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sweets too. Visit https://racebest.com/races/8ffh8 or tel: 07710333826. Tickets are still available for a class night of comedy genius from no other than Aarron Lodge, international comedy hypnotist, on July 6 at Horden Labour Club. Tickets, £5, are available from Tony Williams or Horden Labour Club. All funds raised go to Horden Youth Community Welfare FC. Horden and Peterlee Rugby Club wants to know are you interested in being part of a successful rugby club? Want to challenge yourself? Looking to improve as a rugby player? It is looking to add players to all its squads, get in contact if you are interested. East Durham College a Foundation students donated £94.18 to Stray Aid after raising the funds at a coffee morning earlier this month. Thank goes to all the students for all their hard work.
SEAHAM Ring Elizabeth Armes on 0191 581 0419
This evening Shirley and William Hunter will preside at the Tuesday service in the SNU Church, Vane Hall, Marlborough. There is a door charge of £3.50. Everyone welcome. St Andrew’s Church, Dalton-le-Dale will hold its annual Cream Tea from 2pm to 4pm on Saturday. Everyone welcome. Services for the Joint Benefice of Christ Church, New Seaham and St Andrew’s, Dalton-le-Dale, for Sunday are: Holy Communion at St Andrew’s at 10am and at Christ Church there will be morning prayer at 10am and Holy Communion at 6pm. On Wednesday at 10am there will be a short service of Holy Communion at Christ Church followed tea, coffee and a chat, subject to funerals. Parish Vestry is from 7pm to 7.30pm on Mondays for the arrangement of Baptisms and weddings. Services at St John the Evangelist and All Saints’ Church are: Every Sunday, a celebration of the Eucharist at All Saints’ at 9.30am and St John’s at 11am. The Parish Office is open for Baptism and Marriage arrangements on Mondays between 6pm-6.45pm. The toddler group meets every Tuesday from 9.30am-11am in Christ Church Hall. Plenty of fun and activities. Tea, coffee and a biscuit available for carers. Go along to Stanley Street Chapel, New Seaham, at noon on a Tuesday and enjoy a two-course meal, with tea or coffee for £3. Good food and good company. On Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays, between
5pm and 6pm, and Wednesdays from noon until 1pm, Eastlea Community Centre has computers with internet available for people to use for their Universal Job Match. Come along or contact Monica Christie for details on 5812399. The Orchestra in the Dale, a group of amateur musicians, would welcome new members of all abilities. Sessions take place, during term-time only, on Sundays from 6.30pm-8.30pm in Dalton-le-Dale Parish Hall. Seaham Family History Group meets in Seaham Library every Wednesday, 9.30am-noon, and every second Monday from 4-6.30pm.
BOLDON Ring Margaret Davison on 536 7388 or email margaret-davison1@sky.com
Boldon Miners and Community Banner Group will meet at 7.30pm in The Robert’s Room of Boldon Community Association Centre in New Road, Boldon Colliery, tonight. There will be seats available on the coach if you wish to visit the Durham Miners’ Gala in July. The first big fundraiser to be held by East Boldon Library Group will be on Saturday, June 16, at 3.30pm at No 4 Cafe & Bistro, St Bede’s Terrace in East Boldon. Afternoon Tea for two costs £25 or including a glass of Prosecco, £30 for two. There will also be one or two surprises on the day. Tickets can be obtained at No.4. or by contacting Linda on 07984 403 903. All profits will go to keeping the library open. The new email address for the group is leswatson@thelibrary.uk.com. St Nicholas Church, Hedworth Lane in Boldon Colliery, will hold a Celebration Service for Canon Raymond’s 40th anniversary of ordination to the priesthood on June 24. The next Jarrow/Boldon Community Area Forum (CAF) meeting will take place in The Robert’s Room of Boldon CA in New Road, Boldon Colliery, at 5pm on Thursday, July 5. A new term of Forest Playschool starts on Friday at West Boldon Lodge Environmental Centre, on the A184 near Testo’s A19 roundabout on the western edge of West Boldon. Forest Playschool is an outdoor experience for you and your child to explore, discover, and get close to nature. It is led by a trained and fully qualified Forest School leader and takes place in the purpose built nursery area of woodland called The Realm. Friday mornings or afternoons from June 8 to July 13 from 10am-noon and 12.30pm – 2.30pm. Cost is £36 per child. Did you know West Boldon Lodge also hosts birthday parties for children aged three to 12? Two-hour parties are packed with fun and everything is organised so that you can relax and enjoy your child’s special day. There is a choice of themes, Teddy Bear’s Picnic, Woodland Survival or Pirates (new). To check availability and booking, contact westboldonlodge@groundwork.org.uk or call 0191 536 4873. Monkton Flower Club will meet in St Peter’s Hall on York Avenue in Monkton, Jarrow, tomorrow at 7.30pm. Demonstrator Karl Brunton will lead a practical evening entitled Frames and Baskets. Fresh arrangements will be raffled and light refreshments served. West Boldon Residents’ Association will meet in The Wheatsheaf in West Boldon on Wednesday, June 13, at 10am.
