Today, ‘Blooming Shotley Bridge’ were presented with a ‘Silver’ award in the village category of the 2012 Northumbria in Bloom competition.
Thank you to the organising committee of the Village Trust, all the volunteers, local businesses, councillors and residents who helped make this award possible.
Despite the wet weather on Bank Holiday Monday, many undeterred families enjoyed the free event hosted at The Spa by the Benfieldside, Blackhill, Bridgehill and Shotley Bridge Community Partnership.
The Village Trust had an exhibition about Blooming Shotley Bridge and a tombola that raised £60 for the planting fund.
For a second year, the Benfieldside, Blackhill, Bridgehill and Shotley Bridge Community Partnership are hosting a free Fun Day for local families at the Cricket Ground, Shotley Spa, this Bank Holiday Monday, from 1-6pm. This year there is a community games theme, inspired by London2012.
As there is limited car parking on site, please walk to the event or catch the free YMCA bus if you can. It leaves from the Cricketers PH at 12.30, 13.00, 13.30, 14.00 & 14.30 and stops at all the bus stops down Durham Road to Shotley Cricket Club returning at 16.00, 16.30, 17.00 & 17.30.
The Village Trust will have an exhibition about Blooming Shotley Bridge and a Tombola stall to raise funds for future planting.
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As the Olympic Torch Relay came through Shotley Bridge last Saturday afternoon, most spectators were unaware of what was happening down by the bridge, from where the first torchbearer set off. Look at the first video on YouTube to see the action.
This second video on YouTube shows crowd scenes on the main road before the torch arrived.
There is third video on YouTube, showing the larger vehicles struggling to get around the junction in the centre of the village and a fourth video from yet a different perspective.
This last set of photos, from a different angle, shows the Olympic Flame being transferred from the ‘miners lamp’ to the first torchbearer, Carol Ann Clarke, just inside the County Durham boundary. Few people witnessed this, as it was expected to take place at the junction a little up the road, where most people were waiting. An album of selected photos has been put in Photo Galleries, under the Pages section on this site.
Shotley Bridge Village Trust 