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Issue 97 March 2019

Councillors call for end to plans to close Lingdale GP Clinic

t a recent meeting of the Council's Adults and Community Scrutiny Committee they unanimously agreed to oppose a move by the South Tees NHS Clinical Commissioning Group to close the GP Clinic in Lingdale. RCBC councillor Steve Kay who represents Lingdale said: “This is the fifth meeting I’ve been to, fighting to have Lingdale Clinic re-opened. I’m sure that if the CQC spent the money

on refurbishment to modern standards, the clinic would be acceptable to the local GP practices and would be wellused again. Why should Lingdale people be forced to travel to Skelton to see a doctor?" The CCG argued that numbers attending the clinic staffed by nurses and specialists from Skelton's Hillside GP hub, were low and had fallen in recent years. They also argued the building was old and not fit for

purpose. But the Scrutiny Committee rejected these arguments, pointing out the isolation of Lingdale and outlying communities, the poor public transport with only one bus an hour to Skelton, and the growing numbers of older people living close by. Cllr David Walsh, Cabinet Member for Adult Services, who attended the Scrutiny meeting. said "I agree 100% with the stance the Committee

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have taken. I back the committee and urge the CCG to look again at the issue and that this be done in partnership with the Council and other relevant agencies active in rural East Cleveland. By working together we should be able to find a solution that doesn’t mean complete closure and the loss of yet more local services." But unfortunately the NHS South Tees Clinical Commissioning Group’s Primary Care Commissioning Committee agreed at its meeting on Wednesday 27 February 2019 to support an application from Hillside Practice and Brotton Surgery to close their branch site at Lingdale Clinic. The statement we received said This follows a period of engagement with patients and stakeholders including the local authority’s Adults Communities Scrutiny and Improvement Committee and local councillors to understand the impact the proposed closure would have. Lingdale Clinic has been temporarily closed since February 2018 due to problems with the building’s heating and hot water system and practice workforce constraints. During the three months prior to the temporary closure of Lingdale Clinic, an average of 19 patients per month accessed the clinic.

Patients have continued to access appointments since that time at the main sites at Brotton Surgery and Hillside Practice or via home visits where appropriate. The practices will now contact patients affected by the closure and offer reassurance that they will be able to continue to access the health services they need. Dr Neil O’Brien, chief clinical officer, NHS South Tees Clinical Commissioning Group said: “The Primary Care Commissioning Committee has supported the application from Hillside Practice and Brotton Surgery as we are confident that this will be a better use of the clinical workforce in order to support improved patient care.” Dr Kate Harvie and Dr Linda Smith from Hillside Practice and Brotton Surgery said: “We would like to reassure our patients that they will still be able to see the same doctors and nurses and continue to access the health services they need at our main sites at Brotton Surgery or Hillside Practice. We would encourage anyone with any concerns to discuss them with their practice.” The practices have confirmed that the closure of the Lingdale Clinic will not result in staff redundancies

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Coastal View & Moor News Issue 97 March 2019

Welcome to Coastal View & Moor News Issue 97

his month we are including many exciting things to be happening in our area in the next couple of months as well as lots of other local news. Firstly we have to mention the weather. Hasn't it been beautiful recently? Unfortunately we were stuck inside for most of it doing the paper but when the sun shines it always makes you feel better; sure you will agree on that. So the flowers are coming out really early this year and the birds are constantly singing. Isn't life grand? We recently purchased four wild cherry saplings to plant in the garden in memory of our beautiful Layla dog who we said good bye to more than a year ago now. We will be able to watch them grow and when we do we will remember her. Not a day goes by when we don't think of her and we have the lovely hyacinth plants given to us at the time by our neighbours, John and Anne which are blooming again in Layla's memory, together with the snowdrops we got from Liz and Norman. So, what's included in this month's issue? We have eight pages packed full of events with some amazing things coming up. The third East Cleveland Bike Race will take place in April with a very special guest

presenting the ladies and gents winning trophies along with the Chair of the East Cleveland Villages Big Local, Mary Lanigan. This is a treat for all you Boro fans as the guest is none other than Boro Goalkeeper Dimi Konstantopoulos. Turn to pages 46/47 to read all the East Cleveland Klondike Bike Race details. This issue we have a full six pages of local sport including news about Brotton's first Park Run on page 55 and news from Middlesbrough FC Foundation on page 57. And if you fancy getting a job at the Boro you will find details on that page as well. Also, on the sports' pages you will find our regular reports from Marske Utd, Guisborough Town as well as Staithes, Whitby and the North Riding League. The back page features news that the Rugby League World Cup will come to the area in 2021. This is great news for us, being massive Rugby League fans. Talking of sport in next month's issue we will be featuring an eight page pullout section all about Marske Cricket Club who this year celebrate their 150th anniversary - so that's one to look out for! Two more anniversaries are featured in this paper, Marske Fishermens' Choir anniversary is written about by our regular columnist

Hollie Bush on page 32 and Saltburn pier is also celebrating an anniversary too. Read about that on page 3. On page 5 you can see what both our local MPs say about the recent announcement of Police Funding for Cleveland and news about Council Tax rises are featured on page 5 as well. But it's not all doom and gloom as Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council have great news about planned spending on the Regent Cinema, a brand new hotel complex as well as money for Loftus High Street. Turn to page 8 for more information and details about tourism going forward. And of course not forgetting the wonderful 12 page Freebrough Flyer supplement in the centre of the paper. We are sure you will all have noticed that apart from the fine weather the days are getting longer and it gets better at the end of the month when we put our clocks forward on March 30/31. March 1st was the meteorological first day of spring, so let's look forward to lighter nights and hopefully better weather. We hope you enjoy reading this issue.

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Saltburn Pier is 150 Years Old

pecial celebrations are being planned to commemorate the Saltburn pier reaching the age of 150; Saturday May 11th has been chosen as the special day. Although it is understood that May was the month of opening, no actual date is recorded in any annals that have so far been researched. Despite the current length of the pier being much shorter than its original size of 1500 feet, it is nonetheless a truly magnificent feature. As the only remaining pier in the whole of the Yorkshire

coast it rightly take its place as a main tourist attraction. In 2005 the infrastructure was lit up by a new lighting system. Unfortunately the great sea surge of December 2013 destroyed the majority of the fittings. In 2009 the National Piers Society awarded Saltburn, Pier of the Year. The 150 celebrations will see a newly installed replacement lighting system come to life and once again showcase this magnificent structure.

Teesside Society for the Blind

eesside Society for the Blind is a local Charity working with adults who have a visual impairment. We are desperately in need of people who can drive one of our minibuses or use their own car to bring clients into our social centre in Middlesbrough. We are also looking for people to work within our Social Centre in Middlesbrough. We require volunteers to assist with a range of activities Monday to Friday 10am to 2pm. If you're interested please contact us on 01642 247518 for more details. Teesside Society for the Blind Charity Number 700212

Musical Charity Night

By David Windras

he event which was sponsored by Tom Kitching and featured two bands, “MISS D’Mina” and a Jimi Hendrix tribute band “Are You Experienced” was to raise money for Macmillan nurses. MISS D’Mina were appearing for the first time in the Quoit Club and it would have been difficult to have had a better warm up band as they were very well received on the night. Are You Experienced were generally acclaimed as one of the best tribute bands who have appeared at the Quoit Club. Tom would like to thank everyone who attended on the night and generously entered the raffle

Philip Thomson, founder and long time organiser of the legendary Saltburn Victorian Week is encouraging all members of the community to support and contribute to the programme of events that is being put together by residents and local Councils. Resident Dawn Rowley is leading on the preparations and everyone who wishes to help in any way is encouraged to email SaltburnPier150@gmail.com and indicate how they might participate.

On the day 150 residents are being asked to wear period costume and take part, on the pier, in the cutting of the celebratory tape. Those wishing to be part of the 150 residents in costume can sign up at Saltburn Library. The cutting of the tape could be enacted by three of the oldest living persons born in Saltburn. The search is now on. If anyone knows of anyone born in Saltburn and now over 90 years old, can they please get in touch with Dawn, either by email or through Saltburn Library.

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Coastal View & Moor News Issue 97 March 2019

Council agree budget for growth and frontline services

●● Councillor Christopher Massey, Cabinet Member for Resources

balanced budget designed to protect frontline services and encourage economic growth was approved by 37 votes to 13 at a Special Borough Council meeting held recently. The Council has already had to deal with £83.5 million of government cuts since 2010 and further budget cut of £18 million is needed in the coming financial year due to additional reductions from central government. Despite these government cuts, a report to Cabinet outlined proposals to increase Council Tax by 1.99%, a full one percent lower than the maximum allowed by government. An increase in the Adult Social Care Precept by 2% is also approved to safeguard and protect services. The increase means a Council Tax payer in Band A will have to pay an extra 38p a week for Council Tax and the same for Adult Social Care Precept. These increases are needed to offset central government's £4.1 million cut to our grant funding this year, and the fall of our Business Rate income by £3.8 million due to appeals, business closures and revaluations. The Cabinet report explained that demand for services is continuing to rise especially

the number of children under the care of the Council. Due to cost increases due to the number of Children in our Care, the Council had to make an extra £4.3 million ‘in-year’ cuts last year. Consequently, additional funding £5.2 million for Children’s Services is needed in the coming budget. However, the Council’s £8 million Growth Strategy will boost the local economy, create jobs and attract investment into the Borough. The Council will continue to invest into our High Streets and our estates. Councillor Christopher Massey, Cabinet Member for Resources, said: “We have three clear aims: protecting the most vulnerable, delivering first rate front line services and boosting our economy – and we believe this budget delivers all three. “No councillor wants to put up Council Tax, but we have to ensure a balanced budget is in place in order to safeguard and protect services particularly the adults and children in our care." Council Leader Sue Jeffrey told Coastal View: "This is a difficult budget delivered against a government backdrop of unrelenting austerity. "We have seen year after year in the time I have been leader of cuts - cuts that mean that, on average, every household in the borough has lost some £660 of council service spend. Its different in the wealthy, leafy South. There, the impact of austerity has meant only a loss of some £124 "But despite this we are proceeding with some ambitious plans - to re-open the Regent Cinema in Redcar, bring back Guisborough iconic Town Hall into public use, a training hub in Skinningrove, spending monies to improve industrial estates in Skelton, Marske and Skippers Lane and developing a new care centre for those leaving hospital and who need therapy to properly return home. "Yes, there will be an increase - but it will be the lowest in the Tees Valley. We have, in our cabinet, worked hard to develop this budget, We think it is a fair one, and one that the vast majority of local residents will welcome."

Redcar & Cleveland bottom of funding table again L

abour MP for Redcar, Anna Turley, has slammed the government’s funding settlement for local councils for ‘leaving Redcar & Cleveland at the bottom of the pile again’. Recently the government confirmed its financial settlement for local government for 2019/2020. They claim Redcar and Cleveland will see a 3% increase in its core spending power in 2019/2020, however, this is based on inaccurate council tax and business rate assumptions, and fails to account for the front loaded cuts in previous years which means the increase is from a low base. For Children’s Social Care in particular, the council are forecasting a £4.1 million overspend so the additional funding does not meet rising cost pressures in this critical service. The number of children in care in the borough has risen by 35% between April 2017 and February 2019. Speaking in the House of Commons in a debate on the funding settlement, Anna said: “This is the second time that I have had to stand up in this Chamber to fight against the unfair and disproportionate funding that is leaving my constituents behind. The funding formula is leaving them at the bottom of the table.

“Redcar and Cleveland Council has lost £90 million since 2010. That is 35% of our funding. How on earth can a council be expected to continue to provide the level of service it wants to provide for its residents, particularly in areas like mine with high deprivation and high child poverty, when it has lost 35% of its funding? Anna also paid tribute to Council Leader Cllr Sue Jeffrey and her Cabinet for protecting public services in a tough climate: “I thank Sue Jeffrey and the Labour team in Redcar and Cleveland for their excellent work. They have done a superb job of dealing with the implications of the devastating cuts, protecting people on the frontline and supporting the most vulnerable people in our communities. They have kept our five leisure centres and all our libraries open. They have bust a gut to look after the poor and the needy. They are doing a superb job with both arms tied behind their backs.” Cllr Sue Jeffrey, Labour Leader of Redcar & Cleveland Council said: "Government continues to overestimate our spending power. They assume we are putting Council Tax up by the maximum 3% which we will not do as we know that many people would find it a struggle to pay."

Cleveland police:- The facts, funding and the future

ecently the Government announced the Police funding Settlement for all forces in England and Wales. On the same day, Simon Clarke, MP for Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland met the Home Secretary Sajid Javid to discuss Cleveland Police. This was a meeting he requested after the resignation of Chief Constable Mike Veale, the latest in a long line of scandals that have crippled the Force. Tees Valley Mayor, Ben Houchen will also be meeting the Home secretary later this month. Simon Clarke said: “I’ve called for a full review of the future of Cleveland Police as I believe that the Teesside public now want an end to the broken culture of leadership we’ve seen for far too long - both they and the men and women of the Force deserve better.” When asked about the funding settlement he pushed back at local Labour politicians saying that “They are banding together to try and defend a “business as usual strategy”. Of all the local MP’s only I voted to increase Cleveland Police’s funding from £125 million to £132 million. Labour voted against it. “It’s easy to muddy the waters by saying it's a small increase compared to other Forces that serve much larger populations but the truth is that Cleveland has the third highest funding *per head of population* of all the 43 Forces in England and Wales - £221.48 this year. This is the highest outside London. By contrast, Durham, our neighbouring Force which is ranked Outstanding, receives £183.49 per person.” “On many occasions I've told our PCC I'm always happy to urge even more funding, and did so for this settlement, - but clearly this is NOT all about money. It's about leadership. And we need change.” Labour MP for Redcar, Anna Turley, challenged the ‘disgraceful’ police funding formula that leaves Cleveland Police ‘at the bottom of the pile’. Under the police funding settlement announced recently for 2019/20, the average cash increase is 7.2%. However, Cleveland Police will receive an estimated 5.77% increase. This is the lowest increase of any force despite the Cleveland area having the fourth highest level of recorded crime (for the year to the end of September 2018, as published by the Office for National Statistics). Recently in the House of Commons MPs were debating the settlement ahead of a vote. Anna spoke against the settlement and challenged the inherent unfairness in the policy funding formula: “Cleveland has the fourth highest crime rate in the

●Simon ● Clarke and Home secretary Sajid Javid country yet today it is receiving the lowest settlement in the country. Just a 5.77% increase. “This funding formula is a disgrace. Cleveland Police is yet again at the bottom of the pile. My constituents are angry and desperate and want to know what the government is going to do about it. In the meantime I will not be voting for this funding formula.” Ms Turley also paid tribute to hard working policing officers doing their best to fight crime against the odds: “I know the police officers of Cleveland Police are doing a fantastic job against all the odds and I want to pay tribute to all of them for the sacrifice and service they give to us. “But they have been struggling now with nearly a decade of year on year real terms cuts. We have lost five hundred police officers in Cleveland Police and 50 PCSOs. “How on earth does the government think that we can have a functioning service that protects the public when you wipe out 40% of the resource.” She also shared with MPs correspondence from a constituent worried about rising crime levels in Eston: “I have lost count of the amount of times I have rang both the police and fire brigade because of youths trying to and succeeding in lighting fires on the playing field and also to the rear of my property. “Things are going from bad to worse and people are starting to take matters into their own hands. I hope and pray you get the funding that is needed.”

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Youngest soloist in dance school qualifies for Dance World Cup

It’s a short ‘tail’ under one ‘woof’ at Saltburn Library

ight year old Bonnie Bullock will be jetting off to Portugal in June to compete in the 2019 Dance World Cup after qualifying with her dance school, Val Armstrong Performing Arts. Children sent in video auditions and Bonnie was over the moon to hear that she had qualified to represent her country and team in her Mini Acro Duet with partner Rose Blare, and her Mini Song and Dance Solo. This made her the youngest soloist in her dance school to qualify. The talented Skelton youngster, who started dancing when she was two years old, was then invited along with her duet partner to Pineapple Dance Studios in London to audition live for the final spots. The pair were successful and will now be competing together with their mini tap duet. Bonnie and her team mates will

also be competing with a number of group dances. The St Paulinus Primary School Pupil said: “Last year I went to the European Championships and came home with a Gold medal, this year I’m going to try hard to be a world champion!” She works very hard, travelling to Hartlepool most nights each week to train with her team, and this has been an amazing achievement for Bonnie as it was her first time auditioning for this event. Dance World Cup, which was first held in 2004, “has over 12,000 children around the world aged from 4 to 25 trying to qualify” which shows how much of a fantastic achievement this is to make it through the audition process and qualify for the final. The standard is extremely high, with 54 countries taking part in the prestigious competition.

o, it’s not a typing error, by ‘tail’ we mean a ‘tail’ of the waggy kind! ‘My Pet Week ‘in February half term, kick started a series of animal themed children’s events at Saltburn Library with 50 plus people attending of all ages. The aim, to teach children on caring for our pets, wildlife and the planet in a fun, interactive way, whilst also highlighting the work of many our local charities working tirelessly in animal welfare. Local vet, James Haddow visited the library and talked to children about a day in the life of a vet and looking after our pets. They even had a chance to have a go with some veterinary equipment and listen to

their heartbeats! The children then made their own goldfish bowls complete with paper goldfish and pet photo frames at a craft event on Wednesday. The events continued throughout the school holidays and included some great topics such as: Animal Heroes and In the Animal Hospital with the PDSA and a Day In The of an animal

in a Rescue Centre with SARA. There was also something for the adults with a Vegan, Cruelty Free Skincare event and a Vegan Cooking demonstration. Check out our advert in What’s On page for more information, in the library itself, The Friends of Saltburn Library and RCBC facebook pages and Talk of the Town.

What’s On At Saltburn Library April Monday April 8th Animal Heroes and in the Animal Hospital, a fun interactive event with PDSA 1:00-4:00pm * Friday April 12th Animal Kids Crafts 1:00-2:00pm Monday 15th April A day in the life of an animal rescue centre with SARA 1:00-2:00pm* Wednesday 17th April Easter Crafts and Face Painting, Easter Trail around Saltburn 1:00-2:00 Wednesday 24th April Vegan Cooking Demonstration with d.a.n.i.delights 1:00-2:00pm *donations appreciated for these events for PDSA and SARA

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Beyond Housing puts former apprentice on track to new career

eyond Housing has helped a young Redcar woman cement the foundations for a career in housing. Faye Daniels, 21, has started a fulltime position as a Housing Assistant after achieving a distinction in her Level 2 Housing Apprenticeship delivered by Beyond Housing. Faye’s apprenticeship was completed through the new Housing Standard Apprenticeship in partnership with the Chartered Institute of Housing. Beyond Housing was one of the organisations involved in implementing the apprenticeship’s industry leading new standards. Last year, Beyond Housing, took on six new apprentices in Redcar, four of whom are female, across different areas

of the organisation, including painting and decorating, plumbing and heating, electrical and development. During her apprenticeship, Faye undertook duties including assisting the Housing team with face-to-face and telephone enquiries from existing and potential customers, helping customers through the process of searching for a home, signing up for a property, ending a tenancy and reporting any concerns such as anti-social behaviour. She supported the team with administration tasks including making appointments, maintaining electronic filing systems and filling in paperwork. Emma Tooth, Apprenticeship Coordinator at Beyond Housing, said: “We’re proud to be successfully

●● Faye Daniels delivering apprenticeships across a wide range of roles, and trailblazing with the new housing apprenticeship standards, which Faye has successfully completed.

More than £1000 collected for The Junction

By Roy & Lorna Ritchie

fter a very well attended weekend at Tudor Croft Open Garden and Snowdrop weekend in Guisborough on 16th-17 February, the interest in our bird box and wildlife display was excellent. The gardens were superb and the snowdrops spectacular to see with so many varieties – over 200 types in full bloom – all in four acres of garden with rose, shrub, herbaceous beds and borders, hidden gardens, stream side and woodland walks with tea, coffee, cakes and soup to enjoy on the lawn. The weather was lovely so all visitors had a very enjoyable day. In four acres of garden I didn’t see a weed anywhere – amazing – so well done Mike, Gel and staff. Our bird box and wildlife display now has a new range including hedgehog and bat boxes that were very popular with the visitors. Sparrow hotels are now helping the house sparrow which was once the most common bird seen in our gardens and farms in large flocks, but is now in serious decline. They always remind me of a “knit and natter” group (sorry ladies) as they always seem busy, cheerful and chattering together. A sparrow hotel has three or four holes as they like to live in family groups, and even look after each other’s young. When I first started making bird boxes they were mainly blue tit and robin boxes

and I would place them on the front drive with a notice for anyone to take one free of charge. When I retired I continued making bird boxes and extended the range. I was asked to make an owl box for someone who insisted on paying me for it. This led me to start collecting for a local charity, but to choose which one was a challenge. I met Steve and Lynne Nicholls who suggested donating to The Junction Foundation for Young Carers in Redcar, which my wife and I thought was a very worthwhile charity. I was aiming to raise £100 to give them, but within a year I had raised £320. Steve and Lynne published an article about our work in the Coastal View and Moor News highlighting that I always need any unwanted wood suitable for bird boxes, as I always use recycled wood. Following the article, I was offered plenty of recycled wood and requests for bird boxes, and in no time I had collected a further £500, making a total of £820 donated. We were also introduced to Mike and Gel Heagney at Tudor Croft Guisborough, who invited us to have a bird box and wildlife display at their Open Garden weekends. We were aiming to reach the seemingly impossible goal of £1,000 raised from bird boxes made from surplus and donated timber, but we have now presented another cheque to The Junction Foundation for £485

making a total now of £1285! Now is the perfect time to put up bird boxes in your garden or workplace. If you think you may have difficulty installing a box in your garden do not hesitate to contact me for advice and help. I always have boxes available (or can make one to order). If you would like to help the humble sparrow I have sparrow hotels ready now. We can’t tell you how grateful we are for the generosity of the public, for the donations and help from Mark Green (and his staff) of John Green & Son Builders Merchants in Lingdale, Ian Oram from Marske for the use of his garage and pillar drill whenever I need it, Gary Brady from Skelton for the use of his van, Mike and Gel Heagney from Tudor Croft Guisborough, Mike at the Sawmill in Skelton, Stefan Tyrka, joiner from Lingdale, Peter Jenkins photographer from Boosbeck and anyone who has assisted me in any way however small. What a wonderful area this is. We should all be proud. With your help we will continue supporting The Junction Foundation's Young Carers.

“Apprenticeships are a big part of the organisation’s culture and we want to ensure we help them grow and develop in their roles, just as Faye has. Emma added: “I wish Faye the best with her progression and her future career and very much looking forward to continuing to work with her.” Faye, who organised a very successful Volunteer Awards Ceremony during her apprenticeship, arranging everything from the venue to entertainment, invitations, decoration, gifts and refreshments, said: “I’m so pleased I managed to secure a position with Beyond Housing; my ambition was always to continue to work here at the end of my apprenticeship and I’m so proud of myself for achieving this. “Deciding to do an apprenticeship was definitely one of the best things I’ve done. I’d definitely recommend doing an apprenticeship, you get to learn through firsthand experience from the business perspective rather than from a classroom. It comes with its challenges, but my advice would be to work hard and stay focused as it’s really rewarding in the end. “I chose housing as a career path as I thought it would be interesting and I knew I’d get the opportunity to interact with a lot of different people. There’s real job satisfaction in helping people with their housing needs and seeing them settle into new homes. I’m thoroughly enjoying being part of the Beyond Housing team.”

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Redcar revitalised! Labour council secure future of Regent Cinema

edcar and Cleveland’s Labour Council has announced multi-million pound plans which secure the future of the Regent as our town's cinema. Last April the much-loved Regent Cinema was closed for safety reasons after structural and building surveys revealed serious deterioration in the fabric the building. Residents across the borough were naturally concerned that this would spell the end for the much loved and unique cinema. Labour recognised this concern and stated in April 2018 that it was “paramount” that the Regent Cinema was saved. On 20th February, Labour has made good their commitment to this and prioritised their ‘Revitalise Redcar' project plan for significant funding so that the future of the Regent as the town’s cinema is secured for generations to come. In total £30 million is being allocated by the Labour Leadership through the Tees Valley Investment Plan. This will also ensure funds go towards the regeneration of the former Coatham Bowl site in Redcar, invest in our borough’s high streets, and support the Guisborough Town Hall Gateway Project. It will also build on the Labour council’s bid to the Coastal Communities Fund for £2.5 million to fund the Redcar Gateway project - a redevelopment of the Station Road area, including Coatham Memorial Hall and a refurbishment of the empty Redcar Railway Station building into business and café space. The Former Coatham Bowl Site The investment supports the ongoing commitment to develop Coatham’s seafront area for leisure, delivering a 40-bed hotel, indoor leisure facilities, landscaping and additional car parking. Further leisure-based development would be brought forward as a second phase. Redcar & Cleveland lacks overnight accommodation which has been in decline. This is a real concern year on year particularly as the town looks to grow and attract more headline events like the Tour de Yorkshire and the Festival of Thrift. The new hotel will encourage move overnight stays and give confidence to organisers and businesses. A further £10m in funding has been committed to deliver investment to High Streets across the

borough including Eston, Saltburn, Guisborough, Redcar and Loftus. This is additional to the £8 million Redcar & Cleveland Council committed in 2017 to Area Growth Plans. New leisure facilities will also increase the tourist offer and bring more visitors to the borough. High Streets Other funding including the £8 million Redcar & Cleveland Council committed in 2017 to Area Growth Plans will deliver investment to High Streets across the borough including Eston, Saltburn, Guisborough, Redcar and Loftus. • A bid will be made to the Government’s Future High Street Fund to revitalise Loftus High Street. • The High Street Support Schemes will be extended, offering grants to businesses who want to set up new or expanded premises, improve their shop fronts, deal with security issues or provide visitor accommodation. • Making funds available to ensure that Guisborough Town Hall is revitalised as a key point for visitors and make other improvements to visitor infrastructure along the coast. The longterm community-led project Guisborough Town Hall Gateway Project to improve the Grade IIlisted Town Hall as a tourist information and heritage centre has previously attracted Heritage Lottery Fund funding. • Labour’s plans also include support for businesses to take on more apprentices and developing training facilities, as well as further investment in the borough key’s industrial sites. Labour Council Leader, Cllr Sue Jeffrey, said: “These are enormously exciting plans. We promised we would secure the future of The Regent – and now we’re going to deliver. We promised we would attract investment in Coatham and improve our tourism and leisure offer across the borough - and we’re delivering on that too. "I would like to say a big thank you to residents who have been so patient with us while we have been working to make this announcement. I hope we are now going to be able to move quickly to bring back our cinema and get building on the Coatham site. "I am delighted to confirm that we will also be putting Loftus forward for funding from the Future High Streets programme. We are already

investing in the town and working with residents to revitalise the centre, if we secure cash from this fund it will be a great boost to that work." Labour MP for Redcar, Anna Turley MP, also welcomed the plans: “This is an excellent project by our Redcar and Cleveland Labour council which will be a huge boost to our local economy. It shows great leadership that, despite the huge cuts the Tory Government has made to their funding, Sue and her Labour team are investing in our borough and the facilities residents value. “I also want to thank residents. You were clear at our town meeting in 2016 that you wanted leisure facilities on the Coatham Bowl site. You have also been clear that you wanted the Regent to be protected as a local cinema. Your contributions have fed into the masterplan and, although the process has taken some time to develop, the work that has been going behind the scenes at the council is bearing fruit.” Councillor Carl Quartermain, Labour’s Cabinet Member for Culture, Tourism & Communications, said: “Our plan for The Regent is the best option and will ensure we can provide cinema

entertainment fit for the 21st Century while still having the kind of unique, cinema experience we all love in Redcar. "Tourism in Redcar & Cleveland has more than doubled in four years, thanks in part to the events we have brought to the borough like the National Festival of Thrift and the Tour de Yorkshire. We want to keep growing this and creating more hotel accommodation is key so that people stay longer in our borough. It has also been our local term ambition to develop leisure facilities at Coatham, improving our tourism offer and growing the local economy. “These investments, along with our plans for Station Road, are going to be transformative for our town and I can’t wait for the work to get started." Councillor Bob Norton, Cabinet Member for Economic Growth, said: “These plans have taken a lot of hard work from a lot of people to develop and there’s a lot more to do. But it’s a big step to make sure our borough remains a fantastic place to live, work and do business for generations to come.”

Cabinet member outlines exciting plans for the tourism industry in annual report

he number of visitors coming to the borough is continuing to rise – and there are exciting plans ahead to attract thousands more.’ That was the key message from the Council’s Cabinet Member for Culture, Tourism and Communications, Councillor Carl Quartermain in his annual report. Cllr Quartermain’s report to all councillors at a Borough Council meeting last week showed that latest figures revealed a 5.5% increase the number of visitors to the borough. His report stressed the importance of tourism to the Redcar and Cleveland economy with the visitors spending an

estimated £167 million which helps employ nearly 2,200 people. The most popular destination remained Saltburn which attracted about 2.1 million of the borough’s 3.7 million visitors in 2017. Schemes to improve the industry still further include providing grants to improve overnight accommodation, encouraging more markets and supporting the ongoing improvements to attractions including Saltburn Cliff Tramway which reopened last summer following a major refurbishment. The Council is also supporting improvements at community-led attractions, including the Cleveland Ironstone Museum at Skinningrove and the

Guisborough Town Hall Gateway Project. Work is continuing on the multi-million pound project to create a walled garden, catering and horticultural colleges and restaurant at Kirkleatham Estate. And Cllr Quartermain said the Steel Stories exhibition at Kirkleatham Museum celebrating our industrial heritage and due to open in April is destined to be a big success. Looking to the future, Cllr Quartermain explained that multimillion pound projects included refurbishing The Regent Cinema, bringing leisure-based facilities to Coatham and continuing to promote world class cultural and sporting festivals including the Tour de Yorkshire due to come

to the borough in 2020. Other successes in the past year include the launch of the Place Marketing initiative to recruit ‘ambassadors’ to promote the borough to business leaders and a successful campaign to attract more foster carers which is having a positive effect for some of our most vulnerable children. “We have a hard-won reputation as a first class visitor destination already but these plans are designed to ensure that only gets better,” said Cllr Quartermain. “It takes hard work. Not just from people in the council but people right across the entire community, from community workers to business leaders.”

