Coastal View Issue 128 by Coastal View and Moor News

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● Daﬀodil Sunday at Skelton Castle

We stand with Ukraine – Loftus

e stand with Ukraine - Loftus, an aid group set up by Loftus resident, Rachel Tyreman, was formed shortly after the invasion by Russia, to help with the humanitarian relief eﬀorts, like many across the world. When doing so, she had no idea the local community would donate so much for the cause, meaning that transporting the items was next on the agenda. That's where Wayne Davies of Polaris Blinds stepped in to offer assistance. Wayne offered the use of a van, to take donations all the way to Lviv in western Ukraine taking donations directly to where they are needed most. After Rachel set up contacts with a local Ukrainian organisation, Wayne - once loaded up, set off with his Dad, local Taxi driver Mark Davies, on his epic 1300 mile each way trip to Lviv! Taking the overnight ferry from Hull to Rotterdam, they made their way through Holland and into Germany, where around lunchtime they coincidentally met up with Andy from Holey Molies. From there, they drove together through Germany and into Poland before parting ways as they continued through Poland and towards the Ukrainian border. Wayne said: “The final approach to the Polish/Ukraine border was very quiet, hardly any vehicles on the road, you could sense the tension in the cab of the van between me and my Dad as we got closer.” Once through the border and having dropped off their vital supplies with a locally based charity organisation, the long gruelling drive home lay ahead of them. The pair took the

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Welcome to Coastal View & Moor News Issue 128

s you can see we have managed to produce an April issue of the paper, due to the continued support of our loyal advertisers. We seem to be saying the same things to you every month and this time is no exception. Since December last year we have had three price increases on the cost of the paper used to print the paper as well as other increased manufacturing costs. To date the total increases are 53% more than theyt were and that does not take into account any increases we have had to our personal bills eg council tax, electricity, gas etc etc. the list goes on. These increases are HUGE and unfortunately will not stop here but as we have said before we will try to carry on as long as we can. Both Steve and I are way past retirement age and will not be able to carry on forever but we will do our best and just take each month as it comes. While on this subject we would like to thank Mr & Mrs Garnett from Redcar and Mr & Mrs Johnson from Marske for their generous donations and for this we are very

grateful at a time when every penny counts. The situation in Ukraine is not getting any better and the people who are having to leave their homes and ﬂee to other parts of their country or into other countries are going through hell. All over our borough many people are doing their best to help in any way they can as you can see from our front page story this issue. In fact over the last month two of our friends, who also are advertisers, Wayne Davies of Blinds R Us and Andy Oliver from Holey Molies have done their bit to help. Part of Wayne’s story is included in this issue and you can read Andy’s in the May paper. Well done to everyone involved – you are all doing such brilliant things. If you would like to donate to the people of Ukraine please see the details on the poster below. Since the last paper I managed to get covid! This is quite unbelievable as we have probably only left our village no more than ten times since the start of the pandemic, two years ago. My symptoms were like the worst coid I have ever had but got no worse

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than that and I put it down to having the three vaccinations I was entitled to. Thank you Charlie and Dave for getting some testing kits to us, which were like gold dust at the time. If you still haven’t been vaccinated, please think again, it could save your life as well as protect others around you. We would like to say a thank you to Rob for looking after Ruby for us – she can be quite a handful but Rob loves her as much as we do. (Ruby is our 18 month old black lab puppy.) The mast head picture on the front page was sent to us to accompany the Daffodil Sunday article. The picture was so lovely we decided to put it on the front page. You can read the full article on page 27. We hope you enjoy reading this issue.

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First bumper summer of flights in a decade gets locals jetting oﬀ once again A

bumper schedule of summer flights has returned to Teesside Airport after almost a decade, with passengers travelling from across the North of England coming in their droves to take advantage of the first flights to Majorca and Faro in Portugal. This is the first time in nine years that Teesside Airport is boasting a comprehensive slate of seasonal flights, something that’s been long cried out for, as it expects to welcome hundreds of thousands of supportive passengers through its doors once again. Ryanair’s service to the Mediterranean beach hotspot of Palma, Majorca, departed at 9.50am and was followed at 12.30pm the next day by the service to the airline’s second destination, Faro, in the heart of the Algarve region. The boost in passenger numbers signals a positive outlook for Teesside Airport, coming as the Airport Operators Association reported that UK airports lost £10billion in revenue since the first lockdown in March 2020. They saw a drop of 12.7% in passenger numbers in 2021, to 64.3million, the lowest figures since 1983. At Teesside, holidaymakers can now take advantage of the cheapest airport parking in the north, speedy check-in and security and the ultimate convenience of flights being from their local airport with many flying out this week saying that Teesside Airport is smoother and more hassle-free than ever before. One passenger to take advantage of the improved facilities in the transformed terminal building – the new Bannayne Spa – was June Jackson from Saltburn. She said: “There’s no hassle, from coming through the car park, right through to now having our nails done!” People from outside the region are also seeing the benefits of travelling from Teesside, with Stephen Green from Barnard Castle adding: “Thumbs up, Teesside Airport! Fall out of bed and two hours later you’re in Portugal. Can’t beat it!” A raft of other routes is also set to run from

Teesside in the coming weeks. The twiceweekly flights to Majorca and Faro will run until the autumn alongside Ryanair’s yearround service to Alicante, and will soon be joined by flights to the Greek island of Corfu, taking off weekly from 3 June. Balkan Holidays is also introducing its Bulgaria route at the start of June and TUI, the UK’s number one holiday firm, will launch its flights to Majorca on 10 May. Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen said: “This is a huge turning point for the airport, as we’re now fully introducing the destinations people from across Teesside, Darlington and Hartlepool have been crying out for for years. “We’ve had a fantastic response to the flights, with high passenger numbers proving people have been desperate to get away after the difficult past two years. This is a critical time for the aviation industry with new figures making for difficult reading, but I’ve no doubt we’ll soon see real change. Bookings are looking very strong right across the season and will only get better as schools break up for Easter and summer holidays. “It’s also been great to hear the response to our new-look terminal and all of its new facilities, like the Bannatyne spa and new World Duty Free store. It has proved all of our hard work and investment has paid off, with even more options for people wanting to unwind before they board the plane. “Of course, we’ve still got more to come as the Sky Bar and new viewing platform is set to launch in a few short weeks so people who are flying – and people who just want to pay the airport a visit – can get a front-row seat as an increasing number of planes arrive and depart. “We’re on course for the biggest and best summer Teesside Airport has seen in a long time so if people from across the region – as well as the wider North – want a quick, easy and convenient start to their getaway, they should book now.”

● Holidaymakers boarding the plane to Faro

● Passengers getting set for take-oﬀ

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Competition success for local dancer

en year old Eloise Davies from Loftus, has been dancing at Triple Dee Dance Studio in their “just for fun” recreational dance classes for a few years. Recently Eloise asked if she could try out for the competition squad. She trains five hours a week and recently entered only her fourth competition in which she battled with 38 other dancers from all over the North East and was placed an amazing runner up in U10 Beginner at the Epidemic Energy Trophy Day. She also lost a life which means she is one step closer to moving up a grade and getting to wear more fancy dance costumes! Owner of Triple Dee Danielle said:

“Eloise has worked so very hard for this and we are very pleased with her hard work, dedication and determination to succeed. “Our fun classes work towards yearly shows and our competition team compete all over the UK!” Eloise’s proud Mum, Toni told Coastal View: “Eloise has come on so far since she started going to Triple Dee Dance Studio, When she first started she was a shy, quiet, little girl. “Danielle has done so much for her and she is now so much more confident and her passion for dance is unreal. I am so proud of Eloise and every time I watch her dance I get so emotional.

“She is amazing and loves every moment of being in the studio with Danielle and the other Triple Dee girls and competitions. I would like to say a big thank you to Danielle for all she has done for Eloise.” Danielle added: “If you are interested in joining we have places available in the following classes; Age 2-4 Baby Disco Class Under and Over 8 Fun Dance Under and Over 8 Acro Class And we are always on the look out for new dancers for our Competition Squad! Message us on Facebook for more information “Triple Dee Dance Studio.”

In The News: How Home Visit Eye Tests Can Save Broken Bones!! More than 50% of falls and accidents resulting in a trip to casualty are caused by poor vision with people aged over 60. If you enjoy your independence the last thing you want to do is to end up in hospital. Having good vision and eye health is vital for day to day life but so many people neglect having their eyes tested. If you are housebound a trip to the Optician can take up time and effort. You have to go for the eye test, then go back again for the glasses and then go back for any adjustments. Well, now you don’t have to. My name is John Prouse, I’m a local Optician at Loftus & Skelton Optical and I have been doing home visit eye tests for over 10 years. Thanks to the latest equipment you can have the same eye health and vision checks in the comfort of your own home. There’s no rushing, you can have as much time as you need for the eye test and to ask any questions about your eyes. If you want a home visit test or have a friend or relative that needs one, call anytime, day or night on 01287 644211. If you are not ready for an eye test you can still request more info, including a free special report on 7 ways to keep your eyes healthy and vision sharp! Simple ask or leave a message when you call. Free Home Visits - normally £40 call out fee. This voucher is valid until April 30th 2022

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We stand with Ukraine – Loftus

time to reﬂect over their last few hours in Ukraine, admitting: “It took at least a couple of hours before we spoke to each other once we left for home, I think just taking in all that we had seen,” said Wayne. Wayne posted the following words on Facebook when he and his Dad arrived at the Polish/Ukranian border: “For all you see on the TV of the refugees arriving at the border, getting supported, getting warmed up, getting fed and watered, is absolutely not what happens in reality and I’m absolutely appalled and heartbroken to see what we’ve witnessed today. “The little boy no older than my little lad Charly, just sat on the ﬂoor, quiet as a mouse, with a stream of tears coming down his face, staring at the floor,

probably wondering where he’s sleeping tonight while waiting in a queue on the Ukrainian side of the border, what looked like a mile and a half! “If the world wants aid to reach the right places quickly, then the world needs to stand up and be counted in sorting that complete mess out asap!” The team effort that went in to get all those donations from East Cleveland to Ukraine over the past few weeks has been a mammoth task, thanks especially to all those people who have donated, volunteered, helped pack, collected, delivered and fundraised. Without everyone pulling out all the stops, none of what we’ve seen would have been possible, so thank you from all of us at We stand with Ukraine - Loftus

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Paddy Waddell’s Railway Remembered B

ritain’s Ordnance Survey maps are amongst the best in the world… guaranteed accuracy — except when they’re wrong. And in East Cleveland they are wrong. A ‘Dismantled Railway’ is shown, but it was never dismantled because it was never built. And the story of Paddy Waddell’s Railway is a fascinating part of local history. In the ironstone boom in the Eston Hills, Middlesbrough — the ‘Infant Hercules’ — was growing. Demand for iron ore was high, and a group of speculators worked out that between Kilton and Glaisdale, on a route via Moorsholm, Tranmire and Stonegate, there was the potential of thousands of tons of ironstone just waiting to be dug out of the ground. The Cleveland Extension Mineral Railway (CEMR) was proposed, to travel through this area linking to the existing lines near Kilton in the north, and the Esk Valley Line near Glaisdale in the south. The proposers raised finance, and in the 1860s started work on laying out the line. Generally, where some form of access was already there, like a road or a farm track crossing the route of the railway, navvies would start working in both directions — there would be cuttings dug out through the higher ground, and the spoil used to make embankments in the lower spots further along the line. But unfortunately the CEMR’s speculators had misjudged. Cheap iron ore was now available from Scandinavia, and the East Cleveland ores (although nearer) had lost their attractiveness. The railway ran out of money. So the promoters tried again, and attractive prospectuses found more investors, so that work could recommence. This happened more than once, until eventually the money ran out and the operation ceased. The CEMR was never completed, but the works that were done were (and still are) clear in the landscape. None more so than east of Moorsholm, where there was to have been a marshalling yard for the tubs and wagons. In fact, local farmer Mr Marsay had already decided that this would be a boom for Moorsholm, and had built himself a Station Hotel to serve the navvies during construction, and the businessmen once the line was complete. It was next to where the Memorial Hall now is, and where Ashberry Close was later built on the site. One of the most prominent relics is where the

Liverton road (the B1366) joins the A171 Whitby Moor Road. Here, if you look to the south, you can see embankments leading to cuttings as the line headed off across the moor, and to the north is a long cutting towards Stubdale Farm. There was once a bridge here to carry the main road over the railway, but when the railway never came, it was demolished to save maintenance. Locally this has been known for years as ‘Paddy Waddell’s Corner’. So, who was Paddy Waddell? Well, he never existed either! The engineer for the proposed line was John Waddell, a Scot from Edinburgh, who was also responsible for many of the other dramatic railways in this area, notably the Loftus-to-Whitby line along the coast via Kettleness. But if he was a Scot, why was he called ‘Paddy’? Well, John Waddell was so busy with his other projects — problems with unstable cliffs between Kettleness and Sandsend were a major headache — that his deputy engineer, an Irishman named Gallagher, did most of the

practical work on the CEMR, surveying the route of the line and talking to the local farmers and landowners about access. And the local people, knowing the line was being built by Mr Waddell, thought that this must be the great man, and being Irish he was nicknamed ‘Paddy’. And this Paddy Waddell story is told in a long chapter in a new book ‘Unfinished Lines’ by Mark Yonge, a railway enthusiast from East Sussex, who set out to document not the now- closed railways, of which there are hundreds all over the country, but those like the CEMR which for one reason or another were started but never finished. And much of the research and photos for the chapter were provided by Graeme Aldous, who’s lived for nearly 50 years overlooking some of the clearest relics east of Moorsholm, where a cutting leads to an embankment, to a gap, to another embankment and to another cutting. Graeme explains “My cameraman colleague Ted Parker had made some promotional videos for Mark Yonge’s company, and had already been asked to photograph places on an uncompleted line in North Tyneside. He asked if Mark was

including Paddy Waddell’s Railway — Mark said he’d heard tell of it, but didn’t know much. Ted recommended me as a possible source of information, and I’m delighted to say that, based on the notes I provided, and my photos along the route of the line, the chapter became one of the most detailed in the book.” In fact, Mark chose one of Graeme’s photos for the front cover. The only overbridge that survived on the line is at Rake House, at the junction with the Esk Valley Line near Glaisdale, and a previous farmer had erected a very nice stone memorial to Paddy Waddell’s Railway. The stone and the bridge, and what is now a duck pond in the cutting beneath it, neatly summed up the whole ﬂavour of these relics of lost fortunes. “I felt very honoured” said Graeme. “I don’t think I’ve ever had a photo published in a book before, and for it to be the front cover is especially gratifying.” But sadly, it was Mark’s final project — as the book was nearing completion he became very ill, and died just a few weeks after the press launch. “Ted and I were invited to the launch, but it was mid-afternoon in East Sussex, and we couldn’t be sure there wouldn’t be a holdup on the M25 or the Dartford Crossing that would mean we would arrive just as it was over. Reluctantly we decided not to go, and so I missed the opportunity to meet the man who had used my pictures, and who put Paddy Waddell’s Railway on the map (even though the Ordnance Survey got it wrong!)” Unfinished Lines by Mark Yonge is published by Pen & Sword Books (www.pen-and- sword. co.uk) at £30. ISBN: 9781399018531

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What Is Silent But Deadly And Can Be In Your Eyes? It’s a ‘Choroidal Melanoma’.

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As an Optician, I’m looking inside eyes all day. Did you know your eyes have over 180 MILLION cells in the retina that are needed for you to see? Looking inside your eyes has never been so important. Since around the year 1851 Opticians have been using a torch known as the Ophthalmoscope to look at the retina. Then the digital retinal camera became the mainstream way in 2010. However, this can only take a picture with a Þeld of view of around 45 degrees. This is only 15% of your eye. In other words, the picture is still missing a big section of the retina. I did not feel comfortable with this. And neither did Douglas Anderson, an engineer and inventor. His son, aged 5, attended a routine eye test in Scotland but was left blinded as an eye problem was not detected. This was back in 1990. Over the years, Mr Anderson worked tirelessly to invent a better way for Opticians to view the retina. Eventually Mr Anderson came up with a solution called the Optomap scan. Rather than taking a single photo of the eye, the Optomap scan has a special camera that

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The Regent on Redcar seafront due for completion

edcar’s brand new seafront cinema, complete with three state-of the-art screen rooms and sea view café-bar, is due to be completed slightly ahead of schedule. Redcar and Cleveland Council will now take possession of the building in order to complete the final fittings and finishing touches to the stunning development. The Council is currently in the process of appointing an operator with the Regent due to open to the public in time for the summer. Once open in the summer, the main car parking for the cinema will be Turner Street car park where there are 55 spaces, Newcomen Terrace where there are 80, and further parking on Station Road and throughout the town. All parking spaces will be subject to the normal charges in those locations. The Regent is also in close walking distance from several bus stops across the town and a short walk from Redcar Station at the top of Station Road. One of the major things for the Council to consider will be the operator’s proposed pricing. Alongside affordable peak time prices, they will be looking for the chosen operator to provide the usual concessions and membership/loyalty discounts, which

will be announced in due course. Each screen room at The Regent has two allocated disabled spaces and the operator, when appointed, will be required to operate the CEA card scheme. All screens and the café are fully accessible via the lift, with both disabled and ambient toilets provided on the ground and first ﬂoor levels. The Council will be looking for the new operator to accommodate special screenings for people with various needs, including those who are blind, deaf, have dementia and others. Councillor Chris Gallacher, Cabinet Member for Economic Growth, said: “There has been a great deal of excitement surrounding the final stages of the project. The Regent itself looks stunning inside and out - and now it is crucial that we select the right operator, whose values and vision for the place match our own and those of the people who wish to use it. “Unfortunately, Covid restrictions have caused some frustrating delays in appointing an operator but, now restrictions have been lifted and things are getting back to normal, it is an exciting time to be discussing the fantastic opportunity the Regent offers.”

