Your FREE local interest & advertising magazine • July 2021 • Edition 61 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 Farplace Animal Rescue • Crook NTP update
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Welcome to the July edition of Out & About, your friendly local interest & advertising magazine. This month on page 6 we welcome Movement, a new gentleman’s barber based at the old Prince Bishop’s Garage on New Road, Crook. On page 7 we have the fantastic Viking Ink based at the top of Hope Street in Crook, check them out as they are producing some top class work at the moment. New to Out & About on page 8 we have The Knitting Gift Shop they stock a range of wools and knitting accessories and are based on Low Willington Industrial Estate. On page 12 we welcome back Transform Electrical Solutions & Testing who offer a range of domestic and commercial electrical services. Also on page 12 we have upstart t-shirt company What’s Thy Craic who are offering 10% off their range of shirts featuring local banter and sayings. Looking for a skip? Then take a look at page 19 Silverhorne Waste Management have their latest advert, they offer a range of skips in various sizes for both commercial and domestic use and cover all of County Durham and Teesside. 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 AUGUST EDITION IS WEDNESDAY 28TH JULY 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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Vickers & Barrass are pleased to offer for sale this well presented traditional stoneVickers &age Barrass arein pleased to offer forvillage sale this wellon-le-Wear. presented traditi onal stonebuilt cott located the picturesque of Witt The property briefly built cott age located in the picturesque village of Witt on-le-Wear. The property briefly comprises sitting room, kitchen diner, two double bedrooms and bathroom. Externally comprises sitti ng room, kitchen diner, two double bedrooms and bathroom. Externally the property benefits from a beautiful front south facing garden and a private enclosed the benefi ts from beautiful front south facing garden and a private enclosed rearproperty courtyard. Offers in thea region of £179,950 rear courtyard. Offers in the region of £179,950 DARLINGTON OFFICE: 01325 728084 | TOW LAW OFFICE: 01388 730095 DARLINGTON OFFICE: 01325 728084 | TOW LAW OFFICE: 01388 730095 www.vickersandbarrass.co.uk www.vickersandbarrass.co.uk E: darlington@vickersandbarrass.co.uk E: darlington@vickersandbarrass.co.uk
OFSTED REGISTERED CHILDMINDER Did you know that for working parents 30 hours funding can be split between a nursery setting and private childminder? 2 year old funded places available.
07445 289 457 K.B. DECORATING SERVICES Quality decorating at affordable prices with over 20 years experience. All trade materials supplied and all work guaranteed. No job too big or small • Free estimates
Tuesday
Crook Masonic Hall AM and PM sessions. Tel: Christine 07494 253 429
Thursday
Wolsingham Masonic Hall AM and PM sessions. Tel: Barbara 07931 790 758
Saturday
Willington WMC AM sessions. Tel: Lynn 07922 877 901
Call Keith on 01388 607 258 or 07973 284 999 or email kbdec1@gmail.com
New gentleman’s barber based at New Road, Crook
Telephone: 07585 772 883 • Movement, Brookside Commercial Centre, New Road, Crook, DL15 8LA (The Old Prince Bishop Garage) 6
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SEASONED HARDWOOD LOGS WARD TIMBER LTD, ROGERLEY SAWMILL, FROSTERLEY, COUNTY DURHAM DL13 2QE Call us on 01388 528 362 or email sales@wardtimber.co.uk
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VIKING INK CROOK Tattoo Studio
34 Hope Street, Crook, DL15 9HU Come and join us for a truly unique Viking themed Tattooing experience. All styles of tattoos • FREE consultation
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PILATES SESSIONS u Hand Dyed Wool u Knitting Gifts u u Knitting Kits u Knitting Accessoriesu
B-INSPIRED B-ACTIVE Monday
(Spaces need to be pre-booked)
St. Cuthberts Centre, Church Hill, Crook: 6pm - 7pm Ideal for back pain, pre & post natal.
