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A former publican celebrated her 104th birthday on Sunday 30th September 2012 at Church View Care Home in South Church.Evelyn Mason, or Evie as she is affectionately known, was born in

Cleethorpes but moved to Bishop Auckland during the first world war where she attended Cockton Hill School.After finishing her education she started work in the office at the United Bus Company. She also

worked at the Hippodrome picture house as an usherette and for Ashton, which was part of Doggarts stores.She met here future husband Syd Mason, who was born in Close House, and they were married at St. Andrew’s Church in 1929.Syd and Evie lived in Short Street for five years after tying the knot, before moving to Coronation in 1934. In 1944 the couple moved into the Grosvenor W.M.C. as stewards where they stayed for eight years, before moving to the Alma Hotel in South Church Road, as landlord and landlady. They remained in the pub until their retirement in 1969, spending nearly 25 years in the licensing trade. After leaving the Alma they moved back to their original home in Coronation.In retirement the couple loved driving around the countryside visiting many pubs far and wide and Evie held a journal where she would give marks to each pub for the food and beer.Unfortunately, Syd died

Former publican, Evie, celebrates 104th birthday

Evelyn Mason shares her 104th birthday cake with grand daughter, Sarah, and great-grandson, Lucas, who is Sarah’s son.

Prince’s Trust team bag pack for Kays HillKays Hill Animal Sanctuary have said a big “thank you” to the Prince’s Trust Team (Bishop Auckland 32) for funding raising with them, and raising £222.19 from a bag pack at ASDA in Bishop Auckland.The money raised will go towards the Sanctuary’s running costs.“We are very grateful for their help, they did a fantastic job!” said spokes-person, Becky Hall. The Princes Trust course is run by and funded by Stockton River Side College.“Some of the students on

the course have never fund-raised for charity before, so we are very proud of them,” continued Becky.“The money they have raised for us will go towards the cost of food and bedding for winter,” she said, adding, “we cannot thank them enough, it is such a great feeling to know we have such fantastic support from our local community.“Also can we say another huge thank you to ASDA for allowing us to do the bag pack and to the customers for supporting us and donating to us.”

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Halloween HappeningsCome along (if you dare!) and join in their spooky stories and creepy crafts for children at Bishop Auckland Town Hall on Saturday 27th October from 11am till 12 noon.

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This week in History

13 October 1992

The government announces plans to close one third of Britain’s deep coal mines, putting 31,000 miners out of work.

14 October 1969

The new seven-sided 50p coin comes into circulation but prompts complaints that it is too similar to the 10-pence.

News of the sudden departure of flamboyant Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev comes as a surprise to the West.

16 October 1996

The Government announces plans to outlaw most handguns following the Dunblane massacre in March.

17 October 1968

Two black Americans make history at the Mexico Olympics with a silent protest against racial discrimination.

18 October 1931

Thomas Alva Edison, one of the most prolific inventors in history, dies in West Orange, New Jersey, at the age of 84.

15 October 1964

The Castlebridge Centre aids to provide non-discriminatory and timely access to quality evidence-based physical, social and psychological interven-tions for adults affected by substance misuse in the Durham Dales area.They can offer assessment,

prescribing, complemen-tary therapies, structured counselling and activities, support with access to other services, information and advice and more.Access to the service is free and confidential and can be delivered within the community or from their

centre at 42 Market Place, Bishop Auckland DL14 7PB. Tel: 01388 609221. Opening times are Mon-day-Wednesday and on Fridays: 9am till 5pm, and Thursdays: 9am till 7pm. Outreach appointments can be made outside these hours.

Castlebridge Centre provides confidential support

South Church Methodist ChurchSouth Church Methodist Church are holding a Harvest Weekend with a Sunday Service on 14th October at 3 00pm conducted by Rev. K. Phipps. On Monday 15th

October from 7 15pm there is a concert by ‘Us Two’ followed by a harvest supper. All donations are for the church funds. Everyone is more than welcome to attend.