The TEES Charity Expands By Rosemary Nicholls “Please don’t think we’re leaving Saltburn,” says Tonia Nixon, Founder/CEO of TEES Community Hub and Charity Shop. “We’re keenly pursuing other options available to us, but we’ll come to the end of our current lease in June 2022 and have to plan ahead.” She pays tribute to their current landlords, Tim, Joanne, Rolf and Clare McCullogh and Beyond Housing, whose positive support have enabled TEES to develop into the self-sufficient business it is today. In the last two years, the relationship between TEES and Beyond Housing has grown strong and Tonia is confident that tenants and residents will continue to be supported. “So I’m proud to announce that we’ve arranged a long term lease with Beyond

Housing on a property in Wykeham Court Community Centre, Skelton TS12 2YH,” she says. The site will be developed into a Community Hub with cafe, clothing bank, lending library and drop in facilities. There will be the bonus of heating and public toilets in the new facility and a warm welcome to everyone who wants to drop in for a cuppa, a bite

to eat and a chat, as always. Tonia wants to assure all customers, donors, volunteers, supporters and funders that this is a very exciting time for TEES to develop its ever evolving purpose to support people in the community. “If any landlords or businesses are able to offer us a space in Saltburn, we would be more than happy to run two sites,” she says, “so please get in touch to discuss the options.” Tonia urges us to see the move to Skelton as an expansion, not a goodbye and asks us to continue to support TEES CIO and our local communities by shopping with them. Until June, the TEES Community Hub and Charity Shop will be open from 10.00 to 3.00 from Thursday – Sunday at 6- 8 Diamond Street, Saltburn TS12 1EB. Contact details are: 07366 985 160 and teescommunity@gmail.co.uk The website is: www.teescommunity.co.uk

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‘Kill Your Speed’on Kilton Lane!

By Councillor Steve Kay

ollowing a series of crashes, warning signs have recently been erected on the approaches to a dangerous bend on a country lane near Lingdale. Kilton Lane runs from Lingdale through the hamlets of Kilton Thorpe and Kilton. It’s used as a short cut to and from

● Resident Bruce Hardy and Cllr Steve Kay at the dangerous double-bend on Kilton Lane, Lingdale

Brotton and Carlin How. The Lane’s narrow, winding and undulating nature demands that drivers proceed with the utmost care. If you don’t drive cautiously and according to road conditions, you could well end up in the hedge or, even worse, find yourself suddenly in the path of an oncoming vehicle. You also need to exercise patience because the narrow lane is frequented by large farm vehicles and delivery vans. No one understands the dangers of Kilton Lane better than Bruce Hardy, who lives, with wife Lorraine, on the dangerous double bend about half a mile out of Lingdale. Just before Christmas, Bruce alerted me to the fact that things were definitely getting worse when it came to road safety near his property. Said Bruce: “It’s mainly down to bad driving, especially speeding. The double-bend obscures drivers’ vision and, anyway, many drive far too fast. Recently, they’ve demolished a fence,and twice they’ve collided with the two-foot-thick brick parapet of the dismantled railway. The last time someone hit the parapet, part of it collapsed and the car was left stuck in the hole. It was a so-called ‘community car’ and the police never traced the driver. At first, I used to repair the damage, but the smashes happen so often that I’m afraid I’ve given up. “I daren’t back out on to the lane. I always come out forwards. But, even then, it’s not safe with speeding vehicles coming, from both directions, out of nowhere. Certainly, drivers should slow down but they should also be given a clear warning they are approaching a dangerous bend.” As a result of Bruce’s request, I consulted with Redcar & Cleveland Council’s engineers and it was decided that double-bend warning signs should be erected on both approaches to this accident blackspot. But, of course, the signs will not reduce accidents unless drivers take notice and slow down. For your own good and the safety of others,PAY HEED TO ALL THE SIGNS on Kilton Lane and KILL YOUR SPEED!

Households in council tax bands A-D set to receive £150 energy bills rebate

housands of households across Redcar and Cleveland are in line for a one-oﬀ £150 energy bills rebate. Last month, the Government announced plans to help with rising energy and living costs. This includes providing funding to local authorities for a one-off £150 energy rebate for households whose main residence is in band A to D and discretionary funding to support households who are in need but are not in bands A to D. Eligible households will receive the rebate in the coming months with bill payers who pay by Direct Debit credited to their bank accounts shortly after their April council tax instalment is taken. For those who do not pay by Direct Debit an online facility will be made available on the council’s website in April for the bill payer to provide their council account details and banking information. If a bill payer chooses not to provide the information the council will reduce their council tax bill by £150 instead. Cabinet Member for Resources, Cllr Glyn Nightingale, said: “The price of everyday essentials including food, gas and electricity is rapidly rising and although the payment is a drop in the ocean it will be welcomed by our residents. “Our priority will be to arrange the payments as soon as we can however with over 60,000 bill payers eligible for payment it will be a significant task. “We know who qualifies for the payment from our council tax records and no eligible person in band A-D as at 1 April 2022 will lose out. “At this stage we would politely ask council bill payers to avoid contacting us if possible as dealing with enquiries could slow the payment process.” The council is also in the process of developing its discretionary assistance policy which will be available on the council’s website www.redcar-cleveland.gov.uk in the near future.

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Inspiring Women in Redcar and Cleveland celebrated at award ceremony dedicated to Julie Donaldson

n Friday, 11 March, some fantastic women from our area have been awarded for their achievements during the 6th Inspiring Women Awards Redcar and Cleveland celebration, founded by Anna Turley in the memory of the late Mo Mowlam. This year’s ceremony, which took place at the Wilton Centre, Redcar, paid tribute to Julie Donaldson, former winner of the Volunteer Award, which is now, named after her. Julie, who hosted the awards previously, was a radio ● Anna Turley and Jo Yaldren presenter at Zetland FM and was very passionate about the community. She sadly died in 2020, due to Covid. The overall winner of the event, the Mo Mowlam Award was Jo Yaldren, who also received the Inspiring Others Award, which was sponsored by Redcar & Cleveland Council. Jo worked as a nurse specialising in cardiology for 30 years. During her career, she became a Senior Lecturer and then a Principal Lecturer at Teesside University while also being part of the editorial board for the British Journal for Cardiac Nursery. She was forced to retire after being one of the youngest people in our country diagnosed with early-onset Parkinson’s’ Disease. However, this did not stop her from wanting to help and make a difference in her community and so she founded the Keeping It Clean At Saltburn Group. “I feel incredibly humble to be here on such an amazing night together with all these incredible women,” said Jo. “I feel incredibly privileged and grateful to be here.” The other winners’ on the night were: Kay Tarry – Winner of the Woman in Business Award, sponsored by PD Ports. Kay founded Sugar Noms UK, a vegan sweet company, during the first lockdown of 2020, reaching the semi-finals of the Santander X Entrepreneurship Awards in 2021. Mia Morris – Winner of the Young Woman Award, sponsored by Taylor Wimpey. Mia became a carer at a young age, putting her family on the first place. She will soon start training to become a volunteer and until then she continues to raise awareness towards young carers and make a difference. Stephanie Addison – Winner of the Individual Achievement, sponsored by Beyond Housing. Stephanie runs Raindrops to Rainbow, an organisation offering mental health support to parents who suffered loss Bianca Robinson – Winner of the In Leadership Award, sponsored by SABIC. Bianca is the CEO of the Sleepout UK, a national homeless charity that raised over £3million to date to tackle the poverty in this country. To raise awareness towards this cause, she slept out 58 times so far. Claire Starkey – Winner of the Julie Donaldson Volunteer Award, sponsored by Zetland FMClaire is a volunteer for Cleveland Mountain Rescue

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Team responsible of research and rescue. £10,000 has been raised for the organisation by Claire and her team of 26 volunteers. The event was a true community event with a group of volunteers from across businesses and charitable organisations, organising and sponsoring the event. Footprints in the Community provided afternoon tea, whilst winners of previous awards, Joanna Andrews and Rayven Skye, gave music performances during the event. Mary Lanigan, Leader of Redcar and Cleveland Council who has also attended the event, giving a speech, said: “It is an honour for me to witness such powerful and inspiring women be rewarded

for their hard work, tenacity and achievements. All the women who have been nominated now and in previous years have made a great difference for our community and we are as proud as we are grateful to them. The Council is proud to support their recognition and celebration.” Anna Turley, the founder of this event, said: “It’s been a fantastic night. I’ve been blown away by the incredible commitment, dedication, talent and hard work of some really inspiring women today. They’ve kept this community going through some really difficult times. It’s been lovely to stop and congratulate them and recognise their amazing contribution to our community.”

● Left to right - Stephanie Addison, Bianca Robinson, Jo Yaldren, Claire Starkey, Kay Tarry, Mia Morris

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Two explosive demolitions take place at Teesworks to clear path for investors

wo controlled explosive demolitions of major structures have taken place across the Teesworks

site. The blowdowns formed part of the ramped-up demolition programme to clear and remediate hundreds of acres of land to make it investor-ready for companies coming to the site, such as Net Zero Teesside Power and SeAH Wind Ltd, with projects that will create thousands of jobs for local people. At approximately 11.45am, Junction Houses 40 and 41 were brought down within the Raw Materials Area of the former Redcar steelworks. The junction houses formed part of the network of high-level conveyors that moved the raw materials from their stock grounds to bunkers, ready to be used as part of the iron and steel making process. Shortly after that, at 1.00pm, the last major structure within the South Bank Zone, the South Bank gas holder, was blown down by explosives. The tall structure previously contained gas produced by the coke ovens which was used to power other plants across the site. A temporary exclusion zone and small road closures were in place around Smith’s Dock Road and South Bank railway station while the gas holder demolition took place. Both were carried out by demolition experts and confined to the Teesworks site. Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen said: “I keep saying

● The demolition of the South Bank Gas Holder and Junction Houses 40 and 41 2022 is our year of construction across Teesside, Darlington and Hartlepool. But to be able to build up the Teesworks site, move forward with the investors that are lining up and get spades in the ground for their transformative projects, we first have to knock things down. “With the demolition of the gas holder, we’ve cleared the South Bank site of all its biggest assets, paving the way

First rate' Guisborough Primary Care Hospital praised by Simon Clarke MP after refit

he refurbishment of Guisborough Primary Care Hospital has been declared "ﬁrst rate" by local MP, Simon Clarke. Following a visit to the newly refurbished Guisborough Primary Care Hospital, ahead of an official reopening in May, Simon Clarke, Conservative MP for Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland, was highly impressed by the quality of the refit. The hospital has undergone a £5.3million redevelopment to bring back diagnostics, community mental health and dental services back to Guisborough and began accepting its first patients in late February. And as well as providing services close to home for the people of Guisborough and the surrounding area, the Guisborough-based hospital will help free up clinics and like-for-like services at Middlesbrough's James Cook University Hospital. Simon Clarke, Conservative MP for Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland, said: "I was incredibly impressed by the first rate, modern, built for purpose facilities at Guisborough Primary Care Hospital. "This has been a really long, but important campaign, to deliver this absolutely key infrastructure for our area. "I know there were many people who were worried this would never happen and I'm very proud to have played my part in supporting our local NHS by bringing the then Health Secretary to Guisborough in 2019 to talk about the importance of this project and to secure the £5.3million needed to deliver it. "This is something which is going to be a resource for all our community.It's going to help bear down on the backlog of care which we know has built up during the Covid pandemic. "And it's a great example of this Conservative Government investing in our Health Service as part of what is a budget of £180 billion a year that we spend on health in the UK today. It's all about making sure we have one of the best health services in the world to look after you and your family." Craig Blair, Director of Commissioning, Strategy and Delivery,

NHS Tees Valley CCG, said: "Guisborough Primary Care Hospital has undergone a £5.3million redevelopment project, meaning that local patients will benefit from brand-new equipment and a refurbished site, enabling them to access a range of services. "A number of providers will deliver services from the site, including planned diagnostics, community mental health and dental services. We've made excellent progress and plan to reopen Guisborough Primary Care Hospital in late February 2022." Steven Morris, Principal Construction Manager (North East and Yorkshire), NHS Property Services, said: “As the site owner of Guisborough Primary Care Hospital, we are delighted to have been part of this project to deliver a modern and sustainable new health facility for the local community. "Through the investment in the overhaul of the site’s internal space and the installation of a new, more efficient heating system, we hope to reduce costs to health providers and commissioners and provide a pleasant place for patients to receive care for years to come.”

to become the UK’s premier location for offshore wind. As our heavy-lift quay is going up at pace, the final structure came down, meaning there’s nothing stopping further development. Taking down the Junction Boxes too will help to unlock further land on the Raw Materials Area of the site and drive regeneration. “As ever, I’d like to thank local people

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Redcar and Cleveland College unveils plans for Clean Energy Education Hub

edcar and Cleveland College has unveiled exciting plans for the development of its Clean Energy Education Hub. The hub will be funded primarily by a £2.41m capital injection from the Town Deal Fund, a programme announced by the government supporting economic growth in towns across England, along with additional investment from the Education Training Collective. Further financial support from the Skills Development Fund will provide a catalyst for the centre to progress its credentials and expertise, supporting the green revolution across the Tees Valley. Described by the Minister for Levelling Up, Neil O’Brien, as playing a “crucial role supporting the Tees Valley’s wider green economy”, the facility is on track for spades in the ground by early May. Redcar and Cleveland College principal, Jason Faulkner, said: “These are exciting times for our region. The Tees Valley is at the forefront of developments in the clean and renewable energy sector. “Now we want to make sure that the people who live here have the skills, knowledge and expertise to have the best possible chance of directly benefitting from the jobs being created on our doorstep.” The hub has been further boosted by a donation from BP. It will support the development of the hub and community engagement to raise awareness of opportunities within the clean energy sector among local school children. Louise Kingham CBE, BP’s UK head of country and senior vice president of Europe, said: “The Clean Energy Education Hub will help equip young people from across Teesside with the skills they need to develop careers in a range of industries that will lead the energy transition. Supporting the programme through our partnership with Redcar and Cleveland College is another sign of our commitment to the local economy and community. With its tightly-clustered heavy industry and proud industrial heritage, Teesside is the perfect place

to showcase net zero and the talent we will need to get us there.” Worth a total investment of almost £3.2m, the Clean Energy Education Hub will deliver training for careers in the clean and renewable energy industry. Working in collaboration with Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council and industry leading employers, such as RWE Sofia Windfarms and Northern Gas Networks, the college is ensuring the facility is built to meet real industry skill demands. College principal Jason added: “Behavioural competence and soft skills are what employers seek in addition to formal qualifications. The Clean Energy Education Hub will provide a skills ready workforce for the future.” Welcoming the plans, Councillor Mary Lanigan, leader of Redcar and Cleveland Council said: “There is a huge opportunity for Redcar and Cleveland to be at the centre of the green energy industry in the future. The development of Teesworks brings the promise of thousands of high quality and well-paid jobs and it is vital that our residents are well prepared to take these opportunities. The Clean Energy Education Hub will provide high class training in the industries of the future and will mean young people in Redcar and Cleveland can receive the kind of training in their own borough which will thoroughly prepare them to move into work. “We look forward to working with Redcar and Cleveland College to make the Clean Energy Education Hub a huge success.” In January, a pre-launch event which outlined the strategic plans for the hub, held at Redcar and Cleveland College, saw guest speakers including BP’s senior vice president for Europe and head of country, UK, Louise Kingham CBE, Northern Gas Networks’ HR director Lindsey Filer, RWE Sofia Windfarm’s supply chain manager, Graham Wright, alongside, Mary Lanigan, sharing their views on the vast opportunities ahead for both employers and the local community. The Clean Energy Education Hub will specialise in clean energy and renewable

● Front left, anti-clockwise: Redcar and Cleveland College principal Jason Faulkner, leader of Redcar and Cleveland Council Councillor Mary Lanigan, BP’s UK head of country and senior vice president of Europe Louise Kingham CBE, Redcar and Cleveland College’s head of construction and engineering, Neil Bowen, RWE Soﬁa Windfarm’s supply chain manager Graham Wright and Northern Gas Networks’ HR director Lindsey Filer.

industry training for both domestic and industrial markets. Delivering training to school leavers, apprentices and adult learners, the hub’s offer will include higher education, commercial and professional courses, and will also respond to employers needs through bespoke employer-led programmes. Jason said: “Linked to the college building, on Corporation Road, with its own access route and identity, the hub will be approximately 1000 square metres and will provide a practical learning environment which simulates real workspaces to service the domestic and industrial markets. Practising what we preach, the facility will be powered by solar panels and air source heat pump technology.” Darren Winter, chair of the Redcar Town Deal Board, said of the project: “On behalf of the

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DF Renewables UK is encouraging local people to contribute to its proposals for Tees Solar Farm through a month-long consultation. Following the recent announcement of the Tees Green Hydrogen project, the company is seeking feedback from local residents and businesses on its Tees Solar Farm, which will be located on a 50-hectare site, adjacent to the A174 to the east of Yearby village, near Redcar. Feedback can be given online, by post, at an in-person consultation exhibition planned on 12 April or an online presentation on 13 April. Tees Green Hydrogen will be a pioneering project, using the green electricity from nearby Teesside Offshore Wind Farm alongside that generated by Tees Solar Farm to power its hydrogen electrolyser. The project will supply local business customers, such as PD Ports and British Steel, with hydrogen to support decarbonisation efforts and a significant reduction in industrial pollution. If approved, Tees Solar Farm could generate up to 49.9 MW of electricity, which is enough to save approximately 21,400 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions annually. The energy created will be used to power Tees Green Hydrogen, helping to create and protect local jobs as well as reducing emissions and pollution. A community benefit fund for the lifetime

of the project of £20,000 annually, which can be spent on local good causes, will be made available by EDF Renewables. Darren Cuming, Head of Development at EDF Renewables UK, said: “EDF Renewables has ambitious plans to ensure Tees Valley and the North East take a lead in delivering a green industrial revolution. “Our innovative Tees Green Hydrogen proposal, will help to support local decarbonisation, reduce pollution and strengthen the local economy. Tees Solar Farm is an essential building block in delivering this ambitious project which will ensure local industries remain sustainable in a net zero economy. “We hope to hear the views of local people so that we’re able to consider them before submitting our proposal to Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council’s planning department.” Interested members of the public can attend an exhibition and feedback session on Tuesday 12 April, from 10:30am to 6pm, at the Council Chamber, Redcar Community Heart, Ridley Street, TS10 1TD. Alternatively, the public can sign up to a live online presentation on Wednesday 13 April at 6:30pm, by emailing teessolar@edf-re.uk The consultation will run from 28 March to 25 April. For more information about Tees Solar Farm, and an opportunity to comment on plans, visit: www.edf-re.uk/our-sites/tees-solar

Town Deal Board, I am delighted funds from the Town Deal are supporting the build of the Clean Energy Education Hub and helping young people in their careers so quickly with a planned opening in early 2023.” Minister for Levelling Up Neil O’Brien said: “It’s fantastic to see plans unveiled for Redcar and Cleveland College Clean Energy Education Hub. “Supported by £2.41 million from the Government’s Town Fund, the hub will offer training and educational opportunities for local people in the clean energy sector. “This will play a crucial role supporting Tees Valley’s wider green economy, which boasts one of the country’s first Freeports, leading the charge in the low carbon sector.”

