Issue 33 December 2015

Issue 33, December 2015
www.eshparishcouncil.gov.uk
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LANGLEY PARK
ENVIRONMENT GROUP
Langley
Park
Environment
Group has had a very busy year.
The wild flowers were a huge
success and we have just had
the meadows topped ready for
next year. We continued to cut
the parish playing field and the
old recreation ground path with
the new ride on tractor, thanks
to a grant from County Durham
Community Foundation earlier
this year.
We have just finished work on
the big pond in Stobbilee
wetlands. This was achieved by
the incredible work done by all
our volunteers and members of
the public who chipped in, but
our thanks have to go out to all
the businesses that made it
possible. Brian Weatherall from
DCC who got us the clay, Owen
Pugh who delivered all 90
tonnes free of charge, Hire Base
The digger goes to work at the
wetlands site
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The newly filled pond down at the Wetlands
who supplied us with a digger
and small dumper truck for 8
days free of charge, HE services
who dropped the clay on the
edge of the pond for us,
County Durham AAP for putting
us in touch for the clay so a
huge thank you once again to
everyone who helped out..
We are pleased to announce
that the Parish Council have
arranged for electric lights to go
on the Langley Park village
Christmas tree this year. The
solar lights supplied by Langley
Park Environment Group will be
used on the adjacent trees. The
switch on date is set for
Thursday, December 10th at
5.30pm. Santa will be there as
will Stuart Wright with his
Carnival
street
organ.
Refreshments
in
the
St.
Andrews Methodist Hall will be
provided by Langley Park
Environment Group – sweets,
cakes, teas and coffees etc.
As mentioned earlier in this
article
the
Langley
Park
Environment Group is continuing
to cut the grass path around the
old recreation ground site and
emptying the bin on a weekly
basis. The grass cutting season
has now finished until March
2016 but the bin will still be
emptied. A new perimeter fence
is expected to go up around the
recreation ground next year.
Esh Leaves
Editor
David C. Rider
Production Assistant
Lynne Rowland
And the Newsletter Working Party
December 2015
PARISH COUNCIL NEWS
Chairman’s notes
Events have been moving along
at a steady pace in the Parish.
We’ve had a lovely display of
colour with the hanging baskets
thanks very much Paul for all
your hard work preparing and
looking after the baskets.
We’ve also got five new
Councillors’ Co-opted onto the
Parish Council.
Gordon Coulson IT Suite
There has been a time change
to the Monday afternoon I.T.
session. It is now 2-4 pm.
Parish Councillors
In the last edition we promised
more information about the new
intake of Parish Councillors. We
have decided to provide that
information in this edition and to
include
all
members
and
Officers of the Parish Council in
the article.
Councillor Heartfield has also
been very busy arranging a new
power system for the Christmas
tree lighting with Durham County
Council and Northern Power
along with new Coloured lights!!
Fingers crossed this will be in
operation as this edition goes to
press.
Councillor Dowson has been
busy with his band of merry men
working on the Wetlands. The
improvements so far have been
fantastic – well done everyone.
Finally I cannot close without
expressing my grateful thanks
and gratitude to the Parish
Clerks for all of the help and
guidance they have given me
during the past few months I
have been Chairman of the
Parish Council. It’s been a very
steep learning curve!!
Geoff Smith is the Parish Clerk
for Esh Parish Council and can
be contacted by telephone on
01913736687 or by emailing
geoff.smith@langleypark.org.uk
Councillor George Hawxwell is
Chairman of the Parish Council
and a member for the Ushaw
Ward. He can be contacted at
george.hawxwell@langleypark.org.uk or on 07530829630
I’d like to take this opportunity
on behalf of the Parish Council
to wish everybody a happy
Christmas and a prosperous
New Year.
