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Editorial - August / September 2017

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Dear Durham Readers,

14 Issues in and we are still going strong! After over a year of publishing the magazine, we’d like to thank everyone who has helped us, given their time to contact us, provided feedback and contributed to the magazine in its first year. The people of Durham are who motivate us to publish the free magazine each and every month. We’d like to urge anyone and everyone to send us your story, we accept submissions from everyone. Just make sure the content is positive and of course related to the Durham area. We’re looking for history stories, entertainment, music and events, interesting news about the area, and photographs from across County Durham. Think you’ve got something great to share?

Email: editor@durhammagazine.co.uk or visit durhammagazine.co.uk for more information.

We hope you enjoy the stories inside, please pass the magazine along to friends and family when you are finished with it. We’ve got another packed issue for you with X-Factor contestant, Emily Middlemas on page 5. Andy Potts and his fantastic photography on page 8 & 9. Haltwhistle is this months place to go on page 12. Durham University peers into a black hole on page 15. Plus much more in this August / September 2017 issue. Warmest regards, Barry Kirkham, Marco Elsy, Firefly New Media UK And the entire Durham Magazine team.

Contributors Brian Harrison George Ford Neil Collins Sam Lupton David Sunderland Alex Nelson Glenn Maltman Roger Langley Any Potts Emily Middlemas

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Cameron Gosling’s friends support Dying to be Cool Teenagers whose summer trip to a river ended in tragedy have spoken about it in a bid to prevent further loss of life.

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On a hot summer’s day in July 2015, close pals Cameron Gosling, Laura Cowan, Matty Wraith, Ellis Hanley and Kian Johnson decided to make the most of the glorious weather and headed down to the River Wear at Witton Park near Bishop Auckland. However, it was a venture from which Cameron would never return. The 14 year old, who lived at Crook, jumped into the river without acclimatising and the cold temperature of the water caused his body to go into shock which caused him to drown. Now, Cameron’s friends have spoken about what happened that day in order to raise awareness of ‘cold water shock’ with the aim of stopping people jumping into

rivers and other water courses without getting their body used to the lower temperature. Laura, Matty, Ellis and Kian appear in videos made by Durham County Council as part of the Safe Durham Partnership’s Dying to be Cool campaign, which is seeking to educate ten to sixteen year-olds on cold water shock. In the videos, made with the support of Cameron’s family, the friends of the student of Parkside Academy at Willington share their memories of him, including his love of riding his scooter at a skate park at Glenholme Park near his home. They also speak about life without Cameron and pass on advice to fellow teenagers who might be tempted to cool off in rivers this summer. The videos will be released on the council’s social media channels in the coming weeks. Cllr Lucy Hovvels, the council’s

Cabinet member for community safety, said: “We are so grateful to Laura, Matty, Ellis and Kian for taking part in these videos. “To lose a friend at any age is difficult but to do so at such a young age – it is impossible to comprehend what the last two years must have been like for them. “It is a real credit to them that they have been willing to take part in this campaign to raise awareness of this condition which claimed the life of their friend and hopefully what they have to say will stay with young people and help them make the right decisions around water.” Cameron’s mum Fiona Gosling, who has spearheaded the Dying to be Cool campaign, added: “Cameron was really close to Laura, Ellis, Kian and Matty and they have shared in the pain myself, his dad and brothers have experienced since he died.

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Team John's Sports Kit Sponsorship Team John's is a sporting collective at St John's College, Durham. In order to finance the new season's sports kit, Team John's is searching for sponsorship from a local Durham organisation. In exchange for financial support, St John's College is able to offer a variety of unique opportunities. Any supporting organisation would: - be advertised on all of our sports kit in the form of a logo front and centre of every shirt - have access to college careers events and guest speaking invitations at formal dinners - have the opportunity to engage with students, tutors and staff within the college community

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Emily Middlemas has been performing since she was just 10 years old. Now she’s 18 and has had quite the career already. You may know Emily from X-Factor 2014 where at just the age of 15 she made it to the judges house. Last year Emily made it to the final and finished 4th, she’s been on the sell out X-Factor area tour since then and now has her own tour this year. Emily, originally from Glasgow, is not shy when it comes to preforming, she sang to over 17,000 people this year at the Scottish Grand National and Is

Emily will be singing at the Miss Scotland Final, Cash for Kids, William Hill long service awards, East Renfrewshire Business Awards, Business for Scotland Awards, Tam Fest, Prestwick Christmas Lights Switch On, Ayr Race Course QTS Ladies Night, Irvine Christmas Lights Switch On and has a UK tour September & October and debut single to be released in September. www.durhammagazine.co.uk

In order to help finance 150 sports shirts, Team John's is looking for sponsorship of £1000. If your organisation is interested in this opportunity to gain university-wide publicity and access to the St John's College community, please email

playing in Durham later this year.