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Care home residents and staff tell of their pride after their home earns praise from inspectors

taff and residents at a council care home are celebrating after being awarded an overall ‘good’ rating for supporting adults with learning disabilities. Jervaulx Road Residential Care Home in Skelton, which delivers personal care for adults with a learning disability, was also rated ‘outstanding’ in the ‘responding to people’s needs’ category. Now residents have told their stories about how they have been supported at the home. Care Quality Commission inspectors made

an unannounced visit to the home in December and assessed the home as ‘good’ in the safety, effectiveness, leadership and caring categories. The inspectors noted that the service had; “developed innovative ways of empowering people to move on to independent living” and praised the facility’s Stepping Stones project, which offers residents an intensive programme of independent life skills support. Michelle Skjelhaug, Manager of Jervaulx, said: “I’d like to thank all our staff and, of course, all our

Young adults working together at Lingdale Community Gardens

he Tees Valley Wildlife Trust and Lingdale Community Gardens are working with young adults to come up with site improvements to make the gardens more appealing for young people. The programme is funded as part of the Building Connections Fund Youth strand, a partnership between the Co-op Foundation and government. “Young people working together on nature based activities, skills development and active community engagement projects will lead to better green spaces and opportunites to socialise, meet new people and improve wider health and well being. We are really looking forward to seeing how the young people can creatively contribute to site design and development at these two different sites,” said Matt Dove-Jones from the Wildlife Trust. Young people are being challenged to learn new

skills and make a lasting input ino the gardens design from a young persons perspective. “We are really pleased to be able to offer our site for this project” said Mike Jefferson, Chairman of the Lingdale Community Group. “We can pass skills on to young people, provide a focus and help build their confidence whilst at the same time as getting a fresh perspective on what the site can offer. The outcomes of the project will be used as part of our RHS Northumbria in Bloom entry this year.” Any young people from East Cleveland aged 18 to 24 who want to be involved in designing and implementing improvements to Lingdale Community Gardens should contact the Tees Valley Wildlife Trust on 01287 636382. No previous experience is necessary. Please note: no tools are kept on the site. For more information on the Co-op Foundation, visit www.coopfoundation.org.uk

●● CELEBRATIONS: Staff and residents at Jervaulx Residential Care Home in Skelton celebrate a positive inspection report. Top row: Staff members Tracy Clark, Michelle Skjelhaug and Callie Jones. Bottom row: Residents Paula West, Jessica Campbell and Nicole Griffiths. residents for this positive result. I was especially pleased that residents said they felt safe and supported and had good relationships with our staff. Now we all determined to earn an overall ‘outstanding’ rating next time.” Three residents at the home are taking part in the successful Stepping Stones programme. Asked what she liked about Jervaulx, Jessica Campbell, 27, who has been on the programme since October, said; “the staff are really friendly.” Her friend, Nicole Griffiths, 32, quickly added that; “they’re really funny too!” Paula West, 40, said that she had learned ‘living skills’ and hoped to move into her own home. “I like living here and learning new things,” she said. Deputy manager of Jervaulx, Tracy Clark,

discussed the Stepping Stones scheme. She said: “We have had people come to us and their parents worried they might struggle to make a cup of tea alone. A few months later they come back and they make their parents a full meal. It is wonderful to see.” Councillor Dave Walsh, Cabinet member for Adults, said: “I congratulate the staff of Jervaulx Road Residential Care Home. This rating is a testament to the success of our approach which supports people with learning disabilities to live as active and independent a life as possible.” The result of the inspection is an improvement on 2016, when the facility received a ‘good’ rating in all five areas of inspection but no outstanding ratings.

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The Co-op working in the community By Mark Laker - Member Pioneer for Skelton Co-op and TS12 area

n January, on behalf of Skelton Coop, I presented a cheque for ÂŁ250 to Friends of Skelton Community Orchard, Treasurer, Joyce White, the last money needed to fund the statue of Ironstone Miners 'Spirit of East Cleveland '. As well as this we passed on to Jasmine Moody donations and 10 collection tins for the Redbox Project. The sanitary products will be distributed to local schools and youth centres to help prevent period poverty and the collection tins will be used to help raise funds to buy more products etc to ensure no child has to miss school because they have

their period. Co-op stores in the area continue to act as collection point for your donations. From 25th Febuary to the 10th March is Fairtrade fortnight and for this we will be raising awareness of what Fairtrade does and raising funds for the PAD foundation (Skelton and Local area Defibrillators Fundraiser with a lovely Fairtrade hamper, as well as other things such as giveaways of bananas. Fairtrade connects disadvantaged farmers and workers with consumers, promote fairer trading conditions and empower farmers and workers to combat poverty, strengthen their position and take more control over their lives.

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edestrians in Saltburn and Marske will be safer now that a new pathway has been constructed; Milton Street West is a busy place. Walkers from Marske and Saltburn access the town through this route which is also a thoroughfare for Saltburn allotment holders. It is also a significant route for cyclists, being listed as NCN1, (National Cycle Network), which carries 20,000 cyclists every year. This already busy traffic level has been greatly increased by the building of Hazelgrove Park residential site, which did not require planning permission as it was previously a caravan site. As

a result normal infrastructure requirements did not have to be met and an inadequate road system has had to cope with unplanned extra traffic. As a result of actions by Councillor Philip Thomson land was purchased by Redcar & Cleveland Council from Our Lady of Lourdes, which kindly agreed to the conveyance of part of its land and for that to be reconstructed into a public footpath. This footpath will now allow pedestrians a safe refuge from the high traffic volumes which have become commonplace and which will increase as the residential park continues to grow.

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Litter picking from Saltburn to Sri Lanka

Gent’s Hairdresser J’s celebrates Birthday

uisborough hairdresser Jim Jones celebrates 22 years of successful business at J’s Hairdressers on Chaloner Street. Over the years, Jim and his highly experienced staff have met the exacting standards from his customers of varying age groups. “One of the main reasons for our continued success is the quality and variety of the hair styles our team can deliver,” explained Jim, who went on to say: “This with our well established open and friendly relationships with our loyal customer base has helped to make J’s the highly popular establishment it has become for more than 20 years.”

The town of Guisborough has certainly seen lots of hairdressing ventures come and go in the last 20 years, but J’s has remained popular in its well appointed comfortable setting. ”We are a very happy staff team,” explained stylist Sabrina, “and we all make sure that we are pleasing the customers. Sometimes this means their parents because we cater for all ages, but doing a good job is what we take pride in.” “Here’s to the next 20 years,” said a beaming Jim Jones. You can find them at 6 Chaloner Street, Guisborough. TS14 6QD. Open 8.30am 5.30pm. Telephone 01287 638314. www.jsgentshairdressing.co.uk

By Val Crooks

thought your readers may be interested in my unusual litter pick while on holiday in Sri Lanka. I was strolling along the beach when I noticed a plastic bag in the sea; I waded in to collect it as I like many other people am very concerned about the plastic waste in our oceans and the damage it does to our wildlife. I then continued but as I walked I started to pick up plastic and waste from the beach and three sacks later I hoped I had helped a little. When we moved to Saltburn in 2014 we enjoyed joining in with the quarterly litter picks but unfortunately my husband had to retire early due to a sudden deterioration in his health at work so we could no longer join in. The litter I collected was the same as in Saltburn - plastic bottles, fishing net, baby buds, straws, ice cream spoons, foot wear, nappies, plastic bags and even a toothbrush and toothpaste. The traders on the beach thanked me but I wished they would join in as the beach is not far from a turtle hatchery. In England we are trying very hard to eradicate plastic straws but in the hotels abroad the message is not getting through. I did get a cuddle from Monica the elephant which I will take as a Thanks.

● Left to right: Koi’s, Sharon, Jimmy, Emma, John, Sabrina and Kate. Jimmy Jones (Owner) EST 1996

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he week commencing Monday April 1st could be a fantastic opportunity for residents of Middlesbrough & District to beat the credit crunch and cash in on their inherited and unwanted Medals. As well as coins and all associated items or unwanted gold and silver items for this is the week that the team of experts from The Medal Centre will be running a week of specialist Coin and Medal valuation days in and around Middlesbrough & District with Venues starting in Breckon hill on Monday and then visiting the following locations during the rest of the week, Wolviston, Hutton Rudby, Lazenby, Stokesley and a final event in Yarm on the Saturday Each of the specialists present are experts in their own chosen field and they will be on hand to give free verbal valuations on any inherited Medals and military items as well as coins and banknotes and most other small collectibles. Including scrap gold and broken jewellery in any form but particularly gold coins such as sovereigns and kruggerands or gold watches and watch chains. Please remember that any one of the experts will be happy to make you an immediate on the spot cash offer for your unwanted items and they will be happy to offer the very best prices available and most people are delighted at the large amounts they are offered. This is because each of the valuers in attendance are members of respected trade organisations such as the Orders & Medals research society & the British Numismatic trade association The Medal Centre last have been asked to return to a number of local venues due to the huge response to the event held at this venue last time that they visited. At the last local event run by the Medal Centre the team of experts

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Friends reunited at The Cliffs in Brotton

wo school friends have been reunited, decades after losing touch, when they moved into The Cliffs in Brotton. Maureen Thomas (71) and Sue Blenkinsop (70) met at school and for years they would visit the hairdressers every Friday, to catch up whilst being pampered. After a nasty fall, which caused her to break her hip, Sue stopped going and as a result, she and Maureen lost touch. The ladies spent more than 30 years apart, until the opening of Beyond Housing’s supported housing facility - constructed by Galliford Try Partnerships North - where Maureen noticed Sue sitting across the room from her. Maureen said: “I couldn’t believe it was Sue! After many years of not seeing each other I was so overjoyed to meet her again and I couldn’t help but go over and give her a cuddle.

“We spent many years laughing and enjoying each other’s company at the hairdressers and I’ve been hoping that one day we would be reunited. I couldn’t have asked for anyone better to have moved in so close to me and I hope we’re able to make the most of our time together at The Cliffs.” Sue said: “It was so wonderful to see Maureen after so many years. I’d heard she was living close by, but I had no idea she would be living at The Cliffs, so it was such a surprise to see her. “Though I’m not very mobile at the minute, I’m looking forward to eventually being able to get out and about and spend some more time with Maureen. We spent a long time reminiscing and remembering when we were quite a few years younger at The Cliffs opening and it’s a lovely coincidence that we now only live a few doors apart.”

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North East fishermen news welcomed

How do you survive the loss of your child? I

By Christina Thompson

am approaching the sixth ‘anniversary’ of the loss of my son Joe, to suicide. Joe was found on April 8th 2013. He had chosen to end his own life in woodland, a short distance away from our village of Moorsholm. Family, friends and villagers helped to establish a ‘walk way’ in Joe’s memory. It’s called ‘Joey’s Way’ and is well used by the village community, and beyond. Surviving Joe’s death has been, and continues to be, the most challenging experience of my life. Losing a child is a different kind of loss to other forms of bereavement. There is no ‘getting over it’. Somehow you must absorb the loss into your own continuing existence. How do you go about doing that, in order that you can survive the loss, and give continued meaning and purpose to your own life? Some of the forms of support that came my way included services provided by my GP surgery. I found counselling helpful and therapeutic. I have also embraced yoga, meditation and mindfulness practice. Family, friends and the kindness of strangers have also played their part. But - there can exist, deep within the soul, a yearning for compassion and understanding. Within my experience I have found the company of others, similarly bereaved, to be of indescribable benefit. THE COMPASSIONATE FRIENDS is a National (Global) Charitable Organisation that supports bereaved parents and their families, whose children have died at WHATEVER AGE and from WHATEVER CAUSE. Support is available for as long as you need it, and comes in a variety of forms. This includes a National Helpline, online resources such as private Facebook groups - specific to your loss, library resources, weekend retreats, and local or group support. I volunteer with the organisation and am a local contact for Redcar and Cleveland/North Yorkshire. This year the organisation is supporting me with funding to start up a regular group offering peer to peer support. (Please be aware this is NOT counselling) We come together as bereaved parents to share our story, listen to one another, offer our compassion, empathy and support to each other - and in particular to the more newly bereaved.

Our support group starts on Saturday 27th April 1-3pm in St. Mary’s Church Hall, Moorsholm TS12 3JH. It will then run on the LAST SATURDAY of every month. If you think you might be interested in attending, please contact me Email - tina.tcf@outlook.com Mobile - 07817 822753 The Compassionate Friends UK Helpline number is 0345 123 2304 Calls are always answered by a bereaved parent. They have a wonderfully supportive website too - www.tcf.org.uk Through The Compassionate Friends I have been able to connect with some wonderful people, from all over the world and from all walks of life. That connection has profoundly supported my own bereavement process. If you are a bereaved parent(grandparent or sibling) perhaps you might consider The Compassionate Friends as part of your process too.

concession that the North East's fishermen would gain in the event of a no-deal Brexit, made by an EU Commissioner, has been welcomed by a local MEP. Speaking to the EU Budget Committee in response to questions from Jonathan Arnott and others, Commissioner Oettinger said: “Fishermen from France, Ireland, Germany, Denmark fish in UK waters because we have a Single Market. “This right would fall the day after an exit and that is why it is important if we want to maintain fishermen’s’ rights after a [no-deal] Brexit, if the Brits agree to that, then we would have to give ground on something else as well. There would have to be a quid-pro-quo.” The news was welcomed by Mr Arnott, a North East Independent MEP, who said: “This is great news for the North East's hardworking fishermen. “Whilst I've always wanted the UK to negotiate a decent, fair deal with the European Union for Brexit, sadly at present there is no reasonable deal on the table. “The Commissioner just agreed that in the event of a no-deal Brexit, the European Union would lose access to fishing in British waters. He accepted that this would be a bigger blow to the EU than to the UK, and that the EU would have to offer something in return if it wanted to continue any access to British waters. “That’s what we’ve been saying for decades - perhaps Remainers will listen now that they're hearing it from an EU Commissioner.”

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The Youth of today – Part 2!

Schoolchildren elect new Member of the Youth Parliament A

●● Gabrielle Shaw and Jack Winstanley

choolchildren across Redcar and Cleveland have elected a new Member of the UK Youth Parliament (MYP) to represent the views of young people in the area. Gabrielle Shaw, 15, was elected as the MYP for Redcar and Cleveland and Jack Winstanley, 14, was appointed as her Deputy MYP. Gabrielle, of Laurence Jackson School in Guisborough, said: “I was shocked that I was voted in as Member of the Youth Parliament, but really happy to continue and develop the work that Kellen has been doing over the past two years. “I am looking forward to undertaking my role as MYP, to help change the lives of young people especially those in the Redcar and Cleveland area and addressing the issues that our young people face.” Jack said: “I really enjoyed the count as it's something I have never experienced before. I am super excited for the role as Deputy MYP and I will bring all of my positive qualities to the role. I will fulfil my new role to the best of my ability.” This year’s MYP election was the biggest yet, with a total of 7,109 ballots issued across eight secondary schools and one college. A total of 4,507 votes were cast, a turnout of 63.4%. The new MYP secured 1,199 of the total votes cast, with the deputy winning 1,059. Cllr Craig Hannaway, Cabinet Member for Children at Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council, said: “Congratulations to Gabrielle Shaw for winning the 2019 MYP election. It’s so important that young people are represented on the national stage and the Youth Parliament is the ideal way to facilitate this. “I would also like to congratulate all six of the young people who stood as candidates in the election, they have done themselves proud.” "I will arrange for Gabrielle to meet with the Director of Children's Services and myself as soon as possible to discuss her priorities for her term of office." The former MYP for Redcar and Cleveland, Kellen Hadfield, gave a keynote speech on knife crime in the House of Commons late last year. To learn more about the role of the MYP, visit: www.redcarcleveland. gov.uk/Democracy/youthparliament/

By Ruth Hebden

while ago this newspaper allowed me the great pleasure of sharing the wonderful social action activities that the Young people of the National Citizens Service (N.C.S.) completed at Marske Hall with the residents and volunteers. The feedback we received was amazingly positive with people celebrating the good that there is amongst our young people in our community. On Wednesday 13th February, Marske Hall hosted its 56th Birthday party. As part of our celebrations we recognised the wonderful work that the volunteers do in the home. Our focus this year was looking at the youth involvement and the enhancement that

they bring to the lives of our residents. These incredible young people have enriched our Wednesday evenings and brought fun, good spirits and laughter to our home. The young people joined us through different avenues; whether Duke of Edinburgh, College, School, NCS or through volunteering they have formed a dedicated and reliable team who organise and run our Wednesday night sessions. Activities they run include cooking, games, quizzes, arts and crafts and of course our fantastic Karaoke Pub Nights hosted by volunteer entertainer, Steve Richardson of Stardust Events. I was very proud to award each of these youngsters a certificate and a small token of our appreciation. Shortly after celebrating these young

adults I was blown away by some very resourceful primary school children who spent their pocket money, raided their family cupboards and set up a stall, selling decorated biscuits, literally on the street to raise money for Marske Hall (and Comic Relief). Now I know people complain about children loitering on the streets, well this surely is the exception. These amazing young children raised an impressive £17 for Marske Hall and equipped themselves with red noses to boot! It is easy to focus on the negative minority but I am once again thrilled to share the positive and the good that lies within the vast majority of our community’s younger population; we can all learn from them.

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Take extra care when driving through Lingdale!

●● Resident John Halliday, RCBC councillor Steve Kay and Lockwood parish councillors Alan Groves and Mike Jefferson at the High Street approach to Lingdale crossroads

ingdale residents and their representatives have come together with Redcar & Cleveland Council to increase safety at the village’s dangerous crossroads. At a RCBC Neighbourhood Action Partnership meeting in December, residents John Halliday

and Keith Murray reminded those present that accidents were still happening at the crossroads on a regular basis. Their remarks were supported by Lockwood parish councillor Alan Groves, who lives not far from the crossroads and negotiates it daily. NAP chairman, RCBC councillor Steve Kay, pointed out that the council had already put in a range of safety measures: GIVE WAY signs, including a bespoke flashing sign on High Street; rumble strips; SLOW signs; and flashing 30mph signs on Stanghow Road. He went on: “STOP signs have been ruled out by the Department of Transport and there’s the problem that most accidents don’t contribute to police statistics because they go unreported. Unreliable statistics mean that accident black spots, like Lingdale crossroads, can be overlooked.” It was agreed by RCBC to carry out traffic surveys on all approaches to the junction: High Street, Kilton Lane and Stanghow Road (in both directions), prior to a site meeting between councillors, residents and council engineers. Although the traffic surveys failed to reveal high incidents of excessive speeding, the site meeting went ahead on 14th February. The results of the surveys were not disputed but all present agreed there was still a problem which further measures could alleviate. It was agreed to: • Refresh all the white road markings near the crossroads • Enhance the existing rumble strips

The 9-5 runners hit mud in Saltburn

By Mike Morrissey

ome 500 men and women spent Sunday 10th February running through mud in East Cleveland, starting and finishing in Saltburn. It was a 9am to 5pm marathon with runners, aged up to 70 from all over the north of England competing in a Hard Moors 110 event. It was the first of seven similar events held so far this year by running enthusiasts throughout the country. Women made up nearly half the runners. Shirley Steele, who organised the event with husband Jonathan, of Tadcaster, said at the Saltburn leisure centre hall used by Hard Moors: "We must be mad, but we love running through mud in the country."

She thanked local people who cooperated with the runners. Their route took in Skinningrove along the Cleveland Way and inland to Guisborough woods and Birk Brow, then back through Skelton woods along Marske Mill Lane, Saltburn, to the leisure centre. Applause greeted mud-splattered runners as they arrived at the HQ in the hall adjoining the sports centre. Saltburn's next date for hosting the run will be on the May Spring bank holiday 27th May. Local bed-and-breakfast houses will be looking forward to another busy weekend. Entrants can tackle either the marathon, a halfmarathon or 10 kilometres. Last year runners donated 1,500 each to mountain rescue teams in Cleveland and Scarborough.

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vehicles hitting each other and then crashing into our wall and the wall of the church. It’s of great concern to me and I’m glad it’s being taken seriously.” Said Lockwood Parish Council chairman, Mike Jefferson: “We’ve been struggling with road safety at the crossroads for years. Unfortunately, despite all the existing safety measures, accidents continue to happen. I want to put a big message out there: TAKE EXTRA CARE WHEN DRIVING THROUGH LINGDALE!”

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Right on your doorstep

Women take pole position as Redcar and Cleveland Labour Launch 2019 Local Election Campaign

●● Labour Candidates with, Anna Turley MP for Redcar, Andrew Gwynn MP Shadow Secretary of State, Housing Communities and Local Government, Cllr Sue Jeffrey, Leader Redcar and Cleveland Council and Lauren Dingsdale, Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland

ecently, Redcar and Cleveland Labour proudly launched their 2019 council election campaign with a rally of candidates at Guisborough Town football club. For the first time, nearly half the candidates chosen to stand are women. A big push to get women into winnable seats has been a huge success making Labour candidates even more representative of communities, people and families living in the Borough. The Labour Team, led by Council Leader Sue Jeffrey one of only two Women Council Leaders in the North East, will be campaigning alongside Redcar MP Anna Turley and Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland Parliamentary Candidate Lauren Dingsdale. Labour will contest

all fifty-nine Council Seats. Launching the 2019 election campaign, Sue Jeffrey set out the challenges. "Women have been the first and the hardest hit by austerity, they find it more difficult to get good jobs because of caring responsibilities, suffer in work poverty and have been the main losers in the Universal Credit roll out. They often have to take over when councils cut services for older relatives and their children. If we are to tackle these issues head-on that women must have a strong voice in the Council. "Today one in every hundred children living in our Borough are being looked after by our Council; benefit changes, low pay and part time working is forcing more families into poverty;

our older people struggle to get the support and care they need; our Council is facing more and deeper cuts and this Tory Government, paralysed by BREXIT is failing to act to support those who are most likely to suffer from its effects." Speaking about the record of the current Labour led Council Sue said: "Despite the cuts our Labour led Council has delivered for Redcar and Cleveland– over the last four years we have protected services, kept our libraries and children’s centres open and we are investing £95m in our villages and towns and through the work of our award winning employment and skills hubs we have seen nearly 1,000 move into new jobs and many more supported with training and employment advice. "We intend to build on our successes and take our borough forward benefiting everyone living and working here." Andrew Gwynn, Shadow Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government and Labours National Local Election Campaign Co-ordinator who was speaking at the launch said: “I really enjoyed being part of the launch event for Redcar and Cleveland’s local election campaign. This year’s campaigns matters because of how hard the local area has been hit by Tory Government funding cuts. “However this May communities across Redcar and Cleveland have the opportunity to send a clear message to Whitehall that they have had enough with Tory cuts by electing local Labour candidates at the council elections. Among these local candidates Labour has selected women in close to half the seats so to better reflect the people within the communities we live in. “Together, we can make a difference.”

●● Class 1 and 2 having fun in the snow at The Back of The Dale.

By Rebecca Hoare

id you know that on your doorstep there is a beautiful school, based in the stunning surroundings of the North York Moors National Park? The Moorland Waldorf Initiative began educating in 2017 and offers an unhurried and joyful environment for children, with an exciting curriculum based on the Steiner approach to education. We are based at the site of the Old Botton Village School and are proud to still offer a Steiner education to the area. We run a kindergarten for 3-6 year olds and Class 1 and 2 from ages 6-9 year olds. As we are a new venture we are growing the school from the ground up and currently have spaces available for children from ages 3-9. Every Thursday we have an open morning which is a great opportunity to take a tour of the school and chat to staff and parents. If you would like to get in touch please call the office 01287 661206 or email info@moorlandwaldorf.org

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Damien's charity haircut

By Rick Reed

y grandson, Damien Reed, of Redcar decided to raise some money for the Teesside Hospice because of the wonderful work they do and also because of the care that some family members had received from them. Known for his incredible head of hair, Damien decided to sacrifice it in favour of the Hospice funds.

Adrienne MacDonnel, owner of the Barber Shop on Redcar High Street, offered her services to cut Damien's hair for free and also sponsor him. On January 8th, it took Adrienne just over an hour to cut and now all the sponsor money has been collected in, the grand total comes to £518.01p. Damien would like to thank all the people who supported him by donating money to his fund raising effort.

Carlin How & Skinningrove Guides dedicate their new flags at Saint Helen’s Church!

congregation of seventy-five people gathered at Saint Helen’s Parish Church in Carlin How on the afternoon of Sunday 17th February 2019 to witness the dedication and the blessing of four new Guide Unit Flags. Flags were dedicated for Carlin How and Skinningrove (Saint Helen’s) Rainbows, Brownies, Guides and Rangers. Young people from across the community were joined by the Town Mayor of Loftus, local councillors and members of the Royal British Legion. During the service formal certificates of affiliation between the Carlin How & Skinningrove Guide Unit and the Royal British Legion were ceremonially signed and all Guides

(past and present) renewed their promise. The service in church was followed by a Sunday Tea Party in the Jubilee Hall and Community Centre in Carlin How village. Father Adam Gaunt, Rector of Loftus, Carlin How and Skinningrove said: “It was amazing to see the community coming together in Saint Helen’s Parish Church for the dedication and blessing of the four flags for our new Guide Unit here in the villages of Carlin How and Skinningrove. "Congratulations to everyone who has contributed to the establishment of this new Unit and to the young people who are a real credit to our community.”

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New defibrillators for officers in a bid to save more lives

oads policing officers in Cleveland are being given new mobile defibrillators to help save lives in emergency situations. The new equipment features a special setting for use with children and young people and replaces older models installed in some emergency response vehicles. The heart-saving devices will be used by police during near-fatal incidents they deal with, or will be blue lighted to emergency cardiac scenes if they are the closest 999 response vehicle. They will be carried in some traffic patrol cars, dog unit vehicles, and armed response vehicles. Police and Crime Commissioner Barry Coppinger also asked the Force to look at investment in the static defibrillators across police buildings, and as a result four new devices have been installed in Middlesbrough, Redcar, Stockton and Hartlepool for use by the public. The locations of all 70+ defibrillators across Cleveland are hosted on Mr. Coppinger’s

websitehttps://www.cleveland.pcc.police.uk/ Information/Cleveland-Defibrilators.aspx Temporary Deputy Chief Constable Helen McMillan said: “The new mobile devices mean the difference between life and death, because if someone is in cardiac arrest time is of the essence. “Our teams want to save lives, so it’s essential that we can equip them with the kit that they need, as in most circumstances it’s the police who are first at the scene.” Police and Crime Commissioner Barry Coppinger added: “The new technology in place is in addition to the other medical equipment carried by some of our roads policing teams and makes absolute sense. “The static defibrillators can be used by the community, if someone is in need, they can call the ambulance service for a special code to unlock the equipment. I would like to see more defibrillators in towns and villages across Cleveland.”

●● Sergeant Jonny Stokeld, Inspector Darren Breslin (left), DCC Helen McMillan, PCC Barry Coppinger (centre), PC Amanda Stokes, Sergeant Paul Harker (right).

Ambulance service launches campaign to mend broken hearts

his Valentine’s Day the North East Ambulance Service (NEAS) offerrf to help communities mend broken hearts across the North East with funding for some new community defibrillators. Getting a defibrillator to patients earlier could mean that more people survive a cardiac arrest. In a bid to increase the number of defibrillators in the community, NEAS and the North East Ambulance Service Charitable Fund are offering £500 funding and support to community groups in 60 target areas* of the north east. Community development officer Alex Mason said: “We know that only 8.7% of patients who had resuscitation attempted on them survived to be discharged from hospital. When a heart stops beating, oxygen is not being transported to the brain and other vital organs, and within four to five minutes, brain damage will start to occur without intervention. “A victim’s chance of survival falls by around 7 to 10 percent with every minute that defibrillation is delayed. We regularly call upon the hundreds of community defibrillators already installed in the region to support our patients whilst an ambulance is travelling but even more in these target areas will help to cover the areas where people might not already have early access to the right equipment. Remember, you could be the difference between someone surviving or not.” Looking at the locations of current defibrillator sites, alongside information about the health and demographics of people across the region, NEAS has highlighted 60 key areas where a defibrillator could help to make a difference in the community. A defibrillator is a significant investment for any community and the NEAS charity is inviting anyone in the key areas to apply for £500 funding towards the total cost of approximately £1,500 to purchase one. Alex added: “Evidence suggests that over a quarter of adults living in the North East currently wouldn’t perform CPR or use defibrillator for fear that they might hurt the person or do it wrong. Our ambulance crews know only too

well that their patient has had the best chances of survival when they arrive at a job where CPR is in progress and our call handlers will talk any bystander through what to do and support them all the way if they are unsure.” Defibrillators have been installed in some areas of east Cleveland but this is due in main to the local parish and town councils. Unfortunately our area does not seem to have been included in this process and the scheme only covers down as far as South Bank and Ormesby. What about the rest of Redcar & Cleveland, don't our hearts matter? Councillor David Walsh, RCBC Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care tols Coastal View: "The Ambulance Service press release is - for East Cleveland, Redcar and Guisborough - worrying. The talk of the service concentrating installation on

defibrillators in the Borough on a small pocket in Ormesby, overlooks the fact that there is a good network of public access points in rest of the borough. You can find sites at major stores, village halls like Charltons and North Skelton, garages and churches. "However, the use of premises and buildings change, and I fear that if our area gets shunted down a priority ranking drawn up in Newcastle, then we could be the losers. I think this shows a reaction by the North East Ambulance Service to the funding cuts brought about by austerity. I think we need the service to be honest and tell us that the door is still open for community applications to site defibrillators in our towns and

villages." To apply for funding online and view the map of all the current defibrillators throughout the region by following this link: https://www.neas.nhs.uk/ our-services/community-defibrillators/ funding-opportunities.aspx The North East Ambulance Service Charitable Fund is set up to support staff, volunteers, patients and local communities. Chair of the North East Ambulance Service Charitable Fund Douglas Taylor said, “We want to encourage people throughout the region to apply for a community defibrillator

if the location falls within one of the key target areas. The push for more defibrillators throughout the region is to support community groups to reach a defibrillator in time, if someone is in cardiac arrest to increase their chance of survival.” If you want to donate to the Charitable Fund, please follow this link: https:// mydonate.bt.com/charities/northeasta mbulanceservicetrustfund More information about the NEAS Charitable Fund can also be found here: https://www.neas.nhs.uk/get-involved/ making-a-donation.aspx

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Council beats target on apprenticeship numbers for the second year in a row T

he Council has beaten its government-set target for employing apprentices for the second year in a row. The authority must currently employ 74 apprentices every year but employed 93 apprentices in 2017/18 and has already beaten the target this year, with official figures set to be announced on 31March. One apprentice at the Council has won her dream job in the United States. Saskia Russell, 20, from Skelton, worked as a Coach Core Apprentice with the council for a year, gaining experience in coaching development. Now she has secured a job as a Football Coach in the United States of America. Based in L.A., she will be working at a number of local football teams throughout spring and travelling to different coaching camps during the summer. She said: “I’m really excited to go over to America as I’ve always had a massive passion for sport and especially football. I would highly recommend apprenticeships to young people as I myself didn’t realise how far an apprenticeship can actually take you. You learn loads of new skills, gain new qualifications and get paid a really good wage.” Councillor Craig Hannaway, Cabinet Member for Children, said: “We are delighted that for thesecond year in a row we have beaten government apprenticeship targets. Apprenticeships are a great way to learn while you earn, giving young people the skills and qualifications they need to succeed in a future career, whilst paying them a decent wage.” A progress report on apprenticeships was recently discussed at a Council Cabinet meeting. To find out more about apprenticeships with Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council, visit:www.redcar-cleveland. gov.uk/apprenticeships

●● PICTURED: Former apprentice Saskia Russell training with a football

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Two hundred East Cleveland residents into work

ecently the East Cleveland Training & Employment Hub marked the day when they saw their 200th resident into work, with local Ex-Boulby Overseer, Alan Douthwaite moving on to pastures new. Alan took redundancy from the Potash last year and has been a regular visitor to the Hub, using his free time to gain a number of access cards and qualifications with us and our Partners, as supported by the East Cleveland Villages Big Local. Alan’s hard work and persistence has ultimately paid off, as we see him move into his new role with Strabag on the Sirius Project! With lots of new courses planned for the year ahead, new vacancies and tailored 1-to1 advice and guidance available, get in touch now to see how they can help you. 01287 644761

● Routes to Work Mentor Sharon Walker receiving flowers and chocolates from Alan Douthwaite, as a small thank you for time spent together)

Road safety measures planned for Saltburn after major listening exercise

dditional road safety measures are to be introduced in Saltburn after a public consultation. Yellow lines will be painted at the junctions of Ruskin Avenue, The Chine , Windsor Road, Marske Road, Glenside, Rear Hilda Place, Tweed Street, Macnay Street, Marine Parade, Coral Street, Garnet Street, Upleatham Street and Milton Street as an addition to existing road safety measures. However, proposals to limit the length of parking times in some areas of the town have been rejected following the Council’s consultation. It had been suggested that a limited parking periods be introduced in various town centre streets including on Marine Parade during the summer season. However, after 98.9 % of nearly 300 respondents objected to the idea, it has been decided not to proceed with the proposals. Councillor Bob Norton, Cabinet Member for Economic Growth, said: “Road safety is always our priority which I am sure the vast majority of the public will appreciate and that’s why there will be some additional yellow lines. However, we pride ourselves on being a listening council and this shows that we have done just that. I would like to thank everybody who took part in the consultation - it was an excellent response.” The consultation took place from Friday 11 January to Monday 4 February.

