It has taken nearly 7 months, since this website was launched, to reach the milestone of two thousand hits. This does not include any of my own visits to update and check the blog.
Please let me know if you would like me to post any text or photographs documenting the Trust’s activities.
The second newsletter for 2010 is being distributed to members this weekend. 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 gives the agenda for the AGM and Open meeting on 17th June and includes information about
The Consett and District Heritage Initiative held an open day at the Heritage Centre in Blackhill Park last Saturday. Over 300 persons attended the event to look at displays and meet local history societies.
The Initiative committee are raising funds to be able to set up a research room at the Heritage Centre and permanent displays about the history of the area. They have obtained the artifacts from the ‘Consett Steelworks Exhibition’ some of which used to be in the Shotley Bridge Heritage and Tourist Information Centre, many years ago.
The Village Trust has joined the committee to promote the history of Shotley Bridge. Please let me know if you have any artifacts, records or photographs of the area that you are willing to donate or loan to the Initiative.
Members of the community are being invited by Durham Constabulary to assist the Neighbourhood team in tackling the problem of speeding vehicles in Shotley Bridge. Volunteers will help use a speed visor to check vehicle speeds and note down registrations of speeding vehicles. The police will then send warning letters to offending motorists.
If anyone is interested in joining the Volunteers scheme I can forward your details to the police who are looking at sorting out a rota for use of the speed visor.
Alternatively, come along to the Trust’s next Open Meeting on June 17th and sign up there.
The AGM for the Benfieldside, Blackhill, Bridgehill and Shotley Bridge Community Partnership is to be held on Thursday 3rd June at 7.00pm. in the Baptist Church Hall on Pemberton Road.
The Partnership are arranging a Summer Gala Day on August Bank Holiday Monday at the Shotley Bridge Cricket Club.
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