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The newly filled pond down at the Wetlands

The digger goes to work at the

wetlands site

Esh Leaves

Editor David C. Rider

Production Assistant Lynne Rowland

And the Newsletter Working Party

Langley Park Environment

Group has had a very busy year.

The wild flowers were a huge

success and we have just had

the meadows topped ready for

next year. We continued to cut

the parish playing field and the

old recreation ground path with

the new ride on tractor, thanks

to a grant from County Durham

Community Foundation earlier

this year.

We have just finished work on

the big pond in Stobbilee

wetlands. This was achieved by

the incredible work done by all

our volunteers and members of

the public who chipped in, but

our thanks have to go out to all

the businesses that made it

possible. Brian Weatherall from

DCC who got us the clay, Owen

Pugh who delivered all 90

tonnes free of charge, Hire Base

who supplied us with a digger

and small dumper truck for 8

days free of charge, HE services

who dropped the clay on the

edge of the pond for us,

County Durham AAP for putting

us in touch for the clay so a

huge thank you once again to

everyone who helped out..

We are pleased to announce

that the Parish Council have

arranged for electric lights to go

on the Langley Park village

Christmas tree this year. The

solar lights supplied by Langley

Park Environment Group will be

used on the adjacent trees. The

switch on date is set for

Thursday, December 10th at

5.30pm. Santa will be there as

will Stuart Wright with his

Carnival street organ.

Refreshments in the St.

Andrews Methodist Hall will be

provided by Langley Park

Environment Group – sweets,

cakes, teas and coffees etc.

As mentioned earlier in this article the Langley Park Environment Group is continuing to cut the grass path around the old recreation ground site and emptying the bin on a weekly basis. The grass cutting season has now finished until March 2016 but the bin will still be emptied. A new perimeter fence is expected to go up around the recreation ground next year.

Issue 33, December 2015

Esh Leaves Esh Parish Council newsletter for Esh, Langley Park, Quebec, Ushaw and Wilks Hill

Submit items for the next edition to:

Esh Parish Council, Langley Park Miners Institute, Church Street, Langley Park, DH7 9TZ

or email editor@langley-park.org.uk by February 1st 2016

We reserve the right to edit all submissions.

www.eshparishcouncil.gov.uk

LANGLEY PARK

ENVIRONMENT GROUP

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Chairman’s notes Events have been moving along at a steady pace in the Parish. We’ve had a lovely display of colour with the hanging baskets thanks very much Paul for all your hard work preparing and looking after the baskets. We’ve also got five new Councillors’ Co-opted onto the Parish Council. Councillor Heartfield has also been very busy arranging a new power system for the Christmas tree lighting with Durham County Council and Northern Power along with new Coloured lights!! Fingers crossed this will be in operation as this edition goes to press. Councillor Dowson has been busy with his band of merry men working on the Wetlands. The improvements so far have been fantastic – well done everyone. Finally I cannot close without expressing my grateful thanks and gratitude to the Parish Clerks for all of the help and guidance they have given me during the past few months I have been Chairman of the Parish Council. It’s been a very steep learning curve!! I’d like to take this opportunity on behalf of the Parish Council to wish everybody a happy Christmas and a prosperous New Year. Don’t forget we are there for you.

Gordon Coulson IT Suite There has been a time change to the Monday afternoon I.T. session. It is now 2-4 pm. Parish Councillors In the last edition we promised more information about the new intake of Parish Councillors. We have decided to provide that information in this edition and to include all members and Officers of the Parish Council in the article.

Councillor George Hawxwell is Chairman of the Parish Council and a member for the Ushaw Ward. He can be contacted at george.hawxwell@langley-park.org.uk or on 07530829630 Councillor Alan Mollon is the

current Vice Chairman of the Parish Council and a member for the Langley Park Ward. He can be contacted by email at alanmollon@gmail.com

Geoff Smith is the Parish Clerk for Esh Parish Council and can be contacted by telephone on 01913736687 or by emailing geoff.smith@langley-park.org.uk Lynne Rowland is the Deputy Parish Clerk for Esh Parish Council and can be contacted by telephone on 01913736687 or on lynne.rowland@langley-park.org.uk

PARISH COUNCIL NEWS

The Parish Council would like to wish all residents of Esh Parish

a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

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Councillor Susan Bell is a Parish Councillor for the Langley Park Ward and can be contacted by email on susan.bell1@nhs.net

