In&Around Magazine August 2018

Issue 159 - August 2018

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to the August issue of IN&AROUND! Darn it! Hasn’t it been sweltering lately? Here at IN&AROUND, we can’t remember a summer quite as hot as this for a while, but if the temperatures are getting a little bit too much for you, don’t worry – you’ve always got the option of reading our latest edition in the shade somewhere.

Our free magazine is delivered to over 20,000 homes and businesses across Chester-leStreet, Derwentside and Durham every month – and our readership continues to grow. With solutions to suit all budgets and requirements, from quarter pages to front page ads, we can help you make an impact. What’s more, with every order, we offer a complimentary design service to ensure that your messages are delivered in the most attractive and eyecatching manner possible.

After all, we’ve got yet more great features for you this month, ranging from a rundown of the impending regeneration of Chester-le-Street (page six) to our copywriter Craig Lenaghan’s review of Incredibles 2 (page 24) and a conversation with Steve Scott, founder and managing director of James Cornwell Interiors (page 19).

Whether you’re launching a new product, running a promotion or would like to find out more about how IN&AROUND can work for you, call us on 0191 388 2698.

We’ve also got a great feature on the Fake Festival set to grace Chester-le-Street on 4th August, at which tribute acts for such legendary bands as the Rolling Stones, Kasabian and Foo Fighters will be performing. It promises to be a great experience for all of the family, and you can find out more about it on page 30.

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Whatever you’ve got planned for August, enjoy yourself and take care amid the warm conditions.

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THE SCOPE OF CHESTER-LE-STREET’S REGENERATION IN THE RUN-UP TO 2025

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hat will Chester-le-Street look like in seven years? Whatever the town’s appearance in 2025, you can expect it to reflect what residents wish for in the here and now. We say this as Durham County Council has unveiled a masterplan for how it will improve the town over the next few years – and we can anticipate lively and carefully laidout shopping and socialising facilities to heavily feature. The council has also, via a consultation, gathered local opinions on how the town should be developed.

He further enthused that the town centre “will have distinctive open spaces, excellent access and be a thriving and exciting place to visit and do business.”

Still, he acknowledged the need to “ensure that residents share this vision and that what they want for their town is reflected in the masterplan.” So, what do residents want? We can get something of an idea from the publicly revealed plan, with councillors having likely already considered the probable concerns of residents.

A long-term strategy that is taking shape and showing promise

Major points of the regeneration scheme

By the time you read this, DCC might have closed its public consultation, which was set to expire on Friday 3rd August.

However, we probably shouldn’t expect the core elements of the proposals to be watered down, or at least not to a large extent. Councillor Carl Marshall, the DCC Cabinet member for economic development, has hailed the masterplan as setting out “a vision for Chester-leStreet in 2025, with the town centre recognised as a vibrant and well-designed place to shop and socialise.”

Bringing neglected spaces into fresh use is a key theme of the masterplan. For example, while the town’s Civic Centre is now long gone, its former Newcastle Road location has been singled out for development – including repurposing vacant spots as retail units or residences.

The council also intends to strengthen the market place by making Chester Burn more immune to flooding. Plans to upgrade car park pay and display machines could also boost footfall for the market place.

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While some premises in the town might currently be physically lacking, DCC aims to help to improve them. Even some retail units that are fit for purpose appear to be left empty. Right now, the town’s retail vacancy rate stands at 14.8%, which is 37.1% higher than the national average of 11.1%. Overall, Chester-le-Street has 45 vacant units, nearly 20% of which are actually in what many might deem the jewel in the town’s retail crown: St Cuthbert’s Walk Shopping Centre.

However, through such measures as removing obsolete signs and putting up new ones, the local authority aims to foster an influx of new businesses. The council also intends to make Wi-Fi freely available to people in the town centre and north of the market place. Getting to the town in the first place could soon be easier, too; the council is primed, alongside partners, to lobby national rail franchise holders to start providing hourly rail services to this quaint little part of County Durham.

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How did James Cornwell Interiors get started? James Cornwell Interiors started back in 2001 when I decided to go on my own after working for many companies within the trade from 1982. I saw there was a market and massive potential for it.

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DMA Law is very much a high-street private client firm where we offer a full range of legal services for individuals. Each of our offices sits at the heart of its community serving the members of that community.

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If you have any legal query please feel free to come and see us. If we are unable to assist you by drawing on the services available throughout the firm we will do our best to find you the right people or organisation to help you with your problem.

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INCREDIBLES 2

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s many avid watchers of superhero films will be able to attest, the sequels are often the most fun. That probably shouldn’t surprise given how much backstory first instalments need to set up; while Batman Begins was well-received upon its 2005 release, it was blown away by the 2008 follow-up as more of director Christopher Nolan’s ideas for the Dark Knight came to the fore. Pixar’s first stab with superheroes had an air of “origin story” about it, so how has the sequel shaped up?

In the first Incredibles film released in 2004, a superhero family consisting of Mr Incredible, his wife Elastigirl and offspring Violet and Dash were living undercover as the Parr family due to superheroes having been outlawed. Much of the story focused on their journey towards slipping back into lycra outfits while gadgetobsessed geeky villain Syndrome emerged as a threat.

