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Issue 58 - July/August 2018

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In this edition:

Crawcrook fair this August Prudhoe Business Community Are you HSP? Secret black Spice String, outdoor style Stuffed full of things to do, What’s on and local traders!

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EDITOR

Next issue out on Mon 3rd September. Deadline for artwork Fri 24th August 2018. Get involved!

Front cover Picture By Roger Clegg of Black Cart’s, Hadrians wall. See his advert on page 67

Here is our summer edition offering! Are we going to get a really sunny summer this year? Been fantastic so far and I have a hunch it might just continue.

The Tyne Valley Express magazine slowly gets bigger and better. There is always free space in the what’s on guides for more entries though, so send yours in!

Our writers are a passionate bunch and I really like the style of writers we have at present. See contents page for their latest offerings.

Thanks to all our readers for not only using the magazine and the traders who advertise but for all the positive comments I receive.

The magazine will be going into its 10th year soon and it is nice to have been part of the publications growth.

Community is still our No1 aim with loads of free space available and a friendly ear to a good cause.

Have a great summer peeps!

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CONTENTS 4. Editors Page 10. Blaydon What’s On 14. Bill Clegg - What Darwin didn’t know 16. Ryton What’s On

The Super Six

In this issue...

Bill Clegg

What Charles Darwin didn’t know Page 14

DAVID MUERS & SON Ltd BATHROOMS AND KITCHENS Free Consultation Service! Simply log on to our NEW website and book an appointment time that suits your circumstances – www.davidmuersandson.com

22. Heddon & Horsley What’s On 26. Greenside What’s On 28. Lorna Brocksopp – The HSP 30. National Trust

Dr Lorna Brocksopp The HSP Page 28

32. Crawcrook What’s On

38. Wylam & Ovingham What’s On 42. Bruce Ferguson – Natural cordage 43. Hexham Abbey listings

Katy Barke

Restoring Ratty updates Page 56

46. Prudhoe What’s On 48. Prudhoe business community 52. Stocksfield What’s On 56. Katy Barke

Restoring Ratty to his rightful place.

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CARPENTRY

66. Hexham What’sOon 72. Darras Hall & Ponteland What’s On 78. Trader Index

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BLAYDON & WINLATON ST.PAUL’S CHURCH WINLATON Sundays 8am Holy Communion 9.30 am Sung Communion every Sunday All age family communion - 1st Sunday of month 6.30pm Evensong (first Sunday of each month) Wednesdays 10am Holy Communion Saturdays 10am Messy Church ( third Saturday of each month Contact: 07563 644038 - Lillian. ..............................................................

ST. ANNE’S RC CHURCH, WINLATON / ST. JOSEPH’S RC CHURCH, BLAYDON. Masses: St. Anne’s, Sunday 9.15am. St. Joseph’s, Vigil Mass, Saturday 6.30pm, Sunday Mass, 10.45am. For enquiries please contact Fr. Adrian Tuckwell, Tel. 0191 4142654. email st.annewinlatonrc@gmail.com ..............................................................

ST CUTHBERT’S BLAYDON & HOLY TRINITY SWALWELL St Cuthbert’s Rectory, Shibdon Road, Blaydon. NE21 5AE. BALLROOM, LATIN AND SEQUENCE DANCE CLASSES Every Wednesday Beginners 7.05pm, Improvers 8.05pm - Contact Jean Hodgkinson 07831101221 email: jeanhodgkinson22@sky.com ..............................................................

YOGA Held in Blaydon on a Monday evening 7pm -8.30pm £5 per session at St. Cuthberts Community hall Shibdon Rd Blaydon NE21 5PT and On Wed. 4.15pm -- 5.45pm.

Held at:The Winlaton Centre .North St.Winlaton Tyne & Wear NE21 6BY Mats etc; available. £5 per session.

Tel;Carol 0191 4134665 Please bring own mat & any more info tel. 0191 4134665 ..............................................................

WINLATON WOMEN’S INSTITUTE Meetings held in St. Anne’s Church Hall on the 1st Wednesday of each month at 6.45 p.m. Contact either Joyce Little on 0191 4142829 or Alice O’Halleron on 0191 4401432 for further details. ..............................................................

WINLATON ART CLUB Join a small friendly group of all abilities. New members more than welcome! We meet at Winlaton Community Centre on Wednesdays between 6-8pm. ..............................................................

INDOOR BOWLING CLUB St. Cuthbert`s Indoor Bowling Club” Shibdon Road, Blaydon. 1st floor of Church Hall Wednesday afternoons between 1.00pm and 3.30pm.

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WINLATON CENTRE Coffee Morning – Last Friday of every month - 9.30 - 11.30am ..............................................................

WINLATON LIBRARY opening times - Monday 09.30 to 5.00.

Tuesday 09.30 to 1p.m. Thursday 09.30 to 1.p.m. Friday 09.30 to 5.p.m.

Saturday 09.30 to 1.p.m.

Events Knitting class Monday 1.30.p.m.

Sewing circle Monday 1.30.p.m. and Rhyme time for toddlers Friday 10.00 a.m. No charge for Rhyme time ..............................................................

WINLATON & DISTRICT LOCAL HISTORY SOCIETY. Winlaton & District Local History Society meets 2d.Tuesday monthly from September to May at Winlaton West End Club, West Lane, Winlaton Ne21 6PQ starting at 7.30pm. Annual membership £5.00 Concessions £4.00 (over 60’s) Visitors £1.00 per session. All welcome. Full programme on our website: www. winlatonhistorysociety.btck.co.uk ..............................................................

BLAYDON LIBRARY Festival of Learning Microbit Taster sessions Learn some basic coding with BBC microbits and borrow a kit to take home.

Suitable for 8+ years Book in advance. Places limited. Free Blaydon Library Saturday 7th July, 10.30 – 11.30am Mischief Makers:Board Games Friday 10 August, 10.30am – 12noon at Blaydon Library Mischief Makers:Marble Run Friday 27 July, 10.30 – 12noon at Blaydon Library. 5+ Just turn up - £1 Mischief Makers:Unicorns and Dragons Friday 17 August, 10.30am – 12noon at Blaydon Library Book in advance- 8+ , £3 Mischief Makers:Junk Model Robots Friday 3 August, 10.30am – 12noon at Blaydon Library Book in advance -£3, 8+ Animal story Thursday 23 August 10.30 – 11.30 at Blaydon Library The amazing Animal Story are back with their snakes, lizards and fantastic creatures 3+years, £4 – book in advance WEEKLY Rhymetimes - Rhymes and songs to explore with your little one Tuesday, 2 – 2.30pm at Blaydon Library Knit & Natter - Mondays 10 – 12noon at Blaydon Library

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for holidays, Christmas, school uniforms or simply put something by for that “rainy day”!Trinity Methodist Church Blaydon, Lucy Street, Blaydon -Monday 12.00-1.00pm (except Bank Holidays) MONTHLY EVENTS A “not for profit” financial organisation Teen Reading Group that provides saving accounts and loans Blaydon Library 13 years+ for its members.For more information 10- 11.30am please contact our local Gateshead Please contact library for details office on 0330 055 3666. ..............................................................

Read & Write @ Blaydon First Thursday of the month Blaydon Youth & Community Centre, 10 - 12noon, Blaydon Library Shibdon Road, Blaydon. Tuesday Join our friendly poetry appreciation 9.30 - 12.30pm;Victory Programme group. Just turn up. run by The Salvation Army. A six week Family Reading Group cooking and budgeting programme Blaydon Library using recipes for World War 2. All For Children age 6 – 11 years food and equipment provided.Free Saturday 10 – 11am of charge and a free gift for everyone Check with Library for dates who completes the course. Places For more details ring must be booked in advance.For more information and to book a place please Blaydon Library 0191 4336201 contact Allison Ellis on 07564 303275. www.gatesheadlibraries.com .............................................................. ..............................................................

Kalma Baby - Baby Yoga NORTHERN TASKFORCE Trinity Church Blaydon We meet every week at Swalwell Tuesdays visitors centre, Tuesday to Thursday.

6 weeks to Crawling class 11:45am We’re a small team and we go out Crawling to 2 years class 1:00pm performing tasks which help protect (Crawling to 2 years class starting w/c the 12 or so nature reserves in the 16th April) area, (Shibdon Pond, Milkwellburn For more info contact emma@ Woods, Cross Lane Meadows etc) gatesheadwest.kalmababy.co.uk these include installing fencing and Bookings are termly and based on a 6 gates, removing invasive species, week term the cost is £33. Sessions are coppicing trees and littler picking run in 5/6/7 week blocks -Term dates among other things. Those interested just need to contact this email address are: w/c 16/04 until 25/05 or w/c 04/06 until 20/07 - northern@durhamwt.co.uk . ..............................................................

Chris – living landscapes: 0191 Trinity Methodist Church 5843112 c.jones@durham.wt.co.uk ..............................................................

Lucy Street, Blaydon Join us for worship 10.45am Sundays Winlaton Evangelical Church (News at 10 Cafe Church, 10am, third (next to Winlaton Library) Sunday Services :10.30 am & 6.00 pm Sunday of month) Delicious soup lunch from 12, Mondays Tuesdays :1.00 pm Bible Study & (not Bank Holidays) Prayer Meeting Coffee morning, 10am, first Saturday of Coffee Morning 10.30 am on first the month Tuesday of each month We are a collection point for donations Thursdays : Fellowship Hour at 1.30 for Gateshead Food bank. pm on 2nd and 4th Thursday each Follow us on Face book for details of month special events, church family news and All warmly welcome our free community lunches. email: winlatonevch@talktalk.net .............................................................. www.facebook.com/ TrinityMethodistBlaydon Winlaton Parkhead Estate Gardens We look forward to welcoming you!

Association Deacon Tracey Hume tel:07584662564 Shop now open every Saturday and ..............................................................

Sunday 10am – 12 noon providing Yoga with Natalie gardening essentials at affordable Lucy Street, Blaydon prices. 0191 4144337 or email frankandpat.smith@blueyonder.co.uk Wednesdays 7.30pm Inline Fitness ..............................................................

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GATESHEAD SPECIAL OLYMPICS Blaydon Baby Bears Gateshead Special Olympics would We are a parent/carer and toddler like to advertise their weekly archery group based in Blaydon Youth and session held at Winlaton Centre, c/o Community Centre; we operate a Winlaton Community Base, North drop in between 9.30-11.30am every Street, Winlaton, Tyne and Wear, Monday, term time only and excluding NE21 6BY. Tel no: 4336080 Session times : 10.30 am – 11.30 am - bank holidays; Cost is £2.50. We cater Every Wednesday - Held in the large for children from 0-4 years, We have a large spacious hall and we all join in sports hall. The session is for people with singing (using puppets and props) with disabilities aged from 8 yrs old at around 11.15am. Children’s snacks onwards. Please call to book a place. .............................................................. are included, which usually includes fruit/veg. There is a cafe available for NEFIRST CREDIT UNION - Local parents - thanks Shirley & Natalie.

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Minister: Pastor David Harrison email: winlatonevch@talktalk.net Affiliated with FIEC (Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches)

Ryton Badminton Club Ryton badminton club was set up by parents from Ryton comprehensive school in 1977 and ever since has provided opportunity for adults and young people of all levels of skill to have fun and develop their game. Ages currently range from 13 - 65.

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What Charles Darwin didn’t know “What’s the difference between a pattern and a code?” This is a key question in Dan Brown’s latest novel “Origin”, with a theme of how life on earth began and where it is heading.

According to the hero Robert Langdon, patterns occur everywhere in nature, but codes – by definition – must carry information. He goes on to say that codes are the deliberate inventions of intelligent consciousnesses. Some critics reckon this goes too far; for example, the development of spoken language, definitely a code in this sense, could hardly be said to have begun deliberately, though there’s certainly intelligence behind it.

