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Council to purchase
historic Loftus building
An historic Grade II-listed building in the
heart of Loftus will be brought into public
ownership.
Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council recently
exchanged contracts to purchase the former Barclays
Bank building, located in the heart of the Market
Place, at a cost of £150,000.
The intention is to transform the four-storey
building, which has been vacant since 2017, into
high-quality tourist accommodation, provide a
tourist information service and to bring back vital
banking and/or post office services to the town.
Loftus is close to the Cleveland Way and on a key
route from Teesside to Whitby and the North York
Moors. With the A174 passing directly through
the middle of the town, and 5,000 vehicles passing
through daily, Loftus could potentially have a
thriving visitor economy.
“Our vision is to transform Loftus into a modern
market town, attracting new businesses and retaining
existing ones, and to offer new opportunities for
local people,” explained Cllr Mary Lanigan, Leader
of Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council.
“We want to make sure people come to visit and
stay here in Loftus, we want to create jobs for local
people and we want our businesses to thrive.
“Plans are still in motion for the building, but it
is our intention to bring back a form of banking
or post office service, and to provide high-quality
accommodation for visitors staying in the town.
“We wanted this news to be announced as
a Christmas present to our residents, and more
concrete plans will be drawn up in the New Year.”
It was announced by Central Government in
August that Loftus was to benefit from the Future
High Streets Fund - a £1 billion pot dedicated for
high streets up and down the country. This purchase
will support the council’s bid to reenergise and
transform Loftus High Street.
Cllr Wayne Davies, Cabinet Member for Economic
Development at the council, said: “We are so
pleased this building will be brought into public
ownership. It is a real positive step demonstrating
our commitment to Loftus and East Cleveland.
“This high street is at the heart of the Loftus
community and we want to make sure it is a vibrant
place where people want to go.
“The substantial number of people traveling
through the town could all be potential visitors
and customers. It is crucial that the facilities and
infrastructure are there for them and our residents.
"Since losing Barclays bank, the businesses in
Loftus have struggled with a declining footfall onto
the highstreet, so we are endeavouring to not only
bring a banking facility into Loftus, but return home
the Saxon princess exhibition to help reignite the
towns offer to locals and visitors, making it much
more sustainable for the future.".
The next steps for the council are immediate
maintenance works to make the building safe and
to consult local community groups in the New Year
as plans develop.
Completion of the sale will take place at the end
of January 2020.
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Coastal View & Moor News Issue 106 January - February 2020
Welcome to Coastal View & Moor News Issue 106
So here we are again with our first
newspaper of 2020, the start of a
new decade and as always it's full of the
news that matters from our local area!
Over the Christmas and New Year
holiday period it was a great opportunity
to have some rest and a good excuse for
us to relax and watch TV!
Because it is the first issue since
Christmas, you will find articles sent to
us by the local communities about the
events they held over the festive period,
like the Light up Loftus event which you
can read about on page 22 and Christmas
in Moorsholm and Yearby on page 10.
We are most grateful for all our
contributors because without them we
wouldn't be able to bring you such local
news, so keep sending us your great stories
from your area and remember we can only
publish what we get so if you don't let us
know what's happening then we can't pass
on your stories to over 70,000 readers!
Good news that we have already had
the shortest day which means every day
that goes by, now gets a little longer and
it gets even better when we put the clocks
forward at the end of March.
Up until now, the weather has not been
that kind to us with a little snow fall
already and lots of rain! Although looking
out of the window now, as I write this it's
brilliant sunshine, but very cold. This is the
most difficult time of year for our old and
vulnerable residents when temperatures
can plummet to below freezing. If you
have a neighbour who could be at risk,
why not pop in to see them from time to
time to make sure they are OK. It doesn't
take much time and your kindness costs
nothing.
So, what will you find in this issue?
The 2020 East Cleveland Klondike bike
race date has been set and you can read
this exciting news on page 7 (more details
in the next issue) along with many pages
featuring other great events to be held in
the near future.
One of these events is the brilliant news
that for the first time ever the Tour de
Yorkshire bike race will be coming to
our area in April. Read the full details
and check out the route it will be taking
on page 5.
In this issue you will also find stories
about the former SSI site, steel making
and Sirius all of which will result in
employment and boosts for our local
economy. A great way to start the year!
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the years he, along with his Granddad (my
brother) who sadly passed away earlier this
year have done so much to help us. Kyle
will be joining the army in the next few
weeks and we would like to thank him for
all his hard work and loyalty and wish him
all the very best for his future.