Fined for parking on crossing A woman was fined last week for parking her car within the limits of a pedestrian crossing while she bought cakes at a Bishop Auckland bakery.Kristie Michelle Pattison,

27, left her car, containing her three children and husband, on the crossing near the Crusty Loaf in Cockton Hill Road on June 6th.Pattison denied she had said to the officer who

noticed her car that he would have to wait until she purchased her cakes, but admitted parking on the crossing by letter. She was fined £135 and ordered to pay costs.

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Six widows, who meet once a month for a Sunday lunch, held a surprise birthday party for one of their members, Marion Ablett, who celebrated her hundredth birthday on Monday 21st September.The group of ladies, all from Bishop Auckland, attended

the Hospital Social Club dance for 25 years until it closed.Because they were all good friends, the ladies, whose average age is 84, decided to set up their own regular day out so that they could keep in touch. Two of the ladies still drive,

so they pick up their friends on the first Sunday of every month and they go out for lunch at a favourite venue.On this occasion, Dorothy Davison, Lily Ingram, Sybil Gibson, Eileen Dowson and Edith Kirtley, laid on a wonderful surprise party for Marion, who was delighted.

Marion Ablett, centre, was delighted with her surprise party, organised by her long-time friends who all meet for Sunday lunch once a month.

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in January 1992, when he was 89 years old but Evie remained living inde-pendently until she was 98, even cooking her own meals.Six years ago she accepted Church View as her new home and immediately settled happily. She said that she cannot praise the

friendly staff highly enough and could not have found a better place to live.The very cheery Evie has one son Sydney, and one daughter Jean, who both live locally.She has four grand children and is a great great grand-mother. Despite working in the pub trade, Evie never drank alcohol and still enjoys a clean bill of health.

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Toronto CA MeetingToronto Community As-sociation will be holding their next meeting on

Tuesday 16th October from 7pm in Toronto Community Centre. All are welcome.

Coffee clubThe Friendship Coffee Club now meet every Thursday at the Four Clocks in Newgate Street from 10.30am. New members are always welcome.The group will be singing Christmas Carols in

Morrison’s on Thursday 6th December from 10am for the Macmillan Trust. The club are seeking additional singers to join them. For more details telephone 01388 604151.

Halloween HappeningsCome along (if you dare!) and join in their spooky stories and creepy crafts for children at Bishop Auckland Town Hall on Saturday 27th October from 11am till 12 noon.

Place are limited so booking is recommended. The cost is just £1 per child. For more details telephone 01388 602610.

Changes to bus services run by Go North East out of Bishop Auckland come into effect from 12th November 2012. The OK 1 Service will mainly operate from Bishop Auckland Bus Station to Darlington with one bus per hour, extended to Mid-dlesbrough and calling at Darlington College.Service X20 will be withdrawn between Bishop Auckland and Durham.Service X21 will run half hourly through to Newcastle everyday. There will be no

need to change buses. There are some slight al-terations to Service 18 from Coundon to Woodhouse Close to make connec-

tions at Bishop Auckland with the X21 Service to Newcastle and OK Service 1 to Darlington and Middles-brough.

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A Bishop Auckland woman has been fined and ordered to pay costs totalling £425 after admitting driving her car without any insurance when she was stopped in Greenfields Road in the

town on June 6th.Pauline Anne Woods, 40, of Fairfield Court said she had forgotten to transfer her insurance from her previous car. She also had six points added to her licence.

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College nursery shortlisted for two national awards

Staff at Bishop Auckland College Nursery are cel-ebrating after being short-listed for two prestigious national awards.Jackie Bennett was one of only eight Nursery Manager of the Year finalists in the Nursery World Awards, while the nursery itself was highly commended in the Team Development Award category.Jackie attended a glitzy ceremony at The Lancaster London with colleagues Bev Parkin, Sarah Shepherd and Tracey Dowson to collect the awards.The award citation said: “The arrival of a new manager inspired staff to work together to drive up standards. Everyone was fully engaged in developing a clear vision for the future. Full day workshops and evening training sessions were made available to staff when goals and strategies were clarified. A training programme was devised and funding was obtained for improvements.”Bishop Auckland College is one of the biggest employers in the area and a centre for excellence in providing Childcare &

