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Ferryhill Business and Enterprise College has returned in September after achieving record results yet again last year.

FBEC GCSE results exceed previous best

English GCSE results have peaked at 79% A*-C, which has just exceeded the school’s previous best by one per cent.

The school also has good Maths GCSE results, scoring at similar levels to the last two years.Headteacher, Mr Kevin Brennan said: “We are immensely proud of our students. “English and Maths GCSEs were new courses and a number of schools nation-ally have seen their results decline. “FBEC students were aware of the extra demands from these new GCSEs and attended extra lessons after school to ensure that they achieved the right grade. “Students have performed really well and we have nothing but praise for their efforts.”The school also celebrated record results in its IT course known as ECDL (European Computer Driving Licence), with every one of the 113 students achieving a grade C or above, with many students achieving A and A* grades. Mrs Attle, Head of IT at the

Age UK County Durham’s Come Eat Together team are hosting an exciting afternoon tea dance for the over 50s of County Durham. The dance is the perfect opportunity to have a deli-cious home cooked after-noon tea in between two hours of dancing to live organ music. Andrea Goldie, Develop-ment Worker said: “Put on your sparkly shoes and get ready to dance the after-noon away at this special celebration tea dance for International Older People’s Day and Silver Sunday. “There will be live music, afternoon tea and a raffle with great prizes to be won, all for the bargain price of £8. “The talented Michael

Foxcroft will continue to provide live organ music and keep everyone dancing to the ever popular modern ballroom and sequence dances.” The Afternoon Tea Dance will take place on Friday 6th October at The Masonic Hall, Ferryhill. Afternoon tea will be served after an hour of dancing and followed up with another hour of grooving the day away. The party atmosphere will begin at 1pm until 4pm and the bar will be open for drinks on arrival.“Come along to dance or just enjoy the music, said a spokesperson. “Everyone is welcome. For more in-formation or to book your place, contact the Come Eat Together Team on 0191 374 6577.”

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Ferryhill Business and Enterprise College’s students have exceeded last year’s results in English GCSE and expect to be in the top 1% nationally in Business Studies.

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Michael DunlaveyOf Ferryhill, aged 69 years,

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Members of the Cleaner Chilton Group; Elizabeth Bruce, June Cullerton, Jean Fletcher, Jean Tumelty, Christine Potts and Hannah Atkinson.

Join the Cleaner Chilton Group in keeping the village tidy

The Cleaner Chilton Group are a group of friends who got together in April of this year as part of the Big Spring Clean.The members, currently standing at six ladies, all live in Chilton and are inter-ested in keeping our envi-ronment clean and making their beloved village a place to be proud of.

A spokesperson for the group said, “We get together on the first Saturday of every month at 10am outside Hutton House, which is next to the War Memorial. The areas we concentrate on are off the radar of Durham County Council litter pickers and are highlighted by the group members and

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At every meeting there’s a discussion about local priorities. These are the issues which local people say they want their local policing team to tackle. There will be an update at future meetings about what has been done about these priorities.

Cleves Cross Grange Social Club meet every Wednes-day, between 1.15pm and 2.15pm, in the Masonic Hall, where they enjoy a

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game of bingo and a cuppa.“Come along and join us, everyone is welcome” en-couraged a spokesperson. Entrance costs just 50p.

The Journey with Spirit Centre holds an open circle every Wednesday night from 7pm until 9pm at Dean Bank Literary Insti-tute in Ferryhill.An open circle is led by Stephen and Kelly, who also take an awareness class on the first Wednes-day of every month. One Wednesday a month, the group invites along a

spcial guest medium with the date varying depending on availability.Anyone wishing to know more about the group or to check the dates of special guest meetings can contact Stephen Swainston on 07761 732937 or can visit the group’s Facebook page by searching the social media platform for ‘the journey with spirit centre’.

