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Play tennis for free

May 11, 2014

Shotley & Benfieldside Tennis Club are taking a very active part next weekend in a major LTA initiative to promote tennis across the country – the GREAT BRITISH TENNIS WEEKEND.

There will be free play, free coaching, free use of balls and rackets etc for all who go along – for whole families as well as individuals. They will also have some special membership deals on offer over the weekend.

This link gives further information on the event across the country, and allows people to pre-register to ensure they are expected and welcome when they arrive: https://clubhouse.lta.org.uk/opendays

The Club’s website at www.shotleytennis.co.uk is now packed with information about events, coaching, team matches etc, and includes an up-to-date diary so all members can check at a glance to make sure there will be courts free before going to play.

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HAGGRID tubs

March 15, 2014

Shotley Bridge Junior School were nominated by the Village Trust to accept tubs from the HAGGRID Project (Horticulture, Agriculture, General Education and Individual Development).  The Derwent Valley Partnership has supported this local project at Consett and Blackhill Park, which has provided an opportunity for young people aged between 11 and 18 to learn a range of environmental based skills with the aim of getting them involved in local community-based activities.

The tubs were presented yesterday by students from Consett Academy, who helped plant them up. They will brighten up the main entrance to the school and will be maintained by pupils there.

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Police in Consett have given pots, compost and other equipment seized from drugs farms to community projects in the area. The Haggrid and Eddy groups, which work with young people in the town, are using  them to help improve the local area. For more information about the project, take a look at  this news article in The Chronicle.

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Family Fun Day

August 15, 2013

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A FREE family fun day is being held on Monday 26th August 2013 between 1pm and 6pm at Shotley Bridge Cricket Club.

Organised by the Benfieldside, Blackhill, Bridgehill & Shotley Bridge Community Partnership activities will include:

  • Zorbing
  • Bouncy castle
  • Bungee jumps
  • Slides
  • Rodeo bull riding
  • Exhibitions & stalls
  • Live music

As there will be limited car parking at the cricket club, a free YMCA bus will be available (every 30 minutes) from The Cricketers to the fun day from 12.30pm onwards.

Community groups and organisations will  be taking part in the fun day including the Scouts, Consett Rugby Club, Boxing Club and Newcastle Falcons.

Shotley Bridge Village Trust will have an exhibition celebrating it’s 25th anniversary, some historic photos and details of proposed village centre improvement schemes.  There will also be a Tombola to raise funds for Blooming Shotley Bridge.

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Exhibition of local interest

May 2, 2012

Next week, from the 9th – 12th May, Consett & District Heritage Initiative will be holding an exhibition of historic photos in St Patrick’s Church Hall, Consett.

They now have a Facebook page, with over 1500 members.

The Trust will be represented, showing old photos of Shotley Bridge and information about the history of the village.  Refreshments will be available, so please call in if you are shopping in Consett.

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Broadoak Nature Reserve

January 22, 2012

Ebchester Village Trust are hosting a talk in Ebchester Community Centre at 8pm on Wedneday 8 February.

The talk will be given by Duncan Hutt from the Northumberland Wildlife Trust, who are taking over the management of the Broadoak-Hollings Hill quarry sites.  Duncan will provide an indication of their plans for this site and a chance to discuss them with him.

The talk will be preceeded at 7.30pm by the AGM of the Ebchester Village Trust. The formal part of the AGM will be kept as brief as possible but will include an update on the activities of the Trust and various projects in the pipeline for the coming year that may be of general interest.

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