Speeding Campaign launching across Cleveland and Durham A campaign aimed at tackling speeding drivers launched recently, as new legislation is brought in nationally to help civilian speed camera operators carry out their work. New legislation being introduced across Cleveland and Durham will mean that the ‘obstructing a police constable’ law will also apply to civilian speed camera operators as part of the Police Reform Act. There have been a number of incidents whereby speed camera vans and their operators have been targeted, including an incident where a camera operator was being obstructed by a member of the public who was also trying to gain access to the van. The suspect was later charged with a Public Order offence. Another incident in the Stockton area saw an operator being obstructed, but the suspect had left the scene before police arrived. This occurred in the same location that windows on a camera van were damaged by bricks a few weeks earlier. Throughout 2018 Cleveland and Durham forces found 31,520 drivers putting lives at risk by travelling above the speed limit. As part of the upcoming campaign, roads with 20mph speed limits will also see enforcement action. Inspector Jon Curtis, from the Cleveland and Durham Specialist Operations Unit, said: “Each speeding driver puts at least one life at risk each time they speed; their own, anyone else in their vehicle and any other motorists or pedestrians using the road. “It is unacceptable that people continue to speed, despite knowing the risks. The figures show that more than 2,500 people were found speeding on our roads every month last year and this demonstrates that our continued action is essential for helping to keep people as safe as we possibly can. “Our priority is to target areas known to have a history of speed-related road traffic collisions, as well as areas impacting on the quality of life of the public of County Durham, Darlington and Cleveland concerning the excessive number of speeding vehicles in their communities. “No one should obstruct a camera operator from doing their job, it is illegal. Speeding contributes towards one quarter of all serious and fatal collisions. The introduction of the new legislation will help assist our civilian camera operators by protecting them from the very small number of people who, through their actions, seek to prevent the police from fulfilling the desire of the wider community to have safer roads.”

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ATHLETES AND ARTISTS ON TO A WINNER AT MIDDLESBROUGH COLLEGE

Alongside her dream to play professional football, Emily also has ambitions to become a PE teacher. Her tutor, Francesca Bousfield, said: “Getting the international callup is a fantastic achievement for Emily who is a talented player and dedicated student.

She said: “I’ve loved my time at Middlesbrough College, covering both practical and theory has been great as I feel fully prepared for the next step. “I’m heading to South Africa in the summer to represent in the England Under 21 Netball Squad!”

“Emily is also a fantastic representative of Middlesbrough College – and it’s inspiring for other students to see her success at a high level.” As well as top tutoring and facilities, sports academy students also have access to free massage therapy, a sports injury clinic, performance analysis expertise and free strength and conditioning training and programming.

Future sporting stars are finding routes into a variety of industry jobs from coaching to physiotherapy thanks to the team at Middlesbrough College. Students aged 16-19 can satisfy their passion for sport alongside studies through one of the College’s sports academies. Those interested in basketball, cricket, football, golf, gymnastics, table tennis and volleyball can enrol in the specialist academies led by former professionals and national-level coaches with years of experience and sought after contacts. Former Boro players Andy Collett and Phil Stamp lead Middlesbrough College’s Football Academy – and elite training programme for young people who want to play high level football while building life-changing skills. Andy, an expert in developing footballing talent since he retired from the professional game, explained: “To make it pro is extremely difficult but there are some fantastic jobs in sport that

we can help students gain the right qualifications for – jobs such as physiotherapists, sports analysts, nutritionists, teachers and coaches. “We also have excellent links to elite sports camps and institutions in the US, and we’ll help students take advantage of those fantastic opportunities.” All sports academy students benefit from the top-class facilities at Middlesbrough College including 3G astroturf pitches, specialist multi-use games areas (MUGA), a six-court sports hall, a strength and conditioning suite and physiology lab. Alongside normal college studies, students are supported by experienced coaches who nurture talent for a variety of career areas including teaching, sports analysis, nutrition and therapy. Many students have achieved high level success. Talented footballer Emily Scarr (pic below) – a midfielder for Middlesbrough Women FC – was last year chosen to play for England on a five-day tour of Finland.

Hannah Raine from Guisborough was keen to study Sports Therapy at university and enrolled with Middlesbrough College’s Volleyball Sports Academy as the first step on her journey.

FINE ART TO CULTIVATING CREATIVE CAREERS Budding photographers, graphic artists and fashion designers at Middlesbrough College are on course for exciting creative careers. Arts students at the College benefit from industry-leading facilities including three large art & design workshops, Apple Mac suite, photograph studios, dark rooms and print & textiles studios.

Student Abi Saunders said: “I didn’t know anything prior to starting the course, but thanks to the support from teachers I’ve managed to pick up so many skills and so much knowledge in short space of time. “The teachers have all spent time in industry too so it’s great to find out about their experiences.”

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Start your engines, please! Making a difference to people with MS

●● Two-year-old Oliver Kaymez of Stockton and three-year-old Ava Dawson of Thornaby are among the first to try the cars. he children’s wards at both The James Cook children’s ward at James Cook. University Hospital and Friarage Hospital But the biggest donation came from fundraiser now have a fleet of five electric cars. Justin Henderson, 43, from Catterick Garrison who Children can use the cars to get to theatres or x-ray, saw how great the cars were and donated three more helping to ease any anxieties and make their hospital with funds he had raised for South Tees Hospitals stay as comfortable as possible. Charity! The miniature vehicles are controlled by the Justin is a former postal courier in The Royal children, but can be over ridden by an adult with Logistics Corps. In 2012 while stationed in Germany a remote control – meaning they are in complete a freak accident left him wheelchair bound with a control at all times. broken back and limited mobility. He has since had Cathy Brammer, matron for neonates, children a vertebra replaced with a prosthetic lower spine. and young people said; “We are really grateful to He has already started an ambitious drive to take people for donating the cars. We started with one part in 12 challenges in 12 months, including cycling and now have a fleet. 200 miles on a recumbent trike and running 100 “It’s lovely to be able to see children happy on the miles on an anti-gravity treadmill. way to surgery instead of being anxious.” The cars have proven to be really popular with The first car to arrive was a mini Tesla donated by children of all ages, and there are now smiles all Danny Plummer, a member of Tesla Owners Group round on the way to theatre (beep beep!) UK – who have donated over 150 cars to wards Acting ward manager, Maxine Stephens said: “It around the country. certainly brightens their trips to theatre. The children Another was donated by a generous anonymous love it, and it makes quite a daunting journey quite member of the public, who handed it in to the a bright one.”

T ●● Dr Adrienn Petreczky with MS specialist nurses Karen Little, Claire Naisbitt and Fiona Tait.

outh Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has become the latest to benefit from a pioneering specialist nurse programme to help patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). Thanks to the fundraising efforts of its supporters, the MS Trust has helped to recruit and fund a new MS specialist nurse at South Tees as part of its campaign to ensure nobody in the UK has to manage MS alone. Claire Naisbitt has been appointed to the programme at The James Cook University Hospital to help provide more accessible support to around 2,000 patients. MS is a condition that can affect the brain and/ or spinal cord, causing a wide range of potential symptoms, including problems with vision, arm or leg movement, sensation or balance. MS specialist nurses are vital for people living with MS. They can help them adjust to diagnosis, consider complicated treatment options, manage

a wide range of symptoms and learn to live well with an unpredictable, often debilitating, lifelong condition. The MS Trust conducts regular research into nursing levels across the UK and has found around two-thirds of people with MS in the UK live in areas where there aren’t enough MS nurses. Jo Sopala, director of health professional programmes at the MS Trust, said: “We know the new MS nurses will make a huge difference to local people living with MS and we will be there to support them every step of the way.” Claire, who previously worked as a nurse on the acute neurology ward and in the community, added: “I love being a nurse as I enjoy caring for people and strive to deliver the best care for them. I am really looking forward to the MS Trust’s training programme and developing into my new role.” To find out more visit mstrust.org.uk/nurses

Free English and maths training

ocal people who want to improve their English and maths skills are being offered free support thanks to a partnership between Middlesbrough College and The Open University (OU). An online course designed to improved learners reading, writing and maths skills is now available, with the opportunity to study towards a Level 1 Functional Skills qualification via Middlesbrough College. The pilot project is funded by the Department for Education’s Flexible Learning Fund, and this is the first time the OU has collaborated with further education colleges to support learners at this level. People can access course materials on OpenLearn at their leisure and study at a time and pace that suits them. The College will support local learners and facilitate exams so that people can go on to get their Functional Skills qualifications if they wish – all for free. Zoe Lewis, principal and chief executive of Middlesbrough College, said: “As an inclusive college that serves and supports the community, we’re pleased to be able to help more people get the skills they need to fulfil their potential. “This offer is a fantastic opportunity for those who want to improve essential skills and show employers or universities they have a good standard of maths and English. “The courses on offer are ideal for those who are looking for promotion at work, those wanting to support children with homework or as part of

an apprenticeship.” Lee Yuan Di, 42, benefited from maths and English lessons at Middlesbrough College. He said: “Studying speaking, reading and writing has really helped me in both everyday life and at work.” The Open University, this year celebrating its 50th anniversary, was founded on the principle of opening up access to education to all. Andrew Law, head of business propositions at The Open University said: “This is a flexible, low-risk way for people to develop their basic skills, gaining confidence and even a qualification. “It could transform their career prospects. Bringing our digital learning expertise together with practical, local support from Middlesbrough College is a great offer for anyone that wants to gain functional skills.” Two courses will initially be on offer, Everyday Maths andEveryday English, with 48 hours of study to complete. There is an Open Licence on the materials, which means that anyone can copy and re-use the course content for their own teaching and learning. The scheme will also involve collaborations with organisations and community groups including Local Enterprise Partnerships, WEA, Unison, Leonard Cheshire Disability and other union and business groups. Alongside funding from the Department for Education, this pilot is benefiting from a kind of donation by one of the OU's supporters, Dangoor Education.

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M.C Hammer Time!

t all began with a Commonwealth War Grave being repaired in November last year, on Saltburn and District Royal British Legion's annual Commonwealth War Grave 'Clean up' in Loftus; someone had noticed, they had had this work carried out, therefore could they also do it for this Military Cross winner's grave in Loftus too? The Legion had no backing this time from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, let alone a regiment on the grave stone to help them. Eventually, after lots of research by the Chairperson, (Emma-Kate Young) she eventually came across some archives with Major Totterdell's regiment in. Major Totterdell (Center rear) as a sergeant then. She got in touch with his regiment and told them of their Military Cross winner's grave and that there

was no living relatives to take responsibility. Once they had done their research, they found he was one of their Military Cross winners and had served proudly with their regiment and would love to fund this project! The Chairperson and Committee was immediately invited to the museum, in York, to see for themselves how Major Totterdell had won the Military Cross and see for themselves how proud the regiment was of him and how they would like to reconnect with their officer. The Branch have made plans to visit the museum, as a collective, subsidized by Coronation Cars, that will take the branch to York. (2nd March) The grave has been quoted for repair and will soon be put back right and stand proud, as once did, for king and country-Major Totterdell.

When kids 'roamed' East Cleveland

By Mike Morrissey

he last "free-roaming" children of East Cleveland in post-WW2 days were remembered when local author Kate Bartram spoke at Saltburn library on 25th January. She recalled boys and girls would leave home after breakfast when off-school and spend the day in the woods, returning home at 6pm or even 8pm. Kate, who works for the Tees Valley Wildlife Trust, said one boy tied his sister with a rope to let her down a cliff and pulled her up later. Another got stuck on a cliff and fell 85ft knocking himself unconscious during the 1939-45 war. "His family had to pay for his five days in hospital because there was no Health Service then," she told an audience of five. Kate read audio reports, which are available on the internet through "Where the Wild Things Were," recalled: *Children picking potatoes during a week off school in the autumn term. *Saltburn beach being closed until about 1950 because of the danger of mines. *A whale being washed up; at Skinningrove - a submarine had damaged it. Kate's talk also featured her memories of picking brambles and rosehips (one man got the nickname of "Hippy" because he picked so many at 3p a pound.)

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Multimillion-pound investment plan welcomed by combined authority cabinet • £588million of spending committed to transform the region’s economy • Investment plan aims to create 16,875 new jobs and an additional £1.48billion economic output for the region • Investment across six key themes in all five Local Authority boroughs - transport; education, employment and skills; business growth; culture and tourism; research, development and innovation; and investment in our towns and communities

he five Leaders of the Tees Valley’s Local Authorities have welcomed a £588million Combined Authority Investment Plan which will transform the economy and the lives of people across the region. The Leaders and the Tees Valley Mayor have unanimously approved the plan which sets out how the Tees Valley Combined Authority will invest money to grow the economy by £1.48billion and create 16,785 jobs over the next ten years. The investment plan, which supports the delivery of the Combined Authority’s Strategic Economic Plan published in March 2017, includes £20million for a major transformational project based in each of the five Local Authority boroughs, and an Indigenous Growth Fund of £50million to improve and revitalise towns and communities. And it approves the Combined Authority’s purchase, from Peel Holdings Limited, of 89% shareholding in Durham Tees Valley Airport and an adjacent piece of land with planning permission for 350 homes for a total of £40million. It sets out how our economy will be transformed through major investments across six key themes including: transport; education, employment and skills; business growth; culture and tourism; research, development and innovation; investment in our towns and communities. Business Growth - £146million Cllr Sue Jeffrey, Tees Valley Combined Authority Cabinet Member for Investment and Business Growth, said: “This Investment Plan is not just about cold, hard cash. It is about changing the future of Tees Valley, our economy, and improving the lives of the people who live here. “This plan lays out the funding needed to create the jobs our residents need. It will support projects to attract and grow new businesses, as well as making sure we create an environment that encourages inward investment and gives start-ups and existing companies of all sizes the backing they need. “We have outlined strategic priorities that we will target with investment, such as Stockton’s Northshore, Middlesbrough’s Boho and Revitalising Redcar, which will be critical to our plans. We have also earmarked £116.5million to unlock

●● The five Local Authority Leaders following the Combined Authority meeting. From left, Cllr Bob Cook, Cllr Christopher Akers-Belcher, Cllr Stephen Harker, Cllr Sue Jeffrey and Mayor Dave Budd. sites for business, including land on the South Tees Development Corporation. “We are expecting to create 4,400 new jobs from business growth alone. Working across key sectors, this plan is not only good for businesses, but it will be good for those we’re really working to help - the people of our region - by driving new, accessible jobs and creating a fantastic place to invest, work and live.” Transport - £257million Cllr Stephen Harker, Deputy Tees Valley Mayor and Combined Authority Cabinet Member for Transport, said: “An integrated, reliable, fast and safe transport infrastructure is central to have Tees Valley truly reach its potential. “We have made a lot of progress already but this plan helps us unlock even more funding for road, rail and air schemes to keep residents and freight moving. On the roads, we’ve agreed funding for preparation work for new Tees crossings, the Darlington bypass and improved connectivity along the A66 from A1(M) to Teesport, along with the previously announced funding for Hartlepool’s Western Growth Corridor. “There will be investment to transform our key stations, Darlington and Middlesbrough, as well as cash to begin extending the TransPennine train service to Saltburn and for the study into upgrading the line into Teesport. We’ll also consider further schemes to improve accessibility to stations including Eaglescliffe, Nunthorpe Parkway, Hartlepool, Redcar Central and Billingham and upgrades to more. “We know that, for some, public transport isn’t the answer to getting around. So the plan includes personalised travel support initiatives

to ensure that jobs, wherever they are in Tees Valley, are available to all residents. “One of the biggest transport projects included in the Plan is to bring Durham Tees Valley Airport back into public ownership and increase its user numbers tenfold. The entire Combined Authority Cabinet is committed to seeing it succeed and we look forward to delivering a thriving regional airport that will be an asset to be proud of. “Top quality transport connections will help people to work, businesses to grow and visitors to discover what this wonderful region has to offer and with this Investment Plan, we’re on track to deliver just that.” Education, Employment and Skills - £55million Cllr Christopher Akers-Belcher, Tees Valley Combined Authority Cabinet Member for Education, Employment and Skills, said: “Helping people of all ages to learn, reach their potential and be given all the skills needed to get the jobs we’re creating is incredibly important. “Our education, employment and skills investment takes in a wide range of areas for our learners, providers and businesses. Everything from skills for teachers and business challenge to technical education and addressing long-term unemployment. “Our investment will, among other things, support education innovation and collaboration, develop a skills system for business growth, support careers and enterprise activity and those who want to take on or become apprentices. “We have set cash aside to help fund the Northern School of Art Middlesbrough relocation and phase two of Hartlepool’s Innovation and Skills Quarter to train, attract and

retain people in the creative industries and become a thriving area of excellence in the sector. “On top of this, we expect £290million over ten years following the devolution of our adult education budget, now that we have taken responsibility for post-19 education. This will help us better target and deliver quality adult education to those who need it most.” Culture and Tourism - £60million Mayor Dave Budd, Tees Valley Combined Authority Cabinet Member for Culture and Tourism, said: “We are one of the UK’s growing visitor destinations and big-name announcements like concerts by Take That and Jess Glynne alongside world-class sporting events such as the Great North CityGames and our Rugby League World Cup 2021 bid show we’re already punching above our weight. “We can’t slow down in our bid to become City of Culture 2025 and the Investment Plan gives financial support to develop our ambition, as well as funding key activities, events and Hartlepool Waterfront and the Stockton and Darlington Railway Heritage Programme. “Even just preparing for this bid will change Tees Valley for the better in the long term, with culture partners working closer than ever to attract new visitors to the region, boosting the tourist pound that many local shops, restaurants and businesses need to survive and spreading the word that we’re an exceptional destination.” Research, Innovation and Development - £20million Mayor Dave Budd, Tees Valley Combined Authority Cabinet Member for Innovation, said: “Building a greener economy is a

priority for Government and we’re perfectly placed to capitalise on our skills, rich history and infrastructure to make sure we’re leading the way in industrial innovation and reducing carbon emissions. “Our Investment Plan recognises our strengths in the advanced manufacturing, process and energy, healthcare and digital spheres. By focusing on energy production, storage and efficiency, carbon reduction, support for our supply chains and making this innovation commercialised, we can create the jobs of tomorrow and make sure these high-quality roles stay in the Tees Valley for years to come.” Place (Towns and Communities) £50million Cllr Bob Cook, Tees Valley Combined Authority Cabinet Member for Housing and Regeneration, said: “We have five fantastic, diverse boroughs and we can’t lose sight of what makes each of our towns great. “It’s great we’re investing £100million into transformative strategic projects across the five boroughs that will pay off for years to come. But to directly improve the day-to-day lives of the people of Tees Valley, as well as keep our homegrown talent in the area and encourage businesses to set up here, we need to look to more local schemes. “That’s why, outside of all of our other investment, we have agreed an Indigenous Growth Programme of £50million, which will make up to £2million per year available for each of our five boroughs, for an initial five-year period. “This cash will be used for vital activity which will have an immediate local impact but, together, will make Tees Valley a vibrant and welcoming place for all.”

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One fall too many A new life in a wheelchair

By David Walsh

es - I’m the wheel thing now! A lot of people throw petty insults at local politicians, which is something politicians, being tough old creatures, get used to. One adjective is “spineless” - and - yes - in this case, I’ll confess to that charge Trouble is, my spinelessness is literal, not metaphorical, and it all sprung from a couple of unexplained falls early last year. I’d been having mobility problems for a bit then, and being…..well…. of a mature age, neither I or my GP’s felt it warranted more than just being a sign of the inevitable onset of arthritis. An X-ray of my knees confirmed that my ligaments were past their sell-by date, but it was felt sticks would get me about. And for a number of years they did. Then I suffered a couple of falls. Puzzling. I was able to pull myself up, and though alarming, I just put it down to bad luck. But this went hand in hand with increasing stiffness. Again, Arthritis was obvious. Of course it was. All until one last fall on the pavement outside the Redcar Heart Building where I was due to attend a Council Scrutiny Committee. This one was qualitatively different if “quality” could apply here in some macabre fashion. It was as if I’d been shot in the back or had someone hit us with a baseball bat. The world went red then black ...then red again. Some kind people got me up. Helped into the meeting room, I sat down. And that was the final episode of 68 years of active life. At the end of the meeting I got to stand up. But couldn’t. Tried again. Couldn’t. Then I realised I couldn’t feel my legs. An icy feel, as I casually asked if someone could keep the doors open, as it looked like an ambulance job. Now thanks to the ambulance staff and council colleagues who stuck with us on the rocky road to James Cook Hospital. No names - but they Well after the operations I now knew that a spinal tap wasn’t just the name of a TV band, but does exist as a surgical tool. At that point, I guess my outlook was probably that I needed some weeks of physiotherapy, and all being well, back to home and life as near normal as it could be. Not to be. After some jokes from the post op consultation with the surgeon who told me how lucky I was - to which I observed I didn’t feel that lucky - I was told another two bits of the vertebrae and it wouldn't have just been dead legs, but hands, shoulders and arms too. And, casually, that intensive physio would be offered “although nothing can be guaranteed” as my muscles and spinal nerve column had been ripped to shreds. It was then I knew that whatever I might want to believe, I was now going to have a new life imposed on me whether I wanted it or not - and “not” was the answer at that point. A year on, that's still the case. Despite a lot of good

work by the South Tees Physiotherapists (and they, along with the South Tees NHS Wheelchair Service are the unsung heroes of the NHS for paraplegics) all I can do is to stand basically unaided, and if, at extremis and put in front of a walking frame, shuffle a couple of paces before the disconnect between my legs and my brain makes its presence known. So it is a number of new things. A new life in a wheelchair, a new life in an “independent living” flat and a new experience of daily care. But underneath everything is the constant feeling that “I don’t want to be here”. Now this is the bit that I know is going to argue veterans of disability. “What right” I can almost hear them say “has Walshie to pontificate and beat his breast when he’s had a good run as a fully abled person, and who is just a newbie in our disabled world ?” Yes I hear that, even if it is silently voiced, But like everyone else, I have feelings and emotions too. And overwhelming all of them is that silent drumbeat that I want my old life back. My defence mechanism is to quickly switch to the “objective reality” mode. I recite a checklist of things to my inner self that CAN’T be changed - and then try and convince that inner self to concentrate on those things that could or might be able to improve day to day living - for instance, a ceiling hoist which means not having to rely on carers for the “physical” transfer” (see - I’ve started to learn the language of disability too!) But there are other parts of the reality check that don’t - however you try to dress it - lead to optimism. Care is an industry, and your day to day life is not with a family but with paid employees. Physical mobility is also patchy. Most buses cannot take electric wheelchairs as by definition they are bigger than the manual kind. Any thoughts on a holiday is a non starter too. Guards are being phased out on the railways and with minimal or no staffing on most stations, And even if you got passed that, how many hotels can offer a NHS Sara Steady transfer frame and fully trained carers able to transfer and look after the more personal bits of daily care? And whilst I have a good and helpful cab firm, with people carriers fitted with an adapted lift, at present to my knowledge this is the only firm offering this in Redcar and Cleveland? Why? Simple economics and an example of Murphy’s Law in action. Those lifts don’t come cheap. Nor does physically fitting them to the vehicle. Yet the cab firm cannot offset that extra cost from the customer but has to charge the standard taxi rate - thanks to the Disability Discrimination Act which feels that to so do would traumatise a disabled person and make them feel like second class citizens. So an act designed to outlaw discrimination puts off private firms who want to offer a wider choice than four indoor walls to disabled customers….just don’t get me started……but that firm does the job for me

and drop me into the wider world via my wheelchair and it does it very well. A large part of my own wider world has been my council work. This worried me - but coping with picking that up has been pretty painless. I’m still doing my meetings at Redcar and my local ward work, and indeed my experiences have been invaluable in widening my appreciation of the complexities of adult care - something that has really helped me in my job as the Council’s cabinet member for that area of work. In terms of the problems in accessing the council buildings, Mike Findley passed on some tips from his earlier journey into disability. Now, living in a wheelchair when you are out and about is a game of chances. There are the upsides. In some ways it is pleasant to be hooking heavy shopping on the back hook, rather than lugging it on or off a bus. Long uphill gradients no longer equate to breathlessness. The one big downside is evening use - especially during the long winter nights. By definition, an almost paraplegic alone on a powered wheelchair is a casual scrotes ideal target of choice for a possible few quid and a mobile. But then there are the other downsides. One aspect which never hit me is how much it impacts on people around you. When you sit in a wheelchair on a busy pavement (say Guisborough’s Westgate or Redcar High Street) on your own, without moving for any length of time, people eye you as they pass. After a while, you stop feeling self-conscious and start to enjoy their responses. There’s the “Is he a beggar?” sidestep. It’s an especially big sidestep if you meet these people’s eyes, because that makes them think you’re going to pull out a mangy dog and wave an empty coffee cup at them and embarrass them. They move on quickly. There is “are you all right?” inquiring head turn: the kindly people, sometimes a little too kindly, who want to be sure you’re not in need of their help in some way. They can be lovely but they can be a nuisance. Then there are those with selective eyesight. They are the people who simply see you as part of the street scene, something to negotiate,

31 like a couple who’ve stopped to talk, or a tree, or a bench, or a raised flower planter. One up from this group, if you are on the move, are the people walking purposely in front of you at a pace that matches your chair's motor, but then stop dead to examine their phone. That there are less bruised ankles in this patch is more down to luck than judgment. I’d like to fit them with brake lights Then the “what’s really wrong with him?” look. It’s either a direct head to toe scan, or it’s a furtive appraisal. These people tend to be our able-bodied meanies, the kind who criticise anyone who can both walk (even if only a couple of yards) and uses a disabled parking bay, or who think you are only using a wheelchair as it allows you to live a life of limitless luxury on some undefined benefit. Having said all this about being on the street, that's a trifle compared with being in a confined space - a shop, a cafe or a pub. There, with little of the space of the street, is when the real negatives come out. The girl standing smack dab in a narrow doorway making an interminable phone call, and who isn’t going to move - even an inch. Another pub I know has the fruit machine near to a narrow gangway, and there are some guys who must be physically welded to the tinny beast so unwilling are they to tear themselves away for a few seconds. Mind there are the others - and it is you who make the difference. The ones who chat to you instead of “at” you, and another little feature I’ve noticed in some ladies of a certain age who see you as a kind of surrogate grandson on his walking trolley and go out of their way to help and encourage you - bless you all, and as Hughie Greene would have said: “I mean that most sincerely.” Well, welcome to my world. Won't you come on in? Miracles, I guess still happen now and then. Mind I could do with some miracles - but, as the days go to weeks and the weeks morph into the months, I’m finding my legs (black humour has its side as any ex-serviceman knows) and gradually finding my place as a citizen of this new world. Let us see what 2019 brings.