Don’t forget we are there for
you.
current Vice Chairman of the
Parish Council and a member
for the Langley Park Ward. He
can be contacted by email at
alanmollon@gmail.com
Lynne Rowland is the Deputy
Parish Clerk for Esh Parish
Council and can be contacted by
telephone on 01913736687 or
on
lynne.rowland@langleypark.org.uk
Councillor Alan Mollon is the
The Parish Council would like to wish all residents of Esh Parish
a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
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December 2015
Councillor Susan Bell is a
Parish Councillor for the Langley
Park Ward and can be
contacted
by
email
on
susan.bell1@nhs.net
Councillor Ian Dowson is one
of the new group of Parish
Councillors recently co-opted on
to the Council. He is a member
of the Langley Park Environment
Group and a Parish Councillor
for the Quebec Ward. He can
be contacted by telephone on
07745527783
Councillor Paula Mollon Is a
Parish Councillor for the Ward of
Langley Park and can be
contacted
by
email
at
paulamollon@hotmail.com
Councillor Keith Heartfield is a
Parish Councillor for the Langley
Park Ward and a member of the
Environment Group. He can be
contacted
by
email
on
keithhertfield1@hotmail.co.uk
Councillor Lynn Finch is a
Parish Councillor for the Langley
Park Ward and can be
contacted by email on
t-finch@sky.com
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Councillor Joseph Armstrong
is another newly co-opted
Councillor. He is an Esh Parish
Councillor for the Ward of Esh, a
Parish Councillor for Cornsay
Parish Council and a Durham
County Councillor for Esh and
Witton Gilbert Division. He can
be contacted by phone at
03000268675 or by email at
joseph.armstrong@durham.g
ov.uk
Councillor Arnold Simpson is
a member for the Ushaw Ward
and is also a Parish Councillor
for Witton Gilbert. He can be
contacted by telephone on 0191
3712161.
Please note that we will be
coming back to this in a future
edition covering the remaining
Councillors and staff.
Visit the Parish Council
Website at
www.eshparishcouncil.gov.uk
December 2015
Esh Parish Council Accounts (continued on pages 5 and 6)
STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2015
BALANCE AS AT 1ST APRIL 2014
PRECEPT
OTHER INCOME
LESS STAFF COSTS
LESS OTHER PAYMENTS
26057.97
72599.58
60545.39
25315.70
60162.82
BALANCE AS AT 31ST MARCH 2015
73724.42
AUDITED BANK STATEMENTS AS AT 31ST MARCH 2015
RECREATION GROUND
14 DAY A/C 6105001556
NO 2 A/C 61005390
INSTANT ACCESS A/C 6105001550
GARAGE BOND
LP YOUTH PARTNERSHIP
CURRENT ACCOUNT 6105001500 (ADJ) (300.00)
BALANCE
0.00
189.34
872.26
72322.27
105.84
962.74
-728.03
73724.42
BANK RECONCILIATION AS AT 31ST MARCH 2015
CURRENT ACCOUNT
BALANCE
WRITE OFF UNPRESENTED CHEQUE
BANK ERROR
LESS UNPRESENTED CHEQUES 2014/15
819
£108.03
820
£400.00
821
£400.00
822
£100.00
Total - 1008.03
300.00
70.00
230.00
50.00
280.00
-728.03
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December 2015
ESH PARISH COUNCIL
INCOME (AUDITED)
YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2015
DETAILS
INCOME
72599.58
1500.00
750.00
53.92
20.00
251.00
948.50
30.45
23.99
33574.83
PRECEPT
GARAGE RENT
ALLOTMENT RENT
WAYLEAVE
POPPY WREATH
DOG BAGS
IT CLASSES
WATER REBATE
SALE OF ESH LEAVES THE BOOK
MINERS INSTITUTE BUILDING (REFUNDS)
GRANT (AWARDS FOR ALL) - MINERS INSTITUTE
BUILDING
BANK INTEREST
DCC PRECEPT GRANT
HIGH LEVEL STEWARDSHIP
DURHAM COUNTY
COUNCIL REPORT
Durham County Council has had
a reduction in funding of £28
Million, this year, from Central
Government with 2016/17 cuts
to be announced just before
Christmas. With all departments
in County Hall bearing the brunt
of reduced funding Durham
County
Council
are
maintaining the provision of
services with no increase in
Community Tax for the
most vulnerable.
At a cost of £20,000 parking
bays have been installed
opposite
May
Terrace
(there is room for 6
vehicles) these bays are not
reserved and can be used
by anyone. This will relieve
some
of
the parking
problems residents have on
this road and will also
protect the grass verges.
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8285.67
46.03
7626.00
528.17
6906.83
VAT
TOTAL 133144.97
County Councillors Joe and
Barbara Armstrong are also
looking at costings for further
traffic calming schemes on Front
Street, Church Street and
around the Miners Institute.