Education training up to degree level.Its nursery, which is located on the Bishop Auckland campus with its own premises adjacent to the main building, has 25 staff and places for up to 140 children aged from three months to five years, and serves staff, students and the general public.Nursery manager Jackie Bennett said: “The Nursery World Awards, which

have been running for five years, are seen as the top accolades for the sector, so to have been short-listed from hundreds of nurseries eligible to enter is something all the staff here are very proud of.”For more information about the college nursery, visit www.bishopaucklandcol-lege.ac.uk/nursery or email [email protected] or call (01388) 443123.

Bev Parkin, Jackie Bennett, Sarah Shepherd and Tracey Dowson at the Nursery World Awards ceremony.

At around 2pm on the afternoon of 10th August, Wayne John Maddison was seen to enter the Boots Store in Newgate Street, Bishop Auckland, accompa-nied by a female.A short time later CCTV coverage revealed that he had removed a tube of fake tan remover from the shelves and placed it in a carrier bag before leaving the shop.Outside, in the street, he was stopped and arrested for a different theft offence but managed to hand over the carrier bag to the female before being stopped.

The 26 year-old, of Grant Road, Bishop Auckland, had previously used fake tan which had left his hands discoloured and had taken the item on a whim. In defence it was stated that Maddison had received a fixed penalty notice for the theft from another store and hoped that matters would not work against him, as he was soon to have a second interview for employment at a local retail store.Magistrates at Newton Aycliffe imposed a fine and awarded costs and compensation to be paid totalling £225.

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Oyez! oyez! Oyez! 18th century Town Criers could well be described as ‘historical newscasters’.They conveyed local news just like Bishop Press does.They also issued warnings and, because most people couldn’t read or write, they were the means of communication. Many local councils reinstated the post of Town

Crier from the mid 1990’s onwards and, as of October 2010, there were 144 of them registered in towns in England and Wales. On Wednesday 17th October, from 10.30am until 12 noon, the Ever-Greens at Bishop Auckland Town Hall will have Peter Stemmer, Darlington Town Crier, talking about his unusual job.

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The Eden Theatre employs a system ofraked seating. We will make every attemptto allot seats in specific areas in order toaccommodate patrons with special needs.Please advise when purchasing tickets. Aninduction loop system is available for thosewith hearing difficulties. Patrons with hearing aids should set the control to ‘T’.

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Tickets cannot be returned or exchangedafter purchase except in the case of acancelled show.

OctoberWed 3 Literary: Carolyn Jess-

CookeThur 4 Film: Salmon Fishing in

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NovemberThur 8 Film: J. EdgarFri 9 Music: An Autumn

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Thur 29 Film: The Angels’ Share

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mishaps of the larger than life Dame Widow Twanky, PC Pong and Aladdin’s crazy brother Wishey Washey, this really is a family treat of a pantomime!Performances will be on Sunday 25th November 2pm and 6pm; Monday 26th November 10.30am and 1.30pm and on Tuesday 27th November 10.30am and 1.30pm. Tickets for the pantomime are priced at £6 and £4 for concessions.

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Town Hall 150 Celebration

The free admission McGuinness Gallery hosts John William Smith from Monday 15th October until Saturday 3rd November.John finds inspiration in local history and the culture of living and working in the North East

of England in a bygone era which has slowly dis-appeared. Together with his “Smudge” artwork which is a reflection of his life, experiences, hopes and dreams and where “Smudge” always has his hood up...

