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Friday 11th December 2015Shildon & District Town Crier Issue 745

Published at:First Floor, Town Council Offices,

Civic Hall Square, Shildon, DL4 1AH.

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of our wonderful communityAt the heart

Friday 11th December 2015Issue 745

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Friday 4th December saw the annual Chamber of Trade’s Christmas Market which provided a diverse

Crowds come out for Christmas Market and Procession

range of stalls. From Christmas wreaths to woolly hats, Shildon shoppers had the oppor-

tunity to bag a bargain or two. The Shildon Chamber of Trade (CoT) and Shildon AFC Supporters Club promoted the renewal of the CoT Loyalty Cards and Supporter Club Card for the bargain price of just £5 for both. The Chamber of Trade had a PS4 console up for grabs as first prize in their raffle, as well as providing entertainment throughout the day in the form of the Salvation Army Band, Sunnydale Campus Choir, Durham Constabulary Band and a bagpiper, concluding in the ringing of St John’s Church bells.Shildon Town Council’s Christmas Procession took place as the night fell, and a large crowd gathered at Church Street, waiting for the arrival of Santa Claus, who greeted all the children, whilst mingling with the crowd. Santa took his position at the head of the Proces-

Santa is joined by an enthusiastic crowd at the beginning of the Christmas Procession along Church Street to switch the Christmas tree lights on at Market Square.

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The draw for Shildon Chamber of Trade’s Christmas Market raffle took place on Monday 7th December, after the incoming storm on Friday 4th December postponed the event, which was due to take place at the close of the Christmas Market.A spokesperson said: “Thank you to everyone who purchased tickets for this year’s Christmas

Market raffle. “Merry Christmas to all from Shildon’s Chamber of Trade.” The lucky winners of the Christmas Raffle were:1st: (Pink Ticket 626-630) Play Station 4 - Mrs Johnson (DASH); 2nd: (Yellow Ticket 446-450) Shildon AFC half Season Ticket - Adam Johnson; 3rd: (Pink 591- 595) Civic Hall Meal Voucher - Lloyd Dunn.

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Christmas Services will be held on Thursday 17th December at the Shildon Methodist Church, com-mencing at 7pm.“Come along and join us in a day of fun,” encouraged a spokesperson, “We have Christmas carol singalongs followed by refresh-ments.”

On Sunday 19th December at 6pm, there will be a Church carol service, and on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day there will be family services at 4pm and 9.30am respectively. “Please come along to any of our services and help keep Christ in Christmas,” added the spokesperson.

Christmas services at Methodist Church

Friday 11th December 2015 Shildon & District Town CrierIssue 745

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Christmas MessagesWhy not send Seasons Greetings to your loved ones this Christmas with a message in The Crier?Classifieds cost 35p per word, plus £6 for an optional photograph.The Christmas edition of The Crier will be distributed on Monday 21st December. Therefore the deadline for submissions for this issue will be Thursday 17th December at noon.You can bring your classifieds to us upstairs in Shildon Town Council Building, Civic Hall Square, Shildon, DL4 1AH. Alternatively, submit your messages by email to [email protected] and then call us on 01388 775896 to pay by card.All messages must be submitted no later than 12 Noon on deadline day.

In Memoriam

Birthdays

BirthdaysAnniversaries

Services

In loving memories of a dear Husband

If roses grow in Heaven, Lord

Please pick a bunch for mePlace them in my Husband

David’s armsAnd tell him they’re from

meTell him I love him and miss

himAnd when he turns to smilePlace a kiss upon his cheek

And hold him for a whileI only wish I could

God bless you and keep you safe

Until we meet again

David Robinson13-12-2014

All my love,Donnaxxxx

David Robinson(Dad)

