Shotley Bridge Village Trust

Land of Oak & Iron

March 7, 2017

The next meeting of the Shotley Bridge Village Trust is on 21st March. Please invite your relatives, friends & neighbours to come along.

Kath Marshall-Ivens, Community Engagement Officer, from Groundwork will be giving a presentation about the ‘Land of Oak & Iron’ Landscape Partnership. This 4 year project, hosted by Groundwork NE & Cumbria, is supported by a £2.2 grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund.

Working with local communities and partners it aims to conserve, enhance and celebrate the natural, industrial and cultural heritage of the Derwent Valley. There are now 14 projects being delivered until 2020, with many opportunities for local people, groups and organisations to get involved through a range of different activities.

For more information about the Partnership and opportunities to get involved go to their website.

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Shotley Bridge History booklet

February 5, 2017

The Trust’s latest publication on the history of Shotley Bridge is still on sale at Harrington Brown Estate Agents, in the village centre.

There are 10 chapters in the 36 page booklet with a map and photographs of sites and buildings referred to.

It is also possible to buy the booklet on-line from eBay with PayPal …

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/291978953083

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‘Land of Oak & Iron’ Project

January 6, 2017

Groundwork are looking to recruit volunteers to help record memories of Shotley Bridge’s cultural, social and natural heritage. Volunteers will be offered training on how to prepare for an interview and use recording equipment, before going into schools and youth settings, to record the memories of parents and grandparents. Other community groups will also be invited to take part.

The recordings will be used for interpretation material and will be stored in a digital archive.

If anyone is interested in volunteering, they should contact Joanne directly and she will send them an application pack.

As well as helping with recording memories Groundwork are also keen to recruit individuals who can help link them up with existing groups or people known locally who could be interviewed.

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Geoffrey Fisher

January 2, 2017

The Trust was sad to hear of the death of Geoffrey Fisher in December.

Geoffrey was a founder member of the Village Trust and for many years was the secretary. He made a huge contribution to the work of the Trust, particularly through his interest in and knowledge of architecture and the history of Methodism.

His enthusiasm and contribution to our activities will be greatly missed.

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