This morning, judges from Northumbria in Bloom walked around the conservation area with volunteers from Blooming Shotley Bridge.
They seemed impressed with the floral decorations, sustainable planting, heritage initiatives and wildlife areas. The clean streets, lack of litter and dog fouling was also admired. Thanks to all the volunteers, residents, businesses, the Junior School and County Council for their efforts in putting on a good show.
Competition results will not be known until September.
Having considered the views of those who responded, the County Council has taken a decision to move to the next stage in the process which is to issue a statutory notice proposing to change the age range of Shotley Bridge Infant School from 4-7 to 4-11 with effect from 1 September 2015 to create a Primary School.
Linked to this is a proposal to close Shotley Bridge Junior School as a separate school with effect from 31 August 2015.
Have a look at the consultation document.
Although 8 months since the public exhibition in the King’s Social Club last September, Durham County Council are now making progress on spending the S106 funding for environmental improvement schemes in the village centre.
The dilapidated bus shelters have just been replaced with two new ones. S106 money had been used for demolition of the stone shelter and new tarmac base whilst Public Transport has funded the new glass shelters.
Costs and designs will be known later this month for the reconstruction of the original Pant [drinking fountain] and new seating area opposite Rumi’s. This is the first priority of 6 schemes that were agreed at a meeting of Stakeholders in February. If there is sufficient funding, the second and third priorities are conservation street lighting and coping stones for the flower bed opposite the Golden flower.
… in Shotley Bridge. Father Christmas arrives by horse & carriage at 10am accompanied by Colin Briggs, BBC Look North regional newsreader.
See my previous post for the full programme and the offers from the participating businesses.
Shotley Bridge Village Trust 