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The Wannasee Music Festival returns this month to Heritage Park Stadium, home of Bishop Auckland FC, for a second year with possibly the world’s greatest Michael Jackson tribute ‘Ben’ headlining on the Saturday night. Ben performs with his band and dancers in a full theatrical production that has graced some of the West End’s finest theatres.The festival has this year been extended to three nights over the bank holiday weekend of 22nd-24th May and includes camping facilities.The North East’s very own ‘Long Tall Beatles’ headline the Friday night, which also features the hottest cover band around, the ‘Scandals’. Sunday’s rockier line up will see Hells Bells pay homage to heavyweights AC/DC. Other tribute acts include Madness, Blondie,

Manic Street Preachers, Thin Lizzy, Metallica, Take That & Robbie, The Rolling Stones and many more.Adult day tickets currently cost £15, inclusive of a 25% discount which ends on Sunday 10th May. Children aged 13 and under go free and can also enjoy rides, face painting, craft wagon and hula hoop classes.Festival goers can catch the ‘Wannasee’ bus from Wetherspoons in the Market Place on both Saturday and Sunday, starting from 11am. Gates open at 5pm on Friday and 11.30am on Saturday and Sunday. There is also free parking available.All tickets can be pur-chased online at wan-naseefestival.com or in person at Shildon Civic Hall, Bishop Town Hall, Brotherton’s Music Shop or The Four Clocks.

Wannasee returns to Heritage Park

Students enjoy Xtreme bike show

Earlier this year Greenfield Community College’s Sun-nydale Campus partici-pated in the Big Pedal, the UK’s largest inter-school

cycling and scooting chal-lenge that inspires pupils, staff and parents to choose two wheels for their journey to school.

Powered by Sustrans and funded by the Bike Hub, the challenge ran from 2nd to 20th March – and Green-field came 5th across the entire North East.On each day of the chal-lenge, schools competed across the country to see who could record the greatest number of pupils, staff and parents cycling or scooting to school. The best ten days determined the final position in the challenge. Pupils were encouraged to cycle or scoot to school with a daily 'lucky dip' draw for all pupils having a chance to win water bottles, bike lights and other bike and scooter equipment.As a reward for their achievement, the school won an Extreme Mountain Bike show, performed by Danny Butler, five-time British and European bike trials champion, and his brother Ashley at the Sunnydale campus. The students were awed by their skill and stunts saying it was ‘out of this world’ and ‘Amazing!’

(L-R) Kyle Scott Yr7, Kieran Stainsby Yr8, Robert Beaston Yr8, Danny Butler, Megan Reed Yr8 and Rio Floreza, Sustrans Bike It Officer.

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Family, friends and col-leagues of Newton Aycliffe and Shildon Neighbourhood Inspector Mark Hall have paid tribute to him after his sudden death last week.Mr Hall, 47, who lived in Newton Aycliffe, fell ill when he was out on his bicycle on the evening of Thursday 23rd April.He was taken to hospital in Darlington then transferred to Durham, where he sadly passed away on Friday 24th April.Mark leaves behind his wife Tina, children Rebecca, 25, Luke, 24, and Ben, 9; three step-children, Nathan, 24, Chris, 22 and Joshua 20, and three grandchildren.Mr Hall’s family said, “Mark was a beloved son, brother, husband, father and grand-father. To have him taken from us so suddenly is heart-breaking.”A spokesperson for Shildon

Police commented, “Mark will be remembered for having the utmost humility and consideration for his team. He was such a positive and passionate

man and will be missed by all who knew him. The whole of Shildon Police team’s thoughts are with Mark’s family at this very sad time.”

Overnight between last Wednesday 22nd and Thursday 23rd April, unknown persons reached into a house on West Park, Shildon and stole a set of vehicle keys. The keys were then used to drive away the home-owner’s white Peugeot

Partner van, registration Y482 DBD, which contained a dog cage and a sat nav. The vehicle has two dis-tinctive blue rear alloys.Anybody who has any infor-mation about this incident is urged to contact Shildon Police on non-emergency number 101.

The next games night at the Methodist Church will be held on Friday 15th May from 7pm. Games include darts, table tennis, pool, kurling,

Games nighttable football, dominoes and many board games.Entrance is only £1 with refreshments available.Children are welcome, ac-companied by an adult.

A meeting of Dene Valley Parish Council will take place at 6.30pm on Monday 11th May, in Prince Bishop

Primary School, Dene Valley.Members of the public are invited to attend.