13-12-2014We can’t find the words

to let you know how loved and missed you are

Not to see your smiling face or hear your voice

Not one day goes by that you are not in our thoughts

Love and miss youLiam, Amy & Thomas

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Gentle Jesus up aboveGive our Grummy all our

lovePlant kisses on his cheekTell him they are his to

keepLoved always


Chloe, Sophie-Mae and Tia-Paige

xxx

Treasured memories of a dearly loved Son-in-lawAlways in my thoughts


Love Brianxxx

Wishing our gorgeous Granddaughter a very

Happy 1st Birthday

Emily Hall

Lots of love fromNana & Grandad

xxx

December 9th

15 years have gone byWe love and miss you so

much

Kevin Comerford11th Dec 2000

Love,Margaret, Gary, Kevin, Abbie, Natalie & Jack

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Another piece of my heart taken away

Always in our thoughts


Love,Michael, Bev, Lewis, Shelbey, Chantelle,

Joey & Lucas

Happy 1st Birthday to our special little boy

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Mammy and Daddy love you millions xxx

13.12.15

Happy 1st birthday to a special little Brother

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Swift is the memoryDeep in my heartThe place it holdsWill never depart

And all through the years Be they many or few

Will be years of remembrance

Dear Chris of you

Christine LewisDecember 12th 2010

Love alwaysfrom Husband,

Wallyxx

To us you are so specialWhat more is there to sayWe only wish within our

heartsThat you were here today

Christine LewisDecember 12th 2010

Love from Joyce & Jonothan

If I could have one wish and never have another, it would be to be given one hour and spend it with my

motherMiss you Mam

Also remembering Dad (Died 26.02.00)

Eleanor BarnesDied 15.12.09

Love Ann xxx

Happy 1st Birthday to our Little Darling

Andrew Thomas Bell

Hugs & KissesNana & Grandad

13.12.15

Happy 1st Birthday Andrew

Love you lots

Andrew Thomas Bell

Great Grandma Sybil & Great Grandad Bob.

13.12.15

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Andrew Thomas Bell

Aunty Mau, Uncle Steve and Peaches

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Rev. Raymond Cuthbertson with Rev. David Tomlinson at the unveiling of the newly refurbished St John’s Church Hall, named after Rev. Cuthbertson’s late wife, Suzanne.

Hall named in memory of Suzanne Cuthbertson

Reverend Raymond Cuth-bertson, previous Vicar of St John’s in Shildon, returned to the town on Thursday as St John’s named their newly refur-bished hall in honour of Raymond’s wife, the late Suzanne Cuthbertson. Suzanne was part of a group of parishioners who over the 16 years of their time in Shildon worked hard to beautify the church with embroidery and

tapestry. Each piece was framed and placed in the church for the generations to come. A former head of art at Barnard Castle school, Suzanne died in 2011 just as the couple were looking forward to a well-earned retirement. The refurbishment of the hall in St John’s, at a cost of just under £30,000, has included a disabled lift, suspended ceiling, new

lighting, carpets and re-decoration. Rev. David said: “Suzanne made art accessible for all, and this hall is about continuing the legacy of inclusion and opportunity that she left within the life of the church.” Rev. Cuthbertson, accom-panied by Suzanne’s brother Peter, thanked the con-gregation, describing their gesture as: “An honour that is profoundly humbling.”

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Local interest leads to return of The Royal British LegionAfter a successful day on Friday, 4th December at Shildon Christmas Market, with lots of interest ex-pressed by the townspeo-ple of Shildon towards reforming The Royal British Legion in Shildon, local campaigners are to forge ahead with plans to resur-rect the organisation in the

town.Leading campaigner, John Smith said: “We are going ahead with an informal gathering at Shildon AFC clubhouse on Saturday 19th December from 7pm. Everyone interested is welcome to attend.“The Royal British Legion county office is proposing

the inaugural meeting of the Shildon and District branch for January 2016.“An exact date will be con-firmed in the local media and on social media nearer to the time of the meeting.“We thank you all for your support in helping get the Royal British Legion back into the town.”

