Darlington Monthly July 17

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Welcome to July’s Edition It’s our birthday…

We’re delighted to say that this month’s edition is our 60th, meaning we’re officially five years old! What an incredible five years it has been, and it goes without saying that we couldn’t have done it without the help of our advertisers and readership.

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Darlington’s a lovely place to live and work, especially when the weather’s as good as it has been recently (32 degrees as I write this). We have yet more incredible stories for you to read this month; if yours hasn’t made it, please do get in touch and ask how you can get it into next month’s edition.

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Local domestic abuse charity selected to receive prestigious award from top foundation Local charity, Family Help Darlington, has been chosen to receive a Weston Charity Award. The prize will see the charity receive funding and strategic support aimed at helping it support even more women and children escape physical and emotional abuse.

Family Help Darlington provides safe, temporary accommodation for women and children from all over the UK. In addition, they offer a 24-hour support service, helpline and programmes aimed at helping women build awareness, self-esteem and confidence to move on and start their lives again.

The Weston Charity Award will help Family Help Darlington to develop sustainable funding streams, strengthen its leadership skills, and understand how to cope with the changing external environment, such as policy changes, the increasingly complex needs of victims of domestic abuse, and new regulatory responsibilities.

Chief executive of Family Help Darlington, Carole Clarkson, says: “Over the years, we have seen our funding cut over and over again. At the same time, we have seen the demand for our services and the complex needs of our clients continue to grow. We hope that by working with Pilotlight, through the Weston Charity Awards, that we can strengthen our strategies and business plans, and help our organisation become more robust and better prepared for the future.

We are delighted to have been selected as an award winner.

The charity is one of 17 charities from across the North of England and the Midlands that have been selected as winners of the 2017 Weston Charity Awards. Each organisation will receive unrestricted funding and strategic support from a team of senior business leaders through the organisation, Pilotlight.

Pilotlight’s chief executive, Gillian Murray, Director of the Garfield Weston Foundation, says: Philippa Charles, says: “This is an opportunity for the Award winners to “We are living through a period of unprecedented develop and hone the skills they need to ensure change. Charities must be resilient and sustainable they can weather the storm and become more if they are to support people through such robust in today’s changing climate. They end the disruptive times. The better prepared charities are, year-long Pilotlight programme with more resilient the better placed they are to deliver the support and adaptable organisations.” needed. It is quite literally a case of adapt or die.

This is why the Weston Charity Awards help The 17 winning charities will receive their awards charities become stronger, more effective and fit in a celebration event being held at Thinktank, for the future.”

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Our monthly report on Darlington 1883 from Ray Simpson, Communications and Media Manager

Darlington have appointed a new chief executive as they continue preparations for the new season.

Quakers have appointed 52 year old David Johnston, who has held senior management positions at several blue chip companies, including Thorns of Spennymoor and the British Airports Authority.

He is also a Darlington fan, having started watching Quakers during the title winning years of 1990 and 1991, when they won the GM Vauxhall Conference and Fourth Division.

He will be a very useful acquisition for Quakers, as they develop their strategies for what will be a very competitive season in the Vanarama National League North.

“One of my aims will be to provide stability in the boardroom,” he said. “We must be as stable off the field as we are on it. We must have a corporate diligence that the fans trust and respect, plus we must have a business network to attract sponsorship and investment.

“I’m going to use my network of contacts to try and bring in some investment, and I’ve got several meetings arranged.

“I’ve operated at board level for the last 20 years, and I hope to bring some of my experience to the club.”

Quakers’ league fixtures for the 2017-18 season will be announced soon, with the first game due to be played on Saturday 5th August. The first pre season friendly is at Shildon on Saturday 8th July.

Blackwell Meadows was also the start of the penultimate leg of Jeff Stelling’s March for Men on 15th July. The Sky Sports presenter started in Darlington, and accompanied by around 50 others, walked from the rugby club to Hartlepool via Middlesbrough.

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Harriers become first Darlington recipient of Future Energy’s Community Programme Future Energy, the North East-based energy provider, “Darlington Harriers is a perfect example of how sport brings all kinds of people together. It has more than has become a supporter of Darlington Harriers.

