Out & About Magazine (North East) January 2018 Edition 25

Your local interest & advertising magazine | January 2018 | Edition 25 Tow Law, Sunniside, Stanley Crook, Billy Row, Crook, Willington, Wolsingham & surrounding areas

OUT&ABOUT Magazine outandaboutmagazinenortheast

Years gone by pages 6 & 18

History of Crook Market Place with Aaron Cowen - page 12

Local Northern League football fixtures - page 14

Out & About Mag celebrates it’s 2nd birthday!!!!

New Year, New You Sign up to an annual membership in January and save £25 Terms & conditions apply

Gym with 25 pieces of state of the art life fitness machines

Outdoor facilities including full sized football pitch & running track

Functional training area with kettlebells, medicine balls, powerbags & TRX

Function room available for hire

80 classes per month Personal training available

Bar/Café area Open for over 90 hours every week Telephone: 01388 763 989 Email: info@crookleisurecentre.co.uk www.crookleisurecentre.co.uk

Terms & Conditions Annual membership to be paid in full saving £25 on usual annual membership price.

OUT&ABOUT Magazine outandaboutmagazinenortheast

Advertising Prices 1/8 Page £25 Quarter £45 Half Page £85

If you are looking for work as a home carer head to page 9 as Crescent Homecare are currently recruiting. On page 14 we have Sarah’s Mystical Tarot, give her a call and see what 2018 holds for you.

Full Page £150 Double Page £250 Inner Front Page £180 Back Page £200 Reduced price on 3 month block bookings

Quarter £126 (£42 per advert) Half Page £246 (£82 per advert) Full Page £405 (£135 per advert) Double Page £640 (£220 per advert)

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

Looking to give your home a new look now that Christmas is over?

Take a look at page 4, Keith at K.B. Decorating Services will have your home painted & wallpapered in a flash. On page 7 we have Toronto Lodge who are offering 50% off your food bill when a starter and main course are taken during the first 2 weeks of January & a main course & a drink for £10 for the last 2 weeks of January.

Monthly advert price

1/8 Page £66 (£22 per advert)

This month’s Out & About is dedicated to friend of the magazine, Stephen Hope, who sadly passed away in December 2017.

Also on page 14 we have Annmarie’s Childminding who are Ofsted registered and have spaces available now. Don’t forget that for working parents 30 hours funding can be split between a nursery setting and private childminder.

Don’t forget to quote Out & About when replying to adverts & lastly we hope you enjoy this month’s edition, here’s to a fantastic and prosperous 2018. Thanks for your continued support!

BOOK YOUR ADVERTISING SPACE TODAY THE DEADLINE FOR THE FEBRUARY EDITION IS WEDNESDAY 24TH JANUARY 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 7963 635 568 or email us at ads@outandaboutmagazinenortheast.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.

Don’t forget to quote Out & About Magazine when responding to adverts.

3

JOHN CAMPBELL ROOFING All aspects of roofing from new roofs, flat roofing in rubberbond (with a 20 year guarantee), replacement tiles and much more...

All work comes guaranteed. No job too small.

K.B. DECORATING SERVICES Quality decorating at affordable prices with over 20 years experience. All trade materials supplied and all work guaranteed.

No job too big or small • Free estimates

Call us on 01388 767 839 or 07802 519 469

Call Keith on 01388 747 234 or 07973 284 999 or email kbdec1@gmail.com

34 YEARS EXPERIENCE

Sharp

Carpet & Upholstery Cleaner

Domestic - Commercial - Industrial

Affordable quality deep-clean and sanitized services for homes and commercial offices, pubs & restaurants.

Call 01388 304160 or 07977 575134

Mobile: 07720 112 500 Freephone: 08081 080 688

Fully qualified time served electrician with over 25 years experience, Part P registered with NAPIT.

E: kevin@test-electrical.co.uk www.test-electrical.co.uk

10% OFF WITH THIS ADVERT

David & Paul welcome you to the Blue Stone Tea Shop on the corner of the market square in Crook.

(Opposite the Queen’s Head public house).

In elegant & charming surroundings, we offer breakfast, morning coffees and teas, cakes and scones, lunches and bookings taken for afternoon tea.

DISABLED ACCESS. FREE WIFI. We would like to take the opportunity to wish all of our customers a Happy New Year.

