Coastal View Issue 134

St. Peter’s CE Primary School celebrates 50 years on Marshall Drive

On Friday 30th September, the school community came together in St. Margaret’s Church and School to celebrate 50 years of St. Peter’s on its current site on Marshall Drive.

Former and current staff, parents, governors and pupils enjoyed a Eucharist Service, dance and musical presentations from the children across the decades whilst they shared their experiences of the school, viewing the old photos

and registers on display.

Former Head Teachers Ken Thwaites and John Stinson also joined the services and current Head Teacher Richard Unthank shared some of the history and memories of the last 50 years at St. Peter’s.

Our partnership with St. Margaret’s Church has been strong for many years, during the 1970s and 80s with Rev Eric Smitts, the 90s and early noughties with Rev Bruce Harrison and

currently with Father Jonathan. The Centenary year for the Church was a very special occasion with the parade of floats through the village one Sunday ending with a special musical and fun events. There was the first St. Peter’s Day held, with 8 buses of children, parents and villagers visiting Holy Island for a special service. Other events strengthened the links between school and Church with the Carol Service held in the evening with Piano, stage blocks and musical

instruments being transported to Church on the back of a lorry with some children holding them in place!

On 4th September 1972, St. Peter’s Church of England Primary School opened its doors led by Head Teacher William Heseltine. The boys and the Infant school at the top of the village had been closed however 80 children continued to be educated in the remaining portion of the old

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

● Former Head Teachers Ken Thwaites and John Stinson with Father Jonathan and Richard Unthank

● Head Teacher Mr Heseltine and his team

Welcome to Coastal View & Moor News Issue 134

Writing this column is never easy and this month is no exception, in fact it’s probably one of the hardest we have ever had to write.

So let’s start at the beginning.

September on the whole was a good month and we actually got to have a sneaky night away in Newcastle which was very enjoyable. This was to celebrate our 21st wedding anniversary so we went all out and booked to go to the Theatre Royal to watch ‘The Girl From the North Country.’

We’re not big theatre goers but when we read that the music in the show was all written by Bob Dylan and performed in a way that you have never heard it before we had to go.

We loved the whole experience and even bouight the CD of the music once we got back home.

The theatre trip was preceded by a trip to our favourite Newcastle restaurant, Ottoman, which never disappoints.

The whole trip was really pleasant, despite the cold weather, although it didn’t rain which was a bonus. None of this would have been possible had it not been for the help of Ann and Rob, so thanks for your help.

A few days after we got home we went to Leeds to watch the football but a few days later we started to feel quite ill.

That’s when the dreaded covid crept in! I had covid at the beginning of this year but

Steve had managed to escape it, but this time it got us both, and with a vengeance. For more than two weeks it has left us with symptoms we wouldn’t want to wish on anybody.

Coughs, headaches, aches and pains, loss of appetite and most other things you could think of including blurred vision which is not so great when you are closing in on the next paper deadline.

All this meant we got so far behind with the work that we started to think a paper would not be possible. But, here we are now putting the final pages together and hopefully the paper will be out on time!

It’s been a really tough few weeks and never before have we ever felt that the production of the paper would be in jeopardy. Makes you realise just how hard it is to work for yourselves and if you don’t do the work then there’s nobody else there to do it for you.

I really have to say that Steve has been a godsend, being my eyesight and doing lots of my work. Also we would like to thank our friends and neighbours who have all been there for us staying in touch and making sure we didn’t need anything.

We would also like to thank our advertisers for being patient with us through this quite worrying time and apologise for late replies to emails etc. It was also a sad time as we lost our little canary, Tweetie! Although he was 11 years old which is quite an age for a canary, it was still a shock

and the house is a lot more quiet without him, although Ruby continues to keep us on our toes.

A thank you as well to Toni and her Mum for delivering to us a lovely Afternoon Tea, which was to celebrate the actual day of our Anniversary, but that ended up late as well, but we did get to eat it in the end, and it took three full days to eat the whole lot.

We would like to finish on a positive note and congratulate the Triple Dee Dance Studio, Loftus on their weekend successes at the Skegness Championship weekend.

We spoke to proud Mum, Toni Davies whose daughter Eloise took part.

Toni said: “We have loved it from start to finish it’s been an emotional rollercoaster to say the least and I have cried for each and every one of our girls

“They have all smashed it with all of their routines huge well done girls

“But our beautiful Eloise - GRAND SUPREME SOLO FINALIST RUNNER UP! still on cloud nine!!!! I will never forget that moment hearing the number 30 and sobbing like a little baby in Wayne Davies arms

So many memories made with the best dance school our girl is with.

“Heres to next year’s Skeggy trip!!!”

We hope you enjoy reading this issue.

Lynne & Steve Nicholls

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Redcar roll-out hits Gas Safe survey milestone

More than 300 propertiesin Redcar have been issued with Gas Safe certificates and had property surveys completed as part of the region’s hoped-for hydrogen revolution.

The North of England’s gas distributor Northern Gas Networks (NGN) announced back in May that it was exploring plans to bring hydrogen for heating and cooking to some areas of Redcar after being given the go ahead by Government and energy regulator Ofgem to develop its proposals to create the UK’s first hydrogen village.

Since then, engineers have been carrying out free surveys and issuing Gas Safe certificates to homes and businessesin the areas of Warrenby, Coatham and parts of Kirkleatham – hitting the 300 milestone ahead of schedule.

NGN’s Hydrogen Programme Manager, Fergal O’Donovansaid: “We’re delighted that so many residents and business owners are playing their part in supporting us to secure investment in hydrogen for Redcar by signing up for a survey of theirproperty.

“We’d encourage everyone who hasn’t yet booked to get intouch today. With colder weather looming, the opportunity to have appliances checked over free of charge and be issued with a gas safe certificate,which is valid for 12 months, is a big benefit to local businesses and residents. As part of our visit, we are also able to complete minor repairs free of charge and have identified a number of safety related issues, which we’ve been able to rectify”

“There are many tenanted homes and businesses in thearea so we are also keen for landlords who own those properties to come forward and book a survey to support our proposal which, if given the go-ahead, will bring much needed investment and jobs to the area.”

Councillor Neil Baldwin had a survey completed at his home and said “The survey was completed without any fuss. I’ve now got the reassurance that my appliances are safe and a gas safe certificate which is valid for a year. The engineer fixed a minor repair on my boiler and cleaned the burners on my hob free of charge, so it was well worth the hour of my time it took”

The Redcar Hydrogen Communityproposal

involves switching the gas supply from natural gas to clean-burning hydrogen for around 2,000 homes and businesses in parts of Redcar including the town centre, Warrenby, Coatham and an area of Kirkleatham from 2025, with a decision about whether the project will progress due to made in 2023. The surveys form part of the detailed design which will be submitted in support of NGNs bid alongside information about how the hydrogen will be produced and supplied

Heating homes and powering industry with gas is currently responsible for up to a quarter of the country’s carbon emissions, however unlike the natural gas used today, hydrogen doesn’t produce any carbon when burned.

Warm Spaces

We have brought information and advice to help families and individuals, whether you’re working or not. This includes details of payments that you may be eligible for, who to contact for support and how to save money on your food and energy bills.

Information about where to find warm spaces and what they are offering is available here: Warm Spaces | Redcar and Cleveland (redcarcleveland.gov.uk) Laburnum Road Library on Redcar East provides a warm place for residents and also has an activities programme for children and adults and is open during the following hours:

338 Laburnum Road Redcar TS10 3QR United Kingdom

Tuesday 9:30 until 5pm (closed between 12:15pm - 12:45pm)

Wednesday 9:30 until 5pm (closed between 12:15pm - 12:45pm)

Redcar central library also provides an activities programme for children and adults and is open during the following hours:

Redcar and Cleveland House Kirkleatham Street

Redcar TS10 1RT United Kingdom

Monday to Wednesday - 9am until 6pm

Thursday - 9am until 5pm

Friday - 9am until 6pm

Saturday - 9:30am until 12:30pm

We also have information on the cost of living including information on the cost of energy, and help with food and other essential items via the following link: https://www.redcar-cleveland. gov.uk/cost-of-living

The plans involve producing hydrogen in Teesside, meaning Redcar would be selfsufficient, generating its own hydrogen locally, from renewable sources.

To achieve the target of net zero carbon emissions by 2050, the government and industry are exploring the option of repurposing the UK’s

gas network to transport 100% hydrogen. Full details of the initiative, including a map of the Redcar Hydrogen Community can be found here.Anyone living in the area can book their FREE surveyand gas safe check by calling 03330 096 132 or visiting redcarhydrogencommunity. co.uk.

● Cllr Neil Baldwin having his survey completed by a British Gas Engineer

Redcar and Cleveland College kickstarts a week of graduation celebrations

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A graduation ceremony, shared with family and friends, saw 60 adult learners pick up higher education certificates, HNCs, HNDs, foundation and full honours degrees.

“It is always a spectacular day to see our students out in force in caps and gowns at the heart of our community,” said Redcar and Cleveland College’s principal Jason Faulkner.

“These are adults with so many other commitments in their lives, whether that be family, work, or both, and yet they have made the commitment and given the time and effort to achieve their personal goals.”

Among those celebrating their achievements, and each other’s, was mum and daughter, Mandie McBride and Courtney Taylor.

Both support workers from Skelton, the duo picked up their Level 4 Certificates in Health and Social Care after a year juggling their studies alongside the demands of work.

Mandie, who is also celebrating turning 50 this week, said: “You do have to adjust and it is hard work, but if you want to better yourself you have to put the effort in and know that it’s not forever.”

Studying alongside her youngest daughter, the mum-of-three and grandmother-of-four said: “Having Courtney there has helped, certainly with the computer side. It was all pen and paper when I was at school!”

Courtney, 22, added: “No one realised we were mum and daughter at first, we did say but everyone thought we were just joking.”

Having both previously completed the Access to Higher Education in Health course at the college, the pair hadn’t planned to be in the same class. But Courtney explained her mum has always been an inspiration when it

came to her own career choices.

She said: “Seeing the positive impact she has made on people’s lives all of my life is something I look up to.”

Both now have deferred university places, with Mandie planning to study social work and Courtney hoping to pursue a future career as a paramedic.

Of getting to wear their caps and gowns together, Mandie said: “It was lovely to be able to share this and it eased the nerves.”

Courtney added: “My mum would have always been here, but it was nice to be able to do this with her.”

Lenny Reed, 20, from Eston, was also among those marking his milestone moment. Completing his HNC in electrical engineering, he said: “It is a nice feeling to be graduating after all the years of hard work and effort you have put in to get to your end goal.”

Starting out as an electrical apprentice at PD Ports at 16, he started learning the ropes of his trade at NETA Training, before progressing to a level 3 qualification and HNC at Redcar and Cleveland College, part of the Teesside University College Partnership.

“It has been four years of study, alongside working, but it has been well worth it,” said Lenny, who in the summer was named Redcar and Cleveland College’s higher education student of the year.

Now with a permanent position as a maintenance electrician with PD Ports, he said: “I know that I have been very lucky to be given the opportunities I have. It’s brilliant to work for a company that supports your progression, after all my boss started as an apprentice, as did my boss’s boss and also his boss before him!”

Of his time at college, Lenny added: “I have really enjoyed it and my tutors have been brilliant, they are so supportive, that makes a massive difference, and I can’t thank them enough.”

Graduation fulfils a 20-year promise for Redcar mum

Taking to the stage in cap and gown was a special moment for Redcar mum Mariessa Ealand.

“It meant such a lot both to me and my family,” she said. “It was always going to be emotional.”

The 41-year-old from Redcar was among 60 students to graduate from Redcar and Cleveland College recently..

Picking up her BA Hons in Education and Training, for her it marked the culmination of a promise made 20 years ago. She explained: “I put going to university on hold after my dad died in 2000. I just wasn’t in the right frame of mind.

“I made a promise to myself then that I would do it one day; I just didn’t realise it would take another 20 years.”

Describing her mum and dad as her inspiration, Mariessa said it was seeing her dad Michael’s battle with kidney failure and diabetes when she was young that motivated her ambition to want to help others.

Seeing him go on to lose his legs and thumbs, she said: “I had always wanted to work with children but that made me want to go that bit further and work with those with special educational needs.”

Despite putting university on hold, she achieved that career goal, going on to work in early years. But it wasn’t until her children were that bit older that she felt able to pick up where she left her own education.

Completing her Foundation Degree in Early Years Sector Endorsed at Redcar and Cleveland College, Mariessa got her first taste of graduation last year. She said: “That was really special and a massive achievement.”

But this year, watched by her mum, husband,

sister and aunt, in the crowd, she added: “To finally achieve my degree, that was always the goal!”

Now working at Redcar and Cleveland College as a progression coach herself, Mariessa is helping support young people with their studies. And her own educational journey doesn’t end there as she is now embarking on her PGCE.

Selected to be valedictory speaker for the graduating class of 2022, she said: “It was nervewracking, but I did it. My mum and dad have always been my inspiration. This was for them.”

through the grounds of Kirkleatham Walled Garden, higher education students from Redcar and Cleveland College took their moment to shine this week.

● Mandie Kirkbride and Courtney Taylor

● Lenny Reed

● Mariessa Ealand

St. Peter’s CE Primary School celebrates 50 years on Marshall Drive

school until the temporary classrooms could be transferred to the new site. There were 588 children on the register and would increase to 620 by the end of the summer term.The school was justifiably proud of its fine new Learner Swimming Pool opened in 1973. This was made possible by the dedicated efforts of volunteers to raise the large part of £8500 needed. A dedication of the school was held on 13th December 1973 by the Right Reverend John Yates the Lord Bishop of Whitby. The pupils enjoyed a half day holiday before arriving for lunch of Roast Topside, Yorkshire Puddings, Carrots, Roast Potatoes, Christmas Cake and Cheese and Apple, all for 12p! The school was much visited in the 1970s as an ‘Open Plan School’. The numbers of pupils at St. Peter’s peaked to 699 in the early 1980s before Badger Hill Primary School was built.

Mr Thwaites was appointed in September 1983 and St. Peter’s established three Special Needs Classes, the Infant Assessment Class, Junior Support Base and a satellite class from Kilton Thorpe School. This approach by the school demonstrated our inclusiveness as a Church School with much commitment from staff, governors and pupils. The new approach attracted national interest and is still a real strength of the school today. The school continues to have strong musical and sporting traditions with open airEucharist services, tournamentsand Brotton Carnival been held at the school.

Coming together as a school community to celebrate the anniversary will without doubt be a day everyone will remember for some time to come. Beginning with the Eucharist Service in the morning led by Father Jonathan with Ken Thwaites on the organ, John Stinson with a reading and former Chair of Governors David Jackson serving communion. The afternoon began with scones, cream and jam followed by fabulous musical presentations from the 70s, 80s, 90s and noughties. St. Peter’s has always had a reputation of being a very happy and enjoyable place for children, staff, governors and parents. We hope the next 50 years are equally as good!

● Father Jonathan and former Chair of Governors David Jackson administering Communion to pupils

● Presentations from the children

● The new open plan school

● St. Peter’s old Swimming Pool

By Clare Madden

On the recent August Bank holiday Sunday, and again on Sunday, October 2nd, citizens of Saltburn gathered on the beach to join with other North Eastern coastal communities for a visual protest against the harms and dangers to our seas and marine life.

The first ‘Wave’ saw Saltburn joining other protesters in the North, from Northumberland to Whitby: everyone in each location stood hand in hand, making a human chain before taking part in a Mexican wave along the shoreline (Wave to Save our Sea).

The first event received strong media coverage, further highlighting the cause. The success of this initiative, along with the ongoing and long intensifying concern about marine life deaths (including the dead Minke whale washed up on Redcar Beach on September 10th), led to Reclaim the Sea organising a second, national, event ‘The

Tsunami’ (which included riverbank protests) on Sunday 2nd October at 12 midday. (Info: Reclaim our Sea Facebook page). Both events were very well attended.

Saltburn’s response made a strong protest against the recent and ongoing damage to our seas. Councillor Philip Thomson, who took part in the first ‘Wave’, discussed the situation further. He explained that his concerns and experiences over

the last few months have led to him to campaign at local government level for more informed and open discussion about sea water quality. He has shared in the successful establishment of a special Scrutiny Committee at Redcar and Cleveland Council to secure more public discussion, and to work with other local authorities in scrutinising government agencies and local organisations that can influence sea water quality.

He is also concerned about water sampling. “I do not feel the current single sampling practice was adequate to identify discharge into the North Sea from relevant points on the coastline.” he said. Many individuals and organisations are to be thanked for facilitating these two events: Sally Bunce, Rowan McLoughlin, Edith Reeve, Reclaim the Sea, Surfers against Sewage, Saltburn Community Response, and many others whose hard work brought about these communal North Eastern and national protests. And, of course, the ‘Wavers’ for taking part.

Thanks must also go to local videographer and photographer Jemima Stubbs who captured some of the events on video. One video focuses on the protest in Saltburn; others show a compilation of all the communities taking part with footage of the ‘Wavers’. Some are set to stirring music, with some powerful drone shots. They all illustrate the concern of communities about the ongoing threat to our sea and marine life.