400 members whose ages range from eight right up The 126-year old running club, based at Eastbourne to 82 years-old, but they all come together to train and Complex, has become the first Darlington organisation represent their club and hometown.” to benefit from Future Energy’s community programme, which was established to support local charities, Paul Cook, Club Development Officer and Membership Secretary, said:“We’re grateful for the support of Future organisations and grassroots sport.

As part of its commitment to Darlington Harriers, David Energy. The gazebo will be very much appreciated by Stroud, Managing Director of Future Energy, presented our members, especially our cross-country and track the club with a portable gazebo at a North Yorkshire runners who can spend a lot of time waiting to start their races.”

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The gazebo will act as a much-needed mobile changing area and runner check-in area, protecting the athletes during inclement weather.

David Stroud said: “Future Energy shares its success and resources with the people of the North East by working with local organisations, which make a positive contribution to society. We’re putting the community at the heart of our business to help local organisations develop and flourish.

“Darlington Harriers is a great community group, which deserves our support. Sport helps people to form friendships, local support networks and stay healthy, both physically and mentally.

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Next stop...the Olympics!

You may recall the story I told in a recent issue of Darlington Monthly, of having been scared to swim since the moment at five years old when I was thrown into water, as well as another scary episode in my early 30s when I was pushed into deep water and had to be dragged out and resuscitated.

There’s not too many people who wouldn’t be frightened of water after such experiences, and my own fear lasted until very recently. What made the big difference was my decision to sign up for longstanding repulsion at the idea of even taking a swimming lessons at the Darlington-based Swim shower, it represents a massive achievement. I can’t believe I can now swim and enjoying the water.

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The academy was set up by Double Commonwealth champion swimmer Chris Cook, and while its services are normally geared towards much younger swimmers of between three and 11 years old, I was welcomed with open arms and have made amazing progress so far.

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A massive thank to you Chris for my lessons, support and giving me the confidence. I would also like to thank my friend Melissa Lane who has continuously encouraged me each time I went to the pool in between each lesson.

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“Because the group sizes are small, I have been able to form good bonds with all the children I teach and it is amazing to see them all grow every week.

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DUMFRIES, Dumfries and Galloway

On the way to Glasgow I stopped over one night in Dumfries, a Scottish town which is a suitable day trip from the northeast, or a stopover for a short break. I enjoyed a sunny morning crossing the Tyne Valley line to Carlisle, where the station is undergoing a major roof refurbishment. I joined the slow train to Glasgow which entered Scotland at Gretna Green and arrived in Dumfries in time for lunch. On the recommendation of Fiona Forsythe, Community Rail Officer for the Newcastle to Carlisle line, I went to “The Usual Place”, a friendly community café which provides training for people with learning difficulties. There were many fillings for rolls, sandwiches, jacket potatoes and, being in Scotland, I plumped for sugar-free Irn Bru and haggis. But that might be a bit dry, so I opted for brie and cranberry with haggis which raised not an eyebrow and proved very tasty.

After lunch I went for a walk on the disused railway line that used to go to Stranraer (now you have to go up to Kilmarnock and then south), and enjoyed the fine network of footpaths that run through the town. I ended up at the Old Bridge House Museum on the south side of the Devorgilla Bridge, then the Robert Burns Centre and the town museum, all free. The latter includes a Camera Obscura for which there is a charge of £3.20.

I climbed to the top of the tower for a demonstration for just three of us and saw Dumfries laid out – in colour of course – on a giant white saucer.

Back to the hotel to check in at the Station Hotel. I asked very nicely if I could get up inside the lantern which tops the building but was politely refused. A shame, since I am sure many people would enjoy the view. But not of the camera obscura, which was obscured by trees. I had to content myself

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with the view over the station from the third floor, room 43, a pleasant double in the roof eaves. Amazingly I managed never to bump my head.

As it happened I had arrived in the midst of the Dumfries and Galloway Arts Festival so there was plenty of available entertainment. I was tempted by the ghost walk starting at St. Michael’s Church, where the mausoleum of Robbie Burns is. But on a summer night at 19.00 it didn’t seem particularly spooky and I went to the film theatre instead. But I could have gone to the Theatre Royal or the single screen Odeon cinema. I was under the impression that there were no one screen Odeons left, and this one shares a building with the Gala bingo which uses the former stalls, and the cinema uses the former circle.