Telephone: 01388 768 754 Email: bluestoneteashop@gmail.com thebluestoneteashop

M

4

Don’t forget to quote Out & About Magazine when responding to adverts.

Fantastic RRP £489.37

Our Price

£276.48

Hexham Oak Small Sideboard

Y ou Save

£212.89

Savings

RRP £473.49

Our Price

% 50OFF

Hexham Oak TV Unit With Glazed Doors

upto

£267.51

You Save

£205.98

Our Hexham Collection* *Selected items

RRP £473.49

RRP £679.45

Our Price

Our Price

£267.51

Hexham Oak Console Table

Hexham Oak Desk

Y ou Save

£205.98

£383.87

You Save

£295.47

RRP £2196.54

£1240.97

Our Price

Hexham Oak Nest Of Tables

£135.42

Y ou Save

£104.27

RRP £711.12

Our Price

RRP £239.69

Hexham Oak 6ft Extending Dining Table & 6 x chairs

You Save

£955

Hexham Oak Sideboard

.57

Our Price

£401.76

You Save

£309.36

VISIT OUR SHOWROOM TO SEE OUR HUGE RANGE OF QUALITY OAK FURNITRE OR BUY ONLINE!

FREE DELIVERY & RETURNS We offer a 30 Day No Quibble Returns Policy You Receive 100% of Your Money Back see website for full details

DID YOU KNOW? Unit 5, Harvey Court, Low Willington Estate, Willington, County Durham, DL15 0FB

With up to 48 low monthly repayments, our furniture has never been more affordable!

T&Cs apply, please ask instore for details

01388 747090 or 0800 140 4665 www.oakworld.co.uk OPENING HOURS: MONDAY - FRIDAY, 9AM - 6PM | SATURDAY 10AM - 4PM or Browse Online 24/7

Years gone by...

We want your old pictures!!

Send us your old photos of places & people from years gone by and we will publish them.

Email them to: ads@outandaboutmagazinenortheast.co.uk

from Coates aged 7, 7th hool 1900. Annie Parker. ret rga Ma by Crook Infants Sc ed row. Image provid left in the 2nd back

St. Catherine’s Church is extended in the 1940s.

Image provided by Roy Irvine.

dio is pe Street, our stu the bottom of Ho ael Manuel. ch Mi Looking across to by ed vid ach. Image pro hidden by the co 6

Some old printed items from Paxton’s Printers in Will ington.

Provided by Harry Sew ell.

Don’t forget to quote Out & About Magazine when responding to adverts.

JANUARY & FEBRUARY SPECIAL OFFERS

huge food & drink SAVINGS like...

50% main

OFF

your food bill

course

and drink

When 2 people take a starter & main course each*

for £10*

OFFER AVAILABLE 2ND JANUARY - 13TH JANUARY 2018

OFFER AVAILABLE 15TH JANUARY - 27TH JANUARY 2018

*Must have voucher to redeem. T’s & C’s apply.

To redeem offers download your voucher at torontolodge.co.uk TO BOOK CALL 01388 664 303 Addison Road, Toronto, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL14 7RJ OPENING TIMES: Monday to Thursday 12noon - 11pm, Friday & Saturday 12noon - Midnight, Sunday 12noon - 10.30pm

/torontolodge

@torontolodge

@torontolodge

ROOFING & HANDYMAN SERVICES

ALL ASPECTS OF PROPERTY MAINTENANCE NEW FLAT ROOFS IN RUBBER BOND, ROOF REPAIRS, RIDGES & CHIMNEYS POINTED, FASCIAS & GUTTERING SUPPLIED & FITTED, GUTTERS CLEANED OUT, PAINTING & DECORATING, EXTERIOR PAINTING 30 YEARS EXPERIENCE

0744 304 2814 / 01388 329 932 MOBILE (anytime)

AFTER 5pm

Beautiful Wedding Cakes • Cake Consultation & Tasting • Gourmet Cake Flavours • Individually Tailored Designs

p

JB CLEANING SERVICE YOUR LOCAL FRIENDLY RELIABLE SERVICE CALL JACKIE ON

07703 289 436

Wedding Cakes As Unique As You

TO DISCUSS YOUR REQUIREMENTS or EMAIL jburdis29@gmail.com

a`]^

@CakesandMore

4B The Market Place, Stanhope, Co. Durham, DL13 2UL 01388 527 268 • fondantandapronstrings@gmail.com wwwfondantandapronstrings.com

