In&Around March 2022

Issue 196 - March 2022

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to the March issue of IN&AROUND! There’s so much to look forward to this month; Mother’s Day, St Patrick’s Day, Pancake Day even falls on the 1st of the month! We also have loads to look forward to in the local area, including some brand new houses coming to Pelton, which you can read about on page 8.

Of course, we have the usual dose of entertainment, including a review of the highly anticipated Sing 2 on page 52. Why not sit down and enjoy our recipe for chicken pot pie while you watch? You can find it on page 34!

Enjoy March! We hope we see some spring weather before you see us again for April’s edition!

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Over 100 new homes to be built to the north of Chester-le-Street!

Plans to build over a hundred new, affordable homes in Pelton have been released. Karbon Homes is proposing to build 107 new homes on the site of the former Roseberry SPorts Community College.

Right now, 68 of the properties will be rent-tobuy, with 31 being used as apartments for over 50s and 8 bungalows. Each rent-to-buy property will come with their own outdoor space, for recreational activities.

Helping the housing crisis Millions of pounds has been invested in the area in order to help the government achieve the delivery of new properties, in order to meet the chronic housing shortage and make housing more affordable in the UK. The government also hopes to relieve some of the pressure on the social rented sector through this build. More and more people are being forced to rent privately rather than a housing association, due to demand being so high.

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Benefiting the community If approved by Durham County Council, onesite building work is expected to get underway in autumn, with the first phase of properties expected to be available by spring 2023.

The development is expected to create 125 construction and supply chain jobs.

It is hoped that the proposed development will provide affordable housing for local people, as well as creating a strong sense of community.

Developers hope that a positive change will be made in Pelton that lasts for years to come.

Anyone who wishes to view the application can do so on Durham County Council’s planning portal. Any comments or objections can also be submitted here.

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Laura Taylor completed a Level 4 Higher Apprenticeship in Professional Accounting/ Tax Technician at New College Durham. She said: “I feel my apprenticeship has given me the edge when applying for higher positions as I have real life working-experience.”

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Durham’s bid for UK City of Culture 2025 finalised and submitted

In February, Durham County Council finalised their plans for the Durham 2025 campaign and submitted its bid for the next stage of the competition - the bid that will secure the title of UK City of Culture for Durham.

If the bid is successful, this would be the first time a county bid has won the title.

Celebrating the bid In order to celebrate the submission of the bid, Steve Messam, a County Durham artist has created a Durham 2025 inflatable artwork, which is being displayed at a number of different locations around the county.

Officials hope that the bid will bring people and communities together. It is based on Durham’s track record for major events such as Lumiere, the UK’s leading light festival, as well as creating new opportunities to meet the county's aspirations for levelling up.

Many ideas featured in the bid were contributed

by County Durham’s residents. They ranged from quirky to more serious, and served to highlight the collaborative nature of Durham 2025.

international celebration of the bicentenary of railways and a travelling fair that asks big questions about the local economy.

Durham County and its stories will be brought to peoples living rooms and into their cars, with a series of broadcast and digital programmes.

Plans for Lumiere 2025 are bigger than ever before and are promised to create a lasting legacy of jobs, new creative industries and visitor economy will continue to grow.

Durham County Council hope that everyone in the county is able to reap the benefits of a successful bid. They assure the people that there will be a wide range of activities and events for them to get involved with, and that no town or village will be left out of the celebrations.

It is understood that the shortlist for City of Culture 2025 will be announced this month, with the winner announced in May. We are so excited to see what the future holds!

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Notable Birthday:

Johann Sebastian Bach We know, baroque composition isn’t the most interesting thing in the world, but believe it or not, this month's notable birthday, Johann Sebastian Bach, actually lived quite a wild life.

Well, for the 1700’s.

Born on March 31st, 1685, Bach came from a family of musicians. After the death of his parents when he was 10, Bach went to live with his older brother, Johann Christoph, until he turned 15 and got a place at a school in Lüneburg to study music.

While at school, Bach was a great, but arrogant performer, whose skill landed him the position of organist at the New Church in Arnstadt. Bach regularly butted heads with the church officials, for not rehearsing his students enough, though he didn’t get along with them either.

