels now, sleep tight my true friend you will always be in my thoughts everyday and my heart. PS I will do my best to look after Doff. Love u always and forever, love Mandog xxxxx.” Tommy and Margaret Evans said: “Richard was a very kind, gentle and wonderful man. He will be missed by so very many and always remembered fondly. “Thinking back to the floods, 2nd November

2000, Richard was helping Tommy bail the water out of our house when told by the police to evacuate the building because of a possible gas leak in the house next door. We have old fashioned sash windows and the top one was open about nine inch; when Tommy turned and looked for Richard who was nowhere to be found, quickly followed by Tommy. We will

never know how Richard got through such a small space so fast, as tall as he was. Although this was a serious situation we still smile when we talk about it. There are many more fond memories of him. You will always be in our hearts Richard.” To leave your memories of Richard, visit www.richardbaker.online

Coastal View & Moor News Issue 74 October - November 2016

An inspiration to us all Old soldier receives prestigious award

Livestock / Criminal Damage Appeal

leveland Police are seeking any information on a recent incident involving the death of a Pedigree Beltex Sheep and Criminal Damage to several gates caused by Off Road vehicles in the Yearby area of East Cleveland on the evening of 18th October going in to the early hours of the 19th October The Beltex sheep was found in a field with injuries suggesting that it may have been attacked by a person / persons or possibly a vehicle. This is not an isolated incident and Cleveland Police are working hard to tackle Rural Crime in all areas of Cleveland, and with your help and support we will make a difference If anyone has any information could they please forward it to Paul Payne the Rural Crime Officer for Cleveland Police either via 101 or at ruralcrime.webmail@cleveland.pnn.police.uk Can I also ask people to forward this email to friends and family and encourage them to sign up to Cleveland Connected so we can get these messages out to the wider rural community and work in partnership tackling these people www.clevelandconnected.co.uk

By Ellie Lowther

t’s been a long old wait for Lingdale resident Joe Stiff to be recognised for his part in the liberation of France during WW2 and receiving the Ordre national de la Légion d’honneur, which is the highest military medal that France can award. Joe said: “I am very pleased to receive this medal and have often wondered if there are any other veterans from Dunkirk in the region.” Born in Boosbeck, though has lived in Lingdale since the age of four. ex Green Howard and East Cleveland Miner. Joe, aged 96 was part of the rearguard action at Dunkirk and survived the devastating German army Blitzkrieg despite being hit by a

German shell, as our troops were being rescued from the beaches on that fateful day during WW2. Joe awoke in hospital after four days with the Padre asking him about his family, as he was very lucky to be alive, even though his Mother actually received notification that Joe was believed to have been killed in action. When the army officer came to inform her that he was alive, she fainted! Once he had recovered, Joe returned to military service until he left the army in 1947. Joe, a father, grandfather and great grandfather is also a survivor of the Lingdale Mine disaster of 1953 where eight men lost their lives; he did however, receive serious burns. It was an absolute honour to be able to chat with Joe recently and learn a little about his remarkable life. An inspiration to us all. Well done Sir.

Two sheep killed in brutal attack in Redcar

olice are appealing for information after two sheep were attacked and killed on Wilton Lane, between Bank Top Farm and Court Green Farm, in Redcar. It is believed the incident occurred overnight on Tuesday 18th October into Wednesday 19th October. A ram and a lamb were both attacked with a blunt instrument, which may have been a piece of wood, leaving them with head injuries which killed them both. The deaths of the sheep are not being linked to any other incident at this time. Anyone with information regarding the incident is asked to contact Cleveland Police on the non-emergency number 101, Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or www.crimestoppers-uk.org.

Coastal View & Moor News Issue 74 October - November 2016

Moorsholm’s forgotten street R

By Councillor Steve Kay

edcar & Cleveland Council is shirking its responsibilities by totally ignoring a small Moorsholm street (Except when it comes to council tax that is!). The street, with the unusual name of Charlton’s Field, is easy to locate off Freebrough Road, the main route into Moorsholm, but the Council seemingly does not want to acknowledge its existence. Why, for starters, have its eight houses ceased to be recognised as a street in their own right in the council-formulated electoral register? No one can give me a satisfactory answer. Formerly an unadopted street, in 2006, Charlton’s Field was reconstructed, kerbed, resurfaced and given street lighting, all at public expense, prior to becoming the responsibility of the Council. The strange thing is that, after spending tens of thousands, to bring the street under its wing, the Council has done nothing in the way of maintenance, or even street-sweeping. In other words, the Council has failed in its clear duty to the people of Moorsholm, in general, and to the residents of Charlton’s Field, in particular. Moorsholm residents deserve better because they do a tremendous amount of voluntary village maintenance themselves, especially through Moorsholm in Bloom. But, despite the assistance the local authority receives from the community, in Charlton’s Field, at least, the Council simply has not stepped up to the mark. Standing at 600ft above sea level, on a windswept plateau, Moorsholm is one of the coldest and exposed spots in the Borough. Yet, in the worst winters, when Charlton’s Field is choked with snow, despite my protestations to the Council, the residents are invariably left to dig themselves out. Mockingly, the couple of council number-plates that still cling to the lamp posts, literally by threads, read SNO 3 and SNO

●● Cllr Steve Kay on the public highway at Charlton’s Field, Moorsholm 5. Sad but appropriate! I can safely say that, in spite of my constant requests, Charlton’s Field has not been swept for a decade. The evidence literally lies in the turning area, still part of the public highway, at the end of the cul-de-sac. At this location, the road surface has disappeared under a decade’sworth of moss, rotten leaves and detritus. Time and again, I have asked the Council to sweep (and latterly, to dig-out), this area but, despite several assurances that the work would be done, my requests have been in vain. I hope that this article in Coastal View will finally embarrass Redcar & Cleveland Council into discharging its clear obligation to recognise fully and look after this completely neglected public street to the benefit of both the residents

of Charlton’s Field, their visitors and the village community. Councillor Alec Brown, cabinet member for neighbourhoods, said: “The road is inspected twice a year as part of our statutory duties in relation to highway maintenance and any repairs required will be carried out. The road was resurfaced in 2006/7 therefore no repairs have been required. “For winter maintenance, all roads in the borough have been categorised, with main roads, important bus routes, and accident spots classed

as top priority to ensure the safety of passengers. It is very rare that resources and weather would allow the council to provide snow clearing services to areas such as Charlton’s Field in Moorsholm. “The street is swept using a mechanical sweeper on a quarterly basis, and was last swept on Wednesday 5 October 2016. It has been recently inspected and no issues have been identified, apart from a small section of moss build-up which is due to be removed in the next two weeks.”

Trusted local solicitors

Redcar dog attack is ‘abhorrent act of cruelty’, says MP

esponding to the news that a dog has been found buried alive, in Kirkleatham Woods, with a nail in its head, Redcar MP Anna Turley said: “This abhorrent act of cruelty is sickening. That someone would even consider, let alone inflict, such brutality on a defenceless animal is beyond belief. “I hope the perpetrators of this crime are caught and receive the punishment they deserve. “We saw with the case of Baby the bulldog and the horrific treatment of her by the Frankish brothers that the sentencing for animal cruelty cases does not reflect the severity of the crime. It is not a deterrent to individuals committing awful crimes like this against animals.

ECO-CLEAN SERVICES

www.ecocleanservices.org.uk PROFESSIONAL WINDOW CLEANING Includes all frames and doors cleaned each visit

WE ALSO CLEAN • FASCIAS • SOFFITS • CONSERVATORY ROOFS • SOLAR PANELS [ ALSO ROOF GUTTER CLEARING EMPTYING FROM £49]

Call Mark for free quote 077 6600 8211 - 01642 475622

“This is why I have secured a Private Members Bill in Parliament to toughen up animal cruelty sentencing. We need action to put an end to cases like this.” The Animal Cruelty (Sentencing) Bill was presented to Parliament by Anna on Monday 4th July 2016 and is due to have its second reading debate on Friday 24th February 2017.

Guisborough Tool Hire Seasonal Specials

Rotovator Turf Cutter 8” Floor Sander Wacker Compaction Plate 1/2 Bag Mixer - Electric 15% Discount Breaker with this voucher 14x4x4 Tower

To Book Tel: 01287 636007 Open 9.00 - 12.00 Mon - Sat

Guisborough Tool Hire & Trophy Centre 231 Westgate, Guisborough,TS14 6NJ

Wills & Probate Family Law Personal Injury Conveyancing Employment Law Asbestos Claims

01642 252 828 www.macks.co.uk

Coastal View & Moor News Issue 74 October - November 2016

Redcar high street - “improvement work has started” say council chiefs

“Deep Clean” for Redcar High Street has been carried out as a first concrete outcome of the recent public meeting on the future of the High Street Scores of people attended last month’s Coatham Memorial Hall meeting, called by the Town’s MP Anna Turley, to discuss ways of getting the town “back on its feet”. Now a new website www.inspiringredcar. co.uk has been launched to summarise the feedback from the meeting and act as a sounding board for people with ideas.

There are also plans to set up a new “Civic Society” to act as the vehicle for possible improvements coming from those ideas. One of the first definite results was the “Love Your High Street” day on Sunday, October 23 after people complained about the state of Redcar High Street - “one of the biggest immediate issues” according to local Ward Councillors Carl Quartermain and Neil Baldwin The day, co-ordinated by the Council’s

Cabinet member for neighbourhoods, Cllr Alec Brown, and backed by community group FRED, saw the pavements pressure washed to remove chewing gum and overgrowth, and painting. FRED was there on the day providing litter pick equipment, over clothes and a volunteers army to help out the council efforts. A statement signed by Anna Turley, ward councillors and Redcar and Cleveland Council leader Sue Jeffrey, says: “Since the meeting, we have spent some time typing up all of the ideas and are now working with council officers, Councillors, planners and engineers to examine the suggestions. Some were practical and achievable, whereas other are much bigger ambitions and will take time to explore. “Importantly, the meeting wasn’t just a ‘public relations’ exercise but the start of a conversation.” One of the biggest issues raised at the meeting, the statement says, was the state of the High Street - “people feel it is grubby and looks old” - so prompting the October 23 action day. It adds: “While revitalising our town will require work from the council and local politicians, this is not something for them alone. It means local traders, restaurateurs and licensees, shopkeepers and the local managers of national chains rolling up their sleeves in the knowledge that we have a common task, and one that if successful, will benefit us all collectively. “Working together, we can turn the fortunes of our town around and help make it a thriving place to live, work and visit.”

Church stalwart dies

By Mike Morrissey

ohn Vayro, who was noted for his good humour and courtesy in Saltburn, has died aged 83. A staunch Methodist, he was known for his entertaining habit of bowling low to female acquaintences whom he came across in the street, pretending to doff his headgear and greeting them with a smile - like explorer Sir Walter Raleigh and Queen Elizabeth 1. John was also remembered for giving talks to local groups based on the contents of a carrier bag he carried. These would contain items like washing powder, toys and sweets all of which he used as props to give amusing but meaningful speeches. Born at New Skelton, he went to Coatham Grammar School and joined Saltburn, Marske and New Marske Urban District Council at the Albion Terrace offices in the treasurer’s department. After taking early retirement he opened a popular centre for unemployed people at South Bank known as The Settlement. This was a thriving base for a host of activities, including cooking, woodwork and handicrafts. It helped many a young man and woman to escape the dole queue into work. John was an active Methodist specialising in work with children especially the toddlers’ group and Sunday school. He also performed a host of duties including welcoming visitors at the door and handing out hymn books. He was an active member of Churches Together in Saltburn, representing the Milton Street church. John, who spent the last few years of his life at the Hazelgrove Court care home, Saltburn, was married to Brenda and they had three children Yvonne, Sue and Mike. A funeral service was held at Milton Street on 18th October led by the Rev Betty Bell, of Skelton, a family friend, helped by new Methodist minister the Rev Helena Harbottle.

Attention All Glasses Wearers: Do You Wear Glasses 7 Days A Week? If yes you need to read this…

Special Free Report on a Revolutionary Glasses Solution What you will discover: 1) What ‘normal’ glasses can do to your nose over 2 years 2) A special frame that can suit anyone 3) The scary truth about “designer” glasses that will shock you 4) How you can easily be judged by the glasses you wear 5) The unique glasses system that will amaze you 6) One pair of glasses that can last you a lifetime My name is John Prouse. I am the Optician and Owner of Loftus Optical. In my special report I candidly reveal all about a revolutionary glasses solution. To get my report simply call 01287 550550 and listen to the recorded message for the instructions on how to get the report for free OR: Visit: www.2grams.co.uk (2 grams is how much these new glasses weigh - the same as just 2 paper clips) (this is where you can watch my before and after video on what glasses can do to your appearance!)

Testimonials:

BRING THIS VOUCHER & receive:

Jean & Ken French, Normanby – “My husband and I both used Loftus Optical for the first time and found the service was excellent by all members of staff. Our eye examination was fully explained by John and the help we received by the girls in choosing the correct frames was super. We highly recommend Loftus Optical”.

1) FREE retinal photograph & MPOD scan - a special scan for macular degeneration - the most common cause of blindness in the UK for people aged over 55 (worth £30)

Sarah Wilson, Staithes – “After many years in the corporate wilderness I am delighted to find a proper optician once more. Even better than my old optician. I cannot recommend Loftus Optical highly enough”. Jean Yardy, Loftus – “Yes, I would recommend John Prouse to anyone. My new specs are spot on!” Dorthy Pell, Skelton - “I have now had two eye examinations by Mr Prouse, which were thorough and not hurried. The staff were extremely helpful and friendly. I would have no hesitation in recommending Loftus Optical to anyone.”

2) FREE eyewear styling consultation (worth £37) to find your perfect glasses. We have the biggest collection of Rimless Lindberg glasses in the North East! Offer ends 30/09/2016 30/11/2016 Offer

Call 01287 644211 Loftus Optical, 24 Zetland Road, Loftus, TS13 4PW Free parking on Westfield Terrace and South View car park off North Road. See map on my website: www.loftusoptical.co.uk/contactus www.loftusopticl.co.uk/contactus

For more information or to book your eye test call: 01287 644211

Coastal View & Moor News Issue 74 October - November 2016

Redcar fundraiser raises hundreds of pounds for cancer charity in memory of Georgina Anderson A

fundraising evening at Redcar Bowling Club on Saturday 15th October, organised by Redcar MP Anna Turley and the family of Georgina Anderson, raised over £800 for Teenager Cancer Trust. Over 60 people attended the event, enjoying music from a great, new, local band, The Retrospektaz and a hog roast. Ticket sales and a raffle raised £427.74 which was kindly matched by the Redcar branch of Barclays, taking the total to £855.48. Teenage Cancer Trust is Anna’s Charity of the Year 2016, chosen in memory of Marske teenager Georgina Anderson who sadly lost her battle with cancer in 2013. The fundraiser marked the end of a calendar of events and challenges throughout the year which have raised £2,740.18 for the Trust. Anna said: “We had a fantastic evening at Redcar Bowling Club on Saturday and I would like to say a huge thanks to everyone who supported the event. “I have been really proud to support Teenage Cancer Trust in Georgina’s memory and the money raised on Saturday and throughout the year will go towards funding the Trust’s vital work helping young cancer patients and their families. Thank you to everyone who has contributed. Your support will make a big difference, helping to get the best care and support for all young people

battling with cancer. “I am really pleased to support Georgina’s amazing, inspiring family Helen, Paul and Joe who do so much in her memory and I will continue to do so in any way I can.” Paul and Helen Anderson said: “We feel very honoured that Anna Turley chose Teenage Cancer Trust in memory of our daughter Georgina Anderson. We are very proud that Georgina has inspired so much fundraising and Anna has worked very hard for the charity for the whole year. “It has been a pleasure to attend so many different events that Anna has been involved in. This has also had a knock-on effect, as many other people have raised additional funds at some of the charity functions. “We would like to thank Anna and all her team for the numerous activities they have all contributed to. This means an awful lot to all our family.” The fundraising event was kindly supported by a number of local businesses and organisations: New local band, The Retrospektaz, provided the entertainment. Food and catering were provided free of charge by Country Valley Foods and Forrest Foods. Redcar Bowling Club donated use of their venue and Raffle prizes were donated by Transpennine Express and Middlesbrough Football Club

Local Take Heart Support Group receives award

●● Mr John Furness High Sheriff North Yorkshire presenting Award to Heather Bunce, Vicechair Take Heart Support Group; with some of the Committee, volunteers and class members.

t the end of September in Skelton Youth and Community Centre, John Furness, High Sheriff of North Yorkshire presented an Award for voluntary work in the community to the Take Heart Support Group. (THSG) For the past 26 years THSG have been helping and supporting cardiac patients and those at risk of heart disease with exercise and relaxation classes in the local community. John Furness in a letter to THSG said: “Your organisation has been brought to my attention by the Lord-Lieutenant, Mr Barry Dodd and Vice Lord-Lieutenant, Mr Peter Scrope. It has been particularly commended to me because of the good work you are all doing to support cardiac patients in your community.” Steve Rose Chief Executive, Catalyst, Stockton nominated Take Heart for a Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service 2016, recognising excellence in the voluntary activities carried out by Take Heart Support Group in the community, a tremendous achievement for the organisation. Steve said: ‘’It is hard to describe in words the amazing Take Heart team of volunteers who give support and hope to those who have suffered from

cardiac problems. The group was established 26 years ago by founder member Hazel Dry MBE in response to the need for support for people leaving hospital having had a heart attack. With the encouragement of consultants and GPs in the area the Take Heart Support Group was formed.” A spokeperson for THSG said: “Our grateful thanks to Mr John Furness for the certificate and the generous Award of £250, which will help towards the cost of tutor training and/or replacing much needed equipment. Take Heart are immensely proud of the recognition that a nomination for this Queen’s Award represents. “The regular on-going programme gives new members the confidence and skills to manage their health and, more importantly, to live fulfilled lives. Skilled tutors run these sessions and are paid from funds raised by the volunteers and members. “In addition to the formal sessions there is a programme of purely social activities during which the friendship and fellowship of people with a shared experience of cardiac problems can be enjoyed.” Take Heart Exercise and Relaxation Classes are held in Guisborough, Marske, Skelton

●● left to right: Anna Turley MP, Sonia Graham (Regional Fundraiser NE & Cumbria, Teenage Cancer Trust), Helen Anderson, Paul Anderson.

Coastal View & Moor News Issue 74 October - November 2016

Over a thousand pounds worth of damage done to wildlife charities vehicles

ees Valley Wildlife Trust have had to disappoint some of their volunteers and postpone some of the vital conservation work after thieves broke into the compound they store their vehicles in at Margrove Park. Not only did they smash windows and mirrors, the thieves stole wheels of the vans leaving one of the vehicles on bricks and a chainsaw was also stolen. Staff have had to reschedule their work, cancel volunteer activities and postpone activity with groups of young people. Steve Ashton the Trust’s People

and Wildlife manager said: ”As a charity the Trust has to raise all its own funds to cover the costs of what we do, although we are insured. I am sure that the price of our policy will go up next year and we will need to find that money from somewhere. “It’s also the inconvenience of getting new windows and mirrors and finding the correct wheels for the van and having to reschedule our work and let people down.” If anyone knows anything about the incident please contact Cleveland police or contact us at the Trust on 01287636382.

The New Loftus Choir sing in York Minster!

ive members of the new Saint Leonard’s Church Choir joined choristers and singers from across England at Evensong in York Minster on the evening of Saturday 1st October 2016 as part of the Royal School of Church Music’s Annual Celebration Day. During the service, members of the new Saint Leonard’s choir were presented with certificates recognising their outstanding musical achievements. Receiving the York Diocesan Dean’s Award 2016 were: Orson Grossett, Reuben Grossett, Samuel Nash and Thomas Nash. And receiving the prestigious York Diocesan Archbishop’s Award: Ines Antunes. There was also a presentation of a Long Service Award to our new Director of Music, Mr Richard Bendelow by the North and East Yorkshire branch of the Royal School of

Church Music. This award is in recognition of Richard’s forty years of service to Church music in Guisborough. Father Adam Gaunt, Rector of Loftus said: “It was wonderful to share this special occasion with our new Director of Music and with members of our new Church Choir. We are immensely proud of their achievements and everyone at Saint Leonard’s Loftus is looking forward to seeing our new choir grow and flourish in the months and years ahead.” We are actively seeking new members to join our new church choir. Anyone who may be interested in joining Saint Leonard’s Church Choir should speak to the Rector or to Mr Richard Bendelow, or attend one of our regular Sunday Services. Further information about the life of our parish can also be found on our excellent website www.loftusparish.co.uk

Coastal View & Moor News Issue 74 October - November 2016

Another Lingdale crossroads crash

dditional safety measures, proposed by Redcar & Cleveland Council, will come too late for two unfortunate motorists who crashed at Lingdale crossroads at the end of September. Allegedly, a vehicle, proceeding up High Street, failed to give way and collided with another car, coming down Stanghow Road, in the direction of Skelton. The vehicles ricocheted off each other, with one car demolishing the large community planter on the verge at the East Cleveland Motors corner. Although both vehicles were badly damaged, thankfully there were no fatalities. Last spring, Chairman of Lockwood Parish Council, Mike Jefferson, called for extra safety measures to be installed at the crossroads, in view

of the frequent collisions at this accident blackspot. At the time, he said: “Accidents happen every few months at the same spot. Residents, who repeatedly witness these accidents, want further safety measures before someone is killed or maimed. Cars just bounce off each other, but fortunately, to date, no pedestrians have been hit.” Mike, also Chairman of Lingdale Lift-Off, was particularly upset about the latest crash because of the serious damage done to the planter, celebrating Lingdale’s mining, football and horse racing heritage. “Lift-Off installed the planter in 2008, as part of our Northumbria in Bloom campaign. It will be a costly matter to bring it back to its preaccident condition. Thankfully, there was no

The Link Open Day one standing in front of it at the time.” Redcar & Cleveland councillor, Steve Kay, explained: “I have drawn the borough council’s attention to this dangerous junction throughout my time as a councillor. I have called for traffic lights and a ‘Stop’ sign but my suggestions have been ruled out by our own engineers, and the Department of Transport, respectively. “But to be fair, over recent years, the Council has tried to reduce the danger. ‘Give Way’ signs have been moved on High Street to give more warning to drivers and a flashing illuminated sign has been installed. Further vehicle activated signs have been erected on Stanghow Road to slow drivers as they approach the junction, and the white lining at

the crossroads has been repainted.” “Unfortunately, despite all these safety measures, for some unknown reason, a small minority of drivers, especially strangers, drive straight into Stanghow Road across the path of other vehicles.” Councillor Kay insisted that although the reason for the accidents was something of a mystery, the Council had not given up in its quest for a solution. “Following the last accident, I had a site meeting with Borough Engineer, Andy Mollon, to see if anything further can be done and it has now been agreed that rumble strips will be installed on High Street to give drivers a further warning as they approach this treacherous junction.”

Colourfence presents...

THE LOW MAINTENANCE

GARDEN FENCE ●● Ian Swales, Janine Leopard, staff member and Ray Goddard local councillor

AFTER Colourf

ence

THE ULTIMATE IN GARDEN FENCING... Colourfence are transforming gardens across the North East. A garden fence built to last - with Colourfence once it’s up it’s up, resisting wind gusts up to 130mph! Colourfence panels are made from innovative Colorbond Steel and are guaranteed to last at least 25 years*, an occasional wash down with water will leave your fence looking beautiful year after year. Available in a variety of heights and colours, with or without trellis. A fence that requires no painting or treatment! 6 facts that make colourfence ‘TicK’ all the boxes...

3 Guaranteed not to rot, warp, chip or peel for

●● Sarah event organiser in hi viz vest with one of the stalls By Ian Enderwick

n Friday 2nd September The Link from Redcar held their annual open day at Redcar Town Football Club. We had the Big Boss Janine Leopard and the Chairman of Trustees Ian Swales down to make sure everything ran smoothly. The event was to raise funds for the Link Charitable Trust and raise awareness of what they do helping children, young people and families

●● Young Riley showing his strength face every day challenges and providing activities and support for those families who need help either short or long term. On the day we had stalls, bouncy castles, beat the goalie etc and Redcar Town would like to thank Sam at Drive Vauxhall and Sarah at UK Steel Enterprise for providing donations to help with prizes etc. Also a massive thank you to all of the Link volunteers and Staff and friends of Redcar Town and our junior committee members Riley, Matty and Jack and the Barkers and to Maggie and Beth.

25 years*

3 Fit & forget - ‘no worry’ low maintenance fence 3 Strong, yet lightweight - can withstand gusts of up to 130mph 3 No painting, treatment or repairs! 3 Ensures good neighbourly relations, both sides the same!

3 Beautiful to look at year after year *T&Cs apply, full details available on request

C O LO U R F E N C E

DITED ACCRE P R O F ESS I O N A L

INSTALLATION

C O LO U R R A I L

ANCE INTEN LOW MA

The fence that repairs itself! If you scratch or cut Colourfence, the ingenious zinc element in the Zincalume steel reacts with moisture to form a protective barrier to prevent any corrosion.

Finish coat

Epoxy primer

Conversion coating

AZ150 metallic coating

Zincalume®

sTrong, secure & builT To lasT!

for more information or a free no-obligation site visit

tel: 01642 983161 or 07398 988 886 www.colourfence.co.uk TS9 TS12, TS13 and TS14 are covered by Colourfence North Yorkshire 01423 206161

Coastal View & Moor News Issue 74 October - November 2016

Hitting the Road for Stockton

Top TV comic Seann Walsh brings brand new show to ARC

eann Walsh is a naturally funny man. Just listen to his thoughts on the thrill he gets from performing stand-up. “I write alone. When you sit in a room on your own, think of a funny idea that previously didn’t exist, put it into the structure of your show, deliver it and get a room full people to laugh at it, that’s a fantastic feeling. That’s why I do this. “Comedians spend a lot of time on their own, and then finally they have an audience to share their ideas with. Maybe it’s all about alleviating the loneliness. I like that! I’m going to change my tour title to ‘Alleviating the Loneliness’!” Rapidly developing into one of the most in-demand stand-ups in the country, Seann brings his brand new show One for The Road to Stockton’s ARC on Friday 9 December. It’s been a busy two years since Seann

last stormed Stockton. He’s since wowed millions of comedy fans with a string of top TV credits including Live at the Apollo, 8 Out of 10 Cats, The Channel 4 Comedy Gala, Celebrity Juice and Tonight at the London Palladium - and he’s also graced the chat show sofa as a guest on both The Jonathan Ross Show and Alan Carr Chatty Man. Seann will once more be casting his unrivalled gaze across his own life, and is looking forward to the spontaneous spark of live stand-up again. “I love coming off the script. I try to do the show for as long as possible without

going into my own material. As long as the audience are up for it, I won’t start my routine. I’m very reactionary. If someone joins in, I just go with it. I’m absolutely open to anything. It’s great fun.” And Seann also reveals that One For the Road will have a terrific twist. “At the beginning of the show I’ll ask the audience to write down what really annoys them. Then at the end, I’ll randomly read them out. They listen to me for an hour, and then I get to listen to them. After the scripted show, I’ll get to mess around. That will be a lot of fun.” Seann also described why complaining about the world is such a rich source of comedy. “Moaning works really well in comedy. Stand-up is a true representation of life. So do you really want to listen to someone telling you what a wonderful time they’ve had? No, you have no interest in that. If someone is saying, ‘I’ve had a lovely day. I went jogging, then went to the gym and I’ve only eaten vegetables and no carbs,’ you’re just bored. “But if someone tells you they have broken their leg, lost their job and split with their partner, you put the kettle on! Moaning is so effective because people only want to hear about other people’s

pain.” Seann, who is also rapidly becoming a well-respected actor, having recently starred in Sky’s silent comedy, Three Kinds of Stupid, is an absolute master of the observational style of stand-up. He assesses why it works so well for him. “Since I was a kid, I’ve always been like that. I love finding absurdity in the normal. I love catching funny things that no one else has noticed.‎” For example, he carries on, “I recently realised what it means to be in a relationship for a long time. Single people seem to have freedom – they can do what they want and not suffer the consequences. They can leave litter lying around and no one will have a go at them. “But it’s just occurred to me that we are in relationships so someone else can pass us the water. That’s what love is. It’s all about passing!” Seann goes on to disclose some of the other subjects he will be talking about in One For the Road. “My last show was called ‘28’. It was about me moving in with my girlfriend and how that changed me. This is a continuation of that idea and shows how things have moved on. “My girlfriend is very healthy, and

I’ve noticed that since we’ve been living together, my fridge has gone. “It used to be full of Pepperami and Cheese Strings. But now it may look like a fridge from the outside, but on the inside it’s like an allotment, full of cabbages and kale. “That’s one of the ways in which my life has changed. Another aspect of getting older is that now I’m 30, I use the word ‘avocado’ and it doesn’t feel weird. I can look people in the eye and say that word. It’s very bizarre.” Hitting his stride now, Seann continues that, “You have to calm down when you’re 30. You can’t behave as you did in your 20s. You give up on nightly socialising and sign a contract that says, ‘For this part of my life, all I’m going to do is watch box sets’.” Seann, who is starring in a Comedy Shorts Series for Sky, closes by underscoring just how much he loves stand-up. “I adore being on shows like Live at the Apollo, but my real love is stand-up. It’s all about you. It’s what you think. It’s just you, and I love that.” •Seann Walsh: One For The Road. ARC, Stockton. Friday 9 December. 8pm. Age: 16+. Tickets: £14.00. Box Office: 01642 525 199 or www.arconline.co.uk

Double Date! American stand-up legend Rich Hall set for two Stockton gigs

eesside’s comedy fans have a huge treat coming up within the next few weeks, with US standup legend Rich Hall playing Stockton’s ARC on Friday 18 and Tuesday 29 November. The grouchy deadpan genius was the inspiration behind Matt Groening’s character Moe Szyslak from The Simpsons, and is loved by millions of comedy fans thanks to a string of top TV credits including Live at the Apollo, Have I Got News For You, QI, Channel 4’s Comedy Gala and bags more besides. Renowned for his expertly crafted tirades and rapid-fire wit, Rich has also wowed sold-out stand-up crowds all over the world, winning the much coveted Perrier and Melbourne International Comedy Festival awards along the way. And, away from stand-up, he’s also the star of a string of critically acclaimed BBC4 documentaries including Rich Hall’s Californian Stars, Rich Hall’s You Can Go To Hell, I’m Going to Texas, Rich Hall’s Cattle Drive and Rich Hall’s Inventing the Indian. Rightly regarded as one of the funniest comedians to come out of the US in recent times, Rich’s straighttalking and acerbic comedy leaves his targets reeling and his audiences in stitches. He sends up whichever country he is in, but perhaps reserves his most trenchant scorn for his native USA. Ahead of his Stockton dates, Rich underlined how excited he is to be performing live once again. “I love being on stage. I love the fact that when a live show is over, it’s gone. It’s happened, and it will never happen like that again. It can’t be replicated. That’s a great magical moment.” Rich, who is also an accomplished author and has released three books, ‘Magnificent Bastards’, ‘I Blame Society’ and ‘Things Snowball’, all published by Abacus Books, thrives on the spontaneity of live comedy. “In every single show, there are always two or three

moments where I’m thinking, ‘Wow, where did that come from?’ You’re constantly thinking on your feet.” One of the many unique features of Rich’s act is that he goes out of his way to find out about the town he is playing in and then improvises a song on stage about it. He goes the extra mile to tailor-make his material for that particular venue. “I try to tap into what is happening locally and address that musically by writing an improvised song based on the town I’m in. Once the audience realise you’re not just trotting out your regular act, people think, ‘He’s made a real effort. He’s on our side, so we’re on his side.” Then you can take them anywhere. “I like to do something custom-made every night, otherwise you would just be like a robot. That can really wear you down. Nobody gets more sick of hearing their own voice than a comedian.” Rich, who was also enjoyed huge success as his country and western musician alter ego, Otis Lee Crenshaw, carries on that, “When you’re improvising a song, you think, ‘I may never do this on again, but it’s a special moment for everyone here’. “You want to reach the point where audiences say, ‘I’d like to see that guy again’. You want to deliver the goods and be Old Reliable.” Rich goes on to reflect that: “Music works in my show because it connects with people on a very personal level. A lot of comedians just come on stage

Used stamps for charity

collect used stamps for a number of charities; they are a valuable extra source of income. Please help by collecting stamps and tell family and friends to help also. Send to me, Eric Matson, 25 High Street, Skelton. TS12 2EF.. Thank you.

and say, ‘I was on a bus and I passed so and so.” “But that’s just a reaction to something rather than a specific, custom-made song that engages people. The magic is more important than the material. People really respond to that.” The stand-up’s other trademark is anger, and he is capable of using that to very effective comic ends. “It is always good to articulate anger. If you don’t, you’re merely preaching to the converted and asking, ‘Have you ever noticed?’ Yes, we are paying you to notice things we haven’t already noticed!” Rich has just been in the US making ‘How to Kill a President’, another fascinating sounding BBC4 documentary, this time about negative campaigning in the Presidential race. American politics is bound to feature in his new show. The comic will certainly be addressing the question of whether the extraordinary, controversial businessman Donald J Trump can win the presidency. “There is a lot of gnashing of teeth about Trump, but it’s merely entertainment. He’s doing what he has to do to get attention. He is saying the most outrageous things and tapping into a collective sense of anger.” But, Rich adds, “Eventually Trump will come under

the same scrutiny as everyone else. ‘So you want to build a giant wall along the border and make the Mexicans pay for it? How exactly are you going to do that, then?’” The comedian reckons that, “If the people running had their way, no one would be watching the campaign at all. But when Trump comes along, everyone has to react and talk about issues – and politicians hate that. God forbid that they have to talk about issues!” Before he has to go, Rich reflects once more on what he loves so much about touring. “I’m not a big showbiz hound,” he muses, “but for me being on stage is the most satisfying thing imaginable.” A sentiment with which Rich’s legions of fans would no doubt wholeheartedly agree. • Rich Hall. ARC, Stockton. Friday 18 November & Tuesday 29 November. 8pm. Age: 16+. Tickets: £16.00. Box Office: 01642 525 199 or www.arconline. co.uk • A brand new live DVD “3:10 To Humour“ recorded at the Vaudeville Theatre in London’s West End in September 2015 is due for release by Universal Pictures (UK) and will be available from 28th November 2016

Coastal View & Moor News Issue 74 October - November 2016

Loftus Town Council Loftus Citizen of the year L

● Wayne Davies and Marshall Best on the steps of Loftus Town Hall.

oftus Town Council is pleased to announce that its Annual Citizen Award for 2016 goes to Marshall Best. Marshall was given this award in recognition of his invaluable voluntary contribution to the life of the Loftus community, which includes (but is not limited to) Friends Of Loftus Cemetery, Loftus ACCORD and the ACCORD Walking Group and the Loftus Townscape Heritage Initiative bid team. He is involved with practical work including maintenance and repair of public footpaths and in developing a programme of regular walks, as well as putting in committee time contributing to improvement plans and funding bids. Marshall was presented with his Award by Loftus Town Mayor, Wayne Davies, and said: “It is a privilege to work with community volunteers, passionate with the aim of enhancing the traditional fabric and heritage of the town and to contribute to the improvement plans to make Loftus an important tourist destination town.” Nominations for this award are made by the public, and this year were once again of a very high standard. Other nominees were Gordon Davis for lifelong involvement in voluntary activity throughout Loftus Parish (including still running a Tea Dance in Loftus Town Hall); Denise Nesbitt for her enthusiastic and inspirational work in Liverton Village and beyond; and Sue Sweeney for her voluntary work in Carlin How, particularly with the youth groups. Three girls from St Hilda’s Church Youth Project at Liverton Mines shared the Junior Citizen Award.

