DOWN YOUR WAY
Every Tuesday in your Echo
SOUTH HYLTON
Ring Norah Scrafton on 534 4251 or email dougandnorah@gmail.com South Hylton Local History Society will be hosting a special family event in South Hylton Independent Methodist Church on Saturday, October 28, starting at 10am. There will be films, displays, dress up, stalls including cakes and refreshments. This is also a chance to see the Millennium wall hanging made by ladies from the History Society. Everyone is welcome. Hylton WI is hosting a fashion Show on Monday, November 13, in South Hylton Workingmen’s Club from 1.30pm to 3.30pm. Entrance, to include refreshments, is £4. For further information, contact Judith on 07922 469748. Councillors Tom Wright, Susan Watson and Karen Waters will be holding a surgery inPennywellCommunityCentre on Thursday from 1.30pm and also on the third Tuesday of each month at 6pm.
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. The Kokoro Kempo Ju-Jitsu Academy runs at Grindon Church Community Project in Galway Road, teaching a variety of techniques, including. Beginners and more advanced members aged from six upwards will be welcome on Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 6pm to 7pm. No upper age limit. Call Craig on 07584 653 146 for more details. A drama workshop, run by Theatre Space North East and Cultural Spring, will be held in Grindon Church Community Project in Galway Road every week at 2pm from Sunday. The main focus will be pantomime skills. Adult Barre classes are held in Grindon Church Community Project in Galway Road on Thursdays from 10am to 11am. The classes are informal and suitable for beginners. Moomusic is a children’s activity based on music and messy play. A new session starts at GCCP on Tuesday, October 31, from 1.30pm to 2.30pm. More details at www.moo-music.co.uk/areas/sunderland or phone Lisa Peverley on 07852 223084. 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 Grindon Young People’s Centre holds a Teapots & Twirls Tea Dance on Tuesdays from 10am to noon. You can meet up with old friends, make new ones, reminisce over a cuppa and cake as well as join in a little bit of dancing. Karate classes are held at the centre on Mondays from 5pm to 6pm. Also at Grindon Young People’s Centre a Boot Camp runs on Thursdays from 7.45pm to 8.30pm.
FULWELL, ROKER AND SEABURN
Ring Connie Bulmer on 0191 548 6066 Talk on Old Sunderland with film and pictures will be given by Norman Kirtlan on Friday, November 3, at 1pm in Fulwell Community Library. Entrance is £3 including refreshments. Limited seating so book early, tickets available from desk. Norman would like you to take any old photos of Fulwell to publish in his new book. Sunderland Philatelic Society meets in Roker Methodist Church, at the junction of Lonsdale Road and Roker Park Road, tomorrow at 7pm. For further information, call Fred Greener on 0191 385 2196. Roker Crafts meet from 1pm to 3pm in Roker Methodist Church hall. Each session is led by a member of the group. On Friday Moira will lead a session on assorted Christmas projects. Take along a basic craft kit (pen, pencil, card fronts, trims, beads, bling, fine scissors and a cutting board) and any textured or other interesting coloured papers or wool etc. Ring 0191 549 5878 for more information. A Fulwell ward surgery will be held at Fulwell Community Library on Saturday at 10am with Councillor Margaret Beck. Fulwell Neighbourhood Watch and PACT meeting will take place on Thursday at 6pm in Fulwell Community Centre, Chapman Street. Fulwell Community Library will be holding a Pumpkin Competition on Saturday at 10.30am. Take along your Halloween Pumpkin, there will be a small prize for the best one. Councillors Bob Francis and George Howe will be hold surgery in Fulwell Library between 10am and 11am on Saturday. Bookworms band play on Wednesdays from 1pm to 3pm in Fulwell Library. All are welcome. Extended opening times for Fulwell Community Library are Mondays and Fridays 10am to 4pm, Wednesdays 10am to 5pm, Saturdays 10am to 1pm. All Saints’ Ladies’ Fellowship will meet tomorrow in the Vestry Meeting Room at 7.30pm. There will be a Halloween quiz. A social dance will be held at Fulwell Community Centre, Chapman Street, tomorrow from 8pm to 11pm. There will be 50/50 dancing to recordedmusic.Teaandcoffee is served, or take along your own refreshments. There is also a raffle and bingo. Tickets are £2. A 50/50 tea dance with Johnny and Jean, takes place in Mill View Club, Fulwell, on Thursdays from 1.30 to 3.30pm. Costs £2.50 includes refreshments. Are you looking for a venue to hold your meetings or activity groups? There are a few spaces available at the newly refurbished Fulwell Community Centre in Chapman Street. If you are interested, contact fulwell. ca@gmail.com or ring 07497 308047 for information. Fulwell Karate Club meets in Fulwell Community Centre on Saturdays from 2pm to 3pm. New members are welcome, contact Steve for further information on 07896 074151. The first lesson is free. Linda Pounder, a house keeper at Falstone Manor, has celebrated 20 years of loyal service. Linda describes her contribution to residents care as a ‘privilege, the job satisfaction is second to none’. Situated on the sea front, Falstone Manor Care