Recycling from five bin wagons rejected due to contamination

Five bin wagons of recycling were rejected in Redcar and Cleveland last month due to a high level of contamination, prompting a plea to a small number of residents to check their waste before placing it in their blue bins.

One of the loads was contaminated with paint, which spread through the wagon and made all other items unrecyclable.

The other four rejected loads were heavily contaminated with plastic bags, nappies, clothing, and food waste, which led to infestations of flies and maggots.

These loads could not be sorted without putting staff at risk or damaging equipment.

The average household in Redcar and Cleveland recycles approximately 300kg during a year. The quantity of rejected recycling in September due to contamination – 30 tonnes – is equivalent to the amount recycled by 100 households in one year.

Redcar and Cleveland Council is working with residents to raise awareness of what can and cannot be recycled.

The main contaminants, which the Council is

urging residents not to put in their blue bins, are:

• Nappies;

• Plastic bags;

• Food waste;

• Clothes and textiles;

• Takeaway boxes;

• Polystyrene;

• Electrical items and batteries

Some items marked as recyclable, such as carrier bags, are difficult to process and therefore not accepted at the recycling facility used by the Council. Carrier bags can be reused, and some major supermarkets have schemes in place to recycle them.

Recyclable items accepted are cans, tins, cardboard, plastic pots, tubs and trays, glass bottles and jars and plastic bottles and residents are asked to wash food containers before discarding them in the blue bin.

Cllr Barry Hunt, Cabinet member for Neighbourhoods and Housing, said: “The equivalent of an entire year of recycling efforts from 100 households has been lost in one month.

One contaminated bin can impact an entire recycling collection, create significant additional costs, and affect the environment.

“We are very grateful to the many residents who

take the time to recycle and help us to avoid as much waste as possible going to landfill. We want to work with people in our borough to recycle more and create a more sustainable environment for the future. Avoiding contamination would make a huge difference and the Council will always make efforts to provide information, guidance and support to any residents who aim to recycle more and avoid contaminating the content of their blue bins.”

Further information about recycling and contaminants can be found at Recycling A-Z | Redcar and Cleveland (redcar-cleveland.gov.uk)

CAN YOU TRUST YOUR EYES?

ear enough is not good enough when safety depends on sight. Can you trust your eyes –can you be sure of their efficiency, when the task requires clear vision?

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galaxy of beautiful shades. You will see clearly, in style.

Yours Eyes Are Busy All Day Long

Keen sight is your natural heritage, but sometimes your eyes are not equal to the never-ending demands made upon them. Reading, writing, sewing, driving your car, mobile phones, computers, viewing films, playing cards or your favourite sport – all these activities result in eyestrain – and neglect of these eye disorders can lead to serious impairment of vision.

Specialist Care

Only with specialised care can you protect your most priceless possession. You must rely on regular eye examination every two years…on the invaluable services provided by your Optometrist.

At my optical practice the eye test includes a special ‘Optomap’ scan on your eyes to help me make sure your eyes are healthy. We are one of only a few Opticians in the North East with this kind of technology.

Do You Suffer With Headaches or Pains in the Eyes?

Headaches can often be caused by eye strain, which can be remedied by properly fitting glasses. I will test your eyes free of charge and will not advise glasses unless you really require them.

Don’t Be Shy With Glasses

Don’t hesitate to wear glasses when your Optometrist recommends them. True beauty demands clear, healthy eyes, and it is a fallacy that glasses detract from your smart appearance.

When the prescription you need has been executed, the glasses will be fitted in frames designed to flatter the contours of your face, in your choice of a

As part of the service you will get a free eyewear styling consultation. Nothing is rushed, you are treated as an individual and we take everything into account to match you to your perfect glasses.

Energy Crisis & Mortgage Rates

With the cost of living going up from the energy crisis and changes to our mortgage I want to offer you big savings for your eye health and glasses. If you are over 40 please read on…

Hitting The Big “Four O”

If you are 40 or over (like me) you may have noticed your vision changing. For this reason I am providing anyone in this age group a complete eye care package that includes a free eye test when glasses are purchased.

The special package includes a detailed eye health assessment, vision check and half price frames including brands such as PRADA, normally £250, now only £125 and Ralph Lauren £130, now £65.

Opening Times To Suit You

Normally we are open 9 to 5 Monday to Friday but this may not suit you. That’s why I offer late night appointments and weekend appointments on request, simply ask when you book your appointment.

If you struggle to get out and about, I can even come to you to do a home visit eye test with my mobile optical equipment.

So really now there’s no excuse not to have an upto-date eye test!

GET BETTER VISION FOR BETTER LIVING

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You Over 40? Get Your Free Eye Test Package Here:

This Includes:

• FREE Advanced Eye Test (Worth £90)

• FREE Glasses Styling Consultation (Worth £30)

• FREE Anti-Scratch & Anti-Reßection Coating (Worth £30)

• 1/2 Price Optical Frames ranging from £50 so you pay as little as £25

• 1/2 Price Sunglasses Including Oakley & Ray-Ban - perfect for the winter sun! They normally start from £130 so you now pay as little £65!

Offer ends December 31st and only valid with this Coastal View voucher - please bring this with you.

BONUS OFFER: If you book before November 30th I will give you a free 2nd pair of glasses with the same prescription as your Þrst from our £50 range with our standard lenses. A 2nd pair is needed if you drive as the DVLA have made it a legal requirement to have a spare pair of driving spectacles in your car.

Visit Your Local Branch At Skelton or Loftus:

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Loftus Optical, 24 Zetland Road, Loftus, TS13 4PW. Phone: 01287 644211

Beyond Housing introduces VIP apprenticeship scheme as part of wider apprenticeship programme

in plumbing and heating, painting, plastering, housing, ICT and business administration.

Joining Jack and Megan on the programme are:

•Oliver Scott (16), Plumber, Scarborough

•Thomas Rowley (21), Housing, Scarborough

• Joe Kenyon (17), Plumber, Redcar

• George Bailey (17), Painting, Redcar

• Holly Jo Gray (22), Business Admin, Redcar

Emma Tooth, Apprentice and Volunteer Team Leader at Beyond Housing said: “Our apprenticeships offer fantastic opportunities to local people looking for a chance to earn a wage while they study towards their chosen profession.

“This year, we also offered additional support for customers living in our homes through our VIP apprenticeship scheme and this has seen Jack and Megan welcomed to the Beyond Housing family.

prepare them with interactive sessions in partnership with local colleges and training providers, so they smoothly transition into their new roles.

“This year, our apprentices range from school leavers to career changers aged between 16-28 years of age, demonstrating the diverse opportunities we have on offer.

“I look forward to seeing them progress in their careers with Beyond Housing.”

Jack Crookes said: “ I found the help and support of the VIP scheme really useful t gave me the tools I needed for a successful interview, I have enjoyed the induction week, getting to know everyone and learning about Beyond Housing and can’t wait to getting started on the job plastering with my mentor”

B eyond Housing has welcomed eight new apprentices to its teams in Redcar and Scarborough with two joining as part of its new VIP scheme.

The scheme, which provides Beyond Housing customers a route into apprenticeships, is part of the housing association’s ongoing commitment to developing local talent.

Jack Crookes (17), who is a plastering apprentice in Scarborough, and Megan Beckley (17), who joins

the housing team in Redcar, are customers of Beyond Housing, and gained their apprenticeships as part of the VIP scheme.

An ICT role was also offered to 18-year-old Ben Passman, an existing internal apprentice from Redcar. The apprenticeship programme provides local young people with the opportunity to earn a wage while studying their chosen profession at the same time.

Along with Jack, Megan and Ben, five other apprentices recently joined the programme, which includes roles

Electricity now installed in the public toilets on Stray

Councillor Barry Hunt, Cabinet member for Neighbourhoods and Housing, who initiated this project said: “Being able to ensure the safety and comfort for our residents and visitors will always be one of our main priorities. With winter fast approaching, we aimed to ensure the toilets on Redcar and Marske Stray had all the necessary facilities to be used safely as there are many residents who enjoy taking walks in this area throughout the year, regardless of the season.

I would like to thank Bouygues and ASD Lighting for the tremendous support they offered us in order to deliver this project.”

“We like to make sure our apprentices get the best start in their careers, so

Megan Beckley said: “I am really getting stuck in, and it is very interesting although it is a lot to learn I’m enjoying the challenge. Everyone is so keen to help and there’s a lot of friendly faces in the office making me feel very comfortable.”

W orks have been completed by Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council, in partnership with Bouygues and ASD Lighting, to install electrical systems into both public toilets along the Coast Road to ensure these sites could safely remain open for the same operating hours in winter.

Due to the lack of light and heating facilities, the Council could not guarantee the safety of using the toilets on Redcar and Marske Stray during winter hours.

To provide these facilities amidst this period - especially

when the temperature drops creating the risk for the pipework to freeze and the water on the floor to become a slip hazard - lighting and lowlevel heating were required.

The installation of the electric system was possible with the assistance of the Council’s lighting partner Bouygues who covered the majority of the cost, totalling £30,000, and the lighting company ASD who donated all the necessary components.

The works were carried out by the Council’s partners, their Energy team and RCBC’s Cleaning and Caretaking team.

What’s happening in General Practice? A retired GP explains his view

By Rosemary Nicholls

“All over the country, it can be difficult to get a GP appointment or even get through to the receptionist; the reasons for this have been developing for at least ten years and a lot of the problems come down to supply and demand,” says Dr Mike Betterton, who was a GP in Skelton for thirty years before his retirement.

The2021 census shows a 21.1% increase in those aged 65+ in Redcar and Cleveland and as people live longer, they need more medical help to live with chronic health conditions. In the past, many of these conditions were managed in hospital clinics, but more now care has been passed to GP services. This is in addition to being given responsibility for an increasing number of health promotion and medication monitoring clinics, and for the many blood tests which are needed to monitor chronic conditions.

As demand has gone up, real term funding has gone down. More than 90% of NHS appointments take place in Primary Care (which includes GP services), but it receives less than 8% of NHS funding. Mike says: “We spend less per head on health care than almost all comparable European countries, for example in 2019 the UK spent £4500 per head on health services, while France spent £5274 and Germany £6518. The NHS has been underfunded for many years, leading to record waiting lists for treatment and record A+E waits, even before the pandemic.”

GP numbers are also falling year on year. There were 29,364 (full time equivalent fully qualified ) GPs in September 2015 when the Government pledged to appoint 5000 more GPs, but only 27,515 in August 2022. The pandemic has increased existing work pressure resulting in more GPs deciding to retire early, to emigrate or work part-time. “Unfortunately, there isn’t a regular and independent NHS staff audit to guide workforce planning,” adds Mike. “We need to understand what is happening, and why. However, the current Government doesn’t support such an independent audit.”

“GP practices are therefore constantly trying to fit the quart of demand into the pint pot of GP appointment availability. In short, they are run off their feet,” says Mike. Aware of the pressure, the Government earlier this year instructed GP practices to use more digital technology, including telephone appointments, to try to treat or advise more patients per GP per day. Although popular with some patients for some conditions, this has had the effect of making it less easy to get a face to face appointment and causing frustration. “Some influential newspapers took up the cases of unhappy patients and Government stepped back,” continues Mike, “but the GP practices still have to try to get the best balance.”

As the pandemic pressures have begun to die down, demand for GP services has rocketed partly due to the record hospital waiting lists. There is huge strain on GP surgery admin staff and phone lines. “Receptionists need to be multiskilled and training takes many months,” says Mike. “It’s not their fault if there simply aren’t enough appointments available or if they’re short-staffed because others are off sick or sadly have resigned.” The role can be exhausting. Mike has some ideas how the Government can make improvements. He says that grand funding announcements alone won’t fix the problem. “Simply promising £x billions for the NHS won’t magically reduce waiting lists if there are no staff to carry out the work,” he says. He calls for the Government to value the staff in post, and work to improve staff retention. Soundbites blaming ‘lazy’ GPs for the crisis are counterproductive and untrue. GP surgeries delivered 26 million appointments in June, which was 10 per cent higher than in the same month in 2019. Almost two thirds of those appointments were

delivered face-to-face.

Mike urges the Government to be realistic about the length of time that improvements will take. He says that unrealistic promises of forty new hospitals or 6000 more GPs or more face-to-face appointments simply raise false expectations and lower staff morale. “For example, it takes at the very least ten years to train a GP from scratch and newly qualified GPs take several more years to gain optimum efficiency and experience.”

He is concerned that the Government’s shift of contracts to private providers, who effectively take funding and staff out of the NHS, will ultimately cost more. The businesses must make a profit for their shareholders and their involvement in planning local health strategy may create a conflict of interest, in his opinion. But he thinks that it’s perhaps most important that regular audits of NHS staffing are initiated, independent of political control. “This will aid the development of a proper workforce strategy for the NHS, to improve retention and predict future staffing needs,” he asserts. “This should lead to better planning of training places.”

“Everyone who works in Primary Care knows that the current situation is unsustainable. The pressure on services is having a huge effect on both staff morale and patient satisfaction. No-one is happy, but it’s unrealistic to expect that ‘efficiency savings’ alone are enough to improve things. If we want a comprehensive health service which remains free at the point of delivery, then it must be planned properly. Funding should then follow those plans, rather than vice versa, which is so often the case at the moment.”

Home of Frank Wild, Antarctic Explorer

By Dr. John McCue

In March, 2012, the BBC produced a documentary about the most decorated of all polar explorers – Frank Wild. I was living in Norton at the time. Annoyingly, that programme escaped my attention. Paul Rose was the presenter, well qualified because of his then twenty years of working in both polar regions. Fast forward…June and I were married on a Pickering steam train in 2018, and as we drove into Skelton to set out on our new lives, I was delighted to see on a Skelton roadside plaque proclaiming the Home of Frank Wild, Antarctic Explorer. I was in the birthplace of a man of mettle. Now, Frank is watched over by a barn owl, one of many sculpted in wood by Staithes man, Steve Iredale.

Frank was born in 1873, the second of thirteen children born to Benjamin and Mary (nee Cook), both of whom were members of the teaching profession. Two of their offspring, both girls, died at a very early age. Leif Mills, in his book Frank Wild, records that the family lived in the end terrace house of a stretch known locally as Piano Row. Three years later, they all moved to Stickford in Lincolnshire.It’s worth mentioning that there are many stories of Frank being a descendant, on his mother’s side, of Captain James Cook, who was born at Marton, of course, in Middlesbrough. Like many fables that grow, like Pinocchio’s nose, it is not true. All of Cook’s six children died before they had children.

1884 saw Benjamin and his family in a move to Eversholt, Bedfordshire, where he took up the headship of the church school. He was there until he retired through ill-health in 1908. As it happened, they lived near Captain Elmslie’s family: he was master of the biggest British wool and passenger sailing ship, the Sobraon. Frank joined that ship when he was sixteen, and served on regular voyages to Australia. By 1900, he had sailed even further, to Japan,

India and China, and he then moved on to the Royal Navy. He was about to enter the history books on his first Antarctic adventure, with none other that Robert Scott and Ernest Shackleton. From 1901, for three years, Frank gained experience of these frozen lands, and a love for them, despite suffering badly frostbitten fingers when fixing a sledge. Their ship Discovery was a threemasted wooden sailing ship, built in Dundee for the trip, and was home to the crew during the dark, freezing Antarctic winters. The expedition, finding out more about the geography, weather and wild life of these south polar lands, was considered a success.

The next foray into these bitter lands was in 1907. Shackleton led this time, and chose Frank, with whom he had formed a friendship - he trusted Frank’s courage and resourcefulness. The quest was privately funded, and the ship, Nimrod, was only half the size of Discovery, but the aim was bold - to be the first people to reach the south pole, no less. Four men, including Shackleton and Wild, headed for the bottom of the planet.

On the way, Frank was lucky to escape death when his unfortunate pony,Socks, stumbled into a bottomless crevasse. The pony’s harness snapped, leaving the sledge straddling the black cavern. Frank

managed to climb out just before his colleagues arrived to help. If the sledge had also disappeared, the mission was doomed for lack of food and sleeping bags. After nearly three months and almost seven hundred miles of southward trek, they were beaten by a “howlingblizzard”, as noted by Frank in his diary. Shackleton took a brave decision, and the only one possible, by turning back. Going any further meant certain death for them all. They were less than a hundred miles from the south pole, a few good days walking, but the expedition was hailed a glorious near-miss. They had been further south than anyone else, and indeed, Frank had been the first human to see over the south polar plateau.