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A house burglary occurred overnight from Friday 27th to Saturday 28th November. The offenders entered the property on Eskdale Gardens, Shildon whilst the elderly resident was asleep. A police spokesperson said: “It is not known at this time what property has been stolen. “Can local residents please check gardens and yards for any discarded property that does not belong to

them? “Also anyone with CCTV in the area is urged to review footage from the night of the offence for suspicious persons or vehicles. “In light of this incident we ask residents to be extra vigilant when securing their homes and vehicles.”Anyone with information should contact DC Emma McCabe from Newton Aycliffe CID via the non-emergency 101 telephone number.

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Katie Walsh, pictured with family and friends of the family, was christened by the Reverend David at St John’s Church. A little girl was welcomed to the Church on Sunday 6th December.Katie Walsh, who was born on 2nd July 2015, was christened by Rev. David Tomlinson while proud

parents, Michael Walsh (engineer) and Joanne Dugdale (pharmacy assis-tant) looked on. The family, who reside in Dalton Crescent, Shildon, were also accompanied by

godparents Natalie Walsh, Gavin Alderson, Riki-Lee Pattison and Wendy Lambert.A reception for family and friends was held at Elm Road WMC.

Shildon Town Council will meet at the council offices on Monday 14th December from 6.30pm to discuss the following topics:• The Civic Hall finan-

cial performance (to consider report for the month of November 2015);

• Civic Hall update (to consider the report of the Civic Hall Manager);

• Durham County Coun-

cil’s Planning Applica-tions: The erection of a single storey rear extension at 6 Windsor Gardens, Shildon, sub-mitted by Simon Black-burn and the erection of seven dwellings at Former Compass House, South View, Shildon, submitted by William Barton.

Members of the public are invited.

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Rumours have been rife across town as to who, if anyone, will be moving in to the Shildon store vacated by Morrison’s last month.The Crier spoke to Sainsbury’s - one of the

rumoured new tenants - who have denied they will be taking over. A spokes-man said: “We are always looking for new sites for our stores but this isn’t a site we are taking on.”

Sainsbury’s deny Shildon move

The Shildon Royal George is holding a family fun day full of popcorn, discos, tombolas, raffles, candy-floss and more. Interested

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A Memorial Christmas Carol Service is being held in Woodhouse Close Church in Bishop Auckland on Sunday 13th December.The Co-operative Funeral-care is inviting the Shildon community to attend an afternoon of remembrance which begins at 3pm and will include Christmas readings, candle lighting and carols. There will also be the opportunity to place a memorial message on the Christmas tree in the church. Refreshments will be served after the service.The Co-operative Funer-alcare will have memorial Christmas trees in each of

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sion along with Shildon Town Council, Deputy Town Mayor, Councillor Trish Pemberton and followed by the crowd. Whilst the festive tunes played, Santa greeted all the children who had lined the street until he arrived at the Town Square. A large crowd had assem-bled, to watch Santa take his place ready for the eagerly awaited moment when the Christmas Tree lights would be lit. The crowd enjoyed en-tertainment provided by Timothy Hackworth School Choir, who sang beautifully, helping to set the scene. Councillor Trish Pember-ton had the honour of officially turning on the Christmas Tree lights and after a tense countdown by the crowd, the tree was brightly illuminated by the

twinkling lights. Shildon Town Council provided free family festive entertainment at the Civic Hall where Santa was also on hand for the boys and girls to visit.Mr Twister and the Bouncing Elf entertained everyone in the main hall while children had their faces and nails creatively painted. For those children who were prepared to brave the wind, there were free rides on the Tea Cups. Local organisations were able to promote their message and raise needed funds from raffles and tombolas at the table top sale, where everyone involved was a winner.A spokesperson for the Town Council said: “Thank you Shildon, for again sup-porting this year’s Christ-mas Market, Christmas Pro-cession and festive family entertainment.”