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Guisborough Seniors' Fair to be a one-stop-shop to help tackle rising cost of living and everyday life S

eniors worried about the rising cost of living are being invited to meet face-to-face with individuals from more than 30 organisations at Guisborough Seniors' Fair. On Friday 22 April, between 1pm and 4.30pm, Simon Clarke MP and Cllr Andrew Hixon will host Guisborough Seniors' Fair at the Quoit Club in Guisborough, just off Northgate. As well as helping residents navigate what is a difficult time, the fair will also host a huge range of organisations which can help senior citizens better fit in with community life. So whether it's finding

out how Tees Flex can help you get about, discovering what sports and social clubs are open to you or you need specific information from Citizens Advice, Guisborough Senior's Fair is the one stop shop for you. Simon Clarke, Conservative MP for Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland, said: "This is going to be an opportunity for you to come along and hear from a whole range of organisations about the services that they offer in our community. "That could be help with the cost of living which we know is an important issue for so many families at

what is a difficult time, but also, organisations which can help you fit in better to community life, to explore new opportunities and make new friends and help with issues like transport and public services - all the things which go towards making life worthwhile in your later years. "I hope this will be a really worthwhile opportunity for people across Guisborough, East Cleveland, and indeed, South Middlesbrough to come along and hear from a range of organisations that could be helpful to them and I'm very much looking forward to seeing you on 22 April."

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Community at Marske says thank you to Prince’s Trust Team A team of unemployed young people from across Teesside has been thanked for completing a project that will improve life in a number of ways for a community at Marske. With the help of funding from UKSE, the Tata Steel business-support subsidiary, eight young people on a Prince’s Trust Team Programme, run by the Education Training Collective (Etc.), stepped in to transform a bare grassy area adjoining Marske Football Club. The £1370 from UKSE’s special Community Support Fund helped to buy equipment, bags, plants, tools and paint after the team presented their chosen community project to UKSE and were awarded the funding. The team built compost bins, so that the football and bowls clubs can recycle their pitch and green cuttings, and three raised beds for ﬂowers and sensory plants. The young people, aged between 16 and 25, live in Redcar, Guisborough, Loftus, Billingham, Darlington and Stockton. The 12-week Prince’s Trust Team Programmes help young people into employment through work experience, help with applications, interviews, skills including budgeting and teamwork and a community project. UKSE is a long-term supporter of the programmes and has contributed more than £70,000 to its community projects in the region. Peter Taylor of UKSE said: “Our core business is the provision of a range of investments and managed premises to support businesses but our Community Support Fund is also important to us. These programmes not only help our young people into employment but also improve the lives of people who live in local communities.” Stan Glover of the Marske Sports & Recreation Partnership said: “This neglected area adjoins both the football and bowls club premises and

● (Front) Prince’s Trust Team members Jacob Green (left) and Bailey Arnison with fellow members Kieran Dowdall, Charlie Greenwood and Mark Fothergill alongside (back) Stan Glover, Marske Sports & Recreation Partnership; Martin Copley, Team Leader and Faye Hewitt from ETC and (right) Peter Taylor of UKSE.

Footprints in the Community holds successful Information & Networking Event

By Rachel Wall Volunteer Coordinator

ocal charity Footprints in the Community were delighted to hold a successful Information and Networking Event on Wednesday 23 March at the Grangetown United Community Hub. The event was last held in November 2019 and made a welcome return after more than a two-year break due to the Covid pandemic. The event was attended by over 60 individuals, representing approximately 40 different local o rg a n i s a t i o n s . The event brought together agencies, charities and other organisations who all work within Redcar and Cleveland, to explore ways in which they can work together to improve people’s lives.

Staff and volunteers from Footprints in the Community gave a number of short presentations throughout the afternoon to explain the impact of Footprints’ projects within the community. There were also opportunities for all attendees to share information with each other about their own role and the work of their organisation. The event was a great success, with attendees giving very positive feedback. In the words of one attendee, it was ‘a room full of people who can change lives’! Footprints in the Community supports people living in Redcar and Cleveland to help reduce poverty and isolation and improve health and wellbeing. As part of this commitment, the charity has recently appointed its own

dedicated Support Worker to provide guidance, support and signposting with a range of issues that affect client’s everyday lives. Whilst attendees may have heard of Footprints’ largest projects, such as Redcar Area Foodbank, the afternoon gave the spotlight to some of the smaller projects, including Reﬂections Dementia Support Group. Plus, everyone enjoyed delicious scones from another project, Footprints Community Café. The café is open Monday to Saturday, inside South Tees Community Bank on Redcar High Street. Footprints in the Community CEO Ruth Fox said “Footprints in the Community is dedicated to reducing poverty and isolation in Redcar and the surrounding area. “We were delighted to hold such a successful event with representatives from so many local organisations. We hope it will enhance the way we work together to support clients, so they can deal with a crisis and move forward from it.” You can find out more about the work of Footprints in the Community at www. footprintsinthecommunity.co.uk or visit @ FootprintsRedcar on Facebook.

we have wanted to revitalise it for some time. We are very grateful to the team and UKSE for helping us to develop a real community club here in Marske. The young people have done an amazing job and the garden will be used and enjoyed by the whole community. “We already have youth and senior football, outdoor bowls, a brass band, a well-used clubhouse for community groups and walking football. We intend to build on the work the team has done and improve it further by adding more beds

and benches and opening up the access. “I spent my working life in the UK steel industry so am particularly pleased that this support has come from UKSE,” he added. Martin Copley, Prince’s Trust Team Leader at the Education Training Collective, said: “We really value having UKSE as a long term partner, not only in terms of the funding they provide but also the time they spend with team members on their project presentation.”

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Community volunteers celebrated in Mayor’s annual awards D edicated volunteers have been recognised in this year’s Mayor’s Community Achievement Awards. Redcar and Cleveland Deputy Mayor, Cllr Stuart Smith, presented recipients with certificates on Thursday 31 March, at a relaxed celebration event at the Civic Centre in Redcar, with music by talented 15 year-old singer, Libby Sherrington, also from Redcar. The 18 nominations were put forward by local ward councillors from across the borough. Amongst them was Grangetown Walking Football – a club founded by local man Rob Scott in 2016. Not only does the club provide a place for local players to keep physically active, its aim is also to support one another through difficult times, from struggles with mental health to losing loved ones. The club also carries out charitable work, raising funds to support Teenage Cancer, Daisy Chain, Zoe’s Place, Mind and Eston Fellowship. They have also raised money to buy karaoke machines for residents of nearby elderly care homes. Tony Guest from Grangetown Walking Football said: “When the club first formed, we only had three members who would meet at Grangetown Boys Club. As more people joined, Rob made the decision to move us to the Herlingshaw Centre and it has continued growing since then – I think we have just under 30 members now, not just from Grangetown but from South Bank, Middlesbrough, Brotton and even one who comes all the way from Newcastle now. “We are open to everyone - men and women - and we can’t believe we have got to the stage where we have been recognised by the Mayor. We aren’t in it for that; but it’s so nice to be appreciated.” Gary Taylor from Redcar, a committed and consistent voluntary community litter picker in the Coatham area, also received an award: “Voluntary work gives me a sense of achievement,” he said, “and I like to feel pride in my local area. It is lovely when people come up to me and thank me for what I'm doing - I didn't know anything about the Mayor's award, as I hadn't heard of it before now, but it's very nice to be recognised for my efforts.” Mayor Carole Morgan was unable to attend due to a positive Covid result, but commented: “These annual awards recognise the hard work and dedication of voluntary groups or individuals working in the community of Redcar and Cleveland, whose efforts go largely unnoticed and unsung. Everybody at the event was a winner, but the biggest winners are the residents of Redcar and Cleveland, who benefit from what these people put back into their communities.” Cllr Smith added: “I was delighted as Deputy Mayor to stand in for the Mayor and present these community devotees with their certificates. A small acknowledgment of appreciation for the important and essential work they do within our communities.” Some of the award winners also included: Pam Batts from Skelton: Secretary of Skelton Civic Pride and the driving force behind many projects to improve Skelton. CompsForKids from Marske: Jason Reed and Chris Powlay set up a project to upgrade old IT equipment for young people and children to use for remote learning during lockdown. Ian Cuthbert from Redcar: an integral part of the Redcar East community, raising funds and helping with community grants. Guisborough Tidy Up Group: dedicated group keeping the area clean during and since lockdown - now with 491 members. Joyce Hogg from Redcar: Marie Curie Cancer Care volunteer and local volunteer. Keep Skelton Clean Group: local group helping to keep the Skelton

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From homeless shelter to success

● Kira Coleman is speaking out about her journey from shelter to success

Kira hopes to inspire others with her story

life-changing decision to enrol at Middlesbrough College has helped one woman get her life back on track after years of suﬀering with PTSD and ﬁnding herself homeless. And now, 25-year-old Kira Coleman is speaking out about her journey from shelter to success in a bid to inspire others in similar positions. Originally from Newcastle, Kira left home at 16 after a tumultuous childhood. At aged 18, a traumatic experience left her with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and she eventually found herself homeless and jobless on Teesside. She explained: “After leaving home, I moved around the North East a lot and fell in with the wrong crowds. I then went through an incredibly difficult experience which left me feeling like life wouldn’t get any better. I’d lost all hope. “I struggled for years until it got to a point where I knew I had to make a change. Since coming to College, things have really turned around – suddenly I had structure in my life again and a reason to get through each day.” With few qualifications, Kira enrolled on a one-year Access to Higher Education Diploma in Music course at Middlesbrough College before progressing onto the Bachelor of Science Degree in Sound and

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Music Technology, accredited by the Open University. She is now in her final year. Since studying at the College, Kira has praised her tutors and peers for their constant support and belief that has “changed her life” and is encouraging other people not to give up hope. Kira said: “When people think of PTSD, they typically think of men who’ve perhaps served in the military, and I don’t think it’s as commonly recognised that many people who’ve gone through a traumatic experience can suffer too. “Where I didn’t have the support that most people do from their family, my tutors at College have been the most consistent people in my life. They’ve not only helped me professionally, in giving me the skills I need to do something I love career wise, but they’ve really helped me turn my life around. “They were aware of my past and have been incredibly supportive, patient and have shown a genuine passion in my progression. “Studying at the College’s University Centre has also massively helped me bond with other people, open up more and trust people again. Alongside her studies, Kira secured a number of part time jobs in the industry, including at the Globe Theatre in Stockton where she currently works as a casual

technician. Her role has seen her work on a number of high-profile productions including Bat Out of Hell and Professor Brian Cox: Horizons with Robin Ince, as well as on tour gigs for the likes of James Arthur. She also worked part time as a carer for years, including throughout the pandemic, and hopes to combine her love of helping people with the new skills she’s picked up at the College to study for a Masters in music therapy. She added: “I’m the happiest I’ve ever been. I’m more mature, more confident and my mind is a lot more stable. “And Middlesbrough College has been a massive part of getting my life back on track – I’m so thankful for my tutors because I wouldn’t be where I am now without them.” Kira’s tutor, Jamie Donnelly said: “We’re all so proud of how far Kira has come – and I’ve personally seen a profound change in her since she first came to us at the College. “She’s a shining example of someone who’s turned their life around by investing in their future, and I can’t wait to watch her progress in her career. “Middlesbrough College is here to support all learners, including adults in our community who may find themselves in difficult circumstances. Whether they’re looking for a job, to retrain for a new

career, progress at work or want to learn a new skill, we’re here to help.” Now, Kira’s keen to help others get back into education or employment. She said: “PTSD will always be part of me, but I’ve taken back control of my life. “The College helped changed my attitude from I can’t, to I can. And when you start telling yourself that, you realise you’re more capable than you think. “We all go through phases in life where we feel broken but that doesn’t mean you can’t put yourself back together, and there are people out there who can help. “For anyone really struggling, I want them to know this: there’s always hope, don’t give up.” Middlesbrough College’s Access to HE diplomas offer an alternative route for people who want to go on to university but don’t have traditional qualifications. The year-long courses equip students with the skills and know-how required for further study. As the largest provider in the North East, the College offers 14 diplomas across a range of subjects, including business, health care and computing. After completing an Access course, students can progress to further study at degree level. For more information, visit https://www. mbro.ac.uk/university-level/access-to-he.

Parking in Saltburn By Mr S Heward

have just read the article in the latest edition of the your paper about the proposals for parking in Saltburn . What I find strange is that this problem has now been ongoing for several years and lots of talk and proposals keep getting put forward , but nothing seems to get done about it . Unfortunately the situation has now got to the point where some days the town becomes gridlocked . Also a lot of the

residents who live here are just afraid to leave their houses knowing that when they come home they will not be able to park anywhere. I just wonder how long the council are going to wait until the town is completely blocked with traffic . This is already what is happening on very warm sunny days. I have lived in this town most of my life and are now looking to find somewhere away from Saltburn as it is just a nightmare place to live due to councillors burying heads in the sand on the beach.

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Further calls for action on unsafe railings in Saltburn

ince our last article on the deteriorating condition of the railings along Marine Parade in Saltburn, the position has deteriorated further. More incidents of accidents are being reported. Another Saltburn resident has fallen through an unsafe top rail.By good luck, fortunately,suffered no long lasting injuries, although suffered from shock at the time. A visitor to Saltburn fell through a different section of railing and could have suffered severe long term damage if it had not been for applying survival training technique to safeguard against severe injury, and successfully preventing falling the full length of the bank side. Councillor Philip Thomson, supported by other Ward members, has once again called for action to address this unacceptable neglect of

● Additional fencing failure March 2022 safety in the community. Councillor Thomson has called for an immediate safety check on the length of railings which stretch along Marine Parade.

● Copper Beech on Albion Terrace

Given that safety is deemed the declared first priority in the public domain, The Council must take action. Councillor Thomson wishes to have the entire fencing removed and

● Missing railing unprotected March 2022 replaced with railings that reﬂect the Victorian and Edwardian heritage of the town. This is what visitors are encouraged to come and admire, not some Heath Robinson mix of concrete

and rotting timber, unpainted for years. Over two million visitors come to Saltburn each year. They and, more importantly, the residents of Saltburn deserve better.

Saltburn Prepares for the Platinum Jubilee

reparations are going on across the Borough to celebrate. A taster of Saltburn offerings includes a choral evening performance in Emmanuel Church on Saturday the 28thMay to help start the celebrations. The renowned Northern Voices will contribute with its 45 member choir filling the church with music,in its excellent choral tradition. At Saltburn bandstand on Friday 3rd June

at 2.30 there is a very special free concert. James Cairns (ﬂute) and Sarah Paterson (harp), graduated from the Royal Northern College of Music in 2012 and now lead busy freelance careers. James, now in Lancashire, and Sarah fromhome town of Saltburn, will bring their musical talent to a wide selection of music to enchant the air around Glenside. During the weekend, Saltburn Community Theatre will be showing archival cinema footage across a range

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of local and regional interest. Before all of that, has anyone seen a missing plaque? The copper beech planted on Albion Terrace, beside the small play park, to commemorate the 1953 Coronation, had a plaque beside it. The plaque has disappeared! Anyone knowing the whereabouts of this plaque could contact the Editor at the earliest opportunity, so that,it or a replacement, can be taking pride of place in time for the Jubilee.

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he dawn broke with a quite calm on the 24th of February. As the day progressed the sound of pile driving took over when work continued on rewidening Saltburn Gill Millholme Beck. This water course had been narrowed during previous Cat Nab car park expansion, when material had been bulldozed into the waterway to provide an engrossed car park footprint. Unfortunately, this practice resulted in the waterway width not having sufficient capacity to accommodate the volume of water experienced during spate. The net result was continual car park flooding, which reduced car parking opportunity, loss of revenue and bills for cleaning up, and flooding of the Saltburn Miniature railway ticket office and permanent way. Discussion has been ongoing since the floods of 2013 to further expand the car park to provide additional capacity to assist in addressing the continuing increase in demand for parking spaces in Saltburn. This has now come to some fruition. Opportunity was to be taken to address previous errors. As the day wore on, pile driving continued until a catastrophic moment a mains riser was breached.

Sewage Escape at Cat Nab, Saltburn

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● Complex of new pipe work

Raw sewage immediately ﬂowed into the Gill, along into Skelton Beck and thence into the North Sea. A major pollution disaster had struck, with all the environmental impact associated with it. Rapid response kicked in and Northumbrian Water started to take charge of a rescue mission that would span four weeks of intense, round the clock, salvage, and remediation. Civil works immediately ceased, the Environment Agency commenced water sampling and the public were shepherded to safe ground. With no time lost, temporary treatment plant has been sourced from all over the country, in

an attempt to contain the pollution of the Gill, Skelton Beck and the North Sea coastal waters. Swimmers, surfers, and walkers were asked to stay away from of the area until rectification and repairs were under way and a full assessment of the potential impact could be assessed. Northumbrian Water has been unstinting in committing resources to resolve the incident, and every credit is due to the diligence with which the reinstatement and repairs was approached by the team on the ground. Local businesses have unfortunately been adversely affected by the loss of trade.Any such business has been invited to approach Redcar &

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Cleveland to consider possible financial support. The complex process of identifying the aspects of the incident and providing a solution has resulted in considerable innovative work, involving local companies. The car park became a hive of activity during the four week long programme of resultant works. Once the sewage rectification works had been completed the Council continued to close the car park to complete some preparatory works in advance of the new car park layout civils. Now the repair works have been completed the considerable cost of the entire operation will need to be assessed and paid for. The trauma of raw sewage ﬂowing into Saltburn Gill, and thence to the sea, has been addressed. Philip Thomson has been monitoring the progress of the rescue project since day one and has been very impressed with commitment he has witnessed. Northumbrian Water deserves credit for the resources made available to respond to the regrettable incident, and the professionalism brought to bear. The cost of this salvage operation is now being be assessed, and a not inconsiderable bill will be dropping through a letter box.

