The first newsletter for 2010 is being printed and will be distributed to members next weekend, together with a copy of the Village Directory. 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 includes information about
The next meeting of the Group is being held on Wednesday 10th February in the Shotley Bridge Hospital restaurant at 6pm.
Guest speakers will be Gail Patterson [Site Manager Shotley Bridge] and Debbie Edwards [Community Hospitals Assistant Director of Projects].
There will also be updates on the Garden Project and Urgent Care. Car parking and bus services are also on the agenda.
The Group aims to raise the profile of services at Shotley Bridge and promote the message that people need to use their local hospital whenever that is practical for their health care.
The next open meeting of the Trust will be held at 7.30pm on Thursday 25th February in the Shotley Bridge Methodist Church Hall.
Access to the Hall is in Derwent Place, at the back of the old town hall, off Snows Green Road. There is a door half-way along Derwent Place, with a sign “Methodist Church Hall”. If you are coming by car, please park considerately.
This is an open meeting for all members, guests, and any other local resident who would like to find out about the Village Trust or simply join in the discussion.
The agenda will include a cheque presentation and talk on the North of England Children’s Cancer Research Fund, the local Community Partnership and an update from “The Parking Lot”.
The funding application to Durham county Council’s ‘Grants for Groups’ for the new leaflet was successful and the Shotley Bridge Directory was published last month. The full grant of £1200, administered by the Derwentside CVS & Volunteer Bureaux, has paid for the design and printing. It is intended to use the advertising revenue from local businesses to produce an updated reprint for next year.
The Directory provides information on community facilities, clubs and groups in the village and at Snods Edge. It also includes a map of the area together with information about the history of the village and the Village Trust.
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Tonight about 40 people turned out on a very cold but dry evening to sing carols next to the Christmas tree.
Everyone seemed to enjoy the singing, which was led by Martin Jackson, Vicar of St Cuthbert’s parish.
Shotley Bridge Village Trust 