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Shildon Salvation Army on Cross Street is holding a coffee morning on Saturday 9th May, from 10am to 12 noon. Admission is free and toasties and bacon butties will be available, along

with various stalls.The Army is also holding its regular monthly Jumble Sale on Tuesday 12th May from 10am. Admission is free and re-freshments will be avail-able for purchase.

Coffee morning & jumble sale

Car stolen from quiet cul-de-sac

Town pays tribute to local officer

Inspector Mark Hall with his wife Tina.

Drunk driver flips his car in Middridge

A 22 year-old was arrested on suspicion of drink driving after he crashed and rolled his car just outside of Middridge.The incident occurred at around 9.15pm on Monday

4th May, leaving the road closed to traffic. Firefighters freed the man, who then swore at police officers and called them ‘a waste of space’, according to a tweet from Durham

Constabulary’s Road Policing Unit.The driver was taken to James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough where he failed blood alcohol tests.

Firefighters freed the man, who was trapped inside his vehicle.

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The bells rang out across Shildon on Saturday 2nd May, for the wedding of Zanya Bailey and Luke Metcalf. What the guests didn’t know as they settled to wait for the bride was that there was something special about the ringing.For the first time in over thirty years every ringer in the tower was from Shildon, each one a part of the steadily growing Shildon bell ringing band. With the majority of the ringers being under 17 years-old, the eight bells were not only being rung, but rung by young women learning an ancient skill. Trevor Thompson, (Tower captain) commented, “This band is the youngest in the county and are becoming a legend in their own right, young people giving their time to their community week after week.”Revd. David added, “Weddings are always a delight and Luke and Zanya’s was both beautiful and poignant.

“The bells ringing out tell the whole town that here are a couple in love, and what more wonderful thing

is there to celebrate than love, so why not ring it out as loudly and happily as possible!”

Shildon Chamber of Trade recently held an Easter Window Competition for businesses in the town, which the Mayor of Shildon, Cllr Henry Nicholson, was delighted to judge.After much deliberation, Cllr Nicholson named the Whistle Stop Cafe as winners for their fantas-tic summer scene, which consisted of a big sun and clouds, Easter bunnies and chicks.Cllr Nicholson presented cafe owner Paul Harle and

his wife Jasmine with a cheque for £50 on Thursday 30th April when he said, “It gives me great pleasure to present Paul with a cheque for fifty pounds on behalf of myself and Shildon Town Council. “It is important that we recognise local businesses and the role they play in the community.”Paul adds the prize to his recent accolade of being awarded a 5 Star food hygiene rating by Durham County Council.

(L-R) Shildon Town Clerk Tracey Bellas, Paul Harle and his wife Jasmine Harle, with Mayor of Shildon Cllr Henry Nicholson.

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Every bell ringer at the wedding of Zanya Bailey and Luke Metcalfe was from Shildon.

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Activities Co-ordinator Stacey Purvis shows the residents how to make stress balls using brightly coloured balloons.

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Between Friday 24th and Saturday 25th April, two secure motorbikes were stolen from separate ad-dresses on Sunnydale. The first was a black Kinroad 125 Explorer, reg-istration WX14 OMG, with bright blue stripes across the top of the tank. The second motorbike has

since been recovered. “We would stress the im-portance of securing your property sufficiently to prevent these crimes from happening,” said a police spokesperson.If you have any informa-tion about these thefts, contact Shildon Police on 101.

Over fifty youngsters enjoyed a four-day-long holiday club over the Easter holidays.The club is held annually

by Shildon Salvation Army on Cross Street with the theme of the Cross and the Egg outlining the Easter Story and its real meaning.

This year activities included soft play, bouncy castle, arts and crafts, drama and singing. There was also a tuck shop.

Two mopeds stolen Youngsters enjoy Easter activities

There was fun and games for all of the children that attended the Easter Holiday Club.

Annual council meeting

The latest Shildon AFC Sup-porters Club lotto numbers were drawn on Sunday evening during the half time break in the Support-ers Club Quiz Night. The six numbers drawn out of the bag were: 2, 4, 5, 10, 11 & 15.There were no winners

An armed robber, recently sentenced to six years in prison for an attempted axe-wielding robbery at Redworth Road Post Office, has been found guilty of stealing goods in Bishop Auckland.Shaun Andrew McKerry, 31, of Benbow Walk, Coundon,

of the jackpot which now rises to £650 while the numbers to choose from reduce to 6 from 15.The £25 consolation prize was won by Anthony Long-staff of Shildon.Next week’s draw will take place at the same time and venue.

was found to have stolen goods worth £199.91 from various stores and at-tempting to steal a £400 Dyson vacuum cleaner from Tesco.He was sentenced to six weeks in prison to run alongside his current sentence.