Mosaic Workshops get under way

he three missing Saltburn Mosaics should be reappearing soon. Funds are being raised to cover the £7,500 required for the replacements. Fund raising has been taking place since last November on most Saturday mornings, weather permitting and, so far, £2,330 has been raised. However, anyone can contribute at any time, by either writing a cheque, made out to ‘Friends of Saltburn’ and leaving it with

Saltburn Library staff, marked Mosaics, or donating online to ‘Friends of Saltburn’, Sort Code 20-56-78 and account number 53595803, reference Mosaics. Various generous donations have been received so far and one individual in particular has been very active. Five year old Freddie Guy has raised £376 in sponsorship for his five times climb of Saltburn Bank! Mosaic Workshops will be held on Saturday

mornings between 10am and 12 Noon on the 16th, 23rd and 30th April. Any residents of the Borough, and indeed any visitor, all of any age, can participate in the recreation of the mosaics by placing a tile,or tiles, into the evolving mosaics. There will be ‘unveilings’ in June, July and August. Local artists, Helen Gaunt and Derek Mosey, have been commissioning to run the workshops, design and make the new mosaics.

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MFC Foundation Bringing the powe DEMENTIA TEA DANCE A SUCCESS IN SKELTON

MFC Foundation and Redcar Borough Council have combined to ensure dementia sufferers and those close to them have something

to look forward to at the end of every month. Senses Wellbeing in Skelton have secured funding until April 2023,

FREE FIT BORO SESSIONS RETURNING TO EAST CLEVELAND

IT proved so popular first time around that MFC Foundation will be running another free 12-week FIT Boro course starting next month. The programme, for adults aged 35-65, is aimed at helping participants tackle their physical and mental wellbeing, lose weight, get healthier and be happier. As first time around, there will be two venues, one in Loftus another in Skelton in different days of the week. There’s a free t-shirt on sign up and the chance to meet likeminded people. The starts dates have yet to be confirmed, but there are limited numbers, so be quick to book your place by e-mailing gary.walton@mfcfoundation.co.uk

while MFC Foundation will sponsor a dementia tea dance on the fourth Friday of every month. The first of its kind in Senses was held last month. They came from far and wide. Some made their own way, others came with friends, relatives, carers, some on the recommendation of their GP. Residents of Brotton, Carlin How, Guisborough, Loftus, Markse and Skelton came together to share memories and to enjoy each other’s company over a cup of tea, cakes and

sandwiches. Music played, dancing took over once the sandwiches were gone and smiles and chatter radiated around the room. The Foundation’s Operational Support Officer Charlie Bell, a key player in setting up the dementia tea dances which have proved so popular in Middlesbrough, enthused: “Senses Wellbeing is popular, it’s easy to see why. The enthusiasm of Karen Winspear and her dedicated team of volunteers is infectious, and we’re delighted to add to their portfolio of events they put on for the communities of East Cleveland.” For more information on Senses Well Being e-mail Karen at karen@ wellbeingcentre.co.uk For more information the tea dances and other Foundation events in East Cleveland, e-mail Charlie at charlie.bell@mfcfoundation.co.uk

PL KICKS REWARDS GOOD BEHAVIOUR THIS is Lucas who attends a weekly table tennis session at Lingdale Youth Centre. Prior to joining last September, Lucas had little or no interest in the sport. Fast forward a few months and his interest and involvement have flourished. So much so that with his Christmas money he bought a table tennis table and plays every day with friends and family and if there’s no-one to play against he’ll fold the table in half and play against himself. He has consistently improved over the months and has turned into a good little player. As any sports person will tell you, just as important as ability is attitude and MFC Foundation rewarded Lucas with tickets to a Boro match. If you have any questions about the PL Kicks programme, be it football or table tennis, e-mail Liam at liam.watson@mfcfoundatio.co.uk

If you have any questions on any of the Foundation’s programmes, e-mail Marc McPhillip

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er of the badge to local community WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT WORKING IN THE KITCHEN WOULD BE SO THERAPEUTIC? IT has become as recognised and wellrespected session in a short space of time and MFC Foundation have just announced that their Kitchen Therapy programme is returning this Month. Hunley Hall remains the venue, Tuesday April 26th the starting date for participants to begin developing their skills in the kitchen and in so doing enhance their personal wellbeing. At the end of the most recent once a fortnight, 12-week programme, the Foundation’s Community Engagement Coordinator Gary Walton said: “This session we have seen 26 people grow their skills and their self-confidence. “Chef Matei Baran is brilliant with everyone, he develops the concept

with each session. He’s been where the participants are today, he understands.” Chef Matei has used the skills that took him to a quarter-final place in MasterChef the Professionals to work with everyone from entry level to some quite advanced productions, working at a pace everyone can keep up with. “We learned that a lot of the group have made new friends and now enjoy meeting up on other days too,” says Gary. “They also shared that they really look forward to the next session and love the food!” To enquire about or book a place on the next session, e-mail Gary at gary.walton@ mfcfoundation.co.uk Places are limited.

KNIT AND NATTER IS JUST THE TONIC

● Olive

PART of MFC Foundation’s Team Talk programme, Knit and Natter is exactly that, a chance to mix with likeminded people over tea and biscuits and the occasional ball of wool. Meet Olive, a lovely lady who has being going along to the Foundation’s TeamTalk session in Skinningrove since June last year. She goes every week with a big smile on her face and plenty to say. With it being the only activity she attends during the week, it’s the only time she gets to speak and meet with people other than her daughter who looks after her each day. She really looks forward to each session with a group of people who started as strangers, but who she now counts as friends. The group meet at Skinningrove Village Hall every Tuesday from 1pm to 3pm and Olive has asked us to make other people aware that if you’re feeling lonely to go along and get involved. It’s free and friendly, just don’t let Gary eat all the biscuits with chocolate on. Contact gary.walton@mfcfoundation.co.uk for any further information.

ps on marc.mcphillips@mfcfoundation.co.uk or ring the Loftus office on 01287 640079

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Beyond Housing joins digital Solar panels and Air Source Heat inclusion project to bring free internet Pumps installed on seven Council to low income families in Redcar buildings for decarbonisation project

eyond Housing is joining an innovative scheme which pledges to bring free internet access to essential online services to adults on low incomes. Westfield Farm, Beyond Housing’s community resource and training centre based in Dormanstown, Redcar, has been successful in applying to join The National Databank scheme through digital inclusion charity, The Good Things Foundation. Aimed at providing free internet access to those who are unable to get online, the databank has received a donation of 22 million gigabytes of data from Virgin Media and O2, which will enable the scheme to support approximately 255,000 people across the country with access to the internet over the next two years. Specialist Beyond Housing colleagues, who work closely with customers in Redcar facing

financial difficulties, will be distributing free O2 sim cards along with regular data vouchers to use through the National Databank scheme. This will benefit approximately 180 eligible customers who are in most need of access to essential online services. These customers will be provided with ongoing one to one support in using the data, if required. In addition, as part of Beyond Housing’s employability drive to help reduce digital exclusion, a Be Connected project has been established to issue tablets, enabling colleagues to help those customers who had previously struggled with basic IT procedures to learn the necessary skills. Lucy Farquharson, Volunteer Coordinator at Beyond Housing, said: “The National Databank scheme has provided an excellent opportunity for us to tackle digital exclusion within our communities. Although Westfield Farm can provide free Wi-Fi for users, the Databank and tablets will allow many of our customers to continue their online learning at home.” Geoff Wears, a Westfield Farm Volunteer who has just successfully used the tablet and data combination to pass his heavy goods vehicle driving theory test, said: “It’s a great tool to use. It’s been a life saver for my heavy goods driving theory test. It’s been very useful.”

Record attendance for Daﬀodil Sunday

n the 20th March the combination of a bright, sunny--if chilly—day and a, Covid enforced, three year gap, drew a record breaking 1,091 paying visitors, from as far afield as Leicester and Nottingham, to Skelton Castle for Daffodil Sunday. Add to this figure a host of children—all well behaved--and various breeds of dog, meant that the Castle grounds were buzzing with life from 10.00 until 15.30. Our team of volunteers from Friends of Skelton Community Orchard (FOSCO), Skelton Villages Civic Pride (SVCP) and Skelton History Group (SHG) were kept busy managing car parking, selling entry and raffle tickets and answering visitors’ questions about the history of Skelton Castle. Mr. Anthony Wharton, owner of the Castle and the giver of permission to hold the event,

also did sterling work selling entry tickets and engaging with visitors. For the first time Skelton United FC were involved. They opened a café in the de Brus Centre and ran a tombola, which sold out, at the castle entrance. All the proceeds from the café and tombola went to boost the funds of the football club, less a donation they made to Senses Well-being Centre. As is Mr. Wharton’s wish, the proceeds from the garden open day will benefit local community groups. This year’s takings, totalling almost £6,000, were shared, in different amounts, between FOSCO, SVCP, SHG and Senses Wellbeing Centre. Last, but not least, our thanks go to David at Skelton Mill for donating fruit drinks and afternoon teas to help keep the team of hardworking volunteers sustained throughout the day.

ecarbonisation works on seven Council buildings have recently completed, taking the Council closer to its aim of a carbon neutral organisation by 2030. The project installed solar panels, Air Source Heat Pumps, or both on Council buildings in Normanby, Redcar, Dormanstown, Ormesby, Grangetown and Skelton. As a result, more than 400,000KWh of energy will be saved each year, equating to 55 tons of CO2. Cost avoidance of around £25k-£30k per year has also been predicted. For Redcar & Cleveland House alone, a yearly reduction of 40% from the electricity consumption, equating to 11 tons of Co2, has been estimated. This programme was funded with the £426k

grant awarded to the Council as part of the government’s Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme Phase 1 Funding. The scheme aims to reduce non-traded carbon emissions from the public sector. The installations were project managed by NAREC Distributed Energy and were carried out by AR Power and Oakes Energy. Cabinet Member for Climate Change, Environment and Culture, Cllr Louise Westbury, said: “We are glad that we were able to secure the funding for this decarbonisation project which will have a significant impact in reducing Co2 emissions in our borough, while also helping towards financial savings in the future. This is another big step we are making towards our goal to become carbon neutral by 2030.”

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Hollie Bush Writes

A whimsical look at our area

Fron Nova Scotia to a New Town. Lingdale's first decade Here is the ﬁrst part of a two parter and concentrating on bygone Lingdale courtesy of John Knaggs

las, Lingdale is, by and large, now a village now neglected by press coverage. Nonetheless, as I know personally, the locals there still have a fierce community identity - but it is a township that desperately needs some of the reputed government largesse being directed at other parts of Teesside and East Cleveland. I’m not going further down that path - inter community strife is partly at the root of many of our problems in this area, leading to confusion and a lack of clarity in tackling the problems of the 21st century. And to appreciate this, we need to look at the high hopes invested in Lingdale at the time it was founded out of featureless fields at a time when the only other nearby communities were Moorsholm to the SE, Skelton to the North and the distant market town of Guisborough far out in the west. Lingdale simply, came into being as a result of the test borings carried out by the Teesside ironmasters, established that a highly workable seam - the “Main Cleveland seam” was to be found at 600 feet below the Nova Scotia plantation on a muddy track from Kilton to the high road to Guisborough just below Birk Brow. Luckily Lingdale has a real chronicler of its early years, one John Knaggs. John tells me that “I am Lingdale born and was raised in Dixon St and like many feel there is a need to promote and protect the history of East Cleveland most notably Lingdale because of my connection. Family history has been a passion of mine for over 40 years and through it I became more interested in local history as a means of “putting the flesh on the bones” of my Knaggs ancestors, who are rooted in the area, from Skelton Green, and then Guisborough back to 1672. Some of course ventured into the wider world to make their fortune !” He has collated a solid encyclopaedic narration of events - big and small - that occurred over the village's first decade of existence and which can now be accessed in full thanks to the wizardry of the internet. But, to conflate both Lewis Caroll and Dylan Thomas (an unlikely pairing) let us begin at the beginning and start with an evening dinner at the newly opened Lingdale Tavern in early December 1876 as reported in fine Victorian mutual back slapping prose in the columns of the local press - the source of almost all of John’s entries “A social gathering of an interesting character took place at the flourishing town of Lingdale on Thursday. Lingdale is an unusually prosperous community, in the very heart of the Cleveland mineral district some two miles south of the equally flourishing community of Skelton. But whereas the annals of Skelton date back to a remote antiquity, Lingdale all but the name is a place of yesterday’s growth. The principal property owner on which the town stands is Mr John Dixon of Skelton and in order to commentate the birth and growth of that place Mr Dixon with his accustomed generosity asked a number of his friends to meet him at the Lingdale Hotel for dinner and a large number availed themselves of the invitation. Amongst those present was the Rev. P. Ahier, (impending) vicar of Glaisdale (present curate of Boosbeck); Dr. Davison, Egton Bridge; Mr. Anderson, Edinburgh; Mr.Jos. Woodward, Carthorpe House, Bedale; Mr J

● Lingdale pit heap which dominated the village, and Lingdale crossroads memorial recalling the old Nova Scotial woodlands Toyn, Alderman B. Bigger, Gateshead; Mr. J Henry Gibson, Middlesbrough, Geo. Watson J.P. Middlesbrough, Mr D.T. Petch, Skelton, Mr J. C. Dodds, South Bank & Co. The Chairman proposed “The health of the Queen while other guests availed similar toasts to dignitaries. Mr Dixon then proposed the toast of the evening “The Town and Trade of Lingdale, where was Lingdale and what sort of place was it?” It is a district of the south east part of the parish of Skelton. There was a lane from Skelton to Lingdale called Lingdale Lane. But this name now ought to be changed and the town for the future should be called Lingdale. He trusted the newspapers in future would always designate it as such and they would all unite in getting rid of the misnomer. He had told them where the town was and what it was called, he would now tell them what it was. It was little more than four years ago the town was started. On the 8th January 1872 he sold to Robert Myers the first piece of ground and Mr Longstaff built the first house. Such was the rise of the place that in May 1876 they had 480 houses in the place and now they had as many as 570 with a population of 3,500 souls. This he thought was going in the right direction. (applause) Schools were being erected at a cost of £5,000. A church was to be commenced and there was already a Wesleyan Chapel in the place. A market was in contemplation and the Messrs Pease who wherever they put down their feet seemed to bring prosperity were about to provide an institute for their men. On Christmas 1863 he first had some talk with Mr Cockburn about buying some property there. They agreed then that Lingdale was at the centre of the position. Previous to that Mr Pease had bought a property in the neighbourhood for mining purposes. They had since commenced operations and the Messrs Pease now had a great interest in the district. They had every chance of progressing in the next ten years to a population of 10,000. He begged to propose “prosperity to Lingdale,” coupled with the name of Mr Charles Rippon. Mr Rippon responded and regretted the absence of Mr Charles Heslop, the manager of the works. He would assure them that Messrs Pease never

undertook anything that they did not succeed and he had no doubt Lingdale and Lingdale mines would continue to prosper. Mr Davidson proposed the landowners of the district and reminded them that were it not for the mines they would be minus in wealth. Mr D.T. Petch replied in very happy terms and took occasion to say with Goldsmith he thought as a landowner he was only a small one and belonged to the yeomanry of which the poets had sang. He proposed the health of the mine owners and their agents, to which Mr D. W. Dixon responded. Mr Ge. Watson of Middlesbrough gave the freeholders of Lingdale to which Mr Trevelyan responded. Mr J. C. Dodds of South Banks gave the builders coupled with the name of Mr Elmer. Mr Makins proposed the Tees Scoriae Company and said he was much pleased with the paving blocks and thought they must come into general use. Mr J Woodward the patentee replied in an able speech and said the success of the Tees Scoriae Company was now established. Dr Parkinson proposed the Skelton Local School Boards a toast. Mr R.P. Petch responded to this and said it was no easy matter to be a member of that board and hoped by the experience he was gaining daily to become a useful member of the board. Mr W. H. Burnett proposed the miners of Cleveland and Mr Toyne secretary of the miners union responded saying he hoped the time was coming when all disputes would be settled without strikes or lockouts. Dr Davison proposed the Cleveland Mineral Railway and he hoped to see this district and Glaisdale soon connected thereby cutting through the tableland of Cleveland and not nearly taking the coastline. Mr D.T. Petch in the absence of Mr Tullit, the contractor replied and said he hoped as soon as trade revived the undertaking would be carried on. “The health of the chairman” was then proposed by Alderman Bigger. The toast was received with hearty cheers and after a reply, further toasts followed and all together a most enjoyable evening was spent.” Intriguingly, one toast was to ‘Paddy Wadell’s Railway’ - the Cleveland Mineral Railway. This was designed to branch off from the NER at North Skelton and run through Kilton and

Lingdale then over the moors to make a direct link with the Whitby line at Glaisdale. This was one of history’s ‘what if’s’. It was never completed although you can see the preparatory earthworks all along the route. I often think if it had been built it would still be with us today as offering the most logical route from the Tees to Whitby, but that's an idle fantasy. The ever diligent Mr Knaggs has copied reams of material over that opening decade for the village - the good - the opening of the village school, the growth of organized religion and the building of chapel, the new housing and the coming of an adequate piped water supply. He also covers the bad- the petty crime that was rife, the seemingly endless drunkenness with houses operating as pop up ‘shebeens’ and the violence that followed. To tackle this ﬂood of petty and middle ranking crime - including one described amazingly as ‘cannibalism’ - the village relied on its own Wyatt Earp, one Sergeant Haw and his handful of constables, men who deserve a book of their own. But above it all was the inexorable workings of a capitalist economy, and the way the optimism of 1876 suddenly within a year turned to bitter pessimism as the beginning of the great depression of 1877 began to spread its tentacles into the ‘ironlands’. Ironworks fell silent and no longer needed Lingdale’s staple mined commodity. By 1878 a steady stream of reports of “destitution” filled the columns. We will come to all that in a second episode here in the next edition of Coastal View. In the meantime, you will, I am sure, want to browse through the archives that John has uncovered. They can be accessed on the Lingdale History site which can be found here; https:// alisonsmall32.wixsite.com/lingdalehistory/ newspaper-articles 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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News from the Local WI’s

Saltburn WI

By Lesley Wilson

t our meeting this month we were entertained by a talk from Nicola Jones who spoke about her life journey and building up her own business in greetings cards. We also used our social time to decorate pebbles as part of our jubilee garden at the Emmanuel Church. April 23rd is the day of our journey through the decades of HM Queen as our special celebration of her reign and of the changes we have seen in that time. Come and join us in the Community Hall from 10.00am were we will have memorabilia of Her Majesty and also items that we have from our childhoods and interesting things that Saltburn WI have done during this time. We will be serving tea and coffee as well as the amazing scones our members bake. Make a date in your diary, it will be lovely to see you

Sea bass vinaigrette

Did this the other night. Bought two vac packed ﬁllets from the local supermarket.