Councillor Keith Heartfield is a Parish Councillor for the Langley Park Ward and a member of the Environment Group. He can be contacted by email on keithhertfield1@hotmail.co.uk Councillor Lynn Finch is a Parish Councillor for the Langley Park Ward and can be contacted by email on t-finch@sky.com

Councillor Ian Dowson is one of the new group of Parish Councillors recently co-opted on to the Council. He is a member of the Langley Park Environment Group and a Parish Councillor for the Quebec Ward. He can be contacted by telephone on 07745527783 Councillor Joseph Armstrong is another newly co-opted Councillor. He is an Esh Parish Councillor for the Ward of Esh, a Parish Councillor for Cornsay Parish Council and a Durham County Councillor for Esh and Witton Gilbert Division. He can be contacted by phone at 03000268675 or by email at joseph.armstrong@durham.gov.uk

Councillor Paula Mollon Is a Parish Councillor for the Ward of Langley Park and can be contacted by email at paulamollon@hotmail.com Councillor Arnold Simpson is a member for the Ushaw Ward and is also a Parish Councillor for Witton Gilbert. He can be contacted by telephone on 0191 3712161. Please note that we will be coming back to this in a future edition covering the remaining Councillors and staff.

Visit the Parish Council

Website at

www.eshparishcouncil.gov.uk

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STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2015

BALANCE AS AT 1ST APRIL 2014 26057.97 PRECEPT 72599.58 OTHER INCOME 60545.39 LESS STAFF COSTS 25315.70 LESS OTHER PAYMENTS 60162.82

BALANCE AS AT 31ST MARCH 2015 73724.42

AUDITED BANK STATEMENTS AS AT 31ST MARCH 2015 RECREATION GROUND 0.00

14 DAY A/C 6105001556 189.34 NO 2 A/C 61005390 872.26 INSTANT ACCESS A/C 6105001550 72322.27 GARAGE BOND 105.84 LP YOUTH PARTNERSHIP 962.74 CURRENT ACCOUNT 6105001500 (ADJ) (300.00) -728.03 BALANCE 73724.42

BANK RECONCILIATION AS AT 31ST MARCH 2015 CURRENT ACCOUNT

BALANCE 300.00 WRITE OFF UNPRESENTED CHEQUE 70.00

230.00

50.00

BANK ERROR 280.00 LESS UNPRESENTED CHEQUES 2014/15

819 £108.03 820 £400.00 821 £400.00 822 £100.00 Total - 1008.03

-728.03

Esh Parish Council Accounts (continued on pages 5 and 6)

If you would like to submit an article for Esh Leaves, you can either leave printed copy in the Parish Room at the Langley Park Miners Institute or email your article in Microsoft Word format to editor@langley-park.org.uk as an attachment. Any photographs with the article should be emailed as a separate attachment at a resolution of no less than 300 dots per inch. Esh Leaves is delivered free to approximately 2500 households in Esh Parish so why not advertise your business? Telephone 01913736687 or email the above address for more information.

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Durham County Council has had a reduction in funding of £28 Million, this year, from Central Government with 2016/17 cuts to be announced just before Christmas. With all departments in County Hall bearing the brunt of reduced funding Durham County Council are maintaining the provision of services with no increase in Community Tax for the most vulnerable. At a cost of £20,000 parking bays have been installed opposite May Terrace (there is room for 6 vehicles) these bays are not reserved and can be used by anyone. This will relieve some of the parking problems residents have on this road and will also protect the grass verges.

County Councillors Joe and Barbara Armstrong are also looking at costings for further traffic calming schemes on Front Street, Church Street and around the Miners Institute. There is new LED street lighting throughout the village, a costly exercise which lots of Councils

throughout England are considering or have already done, but an exercise that will save the County Council £50 million over 5 years. Your County Councillors are supporting the funding bids to refurbish Esh Village Play Park and are looking at traffic calming around the schools in the village. We are supporting Langley Park Primary School’s scheme to drain and open the playing fields for school and community use, a continued investment into the school and village already started with the community gym. Many local groups in the ward continue to be supported with funding from the members’ initiative fund and the Mid Durham Area Action Partnership (based in the Miners Institute, Langley Park).