PILATES SESSIONS B-INSPIRED B-ACTIVE Monday: St. Thomas’ Centre, Rectory Lane, Wolsingham: 10am - 11am St. Cuthberts Centre, Church Hill, Crook: (BEGINNERS) 12 noon - 1pm & 6pm - 6.45pm 7pm - 8pm Tuesday: Tow Law Community Centre, Ironworks Road: 9.15am - 10am Wednesday: Crook Cricket Club, Dawson Street: (BEGINNERS) 1.30pm - 2.30pm Thursday: Toft Hill Community Centre: 6.30pm - 7.30pm Friday: Hamsterly Village Hall: 5.00pm - 6.00pm

RD ENERGY SERVICES LIMITED

• Plumbing and Heating Engineer • Domestic Gas and Oil, LPG • Boiler Installations, Servicing and Repairs • Full Vented and Unvented Heating Systems • Bathroom Installations • Central Heating Power Flushing

Call us on 01388 213 255 or 07581 195 396

Find out more by contacting Russ on

07951 782 657 or email

russturner40@gmail.com

Free trial session available please ask for details.

Bespokepilatesuk 8

www.rdenergyservices.co.uk

Don’t forget to quote Out & About Magazine when responding to adverts.

CRESCENT HOMECARE

Outstanding Care Provider in County Durham Due to high demand for our services we are now recruiting full time & part time homecare support workers in the following and surrounding areas.

Crook • Willington • Sunniside • Billy Row • Brandon • New Brancepeth • Sacriston • Bearpark • Langley Park • Witton Gilbert • Lanchester • Ushaw Moor & surrounding areas We can offer you excellent terms & conditions which include the following: • Competitive rates of pay & a generous mileage allowance • Guaranteed hours • Minimised travel • Company pension • Family friendly working environment • Flexible working & combination of shift patterns • Career progression available within the company

WE ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYER

0191 373 1538

For a FREE market appraisal contact us:

Crook Venture P R O P E R T I E S

Tel: 01388 741174

Email: crook@venturepropertiesuk.com

www.venturepropertiesuk.com

Venture P R O P E R T I E S P R O P E R T I E S

Salesagreed agreedreport: report.Data Datafrom from11January January2017 2017toto30 31November July 2017 2017 Sales DL14 0 DL15 9 DL15 0 DL15 8 DL13 2 DL1393 DL15 DL1301 DL14 0 DL13 2 DL13 3 DL13 1 DL13 4 DL15

DL1384 DL15

Others(44 (35offices) offices) Others

Office 11 Office 10 Office 9 Office 9 Office 8 Office 8 Office Office 77 Office6 6 Office Office 5 Office 5

Venture VentureProperties Properties

92 71

154 95

13 14 12 17 12 17

1 st out of

19 15 24 16 30 17

63 107

32 24

36 26

44 offices Office Office22

Office 4 Office 4 Office 3

Office 3

Insights brought to you by

Intel

The Market Place Myth Story by Aaron Cowen

As the council, again look at parking issues in Crook I thought it would be good to look at the history of our Market Places and Village Greens.

From the 1600s the Crook/Billy Row area was generally owned by the Wrenn family of Billy Hall and Binchester Hall. The nearest Market was at Wolsingham with a Market Charter having been granted, to the bailiff and inhabitants of Wolsingham, in 1615. This Charter was confirmed in 1667 with the apportionment of a piece of land on which the market and fairs could be held.

By Act of Parliament in 1764, the fourth year of the reign of George III, the common of Crook and Billy Row, containing 1500 acres, was divided. Some of this land was reserved for Farrer Wrenn, as compensation for right of soil amongst other things. Compensation was also made to William Belasye as Lord of the Manor of Brancepeth (Crook and Billy Row, was once part of that Parish).

After this the main parts of the township became, by successive purchases and transfers, vested in the Russell family of Brancepeth, Robert Duncombe Shafto Esq. M.P., George Hutton Wilkinson Esq. and Ralph Walters Esq. By 1915 the ownership was largely transferred to Pease and Partners.

At this time neither Crook nor Billy Row was of any great significance. The greens were nothing more than grazing land for sheep.

They were obviously used for recreational purposes since on 11th July 1773, as on Billy Row green, William Dickinson, a boy aged fifteen, whilst playing long bowl, was struck on the head by the ball and died.

