Coastal View issue 77 by Coastal View and Moor News

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End of long battle for Boosbeck industrial activities in the heart of a village, but were caught by land use law which stipulated that former uses can outlive an ownership and start again without the need for a new planning application. “The controversy was heightened when outside, racist and neo-Nazi elements sought to involve themselves on the basis that the plant was processing Halal meats - an intervention the village didn’t need and didn’t want.

t’s the end of a long battle, which goes back all the way to 2013 when the controversial abattoir re-opened in Boosbeck, much to the surprise of many of the residents and despite assurances from several quarters that it would never again be re-opened. And after many demonstrations and failed legal challenges to get it closed, the recent decision by Redcar and Cleveland’s Regulatory Committee to unanimously approve plans to build housing on the site were finally given the go-ahead. A petition with 143 signatories who were against the plans was submitted showing concern about the number of houses to be built, (69 in total) and the movement of the children’s play area which would result in a loss of some open space in the village. There was however support from villagers who said they would be very pleased to see the abattoir demolished but asked the developers to take into consideration the views from existing properties. The residents were assured that if permission was given the developers would demolish the abattoir building by the summer On the re-opening, in 2013 BASH, Boosbeck

Against SlaughterHouse, was formed and the organisation fought tirelessly to end the long suffering of the villagers who on a daily basis complained about the smells and noise the abattoir was creating. One of the leading campaigners, Marlene Brown told Coastal View: “We are delighted, this is the end of the fight against what has been a blight on our village. “I can’t really say much more than thank you to all the people who have supported the fight and understood what villagers had to put up with. “I would like to think any revenue received by the Council in the sale of the land would be reinvested in the village. It would be small compensation.” Local MP for Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland, Tom Blenkinsop said, “This has been a matter which has been high on the local agenda for some years. “The residents who had thought the abattoir had been closed for good when the former Norman family ceased trading, were rightly annoyed when it re-opened under new ownership in 2013. They were concerned about fumes, smell and

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“However, after a lot of patient negotiation between the local council and the plant operators a deal was finally brokered. The deal is a success for local people as it will mean the closure of the plant for good and the purchase of the land by a housing developer. “Now that planning permission has been granted, the sooner the diggers are on the site, the better. I look forward to seeing the first new households moving into the village.”

Coastal View & Moor News Issue 77 March - April 2017

Welcome to Coastal View & Moor News Issue 77

hese months pass by so quickly and here we are again talking about the news from in and around our communities. This issue includes some great articles, with most of them written by readers and for this we thank them all. There would be no Coastal View, if it wasn’t for the people who sit and write about things happening in our area. Please keep up the good work and we look forward to continuing to get them in the future. So, what will you be reading about inside this month’s paper? In the centre you will find our regular supplement the Freebrough Flyer, which once again tells of all the great things that are happening in Freebrough Academy, Brotton. On page 3, opposite you will learn how Russell & Sarah Clark from the Cleveland Bay in Redcar have introduced FREE transport to enable otherwise housebound people to get out and meet others, make new friends and get involved in the many events happening at the Bay! We have the first ever East Cleveland Klondyke Bike Race coming in April and you can read about this on page 17. As Spring has almost sprung, our ‘In Bloomers’ are back in action keeping

our towns and villages looking beautiful. Read what Stanghow, Saltburn and Moorsholm are up to on pages 9, 25 and 21. There are also articles about one local resident’s crusade to stop dog fouling in her village page 5 and a Redcar & Cleveland Councillor telling us to eat baked beans! (page 25) And if you fancy a chance to visit the Emmerdale studio set, then turn to page 52 for more details. We couldn’t resist this one being avid viewers of the programme. The front and back pages both carry good news stories for the area, with the announcement that Boosbeck abattoir is at long last about to be demolished and the story of a local man who has recently signed a professional football contract. There is a brilliant opportunity for you to purchase the Voucher Book which is full of savings for all the family. Turn to page 56 for the chance to save over £4000 on days out, meals, health and beauty products plus much more! You may have noticed and read in the last issue that we have dropped the letters page. Since then we have had a couple of readers say that we had made a mistake in our decision to do this but may we again state the reason for us doing it.

Every month we get far more articles than we have room to publish and because of this decided that some things had to go to free up some valuable space in order to include them. That’s the reason we decided to stop publishing readers’ letters but invite you to send us articles instead which we will consider along with the rest. On a more personal note we would like to thank Green & Sons in Lingdale, for their help when we really needed it and particularly the two guys who recently came and sorted out our gas bottle problems! The weather has been very kind to us as of late. It’s been cold but sunny and at least we have escaped the worst of the snow seen in other parts of the country. Let’s hope this is the start of a lovely Spring as we also see the days getting longer and at the end of the month it will get even better as we put our clocks forward giving us an extra hour of daylight. So don’t forget to change your clocks on Sunday, 26th March!

We hope you enjoy reading this issue.

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Community Transport at The Bay

ollowing their success in winning the Enterprise Inns national community hero award, Russ and Sarah Clark at The Cleveland Bay in Redcar have now invested the prize money into a community support vehicle.

This vehicle will hopefully enable members of the community with limited mobility to come along and enjoy the atmosphere and activities in the Cleveland Bay. They are planning to run the service on a Monday, Wednesday and Friday to

start with, hoping that eventually they can extend the service to seven days a week. Russ said: “This is a service that we are providing free of charge and will have to be booked in advance.”

Fly a Flag for the Commonwealth

ast year, saw more than 900 Commonwealth flags raised at the same time throughout the United Kingdom, Channel Islands, Isle of Man, Commonwealth and UK overseas territories. The event is growing in size and stature, with about 100 new locations joining each year. Now in its fourth year the event has caught the imagination of thousands of participants around the world, enabling people of all ages in their local communities to become involved and join with others worldwide in associating themselves with widespread public expression of commitment to the Commonwealth, appreciation of the values it stands for, and opportunities offered to its citizens. Commonwealth Flags will be flown at many locations of special significance across the world on Monday 13th March 2017 at 10am, from New Zealand, Belize, Jamaica, Mauritius, Sri Lanka; Unst in the Shetland Islands, the most northerly inhabited Island in Scotland; Rothera Research

Station on the Antarctic Peninsula; and Tristan Da Cunha, the remotest inhabited Island in the world - to name but a few. A special written Affirmation will be read out at each ceremony before the raising of the Commonwealth Flag at 10.00hrs that morning, led by the Leader, Chairman, Mayor or nominated representative of each participating Local Authority, Town Council or administration. Guisborough Mayor, Councillor Mrs Alma Thrower, will lead the ceremony by reading the affirmation at 10am on Monday 13th March 2017 before the Flag is raised at Sunnyfield House Community Centre, 36 Westgate, Guisborough. The Local Community is invited to attend the ceremony in Sunnyfield House garden and partake in this global event, which due to its popularity is now set to become an annual event.

He added: “We are able to provide a free of charge service thanks to our kind sponsor Philip Froom who runs Marske Auto Centre with his son Jonathon, another great local family run small business who are taking care of all the vehicles maintenance.”

Russ and Sarah are hoping they can bring people who might be isolated into the community and enable them to enjoy a social environment without having to worry about getting to or from the Cleveland Bay or how much it will cost them. The service is aimed towards the elderly in the community but will also be available for people of any age who have mobility issues. The Cleveland Bay has regular bingo sessions on Wednesdays afternoons and evenings and serves home cooked food seven days a week. Russ said: “Our pensioners’ specials go down a storm and at only £2.50 are ideal for anyone on a budget or with a small appetite. “The ‘Young at Heart’ club run by Judith McArdle has over 60 members and runs every Tuesday afternoon from 2pm till 4pm. They play bingo, have a quiz and arrange days out. This has to be a better alternative than sitting at home on your own.” Russ and Sarah have created a community pub and hub with people of all ages meeting up and enjoying the friendly atmosphere and good food. For more information on The Cleveland Bay please have a look at their website www.thebayredcar. co.uk or call on 01642 475757. Finally Russ and Sarah would like to extend their gratitude to all their customers old and new who have helped the Cleveland Bay become a true community asset.

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Save Guisborough’s Yorkshire Bank

It makes my blood boil

ne Moorsholm woman is determined to catch inconsiderate dog owners in the village who allow their pets to do their poos wherever they want and then not pick it up after them. Because she wants to keep the village looking beautiful she even volunteers to top up the two dog poo bag dispensers in the village and on a daily basis goes around picking up other people’s dog mess. On a recent visit topping up the bags, resident Dawn Froom collected nine piles of dog poo and told Coastal View: “I suppose nine piles is an improvement to the 41 I collected one day last year but it’s still infuriating that there’s still people letting their dogs foul and just leaving it.” Dawn went on to say: “These irresponsible dog owners haven’t got any care or consideration for the village or countryside and it’s like a kick in the teeth to all the hard workers of the Village In Bloom team who try and make the village look beautiful.

“ I am fed up of picking at least two piles up a day in the lane leading to our drive. We can see who goes past the gate on the CCTV cameras and believe me if I ever identify who these people are I will have no hesitation to report them Dawn photographs are the disgusting images left in what is otherwise a very tidy village. Dawn added: “As you can see in the photos the conservation signs and the poo bins are close to the piles of poo. Installing dispensers and bins obviously isn’t enough. They want someone to go and pick it up after them too. Makes my blood boil it really does. “You can see the dog bag dispenser just on the other side of the wall. This pile was left on our side of the gate. It’s so annoying. “We see some people walking past the gate 10 steps ahead of their dog so how on earth can they keep an eye on where it’s going to do its business. I’m sure they don’t realise the change in law if they don’t have the means to pick up after their dog either.”

Tory MPs block Baby’s Law debate

edcar MP Anna Turley’s bill to toughen up animal cruelty sentences in the aftermath of the Baby the Bulldog case was blocked by the Conservatives in Parliament recently. Three Conservative MPs who regularly thwart backbench bills deliberately talked out or ‘filibustered’ an earlier bill to prevent and combat violence against women to use up parliamentary time. The Tory Whips also objected to Anna’s Bill progressing in the dying seconds of the debate. The Bill will be back on the agenda for Friday 24th March but as it is the last Friday of the session there are dozens of government bills and it’s unlikely to be heard. Anna’s bill would have increased the maximum sentence available for animal cruelty cases in England and Wales from six months to five years, in line with Northern Ireland. Anna queued overnight to secure the bill’s parliamentary slot after local cruelty cases made the national spotlight. Anna said: “We have worked so hard to bring this important bill before parliament to secure proper justice for animals like Baby and Scamp and the many others treated appallingly, it is really disappointing. “I am disgusted at the actions of Tory MPs who have undermined democracy to block a bill they didn’t want to progress. Their actions are shameful and one in particular seems to have made it his life’s work to filibuster legislation,

including breast cancer treatments and hospital parking charges. Even so the Tory whips could have stayed silent and let the bill progress without debate but they shouted to object and the bill was stalled. “This isn’t the end of our battle to get Baby’s Law on the statute book. I will be calling it back for another attempt later this month and will use every available opportunity in parliament to secure a change in the law.” This is particularly shocking when recently the two Redcar men found guilty of animal cruelty were sentenced to four months imprisonment for their attack on terrier Scamp. Redcar MP Anna Turley said: “I am pleased they have received a custodial sentence for what they did but the punishment is still not enough for the severity of the crime. The judge is limited by current sentencing guidelines and they will probably only be in prison for two months. “This verdict also highlights how lenient the earlier sentence for the Frankish Brothers and their attack on Baby the Bulldog was given that they escaped prison altogether despite equally horrific behaviour. “These cases highlight the inadequacy of the law in the area of animal abuse and why my bill for tougher sentences is so desperately needed. I will continue to press for my bill to be heard to increase the maximum sentence from 6 months to 5 years.”

Don’t break the bank!

ustomers are petitioning to save the Yorkshire Bank branch in Guisborough’s Church Street from closing. The bank’s customers were recently sent letters informing them that the branch will close on April 21st, and that their accounts will be transferred automatically to Redcar; the Sort Code and Account Numbers would remain the same, so they would have to take no action. But many customers do want to take action, believing that the decision to transfer to Redcar has been made by someone looking at a map and thinking that Redcar is close, and ‘will do’. Petition organiser, Graeme Aldous of Moorsholm, says that this pays no account to the physical and social geography of East Cleveland. “People of the Guisborough area do not regard Redcar as an alternative, as it is in the ‘wrong direction” he said. “Anyone needing more than Guisborough can provide will look towards Middlesbrough. I’m afraid that Redcar has very little to offer

that is attractive to shoppers, and few people will be willing to travel there purely for overthe-counter banking. He also made the point that Guisborough has generous two-hour free parking, whereas both Redcar and Middlesbrough have little that is not to pay highly for. Graeme added: “Banking (and other ‘quick shops’) are unattractive if one has to pay to leave the car for the few minutes that it takes to carry out the business. For those without cars, public transport to Redcar is patchy.” Graeme’s petition to the CEO of the Clydesdale Yorkshire Banking Group, David Duffy, calls for Yorkshire Bank to put the closure on hold immediately and do further research into how many of their customers will ‘vote with their feet’ and transfer to the other banks that will continue to provide a service to Guisborough and its surrounding area. Graeme said: “For one of the most historic towns in the old North Riding of Yorkshire to be without a YORKSHIRE Bank is a disappointment and disgrace.” To support the campaign, go to www.change. org and search for ‘Save Yorkshire Bank, Guisborough’.

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Coastal View & Moor News Issue 77 March - April 2017

New Member of Youth Parliament takes office luck in the world for the future.” Run by young people, the UK Youth Parliament They can also look forward to attending provides opportunities for 11-18 year-olds to use the annual debate at the House of Commons, their voice in creative ways to bring about social chaired by the Speaker of the House the Right change. To find out more, go to www.redcarHonourable John Bercow MP, to decide on cleveland.gov.uk/youthparliament. which issues will become the prioritised campaigns for the year ahead. Labour Member of Parliament for Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland, Tom Blenkinsop said: “I’m delighted that so many young people are interested in democracy and politics and I look forward to working with the newly elected MYP, Kellen and all the candidates, to improve our area for young people and help air their concerns at a national level.” Out-going MYP Timothy Would, who has served Redcar and Cleveland since 2015, congratulated his successor and wished him rey skies and high winds didn’t deter the 450 luck for the future. He said: “It has been a visitors (including the Mayor of Redcar and great two years as this area’s MYP, I came Cleveland Borough Council, Councillor Barry into it without much idea of what it would Hunt) from attending the Gisborough Priory develop into but the role has become a Project’s Snowdrop Sunday on 26 February. great opportunity to represent young people The wonderful display of snowdrops, warming across the area. I wish Kellen, and Tom his tea and coffee and delicious homemade cakes were deputy, all the best for their term of office.” enjoyed by all – indeed the cakes were a sell out. Cllr Christopher Massey, Cabinet Also selling fast were the wide range of snowdrops Member for Resources, said: “I want to and spring flowers brought along by Mike and give my congratulations to Kellen and Tom Gel Heagney from Tudor Croft who are regular for winning what was a very competitive supporters of the event. election and I am sure they will already be This was the first event of 2017 for the Gisborough getting started in the role and talking to as Priory Project volunteers and raised £296, all of many people as possible. which will go towards the work in the Woodland “I would also like to offer my Gardens of Gisborough Priory. commiserations to the other candidates and The public can continue to enjoy the snowdrops thank them for putting their names forward. at their leisure as the Gisborough Priory opened to They all ran very strong campaigns and the public on Wednesday 1st March 2017 and will hopefully this experience will benefit them be open every Wednesday to Sunday, 10am to 4pm in the future.” and best of all the entrance is FREE.

Snowdrop Sunday in Gisborough Priory Woodland Gardens

●● New MYP Kellen Hadfield (left) with Deputy MYP Tom Cleasby

aurence Jackson School pupil, Kellen Hadfield, has fought off tough competition to be elected as Redcar and Cleveland’s new Member of Youth Parliament. Kellen, who is 14 years old, received nearly a third of all votes cast after a hard-fought campaign that started at the beginning of February. All seven candidates competed for the 4,000 votes on offer at six of the borough’s secondary schools. Kellen received 1,161 votes in what was a well-fought election, with 12-year-old Tom Cleasby from Huntcliff receiving more than 500 votes to become the Deputy Member of Youth Parliament after the count at the 25K Youth Centre on Thursday 23 February. Also taking part in the election were Joseph

Keegans, Ethan Haw, Eve Kennedy, Ellie Mae Travill and Ashley Stone who all campaigned strongly since the moment their nominations were confirmed but only just missed out. Now with the election settled, Kellen’s task is to work with young people in Redcar and Cleveland and make sure their views and ideas are represented to decision makers on a local, regional and national level. Kellen said: “It is an honour to become the next Member of Youth Parliament for Redcar and Cleveland, this is a great opportunity to work with my fellow young people across the borough and represent their views for the next two years. “I would like to pay my respect to all the other candidates, I was facing some really tough campaigners and I wish them all the

Coastal View & Moor News Issue 77 March - April 2017

Lingdale’s Wildlife Meadow

●● Cllr Steve Kay and Lift-Off Chair Mike Jefferson display TVNP’s good news on Lingdale Wildlife Meadow

Guisborough Town Hall Gateway Project prepares to bid for funding

By Ken Horner

ince its inception just a few months ago, and with the support of a team from Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council, the Guisborough Town Hall Gateway Project is preparing to make an initial bid for funding to

begin the restoration of the Town Hall, which currently is in a poor state of repair. “We have a number of exciting ideas to regenerate this sad and neglected building which is is a real eyesore and an embarrassment to the town,” said Andy Murray, the Chair of the project team. “Local people have given the project a number of ideas for future use of the building, and we now hope to develop these further. The first bid is for funds to fully scope the building and bring in professionals with experience of similar projects, and at the same time we will be seeking the help of local community groups, colleges and schools to further develop our ideas to provide an outstanding building which will be a valued addition to Guisborough and the surrounding region for many years to come.” Guisborough Town Hall, built in 1821 on the site of an ancient toll booth, is a listed building, and its restoration will not only provide additional community space, but have a pivotal role in further developing Guisborough as a heritage centre and tourist attraction, and which complements the existing attractions of Guisborough Priory, The De Brus Cenotaph and the Market Cross, as well as being the northern gateway to the North Yorkshire Moors.End

o-operation between a residents’ group, a conservation charity and the borough council has resulted in the former Shale Heap Field, at Lingdale, being officially designated a protected wildlife meadow. Lingdale Lift-Off drew the attention of the Tees Valley Wildlife Trust to the potential of the 17 acre expanse, consisting of rolling meadowland, interspersed with wooded areas. And now Redcar & Cleveland Council has taken steps to recognise its locally unique wildlife value. The area was once the site of the Lingdale ironstone mine spoil heap, removed in the 1980s, thanks to a government reclamation grant. Owned by Redcar & Cleveland Council, it has long been classified as public open space. It is well-used by local people for walking their dogs and taking the air. In recent years, Lingdale Lift-Off has promoted the Meadow, via Northumbria in Bloom and the RHS ‘It’s Your Neighbourhood’ competition. Then, last year, the Trust selected the Meadow for one of its community Wildlife Explorer days, funded by Heritage Lottery. As part of the event local botanist Martin Allen resurveyed the flora and identified 80 species of wild flowers and grasses on the site, including several types of orchid. Lingdale Lift-Off Chairman, Mike Jefferson said: “We knew there was a considerable variety of flora, but the number identified by the Trust is staggering. I am told it is extremely unusual to have so many species on what is, after all, reclaimed land. The deciduous woods and grassland provide a

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habitat for numerous birds, including the occasional owl. In addition to small mammals, including bats, from time to time, we’ve had sightings of hare and deer. The flowers attract all kinds of insects, including butterflies and moths. “With the assistance of the Trust, we drew the attention of the site to the Tees Valley Nature Partnership, who recommended to Redcar & Cleveland Council that it be included in its local plan as a Local Wildlife Site. We have now received a letter from the TVNP’s officer, Rachel Murtagh, explaining that the Council has approved their recommendation. I am delighted, and have framed the letter because I believe it to be of local, historical importance. Redcar & Cleveland Councillor, Steve Kay added: “I am very pleased the site is to be included in our Council’s new local plan. The designation means the wildlife will be conserved, and the area further protected from out-of-place development. “When I first got on the Council, I supported the removal of the shale heap, but I never dreamt I’d see the area recognised as an important wildlife site. The Meadow is a massive asset to the village. In future, I’d like to see us go one step further and have it designated a village green.” “We are very pleased with the outcome for the Lingdale community,” said Kate Bartram from the Wildlife Trust. “The fantastic flora of the Meadow is the result of active management of the site by community volunteers to create old style meadow conditions. It is a wonderful example of a local village initiative to boost wildlife in the heart of the community.”

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Coastal View & Moor News Issue 77 March - April 2017

Volunteers steam ahead with improvements to Saltburn Miniature Railway

hanks to the dedication of volunteers and donations from local councillors, Saltburn Miniature Railway has had new steel railings installed at its Forest Halt platform. Making the platform more secure, railings have been installed as part of ongoing updates to the railway which has been in Saltburn Valley Gardens since 1948. The fabrication and installation of the railings were carried out entirely by volunteers and the funding, which amounted to over £1,800, was donated by Saltburn ward councillors Philip Thomson, Craig Hannaway and Stuart Smith. Bob Proctor, Chairman of Saltburn Miniature Railway Limited, said: “We have sixteen volunteers who do all manner of jobs from driving, track work, maintenance, and even locomotive building. “We take pride in ensuring that passengers have a safe and enjoyable journey with us, so I

am really pleased with the work our volunteers have done. I give thanks to Saltburn’s ward councillors who have kindly donated money to this project.”

Councillor Philip Thomson, Chairman of the Saltburn Valley Garden Steering Group and ward member for Saltburn, said: “This has demonstrated that volunteers can, if given the

appropriate support, achieve great things. “The railway is such an important attraction for the Valley Gardens and Saltburn, and thanks to volunteers, the platform is now more secure for passengers and general members of the public.” Councillor Carl Quartermain, cabinet member for jobs, skills and leisure at Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council, said: “I am delighted this work has been completed and I would like to thank the ward councillors and Saltburn Miniature Railway volunteers who commit their time and efforts into making Saltburn such a great place to live and visit.” The railway runs from Easter to September, Saturdays and Sundays from 1pm to 5pm. During school summer holidays the attraction is open daily (excluding Mondays). If you’re interested in becoming a volunteer for the railway, please visit: www.saltburnminiature-railway.org.uk

Stanghow to compete in 2017 RHS Britain in Bloom Awards

Bloom group to represent Northumbria in UK wide competition

tanghow has been selected to represent Northumbria in the Small Village category in the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Britain in Bloom UK Finals 2017. The group will join 78 other Britain in Bloom finalists competing to be crowned one of the cleanest, greenest and most beautiful places in the UK. Stanghow was chosen for the group’s commitment to environmental responsibility, high levels of community participation and outstanding gardening achievements. Between them, the 16 volunteers who participate in Stanghow Residents’ Group

planted over 5,000 crocus bulbs in autumn to enhance their spring bulb displays and are now busy planting seeds and preparing bedding plants for Stanghow’s floral displays for the coming season. Residents look forward to seeing another magnificent display of daffodils along the roadsides throughout the village to welcome in the spring. The group’s efforts will contribute to the millions of bulbs, seasonal plants, perennials, shrubs and trees being planted around the UK by over 2,500 Britain in Bloom and It’s Your Neighbourhood groups, transforming hard grey areas into green spaces that benefit both people and the environment. In August the group will lead RHS Britain in Bloom judges on a tour of their area as they bid to win a top award. The winners will be announced at the Britain in Bloom awards ceremony in Llandudno, North Wales on 27 October. A number of special awards that recognise excellence in a particular area, be that protecting the local environment, getting young people involved in gardening, or overcoming adversity such as flooding or vandalism, will also be up for grabs. Now in its 53rd year, Britain in Bloom has evolved into a UK-wide campaign that brings communities together while promoting the environmental and health and wellbeing benefits of gardening. June Murray, Secretary of Stanghow Residents’ Group said: “Having taken a couple of years break from the competition Stanghow re-entered Northumbria¬-in-Bloom in 2016, winning a Gold Award for Best Small Village at regional level. We were surprised and delighted to be

asked once again to represent the north east in the prestigious National Finals in 2017 along with Ponteland who will represent the Small Town category. We have several enthusiastic new members in our group who are keen to get started planting seeds and tidying up the village ready for spring. This will be the fifth time Stanghow has represented our region on the national stage, having already achieved three gold awards, one of which was at the elite Champion of Champions level, so yet again we shall strive to go for gold. “In bloom is about more than just floral displays, so we shall be holding our monthly coffee mornings and other events in Stanghow Community Centre throughout the year to raise

funds for our work. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank Lockwood parish council for supporting Stanghow and other local villages who compete in the regional stage of the competition.” Andrea Van Sittart, RHS Head of Community Outreach said: “Congratulations to Stanghow on reaching the UK Finals of this year’s RHS Britain in Bloom campaign. “To represent their region on the UK stage is an incredible achievement and shows they are already at the top level of community gardening, going the extra mile to improve their local area and make it cleaner, greener and more beautiful for everyone.” For more information please contact: June

Coastal View & Moor News Issue 77 March - April 2017

We’re having a Field Day at KGV Guisborough

Down at the Orchard

ur hard-working volunteers have continued to develop the ground running parallel to the Cleveland Way footpath running between The Hills and the High Street in Skelton. After strengthening and repairing the wooden fence work has focused removing weeds, glass and stones from the ground and generally preparing the area for planting. This task is now complete so we have been able to start stocking the garden with trees

and shrubs. So far we have planted Silver Birch and Rowan Trees, plus a selection of shrubs including mahonia, yucca and viburnum. We are being guided in our choice of plants and layout by the gardeners at Cherry Hill Garden Centre, so that we finish with a balance of year round interest. As always we could do with more volunteers so, if you have an hour or two to spare, Please come along on a Monday or Thursday morning or phone Stuart on 01287654132

By Quita Owen

ome and enjoy Guisborough’s new Family Nature Trail at the King George V Playing Field! Tees Valley Wildlife Trust have joined forces with the Friends of the KGV to create this Family Trail in the KGV Jubilee Nature Area (formerly known as the pitch and putt). A special Spring Event is being held on Sunday 19 March, from 10.30 till 12.30 to mark the official opening of the Trail. No charge for admission, and everyone is welcome. There will be a variety of free activities for

children provided in the TVWT tent, and plenty of opportunities to try out the Trail. The idea of the Trail is to provide a fun and informative activity for visitors to the Nature Area. It consists of a series of metal discs fixed to sturdy child-height wooden posts placed mainly near the centre path, from which children can take “rubbings”. The discs show images of birds, flowers and insects, and have been specially designed by children from Chaloner Primary School, Guisborough, with help from Wildlife Trust staff who visited the school before Christmas.