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The Town Crier has a number of publications available for that last minute Christmas stocking filler. A few copies remain of two important books documenting the industrial history of the area: The First Five Miles, by local author, Gerald Slack and Here Today, Gone Tomorrow by ex-miner, Brian Turner.The First Five Miles is one of the only books of its kind in celebration of the 190th birthday of the Stockton & Darlington Railway.Gerald Slack from Aycliffe Village, alongside Michael O’Neill, Chairman of the Aucklands Railways Group, has penned a unique walk guide which provides an illustrated history of the early days of the Stockton and Darlington Railway, with a particular focus on the route from Witton Park to Brusselton and Shildon, highlighting the remains of the railway’s infrastructure along the way.The publication has a heavy emphasis on Shildon’s role

in the project, with 10-15 pages (containing an array of interesting photographs)solely committed to the town.The book is priced at just £8.99.In his foreword to Brian Turner’s book, Here Today, Gone Tomorrow, An Indus-trial and Social History of the South West Durham Coalfields, Dr F W Smith, Consulting Geologist and past President of the North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical En-gineers, says the coalfield “has been poorly recorded in the past despite the unusual blend of large and small collieries, drift mines, the remarkable variety of coals and geological condi-tions and its location in the borderlands between in-dustrial and rural Durham.”A few copies of the book, which features dozens of photographs from the mining communities as well as drawings and maps of all the local Shildon coal mines, including Brussel-

ton, Middridge and Eldon is priced £17.50.In addition to the two books, The Crier also has copies of the Shildon 2016 Calendar produced by St John’s Church with photo-graphs taken by the youth of Shildon.The slimline calendar, filled with images from around the town, will prove to be not only picturesque, but a useful addition to any wall.The calendar costs just £3.50 or three for £10.All items are available by calling in to The Crier offices in the Shildon Town Council building. The Crier will be open every weekday until Christmas Eve.

Two books documenting local history and the Shildon 2016 calendar, published by St John’s Church, are all available to purchase from the Town Crier office.

The Spiritualist Church on Middleton Road is holding a Christmas Fayre on the 12th December from 10am to 2pm. There will be a

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Greenfield College’s Cree volunteers have created an impressive unicorn which brilliantly illuminates the Sunnydale Campus building as it leaps onto the roof.

Greenfield College Sunnydale Campus adds some sparkle

After the success of the Cree Lodge at Greenfield Arts’ Winter Wonderland on 25th November, which brought together various handicraft skills to create a warming log cabin out of carpet rolls; a wonderful snowy mountain display out of folded paper and an inspiring light installa-tion out of scaffolding, the Cree volunteers decided to spread the sparkle and warmth to the Greenfield Community College Sun-

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their walk into work each day during the recent grey, dreary days. Arts Centre Director of Arts and Creativity, Katy Milne said: “It is great to bring some sparkle and warmth with such a beauti-ful artistic piece and bring something positive and lovely to see, something which we at Greenfield Arts believes is important for all creative projects, courses, workshops and exhibitions.’

We recently reported new times and venues for the 5p bus in Shildon, however a correction has been issued to explain that the new times and venues are not due to begin until January.From January 2016, the bus will visit Shildon on the first Tuesday of every month and will be stationed at Park View, opposite the police station from 10.30am-11.15am.The bus will then move to Middleton Road, where it

will remain from 11.30am-12 noon. Finally, the bus will travel from Shildon to St Mary’s Church, Vart Road, Bishop Auckland, where it will be available from 12.15pm-12.45pm.A spokesperson for St Cuth-bert’s Care, which runs the bus said: “Please note that our times and venues are subject to amendment at any time, so keep an eye on the local press for any changes to the schedule.”