When Charles Darwin developed his theory of evolution by natural selection in the mid-1850s, he based his ideas on natural variations in isolated species populations together with the results of other people’s deliberate selective breeding experiments. He drew conclusions, still largely accepted and further developed today, about what we now call genetic inheritance, but he had no idea what the actual physical mechanism of this inheritance was, because the modern science of genetics was unknown. The founder of genetics was Gregor Mendel, an Augustinian monk in what is now the Czech Republic. He carried out experiments with varieties of peas in his monastery garden at around the same time as Darwin was writing “On the Origin of Species”, worked out how certain characteristics were passed on, and coined the terms dominant and recessive to describe what we now call genes. His work was largely overlooked until the start of the 20th century.

The genetic code, which is the information of heredity, is carried by the biological molecule DNA. It is an extremely long molecule with two external backbones of phosphate (related to bones and minerals) and sugar units twisted into a double helix – a shape rather like a spiral staircase or a curved ladder laid out on the slide of an enormously tall helterskelter. Each ladder rung connecting the phosphatesugar rails is a pair of small molecules called nucleobases, one attached to each rail. Although each molecule of human DNA has over 3 billion such base-pair rungs, there are

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only 4 different bases, known as C, A, G, and T, the initial letters of their chemical names; and each rung is always a pairing of A with T, or C with G, never any other combination. This means a DNA molecule can make two identical copies by splitting down the middle of the rungs and each half assembling a matching set of bases on a new second rail. This is how your DNA reproduces itself and is passed on to your descendants.

But the real power and significance of the genetic code is that the detailed sequence of bases controls how proteins are constructed from their small amino acid building blocks. Each of the 20 different amino acids in proteins corresponds to three successive bases along the DNA chain, for example CGA means glycine and CAT means histidine. One of the most remarkable features of this biological code is its efficiency: it uses only 4 characters, in contrast to the 20–30 characters in most western alphabets and thousands of characters in written Chinese.

All humans share 99.9% of the same DNA sequence, a higher proportion than most other species. What we have in common identifies us as human, and the small differences are what make you unique (unless you’re an identical twin). The entire sequence of over 3 billion bases in the human genetic code was finally established in a huge research programme, the Human Genome Project, at the turn of the millennium.

Its achievement is helping in the development of medical treatments for genetically inherited diseases.

Some surprises came out of this work. Less than 2% of the DNA base sequence is actually used in sections that code for protein production (the genes). The function of much of the rest is still a mystery, though some provides self-repair mechanisms and other maintenance features.

So, if the genetic code carries information for a purpose, does it imply deliberate design?

As Robert Langdon says, “That’s the paradox.”

The characters in Dan Brown’s “Origin” seem to be moving towards an odd position blending atheism with a mystical New Age spirituality and nature worship – is this true of the author too? The Director of the Human Genome Project at the time of its completion is less ambiguous in his viewpoint: Francis Collins, now the head of the US National Institutes of Health, moved from an atheist stance to a personal Christian faith largely as a result of his research in biology and medicine, and the developing story of DNA and the human genetic code confirmed him in this. Having begun with a Dan Brown quotation, I’ll end with one from President Bill Clinton, in the speech he and Francis Collins prepared together for the announcement of the first draft of the human genome in June 2000: “Today we are learning the language in which God created life”, to which Collins added “we have caught the first glimpse of our own instruction book, previously known only to God.”

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RYTON RYTON METHODIST CHURCH Sunday 9am Traditional style worship 10.30am Modern style worship/ Young people’s Church Godly Play style service.

Third Sunday each month 6pm Traditional style worship Refreshments served after each service.

Monday 10am Rhyme Time. Organised by Ryton Community Library Babies and pre-school children, parents engaging in songs, stories and refreshments.

A fun session for all to enjoy.

Tuesday 9.30am Slimming World 5pm Slimming World Wednesday 7.30pm. Ladies Fellowship group every two weeks.

Come and meet other people for conversation and make new friends.

Guest speakers introduce the group to a variety of interesting subjects.

Thursday 10-12.30pm CAMEO (Come and Meet Each Other) Come along every Thursday and have a chat and make new friends Twice monthly join us for lunch.

Booking required.

1.30-2.45pm Messy Story A pre-school group for parents and toddlers.

A fun, messy session for all to engage in and enjoy.

6pm Weight watchers Saturday 10am-12pm. Coffee Morning. First Saturday of each month.

Messy Church. 4pm-6.30pm. Last Saturday of each month Fun, messy craft activities for all the family, food and worship.

It’s Church alright but not how you would imagine it.

Godly Play Afternoons Monday 13th August – Friday 17th 1:30pm-3:30pm.

A week of hearing and responding to different Godly Play stories For children aged 5+. £2 per day.

Booking required.

Ryton Methodist Church is a drop off point for Food Bank supplies.

Items required are Tin products, dry foods, cereals and toiletries.

For more information about all of the events and activities, please see our website www.rytonmethodistchurch.org Alternatively contact: Rev Janet Capstick on 0191

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RYTON COMMUNITY LIBRARY Monday to Saturday 9.30 – 12.30 Below Methodist Church, entrance opposite Ryton Deli Tel 0191 413 1890 (during library hours) Books, computer, free wifi, local information, laminator, shredder Rhymetime for under 5’s Monday mornings 10-11a.m. term time. In Methodist Church Hall.

Cost £2 per family Readers’ Group Last Thursday of month 1.30 In the library.If you’d like join our happy band of volunteers, phone us or go to Ryton Library on facebook!

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HOLY CROSS CHURCH, RYTON VILLAGE SUNDAY 8.00 am Holy Communion 10.00 Parish Communion with Young Church 1st SUNDAY EACH MONTH 4.30 pm ‘The Ark’ - for pre-school children and their families 2nd SUNDAY EACH MONTH 6.00 pm Evensong: the traditional service TUESDAYS 7.00 am - 10.30 am ‘OASIS at Holy Cross’ A personal quiet time for any who wish it.

THURSDAY 10.00 am Holy Communion, coffee following SUNDAY 8th JULY Afternoon teas in Holy Cross Church in aid of Maggie’s Centre. All welcome for a delicious feast and cordial chat.

OPEN DAYS AT HOLY CROSS CHURCH every Sunday during July and August 12 noon to 6.00 pm. Come and have a look at this wonderful twelfth century church and learn all about its history through the ages. Accessible toilet and accessible parking available.

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RYTON OUTDOOR BOWLING Home to the Towers, Vets and Women`s Clubs. Based in Ferndene Park, Ryton. Come and join us either for pleasure on most afternoons or Sunday (am), or in Competitions throughout the Summer.

For more details Contact Colin Diball 0191 413 3872 or Hughie Armstrong 0191 4143019.

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RYTON LITTER ACTION GROUP We’re a group of volunteers aiming to keep Ryton, and the surrounding area, free from litter. We litter pick every 2-3 weeks from 10am-12noon on Sunday mornings. For details, check the website www.litteraction. org.uk/ryton-litter-action, email Andrew at rytonlitteraction@ hotmail.co.uk or phone Lisa 07747 805175. Come and join us for some fresh air and exercise. It’s very rewarding!

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RYTON CHORAL SOCIETY Love choral singing? Join us in September to rehearse for our Christmas concert.

Tuesdays 6.45-9.00 in Ryton Methodist Church, Grange Rd, Ryton. www.rytonchoralsociety.org.uk

YOGA CLASSES IN RYTON Yoga for All. Tuesday 9.30am -11am, Wednesday 6.30pm - 8pm. Drop-in class £4.50. Holy Cross Church Hall, Ryton, NE40 3QC. Linda Irving 0191 413 8609 E-mail: linda@yogalinda.org.uk Yoga at Stargate Community Centre every Tues at 7.30pm until 8.30pm. £4.per session. Bring own mat.For more info contact Carol on 0191 413 4665

U3A RYTON A friendly group with membership of 120 plus members who enjoy a variety of activities. Main Monthly meeting held on 3rd

RYTON LOCAL HISTORY SOCIETY - Meets on the last Thursday of the month at 7pm in Crawcrook Library. For further details contact 0191 4138164.

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Wednesday(pm) in Barmoor Hub, where guests are very welcome, and Interesting Speaker. New Members are Welcome, please come along!

Main activities are Weekly Carpet Bowls - Tues, Wed, Thurs (am) Craft Group - Mon. (pm) Art Group - Thurs. (am) Monthly History - 4th Tues. (pm) Coffee Morning - 1st Wed. (am) Music Appreciation - 2nd Wed. (pm) Board games - 4th Wed. (pm) Reading Group - 3rd Thurs. (pm) Walking Group - 3rd Friday (am) For details of activities and times please contact Ann Mellows 0191 3120164 or email billandann53@virginmedia.com ...........................................................

RYTON METHODIST CHURCH HALL - Third Saturday of the month 10.00–11.30am Stargate Hall Last Saturday of the month ~ 10-11.00am Stella, Parish Room, St Mary And St Thomas Aquinas Rc Church Last Saturday of the month ~ 11.15am–12.15pm (No surgeries in August, Christmas or on Public Holidays) You can contact Alex on 0191 413 1574 or Liz on 0191 413 9896 You can also email us atcllr. ageddes@gateshead.gov.uk orcllr. ltwist@gateshead.gov.uk

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PRE-SCHOOL MOVERS New movement and dance class for pre-school children aged 3-4. Ryton Methodist Church Hall (entrance on Grange Road). Wednesday afternoons 12.30-1.15pm. Term time only. £20 per child per term (sibling discount available). Alison 07775 760670

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PARENT AND TODDLER GROUPS Monday 9.30am – 11.00am Holy Cross Church Hall, £2. All Welcome Friday 9.30am – 11.30am (NCT Group) Holy Cross Church Hall, - £2.

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BARMOOR HUB - Barmoor, Ryton Keep Fit Monday 10.00 – 11.00am Friday 10.00 – 11.00am Contact Richie 07792360740 Monday fitness with Natasha ZUMBA 6-7pm Contact Natasha 07725400567 Tuesday fitness with Natasha ZUMBA 6-7pm. CORE 7.15-7.45pm ZUMBA 8-9pm Contact Natasha 07725400567 T.I.N.Y.T.U.N.E.S with Natasha Tuesday 10am Contact Natasha 07725400567

Ryton Art Club Tuesdays 6.30 – 8.30pm Contact Tammy 01914132053 Junior Club (8-11yrs old) Wednesday 6.00 – 7.30pm (£1 admission). Pool room / Fun games and craft activities / Sports Hall activities / Shop.

Contact Tammy 01914132053 Walking Sports Wednesday 1- 2 p.m.

Contact Nancy 01914132053 Tai Chi- Friday 2-3pm Contact Nancy 01914132053 For further information please contact 0191 413 2053. http://barmoorhub.weebly.com Find us and Like us on Face book

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Ryton & District Camera Club Ryton & District Camera Club meets every Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. in the RytonCommunity Centre, Cross House, Ryton, NE40 3QP. Anyone interested in photography will be made very welcome whether an expert or a beginner. Wheelchair accessible.

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Mid-Tyne Lions Club We are actively looking for new members to join out vibrant club.

We care about our community. If you do to and want to join a very friendly organisation then get in touch. Every penny we collect goes back to good causes we support!

We meet every 2nd Tuesday at Tyne Valley Golf Club, Old Ryton village, NE40 3QE. Come along – you will be most welcome. Tel No 0845 833 9527 www.midtynelionsclub.co.uk

BRIGHTEN RYTON

Local Environment Group We’re a newly formed group of local people who cherish Ryton. We look after Ryton’s roadside flowers, heritage sites and memorials.

Get involved in making a positive difference to our lovely village.

Email: rickyrichardson@fsmail.net.

Call 0771 2842198. Message via our Facebook page brightenryton.wordpress.com

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RNLI GATESHEAD BRANCH Local meetings to arrange support for this life saving charity.

