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GRINDON Ring John Whiteoak on 077 587 32506 or email jgwhiteoak@gmail.com
At Grindon Church Community Project in Galway Road there is a wide range of activities as the building and facilities continue to develop. If you can wield a paint brush, a spade or a pen, get in touch, make some new friends and have some fun. It is open most days with the Garden Group meeting on Fridays from 9.30am. The kettle is always on, and you can guarantee a warm welcome. Phone 0191 534 2519, or visit www.gccp.org.uk/welcome/ to find out more. The project is also on Facebook. Adult Barre classes are held in Grindon Church Community Project in Galway Road on Tuesdays from 6pm to 7pm. It is suitable for beginners. The classes are informal, and you can wear whatever will be comfortable, leggings and T-shirts are fine. Dance Bunnies is a dance, movement, fun to music session held at Grindon Church Community Project on Saturday mornings, with separate sessions for different age groups. Contact www.tadbm.co.uk for more details. On Mondays at GCCP from 10.15am, babies and children aged up to five will be welcome at Hartbeeps, a multi-sensory session helpingto develop children using sounds, light, music. More details from Tracey on 07501 801851 or email tracey@ hartbeeps.com Little Rainbows is a parent and toddler group, which will be meeting at GCCP on Sundays from 10am to noon. More details from Chelsea on 07565 867582 or email Littlerainbowsptg@gmail.com
HENDON Ring Connie Bulmer on 548 6066
Heritage open days at Donnison School were thoroughly enjoyed by visitors. A toddler group meets at Sunderland Minster on Tuesdays from 9.30am to 11.30am. Sunderland Antiquarian Society’s next talk will be tonight in the Tom Cowie Business Suite at Thornhill School. Speakers will be Norman Kirtlan and Sharon Vincent on ‘Death from...’ Doors open at 7pm and the talk starts at 7.30pm. There is ample parking. Sunderland Pianoforte Society will meet in the Sunderland Pottery Room at Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens, Burdon Road, on Tuesday, September 19, for a recital at 7.15pm. Newcastle-born pianist Sarah Beth Briggs, a leading recitalist, concerto soloist and chamber musician, will be the guest. This will be Sarah’s sixth visit to Sunderland. The programme will include: Bach: Italian Concerto BWV971, Mozart; Sonata in FK332 Beethoven: Sonata in E minor Op.90, Hans Gal; Sonata in A minor Op.58No.2 Debussy; Two Arabesques, Schumann; Arabeske Op.18, Chopin: Ballade No.4. Membership. Full Subscription (6 Recitals) £60. Individual Recitals £12.50. Accompanied children (16 & under) Free. F/T Students and those in receipt of unemployment benefit £6. The next Lovell Lecture will be on Monday, September 25, from 1pm to 3pm, in Donnison School, Church Walk off Church Street East. Speaker Stuart Miller will talk about The History of Wearmouth Bridge. Entrance is £3, which includes refreshments. The next coach trip, organised by the Friends of the Donnison School, will take place on Saturday, September 23, going to Redcar Festival of Thrift, cost is £11. For details on how to book, contact Donnison School on 0191 565 4835 or email info@donnisonschool.org. uk Sunderland Antiquarian Society Archives at Sunderland Antiquarian and Heritage Centre, 6 Douro Terrace, are open for research on Wednesdays and Saturdays from 9.30am to noon. Hendon Karate Club meets in Cheers public house on Wednesdays and Fridays from 6pm to 7pm. For further details , ring 07932 724720. Sunderland Intergenerational Singers, connecting generations through song, meet on Tuesdays in Donnison School, Church Walk, at 6pm. Ring 0191 565 4835. The next Long Streets PACT meeting will be held at Back on the Map, Carnagie Corner, on Monday, September 25, at 6.30pm. Sunderland Maritime Heritage Centre is open Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 10am to 4pm. Admission is free. The centre also runs a sharpening service. Email info@sunderlandmaritimeheritage.org.uk for further details.
THORNEY CLOSE
There’s to be an open day and autumn fair at Greenside Court, Thorney Close, on Saturday, September 30, from 11am to 1pm. The day will include a tour of Greenside Court, which provides warm, safe and secure properties for people aged 55 and over. There will also be refreshments, and bric-a- brac, Halloween costumes, nearlynew, toddler toys and other items and a raffle (1st prize 47” TV) and tombola. For further information, call Ruth Langley on 0191 528 2862.
CLEADON Ring Lesley Smith on 0191 536 3346 email lesley.smith@live.com
Cleadon Village Churches Pastoral Network meets tonight for a friendly get-together with drinks and nibbles at 7.30pm. This has become an annual event. On Thursday at 7.15pm, there will be an open evening hosted by the Pastoral Care Group in the Old Schoolroom, next to All Saints’ parish hall. Maria Scurfield, from South Tyneside Churches Together, will lead a Dementia Friends Awareness session in connection with the Dementia Friendly Churches project. Refreshments will be available and everyone is welcome to come along. The Inner Wheel Club of Harton is holding an afternoon tea with musical entertainment on Friday at 2pm in All Saints’ parish hall. Tickets are £5. Proceeds are in aid of the club’s charities. Compass Acapella, the close harmony men’s choir, which rehearses in Cleadon Village Church of England Academy, is giving a concert in The King’s Hall, Newcastle University, on Saturday at 7.30pm. The concert is in aid of The Grafters Club, which is based in the RVI for children who have suffered burns injuries. The Men’s Fellowship of All Saints’ Church meets on Monday at 7.30pm in the committee room of the parish hall. This is the first meeting after the summer break. Cleadon Village History Society meets next Tuesday,