The Mad Moment That Created An Artistic Genius. By Brian Harrison

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John Graham Lough was born 8 Jan 1798 in Black Hedley near Consett the son of William Lough a local Blacksmith and his wife Barbara (nee Clements).

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He was one of eleven children and like everyone of the family had to work hard both for his father and the surrounding farms. Lough was always talented and loved to sketch and mould clay which had not gone unnoticed by the more learned men in the community. One man who had taken a special interest in Lough's pastimes was Mr Silvertop the local squire. As a young man he became apprenticed to a local Stonemason at Shotley Field and his passion for art began to build. All the while he had been encouraged to look further afield by Mr Silvertop and explore his artistic skills. It was this encouragement and his new career as a stonemason which propelled him at the age of 26 to head to London and study the Elgin

Marbles in the British Museum. On his return Squire Silvertop pleaded with him to go to Rome and study further, but it was too late Lough had been inspired. He returned to London and took up residence in Burleigh Street, above a greengrocer's shop were he commenced his "Milo of Croton" inspired by Michelangelo's master pieces. Lough became obsessed with his work living on only bread and water. Soon the piece became too big for the room and in a fit of madness he smashed out the ceiling above. His landlord was distraught and called in Mr Henry Brougham an eminent lawyer of the time (later to become Lord Brougham) in order to take legal action. Unfortunately for the landlord on seeing the artwork Mr Brougham was spell bound and word spread quickly. Within days the house was besieged by people wanting to see this masterpiece and almost over night Lough

became a household name. His work also impressed the London society so much that he had his choice of patrons which in turn helped establish his career. By 1826 his work had been displayed in Royal Academy and he had the pick of work. He eventually took up the advice of the Squire and went to Rome with his family for 4 years from 1834-38 where he studied in the neo classical style. Arguably one of his best and most famous sculptures was the Stephenson Memorial, Newcastle completed in 1862. Lough was also given the chance to sculpt the granite Lions at the base of Nelson's column but backed out due to artistic restraints imposed by the architect. Lough died on 8 April 1876 and was buried Kensal Green cemetery, London a long way from his simple roots on the outskirts of Consett.

New group exercise timetables have been launched at leisure centres across County Durham.

Durham County Council leisure centres offer classes for all ages and abilities. Gentle exercise options are available for beginners; or those looking for a more intense workout might want to try

East Durham resident Kaye Stephenson said: “It offers a variety of routines that are designed to test agility, strength and conditioning. I feel that I am able to push myself and get the same results without spending countless hours exercising. I think I am on the way to finally getting that summer body I’ve been longing for.” Visit: durham.gov.uk/GX to download your local timetable.

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There are over 250 weekly group exercise classes on offer, and with a recent £76,000 investment in cycle energy bikes at Teesdale, Woodhouse Close, Meadowfield and Abbey leisure centres, there has been no better time to get fit, stay active and feel great.

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Ancients and Mariners – A Season Of Grassroots Football In The North East A County Durham writer has published his first book – a tour of the Northern League during the 2016-17 season. Responding to the frustration many fans feel about the professional game, with its sky-high salaries, inflated ticket prices and growing gulf between the wealthy and the rest, Andy Potts spent the season exploring the delights of the grassroots game, 10 divisions below the Premier League.

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Along the way, he found connections with Barcelona, a team built from one man’s passion for the game, and a former Premier League star loving life on the trophy trail at South Shields. But the journey also uncovered some of the profound changes that have struck at the north east of England in the two decades he spent outside of the region. The changing nature of communities, and the new challenges and opportunities facing football clubs that often date back more than a

century, form a thought provoking background to the action on the field. ‘Ancients and Mariners – Haves and Have-nots in the Northern League’ is an E-book that visits all 44 clubs that began the 2016-17 season. The Ancients, of Norton & Stockton, folded part-way through; the Mariners, of South Shields, finished with four trophies, including a Wembley triumph in the FA Vase. This is a story of those two extremes, and the myriad points in between. The book is available for download at Amazon, and can be found at amazon.co.uk/dp/B074LZ3T2L It goes on sale, at the price of £2.49, on Wednesday, Aug. 9 About the author Andy Potts was born in Sunderland and grew up in Durham. His love of sport was unimpeded by any ability on the field, so writing about it seemed like a sensible

compromise. Starting out by writing for the match-day programmes at Spennymoor United and Durham City, he worked for the North Press Agency in Bishop Auckland before moving away from the region. After stints on the Mid Devon Gazette, the Hounslow Chronicle and the Southend Echo (where he was responsible for the paper’s West Ham United coverage), he spent 10 years in Moscow working for an English language newspaper and moving into ice hockey reporting with the Kontinental Hockey League and International Ice Hockey Federation. Hockey writing finally gave him a chance to put Sunday evenings watching the Durham Wasps to some good use. After returning to England and moving to Framwellgate Moor in 2016, the lure of the local football scene inspired Andy to write Ancients and Mariners while working on his sports website.