For meeting times or other information contact Mrs Brenda Graham on 01914138593

Summer walks, with friendly folk.

July 7 Bolam - 6.5 miles July 21 Bardon Mill - 6.5 miles Aug 4 Beamish - 6 miles Aug 18 Corbridge - 8.5 or 6 miles For more details, speak to Michael Curry on 01207-507841

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STARGATE COMMUNITY CENTRE – All Welcome Mon – Bingo Night 6.15 – 8.15pm Tues - Yoga Night 7.30 – 8.30pm – contact Carol 0191 4134665 Wed – Toddler Group (Stargazers stay & play) 9.30 – 11am Fri – Sylvia Dobson Street & Freestyle dance for children 5 – 5.45pm Contact 01207 544557

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A simple cremation or burial funeral service including third party (doctors fees, cremation fee or interment fee, minister or non religious celebrant fee and professional services). A grave must be purchased in addition to this package. Hearse and one limousine included. Choice of The Guisborough or The Kincross veneered coffin.

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HEDDON & HORSLEY THE HEARTH ART CENTRE & CAFE, Main Road, Horsley, NE15 0NT www.thehearth.co.uk Registered Charity 1106143 MARCH & APRIL 2018 The Hearth is home to ten professional artists whose studios are open to the public when they are in. Artists’ studio days can be found on the ‘Artists’ page of The Hearth’s website. There are regular classes, courses and art workshops. Evening activities include live music and talks. Café open Monday to Friday 9.30am – 4pm, Saturday and Sunday 10am – 4pm.

MUSIC Friday 13th July, 7.30pm ASSEMBLY LANE Four young Newcastle-based musicians blend musical traditions of The British Isles and North America.

Friday 10thAugust , 7.30pm HEXPISTOLS AND HOKUM HOTSHOTS Pure entertainment with all-female singing group Hexpistols, and Jazz & Blues ‘with a smile on its face’ from Hokum Hotshots.

Tickets £12.50 / £7.50 (under 19s) from Hearth Café, Tickets can also be bought online via the website www.thehearth.co.uk Café open from 5.30pm for evening meals, please book on 01661 853 563 TALKS Thursday July 5th, 7.30pm BEWICK TO BALTIC: ART AND EDUCATION IN THE NORTH EAST Speaker Dr James Hall As part of the GREAT EXHIBITION OF THE NORTH, The Hearth is offering a special talk looking at the North’s contribution to innovation in art and the role taken by art educators. Doors open at 6.30pm for refreshments, and stands & displays by Cherryburn, The Hatton Gallery, Mining Art Gallery and Northern Print.

Tickets are £5 from Hearth Café, and online via the website www.thehearth. co.uk.

Thursday 26th July, 7.30pm THE ARCHIVES OF THE DUKE OF NORTHUMBERLAND AT ALNWICK CASTLE Speaker Christopher Hunwick £5 on the door, includes refreshments.

All talks are free to those aged 21 and under thanks to a generous donation from the Hedley Foundation.

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Horsley WI Meets every first Monday each month 7:30 pm in the WI hall at the west end of the village. We enjoy a wide variety of speakers and a delicious supper! New members and visitors are always welcome. WI Secretary Pam McAllister and her telephone number is 01661 853422 ...........................................................

Horsley Book Club meets the first Friday of each month, 4 pm onwards in The Hearth cafe.

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Heddon on the Wall Ballroom Dancing Classes We welcome beginners and those with some experience. The classes take place every Tuesday during term time in the Knott Memorial Hall from 8 – 10pm.

The teachers have endless patience and everyone has great fun. Find a partner and give it a try. Contacts: 0191 2365878 ( Jenian School of Dancing) or 01661 853798 (local contact) ...........................................................

Heddon WI. (WI Hall) - Held on the first Monday of the month at 7pm.

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The Sunday morning service 10.30am. The Heddon Patchers A quilting and patchwork group who meet every other Wednesday in the Women’s Institute at Heddon on the Wall. We have a tutor and can be contacted through Ann Allsopp on 01661853695. or on line at allsopprayann@btopenworld.com ...........................................................

HEDDON STITCHERS Anyone who enjoys needle or craft work of any variety is welcome and their expertise would be of interest to the group. Stitchers is a friendly self-help group and offer help (if required) to anyone who has not picked up a needle for years. Optional workshops are held on a regular basis. Occasionally a guest speaker will give a talk and/ or demonstration on a particular technique. Trips are organised to local craft shops and exhibitions.

Heddon Stitchers meet in the Knott Memorial Hall every Monday from 1pm - 3pm. Contact: Ann Lockey - 01661 852832 or Alison Laker -01661 853798 ...........................................................

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talks (usually on the second Monday in the month) by different speakers on a wide variety of subjects of local interest to which all are welcome.

Meetings are held in the hall of Heddon Methodist Church on Towne Gate starting at 7:30pm. A small fee covers hire of the venue and refreshments. Further details :www. heddonhistory.weebly.com Contact us through the website or Andy Curtis (01661 853095).

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HEDDON ART GROUP We are a friendly enthusiastic Art group in Heddon on the Wall. We meet fortnightly in the W.I. Hall from 7 to 9pm. At present we are up to capacity but if you are interested please get in touch and we will be happy to tell you more about what we do. Contact: Win Warcup -01661 853346 or email: win. heddon@hotmail.co.uk ...........................................................

AD MURUM SINGERS Ad Murum Singers are a community choir based in Heddon-on-the-Wall.

The choir enjoys a wide range of music, and constantly explores new ways to make singing fresh, fulfilling and especially fun. Singing is a social activity, and has been found to stimulate the brain, relieve stress, and improve cardio-vascular function!

We are always keen to welcome new members of all ages and abilities - No auditions! With the money raised from our concerts, the choir is able to send donations to a variety of charities, both local and national. The choir meets in Heddon Methodist Church at 7-30pm on Tuesday evenings (September to June).

This is to practise for our Christmas and Summer concerts, which are performed in The Knott Memorial Hall. The choir also perform at other venues or events during the year, by special invitation.

If you would like to help Ad Murum Singers make music, contact Christine Champion on 0191 2740217 for informatiom. ...........................................................

HEDDON CARPET BOWLS Knott Memorial Hall - Thursdays 7.00pm. Bowling provides gentle exercise, it has a good social atmosphere and there are always plenty of laughs. So if you would like to meet new people and make new friends, come along and join us any Thursday evening. You will be made most welcome. ...........................................................

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1 hour to spare on Wednesday mornings? Join us for gentle exercise to music. The class is aimed at the over 50s but younger people are most welcome. 10 - 11 a.m. in the Knott Memorial Hall. Contact: Pauline Wright 01661 853365 ...........................................................

HEDDON ON THE WALL Methodist Church Minister: Rev Tim Thorpe can be contacted at 20 Aquila Drive, Tel 01661 853530 If you would like to receive Holy Communion in your home, would like a visit, or to arrange a baptism, marriage or funeral please get in touch Website: www.heddonmethodists. org.uk orFacebook: Heddon Methodist Church Sunday Services: 10.30am-11.30am ‘All Age’ Service (first Sunday of each month) – all our services welcome anyone of any age – this service offers an opportunity to focus a little more on our younger generation The Living Room: (Third Sunday of the month) – Alternative Worship 6.00pm Exploring the Christian faith and worshiping in a more relaxed and non-traditional way Bible Study (weekly): Wednesdays 7.00pm Prayer Group (weekly):Thursdays 1.15pm ‘Free’ Community Film Night (quarterly): Next Film Friday 7 September7.00pm Check village notice boards for film details The Garden Room – Open Door (Coffee Mornings - weekly): Thursdays from 10.00am-11.30am Company, Friendship, Good Conversation and a Cuppa . . .

Ladies Breakfast (quarterly): Saturday 9.00am(next event Saturday29 September) Enjoy a healthy breakfast and fellowship. Guest Speaker:Joan Histon £5per person - to book email: ladiesbreakfast@heddonmethodists. org.uk or Telephone: Brenda 01661 598518 or Muriel 01661 854788 Men’s Coffee Fellowship (monthly): First Saturday of the month at 10.00am (except July or August) Craft and Chat (monthly): Tuesdays 1.30-3.00pm (except August) Messy Church (every other month): 2.30pm-4.30pm A united(ecumenical) activity for families with Heddon Methodist Church and St Andrew’s Church Buffet Tea included (children need to

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Other Events Taking Place at Heddon Methodist Church Heddon Photography Group (monthly): Every 2nd Thursday of

each Month 7.00-9.00pm All levels welcome, get together informally, share an interest in photography, be inspired by others, learn what your camera is capable of and get involved in photo opportunities. £2.00 (members) £4.00 (guests) Tel: Lynn (07809) 683213 History Society (monthly): Mondays 7.30-9.00pm Admurum Choir Practice (weekly): Tuesday evenings 7.00pm

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Do you feel like you reflect on things more than everyone else? Do you find yourself worrying about how other people feel? Do you prefer quiet, calm environments? Do you feel particularly in tune with nature and animals and re-charge your batteries by spending time alone? If so, you may be a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP).

Rescuing trapped insects As a little girl I would sometimes go outside to play after dinner, but see a fly trapped against a window, desperately trying to get outside. Instead of passing it by, running outside to play, I’d find myself with a glass and piece of paper, intent on saving the poor insect, even if it meant ‘using up’ my allotted playing time before bed. No-one ever taught me to do this. It was just something ‘inside me’ that actually felt the suffering of others, no matter how small or seemingly insignificant in our big, busy, human-world. Similarly, as a child, I’d want to join my friends by going to Brownies after school, to participate in all the activities and feel like I ‘fitted in’. However, no matter how much I liked the idea of having fun in a group environment, I knew that the reality was very different. I craved my bedroom, my own company, my books, quiet doodling and time with Scampy, our beloved family rescue dog. Growing up, despite wanting to enjoy them, I often found big group activities or loud environments overwhelming and as a teenager I spent a lot of time pretending that my skin was a lot thicker than it really was. It wasn’t until I was in my thirties that I realised that I didn’t have to pretend to be anything else than what I already was – a highly sensitive person (HSP). What’s more, a growing body of research now exists about HSP traits and such studies have helped me to cultivate a lifestyle and way of appreciating life that embraces my HSP personality instead of it being the hindrance it felt like when I was growing up.

The evidence

The personality trait was first researched by Elaine N. Aron, Ph.D., in the early 1990s and it is estimated that 15-20% of the population are in fact HSP. Aron, who has written multiple studies and books on high sensitivity, including The Highly Sensitive Person, also developed a self-test to help determine if you are highly sensitive. While recent interest in introversion - driven largely by high-profile publications on the subject, including Susan Cain’s book Quiet, - has brought more awareness to personality traits that value less stimulation and higher sensitivity, Aron notes that highly sensitive people still tend to be considered the “minority.” But “minority” doesn’t have to be construed negatively - in fact, being highly sensitive carries a multitude of positive characteristics if we embrace our highly sensitive nature and, importantly, learn when to take a step back and re-charge our batteries away from environments that may be over-stimulating and overwhelming.

Studies using Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI), provide physical evidence that brains of individuals who are “highly sensitive” respond more powerfully to emotional images than individuals who are not “highly sensitive”.

This translates to an individual characterised as HSP showing higher levels of awareness and emotional responsiveness based on greater activity in the “mirror neuron system” and “anterior insula” areas of the brain. Biologists suggest that one possible explanation for this is that it offers a different and possibly complementary evolutionary survival strategy.

It is important to point out that being highly sensitive is not something that needs “fixing”. It is a normal temperamental trait that people are born with. However, as I’ve found myself over the years, being part of a minority in modern society can sometimes be difficult: it can make you feel more vulnerable in situations which are aimed at extroversion or where it would be beneficial to be rather a little more thick-skinned. HSPs struggle, for example, with functioning in a society that values sensory overstimulation and a fast-paced lifestyle. They might find themselves working in an environment surrounded by people who are non-HSP and might find, for instance, an open-plan office with fluorescent lighting, noise and time pressure extremely uncomfortable or perpetually overstimulating.