ESH PARISH COUNCIL INCOME (AUDITED) YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2015

DETAILS INCOME

PRECEPT 72599.58

GARAGE RENT 1500.00

ALLOTMENT RENT 750.00

WAYLEAVE 53.92

POPPY WREATH 20.00

DOG BAGS 251.00

IT CLASSES 948.50

WATER REBATE 30.45

SALE OF ESH LEAVES THE BOOK 23.99

MINERS INSTITUTE BUILDING (REFUNDS) 33574.83 GRANT (AWARDS FOR ALL) - MINERS INSTITUTE BUILDING 8285.67

BANK INTEREST 46.03

DCC PRECEPT GRANT 7626.00

HIGH LEVEL STEWARDSHIP 528.17

VAT 6906.83

TOTAL 133144.97

DURHAM COUNTY COUNCIL REPORT

Parking bays opposite May Terrace

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The Mid Durham Area Action Partnership (AAP) was set up to work with you, the residents of Mid Durham, to improve the quality of life within your area. Wellbeing for Life An exciting new FREE service has been launched across County Durham. The Wellbeing for Life (WFL) service aims to work in targeted communities and takes an innovative approach to their wellbeing. In Mid Durham the villages of Esh Winning and Ushaw Moor have been targeted for initial work. The service will go beyond looking at single issues and the focus on illness, and instead aims to take a whole-person and community approach to improving health and wellbeing. The service can support people with: healthy eating, weight management, weight loss; stopping smoking; increasing physical activity levels; practical cooking; adult learning opportunities; finding out how to volunteer and help others; finding out how to get involved in their community The service works with the public on a one to one basis or in groups through a combination of staff and volunteers. Mid Durham does have another WFL service operating within its area, aimed at supporting our older residents and is targeted at the villages of Brandon, Burnhope and Langley Park. For more information on this Freephone: 0800 8766887 or email: cdda-tr.WBFL@nhs.net Help to work The following is a brief case study of how the employability team can support those people who are seeking work:

Julie from Brandon contacted the Employability Project after she became unemployed. With experience in retail and customer service her previous job for 9 years had been as a Workshop Support Officer with a local organ manufacturer where she did everything from receptionist, dispatcher, first aider, ordering supplies and deliveries – everything also including making the teas! Julie ideally wished to return to an administration role particularly dealing with customers and had applied for numerous jobs without success…. and admitted her confidence when applying for jobs was pretty low. Although Julie had a CV, it did not really reflect or promote Julies many skills, working with the Employability Mentoring Officer, a new CV was created along with a covering letter. Numerous jobs were identified and Julie started to apply. Within a short period of time Julie was successful in gaining pre-employment training with ‘2 Touch’ mobile phone company progressing towards Call Centre Operator. There then came an offer as an Office Manager at Todhill Farm near Willington. Julie says: “The support and knowledge I got from the Employability Project, is what gave me the confidence boost that I needed, my CV was desperate for a makeover, and I was helped to do that and find work almost immediately. Thanks again.” If you, or anyone you know, might benefit from support from our employability team contact them on 03000262383 or email enquiries-mentoring@durham.gov.uk

The address and contact information for the Mid Durham AAP – is The Miners Institute, Church Street, Langley Park, DH7 9TZ – 07818510370 or

07814969392 or 07557 541413. Email: mdaap@durham.gov.uk Lock it or lose it At this time of year we are appealing to our communities to ensure extra measures are taken to secure items in Cars. Please do not leave items on show, particularly items including SatNav’s, mobile phones and other valuables which may include gifts on the run up to Christmas. Use the website www.immobilise.com and register tools and electrical items to increase the chances of police returning your items to you if reported lost or stolen.

