The leaflets about the Victorian Christmas Weekend on the 5th & 6th December are now being distributed to local residents.
The timetable of events for the weekend includes the Victorian Costume Competition, which is being organised by the Trust.
Prizes, which have been donated by participating local businesses, will be awarded each day for the best dressed adults and children. Judging will take place in the village square at 4.15pm on Saturday and 2.45pm on Sunday.
Work has started on designing the first Shotley Bridge Directory, providing information on community facilities, clubs and groups in the village and at Snods Edge. A grant application has been made and this, together with advertisements from local businesses, should pay for 10,000 copies to be printed in time for distribution at the Victorian Christmas Weekend.
Residents will also receive a copy through their letterboxes, which will be delivered by volunteers. The funding will also cover an updated reprint in December next year.
The publication will also include information about the history of the village and the Village Trust.
The footpath link between Peile Park and The Briary/The Terrace/Churchill Close is now open and dry.
The duck-boards have been removed, drainage added and the path resurfaced. Thank you to the County Council for solving the problem of flooding here that has blighted adjoining properties and inconvenienced users of this important footpath link between Benfieldside and Shotley Bridge.
The three newsletters that have been published so far this year are available to read [see the Pages column]. You will need to have Microsoft Word software on your computer.
The February newsletter gives information about the Trust’s Design Awards, the proposed development at Shotley Spa, the new Neighbourhood Partnership and traffic and highway issues.
In May the newsletter mentions the Derwent Valley Partnership, action on litter and an update on the planning application at The Spa.
September’s issue deals with the village centre Open Weekend, ‘The Parking Lot’ study and a suggestion to enter the Northumbria in Bloom competition.
Volunteers from the Trust met this evening to finalise arrangements for the Victorian Christmas Weekend that is being held in the village centre the first weekend of December. This follows a successful Open Weekend in March.
The Trust offered its support to the local business and community partnership to help organise and manage the event. We shall be litter picking in the mornings and stewarding after lunch, during the musical performances in the village square, as well as organising the Victorian Costume competition.
We are also organising the collections for the North of England Children’s Cancer Research Fund for this charity event.
Shotley Bridge Village Trust 