Other HSPs might struggle with being in a relationship with a partner who is not highly sensitive. Some HSPs may find it difficult to accept their sensitivity as it may make them feel helpless, vulnerable or disillusioned by the pace and apparent ‘insensitivity’ of modern life.

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HSPs tend to be easily startled and often feel overwhelmed by loud sensory input, violent films or large crowds HSPs tend to be more cautious when facing new situations HSPs are often highly conscientious and have a tendency to be perfectionistic HSPs are easily shaken and distressed by change. They also do less well in “multitasking” situations HSPs are often sensitive to loud noises, strong scents, coarse fabrics or bright lights (sirens, aeroplanes, fluorescent lighting etc.)

HSPs tend to be “cooperative,” rather than “competitive,” and often underperform in highly competitive environments HSPs get easily rattled in stressful situations and under time pressure HSPs are highly empathetic and frequently “pick up moods” from other people or feel like a ‘sponge’, soaking up the emotions of others About 70% of HSPs are introverted, while about 30% are extroverted. All of them tend to have rich inner lives and show a tendency to think deeply about the world, others and their lives HSPs tend to need more time on their own in order to reduce their level of overstimulation, often preferring being in nature or in a quiet, less stimulating environment HSPs are often drawn to the arts, music, nature and spirituality and quickly have an emotional reaction to images of beauty HSPs often perform poorly, even doing familiar tasks, when they are being observed or “evaluated” by others HSPs are very sensitive to other species and nature. Since they are so in tune with energies, emotions, and the lesser-noticed things in life, HSPs often feel emotionally and physically distressed when they witness cruelty to animals or the destruction of the natural world as if it is actually happening to them. On a more positive note, HSPs tend to re-charge their batteries by spending solitary time in nature or with a companion animal and often experience a deep sense of elation and joy when engaged in such activities HSPs tend to be motivated by eudemonic, rather than hedonic wellbeing: They are often driven by an internal search for meaning, and if something doesn’t feel meaningful, they can’t just “do it anyway” - they need to silence or filter it out.

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Be honest about your predisposition to be a HSP, especially in close relationships and work situations.

Reduce the number of intense stimuli in your environment.

Limit the number of tasks when multi-tasking.

Avoid burnout by noticing early warning signs, such as feeling overwhelmed and anxious.

Get your thoughts and deep emotions on paper so that they won’t cloud your brain.

Take advantage of your creativity: draw, colour or write.

Take advantage of your predisposition for higher empathy to strengthen relationships.

Be comfortable in your sensitive skin and never be ashamed of it. By being aware of your HSP nature it’s possible to develop a keen interest in and gratitude for your consciousness and sense of connectedness with other people close to you, the natural world and other species. This complex inner realm, often neglected by many people in our modern, fast-paced society, can become your individual path to wholeness and happiness.

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Growing up with a more finely tuned nervous system and therefore a “sharper” perception of the world can therefore come with difficulties. However, it’s important to remember that the trait itself isn’t problematic, although not recognising or responding to the characteristics, or trying to ‘fit in’ in a largely non-HSP society can cause the highly sensitive individual some distress. So, how can the HSP cultivate their traits whilst learning to recognise when they may need some time out to re-charge their batteries? A common solution for HSPs is making lifestyle changes in order to find their optimal level of stimulation but first, it’s necessary to actually recognise HSP characteristics and attributes. Do you think you may be an HSP? • HSPs are often more aware of subtleties in their environment and become overstimulated more quickly than others • HSPs are often more sensitive to physical pain or the effect of stimulating substances (e.g. caffeine)

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Don’t get tied in knots with natural cordage Bushcrafts is about using the immediate environment to supply your needs and a good knowledge of plants and their many uses is an essential part of the skills needed. As you can probably imagine this is a huge subject which covers things like wild food, wild medicines, shelter, tools, hunting equipment, containers, fire, cordage, personal hygiene; you can easily write a book or several on the subject. What I’d like to do here is give you a different perspective on some of the plants with which you are probably very familiar and perhaps get you experimenting with them and the creative skills involved in turning them into something useful. We’ll just take a closer look at one of these today: cordage.

There are many occasions when you are setting up bush camp or making things, for which you need a good bit of string. Luckily there are several plants that will provide you with ways of binding things together.

Sometimes you don’t need to do much to them to make them useable, for example honeysuckle stems can provide a very strong rope substitute capable of supporting significant weight. Evidence for this was found during the excavation of a wood henge which was exposed by the sea some years ago now (possibly East Anglia but I can’t rightly remember – I think it may have been nicknamed Sea Henge if you are interested in trying to find out more). This was from the Neolithic period and when they dug up the heaviest bit – the bottom of a large oak tree complete with its main roots bases – they found it was encircled by several thick strands of honeysuckle which had been used to drag it into place and put it stem first into the ground with the root plate bit forming what looked very much like an altar.

Spruce trees are very shallow rooting and with just a little bit of digging a little distance from the main trunk you will expose some of the thinner pliable roots – about the thickness of a pencil or less. If you follow these along, digging them up as you go, you will end up with strong useable strands that can be used for binding things, such as wooden frameworks, together. This is particularly useful in shelter building or making camp furniture. You can process the roots by splitting if they are too thick; peel the bark off the root and then using your knife open up a split in the end with an equal amount of root on either side of the split. Ease them apart simultaneously pulling them and if it starts to thin more on one side than the other, pull at more of an angle on the thicker side to try and correct it.

As with all bushcraft activities think about the environment and minimising your impact upon it; don’t dig up more than you need as you are reducing the feeding and water uptake ability of the tree with each strand you lift.

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Select long, straight growing, thin twigs (less than pencil thickness if you can) often referred to as withies in basket making and in bushcrafts. Use them when fresh and green and newly cut. You need to firmly but carefully twist the withy all the way along its length to weaken the harder woody material in it and make it more pliable. You should then be able to bend it and twist it and tie knots in it with little trouble. Some trees are poor for this for example alder breaks easily but experiment with what you have to hand.

With all the above there is little or no processing needed to obtain something that is very useful for strong binding. There are several other common plants that are a source of fibres that can be used to manufacture strong cordage. The under bark of some trees is particularly strong and

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can be used for lashing directly or made into a very strong cordage. The under barks of willow, wych elm and the limes are all excellent. In each case you need to remove the bark from a youngish branch or stem and then separate the outer bark from the under bark. Doing this in spring when the sap is rising and the wood is saturated helps greatly but I do teach how to get this cordage source even in the winter when the wood is at its driest.

The strands of under bark are then dried and can be moistened later to manufacture string by hand, again a technique which I teach but I think I’d tie myself in knots, if you’ll pardon the pun, if I tried to describe the process here – it is much easier to show someone and let them have a go with a bit of supervision.

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You’ll sleep out in the tarp shelter you make and cook your breakfast on the fire in the morning. Food is not included in the price.

Two more very common plants which will be familiar to you that you can manufacture good cordage from are brambles and nettles. Both have fibres on the outside of the stem that can be removed and used either without processing for binding where there isn’t a lot of strength needed or made into a strong string where more strength is needed. I often, for example, use the strands on the outside of nettles without any further processing, to tie up food that I have wrapped in leaves to cook in the embers of my camp fires. Obtaining the strands is a simple process in both cases perhaps easier to demonstrate though rather than to try and write down. The process of manufacturing the cordage/string is the same as for the under bark already mentioned; most people pick up the method fairly quickly and within 30 minutes are confidently making impressive looking cordage.

There are plants that I haven’t mentioned that grow around us that yield fibre for cordage some of them need a bit more processing to extract the fibres but they all can be used to make very useable strong cord which is basically indispensable in bushcrafts for so many activities. If you’d like to learn more and have a go please get in touch with me at Wild North Discovery; once you are hooked on cord making it is difficult to stop and it’s a very satisfying and useful thing to do while sitting round the camp fire at the end of the day.

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PARENT AND TODDLER GROUP 9.30-11 am Tuesdays and Thursdays (term-time) Margaret Glendinning 01661 832066 Sunday services: 10 am MESSY CHURCH 3.15pm refreshments 1st Friday of the month.

Families welcome.

YOUTH CLUB: Fridays 6-7.30pm (age 5-11) term-time ...........................................................

PRUDHOE & DISTRICT U3A We are a friendly organisation with a wide variety of activities and interests.

The U3A is not about study and qualifications, it is about members improving the quality of their lives by getting together to share interests and join in activities. Our members are from all walks of life and are either retired or in part-time work, with different life experiences to share with each other.

We hold a general meeting with invited speakers on the last Monday morning of each month these meetings are in Prudhoe St Mary’s Parish Hall on Front Street. A less formal meeting on the second Tuesday morning of each month 10am - 11.30am is held at The Spetchells Centre, Prudhoe; Interest groups meet at times and places to suit their members. For more information please contact the Membership Secretary on 01661 831473 or visit our website https:// sites.google.com/site/u3a4prudhoe/ ...........................................................

PRUDHOE HEALTH WALKS Meet every Thursday at Tyne Riverside Country Park Visitor Centre at 10:30am for a short walk with longer extension on second Thursday of month. Tel: 01670 622368 See all our walks listed on the Hexham what’s on pages. ...........................................................

PRUDHOE GLEEMEN MALE VOICE CHOIR New members welcome. www.prudhoegleemen. org.uk . We meet 7.15pm every Monday night at Prudhoe Methodist Chapel for our practices. Everyone who would like to join in can just come along. You do not need to read music. Tel no 01661 832162 ...........................................................

WEST WYLAM RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION Meet on the last Monday of every other month, We meet in The Manors, Adderlane

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PRUDHOE OVER 50’S FORUM meets on the 3rd Monday of every month in St. Mary Magdelene’s Church Hall (at the traffic lights in Prudhoe ) Meetings begin with coffee and biscuits at 9:45am. Speaker at 10am. Don’t sit at home alone this year. Come and join us. Anyone over 50 living in and around Prudhoe is very welcome at our friendly and informative meetings. Meets on the 3rd Monday of the month in St Mary Magdalene Church Hall, Front Street, Prudhoe at 9.45 for coffee and speaker at 10am ...........................................................

PRUDHOE PARISH HALL ARTventurers Tyne Valley, art and craft classes, parties and events for babies, toddlers and children.

Wednesday 9:50am Baby ARTventurers (6-18 months) For more information please contact Justine, 07737108061 justine@ artventurers.co.uk ...........................................................

PRUDHOE GARDENERS’ ASSOCIATION We manage the Prudhoe Town Allotments on behalf of Prudhoe Town Council. These allotments are available for those who live within the parish of Prudhoe (which includes Mickley). To apply for an allotment you need to go to the Hut behind the West Wylam Inn Inn, Front Street, Prudhoe on Saturday mornings between 10am and 12 noon to add your name to the waiting list. Any gardener who has a home garden can be a member of the Prudhoe Gardeners’ Association on payment of a small annual fee.

This allows you to purchase seeds, fertilisers, compost and garden sundries at our discount rates during our Saturday morning opening hours. For more information visit http://prudhoegardenersassociaton. wordpress.com or come along to the Hut. ...........................................................

PRUDHOE COMMUNITY ALLOTMENT “If you are interested in gardening, happy to help, share knowledge and learn new skills we would love to hear from you. The allotment is run by volunteers and can only thrive with their help.

We are a community allotment open to all abilities - anyone interested in gardening including anyone from the Prudhoe area with mental health

issues, special needs, disabilities and those on the autism spectrum.

If you would like to learn a bit about gardening, would like to use one of our raised beds to ‘grow your own’ or can help please come along to the allotment on Wednesday or Friday mornings between 10 and 12am. The allotment is sited on Redwell Court (off the junction between Redwell Road and Drawback).