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Coastal View & Moor News Issue 77 March - April 2017

Rubble policy is on the rocks! R

By Councillor Steve Kay

edcar & Cleveland Council’s policy of charging for the disposal of rubble, plasterboard and asbestos, at its Dunsdale Recycling Centre, has failed abysmally. Of course, since last April, residents have been charged £2.50, £5 and £6 for every 25kg of the said items, respectively. The charges were introduced because the Labour leadership claimed it was the only way the Council could afford to re-open the Centre, on Wednesdays, in response to public demand. But, the charging policy has failed on two fronts. It has nowhere near generated the expected savings for the authority, and it has undoubtedly led to more dumping of building and DIY waste, on the wayside and across open areas. Last year, we were told that, if the charges were agreed, there was the potential to make up to £330,000 per annum, based on the amount of building rubbish delivered to the Centre over the previous year. But, incredibly, the projected takings for 2016-17 are now just a paltry £18,000. The income forecast was far, far too optimistic, leading me to the unavoidable conclusion that the imposition of charges was totally unjustified. And then there is the cost to the Council of collecting the mountains of rubble etc., including highly dangerous asbestos, illegally dumped throughout the Borough. This arises because irresponsible residents are tempted to dump their rubbish indiscriminately, to avoid Council charges. Only recently, I reported, approximately, a dozen unmarked plastic bags, crammed full of

rubble, on the verge of Stanghow Road, just north of Lingdale. The Council had to come out to collect the rubbish, and then take care of its disposal; all at considerable cost. To my knowledge, nobody has been prosecuted. In my opinion, we should do nothing to deter residents from bringing rubbish of any kind to the Recycling Centre. In the end, the Council would benefit because there would be far less illegally dumped rubbish to pick up. To assist and encourage residents, the Centre should remain open seven days a week. With council tax rising exponentially, cash-strapped residents should at least be able to dispose of

their rubbish free of charge. As for the perpetrators of illegal dumping, without witnesses willing to give evidence, it is extremely difficult to secure successful prosecutions. I must say that, although I am critical of the leadership of the Council on this matter, the real culprits are those irresponsible people who deface our towns, villages and roads with litter

Council gets tough on litter By Cllr Cliff Foggo - Skelton Ward

Every good fan deserves a motor R R econstruction work on the Sirocco Fan at the Cleveland Ironstone Mining Museum is almost complete. We are now seeking a generous business willing to donate an electric motor capable of turning it, to complete the visitor experience. The reconstructed Sirocco Fan is a testament to the engineering feats of our local industry and it is one of the foremost attractions at the Ironstone Museum. The 2m fan-wheel could alternately draw air into, or out from, the mine at colossal speed, extinguishing fires deep inside the mines and saving the lives of the men toiling in the darkness. Today, with the help of local engineering students at Freeborough College, the Sirocco Fan has been rebuilt at three-quarters of its

original size and forms part of the hour and a half fully-guided tour which immerses visitors in a day in the life of an ironstone miner. Once equipped with a motor, visitors will be able to witness the powerful fan at work for themselves - only not spinning at full speed, for in its heyday the Fan would have blown, or sucked, a full-grown man off his feet! The museum is looking for a generous business willing to donate a three-quarter horsepower motor with connected gear box of around 1:40. The museum will open for the new season on March 13th. For further information, check out our website at ironstonemuseum.co.uk or call 01287 642877, or email visits@ ironstonemuseum.co.uk.

and rubbish of all kinds. It’s a disgrace both locally and, indeed, throughout the land. In response to Cllr Kay’s article a Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council spokesman said: “We never anticipated raising anything like £330,000 a year by introducing fees on the non household waste items of rubble, plasterboard and asbestos. This figure was based on the assumption that we would take in the same amount as the year before which we knew would not be the case. “The previous year we had experienced a significant increase non-household waste like rubble which followed the introduction of charges from neighbouring authorities. We always predicated that we would see a fall in the amount we would take in. That’s why no figure like £330,000 has ever been included in our budget calculations. “Following the introduction of the charges the council expects to have taken just under £18,000 in fees by the end of the financial year in April. However we have also reduced our disposal costs by reducing the amount of non-household waste we are handling by an anticipated £38,000 by the end of the financial year. The reduction in disposal costs, in addition to any income generated, was clearly part of the business case for introducing the charges which has allowed the tip to stay open 7 days a week. These savings are being invested back in the service and have allowed for greater opening times for residents and paid towards the running of the site.”

edcar & Cleveland Council have successfully prosecuted eight people for littering over the last three months; the average fine was £220, with a total of £1485 of fines being issued. This is part of a campaign of no tolerance to litter that started about six months ago and is designed to get the message across that littering is a crime as well as defacing our Borough. The

message is to take your litter home or deposit it in one of the many bins placed around the Borough. Most of the litter is fast food containers and plastic drink bottles, often thrown from cars, but there have been instances of large rubbish bags being dumped. Cleaning up the litter costs the Council thousands of pounds and is paid for by residents’ Council Tax. This campaign is ongoing and anyone found littering will be prosecuted.

Coastal View & Moor News Issue 77 March - April 2017

By Councillor Steve Kay

Council’s £400,000 gone with the wind!

edcar & Cleveland Council has forked out £400,000 towards improvements at a Teesville school, without a brick being laid. Instead, in all likelihood, with absolutely nothing to show for it, the money will turn out to be wasted. Hillsview Academy came about as the result of the merger of Eston Park and Gillbrook Academies, in 2014. At the time, there was already a council financial commitment, to the tune of £2.9m, to carry out a rationalisation project, including a new extension. But the scheme has been dogged by legal, land-ownership and design issues, with the result that, despite £400,000 being spent on fees and other preparatory work, there has been absolutely no

progress. Obviously, the kids have lost out big time. And what’s never been fully explained is how the Council came to spend hundreds of thousands, on what’s turned out to be a white elephant. On the face of it, the Council has thrown good money after bad, in a big way. The expenditure appears to have taken on a life of its own. There comes a time when you’ve got to cut your losses. In my opinion, that time should have come

By Mary Lanigan Independent Borough Councillor Loftus Ward Loftus

Cooperative Store Market Place

The revamp at the store has now been put back to November instead of this month I will let you know the date closer to the time.

Liverton Mines

The Village Hall held a very successful Valentine’s Party for the children it was extremely well attended and all had a wonderful evening. Lots more events are to be scheduled throughout the year. Please come and support them.

Cycling event

I am sure you are all aware that in a few weeks time the British cycling event is taking place around the East Cleveland Big Local villages. Excitement is rising as the villages prepare and lots of events happening in each village. Cleveland Police are supplying pedal bikes to decorate which will be placed around the route. Posters and banners will soon be arriving with full details on. Redcar and Cleveland Council have been extremely helpful across the departments so a big thank you to Mark Ladyman, Michael Greene, Andy Mollen and Angela Brockelbank and their teams for all their assistance.

long before the £400,000 mark was reached. We need an urgent and detailed report on the Hillsview situation, and why the money was spent, in order to get to the bottom of this matter, once and for all. Unfortunately, it appears, at the moment, that £400,000 of public money has gone with the wind! It depresses me that our Council has spent all this public money, apparently to no avail, at a time when we must save £26m, with the hard-working council tax payer picking up the bill. Despite election promises to “freeze your council tax bill”, Labour slapped on 2% last year, and this year they intend upping it by a further 4%. Perhaps we should have a referendum on whether or not our residents want unaffordable council tax

hikes. I can guarantee an overwhelming ‘NO’ vote! In my position of Chairman of the People Services Scrutiny and Improvement Committee, I have asked the Director of Corporate Resources, John Sampson, to investigate the matter of the £400,000, and report to councillors on how and why it came to be spent. With the original plan almost certainly defunct, Hillsview Academy and its sponsor, the Academies Enterprise Trust, are producing a new proposal to deal with practical and capacity issues at the Academy. The plan, expected to be priced at around £2m, will come to Redcar & Cleveland Council’s cabinet this spring. Let’s hope and pray every penny is spent effectively this time!

Around Loftus Ward Gaskell Bridge re-opens

egarding the re-opening of Gaskell Bridge, Mary Lanigan Independent Borough Councillor for Loftus Ward said: “Residents now have access across the Gaskell bridge and tarmacking of the road surface will be completed within the next month. “A big thank you to Cleveland Potash for their assistance in the initial stages, for their assistance in laying rubble in order to gain access through Mrs Himsworths land to allow for services to reach the residents. “It has been a very difficult time for the residents as the work was held up for months as the Labour administration at the time refused to put in any funding as it was deemed a Private Road. “This matter was resolved when the Independent Coalition took control of the Council and funding was found with the majority of money coming from Northumbrian Water with help from the Environment Agency. “The bridge and highway is now in the ownership of Redcar and Cleveland Council. “I am sure the residents are all extremely grateful to Mr and Mrs Himsworth for without their generosity in allowing the use of their land, other residents would have been totally isolated. A very difficult time for all involved. “Thank you also needs to go to Cllr Barry Hunt, the

Cabinet member at that time and also members of Loftus Town Council and everyone else who assisted.” In response to comments made in this article about Gaskell Bridge, Cllr David Walsh, an East Cleveland Labour Group member said: “The attempts to apportion blame by the author of this article are half-baked. At no time did the Council ever refuse to make the repairs

In response to Cllr Kay’s article, Cllr Craig Hannaway, Redcar & Cleveland’s Borough Council Cabinet Member for Children said : “Our priority is to ensure that education opportunities for students in the area are improved. “The cost of the Hillsview project has always been planned for in the council’s budget, and the money so far has been spent on design, planning, technical fees and legal costs. There has also been some improvement works on the site. “However we have been limited in the action we can take in this case because of the way in which the school is funded and subsequent contractual issues. As a result there have been some delays but we are doing our best to ensure that these issues are resolved and the project is completed as soon as possible.”

to the bridge. The Council has had to contend with the fact that the bridge was in private ownership with an owner who was unable to fund the repairs to such a large structure. “Moreover, the Council had to coordinate a response with the bridge owner, the riparian owners and Northumbrian Water. Building up the funding and replacement package obviously took a great deal of time and effort to organise on these lines. This process spanned three different Council leaders and the bridge finally came into Council ownership under the current Labour administration in October 2015 with repairs beginning the following month. “Rather than pointing fingers I am both grateful to the community for their patience as this matter was resolved and also delighted that the bridge has reopened and is performing its role as a vital link for local residents.”

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Coastal View & Moor News Issue 77 March - April 2017

Budget debate is now over

he months of debate over Redcar and Cleveland Council’s budget – a debate faithfully recorded by Coastal View - are now over. A full meeting of the Council on the 23rd February agreed with the ruling Labour Groups proposals, proposals which will see a boost to capital investment in our towns and villages by a vote of 40 - 5. Council Leader Sue Jeffrey said: “Throughout last year Labour put an absolute block on any council borrowing so as to reduce debt payments for future years. This has paid off, and our budget - now built around a three year plan - is geared to improving the image of our borough and delivering jobs and growth and attracting more visitors. “The capital programme has as a centrepiece, a £5 million pot to speed up the revival of our town and village centres including Guisborough, Loftus, Saltburn, Eston and Redcar, plus £2 million to support Industrial Estates; £1 million for local improvements across the Borough. Importantly this investment is not just for now but it will help us deliver a stronger more resilient economy in the future.” As part of the growth strategy the council will focus on promoting the area as a prime tourism destination and will set aside £250,000 to attract and promote events like the Festival of Thrift. The council’s workforce will be reduced by up to 100 during the next three years but it is expected that compulsory redundancies will be kept to a minimum. Sue went on to say: “But of course, we cannot ignore the fact that this budget has been delivered in a period of financial austerity and spending cuts imposed by a narrow minded Conservative Government. We have had to cater for some £25 million of government imposed cuts, and the increasing costs of providing for the growing population of older people and an expanding number of children who need support. “To plug the gap between what needs to be spent day-to-day and the income available the budget, Councillors agreed to increase Council Tax from April 2017 to March 2018 by 1.99% and the Adult Care Social Precept by 2%. “I know that these may not be popular, but I have to be realistic. In our Borough wide consultation in the run up to the budget decision, people told us that they wanted no cuts to things like our social care programme or the loss of any local libraries. The hard fact is that we can only redeem that popular wish by increasing council tax and taking up a 2% social care levy. “We also need to demolish the urban myth that Redcar and Cleveland has on a national level, a high level of Council Tax. The facts are that out of all 356 councils in England we are ranked at 250, and amongst the 56 all purpose unitary councils we are ranked 35 out of that 56.”

Difficult decisions

Councillor Chris Massey, cabinet member for resources said: “The financial position for Redcar and Cleveland - like all other councils in the North East of England - is that we have disproportionately suffered extreme cuts in central government support – cuts that have to be contrasted to the help given to Conservative Councils in the South of England. Yes, these cuts will inevitably impact on our quality of life - but we have to put the blame where it lies - and that is with the Government. “Over the last six years we have been forced to cut £56 million from the Council’s budget, leading to a loss of over 1,100 jobs - and these were filled by dedicated people who were all local men and women. Not only did they suffer the blow of losing their income, but their loss also cut the amount of cash spent in local shops and businesses, making the situation even worse. “It hasn’t stopped there. In this budget we have to find a large part of the further £25.6 million the Tory Government are demanding we cut between now and 2020.” Councillor David Walsh, Cabinet Member for Adult Services said: “Again, despite the cash curbs, we are determined to make sure that no vulnerable adult, their family and their carers are neglected. We will, in partnership with the NHS, be setting up new ways of delivering social care to older people. “In the last month alone we have kick started this by setting up a new arrangement for what is called a “single point of access” where our staff, together with staff from neighbouring Middlesbrough Council will be sharing desks with key NHS front line staff, so that we can quickly and more securely handle hospital admissions and discharge, so as to make sure that no vulnerable elderly person find themselves either being stuck needlessly in James Cook Hospital, or discharged without support being on hand immediately. The cash from the 2% levy will help this service bed in, and also allow us to give more help to the people who deliver social care - the home care agencies and the managers of local residential homes” “I am proud that despite all the pressures on us, we and our NHS colleagues are able to set up such new exciting programmes. However we could still do a lot more if we were properly funded, The truth is that everyone in the country knows that there is a social care crisis, except, it has to be said, the present government. They only seem to react to these pressures if it comes from their own heartlands, as we saw with the revelation of the secret “sweetheart deal” given to prosperous suburban Surrey.” Now the budget has been set, the Council begins to start planning for the future. Coastal View will be watching and commenting on these plans as they mature.

Council currently spend. So my concern was without the 2% social care precept, additional efficiencies or cuts would probably have to be made to current services, and to do that the council would have to review the level of support to carers, which would affect the elderly, and vulnerable throughout the Borough of Redcar and Cleveland, and that’s why I voted for the 2% social care precept. Local Councils should never be put in this situation, the crisis in the NHS and Social Care should be sorted out by National Government, for over 20 years they keep telling us how much money they are putting in, and using the excuse that people are living longer, yet consecutive Governments have failed to sort it out. I also voted for the approval of the pay policy settlement 2017/18, simply because it improved the pay of the Council’s lowest paid workers by giving them the living wage. It was a difficult decision because included was the 1% increase for the Chief Executive and Officers but I made the decision to support the low paid workers. I believe when deciding on pay there should be a separate debate when discussing the pay of the Executive Management Team and the lowest paid workers in the Council. The problem is that Nationally the Labour Party are in disarray, so there is no opposition to the Conservative Government, and locally on Redcar and Cleveland Council there is no opposition to the minority ruling Labour Group, because the three opposition groups are also in disarray, and there’s not one person strong enough to lead the opposition. It would be easy to be popular and play politics with the various issues but I’ve always done what I think is right in the best interest of the people, obviously it’s impossible to please everyone.

By Councillor Mike Findley MBE. Independent – Redcar and Cleveland Council Longbeck Ward

s Local Councillors we have to make difficult decisions that’s part of what we do, and recently (23/02/17) we had a special meeting to discuss the budget, and a controversial issue was the 2% social care increase to the council tax. Normally I would find it hard to vote in favour of an increase in the council tax, however if the adult social care budget wasn’t increased, there is a risk that fewer carers would be supported, waiting lists could be introduced for social care assessments, there could be a reduction in preventative services, and patients could remain in hospital for longer. Adult social care has funding pressures that total over £5 million in the next three years, this is an increase in costs over and above what the

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East Cleveland Villages ‘Klondike’ Grand Prix By Jayne Barnard, Tourism Officer for

East Cleveland Villages BIG Local

ast Cleveland Villages BIG Local has commissioned a Spring Elite Cycling Grand Prix to be part of British Cycling Series Cup to be raced through East Cleveland, on Sunday 2nd April 2017. The race has been approved by British Cycling and has been in partnership with Velo29 The route goes through and past East Cleveland Villages, to showcase our beautiful coast, woodland and moorland taking in the breathtaking scenery East Cleveland has to offer. This is the start of an ambitious tourism strategy to place East Cleveland back on the ap as a visitor destination. We are asking for all the community to get behind the Klondike GP and ‘get onboard’ by coming out on the day, decorating your area, (think Tour de Yorkshire, only our colours are dark green and ‘golden’ yellow) and it doesn’t matter how old you are or what you do, including everyone who can get involved, from baking, knitting, drawing, designing, painting to talking to each other about the bike race. This is our chance to show our community spirit and pride and have some FUN! The East Cleveland Klondike Grand Prix, which will complete three laps, starts in Guisborough at 12:00 prompt, then on to Slapewath, Charltons, Margrove Park, Boosbeck, Lingdale, Kilton, Carlin How, Skinningrove, Loftus, Liverton Mines, Liverton Village, Grinkle, Easington, Brotton, Saltburn, Skelton, Skelton Green, Upleatham, finishing back into Guisborough for no later than 16:00. The event, the second of British Cycling’s Spring Season is a race to show ‘the men from the mice’ a spectacular and gruelling part of the qualifying series for the ‘Tour de Yorkshire’, race being held two weeks later. It is anticipated that 120 to 140 professional male cyclists will take up the challenge. They will be riding in a ‘bubble’ using a ‘rolling road closure’ that is controlled by police

Sunday 2nd April 2017

motorbikes, British Cycling race cars, the riders, their team cars with again police motorbikes at the back of the bubble. This involves the forward police motorbikes moving around East Cleveland stopping traffic for around 15 minutes to allow the ‘pelaton’ (bike bubble) to go past safely. Once they have gone passed, the road will re-open, using Cleveland Police and a specialist traffic management company to ensure the safety of our communities, road users and also the professional cyclists. These traffic marshalls will be sited throughout the Klondike Grand prix route. Guisboroughs’ Westgate will have a full road closure from 8.00am to 6.00pm, with the race starting at 12:00 and finishing in Guisborough no later that 4.00pm. The race route needs to be open and clear on the day of the race, known as a ‘clear way’ - and like ‘The Deep Cleans’ that are carried out in our villages, we are asking for you to park your car off the road (race route) for the safety of everyone and it means you get a clear view of the race approaching as it will be fast!

Do and Don’ts for 2nd April 2017

• Do arrive ahead of schedule, the race can go quicker or slower than planned • Do visit www.eastclevelandklondikegp.co.uk • Do listen to the marshalls and race ambassadors it’s for everyone’s safety. • Do bring warm clothes, it’s early in the year and the climate can change. • Do plan your parking. While the race is passing you won’t be able to access the road for around 15 minutes each lap. • Do print or get yourself a route map/leaflet about the race. • Do post images and comments to Facebook or Twitter during the event • Do get involved: find out what happening in your local area, invite your friends and family around. • Decorate your house, village, find out what your neighbours/rest of your local community are doing, paint a bike, knit, bake a cake it’s up to you.

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• Know your local community group, club, school – get them involved. • Support local business. • DO HAVE FUN. Meet your friends, watch the race, wave those flags!! Smile you may be on TV - Let’s show the UK what East Cleveland has to offer.

However please:

• Do not let dogs off leads at any point. • Do not park on the roadside on the race course, find a safe off the road position. • Do not stand in the road even to get a photo. riders can approach at up to 50mph. • Do not cross the road once the lead car has passed, the race will be coming soon! Let’s make this safe and fun and the race can come back year after year.

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Coastal View & Moor News Issue 77 March - April 2017

Sue Jeffrey says action needed to solve skills shortage

ue Jeffrey has promised to use the mayor’s skills budget to build a local workforce for the future of the Tees Valley. After a week of good news for local industry, from investment in the chemical industry to recruitment starting for a

major offshore engineering firm, Sue has said it’s important a local voice is heard in deciding where to spend skills funding. Sue, Labour’s candidate in this May’s metro mayor elections, has promised to work with business, councils and unions in setting out how the Tees Valley ensures it maintains a highly skilled workforce. When the five councils on the Tees Valley Combined Authority looked at the skills shortage in the region, it was clear more needs to be done. They found that there are almost 116,000 replacement jobs in Tees Valley where the next generation of skilled workers is urgently needed due to the impact of an ageing workforce. Without immediate action there is a real threat that posts may need to be filled by people from outside the area and that more junior staff will not be able to progress within their existing company/sector. Under the devolution deal the mayor

will be responsible for a skills budget, taking decision making out of London and back to the Tees Valley. Sue said that if elected this May she will use control of the skills budget to ensure workers are equipped for the future. She said: “We have seen a lot of good news for industry in the Tees Valley in the last few weeks, and it’s important we build on that. As mayor I will be committing to working with business to ensure the people here in our area have the skills need to maintain our industrial strengths and create new opportunities for growth. “That joint focusing on supporting existing firms and skilling up the next generation will be vital if the Tees Valley is to thrive. As mayor my priority will be getting our workers the training they need to stay world class, and make sure others have the chance to join them in well-paying jobs.”

Plans for more than 20,000 new homes

ue Jeffrey has promised to use new Metro Mayor powers to revive town centres in a 20,000 house building plan. Sue, Labour’s candidate in this May’s Tees Valley mayoral elections, has said she wants to use newly devolved powers to target unused publicly owned land and insist it is handed over for home building and job creation. A priority for Sue’s housebuilding plans will be to invest in new housing on brownfield sites close to existing town centres, tackling the poor quality housing and disadvantages seen in some parts of the Tees Valley. A detailed look at the local economy produced by the Combined Authority has shown the Tees Valley will need

some 22,000 new homes built in the next ten years. Under the devolution deal agreed with Government, the Tees Valley would have house building powers which includes the ability to build on land many developers think would be too expensive to develop. Sue said she also wants to rebuild neighbourhoods left derelict when the Government pulled the plug on regeneration projects in 2010, leaving some sites across the Tees Valley demolished but never rebuilt, or only rebuilt after years of council fundraising. Sue, who has spent her lifetime working in housing and regeneration, said she wants to ensure everyone in the Tees Valley has opportunity to live in a good home in a neighbourhood they

can be proud of. She said: “It is a disgrace that across the Tees Valley we still have derelict housing sites that the Government simply refuses to fund, leaving holes in our communities that have stood empty for too long. “The devolution deal I helped secure gives the Tees Valley the chance to say where it will be build the good quality homes we urgently need. “We have seen year after year London refuse calls to regenerate our town centres while developers simply pluck good sites from the green belt. “As the metro mayor I will make sure people in the Tees Valley choose where we build, and that our towns are revived with affordable homes.”

Lib Dem candidate for Tees Valley Mayor selected

●● Chris Foote Wood

iberal Democrats have selected 76-year old veteran campaigner Chris Foote Wood as their candidate for elected Mayor of Tees Valley. Mr Foote Wood, a writer, lecturer and actor who lives in Darlington, has contested eight parliamentary elections including twice in Labourheld Middlesbrough where he came second in 2010 with a big swing from Labour. He also stood for elected mayor of Middlesbrough in 2011, losing to independent Ray Mallon. Mr Foote Wood was a Bishop Auckland district councillor for 40 years and was leader of Wear Valley council for six years. His late wife Frances was Northern regional secretary of the party for 20 years and in 1992 was awarded OBE for her many years of full-time voluntary work for the party. Chris, a former marathon runner and triathlete who has run the Great North Run 25 times, was selected after a ballot of members and a hustings in Middlesbrough last night (Tues Feb 21), defeating Anne-Marie Curry, LibDem leader on Darlington Council, in a straight fight. Chris said: “I am very much looking forward to the campaign which I believe I can win. I have the experience, the knowledge and the ideas to make a success of this great opportunity to use the devolved powers and extra finance on offer to create jobs and bring prosperity to the Tees Valley. I am fighting fit and I have continued to work full time since 65, although if elected I will give up all my current paid work to be a full-time mayor. “I have already pledged to give back half my salary as mayor to the people of Tees Valley by donating it to a local charity or trust.” The election for Mayor of Tees Valley is on Thursday May 4. Voters in the five boroughs of Hartlepool, Darlington, Stockton, Middlesbrough and Redcar & Cleveland will have two votes for their first and second choices. If no-one has 50% first choice votes, second choices will be taken into account. There are no other elections in the Tees Valley area on that day The Tees Valley elected mayor will have similar powers and responsibilities as the “city mayors” of five other areas in the UK also to be elected at the same time, including Liverpool and Manchester.

Coastal View & Moor News Issue 77 March - April 2017

Teesside, Darlington & Hartlepool, not Tees Valley, for local Conservative campaign C

● Ben Houchen, Conservative candidate for Teesside, Darlington and Hartlepool Mayor.

llr Ben Houchen, the local business owner and solicitor, who is the Conservative Party’s candidate to become the Mayor with devolved powers, has said he will be campaigning for an area he describes as “Teesside, Darlington and Hartlepool.” Ben said: “The election campaign itself will be launched in a few weeks and I have lots of innovative ideas to put to local people. However, hardly anybody knows the election is on, hence I want to point out the areas it is taking place. The correct geography is Teesside, Darlington and Hartlepool. This accurately describes the Tees Valley. I don’t propose any rebranding exercise if elected, that would just

waste money on logos, but everyone who lives here needs to know we will have the only devolved election east of the Pennines. “Teesside, Hartlepool and Darlington have been given a great opportunity for change and voters need to examine the ideas each candidate has before voting. The Alternative Vote system also gives local people the chance to vote for more than one party, so it is possible to achieve change by putting a favoured candidate first regardless of political affiliation. I’m confident that the ideas I’ll be discussing will be compelling, putting me in a position to attract the most first preference votes.” Ben, 30, who leads the Conservative

group on Stockton Borough Council, has described his approach as: “change where it’s needed and continuity where it works”. A Teesside man, he attended Conyers School in Yarm before studying law and Northumbria University. He is married to Rachel, a secondary school teacher. He was elected to represent Yarm and Kirklevington on Stockton Council in 2011 and again in 2015, contested the Middlesbrough parliamentary constituency in the by-election that followed the death of Sir Stuart Bell, and stood as a candidate in the 2014 elections to the European Parliament. Ben said: “The impressive strategic

plan that has been adopted by the councils can stay, as can the early work being undertaken by the shadow South Tees Development Corporation. They both place business growth as a number one priority. “However, in some areas such as housing, transport and social policy, real change is needed and I intend to outline some of my ideas in the coming weeks. Also, as a Conservative Mayor I will also provide a critical brake on costs, preventing the Combined Authority growing into an expensive and cumbersome bureaucracy.” We have to ask, where does East Cleveland feature in this? Let us know your thoughts.