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Parents whose children are due to start primary or secondary school next year can start applying for a place from next week.Durham County Council will be accepting appli-cations for the 2018/19 school year from Tuesday, 12th September.Anyone with a child who is due to turn five between 1st September 2017 and 31st August 2018 needs to complete an application form stating which primary school they would like their child to attend.Families will still need to apply even if they have an older child attending the same school. They must also complete an application form for older children wishing to attend a junior school from September 2018.The deadline for appli-

cations for primary and junior schools is midnight on Monday, 15th January 2018.Anyone with a child who is due to turn 11 between 1st September 2017 and 31st August 2018 needs to complete an application form stating which second-ary school they would like their child to attend.The deadline for second-ary school applications is midnight on Sunday, 15th October 2017.Application forms are available at www.durham.gov.uk/schooladmissions, where parents will also find essential advice to help with their applica-tion.Paper applications are available on request by contacting Durham County Council’s school admissions team on 03000 265 896.

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A new film club at St Luke’s Parish Centre is set to get under way by screening the Disney film, Moana. It is hoped to make the club a regular event.

New film club launches at St Luke’s Centre

On Friday 29th September, St Luke’s Parish Centre in Ferryhill will screen Walt Disney’s Moana, with doors opening at 6pm.Moana is an adventurous teenager who sets out to save her people. She meets a once mighty demigod, Maui and together they

have an action-packed voyage encountering monsters and battling im-possible odds.Tickets are 50p, which includes snacks, and are available from Vicar Gary on 01740 655232 or by emailing garynorman266@btinternet.com.

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A Soviet rocket crashes into the moon’s surface, becoming the first man-made object sent from earth to reach the lunar surface.

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Mary Clarissa Agatha Miller, later known as Agatha Christie, is born on this day in Torquay, Devon. She began to write on a dare from her sister.

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The Mayflower sails from Plymouth, bound for the New World with 102 passengers. The ship, headed for Virginia, was blown off course and reached Massachusetts on November 21.

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NASA publicly unveils its first space shuttle, the Enterprise. Development of the aircraft-like spacecraft cost almost $10 billion and took nearly a decade.

17 September 1976

Newspaper heiress Patty Hearst is captured in San Francisco and arrested for armed robbery. The daughter of newspaper publisher Randolph Hearst had been kidnapped in 1974 but later joined her captors’ gang.

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standing”.Mr Brennan added: “It has been another great year for FBEC and the school is now very much in demand and is oversubscribed for current Year 7s.“Applications for year 6 students wishing to attend FBEC next year, starts with our open evening on 28th September.“Parents, carers and students will of course be made most welcome.”

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Chilton and Ferryhill Primary school pupils are set for the launch of their anti-litter campaign across both towns this week.

Ferryhill and Chilton children to launch anti-litter campaign

Children in Ferryhill and Chilton are officially launching their Anti-Litter Campaign this week. The campaign, which is led by the children from Chilton, Cleves Cross, Dean Bank and Ferryhill Station Primary Schools, will bring awareness to everyone in their community about the problems caused by litter, and aims to make meaning-ful changes within their community. Glenys Newby from Approach Too said: “When we talked to the children about what makes them happy and healthy they said playing out with their friends. “Sometimes both dog fouling and litter can be a problem for them. “This campaign will run alongside their Anti-dog Fouling Campaign and will send out the strong message: ‘Please help us

keep our community safe and clean’.”Mrs Pat Robson, Lead for Green Watch of Hetton History Society, is visiting the schools to help launch the campaign. She is talking to the children about the effect of litter on wildlife and about litter From Hand to Land and From Me to the Sea. During the sessions, the children see that litter has much more signifi-cance than purely keeping neighbourhoods tidy, but understand that com-munity pride is equally as important. The sessions show the children that by develop-ing positive, sustainable habits, they can change their environment for the better. Mrs Robson focuses on im-proving the way neighbour-hoods look, how everyone

can protect wildlife and reduce waste.Glenys added: “The chil-dren’s campaign is not just about picking up rubbish from the ground; com-bating litter starts much further up the chain.“Where has the waste come from in the first place? Who bought it or brought it? Is it part of a wider throwaway culture? “With the support again of everyone in the commu-nity, I am sure it will be a great success.”