For his own attempt on the south pole, Captain Robert Falcon Scott wanted Frank by his side, but Frank was disinclined to serve again under Scott. Instead he signed up with Douglas Mawson as his second-in-command on his ship Aurora. They sailed to the Shackleton ice shelf where Frank commanded the western base. While there, he went inland from the ice shelf and discovered the plateau, which he named Queen Mary Land, explored the extinct volcano Gaussberg and made valuable weather and geology observations. Meanwhile, Captain Scott was heading to the

south pole from the Ross ice shelf, reaching it in 1912 only to find that Roald Amundsen had beaten him to itby five weeks. Scott set off on his disappointing return, only for him and his men to die of hypothermia in their tents while a cruel stormraged outside. They were just eleven miles short of a food depot. Meanwhile, Frank continued his sledging journeys on the Shackleton ice shelf…

Shackleton and Wild joined forces again for the Endurance’s trip of 1914-1916 when the party intended to land on the Weddell Sea coast, slog to the south pole and continue to the Ross Sea, becoming the first party to cross Antarctica. That dream, sadly, did not get away from the starting gate. The ship Endurance became trapped solidly in the pack ice which slowly but inevitably crushed it to destruction, leaving it to drop to the bottom of the sea (where, incredibly, it was found by submersible technology on 5 March, 2022). The crew were already safely disembarked, but in great danger from the shifting ice floes. After sailing sixty miles to Elephant Island in three small, open boats, Shackleton, amazingly, took four men and crossed eight hundred miles of the fiercest ocean in the world to South Georgia in search of help. Wild remained on their island to look after the morale and well-being of the remaining crew, waiting for Shackleton’s return…(in 2016, sculptor William Harlingcreated a monument to Frank Wild with just that name, in Ringrose Orchard, Skelton).Nearly five months later, Shackleton did return on a Chilean steamer, the Yelcho. Miraculously, the entire Endurance crew had survived without loss of life.Those eight hundred miles remain the toughest sea journey of survival ever undertaken, and was repeated by explorer Tim Jarvis and his team in 2013, with a replica boat, period clothing and identical equipment. The TV documentary, Shackleton: Death or Glory can still be seen.

Frank Wild’s last Antarctic venture was with Shackleton again, on the converted Norwegian ship Quest, from 1921 to 1922. Tragically, a travel-weary Shackleton died in his cabin of a heart attack when they reached South Georgia. Frank took over command. He successfully completed the voyage, visiting Elephant Island again and studying the Antarctic coast.

Wild died of pneumonia and diabetes and was cremated at Braamfontein cemetery, Johannesburg, in 1939. Resourcefully, Angie Butler, as part of her research for her 2019 book The Quest for Frank Wild, discovered Frank’s ashes in South Africa. They were transported to South Georgia to be re-interred where they should always have been, next to Ernest Shackleton. Paul Rose, in the aforementioned BBC 2012 broadcast, paid a true and deserved tribute.

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Baker is running his own show after impressing his work placement employer, CVFM radio!

“Studying at Middlesbrough College has been a wonderful experience. I love my course and it’s been brilliant having the opportunity to do a work placement. It has allowed me to harness my skills and given me a taste of the broadcast media industry.”

Amelia is now a Graduate Animal Nutritionist at Thompsons of York

“I thoroughly enjoyed my course at Middlesbrough College, it was challenging yet exciting. The teaching was great, and the support I received was fantastic.”

Students from Redcar are thriving, thanks to the support of Middlesbrough College!

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Council urges Government to properly fund public services

Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council have called on the Government to properly fund public services at a time when local authorities nationally are under huge financial pressure.

The Council anticipates an overspend of around £8 million by the financial year-end in March next year. The Council is looking at various options to reduce and minimise this overspend, but some of the causes of the overspend remain very volatile and outside of the Council’s control.

When the Government determined the level of funding required by local government in October 2021, inflation was forecast to peak at 4% this year. However, the most recent figure is around 10% and there is no indication that this will fall in the near future.

This level of inflation has significantly

increased the cost of providing Council services and this, along with the price of energy, accounts for a significant proportion of the anticipated overspend.

At the same time. there is also increasing demand for Council services – especially in social care – and the cost of providing these services has risen sharply.

In particular, the Council is experiencing huge demand for services to help and care for children and families and a steep increase in the cost of home to school transport. It is anticipated that these areas alone will be overspent by around £5 million by the end of the financial year.

The Council is preparing its budget proposals for 2023/2024 and there is real concern that the financial pressures and demand for services will increase.

The Government is expected to announce

the level of funding for local Government in 2023/2024 in December 2022, which does not provide enough time for adequate financial planning for the 2023/24 financial year. However, the Government have said previously that they are sticking to their 2021 comprehensive spending review, meaning they will not raise our funding in line with inflation, and the Chancellor indicated yesterday that public spending will be cut.

Cllr Glyn Nightingale, Cabinet member for Resources, said: “The financial pressure on the Council is unprecedented and we are not alone – other local authorities across the country are facing the same problems.

“This isn’t about funding lavish spending; it is about our ability to fund the basic services that, by law, we must provide to our residents.

“Redcar and Cleveland has a higher proportion

of older people and a higher proportion of children and families living in poverty. This inevitably means there is a proportionately higher demand for social care in our borough, which uses a disproportionately high share of our funding. Our fantastic staff are working in challenging conditions with spiralling prices in the private care sector.

“There is no sign that this demand and the level of inflation and cost of energy will fall in the coming year and we anticipate the Council could be facing a funding shortfall of around £15 million next year.

“This shortfall is unsustainable and we are calling on the Government to work with us – and other councils nationally – to agree-long term realistic funding levels for local authorities, which provides for caring for the most vulnerable in society.

Tees Valley artists open new ‘Headspace’ exhibition in region

An Exhibition showcasing the talents of Tees Valley artists has opened at Kirkleatham Museum, near Redcar.

It’s the culmination of a project run by the Whippet Up community group in Saltburn, Guisborough, Boosbeck in East Cleveland and Kirkleatham, near Redcar and shows images created by local artists of people’s heads each decorated in different, highly individualist styles.

“Each artwork began with a single outline created by projecting a shadow profile on to a canvass,” said Jane Cuthbert of Whippet Up. “Pictures were brought to colourful life with imagination and each reflects the individuality of people brought together by Whippet Up. Every portrait is unique and the exhibition celebrates the individuality in everyone.”

Cllr Louise Westbury, Cabinet Member for Climate Change, Environment and Culture, said: “It’s wonderful that we can support such fantastic and talented local artists in this way. Whippet Up is an excellent organisation and I would like to congratulate everyone involved. There’s so much else at Kirkleatham Museum to enjoy too, including the Steel Stories exhibition, the Saxon Princess display, Gertrude Bell exhibition about one of our most pioneering explorers and much else.”

A second exhibition commemorating the Battle of Britain, especially the bombing and air warfare along the North East coast on the day of August 15, 1940, when Hitler’s Luftwaffe attacked the country in the Second World War, has also opened. The display has been created by Durham artist Denis Fox and has 15 paintings tell the true story of what happened when the North East was attacked by the German Air Force on August 15, 1940.

Entry to the museum is FREE. The Headspace one will end in January. The Battle of Britain exhibition will close at Christmas. Find out more at redcarcleveland. co.uk/enjoy/kirkleathammuseum

● BATTLE OF BRITAIN: A member of the public at Kirkleatham Museum’s new exhibition about the Battle of Britain

● HEADSPACE: A visitor to Kirkleatham Museum enjoys the new art exhibition

Loftus slimmer reaches semi-finals after losing 12st 6lbs

A48-year-old super slimmer from Loftus has reached the semi-finals of a competition to find the UK and Ireland’s most successful female slimmers, after losing a life-changing 12st 6lbs

Claire Dewsbury secured her place in the semi-final of Slimming World’s Woman of the Year 2022 competition after members from her Saltburn group voted her as their representative in the annual contest. She was then delighted to be one of 37 women from across the UK and Ireland invited to share her story at Slimming World head office in Derbyshire and be in with a chance of taking the overall title.

Claire, who slimmed from 23st 6lbs to 11st, says: “Before I joined Slimming World, losing weight just felt like an uphill struggle. I felt self-concious all the time and would get out of breath doing the most simple things and, although I was desperate to do something about it, I had almost resigned myself to the fact that I would always be overweight and unhappy.

“I tried a few ways to lose weight before Slimming World and the difference this time was that Slimming World’s Food Optimising plan showed me a way of eating that fi ts so easily around my life, without me ever feeling hungry or like I’m missing out or restricting myself. Throughout my weight loss journey I’ve been able to still enjoy all my favourite meals like keema Matar, stir-fries and homemade chicken kebabs. I just prepared and cooked them differently.

“The best thing is that I feel confident that I’ve formed new healthy habits that will stick with me, like filling my plate with plenty of veg and cooking without lots of added oils and fats. These new habits have enabled me to finally take control of my weight and find the

● Claire before and after

confidence I’ve been lacking all these years – it doesn’t feel like an uphill struggle anymore.

“With my new-found confidence I started thinking about ways I could become more active and took up arial hoop classes, walking and now attend the gym five times a week too. Slimming World has a physical activity support programme called Body Magic and it helped me to gradually increase how much I

was doing and how often, so I could take it up a gear at a pace that worked for me. I enjoy every minute of it too.

“At the start of my journey if you’d have told me I would be representing my group at the finals of Slimming World’s Woman of the Year competition, feeling the way I do, I would have laughed. I still can’t believe this is my reality. I’m looking forward to a brighter,

The night sky in Marske

During the clear skies visible from Marske on October 2nd and 3rd, I managed to photograph the Fireworks Galaxy (aptly named considering the time of year), NGC 6946 in the constellation of Cygnus the swan. The Fireworks galaxy lays at a distance

of around 20.8 million light years and is one of the brighter galaxies at a visual magnitude of 9.6.

120 minutes.

Stephen Doody MSc FRAS

happier and heathier future and ready to seize life with both hands.”

Claire says that the supportive environment of her Slimming World group has been key to her success. She says: “The group really made me feel welcome from the very first day I joined. We share tips and recipe ideas and cheer each other on when we need it – and even when we don’t realise we do. Ultimately, when I was at my lowest ebb it was a place I felt safe, included and free to be myself. My Consultant Stevie has been amazing and really helped me to believe in myself and stay motivated. As a result, I took a leap of faith and decided to become a Slimming World Consultant myself. I’m due to open my own group on 4th December and I cannot wait to support people the way Stevie has supported me.”

Stevie Muscroft, who runs the Saltburn Slimming World group that Claire attends, adds: “Claire’s incredible transformation has inspired so many of her fellow slimmers and she gives them so much support each week, so when it came down to voting for our group’s Woman of the Year it was really lovely to see so many people supporting her and putting her forward. We couldn’t be prouder of her. I hope that Claire inspires other people in Loftus who might’ve been feeling the way that she did to pop along and join our warm and friendly Saltburn group at Emmanuelle Church, Saltburn on a Tuesday 3.30pm, 5.30pm and 7pm or call me on 07740725210 for more information.”

Unfortunately, Claire wasn’t the overall winner of the competition. Slimming World’s Woman of the Year 2022 will be announced in the coming months.

Photographed in the 3 primary colour channels Red, green and blue plus the full spectrum Luminance channel. The total exposure time was

Marske Brass Band

By Philip Chisholm - Secretary

Marske Brass Band appeals to past members to return their uniforms and instruments.

The need was amplified after a phone call from a new owner of a house in Redcar Road Marske, when, in clearing out the loft under the eves, he found a musical instrument case branded ‘Marske Brass Band’ containing a trombone which, by its design must be 100 years old.

False teeth! In the past, when it was customary to have all your teeth removed in your aged years, it was impossible to play a brass instrument without your teeth. Amazingly enough, with the trombone, we found a pair of false teeth and a photograph of a mother and child.

The Marske Band player is unknown though it was a remarkable historical find.

Lower speed to be introduced in Loftus following public consultation

The speed limit for motorists in Loftus will be reduced to 20mph after more than 98% of people responding to a public consultation agreed with the idea.

There will also be a significant reduction in the number of speed cushions that were proposed, along with more signage and a review of digital speed warning signs.

More chargers and parking bays for Electric Vehicles (EVs) are also planned.

The public consultation on traffic management took place in August with 48 people responding.

It is expected the speed limit will be reduced from 30mph to 20mph in the new year.

A substantial number of people wanted more speed cameras which the Council is not able to supply however, it is hoped that the police mobile camera unit will be deployed more often in the town.

Cabinet Member for Highways and Transport, Cllr Cliff Foggo, said: “What came through loud and clear in the consultation is that safety on the roads must always remain the absolute

priority. Even among those who objected to new suggestions most agreed with lowering the speed limit and that will happen shortly. Reviewing the roads never stops and we will continue to do what is necessary to make them as safe as possible while continuing to work closely with communities.”

Funding to improve EV use in Loftus by providing more chargers has been granted by the Government as an area of high street parking with relatively low access to driveways and garages where charging may be easier.

More Tees Valley Combined Authority-funded EV chargers will be installed in the North Road car park and 12 larger designed dual use bays have been created for Electric/Hybrid vehicles. This will lead to six fewer parking bays in that car park overall – but plans are in place to create over 50 more parking spaces in the town in addition to new 30-bay Handale Car Park that was recently completed. There will also be 10 new spaces within the Market Place, with works commencing Autumn this year.

News from Ringrose Orchard

By Stuart White

At the beginning of September we were shocked by our regular volunteer Geoff Clarke being diagnosed with a heart condition and in need of open heart surgery to repair a damaged valve.

I am pleased to be able to report that the operation was a success and that Geoff is on the road to a full recovery.

From a gardening perspective September was a quiet month owing to volunteers holidays but the orchard attracted plenty of visitors, many of them to pick the excellent crop of apples and pears that was available. Our projects team of Derek Hedges and Rodger Pell fitted a new top to the picnic table in order to protect it from those visitors who have a habit of lighting fires on the table.

We have also been supporting village resident

Derek Bullf by supplying him with plants from the orchard to stock a public garden in memory of his friend who lived in Brotton. The two friends had planned to develop the garden together but sadly Derek’s friend died suddenly before they got started.

On November 5th at 11.30 the 1st Skeltonin-Cleveland Guides will plant a White Birch tree in the orchard in memory of HRH Queen Elizabeth ll. Originally the tree was intended to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee but the subsequent passing of the Queen caused a change of focus. The planting will be followed by hot drinks and cake. Everyone is welcome.

Last, but by no means least, our thanks go to the anonymous donor of a spade, fork and a selection of hoes and rakes. Tools are always appreciated, ensuring that our band of volunteers always have the right equipment for the jobs in hand.

Tuesday Emmanuel Church Hall 3.30, 5.30 & 7.00pm

Saturday

The Earthbeat Centre 7.30, 9.00 & 10.30am With Stevie 07740 725210

LOFTUS Wednesday Luke Senior Hall 7.00pm With Claire 07875 593194

● The Trombone and the Band members in 1916

Mentoring young people to reach their career aspirations

Lib Dems fight for equality for care leavers

Liberal Democrats in Redcar & Cleveland were successful recently in getting the council to fully recognise the discrimination often faced by people after leaving care.

Liberal Democrats persuaded Redcar & Cleveland Council to vote unanimously for a motion which commits the council to treating care experience as if it were a protected characteristic, like race or religion.

Lib Dem Councillor Alison Barnes, who represents Zetland ward, proposed the motion, saying: “I am delighted that the council has backed this. Care experienced people often face discrimination in education, employment and when accessing services. They often faced been stigmatised, and unfair assumptions are made about their character.

“The McCallister Independent Review of Children’s Social Care published in May 2022 said that Government should make care experience a protected characteristic. That hasn’t happened yet, but the council can be the vanguard of the response to the McCallister report and put the needs of care leavers at the heart of decision-making.”

Lib Dem Council Group Leader Karen King, who represents the St Germains Ward of Marske, is Chair of the council’s Corporate Parenting Board. She seconded the motion, adding: “The council won’t just treat care experience as if it was a protected characteristic, we will call on other public bodies to do the same.”

Business leaders have the chance to share their knowledge, inspire and support young people in their progress towards reaching their aspirations.

The Young People’s Business Mentoring Programme, an innovative scheme established by the Council and funded by Anglo American, is looking for more enthusiast mentors to help young people within Redcar and Cleveland to make a start on their career.

The young people are matched with the right mentor for them based on their personalities, skills and aims. All mentees who completed the programme have moved on to employment, education or training.

One of these young people, Owen Miller, is now doing an apprenticeship with a leading hairdresser in the area, after being mentored by Alison Anderson, Manager in the Department for Work and Pension.

Owen, 18, was recommended for the mentoring programme by his Careers Adviser, Kay Atkinson. Kay explained that the young man from the Redcar area was initially so shy, he struggled to speak in interviews.

“I feel very proud of Owen and what he has achieved,” said Kay. “It’s been a long journey and Owen has really grown in confidence. Alison said that she just couldn’t believe the difference in Owen and the fact he’s now in work and on the right path is so rewarding.”

Part of Owen’s growth in confidence also came from the Prince’s Trust, a 12-week achieve course which culminated in him giving a presentation to a team at Redcar and Cleveland College.

Owen said: “I was very quiet, always doubting myself. Developing my confidence was massive. It is due to Kay, Alison, the Prince’s Trust and my colleagues at the hairdressing salon.

“Even me getting the apprenticeship in the first place was down to my confidence development. It was a good lesson for me. I would like to thank everyone for their help.”

Alison, Owen’s mentor, said: “The Mentoring Programme is a fantastic initiative to be part of. It was great to see Owen grow in confidence, and I got a lot of satisfaction from helping him in his career journey.”

After receiving one day of training on mentoring, the mentors are given access to advice and support from a dedicated co-ordinator and a variety of resources, while also having the chance to enrich their networks. They will be expected to have a one-hour meeting with the young person twice a month on Teams or face-to-face.

Cllr Alison Barnes, Cabinet Member for Children, said: “Our young people represent our future. The first steps in anyone’s career are always the hardest and because of this we want to provide young people struggling to get into work with all the support we can offer.

