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Hospital Support Group AGM

July 14, 2010

The first AGM of the Shotley Bridge Hospital Support Group is to be held this evening.

To enable it to apply for funding from grant-awarding bodies. a new constitution for the Group is to be adopted. Its objects being:

  • To safeguard the future of Shotley Bridge Community Hospital
  • To be actively engaged with partners, including the NHS, County Council and other local groups and organisations in developing the best services for the local community
  • To ensure access to the hospital as a health and community resource in particular for those made vulnerable by age, frailty, disability, economic or other disadvantage

Membership of the Group is free and it meets every two months in the hospital restaurant. [Update – As the hospital restaurant closed in February 2016 the Group now meet at the Lodge, Consett & Blackhill Park.]

The Group’s garden project came to a successful conclusion last Wednesday when Lady Calman, chair of NHS County Durham, opened the new garden next to the main waiting area.

 

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Durham Records Online

July 7, 2010

Durham Records Online is a service intended to help genealogists find their ancestors in County Durham, England. Shotley baptisms, marriages and burials have been recently updated.

All Shotley records are now instantly available:
• 1,612 baptisms covering 1675-1812
• 534 marriages covering 1670-1818
• 880 burials covering 1690-1812

In these records, the term “Shotley” can be misleading. There is no village named Shotley. The bridge over the River Derwent is the boundary between Shotley parish in Northumberland and Medomsley parish in County Durham. The old spa township of Shotley Bridge is on the Durham side, with a handful of houses on the Northumberland side before the road comes to The Snods. There is also a place called Shotley Field nearby in Northumberland. “Shotley” in the register is probably usually a shortened form of “Shotley Parish”, but sometimes it appears to be a shortened form of ”Shotley Field” or “Shotley Bridge”.

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June Open Meeting

June 17, 2010

Following the Trust’s AGM this evening, an Open meeting was held to discuss the work of ‘ Shotley Bridge Bloomers’ and ‘The Parking Lot’. Thirty six people were present.

These two working groups had been busy preparing an Action plan for entry into Britain in Bloom Neighbourhood Awards and a report on Traffic and Parking in the village centre.

It was agreed that the Trust should register for Britain in Bloom and 15 people, in addition to the 8 members of the working group, signed up to offer their help.

A two page report summary of the Traffic and Parking Study was distributed for comment and copies of the report were available for those interested in more detail.

Eight new members also joined the Trust at the meeting.

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June Newsletter

June 4, 2010

The second newsletter for 2010 is being distributed to members this weekend. If you would like to read a copy go to the Pages column. You will need to have Microsoft Word software on your computer.

The newsletter gives the agenda for the AGM and Open meeting on 17th June and includes information about

  • “BLOOMING” SHOTLEY BRIDGE
  • “THE PARKING LOT”
  • BBB&SB COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP
  • CONSETT AND DISTRICT HERITAGE INITIATIVE
  • SPEED VISOR VOLUNTEERS
  • SHOTLEY GROVE FOOTBRIDGE
  • VILLAGE TRUST WEBSITE
  • SUBSCRIPTIONS

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Consett & District Heritage

May 28, 2010

The Consett and District Heritage Initiative held an open day at the Heritage Centre in Blackhill Park last Saturday. Over 300 persons attended the event to look at displays and meet local history societies.

The Initiative committee are raising funds to be able to set up a research room at the Heritage Centre and permanent displays about the history of the area. They have obtained the artifacts from the ‘Consett Steelworks Exhibition’ some of which used to be in the Shotley Bridge  Heritage and Tourist Information Centre, many years ago.

The Village Trust has joined the committee to promote the history of Shotley Bridge. Please let me know if you have any artifacts, records or photographs of the area that you are willing to donate or loan to the Initiative.

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