Our annual Open Day will be on Wednesday 15th August. The allotment will be open between 10am and 3pm. There will be plants for sale and refreshments. Everyone welcome to come and look around.

Contact Ann Curran 844675 or email Jo Bentley - pca@jobentley.plus.com for further information.” ...........................................................

PRUDHOE GROUND FORCE Meets every Wednesday morning 9 - 10am at various locations in Prudhoe to litter pick or do other environmental work.

Anyone wishing to join this group 01661 833895 for details of the day or email: j.dobson@ic24.net ...........................................................

PRUDHOE COMMUNITY CHOIR Welcomes new members. The choir meets on Wednesday evenings between 7.45pm and 9.45pm at Stocksfield Baptist Church. Contact Chairperson Joan Sulter Tel. 0191 4133442 or Catherine Edge (Secretary) Tel: 01661 835738. ...........................................................

TYNE VALLEY CANOE CLUB We meet every Friday throughout the year in either Tyne Riverside Country Park (April-September) @ 6.30 pm or Waterworld (October-March) @ 8.30 pm. All ages welcome. For more details contact John Dean (Tel. 01661 832575) ...........................................................

PRUDHOE PARISH CHURCH ST MARY MAGDALENE. 8am Holy Communion service - on 1st, 3rd and 5th Sunday of the month 10am Holy Communion service every Sunday - coffee/tea in the Parish Hall after service. Young Church held through the service in the Parish Hall (Term time only) 5pm Evening worship with choir - on 1st Sunday of the month.

10am Holy Communion Service every Thursday coffee/tea in the Parish Hall after service Coffee morning on Saturdays in the parish hall 10-12 ...........................................................

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Wednesday 9:50am Baby ARTventurers (6-18 months) For more information please contact Justine, 07737108061 justine@ artventurers.co.uk ...........................................................

PRUDHOE TOWN COMMUNITY CENTRE has the following regular classes - Monday: 9:20 - 9:50 ABY Fitness Metafit 9:50 - 10:20 ABY Fitness A&A Attack 7-9 Yoga Tuesday: 9:20 - 9:50 A

BY Fitness Insanity Live 30 9:50 - 10:20 ABY Fitness Piyo Live 30 5:30 - 6:30 LJL Bounce Thursday: 9:20 - 9:50 ABY Fitness Metafit 9:50 - 10:20 ABY Fitness A&A Attack It has a bar and Kitchen, and is available for hire for any function such as Birthday party, wake, coffee mornings etc.

They have a facebook page and website, all bookings and enquiries go to Brian Batey: 07855771335 PARK RUN - Saturdays - 9am.

Tyne Riverside Country Park, Prudhoe 5km timed park run, register free www.parkrun.org.uk/register Holly Kelleher prudhoeriversideoffice@parkrun. com ...........................................................

PRUDHOE PLODDERS Find us on face book.

Get your fitness back and join us for runs around Prudhoe. Beginners welcome - Holly Kelleher 07852 760552 ...........................................................

BORDER REIVER ARCHERS We are a small, friendly club with membership open to those aged 14 years and over. We run regular Taster Sessions and Beginners Courses (all using the Olympic Recurve Bow) where participants are given access to all required equipment. Tuition is given by fully qualified ArcheryGB Coaches and other experienced archers.

Where do we meet? During the summer (April – Sept) on Sunday mornings at Ovingham Middle School and Tues/Fri evenings; during the winter (Oct – Mar) on Sunday afternoons at Prudhoe Community High School.

Further information is available on our website: www. borderreiverarchers.co.uk, by Email to borderreiverarchers@yahoo.com or from the club secretary, Jane, tel: 01434-681002.

If you like the idea of finding out a little more about the sport, taking a Taster Session, or signing up for a

full Beginners Course, please don’t hesitate to contact us. We’d welcome your enquiry. ...........................................................

ANY FITNESS The Tory Club, West Road in Prudhoe Monday’s 6:30pm - Metafit (30 mins) 7pm - Insanity Abs & Core (30 mins) 7:30pm - Metafit (30 mins) Wednesday’s 6:30pm - Totally Shredded (60 mins) Thursday’s 6:30pm - Insanity Live 50 (50 mins) 7:30pm - PiYo Live 50 (50 mins) Saturday’s 10:15am - PiYo Live 50 (50 mins) Classes are suitable for all fitness levels and abilities and are child friendly too.

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PRUDHOE SOCIAL CLUB We have regular excellent Saturday/ Sunday evening entertainment to include bingo.

Bingo is on every Monday Wednesday & Friday evenings. Fridays we have meat draw, last ticket no draw and key to the box.

We have sky sports - England / Newcastle matches 20pence off a pint..!

Saturday 11.08.2018 fabulous comedy vocalist act Simon Cain £2 door entry and special guest appearance the one and only Dan Gowland.Room hire available for all parties, christenings weddings, funerals & children’s parties.

Snooker, Pool & Dart rooms.

Find us on Facebook. All events are advertised on Facebook and Useyourlocal.com ...........................................................

PRUDHOE LIBRARY Thursday 26 July, 2pm -3pm Stories and Crafts with an Indian theme: come and make Rangoli patterns and listen to a story. Book a free place online at - http://nlandlibs. eventbrite.com Tuesday 7 August, 10.30am - 11.30am Join us for a fantastic Mischief Makers Summer Reading Challenge event. Come and have a go with our makey makey kit and play the piano with bananas or help the bee-bots travel round Beano town to find the treasure. Craft activities will also be available. Suitable for children aged 5-10 years. Book a free place online at - http://nlandlibs.eventbrite.com Wednesday 15 August, 2.30pm -4pm Join us for a fantastic Mischief Makers Summer Reading Challenge event.

Scamps and rascals are invited to a creative workshop with illustrator Gillian Gamble. Create artwork to take home inspired by ‘Beware the Mighty Bitey’ by Heather Pindar. Suitable for children aged 5+years. Book a free place online at - http://nlandlibs. eventbrite.com Thursday 30 August, 2.30pm - 4pm Join us for stories and crafts. Book a free place online at - http://nlandlibs. eventbrite.com

Story & Rhymetime Every Friday during term time,

10.30am - 11am Listen to stories, sing rhymes and take part in craft activities. Come along and join the fun - no need to book, just turn up! This session is aimed at children aged 0-4years, and takes place every Friday during term time only ...........................................................

TEAMBUILDERS CHILDREN’S HOLIDAY CLUB Each morning from Mon 23rd – Fri 27th July.

Stocksfield and Prudhoe churches are working together to run our popular children’s holiday club during the first week of the school holidays, with the younger children meeting in Prudhoe and the older ones in Stocksfield.

It will be five mornings of non-stop fun, with games, crafts and construction, drama, music and Bible stories. Details and bookings at https://tinyurl.com/ stocksfieldprudhoeholidayclub or ring Ruth on 07421 018976.

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If you are a local business and would like to know more about what is going on in the business community then the Prudhoe Business Forum is the place to be. As well as quarterly meetings to provide updates and networking opportunities we also have a Facebook and Twitter presence keeping everyone up to date.

There’s been a lot going on in Prudhoe in recent years, Prudhoe Town Fair, Highfield Fest, Kite Festivals, Radio Prudhoe, Prudhoe Town Show to name just a few.

Behind the scenes there is a massive amount of work going on and that is where the local Businesses, Community Groups and Town and County Councillors all pull together to make them happen.

But do you know how many local businesses and community groups we have here in Prudhoe ?

Probably a lot more than most of us are aware of !

That is why the Prudhoe Business Forum in conjunction with Prudhoe Web Design run by Zak Yakoob and Peter Surridge created the Visit Prudhoe website (www.visitprudhoe.uk) covering Prudhoe and the surrounding towns and villages. We also run Facebook and Twitter Social media accounts for Visit Prudhoe with regular updates on local news, events, activities and offers.

The objective of the Visit Prudhoe website to try and attract people to visit and use the facilities in Prudhoe by providing a directory of all local businesses and community groups in one location. Not only that you can also see what’s going on locally, local news, special offers from local businesses and local adverts.

All businesses can have a free listing on the website – so if you’re a local business that doesn’t yet have a listing you can either go online and register yourself, or contact us at info@visitprudhoe.uk.

There are also premium listings available giving enhanced functionality within the website, increased advertising opportunities and additional information on your business listing for a small annual contribution towards the running, maintenance and enhance of the website going forward.

See our Prudhoe Business Community page and group on Facebook or contact us on; info@visitprudhoe.uk for more information.

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Paul Stangroom talks about painting, teaching and living in his gallery in Prudhoe’s converted washeteria.

How is life in your art gallery in Prudhoe right now?

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They really love painting here – the light is great and they enjoy the local shops. The gallery is warmed by the stove in the winter – and in the summer, there’s the garden.

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STOCKSFIELD STOCKSFIELD STRIDERS running club meet at the Cricket Club every Tuesday at 7.30pm and are always open to new members of all abilities. Thanks, David Reed ...........................................................

WHAT’S ON AT STOCKSFIELD COMMUNITY CENTRE (SiCA) Weekly MONDAY 6.30pm.-7.45pm - Low impact Aerobics/Body toning TUESDAY. 9.30am – 11.30am - Computer Club 10.30am-Noon - Carpet Bowls 10.00am --2.00pm Tuesday Club 4.00pm-6.00pm - Feet First Dance Class (term time) 6.00pm – 7.00pm - Step Class all levels 7.00pm—9.00pm - Mah Jong WEDNESDAY 9.30am – 11.30am - Parent & Toddlers (term time) 9.30am – 11.30am - Digital Photography Club 5.30pm and 7.30pm - Slimming World 6.00pm-7.30pm - Yoga THURSDAY 1.30pm – 3.30pm - Mah Jong 6.45pm – 7.45pm - Pilates using Stability Balls 7.00pm- 9.00pm - Bridge 8.00pm – 10.00pm - Badminton FRIDAY 9.30am – 10.45am - Low impact aerobics for legs,bums and tums!

11.00am-12.30pm - Yoga SATURDAY 9.15am – 12.15pm - Feet First Dance Class (term time) 1pm – 5.00pm Stocksfield Gaming Centre For further information please contact Beth at SCA on 01661 842346 or email admin@ stocksfieldca.org.uk SCA is located on Mount View Terrace, Stocksfield (near the Railway Station) ...........................................................

STOCKSFIELD COMMUNITY CENTRE in January & February JULY Mon 2nd 7.30pm Parish Council Meeting Wed 4th 7.30pm Stocksfield WI Tues 8th 7.30pm SCA Annual General Meeting Wed 11th 7.30pm Hedley W.I. Sun 15th noon – 4pm JLJ Dance Festival Sat 21st 10-4pm Tynedale Spinners & Weavers Sat 21st 7.30pm Saturday Sparkle

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STOCKSFIELD BAPTIST CHURCH SUNDAY MEETINGS – We are a warm, welcoming and informal church that meets every Sunday 10am 11.30am. All are welcome, wherever you are on your faith journey. For more info see stocksfieldbaptistchurch. net.

STAY AND PLAY – Mums and tots meet every Tuesday during term time 10am – 11.30am LUNCHEON CLUB – Meets on the 2nd + 4th Thursday of the month at 11am for a mini service plus lunch from our talented volunteers, or alternatively 12pm for just lunch. For Everyone of all ages – see website.

RED BANANA YOUTH CLUB ( 7-13 yrs ) – Meets every Sunday night 7pm - 8.45pm.

Retired Men - Meet 1st + 3rd Thurs of the month 9.30am - 11.30am. ...........................................................

NATIONAL TRUST CHERRYBURN Birthplace of Thomas Bewick Volunteer opportunities to support visitor welcome, family activities, museum and print room. Whether you want to put years of skills and experience towards our cause or just want to try something brand new, we’ll have a role to suit you. Our team is full of inspiring people from all walks of life who get a real buzz from working and learning together. For more information contact the Volunteer Manager heather.cook@nationaltrust. org.uk or visit us at Cherryburn. ...........................................................