Useful Contacts Police Non- Emergency 101 Emergency Calls 999 Childline 0800 1111 Action Fraud 0300 123 20 40 Consumer Advice 0845 3303313 Crimestoppers NE 0800555111 National Domestic Violence Helpline 08082000247 Harbour Domestic Violence 03000202525 Browney House Surgery 01913732860 Sir Bobby Robson House Surgery 01913731386 Durham County Council 03001237070 Citizens Advice 03444111444 - Advice Line 03003232000 - Debt Advice 03003231000 - Appointments Samaritans 0191 384 2727 Age UK 0800 169 8787

MID DURHAM AAP

POLICE

OTHER USEFUL CONTACTS

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From as early as 2006 moves were afoot to bring the Langley Park Lodge Banner back to the village. There have been 3 banners in the history of Langley Park Colliery. The first one from 1921 has disappeared and no trace of it can be found. The second banner commissioned in the fifties, is now in storage at the Durham Miners Association headquarters at Red Hills all be it in very poor condition. The third banner from 1963 depicting County Hall on one side and the Sam Watson rest home on the reverse was, after the colliery closed in 1975, given to East Hetton Colliery and is now on display at Cassop School. The Parish Council and the Miners Institute are seeking to return the second banner to the village. Because of its very frail condition, we are hoping to have a replica of the banner made. The banner will depict Council Housing on one side (Park Drive) and the Hermitage Rehabilitation Centre at Chester le Street on the reverse. The Durham Banner Makers have been approached with a view to making a replica banner. This firm has already made replica banners for Sacriston, Burnhope and New Brancepeth. The cost for the project would be approximately £8000 and the carrying poles and other items a further £1000. The Parish Council are actively seeking funding for this project with the help of Andy Coulthard of Mid Durham Area Action Partnership. It is intended to parade the new banner at the Durham Miners

Gala and other suitable events in the village. George Hawxwell

We are still working towards our aim: ‘To raise sufficient funds to provide the village with a permanent memorial to recognise the history of Langley Park as a mining community.’ Our most recent fundraiser, a coffee morning on Saturday 24 October, was well supported and raised £350. We would like to thank everyone who attended, bought refreshments and gave donations. We would also like to thank those people who helped us to organise and run the coffee morning, as well as those who donated cakes and tombola prizes. We are delighted with the ongoing support from the village. If anyone was unable to attend but would like to make a donation, this can be done anytime at the Miners’ Institute.

Alternatively, contact us via our Facebook page. We have recently submitted two grant applications to enhance our fundraising and are awaiting feedback. The Parish Council has kindly pledged financial support, along with the NUM and CISWO. The proposed site for the memorial is now on the edge of the new housing development on the site of the old Youth Centre. This will allow the memorial to be clearly visible to residents and visitors upon entering and leaving the village; it is also a location easily accessible for all. We will continue to provide updates via this publication, along with our Facebook page. Our next proposed fundraiser will be a Christmas Hamper raffle. Please look out for posters around the village. Thank you once again for your continued support.

LANGLEY PARK LODGE BANNER

Langley Park Banner (Park Drive)

LANGLEY PARK MINERS MEMORIAL UPDATE

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Cheques presented to the CRY fund for £500 each by Esh Parish

Council Chairman George Hawxwell and County Councillor Barbara Armstrong

The family of Robert Daniel Smith would like to thank Esh Parish Council and Durham County Council for their kind donation of £1000 in total to Robert’s memorial fund, also the people of Langley Park and surrounding area’s for your continued support, up to now we have raised £11,566. We will be holding more fund raising events in the next few months including a Christmas shopping night with handmade gifts etc. and a coffee morning to help us reach our target of £12,000 to hold two screening days through Cardiac Risk in the Young, for young people between the ages of 14 and 35. St Cuthbert’s Hospice would like to thank Amins Spice in Langley Park for raising £600 during a recent charity night. The restaurant, in Front Street, donated a percentage of its takings and held a raffle, with many local businesses donating prizes. We would like to advise that the Community Garden has now been locked up for the winter and will re-open in early spring 2016. We wish to thank everyone for their support throughout the year and really appreciate the lovely comments and feedback which you have given us. Several people have given donations for vegetables and herbs which they have taken, all of these donations will be re-invested into the garden next year and hopefully there will be a bumper harvest of vegetables,

herbs and fruit again! Please keep an eye on our Facebook page, we will continue to upload photographs and hopefully it won’t be too long before the winter bulbs we planted a few weeks ago, start to pop through. Thank you again for all of your support and we look forward to seeing you all in 2016. Councillors, Clergy and many local residents were present once again for the Remembrance Day parade at the Langley Park War Memorial. As usual the parade was preceded by a Church Service at All Saints Church, Langley

