Thank you to all those who turned out to see Santa light the village Christmas tree tonight, despite the cold and wet. Consett Brass played whilst carols were sung. Businesses had extended opening times. Santa was at Sarah Thew Photography and the art show and Dickens Trail were in Butler & Gee.
Also thanks to the Shotley Bridge Village Trust volunteers who helped to steward the evening and the local councillors for funding the tree and lights again. [Click on any image for a slide show.]
The Shotley Bridge Business & Community Partnership are holding their annual Christmas event in the village centre.
On Friday evening the programme of entertainment starts at 6.00pm with the pealing of the church bells at St Cuthbert’s. The lighting of the Christmas Tree is at 7.00pm.
On Saturday morning Santa arrives by horse & carriage at 10.00am and rides in the carriage will be available until 2.00pm or until the horses become tired.
Musical entertainment in the Methodist Church starts at 1.00pm.
Please note that there will be no Christmas Fayre at Shotley Bridge Village Hall this year.
Members of the Blooming Committee met officers of the County Council today to discuss the list of potential improvements to the village centre that had been discussed at the last open meeting of the Village Trust.
£125,000 is being provided, as part of the Section 106 funding, from the new housing development on the former Shotley Bridge Hospital site.
For the past few days the B6310 has been closed at Summerhill due to a collapsed culvert, following the heavy rain last weekend when water was gushing out of a hole in the road.
Durham County Council’s website shows the reason for the closure on the 27th November but does not yet have a date for completion of the work to repair the culvert and road surface.
However, although the road is signed as closed, many motorists appear to be ignoring the many signs on the way to Elm Park and driving on past the closure point.
This week Durham County Council ‘planted’ the village Christmas tree in the ‘triangle’ in readiness for the official lighting to take place on Friday evening December 7th at 7.00pm. [Click on image to enlarge]
Shotley Bridge Village Trust 