Robert Burns is never far away in Dumfries, and I even discovered a volume of his English verses which are easier on the southern ear. The house where he died in 1796 at the age of 37 is still standing and can be visited, also for free. This simple red sandstone house gives a fascinating view of how the poet and his family lived and is now a place of pilgrimage for Burns enthusiasts from around the world.

Dumfries town centre is mostly pedestrianised and easy to walk around. The river occasionally bursts its banks and the buses have to move stops above the flood plain, but the railway line is on higher ground and a reliable way to reach this interesting town.

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Employment Round Up ‘Summer time and the living is easy…’ ... or so the song goes, but not according to latest research, which suggests British workers lose almost 3 billion a year in unpaid wages. In an interim report Middlesex University identified 23,000 occasions where workers were underpaid wages and holiday pay.

The study also found that one in 12 workers were not receiving payslips, and one in 20 received no paid holidays whatsoever – both of which breach the UK’s employment laws. Other studies have suggested British workers’ wages are becoming increasingly squeezed; worryingly, the outlook remains bleak with employers not predicting a hike in wages any time soon.With rising inflation figures published earlier this month, Brexit negotiations and the fall out from the general election, wages may rise by as little as 1%; the lowest pay growth expectations for three and a half years.

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Darlington Comedy Festival Returns Some of the regions biggest stand-up stars are Festival Director Neil Jollie said: “This is the sixth heading to the North East this summer as part of an annual Darlington Comedy Festival, and I’m really annual comedy festival. pleased with the line-up we’ve managed to secure this year.

The hugely popular Darlington Comedy Festival will return to the region next month, with an incredible “We’ve got the cream of local comedy performing 19 shows taking place in the town throughout July. preview shows, joined by a load of comedy award winners and nominees - from names that people will Now in its sixth year, the programme continues to go recognise from TV and radio, to relatively unknown from strength to strength, with this year’s bill featuring acts that we can guarantee will be stars of the future. shows from top name acts such as Spencer Jones (BBC’s Live at the Apollo), star of ‘I, Daniel Blake’ He added: “There really is something for everyone; Dave Johns, and North-East stand-up royalty in the from the casual comedy fan to the comedy nerd; shape of Patrick Monahan and Carl Hutchinson. from people that like to see TV names in the flesh, to those prepared to take a gamble on people they’ve The critically-acclaimed festival kicks off on July 1st not heard of. with The Forum’s monthly Hilarity Bites Comedy “July in Darlington is going to be a laugh a minute!”

Club marking the opening night with performances Tickets for all shows are on sale now. from the highly-rated Scott Bennett, multi-award nominated George Rigden, and award-winning host For more information, see: Freddy Quinne. darlingtoncomedyfestival.co.uk.

In a departure from previous years, most of the programme for this year’s festival takes place at one venue, with the upstairs of the Old English Gentleman acting as a central hub, with nine shows taking place over the month.

The vast majority of shows will cost just £5, and see two full-length performances from acts who will be previewing shows before their official debut in August at the Edinburgh Fringe, where ticket prices will be much higher.

The festival is renowned for bringing quirky concept comedy shows to the region and this year’s bill is no different, with concept shows from award-winning local comedian Andy Fury, and the live debut of I See You, which has grown into a Facebook phenomenon with 45,000+ fans at the time of writing.

Another Darlington Comedy Festival highlight, the Hilarity Bites New Act of the Year competition, will help round off the festival at Hole In The Wall on Monday 24th July, as the winner of the tenth instalment of the competition is named.

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‘Check in’ with your youngsters, when schools ‘check out’ this summer… …is just one of the messages from a summer safety campaign held during the school holiday period.

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A six-week summer-safety campaign will highlight a number of important ways to keep safe, and is aimed at both young people and adults in Darlington.

“There are simple ways to protect yourself as well, for example avoid putting yourself in a vulnerable position by drinking too much alcohol and being unable to get home safely. This campaign really has something for everyone.”

This includes guidance and hints and tips to ensure young people are contactable when they are out and about with friends. The police and other professionals want to encourage all parents and guardians to make sure they know where their children are, and to check who they’re with, to reduce the risk of them being put into vulnerable situations.

To find out more about the campaign which starts on 19th July, visit Ron’s website at www.durham-pcc.gov.uk or search for Durham PCC on Facebook and Twitter.

Hosted by Ron Hogg, the Police, Crime and Victims’ Commissioner for County Durham and Darlington, his campaign will feature a series of top tips, guidance and awareness-raising messages, such as water safety advice, particularly when near local rivers. Road safety will also be highlighted – for example could you be over the alcohol limit after one too many at last night’s family barbecue?

