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of retired people who enjoy socialising and at their regular meetings on the second Thursday of each month. They invite speakers or demonstrators and also organise outings, theatre visits etc. New members are welcome.
The coffee morning on Saturday from 10.30am to noon in All Saints’ parish hall will be in aid of church funds. Entrance at £2 includes coffee, tea, scones and biscuits and there will be a stall to browse and a raffle. It is an excellent opportunity to catch up with friends and enjoy a chat.
On Monday, the County’s WI members will take part in the annual Wellie Plodge. Sponsored by family and friends, they will plodge through the water from Seaburn to Whitburn and then continue on to Cleadon, where Cleadon’s WI members will serve a hot meal. The funds raised are for the county.
New Cleadon WI will hold its usual meeting in Cleadon Methodist Church hall on Monday at 7pm. Paul Child will be entertaining with his “Chat and Strum” and afterwards there will be a Valentine’s Day card competition and a quiz. New members welcome.
Cleadon WI will meet next Tuesday in All Saints’ parish hall at 6.30pm. This month the speaker will be Major Anthony Tate. New members are welcome.
On Friday, February 24, a social evening, involving a beetle drive, fish and chips supper and entertainment by the Dave and John Duo, is to be held at 6.30pm in All Saints’ parish hall. Tickets at £6 are available from 5363346.
Some of the Bishops in Mission events team, lead by the Bishop of Liverpool, will be visiting All Saints’ parish in Cleadon during the weekend of March 2 to 5. Anticipated events include a bake-off and a hymnathon. The full programme will be published soon.
On Tuesday, March 7, there will be a pie and peas supper with entertainment from the Beacon Band at 7.30pm in All Saints’ parish hall. Tickets, £6, are available from 5362879, and all proceeds will go to the Rotary and Inner Wheel charities. Lots going on for the volunteer group Keep Washington Tidy at the moment. On January 29, residents of West Bridge Street, Mount Pleasant, got together with local councillors and collected 10 bags of rubbish and an old BBQ. The next litter pick is being organised by Gentoo for the Barmston Area on Thursday, February 23. The last litter pick in Barmston was very successful. Volunteers are asked to meet at 9.30am in Barmston Village Centre. Litter pickers , gloves and bags will be provided. If you are interested in the activities of The Washington Tidy Group and would like to find out more about being a volunteer or coordinator then there is a meeting organised for 6pm on Thursday in Washington Millennium Centre.
Arts Centre Washington presents Heaven Eyes tomorrow at 7pm. Tickets are £6.50. Theatre Sans Frontieres features a UK and Swedish cast, original music and video, the show is suitable for children aged from nine. Based on a novel by the renowned children’s author David Almond, Heaven Eyes is a gritty, poetic story about young people finding their way in the world. Three orphaned teenagers run away from their children’s home and sail down the River Tyne on a makeshift raft. Stuck on the mudflats they meet a strange girl, who lives with an old man called grampa. The girl has a secret only grandma.
There are three new art exhibitions to visit at the Arts Centre. Youth Arts Exhibition 2017 , five winners from each category will be chosen by an independent judging panel. The winners will be invited to The Stadium Of Light in March 2017 for The Sunderland Young Achievers Award Ceremony. Then 284 Miles From Home is a photographic journey by Scott Read. This is a personal record of Scott’s first year in his new home of County Durham after following his heart North. Wonderful Watercolours and Awesome Oils is the Arts Centre display in the Granary area. The display features work produced by artists who go along to the arts centre weekly art classes.