Heritage Open Days 2016 Loftus community does its bit (and gets a trip to the site of Teesside’s Oldest House)

ometimes it is easy to take our heritage (buildings, landscape and shared history) for granted. Heritage Open Days (HODs) is a national scheme, which runs on the second weekend in September every year, intended to give people a better appreciation of local heritage - either by opening buildings that aren’t usually open to the public, or by putting on special events and exhibitions. In some areas, there are huge numbers of HODs participants every year - there aren’t as many in this area, but Loftus has been a regular participant since 2006, with both the Town Hall and St Leonard’s Church open for visitors most years, and often other activities based around the weekend. Of course, it isn’t difficult to get access to Loftus Town Hall - just call on Loftus Town Council in office hours, or attend a group or event or ring 01287 641000 to make an appointment. So, on 10 September, Loftus Town Council, with a lot of support and help from the community, put on a special exhibition entitled “ The Queen’s Ten Decades” to entice people through the door. There were images, objects and reminiscences from the 1920s all the way through to the present date - some were royal, some were national, some were local. A few were borrowed from Kirkleatham Museum, more came from the Town Council archive, and St Leonard’s displayed Marriage and Baptism Registers and Minute Books. However, most display material came from the community, some as individual objects, some as family or community collections. There were special displays on local heroines (including Emily Godfrey and Marjorie’s Mam) and on wartime memories in the War Office, the East

Cleveland Image Archive projected a constant stream of photographs, you could immerse yourself in the clothing and music of the 60s and 70s in the Teenager’s Bedroom, you could have your photo taken as a flapper, an astronaut or a punk! Around 150 people participated in the day. One of the highlights was the walk with archaeologist Dr Steve Sherlock. Waved on our way by Redcar and Cleveland Borough Mayor, Cllr Barry Hunt, we set off for Street House via Micklow Lane and the coast. Steve drew our attention to the archaeology surrounding us - the sites of miners’ cottages, a mediaeval village, Neolithic barrows, roman farmsteads and, of course, the Saxon Cemetery where the stunning jewellery now on display in Kirkleatham Museum was discovered. The final stop was at a very ordinarylooking field, where Steve explained that excavations earlier in 2016 had revealed the remains of a structure considered to be Teesside’s Oldest House, one of the earliest Neolithic dwellings in Yorkshire. Radiocarbon dating of hazelnut shells within the structure date it to between 3949 and 3662 BC - that is over 5600 years ago! And it is intriguing to think that there might be still more to find in this beautiful area. Many thanks to everyone involved in the day, and to everyone who loaned material for display. It will soon be time to start thinking about HODs 2017 - if you have any suggestions for exhibitions, please forward them to office@loftustc for consideration. If you would like to see pictures from the event, look on www.facebook.com/ LoftusAccord, and if you would like to know more about the Street House excavations, it’s in the latest edition (320) of Current Archaeology!

Remembrance Sunday 2016

imings for special services and commemorations in the Loftus area for Remembrance Sunday 13 November 2016 are confirmed as:EASINGTON 9am - All Saints Church, immediately followed by 9.45am - Service of Remembrance and Wreath laying at the War Memorial LOFTUS 9am - Parish Requiem Mass at St Leonard’s Parish Church 10.50am - Parade from Loftus Town Hall to the War Memorial 10.55am - Service of Remembrance and Wreath laying at the War Memorial

LIVERTON MINES 10.45am - Service of Remembrance and wreath laying at St Hilda’s Parish Church CARLIN HOW 11.45am - Service of Remembrance and Wreath laying at the War Memorial SKINNINGROVE 12.15pm - Service of Remembrance and Wreath laying at the War Memorial All are welcome at any or all of these services, however if you intend to lay a wreath at any of the War Memorials please contact 01287 641000 (or e-mail office@loftustc.co.uk) to ensure you are included on the list to be called forward.

Coastal View & Moor News Issue 74 October - November 2016

LJS Plans for official opening unveiled W

hilst the keys to our fantastic new building were formally handed over on 30 August and we have been fully occupying since the first week in September, the official opening ceremony will take place on Friday 4 November from 1pm until 2.30pm. This event, led by our inspirational local politician and paralympic legend Baroness GreyThompson crowns a full week of activities to mark this historic period for Laurence Jackson School. Week commencing Monday 31 October, will witness a number of high profile events including:Wednesday 2 November – after school enrichment A major Science Department educational visit to the Robert Winston lecture at Hartlepool Town Hall, involving over 50 staff and students. Thursday 3 November at 6pm Official opening of the Artificial Grass Pitch, our full size, floodlit, state of the art facility already enjoyed by thousands and the ‘talk of the town’. Activities start at 12 noon with our flagship female footballers giving an exhibition match followed by a Primary School 5 aside tournament, Guisborough RUFC training sessions, the RCBC Y11 7 aside Football tournament and Guisborough Town FC junior skills session. The official ceremony will take place at approximately 6pm, after the Y11 final and will be performed by Dave Parnaby and Ben Gibson from Middlesbrough Football Club1st team squad . Friday 4 November from 1pm until 2.30pm The morning will feature lively literacy sessions from renowned national figure Dan

Freedman (of Jamie Johnson books and TV series fame). Local Primary Schools will be entertained from 9.15am until 10.30am and LJS Y7 students will all be involved from 11am – 12 noon. VIPs and dignitaries, including local Mayors, Lord Gisborough and the Lord Lieutenant, plus staff/students old and new will then gather from 12.30pm to enjoy a feast of music and performing arts, culminating in the official opening ceremony performed by Baroness Grey-Thompson. This will be followed by tours of the new school building. Friday 11 November from 8.30am until 9am To mark Remembrance Day, LJS in partnership with the Royal British Legion are celebrating the lives of two former pupils; Private Richard Turnbull and Marine Chris Maddison who gave their lives for a better world. This ceremony will be conducted at the end of our Y11 Armistice Assembly, when after the last post, two commemorative plaques will be unveiled before Y11 History students take part in a QA with WW2 veterans. Thursday 24 November from 3.30pm until 6pm Christmas Fayre and Tours – This event is a ‘must’ for curious local residents and members of the wider community. Our Christmas Fayre will provide an opportunity to purchase gifts and nick-nacks made by LJS students and will also feature guided tours of our wonderful new building. The fun starts at 3.30pm when stalls open with tours available from 4pm, led by our Head Boy and Head Girl, plus senior prefects – don’t miss this chance to look behind the scenes and please arrive early to avoid disappointment as gates will close at 6pm. Tony Gavin - Headteacher

Hand made in Whitby Hand made in Whitby

Skilled Seamstresses • Supreme Comfort Finest Natural Materials • Quality Handmade Beds Skilled Seamstresses • Supreme Comfort Finest Natural Materials • Quality Handmade Beds

15% off

Sapphire, Emerald and Diamond Beds and Mattresses Ranges Made to Measure.

THE BETTER VALUE STORE... BEEVERS WHITBY

THE BETTER VALUE STORE... BEEVERS WHITBY FURNITURE SUPERSTORES

Normanby Road, Open Monday to Saturday 9.00 to 5.30pm and SundayForum 11am toBuildings, 5.00pm (Whitby only) Middlesbrough TS6 9BZ

WHITBY Stakesby Vale, YO21 1JZTel: - 456631 01947 604351 Tel: 01642

MIDDLESBROUGH HANDMADE IN WHITBY SCARBOROUGH

FREE PARKING BRIDLINGTON at both stores

Normanby Rd, TS6 9BZTel: - 01642 456631

WHITBY

6 Castle Rd, YO11 1XA Tel: - 01723 501624

The Old Mill, Stakesby Vale,

98 Quay Road, YO16 4JB - Yorkshire Tel: 01262 400282 Whitby, North YO21

1JZ. Tel: 01947 604351 | FAX: 01947 604315 or www.beeversofwhitby.co.uk Buy instore or online at: www.beeversbeds.co.uk or www.beeversofwhitby.co.uk

Buy instore or online at:

www.beeversbeds.co.uk

Coastal View & Moor News Issue 74 October - November 2016

Mayor of Redcar & Cleveland’s Civic Service 2016

Friends of Redcar Cemetery forthcoming Events

n Sunday 2nd October 2016 the Mayor of Redcar and Cleveland, Cllr Barry Hunt, held his Civic Service at Saint Helen’s Parish Church, Carlin How with Skinningrove. Over one hundred and twenty people filled Saint Helen’s Church to support Cllr Hunt and to pray for the Mayor, the work of the council and for the people of the Borough of Redcar & Cleveland. This was also an historic occasion for the people of Saint Helen’s Church in Carlin How, being the first time that the Borough Mayor’s Civic Service has ever taken place in the one hundred and sixteen year history of the church.

During the service the Rector of Loftus, Carlin How & Skinningrove and Mayor’s Chaplain, Father Adam Gaunt, gave a sermon on the Christian concept of Vocation, reflecting on how public service is often born out of a sense of vocation and calling. With reference to the current mayor, Cllr Barry Hunt, Father Adam said: “Those of you who know our current Mayor will already know that he is clearly motivated and driven by a genuine vocation to serve his community - whether it is the residents of his native Skinningrove, the people of this council ward, the residents of the wider Civic Parish of Loftus-in-Cleveland or those of

us who are fortunate enough to live in our great Borough of Redcar and Cleveland. “ The Mayor read the bible lesson and excellent music was provided by parish organist, Cllr Elisabeth Westhead, by members of the Marske Fishermen’s Choir, alongside two solos sung by fifteen-year-old classical singer Charlotte Potter. Formal prayers were said for the council and for people of the Borough of Redcar & Cleveland, including a prayer written especially for the Borough by the Mayor’s Chaplain. Alongside representatives of community groups, residents and local school children from Whitecliffe Primary School in Carlin

How, HM The Queen was officially represented by the Deputy Lieutenant of North Yorkshire Mr David Kerfoot MBE and by the High Sheriff of North Yorkshire Mr John Furness. The MP for Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland, Mr Tom Blenkinsop was also in attendance alongside civic guests from across Teesside, North Yorkshire and beyond. The formalities concluded with a group photograph in the Churchyard, before festivities concluded with a sumptuous Sunday Afternoon Tea. Further photographs from the occasion can be found here on the Loftus Parish website http:// loftusparish.co.uk/mayor-of-redcarclevelands-civic-service-2016/

n December 1st in Marske, when Father Christmas is coming to the town, there will be a Craft Fair in the Leisure Centre and Friends of Redcar Cemetery will have a stall. Open between 3 pm and 7.30 pm. We will also have the 2016 Calendars for sale plus tags to write for hanging on the Christmas Tree in the Cemetery on Redcar Lane. Carols round the Tree and dedication of the tags will take place from 3pm on December 4. 2016 Calendars are also available from Halifax Building Society in Redcar, Hair by Sharon of Park Avenue, Dormanstown and Laburnum Road Libraries and Roseberry Funeral Services on Coatham Road Redcar. They cost £3.50 and show images of old Redcar The weekend of 10 and 11 December will see the Cemetery Group taking part in the annual Christmas Tree Festival in St Hilda’s Church on Mersey Road, Redcar Monday 12 December Friends of Redcar Cemetery will be holding a tombola in Morrison’s at Redcar from 9am. Please come along and support the fundraising which helps to make the cemetery a pleasant and attractive place for those who need to visit.

Coastal View & Moor News Issue 74 October - November 2016

Rare locos display serious pulling power

he pulling power of a pair of rare industrial locomotives has helped to haul in more than £2,500 for two Teesside charities. More than 200 rail enthusiasts made fast tracks to the Wensleydale Railway for a once in a lifetime chance to gauge to finer points of the historic Class 08 shunting locos. The British Rail manufactured Bryan Turner and John W Antill were built in 1960 and 1962 respectively and have hardly ever been seen before in public, having been used on privately owned industrial land throughout their existence. Purchased by ICI in the mid-1990s they were first used at Billingham and then Wilton before Sembcorp Utilities UK took over their ownership in 2003, using them to pull coal wagons the two miles from the Tees to Wilton for use as a fuel in Wilton Power Station. Rail devotees from all over the UK quickly snapped up the £45 tickets for the chance to enjoy the 22-mile journey from Leeming Bar to Redmire in the picturesque Yorkshire Dales on vintage carriages pulled by the 49 tonne diesel locos. Their generosity will now benefit Zoë’s Place Baby Hospice in Normanby and Redcar’s Junction Foundation for vulnerable and disadvantaged young people and their families, as well as boosting the Wensleydale Railway coffers by a further £1,800. Organiser Kev Adlam of the Branch Line Society, said: “It was a special and truly memorable event for everyone involved and we’re extremely grateful to Sembcorp for loaning us the shunters.” Jerry Dickinson of the Wensleydale Railway said: “It was fantastic – the event of the year for us and exactly the sort of partnership with business we’re looking for in our efforts to broaden the appeal of this beautiful heritage line.” Terry Waldron, of Sembcorp Utilities UK said: “We were happy to oblige with the loan of the locos as we no longer use them and knew it would help to raise important funds for two great Teesside causes.” About Branch Line Society. The Society is a UK-based voluntary association for railway enthusiasts. It is a nationally spread organisation with a membership of over 1000 (including a few resident overseas). It was established in 1955 and is widely recognised as Britain’s leading amateur group for the study of railway infrastructure and history of networks (and not nowadays, despite its title, just minor lines). It pursues its aims by a news service, tours and visits, and the production and distribution of publications. Unlike many enthusiast groups, our emphasis is on the physical works and on operating arrangements, rather than power and rolling stock. Whilst seeking to record matters of history accurately for archive purposes, a prime aim is to publicise coming events and activities.

Retiring after 40 years’ service

fter 40 years of dedicated service to the community, Coopers Chemist in Marske most senior pharmacist Peter McLaughlin has announced he will retire on the 31st October. Peter has been a treasured member of Coopers since he first joined in 1976 and will be sorely missed. We wish him a long and happy retirement and hope he will regularly call in to see how we are getting on.

Licensing Act 2003 NOTICE Name of Applicant: Angdende LAMA Address of the Premises: 3 Ennis Square, Redcar, TS10 5JZ Licensable activities applied for: The sale and supply of hot food after 2300 hours daily. Address and website where the application may be inspected Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council, Parking and Licensing, Redcar & Cleveland House, Kirkleatham Street, REDCAR, TS10 1RT Web; www.redcar-cleveland.gov.uk Any interested party or responsible authority, may make representations to the licensing authority named above regarding this application no later than 11th November 2016. Please note that such representations have to be in writing. It is an offence to knowingly or recklessly make a false statement in connection with an application and the maximum fine on summary conviction of such an offence is £5,000.00 (level 5) A G Eastwood LLB Goodswens Solicitors 118 High Street Redcar TS10 3DH (Solicitors for the applicant named above)

Coastal View & Moor News Issue 74 October - November 2016

No gap for a Grammar School in Redcar and Cleveland By Craig Hannaway (Redcar and Cleveland Council Cabinet

Member for Children’s Services)

o you want to talk about how schools are organised; if you’re thinking no, we’ve had more than enough of that, I’d agree. After all the changes: forced academies, converter academies, sponsored academies, free schools etc. we are now having yet another loud and fruitless argument about grammar schools. It’s almost as if the government is determined to keep the focus on organisation at all costs, in case we start talking about what schools are actually for. I think the purpose of a school is to inspire young people and equip them for their lives. It would be great if they also help them to find a subject or practice that really absorbs them, and gives them the social skills to find some friends. We also want them to prove how much they have learned, to gain qualifications, so we need to make an examinations system which is both challenging and fair. The question is: what is the best way to achieve all this? Well, the way that has often been preferred by governments, ever since Mrs Thatcher, has been to get schools competing with one another. At one point, parents were going to be given vouchers, which they could take to any local school and enlist (sorry, I mean enrol) their child. The idea was that scooping up lots of children would make all the other schools perform better. This was done in the name of CHOICE. Unfortunately, these ideas, and others which followed, including academies, coincided with the long slide in the ability of our children to read, write and count, and our fall in the global education rankings. The ministers who are now advocating the return of grammar schools say it is all about CHOICE as well. But that can’t be true because it won’t be possible to simply choose a grammar school for your child, even if you have a handy voucher. To get in your child will have to pass the entrance exam and the first question you need to ask is will you be able to afford all the extra coaching that most of the successful applicants will have had? That’s one of the

reasons that, when he was told that grammar schools would help our poor children to be socially mobile, Michael Wilshaw, the head of Ofsted, replied, “Tosh”. There was a time when even many Conservatives lost enthusiasm for grammar schools. In the 1950s nearly half the electorate voted Tory, but only around 23% of the population had their children in grammar schools, which meant that in many towns little Johnny or Judy had to mix with the hoi polloi in the local secondary modern. The truth is that grammar schools have nothing to do with the future of our children. They are very good at producing well ¬dressed, polite and literate young people, but is that enough? We don’t know what the future holds for them but it doesn’t look as if it is going to be easy. In such a situation it is only common sense not to put all your lunch boxes in one satchel. Surely we need them to have grit and initiative; to be able to bake a cake and sell the cake, to do equations and keep the books, to work alone and stand up in front of a thousand people and ask a really good question, to play football but have the vocabulary of a diplomat rather than a footballer, to do science like an artist and art like a scientist, and above all never as long as they live to treat learning like a boring waste of time. In Redcar and Cleveland, we have discovered that the best way to do this is through collaboration, not competition. Our Key Stage 2 results are among the best in the country, right up there with Kensington and Chelsea, and our secondary results are now much improved, after our Education Improvement Partnership also brought their schools together in close collaboration. This means they both support and challenge each other, which is only achievable with a high level of trust. The stark reality is that much of this will go to waste if a Grammar School is created in the Borough - at that point every other post 11 school will automatically become branded as a born-again “Secondary Modern”. Competition is good in its place, but that place is not in our education system. Competition means there are losers, and under no circumstances, whether we’re talking about economic growth, health and well¬being, or social mobility, can we afford any of children to be losers.

Ltd

www.daleheadflightconnect.co.uk

Travel in comfort

Chauffeur Service 8 Passengers MercedesTraveliner Any UK Airport, Any UK Sea Port Ring today for a competitive quote

01287 650762 or 07836 378513

or email : enquiries@daleheadflightconnect.co.uk

Hollybush Hannah’s Heritage Hike

By Josie Bland

n the June issue of Coastal View, Hollie Bush wrote an article about this walk. Hannah Emmerson (75) of Hollybush Farm Skelton had a fence pulled down, that had been erected by the Wharton Estate to block a public footpath between North Skelton and Saltburn Lane. When she was threatened with court action, eight hundred - yes eight hundred - Skelton miners and residents walked the path in protest.

On Saturday October 8th, about forty of us, from Skelton and elsewhere, walked the same path to commemorate Hannah and the path remaining open. The present Mr Wharton joined us for part of the walk, leaving us where his predecessor, JT Wharton, had ridden up with his bailiff and farm hands to request the walkers to turn back - a request which they ignored. The sun shone and we all enjoyed the walk and hopefully the short talk on Hannah which I gave at the end.

Coastal View & Moor News Issue 74 October - November 2016

Wear Red Day 2016

Neighbourhood and rural policing plans across East Cleveland By Bob Moodie

leveland Police, Police and Crime Commissioner for Cleveland, Barry Coppinger and partners Sopra Steria and Tascor showed support for Wear Red Day 2016 for Show Racism the Red Card (SRTRC), the UK’s anti-racism education charity. Wear Red Day took place on Friday 21st October and to show support in tackling racism, officers wore red socks with their uniforms and staff wore items of red clothing. All staff and officers participating in the day contributed £1 which will go to the charity. Police and Crime Commissioner for Cleveland, Barry Coppinger, said: “Again I am showing my support for this campaign and I will continue to support tackling racism as it something I feel very strongly about. “Racism is completely unacceptable and there is no place for it in Cleveland. This is why is it important to show our support and to educate people about the consequences of racism, to make it clear that we do not tolerate it.

“I have supported Show Racism the Red Card before by funding six education practitioner training events, providing input across 104 schools since 2015 and running an event for schools at Middlesbrough Football Club. I am hoping to do the same this year with Hartlepool Football Club. “I welcome support from the police as well and I’m sure the ‘Cleveland Red Socks’ will be a force to be reckoned with in helping raise awareness of this important issue.” Chief Constable Iain Spittal said: “Wear Red Day for Show Racism the Red Card is an excellent way to campaign against racism and I am very supportive of the event and the charity. “It is really important to raise awareness of the consequences of racism and how it can affect people’s lives. By encouraging our staff and officers to wear red, we send out a clear message that racism will not be tolerated in Cleveland and it has no place in our society.”

ECCO Facilitator

he `East Cleveland Community Organisation` (ECCO) group are meeting with senior representatives of Cleveland Police in November, to discuss and review the new Neighbourhood and Rural Policing plans, that are now in place across East Cleveland. O n We d n e s d a y t h e 3 0 t h November 2016 the above meeting will take place in `Saltburn House` on Marine Parade in Saltburn, starting at 7.00pm. We will have the Police and Crime Commissioner Barry Coppinger and Alistair Simpson, incoming Chief Superintendent for Neighbourhood Policing Command, together with Simon Hurwood, Acting Neighbourhood Commander for Redcar & Cleveland, who will explain the new Policing plans that are now in place across the EC communities. They will take any questions on the operational aspects that the new Neighbourhood and Rural Policing arrangements will deliver and listen to any issues or concerns that people may have in their communities. The meeting is intended to be an informal and open one, such that residents will receive specific

details of the policing service they will be getting, including contact details. This will then allow them then to judge and monitor the policing service they actually receive over the next six months. ECCO will arrange a further meeting in May 2017, to meet up again, to discuss and review the progress and performance of the service, on the ground in our villages. ECCO and the Chief Constable Iain Spittal, together with the Deputy Chief Constable Simon Nickless, agreed earlier this year to establish a close and good working relationship, between the Police and the ECCO group. So this is now the time for the public to get behind the police and offer their support, to make sure this relationship succeeds and to ensure it proves to be beneficial in all of the EC communities. If any people in EC who are not in the ECCO group wish to come along and join us, would you please contact me as below, such that I can ensure that we can actually accommodate everyone on the night in the function room. We anticipate the meeting finishing at 8.30pm. Please call me on 07554 052 934 or email me at: bob.moodie@ntlworld.com Thank you.

Coastal View & Moor News Issue 74 October - November 2016

Getting Online, fun, health, jobs and much more!!

East Cleveland Labour Councillors welcome news of “extra care” for local cenotaphs in run up to Remembrance Day

By Paul Davies

e had a brilliant time during Get Online Week here at Destinations where lots of new faces came along to see what they could get out of Computers and the Internet and how they might climb aboard the Information Highway. With great sessions also held at a couple of Libraries and a Job Centre everyone was having fun with new online activities, it was a really uplifting time. It went to bring into sharp focus what not being online or being able to use the Internet can mean. There are still 8 million people in the UK who’ve never made a free Skype call to a loved one, explored their interests or got a great deal online. In fact, in the UK: • The average household can save up to £560 a year by shopping and paying bills online • 90% of jobs require basic internet skills and people with good ICT skills can earn up to 10% more than people without such skills • Over 25 million people use Facebook to share photos and news with family and friends, and it’s entirely free. This is just one of the ways that being online can combat the social isolation and loneliness experienced by 3.1 million over 65 year olds who see a friend, relative or neighbour less than once a week. (Participle.net)

Some startling facts but just a few short hours going over the basics can really make a difference, take some of the concerns and fears about the Internet away, and make getting to grips with it a much less daunting prospect. During Get Online Week we helped people use Facebook for the first time, book dental appointments and order repeat prescriptions, search out and order Christmas presents, apply for seasonal jobs, or just play a few games of Majong. we also had one of our oldest starters, at 89 come along to see what it was all about and get themselves some IT skills. We were also able to help people who have their own business or who are self employed start to get the most from digital through, our exciting new project with the Google Digital Garage. This flexible learning platform is free to use and we can help to show you how your own business could benefit in just a few short sessions. If you fancy learning a bit more yourself or if you’ve got a relation, friend or neighbour who is missing out on the internet, there are loads of ways we at Destinations could help, most of what we do is free and asking our advise will always cost nothing. Just call Sue or Paul 01287 626432 or drop in to see us on Station Street in Saltburn.

CAFE & COFFEE SHOP Serving Fresh Food Daily

Enrolling now for a range of ICT courses

Call in for a coﬀee and take advantage of our internet access. New informal learning packages to suit all IT levels. Learn at your own pace either at home or at the centre.

Station Sq, Saltburn, 01287 626432 Mob 07950838879 Mon - Thurs 9am - 6pm Fri 9am - 5pm

Sat 9.30am -3pm

ollowing some concerns over past years, it has now been agreed that all the local cenotaphs in Guisborough and East Cleveland will be given a clean up in the week before Remembrance Sunday. The work will include litter picking (which will also be done early in the morning on Remembrance Sunday) washing down of the paved areas, cutting back bushes, possibly painting of rails and maintenance of any flower/ shrub beds. Local Guisborough Labour Councillor for the Guisborough ward, Shelagh Holyoake said: “This is good news. In the past there had been grumbles about the deposit of slippery leaf mould form overhanging trees at the Guisborough cenotaph. This problem now looks to have been fixed for once and all.” Labour Councillors for Skelton, David Walsh and Helen McLuckie said: “Both cenotaphs in our ward - at Skelton village green and North Skelton - have already had a face lift as part of the council’s Public Realm programme, and these new works will ensure that these improvements will be maintained in preparation for the big day.” Loftus Councillor Eric Jackson said: “Loftus cenotaph stands in the centre of Loftus and is a key landmark. With its companion in Easington, it needs - and has now got - Tender loving care.” Brotton Councillor Michael Dick said: “My ward has a hat-trick of cenotaphs - at Brotton, Carlin How and Skinningrove. The sheer number

of names of all of them show the sacrifice made by men from those, then, small, communities. The work being carried out will continue to honour their name.” Councillor Alec Brown, Council Cabinet Member for Neighbourhood Services, said: “This may be a small programme of maintenance, but it is incredibly important to veterans and the families of people whose name appears on our war memorials. This is a programme we will carry out on succeeding years. “

Coastal View & Moor News Issue 74 October - November 2016

Saltburn’s problems aired

By Mike Morrissey

dozen members of the public attended the October meeting of Saltburn Neighbourhood Action Partnership which aired problems about the town’s new Spar shop, Wilton Bank and Hazelgrove parkhome estate. Speaking at Saltburn library, Councillor Philip Thomson, chairman of Saltburn Action Neighbourhood Action Partnership said he was seeing the Spar shop owners about several planning conditions which were not being adhered to. These included putting up a safety barrier near the cashpoint and delivery problems. In addition he is looking into the possibility of a pedestrian crossing being put in place. Overhanging hedges and dog mess at Wilton Bank were both spotlighted by two residents who at have been attending SNAP meetings for the past two years. They are neighbours Eric Rowe and Eric Collier. Mr Collier said a 90-year-old woman had to walk in the middle of the road to avoid one overhanging hedge. Mr Rowe told how he had spoken to several dog-owners whom he had spotted allowing their pets to make a mess without them clearing it up. Cllr Thomson admitted there had “not been a meeting of minds” about both Redcar and Cleveland Council and the police getting together to jointly tackle the hedges’ problem. He said local neighbourhood officer Tracee Hall-Young had spent a whole day trying to make progress. At Hazelgrove, he had established that the council owned the part of Milton Street opposite the parkhome estate and caravan park. Plans are afoot to extend the road to the parkhome site. This has already resulted in trees being felled and there was nothing the council could do about it, said the councillor. He admitted there were problems trying to

get figures from a recording machine which the cyclists’ group Sustrans had borrowed from the council. A figure of 30,000 cyclists using the road to get to Marske and Redcar a year was mentioned. The amount of traffic was growing. Giving a police report PCSO Georgia Borrow said 25 incidents and 28 anti-social behaviour reports were received for Saltburn in September, a small decrease on August. A question was raised about Wilton Bank and a police officer present said police had attended the estate about a cat incident. The RSPCA were involved. He said Saltburn had a low crime rate compared with other parts of East Cleveland and so there was less policing needed. Bob Moodie, of New Marske, said he had driven 1,000 miles in Scotland recently and only saw one police car. Jim Wingham complained about “wrinklies” criticising youngsters for “larking about,” but “we all did this.” PCSO Borrow said only three of the anti social behaviour incidents concerned youths. Barry Coppinger, Cleveland’s police and crime commissioner, who attended part of the meeting, said the police had sold the Ladgate Lane HQ for housing and were moving to a new smaller HQ at Hemlington. He would not reveal the value of the Ladgate Lane land, but would before the year-end. Tracee Hall-Young said “Love It” postcards on which community activists could write about how they were helping the environment were available from the council. Cllr Thomson invited the dozen residents present to a public meeting to be held on Friday 4th November about Saltburn’s woods and valley. SNAP’s next meeting will take place at the library on 11th January, 2017. All who live or work in Saltburn are welcome to attend and take part.

Redcar campaign group sends pension message to Downing Street

●● Petition Handover October 2016 - shows Anna Turley MP accepting the petition from several of the Redcar WASPI ladies.

he Redcar & District WASPI group; local branch of Women Against State Pension Inequality, are campaigning for a change in Government policy to help the women penalised by the fast tracked equalisation of the state pension age. Redcar WASPI have had a really busy few months of activity. They have attended demonstrations in both London & Newcastle and held petition signing awareness sessions. This has resulted in over 2,000 signatures of support, which were presented to Redcar MP Anna Turley who submitted them to Parliament on 11 October along with many other MP’s from all over the UK. Over thirty Councils have passed Motions

of Support to the WASPI ladies and Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council will be considering the Motion at their next full council meeting on 17 November. A spokeswoman for the group said “Middlesbrough Council passed their Motion of support to the WASPI campaign several months ago with Durham County Council set to consider it soon, so we are keen for Redcar & Cleveland Council to follow suit”. Redcar & District’s group meet at Coatham Lodge, Redcar with their next meeting being Wednesday, 09 November at 6pm. Any ladies interested in being part of this campaign which affects 1950’s plus women either e-mail redcarwaspi@gmail.com or speak with Jane on 07980 154 321.

Coastal View & Moor News Issue 74 October - November 2016

Cleveland Fire Brigade signs up to mental health anti-stigma pledge

leveland Fire Brigade recently became the latest organisation to join the growing number of emergency service employers and associations showing their commitment to ending mental health stigma and discrimination in the workplace by signing the Blue Light Time to Change pledge. The signing ceremony took place at Cleveland Fire Brigade Headquarters in Hartlepool. The Chair of the Fire Authority, Councillor Jan Brunton and the Chief Fire Officer, Ian Hayton pledged their support to the Blue Light Programme confirming that they would promote a better understanding of mental health problems while offering support and wellbeing advice to their staff. Ian Hayton, Chief Fire Officer, said: “Our employees are exposed to a wide range of traumatic and stressful situations and it is vital that their mental health is regarded with the same importance as their physical health.

