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Welcome to the July issue of IN&AROUND!

Contents

Happy July! Welcome to the 200th edition of IN&AROUND!! We’re so excited to have made it this far, so we’ve added some extra special features this month. If you’re interested in the history of the magazine, head to page 12 to check out our notable birthday feature. Skip on to page 36 to read more about the dream team, Tony and Val, and exactly what they do to put the magazine together.

Don’t worry, we still have all of our usual features too.

If you’re after something to do with the kids during the summer holiday, our What’s On section can be found on page 54, and our review of Pixar’s “Lightyear” is just before that, on page 52. Check out some exciting local news on page 14.

Thank you for sticking with us for 17 years and all 200 editions. We’re thrilled to have you and can’t wait to see what the next 200 magazines bring!

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POP TOP LEISURE VEHICLES With the recent demand for leisure products in the UK and the need to have multi-purpose camper window vans that can be used as every day vehicles and for leisure trips, the PopTop Leisure Company presents a choice of new and used campervans for sale which are competitively priced to suit most people’s pockets. All our campervans are available to view at out North East showroom based in Birtley, County Durham.

As well as providing a range of converted campervans for sale, it is also possible to choose a van from stock which we can then convert for you based on our flexible range of conversion options.

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Notable Birthday:

When your magazine reaches 200 editions, it’s only right that you take advantage of one of your regular features to tell your readers about your history, right? Yeah, we thought so!

At seventeen years old, we are officially the longest established local community magazine in the county, and we’re still going strong. Of course, lots has changed in that time, but we have continued to grow and adapt with the times, to create the community magazine you know and love today.

It all started way back in 2005. The first edition of IN&AROUND was sent to print in April and made its way through the letterboxes of businesses in Chester-le-Street that same month. IN&AROUND became North Durham’s first community magazine, and advertised local businesses to the people of Chester-le-Street.

The magazine was left in shops for the public to pick up, before we moved to door to door delivery.

In the early days, IN&AROUND was simply an ad magazine. As time went on, we started to expand. The magazine started to advertise businesses from all over North Durham, and was delivered to more and more homes in the area.

Now, we deliver to thousands of residential addresses, giving our advertisers the best chance possible of a return on their investment.

As we expanded our team, we were also able to expand our content. We started including more

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editorials to engage our readers and create a proper community feel. The magazine also includes a competition every month, with some amazing prizes up for grabs - which you guys absolutely love and enter every month!

At IN&AROUND, we do our best to move with the times and create a magazine that our readers enjoy digesting and our advertisers are proud to show off their business in. Some of our advertisers have been with us for over ten years, and one or two have even featured since the very first issue.

We hope to continue to create a magazine that our readers know and love, for many years to come. Maybe even another 200 editions?

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Name three things you always have in your toolkit.

Why are they there?

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What’s your favourite part of the job?

The transformations that we create, and seeing our customers’ faces at the end of the job.

What top tips would you give to people, to help them care for their patio or driveway?

Do you have a favourite place to work?

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Anywhere near the Arnison Centre, as the food choice is pretty good for dinnertime.

Can you tell us about one job you’re really proud of?

We agree, James; the food options at the Arnison Centre are top notch! Thank you so much to James for taking the time to answer our questions.

Our most recent Patio restoration job in Chester-leStreet. We cleaned it, re-bedded 30 loose flags and finally re-pointed it. It looked like a brand new patio again when we finished!

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Three new food outlets to be developed in Stanley by the end of 2022 Developers in Stanley hope to complete a project by the end of 2022, that will bring a Starbucks, Greggs and Dominos to the town and it’s divided opinion in the town.

The brand new development, which costs £2.6m, will be created near Agnes Street.

Originally, the plans were approved by Durham County Council in July 2020, after they deemed it more appropriate than the empty land that was being used for people to park their cars.

Starbucks, Greggs and Dominos are the latest big-brand names to find a home in Stanley, after McDonald’s, Home Bargains and Aldi all opened their doors in recent years. The addition of three new food outlets however, has caused some controversy in the town.

Why are people objecting?

What does the development mean for the town?

Some residents are pleased that the land is being used to bring more jobs and business to Stanley, while others feel that Durham County Council should be doing more to promote healthy eating.

Almost two years later, the site, which will be home to a drive-thru Starbucks and two full Dominos and Greggs sites, is due to be ready by the end of the year.

We’re really excited to see that so many businesses want to open up in Stanley, and that more business will be directed towards the town centre, rather than further afield

More than 65 jobs are expected to be created at the new retail development, with 14 of those being full-time and 51 being part-time. 39 car park spaces will also be incorporated into the outlet.

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Seaham Food Festival Seaham Food Festival returns on Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 August. The festival will bring delicious street food, celebrity chefs and more to the County Durham coast. As always, stalls serving up the finest local produce and exciting street food will be at the heart of the Durham County Council event.

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Exhibition showing life during lockdown to get a second viewing A number of County Durham’s residents took part in a photography project that showed off what life was like in lockdown, and now they’re going to see the results of their work!