You will need a frying pan with a lid or foil. 2 x Sea bass fillets 1 small onion very thinly sliced Splash olive oil 2 tsp capers 2 anchovy fillets optional) 50 ml vinaigrette dressing Black pepper. Sea salt. Season fish with salt and pepper. Heat pan add oil and lightly fry onion. Add fillet skin down and turn after 2 mins Add vinaigrette, capers, anchovies. Cover and cook 1 min Turn off heat and let rest for 2 mins. Serve on rice or salad leaves. Add a little more dressing to the pan if required to de glaze. Pouring the juices over the fish

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Crime Prevention H

ello and welcome to April’s Crime Prevention Policing Page, brought to you by me Paul Payne your dedicated crime prevention officer for Redcar and East Cleveland. Well is been another very busy month as usual, with me personally visiting over 50 victims of crime to offer crime prevention and personal safety advice. These visits have included Burglary, Domestic Abuse, Criminal Damage and Fraud victims. Running alongside this I look at pockets of areas that have become hotspots for ASB and Criminal damage for example and look at ways to design out crime with other partner agencies and reduce the level of crime that clearly affects the local communities who raise these issues with us. One issue I have been helping with is the disgraceful incidents happening at the Loftus Community Hub where I spent time and where in inspirational Linda and Julie who run the charity and who help the local community give their time to help the community, and which includes everything from lunch and karaoke on Wednesday, Foodbanks, events, to be honest the list is endless and we should all be very proud of what they and the other volunteers do in their own free time for us all. We even have some budding X Factor hopefuls on the Karaoke so please get yourself down to take a look and belt out some of your favourite tunes after having a lovely meal. Unfortunately, my visit was not a social one, and I was there to follow up on recent burglaries that have taken place at the Hub causing significant damage and loss of stock, which again has affected the local community and deeply upset the volunteers. However, a great deal of work has now been undertaken and improvements have been made throughout the building to enhance its security. I’m also looking to hold crime prevention events / talks at the Hub in the coming months to pass on advice and hopefully help you make your home, business, and personal safety more secure from would be burglaries, so watch out for dates and times and I rally hope you can join me and help me to help you make our towns and villages a better place to live and work.

● Loftus Community Hub

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● Crime Prevention Crime Prevention At this time of year and into the summer months theft from gardens and sheds can be a problem, however by taking a few simple steps you can help deter any would be thieves, and having spent time and money on your garden and equipment you need to consider its security. The value of equipment, structures and plants often amounts to thousands of pounds, so with this in mind please take a little time to read my top tips and how to help yourself not be a statistic. 1. Low front boundary: keep hedges and walls at the front of your house low (under one metre) so burglars have nowhere to hide. 2. Secure side gate: keep side gates locked at all times. Open gates mean burglars can easily access your home without being seen by passersby or neighbours. 3. High side and rear boundaries with trellis and spiky defensive planting; keep hedges, walls and fences around your back garden high (over 1.8 metres). Add lightweight trellis to gates and fences and plant some prickly plants to make it

Consider buying a shed alarm. These are usually quite cheap but still effective. Add an extra layer of protection to shed windows with laminate sheets of film or internal metal grills. Create a natural defence against burglary Planting particular shrubs (in their mature or semi mature form) along garden walls and fences can make it harder for burglars to access your property or put them off completely. To maximise this effect plant them close to each other. I recommend planting any of the following:

harder for burglars to climb over. 4. Gravel driveway and path; gravel driveways and paths make it harder for burglars to go undetected. 5. Security light: install an outside security light so that intruders can’t approach without being seen. 6. Intruder alarm system; install a burglar alarm system. 7. Secure your shed; always keep your shed locked and secured, and make sure it is anchored down to prevent it from being lifted in order to gain access. Often sheds contain valuables such as power tools and bicycles. 8. Never leave tools lying around; never leave tools lying around as they can be used as a way of breaking into your home. Stay secure in summer Leaving ground ﬂoor windows, doors and patio doors open in the summer can give burglars the perfect opportunity. If you’re upstairs or out of the room, even just for a few minutes, close them and help shut burglars out. Extra steps you can take

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Live in a ground floor flat or share a communal garden? You can still make use of these tips by planting in front of ground ﬂoor windows to prevent easy access. Well that’s it for this month from me, and I hope the tips have been of use and you all some idea on protecting yourselves, but as always and as your dedicated crime prevention officer I can provide advice to you and help reduce the risk of you becoming a victim of crime, so if you want any advice on home security then please email me at crime.prevention@cleveland.pnn.police. uk (please ask for me by name) or visit our crime prevention Cleveland Police website at: https:// www.cleveland.police.uk/cp/crime-prevention/ Kind Regards Paul Payne – Crime Prevention Oﬃcer for Redcar & East Cleveland Email: crime.prevention@cleveland.pnn. police.uk Emergency No: 999 Non-Emergency No: 101 CrimeStoppers: 0800 555 111 - Online: www.crimestoppers-uk.org

Time for communities to call for payback on crime

esidents and community groups across Cleveland are being asked to suggest ways people on probation can help make a diﬀerence in their communities. The Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner (OPCC) for Cleveland in partnership with Probation North East is looking for projects, in which people on probation can undertake unpaid work as part of Community Payback. Community Payback delivers projects to allow people on probation to pay the community back for their crimes. Projects may include painting a community centre/public property or clearing wasteland. Previously, people on probation have cleared Teesville and Thornaby allotments, bringing them back into productive, community use.

The project, which started during lockdown in late 2020, saw people on probation building paths and planters, setting up polytunnels and securing the site with fencing. Up to eight participants and a supervisor work at each site per day, growing seedings in the polytunnels and later transferring them to the planters. Root vegetables onions, cabbage, lettuce and courgettes grown by the team were harvested in Autumn

2021. They were donated to local food banks to benefit the community. Community Payback can form part of a community sentence after individuals have committed certain low-level crimes such as public order offences, theft and dishonesty. In addition to benefitting the community, the work can also have a positive impact on the people on probation carrying out the work. Community Payback can give their lives' structure and give them a sense of value. Cleveland OPCC is already working with partners in Hemlington to pinpoint suitable projects, which will benefit the community and help people on probation give something back to society. As part of Cleveland Police and Crime Plan, Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) Steve Turner has included a 10-point plan

outlining his key priorities for his time in office. One of those priorities is Bringing Offenders to Justice. As part of that priority, Steve wants to “see visible and worthwhile work undertaken in the community that directly benefits the people living there and repairs the harm caused.” He said: “It’s important that community sentences are not seen as a soft option. “I want the work carried out by people on probation to be meaningful. I also want it to benefit the community and bring the people who are carrying it out face-to-face with some of the damage caused by crime, anti-social behaviour and vandalism.” Chris Douglas, Head of Unpaid Work at Probation North East, said: “We look forward to hearing from the community and looking at the kind

of projects which they would like to see people on probation carry out. “In order for us to approve projects, they must hit certain criteria – and they must provide meaningful activity for those carrying it out. “Community Payback is frequently used as part of Community Sentencing so it must allow people on probation to reflect on what they have done and want them to help make amends to the wider community for the harm caused by crime and antisocial behaviour.” To nominate a Community Payback project, send details to: pcc@ cleveland.pnn.police.uk To find out more about how you can nominate a Community Payback project go to: Community Payback Project - Cleveland Police and Crime Commissioner (pcc.police.uk)

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Dazzling Typhoon Display jetting in to Teesside Airshow

mmense speed, power and agility – that’s what the RAF Typhoon display team will bring as it jets into this summer’s Teesside Airshow. The airshow, the only one of its kind taking place in the North of England in 2022, is returning to Teesside Airport on 11 June after a five-year grounding, being delivered by SkyLive Air. Visitors will now be able to witness a dazzling spectacle as the team from the RAF’s 29 Squadron showcase the Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4 to the audience, piloted by Flight Lieutenant Adam O’Hare. The Typhoon display is the culmination of months of hard work, preparation and effort for the whole team, made up of specialists from every aircraft trade. Typhoon is a highly capable, extremely agile, multi-role combat aircraft, powered by two aweinspiring EJ200 engines. Typhoon is currently used by the RAF in the ‘Quick Reaction Alert’ interceptor role in the UK and the South Atlantic, on Operation SHADER in the Middle East, and recently in support of NATO allies in Eastern Europe. The Typhoon team is the latest RAF group to join the event, following the news that the Red Arrows and Red Falcons parachute team would also be performing displays on the day, alongside a 300-strong classic car exhibition, funfair, live music, food stalls and much, much more. Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen said: “This incredible and impressive modern RAF aircraft is an absolute powerhouse and a real jewel in the crown of their ﬂeet. To have it perform at this year’s Teesside Airshow is another brilliant coup and will leave the audience staggered by its sheer power and noise. “The display itself will obviously be breathtaking but it’s also a real testament to the talent,

● Blackjack, the Typhoon set for the Teesside Airshow dedication and of everyone behind the scenes in our Armed Forces, working hard to keep the aircraft ﬂying not only for this event, but in operations around the world. “The Teesside Airshow is going from strength to strength and I’m sure the five-year grounding will be worth the wait as we attract thousands of people right across Teesside, Darlington and Hartlepool and beyond to this unmissable family day.” Chris Petty, one of the organisers of the Teesside Airshow, said: “We’re delighted to welcome the Typhoon display team to this year’s event, demonstrating the incredible muscle of the aircraft and talent of the pilot and his team. “This will brilliantly complement the Red

Arrows’ astounding aerobatics and add another dimension to the event for the 25,000-strong crowd. Tickets are selling as fast as the Typhoon can fly, so I’d urge people to book now to avoid ● Flight Lieutenant Adam O'Hare disappointment.” Flight Lieutenant Adam O’Hare £5 per child. A family ticket, consisting of two said: “It’s a dream come true to be able to display such a fantastically agile, adults and two children, will be £25 and there is powerful, and versatile aircraft to the crowd free entry for those aged under six. The Teesside Airport Foundation will be the at the Teesside Airshow. I’m ecstatic to be the Typhoon Display pilot for 2022 and looking charity partner for the event. For more information on the Teesside forward to sharing that excitement with our Airshow, and to book your tickets, visit www. fans!” Tickets are on sale now priced at £10 per adult, teessideairshow.co.uk

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Light Up Loftus Coﬀee Morning Saturday 5th March Raised a whopping £377.88!! Many thanks to everyone who came along – it was great to see you all! Watch This Space For Future Events

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Saving And Re-Homing Animals The Ann Prosser Foundation Registered Charity No. 1051037 / ww.s-a-r-a.org.uk

Fundraisiing Events

Easter Fayre

ello everyone. Welcome news, we are pleased to announce that after a recent Committee Meeting we have plans in place for forthcoming events at Foxrush Farm, Redcar throughout 2022. This has lifted our hearts as we feel we can open up S.A.R.A’s doors again to our friends, volunteers and supporters old and new. We hope you too will be as delighted as we are at this news. The first event planned will be our EASTER FAYRE at the farm. Previously held for years in Marske Hall this is now unfortunately not possible, thus all future events will be on our own site. The Easter Fayre will take place over the Easter weekend. Saturday 16th April and Sunday 17th April 10.00am – 3.00pm. Attractions will include an Easter Bonnet Parade on Saturday 16th April at 1.00pm, an Easter Egg Tombola plus an Easter Raﬄe, with Easter Feasts in our café. In addition to our usual shop and café being open there will be a permanent NEW outdoor marquee on site housing stalls for people who wish to sell their goods, jewellery, clothing, edible goods, crafts, toiletries, etc. Tables provided are £15.00 per day. Please contact S.A.R.A. on 01642 488108 or e mail Sarafoxfushfarm@ gmail.com Further details are on our website S.A.R.A.org.uk.

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EASTER FAYRE to be held over the Easter Weekend SATURDAY 16th April and SUNDAY 17th April 10.00am - 3.00pm Please see extra article in magazine for details. Monthly meetings for SARA supporters and the general public to be held in the Cleveland Bay, Ings Road, Redcar on the 1st Tuesday of each month at 7.00pm The shop café held in the Arundel at Foxrush Farm is open Saturday’s and Sunday’s from 10.00am – 3.00pm. Raﬄes and /or Tombola’s raise extra funds. Please join us for bargains and banter. All welcome, plus dogs.

Zack Supports S.A.R.A.

ince the opening of S.A.R.A’s SHOP & CAFE at Foxrush Farmit has been our good fortune to meet a striking young teenager who caught our attention by his good manners and positive demeanour. It was heart-warming to see how the younger generation do hold the power to manifest themselves in a hopeful future. This young person’s mane is Zack Phillips, a 13 year old from Redcar. He is taking part in the PRINCE’S TRUST and one of the tasks is to create an enterprise. This took the format of creating a word search calendar 2022. Each month has its own word search consisting of animal based words. He pledged the monies raised to Saving And Re-homing Animals, The Ann Prosser Foundation. He would like special thanks to go to, The Community Stepping Stones, and SARA as well for helping him with his research, advertising and for helping sell the calendars. SARA would like to give huge thanks to the above and to everyone who supported this venture. Zack raised an amazing sum in excess of £120.00 so S.A.R.A. would like to send a very special THANK YOU to Zack and Good Luck with the Princes Trust.

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Red Arrows flying in to headline packed Teesside Airshow

he Royal Air Force’s worldrenowned Red Arrows are set to wow audiences as the headliners of this year’s packed Teesside Airshow, it was revealed today (21 March). The airshow, the only one of its kind taking place in the North of England in 2022, is set to attract audiences of up to 25,000 when it returns to Teesside Airport after its five-year grounding. The Red Arrows – officially known as the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team – will be landing at the airport and using it as a base for the event, during which they will perform a 25-minute display. Alongside the aerobatic display team, the RAF’s Red Falcons parachute display team will also entertain families, all on top of a classic car show with 300 cars on display, funfair, live music, strongman competition, army display arena, stunt displays, exhibitors and a range of stalls including street food and drinks. The Airshow, delivered by SkyLive Air, will take place at Teesside Airport on Saturday, 11 June 2022. Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen said: “The last time the Red Arrows were here, back in 2016, people couldn’t get enough of them. The iconic display team is truly a UK institution and it’s fantastic to be welcoming them back to Teesside Airport, proving this airshow is going to be bigger and better than ever. “Along with the Red Falcons and

a raft of other attractions, this muchloved event is set to put our airport on the map for more than its ﬂights. “As the closest other airshow is taking place more than 120 miles away, we’re expecting to attract thousands upon thousands of people from right across our region and beyond. I’m going to be in the audience on the day – and you should be too.” Steve Davies, Director of SkyLive Air, said: “The Red Arrows were hugely popular when they appeared at the previous Teesside Airshow and we know they’ll be a massive hit again. “We can’t wait to welcome families from across the UK to Teesside Airport so they can witness the excitement for themselves. Tickets are already selling fast, so if you don’t

want to miss out, grab yours today.” Squadron Leader Tom Bould, Team Leader of the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team and Red 1, said: “The Red Arrows are thrilled to return to Teesside and to perform for a large, supportive audience including many families from across the north east of England and beyond. “Pre-season training is well underway, perfecting a new aerobatic display that aims to inspire people, demonstrates the excellence of the Royal Air Force and represents the United Kingdom. “The 2022 show features all of the exciting elements people watching expect and enjoy from the Red Arrows – namely dynamic ﬂying, world-class precision and, above-all, teamwork.”

Tickets are on sale now priced at £10 per adult, £5 per child. A family ticket, consisting of two adults and two children, will be £25 and there is free entry for those aged under six. The Teesside Airport Foundation

will be the charity partner for the event. For more information on the Teesside Airshow, and to book your tickets, visit www.teessideairshow. co.uk

Guisborough Photo Group Update Results of our 5th Competition Historical from 24th February Advance Prints, First Place Geoff Walker, Wee Dooker, Second Place Steve Gray, Bank of England, Third Place Barbara Singleton, Early form of Barbeque. No highly commended, or commended. Advanced PDI’s, Geoff Walker, The Rome Aqueduct Segovia, Second Place Bill Maugah, Prince Bishops Chaple 13th Century, Third Enid Harrison, The Good Old Days. with 2 Highly commended and 1 commended Intermediate Prints, First Place George Ezard, Rock Solid, Second Place, Brian Collett, The Old Workshop. Intermediate PDI’s, First Place Adam Hambley, Saltburn Cliff Lift, Second Place, Brian Collett, Home on the Range, Third Place George Ezard, Rosedale Kilns. With 1 Highly Commended, March 17th result of Complete Photographer competition, Entries for Web Gallery March 24th Results of our 6th and last in the season, Open

Competition, all result are in now eagerly waiting for the presentation night to find out all the results and trophy winners Good luck to all that entered March 31st your night, chance to cover any thing we have missed, or you need to know. April 7th Portrait Night, don’t forget your cameras. April 14th Maundy Thursday No Meeting, could be a outside meeting, watch this space, and your e-mails April 21st Entries for Print and P.D. I. of the year and also our AGM, April 28th Lecture. To be Announced again watch the web and your e-mails All the information can be found on our Facebook page and web site. More information on club web site www.guisboroughphotogroup. org.uk Or our Facebook https:// www.facebook.com/ groups/984715171574093/ More updates next month Rick S.