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Ben Houchen recently launched his
campaign for re-election as the Tees
Valley Mayor during a speech at AV Dawson
in Middlesbrough, with a bold pledge to bring
steelmaking back to Teesside.
In 2017 Mr Houchen was elected as the first
ever Metro Mayor for the Tees Valley in a shock
victory for the Conservatives that took political
pundits by surprise.
Since then Mayor Houchen has spearheaded
economic development across Teesside,
Darlington and Hartlepool, which has seen more
investment and thousands of jobs created for
hard-working local people. Mayor Houchen has
also secured £360million in new money from
the Government for the Tees Valley, including
£137million for the former Redcar steelworks
site so that work can begin to make the site ready
Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen has
recently announced he will introduce free
parking in town centres across the Tees Valley
if he is re-elected in May.
In a bid to support local businesses and give
high streets a much-need helping hand, Mayor
Houchen is promising to introduce free parking
across Darlington, Stockton, Middlesbrough,
Redcar and Hartlepool to make it easier, cheaper
and more convenient for people to shop in their
town centre.
Mayor Houchen wants to hear from residents to
find out where in the Tees Valley they would most
like to see free parking introduced. From today,
they can indicate their preferred locations on a
map by visiting www.backbensplan.com/parking.
To deliver his promise, Mayor Houchen will
hold discussions with all five councils in the Tees
Valley to work out how the parking offer will
work best in each area but has vowed to offer a
minimum of at least three hours free parking in
all of the region’s town centres.
Mayor Houchen has already secured up to
£125m from the Government through the Towns
Fund to help develop innovative regeneration
plans for town centres. With five towns from
the region included, the Tees Valley will receive
more allocations than any other region in the UK.
Mayor Houchen said: “Our high streets need
all the support they can get. Local business
are the lifeblood of our area and they need a
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Tees Valley Mayor launches re-election campaign
with pledge to bring steelmaking back to Teesside
for private sector investment.
Mayor Houchen said: “Over the past three years
the Tees Valley has made great progress with
more investment, more jobs and a confidence
in ourselves as a region that we haven’t had
for decades.
“People are sitting up, listening to us and
taking our region seriously for the first time in
a generation. We have a seat at the top table, with
direct access to Number 10 and key Government
departments that can help the Tees Valley go
further and faster to secure the investment that
we need and deserve.
“Our region is once again standing tall. Our
risk takers our innovators and our entrepreneurs
are securing the investment that is creating the
good quality, well-paid jobs we all want to see
created, now is not a time to put what we have
Tees Valley Mayor vows to make
parking free in Teesside, Darlington
& Hartlepool Town Centres
helping hand. I will do just that – I will help
them by delivering free town centre parking
across Stockton, Middlesbrough, Darlington,
Hartlepool and Redcar.
“Free parking will make it easier, cheaper and
more convenient for people to use our high streets
and town centres, supporting our amazing local
businesses in the process.
“It is a depressing sight for people to see empty
shops on the high street. By introducing free
parking, we can drive up the number of people
visiting our town centres, increase spending,
boost our economy and create jobs while making
Tees Valley an even more dynamic and vibrant
place to live and do business.
“Everyone across our region deserves a vibrant
and thriving high street that can still flourish in
the age of online shopping. My plan to make
parking free across Teesside’s town centres,
plus the millions of pounds I have secured from
central Government for our high streets, will help
to achieve this.”
Last week, Mayor Houchen announced that he
would be standing for re-election in May, and
at the same time, made his first election pledge
to the people of the Tees Valley, promising to
bring steel making back to Teesside, restoring
the region’s rightful place as a global leader in
the steel industry.
For more information, visit www.backbensplan.
com/parking.
achieved at risk.
“We’ve made great progress but there’s still
more to do. Let’s keep moving forward and
making progress instead of going back to the
same old failed ways of the defeatist, pessimistic
attitudes that have held this region back for
years.”
At the centre of Mayor Houchen’s victory in
2017 was his pledge to take back control of our
airport by bringing it back into public ownership
and saving it from closure.
At the time many people said the commitment
could not be delivered, but in March 2019 Mayor
Houchen was handed the keys to our airport,
along with 819 acres of land for commercial
development.
Soon after Mayor Houchen delivered on
another election pledge and restored the muchloved
name of Teesside International Airport.