The situation was not helped, when he disappeared for several months in 1705, without informing anyone at the church.

Eventually, he moved on to a position at the Church of St Balise in Mühlhausen, before leaving there to work for royalty.

During his time with the Duke Wilhelm Ernst in Weimar, Bach wrote many cantatas and some of his best compositions for organ, including Toccata and Fugue in D Minor.

After almost 10 years working for royalty, Bach had to turn his attention to teaching and playing positions, after Prince Leopold of Anhalt-Cöthen dissolved his orchestra in 1723.

In the final years of his life, Bach struggled with his eyesight, electing to have a procedure to fix it in 1750 that left him completely blind. Later that year, Bach suffered a stroke and died.

His music however, lives on in modern techniques, church music and organ playing today. While his life may have been short, his legacy has lasted for generations.

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Fostering with FCA North East Retired foster parent, Anne Meakin, shares her experience of two decades worth of fostering with FCA North East.

Initially starting her fostering journey 22 years ago, it wasn’t until Anne came across a fostering advert by the local authority in a Northumberland newspaper did fostering become her way of life.

With a background in the police and ambulance services, once her children had grown up. Anne returned to working life but was looking for that next adventure. Anne said: “Work didn’t feel the same and it felt like something was missing and that’s when I came across the advert. After that, everything seemed to fall into place.

Fostering is a way of life. “When I first joined FCA, the second placement I had was a sibling group of three. One of them stayed for 10 years and another stayed for eight. Even now, we are still in touch with them, and they have definitely become a part of our wider family.”

Later in her fostering career, parent and child placements took more of an interest in Anne’s life. “I felt a sense of connection with parent and child placements, perhaps it was because I was a birth parent myself. From one of my first ever

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After COVID-19 greatly impacted her personal life, Anne took the time and came to the realisation that her fostering journey had come to a natural end. Anne said: “Fostering is a journey you start off not really knowing much about but in the end, it enriches your life more than you can imagine. It is the most rewarding thing you can do in your lifetime so if you want to do it, go for it.”

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Fostering with Durham Council

Durham County Council has launched an appeal to recruit more carers for children with additional needs and disabilities.

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This could involve caring for a child with a hidden need such as a learning disability, or a physical disability which might limit a child’s mobility or sensory development.

Carers are given access to a network of professionals including their own fostering social worker, specialist nurses and therapeutic social workers.

Durham’s foster carers are also paid competitive fostering allowances and fees, with Christmas and summer top-ups and extra tax relief.

Additional financial support, specialist equipment and other help specific to the individual child may also be available, depending on the needs of the child.

Cllr Ted Henderson, Durham County Council’s Cabinet member for children and young people’s services, said: “Although taking care of a child with disabilities might seem quite daunting, it will also be one of the most rewarding things you will ever do.

“Furthermore, we can reassure people that they will feel supported throughout the whole process.

“Our fostering team is always on hand to provide advice and help to carers whenever they need it.

“In providing a safe and stable home to a child with a disability, you will be giving them the opportunity to achieve their full potential and you will see them flourish.”

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Infinity Photographic Studios based in Chester le Street is a family and baby portrait studio.

We wish to invite you into the studio for a complimentary photoshoot including an 8” desktop framed picture worth in total £175.

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1 offer per household in a 12 month period, none transferable, fully refundable £20 deposit will be asked for at booking stage – this ensures our valuable studio time is not wasted, can not be used against previous sessions or offers, can not be combined with other offers. Photoshoot value £100, framed desktop print worth £75.

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Wanted, Fairies and Elves to join the magical Fairy experience at Infinity Photographic Studios, Chester le Street.

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Chester-le-Street station is at the heart of the town I have campaigned for many years to improve the station facilities, and for more trains to stop every day.

abysmal) and made a strong case that a town the size of Chester-le-Street should have an hourly service throughout the day.

There have certainly been some welcome developments at the Station recently – Network Rail have carried out a long-overdue refurbishment to the footbridge, which is looking far brighter. A colourful mural created by Park View students shares important messages about mental health and positive thinking. There are other users of the Station buildings too – you can even get fit or learn to dance with the FDF Academy!

There appeared to have been a break-through when the Department for Transport published the draft May 2022 timetable last Summer.