● Intermediate PDI’s: First Place Adam Hambley, Saltburn Cliﬀ Lift

● Advance Prints: First Place Geoﬀ Walker, Wee Dooker,

● Intermediate PDI’s: Third Place George Ezard, Rosedale Kilns

● Advanced PDI’s: Second Place Bill Maugah, Prince Bishops Chaple 13th Century

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Ian Millar & Dominic Spencer saxophone & piano duo from Scotland The UK’s hardest working jazz group! "Very cool music played in a magical atmosphere - this will appeal to jazz novices as well as hardcore enthusiasts." Three Weeks Magazine

an and Dominic are unique in the UK Jazz community taking their blend of melodic jazz standards and original compositions to rural communities all over the UK. They use programmable lighting and bottle lights to create a wonderful intimate atmosphere for the music. They tell stories of their travels in their Tour Bus - an old converted Yorkshire Ambulance, in an entertaining evening of creative music and enthusiastic joy, just what is needed after months of isolation. “We are delighted to be performing again after sell out candle light concerts on the Glasgow Tall Ship in July 2021 and record sales for our concerts in last year's Edinburgh Fringe Festival. We are hoping this makes a welcome release from lock down and a chance for communities to reconnect. ” says Ian “It’s been a difficult time over the last couple of years but we had both been practising hard throughout lock down, even posting some videos of us playing together from our separate homes. Through out lock down we called ourselves the Socially Distanced Duo now we’re getting out and meeting our audience again!” says Dominic They will be performing at: LOFTUS TOWN HALL High St, Loftus, Saltburn-by-the-Sea TS13 4HG Fri 22nd April 7.30pm £10 Accompanied under 16s free tickets from Loftus Town Hall or tel: 01287 641000 bottles of lager, wine and soft drinks only, hotdogs for sale in the interval Licensed bar Visit our website for our blog, videos, photos, reviews and our Concert Diary plus links to our Social Media accounts www.millarandspencer.co.uk tel: 01968 679 299 admin@millarandspencer.co.uk

Skelton and Brotton Parish Council

Free Children’s Easter Crafts Skelton Civic Hall Wednesday 20 April 2022 Pre-booked 1 hour Timed Sessions Only (9.30 or 11.00)

Crafts to complete & take home Admission by Timed Ticket Only Tickets are Free, with a Limited Number Available Eligibility: Ages 11 and under and from Skelton & Brotton Parish area only Call 01287 348008 to book your session

Children must be accompanied by an adult

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Lord of the Dance celebrates 25 years of standing ovations

Festival of Thrift to again receive council support

pecial analysis shows it brings up to £2 million into area’s economy and 50,000 visitors The Festival of Thrift has again won the backing of the Council after a new report showed it brings up to £2 million to the area’s economy and attracts 50,000 visitors. A detailed Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA) into the benefits or otherwise of the festival based at Kirkleatham, near Redcar, was requested by councillors who wanted more information on whether it represents value for money. The report demonstrating the significant value the festival brings to the borough has now been presented to councillors along with details of the other work organisers conduct in the community throughout the year. Cllr Louise Westbury, Cabinet Member for Climate Change, Environment and Culture, explained the festival, which celebrates sustainable living, fits with the council’s policy of improving the environment. She said: “I am delighted to confirm that the Council will be continuing to support the Festival of Thrift. This detailed analysis demonstrates the significant benefits that the festival brings to the

borough. It is the National Festival of Sustainability, which supports our Number One priority to protect our environment and it’s a free event bringing equality of access for all. The event attracted 50,000 visitors last year and we hope our continued partnership with the Festival will see it grow from strength to strength.” Key statistics from the report show the festival: • attracted 50,000 visitors in 2021, with 35,000 of those coming from outside Redcar and Cleveland; • those attending spent more than £1 million according to a Tees Valley Combined Authority evaluation but more than £2 million according to an independent agency evaluation; • subsidy per head was £1.40; • organisers spent 112 days spent on community engagement; • £176,000 advertising value achieved in 2021. The Council will again invest £70,000 into the festival which also attracts match funding from the Arts Council and the Tees Valley Combined Authority. The Festival will take place in the grounds of Kirkleatham Museum on September 24 and 25. The event started in 2013 but has been held at Kirkleatham since 2016.

Loftus Bluebells Walk

ome on a guided walk on Saturday 7th May to spotBluebells and other Spring ﬂowers in bloom. Starting outside Loftus Town Hall at 10.30am, this walk takes you through local woods; please be prepared for muddy conditions. You need a good level of fitness for this circular walk of about six miles that includes stiles, descents and climbs. There's a lunchtime stop at Liverton

Village Hall where soup, roll and tea can be purchased for £5. There's free parking at South View off North Road, Loftus TS13 4JL; the town is served by Arriva X4 and 5 buses. This walk is organised by Loftus ACCORD Walking Group. No booking is needed; for more information phone 01287 641000 or email :info@walkingloftusandthenorthyorkshirecoast. com

Guisborough Museum

uisborough Museum is opening again for the season on SATURDAY APRIL 2ND 2022, 10 TILL 4. Then every Thursday and Saturday till the end of October, 10 till 4.

Colourful new displays, activities for children, free entry and disabled access. Find us behind Sunnyfield House on Westgate (the main street) Guisborough. We look forward to welcoming you to our friendly Town Museum.'

Sing with Guisborough Choral Society

e warmly welcome new singers and invite you to our regular rehearsals during term time on Wednesdays at 7:30 pm in Sunnyﬁeld House, Westgate, Guisborough. New to singing? No problem, we have lots of help and encouragement for you. We'll be delighted for you to come have a go. More information and assistance can be found on our website and social media pages. Please feel free to visit our sites or phone us. Website: http://guisboroughchoralsociety.org.uk Facebook: http://facebook.com/guischoir Twitter: @GuisChoral Phone/text the Publicity Officer at 07463 089288

elebrating 25 phenomenal years of Michael Flatley’s Lord of the Dance, a zesty new generation of the family favourite show will take to the stage in 2022. Tickets for all shows are available now via BookingsDirect.com. The most successful touring show in entertainment history is set to return to UK venues for performances across 2022. Since its premiere, Michael Flatley's Lord of The Dance has broken countless box office records, visited over 1000 venues worldwide and has been seen by over 60 million people in 60 different countries on every continent The 2022 tour will bring a fresh new look to the classic favourite. The original elements of the successful show have been masterfully curated by Flatley whilst incorporating the energy of the talented new cast. “I have the greatest team of dancers” says Flatley, “they are excited to be part of Lord of the Dance and everyone single one of them is trained to the highest standards of dance, athleticism and precision. I’m so proud of them.” The show, described by the Los Angeles Times as a "showpiece extravaganza", features more than 150,000 taps per performance as it transports the audience to a mythical time and place, capturing hearts in a swirl of movement, precision dancing and artistic lighting. The journey to Lord of the Dance began with Michael Flatley’s dream to create the greatest Irish dance show in the world. Driven by his dream and ambition to bring his new form of Irish Dance to the world stage and following a performance that caught the world’s attention at Eurovision 1994, Lord of the Dance is the culmination of Flatley’s belief that “Nothing is impossible. Follow your dreams.” Lord of the Dance has gone on to receive unparalleled accolades, and to break theatrical records across the globe. Michael Flatley's Lord of the Dance not only brought Irish dancing to the world stage; it catapulted the art of Irish dance to a higher plane, unprecedented worldwide recognition and dove straight into the hearts and minds of millions worldwide. Michael Flatley’s Lord of the Dance has dazzled audiences around the world with its unique combination of high-energy Irish dancing, original music, storytelling and sensuality. The beloved Irish dance show transcends culture and language, soaring into the soul on astounding aerial moves, unparalleled precision dancing and state-

of-the art theatrical effects. Much of the secret to its phenomenal success is that it speaks to all, crossing boundaries of age, gender and cultural diversity. Its timeless, universal appeal has made Lord of the Dance one of the modern day wonders of the world, a myth to a living legend. The show will go to the next level in 2022 for its 25th anniversary show. Fans can expect new staging, costumes and choreography along with state of the art technology, special effects and lighting, whilst maintaining the integrity of the original masterpiece. The spectacle will feature 40 of the world’s most outstanding young performers directed by Michael Flatley, with new music by composer Gerard Fahy. This latest iteration combines the best of tradition with all the excitement of new music and dance. ...Michael Flatley comments: “It’s hard to believe that we’re already celebrating 25 years of Lord of the Dance. I’m so proud of this show and what we’ve achieved. Over the years, we’ve had thousands of dancers … … our global family. The incredible synergy between performers and audiences has been part of the magic for 25 years. We’re looking forward to this next tour as everyone deserves a positive and uplifting 2022!” The tour will be coordinated by Harvey Goldsmith CBE and promoted by Triple A. Websites: www.lordofthedance. com www.michaelﬂatley.com Facebook:/ MichaelFlatleysLordoftheDance Twitter: @LordOfTheDance @lotdofficial YouTube: /michaelﬂatley 25 YEARS OF STANDING OVATIONS LORD OF THE DANCE ON TOUR ACROSS THE UK 2022 Venues close to our area include: York Barbican - Mon 11 – Thu 14 April Hull New Theatre - Tue 10 – Thu 12 May Liverpool M&S Bank Arena - Fri 13 – Sun 15 May Sunderland Empire - Mon 23 – Wed 25 May Glasgow SEC Armadillo - Sat 4 – Sun 5 June Sheffield City Hall - Mon 13 – Wed 15 June Glasgow SEC Armadillo - Fri 8 – Sat 9 July Blackpool Opera House - Mon 11 – Wed 13 July Manchester Palace Theatre - Thu 14 – Sun 17 July Tickets on sale NOW

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By Kate Bramley

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The World of Theatre

t’s nice to see a slow progression of theatre and arts events heading back to the region. The Arc, Stockton have a number of new partnerships coming up that are all worth a look but the on the captured my attention is a “Pay What You Feel” performance by spoken word artist Dominic JP Nelson-Ashley called “My Name is Paul”. This heads to the region on 4th May and “My Name is Paul explores the ups and downs of Black fatherhood in the North East. Educational and entertaining in equal measure, it’s got costume changes, dancing and the ultimate pub quiz.” So if you fancy trying something new, the Arc is the place to head to. In a more traditional vein Stephen Joseph Theatre Scarborough have an in house production of Jane Eyre adapted by Chris Bush, described as “A witty and ﬂeet-footed adaptation of Charlotte Brontë's literary classic.” This runs from 8th to 30th April so plenty of chances to catch that one, if period drama is your thing… Down at York Theatre Royal they’re gearing up for handing the theatre over to a group of young programmers for the week from 10th May onwards. https://www.yorktheatreroyal.co.uk/be-part-of-it/children-andyoung-people/takeover/ The ethos of the York Theatre Royal Takeover week is shows programmed by young artists starting out on their careers with a focus on performances that are particularly vibrant and innovative, particularly for children and young people. Our own Badapple Theatre “Elephant Rock” will feature on 10th May with “The Slow Songs Make Me Sad” confirmed for May 13th and many more performances still to be announced so make sure you keep checking in with the developing programme!

Beat the Street Redcar and Cleveland invites you to Go Active!

he Beat the Street challenge taking place in Redcar and Cleveland has entered its Go Active themed week which aims to encourage participants to ﬁnd new activities and sports to try out. The idea is that people will find something that they might not have tried before to help them continue to keep up their new active habits after the Beat the Street competition comes to an end on Wednesday, 13th April and to explore the sports and leisure options on offer. This week, there are free walks and events including indoor football, table tennis, dance and gym sessions available, all listed at Events | Redcar and Cleveland | Beat the Street More than 15,000 people have signed up to play the Beat the Street Redcar and Cleveland game and have together walked, cycled, wheeled, run and scooted an incredible 92,879 miles so far in the competition. A separate game taking place concurrently in Stockton-on-Tees has seen 17,287 people sign up and clock up 123,765 active travel miles. Teams of all varieties including schools, community groups and workplaces have been battling it out for the past several weeks across the average and total points leaderboards to take home prizes of up to £300 worth of vouchers for Waterstones or Decathlon if they top the leaderboard. Ings Farm Primary School leads the total points leaderboard – their 764 players have scored 632,400 points. Second- placed team Normanby Primary School is on 411,350 points. Beat the Street is run by Redcar and Cleveland Council, funded by Sport England, and managed by Intelligent Health. Councillor Steve Kay, Cabinet Member for Health and Welfare, at Redcar and Cleveland Council, said: “The aim of Beat the Street is to encourage communities to become more active and to incorporate those healthy habits into

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What’s on at the Cutty Wren

What’s On - Music & Events

The work of the Friends of Redcar Cemetery continues

Every Tuesday at The Redcar Borough Park Bowling Club

i, all! The Club goes along steadily, and now that the Covid restrictions have been largely lifted, we’re relaxing ours. There is no longer any restriction on numbers or need to book a seat (though for a popular guest, get in early!) We ask that people coming do check their temperature at the thermometers in the lobby, and it would be advisable to take a test (if you have a kit left!) We have a few changes to the programme: Fil Campbell and Tom McFarlane won’t be able to have their booking on April 12th, so John Dunleavy will now have his Hotspot on that night (instead of the 5th as we planned.) Hot Spots are nights when a performer is given half an hour or so to perform rather than the usual couple of songs. John is a long-served folk musician with a great stage presence. He has a very extensive and wide repertoire which includes plenty of old favourites as well as very up to date ones. He’s also been a tower of strength in technical matters during the Zoom days when we could only meet on-line, and we owe him a lot. Most of our evenings will be “Singers and Musicians”, when (mostly) local performers get up and sing and play anything Folk – related, and that covers a very wide field. Anyone with a song or tune in the genre is welcome to get up and have a go, and we always have plenty of great songs and good humour. We do have special nights as well, and on May 3rd we’ll have one in aid of those displaced in the war in Ukraine. We don’t know what the situation will be by then, but there’ll still be plenty of people who need help. Alan Reid will be our guest on May 10th. A time served multi-instrumentalist and singer-song writer; he was probably the mainstay in the early days of the Scottish super-group, The Battlefield Band. He’s still writing and performing and has been a very popular performer at Saltburn Folk Festival as well as our Club. With great songs that grip you and a warm personality, I know he’ll make this a great night. We’ve a Hot Spot on May 24th with Steve Lane. He’s been a Teesside resident and Stockton Club regular for many years but having lived in a fair few places he has assembled a varied repertoire with some less common but punchy songs. He’s also written some very good ones of his own, and with his nifty guitar work and a fine voice he always gives a great night. He has made a very good CD as well! Looking ahead, we have a Club favourite, Edwina Hayes, on June 7th, and we’ve have planned a special “Celebrating Summer Solstice” evening on June 21st. (More details later.). Looking back, the guest evening with Pete Morton was excellent. Pete has many great songs in his repertoire, and as he’s a born entertainer we had a rollicking good time. It was good to have Rob van Sante and friend Janie as well. The Singer’s Nights have been very good, with many a fine song and much laughter.

● Steve Lane

● Alan Reid So – if you fancy an evening of good live music and good humour, come and give us a try. We meet each Tuesday evening at the Redcar Borough Park Bowling Club, Thwaites Lane, off Redcar Lane, TS10 2FD. To find us, turn off Redcar Lane at the big red Racecourse sign, and we’re down the bottom of the lane to the left. You’ll see their car park fence, so just go through the gate. Doors open about 7-15 p.m., singing starts about 7-45 p.m., and we finish at 10-45 p.m. We’ve a comfortable room and a fine bar. We’re also still keeping our Thursday evening Zoom sessions going for those still having to be careful about mixing socially, and those wanting to keep in touch with them. Also, you can drink what you like and you don’t have to drive! The sessions run from 7-45 p.m. to about 9-45, and they’re good fun. Tony Morris is the usual M.C. and we have visitors from West Yorkshire, Scotland and Arkansas, USA as well! Contact our Secretary Nigel at info@cuttywrenfolkclub.com for the link. This is our usual email contact point and we have a website at www. cuttywrenfolkclub.com . You can also ring me on 01642 471769. Thanks go as ever to our wonderful hosts at the Bowls Club, and to our committee, singers and M.C.’s who make ours such an enjoyable Club. See you soon! George F

St. Mark's Church, Marske Services back to normal St Mark's CofE church in Marske has reverted to its normal (pre-Covid) service times. Sundays: 8.00am Communion (said) 9.30am Family Communion.

● Some of the group in the summer after the workshop at the Palace Hub where we made the wildﬂower seed balls. L to R Ged, Anne, Mary, Grace (Palace) Margaret ( who sadly passed this year) Kath and Kay. A lovely summer day in Redcar with an equally lovely ice cream.

Mondays: 7.00pm Communion Wednesdays: 10.00am Communion

Sunday Club for children has resumed on Sundays at 9.30am, during the Family Communion Service. Although face masks are no longer a legal requirement, while infection rates remain high, they are preferable for everyone's safety and peace of mind. Please contact the Revd David Tembey (01642 482896) to arrange weddings and Christenings. Funeral arrangements can be made through your funeral director. More information is available at www.stmarks-marske.co.uk or search FaceBook for St. Mark’s church, Marske by the Sea.

ardening – We have 22 volunteer gardeners working every Tuesday 10-12, we tidy, plant, sweep and weed areas. We work in small groups and make a difference every week and enjoy our time outside in the fresh air. If there is anyone who would like to tidy the old cemetery we would be very interested to hear from them. It is such a calm and peaceful place. Fundraising – We continue our fundraising with a table top sale at St Hilda’s Church. We will be selling jigsaws, crockery, books, bric a brac and jewellery. Come and join us on Saturday April 23rd 10-2 pm If you would like to serve on a stall or provide transport at one of our events you would be very welcome. Craft Group – We produced handmade items in our craft group

which we hold every Monday morning at Laburnum Road Library. We painted pebbles and prepared wildﬂower seed balls to plant at the graveside and gave these to relatives on Mother’s Day. We collected many comments which will help us focus on the work we will carry out this year. The history walks start again this year on the second Wednesday of the month at 6.30pm. Please meet near the entrance to the old section, strong shoes are essential. The dates are May 11th, June 8th, July 12th and September 14th. These walks are led by historians Dave Phillipson and Jane Foreman and are packed with interesting facts. No need to book just turn up on the evening. Please contact Dot Ahmed 01642 478349 dotahmed@btinternet.com or Ged Fleming 01642 471064 if you can help with any of our work.