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Hollie Bush Writes

A whimsical look at our area

From nets to notes The story of the Marske Fisherman's Choir

ast month’s Coastal View reported on the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the Marske Fisherman's Choir. I felt the Choir and the various local characters who have populated it over the years deserved much more background, and this article, heavily structured around an interview with Bill Porritt, the Choir’s Musical Director and one of the Choir’s founding members, attempts to do that. But before that, some thoughts on the connection between fishing and singing tradition. There are a few threads here to pull together and these threads make shore at Marske. Firstly, the interlinked task disciplines in pre-steam ships - turning windlasses, putting on sail, helping to stow or unload cargoes required muscle, teamwork rhythm - all attributes needed in fishing too. Secondly, on long journeys, the only form of entertainment came from the mariners themselves. From this arises the shanty tradition combining entertainment and shared work exercises. There were special forms of this culture on the longer distance whalers - ships that operated out of North Eastern ports. Indeed, the hazards of Arctic fishing produced its own specialty, ‘mallemaroking'. In my opinion, mallemaroking is a brilliant word. It’s a rare word meaning ‘carousing of seamen in icebound ships’, from the

obsolete Dutch - a name for some persons among the crew of a whaling vessel. Of course, this is all strictly secular, “low culture” when measured against the musical canon. But there is another tradition in fishing communities - often isolated villages where every voyage may be a last. Little wonder then that such places saw adherence to a muscular Christianity, an adherence not represented by the Church of England, but by roughhewn, homegrown chapels, bethels and Ebenezers . These places demanded music in the form of local choirs, and this saw a fusion of the music of the seas with the stricter musical demands of chapel singing. My guess is that even if now unrecognized, the choirs from places like Eyemouth, Seahouses, Marske, Staithes and Filey descend from this now long gone tradition. But to the Marske Choir. Bill insisted that in this anniversary we tip our hats towards the effective founder of the Choir, Jim Madden. Jim, although he came from a family with no fishing links, understood the camaraderie of the fishermen's world. He was the ICI manager at the Wilton Central Workshops. He had music in his DNA however, and he played the piano for a number of bands in Dance Hall 1950’s Britain. He was also - crucially a regular at the Ship Inn in Marske, and

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● Photo courtesy of Bill Palmer played the piano on the Choir's early sessions. One Saturday lunchtime in 1968 he was in when some of the fishing lads (including Bill) came in after a morning's fishing, and after a bit of a sing around, said: “You lads could start a choir”. It was agreed to do this and to base it on helping and assisting charity fundraising. Bill was one of those men. Bill was a pure local although he had worked across the UK. Born in Marske 1948, he had started on the running in and out of the village, although his main work was as a joiner in the UK and abroad and - lastly - 30 years at University of Teesside. Amongst that group were men with more fishing connections, people like Frank Lince, a boat owner amongst the 20 boats from Marske engaged in inshore fishing, crabbing and setting pots for lobsters. It was these men who made up the nucleus of the Choir and many were regulars at The Ship - a “musical” and “community” pub. As Bill said, “there was no formal decision to form a choir - it just evolved.” Today it is very different. Only Dave Harrison, the Choir secretary has a fishing background. Everyone else came from diverse backgrounds and from Redcar and the East Cleveland villages. Bill and Pete Russell (a steelman, bus driver and kitchen fitter) are the only remaining founder members from the first outside concert in 1968 (in Redcar’s long gone York Hotel, for a Coatham OAP group). Since then they have gone a long way, both geographically and in terms of recognition. Nearly every week see an appearance by those members free on the day, for a variety of causes - OAP groups, handicapped children and for local care homes and churches. They have travelled too; Bill remembers being in Liverpool for the Tall Ships festival where they sang on a Polish vessel, the Windjammer “Kaskalot” for the wedding of a crew member, a wedding later solemnized at Liverpool’s monumental Roman Catholic Cathedral where the Choir

also performed. To Bill though, the most memorable was a local concert where for the first time they were recorded for their first LP “The Secret of Life” when all the proceeds went to the RNLI. The Institution netted £1000 - big money back in that time, nearly 50 years ago. That first recording was made by two professionals "moonlighting" from their job setting up the first fledgling local radio station in the area, BBC Radio Teesside, Station Manager Alan Shaw and Sound Engineer Ken Boar. Later recordings were carried out by Norman Goddard and his son, Duncan, at Middlesbrough Art College. After the Choir hauled itself into the CD world they enlisted the help of the late Ralph Dalgleish who ran the Huntcliff Studios - a grand name for a unit above the shops on Saltburn’s Station Square and later in the refurbished Redcar Station Business Centre. They met famous people along the way. Bill recalls a number of occasions when the Choir sang for the Duke and Duchess of Kent, as part of their long term links to the RNLI and local stations Whitby, Runswick and Staithes, Redcar and Teesmouth and the Duke’s role as the Institutions lead Patron. I leave the rest of the article to Bill, in his own words; "Who would have thought yet another 10 years along the passage of time for Marske Fisherman's Choir? Indeed, who would have thought we would still be doing what we love, still singing, 50 years on from our first concert (on the 12th of December 1968) at the York Hotel Redcar for Coatham? Our aim, all those years ago, was simply to try to bring a little entertainment and joy into the lives of those less fortunate than ourselves. "It was never Jim Madden's aim to raise money. He always said it was the thin end of a wedge leading to destruction. However, with, to use a nautical phrase, "a fair wind and a good man at the helm" we succeeded until Jim passed away in

November 1989. "We discussed the situation as a Choir and came to the decision to carry on. Using the same format, never charging for a concert, helping to raise funds for whichever charity or good causes that asked, try all types of song, as long as we could perform well, and as we were told to in the past, always trying to entertain the audience and not ourselves. ."Records, CD's & TV appearances followed. But time is a remorseless force, and the list of those Choir members who've gone before has sadly grown. New members have been recruited, including old members re-joining, whilst others have moved on but always wishing the Choir well. "The memorable trips are not as often as they used to be, but none the less still memorable - particularly to the Barbican in London in 2006, to collect the Group Supporter of the Year award from the RNLI. "The award of the Freedom of the Borough by Redcar & Cleveland Council was, without doubt, something quite extraordinary. To be on the same stage as the late Mo Mowlam, Dame Tanni Grey Thompson & Norman Evans, to mention just a few, was, and always will be, an unforgettable occasion and a tremendous occasion in the Choir's enduring story. "Once again it is right and fitting to pour praise and thanks upon the public, friends, concert goers and anyone whose ticket buying and donations help whichever charity or good causes we have sung for. And last, but by no means least our families, for without their continued support none of the last 50 years would have been possible.” Hollie Bush Hollie Bush can be contacted directly if readers want to comment on articles, or to suggest topics (the odder, the better) that help to define the East Cleveland we all live in. Email: holliebush@gmx.com

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Making a difference to the lives of children, young people and families

Youth Employment Service T

What is the Youth Employment Service?

he Youth Employment Service is a service for young people aged between 16 and 25. The Junction Foundation runs a Youth Employment Service which covers Redcar and Cleveland, East Cleveland and Middlesbrough; within this service there is the Virgin Money Project and Youth Employment Initiative. To be able to gain support through these services you have to be unemployed and not in training or Education and in order to gain support from the Youth Employment Initiative you must not have previously been involved in any YEI based provision. The Junctions Youth Employment Services provide access to confidential, non-judgemental information and support for young people to allow them to make informed choices and access to support at the right time. The Youth Employment Service team work with young people who are not in education, employment or training and have the skills and experience to support those who are furthest away from employment. This could be due to various barriers such as, low confidence and selfbelief, homelessness, relationships breakdown, substance misuse, poor mental health, debt and income problems, unemployment or in a lot of case, a complex combination of these barriers. The Youth Employment Service offers flexible one-to-one and person – centred appointments, support with job search, CV’s and applications, to explore education and training options, opportunities to take part in activities that build confidence and motivation, career taster sessions, emotional wellbeing support, mentoring and access to counselling alongside practical advice and guidance which could be around barriers such as benefits, housing issues. The YES team can also help with funding for interview clothes, bus tickets for travelling to and from appointments or interviews, they can provide tools and equipment for work, including specific clothing appropriate for the role. “The YEI Service gave me the knowledge and confidence to apply for jobs and to interview well. I love that the service is very personcentred. This means it is based around my needs and at my pace which means it can work for

anyone and they can work at their own pace.” former service user The youth employment service work with a number of people each year, progressing them into employment, education or training, in fact, in 2017 the Youth Employment Service worked with 131 young people in which 66% engaged in weekly support meetings and 77% of young people progressed into education, employment or training. Please take the time to read this short case study; the name of this young person has been changed for confidentiality reasons. Rosie signed up for The Youth Employment Service at The Junction Foundation as she was unsure about her next steps and what she would like to do as a career. She also had other barriers to work which took priority; support was required around these needs however Rosie was unsure where to turn.

The Junction Foundation offered Rosie a friendly and informal environment to talk which allowed her to feel comfortable and valued. The YEI Team was happy to travel to see her or to provide bus tickets for her to attend appointments. Her YEI advisor gave her information on different services and supported her to access support. This allowed her to break down barriers to work. Rosie attended the YEI Teams voluntary 8-week employability course which allowed her to gain new skills and to improve her confidence. During one to ones she was supported to create a personalised plan of action, to gain employability skills and discover a career path at her own pace. Rosie’s past experience and the support she had received influenced her decision to begin a career helping others and giving back to the

Friends of Guisborough Library

e are pleased to let you know that the next events are : Friday, 29 March, 2 pm, a talk by Christine Clarke on Wealth, Scandal and Intrigue at Guisborough Priory. The Priory is celebrating its 900 th anniversary this year and many events are planned, so this will give a good insight into its history. Tuesday, 23 April, 2pm, the Friends AGM which

will include afternoon tea and a free raffle. Please come along and give us your views, good or bad, on how we are progressing and any ideas you may have. Friday, 26 April, 2pm, a talk by Bill LongleyCook titled No Experience Needed, telling how with very little sailing experience he signed up to take part in the Clipper Round the World Yacht

Race and give details of crewing a 70ft racing yacht across the Northern Pacific from China to Seattle. There is a £2 entrance fee to the talks but all other events are free. Ask the staff or see the noticeboard in the Library for a full list of activities. Everyone is welcome and we look forward to welcoming you.

community. “My experiences give me an inside knowledge which helps. I can empathise a lot more because of what I have been through”. She was supported to gain interview skills and to apply for job roles in her chosen sector. Rosie has been very successful and has recently completed a Level 3 Apprenticeship with The Junction Foundation in Youth Studies, won an award for apprentice of the year and is due to start a role as an assistant project worker! Feel free to look us up at https://www. facebook.com/yesthejunction/. If you think you know someone who could benefit from this support or for more information please contact us on 01642 756000 and ask for a member of the Youth Employment Service, alternatively you can email us at yes@thejunctionfoundation.com Hannah Kay CREATE Apprentice

Trudy the knitter dies

By Mike Morrissey

quiet personalitry who prided herself on being a "listener" in conversations, has died aged 89. She was German-born Trudy Shcewtschenko, married to Ukrainian Nikita, who made friends among Saltburn's Methodist community. She joined the church Sisterhood group and a "knit and natter" group. "She made up to 150 woolly seamen's hats for the overseas seamen, who docked at Teesport," said friend Margaret

Bennett. Trudy, who lived on her own at Randolph Street and previously at Coral Street, worked at ICI Wilton's catering department and later at Saltburn's Norwood residential home for people with learning difficulties. "Trudy always prided hereself on being a `listener,' rather than a talker. She was a regular at Methodist coffee mornings," said Mrs Bennett. Trudy had no close relatives in Britain. A funeral service took place at Kirkleatham crematorium on 4th March

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INTRODUCING YOUR REDCAR & CLEVELAND LABOUR TEAM Redcar and Cleveland is a great Borough and the people who live here are no strangers to hard work. That work ethic is what inspires your local Labour Party. Our team of candidates and councillors is the best yet. We are already active in our communities,

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Iris-the apple of our eye!

Moorsholm verge protection scheme

● Cllr Steve Kay on the recently hardened verge outside Moorsholm Cricket Club

edcar & Cleveland Council has lengthened the ‘hardened’ verge near Moorsholm cricket pavilion, in Guisborough Road, to minimise damage by cars. The work, costing £8,000, came from the council’s public realm budget for environmental improvements. Councillor Steve Kay, who represents Moorsholm on Redcar & Cleveland Council, explained: “Some years ago, the verge in Guisborough Road was getting chewed up by parked cars, so I persuaded the council to harden 17 yards with tarmac. This proved a success, as it meant residents and visitors could park completely off the carriageway without damaging the verge. “Recently, however, we’ve seen a welcome expansion of activities at the village’s cricket club. With more

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visitors arriving by car, the original hardened strip was not long enough, and the problem of verge damage returned. To alleviate the problem, I requested the tarmac be extended by a further 26 yards, using monies from the council’s public realm budget.” Lockwood parish councillor for Moorsholm, Christine Kingham, said: “The village pub closed a few years ago, and it’s great the cricket club has provided us with a new watering hole. Increased sporting and social activity at the club means more cars. But I’m confident the extension of the tarmac parking strip will protect the verge from damage in future. After all the great work done by Moorsholm in Bloom, the last thing we want is an unsightly, muddy verge along Guisborough Road.”

nce the Saltburn and District Royal British Legion heard of a lady retiring in to a care home, who was one of the first poppy sellers in the area, they instantly wanted to make a fuss of the lovely lady and show their appreciation! They did this on Thursday 21st February, at Kenilworth Care Home, Loftus, where Iris now resides. They made arrangements with the home, that the Chairperson and some of her committee would attend with poppy themed flowers and present her with a Certificate of Appreciation and just generally make a big fuss of her. Six of the branch attended and this reduced Iris to tears! She received their appreciation and fuss with warmth and if anyone knows Iris, had a laugh with all the Legion as if they were family. A fantastic afternoon was had by all: Iris telling them all about her stories of the past, poppy selling days and ow times had changed in The Legion. Her mum, Iris and her sister, used to travel to Albert Hall, London, on

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2018 was a busy year for The Ethical Lettings Agency (TELA)! As a social enterprise letting agency, we go above and beyond what a standard agency does, which helps our customers and also our community. Below is a snapshot of how we did this:

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Tackling homelessness in our community In 2018 we helped almost 100 people and families in our community affected by homelessness. Many had never experienced it before and it is a daunting experience. We gave free housing advice, helped rehouse people, and supported our tenants to keep the roof over their heads through difficult times.

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Update from the Police and Crime Commissioner for Cleveland T

Operational Updates

he Neighbourhood Policing Team are having real success in tackling crime and antisocial behaviour across Redcar and East Cleveland. In the year to date (April 2018—Jan 2019) antisocial behaviour incidents reported to police across East Cleveland have fallen by 24.9% - that’s over 500 less calls - and victims - than during the same period 12 months ago. The team are attempting to contact every victim of anti-social behaviour and criminal damage within 24 hours of their report, to assess vulnerability and consider what additional support the Force can offer them, working with our partners. This is helping the team identify and assist those most in need of help across the area and identify patterns and areas of concerns. Having recently obtained a Criminal Behaviour Order against a male in Skelton, he has now been charged with breaching the conditions attached to it along with other offences and is due to appear at court. It is also good news that Skelton ward in January had the lowest level of total crime reported than any time in the last 12 months. Some sad news for the community, as the ‘Singing Policeman’ Sgt Jon Hutchinson hangs up his boots for the final time. I wish him well – I know he will be sadly missed by his colleagues and the community alike. He had a way of engaging with the community, particularly young people, which is hard to imitate. Best of luck Jon!

Chief Constable recruitment

As you have seen, there have been some changes to the leadership of Cleveland Police in the last couple of months. Interim Chief Constable Lee Freeman has settled well into the organisation and has started reviewing the immediate operational and organisations risks the Force is dealing with. He already has met with Policing Minister Nick Hurd to tell him about the hardworking officers, staff and volunteers he has come across in Cleveland and has reassured him that the Force is in good health and working hard to keep people safe. In February we launched the search for a permanent Chief Constable to lead Cleveland Police into a new era of organisational innovation and development. We have had a strong level of interest and I will be involving our workforce and partners in the interview process. We are looking for someone who can provide inspirational leadership, drive forward organisational change and build trust in the police service. They will share my passion for neighbourhood policing and will set a direction for the Force which further enhances the service the public receive from Cleveland Police – from the moment they speak to the Control Room to the end of the investigation and beyond. I’m looking for someone who can drive forward the innovative changes set in motion by the Transforming Cleveland Police programme and will continue the ground-breaking work of Everyone Matters, the Force’s commitment to equality, diversity and human rights. I have visited frontline officers and staff across the Cleveland Police estate, including at Redcar HQ, to ask them what they want to see from their next Chief Constable. Their answers will play a direct part in the recruitment process and I will ensure their concerns and queries are put to the candidates during the interviews.

Policing precept and the fight for fairer funding

The latest government settlement for policing in Cleveland is another £1.6m cut in real terms to our budget. This brings the total amount slashed from the policing budget in Cleveland to £40m since 2010 and has resulted in the loss of 500 police officers and 50 PCSOs. It cannot be right that our area has the fourth highest level of crime in the country per 1,000 population, yet receives the lowest government grant.

●● The Operation Checkpoint rural crime team have been in action again this month – here they are at a previous operation.

Costs for changes to the Police Pension Scheme will cost the Force an additional £3.3m, a cost the government have chosen not to cover. In addition to inflation and the rising cost of the policing, this has placed significant financial pressure on the police, who are expected to do more with less. You will shortly be receiving your council tax bill and you will see that your contribution for policing in Cleveland will be increasing by £24 a year – or 46p a week – for Band D properties. Many people in Cleveland will pay less than this, as they live in a Band A-C property. It is deeply unfair that chronic government underfunding has left the hard-working tax payers of Cleveland to pick up the cost for their police service. Please be assured that the additional £1.8m generated by ●● PCC Barry Coppinger with Interim Chief Constable the precept increase will be invested back into policing in Lee Freeman. Mr Freeman will be in Cleveland for three the following areas of need: months as we recruit for a permanent replacement. • Increased resources in the Force Control Room to provide a more timely response to calls for service Community engagement • Increased investment in crime investigation and safeguarding Thank you to those of you who attended Eston Neighbourhood vulnerable victims, particularly in relation to domestic abuse Action Partnership on Wednesday 30th January. We had some • Deliver the core priority to respond and protect interesting discussions about youth diversion work and the • Maintain a commitment to neighbourhood problem solving progress on Eston Hills. with protected resources for the most challenging communities It’s always good to engage with young people, who are our and a named PCSO contact for every council ward future citizens and leaders. I visited Prior Pursglove College • Maintain an investment in wellbeing to increase officer and in Guisborough on Thursday 7th February to discuss our staff availability new Divert scheme with them. The scheme aims to prevent In February, I joined forces with the region’s MPs in a letter criminalisation by giving first time and low-level offenders to Home Secretary Sajid Javid, highlighting the increasing an opportunity to turn away from crime by addressing the demand the Force faces and the impact cuts are having on underlying issues that cause them to offend. the frontline. We welcome any opportunity to make our case. We would also be interested to hear what you think about I want to assure residents of East Cleveland that they will Divert! Visit my website and search ‘Divert’ to read more and continue to be protected by hardworking and determined police complete our short survey. officers, staff and volunteers – and I will continue to work hard Barry Coppinger to fight for a fairer funding deal for policing in Cleveland. Police and Crime Commissioner for Cleveland

Cleveland Police singing policeman retires

eighbourhood Sergeant, Jon Hutchinson, who has pounded the streets of Redcar and Cleveland for 12 years retired on Wednesday 27th February. Born in South Bank, and brought up in Whale Hill, Jon has served a combined 40 years in the army and then police. To many, Jon is known as the ‘singing policeman’ who once danced to ‘Gangnam style’ in a flash mob in Redcar town centre. His dedication to protecting the lives of the public will see him attending the Queen’s Garden Party on 29thMay. Jon joined the British Army aged 16 and achieved the rank of Regimental Sergeant Major, completing tours in Iraq, Afghanistan, Bosnia and Northern Ireland. He then joined the Australian army for another four years. Aged 44, Jon became part of the Cleveland Police family and soon found his passion working in the Neighbourhood

Policing Team. Speaking of Jon’s career, Inspector Deluce said: “Jon’s enthusiasm and dedication is infectious, with his manta always being focussed around community and youth engagement. “His understanding of difficult to reach

groups is the key to his success and he actively seeks out youth groups to form real bonds with. “His engagement work has been unique and inspirational and I am please Jon’s achievements are being recognised.” Best of luck for the future Jon!

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Rural Ewe Crime Update H

service representatives at these meeting and they have and will help us greatly.

ello and welcome to the March edition on Rural Ewe, your rural policing page that gives you all a chance to see what we have been up to the past month and any up and coming events or projects. Since the last edition we have been busy as usual, with various other agencies and more importantly yourselves in the rural communities.

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Rural Newsletter

Every last Monday of the month I’ll be expanding on the piece I do for Coastal View and putting together a newsletter of what’s been happening across the whole of Cleveland . This will go out on Cleveland Connected, Facebook and Twitter with all the addresses etc at the end on this piece. As you’ll know we not only deal with rural crime in the Redcar & Cleveland area, but also Hartlepool, Middlesbrough and Stockton, working in partnership with both of neighbours in North Yorkshire and Durham, as well as more other agencies We have many officers and volunteers out and about across the whole force area and I want to let people know what they are doing for our rural communities. So please look out for the newsletter starting on the 25th March

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We have held a few meetings with the NFU and NFU Mutual in recent months with a view to working more closely together and tackling rural crime together. It’s hoped that we can pass on issues to each other and take action when appropriate, and with our network of contacts and resources we came make more of a difference. Both Laurie Norris and Greg Proll are in contact and this partnership should go from strength to strength in 2019 One of the issues raised by Laurie and Greg was the response of our control room when members of the rural communities ring in on the 101 number. With this in mind I have been asked by our Assistant Chief Constable Jason Harwin to put together some training which highlights your concerns and the sometimes unique problems / circumstances that you encounter. This will hopefully improve things as I know those in our control room work extremely hard and have to deal with very high demand of calls. With this in mind they may not know your particular issues so please remember that YOU are the experts and have the knowledge that will help our call takers give you a better service. This is also going to be done with our frontline officers and it’s hoped that in the next few months you will all have a dedicated PCSO who works in your area as a point of contact that you can call upon to speak with regarding any issues you may have

Tees Rural Crime Forum

We held our latest Tees rural crime forum in January with almost 50 people attending to lend their support and work with us to tackle rural crime. The group is going from strength to strength and those who come along have the opportunity to work with us and also raise any concerns they have in an open forum whereby other people may have had similar experiences and be able to other advice and support. At the forum we have many other agencies, including our colleagues from North Yorkshire, the Environment Agency, Angling Trust and their Volunteer Bailiff Service, our own Wildlife Officers, members of our neighbourhood teams, Rangers,

councillors, our rural volunteers, our rural special constabulary, people I have visited through my rural crime prevention work and of course members of the rural communities who have a vested interest in being part of something proactive Please keep an eye on Cleveland Connected for the next meeting which should be at the end on March

I continue as part of my crime prevention role to follow up burglaries and suspicious incidents, offering security advice and any other follow up actions that may be needed. I plan in the next issue to go into this more and offer crime prevention advice which cuts across farms, businesses and your home with a view to improving your security and more importantly your peace of mind.

As you will see in the press release, we held another successful Operation Checkpoint back in February which as you’ll know by now is a multi-force operation tackling travelling criminals across our borders and stopping the thefts of Quads, plant machinery and other items of high value.

We continue to meet with all our partner forces in the North of England and exchange intelligence and new ideas / projects we are looking at. Off the back of this we are aware that we have traveling criminals, and are taking action to work together to bring them to justice. We are very fortunate to have dedicated crown prosecution

Operation Checkpoint

Farm and rural business visits

or my March crime prevention blog, I would like you to consider giving your home a security check-up, to take a look at your home as if you were a burglar. How would you get in if you had to? Once you’ve done this then you need to plug these weak spots. This is the thought process of a burglar: - Is anyone at home? - Are there any obvious security measures in place? Alarm? CCTV? Lights? - Can I be seen from adjoining properties/is there any natural cover that I can use? - Are there any valuables on display? - Are there any tools/ladders lying about that could help me break in? - Are there any unlocked doors or windows? - Can I get away easily – local footpaths/track/playing field or open land adjoining? How did you do? Is there room for improvement? Now, I want to look at your property in layers. Imagine, if you cut an onion in half you’ll see that it’s made up of layers, from the

Regional meetings

outside to the inside. In Crime Prevention we use ‘The Onion Skin Principle’ when putting together recommendations to improve the security of a property. We start at the outer layer (the boundary) and work our way toward the centre (contents). Consider each of the layers as identified below and look at the suggestions I’ve put forward, many of them are simple measures, no or low cost, that you can put in place to help beat the thief! Starting at the perimeter (outer layer): - fencing topped with trellis – more difficult to climb/breaks easily - gravel traps/pebbles – noisy underfoot - gates closed! - Prickly plants (rip burglars pants!) - maintain walls/fences/hedges in good order Grounds: - prune and maintain shrubs to maintain natural surveillance from surrounding properties - keep the area clean and tidy by removing debris and litter - don’t let shrubs grow up near the

As you’ll know we have done a great deal of work on the Eston Hills and surrounding area with some good results and are proud to say we have reduced reported incidents by 74% in 2018. However we know that this needs to be maintained and that there is still a great deal of work to do in tackling this issue. We will be delivering leaflets to all the housing estates around Eston Hills asking for your help and support in tackling this issue that blights not only the hills but your estates and children’s safety. All we are asking is for you do make us aware of where these Quads, 4x4’s and Motorbikes are being stored. They are more than likely your neighbours, or someone off your estate. You know where they are being stored, and we are asking you to support the Police in tackling these mindless individuals and stop any further problems, or from anything more serious occurring that may result in injury or worse to your children. Looking forward to next month Kind Regards Paul Payne Rural Crime Prevention Officer Rural Affairs Contact details: Email: ruralcrime.webmail@cleveland.pnn. police.uk Cleveland Connected (Rural Watch): www.clevelandconnected.co.uk Twitter: @ClevelandRural Cleveland Police Tel: 101 Crime Stoppers: 0800 555 111

front of the house to shield a thief - Property mark garden furniture - Use ground anchors for valuable items - Security lighting – dusk ‘til dawn is preferred - Remove any items a thief could use to get into your home, such as ladders, spades, tools etc. Sheds/garages: - Shed alarm - Extend house alarm if attached - Good locks - Fasten items to each other and to the fabric of the building - Ground anchors, Sold Secure Chains - Mark your property with house number and postcode Building: - Intruder Alarm choose an approved company eg registered with NSI or SSAIB - Plug in timers/Smart Home devices to bring on lights/radio - Keep doors and windows locked – beat the sneak thief - Keys – keep them safe out of the lock/out of sight but where you can get to them in an emergency - Don’t tag keys with your address - Consider a safe secured to floor or wall for personal papers/

passports/small valuables such as jewellery - When going on holiday – cancel deliveries - ask a friend or neighbour to keep an eye on your property. - Check who is at the door – chain and door viewer. - Consider CCTV but ensure its coverage doesn’t extend beyond your perimeter. Contents: - Hold good contents insurance - Property marking postcode and house number – keep an eye on our Neighbourhood Policing Facebook pages for property marking events. - Make use of tracking for laptops/iPads/phones - Keep valuables out of sight. - Photograph valuable items – note distinguishing features and picture with a rule so an idea of scale can be provided. Check identity of callers – if in doubt – keep them out! If you have any information about a crime contact the police on 101 or CrimeStoppers on 0800 555111 Gerry McBride Crime Prevention Officer Cleveland Police

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Coastal View & Moor News Issue 97 March 2019

News from the Local WI’s Moorsholm WI

Guisborough WI Banner displayed in Sunnyfield House

Hutton Lowcross WI

By Mary Heathcote

By Pat Bolton. Hutton

he January meeting of the above was very well supported not only by existing members but saw a good number of potential new members. The evening started straight away with a very interesting talk by a lady from the village who together with her husband had been on a three weeks' holiday to Nepal. Apart from many pictures of their travels they had brought back a variety of items made by the indigenous people who utilise every possible piece of material, some of which we would probably throw away as rubbish. We also were treated to a drink and a doughnut shaped biscuit that is a Nepalese food staple. A vote of thanks was given and the competition was won by a guest who may well become a regular member; a good start to keep the existing members on their 'competitive' toes. Our February meeting showed how well we could arrange flowers and greenery in a teacup, no pressure there then as we already have a few floral artists, fortunately it will not be judged. It would be impossible to finish this report without mentioning the passing of our longest serving member of Moorsholm WI and that was Doris Boocock who supported the community in every aspect of village life. Doris was a very colourful person in her choice of clothes, not for her dark sober colours, Doris had a wonderful head of hair that she said didn't need any attention at night. Doris had worked in the shops in the village, baked for every event over the years and together with her beloved husband Harry had organised the bowls' club holidays. To a packed church on the day of the funeral her grandson Andrew gave a warm account of time spent over the years with his grandparents and reminded everyone about when Doris was presented with a new broom after wearing the old one out sweeping up leaves and twigs outside the church, not a person to sit back and leave others to do the job. It was a privilege to have known Doris she was much loved and will be missed by everyone.

Lowcross WI President

By Pat Bolton

ur February meeting began with an illustrated talk from Shona Joselin explaining the many and varied activities of the Guisborough Bridge Association, which eighteen years ago sprang out of the work of Churches Together in Guisborough. They provide help and support both practical and emotional to people of all ages in the town, from toddlers to senior citizens and everything in between and bridge the gaps where ever and whenever the need arises. They currently have 18 ongoing projects and are always looking for new ideas. All their activities are run mostly by volunteers with a small group of part time.co-ordinators of which Shona is one. Guisborough Bridge Association was selected as our local charity for 2018 and we took the opportunity to hand over a cheque for £400 to Shona to support their projects now and in the future. Members were also given the results of our institute's votes for the six resolutions which could be debated at the National Annual General Meeting, to be held in Bournemouth at the beginning of June. Our members voted overwhelmingly for “Don't Fear the Smear,” although the final choice will follow the voting in every Federation throughout the country. The photograph shows members of the Committee handing over the cheque to Shona Joselin from The Guisborough Bridge Association During the remainder of the evening we unveiled the Guisborough WI Banner in its newly acquired case in Sunnyfield House and celebrated by cutting a cake and enjoying refreshments.

Saltburn WI

e have kept our members busy again this month. The Jet Set Border Morris Dancers entertained us at our meeting dancing to the drum, whistle and accordion. Members were then invited to take part in a dance; they did really well, no accidents with those sticks!! We love food at WI, so we have a new activity where we just taste a themed food and swap recipes, yummy! Supper club always has a

good turnout, book club also meets for supper and our walking group includes a coffee stop. Walking netball is open to non-members and we have had a good response from Saltburn ladies. It's the fastest hour in the week, non-stop laughter. If you'd like to join us at WI you'll get a really warm welcome at Saltburn Learning Campus. We will be having a friendly quiz next month. Find us at www.saltburnbythesea. wordpress.com

Loftus WI

By Linda Wilson

e were definitely in for a treat at our February meeting as we had not one but two speakers; the first being Janet Dadd from "Miss Fishers Emporium" Loftus. Janet brought along a selection of splendid hats and fascinators which she had made from a variety of materials sourced from around the world. It was explained to us that to produce a special occasion hat is a long process, but we were given a brief and interesting demonstration of how the whole process begins. We then got down to the business side of the meeting, minutes were duly read and signed, a cup of tea and a biscuit were quickly served and

then our second speakers "The Blood Bikes"gave us an insight into what these amazing people do as volunteers. Using either motorbikes or cars they ensure that overnight or at weekends when the N.H.S. service doesn't operate, tissue samples and blood products are able to be transferred around our area's hospitals. They also are part of network of similar groups around the country enabling the service to reach a larger area; an amazing group of both men and women . Our competition a "Woolly Hat" had lots of entries and the Blood Bikes men chose worthy 1st, 2nd and 3rd places. Our March meeting being held on the 12th of the month should be a little less hectic, so why not come along, 7-9pm Loftus Town Hall you will be made very welcome.

ince 2013 Hutton Lowcross WI have been working towards having the Guisborough WI Banner, embroidered in 1931 , displayed in the town where it can be appreciated by all. The Banner was handed to Hutton Lowcross WI in the 1990's when Guisborough WI closed. As we do not have our own hall it was decided in 2004 to hand it over to Guisborough Museum , along with several other artefacts, for safe keeping. Not all items belonging to the museum can be displayed due to lack of space and when it was put out on display in 2013 it was clear that a great deal of work had gone into its production and it seemed a great pity for it to be kept in storage. In October 2015 the Antiques Road Show came to Harrogate and after gaining permission from the Museum , a group of us decided to take it along. The Banner was appraised by Judith Miller and we were indeed filmed but unfortunately the item was never shown. Judith Miller valued the Banner at £200 and gave us advice as to how it could be best preserved . It was at this stage that we decided we would work towards having it on permanent display and obtained the support for this venture from Guisborough Museum and Sunnyfield House; bearing in mind that it needed to be kept away from direct sunlight and heat and be protected from dust, damp and condensation. We obtained quotes for a case, which were extremely expensive and following an item on TV about a local company who had agreed to take on some of the apprentices following the collapse of Carillion approached ERW, a window and door manufacturer in Middlesbrough who agreed to take on the job at no charge to provide a training

opportunity for the apprentices. In February this year the whole project came together and the permanent home for the Banner was unveiled at the Hutton Lowcross WI meeting with representatives of Guisborough Museum and Sunnyfield House present. A celebration cake was cut and members enjoyed a pleasant evening. In the back of the Banner was a pocket containing the following information: This Banner was designed by Mrs Walter Dixon and embroidered in 1931 by Mrs Bailes , Mrs Chapman , Mrs Dalton , Mrs Gibbon , Mrs J Harrison , Mrs J.R. Jackson, Miss Oliver and Miss Stokeld. The materials were given by Mrs Jackson, after serving seven years as President of Guisborough Women's Institute 1923-1930. We are anxious to find out more about the ladies who worked on the Banner so if you are a relative or know anything about the ladies mentioned above please get in touch with us on our website huttonlowcross_wi.co.uk or by telephone on 01287 636065. You can view the Banner in the Main Hall of Sunnyfield House

Saltburn Churches Together Lent Course: “How to be fruitful”

By Geoff Bland

aster is late this year so Lent doesn’t begin until early March. Starting on 7th March, Saltburn Churches Together will be running a Lent course each Thursday evening for six weeks until 11th April, with a further session after Easter on Thursday 2nd May. It will be based on the teaching which Jesus gave to his disciples in his farewell message to them on the night before he was crucified, along with the prayer he prayed that night. That message is recorded in John’s Gospel, chapters 13-17, and it’s one of the truly great sections of the New Testament, emphasising how followers of Jesus can be fruitful through their relationship with him. It will provide a very relevant focus for spiritual thought during the seasons of Lent and Easter. Last autumn’s “Bible Course” proved very popular, with around fifty people attending from all of the churches in Saltburn. There was a real buzz about the course content and about the way Christians from different churches were doing it together. This Lent course will be similar in format, with two short sections of teaching each week, each of them followed by lively group discussion.

