Darlington Monthly September 2022

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Welcome to September’s edition of Darlington Monthly.

It’s back to school month, but that doesn’t mean that the amazing activities in and around Darlington stop. We have a huge list of activities that are taking place this month, which you can find on page 34. Now that the nights are getting darker, you might be venturing to the cinema more often. Thankfully, we’ve reviewed a brand new movie, Bullet Train, on page 32, just for you.

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Of course, we’ve had plenty of wonderful things happening in our area recently. Workers at our local Aldi warehouse will be benefitting from a pay rise soon. You can learn more about this on page 30.

We hope you have an amazing start to your autumn. We’ll be back in October, when we start looking towards the spooky season and (dare we say it), Christmas!!

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New Local Membership exclusively for Darlington and Co. Durham residents The Bowes Museum in Barnard Castle is really excited to announce it’s introduced a new local membership pass offering adults living in Darlington and County Durham reduced price entry which includes a wide range of events and changing temporary exhibitions throughout the year so more people can enjoy a day out despite increases in the cost of living. All under 18s, students and carers get free entry.

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Staff at Darlington Aldi warehouse receive 9% pay increase Aldi are offering warehouse workers a 9% pay increase, following the price-rise that store staff have received.

Thousands of workers will now get a much higher hourly rate, including those at the regional distribution centre in Darlington.

As of this month, colleagues within the Darlington warehouse will receive a new minimum rate of £12.66 an hour ; a 9% increase on their January 2022 hourly rates.

This comes after the company’s annual pay review, which came into effect from February, saw pay rates across Aldi’s logistics network increase. Any colleague who works outside normal operating hours will see their night premium payments increase from 20% to 25% of their normal hourly rate.

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FILM REVIEW

Going into this movie, I was expecting to have already seen all of the best bits in the trailer. I could not have been more wrong. The all-star cast of Bullet Train, which includes Brad Pitt, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Joey King and Sandra Bullock, provide two hours of non-stop laughs and action sequences that constantly has the audience asking themselves what comes next.

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Taylor-Johnson and Brian Tyree Henry play siblings Tangerine and Lemon respectively.

The easy banter between the two characters, despite Lemon’s eccentricities, makes for a compelling watch for the viewer, and I even found myself anticipating their next on screen interaction.

Joey King portrays The Prince, a young girl with a villainous streak, who acts as one of the main antagonists of the film. King truly excels in this role, adding a smarmy edge to this incredibly sadistic character. King certainly holds her own against some of the huge names in this film, and proves that her acting abilities extend beyond romcoms and supporting roles in other feature length movies.

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