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Letters Have your say...Dear Editor,So Christmas is fast approaching and while some of us have no worries with finding the money to give our kids the best day, believe it or not there are people out there who can’t afford the Christmas dinner, never mind the gifts. Ferryhill community volunteers are holding a Christmas collection in the run up to Christmas. We are wanting clothes of all ages from birth up to 18yrs. Toys, box games, trainers, shoes, PlayStation games, smellies litrally anything you would get someone for Christmas. This will all be donated back to people for free. There is no criteria for this apart from hardship. For anybody who feels like they couldn’t come and collect, you can message Michelle Abbs, Vicky Rothwell, Steph Bowron or Kate Graham in confidence via Facebook and we can sort you some stuff out, but first we need to gather in as much as we can.Once we have collected enough items we will be giving them back out to people who are struggling in the month of December (dates to be confirmed).Yours sincerely,Michelle Abbs, Ferryhill

Dear Editor,The Wednesday Club (formerly the Disabled Club) are a group of people who meet every other Wednesday between 12.15pm and 2.15pm at Chilton Catholic Club.Anyone can come and join us for tea, biscuits and a lively chat. We also have light activities such as bingo, dominoes, beetle quizzes, ‘sit down’ exercises and so on.An admission fee is £1 is payable at the door and raffle tickets are on sale.Everyone over the age of 40 will be welcomed.Our next meetings are Wednesday 20th September and Wednesday 4th October, then every second Wednesday after that.Please come along and join us. Yours sincerely,The Wednesday Club at Chilton Catholic Club.

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St Luke’s Church offers an open invitation to old and new friends for morning coffee, tea, cakes and scones every Friday from 9.45am - 12.30pm.A spokesperson for the Church said, “All of the people who ‘staff’ and cook for the morning are volunteers and we would welcome anyone who is interested in helping in any area; preparation,

cooking, waitressing ect and of course there is always the washing up!”There are several op-portunities for volunteer-ing, whether it’s for the Friday coffee morning or the Food Bank. Anyone interested should contact the Parish Office on 653295, email garynor-man266@btinternet.com or St Luke’s Church on Facebook.

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Ferryhill Stage Society’s production of Sister Act is set to be a big hit.

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A hilarious show, based on the hit-film Sister Act is coming to town, starring Robyn Kate, from Spen-nymoor. Robyn is playing the lead role of Deloris, supported by a great cast of other characters; Joe Makepiece as officer Eddie Souther;

Isobel Wheatley as Mother Superior, Paul Maddison as Curtis plus many more fabulous characters. A fantastic band led by Tim Jasper from Sedge-field with his dad, Dave Jasper as Musical Director, bring to life all the hand-clapping numbers.

The Ferryhill Stage Society Show will take place on 27th, 28th and 29th September at 7.15pm, as well as 30th September at 2.15pm, at Mainsforth Community Centre.Tickets are £8 for adults and £5 for children.

Peter Atkinson is holding a Council surgery on Monday 25th September, between 6pm and 7pm at Ferryhill Town Hall.Peter will be accompanied

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A week-long crackdown on speeding drivers saw more than 400 people caught going too fast across Cleve-land, County Durham and Darlington.The Cleveland and Durham Specialist Operations Unit (CDSOU) launched the operation on Monday, August 21st, in support of a Europe-wide campaign aimed at reducing speeds and improving safety for all road-users.In just seven days, 410 drivers were found to be breaking the speed limits across the two force areas.The total consisted of 128 recorded by officers out on patrol and 282 caught on equipment used by the unit’s safety camera vans, as well as 17 other offences dealt with such as no seatbelt and using a mobile phone.Depending on how far they were exceeding the limit, the offenders will either

have been invited to go on a speed awareness course, issued with a fixed penalty fine or in the most serious cases, face prosecution.The highest speed recorded was 86mph in a 50mph zone, and 50mph in a 30mph zone.Inspector Jon Curtis, from the CDSOU, said: “The number of drivers caught speeding demonstrates that enforcement action remains absolutely essen-tial. Too many motorists are continuing to drive in an unacceptable, unsafe manner and putting lives at risk.“We won’t tolerate speeding. Excess speed is one of the biggest single causes of all road collisions not only in our area, but nationally and remains one of our #fatal4.“Limits are put in place for a reason; to protect people. Drivers across Cleveland and Durham can