The land which forms the Market Place in Crook is said to have been given to the “People of Crook” by the land owner. At that 12

time the owner would have been Farrer Wrenn. However we have all probably heard of the Inclosure Act. Prior to this act some land was categorised as “common”, “waste” or “not in use”. “Common” land was under the control of the Lord of the Manor, but a number of rights on the land (such as pasture, pannage, or estovers) existed for the local people and in some areas these rights still exist today.

Pannage is the right to release domestic pigs into the woods, Estovers allows the collection of wood, while pasture rights permit grazing of animals.

We can be certain that in the 1700s, Crook and Billy Row Greens were pieces of common land, owned by Farrer Wrenn and William Bellasye of Brancepth Castle. 1787 saw a toll road created from Wolsingham, through Crook and through to Durham City. This road provided an excellent new route to take livestock to the Market in Wolsingham and to return with goods to Durham. The new road was easier but it was a long journey, especially if you were herding sheep, so they would need somewhere to stop for the night.

It is not unreasonable to suppose that George Linton realised the potential demand for hospitality services, and built, what is now, the oldest building in Crook; The Horse Shoe Inn. Drovers could take a break or stop the night here while their sheep grazed on the Green.

The Enclosure Act of 1773 allowed the enclosure of land and at the same time removed the right of commoners and restricted access. It is likely that Crook Market Continued on the page 16.

Don’t forget to quote Out & About Magazine when responding to adverts.

25% OFF all services on production of this advert

Come & try our luxury Costa Coffee machine

New look salon coming soon We are looking forward to welcoming clients both old & new to our new look salon.

New premium hair & beauty services.

Michael is back full time so call in say hello.

13 Market Place, Wolsingham, Bishop Auckland DL13 3AE

01388 527 087

Town and Country Cleans

Luke Liddell Certified Personal Trainer

Professional Residential & Commercial Cleaners Call us on 07903 730 955 or email townandcountrycleaning@hotmail.com

sarahs mystical tarot Psychic Tarot Readings Personal 1 to 1 Readings Telephone & Group Readings Tarot Cards • Oracle Cards Crystal Ball • Spiritual Readings

All Aspects of 1-2-1 personal training & small group sessions specializing in: • Weight loss • Cardiovascular fitness & endurance • Muscle gain • Sports conditioning Call 07825 775 952 or email l.liddell@hotmail.co.uk

OFSTED REGISTERED CHILDMINDER

Annmarie’s Childminding Did you know that for working parents 30 hours funding can be split between a nursery setting and private childminder?

We have spaces available now.

For more information call Sarah

Tel: 07491116957 118 Dans Castle, Tow Law, DL13 4AZ www.sarahsmysticaltarot.co.uk

Readings are for entertainment purposes only

JTL PLUMBING & HEATING Combi boiler installation specialist Boiler and full heating system installations, radiators, kitchen sinks, bathroom suite installations, landlord safety certificates.

Call us on 07828 258 137

07445 289 457 Local Football Fixtures NL2 = Ebac Northern League Division 2 LC = League Cup AC = E Armstrong Memorial Cup

Tow Law Town AFC Saturday 6th January (NL2) (H) Darlington RA Saturday 20th January (NL2) (H) Jarrow Saturday 27th January (NL2) (A) Billingham Town Saturday 3rd February (NL2) (H) Ryton & Crawcrook Alb Saturday 17th February (eNL2) (H) Bedlington Terriers 189956

Willington AFC

RTS ISED T-SHI L A N O S R E P Y £6.50 FROM ONL S WEEKEND

rcdesignandsignage

STAG OR HEN & PERFECT F

Telephone: 07963 635 568 | 80 Hope Street, Crook 14

Saturday 6th January (NL2) (A) Bedlington Terriers Friday 12th January (NL2) (H) Crook Town Saturday 20th January (NL2) (A) Whickham Saturday 27th January (NL2) (H) Durham City Saturday 3rd February (NL2) (A) Jarrow

Crook Town AFC Saturday 6th January (NL2) (H) Billingham Town Friday 12th January (NL2) (A) Willington Saturday 20th January (NL2) (H) Chester-Le-Street Saturday 27th January (NL2) (A) Ryton & Crawcrook Alb Saturday 3rd February (NL2) (H) Blyth AFC

Don’t forget to quote Out & About Magazine when responding to adverts.