Personal training available for rehabilitation either as 1-2-1 or in small groups. Find out more by contacting Russ on
Unit 8 Brockwell Court, Low Willington Industrial Estate, Willington County Durham DL15 0UT www.theknittinggiftshop.co.uk
07951or 782 657 email
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Covid restrictions will apply, please call for further details.
open 10.30am - 3.30pm Monday - Friday 10.30am - 12.30pm Saturday but please contact us if you would like to visit at other times.
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All of our food is homemade Opening Hours: Monday - Saturday 9am - 4pm (Booking a table is recommended)
We are observing the 2 metre social distancing inside the tea shop. 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.
We are fully licensed & offer Afternoon Tea with Prosecco. New Menu including lots of new dishes plus the old favourites. Daily lunch time special served everyday from 12 noon. For the remainder of the social distancing period we request people phone or message via Facebook ahead please.
DISABLED ACCESS • FREE WIFI DOG FRIENDLY • OUTSIDE SEATING Restaurant GURU “Best Café in Crook 2019”
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5/6 Commercial Street, Crook, County Durham Telephone: 01388 768 754 Email: bluestoneteashop@gmail.com thebluestoneteashop BTeashop
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• Kitchen Sink Fitting • Radiator Installation • Oil Boiler Installation • Replace your Old Bath with a Shower • Oil Tank Installation • Full Bathroom Installation
We specialise in new bathroom & wetroom installations • Power flushing • Vented & unvented cylinders • Replacement of taps, cold water tanks, showers & ball valves. Call us on 01388 762 291 or 07583 124 830 Email: stevennorrisplumbing@gmail.com
Years gone by...
Joan Jobson (far left) with her work colleagues in the 70s or early 80s.
My Dad, John Coatsworth on a trip to Blackpool.
This school group shot was taken in Tow Law (year unknown). Image supplied by Emma Payne.
A Crook Judo class in the late 80s. Image supplied by Aaron Cowen.
We URGENTLY need your old photos!!
We are running low on old photos of places & people from years gone by and would love to keep the feature going. Can you help? Please email any old photos to: studio@rcphoto.co.uk or drop into Ritchie Coatsworth Photography, 80 Hope Street, Crook. 10
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FURNITURE & ELECTRICAL GOODS WANTED Domestic - Commercial - Industrial • Barn conversion specialists • Designer LED lighting • Full and part rewires • Fire alarms • Emergency lighting • Security systems • Full new build service from design to hand over • Landlord electrical condition • Energy saving Led lighting specialists • New consumer units fitted
Fully qualified time served electrician with over 25 years experience, Part P registered with NAPIT.
Tel: 01388 767 513 Mob: 07977 575 134 E: kevin@test-electrical.co.uk www.test-electrical.co.uk
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Household goods bought & sold suites, beds, wardrobes, tables, fridge freezers...etc
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Call in and view the full range of flooring available and enquire about our free measuring and estimating service. Laminate, solid wood, engineered wood, vinyl, luxury vinyl tile, artificial grass, carpet and rugs.