“By signing up to the pledge, we are demonstrating that we want to make our working environment one where people can talk openly about their issues and are able to obtain the necessary help they need. “We have numerous practices and systems in place including comprehensive occupational health arrangements. The action plan includes initiatives that will further our work and support in this important area.” Councillor Jan Brunton, Chair of Cleveland Fire Authority, added: “By signing the Pledge we are demonstrating our commitment to empowering our staff to be knowledgeable and speak openly about mental health in order that they feel valued and supported in managing their own wellbeing. I believe it will help break down the barriers and stigma attached to mental illness that can prevent people from getting the support they need.” Cleveland Fire Authority joins the wide movement of emergency service employers and associations that have pledged to tackle mental health stigma and discrimination, including 63 organisations that signed as part of the Blue Light Programme in 2015 to 16. Paul Farmer, Chief Executive of Mind, said: “Not only are many of our blue light personnel struggling with their mental health, but they’re less likely to seek support or have time off sick than the general workforce. Good mental health should be a priority in any workplace but it is especially important that people exposed to traumatic or life-threatening situations - such as those working within the police, ambulance, fire and search and rescue services – receive appropriate support. By signing the Blue Light Time to Change Pledge, Cleveland Fire Brigade is helping to fight stigma and promote positive mental health in emergency services.”

Council vows to support future funding bids

edcar and Cleveland Borough Council has vowed to support community groups with future funding bids to the Government’s Coastal Communities Fund. It follows news that that that the popular Cleveland Ironstone Mining Museum in the village of Skinningrove has been successful in the first round of submissions for a grant of £800,000. However some eight projects from a number of Redcar community groups were rejected. Councillor Carl Quartermain, the Council’s Cabinet Member for Jobs, Skills and Leisure said: “We are really pleased for the Museum and for the local community managers, staff and volunteers. This great news from the Coastal Communities Fund will potentially help match further grant funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund. “This cash will underpin a big expansion programme at the Museum, including a new build gallery enabling a whole range of displays to be mounted. In addition new office space and – crucially – new classroom space which will allow local schools to use the Museum as a study centre for local history, will be developed. “We were pleased to help and assist in the submission of this bid, and look forward to the development going ahead in bricks and mortar terms. “However, success in Skinningrove has come alongside the rejection of a number of schemes in Redcar which include a new local theatre. “But we don’t intend to just give up and go home after this setback. There will be a new opportunity to submit these bids again as well as other possible bids from the Redcar area. “The deadline for the next round of bids is likely to be June and July 2017 and the council is committed to supporting the community groups, businesses and agencies to secure as much Coastal Communities funding for both Redcar and the wider borough as possible. We will work closely with the Redcar groups and together examine the applications to see if they can be strengthened for the coming year, if they wish to resubmit them.”

Coastal View & Moor News Issue 74 October - November 2016

Cardiologists praised for role in international trial

ardiologists at Teesside’s biggest hospital have been praised for their role in a major international study looking at the effectiveness of different treatments for patients with Ischemic Heart Disease (IHD). The cardiothoracic team, led by Dr Mark de Belder at The James Cook University Hospital, were praised by New York University-based leaders of the ISCHEMIA trial, a major international, multicentre randomised trial researching the best way to manage the condition. Leaders of the ISCHEMIA study say a combination of medication and lifestyle changes should always be the first line of treatment for IHD. However, they claim many doctors routinely use an invasive approach in addition to medication to treat IHD; yet it is not known if this approach is better than medical therapy alone as the initial treatment of patients with Stable Ischemic Heart Disease (SIHD). The trial involving South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, in collaboration with many other major heart centres around the world, is designed to find the answer. Patients with moderate or severe Ischemia on stress test imaging may be eligible for participation.

Dr De Belder, principal investigator for the trial at The James Cook University Hospital, said: “Although many patients with stable angina undergo coronary bypass surgery and interventions like coronary angioplasty or coronary stenting, the role of these treatments in improving prognosis, as opposed to improving symptoms, has come under scrutiny in the era when we also have a series of drugs like statins that improve survival rates. “This trial addresses this important subject. “The Cardiothoracic team have been congratulated for the high quality of the data they have sent in and also have been one of the top recruiting teams in the UK.” Angioplasty involves inserting, then inflating, a small balloon into a blocked coronary artery, leaving a rigid support to restore blood flow. Stenting uses a small mesh tube to treat narrow or weak arteries. The cardiology team at The James Cook University Hospital offers a comprehensive range of modern diagnostic and therapeutic techniques in heart disease, including pacemakers, echocardiography, exercise stress testing and many more services for a large population. The service also cares for patients with chronic heart disease who develop other major illnesses, supported by the cardiac rehabilitation department

Cutting-edge lung cancer procedure is world first

ike most cancer patients, Graham Smith was very worried about having major surgery to remove the cancer from his right lung, and wanted to make sure he was receiving the most advanced treatment available. As a patient at The James Cook University Hospital, Graham learned about a new surgical procedure the hospital was the first in the world to offer. The cutting-edge technique, called microlobectomy, was pioneered by Joel Dunning, a thoracic surgeon at the hospital, to reduce the invasive nature of the procedure and help patients recover faster from lung cancer surgery. “When someone tells you have cancer, it’s the end – just for that short time, then Mr Dunning pulls you right out again,” said Graham. “He was keen to get in there and get it out. The quickness of my recovery after major surgery was marvellous.” Microlobectomy is an advanced minimally invasive surgical procedure for the removal of cancerous lung tissue. The procedure requires the use of tiny 5mm incisions between the ribs, and a small incision below the ribs. Traditional procedures use incisions that are twice as large or larger between the ribs, and are much more painful - requiring much longer recovery times. “I expected to be a lot more disabled – I’m amazed,” said Graham. “I’ve successfully returned to my basic lifestyle and it gets better every day – the lack of pain is brilliant.” Microlobectomy reduces patient pain, accelerates recovery and allows patients like Graham to go home from the hospital sooner. According to a study presented by Mr Dunning to the world’s largest gathering of cardiothoracic surgeons in Barcelona, 22% of microlobectomy patients go home one day after their procedure and 42% go home on the second day. “When I came here in 2012, the average length of stay for lung cancer patients was seven days,” said Mr Dunning. “Now, with this new technique, the average length of stay is three days.”

●● Joel Dunning in Theatre during the procedure

●● Graham Smith at home after his procedure Among many advances in surgical tools to enable less invasive procedures, a new surgical tool called the MicroCutter 5/80 helped make Graham’s procedure possible. The MicroCutter is the smallest-profile and most manoeuvrable stapler available today, roughly the size of a pencil. “Its 5mm size makes it beautifully attuned for this innovative and new approach for treating lung cancer patients,” said Mr Dunning. “The device is able to turn up to 80 degrees, virtually at right angles, which is fantastic for working in the tight confines of a patient’s chest.”

●● from left to right) are Dr Matt Jackson (Research Fellow), Nicky Cunningham (Research Sister), Bev Atkinson (Senior Research Sister) and Dr Mark de Belder (Principle Investigator for the trial at The James Cook University Hospital). which provides a seven-week programme for patients recovering from heart conditions or surgery. Information from NHS Choices at http://www. nhs.uk/ Ischemic Heart Disease (IHD) also known as Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) is the leading cause of death both in the UK and worldwide. It’s responsible for more than 73,000 deaths in the UK each year. About 1 in 6 men and 1 in 10 women die from CHD. In the UK, there are an estimated 2.3 million

people living with CHD and around 2 million people affected by angina (the most common symptom of coronary heart disease). CHD generally affects more men than women, although from the age of 50 the chances of developing the condition are similar for both sexes. As well as angina (chest pain), the main symptoms of CHD are heart attacks and heart failure. However, not everyone has the same symptoms and some people may not have any before CHD is diagnosed.

Trevor’s charity triumph

patient who successfully battled cancer has raised and donated more than £3,000 for The James Cook University Hospital. Trevor Rand, 37, from Nawton near Helmsley, was diagnosed with testicular cancer in 2015. A period of chemotherapy and an operation ensued and he is now cancer free and looking forward to life. Recently married to Sarah and honeymooning in Jamaica, Trevor says: “The future is mine.” Deciding to raise funds for the ward he was treated on, Trevor and friends, with Sarah in the support car, embarked on the gruelling Yorkshire Three Peaks challenge. Walking 24 miles in less than 12 hours, Trevor and his intrepid troupe successfully scaled the three peaks of Pen-y-Ghent (691m), Whernside (728m) and Ingleborough (723m). Tuesday 11 October 2016 2012 Fundraising fillers is collated by the public relations department, 01642 854343 Page 2 of 3 The self-employed builder and property maintenance contractor said: “The walk was brutal and relentless, definitely harder than any of us was expecting, but the weather was glorious. “On the descent of the second hill, Whernside, our feet were about broken and the fatigue had kicked in. “My wife Sarah met us at the start of the last hill with home-made energy food and drinks – that was a Godsend. “Getting started to walk the last hill was a challenge. I honestly didn’t believe I would make it up to the top. But with the support of the team we made it. “All eight of us and four dogs made it over the finish line in 11 and a half hours. What a relief!” Trevor presented the cheque for £3,036 to the

hospital and paid tribute to his fellow walkers and supporters. He said: “I’d like to thank all the team: John Ashby, Nicola Wakefield, Callum Hutchinson ,Sophie Harrison, Danial Dixon, Steven Purvis and Garti Magar Sharwan, plus Sarah in the support car. “We all attend the Powerburn gym in Topcliffe and would like to thank Gemma Magnusson for her part in getting us ready for the challenge.” “I’d also like to thank everyone for the generous donations”, he continued. “We had collection tins in local shops including Watkins Wright hair salon, Tesco, Inkwell arts tattoo studio, PowerPoint and JT Atkinson builders’ merchants in Thirsk, BATA petrol station and Edgemoor vets in Helmsley. We raised more than £800 from their staff and customers. Fundraising fillers is collated by the public relations department, 01642 854343 Page 3 of 3 “We also received a lot of support from Station Auto services, Country Builders, Cleveland Scaffolding, Howden’s kitchens and Joinery Thirsk Dan Dixon, DD Electrical and Security and Skeldale vets Thirsk.”

Coastal View & Moor News Issue 74 October - November 2016

Beanstalk ‘Start a new chapter’

●● Andrew Bywater with Assistant Site Manager Jonathan Williams

New Directions Programme boost to job seeker

oast & Country’s New Directions programme which is part of the Youth Employment Initiative and funded by the European Social Fund; has given a local man the confidence and skills to re-enter the world of work. Andrew Bywater, 27, has undertaken a successful placement with Galliford Try Partnerships North at Coast & Country’s extra care development The Dunes in Redcar. After qualifying in construction and bricklaying in 2007, Andrew struggled to find a permanent job, leading him to visit Coast & Country’s Westfield Farm Training & Resource Centre for support in finding work. At Westfield Farm Andrew found out about the New Directions programme and was matched with a Youth Employment Initiative (YEI) advisor. The New Directions team at Coast

& Country works with businesses and young people aged 15 – 29 to source jobs, traineeships, apprenticeships and work placements. The team is also linking with employers to gain a better understanding of their requirements and training needs and is developing bespoke training programmes and apprenticeships. Andrew undertook a series of roles working with the Galliford Try team at The Dunes and rediscovered his talent and love for bricklaying, which has given him back his self-belief and the confidence to apply for permanent jobs. Iain Sim, Chief Executive of Coast & Country, said: “Undertaking a work placement is a great way to boost confidence and re-ignite the search for a job. “It is obvious that Andrew had benefitted greatly from the experience and I would encourage others in a

similar position to seek the help and support that is available at Westfield farm and from the New Directions team.” Andrew said: “Visiting the advisors at Westfield Farm was the best thing I could have done and I am so grateful for their help and support. I have thoroughly enjoyed my time working with Galliford Try at The Dunes. I have gained much more confidence and skills and look forward to finding a permanent job.” Debra Phillips, Employment and Skills Manager with Galliford Try Partnerships North, added: “We were delighted to be able to give Andrew this opportunity. Whilst our main role is to help partners improve the quality and choice of homes they provide, we also look to help individuals and groups within those communities to achieve their goals.”

orries mount for majority of those approaching retirement One in five (20%) in the North East are worried about becoming lonely or isolated, 20% said they worry about becoming mentally inactive The majority (59%) of people approaching the end of their working lives in the North East say they are worried about retirement. In new research, commissioned by literacy charity Beanstalk, one in five (20%) nearing retirement in the North East said they are worried about becoming lonely or isolated, while the same number (20%) said they worry about becoming mentally inactive. Worries about losing motivation were highlighted by 16%, while 18% say they’ll miss camaraderie among colleagues and worry about not having opportunities to interact with other people and other ages (23%). Janet Skeen, North East Area Manager for Beanstalk, the charity providing volunteer reading helpers in primary schools, says: “Retirement, though daunting for many, can offer great new opportunities and can represent a new chapter in people’s lives. Many of our reading helpers in the North East join us after retiring and the time they spend helping children learn to read is a perfect antidote to loneliness or isolation. It makes them feel valued, introduces them to new people and new challenges, and is a fantastic way to use the skills they’ve developed in their careers.

Their contribution is vital – without them, these children would still be struggling to read, and facing all the problems associated with low literacy levels - but it’s always worth recognising what the volunteers get out of it themselves, too.” Over a third (34%) of those who took part in the research said they wanted to ‘do something meaningful’ in their retirement and 12% said they planned to help the next generation. That’s just what Jim Jelly from Ferryhill, County Durham did. When he finished full time work as a journalist, 65 year-old Jim knew he wanted to volunteer as a way to give something back. “I was made redundant and when it became obvious I probably wouldn’t work again, I started to look for voluntary work. I wanted to do something that would continue to engage my brain and to give something back. I liked the sound of Beanstalk’s work and applied straight away, and I’ve found a great little community at the school where I volunteer. Besides the excellent relationship I’ve built with everyone, it’s the kids that make it so worthwhile – they always seem delighted to come and read with me. I’m really impressed by their attitude; despite the social problems many of the children face, their hard work and enthusiasm really shines through.” For more information on Beanstalk and becoming a reading helper visit www.beanstalkcharity. org.uk or call 020 7729 4087.

Coastal View & Moor News Issue 74 October - November 2016

Brexit deal must empower Teesside and protect industry

abour MP for Redcar, Anna Turley, has called on the Government to secure a Brexit deal which empowers Teesside and protects vital British industries. Speaking in a debate on Parliament’s role in scrutinising Brexit yesterday, Anna said the desire for more control over the economy after the closure of Redcar steelworks means the Government needs to commit to protect British industry and manufacturing against unfair competition. Anna also called for an exit deal which empowers Teesside to attract the inward investment to bring new jobs to the area. She told the Government that a ‘Hard Brexit’ without trade agreements “would be potentially disastrous for our area, threatening many thousands more jobs”. Supporting calls for MPs to scrutinise the exit negotiations, Anna told the Government that Teesside’s vote for Brexit did not give them “a blank cheque to negotiate away their jobs, their rights and their security”. Full text of Anna’s speech: “Like other colleagues, I speak as someone who fought to remain, but who accepts the result. On Teesside, every single one of our boroughs voted to leave the EU by more than 60%. Our constituents sent a clear message to Westminster that the current social, economic and political settlement is not working for them and that they wanted to see change. We must hear that loud and clear. Now we and the Government must

ensure that their concerns are met, and that the negotiations for Brexit work for them. “However, while the message from the country to leave the EU was clear, the terms of Brexit were not on the ballot paper, and it is therefore vital, as the motion says, that Parliament plays a key role as the exit negotiations go forward. The people of Teesside voted for Brexit, but they did not vote to give the Government a blank cheque to negotiate away their jobs, their rights and their security. “As today’s discussion has shown, there were many reasons behind people’s decisions on how to vote in the EU referendum, but many people I spoke to voted to leave because they were angry about the loss of our steelworks last year, and they believed the Government when they hid behind untrue claims that they could not intervene because of EU state aid rules and that they could not tackle Chinese dumping because of EU tariff rules. So, now that we have been liberated to drive our own industrial strategy, those people are looking to the Government to protect British industry and manufacturing—but what do we see? “We see a leading Brexit Minister, the Secretary of State for International Trade, saying that the Government “must turn our back on…voices that tell us: it’s OK you can protect bits of your industry”,and who also urged the Government to be “unreconstructed, unapologetic free traders”.

“So there is no protection for our vital industry in crisis—another premise on which my constituents voted swept away. Such a laissezfaire approach will have serious consequences for the UK steel industry, which has suffered from a flood of cheap Chinese steel. My constituents who voted for Brexit wanted an active, interventionist Government working to support British industry. Will the Government commit to ensuring that when we are outside the EU, vital British industries will be defended against unfair, state- sponsored competition

from abroad? Will they promise that we in this House will get to debate these vital trade deals and tariffs, which will have a huge impact on British industry? “Moreover, thanks to this Government’s failure on steel, we on Teesside have a huge task to rebuild our local economy. It is vital that Brexit empowers our region and allows us to attract the inward investment we need to bring new businesses and industries to the area, creating the decent, secure, and well paid jobs we desperately need. “Our two major assets on Teesside, which will be vital to our economic recovery, are Teesport and Wilton International. Both benefit hugely from access to the European single market, and maintaining this access must be a key part of Britain’s Brexit deal. A hard Brexit, without trade agreements in place to ensure Teesside’s businesses can continue to trade freely, would be potentially disastrous for our area, threatening many thousands more jobs. “What is more, our Tees Valley devolution deal with the Government was also underpinned by access to EU funding. Will the Government confirm that these funding pots be maintained going forward? Regional development funding has made a huge impact, supporting growth, innovation, upskilling and job creation in our region. We must continue to receive this support for Teesside’s economy to grow. “We have to make the most of the opportunities provided by Brexit, and I urge the Government to ensure that they help rather than hinder areas such as Teesside. We in Parliament, as representatives of our towns, cities and communities that will be deeply affected by these Brexit negotiations, must have a role to ensure that that happens.”

Coastal View & Moor News Issue 74 October - November 2016

Fighting back for Redcar - Anna Turley MP Redcar & District WASPI

Town Centre

his month I was proud to deliver the Redcar WASPI (Women Against State Pension Inequality) petition to Parliament on behalf of over 50s women hit by the fast-tracked increase to the state pension age. Inspired by the national campaign, a group of local women have worked incredibly hard collecting petitions signatures on behalf of all women in our area who have been hit by state pension inequality. I would like to say a huge well done to Redcar WASPI group who got over 800 signatures and I hope the Government listen!

Holding the Government to account on Brexit

abour recently secured a debate in Parliament to ensure that the Government’s negotiations on Britain’s exit of the EU are subject to parliamentary scrutiny. I spoke in the debate about the need for a Brexit deal which empowers areas like Teesside and Yorkshire to attract the inward investment to bring new jobs to the area. There has been some talk of a ‘Hard Brexit’ where we would leave the EU without any trade agreements in place but this would be potentially disastrous for our area, threatening many thousands more jobs. One of the concerns people raised during the referendum campaign was the feeling that we

had no control over the closure of the steelworks. People wanted a more active, interventionist Government to protect industry. I told the Government they need to commit to protect British industry and manufacturing against unfair competition and reject the idea of a ‘hands off’ attitude which is being pushed by some ministers. Our area voted for Brexit by a large margin but people did not give the Government a blank cheque to negotiate away their jobs, their rights and their security. It is my job now to ensure the concerns people expressed are met and that the exit deal the Government negotiates works for our area and our people.

jobs and investment to the area, as well as working to buttress our place and identity as a coastal town worth visiting. Redcar had eight bids, put forward by a local Coastal Communities Team which is made up of volunteers, but none of them will receive funding. I have written to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government

n update for everyone who attended the Redcar town centre meeting in September and those who are interested in contributing to the future of our town: So what next? 1) We have launched a website www.inspiringredcar.co.uk which has all of the feedback from the meeting and is a way for people to join the debate, rate ideas, and submit more. If you are not online, don’t fret, printed versions of all correspondence are available from my office on request. 2) From the public meeting we recognised a desire for the community to have a voice at the table - setting up a ‘Friends of Redcar High Street’ group was a popular suggestion. So we are keen to see the start of a formal steering group representing businesses, residents and the community to speak up for the town and to help take the ideas forward. If this is something you would like to get involved in please get in touch. 3) One of the biggest issues you have told us about is the cleanliness of the High Street – people feel it is grubby and looks old which puts people off visiting. Cllr Alec Brown, Cabinet Member for Neighbourhoods, organised a “Love your High Street” day for 23rd October. FRED and volunteers helped the council, pressure washing the pavements, removing things like chewing gum and overgrowth, and painting. Working together, we can turn the fortunes of our town around and help make it a thriving place to live, work and visit. We hope to take this forward to other areas across Redcar & Cleveland in the future.

Supporting our veterans to re-join civilian life

Coastal Communities Fund rejection

t is extremely disappointing news that none of Redcar’s bids to the latest round of the Coastal Communities Fund were accepted by the Conservative Government. The Fund is an unparalleled opportunity for central government to provide targeted financial assistance for projects and submissions that bring

Sajid Javid – who was also the Business Minister who oversaw the closure of SSI last year - to express our deep disappointment at the decision. This funding is a vital financial lifeline for Redcar, especially given the local authority does not have the financial resources to provide regeneration and revitalisation to areas of our town

Contact Anna Write: Anna Turley MP, 10 Milbank Terrace, Redcar, TS10 1ED Email: anna.turley.mp@parliament.uk / Phone: 01642 485138 www.anna4redcar.org.uk / Twitter: @annaturley / Facebook.com/Anna4Redcar

recently met with Forward Assist, a charity of which I am a patron, who help ex-military personnels’ transition into civilian life through employment, sport and community work. We specifically discussed the experience of female veterans for whom there is not enough tailored support. Forward Assist and other veterans’ organisations, do great work providing advice and support for ex-military personnel. It is not just the physical impact of military service but the hidden emotional impact and ongoing mental health issues which continue long after service ends. More must be done to raise awareness of mental health issues in general, but especially for veterans. We cannot let members of our forces, who serve our country with bravery and resilience, be left to suffer when their service career ends.

Anna Turley MP - Surgeries Please call 01642 485138 or email anna.turley. mp@parliament.uk to book an appointment.

Coastal View & Moor News Issue 74 October - November 2016

Local care providers and council chiefs call for “better deal for adult social care”

oncern over the future funding of Adult Social Care in the Teesside area has been jointly voiced by a leading care home provider and a local council care chief. This follows the publication of an national report by the highly respected health and social care thinktank, the Kings Fund, which argued that “The UK social care system is on the brink”. Councillor David Walsh, Redcar and Cleveland Council’s Cabinet Member for Adult Services and Justin Russi, who is the chairman of the Redcar and Cleveland Care Home Association and who runs care homes in the area, said that these issues were important for an area like Teesside which has a high proportion of elderly people in the overall population. Councillor Walsh said: “Across the country, it is increasingly common that what supports a care recipient gets depends on how much money they have and where they live rather than the actual support they need. “Cuts to local authority budgets – and in Redcar and Cleveland we are tasked with finding cuts of £26 million in the coming year -, rising demand for services and shortages of staff have placed an increased burden on care workers and indeed on both families and unpaid carers. “Central government austerity is putting additional pressure on councils.

“The two percent precept on council tax was levied to help, but this cost is born by the local community, effectively making a poor community pay more for support to the elderly and vulnerable. “ Justin Russi said: “I can only, as an employer of care staff, repeat word for word a paragraph in the Kings Fund report which states ‘it is clear also that the challenges facing social care are now as much about workforce as they are about money. The availability and quality of care is threatened by mounting problems in staff recruitment and retention, underpinned by a culture of low pay and under-investment in training.’ “Together, we – care workers, the cared for, local councils and domically and residential care providers – are all being hit by a cash cosh. We want to provide a first class service for our residents – and that means good nutrition, privacy and respect, high quality furniture and fittings and above all motivated, well paid and well trained staff. It is becoming harder and harder to maintain high standards in today’s austerity atmosphere. “Something has to give, and for the sake of an older generation who helped build this country and who now deserve high quality care, the Government has to look to re-order budget priorities at national level to stop the entire system falling into a black hole.”

The North East’s leading vehicle adaptation and barrier free living specialists Free Driving Adaptations Assessments/Test Drive We Fit:• Boot hoists • Hand controls • Swivel seats Scooters and Powerchairs from only £9 per week on our 3 year lease

Mandale Wharf, Boathouse Court, Stockton-on-Tees TS18 3FA Chainbridge Road, Blaydon NE21 5AB

●● Chief Fire Officer Ian Hayton, Brigade staff and fire crews with representatives from North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust, South Tees NHS Foundation Trust, Hartlepool and Stockton Clinical Commissioning Group, South Tees Clinical Commissioning Group and Age UK Teesside.

Brigade joins forces with health partners to keep residents safe and well

leveland Fire Brigade has joined forces with health partners across Teesside in a further bid to keep residents safe and well in their homes. The Brigade will be extending its Home Fire Safety Visits to the over 65s to include checks and advice on a range of health related issues. In addition to ensuring residents have working smoke alarms, fire escape plans and advice on how to keep them and their loved ones safe from fire, Brigade staff will also carry out checks and issue basic equipment to prevent falls in the home. Through completing a simple check sheet they can also refer people to dementia support organisations, befriending services, the Brigade’s Stay Safe and Warm scheme, stop smoking services and alcohol support services. Ian Hayton, Chief Fire Officer, said: “We are delighted to be working with our partners in health and social care to use our skills and experience in keeping people safe in their own homes. We are very experienced in visiting people in their homes and looking at a wider range of issues will allow us to make every

contact count to benefit vulnerable people on Teesside and embed Fire as a Health Asset. “If you are over the age of 65 and our staff offer to complete a free Safe & Well visit, we strongly recommend you accept and take advantage of the wider benefits we can bring in trying to keep you safe in your home.” Steve Pett, General Manager, Specialist Services and Partnerships at University Hospital of North Tees, said: “North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust have been delighted to work in partnership with the fire service, our local authorities and the voluntary sector to help deliver the safe and well visits initiative. We believe our fire service colleagues’ input will make a real difference in helping to reduce the risks of falls amongst the elderly and vulnerable in our local communities.” Residents are unable to request a Safe & Well Visit however they can still request a Home Fire Safety Visit by calling 01429 872311. You will be given specific fire safety advice for you and your family and we will fit smoke alarms for free where needed.

Coastal View & Moor News Issue 74 October - November 2016

Coast & Country achieves Tpas accreditation

More former SSI workers secure new employment

●● Amanda Skelton, chair of the SSI Task Force

nother three former SSI workers are back into employment thanks to help from the SSI Task Force Jobs and Skills Fund. Damian Griffiths 41, Robert Windras 44, and Joshua Holmes, 27, lost their jobs when the Redcar steelworks closed last year but now have been taken on by Cleveland Fire Brigade Risk Management (CFBRM). Damian will take on a new role of site protection manager at the company while Robert and Joshua are now site protection officers at CFBRM. The Task Force fund was set up to help local firms employ former SSI workers, their spouses, supply chain workers and contractors in to full-time or part-time jobs. The scheme subsidises the cost of employment for positions made available for a minimum of two years with a payment of 50% of the basic salary costs for each new job created. So far, over 300 jobs have been created through the SSI Task Force Jobs and Skills Fund. Damian, who had worked at SSI for over 15 years, said: “It’s been really unsettling since SSI closed

as I had worked there for so long and it was hard to imagine starting something new. I’m so pleased that I have been able to get a new job and I am looking forward to what the future holds.” Robert, who had worked at the steelworks for a year, said: “Although I had only worked at SSI for a short time, I had hoped to build a long career there. I’ve been grateful for the help I’ve received in finding a suitable position and I now hope to have a successful career at CFB Risk Management.” Joshua, who had five years’ experience at SSI, said: “It was such a worrying time for everyone who lost their jobs due to the closure of the steelworks last year and I am pleased that things are starting to turn round for me. I cannot thank CFB Risk Management and the Task Force enough for all their help and support.” Amanda Skelton, chair of the SSI Task Force and chief executive of Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council, said: “Almost 2000 former SSI and supply chain workers have now moved off benefit – the majority are in fulltime employment or training. The commitment of the Task Force to revitalising our economy remains as strong as ever and we will continue to work with local organisations to help get people back into work.” Richard Davis, Sales and Marketing Manager at CFB Risk Management, said: “Damian, Robert and Joshua have proved to be fantastic additions to our team, we look forward to them continuing to build on their strengths and hope they develop successful careers at the company. Our experience with the Task Force has been nothing but positive and I would recommend it to other businesses across the Tees Valley.” For more information on The SSI Task Force Jobs and Skills Fund visit: http://www.teesvalley-ca. gov.uk or call 01642 524 412.

●● Kim Gallagher, Chair Tenant Panel, Nigel Barton, C&C Chair, Ann Sutherland Residents’ Scrutiny Group, Jenny Osbourne Tpas

oast & Country has been recognised for its commitment to engaging with tenants with a prestigious industry accreditation. The Redcar-based housing provider has received a three-year Tpas reaccreditation in Resident Involvement. Tpas, the tenant involvement o rg a n i s a t i o n , o ff e r s t h e o n l y independent evidence-based accreditation scheme that assesses resident involvement arrangements. By completing the rigorous accreditation process the housing provider demonstrates its commitment

to resident involvement and ensures its approach is effective and offers the best value for money. Iain Sim, chief executive of Coast & Country, said: “It is fantastic that Coast & Country has been awarded this accreditation for the third time, which demonstrates our commitment to our tenants. “Resident engagement is vital to ensure that we add value to the communities we work in and that our services are delivered in a way that tenants want and need.” Jenny Osbourne, Tpas chief

Call kevin or Jackie now, to book an appointment on 01642 646029

executive, said: “Coast and Country has undoubtedly demonstrated that they understand and have fully embedded resident involvement within their organisation and day-to-day delivery of services. “Our accreditation sets the bar high for landlords to meet our standards. We expect landlords to demonstrate how they offer residents the chance to be involved in whichever way they want, and we also we look at the relationship the housing organisation has with their residents and how they motivate residents to want to be involved.”

Coastal View & Moor News Issue 74 October - November 2016

Rural Crime Update Nowhere to hide for cross-border criminals, as police forces unite in country’s largest rural policing operation

ello and welcome to Octobers Coastal View Policing Page This past month has been a busy one for us on the rural side of things, with increases in Rural Crime throughout the Cleveland force but particularly in the Redcar & Cleveland area. We have been taking action against this and along with the below Operation Checkpoint which included 5 other forces we have been talking with landowners, Farmers and other rural agencies on how best to tackle this problem together, along with regular patrols and other resources at our disposal we are making great efforts on tackling these issues. One of the issues of concern is the problem of 4X4’s, Quads and Motorbikes in the Eston Hills / Yearby / Dunsdale areas with large amounts of damage been caused by mindless individuals. This includes the destruction of livestock, gates and crops. By working together and running these operations it demonstrates good cooperation between forces and rural communities and is a demonstration of our commitment to deliver a proportionate policing approach across the county. All that took part were very proactive with everyone getting out there early and finding their own work with numerous farms visited to spread the word that we are taking their issues seriously. Dozens of police officers and volunteers took part in the major clampdown on rural criminals on Wednesday 5th October. Operation Checkpoint is the largest rural policing operation of its kind in the country, and saw Cleveland, Cumbria, Durham, Lancashire, North Yorkshire and Northumbria join forces to target crossborder criminals. Running from 3pm on Wednesday 5th October to 3am Thursday 6th October, the six forces co-ordinated intelligence-led deployments, static vehicle checkpoints and proactive visits to vulnerable premises Intelligence shows that organised crime groups from across the north of England are involved in thefts, burglaries, and handling stolen property, targeting rural areas in particular. These criminals use their extensive knowledge of the road networks across the region in an attempt to avoid detection. Checkpoint targets, disrupts and deters vehicles suspected of being linked to criminality by deploying officers and volunteers with expert knowledge of their local areas, crime patterns, intelligence and road network, and using Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) technology. The operation was the eleventh time Checkpoint has been run. It was co-ordinated by North Yorkshire Police, the NPCC’s lead for Rural Crime, and saw 229 vehicles stopped for checks across the Cleveland, Cumbria, Durham, Lancashire, North Yorkshire and Northumbria areas. 61 vehicle and person searches were carried out, resulting in a number of vehicle

seizures, fixed penalty notices and arrests. Chief Superintendent John Lyons said: “In Cleveland we worked together with neighbouring forces as well as with HM Revenue and Customs, the Special Constabulary, the Dog Support Unit, Road Policing Unit, neighbourhood teams, the Angling Trust, and ‘Volunteer Bailiffs’ to ensure Operation Checkpoint was a success. In total there were two arrests, two vehicles seized and over 20 vehicles stopped in the Cleveland area and numerous farm visits were conducted to build closer relationships with all of our local community. “Working together as a team for Operation Checkpoint is a great way to tackle rural crime to reassure local communities that we are working together to keep our areas safe by clamping down on criminals.” Police and Crime Commissioner for Cleveland, Barry Coppinger, said: “I’ve always been very supportive of Operation Checkpoint as Cleveland contains large rural areas and it is important that we continue to clamp down on travelling criminals by working together with other forces to ensure our communities and rural properties are safe.” I would also point out that this is not the only operation that we run regarding rural crime, and we continue to be proactive in all areas of rural crime and welcome your support. To do this I could ask that you do this by joining our Rural Watch via Cleveland Connected which can be accessed through our website. This way you can get updates and be part of this rural community which is only going to get bigger and better in the future with the commitment from all officers and the communities we serve. On a separate note and a bit of fun, I have been out and about visiting local farms lately and found this young sheep to assist me, any ideas what to call it? ruralcrime.webmail@cleveland.pnn.police.uk Thanks for reading and see you all again next month Regards Paul Payne Rural Crime Reduction Coordinator Octobers Crime Prevention Blog By Gerry McBride Crime Prevention Officer

Be bright, and leave on a light!

elcome to the third instalment of my crime prevention blog. This month I’m going to look at the use of ‘light’, in the fight against crime! Humankind has used light since the Stone Age, lighting fires to deter predators. Modern day security lighting can deter modern day predators, such as burglars and thieves! Over the years, when I speak to new police officers or any other groups who will listen to me, on the benefits of lighting to prevent crime, I use one example that sticks in my mind, a family I had visited to provide advice to, who were burgled 6 days before Christmas. They had wrapped their presents, which were scattered around the base of their Christmas tree, and they were all set to have a memorable festive time with their children. It was memorable time alright, but for all of the wrong reasons. At around 4:30pm on the 18th of December they were visited by two unwanted guests, who picked out their house from a street full of others and burgled it. They lost their Christmas presents, a TV, video camera and jewellery, some of which was irreplaceable and was of sentimental value. The family were distraught! The two burglars were subsequently arrested and questioned, and when asked why they had chosen that particular house from a street full of similar houses, they said it was the only one in darkness. A simple plug-in timer might have prevented the burglary from happening, bringing lights on before you get home in the evening; it produces an element of doubt in the mind of the criminal.