Echoes of the Past Exhibition

With a wide range of comical styles, silly voices

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The Under 7s side: Harry Alderson , Joseph Dobson, Jake Marquis, Arrun Roe, Charlie Twinn (capt), Ellis Hallimond, Adam Wilson, Liam Whittaker, Ethan Flint, Calum Flowers, Karn Gilbourn, Joseph Ellison and Dylan Pattison.

extra time in the cup. Johnson Ballan got the U13s goal.The U14 Aces had two good wins starting with a 3-1 win over Marton with goals from Corey Denton and two from Joey Smith and then a 1-0 win over Skelton with Leon Roe scoring.The U14 Kings also had two great wins, starting with a 4-2 away win at Skelton with goals from Sam Parnaby (3) and Myles Swift. Gareth McMahon took the man-of-the-match award. The side then had their best result to date with a 14-0 demolition of Spraire Lads to take them top of Division Three

with eight goals from Sam Parnaby, two from Gareth McMahon, two from Thomas Wilikinson and one each from Ashley Adams and man-of-the-match Myles Swift with the midfield of Harry Coulthard, Liam Robson and Owen Robinson and the defence of Ben Brennan, Kieran Kikby, Michael Charlton and Callum Blades getting stronger every week and James Hauxwell stopping everything in goal.The U15 Kings also had two good wins with a 3-0 win against Whinney Banks with goals from Dagan Taylor (2) and Kyle McGurk. They followed this up with

a magnificent 4-0 win over Dormanstown at Bishop AFC’s Heritage Park with goals from Kyle McGurk, Marc Miles, James Pugh and Dagan Taylor. The U15 Aces drew 2-2 with Redcar with goals from Sam Iceton and Darren Lee Suddick. The U16s won 9-0 away at Seaton Carew with goals from man-of-the-match, Anth Stout (3), Kieran Douglas, Nathan Wall, Alex McGrath, Ryan Matthews, Kai Waters and Ben Pickering, but they then lost 3-2 in a very close match against Billingham Town with Donnelly scoring both goals.

Three St Mary’s sides share record 42-goal haul

A hat-trick of 14-0 results! Three teams: the U7s, U12s and U14 Kings, all got 14-0 winning results, which must be some kind of record!The Under 7s (pictured, right) have had two fantastic wins the last two weeks, starting with a 14-0 win over Ferryhill and 7 goals from man-of-the-match Ellis Hallimond, 6 from Charlie Twinn and 1 from Karn Gilbourn. Their second game of the week was a 1-0 win over Middleton Rangers with Charlie Twin scoring. The friendly afterwards was a 4-1 win with 3 goals from man-of-the-match Liam Whittaker and one from Harry Alderson. The Under-8 Kings had a great 4-1 win over Newton Aycliffe with goals from Joe Yorke, Bailey Wainwright and man-of-the-match Joseph Johnson. The friendly was a 5-2 win with four goals from man-of-the-match Lennon Seymour and Joe Sparke.The U8 Aces lost at Stockton Town with Luke Pinkney and Jake Heighing-ton starring.The U9 Kings had a great 5-0 win against Norton & Stockton with goals from man-of-the-match Sonny Richardson, Robson Clarey (2), and Harry Mounsey (2). The team lost the friendly with Cameron Burn starring. This was followed by a fantastic 6-0 win over Mount Pleasant in the cup with goals from Robson Clarey (5) and Cameron

Burn.The U9 Aces lost against Newton Aycliffe Youth with Dylan Howe and Tyler Jackman starring.The U10’s lost against Spraire Lads with Regan Nixon starring. The friendly was a 3-2 win with goals from Jay Waters, Oliver Johnson and Regan Nixon. This was followed by a 2-0 win over Stockton Town Blues with goals from Oliver Johnson and Regan Nixon.The U11 Aces drew 4-4 against Marton with goals from Matty Moffat, Ben Shaw, Aaron Willoughby and Tom Aldsworth with Jake Ellison and Euan Kitchin starring.The U11 Kings had a great 4-1 win over Kirk Merrington in the cup with goals from Jai Aldus,Oliver Lamb,Liam Robson,Hamish wigley-Smith.The U12s had a great 3-2 win over Kader with goals from Carl Stout (2) and Cameron Galloway. This was followed by a magnificent 14-0 win away at Sunderland West End in the County Cup with striker Carl Stout who hit a magnif-icent nine goals, midfielder Cameron Galloway got two, midfielders Ryan Watson, Lucas Hallimond and defender Ben Mason all got on the score sheet.The U13s had an exciting 5-4 win over Nunthorpe with three goals from Johnson Ballan, and one each from Bailey Prudhoe and Ethan Dixon but then lost 2-1 against Kader after


Table tennis club triumph in debut tournament

In their tournament debut, the newly formed Bishop Auckland Table Tennis Club took the Tri Club Cup home, having triumphed over the established Lanchester and Sacriston Clubs.