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Gareth Graham Wakefield pleaded guilty to four charges arising out of a driving incident and will appear at Durham Crown Court on 30th December, after Magistrates at Newton Aycliffe declined jurisdiction in the case. On 26th November the 25-year-old, of Primitive Street, Shildon, had driven dangerously in a Ford Mondeo, as police pursued him. He had no licence, no in-surance and failed to stop as a traffic patrol officer put on his blue lights. The court heard that, at around 5pm on a dark, wet evening, in heavy rush hour traffic, Wakefield sped at up to 60 mph in 30 mph areas. He drove on pavements, took roundabouts, bollards and keep left islands on the wrong side of the road, forcing on-coming traffic to take evasive action, as the police gave chase on the A688 into St. Helen’s, on

in to Oakley Green Estate, back on to the A688, along Station Road, via Leazes Lane and Tintern Road, Melrose Drive and again the A688 before entering Woodhouse Close Estate.There, a Peugeot car pulled out in front of Wakefield, who raced along the public footpath, as the other vehicle blocked the road. The Mondeo then turned into the cul de sac of Cheltenham Court and the driver’s door was opened, before Wakefield aston-ishingly bailed out of the vehicle at 30 mph. The Mondeo careered across the road, ramming an Audi which was parked on a private driveway and which in turn spun across to a neighbouring driveway and into a parked Citroen C3 before continuing on into a wooden fence.Fortunately, despite all this mayhem, no-one was injured. Wakefield was released on unconditional bail.

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This week in History

Michael Carneal, 14, is indicted on three counts of murder and five counts of attempted murder for firing 11 shots into a group of students at Heath High School, Kentucky.

12 December 1997

Dick Van Dyke, the quin-tessential “nice guy” who would become known for performances in Mary Poppins, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, and The Dick Van Dyke Show, is born.

13 December 1925

Aphra Behn is baptized at Harbledown, near Canter-bury. A successful play-wright and novelist, Behn has been called the first Englishwoman to make her living as a writer.

14 December 1640

US Air Forces destroy a major thermal power plant at Uong Bi in North Vietnam. The plant reportedly supplied about 15 percent of North Vietnam’s total electric power production.

15 December 1965

Judge Robert Vance is killed by a package bomb mailed to his house in Alabama. Terrorist Walter LeRoy Moody, native to Alabama, was electrocuted for the crime eight years later.

16 December 1989

The final Lord of the Rings film in the trilogy, based on the best-selling novels by J.R.R. Tolkien, opens in theatres. The film was a huge box-office success and won 11 Academy Awards.

17 December 2003

Bret Upton has been elected as the youngest ever Chairman of Shildon Railway Cricket Club.

Austerity budget to increase pressure on County CouncilAn update on budget planning for the North East’s largest council - in-cluding the impact of the Chancellor’s Comprehen-sive Spending Review (CSR) - will reveal a total savings target of close to £290m by 2020. Members of the public will have an opportunity to have their say on the Council’s budget proposals in a series of consultations, including a public meeting at St John’s RC School in Bishop Auckland on Wednesday December 16th from 6pm-7.30pm - the same day as the Cabinet sits to note the contents of the budget planning paper. The paper sets out a four year plan which will see continued consulta-tion with the public on spending priorities and on the impact of proposed changes. Final decisions will be made on 74 proposals for savings outlined in the report by Cabinet and Full Council in February. Alongside these measures continuing efforts will be made to highlight and support the ‘Durham Ask’, a programme which sees the council support com-munities and the voluntary sector to take over some council buildings and services. The council Leader, Cllr Simon Henig said: “We have done our best to protect frontline services and to respond to the pri-orities set by the public and we are committed to

maintaining this approach.“Continuing spending cuts on this scale inevitably mean making tremen-dously difficult decisions including changes to services, altering how we deliver those services and reducing our own costs at the same time.“As we manage this we will use a potential further £25m in reserves to mitigate the impact on frontline services as best we can.“We are also committed to ongoing consultation with residents so that we understand how proposed changes may affect people and we will pay special at-tention to those who are most vulnerable as well as people living in more remote rural areas.”The continuing austerity also means there will be a further impact on jobs at the council. In 2010, then facing budget reductions of £123m, Durham an-nounced workforce reduc-tions, of 1,950 posts. That figure remained, despite austerity continuing and a revised savings target of £260m earlier this year. However, facing additional savings the council may have to reduce the number of posts by a further 400. The freezing of vacant posts and redeployment – as well as skills training and the introduction of more efficient ways of working will be used to reduce the impact.Cllr Henig added: “We recognise our staff are our