MINSTERACRES SUMMER FAYRE 11am-4pm on Saturday 14th July. Visit our beautiful grounds for a day of fun.

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STOCKSFIELD TEA DANCE Last Sunday of each month (except August). 4pm - 7pm Stocksfield Community Centre, Mount View Terrace, Stocksfield, NE43 7HL ..........................................................

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TEAMBUILDERS CHILDREN’S HOLIDAY CLUB Each morning from Mon 23rd – Fri 27th July.

Stocksfield and Prudhoe churches are working together to run our popular children’s holiday club during the first week of the school holidays, with the younger children meeting in Prudhoe and the older ones in Stocksfield. It will be five mornings of nonstop fun, with games, crafts and construction, drama, music and Bible stories. Details and bookings at https://tinyurl.com/ stocksfieldprudhoeholidayclub or ring Ruth on 07421 018976.

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Over the 5 years of the project, we will release 2000 voles back into Kielder.

I was lucky enough to be able to help with the release on Wednesday 12th June, along with staff and volunteers from all the project partners: Northumberland Wildlife Trust, Tyne Rivers Trust and Forestry Commission. It was an ‘all hands on deck’ kind of day, as we needed to get around 40 pens out along a few burns. The pens are placed at roughly 20m intervals on very rough terrain, and covered with foliage to keep them cool. The voles are placed into the pens along with straw, vegetation and a piece of apple and carrot each. The pens are visited daily and topped up with food. On the fourth day, a baffle plate is put onto the pen. This is a wooden plate with a small

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As I write this, the Restoring Ratty team are out and about in the wilds of Kielder carrying out the third release of water voles back into the forest since the project launched two years ago.

Each release takes place over about 10 days, but there’s a lot of preparation in the preceding months to make sure that everything will go smoothly when the animals are here.

To make sure that we are choosing the best places to release them, the Restoring Ratty staff work closely with Forestry Commission Wildlife Rangers to scout out the burns and streams and make sure that there is appropriate habitat for the voles to settle in. A large number of sites around Kielder Water & Forest Park will be looked at. We then look at the results of surveys that we have carried out earlier in the year to find out where the water voles that we released last year have settled. We need to make sure that the sites we choose for a release are within a suitable distance of the established water voles so that the populations will link up. The list of potential sites are then checked to make sure that there won’t be any tree felling or access issues that could affect the release. After a process of elimination, we will have a handful of sites to choose from.

Once we have our chosen sites, we work out how many voles will go into each site, and make sure that the voles that will be released together are not closely related. This ensures that there is a genetic diversity amongst this new population. Voles are released singly, in breeding pairs (hopefully with the female already pregnant) or in family groups. We work with Derek Gow Consultancy who are specialists in breeding water voles in captivity. They have a record for every vole that is released that shows where it came from and how it is related to all of the other voles.

The voles that we release into Kielder have been captive bred from individuals taken from populations in the North Pennines, The Trossachs and North Yorkshire. We use voles from these populations as studies have shown that they are genetically similar to the voles that used to inhabit Kielder, before they became locally extinct. The voles that we take to breed from are from the last litter of the year, and typically would not survive through winter. We do this to avoid having an adverse impact on the donor population of voles. The voles that were captured then travel to Derek Gow’s facility in Devon to form our captive breeding population. We had 160 voles for this release.

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Of course, all this effort to reintroduce the water vole would be wasted if mink were to come back to Kielder. We have a big team of volunteers, landowners and partner organisations checking a network of rafts around the forest to monitor for the presence of mink. The rafts have a tray of clay inside, and any animal that walks over the clay will leave footprints behind. If we find a mink footprint, we will then put a trap out to try and catch it. Natural predators of water vole, such as otter, are too big to get inside the burrows and these act as a safe refuge. However, mink, which are an introduced species, are small enough to get into the burrows and can quickly wipe out whole populations.

For a chance to see water voles in Kielder, why not join one of our Ratty Rambles taking place through the summer – visit www.nwt.org.uk/whats-on for more details.

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Building Natural Immunity, Part 6 Foods can harm, or foods can heal

Today, more than ever, we need to consider the epidemic of chronic ill health that is pervading the UK today. We need to look at the lifestyle choices we make for ourselves and how we role model and abet our children to make the same. The consequences of our actions either culminate in vitality and health into old age or pave the way for the slippery slope towards the opposite end of the spectrum and groaning acquiescence.

Despite advances in medicine and technology, the industrialised world is getting sicker and suffering more chronic disease than ever before – the state of declining health is largely down to poor lifestyle preferences and habits accumulated over a lifetime. Since the 1900’s the use of pharmaceutical drugs has increased exponentially – most concerning though, is the rising number of children and middle-aged adults now taking regular prescription medication.

In a society that insists on fast access to everything, from fast food to fast ‘cures’ – we are treating our bodies like machines. Keeping the body working sufficiently enough to sustain life and productivity without considering how this could very well impact on our ability to function at any meaningful level as we get older, is unfortunately the mindset that has been created through media, advertising and generational patterned behaviour.

Is it any wonder, children are hyped up, zoned out, overweight and generally unhealthy, when their diets contain nothing but carbohydrates, sugar and artificial colourings, flavourings and sweeteners? And, did you know margarine is one molecule away from being plastic? An abundance of refined carbs, sugar and trans fats inflame the body to such an extent that it starts to destroy itself – the body’s immune system turns in on self, no longer able to identify self from non-self and a process of auto-immunity sets in like a runaway train that if left unaddressed may lead to an outcome that could have been avoided.

We need to pay attention to this burgeoning decline in health and wellbeing, and as parents we need to be mindful of providing healthy dietary options for the whole family, as such, we need to be exemplary examples to our children, so they can adopt lifelong healthy habits to pass onto their children. Collective consciousness (AND action) is essential to turn the needless tide of chronic illness in this country before it’s all too late and we become permanently sucked into the vortex of incapacity and pharmacological dependency.

Attitudes towards nutrition, in my opinion, seem to be overwhelmingly blasé. My children came home after attending a school holiday camp and the first thing they couldn’t wait to tell me was regarding a child who had eaten a bumper bag of crisps followed by a bottle of Lucozade for lunch, and my question to them was, well what else did he have in his lunchbox? And their reply was “nothing, that was it mum”. My next question… were they Walkers prawn cocktail flavoured by any chance? My kids just laughed, they knew where I was going with this… I’ll get to that later.

I cannot really believe that parents simply don’t care enough that they deprive their children of adequate and basic nutrition knowingly – it has to be, that they simply don’t think that it matters that much, that they simply don’t understand that an unhealthy diet is providing the framework for chronic disease and illness such as obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease and neurodegenerative disorders. Conditions which inevitably lead to reliance on drugs and medications just to function and /or stay alive.

The burden of chronic illness is widespread – not only is it a tremendous liability to the already ‘stretched to capacity’ NHS resources, but it is also an encumbrance to those who love and care for us, physically, emotionally, logistically and financially.

Whilst our ‘health’ care system seems to be promoting policies on healthy lifestyle education – when it comes to the doctor/patient interface, these policies are not implemented. I am aware of instances where patients have asked for help in turning their health around, only to have been rebuked, rebuffed and given a pharmaceutical or surgical option (fast ‘cure’), rather than the support and nutritional counselling they really required.

Those who need assistance the most are being failed. The mindset of the ‘quick fix’ for problems that require longer term lifestyle interventions has been indoctrinated within us for so long – good old fashioned common sense and good fashioned basic nutritional knowledge has become lost to so many, and the health of the nation is now paying a very heavy price.

Education surrounding nutrition aside, food is no longer as nature intended - it has been chemicalised, plastinated, GMO’d, refined, diced and spliced and doesn’t even look like food anymore. Low fat, low cal, no sugar, low sugar is far worse than its full fat, full sugar counterparts. Sucralose, the new kid on the block of artificial sweeteners make aspartame look like health food, and BTW, the prawn cocktail flavoured ‘bumper bag of crisps’ is sweetened with sucralose.

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TYNEDALE BRIDGE CLUB Tynedale Bridge Club - (formerly known as Hexham Ladies Bridge Club) We meet at Tynedale Cricket Club, Eilansgate, Hexham, NE46 3EW on Wednesday afternoons at 1:15 pm to 4:15 pm, with a tea and biscuit break. We play Duplicate, Rubber and Chicago Bridge. If you enjoy a ‘gentle’ game of bridge do come and join us - you will be sure of a warm welcome. Both Men and Women now welcome. For further information please call Margaret White on 01434 673199 ...........................................................

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HEXHAM BRIDGE CLUB meets on Thursday evenings at Wentworth Leisure Centre at 7.00 p.m. Friendly, competitive duplicate bridge - new members and visitors always welcome. Separate tuition for beginners/improvers available Contact the secretary- Jocelyn Gordon on (01434) 604610. ...........................................................

TYNE VALLEY CANOE CLUB We meet every Friday throughout the year in either Tyne Riverside Country Park (April-September) @ 6.30 pm or Waterworld (OctoberMarch) @ 8.00 pm. All ages welcome. For more details contact Keith Park tel. 07846711984 ...........................................................

FACTORY DANCE ACADEMY Every Tues and Thurs at the Community Centre, Hexham from 4pm to 6pm. Urban street dance classes for 4 to 14 year olds in Hip Hop, Pop Grooves, Street Dance, Zumbatonic and Hip Hop Totz. Cost £2.50. Every Tues at the Torch Centre, Hexham from

7.15pm. Bokwa and zumba classes for adults from 7.15pm. See www. factorydanceacademy.co.uk or call 01670 363 037 for details. ...........................................................

HEXHAM AND DISTRICT PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY We meet on Tuesday evenings at 7-30 pm in the Torch Centre, Corbridge Road, Hexham. We meet every week from the beginning of September through to the end of April. We welcome all abilities from very raw beginners to advanced photographers. We have a very varied programme throughout our season to suit all levels of photography.

Anyone interested in coming along will be made very welcome and they can turn up at the club, contact our webmaster via our website www. hexhamphotographic.org.uk. ...........................................................

THE ROTARY CLUB OF HEXHAM Meet every Monday lunch time at 12:30pm at the Beaumont Hotel in Hexham. This is an active club whose members organise a variety of social and fundraising events in support of a variety of charities. New members are always welcome.” For information: e-mail: sanderson281@btinternet.com ...........................................................

TYNEDALE U3A We are part of a national organisation comprising self help groups (including all aspects of art, walking, literature, botany, languages, history, etc) for the retired and semi retired, who come together to share our skills, experience, and knowledge. We also meet on the first Tuesday of every month at 2pm in the The Great Hall, Hexham Abbeyl, Beaumont Street, Hexham. when we have a variety of speakers.

If you are interested please see our website http://u3asites.org. uk/tynedale/home. Contact details - Barbara Herring tel no 01434673016 ...........................................................

HEXHAM BRASS BAND We are a group of brass musicians who have recently formed a new brass band in Hexham. We practise in the West End Methodist church in Hexham on Tuesday evenings from 7.15pm. Anyone who plays a brass instrument (or even percussion) would be welcome to come along to join us. Visit our website: www. hexhambrass.co.uk ...........................................................

MUSIC AND MOVEMENT CLASSES For pre-school children . Join us for affordable 40 min sessions on Friday mornings in Trinity Methodist Church Hall, Beaumont St, Hexham. Classes start at 9.30am

or 10.30am. Please contact Sheelagh on Tel: 01434 601017, e-mail musicmove79@gmail.com or visit our website www.musicmovement. weebly.com to book your place.

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HEXHAM YOUTH INITIATIVE Provides projects and opportunities for local young people. Based at Hexham Community Centre.