HOUGHTON Ring Ron Young on 0191 584 2692
The Next 900 fundraising group at St Michael and All Angels’ Parish Church annual barbecue will take place in and around Kepier Hall on Saturday at 7.30pm, with entertainment by the ‘Pantastic Steel Band. Tickets cost £8 for adults and £4 for children obtainable by phoning 5841954. Maureen Martin, senior guide at Durham Cathedral, will give a presentation of the cathedral and its history at Houghton Older People’s Enterprise in the Methodist Church Hall at 1pm on Thursday, June 7. Houghton and District Rambling Club will be walking around Belsay on Sunday. Details of time and meeting place from secretary John Conder, on 0191 3856551. The next meeting of the members of The Friends of Rectory Park will be in the community room of St Michael’s Kepier Hall on Tuesday, June 12. The Sunderland Group of the Ramblers’ Association will be walking the Dipton Mill Circular, about eight miles, meeting with leader David Hann at 10.30am south of Hexham. Phone David on 0191 5120567 for further details. Sunniside Methodist Ladies’ Fellowship members ended their season with an inspiring talk by Marion Frame, from the Bethany Christian Centre, entitled Keep Your Eye on the Conductor displaying a conductor’s baton. The purpose of her talk was always to encourage us to keep our eyes on God and thank him for the many blessings we enjoy throughout our lives. The Rotary Club held a Guest Nigh’ dinner with family and friends in the Chilton Country Hotel, where member Geoff Pratt organised a Musical Evening, featuring new member Tony Rundle, who surprised his colleagues with an accomplished performance of songs with guitar and concertina, followed by all round entertainer Chris Milner, from Langley Park, with guitar, songs and humorous comments. St Barnabas Church, Burnmoor, is celebrating its 150th anniversary with a Flower Festival . The church will be open to the public at the following times: Saturday, 10am5pm; Sunday, Special Celebration Eucharist with Bishop Nick at 10am, then open from 2.30pm-6.30pm. Monday, June 11, noon6pm.