Mayor candidate: structure of Cleveland Police needs to come to an end

llr Ben Houchen, the Conservative candidate who is hoping to be elected the Mayor of the Tees Valley, which includes Darlington, Teesside and Hartlepool, has called for the end of Cleveland Police, the organisation responsible for policing in Stockton, Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland, and Hartlepool. His announcement follows the ruling of the Investigatory Powers Tribunal that Cleveland Police had acted unlawfully in using authority from the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act in an attempt to find the source of information leaked to a local newspaper. This latest damaging revelation comes after years of different legal cases that have brought Cleveland Police into public controversy. Cllr Houchen said: “The last few years have been so turbulent for Cleveland Police that I have no philosophical objection to bringing the organisation to an end. I have reached the decision that if elected as the Mayor for Darlington, Teesside and Hartlepool I would establish a commission to make recommendations to ministers on finding or establishing a successor body that could adequately replace it. “Our area needs a police structure that does justice to the hugely important work of our front line police officers, who keep our local communities safe. They need to be supported by an organisation with credibility, which enjoys the full confidence of the local community. This is not about the people that work for Cleveland Police, but the structure that employs them. “The organisation was established to be coterminous with boundaries of Cleveland County

Council during a local government review in the early 1970s. The structure is more than 40 years old and local boundaries have changed since then. We need to find a structure that has the scale and resources needed to tackle the considerable policing challenges of an urban area covering numerous different towns. “I don’t expect the Government to take a view at the moment, but I would urge ministers not to make any long-term policy pledges that would bind them to the organisation’s future.” In response, Police and Crime Commissioner Barry Coppinger said: “For me this is not a party political issue, my record shows that I campaigned against merger when it was proposed by a Labour Government. “It is about what is best for the people of Cleveland and, whilst I am Commissioner, command and control of local policing will remain within the force area and under the direction of the Chief Constable accountable, through me, to the public. “In practical terms, merging the force would mean the end of neighbourhood policing and the bobby on the beat. Policing the towns and villages of Cleveland would fall under the control of an HQ probably based on Tyneside with a completely different set of policing priorities. “From the hundreds of community meetings I have attended in my time as Commissioner I know the public would never support that, they are overwhelmingly supportive of the officers who patrol the streets and the excellent and dedicated job of work that they do. “In addition, the cost of merger would be enormous, millions of pounds would have to

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be diverted from frontline policing to fund it. “Neither myself nor the Chief Constable will shy away from taking robust action to ensure lessons are learned and the historical mistakes of the past are not repeated. “We have invested heavily in a series of ongoing measures to tackle issues that have raised concern. This includes the commissioning of independent analysis of past mistakes and, where necessary, looking outside of police circles for future answers. “Central to the changes we have already announced is the replacement of the professional standards department with a bespoke body that can become a national lead in the future. “I recognise the seriousness of the mistakes

that were made in the past but to scrap an entire police force because of the actions of a tiny number of officers makes no sense. “I am in regular contact with Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary who is supportive of the steps we have taken and whose recent reports recognise Cleveland as an improving force. To scrap the work already underway and start again would be foolish, a shameful waste of public money and betrayal of the rank and file officers who serve the badge of Cleveland Police with integrity and pride.” The new Tees Valley Mayor will not have any power over policing in Cleveland. That responsibility will continue to lie with the elected Police and Crime Commissioner.

Coastal View & Moor News Issue 77 March - April 2017

Loftus is turned down again for heritage funding By Tony Gatehouse, Chair Loftus Community Heritage Group

News from Guisborough Pool

By Quita Owen

uisborough Pool - or Guisborough Swim and Fitness Centre to give its proper name - has enjoyed yet another successful year. The addition of gym facilities by EveryoneActive has brought in a host of new customers to enjoy the uniquely friendly and efficient service provided by the Guisborough staff, headed by Duty Manager Kevin Bowers. With its thriving clubs, and many popular activities, particularly the swimming lessons held here every week, the Centre’s a real asset to our community. The year was rounded off in the traditional way with Christmas Aquafit and a visit from Santa - known to

her many friends as Angela Brewer! Angela was able to present the staff with seasonal gifts and a generous hamper, as a well-deserved “thank you” from the Pool’s Aquafit Group, which is still as active and popular as ever. Next up is the Annual Swimathon in aid of Marie Curie, to be held on Sunday afternoon, 9 April from 1pm till 4pm. Full details are on the Swimathon website at swimathon.org which is where you have to go to register to take part. This year is the 30th anniversary of this amazing charity, which has raised over £46 million for a variety of good causes since the first event in 1987. If you are at all interested please look at the Swimathon website, definitely worthwhile supporting and a great way to keep fit at the same time!

he Loftus Community Heritage Group is a constituted community group which formed in January 2014 to specifically apply to the HLF for funds to enable its project “Revealing the hidden Loftus” Our application pointed out the lack of investment, unemployment and depopulation have left Loftus town centre dilapidated, with much of the architectural character of the area eroded. The industries that once supported the town’s growth are long gone and the centre does not meet the needs of residents or potential visitors. The focus of this community–led townscape heritage project is to support the repair and enhancement of this conservation area, with a viable historic core, so that it that can meet current and future resident, visitor needs. This work is fundamental in arresting and reversing the decline of the once proud town of Loftus. The Loftus Townscape Heritage scheme targeted a compact, heritage-rich area, where conservation work would actively contribute to the core’s sustainability, stimulating further investment. Capital works would be complemented by a varied activity programme to celebrate

the town’s rich history which dates from Neolithic times. Our plans included: • The return of a weekly market to the historic market place, 30 plus stall holders. • The reinstatement and or restoration of traditional features of key properties in the town centre (Zetland Road/High Street) • Reinstatement of the boundary and retaining sandstone walls that run through and connect the town centre • The creation of a footpath link from the existing long stay car park to Zetland Road. • The upgrade and addition of signposting to and of our historical assets • The creation of a physical “timeline” displaying the incredible history of events that have happened within the town and surrounding area. Unfortunately, the fund was oversubscribed and Stockton and Sunderland were successful with their bids, whilst Loftus was not. Obviously we are incredibly disappointed for Loftus, particularly given the hundreds of hours the community group have put into the project, however, we are not deterred and will continue our efforts to find funds to enliven, celebrate and promote the incredibly rich history and heritage of this all too often forgotten part of the East Cleveland.

Coastal View & Moor News Issue 77 March - April 2017

Moorsholm Spring clean starts early

Craft Fair at Redcar’s Lit

n Saturday 18th February, Redcar’s Literary Institute held its first Coffee, Crafts and Table Top Event. There were lots of handmade gifts on offer from cards and jewellery, to knitted and crocheted items. Alongside this was bric-a-brac, refreshments and a charity tombola. All in all it was a great success! This, however, is only the start, with similar events being planned monthly at the Institute. The next one will be held on Saturday 18th March, which also coincides with the Redcar Literary Institute’s 121st birthday. To celebrate there will be the usual craft stalls, along with food, cake and an appearance by the Mayor, in what hopes to be another brilliant day. The Institute itself has been serving the Redcar community since 1896, yet not many people are aware of this hidden gem, tucked away

behind the High Street. But for those in the know, there is a whole host of different activities which take place every week. Currently these include: snooker, chess, dance, Pins & Needles craft group, Helping Hands meal service and Further Education classes. There is also a room available to hire for events such as children’s parties. If anyone wants to know more about what goes on at the Institute, or would like to get involved in the next Craft and Table Top event, then please do get in touch. Pop into the Institute (behind Iceland - Lord Street, Redcar, TS10 3ER), call us on: 01642 485934 or visit our facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ Redcar-Literary-Institute-779907655387849 We look forward to seeing you at our next event!

n Saturday, 4th March, the Moorsholm In Bloom team and suppporters held their annual organised litter pick in support of the Keep Britain Tidy initiative and this year’s Redcar and Cleveland council’s “ Love It” campaign. Chris Buckley,the group’s vice chair, commented: “We collect litter on a regular basis as it is an important part of our team activities. We registered Moorsholm in Bloom on the national Keep Britain Tidy ‘events’ website as we were very keen to show our continued

Wilton Lane Allotments

uring 2016 many false rumours circulated regarding the future of Wilton Lane Allotment site in Guisborough. As previously reported, the lease for the site does not expire until 2023. However the Chairman, Councillor Mrs Alma Thrower, and Vice Chairman of Guisborough Town Council, Councillor Dennis Teasdale, recently met with Gisborough Estates to discuss

the future of the site in order to seek reassurance for its plot holders. Gisborough Estates, also keen to dispel the rumours, have granted a 10 year extension to the lease meaning it will now expire in 2033. The Town Council would like to thank Guisborough Estates and appreciates working with them for the benefit of Guisborough residents.

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support. We also liaised with the local council who loaned extra equipment and arranged a special collection of the litter we collected. “The village is generally very tidy, due to the efforts of our residents, but we do continue to have problems caused by motorists who use the village as a shortcut and discard litter when they drive through. “We will continue our efforts to keep a clean environment and would like to thank everyone who helped at this event and also the villagers who work around the year so diligently.”

Coastal View & Moor News Issue 77 March - April 2017

‘Champion’ sign for Stanghow

tanghow residents celebrate the completion of a new village stone plinth and signage which have been erected at the northern entrance to their village by Redcar & Cleveland Council. The sign celebrates Stanghow’s prizewinning status in the third tier of the Royal Horticultural Society’s In-Bloom competitions. It also displays Stanghow’s logo which incorporates a horseshoe and the official Stanghow daffodil. Members of Stanghow Residents’ Group have planted bulbs and spring flowers at the base of the plinth. The signage at the south entrance to the village has also been updated. Councillor Steve Kay, who represents Stanghow on Redcar & Cleveland Council, said: “I persuaded the Council to pay for the Yorkshire stone plinth and ‘Stanghow’ sign out of the Public Realm budget, aimed at providing small-scale environmental improvements, particularly in outlying areas. “Over the years, Stanghow has excelled in both the regional and national ‘in Bloom’ competitions and the village deserves a good quality ‘rural’ sign to welcome road users as they approach from

Friends of Guisborough Cemetery

A concert by the Marske Fishermen’s Choir was held on Friday 17th February in Guisborough Rugby Club. It was nearly a sell out and everyone who attended enjoyed the evening which included a pie and peas supper. We would like to thank, especially the Choir who were brilliant, the caterers and those who attended, who made the whole evening a success and very enjoyable. We raised £636 for our Group which is greatly appreciated. We hope to repeat the event in the future. Once again any volunteers to help with the gardening work in the cemetery would be welcome. Alma Thrower (secretary)

Lingdale. The previous sign was higgledy-piggledy and dilapidated. It was just not good enough for a village of Stanghow’s ‘champion’ status. “I am delighted that the residents have wasted no time in filling the planting area, at the foot of the sign, with a colourful display of spring flowers. We all look forward to Stanghow’s continued success, this year, in both the regional and the national Britain in Bloom competition.” This spring Northumbria in Bloom judges will once again

be visiting several East Cleveland villages whose residents work hard to enhance and raise the profile of the area. The spring displays of daffodils always add beauty to Stanghow, Moorsholm, Lingdale and the surrounding area. An additional 5,000 crocus have been planted since autumn as well as several hundred bulbs which were donated by Lockwood Parish Council. The photograph shows Steve Kay, Robin Gilhespy, Elaine Whitehead, Sandra Young and Lindsay Gilhespy.

Coastal View & Moor News Issue 77 March - April 2017

Working together on social care delivery Councillor David Walsh Cabinet Member for Adult Services, Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council

n the last edition of Coastal View, I spoke of my fears for the cuts programme imposed on our local NHS by the Government, and my fears that what is called the “Sustainability and Transformation Programme” which all local units of the NHS will be beholden to presages more bad news ordered from on high in government. However, despite all this, I know that all NHS workers, be they nurses, GP’s, ambulance crews, public health workers or consultants, are still intensely loyal to their service and to patients and their community This loyalty is seen in the way in which local NHS managers have cooperated with our council in making radical improvements to our social care delivery. Everyone (except the Government it seems) know that one of the greatest challenges of our time is to construct and deliver high quality social care for an ageing population. Locally we are committed to this, and I think it worth outlining two new programmes were all of us – local councils and the NHS – are coming together to set up new high quality care programmes. These are funded by what is called the “Better Care Fund” run jointly by us and the local NHS. For Redcar & Cleveland this fund underpins some £11.5 million a year, created by reallocating existing funding streams into a new pooled budget. The fund is designed to be spent on health and social care to drive closer integration and improve outcomes for patients and service users. The intention is that this will reduce demand on acute NHS health services – such as A and E or the Acute Assessment Service - , where much of the money that went into the Fund came from originally. The Fund is of a very similar value in Middlesbrough and it was agreed that

the plans for both localities would be designed in partnership. The Better Care Fund plans for the borough have now become flesh and blood in what is called “The Single of Point of Access”, jointly paid for by the Funds in both South Tees localities. The Single Point of Access involves bringing together professionals from each of the partner organisations (Redcar and Middlesbrough Councils, the James Cook Hospital Trust, the Mental Health Trust and the South Tees Clinical Commissioning Group) into one shared centre where clinical professionals or members of the public needing to access health and/or social care services can contact without having to navigate their way through the current system, a system which everyone agrees is confusing and bureaucratic. The project is expected to deliver the following outcomes: • Support elderly people who are seen as possibly needing home care, enable the right support to be provided at the right time from information and advice/supporting selfcare, Identify and provide appropriate services at the point of need, including onward referral to specialist hospital services if felt necessary and above all to ease the trauma of hospital discharge, reducing duplication and providing the right services to allow frail people to return home quickly and safely The Centre is now up and running and is based on a set of buildings on Daisy Lane in Ormesby (next to Overfields Primary School). The team now in place includes staff from the two Local Authority Community Health Teams, Nursing specialists and Mental Health workers as well as social work staff from both councils. I am confident that this pooling of resources will go a long way to improving our social care delivery across Redcar and Cleveland. The second programme being set up by the Better Care Fund is one designed to give far better and speedier medical care and attention for local people living in the network of residential and nursing homes across our Borough. Obviously, as anyone who has family members living in these homes know, they are well cared for and living in comfortable surroundings. However, age and infirmity cannot be avoided, and over the course of a year it is estimated that there are some 1500 – 1600 admission to emergency care at James Cook from care homes across South Tees, The new proposal is that the Better Care Fund

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put up to £360,000 into what is called the “Care Home Visiting and Education Support Service” or CHESS for short. CHESS has two key objectives. At a core level it will provide the finance and manpower to provide training for care home staff in basic medical diagnosis, early recognition of illness and training in recognizing clinical need in breathing and circulation and in advanced first aid. This is then backed up by the provision of a new Emergency Care Practitioner Service. This will provide a rapid response visiting service to local care homes based on the expertise of an experienced Emergency Care Practitioner who has an A and E background and specialist sills in dealing with elderly or vulnerable people in an emergency setting. This new service is, I should

stress, not designed to exclude the existing A and E service or the Paramedic teams from the Ambulance service, but to complement them, reduce pressure on A and E and possible provide a quicker service at the residential home itself, without the trauma of a blue light dash to James Cook and then a possible wait for A and E assessment This proposal goes hand in glove with the new Single Point of Access and will, I hope, provide a more patient centred approach to the needs of frail elderly people and one which reduces the stress of an acute hospital admission, I will keep Coastal View readers updated on these new developments and I would especially welcome the views of local people as to how the social care needs of their family members is delivered and where it might be improved.

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Gisborough Priory open for 2017

n Wednesday 1 March 2017 Gisborough Priory will open its doors to visitors for 2017. Once again, volunteer custodians from Gisborough Priory Project will be on hand to welcome everyone to explore the ancient priory ruins and beautiful woodland gardens, where snowdrops and other signs of spring are currently emerging. Information about the medieval priory and the gardens and house that the Chaloner family created after the dissolution is available on site. There is a small display of medieval floor tiles and other finds from the priory in the information hut. The site will be open from Wednesday to Sunday each week, as well as Bank Holiday Mondays, until the end of October. Opening times are 10am to 4pm. The visitor entrance is next to St Nicholas’ Church on Church Street in Guisborough. There is no charge for entry but donations towards the costs of running the site are welcome. Note that all children must be accompanied by a responsible adult. Dogs must be kept on a lead. The site is managed by through a partnership between Gisborough Priory Project and English Heritage, now in its third year. Over the last two years there have been almost 30,000 visitors from all over the world, including school visits and special events and visitors from as far away as Australia and New Zealand. Gisborough Priory Project volunteer custodian, Judith Arber, said: “We are looking forward to welcoming even more people to this fascinating and beautiful place this year. Come along and explore and find out more.”

Redcar & Cleveland Twinning Association’s AGM

edcar & Cleveland Twinning Association’s AGM will take place at the Redcar Community Heart on Thursday 16th March at 6.30pm for a 7pm start. Light refreshments will be available. There will be a photo presentation of our October 2016 visit to Troisdorf in Germany after the completion of the official business. Come along and see what we do, as we plan for our visitors from Troisdorf this September. New members are always welcome and there are also Committee vacancies for a new Chair and Vice-Chair this year to take the Association forward. Please join us to help maintain the strong links with our German friends that were established in 1990. See our website www.redcarandclevelandtwinningassociation.org.uk for more details and information.

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Saltburn In Bloom ‘Cliff Lift Fossil Bed Project’ Work soon to begin

altburn in Bloom are delighted to pass on to you the news that, after three years of consultations the Fossil Garden, near Saltburn’s historic Cliff Lift, is soon going to have a make-over. Work is set to start on the redevelopment of the large garden. Gardening here has been in abeyance for a number of years because of the difficult terrain.

The group consulted with Greg Sills, a Civil Engineer from Scurator, and he suggested the area be terraced to make access and gardening easier. The necessary searches have been carried out, planning permission for the redesign of the bed was granted in 2016 and Saltburn in Bloom have secured funding from Impetus Environmental Trust, Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council and Saltburn, Marske and New Marske Parish Council and other individuals. Groundwork North East and Cumbria will manage the project for the community group and contractors will be on site shortly. This work is in a key area of town and we hope you will enjoy watching the work progress. The area is to be terraced with stone supporting walls and an access gate and the garden will be planted and maintained by the Gardening group, alongside the other gardens in that area. Information will be posted in the Library and on site when work commences.

New life for neglected Redcar flats created by local partnership

new start for a rundown block of private flats in the Coatham area of Redcar has been assured by the forging of a new partnership between the new owner of the site, the Redcarbased The Ethical Lettings Agency and local Redcar and Cleveland Ward Councillors Neil Baldwin and Carl Quartermain. The flats, on the site of the town’s Harwal Road, were formerly owned by a London-based leaseholder. Tenants and local residents had long complained that the site was unsightly, the flats needed repair and restoration and that an urgent face lift was needed. Now a new era has begun with the entire site being sold to a new owner, Mr Annis Rafiq, who is working in partnership with The Ethical Lettings Agency, local councillors and council officers. Mr Rafiq said: “Our objective is to make Harwal Road a happy and thriving community, with residents of mixed ages. We are refurbishing the flats to let them to new tenants who want to make a home here. Very shortly, Harwal Road will be fitted out with up-to-date security cameras and other measures to support our zero-tolerance approach to drugs, violence and anti-social behaviour. The buildings will also be getting a facelift to accelerate this new ethos of Harwal Road.” Ward Councillor Neil Baldwin said: “I am extremely relived that finally after a lot of pressure on the past absentee owners, the estate

has changed ownership. A partnership with a local, responsible letting agent combined with Mr Rafiq’s commitment is the beginning of a new era for this area of Coatham. “I look forward to a new partnership involving council departments and the police with the owners in a responsive fashion - which was not the case in the past.” Ward Councillor Carl Quartermain said: “I hail this as the beginning of physical, tangible improvements, for the first time in a very long history of this estate. It reflects and complements the improvement work begin done across Greater Redcar, such as the improvement of the High Street and the new housing and hospital in the southern part of the town.” Carla Keegans, Director of The Ethical Lettings Agency said: “We are pleased to be working with the new owners of the Harwal Road flats, who are investing in these properties. We are letting the newly refurbished properties as they become ready, which are all two bedroom and a mixture of ground, and first/second floor. We will do individual assessments with prospective tenants to ensure rent levels and bonds are affordable. We are open to everyone including those in receipt of Housing Benefit. Details of the properties are on our website: www.ethicallettingsagency.co.uk and people wanting to view the properties can contact us on 01642 484845.”

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hilst agreeing with the main tenets of the Street Eats article about the importance of eating fresh food (Resolve to make a ‘fresh’ start this New Year, Issue 76), I would remind Coastal View readers that some processed and semi-processed foods have undisputable nutritional value. At times, frozen foods can be more nutritious than fresh foods, because a quick freeze can ‘trap’ in the goodness. Then we have tinned fruits, which are included in the government’s ‘5-a-day’ list. But, in my opinion, the king of the crop, when it comes to processed foods, is the humble baked bean, a major source of nutritional goodness. Just because baked beans are regarded as

convenience food, and considered the staple of food banks, does not mean they lack nutritional value. Baked beans are an important source of energy. And, as well as being packed with fibre and protein, they contain vital minerals, like calcium, potassium and iron. For healthy eaters, a portion of baked beans counts towards the government-recommended ‘5-a-day’fruit and veg regime. The good old baked bean should not be regarded just as emergency rations, but as an excellent food that can help us all keep healthy. And, perhaps the greatest virtue of the baked bean is that it is one healthy food that children actually enjoy. We should follow the youngsters. On the subject of baked beans, kids know best!

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Loftus Celebrates the 65th Anniversary of Her Majesty’s Accession to the Throne

n the evening of Sunday 5th February 2017, a congregation of some fifty people gathered at Saint Leonard’s Parish Church in Loftus, for Festal Evensong on the eve of the sixth-fifth anniversary of Her Majesty’s accession to the throne. The Mayor and Mayoress of the Borough of Redcar & Cleveland and the Mayor of Loftus represented the civic community at the service, while members of Her Majesty’s Armed Forces (past and present) were represented by members of the Royal British Legion from Loftus & Saltburn, from Redcar and from Boosbeck. The sermon was preached by Father

Edward Mathias-Jones, the new Vicar of Grangetown. Following the service, which concluded with a hearty rendition of the National Anthem, a special cake was cut by the Mayor of Redcar & Cleveland and the Mayor of Loftus; meanwhile members of the congregation enjoyed a time of fellowship to mark this momentous occasion in the history of our nation. Father Adam Gaunt, Rector of Loftusin-Cleveland commented: “Never before has a British monarch reached the sixtyfifth anniversary of their accession to the throne! Here at Saint Leonard’s Loftus, we felt it was not only our duty, but also

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Save Loftus Library By Carol Clifford

oes Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council care about Loftus? Plans are afoot to close down the Library and move it to the totally unsuitable Coop building in Loftus. This means reduced services, no Library staff, less books and self service machines! This would mean another empty building in Loftus - an absolute disgrace. The Council has taken the guts out of Loftus they now want to take its heart. The Library as it stands hosts a variety of meetings etc. The staff provide a ‘service’, that is the operative word it’s a Library Service to members of the public. We the ratepayers, want to see our Library kept as a hub for the Community, a place where schools can bring their children, (three primary schools in Loftus), old people come to borrow a book, sit and have a chat and read newspapers. The Library in Loftus provides CAB, welfare and benefit advice, (that will stop), resulting in people who can ill afford it to travel. People use the Library from all the surrounding area, villages, farms and moors. There is no Library, (or Post Office) between here and Whitby. The Library is a ‘right not a privilege’. I was at the meeting in the Library recently when the plans were mooted by R and C and amongst the people there was a young lad in his late teens early 20’s, who said to me “I use the Library every day to look for a job and to use the internet, I don’t have a computer and I don’t have the internet at home - not everyone can afford it!” He won’t be the only one either. He no doubt uses the Library daily, as do many others to ‘while the time away’. R and C cannot compare Libraries in other parts of the Borough we are unique in the demographics. Also, it is no good comparing footfall in Libraries as it depends how many people live in the area and no use using use of a Library card, as some people just go in to browse books or newspapers etc. The people of Loftus have had enough, we are sick and tired of our services being taken away from us. As a closing point, why has Redcar got four Libraries? Everything in Redcar and Cleveland seems to end in Skelton. I urge everyone to go into the Library and get a form to fill in to voice your objections ASAP.

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Rural Crime Update

By Paul Payne

Rural Crime Reduction Coordinator

East Cleveland and North Yorkshire Rural Patrols

gt Cole and her team from East Cleveland carried out more joint patrols with North Yorkshire Police Rural Task force on the evening of Saturday 18th February with a number of vehicles being stopped on the border and some valuable intelligence was gained. Officers from North Yorkshire also stopped a vehicle in the Southbank area containing a motorcycle which they are now trying to identify (see photo), so if anyone has any information regarding the bike could they please contact North Yorkshire Police on 101 Sgt Cole’s team are doing a large amount of proactive work around Rural

Crime in their area with some excellent results and partnership work with Sgt Kev Kelly’s team in North Yorkshire. I work closely with Sgt Cole, and we are currently planning the best way forward to use these resources and improve the quality of Policing in your communities.

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Fly Tipping in East Cleveland

ameras have been installed at a fly-tipping hotspot as part of a crackdown on persistent offenders. The cameras, along with warning signs featuring reflective eyes, have been moved to Wilton Lane, the road connecting Wilton and Guisborough and the council is working with Cleveland Police to target the fly-tippers. Offenders have been warned they could face unlimited fines and up to five years in prison if they are caught. The signs, which feature reflective eyes to make it look like a person is being watched, are being installed in the entrances to farms and other pull-ins along Wilton Lane which have been used to dump rubbish in the past. It is hoped that by using the signs, which will placed so they will be eye-level when driving, as well as the cameras, fly-tippers will be deterred from leaving their rubbish knowing that there is a real threat they will be prosecuted if they are caught. As well as causing annoyance for local landowners, who have been working closely with the council to try and combat this nuisance, fly-tipping poses a danger to livestock and wildlife with often

dangerous waste dumped in fields Installing the signs is the culmination of hard work from local councillors and staff from the council’s Neighbourhoods Team as well as volunteers from the Tees Rural Crime Forum and Cleveland Police. It is also a key part of the council’s ‘Love It’ campaign, encouraging residents to love their borough and do their bit to keep it clean and tidy. Cllr Alec Brown, Cabinet Member for Neighbourhoods, said: “We are doing everything we can to encourage residents across the borough to love where they live and do their bit to help the environment. To see some people continue to fly-tip rubbish wherever they feel like undoes all that hard work and is a slap in the face to residents. “I am pleased we could work with the Tees Rural Crime Forum and Cleveland Police, especially PCSO Paul Payne the Rural Crime Reduction Coordinator, to install these new signs and cameras, to show that we mean business when we say we’ll crack-down on fly-tipping.” Police and Crime Commissioner for Cleveland, Barry Coppinger, said: “As Chair of the Tees Rural Crime Forum,

reat news on the ‘Rural Watch’ side of things at the moment with more and more people signing up to the scheme via Cleveland Connected and receiving regular updates on what’s happening in our rural communities. The ecently I paid a visit to the 1st Boosbeck Brownies, who feedback is very positive, with members of the rural community contacting me were earning their Crime Prevention Badge. I gave all with information and volunteering their time and knowledge. As you’ll also see I’ve been out visiting local farms with a little friend of mine, introducing myself the Brownies their own crime prevention packs filled with various crime prevention advice and a few hidden goodies. and getting people signed up to ‘Rural Watch’ I could tell they were very enthusiastic, due to the amount of very well thought out questions they had for me. They also had a go at using our new ‘DOTPEEN’ crime prevention marking machine, resulting in them all becoming experts in property marking, and I’ve promised them all I’ll be coming back shortly to mark all their bikes and scooters, and to take a look at their newly earned crime prevention badges, which they all passed with flying colours. I also gave away Light Timers to all the parents as we are still running our ‘Lights against Crime’ campaign, which involves making sure you leave a light on with the dark nights still being with us when you go out, or if you’re not going to be home from work till late evening leaving your house in darkness, and a perfect arranged for officers from Cleveland and Durham Police to attend a Badger awareness course here at Middleborough HQ several weeks ago, with Craig Fellows from the Badger trust giving us all an in-depth training session on what to look for and how to go about prosecuting offenders. Our wildlife officer also attended so between us all we’ll now have more people on the ground to deal with this illegal act.

he new Dotpeen crime prevention marking device is proving a huge success for the force, and is now out in the community most days of the weeks, but especially at weekends. Local PCSO’s are taking the lead on this, and as usual showing great enthusiasm and dedication in making sure your communities are getting the opportunity to come along and have your property marked. I’d ask you all to keep an eye on your local neighbourhood Policing Facebook pages and Cleveland Connected for up and coming event where you can come along and have your property marked for free by your neighbourhood PCSO’s.