Contact Keda Norma 01434 607350 ...........................................................

QUEEN ELIZABETH HIGH SCHOOL – YOUTH THEATRE Meets all year round on Wednesday 4:30 – 6:30pm and is open to all young people aged 13 – 21. Contact Emily Macdonald 01434 610365 ...........................................................

HIRE OF QUEEN ELIZABETH HIGH SCHOOL Premises Facilities including meeting rooms, concerts, ceilidhs, charity fundraising, indoor and outdoor sports facilities are available to hire during the evening and at weekends. Contact Debbie Graham 01434 610341 ...........................................................

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JIVE ALIVE Tyndale’s Modern Jive Group - Wednesday 8.00pm Torch Centre, Corbridge Road, Hexham, NE46 1QS. Join an enthusiastic and friendly group of dancers. No need for a partner, all abilities welcome, expert tuition offered. For more information contact Sheelagh 07712108685 ...........................................................

TYNEDALE ARCHERS We meet in Hexham and all details are on our website www.tynedalearchers. co.uk or call John Hope on 07887364433 ...........................................................

INNER WHEEL group Inner Wheel is one of the biggest international women’s voluntary service organisations in the world and the Inner Wheel Club of Hexham & Tynedale has been in existence for over 75years in Hexham and is still going strong.

We meet every month at the Boatside Inn at Warden but and are very active in fund-raising for local, national and international charities.

Our aims are threefold – to promote true friendship; to encourage the ideals of personal service; to foster international understanding.

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HEXHAM HADRIAN’S WALL ROTARY CLUB Meet every Thursday at 7:30pm at the RAFA Club in Hexham. This is a small group of enthusiastic Rotary members who are lively and not excessively formal and are on the lookout for new members. They are all relatively young (average age is under 40) the club organise several events a year of which the most popular is the Curry night every autumn. .............................................................

ELVASTON BOWLING CLUB (ELVASTON ROAD) Bowls is a game for all ages.

Beginners are especially welcome.

For more information phone Jean on 01434 604654, or visit www. elvastonbowls.co.uk. .............................................................

HEXHAMSHIRE W.I. Whitley Chapel Hall. 1st Wed in month. Always have a speaker, night’s out/BBQ’s etc. Thoroughly good time. For further details, contact: Vivien 01434 605189 .............................................................

TYNEDALE TENNIS CLUB Come along and play tennis at Prior’s Flat, Eilansgate in Hexham (shared entrance with Tynedale Cricket Club). We meet for casual tennis play on Tuesday evenings from 6pm and on Saturday afternoons from 2pm.

Feel free to come along and play as a guest (all standards, including complete beginners) are welcome.

For more information call George Miller on 01434 606300 or see our www.tynedaletennisclub.co.uk .............................................................

WARDEN IN HEXHAM WI We meet in Hexham at St. Mary’s Church Hall, 2nd Wednesday in month, at 7pm. Speakers, hands-on sessions, friendly supper. Please contact 01434 602288 .............................................................

HEXHAM AND DISTRICT FLOWER CLUB Meets on the second Monday of the month at the Torch Centre, Corbridge Road, Hexham at 2pm.

The club has varied programmes during the year, e.g. visits to gardens, workshops and demonstrations by qualified flower arrangers, so if you wish to get involved, in a friendly environment, to further a love of plants and flowers, please contact Daphne on 01434 634 026 .............................................................

SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCING Tuesday 5.15 to 7 p.m. Children Age 6 upwards at the West End Methodist Church Hall Wednesday 7.30 to 9.30 p.m.

Adults - Lockhart Room, Moothall For further details contact Carol on 01434 602431 .............................................................

TYNEDALE LIONS CLUB Meetings every second and fourth Monday evening 7.45pm at the County Hotel, Hexham. We are ordinary people doing much to serve the local community and organizing a range of social and

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fundraising events. We would love you to join us by contacting tynedalelionsclub@gmail.co.uk or see further details on our website www.tynedalelionsclub.org .............................................................

HEXHAM ART CLUB We meet fortnightly on a Tuesday afternoon 1.00pm to 4.00 pm in the Hexham Community Centre Gilesgate, Hexham NE46 3NP Our meetings are mostly practical sessions led by local professional artists and by club member.

The club provides a friendly atmosphere where ‘absolute beginners’ are as much at home as more established artists. We have an open membership policy; to people who say I can’t paint, we say, yes you can! - If you would like to learn more contact Gillian Silsbury 01434 634744 or email gillian.silsbury@ gmail.com .............................................................

TYNEDALE COMMUNITY CHOIR Monday evenings 8.00-9.30, St Aidan’s Church, Hencotes, Hexham.

Sing, relax and unwind with folk songs, rounds, gospel, contemporary songs led by musical director Kat Davidson. Suitable for beginners and experienced singers. contact: Diana Greenwood 01434 602385 .............................................................

HEXHAM HOUSE BOWLING CLUB Set in the beautiful grounds below Hexham Abbey and behind Hexham House.

The Club is open to all ages and gender this is an outdoor sport the season running from Early April till Mid September and is open most afternoons from 1.30pm for more information call Brenda Carr on 01434 606693 .............................................................

MORRIS DANCING CLASSES. Morris dancing for both men and women. Women meet every Monday @ Corbridge Middle School ( Term time only) 8pm-9.30pm Men meet every Thursday @ Acomb Village Hall ( Sep – May) from 7.30pm.

Come and join our friendly groups For more information call Valerie on 01434 684705 or visit www. hexhammorris.com .............................................................

MACULAR SOCIETY Meets 11am last Thursday in the month at the Therapy Centre, opposite Hexham Hospital. Please ring Jeanne on 01661 833 988 for more details. .............................................................

ST MARYS CHURCH HALL ARTventurers Tyne Valley, art and craft classes, parties and events for babies, toddlers and children.

Monday - 9:50am Baby ARTventurers (6-18 months) 11:30am Little ARTventurers (18 months - preschool) For more information please contact Justine, 07737108061 justine@ artventurers.co.uk

HEXHAM PROBUS CLUB Provides regular gatherings for retired or semi-retired professional or business men aged over 55. We meet most months at the Tynedale Mart for a talk preceded by lunch.

New members from the Tynedale area are always welcome. Contact the Hon. Secretary on 01434 603131 or email: home@highfield02.plus.com .............................................................

ROTARY CLUB OF TYNEDALE The Rotary Club of Tynedale serves the whole of the Tynedale area.

We support a number of local charities as well as Rotary’s international activities using our collective business and professional expertise to both identify and facilitate these various projects.

We meet at the County Hotel, Hexham every Wednesday for a convivial lunch and occasionally we run social events for our members throughout the year.

We are an active fund-raising club and are always keen to welcome potential new members.

For further information, please contact the Rotary Club on tynedalerotary@hotmail.co.uk alternatively; please visit our website or Facebook page, both at Tynedale rotary. .............................................................

MUSIC AND MOVEMENT for pre-school children aged 1-4 years. Meet at Trinity Methodist Church Hall on Friday mornings during school term times. Sessions start at 9.30 and 10.30a.m. Fun and educational.Free taster session.

Contact Sheelagh 01434 601017, e-mail musicmove79@gmail.com www.musicmovement@weebly.com .............................................................

CHRYSALIS AT TYNEDALE Chrysalis at Tynedale is a club for people with dementia, their families and friends, it is based at the Torch Centre in Hexham. Activities run every Monday and Wednesday afternoon from 2 til 4 p.m. Tutors facilitate these sessions, supported by volunteers, in a friendly, relaxed and supportive setting. Please let us know if you are interested in attending so we can ensure to give you a warm welcome. Contact:chrysalis.tynedale@gmail.com Or 07760124539. .............................................................

ARTventurers Tyne Valley Art and craft classes, parties and events for babies, toddlers and children.

Monday at Masonic Hall Hexham 11:00am Baby ARTventurers (6-18 months) 1:00pm Little ARTventurers (18 months - preschool) For more information please contact Justine, 07737108061 justine@ artventurers.co.uk .............................................................

ACTIVE NORTHUMBERLAND HEALTH WALKS All walks are FREE, if you wish to join

just turn up a few minutes before the walk starts and make yourself known to the leader (the one with the register!) The walks are graded for difficulty but are aimed at people with health conditions so are suitable for almost anyone. Sensible footwear and clothing are advised if the weather conditions on the day. Some small change may be needed as some groups go for coffee after the walk - this is NOT compulsory! Walks are between one and one and a half hours long, some are home walks and others are with shared cars - you DO NOT need a car to take part. More details on the leaflets and from the coordinator.

Times and venues of walks are as follows: Allendale - every Thursday 10am outside the co-op Bellingham - every Wednesday 10.30am outside The Rose and Crown Corbridge - every Wednesday 10am at Coigns Corner by Angel Inn Haltwhistle - every Tuesday 11.30am outside Sainsburys Hexham - every Monday(except Bank Holiodays) 10am inside Wentworth Leisure Centre Prudhoe - every Thursday 10.30am outside cafe at Tyne Riverside Park Stocksfield - every Monday (except Bank Holidays) 10am at train station Wark - every Tuesday 10am (10.30am on away days) outside post office Contact Lorraine on 01670 622368 for more information .............................................................

TYNEDALE BIPOLAR SUPPORT GROUP - The Group offers support and information in a friendly, safe and confidential setting for anyone affected by bipolar, including family members, partners, friends, in Tynedale and surrounding areas.

We meet the third Saturday in the month between 11a.m. and 1p.m. at Hexham Community Centre, Gilesgate, Hexham, NE46 3NP. Just come along, all are welcome. .............................................................

TYNEDALE CHESS CLUB We meet every Thursday in the Corbridge Parish Hall from 7-10 pm [ during Sep - Apr]. If you live in Hexham, then transport will be available on most club nights.

For details please contact Dave Humphreys:- dwhump3@ahoo.co.uk; Tel 01434 694296 .............................................................

HEXHAM LIBRARY Story & Rhymetime Every Monday during term time, 9.45am - 10.15am Listen to stories, sing rhymes and take part in craft activities. Come along and join the fun - no need to book, just turn up! This session is aimed at children aged 0-4years, and takes place every Monday during term time only.

Comics Workshop Drop in Sat 14 July, 11am - 1pm Join us for a fantastic Mischief Makers

Summer Reading Challenge launch at Hexham Library. Stevie Ronnie will be helping children to invent a character and make their own comic strips drop in for 10 minutes or stay for 2 hours! Suitable for children aged 4+ years. No need to book a place, just turn up!

Comics! - Wed 15 August, 10am 11am. Join us for a fantastic Mischief Makers Summer Reading Challenge event. From Dennis the Menace to the Guardians of the Galaxy, comic book heroines and heroes are everywhere. Come along to Hexham Library and share your favourites, and find out about some new ones, with Dr Mel Gibson. Suitable for children aged 7 - 12 years. Book a free place online at - http://nlandlibs. eventbrite.com .............................................................

MARY’S HEALTHY WEIGH We meet every Tuesday morning and evening from 9.30am – 12 noon and 6 – 8pm at the Conservative Club, 6 Beaumont Street, Hexham, NE46 3LZ, for sensible advice on diet control. Everyone welcome, friendly group support and guidance for all weighty matters! No commitment to regular attendance. Contact Mary Reed on 01434 673489 .............................................................

YOGA WITH NATALIE Mondays 7pm Hexham Aligned Chiropractic

HEXHAM BRIDGE CLUB meets on Thursday evenings at Wentworth Leisure Centre at 7.00 pm.

Friendly, competitive duplicate bridge. New members and visitors always welcome.

Bridge tuition for Beginners and Improvers available. New term commences September.

Contact the secretary - Jocelyn Gordon (01434) 604610 or visit www.bridgewebs.com/hexham for information.

Library and share your favourites, and find out about some new ones, with Dr Mel Gibson. Suitable for children aged 7 - 12 years. Book a free place online at - http:// nlandlibs.eventbrite.com ..........................................................