This proposal would have seen an increase in services and also filled in key gaps in the Southbound schedule. Trains would have started from Liverpool, rather than Manchester, which would have helped reliability.

I responded very positively to the consultation, as did many of my constituents, but unfortunately there were concerns about the impact of the new timetable in other parts of the country, and the Government withdrew the proposals.

I was delighted recently to open the new Choo Choo café – Lisa and her team are offering a great range of delicious food and drinks, and have already welcomed customers from all over the country. There is significant potential to increase the number of visitors to our historic town, and many will choose to travel by train.

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We are still awaiting an updated timetable, but constituents can be assured that I will continue to push on this issue until Chester-le-Street has the train service it deserves.

If you would like to be kept updated on my campaign for more trains to stop at Chesterle-Street, please email me atkevanjonesmp@ parliament.uk

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Gold Medallist Chef Dinesh Rawat who consulted on this project

Food lovers, prepare yourselves A brand new restaurant has opened in Consett!

Soami’s Trio promises to do exactly what it says on the tin; offer three different world cuisines, all under one roof. Owners Rohini and Parvin Kumar are excited to offer their customers Indian, Mexican and Thai food. Our extremely talented chef, Parvin Kumar uses only the finest ingredients and most delicate spices in his dishes, creating food that is truly tasty and authentic. All of our food is created with love and care, keeping your enjoyment at the heart of it all. Best of all, gold medalist chef, Dinesh Rawat (Parvin’s culinary guru), is consulting on this project, meaning our food will be better than ever before.

Come down to Soami’s Trio to explore the roots of these exquisite cuisines. Our chef continues to take inspiration from every corner of the globe, to ensure we are delivering exotic flavours, using theatrical techniques that you won’t find at any other restaurant or takeaway in Britain! It is our privilege here at Soami’s Trio, to address misconceptions about food and bring the North East a dining experience that is vibrant, exciting and truly unforgettable.

Call 01207 506800 or visit our website www.soamistrio.co.uk or visit facebook page to find out more.

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Discover and experience our fine selection of Trio Cuisines Indian, Mexican and Thai Food

Celebrate Mother’s Day with us at Soami’s Book now to avoid disappointment Reservations can be made via telephone or on our website

01207 506800 www.soamistrio.co.uk Soami’s Indian, Mexican and Thai Restaurant, 23 Newmarket St, Consett, DH8 5LQ,

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FILM

REVIEW

As far as means of keeping the kids occupied for a few hours are concerned, you could do a lot worse than booking a trip to watch the sequel to 2016’s computer-animated musical comedy smash, Sing… right?

Simply entitled Sing 2, this follow-up brings back Garth Jennings in the director’s chair, joining the host of household names – from Matthew McConaughey and Reese Witherspoon to Scarlett Johansson and Peter Serafinowicz – reprising their roles in the ensemble voice cast.

To these are added such talents new to the franchise as Bobby Cannavale, Letitia Wright, and no less than U2 star, Bono.

A frantic effort to make the inconceivable possible The latter’s involvement is particularly significant, as the Irish rocker takes on the pivotal role of the music legend Clay Calloway, who plucky koala theatre-owner Buster Moon (McConaughey) and pals attempt to lure out of his long-time reclusion. It’s a consequence of Moon’s perhaps ill-advised promise to thuggish media magnate and arctic wolf Jimmy Crystal (Cannavale) that Clay will be involved in a sci-fi spectacular set to be held in Crystal’s hotel showroom.

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Moon if he doesn’t deliver? Well, being dropped off a high building to his demise by Crystal, which seems a touch harsh.

It doesn’t help the koala impresario’s chances that he doesn’t even personally know Clay – cue some predictably madcap efforts to find the celebrated musician’s hideaway, so that Moon and his performers can do the seemingly impossible persuasion job.

Star turns – but do viewers find what they’re looking for?

As those efforts to convince the world-weary Clay proceed, Moon and co get on with hurriedly readying the literal life-or-death production. Along the way, we get some eye-catching turns – including from Halsey as Crystal’s entitled and tricky-to-manage daughter Porscha, and Wright as the impossibly hip choreographer lynx Nooshy, who helps Johnny – an earnest gorilla voiced by Taron Egerton – to overcome his two left feet.