“Volunteering for this programme is also an opportunity for mentors to practice new skills, get out of their comfort zone and also form a relationship and learn from their mentees.”

“We’re pleased to be supporting Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council deliver this mentoring programme, which is undoubtedly having a

positive impact on those involved,” said Vicky Bolton, Anglo American’s Social Programmes Manager.

“We look forward to following the progress and development of all the mentees, including Owen, and hope it will help them achieve their full potential in the careers they’d like to pursue.”

If you are interested in becoming a mentor yourself and help young people progress towards their dream careers, information sessions about the programme will take place on 4 November at 12.30pm and 9 November at 11.00am over Teams. If you would like to receive an invitation, please email

Terry Galloway, Managing Director of the national organisation Care Leaver Offer, attended the meeting yesterday and said: “Speaking at Cleveland today was an honour, the motion passed but the best bit was the response from councillors especially one who was care experienced herself and told me what I was doing makes her proud. I am so grateful to her and the cross party support. Our children in care and care leavers are the only group that have the council as parents. The Redcar & Cleveland councillors understood that today.”

● Owen Miller

Railing at maintenance

The investment in Saltburn is still not meeting the basic requirements of maintaining its infrastructure.

Throughout the town and particularly in the areas most frequented by visitors standards of maintenance are being questioned.

The condition of railings on Marine Parade has been well documented and after considerable lobbying and some accidents involving members of the public some monies allocated for capital development are being diverted to repair the concrete rail tops.

Councillor Thomson has also highlighted the poor condition of the railings which guard the Lower Promenade.

The railings should have any repairs carried out as soon as there is a rail found missing. The safety of pedestrians should be a priority in any maintenance programme. When visitors are being encouraged to come to the town every effort should be being made to make that visit memorable, but memorable for all the right reasons.

Approaches have been made to Redcar & Cleveland Council to have the repairs carried out at the earliest opportunity and to have more frequent inspections to be better prepared.

Greening our play areas

The Council has used the play area at Albion Terrace in Saltburn to trial a new play surface.

Previous materials have proved to be vulnerable to regular usage and repairing costs have somehow seemed to slow down maintenance.

The new material is green in colour

and softer in texture to give a more natural appearance to the play area.

So far residents are giving a green light to the new surface.

If the trial is a success it could be used in other play areas, potentially reducing maintenance costs and fitting in to the natural surrounds.

The Letter of the Law Waste out of control

The recycling rate within the Borough is nothing to write home about.

Latest data collected indicated that only 38% of domestic waste is actually being recycled.

In addition, the level of fly tipping is a continuing concern.

In order to encourage residents to recycle materials correctly a campaign of listing what is recyclable is being conducted. Every household should be receiving this guidance update.

The Jewel Streets in Saltburn will also be one of the areas where a focus will be made to ensure that domestic bins are available and being used.

Residents will be encouraged to only place their bins out on collection days as foreign materials placed in bins, particularly blue recycling bins, can contaminate the contents.

The message hopes to let car park users know what the fees are and what the rules require.

Despite being advised by Councillor Thomson that the first draft of the new signage contained some errors, these have been continued when the third car park meter has been installed in Cat Nab car park.

Rule 6 states that “The washing, cleaning and repair of vehicles is prohibited in car parks. Any person undertaking these activities are committing an offense.”

Councillor Thomson has expressed concern that public notices should go out into the public domaincontaining simple grammatical errors. He has also expressed a view that the use of the spelling of words should be in a traditional English and not to utilise American spelling.

Will enforcement now be challengeable?

Letters are going out to every resident enquiring if occupiers have the requisite bins for domestic waste and recycling.

Follow ups will be made in an attempt to contact every resident so affected.

Fly tipping has also become a scourge of certain areas within the Jewel Streets, with residents who do not have bins actually leaving waste on the highway. This has been further aggravated by others turning up in vehicles and discharging waste into alley ways.

Fixed penalty notices have been issued, and these can amount to £400.

All residents are asked to be vigilant and share in looking after the quality of life in their communities.

Slowing the tempo

Many vehicles dash through Saltburn.

Speed recordings have highlighted the speeds, which in many cases are quite astonishing.

When Councillor Thomson was first elected, he asked for consideration to be given to introducing a 20 MPH limit within the town. There was little positive response.

Today there are more vehicles on the road and the urgency to get to a destination seems to have increased.

Many residents in Saltburn have contacted local Ward Councillors in recent years to ask for traffic calming measures.

The Council has gradually responded to these requests, but the response has been tempered by the absence of sufficient accidents to expedite any radical changes.

Reduction in speed within some residential areas has been achieved. Wilton Bank estate and the streets around Upleatham Street have been subject to speed limitation.

The main highway coming in from Brotton and Cliffden up to the Zetland has now been

restricted to 20MPH.

Calls for the Jewel Streets and the block containing them, within Milton Street and Marine Parade, are on a list of asks for 20 MPH limits, along with a stretch of highway outside Larkfields estate.

While these are being evaluated, pedestrian crossings along the main through road have been raised or are in the process of being raised.

Those outside the SPAR convenience store and the COOP garage have been raised and now the remaining two, one at the bottom of Woodrow Avenue and the one at the top of Station Street, are being raised.

The traffic through the town is very considerable, even out of season, and many of these vehicles are travelling well in excess of the permitted limit.

It is hoped that the four raised crossings will considerably reduce this speed of travel.

It may be that even with these speed reduction features that a 20 MPH town will yet materialise.

New signage has appeared in the car parks at Saltburn.

ON ISSUES RAISED

 Skelton Green Wheely Playful – the Officer to re-contact the department about the replacement of safety signs, no dog fouling signage and that the bushes which are overgrown.

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Councillors will look into a litter pick at Hollybush car park.

 Wildlife cameras – Skelton Community Orchard – the advice received was against the Council purchasing these cameras as it would mean handing over the monitoring to another group.

 There was no response from the MP to the letter from SNAP about the use and sale of illegal motorised bikes and scooters.

 The new Grants Officer is AmandaBolderson@ redcar-cleveland.gov.uk

 The Officer has passed on details of the Solo Press printer.

Residents also reported that you can smell drug driving when cars pass by. Police asked residents to report these concerns and vehicle registrations to 101.

The van parked on Green Road, with private clamp, forces drivers over the road onto the blind bend. The Chair advised that the Council needs to allow parking when no private drive is available.

On the issue of whether littering is an offence, the Chair advised that you need a witness to the action for fines to be issued. The Chair also pointed out that they were trying to get clearance to use the School Parking Van to enforce littering but it will have to be authorised by Government. Also, to clean rural roads needs traffic management and funds are not available.

The issue of the stolen owls was reported to the police.

PCSO Aspery gave his update

Hollybush Activity Centre car park seems to be resolved.

and the issues raised will be fed into the Community Safety Group meetings. Highways will be asked to inspect the complaints.

There is flooding below Hobdale Terrace because drains along Hobdale have not been cleaned out, there is a constant puddle in one area (reported to police) and there is grass growing out of the drains. This will be followed up as drains are cleaned on a rota basis.

Swilley Lane hedgeback not cut back this year – it usually has been.

FOSCO asked if the Council had any plans for a memorial to the late Queen and asked if it could be a SNAP action. The Chair said that he was not aware of anything planned by the council and explained their budget situation. Suggested areas were EMWA, the old golf area at Hollybush Activity Centre or Layland Beck. NAP members will be contacted to seek suggestions for future consideration.

disabled. A Friends of Skelton Civic Hall has been formed and want redress. Reference was made to Cllr Lanigan’s decision at the Parish Council meeting that there would be consultation with the Parish Council and Community Groups and hoped that there would be open minds on this as Groups had been asked to do. It was requested that all user group requirements should be considered in the plans. There was discussion about the Council’s subsidies.

It was recognised that Councillors believe they did a good job in saving the library and Civic Hall facilities but they could see the conflict with the consultation process. The work over 8 years on the Townscape Heritage Scheme was reiterated and the continued work to look after village planters was done through the use of the Civic Hall for coffee morning fund raising where they needed kitchen facilities.

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Skelton Open Gardens – the team did carry out grass cutting and sweeping works for this event.

 The details of when the plans for the Civic Hall could be viewed were circulated as requested.

 Regarding the request for details of room availability in the Skelton wards the following was given.

Boosbeck Village Hall, Hall, kitchen.

Skelton Green Methodist Hall – Hall, kitchen

Skelton Youth and Community Centre (De Brus Centre) Sports Hall, potential room hire

Hollybush Activity Centre – Hall, kitchen area

North Skelton Village Hall – Hall, large room

 Christmas lights – Skelton Green. The large columns running through Skelton Green are not suitable. They do not belong to the Council and they have live wiring. The columns at the entrance to Castle Grange are not tall enough to take the wrap around lights. The Parish Council will add 2 more wrap around lights to the Lamp Columns at Skelton Green towards Boosbeck this year.

POLICE REPORT

PCSO Aspery distributed the police report and asked for any concerns to be raised.

Friends of Skelton Community Orchard reported the continuing vandalism at Ringrose Orchard, setting fire to the table, mostly at weekends. PCSO Aspery reported that they had been visiting the area but had not seen anything. There were suggestions about fire retardant paints and some examples were given from an internet search. A metal table top has been purchased and it is hoped that when electricity is put into their building they will be able to consider installing a camera.

Residents reported speeding traffic from Boosbeck Bridge past Hobdale Terrace and damage to their properties. The police attended a recent incident but the driver has still not given their details. This is being followed up by the Police.

Two section 59s issued to males riding e-scooters Attempted to seize nuisance motorcycle. Beyond Housing issued a warning to the tenant. Visited Skelton Pond following ASB reports. Attention to nuisance vehicles at Boosbeck. Cars seized due to unlicensed and uninsured driver.

Ward Statistics

SKELTON WEST

August and September 2022 11 reports of ASB 3 reports of burglary 5 reports of theft and handling 6 reports of criminal damage

SKELTON EAST August and September 2022 21 reports of ASB 5 reports of burglary 9 reports of theft and handling 6 reports of criminal damage

FUNDING UPDATES

Friends of Skelton Wildlife Pond and Tees Valley Wildlife Trust had their applications supported. An explanation was given about the Elected Members Ward Allocation fund and the application process.

COMMUNITY PROJECTS

Friends of Skelton Community Orchard gave a report on their Jubilee celebrations when they unveiled a plaque at the Orchard. Within the grant was funding for a tree which will now be a memorial tree to the late Queen and will be planted at an event for all of the village.

QUESTIONS AND UPDATES

Residents reported having to stand on the road to read the bus timetable (reported to police) encroaching grass and weeds 1 ½ metres wide, no pavement. The 30 sign is hidden by the trees. There was concern for the safety of walkers on the road. Advice was given on the Safer Streets pack

It was reported that the white boxes arrow from the railway bridges at North Skelton had been knocked again and were in the hedge near the entrance to East Pastures. It was suggested changing to the same style located in Brotton, outside the Grange which has now resolved the similar situation there. This will be followed up with Highways Department. There was discussion on the Skelton Civic Hall and confirmation from a Freedom of Information response that there was no record of any consultation with Community Groups. A letter which was sent to Simon Clark MP was circulated about all public buildings to have separate male and female toilets (addendum: Chair advised this is a Government consideration and would apply to new buildings). It was stated that the Government review followed evidence about increasing numbers of publicly accessible toilets being converted into ‘gender neutral’ facilities and the problems this caused for women, those with children, older people and

The Chair advised that various options were being looked at and would bring them to the Parish Council and the public when available. He confirmed there was no timescale. There is a need to consolidate buildings.

Reference was again made to Cllr Lanigan’s decision at the Parish Council meeting when she confirmed that consultation would be with the Parish Council and Community Groups and the Chair confirmed that this was the case.

THE NEXT MEETING:

WEDNESDAY 7TH DECEMBER 2022 6p.m.

NORTH SKELTON VILLAGE HALL

Cllr. Cliff Foggo (Chair) cliff.foggo@redcarcleveland.gov.uk

Cllr Julie Craig julie.craig@redcar-cleveland. gov.uk

Cllr Craig Holmes craig.holmes@redcarcleveland.gov.uk

Cllr Lee Holmes lee.holmes@redcarcleveland.gov.uk

Eileen Goodenough, Vice Chair.

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Brighten up this Winter with PCC Funding

Cleveland Police and Crime

Commissioner Steve Turner today launched a new initiative aimed at charities based in the Cleveland area.

As community leader, we feel you are ideally placed to cascade information about this new funding streams and let eligible organisations in your area know.

The Brighter Days Fund will offer grants to eligible charities, to run projects between 1 January and 31 March 2023 with the aim of helping some of Cleveland’s most vulnerable residents.

The fund will support those who

work with lonely, isolated and rural residents as well as those suffering from hardship.

Potential projects should aim to relieve loneliness or hardship and

help decrease the incidence of stress, low mood and depression over the Winter period.

The funding recognises that social isolation and financial stress are likely to make people feel more vulnerable.

To apply for funding, organisations must:

• Be a registered charity;

• Work with people in Cleveland to improve their lives;

• Plan to run your project on this winter’s theme within the agreed time period.

Deadline for applications: 1 December 2022.

Successful applicants must be prepared to give the OPCC a progress report, outlining how they have spent their grant and what difference it has made to the community.

For more details go to: https:// www.cleveland.pcc.police.uk/ how-can-we-help/communityfunding/apply-for-communityfunding/

If additional support is need to complete the application form, please contact Amanda Wilkinson, the OPCC Strategic Contracts and Governance Manager, at Amanda. Wilkinson@cleveland.police.uk.

Reminder about Vigilance after Fraudulent Calls

Police are asking residents to remind older friends, relatives and neighbours to remain vigilant after a number of incidents where victims have been contacted by a criminal purporting to be a police officer, bank fraud department or government official. The perpetrators may even know some personal details about the victim such as name/date of birth/ address etc and might suggest people hang up and redial the number of their bank or police force to reassure people that they’re genuine. However, they don’t disconnect the call from the landline so that when you dial the real phone number, you’re still

speaking to the same fraudster. After some trust is established, the fraudster will then suggest:

• There has been suspicious activity on the victim’s bank account and staff at the local branch are suspected as responsible, the victim needs to withdraw more money so police can use it as an evidence trail.

• People are eligible for a grant, however, need to provide a cash deposit which will be returned with the grant money.

• Suspects have been arrested but the police need money for evidence.

• A business such as a jewellers or currency exchange are operating fraudulently and require assistance to help secure evidence.

Victims are then asked to co-operate in an investigation by attending their bank and withdrawing money, withdrawing foreign currency from an exchange or purchasing an expensive item to hand over to a courier, or in most recent cases packaging the item and posting it via special delivery.

At the time of handover, unsuspecting victims are promised the money they’ve handed over or spent will be reimbursed but in reality there is no further contact and the money is never seen again. Please remain vigilant and remember:

• The bank and the police will never call you to ask you to verify your personal details or PIN by phone or offer to pick up your card

by courier. Hang up if you get a call like this.

• If you need to call your bank back to check, wait five minutes; fraudsters may stay on the line after you hang up. Alternatively, use a different line altogether to call your bank.

• Your debit or credit card is yours – don’t let a stranger take it off you. You should only ever have to hand it over at your bank. If it’s cancelled, you should destroy it yourself

• The bank or police will never ask you to purchase foreign currency, high value goods or gift vouchers

• If you are eligible for a grant of any sorts, you will not be asked to post a cash deposit before money is released to you.

Legal Notices

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR THE GRANT OF PREMISES LICENCE

We, Supremo’s Pizzeria LTD, do hereby give notice that we have applied to the Licensing Authority at Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council for the Grant of a Premises Licence at 26, Station Road, Redcar, TS10 1AQ and known as Supremo’s Pizzeria.

The application proposes to permit late night refreshment on a Monday to Sunday, between the hours of 23.00hrs and 03.30hrs.

Any other person or responsible authorities may make representations to the application in writing to the Licensing Authority at the address below by 10th November 2022.

The Licensing Register and a copy of the application may be viewed during normal office hours at the address below.

It is an offence to knowingly or recklessly make a false statement in connection with an application and the maximum fine payable on summary conviction of such offences is level 5 on the standard scale: Redcar & Cleveland Licensing Service, Redcar & Cleveland House, Kirkleatham Street, Redcar, TS10 1RT

Website: www.redcar-cleveland.gov.uk

NOTICE

The Licence if granted is to enable the Following Activities to take Place: Sale of alcohol on the premises / sale of alcohol off the premises / provision of regulated entertainment / provision of late-night refreshment

Sale of alcohol on and off the premises between the hours of 10:00 and 23:00, Provision of regulated entertainment between the hours of 08.30 and 23:00, and the Provision of late-night refreshment between the hours of 10:00 and 01:00.

Any person wishing to make representations in relation to this application may do so by writing to the Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council Licensing Authority at Redcar & Cleveland House, Kirkleatham Street, Redcar, TS10 1RT where the register of licensing applications can be inspected during office hours and/or at www.redcar-cleveland.gov.uk

Representations may be made for 28 consecutive days from the date of this notice.

It is an offence knowingly or recklessly to make a false statement in connection with an application the maximum fine for which a person is liable on summary conviction for making a false statement is a Level 5 fine on the standard scale.