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s you may have seen in the press and other social media lately, it is the Lambing season and as such a time when livestock are vulnerable. Can I please ask all dog walkers to keep their dogs on a lead when walking near fields with livestock You may have the most well trained and obedient dog, but as has been proven time and again, ALL dogs are capable of

chasing sheep and causing unnecessary damage, or as in most cases death. Pregnant sheep can also easily abort their lambs through stress, causing not only a financial loss to the farmers, but a great deal of upset. All we ask is that you keep dogs on a lead, when out enjoying our wonderful countryside and taking responsibility for your family pets.

residents often tell me about the impact persistent fly-tipping can have in rural areas. “I’m pleased to support the work of Redcar and Cleveland Council to show perpetrators their actions will not be tolerated and to allow rural residents to once again enjoy the beauty of their surroundings.” PSCO Paul Payne said: “The road from Wilton and Guisborough is a stunning area and fly-tipping causes a great deal of concern for the local community and is a blight on the landscape. “The signage and cameras will help the local authority clampdown on the perpetrators and bring them to justice.” Cllr Bill Clarke, ward member for Guisborough, said: “This area is a rural beauty area. It is right that we have all teamed up and will target perpetrators who want to destroy this image. Dispose of your rubbish legally because if you fly-tip you do so at your own peril and we will come after you.” It is hoped that if these measures prove to be a success on Wilton Lane, they could be rolled out to other areas of Redcar and Cleveland also suffering from fly-tipping.

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Your Voice In Parliament

Tom Blenkinsop MP Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland

Abattoir site in Boosbeck has been decided

t last, we finally had confirmation that the future of the controversial abattoir site in Boosbeck has been decided. Redcar and Cleveland’s Regulatory Committee approved planning permission for housing on the site at a recent meeting. Boosbeck’s residents have gone through a roller coaster journey to have this site closed, from the stink and pollution of the original site, to its initial closure, then re-opening under different management, and even interference from outside far right groups, to finally reach a point where we know that an abattoir on that site will never be opened again. I know there are still details to work out but this decision means it’ll be families not food processing companies moving in Boosbeck and that is welcome.

The education funding gap emerging in our area

ith colleagues from the North East I’ve called on the Government to close the education funding gap emerging in our area. The National Audit Office’s independent report into the financial state of England’s schools found that school will have to find a total of £3bn of savings by 2020. The North East’s share of this funding gap is estimated at £119m, that’s £119m worth of cuts the Government are forcing on our schools by 2020 –

the equivalent of a loss of 3,203 teachers. It’s not just Labour MPs worried, a survey found that 72% of head teachers think their budgets will be unsustainable by 2019. Myself and other North East Labour MPs have called on the Government to close the gap with additional funding. I’ve had hundreds of constituents contact me concerned about the financial situation in our NHS and I want to make sure we don’t face a similar situation in our schools a few years down the line.

East Cleveland Youth Housing (ECYH) Trust’s project at the Crown pub in Brotton

lent a hand at the East Cleveland Youth Housing (ECYH) Trust’s project at the Crown pub in Brotton. The ECYH Trust has been renovating properties like the Crown to provide affordable housing for vulnerable people in East Cleveland. In doing so they’ve created opportunities for apprentices and volunteers looking to get improve their skills and help their communities. The work at the Crown is the biggest

project the Trust has taken on and has given experience for 20 volunteers as well as work for five construction workers and five apprentices. When it’s finished the former pub will be transformed into supported accommodation for four people who need some help and support. It is a great example of a local project offering opportunities to local people through which they can build their skills and help some of more vulnerable people in our community.

Introducing a bill in Parliament

n Parliament I introduced a bill to close a loophole in planning regulations that allows unscrupulous employers to undercut the wages and conditions of construction workers working on building small power plants (those which generate less than 50 megawatts). This has meant companies have outsourced construction contracts to recruiters who bring over migrant labour on temporary

A personal note

n a personal note, this month I also attested as part of the Royal Military Police Reserves, still a long way to go but it’s the first step on a journey.

basis to work for pay and conditions below those guaranteed on bigger construction projects. This is exploitation of migrant labour and undercutting of construction workers’ conditions is unacceptable and should be stopped. Unions like GMB, who I have worked closely with on this bill, have fought hard to agree industry-wide standards for construction workers’ pay and conditions,

known as ‘blue book terms’, only to see these terms ignored when it comes to the construction of smaller power stations. My bill would close this loophole meaning that construction workers building power plants of any size have to pay a proper wage. Sadly, it’s unlikely that my bill will become law, and I have put it forward before, but I hope by raising the issue I can draw attention to it and push to Government towards acting.

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 77 March - April 2017

Help us save our Tower

By Christine Alwood

s the days get longer and hopefully warmer, the Friends of St Germain’s in Marske are looking forward to a busy year in the churchyard. Last year we planted 300 daffodil bulbs which are just peeping through the grass ready to give us all a special spring display. We ended 2016 with a very successful ‘Evening of Carols’ with the Marske Fishermen’s Choir, attended by the very generous people of Marske and by the Mayor. It was a calm and pleasant evening and we all joined together for a good old fashioned ‘sing along’ which raised £275. We had a lovely Christmas tree this year, donated by Longbeck Nurseries, and brilliant lights also donated by a local business, Marske Electrical Shop. A big thank you to them both, we really appreciate their support. The aim for 2017 is to raise £20,000 for the urgent repair and restoration of St Germain’s Tower. This wonderful Grade II listed tower is an important part of our village, being the only remaining part of St Germain’s Church, which was one of the oldest churches in Cleveland, having been consecrated ground for over 1400 years. The Tower as we see it today was largely built around 1160AD. If you haven’t visited our churchyard please come along and have a look, there are many interesting headstones. Check out the story of ‘Woodbine Willie’ and visit the grave of Captain James Cook’s father. There are also a number of war graves and don’t forget to visit the Grade II listed headstones. The beach below is a must for the kids to ‘let off steam.’ I’m sure you’ll find this an excellent day out. For Genealogists and Historians we have a plan of all the graves and would be happy to help you find your relatives. Please look out for our activities and support this excellent project. We must save our tower! In the summer we had a visit from Shelagh Villa, a member of the Pease family and she was delighted to see how well kept her family graves were; she came to Marske to visit Cliff House, formerly the Pease family holiday home. Shelagh went away very happy to know that her heritage was still intact and appreciated by us all; this brought a very substantial donation to our fund from Shelagh and her sister Lady Gilbert. Thank you ladies, this was very much appreciated. To get our fundraising off to a good start, Friends of St Germain’s will be hosting an evening with the Marske Fishermen’s Choir on Friday 24th March in the Cricket Club, Marske. There will be a raffle and Irish bingo, so why not come along and join the fun. Tickets are available from Jennifer on 07837348845. We have already raised some of the money needed for the Tower but need to raise more, anyone wishing to donate a raffle prize or make a donation (however small) can ring the above number. You can also follow us on face book.

Discover Loftus’s smaller mammals

he Tees Valley Wildlife Trust will be running a one day workshop for people who would like to know more about the smaller mammals to be found in and around Loftus and how to record them from sightings and field signs. The workshop will begin by checking survey traps (which will have been set by our local mammal expert the night before) and hopefully seeing some of the animals at close quarters. We will be demonstrating how to handle the animals carefully and safely before releasing them back in the wild. The workshop will then be spent as a mixture of indoor and outdoor activities. These include looking for field signs, how to set survey traps and presentations to help you learn about the different

mammal species The workshop is part of the Where the Wild Things Were project funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund and Northumbrian Water. Participants will be asked to help monitor the Loftus area for mammals over the next few months and to report their sightings to help us gain a better understanding of local wildlife. Places are limited so please book to ensure a place. The course is suitable for those with an amateur interest. There is a small charge of £2.00 to cover costs. Bring a packed lunch. Please note that there will be some walking over rough terrain and you will need to bend close to the ground to search for signs. Dress warmly and wear footwear suitable for exploring streams.

●● Photo by Joe Monk.

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By Roy Smith

t the last Saltburn Beachwatch litterpick and survey on the 17th September we were joined by Laura Foster head of pollution at the Marine Conservation Society. After the main event Laura and I went on a nurdle hunt. Unfortunately we found over a hundred in a 10 minute period. Nurdles are pre-production plastic pellets used in the manufacture of most of the plastic products we use today. They are about the size of a lentil and can be clear or coloured. Because they are so small they often go unnoticed. Scientists are becoming concerned about the effects that nurdles and other micro plastics are having on marine ecosystems. So how do nurdles get into the ocean? Spills take place when nurdles are transported and handled. This can happen at any time from the nurdle manufacturers and distributors to the plastic goods producers. To meet demand Britain imports millions of tons of raw plastics every year by sea and nurdles can enter the ocean directly or by spillage in ports. Spillage can occur in factories during filling and offloading bulk tankers or from split and damaged

packaging. Once in the environment nurdles can be blown into drains and because most of them float they are not trapped by sumps in drainage systems and float directly into the sea. When nurdles enter the ocean they are often mistaken for food and studies have shown that nurdles are unintentionally competing with legitimate food sources. Tan coloured ones are especially dangerous as they are the same colour as a lot of plankton. This “nurdle plankton” has been found in the tissues of animals that consume them. Higher up the food chain many species of animals including mammals, birds, fish and crustaceans have also been found to have eaten plastic. Having entered the marine environment nurdles and other plastics attract toxins called Persistent Bioaccumulating Toxins [PBTs] to their surfaces, acting like a

sponge and concentrating them to levels millions of times higher than the surrounding sea water. It has been shown that these levels of toxins are having an effect on the hormone systems of many creatures which is leading to behavioural changes, weight loss and species reduction. There is practically no way currently of removing nurdles from the sea but we should make sure that we do not add to the problem by insisting that the plastics industries tackle the amount of spillage taking place. Operation Clean Sweep [OCS]is a best practice manual introduced by the British Plastics Federation who’s aim is to provide solutions to prevent loss for those who make, ship and use nurdles and that good handling practise can easily reduce pellet loss. So far only a small percentage of the plastics industry have signed up to this initiative. If we are to avoid more damage being done to the marine environment we need every company making, using or transporting nurdles to sign the OCS pledge to help end nurdle pollution in our seas.

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High Sheriff of North Yorkshire visits Redcar Sea Cadets

hursday the 19th January saw a visit to Redcar Sea Cadets by the High Sheriff of North Yorkshire, Mr John Furness. Mr Furness had heard through the Vice Lord Lieutenant, Major Peter Scrope, that the unit store had been broken into in October last year and safety boat engines worth approximately £8,000 stolen. As a result of this and for the good work the cadets perform in the community, Mr Furness decided to award the unit with a High Sheriffs

Award together with a donation of £250 towards the cost of replacing the engines Whilst with us Mr Furness also inspected the Cadets and watched them in lessons with the Cadets being taught First Aid and the Junior Cadets being taught bends and hitches. He then closed the evening by cutting a cake that was shared with the Cadets. We were joined by our VicePresident, Mr Ian Swales, and members from MSSC Tyne Tees Branch as well as members of the

Unit Management Team Since the break-in, the unit has received donations from UK Wood Recycling of £1000 and Rotary Club of Redcar of £500 plus a donation from a private individual of £100. We were also offered the chance to purchase a secondhand mini-bus that was heavily discounted by the previous owner as he had heard of our plight and that we had struggled during the summer to transport the Cadets to boating activities which are held in Hartlepool, Stockton & Gateshead.

The initial donations were therefore used to purchase the mini-bus and further fundraising is now taking place to replace the engines. We are also looking to find our own premises as meeting in a Church Hall is not ideal. Anyone wanting further information can email the Unit at redcarseacadets@hotmail.co.uk. Donations can be made through MyDonate. If shopping online then a percentage can be sent to Redcar Sea Cadets through Easy Fundraising.

In the Frame

Air Cadet achieves Master Cadet

● Jack Gaffney receives his certificate from Sqn Ldr Steve Woods

orporal Jack Gaffney of 2394 Sqn East Cleveland has achieved the academic level of Master Cadet. To achieve this level, he must be 16 years old and have passed a series of nine exams about aircraft related subjects such as Airmanship, Principles of Flight, Jet Engines, Navigation, Rocketry and Aircraft Handling. It has taken three years to achieve this standard and he now also qualifies for a BTEC in Aviation Studies.

In March we celebrate National Apprenticeship week from Monday March 6th - 10th 2017

he 10th National Apprenticeship Week will bring together employers and apprentices from across England to celebrate the success of apprenticeships over the last decade and will seek to encourage even more people to choose apprenticeships as a fast-track to a great career. Over the last few issues we have spoken to businesses that have employed Apprentices and asked them about the process and the effect it’s had on the business. In this issue I’d like you to meet some of the apprentices employed in our area and how see how they have contributed and progressed with their employer.

his is Amy Williams who we met for the first time as an intern from Prior Pursglove on the Career Ready programme. Amy went on to apply and was successful in gaining a Business Administration Apprenticeship in the Redcar and Cleveland Councils HR team based at Redcar and Cleveland House. Amy now has a full-time post with the Councils Health and Wellbeing team. Amy is pictured with the Investors in Apprenticeships award which the council was awarded for its commitment to Apprenticeships by the National Apprenticeship Service.

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iam Jones has successfully completed a level two and level three NVQ qualification - Countryside Apprenticeship. Liam worked alongside Countryside rangers picking up a range of skills that alongside the qualifications Liam has gained will hold him in good stead in the future. Liam has a passion for horses and he has been approached by a local stable to work full time at the stable. Liam was an excellent Apprentice and we wish you good luck in your new venture.

teven Todd started with Redcar and Cleveland Council on a traineeship and has now progressed onto an apprenticeship with the local authority. “I finished my Traineeship in Horticulture and my Local Environmental Services Apprenticeship, and now I am employed with Redcar & Cleveland Council in Waste Services. I completed my maths and English qualifications while I did my traineeship as well.” If you are an employer thinking about taking on one of our local resident young people as an apprentice and want to know more about funding, training or would like an informal chat please free to contact Routes to Employment on 01642 444666.

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s we begin our 12th year fundraising and raising awareness of motor neurone disease (MND), I am delighted to announce our first event will be An Evening with Bernie Slaven (please see the poster). Bernie took over as Patron of my MND Fund after the sad passing of our good friend Alastair Brownlee a year ago. it’s always a great evening for football fans in the company of Bernie. The money raised from this first event will take us past £180,000. I’m pleased to announce that thanks to our MND Team in the Redcar Half Marathon, we were able to send a cheque for £1,235 to the MND Association’s National Central Research Fund. Also last month, thanks to previous fundraising efforts we were able to make a donation of £1,000 to the Teesside Hospice which will be spent on a new complementary therapies couch which will help many patients, especially those with MND. I’ve been overwhelmed by the amount of support

Help us to raise money for Dog Memorial Play Park in Redcar we have received since my MND Fund was launched in 2005 and hopefully people will see that everything we organise is something people can enjoy as well as raising awareness and funds. Obviously your continued support to the events will be much appreciated. Many Thanks Mike

Please note the following dates for your diary –

Bake It for MND Coffee Morning Saturday 17th June. White House, Redcar Road, Marske by the sea Entrance 50p (also celebrating 12 years to the day since I was diagnosed)

MND Charity Night. Share the Darkness

(a full on rollocking Irish show) Saturday 19th August New Marske Sports Club tickets £6 (including pie and pea supper).

Redcar Half Marathon

Sunday 24th September Anybody wishing to be part of our MND Team, we will pay the registration feeas long as each member of the team guarantees at least £50 sponsor money, we will provide sponsor forms and MND T-shirts/Running Vest.

For more information on the above events, please contact me at mikefindley@ntlworld.com

Mike Findley MND Fund Presents: An evening with Middlesbrough FC goal scoring legend

Bernie Slaven

Friday 31st March 2017 Doors open 7:30 p.m.

Tickets £6. (Including pie and pea supper). in aid of:

Venue: Marske Cricket Club Windy Hill Ln, Marske-by-the-Sea, Marske TS11 7HB

Tickets available:Marske Cricket Club. Yorkshire Building Society (Bede Financial Services) 2 Redcar Road, Marske by the sea. GaryBiz Computer Shop, Marske Square

PLEA SE GIVE YOUR SUPPORT

By Carl Quartermain

eʼre raising £50,000 to fund a Dog Memorial Play Park in memory of abused “Baby” & “Scamp”. An area for rest and play, to remember and celebrate our canine friends In recent months we’ve seen the barbaric abuse of two dogs in Redcar. Both dogs had to be put down having suffered immeasurable pain. RSPCA inspectors say both cases have been the most distressing cruelty they have ever seen. Redcar residents unquestionably love their pets and condemn this abuse which has shook this town and the country, unequivocally. These horrific acts affects us all as a nation and the success of this project will be testament of both love of our pets and rejection of cruelty to all animals. I am appealing to the nation to help create a symbolic and unique Memorial Dog Park in Redcar to celebrate dogs and to remember those past. Creating a park with the appropriate infrastructure, exercise equipment, security, benches, a dog friendly café and appropriate dog bins will see a dedicated group manage the facilities. This unique park would welcome many dog owners local and further afield to visit and in turn increase

opportunities around community activity, dog related services, trade and jobs. Redcar has a very strong and loving dog community and nowhere is that more evident than around the Majuba entrance of Coatham Bay along Redcar’s incredible sea front. There are dogs and their owners arriving here at a continuous stream everyday, all day. Dog owners love to exercise their dogs here and therefore this area would be an ideal location for this initiative. It would be the intention to name the park in celebration and remembrance of the two dogs lost. i.e. “Baby Scamp Memorial Play Park for Dogs”. Anna Turley Redcar MP said: “I wholeheartedly support this campaign as a dog owner.” Anna has created a Private Members Bill to strengthen punishment over animal abuse. “Court sees harrowing footage of bulldog being stamped on, headbutted and thrown down stairs Redcar men receive suspended jail terms” http://bit.ly/1XTbUIb “Dog found buried alive in Redcar woodland - with a nail hammered into its head” http://bit. ly/2me https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/TheBaby-and-Scamp-Memorial-Park-for-Dogs

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Staff from the refurbished Redcar branch of Dawson & Sanderson (left to right) Joanne Garret, Kathryne Callaghan, Steven Harper, Kelly Bates, Andrea Pearson.

Award Winning Travel Agent gets a Makeover... THE outlook is bright for North East travel agency Dawson & Sanderson after continuing its renovation programme of stores. The North East based business recently invested more than £150,000 to refresh the look of their branch in Redcar with a complete renovation programme to have a new refreshed, modern, warm and welcoming look. Judith Maloy, Regional Manager for Dawson & Sanderson, said: “I am delighted that our latest new look branch at Redcar has been welcoming customers in the town for over 30 years. The branch and it’s team of award winning staff are based right at the heart of the community in Redcar were they have built up a loyal customer base over decades. “These improvements undoubtedly attract new customers and we wanted to ensure that the investment reinforces our loyalty and commitment to these town.” As well as improved shop frontages and interiors, stores have also benefitted from the latest travel technology to make booking holidays quicker and easier. Steve Harper, manager of the Dawson & Sanderson store in Redcar’s High Street, said: “It has been a very exciting few weeks for Redcar as we have had an amazing revamp and also been named as Dawson & Sanderson’s branch of the year and I won manager of the year.

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“All of our customers love the new look and we have recently welcomed our Redcar M.P Anna Turley to reopen the brand new look store and along with our clients held a champagne reception to celebrate our acheivments” Steven added: “Our aim is to create a welcoming family-focused environment to book a holiday. That is a big decision for many people and can take up to a couple of hours so it’s important to provide a space where customers feel comfortable. “The early indications are that 2017 is going to be a busy year. We are particularly noticing an increase in bookings for all-inclusive holidays, faraway places and cruises as well as the more traditional beach holidays that have been the mainstay of our business. We are delighted to welcome our clients, and assure everyone of a warm welcome from myself and our team here at Redcar High Street”

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New director appointed

oast & Country has appointed an experienced housing professional as its new Director of Property and Development. Tom Hainey has joined the Redcarbased housing provider from Curo Group in Bath where he was Director of Asset Management. He has previously held senior executive positions with a range of sector organisations, including Director of Asset Management at Fife Housing Association and Head of Housing at East Lothian Council. He is also a former Board member and chair of the Chartered Institute of Housing Scotland. Tom will lead three key areas of the organisation; Asset Management and Resource Planning, Development and

● Tom Hainey, Director of Property and Development at Coast & Country the internal workforce for repairs and planned maintenance operations. Iain Sim, chief executive of Coast & Country, said: “Tom is a talented and experienced housing professional

and someone I am looking forward to working with. His role is to provide leadership and direction to develop and project manage our investment programmes but also maximise our asset management strategy to maximise return. “He will work with colleagues and the Board to develop and deliver a development programme for the future, taking into account the current funding restrictions and the Board’s commitment to maximise development potential.” Tom Hainey said: “The housing sector overall is facing significant challenges but Coast & Country is a forwardthinking, innovative organisation and I am very much looking forward to working with the team.”

National Park seeks new member

he search is on for a new colleague to join the North York Moors National Park Authority’s team of Members – an influential group of people who play a major role in shaping the direction of the Authority. The appointments will be made by the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), The Rt Hon. Andrea Leadsom MP, later this year. Candidates will be expected to have a good awareness of the issues affecting National Parks generally and a clear understanding of National Park purposes. The National Park Authority’s 20 Members are responsible for big decisions on the North York Moors’ strategic management including wildlife,

archaeology, education, planning, recreation and communications. Five of the Authority’s Members are appointed by the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. The remainder are elected by parish councils and local authorities within the North York Moors. The appointment will start in June and is for up to four years. The position is unsalaried, although an allowance and expenses are provided. Members are asked to commit between two and three days a month to Authority work. Jim Bailey, Chairman of the North York Moors National Park Authority, said: “Members play a key role in setting policies and priorities for the National Park Authority and ensuring

that money is well spent!” Recruitment for the new Secretary of State Member starts on 22 February 2017 and will close at noon on Wednesday, 22 March 2017 with interviews to be held on 24 April 2017. Further information on how to apply can be found at https://publicappointments. cabinetoffice.gov.uk/appointment/ board-member-national-park-authoritiesand-area-of-outstanding-naturalbeauty-aonb-conservation-boards/ or call 01439 772700 or email general@ northyorkmoors.org.uk. More information on the current Members of the North York Moors National Park Authority is available at: www.northyorkmoors.org.uk/members

Simon welcomes record cut in business rates

onservative Parliamentary Spokesman for Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland Simon Clarke has welcomed the news that businesses in Middlesbrough and Redcar & Cleveland Council areas are set to benefit from a big average cut in business rates. Official figures published over the weekend show that three-quarters of all businesses across the country will see their rates either fall or stay the same. In Redcar & Cleveland, the average business will see its business rates fall by 28.3%. In Middlesbrough, the average business will see its business rates fall by 15.8%. There is good news for rural businesses. Where there is only petrol station, pub, post office or general store in a village, from April they will generally receive 100% rate relief. This was doubled from 50% at the last Autumn Statement. Speaking after the news, Simon said, “It’s good news that the average business in both Middlesbrough and Redcar & Cleveland is set to benefit from a big cut in their business rates. The Government is on the side of business owners and job creators and this is a welcome step in the right direction. I’m particularly

pleased to see extra support for businesses serving small rural communities, which will be a real help to village shops and pubs in East Cleveland. “Not every business will be happy with the review and the Valuation Office Agency will not get every decision right. The Government is looking to reform the appeals mechanism to make it simpler, fairer and more efficient and will make an announcement on this in the weeks ahead.” In response to the Business Rates change Tom Blenkinsop, MP for Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland, said: “With every rate change there will be winners and losers and for the first time in a long time it looks like Teesside business will come out winners from these changes. “But we shouldn’t count our chickens before they’ve hatched. We haven’t had the budget yet and the Government are coming under pressure from southern Tory MPs to alter these changes. If it’s a choice between Teesside businesses and southern businesses I know who the Tories will prioritise. I worry that the budget will divert cash to soften the blow from this change to businesses in the South East - cash that could be much better spent in Teesside.”

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Chess playing MEP dons boxing gloves for charity

Steve Gibson backs Sue Jeffrey for Metro Mayor

M ● Jonathan sparring and playing chess

North East political heavyweight is set to step into the ring at London’s famous boxing venue, the York Hall, to become a heavyweight of another kind next month. Chess playing MEP Jonathan Arnott will be punching above his weight - literally - when he swaps the chequered board for boxing gloves in a charity double whammy seeking to raise money for the Ally Cadence Trust for Spinal Muscular Atrophy (ACT for SMA). Jonathan is raising money for the charity after a friend and colleague sadly lost their baby daughter to the condition in October. In what promoters describe as ‘a headline bout with political clout’, it will be UKIP versus Lib Dem as Jonathan Arnott faces Toby ‘Slowby’ White of the Liberal Democrats, a veteran of two previous contests. The event is organised by the London Chessboxing Association. It involves three minute rounds of chess followed by two minutes of boxing. Chess and boxing rounds alternate until there is a winner. Competitors can either knock their opponents out by checkmate on the board, or more fittingly by a knockout in the boxing ring. If neither checkmate nor knockout occurs, then the end result of the bout is determined by the judges’ scorecards. The UKIP hard-hitter is determined not to be out for the count in either of the skills which will challenge his abilities against the clock both in and out of the ring. In a blow-by-blow account he makes it clear that in both capacities as a talented chess player and a novice boxer he is aiming for a knock-out.

“Nobody would ever have expected someone like me to take part in a boxing match, so I’m hoping that will encourage plenty of people to donate to raise money for this worthy charity. According to my sparring partners, I’m hard to hit in the ring - just like in politics where my opponents struggle to lay a glove on me. I pack a powerful punch, which will eventually break my opponent’s resolve. “But I think I’ll beat him at chess before I manage to knock him out in the boxing ring, so I’m predicting that my knockout blow will come by checkmate in the fifth round.” said Jonathan. 36-year-old Jonathan has previously competed in international chess tournaments but has only relatively recently turned to sparring in the gym to get fit. “It certainly makes a change from my regular travels to Brussels and Strasbourg representing my North East constituents - which is a challenge of a different sort. “These chessboxing events usually attract about 750 people but fortunately I am used to appearing in front of large audiences, and if it raises money for charity then it will definitely be worth it. With just a few weeks to go until the event, I’ll definitely be stepping up my training regime to make sure I’m in great shape.” said Jonathan, who is also UKIP’s General Secretary and Constitutional Affairs spokesman. As well as chess he is a talented player of the board game Stratego and has represented Great Britain at the game’s World Championships.

The bout will headline the “Pity the Fool” bill on April 1st at London’s York Hall, but Jonathan is adamant that this is no joke. “I want to make a difference for a fantastic charity, and what better way than this? “Playing chess is a great way to train your mind, and boxing is not only fantastic for fitness but so many young people’s lives are changed for the better by the disciplined training that it offers.” Donations can be made online at http://www. justgiving.co.uk/arnott

iddlesbrough chairman Steve Gibson has backed Sue Jeffrey as the woman with the experience needed to unite a powerful voice for the Tees Valley Sue Jeffrey is standing to be the Tees Valley metro mayor in elections this May, and has already established a track record of fighting for investment in the area. Steve and Sue work together on the South Tees Development Corporation, the body set up after the collapse of the steel industry to safeguard an economic future for the Tees Valley. Steve said he has seen firsthand how Sue is working with others across the Tees Valley to create jobs. Sue has set out a list of deliverable mayoral priorities, including working with leaders and businesses to ensure power is taken out of London. Alongside her promise to build an alliance for the Tees Valley, Sue has set out other priorities including major transport investment such as a new Tees crossing, and spending

devolution funds to create jobs and train up local workers. Backing Sue, Steve said: “I have worked alongside Sue and seen first hand her dedication to the Tees Valley. “We share a commitment to ensuring our area has a strong future ahead of it, and I know Sue can bring people together to work on that goal. “Her determination to create jobs and grow business is exactly what makes her such a strong voice for the Tees Valley. “And that’s why I think she would make a great Tees Valley mayor.” Sue said: “Our area will only succeed if we stand together. We know we need to take more decisions about our own future here in the Tees Valley, because we know what happens when we leave it to London to decide what is best for us. “That’s why I’m glad to have Steve’s support. His experience fighting for our area will be a great advantage to us, and I’m looking forward to working with him further on creating jobs in the Tees Valley.”