The exhibition, which was shown by Durham County Council in January, tells the story of the most vulnerable in our county, during the pandemic.

Home Time shows the life of people in the lockdown through the eyes of those who had to shield, care home residents and isolated members of the community.

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27 people from across the county were recruited to share their stories, after receiving photography mentoring to help tell their stories during lockdown.

Wideyed, the not-for-profit photography collective that produced the collection, displayed it at the Gala Gallery between January and March this year.

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Right now, the exhibition in a box has been delivered to West Lodge Care Home in Billy Row, where the residents will be able to enjoy the results of their work during lockdown.

It was incredibly important to the council that the residents of West Lodge Care Home got to see the results of their hard work, as they played such an instrumental role in bringing the Home Time exhibition to life.

Cllr Elizabeth Scott was particularly enthusiastic about the residents seeing it, saying: “Through the exhibition in a box, participants will be able to see their finished work and, with its interactive elements, can enjoy the exhibition in a more personable way knowing they have contributed to a significant piece of work.”

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V: My proudest moment would have to be reaching our 200th edition!

What an achievement!! To still be North Durham’s favourite independent community magazine after 17 years is something to be proud of.

T: As part of my main job, I am I&A’s house photographer. Occasionally I get to meet business owners face to face and discuss how we can help them raise their business profile, through photography. I find this so gratifying, compared to simply just designing their ad.

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V: A LOT has changed in the 16 years since I started working on IN&AROUND. We have changed the way we lay out the magazine, added extra editorial to engage our readers, How long have you worked for and run competitions every month IN&AROUND? that get an amazing response. It’s important that we move with the V: I started working for IN&AROUND in times to keep people interested in the September 2006...just over a year after magazine. It’s also important that we it first launched! listen to what our customers want we wouldn’t be here without them!

T: My debut came in December 2018, so coming up to four years now.

T: I feel like we’re seeing lots more young people becoming entrepreneurs What does your job entail?

- especially since 2020. I don’t know whether it was the pandemic, or V: My job consists of calling businesses perhaps it’s recent trends on social and seeing if we can help raise the media, but it makes me so happy to profile of their company by advertising see so many younger people building with the magazine. I offer advice on their own businesses. the most effective advert size for their needs and what the best approach What’s your favourite part of the would be to get their next customer. I job? manage every aspect of the magazine, from advert positions to proofing V: My favourite part of the job is when adverts and text.

I speak to a customer and they tell me they had a call from their advert within T: My main role is to create the eyedays of the magazine being delivered. catching ads you see in the magazine every month. My main priority is T: I have always wanted to work in to create an ad that will help your publishing, since I grew up reading business generate revenue, by using magazines. Mixing images and body all the specialist design programs at copy into an interesting page layout my disposal. will always give me a buzz.

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V: Every month is different and brings its own challenges, but our team here is amazing and we always get there together. Oh, and coffee. Lots and lots of coffee!

T: Personally, I don’t have any rituals or anything. I just get through the day knowing that we have such a great team here and we can make it to the end, no matter what. We always do our best to help each other out.

And finally, what’s your favourite thing about working with the other person?

V: What is my favourite thing about working with Tony? I guess it’s that we connected from the first day he joined the company. We work very closely together on creating the adverts and the final magazine. Each day is a laugh. We are totally crazy together and bounce off each other, but we understand each other’s roles and we work really well together. I’m Goose to his Maverick!!

T: Val is always full of energy and is always ready to help and get you through the day. She is 100% the mam of the office (lol) and I loved that her Skype profile picture was the Fairy Godmother. It also helps that we are both dog lovers. Sometimes, we don’t always get much work done - we just send each other dog pics!

And there you have it - Tony and Val. We hope you enjoyed getting to know more about the dream team, who spend their time making the magic happen (when they’re not looking at pictures of dogs, that is).

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just 3,000 in population, Appleby is a small town which is much smaller than my home Co. Durham pit village. It boasts greater antiquity, though, since the Norman keep of the Castle dates from 1092, which is easily found at the top of the hill known as Boroughgate. The Castle is now a comfortable 12 room hotel with three self-contained cottages and, although the rooms are separate from the Keep, it has a growing reputation for cuisine including a five-course tasting menu which I enjoyed during my one-night stay.

I travelled from home via Carlisle on the Tyne Valley Line and after a short break there for a coffee at the long-established Caffeine Rush trike which is permanently parked on Carlisle station proceeded south on the Settle and Carlisle railway to Appleby in Westmoreland station. It has to be admitted that the most scenic parts of the S&C are further south at higher altitude, but the journey by Northern Railway climbing through the Eden Valley is pleasant enough. The station is on the east side of the town, about ten minutes' walk down Clifford Terrace (Clifford being a name you hear a lot hereabouts) and down an ideally positioned footpath to the only vehicle bridge over the River Eden. This is where the horses are washed during the

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Horse Fair at the start of June. You therefore come into Appleby at the bottom of Boroughgate.

