Out & About Magazine (North East) August 2021 Edition 62

Your FREE local interest & advertising magazine • August 2021 • Edition 62 Tow Law, Sunniside, Stanley Crook, Billy Row, Crook, Willington, Wolsingham & surrounding areas

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Inside this month’s edition: Years gone by • Spotlight on What’s Thy Craic T-shirt Company

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Welcome to the August edition of Out & About Magazine, your friendly local interest & advertising booklet.

It’s getting close to that time of the year again when Wolsingham Show will be taking place after being cancelled last year, take a look at their advert on page 3 for more information. This month on the opposite page we welcome North East Kitchen Solutions of Willington who offer a range of fantastic bespoke kitchens.

On page 6 we have Garollo Roller Doors & Shutters who supply and fit just about any size of fully electric roller shutter. Also on page 6 we have the ever dependable KB Decorating for all of your residential and commercial decorating needs.

The Blue Stone Tea Shop are on page 7 offering a range of fantastic home cooked food, cakes and drinks. If you are wanting to start stocking up on your Winter logs then take a look at Ward Timber on page 8.

Is your guttering like a jungle? Then give Lee’s Guttering Cleaning Services a call, their advert is on page 12. Lastly if you are looking for somewhere to leave your beloved pet while you are away Pooch Parlour Home Boarding have their latest advert on page 12.

Don’t forget to quote Out & About when replying to adverts & lastly we hope you enjoy this month’s edition.

BOOK YOUR ADVERTISING SPACE TODAY THE DEADLINE FOR THE SEPTEMBER EDITION IS WEDNESDAY 25TH AUGUST AT 4PM. No design fees if you don’t have your own artwork • Discounts on 3 month bookings • No VAT • Debit & credit cards can be taken in person at Ritchie Coatsworth Photography or over the telephone.

Please note: Payment is due at the time of booking.

Call us on 01388 417 337 or 07963 635 568 or email us at studio@rcphoto.co.uk DISCLAIMER - Whilst we take every care to ensure accuracy in this magazine, we regret that we cannot accept responsibility for any incorrect information. All adverts are accepted in good faith as to their accuracy. The copying of any material within this publication is strictly forbidden without the publishers consent.

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Family run business in Willington, supplying and installing high quality kitchens throughout the North East at the best price for you.

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All of our food is homemade Opening Hours: Monday - Saturday 9am - 4pm (Booking a table is recommended) Despite the easing of restrictions we are still sticking to the wearing of face masks, social distancing and good hand hygiene for the foreseeable future. Members of staff will also be taking regular lateral flow tests to make sure that our environment is as safe as possible.

We are fully licensed & offer Afternoon Tea with Prosecco.

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Years gone by...

The Wizard of Oz meets Tow Law Carnival.

Image supplied by Emma Payne.

Eric Sharp at Roddymoor Colliery.

Image supplied by Jean Hemingway.

Howden Panto in the 1960s.

Image supplied by Edward Lowther.

Crook & Willington Home Guard. Image supplied by Brian Coote.

We URGENTLY need your old photos!!

We are running low on old photos of places & people from years gone by and would love to keep the feature going. Can you help? Please email any old photos to: studio@rcphoto.co.uk or drop into Ritchie Coatsworth Photography, 80 Hope Street, Crook.

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Lee’s Guttering & Facia Cleaning Services Before

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The Pooch Parlour, Crook Call us on 07881 588 354 or 01388 765 757 NOW MOVED TO DL15 9DR

Monday 5pm - 7pm Gents Night (walk in haircuts) Tuesday 10am - 2pm • Wednesday & Thursday 9:30am - 5:30pm Friday 9:30am - Late & Saturday 9:15am - 2pm

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Call in and view the full range of flooring available and enquire about our free measuring and estimating service.

Laminate, solid wood, engineered wood, vinyl, luxury vinyl tile, artificial grass, carpet and rugs.

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Spotlight on What’s Thy Craic This month we shine the spotlight on upstart t-shirt company “What’s Thy Craic” we talk to one of the guys behind the idea, Andy Ditchfield.

Hi Andy, what got you started with the idea to make and sell t-shirts feature local sayings from the area?