There is new LED street lighting
throughout the village, a costly
exercise which lots of Councils
throughout
England
are
considering or have already
done, but an exercise that will
save the County Council £50
million over 5 years.
Your County Councillors are
supporting the funding bids to
refurbish Esh Village Play Park
and are looking at traffic calming
around the schools in the
village. We are supporting
Langley Park Primary School’s
scheme to drain and open the
playing fields for school and
community use, a continued
investment into the school and
village already started with the
community gym.
Many local groups in the ward
continue to be supported with
funding from the members’
initiative fund and the Mid
Durham Area Action Partnership
(based in the Miners Institute,
Langley Park).
Parking bays opposite May Terrace
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MID DURHAM AAP
The Mid Durham Area Action
Partnership (AAP) was set up to
work with you, the residents of
Mid Durham, to improve the
quality of life within your area.
Wellbeing for Life
An exciting new FREE service
has been launched across
County Durham. The Wellbeing
for Life (WFL) service aims to
work in targeted communities
and
takes
an
innovative
approach to their wellbeing. In
Mid Durham the villages of Esh
Winning and Ushaw Moor have
been targeted for initial work.
The service will go beyond
looking at single issues and the
focus on illness, and instead
aims to take a whole-person and
community
approach
to
improving health and wellbeing.
The service can support people
with: healthy eating, weight
management,
weight
loss;
stopping smoking; increasing
physical activity levels; practical
cooking;
adult
learning
opportunities; finding out how to
volunteer and help others;
finding out how to get involved in
their community
The service works with the
public on a one to one basis or
in groups through a combination
of staff and volunteers. Mid
Durham does have another WFL
service operating within its area,
aimed at supporting our older
residents and is targeted at the
villages of Brandon, Burnhope
and Langley Park. For more
information
on
this
Freephone: 0800 8766887 or
email: cdda-tr.WBFL@nhs.net
Help to work
The following is a brief case
study of how the employability
team can support those people
who are seeking work:
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Julie from Brandon contacted
the Employability Project after
she became unemployed. With
experience
in
retail
and
customer service her previous
job for 9 years had been as a
Workshop Support Officer with a
local organ manufacturer where
she
did
everything
from
receptionist, dispatcher, first
aider, ordering supplies and
deliveries – everything also
including making the teas! Julie
ideally wished to return to an
administration role particularly
dealing with customers and had
applied for numerous jobs
without success…. and admitted
her confidence when applying
for jobs was pretty low. Although
Julie had a CV, it did not really
reflect or promote Julies many
skills,
working
with
the
Employability Mentoring Officer,
a new CV was created along
with a covering letter. Numerous
jobs were identified and Julie
started to apply. Within a short
period of time Julie was
successful in gaining preemployment training with ‘2
Touch’ mobile phone company
progressing towards Call Centre
Operator. There then came an
offer as an Office Manager at
Todhill Farm near Willington.
Julie says: “The support and
knowledge I got from the
Employability Project, is what
gave me the confidence boost
that I needed, my CV was
desperate for a makeover, and I
was helped to do that and find
work
almost
immediately.
Thanks again.”
If you, or
anyone you know, might benefit
from
support
from
our
employability team contact them
on 03000262383 or email
enquiriesmentoring@durham.gov.uk
The address and contact
information for the Mid Durham
AAP – is The Miners Institute,
Church Street, Langley Park,
DH7 9TZ – 07818510370 or
07814969392 or 07557 541413.
Email: mdaap@durham.gov.uk
POLICE
Lock it or lose it
At this time of year we are
appealing to our communities to
ensure extra measures are
taken to secure items in Cars.
Please do not leave items on
show,
particularly
items
including
SatNav’s,
mobile
phones and other valuables
which may include gifts on the
run up to Christmas. Use the
website www.immobilise.com
and register tools and electrical
items to increase the chances of
police returning your items to
you if reported lost or stolen.