Ron said: “There are a number of factors to be considered every year during the light nights of the summer, and particularly during the long school holidays.

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July’s Recipe Smoked mackerel pate and cucumber sandwich The refreshing crunch of cucumber and a dollop of cooling yoghurt are the ideal foils for the rich, smoky fish.

Preparation time less than 30 mins | no cooking required | Serves 4-6

Ingredients 2 smoked mackerel fillets, skin and pin bones removed 2 tbsp Greek-style yoghurt 2 tbsp creamed horseradish ½ lemon, juice only salt and freshly ground black pepper butter, for spreading 4-6 slices white bread ½ cucumber, peeled, seeds removed, finely sliced

Method.

Flake the mackerel fillets into the bowl of a food processor. Add the yoghurt, horseradish and lemon juice and season with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Pulse gently to a rough paste.

Butter the bread, remove the crusts and cut into neat squares.

Arrange a single layer of sliced cucumber onto half of the buttered bread. Spread the mackerel pâté on top and sandwich with the remaining bread.

Announcement from We are very pleased to announce that Nathan Longthorne is our newly appointed Hotel Manager here at The Croft Hotel.

To serve, cut the sandwiches into triangles.

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5 ways of Growing your child’s Emotional Control As adults most of us know our emotional triggers and what we need to do to calm ourselves down and or relieve our frustrations. As a child this can be difficult journey and cause disruption and upset for the whole family as well as cause a lack of self-confidence in the child, damage relationships and development.

Emotion Faces First your child needs to identify their emotions. Get creative with your child and create emotion faces. You could use paper and colours, paper plates, wooden spoons. Get messy and share your own facial expressions with the child to motivate their artistic streak, thoughts and conversation. Keep these faces available for view and discussion. Your child may even find it a release to point to the faces they identify with when feeling emotional.

Emotion Ball When your child is aware and can identify their negative feelings offer your child a way to release it with play dough, squeezing, pulling and pounding. There are many stress balls available to buy that can help too. You can even have fun making your own.

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showing emotion. A mirror. Note paper and writing tools to write down their thoughts. A zipped pencil case to pop the written feeling or worry away in. Textured materials and cushions. Story books about feeling and emotion.

Emotion activities Look at activities together and note the activities that your child can do when they are feeling upset, sad or angry. Reading, listening to audio books, mindfulness cd, bath, walk and exercise as well as the above.

Emotion list Make sure that all of the above are written down for your child and yourself to remind you. This will make it easier to actively take time out to cool down and then the issue can be addressed once the mood has lightened.

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Trevor Luxmore decided to retire from his position just after his 65th birthday. In honour of him spending the whole of his working life at Cleveland Bridge, the company threw Trevor a retirement party at its social club on Neasham Road, which was attended by Trevor’s colleagues, friends and family.

After initially joining in 1967 at the age of 16 as Post Boy, a role he’s kept ever since, Trevor has become a muchloved fixture at the Darlington-based manufacturer.

Over the years Trevor’s held a range of support jobs including running the Safety Wear Shop, distributing drawings to the template makers, helping to manage the stationary store and maintaining the post room.

Chris Droogan, Manging Director of Cleveland Bridge UK said, “50 years’ service is a remarkable landmark for anyone to achieve. The company has been fortunate and is extremely grateful to have had the benefit of Trevor’s loyalty and commitment for the past 50 years.”

Trevor Luxmore added, “Cleveland Bridge provided me with my very first job and I’m still here 50 years later. I’ve worked with some fantastic people who have become friends and who have made this experience so much more than just a job. I am really grateful to the company for the party and to everyone that came. It was a lovely evening.”

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TV and Radio’s Jenni Falconer and Darlington vets support Pet Parasite Action campaign Throughout June and July hundreds of vet practices up and down the country, including Grange Vets, Weardale veterinary Centre, Kebir House Veterinary Practice Ltd, Kebir House Vets, Yoredale (Bedale), Bainbridge Vets Ltd, Yoredale (Harmby Rd) and Copeland Veterinary Surgeons are backing the Pet Parasite Action campaign to encourage people to help protect their pet (and their family) against harmful parasites inside and out.