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Fun-packed programme for elderly care patients

Heart fund helps revamp resus kit

Money worries? Do you know what you are entitled to?

●● Volunteer activity programme launch

rom dominos, cards and knitting to enjoying a sing-a-long or a spot of afternoon tea, the new therapeutic care companion volunteer programme at The James Cook University Hospital has something for everyone and is already proving a hit with our older patients. The programme is packed full of activities seven days a week which take place in new day rooms within the hospital’s care of the elderly wards - set up thanks to generous donations from Interserve and JK Recycling. Launched last week, with music from the hospital’s chaplaincy choir and crafts from the volunteers’ knitting circle, the day room activities have been welcomed by both patients and staff. Debi McKeown, nursing sister in therapeutic care, said: “This is a pretty big deal for us and a lot of people have worked very hard over the past few months to make this happen. “What we do clinically for our older patients on these wards is fantastic but now we can also look after their social wellbeing which will help to prepare people for when they go home. “The new day rooms give patients a place to join in activities or enjoy a meal together. But for some they will just be a place to go to get some quiet time.” Ward manager Sam Roberts said: “This really is going to give our patients a better hospital experience. It encourages patients to engage with staff and each other and provides something to occupy them rather than just being sat in a hospital bed. “It’s really overwhelming to see how much the patients are getting out of this already!” Patient Iris Walker added: “If I was at home I would be listening to music so this makes us all feel happy!” The volunteers are joining forces with organisations across the community to come up with a varied activity programme of events and have already had support from Aging Better Middlesbrough and St Alphonsus Primary School. They are also hoping to work with mima, the Dorman Museum and other community groups. Future schedules include everything from pampering days to reading with local school children and reminiscing with war memorabilia. Jane Wiles, associate director of nursing for community care at South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, said: “These patients are one of our most vulnerable groups and this is a great opportunity to help keep them active. It’s about making sure patients get the best possible care from a social as well as a physical perspective.” Got an activity idea? Post your ideas on the James Cook Hospital Facebook page, tweet @South_Tees_TCVs or email Debi.McKeown@stees.nhs.uk

●● Resuscitation officers Mark Chamberlain, Nicky Rennison and Anne Atkinson with South Cleveland Heart Fund’s Jean Reeve, Dr Adrian Davies and Amy Oxley and the new advanced paediatric manikins

outh Cleveland Heart Fund has handed over more than £20,000 to help revamp essential resuscitation equipment at The James Cook University Hospital. The generous donation has been used to purchase resuscitation manikins which are used on a daily basis to provide all levels of life support training to 5,000 clinical staff at South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust as well as employees from external organisations. Mark Chamberlain, a resuscitation officer at the Trust, said real time simulation in clinical areas helps prepare staff to manage unexpected events effectively: “The new advanced paediatric manikins add another level of realism to these simulations which helps to submerse the participants in the event and allows them to practice both technical and non-technical skills. “The equipment we use was becoming very dated with significant wear and tear, but this donation ensures we will have state-of-the art equipment to deliver high quality training for many years to come.” Dr Adrian Davies, chairman of South Cleveland Heart Fund added: “Our committee unanimously agreed to purchase this equipment because of the vital teaching in cardiac resuscitation carried out to all staff in the Trust as well as lots of outside organisations.”

HS South Tees Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), Middlesbrough Council and Redcar & Cleveland Council have joined forces to provide welfare advice in local GP surgeries. Both local authorities are now offering free and confidential advice/ assistance relating to welfare benefits and tax credits within GP surgeries. If money worries are getting you down, you can arrange to speak to an advisor at one of several health venues across the region. They provide free comprehensive and confidential advice and assistance relating to Welfare Benefits, Tax Credits and Tribunal representation. There are numerous benefits to both patients and the health and social care system for providing welfare advice in healthcare settings. Other parts of the country have seen: 13% reduction in GP appointments 22% reduction in prescriptions for antidepressants 58% reduction in prescriptions for hypnotics and anxiolytics 12.7% reduction in all appointments Janet Walker, local GP and Chair of South Tees Clinical Commissioning Groups said: “It’s great we have been able to work closely with both Middlesbrough and Redcar and Cleveland councils to offer this valuable advice to local residents at a GP surgery near to them. “There may be people who are able to claim benefits and have no idea about it. If you are struggling with financial pressures I urge you to book some time with these professionals to find out more.” Patients can arrange to speak to an advisor or alternatively surgery staff can make referrals on behalf of Patients to be seen at any of the following venues.

Redcar and Cleveland GP Surgery Advice Sessions: Monday

Coatham, Redcar 9:30am-12:30pm Manor House, Normanby 9:30am-12:30pm

Tuesday

Low Grange, Eston 9:30am-12:30pm

Wednesday Hillside, Skelton 9:30am-12:30pm Huntcliffe, Saltburn 9:30am-12:30pm Redcar Primary Care Centre, Redcar 12:30pm-3:30pm Thursday

Woodside, Loftus 9:30am-12:30pm

Friday

The Garth, Guisborough 1pm-4pm

To book an appointment with an advisor, please telephone 01642 771166 or email welfarerights@redcar-cleveland.gov.uk Cllr Lynn Pallister, cabinet member for health and housing at Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council, said: “I would encourage anyone who is feeling overwhelmed or anxious about welfare benefits or tax credits to book an appointment for a free and confidential advice session. “These sessions could be invaluable for people facing financial pressures due to benefit related issues and it is so important we do everything we can to try and improve their mental wellbeing.”

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Fighting back for Redcar - Anna Turley MP ● Anna speaking at a meeting of the Business Select Committee

Rip-off Energy bills I

n Parliament I recently challenged representatives of the energy industry and Ofgem on the way customers are ripped off on their energy bills. Most customers are on the default tariff – known as a standard variable tariff – which is usually the most expensive one. Npower in particular have sparked anger by revealing a 15% increase in its electricity prices and a 4.8% rise for gas. Electricity and gas suppliers expect bill payers to spend time looking around for the best prices and switching providers regularly to avoid getting ripped off. It should be the other way round and people should be able to trust their supplier to put them on the best deal for them. I am fed up of companies making massive profits from vital utilities and expecting people to have the time and inclination to ‘play the market’ and switch providers.

Tories cutting police budgets yet again

or the second successive year the government have cut the police grant, meaning our local force has fewer resources to keep our communities safe. In cash terms Cleveland is losing £1,184,355. When you take into account rising prices, it is a real terms cut of almost £2.5 million. The cuts seem to take no account of how different areas have different needs, and they do not factor in the amount of crime and anti-social behaviour occurring in an area. Far from being the party of law and order, the Tories are making our streets less safe by providing not providing enough cash for our local police officers to do their job. Our calls in Parliament for fairer funding continue to fall on deaf ears but we continue to make the case.

Redcar & Cleveland getting poor deal on transport funding

erhaps unsurprisingly, new figures show our area is still receiving a poor deal on funding from central government for local transport. 54 per cent of investment in our country’s transport networks is going to London. On average, £1,943 is being spent per person in London on current or planned projects, compared with just £427 in the North. Anyone who has tried to travel to work by public transport knows the lack on investment we have here. The unequal investment is stymying growth in the north, driving economic inequality in this country and holding our area back from playing our full role in fulfilling Britain’s post-Brexit potential. Our devolution deal and the investment fund which will be managed by the new Tees Valley Mayor will help correct the balance and give us more local control. In Parliament we will keep pushing for fairer funding for the North and for the Government to deliver on their ‘Powerhouse’ promises.

Giving our town centres a boost ● Anna with Cleveland Police and Crime Commissioner Barry Coppinger

We should be investing in schools, not cutting them

am pleased to be supporting East Cleveland MP Tom Blenkinsop and other colleagues from across the region in campaigning for proper funding for local schools. By 2020 North East schools face an estimated £119m real terms cuts partly due to Government cuts and their anew funding formula which favours Conservative supporting areas particularly in the South. There are few things more important than the education of our children. It equips them with the knowledge and skills to go out into the adult world, to be good citizens, and to reach their potential. We should be investing in the future of our young people, in the next generation of scientists, engineers, teachers, doctors. The funding gap in our regions schools puts all of that at risk and we are urging the government to act and give them the funding they need. Cuts to education should not be on the agenda. I was pleased to join local teachers on Redcar High Street to campaign with the National Union of Teachers on this.

● Anna speaking at the town centre public meeting she called

ne of the issues local residents raise with me most is about the condition of Redcar High Street and how they feel things have gone downhill as big brands have left leaving empty units behind. People are proud of our town and want to see it returned to its former glory. That is why I called the public meeting last year, to start a proper conversation in our community about how we turn things around. We’ve since had a commitment from our council of £1million and secured another £5 million from government through the SSI Taskforce. This will make a big difference and turn some of your ideas into action. Our town is already on the up with local entrepreneurs setting up new shops and bars in our ‘West End’. I know by working together - residents, businesses, the council and MPs- we can really make a success of this.

● Anna campaigning on Redcar High Street with local teachers

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

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Coastal View & Moor News Issue 77 March - April 2017

Tom Blenkinsop MP and Jason Isaacs ‘Make Every Daffodil Count’ for Marie Curie this March

om Blenkinsop, MP for Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland, and Harry Potter actor Jason Isaacs have joined forces to ‘Make Every Daffodil Count’ this March and help Marie Curie provide care and support to people living with a terminal illness. Tom and long-term Marie Curie supporter Jason were pictured together with Marie Curie Nurses, Sally Monger-Godfrey and Lib Wolley at a parliamentary event in Westminster to celebrate the launch of the Great Daffodil Appeal, Marie Curie’s biggest annual fundraising campaign. Tom pledged his support to the appeal and is encouraging Teessiders to help the charity raise more money than ever before by simply giving a donation and wearing a Marie Curie daffodil pin, available from volunteers across the country, or Superdrug, Spar and Poundworld stores, and Wyevale Garden Centres, during March. Morrisons supermarkets will also be holding GDA fundraising collections on 10, 11

& 12 March. Tom said: “Marie Curie do amazing work caring for those suffering from cancer. I’ve had personal experience of what a difference they can make to people towards the end of their lives and I’ll be forever grateful for the warm care they gave to my Dad in his last days. “I’ll continue to support Marie Curie so that as many people as possible can get the support and care they need. I know thousands of Teessiders will have lost someone they love to cancer. People should know that any donation to Marie Curie, no matter how small, can make a real difference.” Jason, who is best known for playing Lucius Malfoy in the Harry Potter films, said: “I’m delighted to help launch Marie Curie’s Great Daffodil Appeal. “Please help us make every daffodil count. The charity is also calling on more people to help with local collections. Volunteering a couple

Zetland Lifeboat Museum presents The Battle of the Pier’s

●● Arthur Smith (Left) and Philip Boville (Right) with Redcar Pier Board

by Kerry Shaw

taff at Redcar’s Zetland Lifeboat Museum have been busy preparing a number of new displays ready for its re-opening on Saturday, 8th April 2017. After yet another successful year, the team of dedicated staff and volunteers are aiming to provide visitors with some fresh stories and images which highlight the rich heritage of the town. Pictured are museum Curator, Arthur Smith and local artist and museum Treasurer, Philip Boville who are fitting a new display board which chronicles the fascinating history of the battle between the two pier’s which were built in 1872 – One opposite Clarendon Street at the East end of Redcar and the other opposite Station Road where the Regent Cinema now stands. Chairman of the Zetland Lifeboat museum- Fred Brunskill said “This time of the year is always exciting for us as our volunteers work hard to make changes for the forthcoming season”. The story of the two piers includes bizarre coincidences, great victories and terrible misfortunes and began with an undercurrent of rivalry that had existed for many years between the (then) separate towns of Coatham and Redcar, and erupted in spectacular fashion when both communities wanted their own pier and rejected plans for a shared structure.

To find out what followed and to see the oldest lifeboat in the world, visit the Zetland Lifeboat Museum from 8th April until (and including) 1st October 2017. For further information visit www. zetlandlifeboat.co.uk Email: zetlandmuseum@ hotmail.com, or telephone: Tel. 01642 494311.

hours of your time will make such a difference to the care and support that Marie Curie can provide.” Scott Sinclair, Head of Policy and Public Affairs at Marie Curie, said: “Having the support of Tom and Jason makes a huge difference to Marie Curie in terms of raising awareness about what we do and helping us to reach more people who need us. “One in four people miss out on the care and support they need at the end of life. We don’t think that’s good enough. That’s why we are asking MPs to help support our annual Marie Curie fundraising appeal to help enable us to reach more people affected by terminal illness.”

“Our services rely on charitable donations, so I’d like to say a big thank you to everyone who gives a donation and wears a daffodil pin during March.” Sally Monger Godfrey, Marie Curie Nurse and face of The Great Daffodil Appeal, said:“Make every daffodil count. Your daffodil means I can care for someone in their own home, and be there for them through the night. You make a difference to people at the end of their lives, which in many ways is just as important as at the start.” For more information about volunteering for a local collection call 0800 304 7025 or visit www.mariecurie.org.uk/daffodil.

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Project finds bats with local accents, cliff dwelling bats and rare migratory bats

ees Valley Wildlife Trust’s East Cleveland Batscape project set out 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. As the project nears its end what did we find out? • With the help of volunteer surveyors we have found several major new hotspots in East Cleveland for bats. • We have found bats at the top of cliffs along

the Cleveland way, at the old alum quarries. These cliffs are the highest on the East coast of England. • We have recorded the rare migratory Nathusius pipistrelle on two sites in the East Cleveland area. This is important information nationally. • As far as we are aware, Soprano pipistrelles had not been recorded in the Cleveland area previously. We now have at least three acoustic records of Soprano pipistrelles. • Common pipistrelles in East Cleveland often

Calling all pond owners!

●● Photo: Margaret Holland

Have you a pond in your garden?

he Tees Valley Wildlife Trust is seeking help from pond owners to find out more about newts in our area. Newts are really important environmental indicators. Private garden ponds are great for newts but hard for scientists to study for information on the different types of newts present and where they are found. Older Cleveland residents have strong memories of finding newts in field ponds, mine reservoirs and storage tanks. As these habitats have been mostly lost from the landscape, we would like to know where the newts have gone to. So if you have a garden or a school pond, now that spring is approaching, could you take a moment to check for newts and let us know what you find! This initiative is part of the Where the Wild Things Were project funded by National Lottery through the Heritage Lottery Fund and Northumbrian Water. As newts are nocturnal the best time to check for newts is in the evening once it has gone dark. Approach the pond quietly and use a torch to

Garden Newt Survey I have newts in my pond I think they are:

see what might be present. Try looking over a series of nights to see what you can find. There are three kinds of newts which may be present in your garden pond: Crested newt, Smooth or common newt, Palmate Newt If you are not sure what newts you may have, and it can be tricky to tell them apart, send us a photo or two and we will try and identify them for you. If possible, try and take a picture of the newt out of water. If a photo is not possible, get in touch and we will see if we can get an expert to visit you. If you don’t have a pond in your garden but can remember finding newts in the past we would also like to hear from you so we can get a better idea of the changing habitats and distribution of newts. Please send your sightings and photos to info@ teeswildlife.org. For ponds remember to provide your address so we know where you found them and the types of newt that you think you may have. For memories of newts can you tell us where, what types of newts and approximately when you saw them. Alternatively cut out the form and send it to us. Your information will help us fill in important gaps in our knowledge of these unusual and unique creatures.

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I would be interested in someone helping me identify my newts  I can remember seeing newts: Place(s) Types of newt Approximately when ……………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………... Name ..………………………………………………………………………….... 1st line of address…….…………………………………Postcode…….…….... Tel. no./email…………………...…………………………………………………. Website: teeswildlife.org Email: info@teeswildlife.org Tel: 01287 636382 Registered charity number 511068 Please send to Garden Newt Survey, Tees Valley Wildlife Trust, Margrove Heritage Centre Margrove Park, Saltburn by the Sea, TS12 3BZ

●● Pupils from St Joseph’s Primary Loftus making bat boxes. produce foraging calls with a higher than average start frequency. Some start frequencies have been observed as high as 123kHz (current literature states this to be 95kHz), indicating the Common pipistrelles of East Cleveland have their own local accent! The wooded nature of East Cleveland and the rural character of the landscape had been recognised as having the potential to be important for more than eight species of bats, including some of the rarer bats and this project has showed how important the area is. The project was funded through the Heritage Lottery Fund activities included: twenty training events were held and over 80 volunteers now know how to use the various bat detectors to record bats in their own patch. And that’s what they did in: in gardens, on their favourite walks and in other targeted areas. Thanks to these volunteers the Trust managed to survey 120Km2 - most of East Cleveland was covered using a line transect method with hand held bat detectors or a highly sensitive bat detector left in a single location. Of course this generated a lot of data; this is where the next group of

volunteers came in. Using bio-acoustic software they analysed hundreds of records. Over 72 events were organised including talks and the ever popular bat walks with audiences including schools, uniformed organisation, young farmer and the general public with over 1000 people attending. An East Cleveland Batscape interpretive display has been touring local libraries and community halls. We are hoping that volunteers involved with the project will continue their learning about bats and undertake more local surveys, data analysis, public engagement and have an interest in becoming a bat carer. The nearest bat groups to Cleveland are Durham and North Yorkshire and there is a huge gap in bat surveyors and carers within the Cleveland area. With bat carers from outside of the area often having to travel far to pick up a bat that requires rescuing. One of the aims of the project was to co-ordinate a local bat group at the end of the project, but this is something still to be discussed and considered further. If you would like to find out more about how you can help bats visit http://www.clevelandbats.org.uk/ or contact Sarah Barry on 01287636382.

Coastal View & Moor News Issue 77 March - April 2017

UNICEF UK assessors praise council’s health visitors

Hollie Bush Writes A man who put his shirt on Guisborough

● Gill Cavanagh (health visitor), Sarah Winspear (infant feeding lead) and Laurie-Ann Mallaby (community nursery nurse) with their plaque from UNICEF

edcar & Cleveland Borough Council’s health visitors are celebrating after receiving praise from UNICEF UK assessors. The inspectors have re-accredited the authority for UNICEF UK’s Baby Friendly Initiative following an inspection in November 2016. The programme has been developed for maternity, neonatal, health visiting and children’s centre services across the country. This is to implement standards to improve the care and support received by pregnant women, new mothers and their families to build a strong relationship with their baby. During the council’s inspection, UNICEF assessors interviewed 22 health visitor service staff, 28 mothers and randomly selected four children’s centre facilities for inspection. The assessors commended the council’s

health visiting team for its hard work in continuing to support mothers. The service has now received its re-accreditation, along with a plaque that praises the service for its “excellence in the support of breastfeeding and parent/infant relationships”. Councillor Craig Hannaway, cabinet member for children at Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council, said: “This is fantastic news for families in Redcar and Cleveland and I particularly want to give thanks to the Health Visitors at the council for their dedication and hard work. “The mothers who were interviewed as part of the assessment commented on how much they appreciated the sensitive and non-judgemental approach adopted by all of our members of staff, who were welcoming, friendly and always able to make time to answer any queries. I am delighted they have received this recognition.”

year or so ago, I penned an obituary of one of Guisborough (and East Cleveland’s) big local employers, the Blackett Hutton steel foundry. That prompted me to look at another past Guisborough employer, the big clothing factory that was sited on the junction of West End, Middlesbrough Road and Park Lane. It seems like only yesterday that these works - always known, despite whoever run it at the time, as the “Shirt Factory” - was lively and busy. But no more and yet another anonymous estate known as Roseberry Mount now lies on the site. The name, Roseberry Mount, is yet another developer’s invention designed to try and instil a feeling of historic localism. Now if I had any say in the matter I might have suggested a different name, one that would be a bit of a mouthful (and would probably have been rejected because of that) “Schmulewitsch Avenue” Schumulewitsch? I refer to a really interesting man, a man who not only managed to play an audacious fast one on Adolf Hitler, but a man who also provided employment for many hundreds of local people at a time when a job - any job - was something to dream of. Zelig Schumulewitsch was the man, who along with his émigré family from Germany, founded the Guisborough Tailoring Factory in 1935. The story of Zelig’s life and the factory he founded is a fascinating one, and one I want to tell here. In telling this story, I am indebted to two privately published books -”None of them were Heroes” by Israeli based writer Chaim Rockman, a member of the Schumulewitsch family, and the “Guisborough Shirt Factory” by local writer Jack Dack - and who by sheer coincidence met Chaim Rockman whilst on a cycling trip in Egypt in 1999. In writing this article I have corresponded with Chaim. However, Jack Dack, remains an enigma. His epistle of

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the Guisborough shirt factory and of its workers can be found at Redcar Library, but no address details for Jack was given in his book, and the library staff drew a blank when they looked through their files for a contact number. If Jack comes to read this, I would love it if he came forward to fill in some of the gaps which must invariably be in this small article. But back to Zelig Schmulewitsch and his family. Zelig, his wife Sarah and their five children arrived in Britain in tumultuous times. His family roots were in the City of Leipzig, some 150 miles south east of Berlin, and where the family ran a small tailoring and textile factory in that city’s Fishbine Strasse. For our purposes, the story begins on April 1st 1933, as Zelig walked back from his office to the family home on Leipzig’s Menek Strasse. On that day, the newly elected Hitler Government has enacted its first decree - an “official” boycott of Jewish owned shops and businesses. He saw a group of Brownshirts outside a friends Coffee House - the Kaufhaus Gebruder. One of them had once worked for Zelg, and spotting him shouted “here’s another delinquent” - a signal for the group to then systematically beat him up on the street. Escaping from the mob, he got home. It was clear to him, and as he told his family what had happened, that there was from then on no life that could be led in once peaceful Leipzig, or, indeed, anywhere in Germany. Right there and then the family resolved to make plans for leaving the darkening shades of Germany. It was Zelig’s two older sons, Max and Herman who made the first move by travelling to London, ostensibly as “exchange students” but with the purpose of studying the moving of the family business to Britain. This had to be done in a hurry as they knew that the new government

Coastal View & Moor News Issue 77 March - April 2017

A whimsical look at our area

were working on laws to prevent cash transfers out of Germany. Accordingly, at the same time as his sons were on the London bound ferry, Zelig moved to transfer all the liquid, non-fixed, assets of the firm to a new account with Barclays in London. The two boys continued on their own quest, and, once in England, Max met an old family friend, Isaac Bellow, the general manager of Bellow Engineering in Leeds, who explained how the British Government had introduced new policies designed to attract new and foot loose industry to the unemployment black-spots of the North. One area - a market town on the outskirts of Teesside, called Guisborough - looked promising. It was in an area of the North East eligible for such assistance and there was a large female labour force with no nearby competitors in the textile and clothing trade to compete with. Bellow, who himself would benefit by selling his textile machinery to a new customer, made all the arrangements to launch the new company, acquire the land and get the new buildings erected. Bellow, as the intermediary, contacted the local authority, Guisborough Urban District Council. They confirmed that an area of land to the west of the town proper and in the boundaries of a sewage and water treatment plant was vacant and could be offered at a starting rent of £52 a year. The council minutes record that the inquiry was for a factory that could possibly employ up to 200 people. They further recorded that as the prospective owner “was not a national of this country” permission of the Home Office had to be secured to allow the owner to enter the UK and then to establish the works. It seems that Bellow approached both the sitting Tory MP for the Cleveland Constituency, Robert Bower and also the Middlesbrough Labour MP. Alf Edwards. It is probable that the heavy lifting in securing this permission came from Edwards, as it was said later by family members (and with justice) that Bower “was a noted anti-Semite”. Bellow had come through with his promise, but there still remained the question of getting the remainder of Zelig’s capital out of Germany and into Britain under the noses of the Nazis.

The ingenious ploy adopted was to use some existing English customers of Zelig’s to act as a cash conduit, and only transferring a small part of their purchase monies to Leipzig, with the balance going into the Barclays account in London. That would provide the seed corn for building the factory. But the big key hurdle was liquidating the Leipzig business and then transferring the resulting cash and physical assets to Britain. Here a stroke of luck and a very brave friend of the family came into the equation. Herman had an old college pal (no name given) who had acquired a senior job as an accountant in the German Trade Commission offices in Leipzig. Although he posed as a loyal German civil servant and kept his counsel, this friend was an active member of one of the surviving cells of the German Communist Party (KPD) in the city. The friend, in great secrecy, passed on to the family that he had spotted that there was a loophole in the new exchange control policy which could be used - but that this had to be done speedily before the authorities realised that this loophole could help fleeing Jews. In the new legislation, there was an exemption for people who held German passports issued in German ‘colonies’ to allow them to pass assets into these colonies from mainland Germany. One such “colony” was the former German East Prussia, high on the North Baltic coast. By luck Zelig had been born in East Prussia’s capital, Koeningsberg and was this able to use this loophole. With the direct, but discreet help of Herman’s friend, the remaining material and plant of the Leipzig works was dispatched to a new nominal site in East Prussia. But once there, it was then again moved speedily onto a boat and from there to a dockside in Hull. All this was done in the name of Zelig’s sons who were already safe in Britain. The cash assets were moved into a nominal company and from there, used to invest, via an arm of the German Trades Commission Zelig’s friend worked for, in a new “shell” British Company. That done, all that remained was for Zelig and the rest of the family to follow on another boat across the North Sea to Newcastle.

