Your FREE local interest & advertising magazine • December 2020 • Edition 57 Tow Law, Sunniside, Stanley Crook, Billy Row, Crook, Willington, Wolsingham & surrounding areas
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Inside this month’s edition: Years gone by • Spotlight on The Midnight Drive
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Welcome to the December edition of Out & About, your friendly local interest & advertising magazine. This month on page 2 as you may have seen, we welcome Just a Tipple, a new off license that stocks more than your average range of beers at the old Prince Bishop garage on New Road in Crook. On page 6 for those cold Winter nights, we have Ward Timber who can supply you with all of your Winter logs. Looking for a taxi over the Festive period? Then check out page 7 where DJ’s Taxis have their latest advert. If you are planning your wedding over the new year, on page 9 we have JM Wedding Cars, Graham & Linda offer a choice of 2 beautiful original wedding cars that you will struggle to match, both on quality & price. If you happen to spring a leak over the Christmas break then check out pages 10 & 11 where the ever reliable Steven Norris Plumbing & Heating has his advert. On page 13 we welcome Stitched Up who specialize in embroidered babywear and equestrian goods. Lastly on page 17 we welcome Bodywork Direct who are based in Crook and are running a special offer on their Winter safety health checks. Don’t forget to quote Out & About when replying to adverts & lastly we hope you enjoy this month’s edition.
BOOK YOUR ADVERTISING SPACE TODAY THE DEADLINE FOR THE JANUARY EDITION IS WEDNESDAY 16TH DECEMBER AT 4PM. No design fees if you don’t have your own artwork • Discounts on 3 month bookings • No VAT • Debit & credit cards can be taken in person at Ritchie Coatsworth Photography or over the telephone. Please note: Payment is due at the time of booking. Call us on 01388 417 337 or 07963 635 568 or email us at studio@rcphoto.co.uk DISCLAIMER - Whilst we take every care to ensure accuracy in this magazine, we regret that we cannot accept responsibility for any incorrect information. All adverts are accepted in good faith as to their accuracy. The copying of any material within this publication is strictly forbidden without the publishers consent.
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Years gone by...
Residents of Valley Terrace with the FA Amateur Cup in 1954. Image supplied by Coral Humes.
A packed Willington High Street (Year unknown).
Chris Sayers formally of Willington. Image supplied by Cliff Sayers.
Crook Scouts Bugle & Fife Band in 1918. James (W Winship front row 2nd from the left). Image supplied by Noreen Howarth.
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As well as boilers & bathrooms we also do smaller jobs like replacing your dripping tap or fixing your broken toilet. We also can remove kitchen units to allow the fitting of a washing machine or dishwasher. We cover EVERYTHING to do with plumbing & heating. Here at Steven Norris Plumbing & Heating we would like to wish you all a Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year! Special thanks to Out & About Magazine for allowing me to bring you my offers. MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Spotlight on The Midnight Drive This month we shine the spotlight on The Midnight Drive who had their tour cancelled earlier this year due to Covid, we speak to band member Jak Hope. Hi Jak, as most people know the music and entertainment industry have been hammered due to the Covid 19 restrictions, tell us a little how this has affected you and the band.
extending our tour run to different cities that have attracted interest in our music, and branching out a bit further afield. We are wanting to target London a little more to gain a bigger following in the capital and potentially add some Scottish tour dates.
In May, we had a UK tour booked, but due to COVID restrictions it all got cancelled. This has put an absolute downer on us all, as we didn’t know what was going to happen, no gigs, no rehearsals, we where pretty lost for a while. But after deciding to record a track from each of our homes we thought we would get things back on the move. It has been a very weird year for us in terms of gigging. We had so many things planned for the year it was looking to be an interesting gigging season for us. So all in all we feel like we’ve been pushed back from opportunities to move forward as a band this past year, hoping for a better 2021.
Has what’s happened inspired you to write any new music?
What are your plans for touring in the future? Our future plans for touring is
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Absolutely, we’ve had nothing else to do other than write new material for when we eventually get back into our studio. We’ve all been writing different styles of music to try and create some new sounds for future tracks we will be putting out. For anyone that hasn’t heard of The Midnight Drive tell us a little bit about your sound and which artists influence you? Our sound stems from a lot of influences, pop, punk, indie and rock. We try and combine the mixture to create a unique sound, crossing between a heavy vibe, to a nice subtle sound.
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Our influences are bands such as, Catfish and The Bottlemen, Neck Deep, Arctic Monkeys, Sea Girls and many more of our favourite bands. After writing during lockdown we have began to introduce a synthesiser vibe to some songs to fill out our overall sound. Experimenting with different instruments is another little project we are getting involved with too.
How can people listen to your music? Spotify, Apple Music, ITunes, every streaming platform you can think of! Our Instagram is @themidnightdriveuk Our Facebook is: The Midnight Drive
Where do you see the band heading once things return to normal? We are hoping to branch out even further. Put our music forward to more record labels, gig in more cities around the UK and just overall, give it our best shot to try and do the thing we have all wanted to do from a young age. We have a lot of ambition, drive and motivation to push ourselves in this direction. We are looking for groups or charities in the area that have been adversely affected by the Coronavirus Pandemic and would like to feature in the Spotlight for some free publicity. Email us at studio@rcphoto.co.uk
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Years gone by...
A group of ladies in The Royal, Tow Law enjoying a few drinks. Do you spot anyone you know? Image supplied by Alfie Edwards.
The Winter of 1979 at the rear of Alma Terrace. Image supplied by Malcolm Watts.
Crook Women’s Institute Grandma’s Parade 1955. Photos supplied by Noreen Howarth.
Willington Club, Willington & District League Winners 1988. Arthur Straugher, Alan Hemingway, Tony Fleming, Colin Davison, Kenny Louth, (bottom row) Colin Truman, Peter Teasdale & Paul Walker. Image supplied by Kenny Louth.
Ivy & Reuben Shaw in Crook RAFA Club. Image supplied by Susan Gibson.
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We are observing the 2 metre social distancing inside the tea shop & adhere to social contact restrictions & the rule of 6. There is a covered terrace outside with seating. If you have any concerns regarding distance & Covid 19 please discuss these with us. Masks should be worn when entering, leaving & taking away.
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