biggest asset, which is why we have strived so hard to protect as many jobs as possible, while making greater cuts to manage-ment and support costs.“Sadly, like many public sector organisations, we may have to reduce our workforce further to priori-tise spending on services wherever we can. Again, we will delete vacant posts and use redeployment to minimise the impact.”The council’s financial planning is based on a two per cent increase in council tax over the next four years. However, the CSR offered local authorities the chance to help replace lost central Government funds by adding a further two per cent social care precept to council tax bills – with income from this ring-fenced for spending on adult social care. This option will be part of the upcoming budget consulta-tion exercise.Earlier in the autumn of 2015 the council’s 14 Area Action Partnerships took part in the latest round of consultation on how the council should manage its reducing budget. Feedback from this, and an online consultation option, revealed the public’s spending priorities had not changed. The full Cabinet report can be viewed by visiting http://democracy.durham.gov.uk and clicking on the link in the calendar to the Cabinet meeting on 16th December.

Shildon Railway Cricket Club elected its youngest ever chairman at its recent Annual General Meeting. Bret Upton, who turns 21 this week, will take on the role. “We are delighted that members of the younger generation are willing to step up to the plate and take on responsibility off the field,” said out-going chairman, John Brennan.“It wouldn’t surprise me to find that Bret might be the youngest cricket club chairman in the country,” he added. “We all know of Bret’s ability on the field. He has represented Durham County at Under 19 level and this season won the North Yorks & South Durham Premiere League Division 3 Batting Award and was in the top ten bowlers in the division.“It’s our job to support him in every way we can and hopefully this will encour-age more of our younger members to take positions on the committee, thus ensuring that the club will

be in good hands in the future.”“I played most of my junior cricket at Shildon,” said Ben, “and hope that, in this role, I can give something back to the club, not just on the field. “I promise that I’ll be trying hard and will do my best to help the club progress.” Other officers elected were: President & Vice Chairman, Jim Robinson; Vice-Presidents: Peter Dargue, Fred Brownless, Jimmy Morland, Keith Robinson and Councillor Henry Nicholson; Secre-tary & Treasurer, John Brennan; Assistant Secre-tary, Norman Nash; Child Welfare Officer, Del Owen; Juniors Rep, John Young.The new committee will meet for the first time on Thursday 3rd December, at the Railway Sports & Social Club, at 7.15pm. Amongst items under dis-cussion will be the Christ-mas Draw, to be drawn on Boxing Day evening and for which donations of prizes would be most welcome.

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Shildon captain, Daniel Moore (second from right) opens the scoring for the Railwaymen in a comprehensive 4-1 win over bottom club Norton & Stockton Ancients. Photo: Tom Clegg.

Shildon close in on Morpeth after away win at Ancients

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In the only Division One game to survive the weather, Shildon closed the gap on leaders Morpeth to two points after a compre-hensive 4-1 win at Norton & Stockton Ancients on Saturday 6th December.The home side won the toss and hoped to capital-ise on the conditions by swapping the sides around and playing with fierce wind at their backs in the first half.Instead, they found it as difficult to cope as the visitors, although Shildon were able to adapt better in both halves. And rather than take an advantage into the second half, it was Shildon who made the breakthrough through captain, Daniel Moore, for a slender lead at the break.Shildon could and should have extended their lead

Shildon AFC Supporters’ Club has organised buses to this weekend’s Northern League Division One match at Ashington (Saturday 12th December) and for the fol-lowing week’s away trip to Guisborough.To book a seat on either bus, contact Winnie on

at the beginning of the second half when Anthony Bell intercepted a pass but put his shot wide of the post.However, unlike the hosts, the Railwaymen took full advantage of the wind, spending much of the second half camped in the Ancients’ half.Shildon doubled their lead after a low cross was missed by everyone at the near post and found Lewis Dodds all alone to sidefoot into an empty net.A free kick on the right led to the third when Anthony Bell whipped in a cross which was touched home by Daniel Moore for his second of the game.With the game looking over, Norton gave them-selves hope when Charmey curled a shot into the top corner from the edge of the area.

