March 2010 - Adobe PDF - Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council

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Strong
<strong>Stockton</strong>
Seeing red!
If you see a red chair
– don’t be surprised
– it’s all part of the
Evening Gazette’s Talk
Up campaign to find out
what you think makes
our region so special.
The idea is to find out what’s
happening in local areas
– and champion the great
people and places in various
corners of the Teesside
community.
Eaglescliffe, Hemlington,
Marske, Norton, Central
Middlesbrough, South Bank
and Faifield.
Look out for Tfm’s presenter
Wayne Allen who is heading
out on the road to meet local
people to hear their local
stories.
You can find out more
about the Tees Pride Talk Up
campaign by visiting www.
gazettelive.co.uk/talkup
Communities
Tees Achieve boosts
hospice fund-raising
Over the past seven
years Barbara Alderson
has been making and
selling crafts and cards
to raise funds for the
Butterwick Hospice.
After attending a Tees
Achieve course in Photoshop
Elements at Billingham
Community Centre, Barbara
is now producing her own
card designs to sell on the
internet.
The cards have gone down a
storm and Barbara has been
able to sell hundreds in a
short time – boosting the
amount she can raise for the
hospice.
At the end of last term, she
decided to try her hand at
designing cards for other
crafters to make, using the
skills and confidence gained
from the course.
Sue Appleton, Tees Achieve
Subject Leader for Art,
Crafts and Digital Media,
said: “Barbara gained lots
of new skills over her 10-
week course. It’s fantastic
that she is using these in an
enterprising way to help the
local community.”
If you are interested in
joining a Tees Achieve course
visit www.stockton.gov.
uk/adulted or call (01642)
527901 to see what’s on
offer.
You can find Barbara’s craft
making sheets at www.
craftsuprint.com
The first 20 location to
feature in the campaign
are Normanby, Billingham,
Linthorpe, Redcar, Ingleby
Barwick, Berwick Hills,
Nunthorpe, Thornaby,
Beechwood, Loftus, Central
<strong>Stockton</strong>, Thorntree, Eston,
Complete the online
questionnaire to say what
you love best about your
local area and what we
should be proud of. You
can also suggest community
ambassadors by emailing
talkup@eveninggazette.co.uk
Teens prevent terrorism
In partnership with
Cleveland Police,
<strong>Stockton</strong> Council
hosted an innovative
conference designed to
provide young people
with the opportunity
to discuss terrorism and
radicalisation in a safe
environment.
The police developed the
Youth Prevent conference
as part of the Government’s
‘Prevent’ strategy, which
aims to prevent people
from becoming terrorists or
supporting violent extremists.
Schools across the Tees Valley
took part in the conference
which saw young people take
part in a series of informative
and challenging workshops.
Raising funds for young and old
Nearly £6,000 was raised
for the Mayor of <strong>Stockton</strong>on-Tees’
Benevolent Fund
at the Mayor’s annual
charity dinner dance.
Councillor Paul Kirton,
Mayor of <strong>Stockton</strong> and the
Mayoress, Mary Kirton,
hosted the ball at the
Wynyard Rooms.
So far the Mayor’s fund
has supported both older
and younger people in the
Borough through an Active
for Life Group for the older
residents of Queen’s Park
Housing Estate; music events;
sporting activities such as
football, rugby, rowing and
golf; groups of girl guides, air
cadets and disabled children
in the area as well as assisting
projects in Canada, Africa
and Uganda.