How many and what type of lighting? Burglars prefer to burgle homes which are unoccupied; they like to work in darkness, concealing their activity and identity, however, just a couple of lights, and a couple of plug in timers can make a huge difference to your safety and security. Your home need not look like The Blackpool Illuminations! We recommend dusk ‘til dawn lighting, which is the type that stays on through the hours of darkness, switching off before the sun comes up. Dusk ‘til dawn lighting, reduces fear of crime, you instantly know if it has failed, and when you look out of your window at night, you can instantly see that everything in the garden is indeed rosy. Dusk ‘til dawn lighting works best when the area being illuminated is overlooked. This type of lighting should be energy efficient, using low energy lamps or LED’s. Lighting inside your home There are several devices for switching on lights in your home, including timer switches and light sensitive lamps. Timer switches are very useful and fairly cheap. They can be plugged in and used to switch a lamp, and perhaps a radio on in a ground floor room. Some models allow for multiple on/off periods and are ideal for an upstairs room - where a light going on and off over a period of time will give the impression that your home is occupied. In this modern ‘connected’ age you can also buy products that allow you to switch on lights in your home before you get home from work or from the other side of the world! Remember! Don’t just set a light on a timer in the hall or landing area. You wouldn’t just sit in these locations in the evening - would you? The clocks have just gone back, so lighten up round your home, because being dim can encourage burglars in!

Luxury Retirement and Care in the heart of countryside We have over 25 years of nursing and elderly care management experience. The property stands within extensive grounds of some six-and-a-half acres, and has been sympathetically designed to offer the finest accommodation in the area, allowing residents to enjoy their retirement within the grandest and most spacious day areas available locally. The Hall’s lake and beautiful gardens allow residents and their families to enjoy a lovely summer day in a tranquil location. It also benefits from its own Historic Chapel of St Mary and residents or families may use the beautiful Chapel whenever they wish.

We offer: • Permanent and respite elderly care • Grade 2 Listed stately home • 27 individual luxury en-suite rooms • Stunning 6.5 acre grounds with lake and gardens • Private chapel and monthly services in the home • Full admission assessments with individual person-centred care plan • Fine dining and Marmadukes Tea Room • Well-stocked Library

Contacting Nunthorpe Hall is simple, whether it’s for an informal chat or you would like detailed information, please don’t hesitate to contact us using any of the below: By Phone: 01642 316611 or 01642 326900 Angela Dixon, Service Director 07748 487910 Email: info@nunthorpehall.com Nunthorpe Hall Eastside, Nunthorpe Village, Nunthorpe, Middlesbrough TS7 0NP www.nunthorpehall.com

Coastal View & Moor News Issue 74 October - November 2016

News from the Local WI’s Hutton Lowcross WI

ur President welcomed members to the Annual Meeting. Jerusalem was sung and minutes of last meeting read. Members were thanked for their support and help at the Coffee morning in Sunnyfield House. A date next year would be booked. President informed members that the Town Hall was not to be sold, that a committee had been formed and had applied for funds from various sources and the Heritage Lottery fund. Hopefully this will be in the future a venue for all organisations in Guisborough to enjoy. Group Carol Service December 7th at 7.15 pm. Plans well ahead. Invitations sent to Group WI’s. Volunteers required for Members Night. Annual Meeting – our President welcomed Ann Brown an Adviser from Teesside Federation and member of Nunthorpe WI. The Bye Laws were reviewed and no changes made Reports given by the Secretary and Treasurer, and our various sub groups, reviewed our last year’s activities. As we had 10 members willing to be on the committee no voting would be needed. Committee members were each asked if they were willing to stand for President, No one came forward. Craft, Computer, Strolling, Scrabble and Supper Clubs dates given to members. Our next meeting to be held on November 10th. Our speaker will be Christine Shutt – her talk entitled “On the Line”

Loftus.W.I.

By Linda Wilson

ur October meeting was a rather special one as it was a Birthday Party held to celebrate our Groups 93rd Birthday. We enjoyed a nostalgic sing along as Maggie Camp, our Speaker took us back in time to the 50s/60s with tales of her Childhood and songs she had written to reflect both the hardship and fun endured in the Mills at that time . As a change to usual salad , we served pie and peas to our members, baked for us just around the corner by Bells Butchers and everyone agreed they were delicious. Our competition, a cotton handkerchief was very popular, but as usual our Speaker did a brilliant job in choosing a worthy 1st , 2nd , and 3rd places. Following the success of the Loftus Scarecrow Festival we have decided to organise a Christmas Tree festival. Members were invited to attend a workshop, being held in one of our member’s homes, to make decorations to hang upon the WI tree. The Christmas Tree Festival will be held in St Leonards Church, Market Place, Loftus over the weekend of Friday 16th until Monday 20th December. A busy time ahead for all of us i am sure. Our next meeting being held in the Town Hall on November 8th will be our A.G.M., but ladies, if you are wanting to meet new friendly people please come along; you will be made very welcome.

Saltburn WI

www..replaces-stoves.co.uk

Multifuel Stove + Fitting Kit

£799

inc VAT

Fitting Kit includes* 10m of 150mm liner, cowl, adapter and 500mm vitrous pipe

ALBERG 7

Multifuel Stove + Fitting Kit

£849

inc VAT

*Installation advice available

By Diane Falla

his month the ladies of Saltburn WI held an open evening, to which we invited ladies from other local groups and other WI’s in the area; consequently the hall was full but we hope all our guests enjoyed the evening. Our speaker this month was Mike Bert who gave us an interesting insight into his years travelling the world as a delegate with the Football Association, for nine years, accompanying various women’s teams when they were on international duty. He travelled as far away as Chile, all over Europe and to many places in England. It certainly sounded a good experience. After the speaker, we all enjoyed a pooled supper. Our activities for the rest of the month include flower arranging, a masterclass class cookery session and a visit to York including a tour to the Cold War bunker. If you would like to join us, our next meeting is on Thursday 10th November at 7.30 pm in the upstairs room of the Methodist Hall in Milton Street, where you can be assured of a warm and friendly welcome. Full details of all our activities can be found on our website (www.saltburnwi.org.uk )

FIREPLACES & STOVES 1 NORVIK5 *Installation advice available

By Angela Hibberd

Get in touch now: 01642 291021 or Visit the show room at: 43 Vicarage Drive, Marske, Cleveland, TS11 7AT

Moorsholm WI

nother month has sped by and it was time for the Moorsholm Women’s Institute to meet up again at 7.15pm on the second Monday of October. The meeting started with the singing of Jerusalem and followed by the minutes of the last meeting, read and duly signed. Amongst the many matters arising of various outings was the forthcoming event of a Soup and Sandwich Day that will be held in the Church Hall, Moorsholm, on the last Wednesday of October and November. Due to unforeseen circumstances the speaker for the evening was unable to attend; however our very creative President had devised a quiz, which proved to some of the members just how much they did or did not take notice of national and international events and news. The competition for the evening was the letter V and was won by Pat Boocock for her paperweight of a Viking ship. Each month a raffle is drawn and a prize given and we also give loose change for ‘pennies for friendship’ which goes towards a charity at the end of the year. Moorsholm came in the top three last year for the most money contributed throughout the year. The food tim collection is going well which will go to the Guisborough Food Bank for the weekly distribution. The newly suggested idea of a supper/lunch club looks to be quite popular; this is where those members who wish to take part put their name on a piece of paper, with a venue of their choice, to be picked at random and organised by that person and a date to be arranged. The September eatery was Tocketts Mill and attended by eight members and this month has attracted 10 members going to Kaskane at Skinningrove. Once again a very enjoyable meeting which concluded at 9.45pm. If you think this is something you would like to be involved with, just give either of the two ladies listed below a call and they will make sure someone will be on hand to escort you through our next meeting, which will be held on Monday, November 14th, 2016. Mrs Enid McCabe 01287 660808 - President Mrs Sheena Smith 01287 660839 - Secretary

Coastal View & Moor News Issue 74 October - November 2016

Coastal View & Moor News Community Awards 2016

●● Young People's Enterprise Award winner Liam Matthews-Keighley entertains guests on arrival

Jim and Hilary Taylor of Guisborough Trophy Centre sponsored our Community Champion award presented to former Freebrough Principal, Linda Halbert

he fifth Coastal View Community Awards’ event took place at the end of September in Freebrough Academy, Brotton, with around 140 people attending. All the recipients of the Awards are chosen by Steve and myself except for the Community Champion Award and the Young People’s Enterprise Award and are given to people and organisations who contribute so much of their time and really do make a difference in our communities, asking for nothing in return and just wanting to help make our area great. Without these unsung heroes there would be no Coastal View & Moor News and the night was all about them and about raising money for our chosen charity, The Junction Foundation Young Carers. Each award was sponsored and together with the profits from the bar and raffles and all the proceeds going to the charity. This year we were lucky to be donated a signed Boro shirt, by Joe Parker from Tesco Distribution Centre, which was auctioned by the Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland MP, Tom Blenkinsop and helped to raise an extra £200! The Community Champion Award is given to someone who readers of the newspaper, website and social media can nominate their community champion, a person who you feel deserves to be acknowledged and thanked for the work they do. This year the award went to Linda Halbert, the recently appointed CEO of Teesside Learning Trust and ex Principal of Freebrough Academy. These are just some of the comments from the people who nominated Linda. “Through her grit and determination

she has improved standards and raised aspirations.” “Her driving force is to make a difference to the lives of the young people in her care. She never, ever gives up and will explore every possibility available. She is a champion for the growth and prosperity of Redcar and Cleveland, knowing all too well that our future lies with our children.” “Standards within the academy have continued to rise over the past six years which allows our students to achieve better outcomes which in turn helps develop the local community. She has led the academy to achieve a good rating from Ofsted so now as a community we can all say that we have a good school within our community which unfortunately was not the case for many years previously.” “She has well and truly put Freebrough Academy on the map.” Linda told Coastal View: “It is a privilege to receive the 2016 Community Champion Award. This Award is for all of those people who have played a part in the journey that Freebrough Academy has been on for the last six years. No individual or organisation can do the best for their community without committing to working openly and honestly in partnership with others. “I have greatly appreciated the support of many groups and individuals who have given freely of their time, resources, expertise and experience to support the young people in East Cleveland. Their future, and the future of this community, will be brighter because of it.” We would like to thank the wonderful staff at Freebrough Academy for allowing us to again use their great

venue and for their help and guidance throughout. We thank Peter & Cheryl Collinson who helped on the door, Liz Sutcliffe for doing the refreshments together with Kelsey and Kyle Sutcliffe, Gilly and Dave Dunn from Skelton Mill who ran their own raffle and raised over £540, Ruth Dyke, Dave King, Thora McAnelly and Wayne Davies for their help, encouragement and energy on the night and thank you to Julie Craig from AFE Solutions in Skelton for the balloon table decorations and lovely sweetie bags which we know went down well with our guests. We would also like to thank Gary Bliss and Graham Brotton who provided the entertainment for the night and Joan Ivison for arranging this for us. We must also say a massive thanks to Trio Food Services in Middlesbrough for donating the soft drinks and to Gilly and Dave Dunn from Skelton Mill for organising that for us. More thanks to James McGill who always does an expert job, taking all the photographs, Joe Parker and everyone else who donated raffle prizes and bought tickets; people have been so generous. There is one person we really do need to single out. This person is Steve Duck of Integral Collection. Each issue arrives on an arctic lorry, with 26,000 copies piled on pallets. Steve allows us to have these papers delivered to his premises on Skelton Industrial Estate, where it is unloaded by forklift before the distributors arrive to collect their allocation. Steve does all this for us asking for nothing in return. On the night we all helped to raise the amazing total of £2750 for the Junction Foundation, but thanks to a generous

●● More than 140 invited guests look on as awards are presented

●● Some of the inspirational Young Carers who attended the awards

●● Gary Bliss and Graham Brotton who provided the entertainment donation by Graham Cutler and Martin this would be possible. We thank Fletcher from Cuts Garage, Carlin How our advertisers, distributors, outlets, and Railway Arms, Brotton this figure contributors and the great people now stands at £3000, which will pay for who live in our area for providing us a real Christmas treat for young carers with the brilliant stories you find in the newspaper every issue and thank and their families. The Coastal View ‘family’ is growing you to everyone who supports us, you daily and without you all, none of know who you are!

Coastal View & Moor News Issue 74 October - November 2016

Coastal View & Moor News Community Awards 2016

Chris and Anne Nicholls, who couldn't make it to this year's awards but who very generously sponsor our annual Young People's Enterprise award, which was introduced last year. Chris and Anne also asked Steve to present a donation to Lawrence McAnelly, CEO of The Junction Foundation for the Young Carers.

The Young People's Enterprise Award was given to Liam Matthews-Keighley and presented by Freebrough Academies Head of Business Rachael Newton, who said: "Liam is the winner of the award this year for being a true entrepreneur! Not only has he completed the Enterprise Level 3 course with Distinction but he has true entrepreneur skills. He is an extremely talented musician who has taken his passion and is determined to make a career from music, no matter where he might have to travel or how hard he may have to work, He is a true inspiration! I know for certain his songs will be on the radio soon and I know I will be the first to buy them and hope you all do too! He is also available for functions and parties but be quick."

Dave King of Imagine You Can NCS presented four awards to NCS Summer students who did great work on their social action projects. Reece Petrie - SSI Sea Dip & Funday, Kieran Janicki and Flynn Blinko -The Link Charity fundraising and Kieran Hill - For work ethic on Redcar Station. Pictured from left to right Rhys Petrie, Flynn Blinko, Kieran Hill and Kieran Janicki

Independent Councillor Stuart Smith presented an award sponsored by Steve Duck, Integral Collections, Skelton to Saltburn in Bloom, a team of volunteers who make their town look beautiful and are multi award winners in the Northumbria in Bloom competition and are playing their part in helping to attract visitors to the town.

Steve handed what you might describe as a replacement award to Peter Collinson from Car Care of Marske whose original Award got smashed by a clumsy mechanic. Peter deserves an award from us every day of the week for the help and support he has given us over the years.

Steve and I wanted to show our appreciation to James McGill who has worked with us on and off for more than five years. He has written stories, helps puts together the Freebrough Flyer, taken photographs and even walked the streets with us delivering the paper. James took all the photographs that you see here from the night.

Lawrence McAnelly, CEO of The Junction Foundation presented the Extra Mile Award to Julie Craig who has supported the work with young carers. Lawrence also gave the Inspirational Young person award to Eve Hamilton, who, using film and media has told her story “about my brother Cole” so beautifully using it to raise awareness, including at her school and other events as well as on the Award’s night.

Coastal View & Moor News Issue 74 October - November 2016

Saltburn War Memorial

n Sunday 2nd October 2016 Saltburn War Memorial was re-dedicated at a special service marking the completion of its conservation and improvement. The service was be led by Saltburn’s Churches Together, with the Rev. Adam Reed leading the service and re-dedicated the war memorial, while Fr. Ricardo Morgan gave a reading from the Bible and prayers were led by the Rev. Julie Smith and the Rev. Helena Harbottle. After a plaque recording the project was unveiled by Mayor of Redcar & Cleveland, Councillor Barry Hunt, a wreath was laid by Frank Sutton, whose father, Francis Horton Sutton and grandfather, John Horton Sutton, are remembered on the memorial. In an address given on behalf of Tees Heritage Trust Ltd & Friends of Saltburn War Memorial, Stewart Ramsdale described that: “The project has been a real community venture with everyone pulling together to restore this remarkable War Memorial to a condition befitting the tribute it pays to the men who gave their lives in two World Wars. “Mr Atkinson of the Saltburn Branch of the Royal British Legion, first drew my attention to the memorial’s dilapidated condition as long ago as 2001. After a thorough inspection

revealed its parlous state it was added to Historic England’s Register of Historic Buildings at Risk and proposals were drawn up by the Council in consultation with English Heritage. The costs came out at £70,000 – but no Council funds were available to proceed with the work at that time. “When, in 2013, I retired from the Council, Jackie Taylor asked if I could persuade Tees Heritage Trust to join forces with the Friends of Saltburn to raise funds towards the cost of restoring the memorial. Jackie’s extensive contacts in the community quickly came together to organise a whole series of fund-raising events – not least the Saltburn Victorian Footballers’ re-enactment of the World War I Christmas Day truce. “Funds and offers of help came in steadily. Consulting Engineers and Surveyors, Billinghurst George & Partners magnanimously stepped forward to undertake structural survey work and Carillion Plc. – at that time the Council’s highways contractor – re-laid the stone paving around the memorial – all completely free of charge. Last year, the Council committed part of its Public Realm funding to install two new bench seats, a new wreath rail and a flagpole. “Collectively, these works significantly reduced the community’s fund raising target

●● Jackie Taylor with some of the Friends of Saltburn and Mayor of Redcar Councillor Barry Hunt. (© Cath and Tony Lynn)

●● Mayor of Redcar & Cleveland, Councillor Barry Hunt unveils a plaque recording the project (© Cath and Tony Lynn)

●● Frank Sutton laying a wreath during the re-dedication service (© Cath and Tony Lynn)

from the original £70,000 down to £30,000 for the conservation of the memorial itself. “Then, just as we were about to approach the War Memorials Fund for a grant, two local charities – the Lt. Col. N.L. Cohen Charitable Trust and the Les Bell Family Fund, stepped forward with two gifts of £3,000. This meant we could proceed with the conservation of the memorial itself and conservation specialists Eura

Conservation Ltd were appointed to sensitively repair and stabilise the granite cross and the weathered and decayed sculpture, restoring it as close as possible to its original appearance. “And so here we are – mission accomplished! A brilliant example of the community working in partnership with businesses, local charities and the local authority. – Thank you to everyone who has participated and supported the project.”

Coastal View & Moor News Issue 74 October - November 2016

Your Voice In Parliament

Tom Blenkinsop MP Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland

Battle for Boosbeck Post Office

om has taken up the cudgels over the temporary closure of Boosbeck’s Post Office. The Post Office, located in the High Street in a branch of Mace Convenience Stores, is the only post office outlet in the village, with the only alternatives either in Skelton or Lingdale. The reasons for the closure are unclear to the shop’s owner, Neil Johnson, but they are connected to a long running and national issue with the computer system and software used by the Post Office called Horizon. Horizon is supposed to offer the Post Office’s own cash flow and accounting system online to sub post office branches. In other parts of the country sub postmasters had been reprimanded by the Post Office for alleged false accounting - something which they vehemently deny.

The shop’s owner, Neil Johnson, said: “I really have to apologise for not being able to offer the Post Office service the village deserves. “The worst thing is that I cannot get a full response from the Post Office for their suspension of the service. All I want is a full explanation and from that to see what could be put right or amended. All I have at

the moment is an invitation to a ‘meeting’ with post office bosses - but that’s not until the 31st of this month.” Tom said: “This just isn’t good enough and leads to an honest shopkeeper being possibly branded with an unfair image or tarnished by rumours. There have been many questions and debates in the House of Commons about these issues, but at the root of everything is the fact that sub post offices are privatised and are unaccountable to the public and even MPs. “I did write on Mr Johnson’s behalf to the Post Office’s parliamentary liaison office, but all I have had back so far is the standard response that this is ‘being looked at’, and advice as to where the nearest other offices are - which I know anyway! This is going to mean yet another question to ministers in coming days.”

Call for more action on assaults on Police Officers

om Blenkinsop, MP for Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland, has called on the government to take steps to keep Police Officers safe from attacks. In a debate organised Holly Lynch, MP for Halifax, Tom said he was concerned that cuts in police numbers were risking officer safety, as more police patrols were conducted by lone officers. He also highlighted the case of one Cleveland Police Officer who had twice suffered a broken jaw in the last year as a result of being assaulted. During a ‘Protect the Protectors’ event in Parliament Tom met with members of the Police Federation and serving Police Officers to discuss the latest assault figures and discuss how violence towards the police affected their ability to protect their communities. The most recent Home Office figures on police officer assaults show that there were approximately 23,000 assaults on Police Officers with nearly 250 assaults in Cleveland alone. However, even this is thought to be an underestimate as the Home Office believe that many assaults go unreported. Some police

forces do not collect data recording the total number of assaults meaning that the national figures provide an incomplete picture of the situation. To m s a i d : “ P o l i c e O ff i c e r s i n m y constituency and around the country work to keep people safe, but increasingly they are at risk themselves.

“Cleveland Police work tirelessly to protect my constituents - the least we can do is ask that police are given proper support and those who attack police are properly punished. “I fear that government cuts are contributing to the problem. The Tories need to get their act together when it comes to recording and tackling this sort of crime.”

Slap in the face for British industry: French steel to be used to build trident nuclear submarines

ecently it has emerged that French steel will be used to build Britain’s new nuclear submarines - just a day after the Defence Secretary boasted in a speech to the Conservative party conference that he was travelling to Barrow-in-Furnace to cut the steel for the first submarine. Tom Blenkinsop MP, Labour member for Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland and Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on steel, said: “When the Defence Secretary cuts the French steel for the first trident submarine, he is cutting a potential lifeline for hundreds of British steel jobs. “Once again government action on steel has

failed to live up to their words. The government and ministers at BEIS have reassured me that they understand the strategic importance of maintaining a steel industry in the UK. So I struggle to understand why they have failed to use British steel when building the new trident submarines. “The government, if they are serious about securing the future of the steel industry, need to start doing all they can to get companies to buy British steel for infrastructure projects from HS2 to Heathrow. These projects could help get the industry back on its feet and competing globally. “While, I hope, the government is busy devising an industrial strategy they are missing

short term opportunities to help this vital industry.” The Daily Mirror, which first reported the story, estimates the steel contract is worth tens of millions of pounds and could have protected at least 1,000 UK jobs.

Good news for Museum

was over the moon when I heard that the East Cleveland Mining Museum had got through the first stage of an ambitious expansion cash bid via the Government’s Coastal Communities Fund. This is a testament to the work of the Museum and for the local community managers, staff and volunteers. The submission approval also means that potential support from the Coastal Communities Fund will potentially help match further grant funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund. These plans now go to the formal second stage of putting in a business plan, and if this is cleared it will potentially unlock £1.6 million for a big expansion programme at the Museum, including a new gallery given over to a host of hitherto stored artefacts to be displayed, as well as a new classroom block which can mean that local school children can study and research their local heritage on the sport of a treasure trove of virtual and actual information. All of this only reinforces my view that the Government should now - based on this record of success - look to designating the Skinningrove Museum as a “National Museum,” similar to the York Railway Museum or the Wakefield Coal Mining Heritage Museum. This is something I will tackle our new set of Culture Ministers on again in the future. Representation under threat! A service my office can offer to constituents is now under threat. Over past years we have managed to represent some people in person at what are called “Social Security Appeals “ when constituents fail medical tests imposed on them by the Department for Work and Pensions for benefits like Employment Support Allowance and Personal Independence Payment. But now the Government, worried that too many people are attending these appeals, is trying to cut them back. At the moment claimants have to appear in person. This means that they can argue their case with Tribunal officers – normally a legal expert and a medical specialist. Both these officers are – crucially – totally independent of the DWP The Government plans, leaked out in an announcement during the parliamentary recess would change this system to one where a Judge would instead make many decisions based solely on written evidence or, at best, telephone calls. This, the Justice Ministry say “is to clear delays and get rid of red tape.” But I fear that this is merely a cover to stop many people making a successful appeal. The possible removal of a medical specialist or a lay panel member with experience of disability – which is also suggested by the Ministry – will make it worse, At root is the simple fact that if a person goes to a Tribunal appeal the panel can’t see for themselves how bad the condition of the person sitting in front of them is. This, we have found, clinches many of the decisions for the claimant. This is something, I and many other MP’s of all parties, will be fighting on in future House of Commons debates.

Contact Tom

Please do not hesitate to contact me with your questions or concerns. I aim to reply to all enquiries as quickly as I can. Write: Tom Blenkinsop MP, Harry Tout House, 8 Wilson St. Guisborough TS14 6NA. email: info@tomblenkinsop.com / Phone 01287 610878 / Fax 01287 631894. Twitter:http://twitter.com/tomblenkinsop

Coastal View & Moor News Issue 74 October - November 2016

Looking back at the region’s ambulance service over the last year

review of North East Ambulance Service (NEAS) highlights and challenges over the last year took place at the recent NHS Foundation Trust’s Annual General Meeting. Over 60 people were present, including representatives of the Trust, commissioners, local councils, GPs, MPs and other NHS services to hear from the Chief Executive, Yvonne Ormston and her executive team about the past year and plans for the next 12 months. Entitled, ‘More than 999’, this year’s event also showcased the Trust’s NHS111 service, the single point of access for patients across the North East, which handled almost 670,000 calls from patients last financial year, 87% of which were supported without the need to send an ambulance or be referred to an emergency department. North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (NEAS) covers 3,200 square miles across the North East region. It employs more than 2,500 staff and serves a population of 2.7 million people by handling all NHS 111 and 999 calls for the region, operating patient transport and ambulance response services, delivering training for communities and commercial audiences and providing medical support cover at events. Chief Executive, Yvonne Ormston said: “We have faced a challenging year, both as an ambulance service and a key part of the wider NHS with continued high demand, increased acuity of patients, system pressures and paramedic recruitment, set against a backdrop of reduced funding and a financial deficit. “Despite the pressures and challenges we continued to strive to improve our service

MYA

and enhance the quality of our care with everything from a service for patients at the end of their life and a specialist cardiac arrest service, to closer working with fire services to provide emergency medical response and the integration of our care and transport services. “What is clear, is that our dedicated and compassionate staff continue to prioritise the delivery of high quality patient care above all else. We have had a renewed focus on our workforce over the past 12 months with the introduction of front line managers in emergency care, increased recruitment and development opportunities and greater investment in our people. And it looks like it is working; our staff survey showed a significant improvement in the number of staff responding who would recommend the Trust as a place to work. “For the future of urgent and emergency care, ambulance services are a key part of the health economy and the transformation of patient services. We are bringing health care services much closer to home, helping deliver services through more effective triage of patients and reducing the pressure on GPs and Emergency Departments. Over the next 12 months we will continue to work with partners to develop our services to improve patient pathways, ensure patient safety and invest in our workforce.” The event was also an opportunity to meet the Board of Directors, view the annual accounts and the full annual report, and ask questions as part of the Open Forum. Ashley Winter, NEAS Chairman, added: “We are incredibly proud of the services we offer and the amazing work carried out by our staff every day of the year. “Over the last year, our service has answered 1.160 million emergency 999 and NHS 111 calls, responded to 295,855 incidents that resulted in a patient being taken to hospital, treated and discharged 19,949 patients with telephone advice and treated and discharged 85,021 patients at home. “Our AGM provides us with the opportunity to reflect on the last year and our challenges and successes but it also allows us the opportunity to promote the other services we offer and show that we are so much more than 999. “So much has been achieved over the last year and what we hope to achieve much more over the next year and beyond.”

Maxi’s Mates

emale Staff Kennel 2, is an owner surrender and is now in the care of Maxi’s Mates. She is nine years old, vaccinated, house trained but not good with other dogs. She is good with older children but does not like to be about cats. Mya is at Carlin Howe Farm, Redcar Road, Dunsdale, Cleveland. TS14 6RG. Opening times are 1.00 - 4 pm daily. Or you can ring, text Maxi’s Mates on 07507 104636.

Wake up to deadly risk of smoking at home

leveland Fire Brigade is targeting the dangers of smoking at home after recent fires. A discarded cigarette set fire to a waste bin in a kitchen damaging the floor and there have been similar incidents where garden decking has been accidentally set alight. Phil Lancaster, Director of Community Protection at Cleveland Fire Brigade, said: “While these recent incidents have caused minor damage to people’s homes and gardens, the results could have easily been a lot worse. “Clearly we would urge people not to smoke, not only due to the risk of fire but also to give them and their families a healthier lifestyle but for those who choose to smoke, our message is simple. Put it out, right out. Make sure your cigarette is fully extinguished before getting rid of it. Also make sure you have adequate ashtrays or if you are out in the garden, don’t just throw them away as they can cause serious damage. Buckets filled with sand are a sensible fire safety measure. “It is also vital that you fit smoke alarms on every level of the home and test them once a week. Without a working smoke alarm you

are at least four times more likely to die in an accidental fire in the home.” There have been more than 40 smoking related fires in the home in Cleveland during the past three years. These simple steps can help prevent a cigarette fire in the home: • Never smoke in bed. Take care when you’re tired – it’s very easy to fall asleep while your cigarette is still burning and set furniture alight. •Never smoke indoors when under the influence of drugs or alcohol. If your lit cigarette starts a fire you could be less able to escape. • Put it out, right out! Make sure your cigarette is fully extinguished. • Fit a smoke alarm and test it weekly. A working smoke alarm can buy you valuable time to get out, stay out and call 999. • Never leave lit cigarettes, cigars or pipes unattended – they can easily overbalance as they burn down. • Use a proper, heavy ashtray that can’t tip over easily and is made of a material that won’t burn.

Coastal View & Moor News Issue 74 October - November 2016

Don’t let points-based penalty debate stop you meeting October tax deadline, warns small business specialist S

mall businesses across Stockton, Darlington, Yarm and Redcar are being urged not to miss the October tax return deadline as plans for a new points-based penalty system are debated. Mike Turnbull owns TaxAssist Accountants in Stockton, Darlington, Yarm and Redcar said: “Business owners who miss the October 31st deadline for filing paper self-assessment tax returns, will face a penalty of £100 even if they are only one day late in filing. The fine applies to late tax returns - whether or not there is any tax to pay, or you pay tax due on time. “The deadline for businesses and taxpayers who choose to file their tax returns on paper is 31st October, while those who file online have until 31st January 2017. After the initial £100 fine for late filing, penalties spiral in line with how late the tax returns are and after a 12-month delay hit a minimum of £1,600. In some cases, business owners might be due a tax refund so the sooner they file, the sooner that money can be working for them in their bank account.

• • • • • • • • • • • •

“If taxpayers or business owners that have been filing their own paper tax returns miss the 31st October deadline, the best advice is instead to file their return online by 31st January. Here at TaxAssist Accountants, we can do this for you, as well as check your figures are accurate and that you have claimed all of the expenses and allowances you are entitled to. “Moving forward, local small businesses might have heard about plans from HM Revenue & Customs to move to a pointsbased penalty regime for failure to submit their tax returns on time, similar to the ‘speeding points’ system used for drivers. Each failure would attract points and penalties would only be charged when those points reach a certain level. But this proposal is only at consultation stage, so the old rules still apply and we don’t want any local businesses to get caught out.” TaxAssist Accountants in Redcar, Stockton on Tees, Darlington and Yarm, provides tax and accountancy advice and services purely to individuals and small businesses in the North of England.