On Sunday 7th October, Bishop Auckland Table Tennis Club hosted the first Tri Club Cup, with teams from Sacriston and Lanchester joining Bishop Auckland Table Tennis Club.

The first match was Bishop Auckland vs Lanchester. This was Bishop Auckland’s first tournament since its inception and the nerves did show, however thanks to a team effort Ben Kelly, Tom Whittaker and Zak

Hutchinson all picking up one singles each and one of the doubles to seal a 4-4 draw. Next up was the visiting teams playing off again with the result another 4-4 draw.

So, going into the last match, a win for either team would secure them the title. Things started out evenly with Sacriston taking the first match and Bishop Auckland taking the second before Sacriston pulled out a 3-1 lead. The first doubles was a tipping point and Bishop Auckland came roaring back to pull out a 4-3 lead with Tom Whittaker and Carl Draper picking up wins in their second singles matches. This set up a tense doubles match. After going to 2-0 down, Ben Kelly and Carl draper pulled things level and looked to have the momentum to lift the cup, but it was not to be as Sacriston pulled back to win the doubles and make it another 4-4 draw.The event went down to sets count-back and with a +4 sets average Bishop Auckland brought home the cup.Club Chairman Matthew Porter had this to say:

“Today was a great event. There was lots of good table tennis being played in the right spirit. Everyone played to win but enjoyed themselves and to win the event after only being a club for four months is a fantastic result. “Both other clubs have been running for much longer than us, so this result will set the boys up nicely for making their debut in the National Junior league next month.”If you would like more in-formation about the club, check out their website at www.bishopaucklandttc.webs.com

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Next WoWThe next WoW (Woodhouse on Wednesday) is on 24th October from 1pm till 2.30pm when well-known entertainers Olly Burton

and Eileen Glenton will be on hand. The session is entitled ‘Celebrate the Queens’ Diamond Jubilee’.

The amount of material collected for recycling in County Durham has increased by 34 per cent since the introduction of a new collection system.Durham County Council began alternate weekly collections of waste and recycling earlier this year, and early indications show the amount being recycled has already increased sig-nificantly.Figures show that between April and July, household-ers in County Durham recycled 3,965 extra tonnes – the equivalent of 793 extra lorry-loads – compared to same period last year.Based on this increase, the authority is expecting a five per cent increase in the proportion of waste recycled. This means that at the end of 2012/13, residents are expected to have recycled more than 48 per cent of their waste.As part of the changes, almost 190,000 homes received new recycling bins for storing paper, card, plastics, tins, cans,

aerosols and cartons. Glass bottles and jars are still placed in the recycling box for collection.The council is now appealing to residents to check that they are putting the correct items into their recycling bins and boxes.Cllr Brian Stephens, Durham County Council’s Cabinet member for neigh-bourhoods and local part-nerships, said: “We would like to thank everyone for all their help in making the change to the new system. The vast majority of residents are using their bins and boxes without any problem and we are extremely pleased with the resulting increase in recycling levels.“However, there are a small number of residents placing nappies, food, pet waste and other non-recyclable items into their recycling bins. These should be put in the rubbish bin.“Putting the wrong items in your recycling bin reduces the value of the materials collected.

New collection scheme boosts recycling rates

Someone will have to remove it by hand at the recycling plant and then it will be sent to land-fill, which means the council has to pay to dispose of it.”Last year, the council paid more than £7.5m in Landfill Tax, with every tonne of rubbish it sent to landfill costing about £100.Over the next three months, the authority will be trying to raise awareness of what can be recycled and where different types of waste and recycling should be placed.In areas where contami-nation is most common, stickers will be placed on bins reminding residents not to put items such as nappies, food leftovers, pet waste and garden waste into their recycling bin. Leaflets outlining ‘what goes where’ will also be delivered through letterboxes.For a guide to what can be recycled, visit www.d u r ham.g ov.u k /w hat-goeswhere.