therefore expect to see more operations like this over the coming months.”Police, Crime and Victims’ Commissioner for Durham Constabulary, Ron Hogg, said: “I am disappointed in the results of this latest campaign, which clearly shows hundreds of people continue to flout the law, needlessly risking their lives and the lives of others.“Improving road safety is one the objectives in my Police, Crime and Victims’ Plan. I will continue to support partnership cam-paigns such as this, to clamp down on speeding drivers who continue to put our communities at risk.” Police and Crime Com-missioner for Cleveland, Barry Coppinger, said: “It’s always disappoint-ing to hear that warnings have not been heeded and people have continued to speed despite repeated messages regarding the dangers of speeding. “People are killed and seriously injured on roads around the country every day due to speeding. “I will continue to support the work of the Cleveland and Durham Specialist Operations Unit in opera-tions like this one aimed at reducing those casualties and fatalities.”

*Members of the public are invited to participate in these meetings**Members of the public may attend these meetings

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Early morning sunshine bright

Filters through clouds its shining light

Sleep closed flower petals opening wide

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Skyline horizon dotted with Rowan tree

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Clouds intermingled with candy floss flurries

Sometimes criss-crossed by vapour trails

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Chapter Ferryhill & Chilton

A mixed fortnight of results in the Durham & District Sunday League Premier Division saw Ferryhill Celtic pick up three points at home against Newton Aycliffe Huntsman, before going down last weekend to a heavy home defeat against Ouston Cherry Tree FC.On Thursday 31st August, Celtic hosted the Huntsman and found them-selves in the lead within the opening five minutes when an Anthony Phillips corner found the head of Neil Bell who powered the ball into the net. The early goal boosted the side’s confidence and Celtic went on to control the first half without adding to their tally. Just as it looked like they would take a lead into the break, Huntsman levelled the game on the stroke of half time. However, it was Ground-hog Day at the start of the second half as another corner by Anthony Phillips this time found the head of Liam Pearson, who mirrored Bell’s finish to put Celtic 2-1 up.The home side continued to press for a wider ad-vantage to make the game safe, but in the end the two goals were enough to

secure a win by the same margin as the sides’ first meeting in the league.With confidence riding high, Celtic went into their Sunday game against Ouston Cherry Tree but were soon dented when the visitors took the lead in the 6th minute.The home side found themselves on the back foot throughout the half and Ouston’s dominance finally paid with a further two goals in the ten minutes before the break to all but seal the win.The cherry on the cake came in the second half with a final goal as Celtic went down to a 4-0 defeat. Cherry Tree’s goals came from Thomas Gray, Ryan Drummond and a double from Andrew Clarkson.Celtic now sit mid-table in sixth position in the division with nine points from their opening seven matches.Next Sunday (17th Sep-tember) sees a break from league action with Celtic once again at home in the second round of the Castle Insurance Alan Smith Trophy, where they will face Division Three side, Bearpark FC.Kick off is at the usual time of 10.30am at the Broom Rec.

Mixed results see Celtic mid table

County Council recognised as Disability Confident Employer

Durham County Council has been officially recognised as a Disability Confident Employer. Disability Confident is a nationally recognised ac-creditation scheme which encourages businesses to recruit and retain disabled people and people with health conditions for their skills and talent. The council recently achieved the Level 2 Dis-ability Confident Employer status by proving its commitment to actively employ, retain and support disabled people.As a Disability Confident Employer Durham County Council is now recognised

as going the extra mile to make sure disabled people get a fair chance.Cllr Jane Brown, Cabinet member for social inclu-sion, said: “Nearly 7 million people of working age in the UK are disabled or have a health condition. “Encouraging applications from disabled people is good for business.“As the largest employer in the county, we have an ob-ligation to lead by example and this is just one of the ways we do that.”Disability Confident is a Department for Work and Pensions initiative which seeks to:• Engage and encourage

employers to become more confident so they employ and retain disabled people and those with long term health conditions.

• Increase understand-ing of disability and the benefits of employing or retaining disabled people.

• Ensure disabled people have opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations.

• Make a substantial con-tribution to halving the disability employment gap.

To find out more about the scheme visit www.gov.uk/dwp/disabilityconfident or contact the Equalities team on equalities@durham.gov.uk or 03000 268 022.

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