Then in December 2019 Mayor Houchen
announced that he had secured a £200 million,
10-year, investment that could create 4,400 jobs
on the airport site through the development of a
state-of-the-art manufacturing and logistics park.
The Tees Valley Mayor has now made an
even bolder pledge, to bring steelmaking
back to Teesside.Speaking before a crowd in
Middlesbrough, Mayor Houchen said: “We need
to take control and take our destiny into our
own hands. Teesside steel built the world, and
it will do again.
“We can’t rely on civil servants or national
Governments. We can do this, and I will make
it my mission to make Teesside a world leader
in steelmaking again. I can already hear the
naysayers, the doom mongers and the pessimists.
“I can hear the same defeatist attitude from my
opponents. Why do you want to do this?
You’re just saying it to get votes. It can’t be
done!!! You know what, they said the same thing
about the airport and I delivered! They can say
what they like.
“This is my promise to the people of the Tees
Valley. If elected, I will bring steelmaking back
to Teesside and I’ll restore our rightful place as
a global leader in the steel industry.”
Mayor Houchen promised to announce more
of his election manifesto in the coming weeks.

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Redcar to host the finish of the
first stage of the Tour de Yorkshire
● ● Zetland Primary
Pupils celebrating the
announcement: L to
R Tammy Watson, 10,
Spencer Coglan,11,
Connor Taylor,
11, Tobey Bell,10,
Bethany Standley,10.
Redcar will host the finish of the first stage of the Tour de
Yorkshire on Thursday, April 30 following the announcement
of the route at a press conference in Leeds this morning.
The riders will come into the borough via Easingtion before racing
through Loftus, Carlin How, Brotton, Saltburn and Marske and finishing
on The Stray, adjacent to Zetland Park in Redcar. Further details about
timings will be announced later, but the finish is expected to be mid to
late afternoon on April 30.
Redcar is one of eight host locations – the others are Barnsley,
Beverley, Halifax, Huddersfield, Leeds, Leyburn and Skipton.
The announcement was made by organisers Welcome to Yorkshire
and the Amaury Sport Organisation (A.S.O.) at an event at Leeds Civic
Hall this morning.
Councillor Mary Lanigan, Leader of Redcar & Cleveland Borough
Council, said: “It is fantastic news that the Tour de Yorkshire will weave
its way through our beautiful borough including Easington, Loftus,
Carlin How, Brotton, Saltburn and Marske before finishing the first
day of the race on the Stray in Redcar.
“The Tour de Yorkshire is a huge sporting event attracting world class
cycling stars, and to have them cycle through our villages, towns and
countryside will be a sight to behold.
“Our borough is filled with community spirit, and we can’t wait to see
the public get involved and dress up for the occasion with decorations,
bikes and flags. I know we will give them a fantastic Redcar & Cleveland
reception on the day.”
James Mason, Chief Executive of Welcome to Yorkshire, said:
“We’re really excited about bringing the Tour to Redcar – it will be
the most northerly point we’ve ever been to in the history of the race
and we’re sure the town and borough will provide the riders with a
suitably warm welcome.
“We’re always looking to bring the Tour to new and exciting places,
and we’re lucky to have such a diversity of landscapes at our disposal.
We know this part of the world will really get behind the race and put
on a tremendous show, I’m really looking forward to it.”
Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen said: “The Tour de Yorkshire is a
brilliant coup for Redcar and yet another event that will showcase the
best the Tees Valley has to offer.
“It is joining a long list of sporting events
taking place across our region, from last year’s
Great North CityGames to next year’s Rugby
League World Cup 2021 fixture.
In the past, we wouldn’t have had the
confidence to bid for these, let alone secure them.
Along with massive concerts by the likes of The
Killers, we’re drawing huge crowds into our
towns, getting people spending and supporting
our local businesses.”
Further details on exact timings will be announced
later however the full route can be found at www.
letouryorkshire.com

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Boosbeck man, whose family have been
A left devastated after two relatives were
affected by the same disease, has been hard
at work raising £1611 amount for blood
cancer charity Bloodwise.
With the help of the local community,
Stephen, and the Woodall family have raised
funds in memory of Stephen’s brother, Phil
Woodall, who sadly passed away from acute
myeloid leukaemia on the 18th September
2019, and in support of his niece - Phil’s
daughter - Chelsea who currently has
leukaemia.
Chelsea, was diagnosed with the same type
of acute myeloid leukaemia as her father
when she was just 17 years old. Now 21, she
continues to undergo treatment for the disease
but is currently doing well.