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Outdoor Classroom to Be Built on Riverbank below Durham Cathedral

An unusual classroom is being built on the banks of the River Wear in woodland below Durham Cathedral. Natural materials – especially willow – are being used so that the classroom fits in with the surrounding environment. Staff from Durham Cathedral and volunteers from Northumbrian Water and Stockton Borough Council have been working together to construct the classroom. The classroom is designed to be accessible to young people with mobility problems, enabling them to enjoy an outdoor education. www.durhammagazine.co.uk

A willow screen has already been created, which will form one of the classroom’s boundaries. The willow being used was gathered from Cowpen Bewley Woodland Park, near Stockton, and was given to

the project by Stockton Borough Council.

using the outdoor classroom once it is complete.”

Cowpen Bewley Woodland Park, which is located on the site of an old clay pit, is home to over 300,000 trees and over 80 types of birds.

This is not the first time Northumbrian Water has helped Durham Cathedral with its outdoor educational activities.

The learning (outdoors) officer at Durham Cathedral, Pam Stewart, said, “We are very grateful of this opportunity, thanks to the generous donation from Stockton Borough Council.”

In October 2015, seven members of staff from Northumbrian Water’s supply chain management team spent a day clearing brambles and ivy from Durham Cathedral’s outdoor education area on the riverbanks.

“The new outdoor classroom will be a new and exciting resource, enabling us to engage with young people who have mobility problems and ensure that they have access to an outdoor education.” “The invaluable support of volunteers from Stockton Borough Council and Northumbrian Water has made this project possible and we are looking forward to

Pam Stewart said, “Our outdoor learning area is a lovely space with felled logs for the children to sit on in a circle and we take them there to teach them about various things like plants, animals and habitats.” “We also deliver environmental art, history and geography on the riverbanks.”

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Places to Go: Haltwhistle

Heritage open days (7-10 sept 2017) is a national movement to open the doors to a wide variety of heritage buildings. At the time of writing, the regular booklets and websites that confirm which places are open to public view were not available, but the Tyne Valley Community Rail Partnership have suggested to me that we should promote Haltwhistle, which has at least one site participating in the scheme. The Tyne Valley Community Rail Partnership is opening the Old Booking Hall on Haltwhistle Railway Station on Friday and Saturday of that weekend (8th and 9th). There may even be a small pop up craft fair in the Old Booking Hall during those two days. This building was built in 1855 and retains its wooden ‘booking office wall’ complete with ticket racks which will be filled with reproduction Edmondson Tickets.

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Edmondson tickets were the standard ticket of the railways in Britain almost from their inception until the advent of the early computerised ticket machines in the 1970s. The system was invented by Thomas Edmondson who was stationmaster at Brampton station, west of Haltwhistle, on the Newcastle to Carlisle line.

Chester-le-Track also has a connection with the Haltwhistle Old booking Hall, since there were plans years ago for Tynedale District Council to open up the office for ticket sales. The unsigned draft contract was presented to me in 1999 as a basis for negotiation with the then railway operator, Northern Spirit. It’s the grounding for our trading today at both Chester-le-Street and Eaglescliffe.

This interesting Northumberland town, claims to be the Centre of Britain, as the signpost shows. I think this debate has now been settled but they like to be challenged about their centrality because then they can roll out the maps which prove Haltwhistle is in the middle of England, Scotland and Wales. There will be informal railway walks running during the two days, looking at Alston arches and other remains of the Alston branch line, which closed in 1976. Haltwhistle water tower is still in existence and it is hoped that this too will be open for visitors to see. Bringing the railway offer bang up to date, the Virgin Azuma roadshow will be pulling into town too! That’s a van, not the actual new trains which have been

built at Newton Aycliffe, and can now be seen testing on the East Coast Main Line.