Useful Contacts
Police Non- Emergency
101
Emergency Calls
999
Childline
0800 1111
Action Fraud
0300 123 20 40
Consumer Advice
0845 3303313
Crimestoppers NE
0800555111
National Domestic Violence
Helpline
08082000247
Harbour Domestic Violence
03000202525
OTHER USEFUL
CONTACTS
Browney House Surgery
01913732860
Sir Bobby Robson House
Surgery 01913731386
Durham County Council
03001237070
Citizens Advice
03444111444 - Advice Line
03003232000 - Debt Advice
03003231000 - Appointments
Samaritans
0191 384 2727
Age UK
0800 169 8787
December 2015
LANGLEY PARK LODGE
BANNER
From as early as 2006 moves
were afoot to bring the Langley
Park Lodge Banner back to the
village.
There have been 3 banners in
the history of Langley Park
Colliery. The first one from 1921
has disappeared and no trace of
it can be found. The second
banner commissioned in the
fifties, is now in storage at the
Durham Miners Association
headquarters at Red Hills all be
it in very poor condition. The
third banner from 1963 depicting
County Hall on one side and the
Sam Watson rest home on the
reverse was, after the colliery
closed in 1975, given to East
Hetton Colliery and is now on
display at Cassop School.
The Parish Council and the
Miners Institute are seeking to
return the second banner to the
village. Because of its very frail
condition, we are hoping to have
a replica of the banner made.
The banner will depict Council
Housing on one side (Park
Drive) and the Hermitage
Rehabilitation Centre at Chester
le Street on the reverse.
The Durham Banner Makers
have been approached with a
view to making a replica banner.
This firm has already made
replica banners for Sacriston,
Burnhope and New Brancepeth.
The cost for the project would be
approximately £8000 and the
carrying poles and other items a
further £1000.
The Parish Council are actively
seeking funding for this project
with the help of Andy Coulthard
of Mid Durham Area Action
Partnership.
It is intended to parade the new
banner at the Durham Miners
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Langley Park Banner (Park Drive)
Gala and other suitable events
in the village.
Alternatively, contact us via our
Facebook page.
George Hawxwell
We have recently submitted two
grant applications to enhance
our fundraising and are awaiting
feedback. The Parish Council
has kindly pledged financial
support, along with the NUM
and CISWO.
LANGLEY PARK MINERS
MEMORIAL UPDATE
We are still working towards our
aim:
‘To raise sufficient funds to
provide the village with a
permanent
memorial
to
recognise the history of Langley
Park as a mining community.’
Our most recent fundraiser, a
coffee morning on Saturday 24
October, was well supported
and raised £350. We would like
to thank everyone who attended,
bought refreshments and gave
donations. We would also like to
thank those people who helped
us to organise and run the
coffee morning, as well as those
who donated cakes and tombola
prizes. We are delighted with the
ongoing support from the village.
If anyone was unable to attend
but would like to make a
donation, this can be done
anytime at the Miners’ Institute.
The proposed site for the
memorial is now on the edge of
the new housing development
on the site of the old Youth
Centre. This will allow the
memorial to be clearly visible to
residents and visitors upon
entering and leaving the village;
it is also a location easily
accessible for all.
We will continue to provide
updates via this publication,
along with our Facebook page.
Our next proposed fundraiser
will be a Christmas Hamper
raffle. Please look out for
posters around the village.
Thank you once again for your
continued support.
December 2015
CRY UPDATE
The family of Robert Daniel
Smith would like to thank Esh
Parish Council and Durham
County Council for their kind
donation of £1000 in total to
Robert’s memorial fund, also the
people of Langley Park and
surrounding area’s for your
continued support, up to now we
have raised £11,566.
We will be holding more fund
raising events in the next few
months including a Christmas
shopping night with handmade
gifts etc. and a coffee morning to
help us reach our target of
£12,000 to hold two screening
days through Cardiac Risk in the
Young, for young people
between the ages of 14 and 35.
ST CUTHBERT’S
HOSPICE
St Cuthbert’s Hospice would like
to thank Amins Spice in Langley
Park for raising £600 during a
recent
charity
night.
The
restaurant, in Front Street,
donated a percentage of its
takings and held a raffle, with
many local businesses donating
prizes.
LANGLEY PARK
COMMUNITY GARDEN
We would like to advise that the
Community Garden has now
been locked up for the winter
and will re-open in early spring
2016.
We wish to thank everyone for
their support throughout the year
and really appreciate the lovely
comments and feedback which
you have given us.