It will be led each week by Rev. Geoff Bland who facilitated The Bible Course. The venue for each session is the ECHO Main Hall, Emmanuel Church, Saltburn, TS12 1LE, from 7.30-8.50pm (with refreshments from 7.00pm). It’s open to anyone who would like to come along, not just people from the Saltburn churches. There is no charge for attending or for the course materials. For further information contact Geoff on 07432 654567 or see www.skeltonbrotton.wixsite.com/ christians All the course materials will also be available for personal reflection on that website, including daily readings with a short daily blog, starting on Friday 8th March. Here is the full outline of the course programme: Fruitfulness... How? Being in Jesus, just as Jesus is in the Father March 14 Jesus, the Father, and you (John 14:1-14) March 21 The Gift of the Spirit (John 14:15-31) March 28 The Fruit of the Spirit (John 15:1-17) Fruitfulness... Where? Sent into the world, just as Jesus was sent April 4Why in the world am I? (John 15:18 - 16:11) April 11How in the world can I? (John 16:12-33) The Prayer of the Vine for the Branches May 2What Jesus wants for us (John 17:1-26)

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Wayfarer’s Travels Potsdam – Germany

otsdam is the capital and largest city of the German federal state of Brandenburg and is situated on the River Havel 24 kilometres (15 miles) southwest of Berlin. It was a residence of the Prussian kings and the German Kaiser until 1918. It's quite easy to get to from the North East as Jet2 now run flights to nearby Berlin direct from Leeds Bradford. Best time to go is May to September. We went in July and the weather was perfect. The food is generally good and reasonably priced with the average two course meal at about 12 euros. The beer is also good, particularly the weissbiers, wth a pint costing 3-4 euros. Potsdam itself is a lovely town in its own right with its own Brandenburg Gate in the quaint town centre. A visit to the Hollandeisches Viertel – the Dutch quarter is also worthwhile to admire the old red bricked buildings in the traditional Dutch style. Also, in the Babelsberg area is the oldest film studio in the world. Further afield, a short journey on the S-bahn will take you to the beautiful Lake Wannsee where you can take a hop on/hop off boat trip around the lake and up the river Havel for about £7. The journey takes you under the famous Glienicker Bridge – better known as “The Bridge of Spies” and also past the villa which Winston Churchill had built just after the war.

● The Brandenburg Gate

Anyone interested in WW2 history can also take the S-bahn north from Berlin up to Oranienburg followed by a short bus ride to Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp which is mainly intact with many of the barracks now converted into a historical museum. Potsdam is quite a large town and many of the most impressive

attractions such as the fantastic Communs and the New Palace with their lovely grounds are well out on the outskirts so here again a hop on/ hop off tram trip is essential. The tram route also takes you through Nauener Vorstadt where the KGB commandeered about 100 homes making the area out of bounds and

building their infamous prison there. Last but not least of course Potsdam is very convenient for a day out in Berlin. It’s a mere 25 minutes on the S-bahn. Wayfarer In our next issue Wayfarer visits Amritsar in India.

For any further information on this or any other destination, e-mail :Wayfarer@ntlworld.com

Church Services Marske Methodist Church Hummers Hill Lane

March Services 10th 10-30am Rev B Bell 6-00pm Rev A Harbottle 17th 10-30 Rev A Harbottle 6-00pm At Zetland Park 24th 10-30am Rev T Haigh Holy Communion 6-00pm Rev A Harbottle 31st 10-30am Mrs P Stenson 6-00pm At Zetland Park

April Services 7th 10-30am Mr T Hume 6-00pm At Newcomen 14th 10-30am Mrs T Hobday 6-00pm Rev A Harbottle 21st 10-30am Rev A Harbottle 6-00pm At Zetland Park 28th 10-30am Mr B Stephenson 6-00pm Rev H Harbottle

Services at St Mark’s Church Marske-by-the-Sea

Sunday 8.00am Holy Communion (said) 9.30am Holy Communion (sung) Monday 7.00pm Holy Communion (said) Wednesday 10.00am Holy Communion (sung) All are welcome to attend our Services. Coffee is served after the 9.30 Service on Sundays and on Wednesdays.

Sunday Club for 4 yr olds to 10yr olds is held in church at 9.30am every Sunday during term time. Messy Church This is held on the second Saturday of every month from 3.30 to 5.30pm. Families are welcome to come along to hear a story, try activities (some messy) and enjoy something to eat. Visit our web site www.stmarks-marske. co.uk

What’s on in Saltburn Spiritualist Church Toc H, Coach House, Albion Terrace, Saltburn TS12 1JW

For further information, you can find us on face book, alternatively please contact Jean on 07776331333. March Monday services 6.30pm Spiritual healing (free) 7pm Open Circle (free) 8.45pm Development group (see Wendy) Saturday Divine services: all start prompt at 7pm 9th Andrew Walker 16th Elaine Somerville & Davy Jones 23rd Alan Skerritt 30th Development Group memebrs

Workshop on guides and mediumship Saturday 23rd March conducted by Danielle Smith, 10.30 – 3.30pm. Church members £20 None Members £25, please contact the church face book page or details above to reserve a place. Refreshments provided, but you will require a packed lunch. April Monday services 6.30pm Spiritual Healing (free) 7pm Open Circle (free) 8.45pm Development Monday 8th we are hosting an evening of Mediumship with Hellen

Cox Howlett at 7pm, £3 pay on the door. Not a ticket event. Please note that this service will replace our normal Monday services on the 8th of April. Divine services: All start prompt at 7pm 6th April Hellen Cox Howlett PLEASE note the first Saturday of every month we hold an awareness class, if you are interested please speak with Wendy Dixon PAS in church. *Please note the church will be CLOSED on Saturday the 20th and Monday 22nd due to bank holidays*

Easy Peasy Spicy Smoked Mackerel Fish Cakes

I made this one with a few leftovers from sunday lunch and a packet of smoked mackerel. You can coat them with either polenta or fresh breadcrumbs. Serves 4 4 oz cooked peas mashed with a fork 8 oz cold mashed potato 1 small finely sliced spring onion 1pack smoked mackerel 1 tsp Thai curry paste Chop up the mackerel, mix with onion. paste and peas until blended together Add potato mix and form into 4 or 8 balls Flatten slightly and place in a fridge for 30 minutes Prior to shallow frying, coat with seasoned flour. egg wash and fresh bread crumbs or polenta. Chef Shallow fry for 3-4 minutes in hot oil until crispy ecret S e h T Serve with green salad and salsa. Bon Appetito

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We want to hear Your Points of View - Send your letters to us or email to: editor@ coastalviewandmoornews.co.uk

Your Points Of View Checks & balances on top politicians

Note from the Editor

The Editor wishes to point out that this page only contains the views of readers and are not necessarily the views of Coastal View. May we remind readers that in order for their letters to be considered we must have names and contact details even if they want to remain anonymous. A first name and the town/village in which they live is not sufficient. Thank You

"The police are in the building” Councillors Jon Rathmell and Terry Lawton were recently ejected from Middlesbrough’s council chamber for, allegedly, speaking out of turn. My advice to any councillor ordered out of a meeting is: “Just sit tight” for, in March 2000, I successfully used this tactic when ordered out of Redcar & Cleveland’s council chamber by the then mayor, Mike Stephen. We were debating the closure of Loftus Bank and, after trying to silence me a few times, the mayor ordered me to leave the chamber. I declared I was not leaving and simply sat down, wondering what the consequences of my rebellion would be. Nobody knew what to do but, eventually, the meeting was adjourned, with Mike, leader, Dave Walsh, and chief executive, Colin Moore, retreating to the mayor’s parlour to discuss their next move. After some time, Colin approached me, sitting almost alone in the council chamber, and said: “The police are in the building”. I thought they’d come to eject me forcibly! But, after scaring me, Colin had to admit the constabulary was present “on another matter”. I told him that, whatever the consequences, I would not leave the chamber. In the end, the meeting was reconvened and I stayed. I felt I’d struck a small blow for freedom of speech in the council chamber; and no Redcar & Cleveland mayor since has attempted to eject a democratically elected member. Steve Kay Redcar & Cleveland Councillor

Further to the many letters in the local press and on television about the Cleveland Police Force, a recent letter to the local press on Barry Coppinger the Labour Cleveland Police & Crime Commissioner making some comparisons with Theresa May the Conservative Prime Minister, made by Councillor Steve Kay seems disjointed. The checks and balances on Theresa May have been more stringent than on Barry Coppinger. I am not aware that Labour politicians have been scrutinising Barry Coppinger's actions, unlike Conservatives politicians who along with other MPs have held Theresa May's feet to the Brexit fire. Notwithstanding the issues surrounding both, most people would want the best for both the people of Cleveland and the UK, whether either politicians are in post or not. George Dunning , Ormesby. Former Cleveland Police & Crime Panel Member

Caring for Hedgehogs In the Autumn of 2017, I wrote two articles on hedgehogs which you kindly published in Coastal View:; one covered my 10 yearhistory of caring for hedgehogs and the second article gave details about hedgehogs, their lifestyles and needs. I am now using the widespread coverage of Coastal View to spread a word of warning on behalf of hedgehogs at this time of year. Adult hedgehogs should still be in hibernation, perhaps occasionally going out of their nest for food. Young hedgehogs do not hibernate but may sleep for a period and then have to look for food. A mild February encourages more hedgehogs to be out looking for food but it is too early for their natural food sources. Last year a mild February was followed by the Beast from the East which caught many hedgehogs unprepared and may have led to deaths. Please put out food and water for twelve months of the year so that wildlife will know where to go for food. A handful of peanuts (high protein, least effort) and water in small bowls around the garden is all that is needed but ensure the water is not frozen. Please remember, at any time of the year, hedgehogs should not be out in the daytime and any such hedgehog should be reported to the British Hedgehog Preservation Society (tel 01584 890801) as quickly as possible so that a Carer like myself can collect the hedgehog and give it appropriate treatment. Remember they are very small animals and have little resistance to cold or infection so speed is of the essence. Thank you Anne Watts Hedgehog Carer for the Hedgehog Preservation Society and the RSPCA

Dog poo issue in Moorsholm still raising a 'stink'! I'm absolutely furious, I've just come out with the car and got out to close the gate and nearly stood in a fresh pile of dog poo. I have picked it up and put it in the bin. I drove around to see if I could find who had not picked it up but there's no sign. I will report them if I can catch who is definitely not picking up after their dog. No excuse as the bag dispenser is in sight of the pile. But Moorsholm residents beware because over the last few days I have captured on CCTV evidence of two people allowing their dogs to mess in the lane. This evidence has now been passed on to the relevant authorities. I'm sick to death of having to pick up other people's dog poo and I repeat, any other dog fouling captured on CCTV WILL be reported. Dawn Froom Moorsholm Resident

What a cheek! The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, has a cheek! The Most Reverend prelate preaches to the nation that it should end the “struggles and divisions of recent years”. Yet, for the last three years, he has stoked up these “struggles and divisions” by consistently opposing Brexit. In 2016, he gave unreserved support to the ‘Remain’ campaign. In 2017, in a speech to the Church of England’s General Synod, he linked the Brexit vote with fascism. In 2018, he blamed Brexit for dividing the nation. Now, with the wind in HMS Brexit’s sails, Justin Welby changes tack. I have no objection to clerics getting involved in politics but, as guardians of our moral values, at least they should be consistent. Faced with the failure of his anti-Brexit crusade, Justin Welby has conveniently morphed into an even-handed, national peacemaker. Does this mean that, with Brexit accomplished, this man for all seasons will end his days a latter-day ‘Leaver’? Christine Kingham Lockwood Parish Councillor

News from the Local WI’s

Failure to provide additional Car Parking capacity in Saltburn

ouncillor Philip Thomson addressed the February meeting of Redcar & Cleveland Council requesting that efforts should be redoubled to ensure sufficient capital funding was in place to provide additional car parking capacity in Saltburn and that this should be achieved by Easter 2020. Councillor Thomson quoted the latest tourism report which stated that 2.1 million visitors came to Saltburn each year and that as continuing promotion was being made of the town as part of the East Cleveland Growth Plan that insufficient provision was being made to provide adequate car parking capacity. He also stated that residents who lived in the town centre were finding it increasingly very difficult to park during peak periods when visitors were competing for a finite amount of highway. Councillor Thomson claimed that in the last four years only one additional car park had been provided in the town. The Council rejected his idea of having any time scale put on any provision that might apply.

It was also suggested that a £1m was already in a budget for works. Councillor Thomson was not satisfied that any of a whole series of projects that he had suggested had been started and indeed not one drawing existed on which to base any civil

works to allow any money to be spent. What was the point of allocating paper money if it was not used to deliver against? Councillor Thomson referred to the bid which was to have been made to the Tees Valley Combined Authority for an additional

£1.7 million to address additional car parking provision and in particular to address the reinforcement of the bank side at Cat Nab Car Park where erosion of the beck side had now meant that Skelton Beck was almost at the edge of the car park. A major piece of work had been promised immediately following the severe flooding and major sea surge in September and December 2013 but not a single stone had been set in place and no action had been taken. On his enquiry no application had been made to Tees Valley for funding assistance and on enquiry at Tees Valley no application had ever been recorded. Councillor Thomson regretted this failure of action and committed himself to pursuing the need to increase parking provision in the town, for residents and visitors. The one piece of good news he was able to advise members of was the creation of 27 additional vehicle spaces in the town centre as the result of his recommendation in a recent Traffic Regulation Order directing that unnecessary double yellow lines be taken up.

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What’s On - Music & Events

Ancient Hazel Coppicing Day I

f you look closely at many of East Cleveland’s woodlands you can see remnants of ancient woodland management practices. For centuries our woodlands were managed as standards of well spaced large trees such as oak with an understorey of hazel. The hazel was regularly harvested by coppicing. Coppicing is where trees are cut down to ground level on a regular basis and new shoots grow from the stump providing fast growing sustainable timber without the need to replant. The hazel or small wood would then be used for building, agriculture, fishing, industry and domestic use. Regular coppicing would allow light to reach the woodland floor, important for woodland wildlfowers such as the bluebell, many butterfly species and other invertebrates. The arrival of the railways and supply of new and ready made products meant that traditional woodland management was abandoned early last century. One of the larger areas of overgrown

hazel coppice with standards is to be found at Saltburn Gill Nature Reserve. There is good evidence that woods at Hazel Grove and the Saltburn Valley Gardens were once managed in a similar way before the development of those valleys for leisure. As part of its Ancient Hazel project the Saltburn Valleys CIO has organised with the Tees Valley Wildlife Trust for people to: see coppicing in action at Saltburn Gill; learn about the past importance of hazel to the local economy and; discover the natural history of this important woodland tree. For anybody wishing to try their hand at the ancient art of coppicing, this is theopportunity to learn from the experts at the Wildlife Trust. Coppicing equipment will be provided. “We are excited to start ourt Ancient Hazel Project with this first event” said Philip Thomson, Chairman. “It will take us to the heart of the project by looking at the natural heritage of the woods.” The Ancient Hazel project is supported by funding from National

Lottery players through the National Lottery Heritage Fund. The coppicing event will be located in the Saltburn Gill woods, along the footpath from Saltburn to Brotton, just above Benison Banks. For those wanting to see coppicing in action and learn about why hazel is so important, come along on the day, at any time between 10.30 and 2.00pm. For those wanting to learn how to coppice you will need to book by calling 01287 636382 or email info@teewildlife.org The date for your diaries is Thursday 21 March. The footpath is steep in places and can be muddy. Wear warm clothes, sensible shoes and a big smile! Don’t forget your cameras! A number of events and activities are being planned over the next twelve months exploring the woodlands and the history of hazel. To keep up to date on events and activities join Saltburn Valleys CIO be emailing saltburnvalleys@gmail.com

Dalesmen Singers Male Voice Choir

he Dalesmen Singers Male Voice Choir from Danby are looking forward to the start of a busy 2019 and their first performance is to raise money for Scarborough Community Fund. The following is from Councillor Joe and Mrs Mary Plants office. The Mayor and Mayoress of the Borough of Scarborough, Councillor Joe and Mrs Margaret Plant were delighted to attend the Dalesmen Singers Annual Gala Charity Concert held last October at Danby Chapel and thoroughly enjoyed the evening. The harmony of the Dalesmen Singers was

outstanding in the Chapel with monies raised from this concert generously donated to local nominated charities. The Deputy Mayor, Councillor Dilys Cluer and Consort Mr Chris Phillips also attended a concert held in early December last year at Whitby Spa with the Dalesmen Singers in conjunction with Stakesby Primary School and Simply Brass which they thoroughly enjoyed. The Dalesmen Singers have very kindly offered to hold a special concert on Saturday March 16th at the Barn, The Stables, Cross Butts, Whitby with monies raised from this to go to The

Borough of Scarborough Community Fund. The Community Fund exists to benefit local charities and organisations throughout the Borough of Scarborough encompassing the Whitby, Scarborough and Filey areas of the Borough. The Mayor and Mayoress are honoured that the Dalesmen Singers have offered to hold a concert in aid of the Community Fund which in turn will be able to assist more local charities and organisations during their mayoral year. This is a marvellous chance to come along and enjoy an evening of music and song in the relaxed and comfortable atmosphere of the `Stables Room.` It promises to be a rewarding – sometimes rousing – and entertaining night. The choir will, no doubt, perform many of your old favourites to sing along to but have also added more refreshing new songs to their repertoire. All proceeds are for Scarborough Community Fund. The date is Saturday, 16th March, at 7 p.m. Tickets are just £5 and are available from Joe Plant 01947 811773, Peter Etwell on 01287 773224, or 07414898377 and The Stables. To find out more information on the choir, click on www.dalesmensingers.net

Seasonal Afternoon Concert in Guisborough

oin the Guisborough Choral Society and Cello Soloist Neil Peter Sild for this seasonal afternoon concert at St. Paulinus Church, The Avenue, Guisborough on April 7th at 3PM. The choir will perform Lauridsen’s exquisite Lux Aeterna and Dirait-On, Tavener’s Song for Athene and The Lamb and some of your favourite works by Karl Jenkins, Britten, Chilcott, Finzi, Gardner, Gjeilo and Rutter. We are delighted to present our guest soloist, Neil Peter Sild, who will perform

various cello pieces throughout the programme. Neil started to play the cello at the age of seven and attended Sage Gateshead where he was very fortunate to have tutors such as Nick Byrne, Rosie Walton, Louisa Tuck and James Craig.Neil. He now attends the Royal Northern College of Music and studies Cello with Jennifer Langridge. He has had the privilege to perform in many of the ensembles in Manchester as well as RNCM. Tickets are available now at The

Guisborough Bookshop, Chaloner Street, Guisborough and at Serenity, Dundas Street, Saltburn. You may also buy tickets online at wegottickets.com. Adults £10, Concessions £8, Under 19 years of age £1. If you would like more information about the concert or are interested in singing with us, please visit our facebook page at facebook. com/guischoir or visit our website at guisboroughchoralsociety.org.uk. You are also welcome to phone/text the Publicity Officer at 07463 089288. Registered charity: 508845

Saltburn and District Royal British Legion

hy not come along and see what a fantastic Branch we have become? We are a very active Branch, providing financial, social and emotional support to members and veterans of the British Armed Forces, their families and dependants. We meet at Loftus Cricket Club on the first Saturday of the month, at 6pm. We attend branch training; visits, events, affiliation events, functions, lunches and much more. Did you know we are also proud to be affiliated with: • Loftus Army Cadet Force • Carlin How and Skinningrove 1st Girl Guiding • Saltburn Army Cadet Force • Guisborough and East Cleveland Sea Cadets • Guisborough Royal Marines Cadets

Whatâ€™s On - Music & Events

Coastal View & Moor News Issue 97 March 2019

Whatâ€™s On - Music & Events

What’s On - Music & Events

Coastal View & Moor News Issue 97 March 2019 Skelton and Brotton Parish Council

Children’s Easter Party Skelton Civic Hall Tuesday 9th April 2019 (1.00 – 3.00)

Skelton Castle

Daffodil Sunday 31st March 2019 10.30am – 3.30pm(last entry)

Silly Steve’s Whacky Disco

By kind permission of Mr Anthony Wharton

The opening period has been extended so you can bring your mother to see the daffodils

and take her for lunch!!

Tickets £5pp On sale from Skelton Library Skelton Mill Ha’penny Tearoom

On the day tickets will be available at the main gate Accompanied under 12’s admitted free of charge

Face Painting

Gift for Every Child Admission by Ticket Only

Tickets are Free, with a Limited Number Available

Marske Methodist Church Hummershill Lane 30th March 2.30pm - 4.30pm

A Sing-a-Long with Ken

With refreshments Adults £5 Children £2.50 In aid of Be Like Tom charity

INFORMATION EVENT FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED at United Reformed Church Sta�on Road, Redcar Friday 31st May 9.30 – 1.00 Stands include: EQUIPMENT – SERVICES – SUPPORT Refreshments Available Contact Irene Poynter 01642 470912

Eligibility: Ages 11 and under and from Skelton & Brotton Parish area.

Available from Skelton Civic Hall from 11th March 2019

Children must be accompanied by an adult

FREE FITNESS IN THE EASTER HOLIDAYS! Eligibility: Residents of Skelton and Brotton Parish Council Area Children Aged between 5 and 11

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Skelton and Brotton Parish Council 12.50PM – 3PM THURSDAY 11 APRIL 2019

@ SKELTON CIVIC HALL 12.50PM – 3PM THURSDAY 18 APRIL 2019

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Burden of Paradise Featuring the legendary Snake Davis!

Performing in Loftus Town Hall 7pm Friday 5th April 2019 Tickets are £10 each available from:

Wold Pottery during normal opening hours, or call 01287 640100 Doors open 6pm, Bar selling bottled beers and wine. Raffle tickets on sale too Proceeds to Light up Loftus 2019!

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Model Railway Open Day

Cleveland Model Railway Club will be holding a Spring Open Day on Bank Holiday Monday 6th May (10am-4pm) in their clubroom at Unit 2, The B-Hive, Skelton Industrial Estate, Skelton, Cleveland, TS12 2LQ (turn-off the A174 at ASDA). Be a member for the day (adults £1, children 50p) to see 8+ model railways running or under construction in a number of different scales and themes. There will also be displays and demonstrations, plus stalls for club sales, tombola, Triangman and Grosmont Books. Amenities include hot and cold refreshments, free on-site parking and good disabled access. Email: enquiries @clevelandmrc.club Website: http://www.clevelandmrc.club

Loftus Tradesmans Reform Club. Est 1861 Meetings held 3rd Tues each month at 7:30pm at Grinkle Park Hotel. New members and guests welcome. For further information contact:-Ltrc.honsec@ gmail.com Les Franks (Hon Sec) 01287 640959 / 07814436470

Skelton Villages Civic Pride Our Community Environmental Group is seeking new members to help us to improve our villages. If you have some spare time and would like to make new friends and help us with our floral displays or help at our weekly Coffee mornings and other fundraising activities, you can either call our Secretary Pam Batts on 01287653077 or call in the Skelton Heritage Office and leave your details where we can contact you.

American Tribal Style Bellydance

A lovely style of dance with influences of Middle Eastern and Flamenco dance styles. And beautiful costumes. Its low impact and fun so come and join us. Tribal Marsquers dance group meet to practice Sundays 10.30am at the Earthbeat Centre, Saltburn. Message Val on 07908005850 or email tribalmarsquers@gmail.com

Parkinson’s UK Redcar & District Support Group

Do you suffer or care for someone with Parkinson’s disease? Come and join us at our monthly meetings. Where you will be welcomed into our friendly atmosphere. Our aim is to offer friendship, support and advice.We have speakers at our meetings, we also organise social outings Support Group Meetings and Exercise classes held in 25K Community Centre, Ayton Drive, Redcar TS10 4LR

Support Group Meeting:

Next meeting 14th March 2019, speaker from Carers Together Chair Based Exercises for Parkinson’s sufferers – Tuesdays 1 – 2pm These sessions are run by a qualified fitness instructor. £2 per session Exercise group:12th 19th & 26th March, 2nd ,9th & 16th April 2019 Parkinson’s Awareness Week 8 – 14th April 2019 World Parkinson’s Day 11th April 2019 Carers are welcome they can enjoy a coffee/tea and a chat in the lounge area. For further details contact Doreen on 01642 471667 or 07900 348518 We're the Parkinson's charity that drives better care, treatments and quality of life. Charity No. 258197

Irish Night

By Mike Morrissey Irish dishes - and music - will be on offer when Saltburn's Our Lady of Lourdes parish, holds its annual dinner at the town's golf club on Friday 15th March. Tickets are £20 from the church. Guinness will be used in some of the dishes.

Skelton History Group Heritage Walks 2019

Several of this year’s walks mark the 50th anniversary of the creation of the Cleveland Way National Trail by using or crossing stretches of that route. The pace of the walks is leisurely, with regular stops to admire the view (especially when going uphill!) and to hear about the heritage around us. The values given for Distance, Ascent and Duration are estimates only. The duration is based on two miles per hour walking speed, adjusted to be slower when ascending, plus 30 minutes for a lunch stop on the longer walks, and an allowance for the heritage stops. A charge of £2 per person will be made on each walk to offset the costs of Insurance. Please wear appropriate footwear and have clothing suitable for the likely weather conditions on that day. On the longer walks, it is suggested that you bring food and drink as we usually stop between midday and 1:00pm for a lunch break. Further details can be had from: skeltonhistorygroup@gmail.com or by contacting Peter Appleton (Tel: 01287 281752) Tuesday 19th March – (04) Skelton In View Distance: 1½ miles; Ascent 200ft; Duration: 1½-2 hours. Meet at 10:30am at Skelton Methodist Community Church, Castle Grange, Skelton Green. This walk uses country lanes and part of the Cleveland Way to take a broad overview of the wealth and variety of heritage that can be seen in and around Skelton. Wednesday 17th April – (30) Saltburn Woods. Distance: 2½ miles; Ascent 420ft; Duration: 2½-3 hours. Meet at 10:30am in the Cat Nab car park. This walk takes us up through the wooded valley to the railway viaduct. The heritage includes the long-gone, but much loved, Halfpenny Bridge and the remains of Marske Mill. The woods will be full of birdsong and wild flowers.

Rockulele - ukulele group

Modern music for the uke - Wednesday evenings, beginners 6.10pm, all abilities 7pm at the White House, Marske. £2 per session, all ages and abilities welcome, spare ukes available if you just want to give it a try. New members welcome! Redcar Road Rockulele on Facebook or email redcarroadrockulele@gmail.com.

Loftus And District Flower Club Usually meet on the third Monday of each month, upstairs in Loftus Town Hall, 7.15pm. We have National, and Area Demonstrators from all over the country to come and demonstrate at the club. Members and guests can sit, and enjoy the results of what can be created with flowers and foliage. At the end of the demonstration, while having light refreshments, there is a raffle, with an opportunity to win one of the arrangements. Membership for the Flower Club is £24. Visitors are welcome, entrance, £3. For more information, contact: Ann Gullon 01947 825916 and Barbara Welford 01287 652197.

Pink Ladies Fashion Show Pink Ladies bring you Charity Fashion, Hair and Beauty Show In aid of Cancer Research UK. Friday 17th May 2019 6.30pm – 12.30pm PINK LADIES have partnered with: Grinkle Park Hotel, SAKS Hair and Beauty Guisborough, Betty Leigh Boutique and DandyThreads to host an exclusive Cat Walk Event. So come along, get your GLAM on and enjoy a fun filled evening to include: Sparkling Prosecco and Canapé Reception, Goodie Bags with free gifts, Food, Luxury Raffle, Bar, Shopping Stalls, Competitions AND…. Party the night away with Live Music from “THE FALLEN” Tickets ON SALE NOW:- £29.00 - please get in touch ASAP ALL WELCOME. If you want to make this evening even more special, Grinkle Park Hotel are offering Rooms for £90 per double including full English breakfast

The Cleveland Retired Men's Association Meets every Wednesday morning at 25k Ayton Drive behind Asda Roseberry Rd Redcar. Guest speakers and films arranged. Meet from 0945 for tea/coffee. Speaker 1030-1130. All welcome. Plenty car parking space. .Give us a visit. Contact-Frank Everett 07758813965 Email franciseverett@virginmedia.com

Charltons Community Centre

Our centre is available to hire for all occasions. Low costs rates Large Hall £10 an hour, small hall £8 per hour , full centre including kitchen £15 an hour. Discount available for residents and block bookings. We also have a bouncy castle, projector and other equipment that can be hired out. Please contact Claire Trenholme on 07958119112 with all enquiries and bookings. Regular events include:- fortnightly bingo on a Sunday evening doors open at 6pm eyes down 6:30pm. Spiritual night first Friday of the month 7-9pm. Fitness classes on Mondays and Wednesdays 6:30-7:30. Yoga Monday 10:30-11:30 and Thursday 6:30-7:30. Ballroom dancing also available. Please see our Facebook page for up to date information.

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Redcar Visual Presentations By Tony Crow

On Tuesday 12th March in the Redcar East Community Centre on Durham Road at 2.15 p.m. we welcome back one of our favourite Presenters, Lynn Lamport, who this time will be taking us back in time, to let us in on the theatre scene of many years past which according to records, was quite an exciting place to visit. Her Presentation is called 'Scandals of an 18th Century Audience'! By all accounts not all the acting was on stage! A fortnight later on Tuesday 26th March at the same venue and time, Ian Goodman will be doing the opposite by bringing us up-to-date telling us of the everyday changes that may affect all our lives without us perhaps really realising it until something happens to focus our minds. His Presentation is entitled, 'Changes in the Judicial System'. At the end of this meeting, we shall be holding a short A.G.M. There is one extra Presentation to conclude our 62nd Season. It will be held on Tuesday 9th April. Those of you who came and were disappointed last year due to the unforeseen illness of our Presenter, Mrs. Nona Jenkins, will be delighted to know that she will be coming on the new date and showing us her wonderful selection of Quilts. They were crafted at the time of the American Civil War and informed slaves of escape routes to guide them to safer places. Hence the Presentation Title of 'Quilts and Underground Railway. Admission to each Presentation is £2.50 and Visitors are very welcome.

Marske Brass Band Est 1875 The Ironstone Miners Band

To book the band for an event, bandstand performance, Civic occasion. Contact Band Secretary Philip Chisholm 01642 510223 or 07802 936 414 thechisholm@ mac.com or FaceBook Marske Brass Band

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The World of Theatre A Badapple Theatre show coming to your village hall?

ere at Badapple Theatre we’ve been hard at work with preparations for our new theatre show ‘The Frozen Roman’. This tall tale follows a group of villagers racking their brains for new ways to fight the imminent housing development that threatens village life as they know it. The discovery of an ancient burial site under the Phoenix Pub may just throw them a lifeline if they can somehow authenticate their mysterious findings. But things aren’t always what they seem! And as we go to press, we have just found out that Arts Council England have offered us a funding award of up to £27421 for a minimum of 39 performances nationally AprJune 2019. Most of the tour is in place but this huge investment from the Arts Council in arts for rural communities means we are able to recruit even more halls to our Theatre On Your Doorstep project. So if you have a village hall locally and would like to see a world-class performance a stone's throw

Coming to St Nicholas Church An evening with Graham Kendrick Saturday 4th May 2019 at 7.30 p.m.