Stephen and Christine spearheaded the
fundraising event in November, saying “The
family have been through a tough time in the
last 18 months. We sadly also lost our sister
Marylyn, Mum Freda and then our brother
Phil all within a short space of time.
“Our event took place on the 24 November in
Boosbeck, which included a 6-mile sponsored
walk starting at our local pub, The Station
Hotel. After the walk we enjoyed a little warm
food and refreshment and started our general
knowledge quiz, followed by our raffle of 57
prizes which were donated from local shops
and the community. Then we finished off with
a few games of bingo.
“We had an excellent day all round and were
over the moon to get such a great response for
Coastal View & Moor News Issue 106 January - February 2020
Boosbeck man leads £1611 charity fundraiser in memory of
brother in law and in support of niece affected by same cancer
our event and would like to thank everyone
who was involved.”
Sarah Dunning, Regional Relationships
Manager for Bloodwise said: “It is because
of amazing people like Stephen and his
family, and their second to none commitment
to beating blood cancer, that we are able to
continue our life saving research and support
services. Awareness of blood cancer is low,
despite it being the fifth most common cancer
and the third biggest cancer killer, taking the
lives of more people than breast cancer or
prostate cancer each year.
“We are incredibly grateful to the family
and community for their support in helping
to raise funds and awareness.”
For more information on Bloodwise visit
www.bloodwise.org.uk.

Budding poet set to share her work
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News about
The Klondike Bike Race
●●
Alison at home with her books
budding poet from Redcar is hoping to
A share her work with local readers thanks
to an innovative project.
Step Forward Tees Valley offers support to
people across the Tees Valley facing barriers
that are stopping them from moving forward to
find work or training. These barriers can include
mental ill health, low confidence, and lengthy
gaps of unemployment, addiction, convictions
or financial problems.
Bespoke help is offered to help turn people’s
lives around and make a fresh start. For some
people this can mean taking up volunteering or
joining a community group whilst others are
able to return to work for the first time in years.
Alison, 52 came to Step Forward Tees Valley
when her husband died. Since then she has
rediscovered her lifelong love of poetry and is
now hoping her books will be available in local
libraries this year!
“My introduction to poetry began at John
Emmerson Batty Primary School, Redcar, where
we were encouraged to appreciate and recite
poems in class. After school, I would often
call in Laburnum Road Library and I loved to
read books there.
As the years went by, I kept busy with many
things, but I seemed to forget poetry. Then one
beautiful day in summer, I wrote my first poem
‘Lavender’ in the garden of my home in Skelton
that I shared with my mother, and a door opened
to the wonderful world of poetry. Over the
years I continued to write more poems and got
interested in photography. I got my first computer
thanks to two kind friends, eventually I was able
to return it and buy my own.
I eventually got married and the days out with
my husband and our dogs resulted in more
poems and photos. A chance search on the
internet, led to a self-publishing platform which
eventually led to the creation of 11 books. One
of my favourite poems is called 'Oh Little Ruby
Robin & His Secret Treasure Chest' – it has been
enjoyed by family and friends who listen intently
when I recite it to them.
After nine lovely years together, my husband
died, this turned my world upside down and
resulted in an extremely stressful time. I didn’t
know where to turn as everything happened so
quickly. I lost all my confidence and then my
benefits changed, so I had to go to the Jobcentre.
Fortunately, I was given an appointment
with Step Forward Tees Valley – an amazing
organisation. My navigator, Sally, showed me
kindness, understanding and I was given the right
advice to get me back on track. There was no
judging and a real understanding of my strengths,
skills and talents.
With help from Step Forward Tees Valley, I
felt able to start writing poetry again and I have
dedicated my poem ‘A message from the highest
order’ to Step Forward Tees Valley and Sally
who has guided me. It is also dedicated to my
wonderful Mother, family and friends for their
love and support, my late husband Keith and
Mavey the dog, I hope it inspires, gives hope
and comforts others.
Thanks to Sally I have approached the local
library and I am hoping they will be able to
stock my books soon. I would never have had
the confidence to do this, if it were not for Step
Forward Tees Valley”
Andrea Johnson, Step Forward Tees Valley
Programme Manager, said: “Alison’s story is
inspirational and it is great that she has found the
confidence to take her hobby to the next level. I
can’t wait to see her books on the library shelves!