Business Accounts and Taxation. Sole Trader Accounts Partnership Accounts Limited Company Accounts Self Assessment Bookkeeping and Vat Returns Payroll Services CIS Contractors and Taxation Company Secretarial Business Plans Free Initial Consultations Home Visits available

TaxAssist at Parker Stag Redcar

TaxAssist Accountants c/o Parker Stag 6 Craigton House Queen Street Redcar TS10 1DL Tel: 01642 614022 Mobile 07905497905 Email: michaelturnbull@taxassist.co.uk

Coastal View & Moor News Issue 74 October - November 2016

Saltburn Beachwatch

Deposit Return Systems F

By Roy Smith

or every kilometre of beach surveyed in 2015 by Beachwatch volunteers throughout the UK a whopping number of 99 plastic drink bottles were found along with metal drinks cans and glass bottles. Single-use drinks containers made up 10% of all litter on beaches that were surveyed. Of all single-use drinks containers found plastic ones made over 70% of the total. Drinks containers are a blight on our beach and our surveys have

found that discarded plastic containers have increased significantly in the last few years. The Marine Conservation Society along with others have called for a Deposit Return System [DRS] to be introduced in England (Scotland and Wales have their own proposed systems) to try to halt the continuing rise in marine pollution and beach litter. There are now discussions about how such a system could be implemented. DRS’s already work well in parts of Europe, Australia, and the US. Studies have shown that a DRS increases

recycling and leads to a reduction in litter. Container return rates in European deposit systems are generally very high with rates of 98% of bottles returned in Germany. US states that have a DRS have shown large reductions in drinks containers in the general litter stream with some states achieving an 80% reduction of these items going into municipal waste. Litter reduction would be of primary benefit to local authority waste management costs and could lead to possible savings in council tax. The problem

New Directions helps former SSI worker’s business grow

oast & Country’s New Directions programme, which is part of the Youth Employment Initiative and funded by the European Social Fund, has helped a former SSI worker take on his first employee just a year after setting up in business. Shaun Tooth, from Skelton, began trading as a locksmith and window installer following the closure of the SSI works and quickly built up his customer base to cover the Redcar & Cleveland, Middlesbrough and Darlington areas. Unsure how to proceed in taking on a new employee, Shaun, who heard about the scheme via social media, approached the New Directions team and received comprehensive support and advice on interviewing and short-listing candidates. Following a taster working day for interested young people he offered 18 year old Brandon Attwood, also from East Cleveland, a permanent position. The New Directions team at Coast & Country works with businesses and young people aged 15 – 29 to source jobs, traineeships, apprenticeships and work placements. The team is also linking with employers to gain a better understanding of their requirements, and training needs to develop bespoke training programmes and match candidates. Johanna Watts, Employer Engagement Officer at Coast & Country, said: “Starting and growing a business can be a daunting time and the New Directions programme is ideal for supporting employers, whether they are new or established businesses, wanting to recruit as well as the young people looking for opportunities. “I’m delighted that we have been able to help Shaun grow his business and take on his first employee and it’s a fantastic chance for Brandon to learn new skills and take the first steps on an exciting career path.” Shaun Tooth said: “The support I received from New Directions took so much of the stress of recruiting away. They matched candidates to the skills I required, provided a venue for interviews and supported me to make the right decision. This

●● Brandon Attwood, Johanna Watts Employer Engagement Officer at Coast & Country, Shaun Tooth is the first time I have employed anyone, but with Brandon I’m sure I’ve got the right person. I would recommend any employer large or small to engage

with the scheme as there are so many talented young people out there looking for a chance to prove themselves.”

of dirty and contaminated recyclable material is often a problem for the recycling industryplastic recyclers in particular and a DRS would deliver a cleaner and less contaminated product for industry. In many countries around the world when you go into a shop, supermarket or system collection point you take your bottles with you, scan them through a machine, and get your money back. Deposits vary widely but it is envisaged that a deposit of 10 to 20 pence for a standard container, based on overseas experience, could give a return rate of over 85% recycling. This idea is nothing new as older readers will remember deposit and return was standard practise in the Fifties and early Sixties and I remember “collecting” glass bottles to take back to the shop. Researchers have found where a DRS exists young people are much more likely to recycle drinks containers and are generally more aware of recycling. In autumn 2015 the single use plastic bag was subject to a 5p charge and subsequently we have seen an 85% reduction in use. Unlike a tax a deposit is fully refundable when you return your empties. The introduction of a DRS for England could reduce littering, increase recycling and change behaviour. Like the carrier bag charge it’s a simple idea that can have an immediate effect. Like many other countries it is time for a system to be introduced here in England so that our seas, beaches, streets and countryside can be made cleaner and safer for all.

Coastal View & Moor News Issue 74 October - November 2016

Neighbourhood Watch is changing

By Marilyn Marshall

alling all NHW members, there is a new frame-work for the organisation. It is now under the auspices of the Home Office and overseen by a National body. We are still working in partnership with our local police force as Cleveland Watch and are calling on all local coordinators to register their area on the www.ourwatch. org.uk website. As well as an updated logo there’s also a new members’ booklet full of useful advice. Members of the public can also put in their postcode to find their nearest group to get advice on how to join or start one. New groups don’t have to be large, a few households sharing information and passing on alerts can make all the difference.

Coast & Country makes senior appointment

oast & Country has appointed experienced housing professional Joanne Dunn as Head of Income Management & Employability. Joanne, who joins Coast & Country from Spennymoor-based livin Housing Ltd where she was responsible for the strategic management of financial wellbeing and debt management, has undertaken a wide range of roles across the sector since beginning her housing career as an office co-ordinator. At Coast & Country she will have two key roles: overseeing the delivery of employability schemes, including the Youth Employment Initiative in which Coast & Country is playing a pivotal role and income collection. Joanne will be responsible for ensuring customers struggling financially receive the best support and advice to minimise rent arrears. Joanne said: “I am delighted to be joining a housing organisation that truly believes in its vision of ‘working together to make a difference’. Its values and ethos are very similar to my own and I am already discovering that there is a tremendous team of very committed people. “I recognise that the issues facing customers are getting more complex and social housing providers need to evolve to meet their changing needs. “There will be a number of challenges ahead, including welfare reform, and as a business we will need to be equipped to deal with more vulnerable tenants with empathy and understanding.”

● Joanne Dunn

*Get an extra pair of glasses free for you, a family member or a friend when purchasing spectacles starting at £68

Back to School

100s of kids frames available

Info@IntelliSightopticians.co.uk 01642 450 982

Voucher Code: CV0816

www.IntelliSightopticians.co.uk

67 High Street • Redcar • TS10 3DD

/RedcarOpticians

Coastal View & Moor News Issue 74 October - November 2016

Big hearted school pupils ready to save lives

orth East Ambulance Service (NEAS) supported at least 60 half hour sessions earlier this week to teach nearly 1,800 young people lifesaving skills for Restart a Heart day. The event was organised in conjunction with the Resuscitation Council (UK), the British Heart Foundation (BHF), which provides the training equipment free of charge as part of its Nation of Lifesavers campaign, and North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust. Community Development O ff i c e r f r o m N E A S , A l e x Mason added: “Our call handlers supported at least 2,200 people ringing 999 last year to do CPR over the telephone in the critical minutes when an ambulance was travelling. Our crews alone go to around 3,000 patients each year where the patient needs CPR. As a paramedic or emergency care worker, there can be nothing worse than arriving at a cardiac arrest to find that no one is doing CPR, meaning that they are already on the back foot. Even with good CPR, defibrillation, drug therapy and treatment it can sometimes be unlikely to get a return of circulation, but the more time without a patient is waiting for help, the more likely the brain will have been starved of oxygen and the chance of surviving to discharge are extremely low. “This skill is something that people can use for their rest of their lives and maybe one day to save a life. Teaching the next generation the skills will hopefully give them the confidence to help

if there’s ever an occasion when they need to – it’s a skill you never really forget and the more people who have it, the greater the chance that patients in cardiac arrest can recover.” Sacred Heart School in Redcar took part. Michelle Hill, Assistant Headteacher, said: “We recognise that as well as academic achievement, it is important that our students develop skills for life. Teaching the students the skills of resuscitation will give them the confidence, that if the occasion arises, they will be able to save someone’s life. What a wonderful opportunity for them. We are very grateful that there was funding available to train 150 of our students today. Also in the future, these students will be able to be used as ambassadors to train more of our students.” The BHF’s Nation of Lifesavers campaign aims to equip all young people and adults across the UK with the vital CPR skills to help save a life. To date, nearly one in four secondary schools across the UK have signed up for and are delivering the BHF’s Call Push Rescue training. The simple and interactive kit includes a tutorial DVD which omits the need for an instructor and means the training can be used to teach far more people, led by schools, employers and community groups. The initiative aims to teach vital CPR skills to all secondary school age children, giving the next generation the skills and confidence to save a life and increasing cardiac arrest survival rates across the UK.

● Paramedic Andrea Raine teaches CPR to pupils from Sacred Heart school in Redcar

The Arches Country House The cleaner way to a SAFER chimney

CHIMNEY KLEEN Get your chimney cleaned before winter inc. sweep, updraft test & safety Insurance Certificate

“The perfect location for your Wedding or Family Celebration” • • • • • • • • •

Stunning Location Wedding Packages Catering Options Licensed Bar 11 Guest Bedrooms Civil Ceremony Licence Exclusive Venue Hire Free Parking Bespoke Venue

Ings Lane, Brotton TS12 2QX Tel: 01287 677512 Web: www.thearchesweddings.co.uk Email: mail@thearcheshotel.co.uk

Bird Guards / Cowls / Chimney Pots / Flexi-Liners Solid Fuel Stoves Supplied & Fitted All areas covered – Fully insured Tel: 01287 771313 Mob: 07816 373350 Email: brianmcsporran@yahoo.co.uk

Coastal View & Moor News Issue 74 October - November 2016

Act for bats! East Cleveland Batscape project records rare bat at Saltburn E

Gardeners urged to take action to help the stars of the night

xciting news on the bat front from Tees Valley Wildlife Trusts HLF funded East Cleveland Batscape project. A rare Nathusius’ pipistrelle was recently recorded at Huntcliff, Saltburn using one of the projects bat detectors. Sarah Barry the Trust’s Bat officer said: “We were really excited when one of our volunteers downloaded the data from the detector and realised what we had found. Nathusius’ pipistrelle is a rare bat in the UK, though records have increased in recent years. It is a primarily a migratory species and most bats are encountered in autumn. “It is similar in appearance to, but slightly larger than the much more commonly found common and soprano pipistrelles and the fur on its back is longer, sometimes giving a shaggy appearance. This is one of only a handful of records for the area.” The East Cleveland Batscape aims to increase appreciation and understanding of the number of different bats in East Cleveland and how they are using the landscape to roost, forage and commute. Linked to this, the project is supporting with others, Wild About Gardens week which this year focuses on bats. TV presenter and naturalist Chris Packham is on board and is urging gardeners to help bats this autumn. The RHS, The Wildlife Trusts and Bat Conservation Trust aim to inspire gardeners to help these special creatures while still creating beautiful gardens with events, a

competition and advice. Chris Packham says: “I like bats as much now as when I was six. I love watching them swoop and pirouette around my garden and I stand entranced, trying to imagine what it is like to be them, what it is really like to fly that fast, to ‘see’ with sound, to find tiny insects in the air and snatch enough of them for a meal. We can all do our bit to make our gardens more welcoming to bats and all sort of other wildlife.” For more information http://www.teeswildlife. org/events/ or ring the Trust on 01287 636382 If you would like to discover how to attract and support bats in your garden download a free booklet: Stars of the Night – working together to create a ‘batty’ neighbourhood. It contains: • Great ideas for planning a bat-friendly garden, balcony or window-box • Details of which bats are most likely to visit your garden and how to listen for them • A seasonal guide to what bats are doing throughout the year • Advice on reducing outdoor lighting floodlit gardens are detrimental to bats. Take part in the Plant a bat feast! competition to find the best insect-friendly plant display in the UK by sharing a photo of your bat-friendly border for a chance to win some fabulous prizes, including a bat box, a bat detector and a visit from a bat expert. All information on the competition, events and advice can be found at www.wildaboutgardensweek.org.uk

Patients praise GP ‘STAR’ scheme to Healthwatch

ealthwatch has praised a pilot scheme set up by local GPS to improve access to their services outside normal working hours. South Tees Access and Response (STAR) GP hubs were launched across South Tees to strengthen primary care by supporting existing community nursing and urgent care services across Redcar and Cleveland and Middlesbrough. The scheme extends evening and weekend GP opening times from 6.30pm to 9.30pm, Monday to Friday, and 8am to 8pm on weekends and bank holidays with anyone wanting to see a GP accessing the service at two dedicated hubs through NHS 111. Now a new report published by Healthwatch Middlesbrough and Redcar and Cleveland, who worked together to evaluate patient experience of the service, has been published with positive feedback. Healthwatch teams spoke to almost 100 patients who visited STAR hubs at Linthorpe Surgery and Redcar Primary Care Hospital (Bentley Medical Practice) and also carried out a number of follow-up calls after their visit. Overall, most patients had ‘nothing but praise about the service and the care they received, with feedback including: • 99% of patients were likely or very likely to recommend the STAR scheme to family and friends. • 95% of patients did not experience any problems booking their appointment • 85% felt their consultation with the GP/

nurse practitioner was very useful or fairly useful • 99% rated reception staff’s manner and communication as good, very good or excellent • The vast majority found the location, east of access, parking and opening hours to be good or excellent However Healthwatch did recommend that more work needed to be done to reinforce to patients that GP appointments needed to be made through NHS 111, as many people were just walking into the hubs. Dr Teik Goh, the scheme’s Medical Director and a Guisborough GP, said: “The STAR scheme is all about local clinicians working for local patients during extended hours, seven days a week, and was set up to strengthen existing primary care services. “We’re delighted to receive such as positive report from Healthwatch and are pleased that the majority of patients had a good experience with us – some of the individual comments made were lovely. “We still need to do more work to promote the service to the wider community but its success is due to the hard work and commitment of all the staff involved.” It also has the support of South Tees Clinical Commissioning Group and NHS England with details of all the practices involved available on their website at www.SouthTeesAccessResponse .nhs.uk. Further information and updates are also available on Twitter @NHSSTAR and Facebook.

●● Adult male near Bristol (c) Jon Russ

●● Adule female (c) Jackie Wedd

Letters

Coastal View & Moor News Issue 74 October - November 2016

w Your Points Of View NOTE FROM THE EDITOR

The Editor wishes to point out that this page only contains the views of readers and are not necessarily the views of Coastal View.

Important May we remind readers that in order for their letters to be considered we must have names and contact details even if they want to remain anonymous. A first name and the town/village in which they live is not sufficient. Thank You

Contract workers at SSI

It was excellent news to find out that an employment judge has awarded a share of £700,000 to contract workers following the closure of the SSI steelmaking plants on Teesside mainly in and around the Redcar blast furnace, just over a year ago. The total loss of jobs is reported as 3,000 including contractors. The main contractor Hargreaves at the SSI plants employed 154 workers and this judgment is reported to equate to seven weeks pay for Hargreaves Services SSI staff. The knock on effect of the SSI steel closure severely impacts on contract companies like Hargreaves Services and other suppliers to the now defunct SSI company on Teesside. One sincerely hopes that everyone that worked on the SSI steelmaking plants on Teesside will receive some form of compensation. Plus to all those involved in these job losses well done in reducing the pain of redundancy. George Dunning, Ormesby & Vic Jeffries, Marske. Former Community Union Officials.

Disturbing titles

When I saw Labour Councillor David Walsh’s letter entitled “Do Titles Matter?” (Issue 73), I thought he was going to be heroic and criticise his party leader Jeremy Corbyn for nominating Shama Chakrabarti for a peerage earlier this year. You might remember that her elevation to the Lords as Baroness Chakrabarti of Kennington caused a bit of a fuss for several reasons. First, that Chakrabarti had already joined Labour before chairing an enquiry into anti-Semitism within the Party; however, she insisted that this would not compromise her independence! Second, that when she presented her findings in June, they concluded that the Labour Party “is not over-run by anti-Semitism” despite “an occasionally toxic atmosphere”. Third, Corbyn was so pleased by this ‘independent’ clean bill of health for his party that he nominated Chakrabarti for a peerage despite Labour’s outraged criticism of Cameron’s ‘Honours List for Cronies & Creeps’, and of the corrupt Awards System in general. Touch of hypocrisy there, it must be said. Following this debacle, an eminent British Jewish lady condemned the outcome as a “whitewash for peerages scandal”. Questions were asked about whether Corbyn’s nomination was a thank you for producing an ‘impartial’ report; or whether Jezza had actually promised beforehand to make her a Baroness in return for a favourable report. In which case, it would prove that yes, titles really DO matter, to answer Cllr Walsh’s question. But it turned out that this messy episode in Labour’s recent history was not the Councillor’s concern after all. No, the ‘disturbing trend’ to which he refers and which he condemns, is the increasing number of correspondents to the Coastal View who “insist” on putting LETTERS after their name. Examples he gives include MBE and OBE which, to be accurate,

are not ‘titles’ at all, but honours. He is also wrong to criticise the use of these as “bygone shibboleths from earlier times in the writer’s life”, because honours and qualifications earned by the recipient remain current, not ‘bygones’, and may be used lifelong by that person. I could add at least six letters to my name if I chose and would not expect some petty nosey parker to criticise me for it. If people want to add something to their name to denote their achievements or to explain what gives them more than usual authority to express views on a subject, why shouldn’t they? David Walsh amuses himself by signing off as “School Milk Monitor (retired) 1961/2”. Of course, he is being disingenuous here, because we all know he is entitled to call himself ‘Councillor’, having earned that title through winning an election. If he loses the next election and is no longer a Councillor, I won’t complain if he wants to sign his letters as ‘Former Councillor’. In this turbulent world and our own beleaguered country, there are far more pressing matters to concern ourselves with: anti-Semitism, corruption and mutual back-scratching in high places for a start. Pamela Preedy UKIP Redcar Branch Secretary

‘Titles’ DO matter! I do not agree with David Walsh when he says Coastal View correspondents should refrain from signing themselves off with their profession, rank, qualifications or experience (Do titles matter? Issue 73). Of course, we should not overdo it, but it often helps if we know where a writer is coming from, together with their qualifications and experience. If we know the author is a clergyman or politician, we can expect them to put a particular slant on what they say. For example, if David had indicated that he was a local socialist politician we would know why he is averse to ‘titles’. Should a member of the armed forces declare their ‘name, rank and number’ when writing about military matters, we can make a judgment about how much they are likely to know about the defence of the realm. Likewise, we would respect the opinion of a doctor or solicitor on matters of health and the law, respectively. Were a particular correspondent to demonstrate they had worked for years in, say, the Cleveland steel industry, we would heed what they had to say about its recent crisis. As I usually write about politics, history, religion, sport, local affairs and education, I list my qualifications and experience below, so you can judge for yourself whether or not I know what I’m talking about. Answers to Coastal View! Steve Kay M.A., A.K.C., Queen Scout, Duke of Edinburgh’s Gold Award, rugby for Coatham Grammar, Cleveland Schools, Redcar and Guisborough, walker, athletics coach, retired Lecturer, Councillor for 37 unbroken years, twice Cabinet Member, former Mayor of the Borough

Marton Hum Another little query to Hollie’s excellent article: I thought the Marton Hum had been traced to some machinery down at Lackenby BOS (steel) plant? Any else heard this, or is my memory at fault? Many thanks for printing what became an article in itself about Guisborough railways. I suppose it flatters my vanity if nothing else! George F Skelton

We want to hear Your Points of View - Send your letters to us or email to: editor@coastalviewandmoornews.co.uk

Elected Mayor Recently we heard that the Government plan to adopt an elected mayor to oversee the operation of the collective northern council s has been rejected. The reason being given is that not enough money was on offer. However, should that have been the criteria being the driving element: surely it should have been the value to the people of the area not how much was on offer? Of course anybody with a couple of working grey cells could see that it was all an exercise in distraction and diversion of the real issue, that of cutting the budgets and making it appear that the new executive was to blame for reductions in services. Therefore we should also be asking why the Tees Valley group are still so keen to exercise the option of an elected mayor. Is our deal so much better, or do they wish to enhance their remuneration and chances of getting the post? This of course are the same people who have for years failed to return Tees Valley Airport back to some semblance of its former self, have us endure a rail link that is no more than a branch line from Middlesbrough and road links that are running above planned capacity: so why should we support them in this endeavour which will end up costing us more money and add another level of beaucracy. We voted against this when Prescott asked so why should we accept it now without being asked? Chris Gallacher TD VR Chairman UKIP Redcar

Boosbeck Abattoir Since my election as Ward Councillor for Westworth Ward on Redcar & Cleveland Council, my main focus has been to alleviate the appalling problems the residents of Boosbeck have had to endure. I have worked closely with the residents, the Environmental Services and the Legal Officers at the Council, and I have monitored the problems myself on many occasions. I am absolutely delighted at the good news we have just received as this spells the end of the abattoir and the associated nuisances for residents. Other hurdles have still to be overcome but this is a big step towards transforming Boosbeck and making it an area residents can take pride in and want to live in for the future. I am very grateful for the hard work put in by the Council Officers in order to obtain this excellent result. Cllr Anne Watts Independent Councillor for Westworth Ward

Housing Plan In recent months we have seen planning approvals given by the Council Planning Officer on a number of controversial residential developments, Marske, Redcar and Guisborough in line with the governments planning directive to build more houses even when there is no need or local demand leaving local existing stock empty; however I am told that this will change with the Normanby, Flatts Lane application. He will be minded to reject the application, a decision that I welcome but I wonder as to why? He was happy to go against local objections on other applications when the local councillors were from parties other than Labour but on this Labour backed objection he will be minded to reject the application. The local MP has put her two pence worth on this one but found little interest in the others, why? Has she brought undue pressure to the process?

She clearly is under some pressure from within her own party; having, backed the bombing of Syria, then the Remain side against the widely held local view, she now has sided against her democratically elected leader which is another act of treachery so local friends might be few and far between. There is even a “Deselect Anna Turley” site, believed to being operated by disgruntled Labour members, so I suppose turning up to a meeting when some are glad to see you at the moment is a welcome change for our beleaguered MP. The system should be balanced and fair for all whatever political support is given. Chris Gallacher TD VR Chairman UKIP Redcar

Just who are the wealthy few? I read with interest that MP Anna Turley is to torpedo the aspirations of academically bright children from a working background in Redcar, as she seeks to stop Teresa May re-introducing grammar schools. A move by the new Prime Minister to break the privately educated elite stranglehold on Britain, to make the ability of a child the deciding factor in their success rather than the wealth of their parents. Turley, herself a product of a £33,000 per year elite private school, harps on in September’s Coastal View about an excellent comprehensive education - in a way that only a person who has never attended a comprehensive could. I attended comprehensive in Redcar and Cleveland, it was and remains a good school, but if I’d have had the chance through an exam to go to a school where all the pupils were engaged and wanted to learn I would have taken that opportunity. To compete with the wealthy southern elite more readily an elite education for local working aspirants is required. This is a motivating factor behind reintroducing grammar schools. MP Turley, who attended Ashford School in Kent, could be regarded as a wealthy southern elite. Besides her elite London-centric class protectionism, she also shows a distinct lack of local Redcar knowledge in her rallying calls to prevent any talented child without a spare £165,000 attending a school of excellence. For her benefit - during what I sincerely hope is a short stay for her in North East Yorkshire - in the 1960s Redcar had a top ten grammar school. Not only that, Sir William Turner’s, which has now been turned into yet another closely packed unaffordable new build housing estate by Turley’s Labour Party council henchmen, provided an executive management feed for some of the largest companies in the world. In short, local children became international bosses in a way and frequency that hasn’t happened since the abolishment of grammar schools. Finally, the MP has a rather aristocratic view of equal opportunities, giving the impression that any person who missed out on a grammar education was somehow devoid of hope. Showing her complete lack of understanding of the secondary modern system. Ironically, one of the alumni of the secondary modern at Redcar went on to be a millionaire by building large housing developments. The old grammar school system may have had its faults, but it’s time for the working people of our country to take back the power of our great nation from the EU-loving privately educated corporate elites post-Brexit - and a selective working class education is one such route for us to do so. Dr Tristan Learoyd Marske-by-the-Sea

Letters

Your Points Of View Rainbow Trust Children’s Charity As the days become shorter, it’s a stark reminder that the end of another year is approaching – Halloween is nearly upon us and Guy Fawkes Night is just around the corner. For families caring for a life threatened or terminally ill child, these autumnal highlights can be a tough reminder that time is a luxury that cannot be taken for granted. For these families every hour spent with their seriously ill child is precious beyond belief. Rainbow Trust Children’s Charity provides vital support for families caring for a seriously ill child. Every family has its own dedicated Family Support Worker who helps to make life a little easier for the family - at home, in hospital or in the community, so that the family can make the most of the time they have together. I have been aware of Rainbow Trust for many years and believe the work it carries out with families is outstanding. When the clocks go back on 30 October, Rainbow Trust is calling on the public to use their extra hour wisely, by taking part in its Big Hour Campaign. The campaign encourages people to make their extra hour count by organising a 60-minute fundraiser. I urge everyone to get involved with this wonderful campaign so that Rainbow Trust can support more families who have to face the frightening prospect that their child might not get better. To find out more about Rainbow Trust’s Big Hour Campaign visit rainbowtrust.org.uk/bighour or text RAINBOW to 70111 to make a £3 donation*. Lucy Alexander Television presenter and broadcaster *By donating via SMS donors agree to be contacted via SMS message by Rainbow Trust Children’s Charity

What is the meaning of democracy? You published my letter immediately after the Referendum result – re Parliament in consequence has a massive problem. A majority of MPs, including local Labour, were for Remain. However, if the MPs, who voted for a Referendum, are now allowed to vote against the terms of any meaningful Brexit, what was

the point ? The result was clearly decided by the question of uncontrollable immigration. The problems of non-integration by economic immigrants and the pressures on public services have been well documented. The Referendum was the first time native Brits were ever asked about immigration. It came 70 years too late. Post War, Polish lads, who had no choice, were “integrating” into our society and inter-marrying. We were not racists. But, if we had been asked then, whether we wanted whole sections of our cities to be non-integrating ghettoes of little Pakistan, Bangladesh, Brixton, etc. where native Brits in some places have been driven out of their places of birth - we know the obvious answer. Did we ever want over 1,000 mosques, that introduced an alien culture, terrorists, multiatrocities, Rotherham-like Asian abuse, and the clear possibility of future ethnic and religious strife ? The Referendum was really the answer to long pent up native anger at an unwanted foreign invasion that our forefathers fought against for centuries. However, the door was opened by a Socialist/ Liberal/Cosmopolitan/Intellectual elite, with the delusion of a multi-cultural, peaceful, dreamland. If only. Human History and surely current World affairs confirms that basic tribal, human nature, wishes to live with one’s own kind, religion and culture and sadly fights against others. Most of this Remainer/Socialist/Liberal elite, though, are total hypocrites, because if you asked them if they wanted Syrian refugees in their own spare room, or Romanians in their own rather exclusive area, a Mosque at the end of the street, or even non-rich, ex-squaddies, like me, living nearby or joining their exclusive Clubs, they would vote against. NIMBY’s and Orwell’s Pigs of Animal Farm. Let us, therefore, have more referenda and see how the public view is likewise the total opposite of our political masters – Capital punishment for a host of evil crimes - Negligent, single mothers on K£26 raising anti-social yobbos – general abuse of the Benefit system - pathetic judicial penalties MPs fiddling with impunity - Lawyers robbing the system - I could go on. Bill Danby Skelton

Collection Points South Bank Savings & Credit Union If you would like to be apart of our expanding Community Bank, please come along to any of the collections points with 2 forms of identification (No Photo ID required) and £2.00, £1.00 to join and a £1.00 to save. Or contact via telephone or email for more details.

MON

TUES

WEDS

Main Of�ice 9.30am – 3.30pm Main Of�ice 9.30am – 3.30pm

THURS Main Of�ice 9.30am – 3.30pm FRI

Main Of�ice 9.30am – 2.30pm

Coastal View & Moor News Issue 74 October - November 2016

Skelton Library 11.00am – 12 noon South Bank Library 9.30am – 11.30am

Guisborough Library 12.30pm – 1.30pm

Grangetown Neighbourhood Centre 2pm – 3pm

Redcar Library 1pm – 2pm

Main Office:14 Middlesbrough RoadSouth Bank, Middlesbrough, Cleveland, TS6 6NR Tel: 01642 463700 Email: sbcreditunion@hotmail.com

Want to wish your family, friends or customers a Merry Christmas? Do it with a Coastal View Christmas Greeting It’s easy and it’s economical Simply ﬁll out the coupon below. To make payment, send your cheque made payable to Coastal View to :67 Guisborough Road, Moorsholm, Saltburn by the Sea, TS12 3JA Please note 10cm x 2col Greeting £40 maximum 50 words 5cm x 2col Greeting £25 maximum 30 words 5cm x 1col Greeting £15 maximum 15 words This oﬀer is available to both private and business advertisers, but must ONLY be a Christmas Greeting. Business advertisers may, if they wish advertise Xmas & New Year Opening times.

Size 10 x 2 £40

Size 5x1 £15

Size 5x2 £25 Name Address

…………………………………………………………................. …………………………………………………………................. …………………………………………………………................. …………………………………………………………................. Contact number………………………………………………........................ Words

or if you prefer write your message on a separate sheet I enclose cheque for £…………………………………. Must be received by 21st November 2016 The Christmas Greetings section will be published in the December edition of Coastal View & Moor News 2016.

Coastal View & Moor News Issue 74 October - November 2016

Making a difference to the lives of children, young people and families

REDCAR SEA CADET UNIT NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of Redcar Sea Cadet Unit will be held at Zetland Park Methodist Church, The Crescent, Redcar, TS10 3AU at 1915 hrs. on Thursday 1st December 2016 to transact the following business.

Registered charity number 1125578

Coastal View Community awards 2016

AGENDA 1. Apologies for Absence 2. Opening address or comments by President or Chairman 3. Minutes of the last AGM for adoption 4. Matters arising from those Minutes 5. Unit Chairman’s Report 6. Parent & Supporters Association Chairman’s Report (if applicable) 7. Commanding Oﬃcer’s Report 8. Treasurer’s Report and adoption of accounts 9. Election/Re-election of the Unit Management Committee (UMC)* (either en bloc or individually, plus new nominations) 10. Any Other Business** *Notes: • Election of the UMC – Individuals who are seeking election to the UMC must have their nomination proposed and seconded. • Nominations can only be accepted if they are submitted on the oﬃcial nomination form which can be obtained from Mr. Dominic Dunne, The Chairman via redcarseacadets@hotmail.co.uk • Forms will be available from Monday 18th September 2016. • There are criteria laid down in Sea Cadet Regulations (SCR) as to who is eligible to sit on the UMC. Please see SCR or contact The Chairman for details. • Any waiving of these criteria is at the discretion of the Area Business Manager. • Only fully completed forms will be accepted. • Proof of posting is not proof of receipt.

irstly I would like to say thank you to everyone who has contributed to this event. The support of Lynne and Steve and the Coastal View family, really makes a difference to our work supporting young carers. It might be a cliché but “every penny counts” We are very pleased to have had the opportunity to sponsor two awards. The “Extra Mile” award and “The Inspirational Young person” award. The extra mile award is for people that, well, go the extra mile. Those people from our community that support our work with young carers. We know that being a young carer can be a tremendous positive experience but also can lead to negative impacts, including, missing out on being a child, being isolated, lonely, issues at school, future choices, jobs and careers. Young Carers can miss out on a childhood and everything that should go with it. The Junction is so lucky there are many kind and generous people that are often only too willing to make life better for young carers and help comes in several forms, shapes and guises. Raffle prizes, sponsored walks, runs and the like, donations, provide opportunities for young carers and their families.

This year’s Extra Mile award goes to a lady who has given not only her time, her space and her energy to providing activities for young carers. Even more importantly than that she has let young carers loose!, get messy, covered with glue, glitter and a range of stickers, creating wonderful creations. We would like to thank our award winner Julie Craig of AFE Creations for going the extra mile for young carers. The Inspirational young person award 2016 is reserved for special young people who have not only inspired but have also moved us. This year, few have touched and inspired more than the young person, Eve Hamilton using film and media has told her story “about my brother Cole” so beautifully using it to raise awareness, including at her school and other events. With nearly 5,000 views on You Tube she has shared her and her families experiences, providing her unique insight. Not only demonstrating some of the challenges Eve, Cole and their family have faced but showing a true sense of joy and love. Lawrence McAnelly - CEO The Junction Foundation

Exciting News!

*Crafts, Gifts & Collectables Fair at Saltburn Methodist Church Hall. The next fair is Saturday 5th November & Saturday 10th December 10am – 3pm. Free Admission Refreshments available. *Monday Night Craft Class – 7pm start. There are a couple of places available. Please ring to book a space. *Tuesday Night Craft Class – 7pm start. There are a couple of places available. Please ring to book a space. *Approved stockists of Everlong Paint *Available from AFE Creations Retail Area – Handmade cards and crafts plus gifts suitable for all *If you require any further information or would just like to pop in to see the retail area, we can be located at Unit 1 Brankin Court, Wandhills Avenue, Skelton Industrial Estate TS12 2LQ or call us on 01287 651005

creations@afesolutionsltd.co.uk or via our Facebook page

/afecreations

Fully completed nomination forms need to be received by Mr. Dunne by 1st post on Friday 18th November 2016 (or via email to redcarseacadets@hotmail.co.uk). All newly elected UMC members will be required to undergo a criminal record disclosure, complete a P1 form – application to join Sea Cadets which includes a Trustee Declaration indicating that they know of no reason why they cannot become a charity trustee, and attend an Adult Induction Course within 9 months of joining ** Note - Any Other Business – Items of Any Other Business will only be considered if they are proposed and seconded in writing to The Chairman at least 24 hours before the meeting.