By Kate Bramley

away from you then get in touch with our Company Director Claire Jeffrey on office@badappletheatre. com. Meanwhile if you are looking for quality theatre in the region this coming month then look ● William Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing no further than Northern Broadsides brand new touring production of uk.com/ has the details with shows from 12William Shakespeare’s Much Ado About 16 March at Stephen Joseph Scarborough. Nothing, directed by Conrad Nelson. “Six And if those dates don’t suit you get another long years of war are finally over. Returning chance to see the show at York Theatre Royal soldiers swap the booming battlefield for a 14-18 May 2019. Featuring an ensemble cast landscape of love, masked balls and muchof 15 performersincluding Robert Wade needed laughter Two young dreamers (Hero and Claudio) fall head over heels, while two who some of you may have caught in our others (Benedick and Beatrice) resume their own Badapple Theatre On Your Doorstep combative courtship.” It is one of the wittiest tour of ‘The Last Station Keeper’ in 2017of Shakespeare’s comedies, and always highly this is bound to be a Northern Broadsides entertaining for audiences. https://www.sjt. spectacular! Don’t miss it!

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raham Kendrick, UK worship leader, songwriter and teacher, has been described as a 'father of modern worship music' composer of contemporary hymns and Christian songs over the pat 25 years; he performs with a 7-piece band. St Nicholas Church is fortunate to have been able to book Graham in his hectic schedule and so we look forward to Saturday 4th May 2019 and hope you will come to experience him as a worship leader and prolific English Christian singer. The evening promises to be very popular and successful. If any readers came to Stuart Townend concert in 2018 you will not want to miss this one. People travelled to Guisborough from as far south as Birmingham and from Northumberland in the north to see Stuart. Tickets are available at £15.00 for main body of the church and £13.00 for side aisles. They are available now from Alex Butler tel.07799 414341 or by email Alexandra.but@btinternet. com. Alternatively, they can be purchased from Guisborough Bookshop or online ents24.com Please note that all tickets are numbered by row, so if you wish to attend in groups it is best to buy them via email address. Don’t miss out on this amazing experience of Graham Kendrick. Consider him to be the Wesley of his day! Inspirational and uplifting words, catchy melodies and superb harmonisation. Spread the word, tell your friends and get booking!

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What’s on at the Cutty Wren Every Tuesday at The Redcar Borough Park Bowling Club

i, all! We’re still here and having some excellent nights of folk music, and we’ve some great ones coming up: The John Wrightson Band will be our guests on March 12th. John is well-known in the North East as a song writer, especially for his songs about the mining communities he’s a part of. Joan Edmundson is the other vocalist in the group, while the full line up varies, but they’re all musicians with passion who know exactly what they’re about. This is real genuine modern folk song from real people – come and hear it! We’ve a Theme Night on March 19th, a night when the Club is set the challenge of finding something to fit the idea. This time it’s “A Song for Ireland”, since it’s just after St. Patrick’s Day, and there’ll be plenty of Irish songs or connections we can come up with. March 26th will be “Singers and Musicians”, our basic sort of evening when local folkies and visitors get up and perform, usually two songs each. As “folk” covers a very wide range you’ll get everything from ballads hundreds of years old through modern Americana to songs composed that week by our own Club members. They do all sorts of types as well, so any such night will be unpredictable. Except that there’ll always be great songs, music and good humour. Come and try if you’ve not been to a folk club before! It’s going to be a special evening on April 2nd when we welcome Les Barker to be our guest. He’s famous on the scene for his zany monologues and poems, and will be a big draw, so get along early. If you know him you’ll be there, and if not, come and learn, perhaps, about “Cosmo, the Fairly Accurate

Knife Thrower” and the occasional table that’s sometimes a chair.... April 9th will be Singers and Musicians again, but looking ahead we have the very popular Club duo Paul Lucas and Alan Young as guests, while April 23rd (St. George’s Day) will have a Theme of “Oh, To Be in England”. Looking back, our longstanding Club friend Marie Little gave us a fine start to the year on Jan 3rd. Lovely singing and powerful songs – just what we wanted. Di Henderson and Ailsa MacKenzie were on top form for our Burns’ Night a week later, giving us some great songs, especially as many Scots ones as they had. And Ailsa’s harp-playing was just stunning! Gordon Mallory was a very fine compere, singer and Addressor of the Haggis, which was beautifully cooked by Bill Dobson and Trevor Taylor. “Our” John Connolly’s Hot Spot at the end of January was very moving. He gave us songs that get to you, and sang them with conviction. Most recently we had “Dogwatch” the duo Joy and John Rennie with a fine varied repertoire of songs that made you sing lustily, laugh or occasionally cry. They were able to bring their electronic piano, and they showed that Joy’s own arrangements of songs and poems are up there with the best. Our Singers and Musicians’ nights are going well, too. Right – come and meet us! We meet every Tuesday at the Redcar Borough Park Bowling Club, Thwaites Lane, off Redcar Lane, Redcar TS10 2FD. Turn off Redcar Lane at the big red Racecourse sign and we’re at the bottom to the left. Doors open around 7-30 p.m., singing starts about 8 p.m., and we finish at 11 p.m. The room is modern and comfortable

The National Festival of Thrift announces dates for September 2019

●● Photos Festival of Thrift / Tracy Kidd

he award-winning National Festival of Thrift, the go-to event for anyone passionate about good living in sustainable ways, has announced the dates for its 2019 event. On the weekend of 14 and 15 September the UK’s national celebration of sustainability is once again heading back to the wonderful woodland surroundings of Kirkleatham, near Redcar on the North East coast. A joyful weekend packed with sustainable arts, crafts, music, fashion, food, entertainment, shopping, demos, workshops and upcycling inspiration, the hugely popular Festival offers a weekend of free eco-friendly fun and attracted over 35,000 visitors last year. The Festival of Thrift organisers are currently developing an inventive programme of new content for 2019 and further details will be announced soon. In keeping with previous events, the seventh Festival of Thrift will have its own unique themes and specially created programme of events, focusing this year on clean air and marking 50 years since the first Moon landing. Festival of Thrift Director Stella Hall said: “It’s

wonderful to announce the 2019 Festival and we have really exciting plans lined up. “We are all about great leaps forward in ideas so we are commemorating the anniversary of the Moon landing and celebrating the clean air of the Tees Valley, and, as we look to the future, young people are very much to the fore. “It’ll be a Festival weekend to remember and we’re now working with our partners to finalise the full programme. Watch this space!” The dates for the 2019 Festival of Thrift were finalised after discussions with the organisers of the local Stokesley Show to avoid a clash this year. Stella added: “We both agreed that it was better to schedule two of the area’s most popular events on separate weekends. Visitors now have two weekends of unmissable entertainment to look forward to in the North East and North Yorkshire this September.” The Festival is shortly opening bookings for stalls for the 2019 event and is on the lookout for new ethical traders with a commitment to sustainability. To find out more and to keep in touch with news about this year’s Festival of Thrift visit www.festivalofthrift.co.uk

●●John Wrightson band with a fine bar run by the ever capable Gemma. The Club’s website is www.cuttywrenfolkclub. com. Our Secretary John Connolly is at connollyjp84@gamil.com (Phone 01287 659242) and I’m at george.featherston@yahoo. co.uk. (Phone 01642 471769). Thanks to all the

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Artists invited to create mini Cleveland Way artworks

stablished and emerging artists are being invited to create miniature works of art using the long distance National Trail that runs across the North York Moors National Park as their source of inspiration. The artists’ work will be displayed on postcards for the Cleveland Way in Miniature exhibition which will be staged at the National Park’s Inspired by… gallery in Danby in late spring. The exhibition, which will run from 11 May until 9 June as part of the celebrations to mark the 50thanniversary of the Cleveland Way, will create a raft of original and affordable art for visitors to buy. Artists can submit up to six original pieces of postcard art using any medium – from drawings, photographs and paintings through to printmaking and textiles. Applications and artwork must be with the gallery by 1 May and more information can be found on www.northyorkmoors.org.uk/join To add to the intrigue the postcards will remain unsigned when they are on display, with the artist’s name only being revealed after each card has been purchased. Sally Ann Smith, curator for the Inspired by… gallery explains: “Since the Cleveland Way was

first established, the 109-mile route between Helmsley and Filey has provided a fantastic way for artists to access such an inspiring landscape. “The trail has also found its way into the affections of so many other people which is why it makes sense to stage an exhibition where visitors can easily collect a piece of art that marks the anniversary. “We know how popular previous postcard exhibitions have been with artwork flying off the walls as visitors love the fact they can buy and take home something that is original and collectible.” Cleveland Way in Miniature will run alongside the Inspired by… gallery’s 109 Miles exhibition, presenting a major new body of work created by the National Trail’s artist in residence Debbie Loane from Easingwold. Other celebration plans to commemorate the Cleveland Way’s half centenary include a special event at Helmsley on the actual day of the anniversary on 24 May; and two annual walking festivals which will be dedicated to routes along the trail. Visitors can find out more on www. northyorkmoors.org.uk/clevelandway

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Friends of Skelton Community Orchard

Gisborough Priory 900th Anniversary

By Joyce White

‘Spirit of East Cleveland’

any of you will remember reading about this project to remember East Cleveland’s Ironstone Mining Heritage and to honour those who worked the pits. In fact many of you may have supported our fundraising efforts! Well, the macquette you see fashioned in clay is now being cast in resin as a full size sculpture and will be placed in its new home. The unveiling ceremony of ‘Spirit of East Cleveland’by William Harling Dip.AD will take place at Cross Green, Skelton on Saturday April 6th Timetable 10:30 North Skelton Band will welcome us, followed by a welcome and short address by Craig Hornby. 11:00 to 11:10 Road Closure while the unveiling takes place This will be performed by Craig Hornby and pupils from Skelton Primary School 11:05 Strike up the Band! Followed by Community Mining Folk Songs. Afterwards we hope you will join us for Refreshments which will be served in the Duke William from 11.45. There will be opportunity to see artefacts from East Cleveland Mining Museum Our thanks go to the following:*Elected members of R&CBC for their practical and financial support for this event.

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fantastic programme will be widely advertised in the near future and should be a ‘once in a lifetime’ experience for our community and visitors. As part of the programme, on March 16th, the ‘de Brus Group’ is organising an afternoon of lectures which will cover Guisborough’s unique Medieval History and the links between the Priory and the ‘de Brus’ Family, with their dominance of the whole cross border area at that time. This is perhaps exemplified by the fact that Robert de Brus 1, chose GUISBOROUGH to be the spiritual centre of his lands and so built Gisborough Priory. As one of the most powerful lords of the time, it is said that he could stand on Roseberry Topping and everything he could view from there, belonged to him. Perhaps his most famous descendant was KING ROBERT THE BRUCE OF SCOTLAND. What is perhaps less well known is that Robert de Brus V, who lived in the Scottish Borders, in Lochmaben, and was known as the ‘Competitor’ for the throne of Scotland. He actually chose to buried with his ancestors in GISBOROUGH PRIORY!! He was the grandfather of King Robert the Bruce of Scotland. The speakers who will be with us on the afternoon of Saturday 16th March in Prior Pursglove College are Peter Appleton, Alison Dale and Alan Young. Each speaker will present very different aspects of this wonderful story. Our area has so much history. Watch for information about the sale of tickets – “£5.00 each to include free parking at the college. All information to be updated on our website: debrustrail.org.uk Tickets for the event available from:- maggie. aitken@ntlworld.com

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Around The Towns & Villages Redcar

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Guisborough

The East Redcar Residents Association are holding their next meeting on 4th April at 7pm Zetland rooms St Peter's Church Redcar. If you have an issue you would like to talk about please come to this meeting. All welcome

Skinningrove Village Hall Weekly Events Mon – OAP Bingo 6pm-7pm Thur – Kid’s Craft Night 5pm-6.30pm Bingo 5pm-6pm. Tue, Sat, Sun - Free to hire

Tea Dance with George and Marie Every Wednesday afternoon, 2pm - 4pm at Skelton Civic Hall, Coniston Road, Skelton. Everyone welcome. Suitable for beginners - you don’t even have to dance, just come and listen to the music. Refreshments served! £2.50

Afternoon Tea Dance St Nicholas Church Hall Bow Street Guisborough each Thursday 1pm to 3.30pm with interval for tea/coffee & biscuits. Sequence dancing with music provided by Val Newton with tuition when necessary. £4 per person. Friendly atmosphere with newcomers welcome. Enquiries: Rita & Tony Morris 01287 281737 Hutton Lowcross WI meets on the second Thursday of the month at 7pm in Sunnyfield House, Guisborough. We have a monthly guest speaker, crafts, computing, outings, and much more. Come along and see what we do. Visit our web-site huttonlowcross-wi.co.uk

Parkinsons Friendship Group Social/Drop In. We meet on first Thursday of the month in the lounge of the Coatham Lodge, Redcar 2 - 4 pm. On the second Thursday of the month we meet up for lunch (usually in a pub) For both carers and the cared for. It’s a chance to relax with a cup of coffee/tea, piece of cake and to talk to people in the same position. Long term friendships can and do happen. For more information please contact Ann on 01642 482066 Redcar Area Foodbank -Donations can be made at Tesco Redcar and Eston(South Bank) (they top up by 20% in cash) Any Redcar and Cleveland Library (except Laburnum Road Redcar branch). Halifax Bank on Redcar High Street. Coop at Marske. Circles of Life Queen Street Redcar. Any foodbank centre listed on www.redcararea. foodbank.org.uk Sainsbury's Ennis Square Dormanstown. St Augustine's Church Warwick Road Redcar (mornings except Mon and Sat which are evenings). Sacred Heart Church Lobster Road Redcar (mornings except Sat 6-7pm). Please note Footprints in the Community Charity which Foodbank is part of has now moved to new Offices along with the Men's Shed and Next Step Shop at 10 Queen Street Redcar TS10 1DY Tel:01642484842 Men's Shed - every Monday, Wednesday and Thursday 8:30am till 12:30pm and 1pm till 5pm. At 10 Queen Street Redcar TS10 1DY Footprints Community Cafe held every Wednesday at East Cleveland Baptist Church, Park Avenue, Redcar. Excellent food at good prices. All profits from the cafe are fed back into Footprints projects including Redcar Area Foodbank.

Loftus Loftus and District Flower Club. March meeting is in Loftus Town Hall, on Monday 18th March. Sarah Hopps is the Demonstrator, and her title is "All Seasons Garden". It is also the Clubs AGM. All welcome, entrance £3, to begin at 19:15. Contact Ann Gullon 01947 825916, or Barbara Welford 01287 652197. British Legion outreach sessions held 3rd Tuesday of each month in Old Co-op Building. Sessions are run on a drop-in basis between 10am-12 and are open to any veteran and their family. The British Legion can also be contacted using our free helpline number 0808 802 8080 every day between 8am - 8pm or on our easy to use website at: www.britishlegion.org.uk. Loftus Town Hall is host to a Tea Dance on the first Tuesday of every month. Doors open at 1.30 for an informal practice session with dancing from 2.00-4.00. Entry is only £1 and this includes a raffle and light refreshments. Loftus WI - Ladies, why not come along and make new friends. Meetings every second Tuesday of the month at 7pm in Loftus Town Hall. New members welcome. For details telephone 01287 644661

Moorsholm Moorsholm Memorial Hall Moorsholm WI, every 2nd Mon, 7.15pm. Guest speakers, crafts, outings, fun and friendship. All welcome. For more info call Enid McCabe on 01287 660808 Church Hall activities Don’t sit alone at home come and join us at our Social afternoon for bingo, dominoes a good natter and some tea and biscuits. Alternate Thursdays. Craft Class - Weaving, knitting, rag rugging, dye and crafts every Wednesday 7pm-9pm.

Riverside Building New Company Row Skinningrove hosts the following each week. Keep Fit Club – Tue 12.00pm – 1.00pm. Choir – Wed 7.00pm – 9.00pm. All newcomers welcome. Monthly Film Club featuring a Big Screen, Surround Sound HD Experience. Check notice board for details. Open Monday to Friday, 10.00am to 2.00pm and provide access to computers with internet and office applications free of charge. We also provide full colour Photocopying. To find out more or book a room (£5 to £15 per hour) call in at the Riverside Building or call 01287 642508, e-mail at slu@ btconnect.com or check us out on Facebook at Skinningrove Riverside.

Saltburn Friday Friends is an inclusive friendship group open to all over 18, we welcome people with different abilities. We have activities inc bowling, drumming, keep fit, singing, bingo, quizzes and arts and crafts. We meet Fridays 10-4, at Emmanuel Church Hall, Macnay Street, Saltburn. 1st session is free (Carers always free). Then £2.00 1 session/£3 all day, (includes cuppa and biscuits per session). Ran by volunteers. 07833895501 Thefridayfriends@outlook.com Registered Charity 1177967 All welcome!

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Lingdale Community Art - We are a group of people from East Cleveland who meet weekly to paint for pleasure. Approximately once a month we have a “ master class” with a variety of art teachers. We meet each Thurs at 2pm until 4pm at Lingdale Village Hall. If you are interested in joining us please contact Jim Marvell on 01287 650485

Brotton Brotton Library ‘Knit & Natter’ every Thurs 2pm-4pm. All welcome to come and have a cuppa and a friendly natter.For more info:Tel: 01287 676342 or e-mail: Brotton_library@ redcar-cleveland.gov.uk Coffee morning Brotton Methodist Church every Tues & Sat 9.30 - 11.30 Thurs 10-12 Coffee Morning every Wed 10.00am - 11.30am in St. Margaret’s Church, High Street, Brotton. Prize Bingo in aid of Church funds held at KTS+ site, St. Margaret’s Way, Brotton every Tues at 7pm. Brotton Village Hall. Every Thursday Prize Bingo 1.15pm Every 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month Tea Dance 2pm - 4pm

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Hillside Patients Participation Group meets on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 2.00pm at Hillside Surgery. This is an informal, open meeting where patients have the opportunity to discuss any issues or ideas they may have regarding the Practice and it’s development. Everyone assured of a warm welcome. Coffee morning in Skelton Civic Hall every Mon 9.30am until 11.00. Come along and enjoy tea or coffee and some real home baking. All proceeds go to Skelton Villages Civic Pride towards environmental improvements and floral displays. Skelton Library welcomes everybody to join in at any of the weekly/monthly groups that use the library. Weekly we have Mah-jong on Monday and Saturday 10-12pm. Knit (or any craft) and Natter Monday 2-4pm. Credit Union Monday 1112pm. Tiny Tunes Tuesday 10.15-11.15am. Family History Group Tuesday 2-4pm & Thursday 10-12pm. Adult board games, dominoes, cards etc. are available at all times if you & and your friends want to get out of the house. Monthly we have Citizens Advice 1st & 3rd Monday 1.303.30pm. Adult Reading Group 1st Friday 10.15am-12pm. Local History Group 2nd Friday 1.30pm. Sharpen Your Mind (crafts, music, cuppa & cake) Social group 4th Friday. 10.15am. Just call in or for more details contact us 01287 650487 skelton. library@redcar-cleveland.gov.uk Hope to see you soon. Skelton Methodist Community Church, on Castle Grange at Skelton Green, holds a coffee morning on the first Saturday of each month from 10am to 11.30am. An Open Church Charity Coffee Morning is held on the 1st Friday every month from 10.00 am - 11.30 am at All Saints’ Church, Skelton. Pop in and enjoy homemade cakes, scones, etc. Skelton History Group meets on the second Friday of each month at 1:30 pm in Skelton Library. Anyone with an interest in the history of the Skelton villages, or in family history, will be warmly welcomed. Skelton Weight Management Group - meet the first Thursday of the month, at 10am, in Skelton Library for a cuppa, and an informal chat. A weigh in is available if required. New Members welcome!

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Coastal View & Moor News Issue 97 March 2019

Redcar Bears Speedway

Redcar Bears News

March Is Here And That Means One Thing; Its time for you to get your diaries and calendars out, as our 2019 speedway fixtures have now been released! NEW race night is FRIDAY. Our season will start on the afternoon of Saturday 23rd March with Ben Barkers testimonial at the Media Prima Arena. The first team meeting takes place on the 29th March, with the visit of our old friends the Newcastle Diamonds in the Tyne Tees Trophy. All home fixtures - FRIDAYS first race 7:30pm unless stated otherwise. March 22nd - Press and Practice - 12pm start 23rd - Ben Barker Testimonial 29th - Newcastle (Home) - TTT 30th - Leicester (Away) - CS 31st - Newcastle (Away) TTT April 5th - Sheffield (Home) - CS 7th - Sheffield (Away) - CS 19th - Leicester (Home) - CS 26th - Scunthorpe (Away) - CS May 3rd - Scunthorpe (Home) - CS 8th - Somerset (Away) - KO Cup 10th - Somerset (Home) KO Cup 26th - Edinburgh (Home) - CH - 1pm start. 31st - British Semi Final June 14th - Eastbourne (Home) - CH 21st - Edinburgh (Away) - CH

26th - Somerset (Away) - CH 28th - Leicester (Home) - CH 29th - Leicester (Away) CH July 7th - Sheffield (Away) - CH 12th - Scunthorpe (Home) - CH 17th - Birmingham (Away) - CH 19th - Birmingham (Home) - CH 26th - Sheffield (Home) - CH August 2nd - Glasgow (Away) - CH 3rd - Berwick (Away) - CH 9th - Newcastle (Home) - CH 11th - Newcastle (Away) - CH 15th - British Under 19 Final 16th - Scunthorpe (Away) - CH 23rd - Berwick (Home) - CH 24th - Eastbourne (Away) - CH 30th - Somerset (Home) - CH September 13th - Glasgow (Home) - CH KEY KO Cup - Knockout Cup; CH - Championship; CS - Championship Shield; TTT - Tyne Tees Trophy

Ben Barkers testimonial meeting plans are to include teams from triple champions Workington, local rivals Newcastle and a select side representing the old Cleveland Park based Middlesbrough Bears. The season-opening Four Team Tournament, on Saturday, March 23rd, replaces Ben's original idea to stage a 20-heat individual meeting and now poses

additional appeal to speedway fans from Cumbria and Tyneside. Workington's involvement could provide the Derwent Park club with its only chance to race together this year after last weeks shock decision to withdraw from the Championship. The Comets claimed an unprecedented treble in 2018, winning the League, Knock-out Cup and Championship Shield but have since paid the price for success. They were forced to race seven matches in just 11 days, the final four in barely 50 hours, at the end of October and the hectic schedule proved to be financially suicidal. And when sponsorship, promised on the back of their triumphs, was not forthcoming their promoters were forced to reluctantly pull the plug. Although manager Tony Jackson is adamant that the club will reform in 2020, he admits that Ben's big day could be the only chance Comets fans might get to support their side in the foreseeable future. Ben Barker commented: "It's such a terrible shame that Workington won't be there to defend their titles this year and a tragedy for speedway as Derwent Park is a great track and one of my favourites. "The idea of giving their fans at least one more chance to cheer them on in 2019 came to me and I'm obviously hopeful that as many Comets supporters as possible will take the opportunity to come across on the day." The meeting is likely to have an early afternoon start, in order to make it easier for travelling supporters to get there and home again. Redcar's local rivals Newcastle and a team representing the now defunct Middlesbrough Bears will make up the four teams contesting the meeting, which will have numerous other attractions both on and off the track. Comets boss Jackson enthused: "I can't see a problem in us taking part or any reason why Steve Worrall, Kyle Bickley, Bradley Wilson-Dean and Simon Lambert (all originally signed in readiness for the forthcoming season) wouldn't want to ride. "We could also call on former Workington riders with maybe Ty Proctor, who is also an ex-Redcar rider, also coming along." Proctor, who next season will ride for Sheffield but spent his two formative years in the UK at the

SG Petch make it 4!

ur final partner for the 2019 season is an old friend of ours. We would like to give a warm welcome back to SG Petch Middlesbrough who will be our 4th and final partner for the 2019 season and sponsors of the clubs Platinum Suite. This will now be renamed as the SG Petch Platinum Suite and will be used as the clubs newest hospitality facility. SG Petch Middlesbrough are main dealers for Abarth, Fiat and Hyundai. Their name is not a new one to the clubs supporters, with their most recent involvement with the Bears being as main title sponsors in 2017. Promoter Jitendra Duffill added: “It gives me

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South Tees Motorsports Park, would obviously be a popular draw for many Teesside fans who have memories of his thrill-making exploits in 2008 and 2009. Ben has also hinted that not one, but two former national champions, both still at the top of their game, will be racing as guests to bolster the sides, while explaining: "I'd like all the Redcar riders to take part and get some more pre-season practice so, in addition to the Bears, which I'll probably lead alongside either Michael Palm Toft or Charles Wright, I aim to have a side representing the old Middlesbrough Bears, possibly under the name of the Boro Bears? "Whichever out of MPT and Wrighty doesn't ride for Redcar will lead the other side, which I hope will be managed by Gary Havelock (Redcar captain between 2006 and 2012 and 1992 World Champion), who began his Stella career with Middlesbrough." Redcar Speedway have been awarded two national events for the upcoming 2019 season. The British Semi Final will take place at the Media Prima Arena on Friday 31st May and the British Under 19 Final on Thursday 15th August. With only one qualifying round for the British Final in 2019, the semi final is sure to be an exciting and cut throat event and Redcar fans should have added interest as it is likely that at least one Bear will feature in the meeting. The top riders on the day will qualify for the British Final which will take place on Monday 29th July at the National Speedway Stadium in Manchester. The British Under 19 Final will feature all of the best up and coming British Under 19 talent. Smoggy's back. That's right Bears fans, it's the news you have all been hoping for, Smoggy Bear is back! Smoggy has come out of hibernation, just a few weeks before the start of the new speedway season and we could not be any more excited about it. We asked Smoggy if she had a message for her fans and she had this to say; "Hibernation complete. Fur all washed and fluffy. This teddy is ready. Let's go bigger, let's go louder, let's go SMOGGY!!". Smoggy's Cub Club will be up and running again in 2019 for cub members old and new. Welcome home Smoggy, we're absolutely thrilled to have you back!

great pleasure to welcome SG Petch back on board as our final partner sponsor for the season. I was really keen to get them back on board when I accepted my role last year and I’d like to thank Shaun Burke for all of his help and support. I can’t wait for the season to start now.” This good news comes just before the Bears are due to reveal their new main sponsor for 2019 at a Speedway Race Night next Friday 8th March. This will take place in the Bears club house where Tom Bacon will also be making the trip to Teesside. Most of the Redcar side are expected to take to the track for the first time this season the day after for a pre season practice session.

New Promoter for Bears

edcar Bears Speedway are very happy to announce that ex-Bear and current Team Manager Jade Mudgway has been appointed as the clubs co-promoter. Mudgway joins close friend Jitendra Duffill who was appointed as copromoter in 2017 and replaced Kevin Keay as the clubs main promoter last November. Mudgway’s appointment is the latest in a string of major changes on Teesside over the winter but one that will give the Bears a more stable footing for the future. Mudgway’s role at Redcar Speedway will not change with his primary job being Team Manager, but the move gives Redcar Speedway more security and offers support for Duffill who will continue to look after the day to day running of the club. Commenting on the move, Duffill added, “I had

been planning on making Jade my co-promoter since taking over from Kevin Keay last year. Jade’s role won’t really change but I feel it’s important to have 2 promoters at Redcar which will offer me some support when needed and also gives us the security of being able to run if I were to be unavailable through illness for example. Jade was the obvious choice to me. He is a close friend, is passionate about Redcar Speedway and he has plenty of ambition. His drive and influence were some of the main reasons I took the main promoters role last year.” When asked about his appointment, Mudgway said, “I’m very happy to take on this role at Redcar. Myself and Jitendra share a massive passion for Redcar Speedway and I’m looking forward to working together and building the Bears into a force to be reckoned with on track”.

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Marshall Drive Park Run Brotton

B Whitby Motor Club Awards

By Dave Scrimgour - Chairman Whitby and District Motor Club

hitby and District Motor Club recently held its Annual Awards Dinner at Grinkle Park. Award winners for the clubs events in 2018 were: from left to right Dave Mortimer, Andy Cockerill, Neil Cockerill, Al Mac, Dave Scrimgour (Chairman), Dave Hornbrook, Matt Sample, Nick Colman, Sam Colman and Neil Colman. This year is the club's 50th anniversary and as part of the celebrations, we are looking for past members to attend a social night on May 11th at the Metropole Hotel in Whitby. ●● Trophy Winning Team A members We hope to get past andAbbey present

together for a night of nostalgia for the club. Photos and memorabilia are wanted as well. Anyone wanting to attend the night can contact via the clubs website at www. whitbymotorclub.co.uk. The club was formed in Whitby in January 1969 and has been involved in club level motorsport since then. Regular Autotests and Navigational Rallies are held for the members. The club also has a number of members that regularly compete on the UK rally circuit, either in the forests or on single venue tarmac rallies. The club now meets at Birkbecks rallyschool at Brotton, every 3rd Monday of the month, and new members are always assured a warm welcome.

Guisborough & District Domino League By Danny Jones - League Secretary

he George May Trophy held at the TA Club on Wednesday 20th February saw Wharton and North Skelton in the final, beating Ship Brotton and Ship a respectively. In a close final, Wharton came out on top winning 5-4. What a finale to the final league games and it's not over yet!