Park and a ceremony at the Grave of the Unknown Soldier. After the Church Service everyone made their way down to the War Memorial for the parade at which point the names of all of the war dead listed on the memorial were read out, wreaths were laid by Councillors and other Dignitaries, and the Last Post was sounded by a Bugler. This was followed at 11 am by a minute’s silence observed by everyone present. Editors note A full list of all of the names of local people killed in action from the First World War up to Northern Ireland can be

CRY UPDATE

ST CUTHBERT’S HOSPICE

LANGLEY PARK COMMUNITY GARDEN

REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY 2015

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accessed on the Parish Council website. Cake Sale The children of year 4 had a cake sale in October with a large number of people providing cakes as donations and buying them from a stall in the playground. The children raised £88 for donation to Willow Burn Hospice. Poppy Appeal Following on from the Cake Sale year 4 pupils spent the first week in November selling poppies and other Remembrance Day items raising £210 for the Royal British Legion. Well done children for all of your efforts. Year 4 Stone Age Skills Day Again in November Year 4 had a fantastic time with Sarah and Lyndsey trying out their Stone Age Skills. They built Stone Age homes, made a fire using flint and tried Stone Age food. They enjoyed freshly cooked trout, porridge with berries and a warm drink. Christmas Fayre Our Christmas Fayre this year will take place on Thursday 10th

December from 3.30pm until 5.00pm. After the Christmas Fayre everyone is invited to meet around the village Christmas tree for the turning on of the lights.

Singing in the Cathedral The School choir will be singing in Durham Cathedral on 17th December.

Request for donations We are looking for donations of LEGO for children to play with during the morning breakfast club. The nursery children would be grateful if you could send into school any unwanted rolls or part rolls of wallpaper for them to use in their squiggle whilst you wiggle activity. In addition the reception class needs washing up bowls and empty plastic pop bottles. If you have any children’s toys such as cars, figures, animals, dinosaurs etc. that you no longer want the school would greatly appreciate it if you could bring them along for the children to play with at break times. Metafit We have two adult metafit classes on weekly in our gym. They are Tuesday between 6.30pm-7.00pm and Friday between 5.30pm-6.00pm. Quebec Village Hall is presently running the following events: Every 2nd Monday each month Woman’s Institute 7-10 pm, Wednesday Aerobics between 7:15 and 8:15 pm, Thursday Modern Sequence Dance 7:30 to 9:30 pm, On Friday we have Zumba 7 - 8 pm. If you are interested in any of these events why not go along and support your local Village Hall.

Esh Village Residents Association meets once a month on every second Thursday at 7.30pm in the Cross Keys Inn. Meetings are informal and all residents are welcome. The Committee reports on events in the village and discuss ideas and projects related to Esh. For more information email eshresidentsassociation@gmail.com Since the last Esh Leaves we can confirm that the City and Guilds Start ITQ course will begin on the 24th February at 1 pm. If you wish to register for this please call in. Also since the last issue, we held a coffee morning for Macmillan Cancer Support that included a tombola and raffle and raised £600. Thank you to the volunteers who worked hard to make it such a success.

Weekly Activities Monday Clart About is running “Messy Play” sessions between 1:15pm and 2:00pm. Booking is essential as places are limited. See the Clart About website, our notice board, Facebook and Streetlife web pages for more information. The Smoking Cessation Class run by the Mid-Durham Health Trainers as part of the “Well Being for Life” initiative is on weekly from 5:00 - 7:00pm. The evening Yoga class meet between 7:00 - 8:30 pm. Tuesday An Art Class is held in the Snooker room between 10:00am and 12:00 pm. This class is run by Anne Cain who provides all necessary equipment. Cost of the class is £4 which includes a