GRANGETOWN AND ASHBROOKE Ring Chris Dixon on 0191 551 7090/07950828272 or email cmdixon@hotmail.co.uk
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event at St John’s Church, Ashbrooke, tomorrow Wednesday. It will take place after school at 3.30pm and all kids are welcome but must be accompanied by an adult. There will be tea for kids and admission is a donation. Contact Andrea on 07838136090 for more information. St Aidan’s Church, Ryhope Road, Grangetown, is holding a Summer Garden Party on Saturday from 10.30am until 1.30pm. There will be a bouncy castle, many stalls, tombola, refreshments, plus a grand prize draw (with a £50 cash first prize). Admission is just 50p with children free. Everyone welcome. Ashbrooke Residents’ held their quarterly meeting last week at the Age UK premises in Stockton Road with Jim Lowther in the chair. Also present at the meeting were representatives of the Northumbria Police community policing team, Gentoo and St Michael’s ward councillors Robert Oliver and Peter Wood. Topics discussed included the most recent crime statistics for the area – most theft reported was opportunistic, from unlocked cars and homes; tree pruning; dustbin emptying; the need for Gentoo to supply keys to rear gates; fire doors; window cleaning; guttering; the need for more litter bins and the modernisation of bathrooms and kitchens in properties; the future of both the Vaux site and Civic Centre and the new city centre police “shop”. The provisional date agreed for the next meeting, to be held at the same venue, is Thursday, August 2. Thornholme Residents’ Association held its regular meeting last week in the Ditchburn Room at Ashbrooke Sports Club. St Michael’s ward Councillor Peter Wood was joined by Millfield Councillors Niall Hodson and Andrew Wood. Chairman Paul Baker began the meeting by recording the thanks of association members to former Councillor Iain Kay for his “considerable work over many years” for the Millfield ward. Various planning applications currently live in the area were discussed and there was an update about planning issues in Thornholme Road and the possible extension of the Ashbrooke/ Thornholme CPMS (community parking management scheme) within St Michael’s ward. Concern was expressed about parking on the grassed area within the Brookside triangle and there was further discussion of the latest crime statistics for the area; a recent clean-up in Burn Park and city-wide issues including the delayed opening of the new “Northern Spire” bridge, Vaux site delays and the July Tall Ships race. The next meeting, which will include a presentation by Co-op Estate Management, is scheduled for Monday, July 2, at 6 pm at the regular Ashbrooke venue. Northumbria Police held their latest Pact meeting last week for St Michael’s ward residents at Auckland Homes, Hill View Road, with the local Police Officer, plus ward Councillors Michael Dixon and Peter Wood in attendance. Various matters were discussed including cars driving too fast at the Essen way roundabout at the top of Tunstall Road, a concern raised by a local resident. The Police said they would look into this further. Thanks to funding from Sunderland City Council East Area Committee SIB Blue Watch Youth Centre, based at the Community Association in Stannington Grove , is delivering a Peer Mentoring Project that local children and young people can get involved with. The Project provides children and young people the opportunity to participate in Volunteering and Social Action activities that are fun and rewarding. Any local children and young people who are interested in getting involved, contact Susan on 0191 5214060.
DOXFORD PARK Ring Debbie Mitchie on 0191 501 7433 or email debbie.mitchie@northeast-press.co.uk
Diamond award-winning Weight Watchers consultant Lorna Parker runs sessions at Doxford Park Community Centre every Friday at 9.45am. The group has recently been celebrating the success of 37-year-old dad, David Lewis, who joined the group in April 2015. David said: “I weighed in at 14st 2. I had the wrong dad bod and beer belly. I joined as I felt 50 not 37. I was getting back pain, knee pain, lacked energy, I’d even been suffering panic attacks. As a dad of three I wanted to be a good role model for my children, and be healthy and fit to do everything with them that they wanted me to do. It was a big shock to the system at first but after the first couple of weeks, once I’d adjusted to the plan and points system (with the help of my wife who’s a Veteran Weight Watchers gold member) all was good. I stuck to it, and so hit my goal weight a few months later. Losing the weight made me feel so much better in myself. The aches and pains had gone, I had more get up and go, but it also started me on a bit of fitness journey. I joined a gym and took up karate. The two best things about Weight Watchers for me are the Smartpoints Flex and the support provided by the weekly meetings and my Weight Watchers coach , Lorna Parker. Lorna’s weekly meeting keeps me motivated to stay in the zone and eat healthy. She has a flare for keeping things interesting and fun so much so that my wife and I look forward to our weekly Weight Watchers.So today I’m almost where I want to be, at 12st 5lbs.” New members are welcome. For further details about the sessions, contact Lorna on 07533069369 or email her at lparker@weightwatchers.co.uk Doxford Park Karate Club meets in Doxford Park Community Centre on Mondays and Fridays from 6.30pm to 7.30pm. Just go along to a session or ring Ronnie on 07948 374298 for more details. New member will be very welcome. Sacred Dragon Martial Arts. Teaches Tae-Kwon-Do, Kick Boxing and Kung Fu at the Doxford Park Community Centre on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Sundays. For further details and times contact Gordon on 07578 557979.