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time around: the creepily masked Screenslaver, who can hypnotise his victims just by taking over a screen they happen to be watching.

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If Incredibles 2 should be praised for one reason above all, it’s its creativity. With Elastigirl now the main focus, her flexibility – both physically and as a character – powers the unpredictability of the script compared to the original film’s. It was, after all, always discernibly harder to mine potential for quirky plotting from Mr Incredible’s superhuman strength – and as Jack-Jack’s powers multiply, it’s easy to see how he complements the new heroes that join the established crew in droves.

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AIN’T NOTHING LIKE THE REAL THING... BUT THE FAKE FESTIVAL COMES PRETTY CLOSE!

Imagine being able to experience six of the top bands of our time in succession – not in London, Paris or any other big city for that matter, but instead in our very own Chester-le-Street, at Riverside Park. It all sounds a bit too good to be true, right?

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Fake Festivals have been staged up and down the country already, including in the likes of Tynemouth, Doncaster, Norwich, Sheffield, Ipswich and Hull – as well as several times in Chester-le-Street, where the event has sold out for the past two years. In fact, 2018 is the 12th Fake Festival season – and these fests continue to go from strength to strength.

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The famed family-friendliness of Fake Festivals, however, also manifests in a range of stimulations outside the marquee, including independent traders serving food such as pizza, burgers and jacket potatoes, as well as – if the weather allows – a variety of entertainment stalls, children’s rides, inflatables and face painting.

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There’s a great line-up to look forward to this year This year’s Chester-le-Street Fake Festival will take place from 12noon to 11:15pm on Saturday 4th August, and showcase the leading tribute acts Really Hot Chili Peppers, The Stones, Fu Fighters, Kazabian, Bon Jovi Experience and Musest – who will, of course, be imitating Red Hot Chili Peppers, The

Family (£80), disabled adult (£27.50) and disabled young (£20) tickets can also be purchased, and standard adult and young tickets may also be available at the festival entrance on the day if they have not already sold out. Children up to nine years old can enter for free with no ticket needed when accompanied by a paid adult, but a limit of two children per adult applies.

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LIKE TO BIKE? THE CHARITY RIDE TOUR DE BRANCH IS BACK! It was only last summer that the County Durham estate agency Venture Properties, which has six offices in various parts of the county, organised its first ‘Tour de Branch’ ride for charitable cyclists. The ride, which took place on Sunday 20th August, saw non-professional cyclists – including Venture staff and friends and relatives – cycling from the agency’s most northerly office in Chester-le-Street and visiting all of the other Venture branches on the way to the Darlington outpost.

That route, in case you are wondering, took in 41 miles overall – not the kind of distance that would trouble a seasoned cyclist, but still a strenuous test for our own hobbyist bikers.

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rest with that kind of total this year; consider that, at the time of writing, the agency has already raised £3,442.67 towards an ultimate goal of £7,000. If the takings do reach that amount, they will be more than double those of 2017. The number of riders is also over twice last year’s tally – and it might not be too late for you to add yourself to it.

This year’s ride will still span 41 miles and treat the Venture branches in-between Chester and Darlington as pit stops. So, if you will be at the Durham City, Crook, Bishop Auckland or Cockerton village branch that day, you might spot the cyclists nearby, getting a well-earned rest. Of course, you can get much more time with them if you actually join them on the ride, as is possible if you fire an email to daniel@venturepropertiesuk. com. You can get a t-shirt for your trouble and a £10 entry fee.

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The City of Oxford is known as “the city of dreaming spires”, a description coined by the poet Matthew Arnold. It is large, populated by 170,000 permanent residents, but the ancient colleges of the university are grouped around the compact city centre and all the places you might like to visit are to the east of the railway station. Trains arrive hourly from the north east stations of Newcastle, Durham and Darlington on the Cross Country route towards Reading and Southampton. Typical journey time on these direct trains is just over four hours.

On arrival, head for the City Sightseeing booth on the station concourse to pick up a map of the open top bus which tours the centre, which has a detailed street map and marks all the attractions. Not that you actually have to ride the bus, though you can if you want to, but the map itself is remarkably handy.

On 4th July, I had a day in Oxford centred on the Pitt Rivers museum of anthropology and archaeology, which is free to enter, the Weston Library, part of the Bodleian Library and also free, with lunch and a concert at Corpus Christi College, which is one of the smaller colleges, founded in 1517 by Bishop Foxe who was Bishop of Winchester but who earlier had been Prince Bishop of Durham. His family emblem, the pelican in her piety, piercing her breast with her beak to feed her young, can be seen in Durham Castle, at the rear of the Great Hall and in the kitchens which he built in the period 1494-1501. I am told that the alumni (old students) of Corpus Christi are making a visit to Durham in early September to see Foxe’s work. But I digress.