Dated Wednesday 26th day of October 2022

ILB Holdings Limited Company

Registration No. 11924594

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR THE GRANT OF PREMISES LICENCE

I, Robin Field, do hereby give notice that I have applied to the Licensing Authority at Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council for the Grant of a Premises Licence at 14 South Buck Way TS14 7FJ and known as Guisborough Brewery.

The application proposes to permit live music, recorded music, anything of a similar description to live music, on a Monday to Sunday, between the hours of 13:00hrs and 20:00hrs

A responsible authority or any other person may make representations to the application in writing to the Licensing Authority at the address below by 12th November 2022.

The Licensing Register and a copy of the application may be viewed during normal office hours at the address below.

It is an offence to knowingly or recklessly make a false statement in connection with an application and the maximum fine payable on summary conviction of such offences is level 5 on the standard scale: max £5,000. Licensing Unit, Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council, Redcar & Cleveland House, Kirkleatham Street, Redcar TS10 1RT. Website: www.redcar-cleveland.gov.uk

Chief Constable Mark Webster Reaffirms House Burglaries Commitment

At a recent National Police Chief’s Council (NPCC) meeting of Chief Constable’s, the pledge which Cleveland has already been committed to for a number of years was reaffirmed by CC Mark Webster; and also adopted as a new approach by some Forces.

Chief Constable Mark Webster said: “It has been a priority for Cleveland Police to offer to attend all reports of house burglaries for some time already. Burglary is a highly emotive crime, it can leave people feeling violated in their own homes and it absolutely will not be tolerated.

“Anyone who becomes a victim to house burglary in Cleveland can be assured that, should they wish, a police officer will attend and a thorough investigation will be carried out.”

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR THE GRANT OF PREMISES LICENCE

We, Talking Tides Brew Co Ltd do hereby give notice that we have applied to the Licensing Authority at Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council for the Grant of a Premises Licence at Unit RR133, Ryans Row, Longbeck Trading Estate and known as Talking Tides Brew Co Ltd.

The application proposes to permit supply of alcohol, live music, recorded music, on a Thursday to Sunday, between the hours of 13.00hrs and 23.00hrs.

Any other person or responsible authorities may make representations to the application in writing to the Licensing Authority at the address below by 15/11/2022.

The Licensing Register and a copy of the application may be viewed during normal office hours at the address below.

It is an offence to knowingly or recklessly make a false statement in connection with an application and the maximum fine payable on summary conviction of such offences is level 5 on the standard scale: Redcar & Cleveland Licensing Service, Redcar & Cleveland House, Kirkleatham Street, Redcar, TS10 1RT

Website: www.redcar-cleveland.gov.uk

is hereby given that ILB Holdings Limited is applying for the Grant of a Premises Licence for The Former Handale Primary School Loftus Saltburn by the Sea Cleveland TS13 4RJ.

Cleveland Police Chief Constable Mark Webster has reaffirmed the Force’s commitment to offering a police officer to attend all house burglaries across Cleveland.

Crime Prevention

Well,it’s that time of year again where the nights are drawing in and we all need to look at making our homes secure to deter would-be burglars and opportunist.

One of the best ways to protect your home on these darker evenings is to make it look as though your home is occupied, and as we all know it’s getting darker earlier and you’re more than likely still as work. Having been on frontline policing for many years and patrolling your streets night and day, I could always tell around 4pm who was not in and who was / looked in.

This unfortunately this means that those with the wrong intentions also know who’s not in and will usually mean you won’t be till around 5.30pm

So, with all the above in mind I can’t recommend enough the use of light timers and lights on the outside of your home including Dusk till Dawn lights. This will deter those looking to enter and keep your valuables safe. Of course, we all need to take other things into account such as:

Criminals watch out for houses they think are empty and unprotected. Make their lives harder by doing the following.

• Consider fitting burglar alarms with flashing lights and sounders at the front & back of your property.

• Switch lights or a radio on when you go out. You can buy timer devices to do this automatically.

• Even if you’re only going out for a few minutes, check that all doors and windows are properly closed and locked.

• Make sure side and back gates are secure.

• Don’t leave garden tools outside, keep ladders out of sight, and ensure sheds, garages and outbuildings are locked.

• Fit tamper-proof automatic outside security lights. (Dusk till Dawn)

• Even when you’re at home, try not to leave accessible windows open at night.

• If you’re going away over the Christmas period, ask a neighbour to keep an eye on your home, take in any milk and newspaper deliveries, and maybe park on your drive.

• Christmas is a key time for burglaries, with many houses full of new and valuable presents. Don’t alert burglars by leaving present packaging outside – put it all in your recycling box, out of sight.

• Don’t let yourself become a victim of a Distraction Burglary, where more than one person calls at your door, trying to dupe you into letting one caller in to burgle you whilst you are distracted by another one.

These are just a few Top Tips to consider, but if you need more information just click on to the Cleveland Police force website, type in crime prevention and we have a whole site from car crime to caravans’ security for you to look at.

Designing Out Crime:

I’ve also been out and about the past month carrying out site surveys for various projects I’m working on and seeing if I can help design out crime issues, making things safer and more secure. This has included allotments, housing estates, and alleyways and is something I do on a regular basis in partnership with RCBC and other interested agencies, as designing out crime is a necessary process sometimes and can involve anti-social behaviour, criminal

damage, businesses,parks,and rural crime.

This helps all the above work with police and come together as one, as by doing this we can all put our thoughts and ideas forward and usually come up with a plan of action that can be taken forward, leading to improvements to people like yourself.

Ormesby Hall:

Me and PCSO Kelly Thompson spent the day at Ormesby Hall earlier this month as part of one of their open days. We got to meet and talk with visitors about issues in their own areas, crime prevention advice and generally get to know people. This was all part of our on-going work with the National Trust and Ormesby Hall to help them tackle anti-social behaviour, fire setting and criminal damage in the grounds which has started to work with everyone playing their part. And I have to say if you ever get the chance to visit, get yourselves along to the café and order one of their delicious scones which I can’t recommend enough.

I’d just like to finish on a private note as a lot of you ask about how my new Grandson Oliver is getting on, well as you’ll see he’s

just celebrated his 3rd Month and is doing amazingly as are mam and dad.

Roundup:

Well, that’s it for this month from me, and I hope the top tips have been of use and you all have some idea on protecting yourselves, but as always and as your dedicated crime prevention officer I can provide advice to you and help reduce the risk of you becoming a victim of crime.

So, if you want any advice on home security then please email me at: crime.prevention@ cleveland.pnn.police.uk (please ask for me by name)

Or visit our Crime Prevention Cleveland Police website at: https://www.cleveland. police.uk/cp/crime-prevention/

Kind Regards

Paul Payne – Crime Prevention Officer for Redcar & East Cleveland Email: crime.prevention@cleveland.pnn. police.uk

Emergency No: 999 Non-Emergency No: 101 CrimeStoppers: 0800 555 111 - Online: www. crimestoppers-uk.org

Hello and welcome to November’s crime prevention page brought to you by your dedicated crime prevention officer, Paul Payne

● Oliver

● Ormesby Hall Open Day

Footprints in the Community ready to support people through a difficult winter

By Rachel Wall Volunteer Coordinator

Local charity Footprints in the Community is ready to provide emergency food and support to anyone facing food poverty.

With many people worrying about increased bills, especially over the long winter months, this local charity wants to let local people know that support and help is available, whatever the reason for the crisis.

Footprints in the Community started in 2011 and now runs a number of projects from their offices at 10 Queen Street in Redcar, each of which aims to reduce poverty and isolation and improve health and wellbeing, in Redcar and the surrounding area.

The charity also employs an experienced Support Worker, Charlie, to provide signposting, guidance and support –tailored to an individual’s personal circumstances - on a wide range of financial issues. This could include benefit checks and ‘better off’ calculations, benefit applications and challenging decisions, searching and applying for grant funding and referrals to other organisations who may be able to help with other types of support, including fuel vouchers.

Charlie is available to members and clients of Footprints’ projects, by appointment in Redcar and also through dropin sessions at various locations, including Redcar Area Foodbank centres and Next Step Shops. Many people who have accessed these Footprints’ projects over the last few months have already benefited from Charlie’s expert help.

Charlie Brady, Support Worker said, “We know that people are worried about how they will manage financial pressures over the coming months. We want people to know that help is available. This may be through Footprints in the Community projects – including Redcar Area

Foodbank and Next Step Shops – or by checking that people are accessing all benefits that are available. We can also signpost and refer to other local organisations who may offer additional services relevant to our client’s specific needs.”

Redcar Area Foodbank currently run nine foodbank centres across Redcar & Cleveland providing parcels containing at least three-days’ emergency food (there is a full list of centres on the website https://redcararea. foodbank.org.uk) They work with a wide range of local care professionals, who can all refer people in genuine crisis. A maximum of four referrals are allowed in a sixmonth period.

Next Step Shops are subsidised members’ shops and are often the ‘next step’ for foodbank clients. There are currently two Next Step Shops in the area; one at Queen Street in Redcar and one inside the Grangetown United Community Hub, allowing members to choose the most convenient place for them to shop. Shop members pay a small contribution of £3 towards their shopping and can visit their chosen shop on a weekly basis. For £3 they receive 10 items of tinned or packet food. A daily selection of fresh food is also available, such as fruit, vegetables and bread products.

If you would like to help Footprints support local people in need, donations of non-perishable food and toiletries are needed now more than ever. Any donations can be dropped off at 10 Queen Street in Redcar during office hours and there are foodbank donation points in most local supermarkets. Monetary donations are always appreciated as they allow items that are most needed to be purchased. Donations can be made at https://cafdonate.cafonline. org/20571

You can find out more about the work of Footprints in the Community at www.footprintsinthecommunity.co.uk

Walking Netball…..

Where: Huntcliff School

When: Every Tuesday, 5 - 6pm from 6th September Wear: Comfortable clothing and bring a drink At £4 a session you’ll have the best hour of the week. Enquiries: saltburnwi@gmail.com

Is a gentler, easier game for ladies of all ages and abilities

Mental Elf 2022 Saltburn Festive Woodland Walk

Redcar

& Cleveland Mind will be hosting a fundraising event on Sunday 27th November from 10am – 2pm at Saltburn Woodland Centre in the Valley Gardens. Each child completing the walk will receive alimited edition medal and have a free ride on the miniature railway after the walk, where they can say hello to Santa.

We will have competitions for best dressed elves (children, adult and whole family). Dog walkers are also very welcome and a prize for the best dressed dog! There will be children’s activities too. Tickets for our Festive Family Walk are: £5 for adults and £4 for children. For children and families who get sponsored over £50, their ENTRY FEES WILL BE REFUNDED. Prizes will be given for children & families with the most sponsors. Please visit our website for details.

To book your ticket and choose your start time please visit our website at www.rcmind.org/mental-elf

Redcar & Cleveland Mind is an independent charity working to support the mental health and wellbeing of everyone in our local communities. We are a separately registered charity from national Mind and we raise our own funds through a variety of ways including donations & gifts in wills.

For further information please contact: fundraising@rcmind.org 01642 296052

www.rcmind.org 6-8 West Dyke Rd, Redcar TS10 1DZ Charity no: 1142520

An Afternoon Concert in aid of the Lance Corporal Ben Hyde Memorial Trust

An afternoon of easy-listening music on 6th November at Saltburn Methodist Church, 3pm, featuring Charlotte McLoughlin (Soprano), Jeremy Harbottle (Cello and Tenor), Rev’d Daniel Ackerley (Accompanist) and myself, Sarah Paterson (Harp).

The Lance Corporal Ben Hyde Memorial Trust was founded in 2005 in memory of Ben Hyde, one of six Royal Military Policemen killed on 24th June 2003 in Southern Iraq. By this time, the role of the R.M.P included re-assembling and retraining the Iraqi police force. On a visit to a police station in Al Majarr Al Kabir, Ben and his comrades came into contact with a mob which had already exchanged fire with a Para section (who had managed to retreat). Being trained peace-keepers and not assault infantry, they tried to negotiate rather than open fire. Certain armed members of the crown forced themselves to the front and opened fire on the R.M.P section, and Ben and his five comrades were all killed. Ben was buried with full Military Honours in his hometown of Northallerton. In 2005, the Northallerton Silver Band performed a memorial concert to Ben, and the proceeds went towards establishing the Lance Corporal Ben

Hyde Memorial Trust, in memory of a peacemaker who lost his life so that others may live in peace.

The trustoperates throughout England and gives grants to groups and individuals. It has supported the Royal Military Police Central Benevolent Fund and many community services such as youth organisations, Scouts, junior football teams, the Dales School for Handicapped Children, amateur athletes (such as Laurence Whitley, and member of the gold medal-winning Team GB Paralympic Adaptive Rowing Team) and many more.

Many charities suffered a lack of fundraising due to the recent covid pandemic, and The Lance Corporal Ben Hyde Memorial Trust is no exception.I have played for their annual fundraising dinner at the Golden Lion, Northallerton, for several years, and am constantly amazed and humbled by the generosity of John and Sandra Hyde, and what they do to help others through the Trust, in memory of their son.Tickets are £5.00, Under 13’s Free, and that includes tea, coffee and cake in the interval! They are available from Jackie’s Saverstore in Saltburn, or on the door, and all proceeds from the ticket sales go directly to the charity.

Guisborough Photo Group Update

22nd September:

We had Lectures by two of our members Brian C on HDR and Bob N on Long exposure, both lectures were both interesting very informative, who said you can’t teach an old dog new tricks.

29thSeptember:-was our first Gallery night, (which is a fun night of Judge and be judged) with a good selection great of prints with only 1 point between each the winning 3 members, 1st was Steve Gray with 143 points, 2nd Albert Wood with 142 points and 3rd was Chris Reed with 141 points, a very good and exciting night, and thanks go to Albert Wood and Bill Maughan, for giving critique on a few of the print while the scores were being added up.

6th October:- Results of our first competition (Open) remembering Advanced and Intermediate were grouped in to one competition.

Prints First Place Wayne Stephens Tour of Britain, Second Place Chris Reed Cardinal Beetle, Third place Towards Steetley Pier, Steve Gray, with 4 Highly commended and 1 commended.

Advanced PDI’s First Place Geoff Walker Ingleborough from Blea Moor, Second Place Chris Reed Broad Bodied Chaser, third place Wayne Stephens Seat in the Sun, with 4 Highly commended and 3 commended Intermediate PDI’s, First Place Geoff Gray Wander on the hills, Second place Ray Heron

Chaffinch, Third place Maxine Walker Twilight at Fort Augustus,

A great start to the season with thanks to the Judge Peter Walton

A brief rundown of next few weeks programme .

27th October:- 70th Anniversary with Prints and images from each of the decade’s.

3rd November, Practical night :- how to produce a short set, using various programs, if time permits explanation of how to read Histograms

10th November results of our 2nd competition Celebration.

17th Novvember Portrait Night do not for get to bring your camera and Entries for our 3rd Competition Light and Shade

24th November Ray McMillan talk on “3D Photography”

1st December NYSDPA Inter-Club Prints and PDI,s Presentation

8th December Results 3rd competition, 15th December Christmas Social venue to follow

A few photos just to show what members have been up to in the summer recess More information on club web site www. guisboroughphotogroup.org.uk

Or our Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ groups/984715171574093/ Rick S.

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● Tour of Britain 2022

● Cardinal Beetle

● Towards Steetley Pier

● Ingleborough From Blea Moor

● Broad Bodied Chaser

● Seat in the Sun

Guisborough Woodworker’s Club

By Kath Doherty

Iam an amateur Woodcarver for seven years currently a member of the Billingham Woodcarvers club.

I’ve lived in Guisborough for over five years, during the Lockdown period walking my dog and chatting to the Guisborough community it became apparent that there are many wood enthusiasts around but no Woodcarving club in the Redcar and Cleveland area.

With the help of St Nicholas Church and the Guisborough community we have been able to get a small group started with beginners and more experienced Carvers. We are not a class but learn from each other.

We are able to offer those who wish to give Woodcarving a try the use of tools to get you started. If you are interested, we meet Tuesday mornings between 10am till 12:00 at St Nicholas Church Hall Bow St Guisborough - meet us there and see what the members are creating have a chat, or you can email me kathdoc35@hotmail. com

Guisborough Library Holds Everymans’ War Event And Exhibition

It is difficult trying to find a new way of doing something which is a regular event and has its’ own traditions.

But the Friends of Guisborough Library in conjunction with some local amateur performers and the library staff are going to try to bring new thoughts to Armistice / Remembrance Day and are holding an event we are calling Everyman’s War Whilst Remembrance Day focuses on the conflicts of World Wars I and II, it should be remembered that wars have been fought for centuries. Greeks, Romans, Ghengis Khan, Pharaohs. The Great Wall of China was built to keep out the invading Moguls, even though long term it didn’t work, and many countries have had Civil Wars, including our own. There is always a war raging somewhere in the world. Most wars are fought for religious or territorial reasons, or just plain greed. But not all – some are just farcical. El Salvador and Hondurus fought over the outcome of a football match and over just a few days there were bombing raids – and that was in 1969 ! Going back a few centuries, there was the 40 year War of Dahis which started because of a lost horse race, and then there are those declared over buckets, stools and even a stray dog !