Coastal View & Moor News Issue 74 October - November 2016

Skelton Neighbourhood Action Partnership Dear Resident our local Neighbourhood Action Partnership met on the 21st September, 2016 in Skelton Green Methodist Hall. We hope you find this feedback of interest. Of course, you are welcome to attend the December meeting (details below). Policing in Skelton The Chief Constable was unable this meeting to attend but as usual, our local PCSOs were present to report on the up to date position and to listen and act on any concerns from residents. PCSOs Nick Simpson and Lorraine Hudson explained how residents can log onto the Cleveland Police website to view crime statistics and tailor their search to where they live. Residents can also sign up to Cleveland Connected which displays various groups from whom alerts can be received.. The website is:- https://www.cleveland. police.uk/ Log on using your name and email address. The PCSOs emphasised that if anyone has difficulty in accessing the site or using it, they should initially contact 101 and ask for Guisborough Police Station and help will be given. Of course, any feedback you have on this would be welcomed. Three police teams now work out of Guisborough Police Station. The priorities for East Cleveland are to focus on Carlin How and antisocial behaviour problems. The issues of concern put to the PCSOs, were:• Severe problems in Saltburn caused by traffic parking on double yellow lines obstructing and blocking traffic. The advice is that anyone who experiences this should

Kirkleatham Lane, Redcar Spacious semi-detached house separate living and dining area, modern fitted kitchen, bathroom with over the bath electric shower and three good sized bedrooms. There is a garden to the front with drive and garage and large rear garden. £600 bond

immediately contact 101 so that the police can respond. • Obstructions in Skelton are caused when vehicles park in the bus stop. A recent incident almost resulted in an assault. The Council enforces the parking but the assault is a police matter. • Residents in Dixon Street and Yeoman Street are concerned that the removal of the speed humps on the High Street has resulted in speeding traffic creating difficulty crossing the road safely. The Council’s Engineers will be informed but the advice is for residents to obtain from the Council a Safer Streets Pack. Projects and developments in Skelton An interesting project about the restoration of an old gravestone in Skelton churchyard was discussed and helpful contacts for funding and advice were given. Where there are fallen headstones, the Church has responsibility for a churchyard and Local Authorities are responsible in cemeteries. A new Group has been set up – ‘Friends of Skelton Old Church’ and they aim to raise the funds to enhance the visitor experience and support the upkeep of the churchyard. The OPEN GARDENS event raised £5,000 for the Great North East Air Ambulance. There was an update on various projects in the area, including Skelton and Gilling Projects. Home Farm. Some of the buildings have been demolished for safety reasons. The construction of 48 houses is planned to start early in 2017; these are to be in keeping with the village. Skelton and Gilling is the developer. An accessible route from the Health Centre to the High Street is to be available.

Pheasant Fields Lane. Two contracts have been let for this site and developers will be starting soon. Additional works are likely to start after the first quarter of 2017. This development is an extension of Skelton Industrial Estate. Land between Saltburn Lane and ASDA. This area was re-designated as housing land about two years ago but there are no plans to start development within the next five years. Stanghow Road. This is a possible housing project but not in at least ten years. Bowland Road. This land belongs to Taylor Wimpy. They will complete the Torver Way development before moving onto this location. Skelton Townscape Heritage. Significant public realm works will take place on the High Street next year which could cause a large amount of disruption and they are liaising with Skelton and Gilling regarding the Home Farm development. They have made an application to the Great British High Street competition. Short listing is at the end of October. Please look out for the posters around the village which includes links on how to support the project and please, could everyone support this application. The location of the heritage plaques from Home Farm buildings is to be enquired into, possibly through Skelton History Group. Issues of interest/concern In response to a question about planning permission for farm buildings, it was advised that there are rules specific to farm buildings and anything replaced by something with different dimensions would need to go through

Lilac Terrace, Ainthorpe

Queen Street, Redcar Two bedroom flat in an excellent central location. Double glazed with efficient electric heating, comprising of a fitted kitchen and lounge, shower room and two bedrooms. £200 bond

£375 pcm

Eileen Goodenough, Vice Chair.

Ingleby Court, Station Road, Redcar

£400 pcm

Tollesby Lane, Marton

£750 pcm

Cllr. Cliff Foggo (Chair) cliff.foggo@redcar-cleveland.gov.uk Cllr. Helen McLuckie helen.mcluckie@redcar-cleveland.gov.uk Cllr. David Walsh dave.walsh@redcar-cleveland.gov.uk

Smart one bedroom ground floor flat, situated close to the high street, seafront and train station. Furnished and ready to move in to, with private parking for one car. Quiet, secure and well maintained apartment block. £300 bond

£600 pcm

Spacious, detached, three bedroom bungalow on a corner plot in a much sought after location. Front and rear gardens, drive and garage. Available early November. £750 bond

the planning process. In response to a difficulty in not being able to speak to a senior officer via the Council’s contact centre, it was pointed out that, although calls can be passed through to an officer, there is a policy not to give out direct telephone numbers. If you know the name of the officer concerned an email can be sent using first name.last name@redcar-cleveland.gov. uk, or through the contact centre or any of the Councillors. The Railway Crossing at North Skelton was closed a number of years ago and now pedestrian access is prevented. A challenge to Network Rail was requested. It was pointed out that there was no Public Right of Way (PROW) at this location; the PROW team could not change the decision. A PROW claim would need to be established and there is a process for this. While the local Ramblers Association thought this possibility was very unlikely, it could still be processed through them as a national issue which the MP could request. Drugs in New Skelton. This complaint has been reported to Coast and Country Housing and will be forwarded to the police. Next Meeting – Wednesday 14th December 2p.m. Hollybush Activity Centre, Station Road, New Skelton.

Charlotte Street, Redcar Gorgeous stone built terraced cottage, full of character and period features. Set in the spectacular village of Ainthorpe; in the heart of the North Yorkshire Moors. Comprising living area with open fire, a fitted kitchen, bathroom with shower and three bedrooms. Lovely garden to the front and amazing views to the rear. £500 bond

£500 pcm

NOW LET – MORE NEEDED! Lovely two bedroom house close to Redcar High Street and sea front. This property has a large living area and two double bedrooms, gas central heating and an enclosed rear yard.

£450 pcm

Coastal View & Moor News Issue 74 October - November 2016

New chair for Big Local Don’t skimp on your searches! “Searches” are an essential part of moving house and I cannot stress enough the importance of having the necessary searches carried out.

our conveyancing solicitor should carry out a wide variety of searches on your proposed new home, based on a number of factors such as the location of the property, which may discover information about a property which may not always be obvious on inspection. An important search, which all lenders require, is the Local Search completed by the local authority. The search highlights matters that could affect the property, including financial charges which are created and recorded on the local land charges register, confirmation as to whether planning and building regulation entries for any alterations carried out to the property have been granted, whether the roads or access ways abutting the property are deemed as public highways, whether there are any notices including enforcement notices issued against the property and much more. Based on the location of the property, solicitors may also undertake additional searches such as environmental searches, energy infrastructure searches, flood risk searches, ground stability and coal mining searches amongst others. If you fail to undertake the necessary searches, you purchase the property subject

to any adverse entries which would have been revealed by such searches which may affect future saleability It is also important to consider your future plans for the property, if any. For instance, if you wish to extend there could be a public sewer running thorough the boundaries of the property which could affect your development plans due to its position and you may need to obtain consent from the relevant water authority to build over. A simple drainage search would alert you to this and enable you to assess your options once again. Without the suitable searches tailored for the property you are purchasing, you are potentially leaving yourself exposed to a variety of problems, from something as simple as a restricted parking scheme being in place to more serious issues such as alterations to the house you are buying failing to comply with the relevant planning or building regulations. It’s important that your solicitor is familiar with the area the property is in and knows about any issues you should be looking out for. Here at Macks we pride ourselves on being able to deliver a very high quality search service. As an established local firm, our knowledge of the Teesside area is unrivalled. We place great emphasis on informing clients about what searches are available and tailoring these to the property you are purchasing. The last thing you need when making such a major purchase is to run into trouble further down the line – especially when it’s so easily avoidable. My advice to any buyer is to not leave anything to chance – why risk it? For more information on searches, visit www. mackssolicitors.co.uk.

New Deputy Chief Constable appointed

leveland Police is pleased to announce that Simon Nickless has been appointed as the new Deputy Chief Constable. Simon has a wealth of experience and has carried out the role on a temporary basis since December 2015. Chief Constable Iain Spittal made the appointment after a thorough selection process which included being put to the test by a panel of experts. Mr. Spittal said: “I am delighted to welcome Simon into the role permanently as he has always been an asset to Cleveland Police and our communities. “He is passionate about providing an excellent service for victims of crime and excels in working with partners to find new and innovative solutions to community issues and concerns. His decisive leadership ensures that people who are at risk are protected in the most harrowing circumstances and his policing experience ensures that we continue to make a difference to the lives of people we serve. Police and Crime Commissioner Barry Coppinger added: “I am pleased that Simon

Nickless has been appointed on a permanent basis. His knowledge of the Force is invaluable and as national policing lead for troubled families he also brings additional skills and expertise to the area. He is also integral to driving forward success for our Everyone Matters project. I am sure that he will continue to play a big role in supporting the Chief Constable to deliver excellent policing across Cleveland.” Mr. Nickless added: “I am honoured to be appointed as Deputy Chief Constable. I have seen many examples of excellent policing on Teesside and continue to be impressed by the dedication of our workforce to protect vulnerable people and bring about justice. I look forward to being involved with the exciting work that is taking place within Cleveland Police.” Mr. Nickless joined the police service in 1992 in Nottinghamshire and performed a number of senior operational positions before joining Cleveland Police as Assistant Chief Constable in 2014. He holds a Masters Degree in Police Leadership and Management and is a Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute.

Online at www.coastalviewandmoornews.co.uk latest news, comment, get involved Find us on facebook,

ollowing the AGM on Tuesday the 11th of October a new Chair and Vice Chair have been elected for the coming year. Mary Lanigan as Chair representing Easington and Mike Jefferson Vice Chair representing Lingdale. Mary said: “I wish to take this opportunity to thank the outgoing chair for all his hard work. East Cleveland is a very special place and the money that was obtained through the Lottery now has to be put to use to improve and enhance the villages of East Cleveland. “We still need delegates for both Carlin How and Liverton Mines and we can and will make a

difference so please if you have a few hours to spare contact me. We will be working alongside other agencies to make sure this money is well spent and also to obtain any match funding that is available. “The community spirit in East Cleveland is second to none but we need this money spent on the ground so that its benefits can be seen. “We see very little investment in our area but we have the money now so please come along with your idea’s and skills to make this happen.” For more information, contact: Mary Lanigan - Chair of the Big Local on 07825 228007

For all your training needs A brilliant training facility is based here right on your doorstep at the BHive Business Centre in Skelton who offers training to clients both locally and throughout the UK. TB Training NE Ltd provides fully accredited professional training services with state of the art facilities and a fully qualified instructional team. The courses they offer are designed to enable clients to meet current forklift operating legislation and Health & Safety regulations. The company is managed by Tom Booth, who has been specialising in the training sector for many years. Having previously worked in the food industry Tom has experience in all aspects of training. Courses at TB Training NE Ltd include; • Counter Balance (Forklift) • Reach Truck • Telehandler • Scissor Lift • Cherrypicker • Abrasive Wheels TB Training NE Ltd the BHive, Skelton Ind. Estate. TS12 2LQ. Telephone: 07816 453976 Email: tb.trainingne@hotmail.co.uk www.tbtraining.net

Coastal View & Moor News Issue 74 October - November 2016

Wayfarer’s Travels Rabat – Morocco

abat is the capital of Morocco and it lies along the eastern coast, facing the Atlantic Ocean and at the estuary of the Bouregreg River. If you`ve not been to Morocco, Rabat is a great place to stay and get a taste of this wonderful country. There are regular cheap flights from Newcastle although some involve a stop at Paris en route. Best time of year to go is April, early May or October, as it gets VERY hot in summer. Last year we went in early October and even then on our last two days the temperature touched 45C. A good place to stay is at one of the many riads. These are typical Moroccan houses or palaces with open internal gardens in the centre. In fact the name comes from the Arabian word for garden—ryad. Everything in Morocco is ridiculously cheap – except for alcoholic drinks. A pint of Casablanca beer will set you back around 100 Moroccan Dirhams (about £8). Everything else is an absolute

S.A.R.A.

By John Fuller

he next monthly meeting of SARA will be held on Wednesday 2nd November, at 7.30pm in the TocH premises, Albion Terrace, Saltburn. New members are very welcome. Saturday 26th November – Members

bargain, particularly the beautifully hand carved thuya wood handicrafts. You need to haggle though and generally start by offering a quarter of the asking price. It`s also essential to shake your head and walk away. The vendor will always chase after you pleading with you to return. However, beware the approach of the “waiter” who “just happens” to work at your hotel and who can take you to the best sights or get you a fantastic bargain at his brother`s shop. Best to take a map and make your own way. Food is excellent in Morocco. Most dishes include rice or couscous. The typical Moroccan dish is the tagine, named after the oriental style cooking pot with the pointed lid. It’s an old North African Berber dish usually based on meat or chicken with various vegetables and a huge variety of spices. It`s slow cooked for many hours and it’s delicious. There are lots of fascinating places to visit both within the city and around the surrounding area. The first port of

● The Kasbah call has to be the wonderful Oudaias Kasbah. Inside its 11th century wall are the tiny, twisting, white and blue alleys and also the beautiful Andalusian gardens. Then there`s the magnificent Royal Palace. It is still the residence of the royal family so you can`t enter the palace or the grounds. However, you can take some good photos from the nearby Sunna mosque. Next we have the rambling medina with its myriad of tiny streets flanked by hundreds of stalls selling virtually anything you can think of. The

of SARA will be holding a street collection in Middlesbrough. If you can help please ring the centre on 01642 488108. Members of SARA would like to thank everyone who attended their recent Autumn Sale at Foxrush Farm, Redcar. The day was a fantastic success with fine weather. A recent volunteer recruitment

meeting was well attended and six people signed up on the day with others taking away forms to fill in later. If you would like to volunteer please ring 01642 488108 The great amount of support we receive at our events makes it possible for us to help the ever increasing numbers of animals that so desperately need our help. For this we are most grateful.

Twilight Stroll

n Sunday 16th October 2016 SARA held its annual Twilight Stroll. They had a quiet stroll up the lane and back ending up at the memory garden to remember all those friends and animals that have passed.

Harvey

arvey is a six year old male terrier cross. He is looking for a home with a loving active family. He loves children but unfortunately cannot be rehomed with small animals.

Robbie Williams And Ricky Martin Robbie Williams And Ricky Martin

Harvey

architecture dates back to the 17th century when the Muslims from Spain`s Andalusia arrived. If you`re prepared to venture further afield, the Oued el-Abid canyon is well worth the trip. It’s a beautiful area with many magnificent falls cascading into each other from great heights. If you`ve not been, Marrakesh is a must but it’s a four hour journey by rail so to justify it you really should stay overnight, or better still a few days, in Marrakesh. Then last but by no means least is Casablanca, made so famous by the

obbie Williams And Ricky Martin are two lovely kittens, both male and long haired. They are both black and can be re-homed with other cats.

These are just some of the lovely animals looking for new homes at SARA. For more information call Monday to Friday 10am to 2pm 01642 488108 The Foxrush centre is open to the public from Tues to Sun closed Monday 1pm to 3pm. Foxrush Farm, Kirkleatham Lane, Redcar TS10 5NJ. Check out the website at http://s-a-r-a.org.uk

film of the same name. It`s only just over an hour’s train ride away and will cost you a mere £3. The very name conjures up romance and intrigue. You can even enjoy a pint of Casablanca in Rick`s Bar and imagine those immortal words “Here`s looking at you kid”! Wayfarer For any further information on this or any other destination, e-mail :Wayfarer@ntlworld.com In our next issue, Wayfarer visits Marina di Pietrasanta in Northern Italy.

Parsnip Rosti This is a great one for using up leftovers from a Sunday lunch. Although not technically Rosti it was adapted to make it easy to cook and serve in restaurants. Serves 4 as a side or 2 as a main veggie option. 8oz seamed parsnips cold 12oz boiled potatoes cold Grate the potatoes and parsnips and place in a large bowl. 1 large onion finely sliced 3 cloves of garlic crushed 4 tblsp oil Fry the onion until lightly browned. Add garlic stir in cook for 30 seconds and remove from heat. Add fried mix to grated mix stir and season well with black pepper and sea salt. Heat a frying pan and spoon mix into pan When bottom of mix is brown ﬂip over and cook until brown. You can add pretty well any leftovers to the rosti mix to bulk it out; wild mushrooms, carrots, bacon work ef well, ret Ch e Sec h T The trick is to fry them first with the onions and then adding to the mix prior to final frying.

Coastal View & Moor News Issue 74 October - November 2016

Hollie Bush Writes A whimsical look at our area

“An Honest Copper” - the life and times of East Cleveland’s Bill Blaylock

ne piece of music that always gives me a tingle is Aaron Copland’s “Fanfare for the Common Man” - whether done by the RPO or Emerson Lake and Palmer. Oddly enough, this is probably one of the very very few pieces of music created in homage to a politicians speech in this case the 1942 declaration that the post second world war would be “the century of the Common Man” a wholly, as it turned out, inaccurate forecast made by the US Vice President of the time, the now forgotten Henry Wallace. The trouble we have had (and still have) is that far too many people see themselves as anything but common or unassuming, or just want to get on with the job without the honorifics that go with it. Just look at the two people scrapping it out to be the next president of the USA. Would you want to be in the room with either? Or take today’s breed of business people. Anyone for humility from Phillip Green, the foul mouthed yacht owner who stole the BHS workers pension scheme? Or that guy who runs Sports Direct (I don’t even want to mention his name) who flaunts a wad of his £50 notes in front of a workforce on the minimum wage (if they are lucky). And elsewhere? The Police? Don’t get me started on the vanities and petty peccadilloes of past Chief Constables from across our region.... So as a tonic, can I introduce the antithesis of these people - someone who was also a politician, a shop owner and a policeman throughout a varied life, but who, in contrast, merely wanted to do what was right for ordinary folk and the people of East Cleveland. I speak of the local Bill Blaylock. I vaguely remember him as a retired man in the late 1970’s and in the context of being pointed out by others as an ‘Honest Copper”. His roots in the area were firm. He never moved more than a mile or so from the Skinningrove Terrace where he was born. He died in the late 1980’s with his wife, Maggie, predeceasing him. Now, a generation on he would be forgotten were it not for the fact that in a house clearance, his great niece Sharon Bell, who lives in Marske, came across his recollections of his life and times which he wrote before his death. As Sharon put it to me in a note: “Just to give you some background, having not been blessed with children of their own, in my primary years I used to visit Bill and Maggie every Friday with my Grandad Norman Gray of Carlin How (Bill’s Brother in Law). We would have tea and I would entertain them with songs. “After Maggie passed away, Bill decided he would write the story of his local life so all the memories wouldn’t be lost. We haven’t known where this was for some twenty years, when sadly in March this year, my Grandad, in turn, passed away and my Mum and I have had the awful task of sorting property and possessions. In amongst lots of old photos we found Bill’s story. It’s such a wonderful story of local life in days gone by, events, its people, and experiences he has had. I think it is such a shame that it stays hidden away again for another twenty years. This is why we contacted you via Coastal View so it could be shared with local people.” As said, Bill was born in Skinningrove, to be precise on the 2nd September 1907. The world was starting to see momentous changes and doings, but for the young Bill it was simply the traditional life that his parents and grandparents knew. He recalled vividly, his first day in long trousers, or “breeching” as it was known “on that day a ship round ashore at Skinningrove with a load of timber and my father took down to the beach to see the rescue operations”. Life in Skinningrove then was communal: “Most people in the village kept a few hens or a pig to supplement their income, and pig killing day was one to remember.The pig was killed one day and cut up the next and almost every house in the street was given a plate of cuttings or offal.

There was a superstition about this. The person who received the cuttings had not to wash the plate, just sprinkle some salt onto it, for, as the legend said “the ham and the bacon will not cure otherwise”. At a later date, Bill saw the outside world for the first time when his class from the elementary school transferred to the Secondary School in Loftus. It was now wartime and “most of the male teachers had gone into the forces and a few older people, some ladies, were once again on the classroom floor, having left the profession early, probably to get married and raise a family”. Despite this, Bill was given a grounding in craft skills (academic careers were not for the sons of places like Skinningrove). Bill opted for woodwork and so proficient was he in the making of rolling pins, that the woodwork teacher got him to produce them, production line style, for local households. As said, it was now wartime, and Bill experienced the Zeppelin raids described in recent Hollie Bush columns, being one of the shelterers in Loftus Mine. The villagers were especially chagrined about the black out, for in August 1914, the village was due to be connected to the electricity mains. Alas, the week the switch was to be pulled was the week war was declared “and it was to be four years before we were to have lights”. Bill left school at the normal age of 14, but it was into a post war world of worklessness. With no work, Bill said: “I was at a bit of a loose end and with some of the other men out of work, we spent a lot of time collecting sea coal and firewood from the beach and also fishing from the jetty.” Work eventually was found for the young lad, but it was the worst kind of work there was - it was at the surface on the site of the Carlin How mine where he spent his shifts “To describe the ironstone belt, it was a large conveyor belt about a hundred yards long and six or seven feet wide, driven by an electric motor. Sets of six wagons came out of the mine and were “tippled” with their two ton loads “onto steel rollers which carried up the ironstone and dropped it on the belt. “The job of the lads working on the belt was to separate the shale, dogger and any other dirt from the ironstone. My working week was nine hours a day, five days a week for ten shillings.. On a windy day the dust was choking and the noise of the stone banging on the belt deafening until you got used to it.” For many boys this would have been their working life for many years, with the only alternative being underground at local mines. But Bill had a lucky break. The local Loftus Bus company was taken over by the mighty United who advertised for drivers and conductors. Bill applied and was fortunate to be hired as a clippie on the routes between Middlesbrough and Whitby - a journey which still survives today as the Arriva X4. This job opened the outside world to him - literally. “I had been to Middlesbrough a few times but had never been to Whitby. I will never forget the first time I travelled down Lythe Bank. looking across the Bay at Sandsend, you could see the piers at Whitby in the far distance, one of the most wonderful sights I have ever seen.” A few years later and Bill graduated up to be a fully fledged bus driver. Compared to a lot of the boys he had been at school with, this was a real “cushti” job - clean, with a uniform and a wage far above the local average. “Most of the miners were working underground filling ironstone tubs for threepence or fourpence per ton. This meant that they were earning about 25 to 30 shillings a week for very hard work in very dangerous conditions. Drivers on the buses were really fortunate, the basic wage for a 48 hour week being three pounds plus overtime.” This wage meant a social life for Bill, and it was at a local Christmas party that his life blossomed. “It was at that party that I met the girl who was to become my wife. Again she was a local girl, and together we formed a concert party at the Primitive Methodist chapel in the village. This went

well, and a few times the room was packed with over a hundred people. My girlfriend, whose name was Margaret Gray, worked for the Co-op Society in the drapery department of the Brotton Branch.” Crucially, this gave Bill an insight into shop work and shop management as Margaret became a manageress for the Coop and this helped in his later life chances. Bill and Margaret married and as good Methodists, they wed at the old Arlington Chapel in Loftus in May 1935. He recalled that “the minister officiating was the Rev Joseph Toyne” This is a name that has graced this column on a number of occasion and Bill could be seem to be marked out to be married by a man who more than anyone else, had helped to make East Cleveland a more civilized society and a better place - whether as the young miners’ leader of the 1890’s, the pioneer Co-operator who founded the East Cleveland Co-op society, the churchman or the senior officer on the local school boards. I suspect he saw Bill as a man after his own heart, and this chose to conduct the service, although by that time a very old man indeed.

Bill continued with the United. By now a senior driver, he was the man chosen by the company to do the prestige runs - “trips to Scarborough or Bridlington for the summer holidaymakers” and “at Christmas, the trips to the Pantomimes - Leeds and Newcastle being the favourite places.” But one crucial difference was where he went when he booked off. No longer did he go home to his mum and dad’s. Instead he went “home, to my new address, 39 Coronation Street, Carlin How, where we had settled down as a happily married couple.” We end this episode in February 1939. At that time men were making big decisions. On the world stage, leaders, generals and statesmen were recognizing that war was again inevitable, And locally, another man was making a big decision. Spurred on by his wife’s experience, “we were given a chance to buy a small general business (a shop) in Skinningrove and after great consideration we decided to buy it. Once again we were back in our birthplace, and before long we had a business which was soon showing signs of improvement. My wife looked after the shop whilst I still drove the buses.....” Things blossomed: “A few months later we were getting along very nicely. She built the business up, and by the late summer we’re doing a good trade.” But that late summer was the late summer of 1939, and the world was going to change utterly, and change, big changes, also overtook Bill and Margaret. More on that in a later episode. 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

25% DISCOUNT ON ALL HIGH SECURITY INTERNALLY GLAZED WINDOWS With Argon Filled Energy Efficient Units NO JOB TOO SMALL

UPVC DOORS Fitted from

£395

Choice of 20 Designs

COMPOSITE DOORS Fitted

from

£695

20 Designs to choose from • Choice of Colours

FRENCH DOORS BOWS Fitted from

£595

Fitted from

£650

ALL SEASONS WINDOWS

Local Family Business Est 21 years. FOR A FREE NO OBLIGATION VISIT CALL 01642 613600 OR FREEPHONE 0800 1699276

Coastal View & Moor News Issue 74 October - November 2016

What’s On - Music & Events

Coastal View & Moor News Issue 74 October - November 2016

Dalesmen Singers Gala Night 2016

By John Watson

he Dalesmen Singers held their annual Gala night on October 15th at Danby Methodist Chapel and raised the fantastic sum of £1043 for the charity Whish (Whitby Hidden Impairment Support and Help group.) Vicky Millson and Yvonne Harrison were on hand from Whish to receive the cheque from the Rev Alan Coates. The evening proved a great success and special guest artist, talented soprano Helen Cawrey, really did thrill the appreciative audience with a superb performance. Quite significantly, Helen holds an affinity with this area, brought up in Egton as a young girl and even began her singing in the local church choir at the age of three. But after moving to the midlands her career really took off, performing in music festivals across the country, plus singing with numerous male voice choirs and performing at the Royal Albert Hall.

The Dalesmen Singers, moving toward a much livelier repertoire in their last few concerts, also brought a splendid dash of humour to the performance in a couple of songs. This from the more self confident types involved in the choir, thus ensuring a great evening of entertainment for such a loyal audience. And judging by the applause at the finale it was enjoyed by all. The concert was followed by an excellent supper and raffle in Danby Village Hall. Thank you to everyone who made this evening such a success. For more information on raising money for good causes, please click on www. dalesmen.net or ring Peter Etwell on 01287 632852. Forthcoming concerts Tuesday 1st November. Botton Village Theatre, 7.00pm. Saturday 10th December. Middlesbrough Cathedral, (BBC Radio Tees) 2.00pm. We d n e s d a y 1 4 t h D e c e m b e r , Guisborough Parish Church, 7.30pm.

A voice for Disabled People in Redcar & Cleveland

Charity Night in aid of Macmillan Nurses Saturday 17th December At Guisborough Quoit Club

An independent voice for local disabled people to promote issues and concerns as equal partners and citizens. Redcar ROC has received funding to establish a collective voice for disabled people. We will be holding six meetings over the coming year and the second one will focus on ‘Employment’. To be held on Wednesday 9th November at Loftus Town Hall, High St, Loftus, Saltburn-by-the-Sea TS13 4HG from 12:30–3pm. Light refreshments will be available. If you would like to book a place please contact Linda Dickinson on 07949 672610 Email: mdickinson@ntlworld.com, or Kerry Livermore (ROC) 01642 756801 Email: redcarroc@btconnect.com.

AC/DC U.K.

Probably the Best Tribute Band in Europe

plus The Rogues The top Rock and Blues band

Tickets £10.00 Non members welcome Ring Dave 01287 638161 / Club 01287 632947

Parents, Teachers & Friends Associa�on present…………………..

MARSKE HALL

CHRISTMAS FAIR Marske Hall

are hosting a

TY CHARITY TY

26TH NOVEMBER 2016 10 am – 2pm

Visit Father Christmas

Christmas Party

 Amazing Raffle

November 23rd 5pm – 7pm Marske Hall

 Quality Bric-a-Brac  Collectables

Ticket Price £5 per child (includes one free adult) and a small gift for each child. Extra Adult Tickets £2 To book tickets please contact Ruth on 01642482672

 Chocolate Stall

 Cakes  Craft Stalls

including Marvel Figures

Redcar Road, Marske

Entry by ticket only.

 Winbola

 Refreshments

FREE ENTRY www.facebook.com/marskehall

Marske Hall, Redcar Road, Marske-by-the-sea. TS11 6AA

Leonard Cheshire Disability supports thousands of disabled people in the UK and works in more than 50 countries. Our campaigns and services are geared towards improving opportunities for disabled people and supporting them to pursue their goals and to live full lives.

Leonard Cheshire Disability: 66 South Lambeth Road, London SW8 1RL. Tel 020 3242 0200 www.leonardcheshire.org

Registered charity no. 218186

Marske Hall 01642 482672

www.facebook/marskehall.com

Marske Hall 01642 482672

www.facebook/marskehall.com

Ladies Shopping Night Friday 11th November - 7pm – 9.30pm St Paulinus Primary C.V. Academy, The Avenue, Guisborough

Enjoy a night out with friends Wine & non-alcoholic refreshments, wide variety of stalls, including beauty, jewellery & personalised items

Live entertainment!

Tickets £3 each in advance or £3.50 on the door

(entry includes a glass of wine or so� drink) Tickets available from: St Paulinus School recep�on Sweet Tempta�on – Chaloner Street, Guisborough Willow Moon - Chaloner Mews, Guisborough

What’s On - Music & Events

Coastal View & Moor News Issue 74 October - November 2016

Food in the Bank!

Saltburn Farmers’ Market teams up to help Redcar Area Foodbank

altburn Farmers’ Market has teamed up with the Redcar Area Foodbank to help make sure that no local people have to face going hungry this autumn. Seaside shoppers at the Market on Saturday 8 October helped raise £232 for the Foodbank, with three Farmers’ Market Hampers up for grabs in a prize raffle on the day. And similar hampers will again be raffled at the popular monthly Market on Saturday 12 November and Saturday 10 December, with all the raffle proceeds going directly to the Foodbank to help meet a growing demand for help. Generous Teessiders have helped feed over 15,600 local people and families throughout Redcar and East Cleveland, with the Foodbank offering a mix of emergency food supplies and practical and emotional support since opening its doors in 2013. But the demand shows no sign of letting up, with over 5,000 people being referred to the Foodbank in the twelve months up to July this year. And now the Foodbank is appealing for other local businesses and individuals to add their support before winter starts to bite – either by donating food, money or volunteering their time to help local people through a time of crisis. Helen Hedges, Project Manager with the Redcar Area Foodbank,

said: “We’re always humbled and inspired by the generosity of spirit of everyone here on Teesside and throughout East Cleveland. “We simply couldn’t help as many people as we do without so many people making donations – and we’d love to hear from anyone else who can help us make sure that no-one has to go hungry this winter. “It was fantastic to get a call from Lorna and the team at Saltburn Farmers’ Market to ask if they could help, and we really appreciate their support.” Organised by the same team behind Saltburn Food Festival, the popular monthly Market sees a tasty mix of over 35 stalls brimming with good local food from some of the best independent food producers from within 50 miles of the town. Market Manager Lorna Jackson said: “We don’t think anyone should have to face going hungry, so we’re happy to help in any way we can. “The Foodbank does an incredible job helping so many local people, really making a vital difference to people’s lives. “So we’d like to thank everyone who bought a raffle ticket at our Market in October, all our stallholders who helped us put three great hampers together, and let’s look forward to boosting the Foodbank again over the next couple of months. “And if anyone can’t make it along to Saltburn, people can still help the Foodbank by making donations or offering to help in their local areas throughout the rest of Redcar and East Cleveland too.” • Saltburn Farmers’ Market. Saturday 12 November & Saturday 10 December. Based near Saltburn Railway Station. 9am-2pm. For further info, visit www.saltburnfarmersmarket.com • Redcar Area Foodbank is part of the Redcar based charity Footprints in the Community, supported by The Trussell Trust. For further info, visit www.redcararea.foodbank.org.uk Food donation points can be found at: • Tesco’s at Redcar (West Dyke Road) and Eston (Trunk Road). • Morrison’s, Redcar. • Circles of Life Charity Shop, 21 Queen Street, Redcar. • Halifax, Redcar High Street. • Iceland, Redcar High Street. • The Co-Op, Marske High Street. • Sainsbury’s Local, Dormanstown & Redcar. • Sainsbury’s, Saltburn. • Public Libraries throughout Redcar & Cleveland.