Model Railway Open Day

n Monday 2nd May 2022, Cleveland Model Railway Club will be open to visitors from 10am to 4pm in Unit 2, The B-Hive, Skelton Industrial Estate, Skelton, Cleveland, TS12 2LQ. Day membership £1, child 50p. Come and talk to members in our clubroom. On show are several layouts working and under construction in

various scales & gauges, displays, club sales, refreshments, disabled access (except mezzanine) & free parking. Club hours are 10-8 pm Tues. & Thurs, 10–2 pm Sat. Visitors & new members are always welcome. Off A174 at ASDA. Arrivabus 5 & X3a at ‘Skelton, Hollybush’. Website: http://www.clevelandmrc.club

PARKINSON’S UK Redcar & District Support Group JOIN US on our annual sponsored walk Sunday 10th April 2022, 11am. Walk starts at the Beacon and you can decide whether to do the 2 mile or 6 mile. 2 mile is to the stray café and back the 6 mile goes to the Marske boundary and back, or any distance you can manage, as long as you let us know you have completed your walk and are back safely. World Parkinson’s Day 11th April 2022 No support meeting 14th April 2022. 12th May 2022, Katie Magee Parkinson’s Local Adviser is joining us to introduce herself. For further details contact Doreen - email doreen.arkle@ virginmedia.com Parkinson’s Local Advisor Parkinson's helpline (free phone) 0808 800 0303 Email: enquiries@parkinsons.org.uk Website: http://parkinson.org.uk We are the Parkinson's charity that drives better care, treatments, and quality of life. Charity No. 258197

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Wayfarer Travels

● The City Centre as seen from my bedroom window

thought very carefully before writing this one because of the current sad situation that the people there ﬁnd themselves in, but I thought that it would be good to show what a beautiful city it was at the time of my visit. I feel particular sorrow for the people of Kyiv. When I stayed there recently I had a personal misfortune and the people were so kind, caring and helpful. Kyiv, or Kiev, is the capital city of Ukraine. It`s in north-central Ukraine along the Dnieper River. It has a population of about 3 million making it the seventh-most populated city in Europe. I recently stayed at the Hotel Ukraine in the city centre and the photo gives you some idea

Kyiv – Ukraine

● St.Michael`s Monastery

of how lovely a centre it was. Let`s hope and pray that it stays that way. The hotel was built in the Soviet era about 60 years ago and it`s typical of that era – large, grand, but austere at the same time. It was rather odd in that the light switches on the bedroom walls were about 7ft off the ﬂoor! And breakfast, although plentiful, was the most weird I`d ever come across. In the photo, the grand pillared building to the right is The International Centre for Culture and Arts. In the centre partially obscured from view by a footbridge is a lovely “garden clock”. A little further along is the Jellyfish museum of all things. Ironically the Statue of Independence stands proudly in the centre of the square just off to the left of the

● Three of the Chernobyl ﬁremen who saved us all

photo, and near the left edge of the photo is what looks like a fountain but is in fact one of the many windows over the huge underground shopping centre – by the time you read this it may well be another huge underground shelter. The city has an extensive underground metro system built around 1960 and, whilst nothing like as splendous as the Moscow metro, is nevertheless quite ornate. It’s a tragedy that it`s now being used as an underground shelter. In fact the entire city is blessed with some beautiful architecture. There are dozens of lovely blue, white & gold churches such as the one pictured and there must be well over 50 sites of special interest worth exploring further. I hope that this article shows that Kyiv is not just grey skyscrapers as we see mainly

in the media but, if it survives, a lovely city well worth a visit. From the beautiful to the gruesome - a reminder of Ukraine`s past suffering & heroism, Chernobyl is just down the road :Let`s hope that their heroism and that of the present Ukrainian people has not been in vain and that they are spared further misery. When I visited all the Chernobyl reactors recently, Reactor 4 was still in a precarious, unstable state and was being tended by an international team of experts. When the Russians invaded some escaped but others were captured and are now working under duress in dreadful conditions, short of the basic necessities of life. Wayfarer

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nd just like that, the speedway season is back and the Bears sprinkled some stardust on the Ecco Arena as they defeated Newcastle 60-29 in the ﬁrst leg of the TyneTees Trophy. The Bears treated their fans to 12 race winners and 10 heat advantages as they ushered in the new speedway season with a massive win over the Brough Park outfit. The 2019 KO Cup winners started with back to back 5-1’s in the opening 2 races. Gating was key early as Charles Wright and Adam Roynon combined to start the season off perfectly. The third heat saw Newcastle show some fight with the impressive Max Clegg holding off a strong challenge from Kasper Andersen to claim second for the Diamonds with Lewis Kerr unchallenged at the front. The first Newcastle heat winner of the evening came from their skipper, James Wright who made Erik Riss pay for missing the gate to take a comfortable win but with George Congreve at the back the Diamonds could not put a dent into the Bears 10 point lead. Redcar heat advantages were as regular as clockwork and two more followed in heats 5 and 6 respectively with Lewis Kerr and Charles Wright taking tapes to ﬂag wins. Heat 6 saw the race of the night with Matthew Wethers using the outside dirt to hold off an intelligent challenge from the impressive Adam Roynon who was intent on riding the inside but ultimately, the Cumbrian could not make the pass. Heading into heat 9 the Bears held a 18 point lead and Lewis Kerr helped make that 20 against his former side with another win. In the battle for second Lee Complin showed why he has returned to speedway after a decade out as he held off a strong outside challenge from Redcar’s returning Kasper Andersen. Heat 12 saw Newcastle’s only heat advantage with a match race. Lee Complin hit the fence when trying to find grip on the outside and thus

● Erik Riss was excluded. Jordan Jenkins then touched the tapes in the second staging and to further complicate matters, Lewis Kerr was not under power at the time of the stoppage which saw Jade Mudgway replace Jenkins with his reserve partner Jason Edwards for a match race against James Wright. Edwards rode brilliantly, blocking the Newcastle skippers move for 3 laps until a change in strategy from the 35 year old saw him take the spoils with a clever inside move on the young reserve. Matches can be won and lost in heats 13 and

15 and if the first fixture is anything to go by the Bears fans are in for a treat as Wright and Riss combined beautifully for 2 5-1’s to cap off a near faultless opening night for the Bears with them taking a 31 point lead up to Newcastle for the second leg on April the 10th. Redcar boss Jade Mudgway was understandably delighted: “It was a great day, the riders got stuck in and they reaped the rewards. I thought the reserves were fantastic, Jordan was not happy but I don’t know what he’s worried about, he scored paid 10 and that’s great! I’m also really pleased

Marske Cricket Club W

ell, that was a long Christmas break! Our apologies for not writing anything in your favourite local newspaper of late but ‘stuff happens’ and we just couldn't get anything done. However…..Marske CC are really looking forward to the 2022 season with a sense of optimism in that we are entering a rebuilding stage. The first team were relegated at the end of last season and a number of players have decided to move on to other clubs. But the players that remain have vowed to rebuild and aim to get back in to the Premier League ASAP. The Club have recruited Jaden Clarke an 18 year-old Overseas Amateur from Barbados, who is a batsman and we are very excited to have him on board. Also, new to the Club, is Adam Burton, who has recently moved in to the area. Adam has an excellent cricketing pedigree having played Premier league cricket and county second eleven. The club will continue to promote its Junior cricketers and will place a strong emphasis on them coming through and playing senior cricket. Training for all teams – Seniors to Juniors are now in progress with details displayed on the club notice boards and all fixtures are available on the club website – www.marskecricketclub.co.uk Our first game is on Sunday 9th April with a friendly against Redcar C.C. with our first game at home being a 2nd X1 match against Darlington on Saturday 16th April with the following Saturday our 1st X1 welcome Bishop Auckland to our ground. On the social front we have also been very active

holding various, successful, events over the last two or three months and many more are planned for the coming months all of which will be advertised here and locally. On Saturday April 16th we will be holding a Karaoke, Disco and Dance evening so get on your dancing shoes, warm up your vocal chords and get yourselves to the club for a great, fun filled, evening. On Saturday April 2nd we welcomed back, by popular demand, Brassneck. A band who performed at the club not too long ago but such was their following that they’re back again! We hope you got chance to see them this time and saw the local posters advertising the night. Our Irish Nights, on the second Tuesday of every month, are still proving as popular as ever – on May 10th we welcome back Sally Glennon & Ted. Admission is still only £3.00 which includes a raﬄe and a short Bingo session. Our Country & Western nights, held on the 2nd Friday of the month are still equally popular so if you own a guitar, can play a bit and fancy doing a bit of entertaining then pop to the club and take part, along with the evening’s usually, full house of enthusiasts. As ever our regular Bingo sessions on Sunday lunchtimes and Wednesday evenings are still going strong and a big welcome is extended to all local dabbers on both occasions. We will be writing regularly, hopefully, from now on so keep looking and don’t miss out on all that is happening at Marske Cricket Club.

with Jason, he showed a lot of determination in heat 12 despite not getting the win. I’m really pleased with our reserves!” The Kiwi also offered encouragement for Newcastle: “I was impressed with George Congreve, he was on the pace and with time I’m sure he will come good whilst Lee Complin was all-effort. I think Newcastle will get stronger as the season progresses.”. The Co-Promoter was also pleased with the attendance amid rising costs of living: “I was really happy with tonight’s crowd, I think people were itching to get back to the track after so long without speedway. Unfortunately, everything is going up at the moment, even things we are selling in the stadium but that’s the price we pay for doing the right thing in supporting Ukraine.” Redcar = 60 1. Charles Wright = 13+2 PAID MAX 2. Adam Roynon = 7+1 3. Lewis Kerr = 9 4. Kasper Andersen = 6+1 5. Erik Riss = 13+1 6. Jason Edwards = 4+1 7. Jordan Jenkins = 8+2 Newcastle = 29 1. Bradley Wilson-Dean = 3+1 2. Matthew Wethers = 7 3. James Wright = 8 4. Max Clegg = 8+1 5. Paul Starke R/R 6. Lee Complin = 3 7. George Congreve = 0 April 1 - Stuart Robson Farewell Meeting (Home) 8 - Plymouth (Home) - Championship 10 - Newcastle (Away) - Tyne Tees Trophy 15 - Birmingham (Home) - Championship 22 - Leicester (Home) - Championship 27 - Oxford (Away) - KO Cup 29 - Oxford (Home) - KO Cup 30 - Leicester (Away) – Championship

North Riding Football League

By Andrew Snaith – Media Oﬃcer

he North Riding Football League season comes to an end with Boro Rangers hoping to add to their North Riding County Cup victory with another North Riding Premier Division title. They are fighting it out with Yarm & Eaglescliffe. Rangers thumped Old Malton St Marys 7-1 in the County Cup Final. Meanwhile, Grangetown Boys Club, in third, have made key changes to their Grange Farm Road ground, including the installation of ﬂoodlights in the hope of following Redcar Town into the Northern League Second Division. There are some interesting match-ups in the First Divisions too. Lealholm lead the First Division East, though newcomers South Park Rangers remain on their tail for a Premier Division place. In First Division West, Cleveland and Nunthorpe are duking it out at the summit. League Table Last round of action- March 2022 North Riding Premier Division St Marys 0-6 Bedale Staithes Athletic 1-1 Boro Rangers Yarm & Eaglescliffe 3-1 BEADS North Riding Division One East Boro Rangers Reserves 4-0 New Marske Lealholm 3-3 Whitby Fishermen's Society Loftus Athletic 1-2 Great Ayton United South Park Rangers 4-0 Guisborough Town Reserves North Riding Division One West Cleveland 2-0 Whinney Banks U23 Darlington RA U19 2-0 Wolviston Youth Kader Reserves 0-0 Thirsk Falcons Development Nunthorpe 4-2 Northallerton Town Reserves Yarm & Eaglescliffe Development 3-2 T.I.B.S

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Redcar Town FC

Sport

by Ian Enderwick

Ladies Ladies County Cup Middlesborough Ladies Reserves 0-2 Redcar Town ladies ﬁrsts ell done to our Ladies 1st team who made it to the ﬁnal of the County Cup with a 2 - 0 victory over Middlesbrough Ladies Reserves. Due to Cup rules we could only field 10 players and our management team of Lee, Michelle and Ricky came up with a plan to overcome this hurdle and the lasses implemented it perfectly showing determination, hard graft, skill and a will to win for Bryony and Jenni who both lost a loved one recently hence the black armbands worn in support of their team mates. The whole team were immense from the back line of Bryony who on her first game back for a while made three super stops to keep the clean sheet she deserved, baz defended superbly and got forward to support our front two. Heather was on fire tackling everything in her vicinity and used her pace to great effect, Becky was a close contender for player of the match defending well, setting up Mary with a brilliant

pass to score our opening goal and scoring our 2nd with Beckham style free kick, Abbey was her usual bonkers self still recovering from a broken foot she covered nearly every blade of plastic in front of our area, crunching tackles, a nutmeg, sublime skill and total sh*thousery at it’s best another contender for player of the match. Emily in Midfield showed great footwork and tracked back and put loads of tackles in, Vicky had another great game tackling, closing down and making herself available for team mates to pass to, Wiggy ran herself into the ground, going forward, tracking back putting in her fair share of tackles and just missed out by a toenail on getting on the score sheet, Jess was her usual composed self, making runs, holding the ball up bringing others into play, organising and encouraging and was unlucky not to score thwarted by the crossbar and some good goalkeeping. Last but not least Mary what a performance from her scored our opening goal with a great

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EBAC Northern League Division 2 Birtley Town 1-5 Redcar Town irtley’s Twitter account described us as ‘rampant’, during a 1st half in which we raced into a 3-0 lead with goals from Carl Williams (2) & Kyran Clark. In truth, our opponents were quick, dangerous and played some decent football. However, superb tactical control and devastating counter attacks enabled us to dominate the 1st half. Predictably, Birtley pressured us at the start of the 2nd half, but resolute defending from Jamie Lee, Harry Ord & Matty Fraser preserved our lead. Although Birtley did pull one back, skipper Joe Bennett’s penalty soon after quickly finished the contest. There was still time for one more, Redman’s cross-field pass instantly controlled and then dispatched into the top corner from 30 yards. A historic moment for Redcar Town, as top scorer Carl Williams (25 goals this season) completed our first ever Northern League hat trick! A fantastic first season at this level, the club appreciate Carl and all of the player’s contribution. EBAC Northern League Division 2 Redcar Town 1-1 Easington Colliery Town welcomed our high-ﬂying visitors to the Vibrant Doors Stadium in our penultimate home fixture. The Colliery will finish champions if they win

their games in hand, so we were expecting a tough encounter. A good turnout of 200 fans on a Friday night witnessed a real battle. Lewis Henry put us into an early lead when he unleashed a ferocious shot from the edge of the box leaving the keeper helpless. Easington dominated possession, without really troubling Big Mike Algie in the Redcar goal. Shortly into the 2nd half, the Green Army were awarded a penalty when Jamie Lee was adjudged to have pulled back his man inside the box. Screams for a red card were waved away by the referee, but Pounder picked himself up to equalize from the spot. Town then created several chances, which we could not quite convert – almost paying for wastefulness when Easington finished the game strongly. Overall, probably a fair result between two top teams. Redcar Town Men’s 1st Team Town are hoping for a strong finish to the season after making the huge leap from the North Riding League into the famous Northern League. Although a steep learning curve in which many tipped us to be relegation fodder, remarkably we may gate crash the play offs should results go our way. Attendance at the Vibrant Doors Stadium, Trunk Road, TS10 5BW has steadily increased (averaging 123 per home game – 9th highest in the league) as word spreads about our welcoming club and exciting team. Manager Gareth Maidens and his management team deserve great credit how they have conducted themselves in the club’s first season – developing the team, with six regulars aged 21 or under. Indeed, the 1st team has forged close links with the junior section and hope in the future we can produce many more home grown players. We are always on the look-out for volunteers and sponsors – please contact us via our website www.redcartownfc.co.uk We thank all of the sponsors, spectators, players, staff and committee for an exceptional first season. Get yourself down and support the Town!

finish,got fouled for the free kick that Becky fired home, ran their back line ragged, chased back, got injured went off, got treatment came back on after 10 minutes off to help her team mates, so Mary just edged our player of the match award. Well done to our coaching team Lee, Chelle ,Ian and Ricky who encouraged the players, sorted tactics out and played their part in this victory. Our first goal was scored on 43 minutes with Becky bringing the ball out from the back and playing the perfect pass for Mary to run onto and

knock past the out rushing keeper, our 2nd goal 10 minutes into the 2nd half Mary was fouled and had to go off injured leaving us down to 9 players but up stepped Becky to fire a superb free kick into the roof of the net. Must mention our young players who came and supported us and took part in the warm up but were ineligible to play Sunday, Rosie, Grace and Hannah with Grace and Hannah itching to make their debuts for us. The future is looking good as we also have Tiana H and Tiana M ready to make their first start also.

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he Club are running a monthly 100 Club with 3 cash prizes of a £100, £50 and £25. It’s £5 a number per month paid by standing order and drawn last Saturday in the month. If interested in joining please contact Ian Enderwick on 07522477928.

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Coastal View & Moor News Issue 128 April 2022

Priorymen extend unbeaten run to six games with string of impressive display

By Bill Perﬁtt

esurgent Guisborough Town have continued to put an impressive string of results together since their last defeat – an unlucky 2-0 home reverse against league leaders Consett in mid-February. Since then the Priorymen have gone six games without being beaten in an excellent run which has yielded three wins and three draws. The highlight was a fantastic 6-1 win away to Ashington, with Cole Kiernan netting a hat-trick and Sam Webster scoring a brace of goals, with Louis Johnson getting the other goal. It was a totally convincing performance which Guisborough Manager Steve Bell says has been coming in the past few weeks since a long list of injuries has cleared up and he has been able to field a stable side unlike the first half of the season. After the Ashington game a delighted Steve commented: “This was a brilliant day for the lads, and one that has definitely been coming. “Ashington just couldn’t cope with our forwards who were outstanding. The 6-1 scoreline didn’t ﬂatter us one bit either. “We’ve been playing really well for some time

now, going to some tough places like Ashington and getting good results. “The dressing room is buzzing and a really good place to be at the moment and that’s down to the players who I can’t praise enough.” The unbeaten run started with a very hardearned draw at Seaham Red Star on the last weekend in February and the point was gained despite Guisborough being down to 10 men for fully two-thirds of the game when full back Callum Martin was very unlucky to get sent off. The Priorymen almost pulled off an amazing victory when Marske loanee Jack Blackford scored a sensational solo goal in the 82nd minute, but Seaham scrambled an equaliser just minutes from time and the game finished all-square at 1-1. The following Saturday Guisborough travelled across the A66 to Penrith and registered an impressive 3-2 victory, the scoreline rather ﬂattering the Cumbrian side who scored twice in the last 15 minutes to give the scoreline some respectability. Guisborough’s scorers were James Dillon, Ben Jackson and Cole Kiernan. Next up for Guisborough were West Auckland Town and the Priorymen came away with a well-earned 1-1 draw after taking the lead in

Whitby Town FC go into the last month of their NPL Premier Division promotion campaign with a slim chance of a play-oﬀ spot

By Andrew Snaith

he Blues will host Ashton United on Easter Saturday in the last game at their Towbar Express Stadium home in the NPL Premier that season. The Tameside team are on a good run, pushing themselves from the relegation battle to midtable security. They then go to second-placed title-chasers South Shields 48 hours later, on Easter Monday. The Blues drew 2-2 with Kevin Phillips' Mariners on 27th December in the corresponding fixture. The Seasiders end their season at Lincolnshire outfit Gainsborough Trinity's Northolme ground. They are only dark horses for a play-off spot with Buxton, South Shields, Matlock Town, neighbours Scarborough Athletic and Warrington Town ahead

of them. Matlock are on a very poor run of late, though there are also challenges from Stafford Rangers, Morpeth Town and FC United of Manchester in a tight NPL Premier play-off race. Whitby's best hope may be their leading goalscorer Jacob Hazel who is also the top scorer in the NPL Premier Division with over 20 goals, all from open play. You can keep up with the Blues on 105.5FM Coast & County Radio each Saturday on the Saturday Sport Show and online at coastandcountyradio.co.uk. The station's team, Paul Connolly and Liam Ryder also cover midweek fixtures for the Blues with live commentary via Whitby Town's Twitter page.