HENDON Ring Connie Bulmer on 548 6066
A Summer Village Fayre will be held at Donnison School on Saturday, June 16, from 11am to 4pm. Admission is 50p ,children free. There will b a raffle, plant sale, vintage tea room, home made cakes, tombolas, crafts, bric-a-brac, traditional games, books, jewellery, toy stall, music & song, unique Victoria Hall Glass installation. You can book a table for the day for £10. To get there, take the 33 or 33A bus from outside of Jameson’s Pub opposite Sunderland Museum and alight at Keelboat Lodge, cross the road to Waterman’s pub turn right to Church Walk then walk past Trafalgar Square, the next building is the Donnison School, bus times are eight minutes past and 38 minutes past the hour. Bishopwearmouth Choral Society presents The Great American Songbook at Sunderland Minster on Saturday, June 23, at 7.30pm. Tickets are £14 (£8). David Murray has a special arrangements of great 20th Century American songs – including Gershwin, Kern and the Carpenters – set for choir, piano and string quintet. The Victoria Hall Memorial Service at the Mowbray Park Memorial will take place on Saturday, June 16, at 11am. This is the annual Remembrance service for the 183 children who died tragically in the Victoria Hall disaster in 1883. The next Long Streets Pact meeting at Back on the Map, Carnagie Corner (the old Hendon Library) is tonight at 6pm. Friends of Sunderland Museum (Fosums) meet on Saturday in Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens, Burdon Road at 2pm. National Portrait Gallery Curator presents Naval Heroes. Admiral Lord Collingwood is best known as a hero of Trafalgar, who was first into action aboard his ship ‘Royal Sovereign’, and completed the defeat of the French and Spanish fleets following the death of Nelson. This talk explores how Collingwood pursued his naval and political duties while attending to his shipboard and family responsibilities. Visitors are welcome, charge £2. A Hendon ward surgery will take place at Back on the Map in Hendon Library today from 4pm to 5pm also at CHANCE, 2 Rickaby Street on Thursday from 3pm to 4pm with Councillor Barbara McClennan. Hendon Karate Club meets in Cheers public house on Wednesdays and Fridays from 6pm -7pm. For further details, ring 07932724720. Sunderland Antiquarian Archives at the Sunderland Antiquarian Heritage Centre, 6 Douro Terrace, will be open for research on Wednesday and Saturday from 9.30am to noon. A toddler group meets at St Cecilia’s Church hall, Ryhope Road, on Tuesdays from 9.30am to 11.30am. Just go along, no need to book. Hooky, Clippy and Proggy workshops, led by Marga-
ret, take place on Fridays at Donnison School from 10.30am to noon. If you are interested, ring 0191 5654835 for more details. A toddler group meets at Sunderland Minster on Tuesdays from 9.30am to 11.30am. Sunderland Intergenerational Singers is connecting generations through song. Choir sessions take place tonight at Donnison School, Church Walk, at 5pm. For further details, ring 0191 5654835. Drop-in sessions are held at the YMCA Centre at 2-3 Toward Road each Tuesday from 2pm – 4pm. They offer advice on the types of accommodation at the YMCA for 16 to 35-year-olds. Or you can ring 0191 5676160 for advice.