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The annual meeting of Shildon Town Council will be held on Monday 11th May, from 6.30pm in the Council Chambers.At the meeting the Council members will elect the Town Mayor and Deputy Town Mayor for 2015/2016. The Leader and Deputy

Leader of the Council will also be selected.The meeting will also seek to appoint members to various committess of the council, appoint members to serve on a number of working parties and to appoint rep-resentatives to a number of outside bodies.

Any member of the public with a question for the Town Council must submit their written query seven working days prior to the relevant council meeting. Meetings take place on the second Monday of every month. Members of the public are invited to attend.

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The Brusselton Incline Group was founded last year to restore one of the first railway bridges in the world, and to remove the overgrown vegetation covering the old stone sleepers on the slope to the Engine Shed at Brus-selton. Much of the work has been completed by the group, and recently stone ballast has been donated by Storey Rail and spread

with the help of volun-teer, Arthur Sowerby. “We are still looking for volunteers to help plant flower seeds and carry out maintenance work to produce a safe walking route for potential users,” said a spokesperson, adding that the group also wish to promote the ancient monument for the forthcoming 2015 centenary of the Stockton and Darlington Railway.

Restoration group seeks volunteers

“We would also like to thank the mayor, Henry Nicholson and Councillor Patricia Pembleton for their continued support, enabling us to place signs and possibly a commemo-rative seat at the top of the incline,” said the spokesperson.Volunteers are welcome and can contact Paul Harle at the Whistle Stop Cafe on 01388 772626 or 07939 127 806.

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Reverend David Tomlinson had the pleasure of baptis-ing a little boy on Sunday 3rd May at St John’s Church.It was a double celebration for Lucas Malcolm Binks, as his Christening day fell

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Baptised at St John’s

little boy; Michael Dougall, Rebecca Denton, Liam Brewer, Faye Speight, Jemma Mulley, Thomas Butler and Joanne Bird.A reception was held at Elm Road Club following the service.

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A man was tragically killed following a house fire in Laurel Court in Shildon on Saturday 2nd May.The blaze broke out at around 5.45am and emer-gency services were faced with smoke billowing from the windows when they arrived, following a call that somebody was trapped in the building.Fire crews rescued the victim from the 1st floor but he was sadly pro-nounced dead at the scene.A joint police and fire service investigation is now underway to find the cause of the fire.Area Manager for County Durham and Darlington

Fire and Rescue Service, Andy Hopkinson said, “Our thoughts are with the family and friends of the gentle-man at this tragic time. “As a service we aim to protect and educate members of our communi-ties about dangers of fire.“At a time like this we are reminded of the dangers of fire and urge all residents to take up our offer of free Home Fire Safety Advice and to fit smoke alarms in their properties.“If you already have a smoke alarm, remember to test it once a week.” For free home fire safety advice visit www.ddfire.gov.uk to find out more.

Fire takes Shildon man’s life

In an article relating to the Annual Parish Meeting in the last edition of the Town Crier (Issue 713), we wrongly stated that Betty Carr is a

Councillor. Mrs Carr is not a Councillor and attended the meeting as a member of the public. We apologise for the mistake.

Correction

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SportLocal leagues, competitions and events...

On 26th April athletes from Shildon attended the NEYDL meeting in Darlington under team manager Michael Hutchinson. In the under 13s 100m Kayleigh Readman finished in a time of 15.7 seconds closely followed by Isabel Forster in 15.9 sec. Cody Hall completed the trio of runners winning the guest race in 16.5 sec. In the under 13s long jump Leah Rutherford jumped 3.85 metres whilst Kayleigh Readman leapt to a distance of 3.38m. In the under 15 girls 100m Rachel Bennett won her race in 12.9 sec whilst Maddie Wells won her event in 13.4 sec. Maddie followed this up by winning the 200m in 27.6 sec. Rachel ran in the 300m race winning in a time of 45.8 sec. In the under 17 girls 100m Courtnie Mills finished 1st in 13.2 sec and followed this up finishing 2nd in the 200m in 27.6 sec. In the under 17 boys 100m Lewis Marley finished 3rd in 11.6 sec and completed the 200m in 24.7 sec.In the under 13 boys 800m Joshua Wraith completed