Commiserations must go to the Ship, Brotton, who led the league for most of the season only to get 'mugged' in their last match and also to Wharton and Bowls Club who are relegated to the b league. Congratulations to Marske on winning the b league and we now have to wait and see who goes up with them, between the 3fiddles or Abbey a.

ack in October 2018 Graham Hall, chairman of New Marske Harriers, appealed through the pages of Coastal View and Moor News for people to step forward as volunteers to get a parkrun up and running at Brotton. It was slow going at first – but it was when Joanne Marshall from Skelton came on board as Event Director that things started take shape. It was not always plain sailing – there was more than a few twists and turns before the Inaugural “Marshall Drive Parkrun, Brotton” got under way at 9am on Saturday, 23rd February. Councillor Barry Hunt was on hand to shout “GO” to get the 119 runners off and running. Although we had 119 runners from places as far apart as Northumberland and Shropshire it is hoped that the people living in and around the area get involved either as runners and/or volunteers together with a mix of “parkrun

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tourists”, and that the regular numbers settle down to around 60. Joanne Marshall commented: “One of our volunteers today is a local non runner and was blown away by the feel good vibe of it all. I am really keen for Brotton residents to take ownership of the parkrun, and the feedback on Facebook is extremely positive.” 'Marshall Drive parkrun, Brotton' became the 601st location in the UK to stage the weekly free timed run and joins Redcar and Flatts Lane in Redcar & Cleveland. It's essentially a trail run, apart from the first and final 100 metres you are either running up a hill or down! It’s tougher than Redcar but perhaps not as tough as Flatts Lane. Runners only need to sign up once, and print off a barcode and they can then turn up and run at any parkrun event in the world! Please sign up at http://www.parkrun.org. uk/marshalldrive/

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Coastal View & Moor News Issue 97 March 2019

MFC Foundation Bringing the power of the badge to local community MFC Foundation kick-start school attendance programme in Redcar & Cleveland

ive primary schools in Redcar & Cleveland are hoping to increase their attendance levels by working with Middlesbrough Football Club Foundation’s ‘Roary’s Class Acts’ programme. Green Gates Primary, Ings Farm Primary and Lakes Primary schools in Redcar, as well as Westgarth Primary in Marske and St. Peter’s C of E Primary in Brotton have all signed up to the programme with the official charitable arm of the football club. Roary’s Class Acts is a programme created by MFC Foundation to help primary schools improve their school attendance by bringing in the affiliation with the football club’s mascot, Roary the Lion, to achieve reaching the national average of 96%. Schools receive Roary-based resources

including check list posters for every form class, stickers, and door hangers for every child, with the idea that they can write on the time they need their parents/guardians to wake them up in the morning for school. Classes with perfect attendance can also receive special treats such as visits from Roary the Lion, special P.E. lessons from qualified Middlesbrough Football Club Foundation coaches, stadium tours of the Riverside and even match tickets to first team games! The programme has been running for the last two years in schools in the Middlesbrough and Stockton areas, but with five schools in Redcar and East Cleveland signing up, Roary’s Class Acts Coordinator Gary Walton is hoping to expand further into the region. “We deliver Roary’s Class Acts in over 50

John O’Boyle (Head of the Catholic Teaching Alliance) said “The project has been a fantastic success in our schools. We have seen a marked improvement in attendance among those who are typically difficult to engage.” For more information about the programme, contact gary.walton@mfcfoundation.co.uk, or call 01642 454816.

schools across the Tees Valley region now, and the programme has been given glowing reviews from a number of Head teachers. “The schools are seeing a real difference in their attendance figures, and with the programme growing the way that it has, we hope to be delivering in schools throughout the East Cleveland in the foreseeable future.” The programme is supported by Emmerson Marketing, The Cleveland Centre and Tees Valley Community Foundation.

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North Riding Football League Round up- By Andrew Snaith Saturday 23rd February 2019 North Riding Football League Premier Division BEADS 6-0 Fishburn Park Guisborough Town Res 4-2 Bedale Grangetown Boys Club 4-0 Kader Redcar Town 0-3 Boro Rangers Staithes Athletic 1-4 Yarm & Eaglescliffe Stockton West End 7-1 New Marske Thornaby Dubliners 1-1 Stokesley Sports Club Yorkshire Old Boys Shield Farsley Celtic 4-2 Redcar Newmarket St Marys 1947 4-4p AAK North Riding Football League Division One Lingdale Village 3-1 Great Ayton United Royals Stokesley AFC 1-3 Thirsk Falcons Tees Valley Tigers 2-1 Stokesley Sports Club Reserves Whitby Fishermens Society 10-3 Middlesbrough Rovers Sunday 24th February 2019 North Riding Football League Under 19 Division Coulby Newham 2-4 TIBS Nunthorpe 1-1 Seaton Carew Stockton West End stay on top of the

●● Stokesley Fishermens North Riding Football League after a 7-1 thumping of bottom club New Marske. Peter Caveney hit two, with Chris Peacock, Jake Large, John Leyshon, Sean O'Brien and Josh Haley on target. Jack Smith's strike was a mere consolation for the strugglers. Boro Rangers, in second, continue their efforts to retain the title. They won 3-0 at Redcar Town as Stu Rose, Matty McQueeney and Robbie Keenan scored, with Phil Horsman their man of the match. Yarm & Eaglescliffe ended Staithes

Athletic's five-match unbeaten run with a 4-1 victory, at Seaton Crescent. Staithes started well and Richie Playforth had a goal ruled out. Then Matty Dixon broke the deadlock for Yarm on 20 minutes and Dom Tiffany made it 2-0, ten minutes before halftime. Connor Hood pulled one back for Athletic, just after the hour, before the unlucky Playforth had a second goal ruled out, for offside. Dixon then got a second and Cameron Wild wrapped it up late on for Yarm. The biggest shock of the day saw second-bottom BEADS go within two points of Stokesley Sports Club as they thumped Fishburn Park 6-0. Robson Jinks rattled in four goals, with Carl Matthews striking the other two. Stokesley, meanwhile, picked up an excellent point on their travels, at Thornaby Dubliners. Dubs took the lead, in the first half, through Liam Southall, but Chris Lax's men levelled to take a share of the spoils through Joel Gordon. Kader are just two points further up and suffered a potentially-costly 4-0 loss at Grangetown Boys Club. Ben

Martin blasted in two, with Mark Ward and Ryan Emmerson also on target. Elsewhere, Marcellis Kerr's goal and John Howard's hat-trick helped Guisborough Town Reserves to their 4-2 win over Bedale. The First Division promotion race is highly intriguing. Thirsk Falcons returned to the top after a 3-1 win at Stokesley Athletic. That result took Falcons above Athletic's rivals Stokesley Sports Club Reserves, who lost out 2-1 at Tees Valley Tigers, another promotion contender, in fourth. The hosts netted twice early in the second half and despite John Cairnes' goal late on, the away side couldn't pull things back. Despite sitting third, Great Ayton United Royals look a long shot after a loss at Lingdale Village. Royals have two games left to play and took the lead through Karl Wellard. Ben Crooks ensured Lingdale would go in level at the break. Reece Kelly put Village ahead for the first time, before Anth Cox's 35 yard piledriver clinched a double for Lingdale. Whitby Fishermens will consider themselves firmly in the race to go up,

as they continued their strong recent form and hold a number of games in hand. They thumped basement side Middlesbrough Rovers 10-3. There were hat-tricks from Karl Storr and Phil Spencer, plus one each for Peter Scaife, Ian Smith, James Armstrong and Harry Smith. There were two games in the Yorkshire Old Boys Shield and both ended with defeat for our NRFL teams. A 4-4 draw saw Ben Cotts net twice for St Marys 1947, with Paul Vaughan and Matthew Scott also hitting the net. Visitors AAK clung on to win on penalties. Redcar Newmarket also had a disappointing afternoon, losing 4-2 at Farsley Celtic. Michael Dowse and Ross Hodgson scored for Newmarket. There were just two games on Sunday. In the NRFL Under 19 Division, Seaton Carew and Nunthorpe battled to a 1-1 draw while Thornaby and Ingleby Barwick returned to the top after winning at Coulby Newham. Jay McGeeney bagged a brace for Coulby, with Sam Richardson, Nathan Bradshaw, Aiden Middleton and Joseph Searby all notching for TIBS.

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Guisborough Town slide back into relegation dog-fight after recent mini-rival peters out By Bill Perfitt

ollowing a bright but short-lived minirevival, Guisborough Town have once again slipped back to the fringe of the Ebac Northern League Division One relegation battle after some disappointing recent performances. The Priorymen had looked set for mid-table security after great wins over Stockton Town, Penrith and North Shields either side of the New Year period. But since then results have not gone their way with defeats at Shildon and then at home to Ryhope CW. To make matters worse, several of the teams immediately above and below them have been picking up points to gain ground on Guisborough. As Coastal View and Moor News was going to press, Guisborough were precariously placed in 14th position, just two places above the relegation zone. And with some tough fixtures ahead it looks like it could be an uphill struggle for the Priorymen again unless there is a significant improvement in their form. Once again Guisborough’s old failing of poor finishing has been evident, despite the team

Make a Pledge to Help Improve Guisborough’s Form and Finances!

eanwhile, Guisborough Town are hoping to launch a new fund-raising initiative for next season, based on pledging sums of money for achievements on the field. The club’s General Committee has been looking at novel ways of raising cash for the club and is hoping to replicate a successful scheme in operation at Runcorn Football Club – Guisborough’s FA Vase opponents last October. The idea is to pledge a sum of money (actual value at the discretion of the supporter) for various achievements by the players. Examples could include pledges for goals scored, clean sheets kept, hat-tricks, top scorer, league and cup games won, unbeaten runs, cup competitions won, promotion won or ‘cup upsets;. The scope of the pledges made is wide-ranging as long as it is agreed with a member of the club’s General Committee. Anyone interested in making a pledge or finding out more about the initiative, please contact Chris Wood on email: chris-wood@live.co.uk or Keith Smeltzer on email: keithsmeltzer88@gmail.com

showing plenty of good approach play and creating plenty of chances. After one of Guisborough’s recent defeats to Ryhope CW, a disappointed team Manager Gary Forster commented: “Overall, I thought our downfall in recent matches has being too wasteful when in good areas. “I thought we should have been out of sight in the first 45 minutes when we dominated for long periods but squandered good opportunities and that was also the case in the second half. INCONSISTENT “Ultimately, we got what we deserved against Ryhope when they took their chances and we didn’t and the second goal Ryhope scored knocked the stuffing out of us in the end. “So another very frustrating day with an inconsistent performance over the 90 minutes that summed up our season overall. We have been too sloppy defensively and wasteful in good areas in the attacking third,” added Gary. Meanwhile, Guisborough’s versatile and highlyrated young player Joe Ferguson – looks likely to be leaving the club as he is hoping to join the Navy. “If he does leave he will be a big loss to us,” said Gary. “He is highly thought of by many

●● Guisborough Town winger Roberts wins this tussle during the match against Ryhope CW. Pictures by Dan Clark within the club.” One spot of brighter news for Guisborough was the return of left back Dylan McAvoy against Ryhope after missing most of the season with a serious knee injury. He played well on his longawaited return and should add more steel to the back four along with his dashing wing runs. So as Guisborough approach the final months

of another long season, they had as of the end of February just eight more league games to salvage something from the season – and their Division One status. With difficult games ahead against league leaders Dunston UTS and other strong teams like West Auckland, it will be a tough challenge for the Priorymen to stay afloat in the league’s top flight.

Whitby Town Round up - By Andrew Snaith

he Blues' inconsistency continued through February with a win, loss and draw from their three outings in the month. Chris Hardy's men ended January with a 5-2 defeat at promotion-chasing South Shields, a slightly misleading scoreline as Town led throughout Leon Scott's early opener and were reduced to ten men before the half hour when Jassem Sukar conceded a contentious penalty. The Blues went 3-1 down but Matty Tymon reduced the arrears to 3-2 and missed a gilt-edged chance to level soon after. Two late strikes added gloss for the Mariners. After their scheduled trip to Stalybridge was postponed due to snow, Town earned a draw with

strugglers Lancaster City. Two strikes late in the first half saw Scott again find the net, to level for Town. There were two decent penalty shouts and a very marginal offside denying Callum Patton early on left Hardy feeling hard done by. Town then fired a first victory over Grantham Town, under Hardy, to end a long-running hoodoo. Two quickfire goals from set pieces saw Danny Rowe head his first-ever goal for the Seasiders and January's player of the month Ash Coffey keep up his bright run. However, the less said about the 3-0 defeat at Hyde United, a week later, the better. Connor Smith has returned for a third spell at the Turnbull Ground. The versatile star has followed in

Rowe's footsteps by signing from Frickley Athletic. The ex-Hartlepool United 're-debuted' in the draw with Lancaster. Meanwhile, WTFC has joined up with Everyone Active who run Whitby Leisure Centre to ensure their players get free gym usage. For more go to: www.whitby-town.com or @whitbytownfc on Twitter. March Fixtures: (all 3pm kick-offs) Sat 9th v Bamber Bridge (A) EPL Sat 16th v Warrington Town (A) EPL Sat 23rd v Workington (H) EPL Sat 30th v Mickleover Sports (A) EPL

Sleights FC Round Up- By Andrew Snaith

leights FC are delighted to announce a link-up with The Board Inn on Church Street, who will sponsor their Lowdale Lane home Sadly, SFC suffered their first defeat since returning to the village at the end of February, when Edgehill Reserves defeated them 2-0 in the Scarborough Junior Cup semi-finals to stop a third meeting with rivals Lealholm in the final. The men in black and white were without ten players, including management duo Sam Leadley and Ed Turner, so Garry & Taddy Smith took over on the sideline. There were four changes from the side that beat Kirkbymoorside Reserves 4-1 a week earlier, with man-of-the-match centrehalf Adam Entwistle battling through injury. The Scarborough League visitors started strongly, aided by a dangerous long throw and a powerful side. There was also a wind advantage and they won most of the aerial battles, striking the top of the crossbar from one. After the interval, Sleights grew into the game when Marc Kipling twice coming close, with both head and foot, however it was the away side

who led after the hour. It was a deep cross and a far post header home. The hosts came close but couldn't find that killer final touch which Edgehill did provide from close range to clinch it. Sleights do still have a slim chance of clinching the league title, but only if Lealholm slip up at Rosedale and Sleights win their remaining matches. More likely is a cup final meeting with their Esk Valley adversaries in one of the other cups. Sleights have made the semis in both of the Beckett League cup competitions. They travel to Heslerton in the Gordon Harrison Memorial Trophy semis, while

Filey Town Reserves, newcomers in Division Two, await in the Ryedale Hospital Cup last four. Saturday 9th February Beckett League First Division Sleights 3 Rosedale 0 Sleights kept up their unbeaten home record and slim title hopes with a comfortable win over Rosedale. Joe Hugill broke the deadlock at the Board Inn Sports Ground with a crisp finish. Ed Turner and Sam Leadley's men pushed the accelerator in the second period with midfielder Luke Jackson and substitute Will CorkDove completing the scoring.

Saturday 16th February Kirkbymoorside Res 1 Sleights 4 Sleights reached their third semi final of the season, this time in the Ryedale Hospital Cup, after seeing second-placed Kirkbymoorside Reserves for the second time in this campaign. However, the visitors, who made four changes from last week's 3-0 win over Rosedale, fell behind, early on. One of the recalled quartet, Theo Clarke, levelled matters and the scoreline was turned on its head when man-of-the-match, Will CorkDove, also back in the starting line-up, provided the finishing touch. Joe Hugill then continued his fine scoring run with the away side's third. Skipper Charlie Smith, who is every bit as prolific as his team-mate, then put icing on the Sleights cake with their fourth. The league have now scheduled the following: FIXTURES (all 2pm kick-offs): MARCH Sat 9th v Heslerton A GHSF Sat 16th v Filey Res A HCSF Sat 23rd v Kirkdale H BLT1 Sat 30th v Heslerton A BLT1 APRIL Sat 6th v Rosedale A BLT1 Sat 13th v Kirkbymoorside Res A BLT1 Sat 20th v Heslerton H BLT1

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Coastal View & Moor News Issue 97 March 2019

Marske to face Boro in Cup game By Mark Hathaway

arske have progressed to the semi-final of the North Riding Senior Cup following a hard-fought victory against Northern League Division 2 side Thornaby. Goals from skipper Adam Wheatley, Brad Plant and Curtis Round earned The Seasiders a date with Middlesbrough Under 23s on Tuesday 12th March. Despite Boro being drawn out of the hat first, they have kindly ceded home advantage to Marske so the game will now be played at Mount Pleasant. The game is not all ticket though there will be an opportunity to purchase tickets at forthcoming home games against Belper Town on March 2nd and Cleethorpes Town on March 9th. Ticket prices are the same as normal prices - £8 for adults, £4 for senior citizens and 16-18 year olds and £2 for under 16s. This is a great chance to watch a cup semi-final and to see the future 1st team players of Middlesbrough FC. In the League, results continue to be mixed as Marske have found the step up to a higher league to be a challenge. A comfortable 5-0 win at home to Lincoln, which included a Jamie Owens hat-trick was followed by a 1-0 defeat at Brighouse in an ill-tempered game. February started with a narrow 1-0 win at Cleethorpes when a far from fully fit Craig Gott came off the bench to score a goal of the season contender from 25 yards. Next up was a midweek trip to the Peak District to play Buxton in the Quarter Final of the Integro Cup. After a nightmare journey due to poor weather and heavy traffic, the team coach only arrived at 7pm following a 3-and-a-halfhour journey. Worse than that, some of the players had to travel by car due to work commitments and the last three arrived at the ground a mere 10 minutes before kick-off. Given this, it was no surprise to see Marske fall a goal behind within a minute.

●● Carl Jarrett being interviewed by Ian Dennis at the North East Football Writers’ Awards. Photo: Laura Carver. However, the Seasiders fought back and equalised before half time through Glen Butterworth. Two 2nd half Buxton goals looked to knock the stuffing out of Marske but Marske summoned up huge amounts of courage to score twice in the last 8 minutes through Wheatley and Andrew May to force penalties. However, it wasn’t to be as Wheatley and Callum Martin missed in the shoot-out with the home side winning 4-2 on penalties. The last two league games were both hard-fought with a 1-1 draw at home to Pontefract Collieries with Matty Waters scoring followed by a 2-1 defeat at Tadcaster Albion, again going 1-0 down within a minute. Martin equalised for Marske but the home side got a 2nd half winner. On the playing front, popular keeper Robert Dean has returned to action following an operation and with a season ending injury to Brad Plant, Carl

Cold snap not stopping Guisborough Ladies FC

he cold snap has brought back the winter shivers but it isn’t affecting the Guisborough Ladies Football team in East Cleveland. After finishing second in the North Riding Women’s Football League (NRWFL) at the end of the 2015/16 season, Guisborough Ladies were promoted to the North East Regional Women’s League (NERWL) North. They struggled for two seasons before returning to the NRWFL at the start of 2018/19 proving their dominance here by consistently topping the league. Earlier last month they went through to the next round of the North Riding League Cup when their opponents were unable to fulfil the fixture. Prior to that, in the league, they won 7-1 away to Ripon to leave them top of the table. The club runs six other teams as well as the Ladies – under 10s, 12s, 14s and 16s -- and train at Laurence Jackson school

in Guisborough. Their training sessions are now being supported by a donation of cold weather hooded training tops from local employer ICL Boulby. The money to buy the tops came from the companies’ Community Grants fund. Becky Thomas from the club said: “The tops have been great for us as it means we can maintain our training programme even as the cold winter weather sets in.” Andrew Fulton vice president of ICL Boulby said: "We have a pot of money set aside every year to help worthy causes like this and we’re proud of being part of the community not apart from it. We’re delighted to see Guisborough Ladies doing so well.” The club is still looking for sponsors for their home matches. In return the company name and logo features in the match report which goes out to over 2,000 people. More details at guisboroughladiesfc@gmail.com.

●● Players celebrating Matty Waters’ equaliser vs Pontefract Collieries. Photo: Karen Harland Jarrett moved quickly to secure the services of Jack Blackford, who started his career at Hartlepool United and was most recently with Shildon in the Northern League. Off the field, the club were honoured to be invited to the Annual North East Football Writers’ Awards at Ramside Hall in Durham on Sunday 17th February. The ceremony was attended by a host of famous faces from North East football including current Sunderland manager Jack Ross, ex-Middlesbrough and Manchester United defender Gary Pallister, ex-Middlesbrough striker John Hendrie, current Hartlepool United manager Craig Hignett, former Darlington manager and ex-Sunderland and Darlington player Martin Gray, former Sunderland player Steve Harper and ex-Sunderland midfielder Kevin Ball. Marske were honoured, alongside South Shields and Stockton Town, for their achievement

in winning the Northern League last season, which saw the Seasiders overhaul Morpeth Town’s lead of 22 points and end the season playing 12 games in 21 days, winning 8 and drawing 4 of them. Other award winners included Martin Dubravka, who won the North East player of the Season and Alan Shearer, who won the North East Football Personality Award for raising over £11 million since his retirement. The awards were compered by BBC Radio 5 Live commentator Ian Dennis, who is pictured interviewing Marske manager Carl Jarrett, who collected the award on behalf of the club. Finally, the club are holding an Easter Draw with tickets available from any member of the committee. The club would like to thank Chocolini’s in Saltburn for donating a prize with the badge of Marske United on it. Any other chocolate based donations would be most welcomed by the club.

It's been tough but we keep going!

By Dave Hodgson

he above statement reflects the journey the Marske United Supporters have travelled since my last article included in the November edition. The period started on a high with the highlight being a 2-0 win at home to Tamworth in the FA Trophy, significant because Tamworth play in a higher League and were the favourites. An even tougher tie followed away to Blyth Spartans a team 2 Leagues higher and the subsequent 4-1 defeat didn't really reflect the good performance the Marske team put in. Staying on the Cup trail the team made great progress in the Integro Cup (the EvoStik League Cup), winning 3-1 away at Sheffield and beating Morpeth at home 4-3 on penalties after a 0-0 draw. This progressed the team into the Quarter finals and a trip to Buxton to face a team a Division higher. The outcome was a 4-2 defeat in a penalty shoot out following a 3-3 draw but Marske gave a performance which belied there lower League standing and included scoring 2 goals in the last 10 minutes. The match was played in early February in horrendous weather (mist and driving rain throughout) and everyone had a long

trip home arriving back into Marske at 1.30am! We have one more chance in the Cup following a 3-1 win at home to Thornaby we have a very tasty North Riding semi final against Middlesbrough Under 23’s. Hopefully it will produce a good crowd and even progress to the Final! In the League our year long unbeaten run at Mount Pleasant ended in mid-December against Frickley Athletic (0-1) and worryingly was followed by further home defeats to the League leaders Morpeth (1-4) and Loughborough Dynamo (1-2). Fortunately a resounding win 5-0 against Lincoln United got us back to winning ways at Mount Pleasant. We have struggled on the road starting at Lincoln (lost 2-3), Carlton (2-2), Mansfield (0-0), Pickering (lost 0-1), Stocksbridge (0-0), Brighouse (lost 0-1) before in early February getting much needed 1-0 win at Cleethorpes Town (who had gone 2 months unbeaten!). So overall it has been a difficult time but despite the poor results the supporters have continued to give good support and this gets recognised at nearly all of the grounds we travel to. It has been tough but not only do we keep going but we try to keep smiling and enjoying the experience

of travelling long distances to follow the Seasiders. Before moving on to some other issues, I need to get something off my chest and it is the frustration of seeing some opponents resort to diving, time wasting and surrounding the Referee on key decisions. Many people attend grassroots football to get away from some of the prema Donna’s in the professional game plus the exorbitant cost, so very disappointing to see some of the negative aspects creeping in at the lower level. Membership of the Supporters Club now stands at 134 which includes 30 Juniors (under 16) who all received a gift from Santa at Christmas. The senior members had the opportunity to attend a Christmas social event held at the Club bar with live music, food, a free draw and a free drink, fantastic value at only £2 ticket! The Football Club is currently embarking on a series of ground improvements, some are long needed but others are being forced on the Club because their success on the pitch brings promotion and standards imposed on them within the FA pyramid. The Supporters Club aim to assist wherever they can including some of their members getting involved in the physical work at the ground.

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The Community Newspaper for the Towns and Villages of East Cleveland, Redcar & North York Moors, telling the real news and views of the people of our region Issue 97 March 2019

Tees Valley chosen as Rugby League World Cup 2021 Host Venue

● Pupils from Tees Valley schools celebrate the announcement at Middlesbrough’s Riverside Stadium with, from left, Head of Foundation at the MFC Foundation Helena Bowman, Middlesbrough Mayor Dave Budd, Chief Financial Officer of Middlesbrough Football Club David Joyes and Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen. t has recently been announced that Tees beat Italy at Ayresome Park. Now, 55 years later, Valley has been confirmed as one of the host sports fan will be able to come through the famous venues for the Rugby League World Cup 2021. Ayresome Gates, this time at the Riverside, once It will host part of the major international again to watch a World Cup Game. competition for the World Cup in autumn 2021, “It is fantastic news off the back of the Great following a successful bid led by the Tees Valley CityGames coming to Stockton later this year. Combined Authority. “It will also help us to grow the sport here in Around 100 people involved in the bid, along Tees Valley – which we know from our feedback with pupils from local schools and a rugby league from the organisers of the World Cup, has played team, heard the news at an event at Middlesbrough a key part in our successful bid. Football Club’s Riverside Stadium as the “Now our local airport will return to public announcement was broadcast live by the BBC ownership, I expect many thousands from around from Manchester. the world to travel through Teesside International The bid could give the region an economic boost in 2021.” of up to £8million, attracting tens of thousands The region has previous experience hosting of global rugby fans to the area. This winning international sporting teams, with the New bid will also work in support of Tees Valley’s Zealand All Blacks head coach praising application to be named UK City of Culture 2025. Darlington’s Mowden Park after it hosted the Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen said: “This rugby team in 2015. is a major coup for the Tees Valley, backed by The successful bid also outlined Tees Valley’s a fantastic bid that showed why we would be location, exceptional facilities and key venues a perfect fit for the Rugby League World Cup. including the Riverside Stadium and Northern We’re already punching above our weight and Echo Arena. It also highlighted the region’s this will see our region beamed into the living commitment to creating a lasting legacy for the rooms of sports fans across the world and boost game. tourist numbers. Dave Budd, Mayor of Middlesbrough, said: “The last time we had a World Cup match in “This is the latest great news for our region’s the Tees Valley was 1966, when North Korea wider culture and sporting scene, which already

has plenty to shout about. We have Take That and Jess Glynne both lined up for concerts and now another world-class sporting event to look forward to. “We are all incredibly enthusiastic about this chance to show to the world Middlesbrough and the Tees Valley. It fits with our ambitions to be City of Culture 2025, and our plans to host even more top events. Planned rail services and improving leisure and accommodation will ensure a warm welcome”. Jon Dutton, Chief Executive of Rugby League World Cup 2021, said: “We’re extremely excited to see the Riverside Stadium in Middlesbrough host a men’s fixture at the Rugby League World Cup 2021. We’re looking forward to bringing world-class rugby league to the region, the

birthplace of Captain James Cook. The Tees Valley partners put together a compelling bid and it will be fantastic to see the community having the opportunity to engage with the tournament over the next 1,000 days.” The bid was put together by a partnership of the Tees Valley Combined Authority, Middlesbrough Football Club, Darlington Mowden Park RFC, MFC Foundation, Middlesbrough Council and Darlington Borough Council. The news comes less than a week since the Tees Valley Mayor and Combined Authority approved plans to bring Durham Tees Valley Airport back into public ownership, saving it from closure in 2021. It is now likely to play a significant role in bringing thousands of international visitors to the region.

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Freebrough Flyer Freebrough Flyer Issue 25 March 2019

Freebrough Academy awarded Champion status by National Citizen Service (NCS)

ational Citizen Service (NCS) has awarded ‘Champion’ status to Freebrough Academy thanks to its great commitment to working alongside NCS to build awareness of the NCS programme and having exceeded expectations in promoting the programme as well as recruiting students to take part. The NCS programme supports young people’s transition to adulthood by developing their strength of character and life-skills which enables them to contribute to society with a greater sense of purpose, optimism and belonging. Open to young people aged 16-17 the NCS programme takes place in school holidays and includes outdoor team-building exercises, a residential for participants to learn ‘life skills’, a community-based social action project and an end of programme celebration event. Dougie Forteath, Head of School, Discovery, at Freebrough Academy in Brotton says: “This year continues to see a fantastic reaction from our pupils who have attended NCS, which has resulted in a positive impact throughout the whole of Freebrough Academy. We’ve seen first-hand how the programme can enhance our students’ CVs when planning for their future - be that for university, college or the world of work. We’re really proud to have been awarded ‘Champion’ status by NCS and look forward to our pupils continuing to benefit from the programme in the years to come.” Meg Campbell, NCS Recruitment Coordinator for Redcar and Cleveland says: :“We always receive a warm welcome from staff and students at Freebrough Academy so I am delighted to present an award to mark their NCS Champion status. Current year 11s can now sign up to the 2019 summer NCS programme – places fill up fast so I’d encourage them to take action before it’s too late.”

NCS is making a positive contribution towards developing our country’s future talent and is proven to increase confidence, communication and leadership abilities. University participation rates for those who take part in NCS was on average 12% higher than those who didn’t take part. .Izzi Dorrian, Head of Education engagement at the NCS Trust comments: “Through working closely with schools and colleges across the UK, we are able to ensure more young people have the opportunity to be aware of the amazing benefits which come with participating in the programme. This collaboration is helping us to ensure the programme is embedded in local communities and reminds us exactly how the programme is helping change the futures of thousands of young people each year.”

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Academy Priorities It is our ambition to be an Outstanding Academy. This will ensure that we secure outstanding provision and outcomes for all of our students. Our Priorities 2018-2019 to achieve this: Effectiveness of Leadership and Management • Governance: Ensure governance provides high quality strategic support and direction to the leadership and management of the Academy to secure outstanding outcomes • Leaders in School: Ensure leaders at all levels selfevaluate accurately, and ensure the consistency and quality of teaching, learning and assessment • Parental engagement: Through our Parents Forum and improved communication, further develop parental support and high levels of confidence and engagement in our school Safeguarding: Personal Development, Behaviour & Welfare • Attendance: Improve attendance to above 96% ensuring

attendance remains above National Average throughout the year whilst Persistent Absence reduces below 13%. Ensure timely, accurate and lesson by lesson registration • Behaviour management: Raise staff expectations of behaviour, and implement clear, consistent and effective behaviour strategies to eliminate low-level disruption and in turn reduce fixed-term exclusions • Student dispositions: To effectively develop the qualities required in students to allow them to take PRIDE in the presentation of themselves and their work. Develop resilience in the face of challenges, show independence in their work in the academy and at home with a drive to succeed. Quality of Teaching, Learning and Assessment • Teacher expectations: Raise teacher expectations of all pupils, particularly those in Key Stage 3 and the most able • Planning: Ensure teacher planning builds on prior learning, meets the needs of all students, builds in purposeful assessment

and provides an engaging and varied range of activities that stretch all students • Assessment: Ensure the quality, accuracy, consistency and use of assessment across the school • Homework: Ensure the provision of quality, meaningful homework that develops independent learning and accelerates the progress of all students Outcomes for Learners •Year 11: Rapidly improve the provision for Year 11 and accelerate the attainment progress of all pupils, in all subjects, and in particular Math, English, Science and the Humanities • Disadvantaged: Ensure outcomes for disadvantaged students, particularly those of high ability improve so that gaps with all other pupils nationally close • High Ability: Through higher expectations and improved provision, secure outcomes for high ability students that are at least in line with high ability students nationally

Duke of Edinburgh awards 2019 O

n Thursday 31st January students collected either Bronze or Silver awards for completing their Duke of Edinburgh’s; the celebrations were held at Freebrough Academy and were attended by both students and parents. Peter Buckby and Elaine Buckby were the hosts, and the special guest speaker was Callum Peace formerly from Bydales Secondary and now a Radiographer in James Cook Hospital and an Army Reserve. He shook the hands of 350 well deserved Students who were present to receive their Award, he also gave a speech to the students and parents. All Freebrough academy staff were very proud of their participants but especially Mr White, Mr Moody, Mrs Greenwood and Mrs Rich.

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CPR training for students

e were contacted by a British Heart Foundation representative and were offered the equipment to deliver Call Push Rescue. This is an innovative new product which provides schools with 30 mini Annie dolls and a training DVD for staff. It has recently been announced that all schools will have to deliver CPR from 2020. We decided to introduce CPR early to our students and in the first week back of the January term, we delivered the sessions to students through PE lessons. Students were taught how to respond to an emergency situation, how to deliver chest compressionâ€™s, mouth to mouth and how to put a person into the recovery position. Students approached the training with great maturity and our next mission is to train all of the staff. We will also use students to help deliver CPR training to our new year 7 students during transition week this summer.