Place was, at some point, Common Land, since the 1839 tithe map shows that people had enclosed areas of land, but no one had really claimed the Green itself. Being Common Land does not mean that the land was unowned but if nobody was going to claim it, someone had to look after it.

In 1837 we see the “Overseers” for the area being Farrar Morson and Thomas Thompson.

The task of overseer in 1867 was passed to Joseph Bell and Peter Campbell. Each year 2 new overseers would be chosen. They were overseers of the poor and were often reluctant appointees and the post unpaid. The overseers role formally ceased in 1834, however some smaller rural areas like Crook kept them as the New Poor Law emerged.

Chances are they claimed and used the Market Place as a grazing space and charged a rent to those passing through who grazed their sheep on the land to raising funds to reduce the poor rate. Not surprising then that Market stall holders today are charged for their stall pitch.

If the overseers did claim ownership of the Market Place their eventual demise was sealed by the New Poor Law Amendment Act of 1834 which transferred control of, and responsibility for, the poor to the Auckland Poor Law Union Workshouse Board of Guardians. With the end of the Poor Law in 1948 the Market would have been looked after from then on, until the present day by Durham County Council. It is interesting that although the area on which the Market now stands is recorded at the Land Registry as the property of Durham County Council, the original market place is not registered to anyone. It is also interesting that Durham County Council, the Commons Registration Authority, do not have any land in the Crook area recorded as Common Land. This is likely to be very surprising to many, who have always believed this land to be common land.

In 1839 we can see just how the village greens were formed, but we also see the lack of buildings around them.

1862 sees Crook making its first attempt to hold an Agricultural Show in the Market Place.

We believe the photo shown here depicts this first show. This event was described as a pig ce Crook Market Pla

1862

show rather than an exhibition of various cattle. The show moved the following year to a field where Gladstone Street now stands.

Mr John Finley of Quarry House, father of Mr. Thomas Finley, Allotment House, Fir Tree, was the first to use the Market Place for what we now would recognise as Market purposes. He had a wooden building erected, from which he sold meat. This was likely around the year 1858. Certainly by 1890 a trade directory states that Crook had a ‘Well attended Market every Saturday’.

SOME OTHER INTERESTING FACTS: In the early 1800s, John Wesley is said to have twice visited and preached on the village green at Billy Row. In 1840 a Parochial School was built. This was what we knew as the Old TSB which was demolished recently. A Mr. Thomas Baker of Elm Park was a former pupil and was an author of many mathematical treatises, he was also the person who identified the method of laying down railway curves.

In 1881 Thomas Power O’Connor M.P. addressed a crowd of 3,000 people on the Market Place.

Aaron is a keen amateur historian and one of the admins of the Crook Town and District History Group Facebook group, he is also Chairman of the Empire Electric Palace group.

16

Don’t forget to quote Out & About Magazine when responding to adverts.

Crook’s newest estate agent is now open!

Visit our stylish new office at 79 Hope Street, Crook.

Thinking of selling or letting in 2018?

25% off sales & lettings fees Free management switching service Call today for a FREE, no obligation market appraisal

01388 435 014

info@riseestateagents.co.uk www.riseestateagents.co.uk

Winners of the Bentley Bowl pose with their trophy in 1960.

Can anyone shed any light on this?

Dawson Street Chapel, note how low the doorway is compared to now. Image provided by Steve Hope.

rs strike in 1921.

Roddymoor Mine Roy Irvine. by ed vid Image pro

55. Group contains hool Hall 1950-19 ridge.

St. Cuthberts Sc ster & Albert Bainb Fo an Bri , ms llia Wi John Lally, John ert Bainbridge.

Photo sent in by Alb

Ritchie Coatsworth Photography Portrait, wedding & christening photography • passport photos • graphic design • signage & vehicle graphics • t-shirt printing • canvases • personalised wall art

80 Hope Street, Crook, County Durham DL15 9HT

in January.

50% OFF all portrait sittings with this advertshoots, cake smashes & gift vouchers.

Offer excludes newborn

Tel: 01388 417 337 or 07963 635 568 | Email: prints@ritchiecoatsworthphotography.co.uk www.ritchiecoatsworthphotography.co.uk | Find us on Facebook 18

Don’t forget to quote Out & About Magazine when responding to adverts.

HARDY’S FUNERAL SERVICE

Funeral services from * £1575 Crook 01388 765 069 Willington 01388 747 747 *3rd Party fees not included