Come and join us on Friday 11th November at 2.00pm for thought provoking readings of poetry and prose by local amateur performers. They will put a spotlight on conflict from a variety of perspectives including some light hearted pieces. There will be a £3 entrance fee which includes refreshments. There is no need to book for talks, just come along.

To help set the atmosphere, between 4 – 14 November, the library will be exhibiting local photos and artefacts, many kindly being loaned by Guisborough Museum, reflecting the war years in Guisborough. (Where did all the church railings go?!) There will also be displays of books, both fiction and non-fiction, chosen by the library staff to inspire us to read on.

Our final craft session for this year is Pottery Painting on Saturday, 19 November, 10am – 12 noon, with Buttercups Pottery. There will be a selection of Christmas decorations and baubles available to purchase and paint from £3.50 - £7. You do need to book for craft sessions as numbers are limited – call in or telephone the library on 01287 632668.

If you need more information go into the Library and look on our notice board or speak to a member of staff.

Sing with Guisborough Choral Society

We warmly welcome new singers and invite you to our regular rehearsals during term time on Wednesdays at 7:30 pm in Sunnyfield House, Westgate, Guisborough. New to singing? No problem, we have lots of help and encouragement for you. We'll be delighted for you to come have a go. More information and assistance can be found on our website and social media pages. Please feel free to visit our sites or phone us. Website: http://guisboroughchoralsociety.org.uk Facebook: http://facebook.com/guischoir Twitter: @GuisChoral Phone/text the Publicity Officer at 07463 089288

Ringrose Orchard

You are invited to join us at our Memorial Ceremony on November 5th 2022 11.30

1st Skelton in Cleveland Guides will plant a tree in memory ofHRH Queen Elizabeth II And afterwards we shall be serving complimentary hot drinks and cake. Kindly Funded by RCBC

Guisborough & District Friends of Cancer Research UK

Are having a fund raising Quiz with Supper at the Guisborough Football Club on Wednesday 9th November 2022 at 7.30 p.m.

Tickets are £8 and there will be a raffle. All money raised is to help people in the North East.

Tickets available from The Guisborough Book Shop Challoner Street Guisborough or telephone 01287 634571; 01287 632297; 01642 472134.

S.A.R.A.

Saving And Re-Homing Animals

The Ann Prosser Foundation

Registered Charity No. 1051037 / ww.s-a-r-a.org.uk

S.A.R.A. Fundraising Events.

Café and Shop: Open every weekend, Saturdays and Sundays 10.00am – 3.00pm in the Arundel Centre at Foxrush Farm.

The shop has had a total re-vamp and looks amazing. Wonderful items for sale and displayed and priced attractively. Plenty of spaces to move around and browse before sitting in the cafe for a snack.

Everyone and dogs welcome Friendly atmosphere. Monthly meetings for S.A.R.A. supporters and general public are now held in the Arundel Centre at S.A.R.A. Foxrush Farm on the 1st Tuesday of each month at 7.00pm. Any queries please contact S.A.R.A. on 01642 488108 or e mail sarafoxrushfarm@gmail.com

Further details are on our website at S.A.R.A. .org.uk.

Starpaws thank you

Once

again “Northrifts” in Saltburn opened up the house and gardens to hold a Fundraising event for Saving and Re-homing Animals, fondly known as S.A.R.A.

The morning of Saturday 24th September brought dark skies and lashings of rain-oh dear, for an outdoor event. The afternoon however brought blue skies and sunshine – how about that! Smiles all round.

The stalls came out, sun loungers set on the lawn, dogs leaping and bounding about and shades worn by supporting public. Two hours of chatter, banter, laughter and dancing followed, all to the music and singing of Dave’s Doggy Doo-dah Band. (aptly named for the occasion). A wonderful atmosphere prevailed, not least courtesy of the plethora of dogs of all breeds, sizes, ages and colour who attended.

The humorous highlight for animals and humans must be the “dog plus owner dance” to the band – one of the classes in the Fun Dog Show, bringing a real party atmosphere to the garden. The glorious weather brought the glorious amount of £800 raised by Starpaws.

The team at S.A.R.A. wish to extend their gratitude and thanks to all those at Starpaws who made the event a success and to the supporters who gave their time and money to ensure once again a huge amount of money was raised to help with the care of dogs and cats awaiting their forever homes at S. A.R.A, the local animal charity.

PARKINSON’S UK Redcar & District Support Group

Do you or someone you care for suffer from Parkinson’s? Come and join us at our monthly meeting, where you will be welcomed into our friendly group. At these meetings we have various speakers and organise outings. There is also, a chair-based exercise session every week. The Parkinson’s UK support group for Redcar and District meets 2nd Thursday of the month at 25K Community Centre, Ayton Drive, Redcar TS104LR. Our next meeting is Thursday 10th November 2022 when we will be entertained by the Vintage Songbird as usual there will still be time for tea/coffee and a chat. This is the last support group meeting for 2022, we will be back 12th January 2023.

Chair based exercises are held every Tuesday 1 – 2pm at 25K Community Centre.These will run into December 2022. For further information contact Doreen on 07900348518 or email doreen.arkle@virginmedia.com.

Saturday 12th November 2022 is our Annual Fundraising Coffee morning held in St Hilda’s Church, Mersey Road, Redcar. This will start at 10am and close at 12.30pm.

Parkinson’s helpline (free phone) 0808 800 0303 Email: enquiries@parkinsons.org.uk Website: http://parkinson.org.uk

We are the Parkinson’s charity that drives better care, treatments, and quality of life.

Charity No. 258197

By Kate Bramley

The World of Theatre

It’s autumn now and the touring season for theatre is in full flow.

Newcastle Live is gearing up to welcome Stephen Daldry’s multi award-winning National Theatre production of JB Priestley’s classic thriller ‘An Inspector Calls’ starring Liam Brennan and others. Brennan is a familiar face you may recognise from Shetland and other series’ and speaks to the overall calibre of the company.

“When Inspector Goole arrives unexpectedly at the prosperous Birling family home, their peaceful dinner party is shattered by his investigations into the death of a young woman. His startling revelations shake the very foundations of their lives and challenge us all to examine our consciences. More relevant now than ever, this is a must-see for a whole new generation of theatregoers.” Comes to Newcastle Live 8th-12 November.

Down in York the Theatre Royal launch their Sovereign Season with their in-house production of writer/ actor/ comedian David Reeds ‘Guy Fawkes’. “In the private room of an upmarket tavern, a clandestine meeting takes place between this dark dissident, a Poundshop Machiavelli, a portly boob, a clumsy princess, a preposterous toff and a shoddy ham. Together, this group of misfits set the first sparks of rebellion that will flare up to become the most audacious crime ever attempted on British soil. But will things go to plan?” Runs until 12th November with various matinee and audio-captioned options as well.

Meanwhile here at Badapple Theatre we tie up our last few Yorkshire performances of #The Frozen Roman at Tunstall and North Stainley Village halls on 27th and 28th October while gearing up for our Christmas mega-tour of a brand new family show…. See www.badappletheatre.co.uk for updates or find out more next month!

Opera Nova Premiere in Guisborough

known in the region for their superb singing and dramatic performances, Opera Nova returned to the stage in Guisborough this Octoberafter a three year absence.

Mary Coffield, Chair of Opera Nova, explains: “We were booked to perform in Guisborough in October 2020, but we had to suspend rehearsals early in the year to protect our singers from Covid. Fortunately, our group stayed together, though unable to perform. We were absolutely delighted to premiere our new production for Autumn 2022 in Guisborough.”

So on Saturday 15 October, music lovers from the Guisborough area and beyond enjoyed a night out at the opera in the main hall at Laurence Jackson School.

Entitled Heroes and Villains, Opera Nova’s semi-staged production features extracts from well-known operas such as Mozart’s Don Giovanni, Gounod’s Faust and SaintSaëns’ Samson and Delilah. The show opens with the exciting March of the Toreadors from Carmen. One audience member commented: “An interesting mixed programme. Beautiful voices.”

Opera Nova thanks Guisborough Town Hall Gateway CIC for their support. Special thanks to Honor Teasdale for all her work as organiser and for providing homemade interval refreshments.

● Photographs by Alan Clements

Priory Art Society

Priory Art Society

are holding their Autumn Art Exhibition at Sunnyfield House, Guisborough, on Saturday November 12th between 10.00 - 4.00.

We have some very talented artists within the Society and exhibit our work twice a year.

As well as framed and unframed paintings for sale, there will be a selection of stalls selling cards, sculptures and crafts.

We welcome new members, and hold regular painting sessions on Monday

evenings and Thursday afternoons.

Information on how to join our group will be available from any of the Stewards on the day.

Everyone is welcome to come along.

Admission is free.

Ian Nicholas.

Exhibition secretary

The Friends of Redcar Cemetery

What’s on at the Cutty Wren

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The Friends of Redcar Cemetery are continuing their work concentrating on the new Peter Rabbit Baby Garden. Here 5 little ones are buried already.

When the Mayor came to tea.

We had a visit from the Mayor Councillor Stuart Smith who enjoyed walking round the cemetery and he was impressed with the work that we had carried out. The Friends enjoyed meeting him; he kindly sent a donation for the Peter Garden.

We are continuing the maintenance to keep the cemetery in good order over the winter. For some time we have been concerned about the circular tree seat in the middle section. We have had professionals to give an estimate for its repair with no action. Now we have contacted Men’s Shed and Dave and John came to assess it. They have kindly agreed to repair it in sections. Thanks to them.

We are looking for relatives of Sgt AE Ackcral Flight Engineer of the RAF aged 21 years, who

died in WW2 in a mid air night collision where 13 members of the crews lost their lives. Please contact us if you can help.

We are having a Christmas stall at St Hilda’s Church table top sale on November 26th 10-2pm, there will be refreshments and many other stalls. We are nearly ready with our 2023 calendar with a mixture of old and new views of Redcar. They will be on sale soon at Roseberry Funeral Service, Laburnum Road and Dormanstown Libraries and at our stalls.

We are selling ‘Aces High’ book for £5.00 at the Palace Hub and on our stalls. This is a good buy for a Christmas present. It is written by John H Watson, the history of Redcar Royal Air Station 1915-1919. All copies sold help with the restoration of the headstones in the cemetery.

We are having a tombola in Morrisons in December and would appreciate tombola prizes, any help with any of the items here please contact Dot 01642 478349 dotahmed@btinternet.com Ged 01642 471064 or any of the Friends.

Hi,

all! I’m really looking forward to our special nights this month, but we have three of our regular “Singers and musicians” nights on November 1st, 15th and 29th. These nights, often just called “Singarounds”, are when our local folkies and visitors stand up and do a couple of songs each. We get a very wide range of songs and music, usually with some connection to folk song or what some call “roots” – real music of the people, whether Britain, America or elsewhere. We love these musics as they often had the better tunes and words. Performers are always welcome, but so are those who just want to listen.

But for the special nights: we’ll have our night of “We Will Remember Them” on November 8th. This, as ever, will be hosted by our own Trevor Taylor who knows a lot about the popular music of the period of the two world wars. We have this night each year to remember the sacrifices made by ordinary people, but also the songs they sang to cheer each other both in the forces and on the home front. You’ll probably know many of them because your parents would sometimes sing them!

November 22nd bring the duo of Trish McLean and Judith Haswell. Both have been highly regarded performers on the local scene for many years. Judith had a very successful trio of her own, the Judith Haswell Band, with two excellent CD’s. Trish and Judith then performed together as a duo, and made another fine CD. Their repertoire is never hackneyed and they’ve both written fine songs. This is a night you must not miss.

Looking ahead, our Singers’ night on December 6th will also be our Club AGM and the Christmas Party on December 20th. Looking back, we had a superb Hot Spot from Maggie Gee on September 6th. On such nights

a performer gets a half hour or so to perform rather than the usual couple of numbers, and in fact Maggie must have sung rather longer than that and every song was a joy, with lots of humour, but plenty of passion, too. She was ably accompanied by Ronnie Brown on harmonica, and I think theirs is an act that could go some distance! Most recently we had Maria Dunn and Shannon Johnson from Canada, who were on top from with mostly contemporary material on current issues. That sounds worthy, but with great lyrics and style the result was stunning. So –come and give us a try if you’d like to hear some good, live song and music. 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 end to the left through the gates. There’s plenty of parking, and a modern comfortable room with a fine bar. Doors open about 7-30 p.m., singing starts about 7.45 p.m., and we finish at 10-45 p.m. There’s a thermometer in the lobby to check your temperature in case of Covid.

Speaking of which, for those still isolating and for those who want an extra dose of the Club, we still have the on-line Zoom sessions on a Thursday night. They begin about 7-45 p.m. and end about 9-45 p.m. There’s a good attendance formed around the world as well as Britain. To get the link, email our Secretary Nigel Carden at info@cuttywrenfolkclub.com. That’s our usual email link, and we have a website at www. cuttywrenfolkclub.com. You can ring me on 01642 471769 as well.

Thanks as ever to our kind hosts at the Bowls Club, especially barmaid Gemma, and to our committee, singers, guest and M.C.’s who keep the music alive.

See you soon, George F

Every Tuesday at The Redcar Borough Park Bowling Club

● Trish McLean and Judith Haswell

● Trevor Taylor

Dot Ahmed

Wayfarer Travels Bridlington

If you don`t want to travel too far from Teesside, Bridlington is ideal.

Lovely golden beaches, a long promenade and a charming old town. In fact so charming that it was the location of the 2016 film,“Dad`sArmy”.

Bridlington is still a sea-fishing port and is known for its shellfish. In fact it is the largest lobster port

in Europe, with over 300 tonnes of crustaceans landed there each year.

However its main industry is tourism with about 5 million visitors over the past year.

If you don`t want to walk far, there`s a land train that takes you to the many attractions worth a visit such as Sewerby Hall, a Grade I listed Georgian

country house set in 50 acres of landscaped gardens in the village of Sewerby, 2 miles from Bridlington.

Then there`s Bondville model village – a miniature masterpiece, with over 200 buildings including a castle, ruined Abbey and Harbour, all hidden behind the trees on Sewerby Cliffs and set on an acre of land. See the villagers

going about their everyday lives. Watch the Thomas the Tank Engine train pull its carriages around the village and across the river where fishing boats and cruisers are moored!

Closer to the town centre is the amazing East Riding Leisure Centre with its 6 lane swimming pool, its “Clip n` climb” feature and its long tubular water chutes.

Any questions about this review or any other destination please e-mail wayfarer@ntlworld.com

For those of you interested in birds you can take a trip on the good ship “Yorkshire Belle” to see the puffins on Bempton cliffs.

There`s far more to see and do in Bridlington itself but if you`d like to venture further afield

Scarborough is only 30 minutes up the coast and the city of York is only an hour away.

Wayfarer

● The Seafront

would have to learn a new way to be without this feeling in her shoulder as it had been for 40 years! The next day she woke with NO shoulder pain.

5.Female with a 16 year old, small scar on her neck. The therapist really had to look for it and could feel nothing unusual. After the first scar work she noticed her neck had loosened; after the second round of moves she commented that it had felt like a knife had stabbed her “right here”, in the middle of the scar and more released in her neck; after the third lot of moves she felt release all the way down her arm – all this during one treatment of 30 minutes.

I have talked about scar related problems several times in this column – I make no apologies for this as I am continually finding how important this is, and I’m giving you more examples today!

aware

Whilst on holiday recently I had a unique chance to do some scar tissue release work on a beautiful boat moored by an even more beautiful river in Turkey! The following week saw a second treatment on the same boat to the same person, this time overlooking a beach, while my fellow passengers were splashing around in the sea! So impressed am I with the effects of scar tissue release treatment I was more than happy to spend some of my precious holiday time helping out a friend in need. I’ll let Rebecca tell you briefly in her own words: “Scar tissue release - Judith performed two treatments on my 6-month-old hysterectomy scar. I admit I was a little sceptical but the change is remarkable. Although I didn’t have any pain my scar was sensitive and uncomfortable. After two treatments I feel stronger and my whole body feels like it is getting back to my normal. I can’t thank Judith enough for giving up time on her holiday to help me”

When I see her again I will be more than happy to give her a top-up treatment if she feels she needs it – but by then all the tightness may well have resolved. This scar had healed well – it wasn’t particularly raised or red, but I

certainly noticed a difference in the appearance and texture when I worked on it the second time. She wasn’t in pain, and would have accepted the tightness and slight numbness in places as just the way things are after surgery, if I hadn’t asked her if she wanted me to try a short treatment. Now, however, she realises that the tightness and numbness isn’t a given – it can be helped. Many people have surgery, or accidents, and forget about their scars. They may give them problems at first – they may be raised and red, sore and ugly, or numb, but over the years they fade and are put to the back of the person’s mind. When I ask clients if they have scars, I’m often told no, or assured that they have been there many years and can’t possibly be causing a problem, and get sceptical looks when I suggest they may be involved with their current problem.

Let me give you a few examples I have read about recently from around the world, where scars from the past have caused problems in the present.