Lingdale allotment

n Lingdale Mr Mike Jefferson will be working with students from Freebrough, with the help of Mrs Rispin, to do community work in the HUB of the allotment area, and will also be growing their own produce (vegetables) to sell in school to enable them to buy their own toolboxes with the proceeds! The work the students will be doing will include stripping down push bikes and re-building

C h r i s t m a s fete

he performing and creative arts annual Christmas Fete went very well this year. We wanted to thank everyone who came to watch students perform and those that bought items from the stalls to help support small businesses in our area.

them for display in the local area during the Klondike. The vegetables which the students will hopefully be growing, will also be used during lessons to make healthy soups. The students will be attending the allotment in groups of six and we know the project is supported by Wildlife Heritage, who will hopefully visit to see the efforts of the students and the fruits of their labour. Well done to the students for volunteering to help the community.

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Performing and Creative Arts Faculty News

Colourful Cloakroom

BTEC Year 10 Performing Arts

he year 10 performing arts group are working on their next performance. We have students working on a variety of different scripts and characters from an old man monologue from the script “Two” by Jim Cartwright to an all-male cast

doing an extract from “Bouncers” by John Godber. Once students have completed all their rehearsals and exploration there will be a performance evening where parents can come and see the work that they have created. Well done year 10!

Year 7 drama rehearsing from a script

group of Freebrough Academy students have been working hard to improve the interior of the student toilets. So far two have been completed with some amazing feed back; they are well on their way to complete the rest. Insert pic sea1, sea2, sea3, sea4, sea5, sea6, sea7, sea8

Freebrough bottle art A

ll of year 7 students in drama have been reading a script “the terrible fate of humpty dumpty”. They have then had to create, rehearse and improvise scenes from the script. I have been very impressed by the confident readers that we have here in year 7. There have been some fantastic readers and Mrs Skidmore would like to highlight a few in particular who volunteer to read every lesson. Demi-Jo Jackson, Shannon Johnson, Callum Storr, Elaina Bell, Connor Ingledew & Callum King

● The students are developing their own business recycling glass bottles into creative, decorative and useful products, learning diﬀerent techniques in glass slumping and melting glass.

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Inspired lino print

n art year 10 students have been creating lino prints inspired by their visit to the Bowes museum. Year 10 have been exploring different art techniques and have lino printed on to fabric to create products to be sold in the Bowes museum gift shop.

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Skelton Primary

Badger Hill Academy Eden Camp Y

ears Five and Six travelled excitedly to Eden Camp in Malton, North Yorkshire on Thursday the 18th of October; the main reason we went was to introduce us to facts all about World War Two. At Eden Camp, we walked into many different huts. In each one, there was a different theme such as: the Blitz, the Blackout and the U-Boat. Eden Camp first opened in 1987 and it is still as brilliant today as it was 29 years ago! When you are there, there will be different numbers on the huts one to twenty nine. One of my favourite huts was Hut Three because it felt like real life in a U-boat. Although it smelt horrible, I would have had to put up with it if I actually lived on board. It was pitch black too and there was a lot of noise from the Sonar machine. Another one of my favourite huts was Hut Twenty-One which was all about the Fire Service during the war. I thoroughly enjoyed this one as I got to experience what it was like when there was a fire and investigate what they used to put a fire out. Believe me, you would not want to be in it! I really loved it at Eden Camp. Now I know what life was like during World War Two. I hope I can go back another day and investigate even more about life in those times. By Eva

Destination Judo visit

his term our dedicated Eco warriors have been busy tree and bulb planting with Tees Valley Wildlife Trust and Friends of Skelton Community pond. This highly motivated group of pupils, under the watchful eye of Mrs Twiby, continue to be proactive in school helping with recycling, energy efficiency and promoting values.

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n January, Destination Judo visited Skelton to provide all children in Key Stage 1 and 2 with a taster session. The pupils thoroughly enjoyed learning about Judo and experiencing some lively warm up activities and some basic skills training. Hopefully this event will encourage more of our Skelton Primary school pupils to join a Judo Club or to come along to our regular Tuesday night after school Judo Club.

Sporting Achievements

kelton Primary has also competed in a Year 5/6 basketball tournament and swimming gala and we are thrilled to say that our talented Year 5 boys are through to next round in swimming. All our staff and pupils wish them lots of luck in the pool at the next round.

Eco Warriors

Dinosaurs spotted at Skelton Primary!

his term Y2 have been learning all about dinosaurs, landscapes and volcanos. The children have been busily creating their own volcanos made from paper mache in preparation for some fun filled Parents Assemblies. Parents were brought to their feet as they joined in with an energetic dinosaur stomp dance! Staff were thrilled with the successful events and were happy to see the parents joining in so enthusiastically.

BBC Tees Radio Performance

nce again our wonderfully talented school choir had the fantastic opportunity to sing at the BBC Radio Tees Christmas event. Mrs Cox accompanied the children to Coulby Newham Cathedral where they

sang a number of carols which were used in the Christmas Day broadcast. Staff were also incredibly proud to see Year 6 pupil Libby Brown have the confidence to stand and sing a solo of â€˜That First Christmasâ€™.

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Freebrough Flyer Issue 25 March 2019

Handale Primary News

A Journey through Asia

n the morning of Monday 17th December, children from Years 4 and 6 travelled around Loftus, entertaining the people of the town with a collection of Christmas carols. A particular highlight for the children was calling into Hawthorne’s Care Home, where they sang beautifully before spending time chatting with residents and making new friends. We are very proud of the children and they represented Handale in an exemplary fashion. We were also proud to support our local church, St. Leonard’s this Christmas. Our pupils made

his term Year 2 children are learning all about Asia. We have started the term writing our own versions of Mulan - take a look at one of our stories, you will definitely be impressed. In science we are learning about different animals and we are going to create animal fact files. In Geography we have started researching Asia finding out lots of information about: the main attractions, the population and what the weather is like. Year 2 have started the term off superbly and have already produced lots of work and found out different facts about Asia. As we continue our Journey through Asia, we

hope to work with Little Sprouts and create our own Asian food and learn Karate with a professional. It is fun to compare different countries and find out what different parts of the world are like.

Times Tables Rockstars

or most children (and adults), the dream of being a rock star, performing in front of millions on an international stage, will remain just a fantasy; but, at one primary school in Loftus, pupils are “rock stars”. Specifically, they are “Times Table Rock Stars”. Handale Primary School started using TTRS last year and, since returning to school in September, the children have successfully answered over 380,000 times table questions. The children of Handale have quickly recognised that as soon as you’ve got an excellent understand and quick recall of times tables, all of the things the government says children struggle with- maths, division and fractions- become straight forward and easy. Having an excellent grasp of their times table knowledge will certainly set children up well for moving on to secondary schoolsixty percent of the GCSE maths syllabus can be traced back to multiplication and division- but from the children’s point of view, it’s just practice, it’s just fun and they get lost in the element of being a rock star. Once logged in, the children are given a rock star and can choose from some bizarre rock star names. If they don’t like them, they pick again and again and again. They can also choose hair, eyes and other avatar essentials. Then the fun starts. They can either go into one of the training modes or they can go into the rock festivals. These arenas (named after different venues such as Glastonbury or Wembley) are where the children can battle against each other. Often, I will have a whole class of children trying to get into the same arena so they can all play against each other. As they answer

questions correctly, they earn coins. These coins can be used to adapt their avatar and also show in the leader boards. Each game only lasts 60 seconds. Whilst many children are now starting to achieve their ‘Rock Icon’ badge (criteria- recalling and entering required times table facts in less than three seconds), Handale has recently welcomed its first ‘Rock Legend’. Harry Lorains, a Year 6 pupil, is now averaging 0.91 seconds per correct answer. “Using TTRS has definitely helped me in my maths lessons. I don’t have to worry about spending ages trying to work out multiplication and division calculations and I can focus more on the problem solving and reasoning.”

Year 6 Library Visits

ince September 2018, Year 6 at Handale Primary have visited Loftus Library on three different occasions; one visit each half term. We are very fortunate to have a library in the town such as ours and the work the library staff have put in for us, we are very grateful for. Within the first Autumn Term our focus was on conflict and the library had created a research area for us within the study room to enable us to research our topic using pre-sorted books that they had selected.

Handale in the Community

On our second visit during Autumn 2, we used the time to learn about the library as a whole: what is included within the children’s section and how the adult part of the library is organised. The library created a Charles Darwin and animals of the Galapagos research area for us this month and it helped us to gain some valuable knowledge to aid our study with our topic focus of ‘Have we always looked like this?’ We have enjoyed every second of each visit to our fantastic resource and we look forward to our next trip down there in March.

special decorations for our Christmas tree that we were delighted to be able to display in church on the run up to the big day.

Panto Pandemonium

n Thursday 13th December, the children from Key Stage 2 put on a magnificent show for pupils, families and friends of the school. It was quite the production, with amazing actors, a beautiful choir, gorgeous costumes and brilliant props. We’re tremendously proud of what the children managed to achieve and as ever, are enormously grateful to everyone who helped make it a Christmas production to remember. Our thanks also to everyone who came down to school, packed the place out and supported our amazing pupils.

Super Swimmers

uring week commencing 21st January, some of our Year 5 and 6 children were lucky enough to participate in the East Cleveland swimming gala. All the children were absolutely fantastic and represented our school brilliantly. We would like

to say a huge well done to all of the children and especially those who won their own individual races. Our Year 6 boys team swam amazingly and managed to progress through to the next round and we would like to wish them good luck and say a massive well done.

Year 5 & 6 Basketball

he year 5 / 6 basketball teams performed brilliantly during week commencing 14th January, representing our school in the basketball tournament at Freebrough Academy.

We were very proud to see the children working so well together as a team in every game. It was also amazing to see their resilience throughout the morning even when competition was extremely tough. Well done everyone, we’re proud of you!

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Our Primaries Year 5 Trip

Key Stage One and EYFS Christmas Production

e would like to say a huge well done to our children; the performance was excellent and every child tried their hardest to learn their lines and the songs. The children do exceptionally well to stand up and speak with confidence, especially with an audience and they did this with ease. It was a great way to start the countdown to Christmas and it made us all feel very much in the Christmas

spirit. Thanks to everyone who came along and supported our children in school - it was fantastic to see the hall so full. It was lovely to see the children’s happy faces throughout the performance, they enjoyed every minute of it. We have so much talent in our school and it was lovely to share the performance with everyone. Well done to our children, we are extremely proud of you all.

School Panto Visitors

n Wednesday 24th October, Year 5 visited the Tees Barrage and worked with the Canal and River Trust. Over the course of the day, our wonderful pupils learnt about the source, course and mouth of the river as well as aspects of conservation that have made it as healthy an environment as it is today. They compared the Tees to the Amazon

n Wednesday 10th October we were lucky enough to have M & M Theatrical Productions into school to perform Robin Hood to Years 1-6. Fun was had by all, especially Mrs Oakley and Mrs Robinson, the baby sharks, who enjoyed dancing with Robin Hood and his Merry men. The Children laughed, cheered,

Friends of Handale

huge thank you to everyone who supported our recent Christmas Fayre again this year. We made an amazing £428 from this brilliant

event, which will go directly towards improving the education of our amazing pupils. It means a great deal to receive such brilliant support from friends and families of our school.

Handale Athletes

ighteen children from Year 5 and 6 attended the Sports Hall Athletics event on Tuesday 6th November and performed brilliantly. Every child represented the school amazingly

booed, clapped and sang throughout. It was a fantastic afternoon. “It was the best pantomime I have ever seen” Tyler Duncan Year 4 “I loved it when Robin Hood married Maid Marian” Amelia Grist Year 2 Thank you Friends of Handale for sponsoring this event.

and performed with effort and determination on the day. As a team they worked super hard and achieved an outstanding 2nd place. We are proud of all of them for their efforts and behaviour on the day.

Year 6 Tag Rugby Tournament

n Monday 8th October 2018, 15 Year 6 children from Handale Primary School were involved in a Tag Rugby Tournament at Lingdale Primary, alongside other primary schools in the local area. Handale put in two teams and competed against the likes of: St. Josephs, Skelton Primary, Badger Hill, St. Peters, Lingdale and Whitecliffe. They battled against stiff competition and cold winds

to earn their place within the tag rugby hall of fame and they did themselves proud. Both teams felt the glory of a win, the frustration of a close draw and the depression linked to an unfortunate loss but came out in the end with their heads held high. Everyone had an exciting morning, in which the children’s emotions were challenged and valuable new lessons were learnt. The preparations begin for 2019…

River, helping us all gain a better understanding of our autumn term topic. We were even lucky enough to go up into the control tower of the barrage and open the gates, allowing thousands of litres of water to flow downstream. Our thanks go to everyone who helped us organise the day and of course to our pupils, who were a credit to the school.

What a Superstar!

n Wednesday 24th October Eliana donated over 30cm of her hair to ‘The Little Princess Trust’. We think you will all agree this is such an amazing thing for a young girl to do. Eliana gratefully accepted sponsorship from members of the school and wider community for what she has done and the money raised was given in its entirety to the charity. Before the summer holidays, Eliana was learning about charities in school. The Little Princess Trust is one Eliana and her mum Gemma came across and after a few conversations, Eliana’s mind was set. She decided she wanted to help others by donating her hair. We are all hugely proud of you Elianav and want to say a massive thank you. Well done!

Year 1 Trip

n Monday 19th November, Year 1 enjoyed an amazing trip to the National Railway Museum in York. Although it was a long journey, the children were very eager to go somewhere new and were full of excitement for the day ahead. We got to learn about old and new trains and enjoyed an amazing workshop on the Stephenson’s Rocket. The children loved exploring the trains and we finished a fantastic day with a very cold and

rainy ride on the miniature railway! It is fair to say that an amazing day was had by all.

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St Peter’s C of E News

‘Chalking the Door’ I n recent years during the Collective Worship that is closest to the Epiphany, we ‘Chalk the Door’. Traditionally, family and friends gather at the main entrances to homes to ask for God’s blessing on their houses and all who live and visit there. We look upon ourselves as a family at St. Peter’s so we perform this tradition. The children say the following prayer-: Gracious God, as a shining star once guided the magi to the birthplace of the infant Jesus, so enable those who work and learn here to be your light in the world, through Jesus Christ we pray. Amen We then ask for a volunteer which this year was Poppy, to inscribe the lintel of the entrance to the school hall with the numbers and

rs Wignall left the school in January after 28 years of service having arrived at St. Peter’s as a newly qualified teacher in September 1991. As stated in her letter to the governing body: “I have thoroughly enjoyed being part of the school for so many years and have been lucky enough to experience lots of wonderful opportunities during my many years at St. Peter’s.” Mrs Wignall and her family are emigrating to Canada. She has had a positive impact on many young people’s lives. We thank her for everything she has done and wish her all the very best for the future. ●● A photograph of when her two boys visited St Peter’s alongside four boys from her class.

letters 20+C+M+B+19 representing the new year and the three kings Casper, Melchior and Balthazar. We then say-: May the Lord watch over our going out and our coming in, from this time forth and for evermore. Amen.

CSSP Swimming Gala 2019

n 24th January children took part in the brilliant, inclusive 2019 CSSP Swimming Gala, held at Loftus Pool. The children perform in a series of different events and races, across a range of strokes, in either individual races or as part of a team of four in a medley relay or freestyle relay. The effort, determination, passion and will from each and every child that represented us on the day made us as a school incredibly proud, with some children even having to overcome fear and nerves to compete in a discipline that is out of their comfort zone. Exactly the kind of resilience and resolve the school games tries to achieve through such festivals and competitions. Again we are incredibly proud of everything we aim to deliver here and were proud to take such a large number of children to access this opportunity and represent themselves and their school for an unforgettable and memorable sense of achievement. We as a school and on behalf of all the children who represented us would like to thank, member of staff and swimming coach Mr. R. Easton, Mrs P. Dodds and Mrs. A. Bell for organizing the event.

Mrs C. Wignall

St. Peter’s School Choir serving the community

nce again the School Choir, consisting of twenty-six children have given so much pleasure to so many over the Christmas period. They have been practicing on a Friday after school with Mrs Unthank before visiting Brotton Village Hall, the White House in Brotton, Greta Cottage Nursing Home, Saltburn, Manor Care Home, Guisborough and St. Margaret’s Church on two separate occasions. We regularly visit Runswick House in Middlesbrough but this year we met them at the Toby Carvery and sang to them whilst they had their Christmas Dinner! Our final visit was to the home of Cec and Jean Rawson, the choir sang to them on their doorstep! The children’s parents and grandparents have given excellent support at these events. The children have been true ambassadors for our school and brought many happy memories to many.

●● The School Choir singing at Manor Care Home and to Cec and Jean Rawson

Tees Valley Indoor Athletics Finals 2019

n 17th January, St Peter’s qualified for the Tees Valley Indoor Athletics Festival at Eston Leisure Centre. This round of competition is the 3rd tier of the primary indoor athletics competition and puts together the winners and runners up from each Sports Partnership, Stockton, Middlesbrough, Darlington, Hartlepool and Redcar and Cleveland. The children performed superbly on the day of the competition and though we did not come close to winning the overall competition, the children loved the experience and the chance to cheer on their team from the stands and during the build up to each of the events.

Freebrough & Huntcliff Cluster Basketball 2019

e travelled to Freebrough Academy to take part in this year’s cluster basketball competition which took place on 15th January. We entered two teams into the competition and the children had a thoroughly entertaining experience in the competition on the day. Unfortunately St Peter’s 1 didn’t manage to progress out of their league to the semi-finals,

St Peter’s 2 who only lost one game progressed as highest scoring runners up, and therefore played Whitecliffe Primary in the final. The game was very close and hard fought and St Peter’s managed to win the game 4-2 and will now go onto, later in the spring in the second round of the competition at Bydales Academy. Fantastic effort from our children

and lovely to see our aim for this year an even representation of boys and girls in each and every school festival competition. Even though children might not have played in this particular round of competition, we had 32 children represent us at the previous practice match nights which took place and were run and organized by fantastic School Games Coordinator Mrs A. Bell.

●● St Peter’s Basketball 2019 teams, Runners up overall team 2

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part of the day as they used non-verbal communications to give instructions. As they approached the animals (wooden silhouettes), the sense of anticipation was felt throughout the whole group. They were then able to launch their wooden spears at the animals with some children hitting the target confidently. Hearing the story of an ‘iceman’ discovered 5000 years after he had died in the Alps preserved by the cold and ice, ensured the day ended memorably. The children climbed back onto the coach exhausted, yet fully exhilarated by their experience. Staff felt it was a fantastic experience for all involved and described it as one of the best trips they had been on. A truly great day with the chance to live like the very first civilisations in history. Insert pic future1, future2, future3, future4, future5, future6, future7, future8

In search of a Gruffalo

ast half term, Nursery and Reception children put on their wellies, wrapped up in their coats and got their binoculars at the ready to explore Margrove Park woods

on a search for an enormous creature. They found clues such as purple prickles, long claws and brown fur as they searched the woods on the hunt for the Gruffalo! The children really enjoyed searching in the herb garden to make the smelliest Gruffalo tea and combed the woods in search for the Gruffalo’s woodland friends to learn all about their habitats. Our youngest pupils also talked about the different signs of seasonal change as they explored the woods. The children had a fantastic time listening and hunting for the enormous creature and really got to use their imaginations. The screams were immense as we ran back to the visitors centre for safety. A great afternoon was had by all!

Unusual Places

n December, Lingdale Primary School launched an exciting new whole school competition- Reading in Unusual Places. The children were encouraged to read as much as possible over the festive period. To make it more of a challenge, the pupils were asked to get creative and think of unusual places to read their favourite books. The competition was a huge success and we received numerous, amazing photographs from entrants who had taken on the challenge. From reading inside a wardrobe, to reading with the Man on the Moors, it is fair to say that we were blown away! Picking two winners was a very difficult task but we whittled it down to two outstanding entries The winners were Rosie Jackson in Year 1 and Sonny Evans in year 6. Both children received National Book Tokens. The photographs from all entrants are displayed with pride in our school library.

Back to the Future

ingdale Primary School’s year three and four class took a trip through time to prehistoric days during their visit to Danelaw Living History Museum. The experience of a lifetime began with a lesson from our guide who took them to the beginning of the first Ice Age before learning about pre-history up to the end of the third Stone Age. To ensure they were fully immersed in the experience, the children were also given clothing to wear. Once the children had learned about the development of humankind, they visited a man- made replica of a village from that period. They even started their own tribe – The Dingdaleans! Throughout the day, they took part in a range of activities including pottery making, hunting, farming and cave painting. Many of the children thought hunting was the most enjoyable

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Robinwood Residential

ust before Christmas, in what can only be described as “challenging” conditions, UKS2 pupils (and staff) took part in a three day residential to Alston, Cumbria. While it was the first time away from home for many pupils, every single child threw themselves whole-heartedly into every activity. From facing fears on the “white knuckle rides”, to building camaraderie in the Night Wire and Piranha Pool experiences, every participant gave their all. What is even more exciting is that the year four and five pupils are already able to say, “ YESSSSS- we are going to Robinwood this year!”

KTS Academy

Basketball Tournament

huge well done to our Y4,5 and 6 children who participated in a basketball competition last week. They performed amazingly and looked super smart in their new Lingdale competition kit. HUGE thank you to local business sponsors Dave Williams and Kath and John Stonehouse who funded our new kits. The children looked and felt like royalty!

his year’s KTS3 Festive Enterprise event took place on Thursday 13th December and was a huge success. A large number of parents and friends supported the event, buying raffle and tombola tickets and purchasing a variety of Christmas gifts and crafts. Each class in KTS3 hosted a stall. Among the popular features were Christmas Eve gift boxes, a Yule log raffle, hot turkey buns and a range of cakes that sold like hot cakes!

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Whitecliffe Academy

Pupils show great respect and support for Remembrance Day and the Armistice Centenary

Robinwood 2018

ll staff and pupils from Reception up to, and including, Class 3, showed their respect by visiting the cenotaph at Carlin How to lay a poppy wreath. Staff and pupils from Class 4 and Class 5 visited the cenotaph at Skinningrove. It was good to see so many parents and other members of the community join us for our short service, which included poems, prayers and two minutes silence.

Reception visit to Saltburn Fire Station

uring November, 18 of our Y5 and Y6 children visited Robinwood with Miss Meadows, Miss Bambridge and Mr Cole. They took part in a range of activities such as Climbing, the Giant Swing, Trapeze, Piranha Pool, Dungeon of Doom, Knights Quest, Challenge Course, Archery, Canoeing, Crate Challenge, Team Challenge, Caving and even the Zip wire! There are two main reasons why we visit Robinwood every year. First, to

provide our children with the opportunity to take part in a range of activities that we are unable to provide on our school site. The second reason is to provide our children with the opportunities to develop a range of skills such as teamwork, communication, listening, cooperation and resilience. All of our children pushed themselves out of their comfort zone during some of the activities that developed their self-confidence and self-esteem. They recognised that challenges can be overcome,

no matter how hard (or scary!) they may seem as long as they believe in themselves and their friends. Well done to everyone who attended Robinwood this year. We were so proud of your great behaviour and so pleased that you had an amazing time and learnt some fantastic new skills. Thank you to the parents for allowing their children to attend Robinwood this year and thanks to Miss Meadows and Miss Bambridge for supporting the children throughout the visit.

Destination Judo

s part of their “People that help us” topic, our reception children and staff visited Saltburn Fire Station. They learnt all about how the Fire Service help us and had a tour of the station. The children were also taught all about how to keep safe on bonfire night. The children were fantastically well behaved and we would like to thank the Saltburn Fire Service team for letting us visit and looking after us!

Well done EYFS!

ast term, EYFS took part in a sponsored welly walk to raise funds for school; they have been able to raise a tremendous £700! Well done to all who took part, to our EYFS staff that organised the event and thank you to all those who sponsored the children.

Anti-Bullying Week

n support of Anti-Bullying week, all the pupils in school completed a range of activities. They looked at ways to combat bullying and how to be a good friend to others. Each class presented the work they created in class during a whole school assembly that parents were invited to. #chooserespect

e had a visit from Phil, a Judo instructor from Destination Judo, based in Guisborough. Children across Key Stage One and Key Stage 2 had 30 minute Judo lessons and they learnt a variety of holds and techniques, as well as having a great time! Well done to all the children and thank you to Phil and the CSSP for helping provide this opportunity to our pupils. The children that participated today have been given an information leaflet about the Judo club if they wish to join.

Whitecliffe Impress at Basketball Competition!

e entered two teams into the Loftus and Brotton Primary Schools Cluster Basketball Festival; there were 15 teams altogether. Both Whitecliffe teams performed brilliantly, one team

Year 5 and 6 represent Whitecliffe brilliantly at the Cluster Sports hall Athletics Competition

ineteen of our pupils represented the school at the annual Loftus and Brotton Primary School Cluster Sportshall Athletics competition. There was a range of jumping, throwing and agility events, not to mention a wide range of running events, including relays and even obstacle races! Well done to all the children that took part. They worked so hard and finished in fourth place.

finished well in the group stages whilst our second team progressed from the group stage to the semi-finals, where they narrowly missed out on a place in the final. Well done to all the children that took part, we’re so proud of you!

Team Triumph at Basketball Match Night

leven of our Y5 and Y6 pupils represented the school at a basketball match night along with other schools from the Loftus and Brotton cluster.

The children all played brilliantly, winning their games but, more importantly, they showed great support and sportsmanship towards the other teams.

Yoga Bugs

n January, children in Class 5 started weekly yoga sessions. Each week they will be developing s t a m i n a , f l e x i b i l i t y, mediation, visualisation

and balance. The children really enjoyed the session and showed great maturity, even being called “The best Y6 class I’ve had” by the instructor Mike.

Our Primaries Children in Need 2018

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Food Donations gratefully received by Food Bank

hree of our school council members, along with Mr Cole, went to the Food Bank to deliver the donations received from our families. The Food Bank representatives were so grateful to receive the food and commented on how generous our school is in providing support for families at this very busy time of year. Thank you to everyone who donated food, you really make a difference.

ell done to everyone who came into school dressed as something spotty to show their support for this year’s Children in Need. Together, we were able to raise £88! Thank you for your support.

Cleveland Ironstone Mining Museum visit to see Santa

Christmas Fayre 2018!

What an amazing afternoon!

hank you to everyone that attended our Christmas Fayre; this was our biggest Christmas fayre ever, with a larger range of games and stalls, Santa’s grotto, a train ride and the wonderful donkeys that joined us too. Thanks to our families, we raised a very impressive £552!

Special thanks to Marie, Louise, Rachel, Lorraine, Pauline, Stacey, Jenna, Karen, Mandy and all the staff at Whitecliffe for their support and hard work during the organisation and running of this year’s fayre. You make such a difference and events like this really show our school as being at the heart of our community.

ur children from EYFS, Class 1 and Class 2 walked to the Mining Museum in Skinningrove to visit Santa and take part in a range of Christmas arts and crafts activities. The children were wonderfully behaved and had a fantastic time. Thank you to all the staff and volunteers at the museum for organising such a special visit.

A Zootastic experience for Class 4

Christmas Productions 2018

s our whole school topic this term is about animals, Class 4 had a fantastic trip to visit Flamingo Land Zoo. Whilst there, they learnt about the work of the zoo and got to handle some rather creepy

creatures. Nearly everyone held the Hissing Cockroach, which was actually quite nice. Perhaps Mr Cole this could be our new class pet? Then they went on a guided tour of the Zoo and were given lots of interesting information about

EYFS Messy Play

ell done to all our children for performing fantastic Christmas productions this year; they have worked so hard; learning songs and lines and there

was some fantastic acting! Thank you to all the staff for supporting the children with their productions and thankyou to all the parents for their support.

●● Our EYFS children and parents had a fantastic time at Carlin How Community Centre taking part in Messy Play!

the animals. The Lemurs were busy sunbathing; they looked like they had been pinned on the branches; the Hippos were wallowing in mud and the Tigers wanted to eat the children because it was nearly their lunchtime! Scarlett managed to take a great picture of one Tiger standing up at the window and roaring at the children. You can see from the hand how close we were to the tiger. Thank goodness for safety glass!

Snappy Christmas 2018

upils and staff from Key Stage 2 took part in Snappy Christmas at Eston Leisure Centre. The event was organised by Tees Valley Music Service and involved our children singing a variety of Christmas songs, joined by other groups of children from schools across the Redcar and Cleveland local authority.

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PRIDE Students

Art Preston Rudham Y7

Creative Media Jasmine Owen Y11

Music – Tyra Gladstone Y7

Excellent work and attitude

Aways giving 100% on all tasks and developing her music knowledge further

Art Grace Stabler Y7

Geography James Skidmore Y8

Excellent work and attitude

James consistently tries his hardest to produce work of a high quality. He makes valuable contributions in lessons. He is making excellent progress

Art Lacey Whitney Y7

Design Technology Toby Millwain Y11

Excellent work and attitude

Computer Science Eve Riddiough Y9

I have nominated Jessica as a PRIDE student mainly for her role as Mrs Doubtfire in the most recent production. She was nervous about doing the role in front of a large audience and did incredibly well. Jessica is also very good in her drama lessons and she is such a pleasure to teach, always polite and thoughtful. Well done Jessica.

For making an outstanding animated character to represent key computing words.

Engineering Archie Barker Y10 For outstanding preparation work for his Engineering coursework

Jenna is hard working, engaged and making progress. A pleasure to teach. She is quick to answer questions in class, completes all work to a great standard and regularly does homework.

A pleasant and hardworking student, Jasmyne has shown a real passion to reach her target grade and beyond in LEEP Lessons this year. Every lesson Jasmyne will independently work on a range

For demonstrating resilience when developing his project idea on his controlled assessment.

Drama Jessica Brown Y9

MFL – Jenna Alan Y10

Business Jasmyne Walker Y7

RS or P&E Noah and Max Adegoke Y9 Both students have demonstrated Pride in their work by never missing a deadline and completing their own independent learning above and beyond was it necessary to complete a task at Greater Depth. They are excellent role models, have impeccable manners and are an invaluable addition to the Academy.

subjects from Enterprise Skills to learning about different Business Sectors, using all resources available to help her achieve in lessons. She has shown a great range of skills in her studies and I know in the future these skills will help set Jasmyne up in her time here at the Academy – well done!!

Maths - Libby Jackson Y9 She has consistently shown a mature and determined attitude towards her studies in and outside the classroom. She shows drive in her lessons and will always do her best to attempt the stretch and challenge work.

English – Luis Ayres Y9 He has produced an outstanding description based on a nuclear attack. He is an extremely talented writer

History – Ollie Thrower Y11 Ollie is an independent minded student with her own opinions on Historical Issues and current affairs. She always contributes to lessons and supports other students in their studies. She has a passion for the subject and this is demonstrated in her levels of hard work which sets the standard for others to follow. A great asset to our school.

Science – Toby Jeffery Y8 Toby is an absolute legend. His enthusiasm for the subject radiates from him. He consistently gives maximum effort and genuinely loves science. He does lots of extra reading and learning outside the topic and can always provide an interesting fact or anecdote. His resilience and perseverance is admirable and he is making excellent progress, which has been demonstrated by some strong performances in assessments.

Catering - Katelyn Nicholson Y10 For an excellent attitude to learning. Significant improvement in the presentation of both her practical and theory work

Congratulations to all our PRIDE students