Inspirational exhibits

rom Saturday 29 October to Tuesday 15 November, a number o f a r t i s t s f ro m L e e d s will be displaying their work, reflecting their interpretation to Yorkshire landscapes, in the Inspired by… gallery, at The Moors National Park Centre, Danby. The ‘Northern Connection’ exhibition, by selected members of Leeds Fine ●● High Neb - Tony Ratcliffe Artists, shows a direct personal response to Yorkshire landscapes – whether abstract, figurative or sensory. Leeds Fine Artists is a collective of 50 artists working in a variety of media – painting, printmaking, sculpture, fine art, textiles, photography and ceramics. As the leading art organisation in the north of England (founded in 1874 as Leeds Fine Art Club), Leeds Fine Artists continues to foster the study and practice of the visual arts, holding an annual exhibition in Dean Clough Gallery, Halifax, as well as smaller group exhibitions elsewhere. Each artist works in an individual way, responding to local landscapes and characters in both figurative and abstract forms. Three publications (‘Inspirations’, ‘Expressions’ and ‘Insight’) showcase the artists, and their sources of inspiration and working methods. Alongside this exhibition, Joy Lomas will also be displaying her works on ‘Abbeys and Landscapes’, which have been inspired by her love of the Yorkshire landscape and the majestic beauty and spellbinding history of the abbeys of the North York Moors. Joy is a Scarborough-based painter who works to a carefully chosen concept or theme. For each painting, she begins with site visits to take photographs and to sketch. These preliminary studies form the basic composition, but Joy then searches for more than the naked eye can see – an elusive, unexplained aspect which sometimes, somehow, touches us all. The inspired by… gallery is open daily from 10am – 5pm April to October and 10:30am – 4pm during November and December. Visit www.northyorkmoors.org.uk/inspiredby to view other exhibitions and for more information on Leeds Fine Artists go to www.leedsfineartists.co.uk

Coastal View & Moor News Issue 74 October - November 2016

What’s On - Music & Events

Skinningrove 2016 Bonfire and linked events

his year’s Skinningrove Bonfire on Saturday 5 November will feature the ever-popular fireworks at 7pm, followed by lighting of the bonfire. The theme this year is The Alum Industry with the bonfire structure and other features representing an industry that dominated the local district for about 200 years until its demise in the 1870s. The structure of the bonfire will be a Whitby Collier sailing ship of the type used to transport materials to the Alum works. Adrian Hill, Chair of the Bonfire Committee says: “We’re expecting a big crowd on the evening so please get to the seafront in good time to see the attractions. I wish to thank everyone who is contributing to this year’s event through their volunteering and generous donations.” There will be road closures into Skinningrove from 5.30pm on 5th November. There are facilities for disabled parking and viewing on the seafront (TS13 4BJ) but spaces are limited so Blue Badge holders wanting access should get there early to avoid disappointment. The event is free to attend but does rely on public donations to keep going. Collectors will be on hand during the evening, so please dig deep. Alcohol is discouraged in public areas and may be confiscated by the Police; food and refreshments will be available at outlets in the village. The bonfire can also be viewed from the cliff top at Carlin How where there is limited parking; it may be muddy there so

care should be taken. To enable you to appreciate fully the theme of the bonfire, you’re welcome to a series of free activities and events before and after 5th November. These include: • A guided walk led by Simon Chapman to the former Lofthouse (Loftus) Alum Quarries on Saturday 29 October, starting at 10.30am from the seafront car park in Skinningrove (TS13 4BJ). You’ll need a good level of fitness for this walk; please wear suitable clothing and footwear and bring refreshments. • A display at Loftus Library (01287 640582) until Friday 4 November. • A talk by author Stephen Chance at Cleveland Ironstone Mining Museum, Skinningrove (01287 642877) on Saturday 12 November, starting at 2.00pm. Stephen will talk about the research that inspired him to write his novel The Alum Maker’s Secret which is based on the industry along the Yorkshire coast. Skinningrove has hosted an annual bonfire since 1982 with just two cancellations - in 2000 and 2013 - when flooding prevented it from going ahead. The bonfire encapsulates a strong community spirit and recovery from setbacks that the village has experienced over the years. The Skinningrove Bonfire relies on the efforts of a team of dedicated volunteers: if you’d like to be involved - or to find out more - please visit the Skinningrove Bonfire Facebook page.

Loftus Alum Quarries

●●Alum Processing House at Hummersea :Image provided provided byJohn Kennedy

●●Images by John Roberts

Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s On - Music & Events

Coastal View & Moor News Issue 74 October - November 2016

Coffee Morning

At Marske Leisure Centre, Saturday 3rd December 10 – 12 in aid of Marske Hall. Raffle, stalls and crafts as well as refreshments.

Christmas Craft Fair

Loftus Community forum will be holding a Christmas Craft Fair on November 12th at L.Y.C.C Duncan Place Loftus. £5.00 per table; to book please contact Marjorie on 01287 641873 or marjorie.magor@gmail.com

Redcar Real Opportunity Centre

and Shopmobility have received funding to co-ordinate six events over the coming year. An event focussing on the subject of employment will be taking place on Wednesday 9 November from 12.30 to 3pm. Light refreshments only Whale Hill Community Centre, Goathland Road,Middlesbrough,TS6 8AW If interested or would like to learn more please call or email: Linda Dickinson 07949 672610 mdickinson@ntlworld.com

The new Redcar Arthritis Care Self-help Group

Inaugural meeting in Dormanstown on 4th November from 2pm - 4pm at the Cliff Houlding Community Centre, Park Court, TS10 5QY . We’ll be discussing plans for the future and advice and tips on living with Arthritis. Free entrance. All ages welcome.

Tea Dance with George and Marie

Every Wednesday afternoon, 2pm - 4pm at Skelton Civic Hall, Coniston Road, Skelton. Everyone welcome. Suitable for beginners - you don’t even have to dance, just come and listen to the music. Refreshments served! £2.00

What’s on at the Gleneagles Centre, New Marske Monday 10:30 -12:30 Carpet Bowls Monday 3-4 Tai Chi Tuesday 9:30 - 11:30 Quilting Tuesday (fortnightly) 2-4 Friendship Group Tuesday 7-8:30 Mens Self Defence Wednesday 9:30 -10:30 Healthy Living Wednesday 11-1 U3A German Wednesday 1-3 Dog School Wednesday 6:30 - 7:30 Pilates Thursday 10:30 12:30 Carpet Bowls First Thursday 7pm Yorkshire Countrywomen Second Thursday 7pm HIstory Group Friday 10-12 Social Bridge for beginners Friday 2-4 Carpet Bowls Third Friday 7pm Bingo with pie and pea supper First Saturday Craft fair and coffee morning 10am Third Saturday Table Top Sale 10am Sunday 10:30-12 Tribal Masquers Sunday 12:30 - 2 Dog Training Further details 01642 483234

Brotton Bowls Club

St. Margaret’s Way Brotton Ladies and Gents are you no longer fit enough for high impact sports? Why not come along and try Bowling? It will give you gentle exercise Make some new Friends. Gets you out of the House Come and have a go you may like it Give us a ring at Brotton Bowls Club 677295 Or ring Dorothy 676994, Josie 676632, Judy 679001 or Pat 651440

Christmas Festival

Tuesday 6th December from 5pm in Guisborough Methodist Church hall Refreshments including mince pies will be served and there will be book and craft stalls, home-made cakes, charity stalls, bric-a-brac and a bran tub. All are welcome.

Redcar United Reformed Church

On Station Road, Redcar is holding its Annual Bazaar on Saturday, 12th November 11am until 2pm. Local crafts people will be attending plus cake, raffle and tombola stalls. Refreshments available include homemade soup and bacon butties A cascade of knitted poppies will also be on display for Remembrance weekend. All are welcome, please come and visit us!

Skelton Methodist Community Church

Craft Fayre on Saturday 5th November from 12:00 noon to 4:00pm. Refreshments will be served. Christmas events get under way with a Coffee Morning and sponsored Carol Sing on Saturday 3rd December. The proceeds will go to “Action for Children” For details of other events and services, please refer to our Christmas card and/or the posters which will be placed around the Skelton villages

Parish of Boosbeck & Lingdale St Aidan Church Social Events 2016

Every Thursday – Church Open Day – visit us for a coffee/tea and a chat – all welcome 16th December 2016 Community Christmas Carol Service At 18.30 hrs – St Aidan– proceeds to go toward the running costs of the Church

Fundraising Events for Redcar Cemetery On December 4th there will be ‘Carols in the Cemetery’, this will take place in the middle section of the Cemetery around the Christmas tree and will be from 3pm Message tags to go onto the Christmas tree will be available as usual from the Halifax Building Society in Redcar and Roseberry Funeral Services of Coatham Road, Redcar On Friday December 9 from 9.30 am to 12.30 and 1.30 pm to 3 pm there will be Coffee and Cakes at Laburnum Road Library. As ever we will have assorted stalls including bric a brac and jewellery plus a tombola and raffle. Come and buy some Christmas presents. The 2017 calendar, ‘Images of Old Redcar’ will also be on sale for £3.50. The calendar, ‘Images of Old Redcar’ will also be on sale at Halifax Building Society, High Street, Redcar; Laburnum Road and Dormanstown Libraries; Hair by Sharon on Park Avenue, Redcar and Roseberry Funeral Services, 3 Coatham Road Redcar The money raised by these events goes towards helping make the cemetery a pleasant and relaxing place for the bereaved to visit.

Skelton Villages Civic Pride

Our Community Environmental Group is seeking new members to help us to improve our villages. If you have some spare time and would like to make new friends and help us with our floral displays or help at our weekly Coffee mornings and other fundraising activities, you can either call our Secretary Pam Batts on 01287653077 or call in the Skelton Heritage Office and leave your details where we can contact you.

All Saints Church, Skelton

Come along to All Saints’ Christmas Bazaar on Saturday 26th November, from 11am to 2pm in the Civic Hall, Skelton where you can meet your neighbours, buy your Christmas presents and be assured of a friendly welcome. There is a 50p admission charge for adults and the entry tickets, will go in to a free draw for a festive hamper containing, among other goodies, a £25 meat voucher, a bottle of wine, a Christmas cake and a Christmas pudding. Accompanied children are admitted free. In addition to the tombola and raffle there are a variety of craft and food stalls. Tea and coffee are available throughout and lunches are available from 11.45am Best of all Father Christmas has arranged to be present. Also in November, taking place in the church, as well as the regular weekly services, we have the following :Friday 4th November Coffee Morning 10am to 11.30am in aid of the Sea Scouts. On Sunday 6th November at 3pm is the annual Memorial Service for the friends and families of those who have died during the previous 12 months. On Sunday 13th November there is a Service of Remembrance at 10am followed by an Act of Remembrance at Skelton Cenotaph. The Christingle Service this year will take place on Sunday 4th December at 10.30am.

Ukelele group in Marske

Rockulele - ukulele group - modern music for the uke - Wednesday evenings, 7pm the White House, Marske. £2 per session. All ages and abilities welcome and spare ukes if you just want to give it a try. New members welcome. Redcar Road Rockulele on Facebook or email redcarroadrockulele@ gmail.com.

Skelton History Group Heritage Walks

Skelton History Group organise a programme of Heritage Walks each year. These are open to members of the public as well as members of the Group. Wednesday 9th November 2016 – Mulgrave Woods The last of this year’s Heritage Walks is to the Mulgrave estate. We meet at 10:30am in the car park at East Row, at the entrance to the Mulgrave estate. Alternative parking is available in the Sandsend car park at the foot of Lythe Bank. The sites visited on this walk include: Mulgrave Cement Works, Asholme alum quarry and old Mulgrave castle. The expected duration is 2½-3 hours.

Skelton Men’s Group

At present we meet in the Bull’s Head, North Skelton, on the 3rd Tuesday of each month, September to April, starting at 7.30p.m. During the summer, May to August, we enjoy various outdoor excursions. There is an annual membership fee of £5.00pp and subs of £1.00pp each time you attend a meeting. We round off indoor meetings with a cold buffet supper. Some events are subsidised from our funds. Our programme for the next months is as follows 15th November Greek Islands to Istanbul—Jim McCormick 20th December Christmas Lunch—Royal Oak, Gt. Ayton A warm welcome will be extended to anyone who wishes to join us. For further details contact the Group Secretary, Stuart White, Tel 01287 654132.

What’s On - Music & Events

Special Charity nights

The Starting Gate, Redcar on Thursday 3rd Nov 7pm, Late bar 12pm In aid of the special olympics northern region, for people with learning disabilities. Olympics to be held in Sheffield Aug 2017. The tickets will cost £3 available behind the bar at Starting Gate. Included with ticket food. Usual bingo, raffles, tombola. Appearing Sandy Smith @MR Dave Lee Michaels clubland top vocalist singer. Also for same charity. The Corus British Steel Club on South Ave Dormanstown on Thursday 8th Dec. Tickets will be available behind the bar at Corus Club £3. Usual bingo, raffles, tombola. Five piece dance band Sands of Time will be performing 2 x 45 min sets. ALL venues and perfomers have confirmed, so get your dancing shoes on, let’s raise some money.

Loftus And District Flower Club

Usually meet on the third Monday of each month, upstairs in Loftus Town Hall, 7.15pm. We have National, and Area Demonstrators from all over the country to come and demonstrate at the club. Members and guests can sit, and enjoy the results of what can be created with flowers and foliage. At the end of the demonstration, while having light refreshments, there is a raffle, with an opportunity to win one of the arrangements. Our “Christmas Flower Demonstration” is held in Skelton Civic Hall, which will be on Monday 14th November. Membership for the Flower Club is £22.50. Visitors are welcome, entrance, £3. For more information, contact Mrs Susan Hall, 01287 676269.

Redcar Lecture Society By Tony Crow

Our Visual Presentations for the month of November are as follows. On Tuesday 8th November in the Redcar East Community Centre on Durham Road at 2.15 p.m. Bryan Clare will show us ‘The Story of a River’. The River in question is the Esk. A fortnight later on November 22nd Sal Mancina will give us his Presentation on ‘Bees and Bee-keeping’. On December 13th, at our last Meeting in 2016, Chris Nettleton will be coming to give his Presentation on ‘Nigel Gresley, the Engineer’. We will then be taking a month’s break before we resume our Programme in January 2017. Admission at the door for visitors is £2.50 and we can assure everyone of a warm welcome.

What’s On - Music & Events

Coastal View & Moor News Issue 74 October - November 2016

The world of theatre

By Kate Bramley

utumn is usually the classic season for theatre as most of the commercial touring companies head out on the road, as theatre-goers are enticed in out of the cold frosty air for some good cheer indoors. Stephen Joseph Scarborough welcome the national tour of John Godber’s latest original play This Might Hurt which, judging by early reviews, sees Godber return to rib-aching form. “When tough actor Jack Skipton returns from filming to care for his ageing aunt, he has no idea what he is letting himself in for. But this might be his most taxing role to date, as he begins an incredible odyssey through the NHS, from cancelled GPs’ appointments, wrongly booked scans, frustrated consultants, and abusive home carers who smoke on the door step!

Jack’s story is hilarious and heartbreaking, as he and his aunt take on the health service in order to get the right diagnosis, and the right care; as he goes from actor to Carer to drugs consultant, and she refuses to admit that she is even ill! Told in a bold physical theatre style and with breathtaking grit and honesty, Godber’s take on our health service is both tender and true, as he investigates what we deserve, and what we receive. Take a deep breath, because This Might Hurt!” Also out on the road are North Country Theatre with their 20 year anniversary season that has many stops across Yorkshire before the 3rd of December. Their show is a new adaptation of Rudyard Kipling’s The Wish House. “Grace Ashcroft might be seen by some as a poor old lady, “a dear old soul”, but the tale she tells of her younger days as a lusty farm girl and the strange sacrifice she made to keep “her” man is by turns hilarious and chilling. Cold Comfort Farm meets Chaucer’s Wife of Bath meets The Picture of Dorian Gray in this tongue-in-cheek version of Kipling’s story of obsessive love. A story of fierce, insane, possessive love... (and dark goings-on down on the farm).” With companies of this pedigree on tour across the region I doubt you’ll be disappointed!

One man exhibition in Guisborough

his year has been a busy one for Guisboroughborn artist Andrew Hutchinson. Having exhibited at the annual exhibition of the Royal Society of Miniature Painters, Sculptors and Gravers at The Mall Galleries in London, he was presented with two of their top awards and was given associate membership. He has also been working once again with Taylors of Harrogate in producing paintings to adorn three new products for the iconic Yorkshire Tea brand. If you’d like to see some of Andrew’s work he will be holding his annual one-man exhibition at Sunnyfield House, Westgate, Guisborough TS14 6BA on Saturday 12th November 10.00am. - 4.00pm. Entry is free. For one day only you will have the opportunity to see 25 of his original paintings that reflect his love of wildlife and the countryside and there will also be a wide range of prints and cards on sale. For enquiries please call 01751 430637.

Get Christmas ‘Wrapped Up’ at Marske Hall

arske Hall staff and residents are really looking forward to seeing you all at their annual Christmas

Fair. Once again there will be lots of fabulous stalls and activities for the whole family. The event takes place at the home on Saturday 26th November 10am – 2pm. The Raffle looks set to be the best one yet, with the first prize being kindly donated by the Staff and Patrons of the Middle House Pub in Marske. Ruth Hebden, Volunteer Co-ordinator and one of the fundraisers at the home said: “We are delighted that we have been given such a brilliant first prize. The Middle House have donated a brand new 49” Smart T.V to us, which will make selling tickets so much easier. “There are also many more fabulous prizes being donated.

01642 475757 THE CLEVELAND BAY INGS ROAD, REDCAR, TS10 2DD

WE ARE A DOG FRIENDLY PUB. DOGS MUST BE ON A LEAD AND WELL BEHAVED

This year we are also grateful to the Co-op in Marske who are allowing us to sell our tickets before the event. The tickets are only 50p each and anyone who would like to buy tickets can either go along to the Co-op (10 – 2 on Friday 18th and Saturday 19th November and Thursday 24th and Friday 25th November) , pop into the home or can of course buy them on the day.” Once again the fair will have a massive Winbola where quite literally ‘Everyone is a Winner!’, Refreshments, Cakes, Chocolate stall, Vintage, Crafts, Face painting and much more. We are even having a visit from Father Christmas himself. Why not pop along and really begin to get into the Christmas spirit. All monies raised at the event will go directly to improving the life opportunities and experiences of the disabled adults who live at the home. It really does make a huge difference.

Serving Fresh Food Every Day Mon to Fri 12 – 8pm Saturday 12 – 6pm Sunday 12 – 3pm Sunday Lunches only

Bookings required for tables of 5 people or more. Pre-orders welcome.

PENSIONER SPECIALS ONLY £2.50 DAILY MON TO FRIDAY 12 PM – 2 PM

Function Room Available for Family Occasions (sorry no18th or 21st birthdays)

BINGO Play ALL in ALL out Cash Prize Bingo at the Bay. BINGO Wednesday afternoon’s from 2pm, evening’s from 8pm.

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY CHRISTMAS EVE ADAM CARTER AS ELVIS FROM 8PM FREE ENTRY NEW YEAR’S EVE BUFFET AND DISCO FROM 8PM FREE ENTRY

WEBSITE www.thebayredcar.co.uk EMAIL theclevelandbayredcar@live.co.uk

Coastal View & Moor News Issue 74 October - November 2016

What’s On - Music & Events

A magical ensemble

What’s on at the Cutty Wren Every Tuesday at The Redcar Borough Park Bowling Club

i, all! We’ve some great performers coming along this month, so let’s have a look. We’re having a Theme Night on November 1st, the sort of night when John picks an idea for us to match with suitable songs. As it will be the day after Halloween, indeed, All Hallows, we thought we’d have “Songs of Ghosts and Mysteries”. There are a few such in the folk tradition, but it should get us thinking! We welcome the John Ward Trio on the 8th. John has been around the scene for many years, and has eight CD’s to his credit. He’s not just a singer, but is involved in most aspects of the traditional music of East Anglia. We don’t have a photo of the trio, just of John himself, so we’ll see who he brings, and as I’ve not heard him before I’m very much looking forward to this. Our annual “We Will Remember Them” evening will be on Nov. 15th, when we remember the sacrifices of the world wars and other conflicts. But it’s not an exercise in misery, for we also sing the songs people sang to cheer them in dark times. We’ll be ably directed, as ever, by Trevor Taylor, who really knows the popular music of the era. It anyone, like Trevor, has suitable “fancy” dress for the period, do wear it! The 22nd brings Hot Spot, when a singer, usually local, has some 40 minutes to put over their repertoire. It’s good practice for them, as it’s a different business for the usual two songs we get on most nights. This time we have very popular local Graham Yeats, who has a good stock of songs with a traditional flavour, some old and some more modern. They’re also very singable, so do come and join in. There will be a Special Night on Saturday, Nov 26th, in aid of the Prostate Cancer Charity. Still at the Bowls Club, this is basically a Singers’ and Musicians’ Night, but with a special raffle (donations of prizes welcome. It’s one of those times when the Cutty Wren family helps people outside the club walls, as it were, and down the years we have raised some not insignificant amounts to do that. Songs about mining are still very popular at the Club, and so we’ll have a Theme Night on the 29th of “The Blackleg Miner”. I’m sure we’ll have some great songs and singing. Looking ahead, we have the very popular singer and entertainer Bob Fox on Dec. 6th – make a note in your diaries now! Looking back, our popular regular Jan’s birthday party on Sept 6th was great fun, with members of her family performing as well. And the pies and peas were excellent! Thanks for sharing the day with us, Jan. Bernard Wrigley on the 20th was at least as side-splitting as we’d expected, so we all laughed heartily and went home with light hearts – but as with most humour, having

● John Ward Trio

● Graham Yeats learned a thing or two as well. I’d wondered how the Theme of “My September Song” on the 27th would work, but it proved very successful. I like to think I know of much of the folk scene’s repertoire, but I was impressed at the songs people found! Well, I find that most evenings at the Cutty Wren as this month’s Singarounds showed. We’re a folk family that’s open to all who enjoy a very wide range of folk music and you’ll be made very welcome. There’s a god atmosphere, a good bar and great singing. So come along and try us if you’ve not been before. We’re at the Redcar Borough Park Bowling Club, which is at the bottom of Thwaites Lane, off Redcar Lane, Redcar TS10 2FD. Just drive up or down Redcar Lane and turn in at the big red Racecourse sign. We’re down at the bottom of Thwaites Lane on the left with plenty of parking space. Doors open 7-30 p.m., singing starts around 8 p.m., and we finish around 11 p.m. Thanks as ever to our kind hosts at the Bowling Club, and to our organiser John Taylor and his team of helpers. You can ring him on 01287 622623, and we do have a website at www.cuttywrenfolkclub.talktalk.net. See you soon! George F

Railway Arms Brotton Sat 29 Oct - Andrew King,

Sun 13 Nov 4pm - Roadstunner

Elvis tribute Sat 05 Nov - Big Sigh and the Yawns

Fri 18 Nov - Buffalo Four

Sat 12 Nov - Flat Back 4

Sun 27 Nov 4pm - Pod

Sat 26 Nov - The Ska Beats

he North York Moors Chamber Music Festival proudly presents ‘The Oculi Ensemble’ in a delightful arrangement of music at The Moors National Park Centre, Danby. Musical Director Jamie Walton presents the group on Friday 11 November at 7pm. Tickets cost £15 each and can be purchased by telephoning 01439 772738. Parking included in the price. This special evening of classical music, including Haydn – string quartet op 76 no.5 in D Major, Ian Wilson ‘Winters Edge’ and Schubert – String quartet no.13 in A minor (the ‘Rosamunde’) is performed on the eve of the official unveiling of the 2017 festival on the 12 November. Jamie Walton says: “It’s wonderful to be able to perform at the North York Moors National Park, the venue provides a magical

backdrop for the musicians. The music festival has gone from strength to strength and has just launched its own record label – with a world premiere recording out next month.” Sally-Ann Smith, Events and Exhibitions Coordinator at the North York Moors National Park added: “We’re so pleased that Jamie is able to bring us this fantastic and varied programme, performed by some of our county’s very best musicians. I’m sure it will be a night to remember.” The unveiling of the 2017 festival takes place Saturday 12 November, 7pm at St Peter & St Paul’s Church, Pickering. For information and bookings call 01751 417795. Or visit www.northyorkmoorsfestival.com To view other events and exhibitions at the National park Visit www.northyorkmoors. org.uk/events

PRIORY ART SOCIETY Autumn Exhibition Saturday 19th November 10.00am to 4.00pm at Sunnyfield House Westgate Guisborough Original art by local artists at sensible prices Free Admission

Coastal View & Moor News Issue 74 October - November 2016

In the frame for a fifth year

● Butterﬂy on fox, photo Will Brown

Welham

Kitchens Bedrooms Bathrooms Studies

Transform Your Home With A Beautiful Bespoke Interior

Terms and Conditions apply. All kitchen, bedroom and bathroom installations are fully project managed to an exceptional standard.

NEW SHOWROOM NOW OPEN www.welhamkitchens.co.uk 01642 491257

Visit our Showroom: Just off the A174 between Redcar & Marske Redc ar R oad Longbeck Trading Estate, Marske TS11 6HB Redcar Ro Open: Monday-Thursday 8-5, ad Friday 8-4, Saturday 10-2 Ryan

’s Ro

ere re h a We

Longbeck Trading Estate

Lo A1

kR oa d

Ask our Staff at the Showroom about our SPECIAL OFFERS

and runners-up. Entry is free and is open to everyone, but photographs must have been taken in the North East. Winning photos will be exhibited in the Great North Museum: Hancock and on tour around the region. It is a great opportunity to show the best of the region’s wildlife. To e n t e r, a n d f o r m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n , v i s i t w w w. northeastwildlifephoto.co.uk. The competition can be followed via Facebook and twitter. Speaking about the launch of the competition, Steve Ashton, Tees Valley Wildlife Trust People and Wildlife manager said: “Last year we had over 1500 photos of this region’s amazing wildlife many of exceptional quality making the judging hared than ever.” “Our region has some wonderful wildlife and wonderful amateur photographers, both of which, never fail to amaze me, so, if you have a few hours to spare, why not head outdoors and take a photo and enter it… it’s as simple as that.” The competition closing date is midnight Monday 15 May 2017, with the winners being announced at an awards ceremony on Thursday 6 July 2017 at Great North Museum: Hancock.

il S

Sherw

ood

ng b

he three north east Wildlife Trusts (Northumberland, Durham and Tees Valley), the Natural History Society of Northumbria (NHSN), Great North Museum: Hancock and Alan Hewitt Photography have joined forces for the fifth year running to launch the 2017 North East Wildlife Photography Competition. Nestlé Fawdon, which has supported the competition since its launch in 2012, is the main sponsor, and, as with previous years an array of wonderful prizes are on offer including a wonderful £250 voucher from London Camera Exchange (which has an outlet in Newcastle), binoculars, photography workshops, wildlife watching trips, birdwatching workshops and photography equipment. As well as a chance to win a fantastic prize the entries also help to showcase the wonderful wildlife that can be found in the North East. There are six competition categories to enter: wildlife portraits, wildlife in action, wildlife in the landscape, nature up close, young persons and mobile nature which this year is supported by players of People’s Postcode Lottery. There are prizes for each category winner

tat

Driv

ion

lam

ere

Dri

Riftswood Drive

Coastal View & Moor News Issue 74 October - November 2016

Around The Towns & Villages Redcar

Skinningrove

Skelton

East Redcar Residents` Association. Our next meeting will be on Thursday 3rd November in the upstairs meeting room of St. Peter`s Church, Redcar Lane, Redcar. The meeting will start at 7pm and finish by 8.30pm. Everyone welcome to come along. Footprints Community Cafe held every Wednesday at East Cleveland Baptist Church, Park Avenue, Redcar. Excellent food at good prices. All profits from the cafe are fed back into Footprints projects including Redcar Area Foodbank. Men’s Shed ... every Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday 9am - 1pm at 17 Queen Street Redcar.

Skinningrove Village Hall Weekly Events Mon – OAP Bingo 6pm-7pm Tue - Free for hire Wed - Breakfast Club. Doors open 9am. Served 9am-12pm Thur – Kid’s Craft Night 5pm-6.30pm Fri - Breakfasts 10am-12, Bingo 5pm-6pm Sat - Free to hire Sun - Free to hire

Loftus Flower Club having their annual Christmas flower Demonstration, to be held in Skelton Civic Hall, on Monday 14th November. Diane Fair is the demonstrator, her title is, “Christmas is Coming “ For more information contact Mrs S Hall 01287 676269. Hillside Patients Participation Group meets on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 2.00pm at Hillside Surgery. This is an informal, open meeting where patients have the opportunity to discuss any issues or ideas they may have regarding the Practice and it’s development. Everyone assured of a warm welcome.

Parkinsons Friendship Group Social/Drop In. Would you like to join us? Then come along. We meet on the first Thursday of the month in the lounge of the Coatham Lodge, Redcar 2 - 4 pm. On the second Thursday of the month we meet up for lunch (usually in a pub) For both carers and the cared for. It’s a chance to relax with a cup of coffee/tea, piece of cake and to talk to people in the same position. Long term friendships can and do happen. For more information please contact Ann on 01642 482066

Redcar Area Foodbank

Donations can be made at Tesco Redcar and South Bank (and they top up by 30%). Any Redcar & Cleveland Library. Co-op at Marske. Halifax Bank on Redcar High Street. Circles on Life, Queen Street, Redcar. Any Foodbank Centres i.e. St Hilda’s Church Redcar; Park Avenue Baptist Church, Redcar; South Bank Baptist Church; Old Co-op Building in Loftus. St Peter’s Church, Redcar. St Georges Church, Normanby All Saints Church, Dormanstown. Sainsbury’s Ennis Square Dormanstown and The Ings Redcar. St Augustine’s church, Warwick Rd (mornings except Mon and Sat which are evenings), Sacred Heart, Lobster Rd (mornings except Sat 6pm-7pm )

Saltburn Friday Friends is an inclusive friendship group open to all over 18, we welcome people with different abilities. We have activities inc bowling, drumming, keep fit, singing, bingo, quizzes and arts and crafts. We meet Fridays 10-4, at Emmanuel Church Hall, Macnay Street, Saltburn. 1st session is free (Carers always free). Then £2.50 1 session/£4 all day. Ran by volunteers. 07833895501 Thefridayfriends@outlook.com All welcome!

Charltons Community Centre available to hire for parties, functions, meetings etc. Large hall £10 ph, Small hall £8ph. Bouncy castle, disco and projector also available to hire. Contact Rachael 07746 660059 or follow us on fb for more details.

Loftus British Legion outreach sessions held 3rd Tuesday of each month in Old Co-op Building. Sessions are run on a drop-in basis between 10am-12 and are open to any veteran and their family. The British Legion can also be contacted using our free helpline number 0808 802 8080 every day between 8am - 8pm or on our easy to use website at: www.britishlegion.org.uk. Loftus Town Hall Is host to a Tea Dance on the first Tuesday of every month. Doors open at 1.30 for an informal practice session with dancing from 2.00-4.00. Entry is only £1 and this includes a raffle and light refreshments. Loftus WI - Ladies, why not come along and make new friends. Meetings every second Tuesday of the month at 7pm in Loftus Town Hall. New members welcome. For details telephone 01287 644661

Riverside Building New Company Row Skinningrove hosts the following each week. Keep Fit Club – Tue 12.00pm – 1.00pm. Gardening Club – Wed 10.00am - 12.00pm. Choir – Wed 7.00pm – 9.00pm. Over 60’s Luncheon Club – Fri 12.00pm. All newcomers welcome. Monthly Film Club featuring a Big Screen, Surround Sound HD Experience. Check notice board for details. Open Monday to Friday, 10.00am to 2.00pm and provide access to computers with internet and office applications free of charge. We also provide full colour Photocopying. Garden Café – Garden café hot drinks and light snacks. See us on Trip Advisor. To find out more or book a room (£5 to £15 per hour) call in at the Riverside Building or call 01287 642508, e-mail at slu@btconnect.com or check us out on Facebook at Skinningrove Riverside.

Lingdale Lingdale Community Art - We are a group of people from East Cleveland who meet weekly to paint for pleasure. Approximately once a month we have a “ master class” with a variety of art teachers. We meet each Thurs at 2pm until 4pm at Lingdale Village Hall. If you are interested in joining us please contact Jim Marvell on 01287650485 or Anne Lake on 01287 650671

Easington All Saints Coffee Morning. Village Hall – 2nd Saturday in every month. 10am – 12pm. All welcome

Moorsholm Moorsholm Memorial Hall Moorsholm WI, every 2nd Mon, 7.15pm. Guest speakers, crafts, outings, fun and friendship. All welcome. For more info call Enid McCabe on 01287 660808 Church Hall activities Don’t sit alone at home come and join us at our Social afternoon for bingo, dominoes a good natter and some tea and biscuits. Alternate Thursdays. Craft Class - Weaving, knitting, rag rugging, dye and crafts every Wednesday 7pm-9pm.

Coffee morning in Skelton Civic Hall every Mon 9.30am until 11.00. Come along and enjoy tea or coffee and some real home baking. All proceeds go to Skelton Villages Civic Pride towards environmental improvements and floral displays. Skelton Library ‘Sharpen your mind’ cake and cuppa session every 4th Friday 10.30am - 12am with a short quiz, reminiscence information and a sing-song to finish. Come along, make new friends, have fun and exercise your brain. Everyone is welcome. ‘Knit & Natter’‘Crafts & Chatter’ every Monday 2pm4pm For more information: Tel: 01287 650487 Email: skelton_library@redcar-cleveland.gov.uk Skelton Methodist Community Church, on Castle Grange at Skelton Green, holds a coffee morning on the first Saturday of each month from 10am to 11.30am. An Open Church Charity Coffee Morning is held on the 1st Friday every month from 10.00 am - 11.30 am at All Saints’ Church, Skelton. Pop in and enjoy homemade cakes, scones, etc. Skelton History Group meets on the second Friday of each month at 1:30 pm in Skelton Library. Anyone with an interest in the history of the Skelton villages, or in family history, will be warmly welcomed. Skelton Weight Management Group - meet the first Thursday of the month, at 10am, in Skelton Library for a cuppa, and an informal chat. A weigh in is available if required. New Members welcome! Men’s Shed in Skelton. At Skelton Industrial Estate, opening times are Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays 9 - 2pm. Watness Avenue, Unit 7 (27F)Skelton Industrial Estate TS12 2AR.Please feel free to pop along and have a chat about what Men’s Shed is all about and how you can be involved.