1.Female, age 60, had a scar from where a grapefruit sized tumour was removed from her back about 40 years ago. The scar is about 6 inches long. She had constant pain from her shoulder into her breast and couldn’t raise her arm above shoulder height; after 8-10 minutes, she could fully raise her left arm. She said she could feel her whole body shifting, like she

2.Male had reconstructive shoulder surgery and ankle surgery after a motorcycle accident. His body responded immediately, more feeling in his arm and hand, more range of motion in shoulder. Next session, after work around the plate and screws as well ....immediately he got so much range of motion in his ankle it changed his gait and reduced his limp by nearly 50%! He will continue to have work in the future as his body rebalances.

3.Female, with a scar on top of her head from when she was five and split her head open. The therapist couldn’t see it but she was able to find it via the “sensitive spot” in her scalp....immediately following MSTR the client couldn’t find the sensitive spot again, which had been with her all her life.

4.C-section with immediate softening of abdomen and client reported feeling freer inside.

6.Appendix scap that hadn’t been giving any issues – or so the patient thought – after a few minutes its granular waxy look and feel changed. However – during spin classes the lady had always felt as if her right leg was dragging – and the next class she had she noticed the dragging sensation had gone and she was able to increase resistance by 20%.

Appointments available in Moorsholm or your own home.

Email judith@smart-therapies.com or phone me on 01287 660745 mobile 07934 430 981. It could change your life!

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Ialways find the biographies of journalists quite fascinating and this one of Jon Snow is no exception.

He was an ITN reporter before joining Channel 4 in 1989 as a news presenter. He won television awards for his reporting from Eritrea, Afghanistan, Iran and El Salvador.

He also spent 5 years in America as Washington Correspondent.

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Christmas Wishes and Notice on Opening Hours over the Festive Period

From everybody at Car Care Of Marske we would like to wish all of the Customers, suppliers and associates a Merry Christmas and to say a big thank you for your business and support over the past year.

TO GIVE OUR STAFF A WELL EARNED BREAK, CAR CARE WILL CLOSE 5.30pm FRIDAY 16th DECEMBER AND REOPEN 8.00am WEDNESDAY 4th JANUARY 2023

I apologise if anybody is inconvenienced in advance during this time, please note if your VEHICLE MOT IS DUE WITHIN THESE DATES GET IN TOUCH AS THE RULE IS, MOT tests can be carried out on your car up to one month before it's due date. If your MOT test is carried out a month early , it will effectively remain valid for 13 months.

We hope that next year will be a prosperous one for you and look forward to seeing you again in 2023.

Merry Christmas Everyone, Peter C

Sport

Redcar Bears Ryan’s Redcar round up Speedway

Redcar first took on Edinburgh in a repeat of the KO Cup semi-final. Redcar suffered terrible bad luck throughout, starting in heat 2 as Redcar gated on a 5-1 only for Jacob Hook to fall and take both Bears with him with Kasper Andersen coming off worse. In the re-run, the reversal happened and Edinburgh took a comfortable 5-1 to give them the early impetus.

After heat 7, Edinburgh had extended their lead to 12 points with Redcar suffering more cruel luck in heat 8. Andersen and Kyle Newman gated only for another first bend incident with all 4 invited back for the re-run. Again, history was not repeated with Newman breaking down on the start line with Edinburgh securing another 4-2 to stretch their lead to 14 points.

More bad luck hit Redcar as Kerr crashed in heat 9 whilst attempting to pass Kye Thomson and Paco Castagna with the Bears star taking a nasty tumble and being forced to withdraw with concussion. At the climax of heat 15 and another Monarchs 5-1, Edinburgh took an 18 point lead for the return leg.

For the return leg, Redcar welcomed back Erik Riss at number 1 after 6 weeks out with a broken leg and a torn ACL. Riss returned in style to win heat 1 with Redcar making a strong start as they aimed to claw back the deficit. Drama followed in heat 4 as Charles Wright gated and the skipper was joined by Andersen until he was passed by Josh Pickering, Pickering then set after Wright and passed him with a cute cutback on the 4th bend of lap 3 but Wright was not done and he retook the lead on the backstraight of lap 4 before Pickering went extremely wide alongside Wright

attempting the pass and crashed gifting Andersen second and suddenly, Redcar were within 8. Edinburgh began their fightback as they hit their first 5-1 in heat 5 as Sam Masters took the win with Lasse Fredriksen passing Redcar’s guest Leon Flint to give Edinburgh a much needed heat advantage. After a disastrous heat 8 with Newman packing up to gift Edinburgh a 5-1, Redcar only had a 4 point second leg lead. After a 4-2 in heat 10 won by Andersen, Redcar still had a slim chance of progression with Redcar 12 behind on aggregate. Ahead of heat

13, Redcar required 3 5-1’s but a shared heat 13 ended Redcar’s play-off dreams. Redcar then turned their attentions to the KO Cup final against Poole with Redcar hosting the first leg against the reigning cup holders. A powerful Poole outfit took a 41-48 win back to Wimborne Road. The top scorer for Poole was Ben Cook who hit 13+1 whilst Charles Wright returned 14 for Redcar. Poole had strength in depth throughout with Redcar’s heat leaders struggling for back up. With a large crowd, a night of excitement was

Marske Cricket Club

As the nights get darker sooner and we are tempted to switch on the heating – go on I dare you – we are reaching that time of the year when we start getting ready for the Big Day in December.

We are no doubt browsing the shops for those ‘oh, that’s unusual’ gifts for friends and family. I haven’t started yet and in fact haven’t got a clue what I’m getting our cat, or the wife for that matter. Anyway, hope you all have a good Christmas and that you manage to stay off the Naughty Step for the duration.

The 2022 cricket season has come to end and all of the players, supporters, members and sponsors can be very proud of the efforts and achievements of the past 6 months.

The season has been about building and consolidating the clubs position in the NYSD Cricket League. After the disappointment of relegation for the first team in 2021, the team need to maintain its position in the first division and this has been achieved with a mid table position. There have been some notable performances, especially the win over Bishop Auckland, who would eventually come out of the season champions. The second team have also finished in a respectable mid table finish - lots to build on next season and hopefully make a challenge for promotion! The third team again continue to develop. Its a hard division to compete in with a number of clubs relying on older more experienced players than we have,

but a mid table finish has been achieved and that is to be commended.

Our junior section continues to thrive and the 2022 season has shown that we can compete across the age ranges with teams at every age level from Under 11’s up to Under 19’s. Our Juniors are the foundation up which all of our teams are built and we will always ensure that they have the best facilities, access to the best coaches and the best opportunities that we can offer.

The club will look in the 2023 season to move forward and challenge for success at every level.

In September we had the wonderfully entertaining duo of Sally Glennon & Ted at our monthly Irish Night and, on October 11th, we had the welcome return of Johnny Mac travelling all the way from Ireland, to entertain everyone – and, on November 8th we have Shillelagh back doing their stuff. We also have a raffle and an all-in all-out bingo during the evening with

in prospect but the audience were dealt a heat 1 blow as Ben Cook and Danny King left the Bears standing at the start to secure a 5-1 and send Poole into a lead which they never ceded. However, heat 7 gave the crowd something to shout about as Newman rounded both Steve Worrall and Drew Kemp to join Kerr at the front and drag Redcar within 2 points. With the crowd now anticipating a comeback, Poole struck another blow with a heat 8 5-1.

Redcar were 6 behind so they turned to their skipper, Charles Wright who produced a rather remarkable ride as he passed Zach Cook before performing a near miracle final bend pass on Richard Lawson to take the chequered flag and keep Redcar within 6. Redcar hit only their second advantage in heat 10 with a 4-2 and again, the Bears were within 4 points.

Again, as soon as Redcar had a sniff of a comeback, Poole hit a 5-1 as both Bears got in each other’s way to give Poole the fresh air they needed to claim a massive 5-1 to re-extend their lead to 6. Heat 12 saw Wright tangle with Worrall on the opening bends with the Poole man excluded from the restaging. Wright won again and with Jason Edwards third, Redcar still had slim hopes of a victory.

Hopes of a comeback were ended by Zach Cook in heat 14 and with Cook’s brother Ben denying Wright a maximum in heat 15, the Pirates took the win and a 7 point lead heading into the second leg.

Poole duly retained the trophy with a 52-38 (100-79 on aggregate) second leg success over a valiant Bears side. It was always going to be a tall order for Redcar with Poole only being defeated once at home in 2022. Despite Redcar battling hard throughout they struggled for heat advantages (only 2 overall) which gave Poole the foundation they needed. Lawson top scored for Poole with 13 whilst Riss hit 11 for Redcar.

doors opening at 7 p.m. and admission is £2.50. If Country & Western is your scene then come along to our monthly event on Friday November 12th when you can be entertained by some truly talented people, including possibly yourself - if you are that way talented.

On November 5th we bring you, once again, our annual Firework Display and if it’s half as good as last year it will be a Cracker or a Sparkler or even a Catherine Wheel but, in case, it will be a spectacular evening for everyone. The evening will include Children’s Entertainment, Hot Food, Bar and Light Refreshments. Gates will be open at 6 p.m. and fireworks will start at 7.30. Tickets, available at the bar or on the gate, are £4.00 per person.

On November 12th we will also be holding our Christmas Fayre from 1 p.m. until 4 p.m. with all the usual stalls, including Mulled Wine, available for your pre-Christian stocking fillers.

Our regular Bingo session on Sunday lunchtimes and Wednesday evenings are as popular as ever – so it’s Dabbers at the ready and Eyes Down with cash payouts to be won.

A bit of a sad time for me as this will be my last contribution on behalf of Marske Cricket Club. It’s been a fun 4 years but I feel it’s now time to hand over the reins to someone else. Hopefully, someone who can get their keyboard working every month and thus bring you all the news and gossip from our local cricket club.

Thanks for your support and input – Dave

The Redcar “Agilia” Bears suffered a tough month with three defeats and a solitary win with the Bears exiting at the first hurdle of the play-offs and losing out to a powerful Poole side in the cup.

● Picture by Colin Poole

Congratulations to our men’s over 35s team, defeating league champions Whinny Banks 3-1 in their cup final at Teesdale Park, Thornaby FC tonight. A well deserved victory for the lads and an amazing achievement for their first season in the league.

Well done Stu Poulter and his team

Over 35s

Under 8’s

“We Get Girls Playing”

OnThursday night, we had a visit from the AFootball Association to create a video illustrating how our Club have supported our girls teams and provided opportunities for them to match the boys with the aim of promoting their Equal Game Project.

They were impressed with the way we run our Wildcats and involved our older players to set them off on the pathway into coaching and how we involved our senior ladies to inspire our younger girls.

We have a thriving Wildcats section which has resulted in the development of 5 teams from u10 to u13s and our next target is to set up an u8 team. The Wildcats are run by a dedicated team of coaches with Paula and Rob taking the lead ably assisted by our u16 players Tori, Elli-Mae and Tara.

What

a day down at Redcar Town, despite the full time result for the Town.

The U8 Royals finally got to lift their Fair Play Award Trophy and winners medals for winning the TJFA Grey League 2021/22. A special thank you to Garry Sibley for arranging the player walk out and half time treats for the boys. A big thank you to Paula and the kitchen staff for their help and keeping the boys well fed and watered and a big thank you to Graham for allowing the boys to have a kickabout at half time on the pitch as well as allowing the presentation of the Trophy.

A day the boys will remember for a long time. I feel privileged to be part of the amazing set

up at RTFC.

Well done Redcar Town FC! A fantastic, well organised, all-inclusive family club.

PS. All looking very smart in their new Training Tops!

Massive thank you to Karen Harland for her professional photography skills.

Sleights continue to go from strength to strength

By Andrew Snaith

The Under 14s, under Mark Jackson, Taylor Humble and Andy Hinds, have started their season strongly with some eye-catching second half performances in particular against West Pier in a 4-1 win. The Under 13s- led by Simon Boushall and James Howard- have also started brightly with an influx of new players helping to freshen things up. Victory at Scarborough Sports Village, over Eastfield, being a big highlight against experienced opposition.

The Under 10s are managed by Annabel Storr- they are playing their first season in the Scarborough Minor League- they would like to thank Wantiques of Whitby and Hume Electrical for their support.

The youngest team, the Under 8s, managed by Ricky Hall and Jez Curtis, went into October unbeaten. They would like to thank Whitby Amateur Dramatic Society for their sponsorship.

Anyone wishing to get involved themselves or to sign their child up to any of the four sides can contact SFC at sleightsfc@gmail.com.

We are committed to giving them the support they need to get them playing, coaching and competing at all levels of the game.

We run the sessions on a Thursday night down at our club, on grass and under floodlights. The session starts at 6pm, finishes at 7pm and costs £2. We are also looking at incorporating Saturday morning girls sessions into our Saturday Morning Club in the very near future.

If you are interested in joining our thriving female

● Our Wildcats would like to thank Joseph from RPK Electrical for their generous sponsorship of their training tops. We appreciate Joseph’s support for our Club over the last 3 seasons.

section, as a player coach or volunteer etc please get in touch with Ian on 07522477928 or message our Redcar Town FC Facebook page.

Redcar Town Ladies Section

Well done to Ella Bolton and Sophie Miller -Wren from our u15 girls team who have both made the u15 County team and Sophia Jeffels from our u16 girls team joins them. Daisy Cook from our u16 girls team has been selected for the District team.

● Our Under 9’s would like to show their appreciation

the

their sponsorship. It is much appreciated their continued support for our lads.

North Riding Football League

By Andrew Snaith

Whitby side Fishburn Park, who are enjoying their best start to the season in nearly 20 years have booked their spot in the second round of the North Riding Senior Cup.

Park saw off NRFL Premier rivals St Marys 1947 4-1, despite going behind to an early penalty.

Mark Waterfield’s men will take on Boro RangersNRFL champions flying high in Northern League Division Two.

Current NRFL Premier leaders Redcar Newmarket will battle another Northern League side in First Division Thornaby at the same stage.

In the league’s top tier, Newmarket are being pushed all the way by Yarm & Eaglescliffe with Fishburn in the background with games in hand.

Redcar Town FC by Ian Enderwick

● Captain of the Under13’s Whites Sonny Weeks and the team take receipt of the clubs new AED (Defibrillator) tonight, courtesy of Red Sky Foundation and Team Grassroots. The device will now be passed to the committee for access by all.

● Ella and Sophie with their u15 girls team coaches Mark and Craig

to

Claxton Hotel for

Guisborough Town’s boss Steve Bell vows to revitalise his struggling team

By Bill Perfitt

alarming slump in form and confidence.

Since mid-September the Priorymen have only won twice in eight matches during which they have slipped from potentially challenging for the Northern League Division One title to a disappointing tenth in the table.

And on top of that Guisborough have been knocked out of the FA Vase, losing 3-1 at Kendal Town after a particularly poor performance.

Guisborough boss Bell is as puzzled as anyone at the KGV Stadium to explain the loss of form. He commented: “It’s difficult to put into words really. We aren’t in a good place at the moment and need a few new bodies into the club.

“We’ve not been great for a few games now –even to the point where honestly I’ve even been questioning myself over our poor performances.

“We are all feeling a little lacking in confidence at the moment. We have been generally controlling many of our recent games but then we have suffered a series of disappointing defeats.

‘CONTINUE FIGHTING’

“I’m responsible to Guisborough Town FC and even though, like the players, I’m suffering at the moment I will definitely continue fighting to sort this out and get us back on track,” said Steve.

In their most recent game before Coastal View and Moor News went to press Guisborough lost 3-1 to local Teesside derby rivals Redcar Athletic despite being 1-0 up at half-time and with Redcar a man down after the first-half sending off of former Guisborough defender Nathan Guru.

In that game, the Priorymen collapsed alarmingly in the second half as 10-man Athletic hit back with a hat-trick of goals from their classy winger Isaac Walker to seal what for Redcar was a memorable victory but yet more misery for Guisborough Town.

Steve added: “For the first time in several weeks I’m really pleased we have no midweek game following the Redcar match. It will give us valuable time to re-set and go again for the upcoming match at home against Crook Town.”

Following their promising start to the new Northern League season with two convincing victories in quick succession, Guisborough Town have faltered somewhat since as the season has progressed.

The Priorymen have slipped from climbing to joint second in the table at one stage to ninth by mid –September after a run of inconsistent form.

Guisborough rose to new heights in mid-August when they beat then league leaders Whickham

3-0 away with an absolutely exhilarating performance which simply blew the Tynesiders apart.

After that game a delighted Guisborough Manager Steve Bell commented: “This was the best performance since my Assistant Manager Paul Crager and I have been at the club – simple as that.

“I loved everything about it – the energy, quality with the ball and to top it off scoring three goals away to a side who had won all their opening five games with only one goal conceded before we played them.”

In between that memorable Whickham match Guisborough dropped points in a 1-1 draw at home to Newcastle Benfield and then let slip a 3-0 lead over Tow Law to concede three goals in the last 20 minutes and in the end were relieved to settle for a 3-3 draw.

Guisborough beat lowly Penrith 2-1 at the KGV Stadium to maintain some momentum then got a morale-boosting 6-1 FA Vase win at the KGV over Division Two side Washington with six different Guisborough players getting on the scoresheet.

The Priorymen faced bottom-of-thetable Seaham Red Star next at the KGV hoping to reignite their league campaign but

disappointingly after taking the lead after only three minutes through Ben Jackson, Guisborough slipped to an unexpected 2-1 defeat.

Another frustration for Guisborough and their fans was their early exit from this season’s FA Cup at the first Preliminary Round hurdle following a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Bishop Auckland, now managed by their former highly popular manager Chris ‘Chardy’ Hardy.