● Members of Guisborough Town’s junior squads pose before the special ‘Jnniors Day’ match at the KGV Stadium against Whitley Bay which drew an excellent crowd of 456 run going ahead of the big North Riding Senior Cup semi against Marske United at the KGV next Wednesday,” added Steve. Guisborough were due to play that North Riding Senior Cup semi against derby rivals Marske after Coastal View and Moor News went to press, but whatever the result the future

Sleights Round Up Sleights are battling for a treble as they enter the final month of their Beckett League Division One season

● Jacob Hazel picture by (c) Bri Murﬁeld

the ninth minute through their other Marske loanee Shabs Mohammed with West Auckland equalising 20 minutes from time. The next match produced Guisborough’s best result of the season as they hit some scintillating form by knocking Northumberland side Ashington for six on their own ground! After that thumping result expectations were high for Guisborough’s next match at home to Whitley Bay, with another of Guisborough’s highly popular ‘Juniors Days’ helping to swell the KGV crowd to 456. However, the Priorymen just weren’t able to reproduce the same brilliant display that they had shown against Ashington the previous week and in the end had to settle for a 1-1 draw, skipper JJ Bartliff’s opener in the 48th minute being cancelled out by the Bay 10 minutes later. After that game Guisborough boss Steve Bell reﬂected: “Following all the plaudits the lads rightly received after that tremendous performance at Ashington, I’m disappointed that they didn’t continue in the same vein today. “We just couldn’t reproduce the same ﬂowing football and devastating attacking play today. But I suppose on balance a draw was just about a fair result on the day and it keeps our unbeaten

By Andrew Snaith

s of time of press, SFC are one of ﬁve sides going for the league title. They're in competition with Kirkbymoorside Reserves, Snainton, Rosedale and Kirkdale. They also booked places in two cup finals as Sleights face Kirkbymoorside Reserves at Pickering Town FC in the Gordon Harrison Memorial Trophy. Saturday 12th March 2022 Gordon Harrison Memorial Trophy Semi Final Sleights 3 Kirkdale 2 Dale beat Sleights 3-2 earlier in the season. On that day, Sleights raced into a 2-0 lead only for Kirkdale to come from behind and score a dramatic victory. This time, the tables were turned. Shell-shocked Sleights went in 2-0 down at half-time, at Lowdale Lane. A depleted side saw Adam Entwistle and Jack Henshaw suspended with goalkeeper Tyler Henshaw forced into an outfield role on the right of midfield. Skipper Charlie Smith took centre stage, grabbing man of the match after a crucial hat-trick turned the man on its head. Fellow midfielder Sam Russell also found the net as Ed Turner's men progressed with a 4-2 win. There's plenty of attention on their derby with neighbours Goldsborough, who played at Lythe near Whitby in the Ryedale Hospital Cup. Sleights have held that trophy since beating another nearby side Lealholm 1-0, at Whitby Town's Turnbull Ground, in front of over 400, on Good Friday 2019. The final with Goldsborough is hoped to be at the same venue, with Pickering lined up as backup. Saturday 26th March 2022 Ryedale Hospital Cup Semi Final Sleights 3 Snainton 1 Sleights came from behind at the AC Building and Property Maintenance Sports Ground to keep up their hopes of retaining the Ryedale Hospital Cup.

● Photo: Brian Murﬁeld Three years on from their Good Friday win at the Turnbull Ground, over fellow Esk Valley side Lealholm, they'll meet neighbours Goldsborough in this season's final. However, that looked a long way off after a poor first-half showing, compounded by a 35-yard piledriver of a free-kick from visitors Snainton. The away side are one of five teams, including Sleights, who are vying for the Beckett League top tier title. It was a slightly patched-up home side, missing the suspended Will Cork-Dove who levelled through evergreen substitute Marc Kipling. Speedy winger Tom Shrimpton then put the hosts ahead for the first time, at Lowdale Lane, and five minutes from time, the icing on the cake saw manof-the-match Sam Russell slam in Sleights' third, with five minutes left. Sleights FC manager Ed Turner will be leaving his role at the end of the season. He'll be aiming to take at least one trophy before then and is planning to remain in a role with the club going forward

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Coastal View & Moor News Issue 128 April 2022

Title race going to wire for Marske Utd T

● Guisborough centre half James Dillon (No 5) gets in a towering header against Whitley Bay but it was blocked on the line. Pictures by DAN CLARK is looking a lot brighter for much-improved Guisborough Town than it did earlier in the season. STOP PRESS: As Coastal View & Moor News went to press Guisborough Town were pulling off a memorably brilliant 1-0 win at the snowswept KGV Stadium over arch rivals Marske United to reach the Final of the North Riding Senior Cup. The victorious Priorymen will now meet Scarborough Athletic in the final.

By Mark Hathaway

he race for the Northern Premier League East Division is going to go to the wire with Marske leading the division by 2 points with just 5 games left. Marske ended February with one of their longest trips of the season against Worksop Town. In an 8 goal thriller, Marske took an early lead through Matty Tymon before recent signing Jason Kennedy doubled Marske’s lead in the 35th minute. The hosts pulled a goal back through Steven McDonnell just a minute later before levelling in first half injury time when AleksandrsStarcenko was given too much space on the edge of the box and fired home. The second half belonged to Marske and Tymon in particular who grabbed a further three goals in a period of 17 minutes, before Worksop pulled a goal back in the 74th minute to make for a slightly nervy ending to the game. Next up was a slightly shorter trip to West Yorkshire to face Brighouse Town. On a heavy pitch, the first half was a tame affair with no real chances for either side as Marske struggled to find any rhythm. The second half was a completely different matter as Marske dominated from start to finish, taking the lead in the 71st minute through substitute James Fairley. As the game headed towards the 90th minute, Marske doubled their lead through a neat finish from Adam Boyes. As the game enter injury time, Fairley channelled his inner Dennis Bergkamp, beautifully controlling the ball and ﬂicking it past a defender before firing the ball into the far corner. Marske’s first home game in March

saw Lincoln United make the trip to Mount Pleasant. Lincoln came with a game plan which nearly worked to perfection as they frustrated Marske throughout the game. With the match in injury time a corner from Fairley was ﬂicked towards goal by Andrew May. Despite a Lincoln player handling the ball on the line, the referee played on as the ball fell to Adam Wheatley, who fired home sparking wild celebrations on and off the pitch. The following Saturday, Marske made the short trip to Shildon to renew their rivalry with their former Northern League opponents. Prior to the game, Marske had signed midfielder Joe Wheatley on loan from Darlington for the rest of the season and he made the perfect start to his Marske career, opening the scoring on 82 seconds with a fine volley from just inside the box. Marske had a number of chances to extend their lead in the first half but found Shildon keeper Shaun Newbrook in outstanding form. As the second half progressed, Shildon found a way into the game and equalised with 7 minutes remaining thanks to a fine volley from substitute Daniel Craggs. However, Marske showed great character and retook the lead on 86 minutes. Stephen Thompson, on loan from Spennymoor Town, saw his low free kick saved by Newbrook but the ball was quickly recycled and a cross was cleared off the line but substitute Kev Burgess was on hand to hit a volley into the ground and into the roof of the net. Marske then survived the sending off of skipper Adam Wheatley to secure a vital win. The last League game in March

saw Marske make another relatively short trip, this time over the Moors, to bottom of the table Pickering Town. Backed by around 120 Marske fans, the home side shocked the Seasiders by taking the lead on 20 minutes. However, the lead lasted just 4 minutes as Marske equalised through a Joe Wheatley shot which was deﬂected into the net. It was 2-1 on 36 minutes when fellow loanee Thompson fired a lovely shot acrosskeeper Ben Bottomley and into the net via the post following a fantastic pass from keeper Ryan Catterick. The second half saw Marske dominate but found Bottomley in superb form repelling effort after effort from Marske. With a minute left, Marske made the game safe with Burgess volleying home a pinpoint corner from Craig Gott. It was 4-1 in injury time when Marske were awarded a fairly fortuitous penalty as contact appeared to be outside of the box. Gott stepped up and fired the ball into the corner of the net, past Bottomley who went the right way but couldn’t get his hand to it. As it stands, there are just 5 games left in the season with Marske

leading the table by 2 points over Liversedge. The remaining games are as follows: Saturday 2nd April – Hebburn Town (H) KO 3.00pm Saturday 9th April –Yorkshire Amateur (A) KO 3.00pm Saturday 16th April – Liversedge (H) KO 3.00pm Monday 18th April – Stockton Town (A) KO 3.00pm Saturday 23rd April – Ossett United (H) KO 3.00pm It is extremely likely that demand for tickets for the Liversedge and Ossett games will be high so it is recommended that supporters buy ticket in advance, which can be purchased at the following link: www.marskeunitedfc.ktckts.com Away from the 1st team, our under 12 team, in their first ever season under the Marske United banner, made the semi-finals of the TJFA Challenge Cup where they came up against an extremely skilful Cleveland Juniors team who came out on top on the day. However, the Marske management team of Lee and Tom and all of the squad should be very proud of their achievement making the semi-final.

Oﬀ The Field update for Marske United

By Bob Ryan

arske United continue to be busy oﬀ the ﬁeld to keep pace with the team on the

pitch. Marske United are keen to be a key part of the community and are working hard to ensure the club are welcoming to everyone. They are also proud that they can raise the profile of the village across the country via the football team and social media channels. There are certainly a lot more people around the UK now know where Marske by the Sea is through the work of the football club. Also, the numbers of visitors to Marske have increased by those supporters of other teams who visit for the games and make use of the local facilities. As the team grows this can only be beneficial for the village. Children’s Holiday Fun Day activity Marske United are once again launching their very successful Children’s Fun Football activity half term days. The next one is planned for the 20th April 2022 from 10am-3pm. It is a great way for your child to come along to Mount Pleasant have some football coaching and fun times with their friends. It is also a time where they can make new friends. These are open to anyone aged from 7-13 years. Places are limited and fill up quickly please check out www.marskeunitedfc.org or email: msrpfootball@outlook.com. Cost of the session is £5 which will include Lunch.Groundworks at

Mount Pleasant Further developments continue to take place weekly at Mount Pleasant to improve the supporter experience by continually improving the facilities. This is essential as the team progresses. Supporters coming to matches can see the new stand completed, new fencing in various places around the ground. More covered areas are planned around the ground to cater for the elements the North Sea can draw up on a matchday. This is a credit to the volunteers and skilled trades that have got involved regularly. Mick Kirkbright’s March for the Mount One of the clubs long standing supporters Michael Kirkbright has been undertaking a challenge throughout March to raise funds for Prostate Cancer and also to improve the covered areas of the ground. This is a great effort by Mick has he has walked 22,000 steps per day every day in March to achieve this aim. Everyone at Marske United would like to thank Mick for undertaking this effort for causes close to his heart. It is very much appreciated, and we all hope he achieves his target. Volunteers Required The Football club relies on volunteers to help with the day-to-day maintenance and running of the football club. Would you like to become involved? We are always seeking Matchday Volunteers who can assist with Scanning Tickets, Programme Sales, Raﬄe Sales. Pitch set up and other activities If you are interested in getting involved with

Marske United in a voluntary capacity either during the week or helping on a matchday please contact Bob Ryan or Stan Glover via msrpfootball@ outlook.com or speak to them at the ground etc. We are always keen to have trade people helping with the various ground improvements that are taking place and can offer their skilled expertise e:g bricklayers, electricians, plumbers etc,. Walking Football This has re-commenced but this time indoors for the winter period. It is held on Mondays 5pm-6pm and Thursday mornings 11am-12 Noon at Skelton Community Centre. Everyone is welcome. The sessions have proved a huge success in helping Mental Health along with fitness. It is aimed at the more social and inclusion aspect rather than the competitive form. Everyone is welcome and for more information pleaseemail msrpfooball@ outlook.com Matchday Mascots This has once again proved a great success and very much in demand. The Club have some further special matchday experiences lined up for the final 3 games of the season which hopefully will enable further children to become involved in the matchday experience. Matchday Entry to our FINAL 2 HOME GAMES Supporters are reminded of the last 2 Home games of the season are as follows:

Liversedge – 16th April Kick Off 3pm – Top 2 teams playing each other Ossett United – 23rd April Kick Off 3pm (Final game of the season) The club may need to make these games ALL TICKET due to demand already to see the games. Supporters who wish to attend any or both games are advised to purchase tickets in advance for the games to avoid disappointment. Tickets can be purchased via the club website: www.marskeunitedfc.org Sponsorship Opportunities Marske United continue to promote the local community businesses via their various social and media channels. More and more local companies are coming on board and showing their support for Marske United who are certainly putting the village on the map with the team. The club have various sponsorship opportunities for individuals and businesses alike. Promote your business via the ground/club website (regularly in the Top 50 Pitchero Websites) Twitter and Facebook Media Pages with over 10,000 followers and via the matchday programme etc. They are from Player Sponsorship, Matchday Sponsorship, Matchball Sponsorship and Advertising Board/Programme Sponsorship. If anyone is interested, please email: msrpfootball@outlook.com Thank you for your support of Marske United. Reminder all information on Marske United can be found at www.marskeunitedfc.org

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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 Coastal View & Moor News Issue 128 April 2022

Trophy tour celebrates 200 days until Rugby League World Cup plays out on Teesside said: “After an incredibly challenging couple of years for everyone, it is hugely exciting to be able to take our three unique trophies to each host partner as they put on their own celebration and make a ‘Real Impact’ in their local communities. “We’d like to thank our partners in the Tees Valley for their brilliant event to mark the milestone. The road to RLWC2021 starts now and with this limited ticket offer and exciting new campaign being released, we hope to encourage fans up and down the country to obtain the best seats in the house at the best possible price.” Middlesbrough Mayor Andy Preston said: “It may have been delayed, but the Rugby League World Cup will be bigger and better than ever, and we’re hugely proud to be a part of it.

o celebrate the 200-days-to-go milestone to the start of the Rugby League World Cup 2021, organisers embarked on a 48hour tour of 18 host towns and cities with the tournament’s trophies, stopping oﬀ at Middlesbrough Football Club’s Riverside Stadium along its route. With the Tees Valley set to play host to the Cook Islands, who are battling Tonga on 30 October 2022, the men’s, women’s and wheelchair trophies descended on the region. They were joined by Rugby League legend Jason Robinson who took part in a series of rugby league versus football drills on the pitch with Middlesbrough FC captain Jonny Howson. The tournament was scheduled to take place in 2021 but due to coronavirus restrictions, was postponed until this year. The Cook Islands will be based for a number of weeks at Darlington’s five-star hotel and spa Rockliffe Hall as well as using the town’s Mowden Park as its official training base. To mark the milestone, a 48-hour ticket upgrade offer has also been launched, whereby fans can benefit from a ticket upgrade that is too good to miss. This means any fans that buy a Category C ticket for the Tonga v Cook Islands fixture at The Riverside Stadium will have their tickets automatically upgraded to Category B. Fans can purchase this offer via www.rlwc2021. com/tickets. The promotional tour has featured the tournament’s new campaign “This is Real Impact”, to support ticket promotion and

provide a platform to tell the many stories of the contribution the tournament is making in communities through its social impact programme and in respect to inclusivity in hosting the men’s, women’s and wheelchair tournaments under one World Cup for the first time in the sport’s history. In the lead up to the event, a programme of community engagement, cultural and school events will take place, with more information to following in coming months. The tournament’s sporting legacy is already building foundations with more than 500 hours of rugby coaching & development work having taken place across schools in the Tees Valley. Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen said: “It was fantastic to have Jason and Jonny at the Riverside recently as we welcomed the tournament trophies to the region as the excitement for the Rugby League World Cup continues to ramp up. “We’ve been looking forward to giving Cook Islands a warm welcome for months now and, like sports fans across the region, I can’t wait for their clash against Tonga at the Riverside. This is another brilliant event coming to our area this year, along with the likes of the Teesside Airshow. “This will attract thousands of people from right across the north, boosting our businesses as they spend in our high streets. I’d urge everyone from across Teesside, Darlington and Hartlepool to snap up the tickets now – especially with the current promotion – so they don’t miss out.” Jon Dutton, Chief Executive of RLWC2021,

King George V Bowls Club, Howlbeck Road, Guisborough

hankfully after the last two diﬃcult years, we will be able to bowl for a full season in all the local leagues from mid-April. Have you thought of trying to play bowls? You would make new friends, get plenty of fresh air and

gentle exercise. Bowls is for people of all ages. We hold social bowls sessions on Tuesday mornings from 10am-noon and Sunday evenings 6-8pm. If you want to be more competitive, we have teams in the North Yorkshire Bowling League for men, Teesside Ladies League and Cleveland League for mixed teams. We are ready to welcome new or experienced bowlers. To view our facilities and club information see : www.guisboroughkgvbowls.co.uk or contact our Club Secretary Les Oakley on 07731 695207 or our Ladies Secretary Anne Bowcock on 01287 638921

“Cook Islands have a very special historic link to Middlesbrough, and they can look forward to a proper Teesside reception, not to mention world class venues and facilities. “The rest of the world will get to see how amazing this place is, and we can’t wait to welcome them here.” Ticket prices for the Riverside match start at £15.00 for concessions, with more than 80% of tickets priced below £50. Fans can purchase tickets via www.rlwc2021.com/tickets. Follow the Trophies Tour live on RLWC2021’s official social media channels Twitter, Instagram, TikTok and Facebook, with exclusive content including interviews, event snaps and behindthe-scenes footage of the 48-hour tour.

● Jonny Howson and Jason Robinson practising their ball skills at The Riverside Stadium www.coathamcoaches.co.uk

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