07784 975451.The matches form part of a sequence of six straight away matches for the Rail-waymen - five in the league and one in the Durham Challenge Cup - including the Boxing Day top of the table clash with Morpeth Town. A bus has also been

But it was to be a brief flicker with Shildon heading back upfield and restoring the three-goal lead within seconds through substitute Kyle Fryatt. The diminutive winger’s deft touch and turn deceived his marker while his low shot was placed out of the keeper’s reach and into the bottom corner of the net.The win reduces the deficit at the top of the table to two points and, should the top two match their results until they meet, Shildon could swap places with the leaders on Boxing Day.Next up for Shildon is the replayed match away at Ashington on Saturday, 12th December. The original result - a 2-1 win for Shildon - was voided as a result of the ineligibility of Anthony Bell on his debut for the Rail-waymen.

booked for this match, which kicks off at 11am. Contact Winnie on the same number to book your seat.The final two matches in the sequence are at West Auckland Town on 2nd January and at Washington in the cup during the fol-lowing midweek.

Scott Michael got his indoor season underway when he competed in the Northern Indoor Open Meeting in Sheffield on 7th November. In the Senior Mens 60m Scott finished his heat in 7.56 seconds and followed this up with a PB perfor-mance at 150m finishing 2nd in his race in 17.75 seconds. Scott joined other members of the Sprint Squad to open their indoor season at the Gateshead, on the 19th November. In his first race Scott finished his 60m Senior Mens event in 2nd place in 7.46 seconds and followed this up in his second 60m race by again finishing 2nd in 7.46 seconds. Cody Hall made her debut at under 13 level and was accompanied in the 60m event by her colleague, Kayleigh Readman. Both girls got their season off to a good start with PBs with Kayleigh winning her race and finishing 3rd overall in 9.10 seconds followed by Cody who finished 2nd and 4th overall in 9.16 seconds.Kyle Walton returned from injury and put up a spirited display to win the U15 Mens 60m in 7.62 seconds whilst at U17 level Lewis Marley finished 3rd overall in his first 60m event finishing in

7.43 seconds. In his second race Lewis produced a determined run to finish 1st overall in a new PB time of 7.39 seconds. Rachel Bennett stepped up a level to compete at U17 level and was 1st overall at this level in 8.07 seconds.Elle Liddell made her debut in the U15 girls shot putt and produced an excellent throw of 7.25m to finish in a superb second place.Shildon Running and Athletic Club is open to anyone from the age of 7 upwards providing that the child is in Year 3 at school.Anyone interested in joining the club can go along for a free tryout session.For details of club nights and times to suit your age group, check the website at shildonrunning.co.uk or email [email protected]. The club also has a Facebook page with reports, photos and general information. The page can be found by searching the social network for ‘Shildon Running & Athletic Club’.Additionally, Hackworth parkrun is open to everyone, is free to enter and takes place each Saturday morning starting at 9am prompt. To register visit www.parkrun.org.uk.

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The Shildon AFC Support-ers Club lottery numbers were drawn on Sunday 6th December at the football ground clubhouse. They were: 1, 3, 5, 6, 8 & 9.There was no winner of the top prize which now rolls over to £750 this week.A spokesperson for the Sup-porters Club said: The con-solation prize was drawn from all participants and the ticket drawn out, would you believe it, for the third week in a row, belonged to

Liam Stockley.”“Afterwards we worked out that the chances of winning the consolation prize three times in a row were one in 1,752,125.” This week players need to select the winning combi-nation of six numbers from 13 remaining.Tickets are available at various outlets across the town as well as during the Supporters’ Club Quiz Night on Sunday evenings imme-diatly before the draw.

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