The campaign is being supported by TV presenter Jenni Falconer, “As a dog owner and a mum I want to be sure I do the best thing for my pet and my family. During the Pet Parasite Action campaign I’m encouraging all pet owners to visit their vet for a simple way to help protect their pet against parasites inside and out, including those that might be harmful to rest of the family. Let’s act now to protect all the members of our family, furry or otherwise.”

After conducting a nationwide survey of over 1000 dog owners, Pet Parasite Action says the findings confirm that dogs are important members of the family and most owners say that losing their pet would be devastating.The most important reason for owning a pet is to keep active but other reasons, such as nonjudgemental love and an ability to give comfort, become more important across the regions.* The survey also discovered that 85 per cent of us happily hug our dogs and the majority let their dog sleep on their bed, sit on their sofa or lap, lick their faces and give them kisses. But 28 per cent said they have found parasites on carpets, 26 per cent have spotted a parasite on themselves and a shocking four per cent have even found one on their child. Despite this, over a third of people say they never think about the parasites their pet might be hosting when they hug them.

When it comes to pet parasites, most dog owners don’t have an accurate view of which are the most risky to them or their family. It’s lungworm that worries owners most with 74% saying it is the pet parasite they are most concerned about, with the only exceptions being the North East where fleas were the most concerning parasite and Scotland where ticks were of equal concern.

While 82% of dog owners are able to correctly identify that lungworm could be fatal to their pets, 43% say they think dog lungworm is the parasite that poses the greatest risk to human health, when actually it’s harmless to people. Furthermore, despite concern about its effects, 23% say that they don’t know when their pet was last treated for lungworm. This is worrying because cases of this deadly parasite are increasing, and spreading throughout the country into previously unaffected areas.1,2,3 Just 48% realise that ticks can cause fatalities in dogs because they can transmit diseases such as babesiosis. Only 28% recognise that

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ticks (as a transmitter of Lyme disease in people) are a risk to human health. Ticks should be a concern to pet owners because the threat from this parasite to pets and people is growing: in recent years there has been an increase in tick numbers across the UK due to changing weather patterns and an increasing population of deer, which host ticks.4,5,6 Plus a recent study showed 1 in 3 dogs is infested with ticks.7 The least worried about parasite is probably one of the most concerning. Just 15% say they are most worried about roundworms and a mere 7% correctly say they think it could threaten human health. Yet, if accidentally eaten, eggs from the roundworm Toxocara pose a significant threat to human health, potentially causing blindness or neurological disease – especially in children.

One in four people don’t realise that their pet could have parasites but they might not be visible, as is often the case with lungworms, hard to find ticks and microscopic roundworm eggs.

Around 1 in 6 say that it’s been about a year since they last treated their pet for ticks, lungworm or roundworms.

The benefits of pet ownership are considerable and pet owners do not need to be alarmed. They just need to be aware of the risks of parasites and the fact that simple, regular treatment will help to reduce these risks for all.

During the Pet Parasite Action campaign throughout June and July, dog and cat owners in and around Darlington can contact Grange Vets, Weardale veterinary Centre, Kebir House Veterinary Practice Ltd, Kebir House Vets, Yoredale (Bedale), Bainbridge Vets Ltd,Yoredale (Harmby Rd) and Copeland Veterinary Surgeons for advice on protecting their pet against parasites inside and out.

More information about pet parasites is also available from the Pet Parasite Action website www.petparasiteaction.co.uk.

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We’ve got to raise £40,000 to pay for a life changing medical procedure for our awesome little boy!!!

A big challenge is now on for our family to raise funds to allow our son Emil Mason to have a life-changing operation, which could transform his mobility and his quality of life greatly.

At the age of 1, Emil was diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy, specifically bilateral spastic legs with some difficulties in his arms too. At that time our world totally fell apart and we remember that day very well. Emil was born very premature at 31 weeks and he spent 5 weeks in Special Care.Thankfully we were able to bring our little boy home and he is now 3yrs 9 months old.

Cerebral Palsy can affect children and adults in many different ways, Emilís type of Cerebral Palsy results in very high muscle tone, which means his leg muscles are incredibly stiff, he quite often struggles to control the movements himself. Over the years it has taken a lot of input from his Physiotherapists, family, staff at nursery/school and from ourselves, as parents, to get Emil to where he is now. Emil is a very determined and resilient little boy. He requires a Kaye walker at present to get around and day to day activities are completely compromised but Emil is an amazing, smiley little boy who is extremely determined and wants to be involved in everything with family, friends and the dog.