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Spotlight on Farplace Animal Rescue This month we shine the spotlight on Farplace Animal Rescue, who’ve just opened 2 new shops in Crook. We speak to shop manager Jay Davies. Hi Jay, tell us a little bit about what Farplace Animal Rescue do? We have a rescue centre in Weardale serving the North East and we help animals rejected elsewhere. We also help out other rescues where we can with support from our shops. What sort of donations are you looking for? We are looking for clothes, giftware, electricals, books and toys especially. How else can people help out? People can volunteer in the shops and join our happy team or donate via our website www.farplace.org.uk How has Covid 19 affected the charity? Our fundraising events have all been cancelled since March 2020 and our shops have been closed for 7 months of the last 12. But government support for retail has helped us to survive which we are very grateful for. What are your hopes for 2021 for the charity? To be back to normal fundraising and not to have
any more lockdowns plus for our staff, volunteers and supporters to all have a healthy and happy end to the year. Contact Details Telephone 01388 240 085 or email us at crookshop@farplace.org.uk Alternatively pop into one of our Crook shops from Monday to Saturday from 9am till 5pm. Donations accepted throughout and FREE collection is also available. Thanks for the opportunity and the spread! We’re also available on Facebook via @farplaceshopcrook
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What have Crook NPT been up to this month? Crook NPT is made up of 1 Sergeant, 4 Police Constables and several Police Community Support Officers who work closely with Response Officers based at Crook, as well as other specialist policing teams across Durham Constabulary. We aim to deliver excellent policing. Inspiring confidence to victims and our communities by protecting neighbourhoods, tackling criminals and solving problems around the clock, proud to deliver value for money policing across the 3 Towns. What have you been up to this month? Following a series of incidents of ASB in Glenholme Park, Crook police have worked in partnership with your councillors the Area Action Partnership and secured funding to install several cameras throughout the park. This will assist police to address the issues pro-actively and ensure the children who use the facilities can do safely. Off road bikes are not only a nuisance to residents with noise issues, but a danger to motorists and pedestrians. Naturally it is imperative we as a beat team tackle this pro-actively but also safely, the best way to do this is to have members of the public provide community intelligence and CCTV footage and allow us to positively identify the rider. This has been done recently in Crook where the rider will be summoned to court for driving offences. We can not stress enough that we need community support to do this. If you have any information relating to incidents of this nature then please report them to 101 or alternatively get in touch with Crook NPT via Facebook and we can work together to address these offences. Recently Crook police have seen a rise in demand in Tow Law, there are a number of issues contributing to this and police are working 16
closely with the relevant partner agencies to manage the situation. What we need is to be made aware of incidents by members of the public, you can do this by calling 101 or reporting via our live chat service on the Durham Constabulary website. Remember to always contact 999 in the event of an emergency. Our colleagues in Weardale have a new Facebook profile, if you have any interests in the Dales then find them on Facebook under Weardale Police. Social media is not a way of reporting crime but is a great way of keeping up to date with the goings on in the Dales. For another way of keeping up to date with what is going on in your community sign up to ‘Keep in the Know’. Officers from Crook police will be available to assist yourself, a friend or relative with home security. We have received a stock of home security equipment from the Area Action Partnership, If you would benefit from advice and equipment to protect your home then please get in touch with one of our officers at Crook police by emailing chris.davison@durham.police.uk we will arrange a home visit to discuss any concerns you have. Stay safe. Crook NPT
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Sportsman’s Dinner In aid of “The Lawyers” Tow Law Town AFC
GUEST SPEAKER
Jeff Stelling £30 per ticket Includes pie & pea supper, entertainment, raffle, auction & other fundraising activities.
Sunday 29th August at Crook Golf Club
Doors open at 7pm • Smart casual dress For tickets call visit towlawtown.co.uk/online-store
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Years gone by... Found in her late mother’s photos. Wond ering if a reader could recognise anyone. Looks like the park at Valley Terrace. Image supplied by Dot Vipond.
Crook District Billiard League Winners Trophy from 1948 - 1949, won by Harold French. Image supplied by Emma Payne.
Harold French, John Norwood, Mr Harle & Mr Crummy at the Mechanics Institute. Image supplied by Emma Payne.
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Whenever you see day time TV you will see adverts for Direct Cremation but did you know Hardy’s Funeral Service can also offer you this type of service. It offers a no fuss, simple and cost-effective funeral, arranged and conducted by our funeral directors. This is designed to meet the needs of families or individuals who would prefer not to arrange a traditional funeral. This may be due to family circumstances, financial situations or simply personal choices. WHAT’S INCLUDED • We will bring the person who has died into our care any time of day or night. This may be from a local home, hospital or nursing home • The fees for an unattended cremation.
The time and the place of the cremation will be at the discretion of the funeral director
• Doctor’s fees (if applicable)
• A funeral director to make all the necessary arrangements
• A simple wood effect coffin • Funeral vehicle to transport the deceased to the crematorium
• Collection and safekeeping of cremated remains
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• No funeral service will be held
• No mourners are able to attend
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FULLY INCLUSIVE PRICE £995.00 Crook 01388 765 069 www.hardysfunerals.co.uk Willington 01388 747 747