From the bombastic opening rendition of Prince’s “Let’s Go Crazy” to Bono’s own “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For”, viewers are treated to plenty of energy across the film’s largely well-executed musical numbers – helped by Jennings’ decision to go with celebrity voice talents who actually can sing.

With its largely predictable trajectory, Sing 2 never threatens to shake the world off its hinges in quite the same way as the concluding extravaganza does for every character involved. Nonetheless, it is a mildly diverting, family-friendly tale of how great things can be achieved against the odds.

Gavin Lengaghan Copywriter

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COMPETITION CORNER Simply complete one of the puzzles on this page and fill in the entry form below for a chance to win family tickets courtesy of Vue Gateshead.

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What’s on

Great North Big Band Jazz Festival 4th-6th March - Various Times - Park View Community Centre, Chester-le-Street Join The Festival Big Band for the 19th annual Great North Big Band Jazz Festival. This year, the festivities are taking place in our home town of Chester-le-Street and after last year's festival unfortunately being cancelled, we just know that this year things will be bigger and better than ever. On Friday night, the competitors will get the opportunity to listen to Mick Donnelly’s Musicians Unlimited, before getting into competition mode over the weekend. You can buy tickets for the event here: thisisdurham.com/whats-on

The Magic of Motown 10th March - 7.30pm - Empire Consett, Consett The magic of Motown is coming to a town or city near you. Celebrate 60 years of the genre by immersing yourself in some of the greatest talents and acts of all time. Get yourself down to Empire, Consett for an evening trip down memory lane. Enjoy classic hits from artists like Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, The Temptations, The Jackson 5 and many more! Book your tickets right now: empireconsett.co.uk/galapost/the-magic-of-motown/

Royal Prince and Princess’ Ball 13th March - 11am - Rainton Arena, Houghton-le-Spring Get your ballgowns and your prince costume ready; it’s time to go to the ball! This interactive 60 minute adventure will include singing, dancing, games and more, followed by a meet and greet with your favourite princes and princesses. Come along and meet Cinderella and her Prince, the Snow Sisters and Kris, the Tower Princess and the Sleeping Princess, 54 | IN&AROUND

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An Evening with Randy Newman 18th March - 7.30pm - The Sage, Gateshead Randy Newman (Toy Story, Monsters Inc) is coming to Sage One, Gateshead, after rescheduling his 2020 tour. Newman began recording in 1968, starting out with a self-titled album. Throughout the 70’s and 80’s, he released his own music, as well as composing and scoring for film scores. His greatest hits include all four Toy Story’s, A Bug’s Life, Cars and Cars 3. Book your tickets to see him here: sagegateshead.com/whats-on

Aled Jones - Cathedral Tour 2022 22nd March - 7.30pm - Durham Cathedral, Durham Aled Jones, famed for his cover version of Walking in the Air, is embarking on a UK wide cathedral tour.

Jones has sung for the Pope, the Queen and now he’ll be singing for you, though not dressed as a traffic cone, as he teased on ITV’s The Masked Singer. Come and enjoy the singer turned broadcaster in the most grand cathedral in the country, Durham. Book your tickets now: thisisdurham.com/whats-on

Reginal D Hunter: Bombe Shuffleur 26th March - 8pm - Gala Theatre, Durham Reginal D Hunter, best known for his BBC 2 series Songs of the South and Songs of the Border, is touring the UK and pondering one question: what could he say to upset you? Unafraid to tackle difficult issues and take the subjects the rest of us skirt around head on, Reginald is the voice of a generation. Book your tickets to catch his honest, brutal show right here: galadurham.co.uk/galapost/reginald-d-hunter/

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22nd - 25th July 2022

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Ministry of Sound Disco Huey Morgan (DJ SET)

Holy Moly & The Crackers New York Brass Band Beans On Toast Groovetrain Smoking Jeffries Ladies of Midnight Blue Black Cat Bone The Belta Reivers We are Champion Tribute to Queen Big Joe Bone The Laurettes The Greater Spotted Ceilidh Band Oil City Shakers Reet Good Craic Fleetwood Mac Cover Jodie Fitzgibbon HIP HOP HOORAY KLONK

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