The short answer to that is being asked if I’d seen my backside one morning! Having woken up in a particularly grumpy mood, banging and clattering about in the kitchen like you do, I was somewhat baffled by this enquiry from my other half.

Responding with an enquiry of my own, I was amused to learn that in Stanhope this apparently means, “you’re a little cross today, what appears to be the issue?”.

It turns out that there are many such sayings dotted about the place and they would absolutely be the sort of thing I would wear as a T-Shirt. It also transpires that my old pal Gaz Miller (renowned Bishop Artist – jgmillerart.co. uk) thought the same thing and thus “Whats Thy Craic” was born.

My personal favourite which made me laugh and reminded me of my childhood was the “Get down your own end” shirt…. Where did the inspiration for these shirts come from?

Gaz is Bishop bred (Coundon born) and just about everything that comes out of his mouth would qualify as shirt content in all fairness. He 14

initially sent me a list of about 30 quotes and we shortlisted around half to get us going. That said, “Get Down yer Own End” was a submission on our website. We have a section to submit your finest Craic to win a free shirt and this was our first winner, a belter indeed.

Andy, you’ve done it all, made music, taken photos, flown drones, built websites, what made you get into the t-shirt business.

Haha, I still do most of the above, honest! The original plan was to have a business that simply ticked along in the background. Being a designer and building websites for a living meant that I could put this all together myself, get it launched and sit back and relax.

Unfortunately for me, that was only the beginning of the workload. It now consumes just about all of my spare time what with marketing, dealing with suppliers and coming up with new designs and what not.

Where do you see the company going over the next year?

It’s difficult to say at the moment. Both Gaz and I have our own businesses to run and we’re independently really rather busy on a day to day basis. That said, we’re actively working on trying to promote What Thy Craic and it’d be nice to think that in a years time we’re bumping into one or two folk sporting a shirt. We have new ideas and concepts in the pipeline, but for now local familiarity is our goal.

Tell our readers why they NEED one of your shirts….

Our current best seller, by a long shot actually, is

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a homage to “The Mews”. Those who went, myself included, remember it fondly. No one “NEEDS” a T-Shirt, but in this case, it doesn’t half bring back a touch of nostalgia to those of a certain age group. Of course, if you love tee’s and absolutely HAVE to buy one, ours are 165g 100% Combed Cotton, a great fit and lovely quality. We put a lot of effort into sourcing a really nice shirt and the general consensus is we managed it.

Where can people buy your shirts?

Our full range of t-shirts and hoodies are available in a variety of sizes and colours exclusively at WhatsThyCraic.com - use the discount code outabout10 for 10% off!

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Shop Header & Window Signage Prices start from £80 Mug Printing £8 • T-Shirt Printing from £6.50 • Embroidery from £5 We can also print large format Canvases, Photo Slates, Posters & Popup Banners.

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Come & join our dedicated team of volunteers to help run your community centre.

We are a charity who run the community centre and look after it’s upkeep for the benefit of the community.

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Years gone by...

Howden School Football Team 1949.

Image supplied by Edward Lowther.

Newrick & Lilian Grant after winning the Tow Law Tennis Club mixed doubles championship against Charlie Donaghy & Marilyn Melrose in the late 1950s. Image supplied by Margaret Hopper.

Tyne Street, Willington, Coronation Party 1953. Nurse Bowles, the midwife is centre left holding the baby. Image supplied by Brian Coote.

Mr Miller’s class at Willington Junior School in the 1950s. Image supplied by Brian

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Coote.

We are running low on old photos of places & people from years gone by and would love to keep the feature going. Can you help? Please email any old photos to: studio@rcphoto.co.uk or drop into Ritchie Coatsworth Photography, 80 Hope Street, Crook.

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New government guidelines for people attending a funeral service From 19th July 2021, limits to the number of people who are able to attend a funeral will be lifted.

Venues, such as churches, crematoriums and cemeteries, may still apply an upper limit to the number of people who can attend the service.

Durham Crematorium are now able to accommodate 100 people & Wear Valley Crematorium are able to accommodate 75 people in their respective chapels.

Webcasts are still available at both crematoriums for those unable to attend.

Face coverings are advised but not a mandatory requirement.

Crook 01388 765 069 www.hardysfunerals.co.uk Willington 01388 747 747