Several people have given
donations for vegetables and
herbs which they have taken, all
of these donations will be reinvested into the garden next
year and hopefully there will be
a bumper harvest of vegetables,
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Cheques presented to the CRY fund for £500 each by Esh Parish
Council Chairman George Hawxwell and County Councillor
Barbara Armstrong
herbs and fruit again! Please
keep an eye on our Facebook
page, we will continue to upload
photographs and hopefully it
won’t be too long before the
winter bulbs we planted a few
weeks ago, start to pop through.
Thank you again for all of your
support and we look forward to
seeing you all in 2016.
REMEMBRANCE
SUNDAY 2015
Councillors, Clergy and many
local residents were present
once
again
for
the
Remembrance Day parade at
the Langley Park War Memorial.
As usual the parade was
preceded by a Church Service
at All Saints Church, Langley
Park and a ceremony at the
Grave of the Unknown Soldier.
After the Church Service
everyone made their way down
to the War Memorial for the
parade at which point the names
of all of the war dead listed on
the memorial were read out,
wreaths were laid by Councillors
and other Dignitaries, and the
Last Post was sounded by a
Bugler. This was followed at 11
am by a minute’s silence
observed by everyone present.
Editors note
A full list of all of the names of
local people killed in action from
the First World War up to
Northern
Ireland
can
be
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accessed on the Parish Council
website.
December from 3.30pm until
5.00pm. After the Christmas
Fayre everyone is invited to
meet
around
the
village
Christmas tree for the turning on
of the lights.
Singing in the Cathedral
The School choir will be singing
in Durham Cathedral on 17th
December.
Local dignitaries prepare to lay
wreathes at the War Memorial
LANGLEY PARK PRIMARY
SCHOOL
Cake Sale
The children of year 4 had a
cake sale in October with a large
number of people providing
cakes as donations and buying
them from a stall in the
playground. The children raised
£88 for donation to Willow Burn
Hospice.
Poppy Appeal
Following on from the Cake Sale
year 4 pupils spent the first
week in November selling
poppies
and
other
Remembrance Day items raising
£210 for the Royal British
Legion. Well done children for all
of your efforts.
Year 4 Stone Age Skills Day
Again in November Year 4 had a
fantastic time with Sarah and
Lyndsey trying out their Stone
Age Skills. They built Stone Age
homes, made a fire using flint
and tried Stone Age food. They
enjoyed freshly cooked trout,
porridge with berries and a
warm drink.
Christmas Fayre
Our Christmas Fayre this year
will take place on Thursday 10th
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Request for donations
We are looking for donations of
LEGO for children to play with
during the morning breakfast
club. The nursery children would
be grateful if you could send into
school any unwanted rolls or
part rolls of wallpaper for them
to use in their squiggle whilst
you wiggle activity. In addition
the reception class needs
washing up bowls and empty
plastic pop bottles. If you have
any children’s toys such as cars,
figures, animals, dinosaurs etc.
that you no longer want the
school would greatly appreciate
it if you could bring them along
for the children to play with at
break times.
ESH RESIDENTS
ASSOCIATION
Esh
Village
Residents
Association meets once a month
on every second Thursday at
7.30pm in the Cross Keys Inn.
Meetings are informal and all
residents are welcome. The
Committee reports on events in
the village and discuss ideas
and projects related to Esh. For
more
information
email
eshresidentsassociation@gm
ail.com
LANGLEY PARK
MINERS INSTITUTE
Since the last Esh Leaves we
can confirm that the City and
Guilds Start ITQ course will
begin on the 24th February at 1
pm. If you wish to register for
this please call in. Also since the
last issue, we held a coffee
morning for Macmillan Cancer
Support that included a tombola
and raffle and raised £600.
Thank you to the volunteers who
worked hard to make it such a
success.
Weekly Activities
Metafit
We have two adult metafit
classes on weekly in our gym.
They are Tuesday between
6.30pm-7.00pm
and
Friday
between 5.30pm-6.00pm.
QUEBEC VILLAGE HALL
Quebec Village Hall is presently
running the following events:
Every 2nd Monday each month
Woman’s Institute 7-10 pm,
Wednesday Aerobics between
7:15 and 8:15 pm,
Thursday Modern Sequence
Dance 7:30 to 9:30 pm,
On Friday we have Zumba 7 - 8
pm.