the event in 2.41.01 giving him 1st place in his event whilst brother Thomas finished in 2.47.0 placing him 3rd in his event. In the 1500m Joshua finished in 5.45.5 giving him 2nd place whilst Thomas finished in 5.48.8 placing him 3rd in his race.In the under 15 boys 800m Charlie Dixon finished 2nd in 2.28.5 and went on to finish 2nd in the 300m in 46.7 sec.On 28th April Leah Ruther-ford attended the NYSD event in Darlington and jumped 3.71m to finish 1st whilst in the 100m she finished 5th in 16.1 sec.On 29th April members of the sprint group attended the first NE Grand Prix event at Monkton Stadium where despite the cloudy and windy conditions they put on excellent performances. In the 150m event Rachel Bennett finished in 20.2 sec whilst Courtnie Mills was timed at 20.8 sec with Georgia Hirst at 20.7 sec.Lewis Marley put in a good display to finish 1st in his event in 18.3 sec. In the 300m event Courtnie finished 1st in 44.3 sec whilst Georgia completed

the race in a similar time in the junior women’s event. Lewis came 2nd in his 300m race in 39.0 sec whilst the senior member of the team Scott Michael came 3rd over the same distance in 38.7 sec.On Sunday May 3rd David Johnston completed the Sunderland Half Marathon in tough wet and wintery conditions, he completed the course in 1:37:25.Shildon Running and Athletic Club is open to anyone from the age of 7 upwards provid-ing that the child is in year 3 at school. Anyone inter-ested in joining the club can go along for a free tryout session.Details of club nights, and times to suit different age groups, are available at www.shildonrunning.co.uk or by emailing secretary@shildonrunning.co.uk. The club also has a Facebook page at Shildon Running & Athletic Club.Hackworth Parkrun is open to everyone, is free to enter and takes place each Saturday morning starting at 9am prompt.To register simply go to www.parkrun.org.uk.

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Shildon collected their second trophy of the season on Tuesday night, 5th May, after two Billy Greulich-Smith goals won the Railwaymen the Northern League Cup to add to the Durham Challenge Cup won last month.

The match had been in danger of postponement after poor weather over-night flooded the Heritage Park pitch, but sterling work by the Bishop Auckland ground staff ensured the game got the go ahead.The first half, while com-

petitive, was mainly un-eventful, with the best chance falling to Shildon captain Mark Hudson, but he skewed his shot wide from 12 yards.The Railwaymen dominated possession throughout with Newton Aycliffe playing a

counter attacking game.It was therefore vital for Shildon to score the opening goal and with just six minutes of the second half played, their dominance finally paid off.Shildon worked the ball wide, as they had through-out the game, this time to Chris Emms who twisted his defender inside and out before sending over a cross for Greulich-Smith to power high into the roof of the net.The goal forced Newton Aycliffe to play a more open game, and they almost levelled immediately but for an excellent save from Lewis Graham. However, it also allowed Shildon more space in which to work and just after the hour, they doubled their lead.From a throw-in, the ball broke to Jamie Harwood whose cross was only half cleared. Ben Wood’s pass

found Greulich-Smith and the deadly striker curled an unstoppable shot around a defender for his and Shildon’s second of the game.It was the tall striker’s fifth goal in three cup final ap-pearances over the past two seasons and ensured the Railwaymen would finish their 125th anniversary season on a high after the final day disappointment in the league the previous midweek.Shildon end a hugely suc-cessful season, which included an extended FA Cup run, finishing runners up in the league and of course being crowned double domestic cup winners.The side will now open next season with a Cleator Cup appearance against Marske United and a chance to add further silverware to a cramped trophy cabinet.

Shildon players, management, fans and officials celebrate winning the Northern League Cup at Heritage Park on Tuesday night. Photo: Tom Clegg.

The latest Old Shildon Homing Society race took place on Saturday 2nd May, with the birds travelling back from Huntingdon, a distance of 169 miles. The birds were liberated at 7.40am and the first bird

arrived home at 10.40am.Gray Bros were placed 1st with Smith, Alderson & Spark in 2nd. M/N Peacock & T&J Brown were 3rd with R Cummins, S Taylor and JB Younghusband in 4th, 5th and 6th respectively.

The next meeting of the Shildon AFC Support-ers Club will take place on Sunday 17th May at 11.30am.The meeting will be held at the football club and will include the draw to win a season ticket for next

season. Anyone who would like to be entered into the draw but who has yet to buy a raffle ticket can do so at the meeting prior to the draw taking place.Current and new members are welcome to attend.

Heighington Boys AFC Under 10s are looking for children in current school year 4 to join their squad.A spokesperson for the club said: “We need a few posi-tions to be filled, including goalkeeper.“Our team will play in the TJFA under 10s league.“We train at Heighington parish fields on Wednes-

days from 5.30-6.30pm and on Saturday mornings from 9.30am to 11am.“We have a good group of children and parents so come along and see what you think. We’re confident your child will want to come back.“If you are interested, contact our team secretary on 07432 549 835.”

Homing Society