Physiotherapy as mentioned and medication are very much part of Emilís daily life and he deals with this very well at his young age but we do know that as time passes the pain in his legs and arms will increase as the muscles tighten with growth. We recently found out about a procedure which could make such a difference to Emil and so now we have a new battle!

hope that with further help he can make even bigger strides whilst he still has time.

So now we need to start to raise around £40,000 to make this happen. We intend to fund it ourselves as much as possible but we will need help to raise the rest. We have started a number of fundraising events and are extremely grateful to all the incredibly kind people we are surrounded by who have donated and supported us so far. We still have a number of planned fundraising challenges up our sleeves!

More information can be found about Emilís story, upcoming fund-raising activities and how to contact us on the dedicated website www.emilgo.co.uk

There is a life-changing operation suitable for Emil.

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Friday 14th July 7.30 pm Middleton St George Community Centre Darlington DL2 1JG Create & Paint will be joining the Ladies Night Monthly in Lower Hall with a wide selection of pottery for us to paint and enjoy a relaxing evening with friends. Bring your own drinks and snacks. £12 per person pre payment required by end of June. Please message 07805 092 092 to arrange payment. If you choose a more expensive item to paint on the evening you can pay the extra to Create & Paint. Join the facebook group to find more evenings where you can meet new people https://www.facebook.com/groups/920084221443606/

July 1st Hilarity Bites Comedy Club 2nd Russ Tippins Electric Band 5th Open Mic Night 7th Mentallica 8th Band of Friends 10th Robin Askwith Comes Again 14th RnB Club: Chris Bevington Organisation 15th Oxjam Darlo ‘Mini Jam’ Fundraiser 21st The Jam’d 25th Hilarity Bites Comedy Club Special 29th Green Days

St Mary’s Church Cockerton Summer Fair Saturday 8th July 2017 from 12 to 4pm. To be held on Cockerton Green.

Fun for all the family including bouncy castle. grand raffle, home produce, crockery smash, fish and chips, ice creams, tombola, bric a brac, plants and much more.

Darlington Field Club All July field trips start from outside the Darlington Sixth Form College playing fields in Abbey Road. The July 1st Malham trip will be by coach; the other trips are with shared cars.

July 1st 9.00am Malham and Gordale 4th 7.00pm The Whinnies Local Nature Reserve (1 mile walk) 8th 9.30pm County Durham Coast (2 mile walk) 11th 2.00pm Ulnaby Medieval Village 15th 10.00am Round Howe - near Richmond (5 mile walk) Contact the Club Secretary Steve Keeney on 01325 258162 for further information.

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South Park Darlington Take your swords, shields, crowns & wands this July to an event for all ages in South Park, Darlington and take part in a creative activity and puzzle trail to find Princess Orla’s and Knight Arthurs belongings stolen by the many dragons hiding around the park. This is a safe parent/carer & child trail and includes a creative activity. Book your place at wrigglesandgiggles2008@gmail.com £4 per child Adults FREE babies under 1 FREE with a paying sibling. Pay on the day but you must book a place at the email address to save disappointment.

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Blimey X - 2 day exhibition July 8 – July 9 10am to 4pm To mark the 10th year of the Darlington based artist collective - blimey!, They are hosting a 2 day exhibition blimey X on Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th July, between 10am and 4pm each day in a temporary space in The Cornmill Shopping Centre, Darlington.

Darlington Comedy Festival: The Footbaaaall Show Clock Sunday, July 16 at 7:30 PM - 10:30 PM Hilarity Bites at Cougar’s Sports Bar in Darlington 55 Parkgate, DL1 1RR Darlington

BIG Little Gigs at Includfest South Park Darlington July 15th 1pm to 4pm This family friendly festival will feature lots of fun activities and we will be there with our very exciting BIG Little Gigs Mini Pop Up Music Tent

Live Music at The Springfield Salters Lane South DL1 2RB Jodi Nicholson acoustic artist this Sunday 25th 3-5pm.

Live Singer Oli Patto Saturday 8th July 9pm onwards.

1st Friday every month Karaoke, 2nd Friday Open Mic, 3rd Friday Karaoke, 4th Friday Disco

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