If you are interested in any of
these events why not go along
and support your local Village
Hall.
Monday
Clart About is running “Messy
Play” sessions between 1:15pm
and
2:00pm.
Booking
is
essential as places are limited.
See the Clart About website, our
notice board, Facebook and
Streetlife web pages for more
information.
The
Smoking
Cessation Class run by the MidDurham Health Trainers as part
of the “Well Being for Life”
initiative is on weekly from 5:00 7:00pm. The evening Yoga
class meet between 7:00 - 8:30
pm.
Tuesday
An Art Class is held in the
Snooker room between 10:00am
and 12:00 pm. This class is run
by Anne Cain who provides all
necessary equipment. Cost of
the class is £4 which includes a
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tea or coffee and biscuits. Our
new Hatha Yoga Class meets in
the main hall between 10:00am
and 11:30am. This is proving
very popular for both sexes. The
class is run by “Healthy
Horizons” and costs £3 per
session with the first session
free
of
charge.
Finally
“Distinctive Dance” run their
dance school between 6:45pm
and 8:00pm. This freestyle
dance school, run by Natalie, is
aimed at pupils between the
ages of 3 to 17 years of age. It
covers many genre of dance
including
acrobatics,
ballet,
contemporary, disco, lyrical,
slow and street dance. Pupils of
Distinctive Dance have entered
regional
competitions
and
exams in either solo, duet or
team routines. The cost of the
class is £5.
Wednesday
The day starts at 10:00am when
the walking group meet for their
regular one hour walk. The
venue sometimes changes but
there are always refreshments
available for those taking part. If
you are interested call in on any
Wednesday and meet the
regular walkers. The main hall is
in use this afternoon for the
“Circuit Training” class run by
Healthy Horizons. This class is
on between 1 - 2 pm and is
designed for adults aged 40 and
over. The cost is £2 per session
with the first session free. We
finish with another class from
“Distinctive Dance”. This takes
place between 5:30 - 7:30pm
and is split into two segments.
The first is a new class for
beginners from 5:30 - 6:30pm
costing £5. The second between
6:30 and 7:30 pm is an
advanced level (freestyle) and
costs £5.
Thursday
The Steps Youth Club is on from
5:45pm to 8:15pm. Run by
Durham County Council Youth
Service this helps young people
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with the Duke of Edinburgh
award scheme. There is a
possibility of Yoga classes
coming on a Thursday so keep
an eye on our notice boards.
Friday
The Miners Kitchen runs from
9:30 am - 12:00 pm and serves
delicious
breakfast
treats.
Whether you fancy a bacon
butty or a full English breakfast
you will not be disappointed with
our new breakfast menu. A cup
of tea or coffee is included in the
price of the full breakfast which
includes a free refill. Between
9:30am and 12:00 pm, we hold
a “Check 4 Life Health Check”
where a Mid-Durham Senior
Health Trainer will be on hand to
give personalised advice and
information about your lifestyle.
This covers Diet and Weight
Management, Social Isolation,
Finance, Debt Management,
Employability and all things
related. A “Drop In” session is
held every fortnight on a Friday
morning where residents can
report any problems or speak in
confidence to the local PCSO
(Police Community Support
Officer). The last class of the
week is run by Lotty of
“Watermelon” and is called
Fitsteps. The class runs from
6:30 - 7:30 pm, is extremely
popular with people of all ages
and costs £4.
Forthcoming Events and
Classes
A Christmas party for children
will be held by “Clart About” on
the 12th December from 2-4 pm.
Spaces are limited so booking is
essential. Further details will
soon be on our notice board. A
Pottery
Class
is
being
considered by a local potter.
You may have seen his work at
the Macmillan coffee morning.
Staying In Touch
The Miners Institute can be
found
on
Facebook
and
“Streetlife” where we advertise
all of our activities. The Institute
is available to hire for private
functions including Children’s
parties, family celebrations,
weddings, funerals, christenings,
craft fairs etc. Catering can be
arranged at very competitive
rates. We have a full size
snooker table available to book
at £1.50 per hour. Our phone
number is 07599951523 but this
is only manned when a
volunteer is available so please
be prepared to leave a message
so that we can get back to you.