You’ll find The Cupboard Under The Stairs, Appleby’s newest retail addition, which enchants residents and visitors alike with its licensed Harry Potter merchandise. Close by is the lovely named Crown and Cushion, one of Appleby’s popular pubs which has no problem is dividing itself into both pub and afternoon tea café. The rest of the shopping offer can probably be visited in ten minutes, but a useful diversion off the town centre is to St. Lawrence church which is the burial place of Lady Anne Clifford, a black marble monument in the North aisle. The church was badly damaged twice during Scottish raids, but was restored in 1654.

Walk up the hill and you will find one of the most enchanting features of the town, more cute even than the Harry Potter shop. On the left near the top is St. Anne’s Hospital, a mid seventeenth century attempt at sheltered housing, for eleven poor sisters and a Mother who led the community, and founded by Lady Anne Clifford in 1651. By 1961 the place was ready for refurbishment. I visited their little chapel and found various versions of the rules of the hospital, which we would now term almshouses, and saw the ladies there resident, but it

would have been a breach of the rules to look inside their little cottages, since gentlemen callers are strictly forbidden.

And so to the top of the hill to Appleby Castle, with its the Norman keep, which I enjoyed a tour of on the morning of my departure following a good breakfast. If you like to stay in ancient buildings more like a grand home than an hotel, consider Appleby. Good riverside walks, fishing for guests, even an art deco town swimming pool, pleasant hostelries and historically the seat of the ancient county of Westmoreland, now Cumbria. I recommend the four poster bed of the Clifford Bedroom, overlooking the courtyard. There was a ghost hunt on the night of my visit, but I was tucked up in bed and saw none of the apparitions, and ghost-hunters were not to be seen at breakfast in the Great Hall, built 1454.

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Faye Rodgerson Pixar’s latest outing (and addition to the Toy Story universe), Lightyear, is certainly fun for the entire family.

Featuring all of the iconic Buzz moments we know and love from the Toy Story franchise, as well as some new ones (we’ll talk about the pen later), this movie certainly places itself within the Pixar universe in a way that forces the viewer to recognise it as a separate entity to Toy Story.

In 1995, Andy got a brand new toy; a character from his favourite movie - Buzz Lightyear. Lightyear is that movie. And what a movie it is. Lightyear embodies every Pixar trope that has ever been established, and then some. The themes of friendship, teamwork and bravery come to the forefront of this movie in a way we haven’t seen for many years.

The audience follows Buzz (Chris Evans), as he attempts to reconcile a mistake that left him and his crew trapped on the hostile planet T’Kani Prime. As he tests fuels and rockets in an effort to reach hyperspeed, those left behind on T’Kani Prime continue to live their lives and age, as his four minute mission in space equates to four years on the planet. As he commits to his mission, Buzz loses sight of the people around him and misses out on his best friend's life, eventually returning to the planet to find that she has passed away.

Buzz then teams up with Alisha’s granddaughter, and a rag-tag bunch of “rookies”, Mo (voiced by Taika Waititi) and Darby (voiced by Dale Soules), as well as his therapy robot,

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Sox (voice by Peter Sohn). They come together to defeat Evil Emperor Zurg, find peace and comfort in their friendship, learn to work as a team and face their fears, once and for all.

One thing that Lightyear includes extremely well, despite the fact it is supposed to be a movie that would have been released in 1995, is representation. Alisha Hawthrone (Uzo Aduba), one of the story’s key players in the movie’s first act, is a black woman who is the highest ranking member of Star Command, and is elected leader on T’Kani Prime. As well as this, she is a lesbian, a fact which is casually acknowledged by Buzz, who when finding out his best friend is engaged simply says “what’s her name?” - a huge step forward in children’s media for the LGBT+ community.

Lightyear also balances humour that children will understand very effectively against jokes for the parents.

All of the running gags that are set up throughout the movie have very satisfying payoff’s, which is something I think can often miss the mark in a children’s movie. This is largely down to the outstanding voice cast that have been brought on for this movie, especially Taika Waititi, who’s moments of comedy genius completely steal the show on occasion.

Most importantly for me, there were not many references to the original Toy Story franchise. The only crucial moments that made it from one movie to another were the character of Buzz and his catchphrase “To infinity and beyond”, allowing for this spin-off to become a completely separate entity to the first four films.

All in all, Lightyear is the perfect choice if you’re looking for a movie for the whole family. It is certainly one that is worth splashing out on to see in the cinema, though I imagine it will be made available on Disney+ in time for the summer holidays - so be sure to keep it on the back burner for our first rainy day!!

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Durham County Canine Association 16th July - 10am - Burnhopeside Hall, Lanchester Come along to the show and help raise some money for the Great North Air Ambulance! Alongside the main event, the Kennel Club Premier Open Show, there are classes for pedigree, crossbreed, novelty, obedience and handling, with rosettes and prizes up for grabs. You can also check out the trading stands, a carting exhibition and have a go at some agility training. If you want anymore information, give Claire a call on 07783146476 or email dogsatdcca@hotmail.com

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