Newest food venueLocal caterer Chris Robinson, of Flavour Catering and Events, has teamed up with the No.1 Market Place, Champagne & Cocktail Bar to launch Bishop Auckland’s newest food venue. An extensive bar menu is now available Wednesday to Saturday, including afternoon teas.Thursday 18th October will see the launch of the No.1 Tapas Lounge, with an extensive authentic Tapas menu served in a relaxed comfortable restaurant overlooking the Market

Place. Chris hopes the Tapas Lounge will complement the other restaurants in the town and help revitalise the town’s evening economy by offering something different. As well as the restaurant, the Champagne Bar now hosts a monthly Comedy Club on the first Thursday of the month and has Live Music regularly on a Sunday afternoon. For more information call Chris on 01388 662288 or 07552 432904.

Henknowle residentsThe next meeting of the Henknowle Residents As-sociation is on Monday,

22nd October at 6pm in the Manor House pub. All are welcome.


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Saturday 13th OctoberAway v Sunderland RCA (FA Vase)

Wednesday 17th OctoberHome v Sunderland RCA

Saturday 20th OctoberAway v Marske United

Wednesday 24th OctoberHome v Shildon

Saturday 27th OctoberHome v Hebburn Town

Wednesday 31st OctoberHome v South Shields

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In what could have easily been seen as a mismatch on paper, this battle between league high flyers Bishop Auckland and basement club Prudhoe proved to be a frustrating encounter.From the off, Bishop Auckland looked more organised, fitter and over-powered the contact area, but a high penalty count left the players, coaches and often spectators scratching their heads in disbelief. With three minutes played, Bishops opened their account with a powerful scrum allowing Mike Ross to outpace the Prudhoe flank from the base to score under the posts, duly converted by Tombling. Bishop Auckland led 7-0.However it was some twenty minutes before the score sheet was troubled again, fly half Tom Burn adding the points after a slick slice inside his opposite number.The penalty count still climbing, Bishops main pressure came from the

referee, with Prudhoe adding little to trouble the defence.14-0 up at half time but thoroughly frustrated, Bishops continued to struggle with the penalty count and now playing up the steep slope, they had to work harder than ever. Great work in the pack from Fletcher and the back row of Nareki, Edwards and Ross kept the game reasonably en-tertaining and eventually Bishop Auckland finally put together a strong passage of play and camped in attacking territory.From a break, scrum half Brabban broke the line and crossed to seal the win, but Bishops saved the best until last. From the restart Bryan Victory served up to Mike Ross who handed off the fly half to break the line. He rode the covering tackle of the full back well and offloaded to Nareki.The Fijiian powerhouse burst through two tackles before the final tackler’s game was ended with

Rugby: Prudhoe and Stocksfield 0, Bishop Auckland 24

a handoff which was heard back at West Mills, then slickly offloading to Edwards to gain the bonus point. Final score: 24-0Verdict: Neither classy nor enjoyable, but workman-like. Penalties prevented a landslide, but Bishops have class when it counts.They must show better shape against teams who lose structure quickly. The real class of the day lay in the second row with Luke Bryan Victory outstanding and Paul Fletcher a clear man of the match. An un-compromising player, he is in the shape of his life and has a hunger which inspires his team.

The Aces suffered their biggest defeat of the season with a 6-0 loss at home to Newton Aycliffe Youth Eagles. It was a hard fight to get back into the game after conceding three goals in the first half and then three in the second but

the lads battled on till the end. Man of the Match was Dylan Howe.Next came a friendly game off the back of that 6-0 defeat, but the lads didn’t let it get to them and came out fighting with some terrific passing and great corner balls from Ben

Aces recover from big defeatConner and Ryan Byrne which lead to the Aces going 1-0 up through an own goal.Then a great through ball sent Cameron Bass on his way to getting the Aces second goal with a great strike. Man of the Match was Tyler Jackman.

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