WHITBURN Ring Carol Shield on 529 3935 or email clshield@talktalk.net
South Bents Townswomen’s Guild will support Sunderland Federation Coffee Morning at 10am tomorrow in St Mary’s Church hall, Bridge Street. Whitburn Neighbourhood Forum is holding its first AGM on Friday at 7.15pm (not 7pm as advertised on posters) in the upstairs hall of the Barnes Institute. This meeting is open to all who live or work in Whitburn. The Forum represents the opinions of residents regarding future planning and development in the village and can influence. Wait in the foyer as there is a class in the hall before the meeting. On Saturday, Whitburn Methodist Church, North Guards will be holding a Festival Fun Day from 1pm to 4pm. All are welcome to participate in the indoor and outdoor activities, including a bouncy castle, hot and cold refreshments and a variety of stalls. There will be a special service on Sunday at 10.30am. Other planned Festival events are a Tea Dance in the Barnes Institute on Saturday afternoon June 16; Whitburn and Marsden’s Got Talent Final in the Parish Church hall on Wednesday evening June 20; Churches Together Flower Festival in the Parish Church from Friday, June 29, to Sunday, July 1, including Strawberry Teas on Saturday and Sunday afternoons with Festival Songs of Praise on Sunday evening; Family Fun Day in Cornthwaite Park on Saturday, June 30; Anyone who wishes to hold an event and link it to the Festival, or if you need further details about any of the events, contact me using my details at the top of this column. On Saturday from 11am to 4pm, pop into the Education Room at Souter Lighthouse where for £3, youngsters can make a unique gift for Father’s Day (June 17). Booking is not necessary, all ages are welcome, children must be accompanied by an adult. For more information, contact Vicki Johnson om 529 0902 or email: vicki.johnson@nationaltrust.org.uk . Whitburn Local History Group next meeting is on Friday, June 15, in the Barnes Institute from 2pm to 3.30pm. The speaker, Phil Curtis, will talk about Sunderland between the Wars. Entry is £2 and all are welcome to attend. There will be car boot sale at Souter on Sunday, June 17, from 9am to 3pm. Sellers can set up at 9am on the Leas north of the lighthouse. Booking is not necessary, the cost is £10 per vehicle and entrance for buyers is by donation. For more information, contact Dougie Holden 0n 0191 529 0903 or email: douglas.holden@nationaltrust.org.uk Souter Lighthouse, the gift shop and tea room are open daily. Every Sunday until further notice, there will be 2k and 5k runs along timed courses from 9.15 to 11am on Souter’s scenic coast. These are open to runners of all levels and ages including absolute beginners, families and more experienced runners. This is the perfect way to get fit and stay fit, with children of all ages accompanied by an adult and dogs on leads welcome. Some of the route is across uneven ground, possibly muddy in parts but both routes are accessible to pushchairs. Meet in the Welfare Field next to the car park. Car park charges apply, National Trust members free. Wear suitable clothing for the weather conditions and sturdy trainers. For further information and route maps, visit www.greatrunlocal.org selecting the link to the North East. Weekly on Mondays and Wednesdays from 10am to 11.30am, a short to medium distance guided coastal walk, up to three miles, will leave from Souter’s Foghorn Field. This walk is perfect for people of all ages who are new to walking for exercise and or anyone who likes a social stroll. Dogs on leads are welcome. The pace will be suitable for everyone, taking in the views, spotting wildlife and sharing stories of the coast’s rich heritage along the way. For full details, go online: https:// www.nationaltrust.org.uk/ events/674fb201-c1ce-4b82a528-7d609c414a48/pages/ details or contact Stephen Fortune on stephen.fortune@nationaltrust.org. uk. Booking is advisable on 07780 338 301 . Kids Club Community provides Ofsted registered before and after-school care in the Barnes Institute during term time for parents whose working hours do not fit in with school timings. For full details and to book places, contact Maxine and Tony on 07950 421 183.