July 15th Haydon Bridge Community Centre Kids cloths swap and craft fair. 11-3pm ..........................................................

4th August Craft and Beauty Fair Wentworth leisure centre Hexham. 10-3pm ..........................................................

11th August Craft and Beauty Fair Brampton community centre 10-3pm ..........................................................

25th August Craft and Beauty fair Allendale Village Hall 11-3pm ..........................................................

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Can a little black spice really boost our focus attention and memory ?

For most of us our memory declines as we age. Testing plants for use in memory is now a thriving research area around the world and incentives are great such as the need for new therapies for Alzheimer’s which affects so many in old age.

Sometimes people need a little convincing when it comes to making the connection between plants and brain boosting - but this is not new. Two of today’s treatments for Alzheimer’ are based on drugs that come from plants. A drawback is that the plants providing these drugs - galantamine from snowdrops or daffodils and rivastigmine from the calabar bean, are highly toxic which means side effects such as nausea are a problem.

There are plants used for memory and concentration that are not toxic and you can be confident that their therapeutic effect is backed by hundreds of years of use, along with clear evidence from the lab and from recent clinical tests on humans.

Cognition boosters involve the brain’s memory and attention signal, acetylcholine. Vital to learning and awareness, this stimulatory neurotransmitter helps us to maintain attention, think clearly and remember. In Alzheimer’s the memory signal (cholinergic) system is impaired. Acetylcholine is the most studied brain signal for memory and dementia and it is significant that it decreases as we age.

Plants for cognition contain ingredients that boost and hold this memory signal in the brain. Other brain signals like glutamate are also involved in memory and plants can also affect this signal. But also key to maintaining brain health are anti-inflammatory and antioxidant plant ingredients. Sage and rosemary are rich sources of these compounds and perhaps it is no coincidence that the English saying goes ‘why should a man die when he has sage growing in his garden?’

But another culinary herb is a key medicinal plant favoured in Arabic culture for hundreds of years for improving memory. Nigella grows and flowers readily in colder climates (unlike Middle Eastern saffron, which has equally extensive mind and body benefits) and was described as the Ayurvedic miracle plant - it has an extraordinary range of health benefits, many of them backed up with science.

improved memory and attention in the elderly as well as enhanced mood and lowered anxiety in healthy males. It also reduced blood pressure and improved glycaemic index in controlled trials, and improved lipid profiles and immune function (in initial studies) - all relevant to cognitive function.

Nigella has been shown clinically to treat asthma, ear infections, dyspepsia and arthritis, among other conditions, leading to its “miracle herb” status.

In the lab. Nigella is memory-enhancing in various lab models. It

increases the memory signals acetylcholine and glutamate, and also shows anti-depressive, anti-epileptic, anti-psychotic and anti-oxidant effects. It is also neuroprotective against inflammation.

Key chemicals. The bioactive thymoquinone from seeds, as well

as alkaloids such as nigellicine and saponins. The essential oil contains carvacrol, thymol and the memory- and mood-boosting (alpha- and beta-) pinenes.

How to take it. A medicinal dose of dried seeds is 2-3g daily, though

as a foodstuff can be used liberally - dry roast to bring out flavour and remove any bitterness and use in oils, salads, bread and curries. Nigella is also available in capsules and as a seed powder or oil.

Safety. Not fully evaluated though all clinical trials so far report safety.

Contact dermatitis and lowered blood pressure have been reported as side effects.

In one randomised placebo controlled (‘gold standard’) pilot clinical trial carried out at a boarding school in Bangladesh, 500mg capsules of nigella per day was shown to stabilize mood, decrease anxiety and modulate cognition in forty-eight 14-17 year old males.

Scientific References

Bin Sayeed, Muhammad Shahdaat; Shams, Tahiatul; Fahim Hossain, Sarder; Rahman, Md Rezowanur; Mostofa, Agm; Fahim Kadir, Mohammad et al.

(2014): ‘Nigella sativa L. seeds modulate mood, anxiety and cognition in healthy adolescent males.’ In Journal of Ethnopharmacology 152 (1), pp.156–62. DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2013.12.050.

Javidi, Soheila; Razavi, Bibi Marjan; Hosseinzadeh, Hossein (2016): A review of Neuropharmacology Effects of Nigella sativa and Its Main Component, Thymoquinone. In Phytotherapy research : PTR 30 (8), pp.

1219–1229. DOI: 10.1002/ptr.5634.

Always consult a registered medical herbalist before taking any plant medicinally, inform your health care provider if you are taking medication or have any medical condition and do not stop taking prescribed medication. Be sure of the identity of your plant and take only at the recommended dose.

This is taken from ‘Botanical Brain Balms – medicinal plants for memory, mind and mood’ available to buy now at Dilston Physic Garden, Cogito and Forum Books.

“Tune in next time to hear the science behind the effects of cannabis/hemp on the brain”

Nigella sativa

About the plant. From southern Europe, North Africa and Asia this annual likes the sun and grows to around 30cm with a branching stem and finely divided leaves. It has delicate white blue flowers but it’s the toothed black seeds which are gathered and used medicinally – when rubbed they have a peppery smell and taste similar to oregano.

History and folklore. Also called black cumin, blessed seed, wild onion seed, kalonji and cheveux de venus in France, the seeds were found in ancient Egyptian tombs. The prophet Mohammed described nigella’s many healing powers, saying the only disease it can’t cure is death. It’s also referred to in the Bible (Isaiah) and was used by the 1st century AD Greek physician Dioscorides. Used in herbal medicine around the world for a wide variety of disorders, from hypertension to headache, it’s regarded as a high-ranking, evidence-based plant medicine.

What scientists say - In humans. In a number of controlled clinical studies nigella enhanced cognition including verbal learning and it also

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DARRAS HALL & PONTELAND ST MARY’S CHURCH, PONTELAND - SUNDAY Sundays 10 am 1st Sunday - Morning Service 2 and 4th Sundays Parish Eucharist 3rd Sunday All Age Worship 6.30 pm 1st Sunday Holy Communion (BCP) 2nd and 4th Sunday Evening Worship 3rd Sunday Evensong WEEKDAY SERVICES Wednesdays 10.00am - Holy Communion 12th March – Flower arranging at Fratellis - £20 24th March – Hartlepool Choir at the church 28th April – Pipes and Fiddles Visit our website for all activities and events www.pontelandstmary.co.uk ...............................................................

PONTELAND CIVIC SOCIETY Ponteland Civic Society holds 5 talks meetings per year in its new Permanent venue at the CIU Club Merton Road at 7.30 p.m. Meetings are held on the last Monday of the month in Ponteland Club and Institute in the following months: September, November, February March and April - Non members welcome to attend for a nominal charge of £2.

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YOGA CLASSES IN PONTELAND Drop in morning classes: Monday 10 - 11 Memorial Hall Thursday 10 - 11 Ponteland Leisure Centre (Function Room upstairs) Plus: Evening class: Wednesdays 6.30 – 8.00 pm in Ponteland Leisure Centre (Function

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Tuesdays 11.00am, Ponteland Methodist Church. Thursdays 9.30am, Ponteland United Reformed Church ...............................................................

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PONTELAND UNITED REFORMED CHURCH, Broadway, Ponteland 10am Sunday morning Service Nursery: Monday - Friday 7.30 a.m. 5.30 p.m.

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Sunday 10am ‘The Bridge’: modern worship.

Children’s activities provided during both of the 10am services.

Monday ‘Open Door’ drop-in cafe 2 pm to 5 pm: soups/drinks/home-bakes/ friendship.

Monday Carpet bowls 1.30 pm Tuesday 2.30 pm Women’s Fellowship Tuesday Boys’ Brigade: various agegroups at times between 6 pm & 9 pm.

Wednesday Girls’ Brigade: various age groups at times between 5.45 & 8 pm Thursday Toddlers at 9.30 am Thursday Women’s Focus 7.30 pm & Men’s Forum 7.30 pm Friday Carpet bowls 7 pm.

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DARRAS HALL & PONTELAND PONTELAND U3A We meet on the first Wednesday in the month at 2.00pm in St Mary’s Church Hall, Thornhill Road. We have a speaker followed by a cup of tea, visitors are always welcome.

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PONTELAND VILLAGE WI Ponteland Village WI is a busy group with a wide variety of activities. In the summer members are off to the Theatre Royal to see Calendar Girls: The Musical. Our July meeting will be held at Kwikfit, learning about car maintenance. There will be no August meeting, but we’ll be back in September, on Tues, September 11th, when we’ll be hearing a talk on the History of Handbags. We meet on the 2nd Tuesday of each month (except August) at 7.30pm in St Marys Church Hall, Ponteland.

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HEARING AID SUPPORT SERVICE on the 2nd Monday monthly (excluding bank holidays), 2.00 – 3.30 pm at Ponteland Medical Group. Free service open to all run by charity, Action on Hearing Loss (previously RNID). Re-tubing & batteries for NHS hearing aids. Information for all. Drop in service, no need to book. ...........................................................

Zumba ® Gold - Lower impact moves same great Zumba® music and easy to follow rhythms designed to make you smile whatever your fitness level.

Tues 11.00am, Ponteland Methodist Church. Thurs 9.30am, Ponteland United Reformed Church Body Conditioning - Top to toe work out, great for toning up. Please bring hand weights if you have them Thursdays 10.15am Ponteland United Reformed Church £4 per class. Contact Lindsey Thomson-Heley Tel: 07732 359399 Email: lindsey.thomsonheley@talktalk.net ...........................................................

PONTELAND BADMINTON GROUP - Mondays 11am - 12noon, Tuesdays 7pm - 8pm, Fridays 10am - 11am and Saturdays ( Juniors) 10:30am - 11:30am. at Ponteland Leisure Centre. All ages/abilities are welcome, enquiries Phil Hall 078100 84153 ...........................................................

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PONTELAND BOWLING CLUB Ponteland Bowling Club are holding free introductory sessions for anyone , all ages, looking for a new sport or hobby.

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Sessions are available on the following Saturdays; 5th, 12th, 19th of May and 2nd June 10.30 am - 12 noon and Friday 25th May 6.00 pm - 7.30 pm.

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DALTON CARPET BOWLS CLUB Dalton Village Hall every Monday between 7 - 9pm.

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PONTELAND LADIES CHOIR Meet Mondays at 7.15pm in Ponteland Methodist Church, next to traffic lights, and sing a wide variety of music. Please contact either Brenda (tel. 01661 821704) or Rosie (tel. 01661 871663) for more details. NEW MEMBERS WELCOME! NO AUDITIONS REQUIRED. ...........................................................

ARTventurers Tyne Valley Art and craft classes, parties and events for babies, toddlers and children.

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PONTELAND LOCAL HISTORY SOCIETY Meetings held in St Mary’s Church Hall, Thornhill Road, Ponteland at 7.30pm.

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EMBROIDERERS GUILD PONTELAND BRANCH Monday July 23rd A talk by Pat Ashton-Smith Monday August 20th Afternoon tea and stitches – bring something you are working on and enjoy a relaxed afternoon with tea and conversation 2-4pm Memorial Hall, Darras Road All welcome, £4 Membership of the Branch and the Embroiderers Guild is open to all; everyone, whatever their level of experience, is welcome at meetings and workshops.

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Date for your Diary Jul 11th Accompanying and caring for horses at the Olympics in London & Brazil - Lesley Barwise-Munro This is a talk by a vet who was engaged in the above ...........................................................

TAI CHI IN PONTELAND Every Thursday morning a friendly class meet at St. Mary’s Church Hall, Ponteland, from 10-11am. Beginners welcome. If you are interested why not give it a try?

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OPEN GARDEN DAY. Eland Green Farm, is open in aid of The British Red Cross on Sunday 22nd July from 1.00 - 4.00pm.

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