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Whitburn Library is open on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays with regular activities. Baby Bounce on Monday mornings and Storytots on Tuesday afternoons, recommencing this week. Other facilities available at the Library are five public computers (with support available from staff but no wi-fi), photocopying, language courses, audiobooks and faxing. For more information call 0191 529 3412.
Please contact me using my details above if you have any Whitburn news for this weekly column. Family events and milestones, details of organisations’ regular activities and achievements are all welcome, with pictures if possible. Thank you. A happy, healthy and prosperous New Year 2017 to all in Whitburn and surrounding areas. can be arranged, but please contact the organiser beforehand on 0191 519 0582.
On Saturday, the coffee morning organised by Macmillan Cancer Support workers will take place in the community room on Front Street from 10am until noon. There will be a raffle and goods on sale as well as a supply of tea or coffee and biscuits. Come along to this small but intimate venue, sample the warm welcome and meet up with friends, while helping a very worthy cause.
On Saturday, January 28, Cleadon Methodist Church is holding a Pies, Peas and Praise at 3pm in the Church hall. Tickets are £5 and as well as the pies and peas there is an opportunity to sing favourite hymns and to be entertained.
A fun evening with a beetle drive, fish and chips and entertainment is being organised in All Saints’ parish hall on Friday, February 24, at 6.30pm. Tickets are available now from 0191 536 3346.
Lingo Kids meets in the Old Schoolroom, next to All Saints’ parish hall, on Wednesdays from 4.40pm according to age. Children can learn French or Spanish in a relaxed environment. There are interactive activities which develop communication skills and cultural awareness, giving them a solid grounding for future study. More information is