CLEADON Ring Lesley Smith on 0191 536 3346 email lesley.smith@live.com
All Saints’ Church PCC meets tomorrow at 7-30pm in the Chapter House. Compass Acapella, the Cleadon-based close harmony male voice choir, will take part with Tyneside Acapella in a concert in St Michael’s Church, Mowbray Road, South Shields, to help raise funds for this beautiful old church. Cleadon WI will be holding a Summertime Afternoon Tea on Friday from 2.30pm until 4pm in All Saints’ parish hall. There will be stalls, a raffle and plenty of tea or coffee with homemade cake. Tickets are £5. On Saturday, the coffee morning in All Saints’ parish hall from 10.30am until noon will be in aid of church funds. There will be a bring-and-buy stall and a raffle with plenty of coffee or tea with scones or biscuits. New Cleadon WI meets on Monday at 7pm in Cleadon Methodist Church hall. The speaker will be George Nairn on the subject of Picture the Past. The competition is for a postcard pre 1955 and social time will be a singalong. Cleadon WI meets next Tuesday, June 12, at 6pm in All Saints’ parish hall. Marie Philpott will be speaking about Silks and Satins and members will take along a silk scarf for the competition as well as take part in a beetle drive afterwards. There will also be a stall for unwanted handbags. From Monday until Saturday, June 16, Cleadon Village Drama Club will be presenting an ‘in the round’ production of the comedy Ladies Down Under, by Amanda Whittington and directed by David Beston. The play is a sequel to Ladies Day, which the club presented in November 2016. Tickets are £6.50, available from the business manager on 0191 447 0493. The weekend of June 16 and 17 is a national weekend of invitation in which All Saints’ Church will be taking part. People are being invited to an afternoon tea in the church garden and Chapter House on the Saturday from 2pm until 4pm and also to one of the church services on the Sunday at 8am or at 10am. The Adele Forrester School of Dance meets in All Saints’ parish hall on Saturdays from noon. There are classes in ballet, tap, stage, disco and drama for ages from three years. A class for under three years is held on Wednesdays in Cleadon Methodist Church hall. For more information, call 07900687882 .
SILKSWORTH AND RYHOPE Ring Olive Thompson on 0191 521 4960 or 07758439449 email olive16thompson@hotmail.com
Go along to Ryhope Community Centre tomorrow for a nostalgic trip Down Memory Lane to take you back to your childhood days. Brian Ibinson has compiled a wonderful film titled Ryhope Our Mining Village. It comprises music and photographs about St Paul’s Church, which includes marriages that have taken place, Ryhope Junior Mixed and the Modern school, Co-op, Village green, Ryhope Colliery and much more. Tickets are £2.50 and can be obtained by telephoning 0191 5239371 or just pay at the door. Doors open at 12.30pm, film starts at 1pm. All welcome North Street Church Silksworth’s friendly monthly Lunch Club is on next Tuesday, June 12, at noon. There is a choice of soup, sandwiches and desert for £3. Ryhope Heritage Group will meet in the community centre on Tuesday, June 12, at 1.30pm. The visit to the Water Works has been cancelled, instead Brian Ibinson will be showing a film. New members are welcome.
SOUTH HYLTON Ring Norah Scrafton on 534 4251 or email dougandnorah@gmail.com
South Hylton Independent Methodist Church will be holding a Community Coffee Morning on Saturday from 10am-11.30am. Hylton WI members will hold their next meeting in South Hylton Workingmen’s club on Monday, June 12, starting at 1pm. The sales table will be plants and seeds and Whittards of Chelsea will be in attendance. There will be a raffle at this meeting and strawberry scones will be served.
PENNYWELL Ring Debbie Mitchie on 0191 501 7433 or debbie.mitchie@northeast-press.co.uk
Pennywell Neighbourhood Centre have two events coming up. There will be a cake sale on Thursday, July 12, from noon to 3,30pm. There will be lots of freshly baked goodies with all proceeds going to the North East Autism Society and to help fund the summer Breakout programme. The centre is also hosting a car boot sale in Pennywell shopping centre car park on Wednesday, June 20. Sellers can set up from 10am and buyers welcome from 11am. Tables cost £4 and cars £5. Ring 0191 5341477 for more details.