Out & About Magazine (North East) May 2022 Edition 71

Your FREE local interest & advertising magazine • May 2022 • Edition 71 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 Prairie Stories by Mike Amos

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

If you’ve not already tried them take a look at page 6 where Che Tapas Bar & Restaurant have their latest advert. They serve a fine selection of Mediterranean style food, right here in Weardale, what’s not to love!

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Years gone by...

The now demolished Kensington Hall Hotel in Willington. Photo supplied by George Morgan.

My Dad, John Coatsworth with a young Wayne Johnson at the rear of Alma Terrace, Stanley.

Bankfoot Coke Works at Crook in it’s prime.

Photo taken by Percy Jackson.

A group of Roddymoor Miners ready for a game of football. Photo supplied by Jean Hemingway.

Brancepeth Miners Welfare Variety Broadcast 1938. Photo supplied by Cliff Sayers.

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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Willington Crook & District branch of the Royal British Legion to host a number of events in May & June.

The Willington Crook & District branch of the Royal British Legion will be holding 3 fantastic community events in the area over the next couple of weeks.

On the 15th May branch members are going around all the cenotaphs and memorials in the branch area and saying a few words of thanks (timings to be confirmed and the info will be posted on local community sites).

On the 21st May there is a service at the cemetery in Darlington for the serviceman who died in the Wellington Bomber at Roddymoor.

This will be followed by an evening service at the Crook Community Leisure at the time the plane came down, followed by a fund-raiser for the

Wings Appeal at the RAFA Club in Crook.

On Sunday 22nd May from 1pm till 3pm there will be a party in the park on the grounds of Crook Community Leisure which will be fundraising for the poppy appeal, With lots of games & bring your own food.

Lastly on the 5th June for the Queen’s Jubilee we are hosting a FREE fun day with stalls, displays & much more from 10am till 4pm.

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Spotlight on Prairie Stories by Mike Amos This month we shine the spotlight on Mike Amos’ new book, “Prairie Stories” which tells the story of village life in Stanley Crook. Former Stanley resident Shaun Hope who has helped pull some stories together, answers our questions.

Hi Shaun, Mike’s new book, “Prairie Stories” launches on Saturday 14th May from 11am till 2pm at Stanley Crook Community Centre. Tell us a little about what is happening on the day.

It’s for anyone who would like a copy of the book or even just to come along and support the launch at the Community Centre as Mike has done a wonderful job of pulling all of this together.

Without spoiling anything tell us a little bit about what sort of stories feature in the book?

Mike has done a fantastic job going round people’s houses to gather as many stories and photos as he can. Some are happy stories, some are funny, while some are tragic.

I know Mike was a big fan of the old Stanley United Club house hence the title of the book. I’m guessing there’s a few stories of Stanley United in there?

There’s quite a few stories of the old football ground. Mike was a writer for the Northern Echo

for years and also Chairman of the Northern League so had a good knowledge of Stanley United and it’s unique little ground which he always called, “The Little House on the Prairie”.

Obviously Mike Amos has written the book but how did you and Karl Utley become involved with it?

Me and Karl pointed out quite a few people for Mike to go and interview. He was at my Mam’s house for 2 hours getting all the old stories from her and my Auntie, Christine Winter. He spent a good few hours talking to people in Billy Row Club and he went to Karl’s house a couple of times too.

Having grown up in Stanley I’m looking forward to seeing this book, where can I get a copy?

The book will be on sale on the day at the Community Centre, but if you would like a copy please get in touch with me or Karl. I’ll even make sure there’s books to buy at my Mam’s house in Stanley if anyone wants to call in there for one.

Shaun Hope, Mike Amos & Karl Utley.

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Years gone by...

Sparky’s in Willington before it changed back to the Lion & Unicorn. Photo supplied by George Morgan.

Peter Lane in the Royal Engineers.

Photo supplied by Lorna Robson.

Joan Jobson with her Aunt Hilda Whitham.

Stan & Ella’s Anorak Factory in 1980.

Granny & Granda Evans. Photo supplied by Mrs Humes.

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