Local dignitaries prepare to lay wreathes at the War Memorial

LANGLEY PARK PRIMARY SCHOOL

QUEBEC VILLAGE HALL

ESH RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION

LANGLEY PARK

MINERS INSTITUTE

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tea or coffee and biscuits. Our new Hatha Yoga Class meets in the main hall between 10:00am and 11:30am. This is proving very popular for both sexes. The class is run by “Healthy Horizons” and costs £3 per session with the first session free of charge. Finally “Distinctive Dance” run their dance school between 6:45pm and 8:00pm. This freestyle dance school, run by Natalie, is aimed at pupils between the ages of 3 to 17 years of age. It covers many genre of dance including acrobatics, ballet, contemporary, disco, lyrical, slow and street dance. Pupils of Distinctive Dance have entered regional competitions and exams in either solo, duet or team routines. The cost of the class is £5. Wednesday The day starts at 10:00am when the walking group meet for their regular one hour walk. The venue sometimes changes but there are always refreshments available for those taking part. If you are interested call in on any Wednesday and meet the regular walkers. The main hall is in use this afternoon for the “Circuit Training” class run by Healthy Horizons. This class is on between 1 - 2 pm and is designed for adults aged 40 and over. The cost is £2 per session with the first session free. We finish with another class from “Distinctive Dance”. This takes place between 5:30 - 7:30pm and is split into two segments. The first is a new class for beginners from 5:30 - 6:30pm costing £5. The second between 6:30 and 7:30 pm is an advanced level (freestyle) and costs £5. Thursday The Steps Youth Club is on from 5:45pm to 8:15pm. Run by Durham County Council Youth Service this helps young people

with the Duke of Edinburgh award scheme. There is a possibility of Yoga classes coming on a Thursday so keep an eye on our notice boards. Friday The Miners Kitchen runs from 9:30 am - 12:00 pm and serves delicious breakfast treats. Whether you fancy a bacon butty or a full English breakfast you will not be disappointed with our new breakfast menu. A cup of tea or coffee is included in the price of the full breakfast which includes a free refill. Between 9:30am and 12:00 pm, we hold a “Check 4 Life Health Check” where a Mid-Durham Senior Health Trainer will be on hand to give personalised advice and information about your lifestyle. This covers Diet and Weight Management, Social Isolation, Finance, Debt Management, Employability and all things related. A “Drop In” session is held every fortnight on a Friday morning where residents can report any problems or speak in confidence to the local PCSO (Police Community Support Officer). The last class of the week is run by Lotty of “Watermelon” and is called Fitsteps. The class runs from 6:30 - 7:30 pm, is extremely popular with people of all ages and costs £4.

Forthcoming Events and Classes A Christmas party for children will be held by “Clart About” on the 12th December from 2-4 pm. Spaces are limited so booking is essential. Further details will soon be on our notice board. A Pottery Class is being considered by a local potter. You may have seen his work at the Macmillan coffee morning. Staying In Touch The Miners Institute can be found on Facebook and “Streetlife” where we advertise

all of our activities. The Institute is available to hire for private functions including Children’s parties, family celebrations, weddings, funerals, christenings, craft fairs etc. Catering can be arranged at very competitive rates. We have a full size snooker table available to book at £1.50 per hour. Our phone number is 07599951523 but this is only manned when a volunteer is available so please be prepared to leave a message so that we can get back to you. If you have any spare time the Institute is always looking for volunteers to help with running the building and helping with the various activities and events we have on. Please either ring or call in for a chat. Our Email is: lpinstitute@outlook.com. Edward Jackson set up his flight simulator following four years of flight instruction at Newcastle Airport for St George Flight Training and later with Northumbria Flying School. Initially, it was designed to be a hobby and something for his plane-mad three-year-old son to fly, but it soon evolved into a viable training facility due to an obsession with creating something as accurate as possible and Icarus Simulation was born. Edward gained his Airline Transport Licence at Oxford Aviation Academy in 2009, after having saved as much money as possible working in the hospitality industry managing hotels, restaurants, bars and cafes across this country, France and New Zealand. Flying has always been his passion, and he feels at home amongst the clouds flying light aircraft and enjoys training students to fly, seeing them off on their first solo and ultimately getting their

NEW BUSINESS FLIES INTO LANGLEY PARK

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If any other business has recently been established in the Parish then we would be pleased to hear from you. Email editor@langley-park.org.uk

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The Bread Lady

Unit 3F, Riverside Industrial Estate.

Your local handmade bread baker.

We make White, Wholemeal, Spelt.

A variety of Flavoured, Seeded and Enriched Breads.

Also Rye and Wheat Sourdough.

Please enquire for other baked goods.

100% organic flour, grown and milled in Northumberland

Open 4-6 PM

LANGLEY PARK FISH SHOP

Opening Times

11.00am - 1.30pm

Monday – Saturday

4.00pm - 10.00pm Monday – Thursday

4.00pm - 10.30pm Friday

4.00pm - 8.00pm Saturday

9 Quebec Street, Langley Park

Telephone No: 0191 3731474

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