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Each College has a Porter’s Lodge protecting the quadrangle, but many of them welcome visitors for at least a few hours each day. There’s an official map, available free, published by the University, of the various colleges and museums. These latter welcome donations but have an ethos of public access and the Pitt Rivers, for example, has a policy of conserving items and putting much on display. Indeed I have rarely seen so many exhibits per square inch. I was particularly pleased to see exhibits from James Cook’s exploration of the Pacific islands, and even indigenous peoples come to see the pieces traded with their ancestors.

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Susan and the team will be celebrating throughout August and until the end of 2018 with lots of special treats and offers so call in, or contact the team on 01207 580880.

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KYNREN: CHRONICLING 2,000 YEARS OF HISTORY IN 90 MINUTES This summer, the stage show Kynren, having attracted acclaim from its first two runs in Bishop Auckland in 2016 and 2017, has returned to the town. To be more specific, the show – which uses awesome fireworks and special effects, evocative orchestral music and of course, stunning performances to tell 2,000 years of English history – all unfolds in front of Auckland Castle.

However, where does the show’s name come from? It’s reminiscent of the Anglo-Saxon word cynren, which can mean generation, kindred or family. That makes the name fitting for such a family-friendly show.

A history-themed show that reminds us of the present While the backdrop alone is certainly steeped in history that can be enjoyed all year round, the round of Kynren performances this summer is marking the especially timely theme In Remembrance. It’s a very apt choice of theme given that this year includes two crucial centenaries: that of the First World War Armistice – for which poppies lend a strong iconography – and the centenary of the Suffragette Movement’s success in securing women’s right to vote.

In fact, Kynren has been given a fair few new scenes for 2018 – including a commemoration of the Royal Air Force’s role in the Second World War and a portrayal of Queen Elizabeth II’s Coronation in 1953. There’s even a scene dedicated to England’s triumph in the 1966 World Cup – an obvious reminder of what could have been as Gareth Southgate’s boys proceeded through the rounds of this year’s World Cup with surprising aplomb in Russia.

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So, what’s the story? It’s certainly long…

There’s definitely an intricate and, of course, visually aweinspiring story that you can expect to see physically brought to life on the 7.5-acre stage – which, in size, matches that of five football pitches. The plot follows a young boy called Arthur on a time-travelling trip through centuries of history. Along the way, he is guided by Old Arthur, whose voice you might recognise as that of Kevin Whately. The Hexham-born former star of Auf Wiedersehen, Pet has a strong North East heritage.

So, what periods of history can we expect to see depicted in the show? Frankly, it would probably be easier to list the periods that are omitted, with the historical characters actually featured including King Harold, the Vikings, Henry VIII, Shakespeare and Queens Elizabeth and Victoria.

How has Kynren come about?

For Kynren, you can thank Jonathan Ruffer, the millionaire philanthropist who purchased Auckland Castle and then the nearby Flatts Farm, the performance site for Kynren.

At a preview of the show, Ruffer explained that Kynren was different to the Trooping of the Colour, where the only yearly change is “the name of the person who falls off the horse.”

He likened Kynren to Star Wars or Harry Potter – as, even when “the same thing and same characters” keep reappearing, audiences can also see “something quite different and unique”.

Kynren will be staged weekly until Saturday 15th September.

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The tale of Alice in Wonderland is one of the most iconic and long-enduring in fiction. You will soon have yet another opportunity to join Alice down the rabbit role and see such memorable characters as the Mad Hatter, White Rabbit and Queen of Hearts – except, this time, in the Georgian walled garden of the National Trust property Gibside, near Gateshead. The performance will begin at 6pm come 8th August.

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Robin Hood: Men in Tights (Film Screening), Newcastle Castle One of the advantages of watching a historical film in a castle is that, obviously, the setting is evocative of what you are seeing unfolding on-screen. Not that the 1993 Mel Brooks-directed comedy classic Robin Hood: Men in Tights is too concerned with historical authenticity. After all, this is, through and through, a parodic treatment of the Robin Hood legend. It will start screening here at 6pm on Friday 3rd August.

Hardwick Live, Hardwick Hall Hotel, Sedgefield Every year, big-name acts come to Hardwick Hall Hotel’s grounds to unleash a weekend’s worth of amazing music for onlookers. For 2018, Hardwick Live, as the festival is called, will fall on Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th August.

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On 18th August, you will be able to enjoy a Saturday that is cheesy in the right way. That’s because, at Newcastle Racecourse, you can expect to salivate over an amazing variety of succulent cheese-based cuisine. This show attracts esteemed cheesemakers and has already toured to more than 20 UK cities. You will also have the chance to wash down those cheesy delights with some craft beers and wines that have been carefully selected for your perusal.

It’s been quite a while since the first Madagascar film by the acclaimed animation studio DreamWorks was released. That was back in 2005, but the original excitement should return for this stage adaptation, which will be at Sunderland Empire from 27th August until 1st September. The central animal characters usually call New York City’s Central Park Zoo their home, but find themselves on the island of Madagascar with unexpected – and musical – results…

Simple Minds, The Pretenders and KT Tunstall, Emirates Riverside, Chester-le-Street There’s a pretty stunning triple-header being prepared for music connoisseurs in County Durham – and the party will get underway at Durham County Cricket Club’s ground on Sunday 19th August.

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