That final stage, according to Chaim Rockman, was easy-peasy. At that time, in mid 1934, the Nazi state was still in an infant stage and did not yet have the means to monitor every Jewish family in the country. or every bank account movement especially if a bank movement was from a state body. This was even more true of outlying former German colonies like East Prussia, and Chaim Rockman recalls family legend that the authorities in Koeningsberg were only too happy to see off an unknown (to them) Jewish family. The officials, he said, saw it as a triumph that they had got rid of a large Jewish family who would have otherwise had polluted the new Aryan Fatherland. By the New Year of 1935, the entire family, Zelig, sons Herman and Max and younger son Shonki, Zelig’s wife Sarah and daughters Dora and Berta and Berta’s husband Jack were safe on British soil living in the Gray House on Linthorpe’s Cambridge Road, a location easily commutable to the new Guisborough factory which opened the following year. Hitler, the Brownshirts and the Gestapo were now a long way away. One wonders what eventually happened to the very brave, but unknown friend of Herman, who had literally risked his neck (and this is literal, as Germany still used the guillotine) to help Jewish friends, and who, if caught, would probably have had his politics exposed whilst undergoing torture. These two crimes would have meant that if caught there would have been no escape for him. So did he escape detection and survive? No-one knows. Zelig’s new factory - the Guisborough Shirt and Underwear Company as it was titled - started operation at the same time as Britain as a whole became conscious that war with Nazi Germany was inevitable, and paradoxically, the factory became buoyant and highly profitable making uniforms for all the services in readiness for that conflict. The fact that this success had been built on the back of German cash once in the control of the German Government would probably have induced apoplexy on the part of the Nazi high command if they but knew! Most of the rest of this story now

comes from Jackie Dack’s book. Zelig rapidly became someone who mattered in local society. After all, in a period where for almost a decade there had been high unemployment, someone who managed to create over a hundred jobs was a local hero. Chaim Rockman’s book recalls that Zelig was a regular dinner guest of the Mayors of both Middlesbrough and Guisborough, became a patron of the Middlesbrough Synagogue and brought local Middlesbrough MP, Alfred Edwards, who had business contacts across the region, onto the shirt company board. Son Max became the MD of the new factory. It seems he was an indulgent employer. Jack Dack interviewed former staff members who recalled Zelig arranging days out to places like Scarborough, or evening entertainments at the Coatham Hotel in Redcar. Most of the local girls who found work at the plant were new to the clothing trade and Zelig’s two daughters, Dora and Berta, acted as training managers on the complicated cutting, stitching and sewing machinery. The factory and the business continued into the post war era with the family still in control. But tragedy struck in March 1945 when the original buildings burnt down in an accidental blaze. However, the order book and liquidity of the firm was strong enough to surmount this, and after a period where the factory was dispersed across a number of temporary locations in Guisborough - the Chaloner Hall, the Priory Hall and offices in Fountain Street - a new state of the art building rose up on the same site. This was the brick fronted, two story building with continuous Crittal windows along the frontage of both floors that became a familiar feature of the entry gateway to Guisborough from the Middlesbrough direction. However, nothing lasts. By the early 1950’s things started so change in the UK clothing industry as what were once staple markets and providers of cheap material in India and Pakistan started building up their own industries and this denying both

markets and cheap cottons and fabrics for the old colonial power. At the same time the growth of nylon fibres and the decline in the armed forces meant both technical change and the erosion of a key market in which the Guisborough factory specialised. Locally, many workers blamed the factory’s key customer, Marks and Spencers, for driving prices too low, but it is likely, according to Jack Dack, that illness in the Schmulewitsch family, especially with daughter Berta who oversaw quality control, was at the root of the problems. What was by then possibly the inevitable happened in 1953 when the Schmulewitsch family businesses filed for bankruptcy. However, the attractions of a new factory and skilled local workforce was a key selling point for the administrators and in September of that year, the UK’s biggest clothing company, Burtons, stepped in to take over the plant. Burtons as an employer lasted longer than the Schmulewitsch family, staying on the site until 1988. But in the 1980’s even bigger changes were taking place in the UK economy. The cold wind of recession was blowing strongly, and in 1988 Burtons withdrew back to their core key sites in Leeds The Guisborough factory stayed open however, firstly as “J R Clothing” (J R stood for John Jackson and Harold Rose, the original buyers and investors) and later, in the early 1990’s the Baird Group took over trading. They were the last owners on the site which finally shut its doors in 1999. Thus ended a proud story and one that had its origins in the dark belly of Hitler’s Germany but which offered work and a career to many women (and some men) in wartime and post war Guisborough. Hollie Bush Hollie Bush can be contacted directly if readers want to comment on articles, or to suggest topics (the odder, the better) that help to define the East Cleveland we all live in. Email: holliebush@gmx.com

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Coastal View & Moor News Issue 77 March - April 2017

News from the Local WI’s Moorsholm WI

By Mary Heathcote

he February meeting of the Moorsholm Women’s Institute started off with the business in hand and events for the forthcoming months. After the hosts for the evening had supplied refreshments for everyone, the raffle drawn and the competition judged we were entertained by three members talk and power point presentation of two very different holidays. One of a Baltic cruise and the other of the U.S.A., both showing completely different architecture and colours which got us all in the holiday mode. This month celebrated the 90th birthday of a lady who joined the Women’s Institute 70 years ago and has remained a committed member throughout the ensuing years. Most of the Moorsholm villagers will know we are speaking about Doris Boocock who celebrated her day by having open house to family and friends and true to her generous character of giving, Doris didn’t want presents but said there would be a box if anyone wanted to drop a few coppers in which would go towards the Church hall and Memorial hall funds. This resulted in a very decent amount being raised. Doris always donates to every activity in the village even if she is not able to attend and her

Hutton Lowcross WI

pleasure is in giving and not receiving. Many people know that Doris was one of 12 children and from a young age went to work helping with many domestic chores that would not have had today’s modern conveniences to assist with, she also worked in the shop and post office in the village all of which helps to build a strong character. Sadly, the village no longer has any of these amenities left which help to bring people together. Doris married Harry, a farmer and there followed a tough living but a loving relationship that brought their two children into the world. Doris and her late husband Harry played bowls and organised the bowls annual holidays for many years. To this day Doris keeps a keen eye on the indoor bowls games each week and is quick to make sure the ‘measure’ is accurate. This lady is a remarkable inspiration to everyone who knows her and is so interesting to talk to when remembering her long and varied life throughout her many years. You could probably say that the Women’s Institute helps in a small way to longevity of life. This month’s report may not have told you much about our WI meeting but is a tribute to the longest serving member who is very much loved and respected.

Saltburn WI

By Diane Falla

ebruary is the month we hold our annual meeting. Consequently the business element is longer, as we have reports from the treasurer, secretary and President, in addition to voting for a committee for the coming year. It did however give us chance to reflect on just how much we have done during the past year. Visits to Beverley, Liverpool and the Wynyard rose garden were just some of the outings we had been on. Not to mention our monthly groups’ craft, book club, flowers, supper

club and cookery masterclass, plus weekly walks in addition to our monthly meeting. Certainly something for everyone, and of course the promise of plenty more to come in the coming year. The evening finished with a very enjoyable pooled supper. Our next meeting is on Thursday 9th March at 7.30pm. Full details of this and all our activities can be found on our website www.saltburnwi. org.uk. If you would like to join us do please come along, you can be sure of a warm and friendly welcome.

Scam Safety By Marilyn Marshall

Top Tips - What can you do to re you really to repel protect yourself and / or others fraudsters? There’s a growing problem of Scam type fraud that is costing UK residents an estimated 1 Billion pounds annually. This type of crime can hit anyone. There some are very clever ways to part you from your hard earned cash and though on balance the elderly and isolated are more likely to be targeted it is not just them that can fall victim to con-artists. Trading Standards have come up with a new website full of information to equip us all with the knowledge to help us stop ourselves and those we love falling prey to this type of crime. Please take a look at the website. www.friendsagainstscams.org.uk

By Pat Bolton

n February, and despite the inclement weather, a large number of our members came to hear Sheila Atherton speak about the De Brus Cenotaph housed in St. Nicholas’ Church. Many of us were unaware of the crucial importance if this Renaissance gem, which is believed to have been given as a gesture of reconciliation by Queen Margaret of Scotland, sister of Henry V111 and to show a link to both the English and Scottish thrones. This is clearly a tourist attraction to which greater attention should be drawn. Much research has and is taking place by a dedicated group of supporters to promote the cenotaph including looking for one end of the piece which is missing as well as producing a De Brus Trail leaflet and website. Sheila’s enthusiasm for the project really came across and we will all be taking a closer look at and having a deeper interest in the project going

forward as a result. Sheila also chose the winners of our new competition for entries beginning with letters of the alphabet. This month was ‘A’ and winners included a polished ammonit, some apple art and an antique valentine card from WW1. Our January meeting kicked off 2017 in style when Roger Luntz took us on a photographic tour of Peru and the Galapagos. As well as the spectacular scenery their dry stone walling techniques were spectacular with precisely cut enormous blocks of stone fitted together with great precision and no space, even for a sheet of paper between. In the next few months some of our events include attending International Day focussing on New Zealand , a lecture on “Women in Power” at Middlesbrough Reference Library, a Supper Club outing to Priory Bistro and taking part in the annual Federation Quiz as well as our usual Craft, Computing, Scrabble, coffee and Strolling Groups.

Loftus WI

By Linda Wilson

ur February meeting being held in Loftus Town Hall on the 14th of the month was a little different from the norm, as, due to a grant from Loftus Town Council we had been able to have designed a floor standing banner, which will be used for our meetings and also will be used to great affect when we are hosting events such as coffee mornings , afternoon teas , and any other function when we need to have our presence advertised . Along with news from the Chairman’s letter our President gave out dates and times for forthcoming trips we have planned; Wynyard Hall for lunch, a visit to the theatre , and a little nearer to home, a guided walk around Skelton . An appeal was then made to members for support in our involvement in the East Cleveland “ Klondike “ Elite Cycle Race being held on Sunday 2nd April. There

will be a variety of events being held in the town over that weekend and our contribution will be to provide refreshments in the Town Hall on race day. The appeal was not only for scones, cakes, etc, but also for long strips of knitting, in the event colours, to cover a bike or two to be used to advertise our presence in the Town Hall. Our competition was, appropriately a Valentine card and our speaker Sheila Crossman decided upon very worthy 1st, 2nd and 3rd places. We then enjoyed tea and biscuits and were able to chat among ourselves until the meeting closed at 9pm. Our next meeting which will be held on 14th March will have our speaker take us on a virtual gastronomic tour of Italy and our competition item will be a kitchen apron . Each month we do have something different to offer, so why not come along 7pm -9 pm and give us a try, you will be assured of a warm and friendly welcome .

Marske Methodist Church Hummershill Lane March

12th 10.30am Mrs P Stenson 6.00pm At Newcomen 19th 10.30am Rev B Bell Holy Communion 6.00pm At Zetland Park 26th 10.30am Mrs J Feather 6.00pm Rev J Henry

APRIL

2nd 10.30am Rev T Haigh 6.00pm Rev A Harbottle 9th Palm Sunday 10.30am Mr J Rogers 6.00pm At Zetland Park 16th Easter Day 10.30am

Rev A Harbottle Holy Communion 6.00pm At Newcomen 23rd 10.30am Mrs A Anderson 6.00pm Rev A Harbottle Holy Communion30th 10.30am Mrs J Haigh 6-00pm At Zetland Park Soup and Sweet Lunch Saturday 18th March 12noon – 1.30pm All welcome Anniversary Organ Recital Sunday 19th March At 3.00pm Organist: Ken Thwaites

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

Sunday 8.00am Holy Communion (said) 9.30am Holy Communion (sung) Monday 7.00pm Holy Communion (said) Wednesday 10.00am Holy Communion (sung) All are welcome to attend our Services. Coffee is served after the 9.30 Service on Sundays and on Wednesdays. Sunday Club for 4

yr olds to 10yr olds is held in church at 9.30am every Sunday during term time. Messy Church This is held on the second Saturday of every month from 3.30 to 5.30pm. Families are welcome to come along to hear a story, try activities (some messy) and enjoy something to eat. Visit our web site www.stmarksmarske.co.uk

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Gerry’s Crime Prevention Blog

Neighbourhood Watch his month I’m asking you consider setting up a Neighbourhood Watch or reviving an existing scheme. It’s completely free of charge to join, and remain a member too! I’ve had a go at being a neighbourhood watch co-ordinator; I did the job for 15 years, and thoroughly enjoyed the experience. I must admit to being a big fan, I’ve seen first-hand the benefits that the movement can bring. I was part of a scheme that had just 26 houses in it, part of a much larger new housing estate. No-one knew their neighbours, however, in a short space of time the neighbours all knew each other and it created a strong sense of community and a group of life-long friends who all, still look out for each other. The concept of Neighbourhood Watch came from the USA, where the first scheme was set up in 1964 by a community in New York, following the murder of a lady called Kitty Genovese, when neighbour inaction was thought to be a contributory factor to her death. Neighbourhood Watch came here to the UK in 1982, with the first scheme set up in Cheshire. The movement grew quickly throughout the UK and Cleveland saw that growth too, with thousands of schemes registered across our four policing areas of Redcar & Cleveland, Middlesbrough, Stockton and Hartlepool. The aim of Neighbourhood Watch is to bring neighbours together to create strong, friendly, active communities where crime and anti-social behaviour are less likely to happen. Neighbourhood Watch is about making sure that no one has to feel afraid, vulnerable or isolated in the place where they live. So, this month, I’d like potential new co-ordinators and former co-ordinators to get in touch and either create or perhaps revive their scheme. Mike Barnes is the Cleveland Police representative for neighbourhood watch, and I would encourage members to make contact and come together to regenerate the movement across our force area. Mike can be contacted on 07970 420278 e-mail address is clevelandnhw@gmail.com

Gerry McBride – Crime Prevention / ALO

PCC backs health campaigners in call for responsible alcohol pricing

olice and Crime Commissioner for Cleveland, Barry Coppinger, has supported North East health campaigners Balance in their calls for an increase in duty on strong white cider. The PCC believes the targeted approach will protect young people and the vulnerable without impacting on the local licensed trade. Mr Coppinger has written to Chancellor Philip Hammond and Jane Ellison, the Financial Secretary to the Treasury, ahead of the government’s budget announcement in March. The Commissioner points out that three years of cuts and freezes in alcohol duty mean three litres of white cider, containing the equivalent of 22

shots of vodka, can currently cost as little as £3.50. Strong white ciders tend to be the drink of choice for street drinkers, heavy drinkers and those underage, who often end up needing to use treatment services. Police and Crime Commissioner, Barry Coppinger said: “Very cheap and very strong cider is damaging the health of vulnerable people in our communities. “Calling for responsible taxation is not being a spoilsport or killjoy and is not intended to threaten the licensed trade. It is aimed at encouraging responsible social drinking, not that which damages people or communities. I support the campaign work of Balance and our local alcohol

partnerships and these measures will mean further progress if adopted.” Colin Shevils, Director of Balance North East, said: “It’s clear that cheap alcohol is doing damage to some of the most vulnerable groups in our communities – and the biggest culprit is cheap white cider. “Brands such as Frosty Jack’s are one of the drinks of choice for children who end up needing specialist alcohol treatment. “It’s available for under £4 yet contains the equivalent of 22 shots of vodka. “We urge the Government to protect our children and others by increasing duty on strong white cider in the March budget.”

Advanced eye procedure now available at James Cook

ye patients at The James Cook University Hospital can now undergo a procedure to strengthen their cornea at the Middlesbrough hospital. This advanced procedure, known as corneal collagen crosslinking, is used to treat a progressive corneal condition called Keratoconus which affects young people. Previously patients requiring this treatment would have had to travel to York, Leeds or Sunderland. Keratoconus can start in patients as young as 13 and can progress until the patient is around 30. It affects both eyes and makes vision very blurred as it changes the shape of the cornea. If left untreated the eye can deteriorate to the point where patients require corneal transplant surgery. Consultant Ophthalmologist Mr Trushar Patel performed the first collagen cross-linking at James Cook in November 2016. The procedure

Leap into Spring

St. Marks Church, Marske Friday 19th May 2017 7.00pm - 9.00pm Paula Day will lead The New Day Singers performing an exciting repertoire of traditional and modern choral music. Featuring a guest appearance by Harpist Anita Aslin An opportunity for you to sing along + light refreshments. Tickets £5.00 - proceeds going to St. Marks Church Building Fund Tickets available at the door and from St. Marks Church / Marske Library / The Wynd Pantry, Marske The Book Corner (24 Milton Street, Saltburn) Enquiries: 01642 479798

with The New Day Singers

●● Consultant Ophthalmologist Mr Trushar Patel and his team with the new collagen cross-linking machine takes about 18 minutes and involves applying a vitamin B compound, called Riboflavin, to the surface of the eye and then treating it with a controlled application of ultraviolet light to strengthen the cornea using a special machine. Mr Patel said: “We are very pleased to have this service available for our patients. Previously we would have had to refer patients

elsewhere for treatment or just keep monitoring them closely. “Patients now don’t need to travel to other specialist centres and can have their treatment performed at James Cook in a more timely manner. This means that they can benefit from stable vision much earlier in the disease process without the need for using complex spectacle or contact lens correction to optimise their vision. “The other significant advantage of this treatment is the reduced impact on corneal donor demand because the number of corneal transplants required will reduce.” Jacob Rawlinson, one of the first patients to undergo the treatment has been very impressed. He said: “I’m grateful to have had my treatment performed here at James Cook and that I have not had to travel further afield. The procedure was painless and my eye has now recovered and I’m looking forward to having my other eye treated.”

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Local business owners urged to act now to avoid pensions penalty nightmare A

s over 750,000 employers face new responsibilities this year to contribute to their staff pension pots, small business owners across Stockton, Darlington, Yarm and Redcar are being urged to act now to avoid hefty fines and potential prosecution. Mike Turnbull who runs TaxAssist Accountants in Stockton, Darlington, Yarm and Redcar said: “A record number of businesses reach their socalled ‘staging date’ this year for the new workplace pension scheme. Local business owners will have received their date from the Pensions Regulator and must automatically enrol eligible employees and contribute to their pension pot. “We’ve been advising local businesses since the pension changes were first introduced five years ago and many business owners have

planned well in advance, but 2017 will see the new rules come into effect for many more local businesses, as 750,000 UK employers reach their staging date. Business owners whose staging date was in 2014, will also need to automatically re-enrol certain staff and complete a re-declaration of compliance this year. “We’re urging local business owners who haven’t yet put a scheme in place for their staff, to do so soon to beat the inevitable rush and avoid hefty penalties. Pension providers are likely to be overwhelmed with enquiries and many will not cater for the small business market. Business owners who fail to provide a qualifying pension scheme could face a £400 fixed penalty from the Pensions Regulator, escalating to daily fines set at a minimum of £50 per day, with the possibility of civil penalties and court action.”

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Making a difference to the lives of children, young people and families The Junction - Investing in Children and young people, investing in our community Making our dreams a reality

opportunities and really change lives. By creating spaces for young, talented entrepreneurs to start and develop their business and in exchange inspiring the young people that we work with to believe in the power of “can do”. We are investing in young carers, children and young people and our community.

his is the biggest thing we have ever asked of our wonderful, supportive community. We want your support to help us achieve our vision and dream of providing safe, welcoming and inspiring spaces for young carers, children and young people in our community. Our children, our young people, our community. We are launching a “crowdfunding” appeal to raise £25,000 towards helping us to buy the building we currently rent on Station Road, Redcar. We have exciting plans for The Junction and want as many people as possible to share in our journey. Our aim is to get as many people as possible to share our journey and make our vision and dreams a reality. How can you help support us? • Support us through our Crowdfunding page. http://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/the-junctionsafespace-for-young-carers • Share as much as possible on social media, facebook, twitter, instagram!!! • Tell people! Tell your friends, relatives, colleagues, anyone! let’s make this the biggest campaign we have ever seen, We are truly privileged and humbled to be supported in so many different ways by local people, local businesses and hope that we can ask as many people as possible to make our vision a reality and share in our journey.

Ambitious-Yes, ExcitingYes, Needed-Yes.

We are passionate and fiercely committed to supporting our community, we are here for the

Why is it important?

long haul, spend as much money as possible locally to support our local businesses and now want to buy our building, to build our future instead of paying rent to a landlord that lives many, many miles away. We want to lead the way, to be enterprising, to take a role in regenerating our community and to demonstrate to young people the power of “can do”, taking charge of their own destiny and building their own futures. We want as many people as possible to share this journey with us and help us to buy the building we have rented for over 10 years and make it the best we possibly can for young carers,

children and young people.

Our Vision and Dream

Our vision and dream is to provide welcoming, accessible and safe spaces for young carers, children and young people in our community. To buy our building, invest in our community and to give the very best support we can offer and the best they deserve. We want to make sure we can be the very best in making a difference to the lives of young carers, children, young people and their families in the Redcar and Cleveland area. We won’t stop there, we want to create

In the last year we have supported over 1,000 vulnerable children and young people-young carers, young people with poor mental health and young people who face complex issues which prevent them from successfully getting on in life. We know that by supporting children, young people, young carers and their families we can and do make a difference. It’s not really rocket science, it’s about listening, not judging, being confidential, building trust, being welcoming and keeping people safe. We know this approach makes a difference to people’s lives. Our building and base is the foundation for this to happen. We work to achieve 3 key outcomes: • Making life better for young carers by supporting and empowering young carers and their families. No young carers should be impacted on negatively for caring. • Transforming young people’s lives and unlocking their potential - working with and believing in young people to get into work. Build on their talents and strengths, overcome the barriers they face, (homelessness, anxiety, low confidence and self belief). Change lives and build futures. • Improving mental health, building resilience and enabling children and young people to rise above life’s challenges. The Junction making a difference to the lives of children and young people.

Share in our journey make a difference

‘Bird box’ man raises money for charity

egular Coastal View readers may remember an article from last year about Roy Ritchie, Lingdale’s ‘bird box’ man. Roy has been making bird boxes since he was in the building trade using left over timber and more recently using timber kindly donated by others. Since the article was published Roy has made lots of boxes and kind recipients of them have donated sums of money for charity and recently Roy handed over a cheque for £320 to Lawrence McAnelly of The Junction Foundation, based in Redcar for the Young Carers. Lawrence said: “What can I say? The kindness of Roy and people like Roy, who have made donations is so appreciated and humbling, every penny will go towards our work with young carers in our community. “The amount of work and effort he has put into making a whole range of bird boxes is amazing. He is so knowledgeable and informative. We are looking forward to inspiring young carers and introduce them to Roy to learn about our environment. Thank you Roy!”

Roy told Coastal View: “ It is always very nice to be able to hand this money to a very worthwhile local charity as I am confident that it will be used well by Lawrence. “ I would like to thank everyone who has helped me to raise this money. A big thank you to Guisborough U3A, Tudor Croft Snowdrop Day, Greens Builders Merchants and so many members of the public. “It is never too early or late to put bird boxes up in your garden or workplace. I make eight types of bird box including barn, tawny and little owl boxes, and for me it is very rewarding when people contact me to say they have seen birds using the boxes in their gardens. I make all the boxes free of charge but a voluntary donation is always welcome.” Roy added: “ I’m always on the lookout for wood and exterior ply and I do get some off cuts from a local builders merchants, but if anybody has any good scrap timber they don’t want I would willingly collect it.” If you would like to help Roy or get one of Roy’s bird boxes, he can be contacted on 01287 659268.

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Whiplash Compensation Q: I’ve been suffering badly from pain in my neck since being shunted from behind in a car accident. I’ve heard that the government has stopped compensation being paid for whiplash – is this correct? A: No, you can still make a claim if you suffer soft tissue injuries such as whiplash in a car accident. Whiplash is a complex and sometimes controversial area. Because it is notoriously difficult to test for, there is always the possibility that some people will be tempted to fraudulently claim to have been injured when in fact they have not. We would never represent a potential client who we do not believe to have genuine injuries. But anyone who has actually suffered whiplash will tell you that not only is this a very real condition, but it is also extremely painful and debilitating. Insurers have put pressure on successive governments to clamp down on what they say is a plague of fraudulent whiplash cases, claiming they are leading to increased premiums for motorists. However, official figures show that the number of such claims has actually fallen in recent years – while insurance premiums have risen significantly. The government has just released the outcome of a consultation into its plans to reform this area of the law. Currently, cases where the injury element of the claim is worth £1,000 or less are treated as “small claims” and the insurance company does not have to pay the victim’s legal costs on top. The government plans to raise the limit to £2,000 for all types of personal injury claim except for Road

Traffic Accident (RTA) claims, where the limit will be £5,000 instead. Accident victims would still be able to recover compensation under the small claims procedure but, in the vast majority of road traffic accidents, the insurance company will not have to pay their legal fees. Moreover, while “whiplash” is the umbrella term being used, all injuries will actually be affected. It’s possible that someone could suffer a fracture in a road traffic accident and not recover their legal costs. Ministers also intend to introduce a tariff of fixed compensation amounts for soft tissue RTA claims. This has already been criticised for offering less compensation for a whiplash injury lasting three months than an air passenger can claim for a flight delay of three hours. It is unfair that road and other accidents are to be treated differently. Why should someone recover less compensation just because they are unfortunate enough to suffer their injury in a car rather than at work? This obvious injustice is likely to be challenged in the courts. But what’s important to stress is that nothing has changed at this time and it is not likely to change until October 2018. If you have suffered whiplash injuries, we are still able to act on your behalf. Insurers may seek to capitalise on the current confusion and encourage you not to claim or to settle your claim directly with them. We would strongly recommend that you ignore any such approach and seek expert legal advice to ensure you receive all the compensation you are entitled to.

Our regular travel writer, Ken Bibby (aka Wayfarer), is also an avid reader. He`s read over 400 books over the last few years and he`s agreed to write a regular review series for us.

The Island by Victoria Hislop

ost of the books I read are true stories, travel, biographies, etc. but I do manage to squeeze in the odd novel and this is one I can thoroughly recommend. Alexis Fielding knows little of her mother`s past apart from the fact that she grew up in a small Cretan village prior to moving to London. Alexis decides to visit Crete for herself and so her mother, Sofia, gives her a letter to take to an old friend, Fotini, with a promise that through this old friend Alexis will learn more. On arrival at Plaka she learns that nearby is the island of Spinalonga – a former leper colony. She finds Fotini and at last uncovers the story of her mother, Sofia, and of her great-grandmother, Eleni and her family turmoils through war, tragedy and passion. She also discovers how closely she`s connected with the island and how secrecy still holds them all in its powerful grip.

The Reader

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Wayfarer’s Travels Barcelona – Spain

ancying another short break before Christmas and not wanting to be bothered making my usual own arrangements we had a quick look at what Jet2 had to offer in the way of packages. We took a chance on Barcelona and weren`t disappointed. Even in the second week of November, temperatures were around 20C – even touching 23C one day. The hotel we selected from the wide range of Jet 2 Barcelona holidays was The Oriente Atiram and we would use it again. The situation is superb, with our balcony looking out directly onto Las Ramblas – the lively heart of Barcelona. The staff were helpful and friendly and the breakfast buffet superb. The overall cost of this five day break was £697 for two, inclusive of flights, transfers and bed and breakfast accommodation. Barcelona itself is well worth a visit. The sea front is nothing special with its many beaches all looking much the same and none of them really attractive.

However, the city itself is quite the opposite with its tree lined avenues and its beautiful, if bizarre, Gaudi buildings. Several of these are to be found dotted randomly around the city including the magnificent Sagrada Familia – the famous landmark featured in most brochures and on most postcards. However, THE place to appreciate Gaudi`s architecture at its best is the Park Guell at the northern side of town. Here you can wander round the most beautiful and spectacular of Gaudi`s works. The park was originally a municipal park which fell into neglect. Fortunately the wealthy Count Eusebi Guell bought it and commissioned ● Parc de la Ciutadella Gaudi to plan its development. Gaudi reminds me of that perched upon was so committed he bought the Berlin`s Brandenberg Gate. house in the park and lived there for The place to go in the evening 20 years whilst his ideas became a is undoubtedly Las Ramblas. It’s reality. a lovely long, tree lined avenue Another of Gaudi`s spectacular with tented barbeques, bars and designs is seen in the Parc de la restaurants along its length. It’s a Ciutadella (see picture above). lively hive of activity all evening Here, waterfalls cascade over each and if the choice of fare isn`t enough other whilst many fountains play. for you there, the Placa Reial square The huge golden sculpture at the top is just a few meters off it. This is a

S.A.R.A. Winston

Winston is a big gentle giant who came into us after his owner’s health meant he could no longer care for Winston anymore. He is a lovely five year old male Dogue de Bordeaux cross who enjoys lots of attention, walks and playing with footballs. He is looking for a home as an only dog with someone that understands big dogs

By John Fuller

SARA Events

15th April - Easter Fair – Marske Hall, 10am-1pm Tickets are now on sale for the Neil Diamondo evening at £8. It will take place on 22nd April at the Saltburn Golf Club. Funds raised at the Marske Leisure Centre amounted to in excess of £100.00 Thank you to everyone who attended and made it a pleasant and successful event. For more information ring Foxrush Farm Monday to Friday from 10am to 2pm on 01642/488108 (or visit our website www,s-a-r-a.org.uk)

Wayfarer For any further information on this or any other destination, e-mail :Wayfarer@ntlworld.com In our next issue, Wayfarer visits the enchanting city of Venice.

Lemon curd muffins

You will need a muffin tin for this recipe and ideally some cake cases

Santa Paws

Marley

Marley is a three year old male black and white cat who came into our care after his owner sadly passed away. When he first came in he was a very scared cat and hid himself away most of the time so it took him a while to settle down and get used to his surroundings. Now he is settled, he is a very loving cat who enjoy a good roll around and a play but he still gets easily scared so is looking for a nice quite home with no other cats and no children.

beautiful square dotted with many huge palm trees and bordered with an abundance of good restaurants. A good place to end the day, enjoy a good meal and be entertained by the many street acts.

ets at Home Support Adoption for Pets Charity has held another successful Santa Paws fundraising month. Pets at Home asked their customers to donate 50p for a Christmas meal for animals in rescue centres Nationally they have raised £1,064,064 and a cheque for £1081.16 has been presented to Saltburn Animal Rescue Association.