If you have any spare time the
Institute is always looking for
volunteers to help with running
the building and helping with the
various activities and events we
have on. Please either ring or
call in for a chat. Our Email is:
lpinstitute@outlook.com.
NEW BUSINESS FLIES
INTO LANGLEY PARK
Edward Jackson set up his flight
simulator following four years of
flight instruction at Newcastle
Airport for St George Flight
Training
and
later
with
Northumbria
Flying School.
Initially, it was designed to be a
hobby and something for his
plane-mad three-year-old son to
fly, but it soon evolved into a
viable training facility due to an
obsession
with
creating
something as accurate as
possible and Icarus Simulation
was born.
Edward gained his Airline
Transport Licence at Oxford
Aviation Academy in 2009, after
having saved as much money
as possible working in the
hospitality
industry managing
hotels, restaurants, bars and
cafes across this country,
France and New Zealand. Flying
has always been his passion,
and he feels at home amongst
the clouds flying light aircraft
and enjoys training students to
fly, seeing them off on their first
solo and ultimately getting their
December 2015
Private Pilot Licences and night
ratings.
Icarus Simulation was set up to
compliment PPL training and to
give many more people the
opportunity to experience what’s
involved in flying without the
associated costs. To do this, the
simulator needs to be as
immersive as possible, so no
external reference exists and
high definition LED TVs provide
exceptional
visuals.
Dualcontrols
allow
seamless
instruction and an external Air
Traffic Control Station, allows
students to talk to ATC through
a headset. The simulator is
designed to replicate a Piper
Warrior,
but
can
emulate other aircraft
including a Mooney
Bravo, a twin engine
Beechcraft, a Boeing
737 and 747 and an
F18. A number of
exciting challenges are
available for all levels
of ability.
See page 16 for
contact information.
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If any other business has
recently been established in the
Parish then we would be
pleased to hear from you. Email
editor@langley-park.org.uk
BEAMISH TROPHY
TRIAL
The Beamish Trophy Trial for
old Motorcycles and Cars took
place on Sunday September 20th
starting and finishing at the New
Board Inn, Hill Top, Esh.
The weather was overcast but
dry and there were 135 starters
from an entry of 150.
115
vehicles completed the course.
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Tony Campbell
Dairyman
(Milk, Eggs, Pop,
Cream, +Organic Milk)
Door to Door deliveries
23 Lilian Terrace
Langley Park
Durham
DH7 9YF
Tel: 01913732825
Beamish Trophy Trial
December 2015
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December 2015
FTL
FASTFIT
TYRES
LANGLEY
Car, Light Truck & Farm Tyres
Car Servicing, Repair, MOT
preparation & now MOT Testing
Bill Johnston
Langley Park 0191 373 3501
We don’t make a song and dance
about our prices!
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December 2015
Stuart Wright
Funeral Service,
Durham
COMPLETE FUNERAL &
MONUMENTAL SERVICE
PRIVATE CHAPELS OF REST
24 HOUR SERVICE
0191 373 3700 or 0191 370 0015 or
0191 386 3850
43 Front Street
3 Front Street
23 Marshall
Langley Park
Pelton
Terrace
Durham
Chester Le Street
Gilesgate
DH7 9SA
DH2 1DB
Durham
DH1 2HX
www.stuartwrightfunerals.co.uk
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December 2015
The Bread Lady
Unit 3F, Riverside Industrial Estate.
Your local handmade bread baker.
We make White, Wholemeal, Spelt.
A variety of Flavoured, Seeded and
Enriched Breads.
Also Rye and Wheat Sourdough.
Please enquire for other baked
goods.
100% organic flour, grown and
milled in Northumberland
Open 4-6 PM
LANGLEY PARK
FISH SHOP
Opening Times
Porkies Butchers,
Langley Park
Tel: 01913731408
Locally Sourced Fresh Beef, Pork, Lamb,
Poultry
Weekly Specials available as well as a
selection of Fresh Vegetables
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11.00am - 1.30pm
Monday – Saturday
4.00pm - 10.00pm
Monday – Thursday
4.00pm - 10.30pm Friday
4.00pm - 8.00pm Saturday
9 Quebec Street,
Langley Park
Telephone No: 0191 3731474
December 2015