Although they have slipped quite alarmingly down the table in recent weeks, one saving grace is that because of cup competitions and some postponements, the Priorymen have several games in hand on the teams above them.

Guisborough are also still in the prestigious FA Vase competition and, as Coastal View & Moor News was due to go to press, the Priorymen were due to travel over to the Lake District for a tough task against Kendal Town in the next round of the Vase.

One particularly bright spot early season for Guisborough has been the sparkling form of striker Cole Kiernan, who has scored a total of 11 goals so far, including a memorable hat-trick against West Auckland in only the second match of the season.

Another pleasing aspect of the season so far has been the healthy crowds attending matches

at the KGV with 300-plus attendances a regular feature.

Finally, in common with all areas of sport, Guisborough Town expressed their deep sympathy at the recent passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth.

In a statement the club wrote: “The Club joins the rest of the country and countries around the world in mourning the passing of Queen Elizabeth II. Our thanks to Her Majesty for her service and our thoughts and prayers are with The Royal Family”.

testing

By Andrew Snaith

Former Middlesbrough defender and ex-Hartlepool

United manager Matthew Bates has now joined the coaching staff.

The Seasiders remain in relegation trouble after a six successive away games saw them without a home fixture for five weeks.

Town exited the FA Trophy at Guiseley by three goals to one, despite a first goal for the club from big frontman Jake Day.

The ex-Scarborough Athletic star joined to bolster the Blues frontline. Town have also added striker Harvey Tomlinson on a month’s loan from League Two Grimsby Town.

Left winger Michael Spellman has been recalled from his spell at the club by Championship Sunderland. Spellman scored on his debut in

a 2-0 win at fellow strugglers Nantwich Town.

The Blues also won at Ashton United 1-0 and held another highflying North West side Radcliffe 1-1.

There was controversy as the Northern Premier League pulled the plug on Town’s scheduled home clash with Hyde. The match would’ve broken the Blues’ crazy run of away games. However, after a request from the Tameside outfit, the NPL postponed the match at 48 hours’ notice so the Tigers could be better prepared for their FA Cup 4th Qualifying Round trip to National North Buxton. As it was, Hyde lost 2-1 to miss out on a home clash with Merthyr Town in the First Round Proper.

November is set to be another

testing month for Whitby Town FC:

Sat 5 Nov: Warrington Rylands (A)

Tues 8 Nov: Warrington Town (H)

Sat 12 Nov: Lancaster City (H)

Sat 19 Nov:

Sat

Belper Town (A)

26 Nov: Atherton Colls (H)

● Guisborough Town’s leading scorer Cole Kiernan (centre) in the thick of the action against Washington in the Priorymen’s recent 6-1 victory in the FA Vase. Picture by DAN CLARK

The Blues are in the midst of a

spell in the NPL Premier Division

Guisborough Town Manager Steve Bell has vowed to continue fighting to revitalise his side following their

● Guisborough Manager Steve Bell who has vowed to come out fighting to improve the fortunes of his struggling Guisborough Town side. Picture by DAN CLARK

Mixed results for Marske

By Mark Hathaway

Since the last edition of Coastal View, Marske have had a set of mixed results and exited the FA Cup in the 3rd Qualifying Round.

On September 17th, Marske made the short journey down the coast to face Whitby Town in the 2nd Qualifying Round of the FA Cup. In front of a crowd of 769, both teams struggled to get a foothold in the game with Marske suffering an early blow when Andrew May had to be replaced having suffered a hamstring injury.

The closest either side came to a goal in the first half was when Dom Curl crashed a shot of the bar with Shane Bland beaten. Unfortunately for Curl, he was stretchered off early in the second half and subsequent diagnosis is a medial and anterior ligament injury which will keep him out for most of the season. In a game where it looked like one goal would settle it, it was Marske who grabbed the winner on 64 minutes when a cross from the left from Jason Kennedy was met by the onrushing Adam Wheatley who fired a low volley past Bland.

In the 3rd Qualifying Round, Marske got probably the worst possible draw with a trip to full-time, big spending Northern Premier League rivals South Shields. The game was all but over within five minutes as the home side scored twice through Mackenzie Heaney and Dylan MottleyHenry. Mottley-Henry made it 3-0 on 26 minutes before Marske gave themselves hope when a lovely flowing move ended with Connor Smith cutting in from the right and placing a lovely chip over Myles Boney and into the top corner. At 3-1, Marske had gave themselves a sliver of hope but that disappeared within 30 seconds when Mottley-Henry notched his hat-trick to make it 4-1 at half time. On 50 minutes, it was 5-1 with Adam Wheatley credited with an own goal. Marske never gave up but, in truth, Shields coasted through the remainder of the game, though Marske did grab a late consolation thanks to a delightful free kick from Rob Guilfoyle.

In the League, Marske currently sit in 8th place with a creditable 20 points from 11 games with 6 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats. Following their victory in the FA Cup, the following Tuesday saw Marske make the long journey to face Warrington Rylands. After a tight opening 40 minutes with neither side looking likely to score, it was the home side who broke the deadlock when the speedy Kane Drummond was sent clear and he made no mistake, beating Ryan Catterick from the edge of the box. When Jak McCourt made it 2-0 after his free kick took a wicked deflection giving Catterick no chance, Marske had a mountain to climb and never really looked like doing so. The game was over as a contest on 79 minutes, when Wheatley committed a foul in the area and the tricky Callum Dolan made no

mistake from the penalty spot. Next up was a visit to Mount Pleasant for Stafford Rangers, who were sitting at the top of the table pre-game. In what was a hugely entertaining game, a patched up Marske side, with midfielder Jason Kennedy playing alongside Adam Wheatley at centre back due to injuries to Kev Burgess, May and Curl, the home side took the lead just before the half hour mark thanks to an accurate strike from an angle from Kaiman Anderson. Marske fought back and drew level on 39 minutes when a cross from the left from Joey Hope found Connor Simpson at the back post and he slid the ball past the Stafford keeper. Stafford retook the lead just past the hour mark thanks to a neat finish from Alex Kiwomya. However, Marske showed real fight and drew level on 67 minutes thanks to a second goal from Simpson. At 2-2, it looked as if the game could go either way but it was Marske who sealed the points on 79 minutes when Adam Wheatley hammered home the winner via the crossbar to give Marske a valuable 3 points.

Attention then switched to the FA Trophy when Marske made the journey over to Lancashire to face Clitheroe from the Northern Premier League West Division, a division below Marske. In an end to end game, which wasn’t of the highest quality, the home side took the lead on 51 minutes thanks to a Max Cane goal. Marske drew level 12 minutes later when Connor Smith scored yet another superb goal, crashing the ball home via the woodwork. When Marske were awarded a penalty on 73 minutes it looked as if was game over as Adam Boyes scored with ease but the home side fought back and levelled on 83 minutes thanks to Reece WebbFoster, following an error in the Marske defence. So it was on to penalties with Marske taking the first penalty and Glen Butterworth made no mistake. Clitheroe skipper Richard Baker stepped up to take Clitheroe’s first penalty and he sent Catterick the wrong way but the ball hit the post. Boyes stepped up next and sent his penalty down the middle to make it 2-0 before Webb-Foster smashed his penalty home making it 2-1. Josh MacDonald sent Chris Thompson the wrong way before Catterick saved well from Callum Leigh meaning if Marske scored their next penalty they were through. Up stepped, keeper Catterick with the best penalty of the lot high into the top corner. In the 1st Round Proper, Marske face a long journey to Staffordshire to face Chasetown of the Northern Premier League Midlands Division.

Focus switched back to the League the following Tuesday when Marske faced another journey over the M62, this time to face Stalybridge Celtic. Marske got off to the worst possible start as the hosts led after 3 minutes thanks to Theo Bailey-Jones. Marske were lucky to go into the break only 1 goal down thanks to a

combination of poor finishing and good keeping from Catterick. Marske made a double change at the start of the second half with Adam Gell and Hope replacing Dale Hopson and Alex Storey and switched to a 4-4-2 formation. The change in formation and personnel worked wonders with Boyes heading home a Butterworth cross on 54 minutes to make it 1-1. It was Boyes again, 10 minutes later, heading home from a cross from the left from Hope. Marske made it 3 goals in 11 minutes on 65 minutes when Boyes outmuscled a defender and selflessly squared the ball to Simpson who had the simple task of slotting the ball into an empty net. Despite Tom Miller reducing the deficit on 83 minutes, Marske held on for a well earned 3 points after an excellent 2nd half performance.

Marske’s next game saw League leaders FC United of Manchester make the trip to Teesside. In front of an excellent crowd of 735 Marske played well but ultimately found FC United keeper Wyll Stanway in excellent form, the highlight being his double save in the second half from Butterworth and Wheatley. The away side took the lead just before the half hour mark with a tidy finish from an angle from Regan Linney and doubled their advantage in the second half when a mistake at the back allowed TavongaKaleya to pass the ball into an empty net.

Off the field, the club has had some trying times over the last month. The planned home game against South Shields had to be postponed just before the scheduled 7.45pm kick off due to the floodlights not working following a malicious act of vandalism. Club officials discovered the issue just after 6pm when a check of the ground pregame showed that all of the floodlight boxes on the far side of the ground had been tampered with and the wiring in the boxes had been damaged. Despite the best attempts of a number of club

officials and two qualified electricians not all of the lights could be fixed giving the match referee no option other than to postpone the game. The match at home to Lancaster City the following Tuesday also had to be postponed as high winds made it too dangerous to fit the new lights that were required. The floodlights are now fully operational with new LED lights fitted. Marske United would like to place on record their sincere thanks to WoodSmith Construction who assisted with a cherry picker hire and an electrician and loyal supporters Martin Dowey, Dave Greensmith, Robin Fishpool, John Keegan and Iain Thomson who assisted with the work to allow the new lights to be fitted.

On the management front, Marske Head Coach Ian Clark accepted the manager’s job at Shildon, that was vacant following the sacking of Jamie Tunstall. However, after just one game in charge, Clark advised Shildon of his desire to return to Marske and was back in the dugout against FC United.

Marske’s upcoming fixtures are as follows:

Saturday 29th October Kick Off 3.00pm –Chasetown (A) – FA Trophy 1st Round

Tuesday 1st November Kick Off 7.45pm –South Shields (H)

Saturday 5th November Kick Off 3.00pm –Atherton Collieries (H)

Tuesday 8th November Kick Off 7.45pm –Lancaster City (H)

Saturday 12th November Kick Off 3.00pm –Warrington Town (A)

Saturday 19th November Kick Off 3.00pm –Liversedge (H) – subject to FA Trophy

As always, games are subject to change so please be sure to check our website and social media for latest updates

www.marskeunitedfc.org www.twitter.com/MarskeunitedFC

Paul Hart.

CHRISTMAS RAFFLE

Off the field activities at Marske United WORLD CUP PREDICTOR

The club have set up a World Cup predictor to keep supporters engaged with the World Cup. These forms are £5 each and you predict the score of every game in the World Cup with the top 4 winning a share of the takings. If you would like to take part, please pick up a form at any home game or see Eddie Mac, Bob Ryan, Dave Lawson or

The club are expecting their largest ever Christmas Draw this year. Tickets are now available from any of the commercial team or committee or on the gate at any home game or in the clubhouse or canbar. It would be great if everyone can support this and if any supporter is able to sell tickets to family members, friends or work colleagues that would be much appreciated.

Tickets will cost £1 each.

WALKING FOOTBALL

The Walking Football is still taking place each

week for everyone. These sessions are still going ahead at the De-Brus centre in Skelton on a Monday from 6pm7pm, and 11am - 12 noon every Thursday, except for the final Thursday in the month when it is 12 noon - 1pm. All welcome. If anyone is thinking of attending, please speak to Bob Ryan, Stan Glover, Derek Whiley or Paul Baker or emailmsrpfootball@ outlook.com

MASCOT OPPORTUNITIES

This has once again proved very popular and quite a few of the games have already been booked up. Cost of this is FREE with the stipulation the

child needs to wear a Marske United shirt. To register your child for the matchday experience please emailmsrpfootball@outlook.com

CHILDREN’S HALF TERM HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES

The club are once again running a day’s fun football activity on Wednesday 26th October at the ground Mount Pleasant. This is open to ALL Children aged 7-13 and will take place between 10am-3pm. Cost will be £5 per child and includes lunch. For further details please visit www. marskeunitedfc.org or email msrpfootball@ outlook.com

● Adam Wheatley in action, against Stafford Rangers. Photo by Jeanette Ruddock.

● Connor Simpson celebrating his goal versus Stafford Rangers. Photo by Emma Hathaway

Saltburn Golf Club paves the way for women In golf

Charter in recent years as part of its long-term strategy to bring more ladies into the game, Saltburn GC were eager to sign up to it. As part of the Charter they set themselves numerous goals to achieve in the form of ‘Charter Commitments’, with the aim of encouraging more ladies to learn how to play the game and ultimately join the Club.

The Club’s Women In Golf Charter Officer Karen Stowe explained; “We wanted to provide an inclusive, comfortable environment in which ladies could try golf, so we offered some free ‘Putting and Prosecco’ evenings which gave new ladies an opportunity to do that in a fun, friendly and sociable way.”

These proved very popular and the next stage was to work out how to help those interested ladies to progress with their golf.

throughout its history.

A fundamental shift in the culture was required throughout the game, including golf’s governing organisations and also at the grass roots level if golf was to become more inclusive and welcoming to women.Saltburn GC recognized that the Club needed to play their part in developing an inclusive culture that values women’s involvement in every aspect of the sport.

By Karen Stowe

After a Summer of notable success in women’s sport, in particular the Lionesses becoming the new European Champions of women’s football, many sports are now making great strides towards further equality in historically male-dominated areas. Golf clubs are no exception and one club on Teesside is leading the way, appointing ladies

to the most senior positions for the first time in their long history.

Saltburn Golf Club was formed in 1894 and 128 years later they now have a female President, a female Club Competitions and Handicap Secretary and a female Business Manager, along with a thriving Ladies Section and a solid program in place to recruit new ladies going forward.

When the R&A launched the Women In Golf

Redcar Newmarket FC 50th Anniversary celebrations

“We recognised that new ladies would need support if they wanted to progress from beginner to regular player, so we developed a clear 5-step pathway specifically designed to take ladies step by step from absolute beginner to full membership of the Club and to support them as new members on joining our golf club”. A successful first year as a signatory of the ‘Women in Golf’ charter saw 13 new ladies welcomed as full members to the Club.

The Club’s goals also included bringing more ladies into prominent positions at the Club to bring more gender balance across the board, thereby challenging some of the typical stereotypes and behavioursthat have been associated with the golfing environment

As the first female President in the Club’s long history Penni Hughf has broken the glass ceiling and paved the way for more ladies to follow in her footsteps in future years if they so wish. She took over the role of Club President in April 2021 having previously held the roles of Vice President, Lady Captain, Ladies Handicap Secretary and Ladies Treasurer. As Penni explained, Saltburn is a friendly, inclusive and forward thinking Club.

“Saltburn Golf Club has a long traditional history of which the club members are rightly proud. But we all recognise the changes taking place for ladies in Sport in general, and as a golf club, we want to continue to marry tradition with modernity, looking towards providing more opportunities for our ladies to become involved in and sharing the developing and running of the club.“

Any ladies who would like to give golf a try and explore the opportunities available are welcome to contact Saltburn Golf Club to register their interest for the next “Prosecco and Putting’ evenings.

www.coathamcoaches.co.uk

(01287) 652222

October

Sat 22nd Oct Boundary Mills & Skipton £20.00

Wed 26th Oct Northallerton Mkt £12.00

Thur 27th Oct Autumn In The Lakes Tour £20.00

Sat 29th Oct York & McArthur Glen £18.00

November

Sat 5th Nov Reeth,Hawes & Wensleydale £20.00

In 2008 the club switched to Saturday football joining the Teesside League and now playing in the North Riding Premier League. The club also runs a Veterans team playing in the North East O’40s league.

On August 6th to celebrate our 50th anniversary a match was played between Newmarket Legends and the current Veterans team . Players from every decade of the clubs existence turned out and rolled back the the years. The result :

Redcar Newmarket Legends 6 Redcar Newmarket Veterans 1 A celebration was enjoyed by all afterwards at the clubs base at O’Gradys Hotel in Redcar.

Sat 12th Nov Mainsgill & Keswick £20.00

Sat 26th Nov York St Nicholas Fair £20.00

December

Sat 3rd Dec Durham Christmas Market £20.00

Sun 11th Dec Skipton Christmas Market £20.00

Sat 17th Dec Leeds Christmas Market £20.00

Sun 18th Dec Newcastle Xmas Shopper £20.00

Wed 21st Dec York St Nicholas Fair £20.00

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 Coastal View & Moor News Issue 134 November 2022

By Malcolm Bean – Secretary

Redcar Newmarket FC was formed in 1972 and is Redcar’s oldest football club. Starting as a street team on the racecourse estate in Redcar in 1972, taking its name from Newmarket Road on the estate, playing friendly matches before joining a junior league in 1973 and later the Redcar Sunday league in 1977.

● Redcar Newmarket Legends & Redcar Newmarket Veterans