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

Heat the oven to 200oc and put 8 cases into the tray. 2 eggs 3 oz caster sugar 8 fl oz milk 3 fl oz veg oil 10 oz plain flour 3 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp salt zest of 2 lemons 3 tblsp lemon curd Method In a large bowl add eggs, sugar, oil, milk, lemon curd and mix for one minute. Sift flour and baking powder into mix and stir. Add lemon zest and stir. Spoon into cases equally. Bake for 30 -35 mins until lightly browned. When cooled store in a sealed container. ef If you freeze them, microwave for 20 The Secret Ch seconds prior to eating. Bon appetito

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What’s On - Music & Events

Coastal View & Moor News Issue 77 March - April 2017

East Cleveland Scarecrow Festival 2017

ollowing the success of last year’s inaugural event, a second East Cleveland Scarecrow Festival is planned to take place during August and possibly early September. As in 2016, Liverton, Easington and Loftus are due to participate in this year’s event and the villages of Skinningrove, Carlin How and Liverton Mines are also expected to join in the festivities. Details, including any themes that each community might choose, will be in the next issue of Loftus Town Crier. Meanwhile, Denise

Nesbitt, who had a major role in planning the 2016 festival, says: “The first East Cleveland Scarecrow Festival was a massive success, that demonstrated what can be achieved when local communities work together. Word has spread around the district and beyond and we’re hoping for an even bigger event this year, with new participants.” If you’d like to find out more - and maybe take part in this year’s festival - phone Denise on 01287 644932 or 07979 508071 or email her at denisebydesigns@gmail.com

Upcoming walks around Loftus

here’s a guided walk to Grinkle on Saturday 18 March, starting at 10.30am outside Loftus Town Hall. Grinkle was once the country estate of Sir Charles Palmer, a renowned 19th century industrialist with interests in iron and steel, mining and shipbuilding. This circular walk of about six miles heads to Warren Wood at Grinkle; there’ll be moderate climbs and stiles on the way. Please bring refreshments and come suitably dressed for a woodland walk. On Saturday 8 April there’s a guided walk to find out about archaeological discoveries in the Loftus area. Meet outside the Co-op in Loftus Market Place for an 11.00am start on a circular walk of about four miles, led by Dr Steve Sherlock. Excavations at Street House have revealed activity between Neolithic and Anglo-Saxon times; recent finds uncovered the remains of what’s thought to be Teesside’s oldest house. This walk is along roads and across fields with moderate climbs and stiles on the way; please come suitably dressed. There’s free parking at South View, off North Road Loftus TS13 4JL; the town is on the route of Arriva buses X4 and 5. No booking is needed for these free walks; for more information phone 01287 641000 or email office@loftustc.co.uk Loftus ACCORD Walking Group has a website that you may find useful: www. walkingloftusandthenorthyorkshirecoast.com As well as information about local walking opportunities, this website provides a brief history of the district, together with details of accommodation and eating facilities. There’s also information about local activities and public transport. The group works closely with Loftus Town Council in helping to promote the area to residents and visitors. The town council’s website address is www.loftustc.co.uk

‘Daffodil Sunday’ revived

y kind permission of Mr. Anthony Wharton the first ‘Daffodil Sunday’ for over 20 years will take place on Sunday 9th April 2017, gates opening at 11.00am, with the last entry at 3.00pm. There will be a raffle and plant sales. Tickets priced at £5.00pp (accompanied under 12’s free) will be available from Skelton Library, Park News Agency and Ha’Penny Tearoom.

All proceeds are to support two of Skelton’s community groups—Skelton Villages Civic Pride, who plant and maintain the flower barrels and baskets along the High Street and through to North Skelton, and Friends of Skelton Community Orchard, who are developing and maintaining Ringrose Community Orchard located between the Co-op and the Fire Station.

Boosbeck Community Centre

e have been told that the people are not coming forward to run Boosbeck Community Centre because of a supposedly unpaid gas bill. There was a problem with the gas board but this has been rectified and no money is owed! We believe that the people of Boosbeck are not interested or don’t care what happens to the centre and will use any excuse not to come

forward. We are proposing to hold a meeting after the 25th February and notices will be posted around the village with the date and time of the meeting. If you are really interested, willing to work and step up to the plate we hope to see you there. The Management Committee Boosbeck Community Centre

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What’s On - Music & Events Embroiders’ Guild

The Guisborough and District Branch of the Embroiderers’ Guild are holding their monthly meeting on Saturday 1st April in Sunnyfield House, Westgate, Guisborough. TS14 6BA at 2pm. Our guest speaker is Angela Sandwith and her subject is Using Recycled and Unusual Materials. Visitors are welcome whether you are a non-stitcher, a beginner or more experienced stitcher. Parking is free on Saturday in the Council car park behind Belmont House. Contact telephone number 01642 314860.

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.

Parish of Boosbeck & Lingdale St Aidan Church

Every Thursday – Church Open Day – visit us for a coffee/tea and a chat – all welcome. Proceeds to go toward the running costs of the Church

Events at Gleneagle Centre, New Marske In aid of Cancer Research

Saturday 15th April Easter Bonnet Parade 10am. The best bonnets first and second (boys and girls) will be awarded a book token. The Parish Chairman will be the judge at 11am. Plant Sale Saturday 6th May. Tables £5. Any sort of plants, cuttings, seedlings to buy or sell Starts 10am. Contact Vera Rider on 01642 483234 or vera.rider@gmail.com or just turn up for 10am

What’s on at the Gleneagles Centre, New Marske Mondays 10:30-12:30 Carpet Bowls Mondays 3-4 Tai Chi Tuesday 9:3011:30 Quilting Tuesday (fortnightly) Friendship Group Tuesday 7-8:30 Mens Self Defence Wednesday 9:30 Healthy Living Wednesday (fortnightly) German Wednesday 6:30-7:30 Pilates Thursday 10:30-12:30 Carpet Bowls Thursday (first Thursday) 7pm Yorkshire Countrywomen Thursday (second thursday) 7pm History Group Friday 10-12 Bridge Friday 2-4 Carpet Bowls Sunday 10:30-12 American Tribal Dance Sunday 12:30-2 Dog Obedience Training If you are interested in any of these groups please turn up and ask

Brotton Bowls Club

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

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Saltburn Table Top Sale

Saltburn table top sales will be held every Sunday until 29th October 2017 at the Station Portico Saltburn from 8 am until 2 pm The money raised from the Table Top sales is split between the Folk Festival and the Friends of Saltburn . The money raised for the Folk Festival is to pay for organisation and events and the money raised for the Friends of Saltburn goes towards the erection of Christmas lights in Saltburn.

Skelton Library

New Activities at Skelton Library: “COME AND PLAY” Toddler Play Hour, Monday 10am-11am. All children must be accompanied by an adult. Do you fancy getting out of the house these dark winter Friday afternoons? Come along to the library and play our board games. We have Dominoes, Scrabble, Chess & more. All for fun! Hope to see you soon!

Redcar Lecture Society By Tony Crow

The next meeting of our Group is on Tuesday 14th March in the Redcar East Community Centre on Durham Road at 2.15 p.m. when we welcome back John Reeve whose topic is ‘The River Tees from the 1700’s to today’. At our last Meeting of the season on Tuesday 28th March we will welcome back Alan Betteney for his Presentation on ‘The Castle Eden Branch Railway’. This is a ‘must’ for Railway Buffs. At the end of this Meeting we shall be holding a short A.G.M. Looking ahead, we are organising a Special Event at Kirkleatham to celebrate our completion of 60 years of Presentations. Look out for further information! Admission at the door for our Presentations is unchanged at £2.50 and visitors are very welcome.

Rockulele - ukulele group

Modern music for the uke - Wednesday evenings, beginners 6.10pm, all abilities 7pm at the White House, Marske. £2 per session, all ages and abilities welcome, spare ukes available if you just want to give it a try. New members welcome! Redcar Road Rockulele on Facebook or email redcarroadrockulele@ gmail.com.

All Saints Church - Skelton

Commencing Wednesday 8th March we have a five week lent course entitled Receiving Christ in five different ways. Each Wednesday session begins at 7pm. Hot drink and biscuits available from 6.30pm. Suitable for age groups from teens on wards and each session stands alone so if you cannot commit to the full course this need not be a deterrent. The topics covered are: 8th March As children of God 15th March In the stranger and the needy 21st March In Holy Communion 28th March Through prayer and fellowship 4th April In you - the hope of glory Please come along. Your input will be appreciated. Lent lunches will again be served in the Civic Hall Skelton from mid day till 1.30p.m. for five weeks commencing 9th March Each week has a choice from four home-made soups, a home-made bread roll or cheese scone and coffee and home-made biscuit. We ask for a minimum donation of £3 and all money taken goes to charity.

The Parish Of Saltburn, Marske And New Marske Annual Parish Assembly

Will be held on Thursday 16th March 2017 at 7.00Pm Venue: Methodist Church Hall (Downstairs) Milton Street, Saltburn, TS12 1DJ Members of the public are invited to attend and may submit any other items for discussion, in writing, to the Clerk to the council, to be received by Wednesday 15th February 2017. Clerk to the Council Saltburn, Marske And New Marske Parish Council The Conference Centre Saltburn Learning Campus Marske Mill Lane Saltburn By The Sea TS12 1HJ office@smnmpc.co.uk www.smnmpc.co.uk

Winkies Castle Folk Museum 162 High Street Marske by the Sea N. Yorkshire TS11 7NB Tel: 01642 775086 Web site: winkiescastle.co.uk Open from Easter Sat April 15th to end of Sept 2017 Every Thurs, Sat, Sun and Bank Holiday Monday 11.00am – Last admission 3.45pm. 1st Exhibition for 2017 Starting April 15th to June 29th THE HISTORY OF MARSKE UNITED FOOTBALL CLUB

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

Skelton Methodist Community Church News

The Coffee Morning held at Skelton Community Methodist Church on Wednesday 15th February in aid of British Heart Foundation raised £197.40. Many thanks to all who supported this effort and to all who helped. The Church will be hosting a series of evening sessions during Lent. These will take place in the main hall of the church building, on Castle Grange, Skelton Green, TS12 2DN. The sessions are: • Tuesday 14th March – Can suffering be God’s will? • Tuesday 21st March – Lazarus, Come out! • Tuesday 28th March – Is following Jesus our Insurance Policy? • Tuesday 4th April – I’m not religious. These themes have been chosen to stimulate discussion and debate, in which the secular point of view will be just as important as the religious one. Why not come along, with an open mind, and join in the discussion? The services over the Easter period are as follows: • Maundy Thursday – April 13th at 7:30pm – Communion Service • Good Friday – April 14th at 10.30am – Revd Betty Bell • Easter Sunday – April 16th at 8am – Communion Service - Revd Helena Harbottle o Followed by a faith breakfast o Followed by Morning Worship at 10:30am – James Patterson (Guisborough)

Irish Night for Saltburn

An evening full of Irish food and music is promised for Friday 17th March, feast of Ireland’s patron saint St Patrick, at Saltburn’s golf club. Our Lady of Lourdes parish annual dinner is taking the form of “St Patrick’s Night” with Irish stew and colcannon, a mix of potato and cabbage, with Irish music from Dominic Boyes, of Saltburn, and friends. Desserts available include Irish apple cake. Tickets cost £17.50 for church funds and are available after church services and from 01287-623619.

Loftus And District Flower Club

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

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. 21st March David Rodway - Castles, mountains and lakes of Germany 18th April Ken Gillance - former High Court Judge. How to defend the undefendable 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.

Skelton History Group

Heritage Walks 2017 A small charge of £2 per person will be made on each walk to offset the costs of Insurance. Please wear appropriate footwear and have clothing suitable for the likely weather conditions on that day. On walks of over two hour’s duration, it is suggested that you bring food and drink as we usually stop around halfway for a lunch break. Further details can be had from: skeltonhistorygroup@gmail.com or by contacting Peter Appleton (Tel: 01287 281752) Sunday: March 26th – Biggles and the Zeppelins – Duration: 2 hours Meet at 10:30am in the Stray car park near Green Lane, Redcar (NZ 624 237). This easypaced walk takes place on mostly level ground. There are two ladder styles to negotiate to cross the rail line. The heritage interest includes: the 1913 summer camp of the Northumberland & Durham Brigade of the Territorial Force, the WW1 RFC/RAF airfield, and the Sound Mirror for detecting incoming Zeppelins. Monday: April 24th – Selby Hagg and Saltburn alum works – Duration 4-4½ hours Meet at 10:30am in Cat Nab car park (NZ 668 215). This is a pay-and-display car park, so have plenty of change with you. The circular route will include: the valley of the Skelton Beck as far as the old mill dam, the sites of Marske Mill, Selby Hagg alum quarry and Saltburn alum house. Although mostly on level ground, there are two or three steep ascents/ descents (inevitable given the narrow wooded gorges in our area).

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here a couple of great shows coming through to Sunderland Empire in the next few weeks, starting with The Full Monty. This stage version, adapted by award winning writer Simon Beaufoy, starring Dinner Ladies Andrew Dunn among many great others. The show runs from 22nd to 27th Match and is certain to be a great night out. 4th-8th April sees the transfer of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber ‘s Evita. Perhaps one of his most famous musicals of his career this follows the story of Eva Peron, wife of the Argentine dictator Juan Peron, from humble beginnings to a life of great wealth. With classic songs such as ‘Don’t Cry For Me Argentina ‘ popularised by Madonna and Antonio Banderas through the epic screen version, any stage version is worth

seeing, and this Bill Kenwright production with Emma Hatton is widely reviewed as one of the best. If you prefer straight drama then it’s time to head to Stephen Joseph Scarborough for the next tour from Northern Broadsides. 4-8 April will see Cyrano come in to the region. Set in Paris, 1640 Cyrano de Bergerac, a brilliant poet and swordsman, finds himself deeply in love with his beautiful cousin Roxane. Each day of his life is lived only for her - every poem he writes, every duel he fights. Despite his dash and his dare, Cyrano is afraid of revealing his true feelings certain she could never love him in return… for who would love a man with such an enormous nose? With a talented ensemble cast of actor musicians this is certainly to be a swashbuckler worth catching.

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

i, all! We’ve had some great nights at the Cutty Wren recently, and there’s more on the way! First, I’ll remind you that Anthony John Clarke will be our guest at the Club on March 14th. He’s a highly-rated singer-song writer of Irish origin, but these days living in the Borders. He has more than a few CD’s to his credit, and sees writing songs as not so much as a job as a compelling vocation! He has a canny sense of humour, as well, and is more than worth hearing. We’ve one of our “Theme Nights” on March 21st. As with our “Singers and Musicians” nights, it’s an occasion when local folkies each have a couple of songs or tunes, but our organiser John gives us a theme to find a songs to fit. It’s good practice in keeping our repertoires up to date, but there’s no forfeit if you can’t find anything suitable. (We do have a “loose connection” clause as well.) This time the Theme is “As Spring Comes In”, and there are plenty of songs to reflect that! It’s a “usual” Singers and Musicians’ Night on the 28th, when performers sing or play anything folky. That’s a wide field and you’ll hear every sort of traditional and contemporary folk. Plenty of our locals are writing very good songs, too. There’s always humour, and it’s a good evening to try us if you haven’t been to a modern folk club or used to go years ago. And if you’re a singer or player, come along and have a go! It’s a “Hot Spot” on April 4th. This is another type of evening when a performer is given half an hour or so to perform, instead of the normal two songs or tune sets. As we’re mostly not full-time musicians, it’s good practice for the regulars, and good training for those with a few songs to build an “act”. This time we have husband and wife duo Colin and Fran with their friend David. They’re favourite club regulars, with a taste for modern Humberside songs, but they’ll sing anything that gets you in the gut. Don’t miss them. And the next guests will be Tom McConville and Dave Newey on April 11th. Tom is one of the folk scene’s most compelling fiddle players and singers. He always had an incredible energy and excitement in his stage act, and his present pairing with the first-class young guitarist and singer Dave only adds to the dynamism. Tom has always built up a great rapport with his audience, and that hasn’t changed. If you’re feeling jaded, these two will put new life into you! Looking ahead, we’ll have Singers and Musicians on the 18th April, and a Charity Night in memory of Mike Gardiner on the 25th, with proceeds going to the fight against leukaemia. And looking back briefly, we’ve had some very good nights at the Club this year. Marie Little was as funny, as moving and as compelling as ever on Jan 3rd, while our own Ian Tyzack had a Hot Spot a week later and showed his ability to write great

Saltburn Golf Club is fast becoming place to be for live music and entertainment

T ●● Tom McConville and Dave Newey

●● Colin and Fran. songs as well as chose and play other writers’ work. Our first Theme of the year, “The January Man” went very well, and then we had three tremendous nights. Tich Frier was on top form for our Burns’ Night Celebrations, as was the haggis, tatties and neaps! Our old friends, the quartet “Backshift” were also at the top of their game with as many fabulous songs as they could cram in, and the next week’s Singers and Musicians brought so many very capable performers that we ran over a little – thanks to the Bowling Club staff and especially our bar lady Gemma for being so patient! So – come along and try us! We’re a welcoming crowd who meet every Tuesday at the Redcar Borough Park Bowling Club, Thwaites Lane, off Redcar Lane, Redcar TS10 2FD. (Just turn in where you see the big red racecourse sign on Redcar Lane, and we’re at the bottom of that lane to the left, with plenty of parking space.) Doors open 7-30 p.m., singing starts about 8 p.m., and we finish about 11 p.m. There’s a fine bar, too. Thanks as ever to our hosts at the Bowling Club, to our organiser John and all who keep the club and the music going. You can ring John on 01287 622623 for more information and we have a website at www.cuttywrenfolkclub@talktalk.net. Right – see you soon! George F

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Sun 02 Apr - The Delmonts Fri 07 Apr - Straightshot Sat 08 Apr - Jack McKnight Fri 14 Apr - James Walker Sat15 Apr - No Regrets Sun16 Apr - Big Sigh and the Yawns

he recently fully refurbished function suite lends itself well to presenting different genres of music and, starting on Sunday 2nd April, Jazz is making a welcome reappearance at the Club. This comes in the form of a fabulous five piece band featuring jazz musicians known to many jazz followers in the North East. Ray Dales, one of the finest sax players in the area, is joined by Jeremy McMurrey, virtuoso keyboard player and leader of the Pocket Orchestra. They are joined by Paul Smith, drummer exceptionnel and a master of his craft, highly talented guitarist Ian Boswell, of both Tees Hot Club and Musicians Unlimited fame, and Adrian Beadnell, starting his career with Chris Rea in Saltburn more years ago than he cares to remember, on bass. Simon Nixon, Manager at the Golf Club, said: “We are moving towards opening the Club up to many more people in the area and I feel live music plays a vital role. This is one of our first

public events following a full refurbishment of the function suite and my hope is this will lead to many more memorable evenings featuring live music

in the Club.” Tickets for the evening of Jazz, on the 2nd of April, can be bought at the door and cost £5.00. Doors open at 8.00.

Brit Floyd at the Sage in Gateshead

By Dave King

never go to see tribute bands normally as most are just funny and I find them pretty dull. But I’ve seen Brit Floyd on the last three tours at the Sage in Gateshead and once again it was a brilliant show. They are not the normal tribute band as they don’t pretend to look like Pink Floyd which is why I find most tribute bands rather silly.

They are brilliant musicians and recreate Floyd’s music and visuals just the same as the Russian Philharmonic would create Beethoven’s music, so it’s not like watching some dodgy tribute band. The sound was brilliant and the three female backing singers were excellent. All in all another great night and I can understand why this band are so popular worldwide, their attention to detail is stunning.

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reparations are underway to stage an attempt - on Saltburn’s lower promenade and pier - to achieve a world record for the number of couples dancing the waltz. During what will be a day-long event filled with activities in Saltburn, some 2,000 couples will aim to get into the Guinness Book of Records by waltzing - in time together - for just over five minutes. The Big Dance takes place at 2pm on Friday

record. “It was at a time when Strictly Come Dancing was riding high in TV ratings. We googled Guinness World Records and spotted that Bosnia held the current record for the world’s largest waltz. We all said `Bosnia...we need to bring this record home. “Saltburn is really beautiful and showcases our coast and countryside at its very best. It is also central to an area of rural communities where we have some of the highest need for befriending. We help to reduce loneliness and isolation in older people.” How do would-be waltzers - old and new register? “People can book on line via www. eventbrite.com (search world’s largest waltz 19 May 2017) and pay a registration fee. They can learn the basic steps by logging on to youtube. com. Or search for the World’s Largest Waltz 19 May 2017. Anyone struggling with the internet please contact Age UK Teesside on 01642 805500,” said Mrs Chambers. “Guisborough-born actor Mark Benton (ex Strictly Come Dancing competitor and currently on TV in The Halcyon) has helped promote the event and will be among 90 judges checking everyone dances the same steps on the day. “The music and lyrics are composed by local musician Jeremy McMurray and performed by The Pocket Orchestra. The composition is aptly called ‘The Teesside Waltz.’ It celebrates the tenacity of Teessiders’ ‘can-do attitude.’ “We have had great support from Joan Martin of Marton Grove School of Dance and Fitness who helped with the tuition and Kris Lord from ImagineYouCan.tv who videoed the tuition and posted it on to You Tube for us. “This is a chance for anyone, whatever their age or ability, to become a world record-breaker and create stories to tell for a life-time.”

Labour resolution was debated at a recent Redcar and Cleveland’s Full Council meeting and which declared opposition to the present proposals being presented in the local NHS “Sustainability and Transformation Plan” (STP) The motion was backed by all Labour Councillors and a significant number of opposition Councillors. The resolutions mover, Councillor Ian Jeffrey said: “Across the country local NHS trusts and agencies are being ordered to draw up these plans, which, at heart, are exercises in reducing present overspends in hospitals and primary healthcare services. The local STP, which covers Teesside, South Durham and a part of North Yorkshire contains proposals to close at least one major A and E unit on Teesside, perceived threats to maternity services and a reliance on so-called ‘self care” instead of using health centres or referrals for in-patient treatment in a local hospital. “I and my fellow Councillors believe that these plans are the precursors of a wider agenda to privatise and cut down on NHS services in an area which, due to gross health inequalities when compared to elsewhere in the country, are desperately needed.. Cuts are not the answer - more investment and longer term thinking is needed from this government. This resolution echoes similar calls by councils across the country - including big cities like Liverpool.” The Council’s Cabinet Member for Adult Services, Councillor David Walsh, said: “I have had serious concerns about some of the assumptions in the local STP. The plan has specific targets for reducing admissions to hospitals and to outpatient units which I feel are both unattainable and unfair to the community. These proposals are costed and specific and are aimed at cutting £281 million from the regional NHS budget. “The document makes great play about having to do this to allow for a boost to local Social Care - yet in contrast to the costed cuts to things like admissions and A and E usage, there is no equivalent costed contribution proposed for NHS funded social care. This, together with the total absence of any reference to how local hospital units like those in Redcar, Guisborough and Brotton can contribute to service improvement at a local level, makes me feel this is a cuts programme pure and simple. We must reject this approach, and call instead for a new vision for the NHS on Teesside - not just new cash cuts.”

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19th May. Television cameras and national media are expected to be on hand. Some dancers have asked if they could wear sequin dresses and dinner-jackets. “It’s up to couples to decide. formal or informal dress is equally fine,” said organiser Pat Chambers, of Teesside Age UK. Among early registrations is Four Seasons nursing home, Marske Road, Saltburn. “Family members want to take part with their parents,” said Mrs Chambers. Councillor Sue Jeffrey and her husband Ian are also booked in to give the waltz a whirl. The current world record is held by Tuzla in Bosnia, where they set the record in 2007 with 1,510 couples waltzing in the town square. “We are hopeful that we will secure 2,017 couples - putting some distance between ourselves and the current record. We hope we can keep it for at least 10 years as Bosnia have done,” said Mrs Chambers. “Everyone competing will receive a participation medal and a pac-a-mac plastic raincoat - just in case, as the show must go on!” A marquee will be put up in the valley gardens for a linked event called celebrating ‘Loving Later Life.’ Groups and associations will showcase their activities in a bid to get more people involved. “We’ll have tribal belly-dancing, Zumba Gold and line-dancing, orienteering and learning how to play the ukulele. There will also be stalls providing information and support from benefit advice to health and wellbeing, queries with housing or simply coping with later-life plans,” said Mrs Chambers. How did Saltburn come to be picked for the event? She said one of the Age UK Teesside team suggested at a meeting they tried to do something “really big, maybe beat a world

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Around The Towns & Villages Redcar

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East Redcar Residents` Association. Our next meetings will be on Thursday 6th April 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. Parkinsons Friendship Group Social/Drop In. We meet on first Thursday of the month in the lounge of the Coatham Lodge, Redcar 2 - 4 pm. On the second Thursday of the month we meet up for lunch (usually in a pub) For both carers and the cared for. It’s a chance to relax with a cup of coffee/tea, piece of cake and to talk to people in the same position. Long term friendships can and do happen. For more information please contact Ann on 01642 482066 Redcar & District WASPI group 6pm Wednesday, 12 April & 24 May meeting at Anchor Housing, Coatham Lodge, Coatham Road, Redcar TS10 1SS full information from Jane 07980 154321 or e-mail redcarwaspi@ gmail.com all 1950’s + women welcome.

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

Hillside Patients Participation Group meets on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 2.00pm at Hillside Surgery. This is an informal, open meeting where patients have the opportunity to discuss any issues or ideas they may have regarding the Practice and it’s development. Everyone assured of a warm welcome. Coffee morning in Skelton Civic Hall every Mon 9.30am until 11.00. Come along and enjoy tea or coffee and some real home baking. All proceeds go to Skelton Villages Civic Pride towards environmental improvements and floral displays.

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 )

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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.

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 2pm-4pm 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.

New Marske Friendship Group Are you lonely and want to make new friends? Come along to our Friendship Group which is held every other Tuesday at the Gleneagles Centre, New Marske at 2pm. We usually have a speaker, chat, cup of tea, raffle and spend the afternoon in a friendly and caring environment. All welcome

Guisborough The April meeting of Guisborough Floral Art Club will be at 7.30 pm on Wednesday 12th April in St Nicholas’s Parish Hall, Guisborough. Pamela Alexander is the demonstrator and her title is “Down the garden path”. For up to date information visit our Facebook page. Search “Guisborough Flower Club”. Guisborough & District Friends of Cancer Research UK. Quiz Night - Wed 22 March at Guisborough Town Football Club 7.30pm Bingo Night - Friday 7th April at Guisborough Quoit Club 7.30pm For more details of times etc contact: Wendy 01287 634571 or Viv 01642 472134. 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

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Guisborough Domino League

Speedway Redcar Bears Bears clubhouse burgled By John Gallon

terrible sight confronted volunteers who turned up at the Media Prima Arena on Friday morning, 17th February to discover that the clubhouse had been broken into overnight. Having spent recent weeks refurbishing the interior and installing new equipment they were horrified to find that the culprits had gained entry by smashing their way in through a window and then proceeded to ransack the building removing anything of value, including the contents of the bar, loaded the goods into wheelie bins and made off over the adjoining Moto X track and finally across the go-kart track. Club promoter Kevin Keay was “absolutely

gutted” and devastated by the discovery. He said that weeks of hard work by volunteers to improve the interior had all been in vain as it will all have to be repaired and the loss of the newly acquired electrical equipment, including a flatscreen TV was a severe financial blow. “I feel sorry for the individuals who have put so much effort in recently,” said the promoter but states everything will be repaired and replaced, where financially possible, before very long. The offenders are shown on CCTV using the wheelie bins to remove the goods, Police have been informed. A Bears volunteer has set up a donation fund for repairs and replacements at, www.justgiving.com/ crowdfunding/RedcarBEARS with over £1000 donated in just a few days.