Guisborough

Guisborough & District Friends of Cancer Research UK. Soup & Dessert Lunch. Guisborough Football Club, Tuesday 8 November. 12.30 For more details of times etc contact: Wendy 01287 634571 or Viv 01642 472134. Guisborough Floral Art Club is having an Open Night at 7.30 pm on Wednesday 9th November in St. Nicholas’ parish hall, Guisborough. The demonstrator is Nick Grounds and his title is “Bah Humbug”. For up to date information visit our Facebook page. Search “Guisborough Flower Club”. Afternoon Tea Dance St Nicholas Church Hall Bow Street Guisborough each Thursday 1pm to 3.30pm with interval for tea/coffee & biscuits. Sequence dancing with music provided by Kevin & Val with tuition when necessary. £5 per person. Friendly atmosphere with newcomers welcome. Enquiries: Rita & Tony Morris 01287 281737 Hutton Lowcross WI meets on the second Thursday of the month at 7pm in Sunnyfield House, Guisborough. We have a monthly guest speaker, crafts, computing, outings, and much more. Come along and see what we do. Visit our web-site huttonlowcross-wi.co.uk

Stanghow Stanghow Community Centre Coffee morning 10am – 12noon First Saturday in each month Bingo Fortnightly Wednesday evening 7:15 start. For further details of any of the above please phone 01287 650098

Liverton Mines St Hilda’s - Cake & Chat last Wed of month 3pm-4pm Coffee Morning on 1st Tues of month 10am -11am. All are welcome.

Brotton Brotton Library ‘Knit & Natter’ every Thurs 2pm-4pm. All welcome to come and have a cuppa and a friendly natter.For more info:Tel: 01287 676342 or e-mail: Brotton_library@ redcar-cleveland.gov.uk Coffee morning Brotton Methodist Church every Tues & Sat 9.30 - 11.30 Thurs 10-12 Coffee Morning every Wed 10.00am - 11.30am in St. Margaret’s Church, High Street, Brotton. Prize Bingo in aid of Church funds held at KTS+ site, St. Margaret’s Way, Brotton every Tues at 7pm. Brotton Village Hall. Every Thursday Prize Bingo 1.15pm Every 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month Tea Dance 2pm - 4pm

Advertisement Feature

Coastal View & Moor News Issue 74 October - November 2016

... your well-being in our hands

Are you interested in vegan skincare?

f so, you can buy some that is very locally made, by just two people, in our kitchens in Moorsholm! Naturally Smart Skincare has been around for about four years now, and we have always tried to make it as natural as possible. We have never included any animal sourced ingredients, or ingredients that have been tested on animals, and we have never tested any of the finished products on animals – just each other, and our friends and relatives! Now, after several months of proving our ingredients are totally vegan, we have had the majority of our products registered by the Vegan Society. We have successfully passed all their rigorous criteria and we are able to put their logo on the relevant products – all 20 of them!

So, if you want face products, body products or hair products, and you need to know that no animals have been used in their manufacture, in any way, Naturally Smart Skincare is the place to go locally. In the past three years we have also won two national awards; Janey Lee Grace’s Platinum awards. In 2014 our Supreme Cream won Highly Commended in the Hand Made Face Cream category, and in 2015 our Self Tan won Best Natural Tanning Product. We are now booked in to two Vegan fairs before the end of the year – the Great Yorkshire Vegan Festival in Leeds Town Hall on Sunday November 27th, and VegFest in Glasgow at SECC on December 3rd and 4th. You can also see

Smart Therapies

.....your well-being in our hands

us at the Feelgood Fayre at Saltburn’s Earthbeat Centre on Saturday November 26th, and the Christmas Shopping Fair at Wynyard Hall on November 17th – 20th. The only oils we use to make our products are pure, high quality vegetable oils, organic and cold pressed whenever possible, including olive, apricot kernel, thistle, argan, broccoli seed, castor, red raspberry seed, rice bran, sesame seed – and many more! We have the latest anti-aging ingredients, such as hyaluronic acid, Vitamin C, Vitamin A Palmitate, Sea Buckthorn and lupin extract, all derived from non-animal sources, and the only scents we use are from essential oils. The preservative we use is the most gentle, but still effective one that we can source – no parabens or mineral oils in sight! So, if you want natural, vegan skincare, that is made with love by our hands only, and you want to support local business, have a look at naturallysmartskincare. com and see what we can do for you.

01287 660745 / 660462 www.smart-therapies.com

What’s on in Saltburn Spiritualist Church Toc H, Coach House, Saltburn

October Monday services 6.30 Healing (free) 7pm Open Circle (collection) 8.45pm Development class (Please ask for details) Saturday Divine services 29th Dawn Stevenson csnu (from Huddersfield) November Specials Saltburn spiritualist church are proud to host an evening of mediumship with demonstrator Mr Paul Maull from Middlesbrough. On Monday 7th. £3 on the door service starts prompt at 7pm. Please note that this service replaces our normal Monday services, followed by a committee meeting. Monday services

Marske Methodist Church November Services

(01642) 777 808

Services at St Mark’s Church, Marske-by-the-Sea Sunday

Sunday Club for 4 yr

6th 10-30am Rev. T Haigh 8.00am Holy Communion olds to 10yr olds is held Holy Communion 6-00pm At Zetland Park 13th 9-30am Mrs J Feather Remembrance 6-00pm Rev A Harbottle Remembrance 20th 10-30am Rev.A Harbottle 6-00pm At Zetland Park 27th 1st Advent 10-30am Mrs T Hobday 6-00pm Rev. A Harbottle Holy Communion

EVOLUTION of BRAND info@e-strands.com

6.30 Healing (free) 7pm Open Circle (collection) Please note that once a month specials replace these services, followed by a committee meeting. Saturday Divine services 5th Mr Aaron Naughton (from Washington) 12th Les Henderson CSNU (from Darlington) 19th Monty Havelock (Co.Durham) 26th Mr Richard Cuthbert CSNU (Hartlepool) Everyone is welcome to all of our services. We welcome applications for membership please ask for details. All service details correct at time of printing. For more information please contact the booking secretary Jean on 07776331333)

www.e-strands.com

(said) 9.30am Holy Communion (sung) Monday 7.00pm Holy Communion (said) Wednesday 10.00am Holy Communion (sung) All are welcome to attend our Services. Coffee is served after the 9.30 Service on Sundays and on Wednesdays.

in church at 9.30am every Sunday during term time.

Messy Church This is held on the second Saturday of every month from 3.30 to 5.30pm. Families are welcome to come along to hear a story, try activities (some messy) and enjoy something to eat. Visit our web site www.stmarks-marske. co.uk

Coastal View & Moor News Issue 74 October - November 2016

Pupils make a splash on the water

upils from four Tees Valley schools enjoyed splashing about on the water at the Tees Barrage International White Water Centre in the annual Inclusion Schools Network bell boating regatta on the 20 September. Pupils from St Joseph’s Primary School Redcar paddled their way to victory beating teams from Whitehouse Primary and Ash Trees Academy from Stockton and Priory Woods School from Middlesbrough. The event was supported by young leaders from St Michael’s Catholic Academy, Billingham who ensured the children had a fun morning. The young leaders were instrumental

in the smooth running of the day and worked closely with the International White Water Centre staff, who made the event enjoyable for all. This event has been running for the past three years as part of the Tees Valley Sport and Youth Sport Trust Inclusion programme and is available for children with Special Education Needs in all the schools across the Tees Valley. Lis Greenwell, School Sport Officer for Tees Valley Sport said: “The children have had great fun paddling on the water and for many this was a new experience, they have grown in their confidence and experienced competition and teamwork.”

Guisborough and District Domino League By Danny Jones - League Secretary

eek 3: Ship Brotton, beat the T. A. Club 6-3 leaving them the only unbeaten team in the a league, Station got off to winning ways beating The Ship Guisborough, 5-4. No games were played in the b league. In the T. Swinburn trophy. 1st round, T.A. went down 6-3 to the Wharton, Globe suffered the same fate, losing 6-3 to Guis CC. 3fiddles beat the Bowls Club 5-4 to progress to the

next round, as did Marske CC who won 5-4 against G.T.F.C. Week 4: In the a league, Ship (Guis) went top of the a league after thrashing the T.A. Club 7-2, The Ship (Brotton) suffered their first defeat, losing 6-3 to the Wharton, Marske CC still looking for their first win in the league went down 5-4 to The Station. In the b league, Abbey got their season underway with a 5-4 win over The Globe, The 3fiddles kept their winning run going beating Guis CC 5-4.

Sport

Coastal View & Moor News Issue 74 October - November 2016

Sport

Coastal View & Moor News Issue 74 October - November 2016

Through the seasons with Guisborough Rugby Summers End he end of summer brought some great training weather to Guisborough with coaches and players enjoying some sunshine, many had enjoyed the free training sessions and were now ready to start building their skills into contact rugby. It was great to adapt to the warm weather and a taste of what other Southern Hemisphere teams enjoy. New players from far and wide had chosen Guisborough rugby as a summer fun activity, and lads from Redcar, Saltburn, Marske, and further afield are now well represented in all age groups, and every age group is well attended and has a full calendar of activities, the club is growing season on season! Autumn windfall The new rugby season has brought a windfall of new players and all local schools seemed to have stepped up to the mark, with Outwood Academy & Sacred Heart at Redcar supplying new players, Lawrence Jackson and Huntcliff also brought new talents, even Hillsview and schools further afield chose the Guisborough training style. School rugby co-ordinator Jeff Lillystone said: “Our unique and specialist approach at Guisborough has meant that sometimes even when players have been turned away by other clubs, or other sports, we can work with individuals and offer advice, and guidance, we see those lads as just needing more help, something that our training set up can provide. Just because a player might come with confidence or fitness issues, they still deserve as much time, if not more, than more able players, it’s not

●● Guisboro showing great sporting spirit with visitors Thirsk always about winning every game! At Guisborough, it’s more about building young men with good life skills – scores don’t really come into it – we recently scored over 50 points on a team, but we took the initiative and broke up the teams, and did a mixed ability game instead, that’s what rugby needs, it would have been easy to score more points, but we as responsible coaches need to ask who is actually getting anything from that? – If anyone thinks that rugby is just about winning every game, I think they are in the wrong sport! I really hope that our sponsors and the RFU is seeing the hard work being done at Guisboro, we may not benefit from the RFU attention like some clubs, but we embody the principles

wholeheartedly.” Winter warmer The first few games of the season have seen some great phases of play against visitors from Darlington and Thirsk, who both have a great relationship with Guisborough, and coaches allowed new players to come into the games with phased introductions. These warm up games provided some astounding skills from all teams, and the growing army of fans have been treated to some end to end awe inspiring skills. It has been especially heartening to receive special praise for the behaviour of our players, and fans from visitors, something of a ‘Guisborough pride’ feeling, being able to win and lose, without animosity, has

been a key feature in our high ranking in the eyes of other clubs, who are always treat in a manner befitting the true ethos of sportsmanship. Spring Forward As the season progresses Guisborough are looking forward to introducing their new players into the squad and helping them into the game. Guisborough coach Jeff said: “Our team will have a few hiccups, of course, but hopefully we will continue to develop the team and integrate them into their positions. “ We are also hoping to encourage a friendly atmosphere from visiting teams and fans, some of whom may have old fashioned ideas about watching sport, or have preconceptions about what

Marske Cricket Club D

By David Beach

emolition of the pavilion was delayed by a few problems, a temporary pole had to be erected to hold the telephone wires that were attached to the end of the pavilion then a specialist team had to be sent in to deal with the roofing which held traces of asbestos and problems with the electric supply meant we had to wait for the electricity Board to make an appearance. No sooner had the demolition begun when it started to rain which was maybe a good thing for the neighbours by keeping the dust down until the site is cleared. We now need a fine spell whilst

the new foundations are laid.. In September our Steward, Les Allison announced he was going to take his retirement after four successful years in the job. We are pleased to announce that Marske resident Nigel Gardner is to take up the post at the beginning of November. Nigel has years of experience in the trade and we hope he can continue the success the Club has achieved in recent years. After scoring 3279 league and cup runs between them we were relieved when professionals Saeed Bin Nasir and Lee Hodgson agreed to return in 2017 and it is hoped we will be able to engage an overseas amateur for the full season.

●● Marske C.C. 3rd in the NY&SD Premier League.

●● Professionals Lee Hodgson & Saeed Bin Nasir

constitutes support – behaviour towards players, who are children, and the ref, is something we are keen to see visitors improve on, we lead by example and can proudly say that our fans and coaching staff are welcomed by all clubs, with whom we have a great rapport.” With players drawn from all local areas from Redcar to Whitby and far away as Yarm, we’ve managed to offer an approachable style which is obviously working, and all ages are welcome, with details of coaches etc at http://www. pitchero.com/clubs/guisborough. Lads born in years 2001 and 2002 are always welcome and they can contact Jeff as below, on 07505878059 text or call, or by email on jeffinmarske@yahoo.co.uk

Sport

Coastal View & Moor News Issue 74 October - November 2016

North Riding Ladies County Cup

Injury-plagued Priorymen drop into relegation danger zone after run of successive defeats By Bill Perfitt

registered too late. So it was always going to be a very tough njury-ravaged ask today. Guisborough Town have “The team I managed to field plunged to second from in the end did their best under bottom of the Northern the circumstances with Steve League Division One table Roberts and Matty Pennal after a disappointing run of starting the game with injuries four successive defeats. which caused both to have to Guisborough Manager come off after 25 mins and 55 Steve Dowling has been mins respectively. battling a nightmare scenario “Even then young Tom Bligh of effectively being without who replaced Roberts was also an entire team due to an carrying an injury but he went on unprecedented run of injuries to put in a terrific performance. to his players. “The positives for me were the In the last few matches he has performances of new ‘keeper had to field makeshift teams James Dawson and Adam Cocks with some players like striker and Bligh who enjoyed good Matty Pennal and defenders performances. Steve Roberts and Paul Weldon “But West are an experience nursing injuries which would side and that crucially saw them have normally kept them out through to victory deservedly in ●● Frustration for Guisborough as substitute Anthony Stevens (No 14 on ground) of the game. my opinion,” added Dowling, sees his shot smothered on the line by West Auckland keeper David Knight. Picture The recent home match For their next game at Whitley by Yvonne Barker. against West Auckland typified Bay, Guisborough sprang a the challenges Guisborough problems will even themselves out over today’s game when even before the surprise when they drafted in have had to face with Roberts was the season seems to have no sympathy start we were missing goalkeepers former KGV legend David Onions unable to carry on after just 25 minutes for Guisborough’s current plight as the Ben Escritt and Ryan Catterick along as an emergency striker. They also and Weldon having to be substituted at beleaguered Priorymen have already with full backs Paul Roddam and Scott brought in two more Hartlepool half-time while Pennal lasted just under suffered more player issues to last a Oldfield, defenders Jamie Poole and Joe United youngsters on loan - attacking an hour before he had to leave the field. whole season never mind barely three Ferguson, plus midfielders Gary Wood, midfielder Josh Hawkes and winger And as if that wasn’t enough months! Liam McPhillips and Chris Youldon Kenton Richardson. Guisborough’s injury woes were Manager Dowling and his backroom not to mention striker Anthony Hume. But despite the introduction of fresh compounded with Thibault Charmey team must be feeling they are jinxed “With that kind of injury and legs Guisborough struggled to create suffered a badly-gashed head which with the amount of selection problems unavailability list, it was always going many chances and although Thibault later required staples in hospital. they have already had to deal with so to be tricky just to pull together 11 Charmey managed an equaliser for Despite that, the brave Frenchman did soon into the relatively new season. players. I spent most of my time since Guisborough on 31 minutes they exceptionally well to stay on the pitch After the West game a downhearted Thursday morning try to ‘beg, borrow eventually ran out 3-1 losers to continue for the full 90 minutes. but determined Dowlo declared: and steal’ players and managed to get a poor run which pushed them down to The old football adage that injury “Where do I start to try and sum up four in but then discovered three were second from bottom of the table.

By Ian Enderwick

Redcar Town Ladies 4 - 2 Poppleton Ladies

edcar Town entertained a very good Poppleton team and went through to the next round of the County Cup in a six goal thriller. Redcar Town - Lou Arden, Ellie Turner, Paula Lowe, Chelsea Jowers, Emma Bolton, Heather Power, Lisa Rutter, Emily Fewster, Lizzie Green,Alice Clements, Rachel Horsley, Laura Taylor and Lydia Newell Brown. Redcar took the lead on seven minutes when a ball over the top saw Gemma outpace the defence and coolly side foot over the onrushing keeper. Redcar doubled their lead on 25 minutes when Gemma won a crunching tackle and rounded the keeper to score. On 41 minutes a free-kick for handball was awarded to Poppy and a great free-kick over the wall left Lydia stranded. Then on 44 minutes Redcar failed to clear their lines and Poppy equalised. Twelve minutes into the second half a great pass from Gemma saw Emily slide in and pass the ball into the net to retake the lead. We then had a bad injury when our midfield maestro Emily Fewster had to be carried off with a chipped bone in her ankle a big miss to our team now for six weeks. We then restarted the game and a great volley over the keepers head by Gemma who scored her hat-trick sealed the victory after a big hoof by the keeper Lydia. Redcar Town would also like to thank Poppy for their sportsmanship and for their part in a great advert for ladies football and we wish their injured player a speedy recovery also.

Carcare Marske Eskvale and Cleveland League Review By Luke Hodgson League Secretary

he league is beginning to take shape as the two Great Ayton teams lead the way with Loftus Athletic and Redcar Athletic Reserves close behind while Boosbeck United, Lakes United and Middlesbrough and Teesside Sports Academy are all locked together on four points while Hinderwell are struggling and are yet to open their account but continue to play their part in games without perhaps getting any reward for what they are putting into their performances. In external Cup Competitions, Loftus Athletic received a bye into the second round of the Scarborough & District FA Junior Cup when Scalby Reserves failed to field a side with Loftus granted a bye into the second round where they will be at home to Thornton Dale at the end of October. In the North Riding Saturday Challenge Cup, Loftus Athletic beat fellow league side Middlesbrough & Teesside Sports Academy to progress and they will now face Carperby Rovers while Redcar Athletic Reserves comfortably beat Heworth Green and will now travel to York to face Easingwold Town AFC. Lakes United bowed out of the Competition as they were beaten by Thirsk Falcons. Great Ayton United make their debut in the Competition as they host West Pier Saturday while Great Ayton United Royals also make their bow as they host Kirkbymoorside Reserves while Hinderwell will host Huntington Town Reserves. In league action Great Ayton United remain undefeated as they top the table with five wins out of six whilst drawing their other game at

Loftus. Great Ayton United Royals are second with their solitary defeat being to their relatives at Great Ayton while Loftus are third although they are undefeated they have only won twice whilst drawing three games. Redcar Athletic Reserves have won two whilst losing two and both defeats have been at the hands of the Great Ayton sides. Boosbeck United have entered the league and so far have a record of having won, drawn and lost one game while Lakes United and Middlesbrough and Teesside Sports Academy have both won one game whilst drawing with each other and Hinderwell remain at the foot of the table as they look to get their season up and running following a summer of change. Unfortunately the league has lost its sponsor however it is in negotiations with a couple of potential sponsors to step in to either sponsor the league and/or some of the Cup Competitions which remain without sponsors at the present time. Whilst negotiations with potential sponsors are ongoing if anyone is interested in sponsoring either the league or any of the Cups please contact the league secretary for details and hopefully some arrangements can be made at the earliest opportunity for the sponsorship to take effect as we are not taking anything for granted at this time. The league would like to place on record its thanks to Peter Collinson of Carcare of Marske for the help and support he provided last season and we are indebted to him for everything he did to help the league last season. September results; 24th September; Scarborough Junior Cup – First

Round; - Loftus Athletic v Scalby Reserves – home win. League fixtures; Great Ayton United Royals 8 Middlesbrough & Teesside Sports Academy 1; Hinderwell 0 Lakes United 6, Redcar Athletic Reserves 2 Great Ayton United 3. October results; 1st October; North Riding Saturday Challenge Cup – 1st Round Lakes United 1 Thirsk Falcons 5; Loftus Athletic 5 Middlesbrough & Teesside Sports Academy 3; Redcar Athletic Reserves 5 Heworth Green 1. League fixture; Boosbeck United 1 Great Ayton United Royals 3. 8th October; Boosbeck United 2 Lakes United 1; Great Ayton United Royals 3 Redcar Athletic Reserves 0; Hinderwell 3 Middlesbrough & Teesside Sports Academy 5; Loftus Athletic 2 Great Ayton United 2. 15 th October; Great Ayton United 4 Middlesbrough & Teesside Sports Academy 1; Hinderwell 0 Redcar Athletic Reserves 6; Loftus Athletic 2 Boosbeck United 2. October fixtures;

17 October 2016 Great Ayton United Great Ayton United Royals Loftus Athletic Redcar Athletic Reserves Lakes United Boosbeck United Middlesbrough & Teesside Sports Academy Hinderwell

29th October; Scarborough Junior Cup – Loftus Athletic v Thornton Dale. League fixtures; Boosbeck United v Middlesbrough & Teesside Sports Academy, Great Ayton United Royals v Hinderwell, Redcar Athletic Reserves v Lakes United. November fixtures; 5 th November – North Riding Saturday Challenge Cup – 2nd Round; Great Ayton United v West Pier (Sat); Great Ayton United Royals v Kirkbymoorside Reserves, Hinderwell v Huntington Town Reserves, Easingwold Town v Redcar Athletic Reserves, Carperby Rovers v Loftus Athletic. League fixture; To be confirmed 12th November; Boosbeck United v Great Ayton United, Great Ayton United Royals v Lakes United, Middlesbrough and Teesside Sports Academy v Hinderwell, Redcar Athletic Reserves v Loftus Athletic. 19th November; Knockout Cup; Boosbeck United v Great Ayton United Royals, Hinderwell v Great Ayton United, Lakes United v Redcar Athletic Reserves, Loftus Athletic v Middlesbrough & Teesside Sports Academy.

Pld 6 5 5 4 5 3 6 4

W 5 3 2 2 1 1 1 0

D 1 1 3 0 1 1 1 0

L 0 1 0 2 3 1 4 4

GD 15 11 3 3 1 -1 -10 -22

Pts 16 10 9 6 4 4 4 0

Sport

Coastal View & Moor News Issue 74 October - November 2016

Goals galore for improving Seasider’s M

By Moss Holtby

arske United followed on from their impressive 5-0 victory at Dunston UTS by continuing their good run of goalscoring form into October. Carl Jarrett’s men continued their climb up the Northern League division one table with 10 points out of 12 to start what is a busy month of fixtures for the club. Chester-le-Street Town were first to be sunk by the Seasider’s, although it took Marske until after half-time to take the lead. Glen Butterworth and Jamie Owens exchanged passes on 50 minutes and, with Grant-Soulsby standing too far off the Marske midfielder, he was allowed to turn and strike a low shot that beat Wilson at the near post. On the hour mark it was 2-0 to Marske when Wilf Dinsdale exchanged passes with Danny Earl and raced into the box where he was fouled by Chris Stephenson giving referee Dean Hulme the easiest penalty decision possible. Earl took responsibility and though Wilson guessed the right way the penalty had too much power. On 63 minutes it was game over as Earl grabbed his second goal of the game when a great ball from Owens sent him clear and the striker curled a superb shot into the corner giving the keeper no chance. Next up, Marske won a ten goal thriller against newly promoted Ryhope CW, though the score stood level 1-1 at the break. Marske took the lead on 15 minutes when Glen Butterworth saw his shot from outside the box parried by Ryhope keeper Ryan Graham but Bulmer was

on hand to slot the rebound past the grounded Graham. With the game approaching the half hour mark, the away side equalised out of the blue when a long throw saw Dinsdale get too close to James Ellis who turned him easily and shot through the legs of Robert Dean from just inside the box. In a sign of what was to come, the first goal of the second half arrived on 47 minutes when Kyle Davis slotted the ball past the advancing Dean with Dan Newby just unable to clear the ball before it went over the line. However, the away side were in front for only three minutes with Marske equalising on 50 minutes. A superb run by Corey Nicholson which the Ryhope defence couldn’t cope with ended with him crossing to Earl who took one touch before firing past Graham. Just five minutes later the game was turned on its head when a cross from the right by Andy Ramsbottom saw Owens head the ball into the net off the post from just inside the 6-yard box. As the game ticked past the hour mark, it was the away side who grabbed the 6th goal of the game making the score 3-3 when Conor Winter out-muscled Wheatley to shoot home from the edge of the box. However, the game was level for just a minute as Marske re-took the lead thanks to a moment Ryhope keeper Graham would want to forget. A routine back-pass was miss-kicked by the keeper giving Earl a simple task to slot the ball into an empty net. Owens made it 5-3 on 66 minutes and Butterworth was instrumental in the build-up again, sending Earl clear on the right who crossed to Owens who had the simple task of sliding the ball

home from four yards. Marske made the match safe on 84 minutes with the goal of the game. Butterworth picked up the ball near the left touchline and exchanged passes with Owens before beating two men on the edge of the box and hitting a low shot into the bottom corner, and four minutes later Nicholson raced down the right and crossed to Owens who attempted to score but only succeeded in looping the ball into the path of Earl who had the simple task of slotting home from two yards out to cap a remarkable 7-3 win for the hosts. Despite a nightmare five and a half hour coach journey to Penrith that delayed kick-off until 5pm, Marske kept their impressive run going in their next match with a 4-2 victory in Cumbria. The game got off to such a frantic start with four goals in the opening 19 minutes. It was Marske who got off to the best possible start opening the scoring on four minutes when a cross from Nicholson found Bulmer and he played the ball into the path of Owens who flicked the ball past Penrith keeper Jonny Jamieson with his right foot. Penrith responded immediately and drew level when Dean made an excellent save from Matthew Read but the rebound fell to Martyn Coleman who looped a header over the prostrate Dean. The game stayed level for a mere four minutes before Marske re-took the lead on 11 minutes when a superb run forward from Andy Ramsbottom saw the ex-Northallerton man play the ball into the path of Earl who slotted past Jamieson for his seventh goal in little over three games. The rampant Seasider’s increased their

●● Recent signing Peter Bulmer in action against Penrith. lead to 3-1 on 19 minutes with Dinsdale the provider this time, picking up a pass from Bulmer and delivering a deep cross to the back post which saw Owens and Richard Faustino challenge for the ball with the ball going in off a combination of both players, with Owens credited with the goal. On 76 minutes, Penrith’s spell of pressure told as the pulled it back to 3-2 thanks to a superb piece of skill by Coleman who beat 3 men on the right hand side of the penalty area and shot into the far corner, but Marske put the game beyond doubt with a fourth goal as the game entered injury time. A penalty was awarded for a foul on Reece Kelly

and goal-machine Earl stepped up to send Jamieson the wrong way from the spot to seal a hard earned win for Marske after a traumatic day. United’s good run of form has seen them steadily rise up the table to seventh position, but their form will be severly tested when they host reigning champions Shildon at the GER Stadium on Saturday 29th October. November starts with three consecutive away games at Jarrow Roofing, Sunderland RCA and Ashington, before returning to Mount Pleasant on Tuesday 15th November with a League Cup tie against neighbours Guisborough Town.

Redcar Town FC Round Up By Ian Enderwick

Ryan Skelton had one of those days when everything he hit went in finishing with seven goals, Jack Skelton was close behind him with five, Carl Dawson netted a hat-trick on his debut and Marshall Merry and Marcus Sigsworth both hit a brace each and Luke Perry and Jack Bowden netted one apiece.

25th Semptember

TJFA U13 Division 4 Redcar Town 9 vs 1 N & S.A Blacks An excellent response from our U13 lads with a convincing win in their match against Norton & Stockton Ancients and they started well with an early goal to calm the nerves. N & S Ancients were in no mood to make it easy for us and within minutes won a free kick just inside our half which was despatched by Beckham Hutchinson into the top right hand corner of our goal, giving our keeper Alfie Milner no chance of saving the shot. The lads didn’t let this dishearten them and soon restored their lead and despite some good battling from their opponents reached the half time interval with a 3-1 lead. The lads started the second half really positively and within 15 minutes had increased the lead with an additional three goals, the opponents continued to battle for every ball and were unlucky with a few of their attacks which on another occasion could have resulted in goals for them. With a mixture of good defending and hard work all over the pitch, the lads eventually ran out convincing winners with all goals coming from, Dominik Carter securing a hat-trick, a brace each for Kieran Breeze and Nathan Moore and one each for Joe Sacchelli and Niall Fitzgerald. The team could have hit double figures right at the end of the match when a spirited run down the left wing by Ethan Thompson produced a fine cross into the box which Jack Skelton (defender) only just failed

8/9th October A mixed weekend of results for our teams.

●● Under 15 team Redcar Town

●● Under 15 Scorers Redcar Town to connect with, better luck next time Jack and well done to all the team. TJFA U15 Division Redcar Town White 21 vs 1 Darlington R.A. Spitfires Redcar took on a spirited Spitfires team who only had nine players but they never stopped battling to the end, and the Whites superior numbers told with a high scoring victory.

Our u10 Minions had a great game away at Boro Rangers and came home the happier after a superb end to end game. Our U12 Warriors travelled to Thirsk Falcons and brought home the three points in a 4-1 victory with Kellin Gurung netting a hat-trick and one from Sophie Dickinson. The u15 girls played at home against a very good Bishopthorpe White Rose Black team and fought valiantly before going down 5-1 with Sophie Appleyard scoring for Redcar. The Ladies hosted Blyth Town Lions and went down 3-1 in a close game with Alice Clements volleying the ball into the net for us after a great run by Gemma Craddy saw the ball rebound off the keeper and fall nicely for Alice to finish. The u12s entertained Cleveland Juniors and in a cracking game of football with both teams playing their part, Redcar took all three points with a 5-1 victory with goals from Ste Sullivan 2, Jamie Tinkler 2 and Joseph Fodor- Reed. The u14s were at home to Billingham Synthonia and in a seven goal thriller just lost out in a highly competitive match by 4 goals to 3 with the away keeper pulling off an outstanding save in the dying

seconds to deny Redcar a deserved point. The u13’s were away at Great Ayton on Sunday and in a game of two halves we had the better of the first half going into the interval 2-0 up with goals from Nathan Moore and Dominik Carter. We had a great start to the second half with super sub Joe Sacchelli scoring with his left foot to put us up 3-0 but Ayton pulled one back from a corner when Joe scored his second of the match but unfortunately in his own net this time. This spurred the home team on and some great defending by our lads saw us hold out for all three points.

Sport

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 Issue 74 September - October 2016

Redcar Boxing Club’s knockout project can continue to enjoy sport. ASBOx secured the award as the club really embraced new members. Getting involved in boxing helped the children in many areas of their life. Frankie Wales, the founder of the club, was presented the award by Andrew Pearson of Sport England. Frankie says of the project: “Receiving the award is a great honour, but what we are really passionate about is using sport to support young people and the wider Redcar Community. Seeing the improvement in skill and fitness and attitude of this group has been brilliant. Most of the young people involved didn’t really think Sport was the thing for them, our project has given them a second chance.” Director of Community Sport at Sport England, Mike Diaper, said: “Sportivate gives young people the right support and know–how

Tees Valley sports project has been named the best in The North East for its inspiring work with young people. Redcar Boxing Club’s ASBOx project was given the top honour by Sportivate, a Sport England programme which encourages young people to get more active. The project has encouraged more young people from the Redcar Area to get involved with boxing. Redcar Boxing Club has a real community feel and has made youngsters, and

their families, feel welcome and supported in the activity. Many of the young people involved have not had the chance to be part of a sports club in the past and are thriving on the opportunity. ASBOx is one of many Sportivate funded projects around England which gives young people, who weren’t playing sport previously, the chance to discover a new activity. After an introductory 6 to 8 weeks of coaching young people are supported to join a club where they

Do we have next Joe Root living in Marske area ?

arske Cricket Club are looking to recruit youngsters (Boys and Girls) from the ages of 7 to 13 years of age for their very successful junior cricket teams. Yo u n g s t e r s d o n o t have had any previous experience of playing the game, as the Marske club have English Cricket Board (E.C.B.) accredited coaches on hand to guide any youngsters who want to either just give the game a “Go”, or to develop their existing cricketing skills. The Winter training sessions start at Sacred Heart School

they need to have the confidence to play sport in their own time. Redcar Boxing Club’s ASBOx is a fantastic local project which is playing a huge role in changing young people’s lives through sport. I congratulate them whole heartedly on this award and I wish them continued success.” The ASBOx programme was supported by Tees Valley County Sport Partnership. Tees Valley Sport work with various partners and projects across the sub region to increase physical activity and participation in sport. Since its launch, more than 780,000 young people have attended Sportivate sessions, with over 650,000 completing their coaching sessions. Sportivate is being delivered by the network of 44 county sports partnerships, working with local clubs and providers. It is a National Lottery funded Olympic legacy programme and benefits hundreds of thousands of young people.

(01287) 652222 December 2016 Sat 3rd

Durham Christmas Markets

£14.00

Sat 10th

Leeds City Christmas Shopper

£14.00

Sun 11th

Skipton Christmas Markets

£15.00

Sat 17th

York Christmas Markets

£15.00

Wed 21st

Christmas Mystery Tour

£14.00

January 2017 Sat 7th

York and McArthur Glen

£14.00

Sat 14th

Helmsley, Malton and Whitby

£14.00

Sat 21st

Sheffield Meadowhall

£15.00

Sat 28th

Beverley

£15.00

February 2017

in Redcar on Wednesday 2nd November 2016 from 6.00pm-7.30pm and will run through until April 2017. At only £2 a session the

sessions represent great value for money. For further information please contact Tom on 07970 367 898.

Sat 4th

Leeds

£14.00

Sat 11th

Dalton Park and Metrocentre

£14.00

Sat 18th

Bury Market

£16.00

Sat 25th

Doncaster Market

£15.00

Still spaces available! Thursford Christmas Spectacular—16th to 18th December 2 nights/3 days—£235 based on two sharing, £30 single supplement