Being in the area of the Border Reivers, when attacks on the town were common before the union of crowns in 1603, and even thereafter, the greatest number of Bastles (defensible houses) on the English side of the border are here. The trail to find them is detailed in the “turbulent past” leaflet. Take a walk too up the Haltwhistle burn, once the industrial hub of the town. The parish church, Holy Cross, is 13th century, with Roman stones and much more. It houses an old water stoup which may have been used as a font. Children of all ages will enjoy Mr George’s Time Museum in the main street (free, donations welcome) I am informed that there are some great places to eat in the town, and if early September is still warm and sunny, the three outdoor pools of the Haltwhistle Open Air Swimming pool are particularly invigorating. Cheap day returns are available to Haltwhistle, but there are no Northern Rail advance purchase tickets as yet. Remember you can break your journey as often as you like to visit other towns on the

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Durham Cathedral Launches £10 Million Appeal for Urgent Repair Work Durham Cathedral has launched a campaign to raise the £10 million needed to preserve the UNESCO listed monument over the next few years. The Foundation 2020 campaign, which hopes to generate the £10 million by 2020, aims to safeguard the cathedral – seen as one of the best examples of Romanesque architecture in Europe – for future generations to marvel at. An inspection in 2013 revealed that around £40 million of restoration work will eventually have to be done on the building.

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The cathedral’s website states, “The scale and significance of the cathedral and its precinct present complex challenges in terms of continual conservation and repair work.” “The Chapter of Durham Cathedral is making a strategic step change in the

way it manages the care of this much-loved historic building to help meet these challenges.”

million to Foundation 2020 we hope will open doors to match funding, helping secure the cathedral’s future.”

Durham Cathedral has already contributed £3.7 million of its own money to Foundation 2020. The campaign has also received a boost from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF).

“This grant is on the back of National Lottery support of Open Treasure, which has enabled us to widen access to the cathedral’s internationally important collections of artefacts, objects and manuscripts and to the magnificent claustral buildings where they are displayed.”

The HLF has awarded £1 million to Foundation 2020, a sum which is available to match donations on a £1 for £1 basis. The Dean of Durham Cathedral, the Very Reverend Andrew Tremlett, said, “Sharing our faith and heritage with the world is a fundamental part of the cathedral’s vision.” “Conservation and repair of this wonderful building is crucial to that vision. We are very grateful to the Lottery Heritage Fund for its continued support of Durham Cathedral. Its grant of £1

“We are enormously thankful for its support and faith in the cathedral to deliver.” The head of HLF North East, Ivor Crowther, said, “Thanks to money raised by the National Lottery players, we’re pleased to help kickstart Durham Cathedral’s ambitious fundraising campaign to enhance their long-term financial resilience and to ensure the incredible heritage of the cathedral remains accessible for all.”

University of Durham’s Institute of Computational Cosmology peers into a black hole.

One wonders why people undertake research of this kind? Is it to prove an existing theory; the big bang, to demolish religious belief, or do they have an open mind and simply want to expand their knowledge, all laudable premises by the way but interesting just the same. However, one is not so sure about being told that the world might come to an end, before England have won the World Cup at least. Joking aside, sometimes less is more, would we really want to know? Why, is a profoundly important question for anyone who is interested, not so much why physically, but philosophically. What is the meaning of it all? I guess there are libraries full of the why and the wherefore so we will spare you that. What is impressive, though, is that our University of Durham is a leading powerhouse generating young academics

who will in time find answers to these questions and many more enabling the rest of us mere mortals to live on in relatively blissful ignorance whilst benefitting from their studies. Long may it continue. Meanwhile, a black hole of a different sort is concerning many of us today. Highways engineers peering into a black hole on the A1M just now will be asking just that same question, why? The answer, at a guess, is likely to be mining settlement or similar. However, sink holes such as the one in the news are a worrying occurrence and rather closer to home, many things can cause them not least the flooding of recent months, changes in the ground levels etc. For many of us a gaping black hole on the A1M is rather more important to our daily life due to the inconvenience caused and the risk to life and limb. Have a nice day, drive carefully and watch out for black holes. By Roger Langley

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For many of us watching the miracle of the Milky Way from the back garden may be enough. When the night sky is clear enough to allow us a sight of the familiar patterns made by stars that look so close together and yet are millions of miles apart it is wonderful just seeing how small we really are in the great scheme of things. Similarly, some folks are moved to join the Astronomical Society in Durham a highly recommended pursuit especially for youngsters with enquiring minds. Knowing the night sky is invaluable as an

intellectual pursuit, and for navigators it is essential.

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A group of academics at the University of Durham’s Institute of Computational Cosmology have been trying to make sense of what caused ‘supermassive’ black holes in space. Why? To work out what occurred in the earliest stages of the Universe and thereby understand more about how the whole puzzle happened and in the midst of all of that how the Earth was formed and what the future may hold for us.

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