Back to what the Bears are really about, the fixture list for April and May

very one is very excited about the new speedway season at the South Tees Motor Sports Park. The team is tipped for great things, the new promoter is full of enthusiasm with new and exciting ideas, a Bear mascot has been recruited with the name Smoggy (that’s the name the fans voted for!) a new parade flag and 1000 giveaway flags for the kids (and big kids) to cheer on their favourite Bears. MARCH 30 Julie Lewis Memorial (Individual) Home APRIL 6 Redcar Select H 9 Peterborough (KOC) A 13 Peterborough (KOC) H 16 Scunthorpe (CH) A 20 Ipswich (CH) H 21 Edinburgh (CH) A 22 Ipswich (CH) A

The first meeting is an individual meeting with the Bears and guests, the first real team meeting is 6th April so come along, get your flag, and cheer your Bears to victory. Don’t forget to wrap up warm it will still only be April but there’s lots of hot drinks and food. Tapes up for first race 7.30pm prompt. Once again the Bears team are making their annual visit to the children’s ward at James Cook on 13th April with Easter Eggs donated by Bears supporters, always a highlight for the nurses!! 27 Newcastle (CH) H 29 Workington (CH) A MAY 4 Berwick (CH) H 7 Newcastle (CH) A 11 Sheffield (CH) A 12 Reserved H 13 Glasgow (CH) A 18 Workington (CH) H 25 Scunthorpe (CH) H 27 Berwick (CH) A

KOC = Knock Out Cup, CH = Championship, H = Home, A = Away

King George V Bowls Club, Howlbeck Road, Guisborough

embership Day for returning members is 25 March from 9.30am to 1.00pm. The new outdoor season starts with our Open Day on Saturday 8th April, from 2pm, where people of all ages wishing to try bowls can come and meet our members. We also hold social bowls sessions on Sunday evenings 6-8pm and Tuesday morning 10am-12 noon, or taster sessions can be arranged to suit. Experienced

bowlers are also welcome as we play in ladies, men’s and mixed leagues throughout the summer. Boston Bowls, suppliers of bowls and equipment will have their goods for sale in our clubhouse on Sunday 9th April 11am-3pm. To view our facilities and contact details see: www.guisboroughkgvbowls.co.uk or contact our Club Secretary, Les Oakley, 07731 695207 or Ladies Secretary, Anne Bowcock, 01287 638921.

 ● A Bailey The Ship Guisborough captain receiving the G May Trophy from J Stubbs standing in for D Jones League secretary who was poorly. Many thanks Jon.

● The Ship Guisborough winning team retaining the G May Trophty ►

By Danny Jones

. May finals were held on Wed 1st Feb at the T.A. Club where last year’s winners, The Ship, Guisborough, retained the trophy beating The Globe in the final. As the main league draws to a close, The Ship Guisborough, lead the way on 40 points. In the A League, T.A. are 2nd on 38 , and the Wharton 3rd on 37. With two matches left, it still hangs in the balance. In the B League Guis CC are top with 43 points but only have one game remaining, 3Fiddles are 2nd on 33points with three games left, Bowls Club are 3rd on 32points, but four matches left, and are possibly favourites to win the B League. The A League was thrown wide open , with

Ship, Brotton beating Ship Guisborough, 8-1, T.A. kept themselves in with a chance beating close rivals Wharton 5-4. In the B League G.T.F.C. gave themselves a chance beating Abbey 6- 3, as did the 3Fiddles winning 5-4 at the Bowls Club. Penultimate week in League,T.A. Club’s chances of winning the A League are slim after going down 6-3 to The Station. Ship Guisborough won 5- 4 against Marske, leaving Marske looking at relgation. In the B League Globe beat Guisborough CC 7- 2 squashing any chances of Guisborough CC returning to the A League. Bowls Club won 6-3 at the G.T.F.C , looking good for promotion, however leaving them 3Fiddles will make them go all the way after crushing Abbey 8-1.

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Guisborough Rugby By Jeff Lillystone

Guisborough Take The Lead

uring the late part of 2016, and into 2017, Guisborough Rugby under 15 squad decided to take up the challenge of helping other clubs who are struggling to get teams together and assist them, in joint coaching sessions and instructive team games. It is unfortunate that many teams like Stockton and further away like Thirsk are struggling, seemingly with little support from outside bodies, so we decided to step in, and help by encouraging their players and coaches. It has meant some wild and wacky results springing out of the mixed ability games, but in the end everyone will benefit, by more teams being in ‘the pot’ to play. This is innovative and worthwhile, it builds grass roots rugby, I know some clubs might be self-focussed and inward looking, but without ideas like this being created by the Guisboro coaching staff and players then some smaller clubs could fall by the wayside.

Our role is to develop young sportsmen, and not just take opportunities to beat our opposition, when they might need a confidence boost or skill input. I don’t know of any other club or body doing so much to actually develop players and teams from other clubs! We don’t receive any funding or help to do this, it’s just part of our ethos, and it’s why we lead the way, thinking outside the normal parameters of the ‘one club’ mentality. The under 15s squad are soon to host a travelling squad from Leicester as part of our commitment to assist in wider rugby development, having heard of our tours to Leicester Tigers previously, Guisboro was the obvious choice for the visitors, a big feather in our cap ! Congratulations! Scott Armstrong, Matthew Dingwall and Nicky Taggart recently attended the Yorkshire RFU selection dates after being highlighted as players with exceptional ability. The sheer athleticism and gamesmanship which we see every week from these players, and the team, is once again, drawing in players from far and wide to be part of the ‘new thinking’ and coaching style, which has enabled them to grow as individuals and

Marske Cricket Club

By David Beach

he new pavilion is now finished externally and apprentices from Redcar & Cleveland College are due to start gaining valuable hands on experience installing the plumbing and electrics and once they are passed off we can start the decoration internally. The New Year started with news of the passing of several of our players from the 50’s and 60’s, Don McKinnley, Derek Olley and Basil Bowes. Basil had moved to Marske with the MOD in 1952 and stayed with us for the next ten years, A tribute to Basil can be seen on the ground today as he was one of the willing workers who transformed the ground from a farmers field of rig and furrow to the level field we enjoy today. On 4th March the players have again decided to tackle the gallon walk from Goathland to Egton and hope to be well sponsored for their

efforts. On 1st & 2nd April the Club has again enrolled for the NatWest Cricket Force weekend and we hope players and supporters will attend to help with all the jobs that are required around the ground in start of the new season. For the start of the new season a new Club website is in the process of being built to help members keep in touch with what is happening within the Club and a new online Club shop for all the Club’s merchandise. We are pleased to announce that the team has been strengthened for the new season and welcome all rounders Lewis Harper from Great Ayton and Sam Berry from Redcar, experienced wicket keeper Chris Veazey and opening bowler Chris Witherley join the Club from Normanby Hall. It is hoped we will also be able to sign a young South African all rounder who wants to join us but it is all dependant on him gaining the correct visa.

● Guisborough helping out with Thirsk as they try develop their squad, Guisborough has encouraged an ambassador atmosphere, and become the club of choice for players who want to develop on, and off the pitch. team players. Local Schools Rugby Liaison As Local Schools Rugby Liaison Officer I wish to thank the participation of Laurence Jackson School as they help encourage new players, with a strong mentoring role being performed by Team Captain Scott Armstrong. “Scott and his school mates are excelling at the moment, I’m sure that their academic achievements mirror what we see in training, keen, focussed, and willing to learn, whilst many schools or clubs might talk about the positive link between sport and academia – our club, with LJS, deliver real performance, on and off the pitch. I welcome other schools into that positive environment we nurture at Guisborough, it’s unique.” Social skills Recent events for the Guisboro squad have included, a mass paintball battle, with bruises galore! Helping to build team spirit while having fun is essential to sporting participation, and running around in the woods covered in mud is always a team favourite! One young player recently visited Dubai to watch the world’s best rugby sevens tournament, enjoying the culture and meeting some of the superstars of ● George Lillystone kicks a successful conversion elite sevens rugby, an opportunity of as the team look on. a lifetime, and now as the 6 Nations is upon us, players and coaches are how important this is. enjoying visiting some of the matches and the Training social side of the game, in a sensible environment. Guisboro Rugby junior section is inviting new One of the best attributes at Guisboro is the role players from all ages to join our set up, with qualified all coaches play, as positive role models – whilst approachable coaches in a friendly and welcoming the RFU try to implement what is called TREDS, club; training sessions are age appropriate and if teamwork, respect, enjoyment, discipline and you have a young rugby prospect, please check sportsmanship – they are only just words unless our website for coaches contact details. www. coaches actually deliver and embody them, it’s not pitcheroguisboroughrugby just about saying you’re doing it, its implementation, With players drawn from all schools, areas helping young players make good choices and and backgrounds – we offer constructive, nonkeeping them focussed on their wellbeing. Judging critical coaching- developing a responsible a club by the size of the clubhouse is a common attitude in young people. We draw our players error, it’s much more relevant to see how the players from far and wide because long term, the playing behave away from the club itself, and the messages and development options are much wider and we are getting back from schools is that our players supportive, with players from Whitby, Stokesley, are becoming well-grounded respectable young Redcar, and most places in between, the social mix men. I’m certainly proud of the links we have made is excellent, it really shows how we attract and get with some locals schools, it can’t be stated enough the best out of our squads.

Open night at Sleights FC

leights Football Club are hosting an open night on Monday 20th March, at The Plough pub, on Coach Road, to try and find land for a new ground in the village. The club have invited Scarborough Borough Council’s Sports Development Officer Matt Hewison to speak at the event, which is open to all, but particularly those who have land for the club to hire in or around the village. “Matt’s been a big help to us already.” said Sleights FC chairman Andrew Snaith.

“He’ll be on hand to answer any questions from the local authority perspective on what this entails and several of the lads from the club will be on hand for a chat too. “Our new management team of Ed Turner and Sam Leadley have done a fine job in Division One of the Scarborough League and we believe the people of Sleights would like football back in the village.” If you think you can help or to obtain more information on the night, email sleightsfc@ gmail.com.

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Guisborough cling to faint hopes of avoiding relegation with precious point against Ryhope

By Bill Perfitt

uisborough Town’s bid to avoid relegation from Division One of the Northern League which started so brightly when they beat derby rivals Marske on Boxing Day has faltered significantly in recent weeks. Since that shock 1-0 win at Marske, Guisborough have not won a game in their last six matches, managing only two draws but four defeats. The mixed run has seen the Priorymen still firmly entrenched in the drop zone, with only 18 points from 31 game and they are 10 points off the safety of 19th place which is currently occupied by Washington, over whom Guisborough have one game in hand. So preserving their top flight status is looking decidedly precarious for Guisborough and their recently-appointed manager Gary Forster. Guisborough have been desperately dogged by injuries to key players throughout the season and recent weeks have proved no exception with two star players Dave Onions and Steve Roberts making long-awaited comebacks then frustratingly re-joining the injury list. A sad example of this was the recent match

at the KGV against Ryhope CW when prolific scorer Onions added to his tally of over 100 goals for Guisborough by scoring a brilliant goal after only seven minutes to put Town 1-0 up against Ryhope. But on the half hour he was hurt in a 50-50 collision with the Ryhope keeper and had to hobble off the pitch and is likely to be out for at least a further fortnight. Then midfielder/ defender Gary Wood hobbled off to rub salt in the wounds for the Priorymen. Guisborough saw their lead disappear in that game but at 1-2 down and in the fourth minute of time added on Matty Lovatt popped up with a late header to make it 2-2 and give Guisborough faint hope in their battle to stay up. However, Guisborough Manager Gary Forster said afterwards: “It was good to get a point in the end but it’s very frustrating for us when we lost two key players, Dave Onions and Gary Wood, through injury before half-time. “It’s a bit of a nightmare for us with all the injuries we keep getting – I don’t think we’ve managed to put the same side out twice since I became manager because of all the injuries we’ve suffered.

●● (Right) Guisborough goalkeeper had a fantastic game against Ryhope and he is pictured far right above making one of six or seven superb saves.

●● (Left) It’s there! Guisborough striker Dave Onions (No 9, left) looks on as his superb shot curls into the far corner to put Guisborough 1-0 up against Ryhope Pictures courtesy of YVONNE BARKER

“It was good to get a point and stop the run of recent defeats and it was good to see the spirit and character that we’ve got but unfortunately I thought some of our defending was poor again today and we need to get that sorted out, we shouldn’t be conceding the two goals that we did like that. “Having said that I should mention our goalkeeper Jordan Nixon who was absolutely superb today, I’ve said before he’s one of the best goalkeepers in the league and on that showing he has confirmed that once again,” said Gary. He paid special tribute to Dave Onions, lamenting the fact that the big frontman had to leave the pitch injured after scoring such a great goal. “But for his injury he would have probably gone on to score a hat-trick because he seemed to

have the measure of their two centre backs so to lose him again was a big blow to us,” added Gary. Three days before the Ryhope game Guisborough were involved in an incredible match against Ashington at the KGV and after a pulsating game which swung from end to end Ashington scored two goals in the last three minutes to finish narrow 5-4 winners and break the hearts of Guisborough players and fans alike. It typified the wretched luck Guisborough have experienced throughout the season but Guisborough boss Forster has vowed that his team won’t give up hope until it is mathematically impossible for them to stay up. And with March approaching and a game in hand on Washington there is still hope…but it is very slim indeed.

D & G Trophies Eskvale and Cleveland League Review (January 2017)

By Luke Hodgson League Secretary

he league is now getting down to the business stage and the fight for this year’s league title shows no signs of getting any easier with six of the teams still separated by just five points but with games running out every game is now like a cup final. Recent results have seen last year’s champions Great Ayton United Royals move back to the top of the table on goal difference ahead of Great Ayton United who have a game in hand. With only three and four games to play respectively the crunch could come when the two teams meet in March. Loftus Athletic are still in the mix but their defeat at the hands of the Royals has certainly cranked up the pressure on their bid for the top honour while Redcar Athletic Reserves are still in with a shout as are Boosbeck United and to a lesser extent Lakes United who with only two games to play would need some extraordinary results to go their way for them to come out on top. With the league only having eight teams and six still in contention needless to say a lot of the games will pit two of the teams in direct rivalry so everything is still to play for in what has been a very competitive season with nobody running away from the rest. Middlesbrough and Teesside Sports Academy have battled away all season and have certainly given some of the teams hard games without getting the points that perhaps they have deserved awhile Hinderwell unfortunately have struggled all season but to their credit have persevered and drafted in additional players and are continuing to fight to the end of the season and certainly deserve some praise and credit for their toil and efforts throughout what has been a difficult season. Great Ayton United Royals are the league’s sole survivors in the North Riding Saturday Challenge Cup and they will entertain Huby United, conquerors of Loftus Athletic, in the Semi -Final with the prospect of playing either West Pier of Scarborough or Bedale should they make the Final and we wish them well on behalf of the league. The Scarborough

Junior Cup Semi-Finals see Loftus Athletic hosting Heslerton as they look to retain the trophy they won last year and like the Royals we wish them well as they have represented the league well and should they reach the Final they will meet Kirkbymoorside Reserves who they beat in last year’s final. In domestic Cup Competitions Great Ayton United Royals booked their place in the D & G Trophies League Challenge Cup Final after beating Middlesbrough and Teesside Sports Academy and they will play either Boosbeck United or Loftus Athletic whose game has been rearranged for 8th April. In the Knockout Cup the semi-finals are arranged for 1st April and Great Ayton United entertain Loftus Athletic while Redcar Athletic Reserves entertain Great Ayton United Royals. Two of the rounds of group fixtures in the Eileen Hodgson Trophy have been completed and with Great Ayton United Royals having won both their games they have one foot in the Final while Great Ayton United have lost both games so they are definitely up against to reach the Final so there is still everything to play for in the last round of fixtures as Loftus take on Great Ayton United while Redcar Athletic take on the Royals. The Final of the Whitby Benevolent Trophy will see Lakes United take on Middlesbrough and Teesside Sports Academy even though there is still one game to play as these two teams cannot be caught no matter what the outcome of the final match is. The dates for the domestic Cup Finals have not yet been finalised but the Committee is working on sorting these out at the earliest opportunity and they will appear on the league’s website in due course. Results 21st January 2017; Eileen Hodgson Trophy sponsored by James Hodgson. Great Ayton United Royals 3 Loftus Athletic 0. Whitby Benevolent Trophy sponsored by Whitby Advertiser Boosbeck United v Middlesbrough & Teesside Sports Academy postponed. League fixtures; Hinderwell 2 Great Ayton United 7; Lakes United 4 Redcar Athletic Reserves 0. 28th January;

Boosbeck United 2 Loftus Athletic 4; Lakes United 5 Middlesbrough & Teesside Sports Academy 1; Redcar Athletic Reserves 9 Hinderwell 2. 4th February; North Riding Saturday Challenge Cup – Quarter Finals; Great Ayton United Royals 2 Edgehill 0; Loftus Athletic 4 Huby United 5; West Pier (Sat) 4 Redcar Athletic Reserves 3. Knockout Cup – Quarter Final; - Hinderwell v Great Ayton United away walkover. League; Middlesbrough & Teesside Sports Academy 5 Boosbeck United 2. 11th February; D & G Trophies League Challenge Cup Semi-Finals; Boosbeck United v Loftus Athletic postponed; Middlesbrough & Teesside Sports Academy 0 Great Ayton United Royals 5. Whitby Benevolent Trophy; Lakes United v Hinderwell postponed. 18th February; Whitby Benevolent Trophy Sponsored by Whitby Advertiser; Hinderwell 1 Boosbeck United 1. League; Lakes United 0 Great Ayton United Royals 2. 25th February; Eileen Hodgson Trophy Sponsored by James Hodgson; Great Ayton United 1 Redcar Athletic Reserves 2. League; Great Ayton United Royals 2 Loftus Athletic 1; Lakes United 2 Boosbeck United 2.

Fixtures 11th March; Great Ayton United Royals v Boosbeck United, Lakes United v Hinderwell, Loftus Athletic v Redcar Athletic Reserves. 18th March; Boosbeck United v Hinderwell, Great Ayton United Royals v Great Ayton United, Redcar Athletic Reserves v Middlesbrough & Teesside Sports Academy. 25th March; Great Ayton United v Redcar Athletic Reserves, Lakes United v Loftus Athletic, Middlesbrough & Teesside Sports Academy v Boosbeck United. 1st April; Knockout Cup Semi-Finals Sponsored by Keith Wilcox and Luke Hodgson; Great Ayton United v Loftus Athletic, Redcar Athletic Reserves v Great Ayton United Royals. Whitby Benevolent Trophy Sponsored by Whitby Advertiser; Lakes United v Hinderwell. 8th April; D & G Trophies League Challenge Cup Semi-Final:Boosbeck United v Loftus Athletic. League; Hinderwell v Great Ayton United Royals. 15th April; Hinderwell v Loftus Athletic. 22nd April; Eileen Hodgson Trophy Sponsored by James Hodgson; Loftus Athletic v Great Ayton United; Redcar Athletic Reserves v Great Ayton United Royals. League fixture to be confirmed: - Great Ayton United v Loftus Athletic.

League table

25 February 2017 Great Ayton United Royals Great Ayton United Loftus Athletic Redcar Athletic Reserves Lakes United Boosbeck United Middlesbrough & Teesside Sports Academy Hinderwell th

Pld 11 10 10 11 12 10 11 9

W 7 7 5 6 5 5 2 0

D 1 1 3 0 2 2 1 0

L 3 2 2 5 5 3 8 9

GD 21 20 12 9 6 2 -22 -48

Pts 22 22 18 18 17 17 7 0

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Coastal View & Moor News Issue 77 March - April 2017

Marske’s magnificent seven M

By Moss Holtby

arske put an inconsistent start to 2017 behind them, by putting together a magnificent run of seven straight wins over the past month. United bounced back from a North Riding Senior Cup defeat at Pickering Town by coming from behind to win 3-1 against Dunston UTS. Marske started well, hitting the visitors’ woodwork three times in the opening stages of the game and created many more good opportunities. But it was Dunston who drew first blood, netting from the penalty spot in first half injury time with their first effort of the game. But Carl Jarrett’s men drew level almost immediately after the restart when Andy Ramsbottom forced the ball home from close range, and it wasn’t long before Glen Butterworth put the hosts into the lead with a shot from 25-yards that crept in off the post. Marske finally made the game safe during added time when the Dunston keeper cleared straight to Peter Bulmer who fired the ball straight back into the goal. The Seasiders’ second win came at Seaham Red Star following another dominant display. They led on seven minutes with their first chance of the game, Butterworth and Danny Earl combining to set up Curtis Round who beat the keeper with a fierce strike to net his first goal for the club. United had given a debut to forward Ashley Coffey, signed from Newton Aycliffe, and two minutes later he was on the scoresheet with a diving header at the back post. Seaham had a golden chance to find a way back into the game on 55 minutes when they were awarded a penalty but Craig Price blasted wide. And they were made to pay for their miss on 73 minutes when substitute Reece Kelly nipped in to prod the ball over the line. Marske rounded off a 4-0 win in the 86th minute when Earl was sent clear to produce a beautiful finish over the keeper for his 20th goal of the season. United then won a midweek thriller against Bishop Auckland to reach the quarter finals of the Brooks Mileson Northern League Cup. A comedy of errors at the back allowed Andy Johnson to give Bishops the lead in just the second minute of the game, and Marske’s disastrous start continued when a curling shot from Andre Bennett beat Robert Dean just

●●Marske’s Goal Machine Danny Earl in action at Seaham (Picture: courtesy of Jamie Grace photography

three minutes later. Marske were back in the game on 15 minutes when Round’s free kick took a deflection off the wall, and on the half hour mark Coffey’s header beat Scott Pocklington to draw the hosts back level. By 38 minutes Marske had turned the game on its head as Bulmer got the faintest of touches on the ball to save Alex Francis the embarrassment of scoring an own goal. The second half belonged to Marske, but they were unable to increase their lead and with 14 minutes remaining conceded a penalty. Johnson stepped up and fired towards the top corner, but Dean somehow managed to stretch out a hand and prevent the ball from finding its target and prevent extra time being played. Marske beat Seaham for the second time in eight days to secure a fourth straight win, Round and Butterworth scoring each side of David Palmer’s equaliser, then they continued their League Cup run with a midweek win at Sunderland RCA. Marske took the lead on 18 minutes when Bulmer scored with a shot that hit the post and RCA keeper Jonathan Carmichael before

going into the net. RCA drew level on 51 minutes when Jonny Butler rounded the Marske keeper and scored, but Marske went 2-1 up a minute later with a deflected shot by Danny Earl. Curtis Round made it 3-1 from an Earl pass, but Jonny Davis pulled a goal back for RCA. However, Coffey broke away and made sure with a fourth goal near the end. The most impressive win of the run came at Consett as Danny Earl scored all four of his teams goals to give Marske their sixth successive win with a 4-2 victory. Earl scored his first from a Peter Bulmer assist after two minutes, then he finished off a great four man move for the second. He completed his hat trick from a free kick, and at the start of the second half volleyed a spectacular fourth. Round hit the post for Marske before Luke Sullivan pulled two back for Consett, one of them beating Dean from the spot, who was making his 200th Seasiders appearance. Marske manager Carl Jarrett said: “I’m really pleased with the result, that’s six wins in a row now and confidence is high. We started

the game really well and to score three high quality goals was pleasing, then even better to go 4-0 up with another outstanding finish from Danny showed again what an excellent player he is. But even more pleasing was the team performance, although I was a little disappointed to concede two soft goals. But I can’t be too critical of the lads, hopefully we’ll continue the run on Wednesday night.” And they indeed continued the run to end February on a high and consolidate fifth position with a 2-1 win at Washington. Washington took the lead when Shaun Pickford lobbed Marske keeper Dean, but the visitors levelled on 53 minutes when Ashley Coffey broke away and crossed for Aaron Ramsbottom to turn home. Craig Gott then put Marske into the lead from the penalty spot after Coffey was fouled. Marske host midtable Penrith on Saturday 11th March, and can then enjoy a ten day rest before facing league leaders North Shields at the GER Stadium in the semi final of the Northern League Cup on Tuesday 21st March, 7.30pm. The winners of the tie will meet either Shildon or South Shields in the final.

Whitby Town Round Up

By Andrew Snaith

oing into March, Whitby Town remain in the play-off shake-up in a top half of the Evo-Stik Northern Premier League (non-League step 3) that is more open than ever before. Just seven points separated second from 13th as of 24th February, with Whitby going into their huge six-pointer with FA Cup giantkillers Stourbridge in fourth spot. January concluded with a heavy 4-0 defeat in Cumbria, from one of Town’s many promotion rivals, Workington. However, February began with back-to-back victories. First, despite dominating bottom club Skelmersdale, the Blues had to rely on a sole Davy Carson strike to confirm a 1-0 victory, at the Turnbull Ground. Carson is an improving

force in midfield, however the Blues suffered a blow in that area when the long-serving Dave McTiernan joined runaway league leaders Blyth Spartans. McTiernan, with 435 appearances and 48 goals is the Seasiders’ third-highest appearancemaker of all time, trailing just Dave Campbell and Paul Pitman. Whitby manager Chris Hardy confirmed that McTiernan’s loyalty had earned him the move, with Spartans looking to replace the highly-rated Stephen Turnbull, who had recently left the club. Whitby then produced arguably their performance of the season in beating Marine 4-1. The Mariners were cast aside with Carson and Matty Tymon netting an impressive brace each- check out evostikleague.co.uk for highlights. Town then

lost out in a dramatic tale of two halves with a ● Graham Toddupour club chairman with the Anderson family confrontational Barwell. ●Luke Bythway, from the back, smashed home an impressive opener just before half-time and Whitby missed other chances before the improved Leicestershire visitors turned the match on its head with two clinical Callum Ball strikes. Meanwhile, in the North Riding Senior Cup, Whitby drew Middlesbrough Under 23s in the semi finals, to be played at the Turnbull Ground on Tuesday 21st March at 7.45pm. The winners will ultimately take on Pickering Town, who defeated Scarborough, in the other last-four clash. Whitby Town FC are looking for mascots for home matches and Easter Draw prizes, check out the club’s Facebook page for more details.

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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 77 March - April 2017

Permanent football deal for Guisborough man A

local man penned a permanent 18 month deal with League One Football Club, Rochdale just before the transfer window closed at the end of January. Twenty one year old defender Mark Kitching from Guisborough initially joined Rochdale on loan from Middlesbrough and he made his debut in the Emirates FA Cup tie against Huddersfield Town and manager Keith Hill moved swiftly to capture Kitching’s signature on a long-term contract before the transfer window slammed shut. Proud Dad, Tom Kitching told Coastal View: “Mark, first started playing football when he was at Belmont School, whose team won every trophy going that year. He was trained by Dave Wells and ended up being selected to play for East Cleveland Boys.” Mark then moved on to be guided and trained by his now great friend, Paul Durance, and it was during his two year stint at Teesside Athletic, that Mark, a lifelong Boro fan was given the chance to play for

his childhood team, when he was spotted by scout, Tony Armstrong and at the age of nine, signed for the Boro Academy. On leaving Laurence Jackson School, Mark signed a two year professional contract with Middlesbrough Football Club in April, 2014, where he played for the academy’s under 23s and made three substitute appearances for the first team in their championship winning year. It was always Mark’s dream to gain a permanent spot in Boro’s first team but unfortunately this was not to be. Mark said: “I always wanted to play for Boro’s first team but when they won promotion I realised my chance had gone. “But now I have a permanent deal at Rochdale and I am hoping to be playing regular football and doing well for my team. “I would like to thank Dave Wells, Paul Durance, Dave Parnaby and all the staff and team mates at Boro for 12 wonderful years.”

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