We are proud of the impact that the Step
Forward Tees Valley programme has made for
Alison and other participants. The reason why
people across the region come to us, is that we
go over and above other initiatives to empower
them. We care about every person who comes
to us.”
Step Forward Tees Valley is funded by the
European Social Fund and The National Lottery
Community Fund.
Alison is pictured in her home with her books
By Linda White - Chair East
Cleveland Villages Big Local
Over the past few months the delegates
representing East Cleveland Big Local
have consulted and debated at length the
future of the Klondike Bike Race.
It's clearly evident that the Race and the
community activity leading up to the event is
valued by the majority of the villages and people
feel it is an important event in the year
The profile of the area has been raised
significantly due to this successful event and
pride in our communities has grown significantly
The delegates have a responsibility to ensure
that public money is used in a responsible way
and it is for this reason we have discussed the
overall cost of the Bike Race which escalated
dramatically last year. We have tried to balance
the wishes of the community with the realistic
outcome regarding the investment from the
Big Local.
We have worked in partnership with VELO29
to attempt to reduce the overall cost of the race
and are delighted to announce that the 2020
Klondike Bike Race will go ahead with a total
committed cost of 57k.
A lady’s race is not planned for this year due to
the British Cycling Calendar which has reduced
the overall cost .
We have explored the long-term sustainability
of the race and have decided that we must seek
opportunities to work in partnership with the
Town and Parish Councils. Over the next few
weeks we will be requesting assistance form the
Town/Parish councils with the hope that they can
contribute to the 2020 race sufficiently to ensure
its sustainability. We are also going to request
that Guisborough and Saltburn Town Councils
make a firm commitment, as both areas while
outside of the Big Local area benefit significantly
from the presence of the Klondike Race. Redcar
and Cleveland Council have contributed 20k
over the last two years to the race and we
recognise it is not possible for them to commit
this money until the next settlement is received
from Government. We will lobby to ensure that
East Cleveland has the same opportunities of
support as other areas.
It is our hope that we can secure enough
support to ensure sustainability. Our plan is to
achieve ongoing commitment for 2021. At the
end of January 2020, we should be able to make
a decision regarding 2021
The Klondike 2020 Race will take place on
Sunday, 19th April.
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British multinational mining company
Anglo American has recently confirmed
that it is in advanced discussions with Sirius
Minerals to take over the North Yorkshire
polyhalite project after Sirius failed to
raise the capital required to complete the
construction of the mine.
Cllr Mary Lanigan, Leader of Redcar &
Cleveland Borough Council, said: “The news
about a takeover bid for Sirius Minerals
demonstrates the huge potential of the
Woodsmith Mine.
“The mine and the infrastructure to allow the
product to be exported will bring well-paid and
skilled jobs to Redcar and Cleveland which, in
turn, will provide many families with a brighter
and more prosperous future. Sirius Minerals has
also invested heavily in community projects
which further benefits the borough.
“The problems Sirius encountered in raising
funds to complete the construction of the mine
were a serious blow, but a new investment to
allow it to go ahead would be a huge boost for
By Mark Laker.
Hello and welcome to
2020!
Hope you all had a lovely
break, In the run up to
Christmas it was good to
give back to the community,
for this I gave a hamper to
Paddy and Fran from the Pad
Foundation to thank them for
all the hard work they are
doing in the East Cleveland
Community.
Their efforts in our
community are ensuring
a much needed piece of
equipment is becoming
more accessible to all so was
lovely to surprise them at a
time traditionally for giving,
I wish them luck for the year
ahead and working together
to help our area.
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New hope for North Yorkshire polyhalite project?
the whole region.
“From the start, the Council has been
committed to the project and has worked closely
with Sirius Minerals throughout. We will
continue to support the development wherever
possible in the future.”
Ben Houchen, Tees Valley Mayor, said: “The
news that Sirius is in advanced talks with Anglo
American is a massive vote of confidence in this
unique and amazing project.
“Anglo American are one of the biggest
mining companies in the world and their
involvement is a sign they have huge confidence
in the quality of the product and will be a big
boost for what is a world-class project.
“I have always said that the scheme will be
delivered and that local people here in Teesside,
as well as further afield in Yorkshire, would feel
the huge benefits of this truly transformational
project.
“We’re not out of the woods yet and there
are more details to come, but I am monitoring
developments closely and remain in regular
Member Pioneer for Skelton
Coop Food and Funeralcare
contact with Sirius and look forward to more
news in the coming weeks.”
Leader of the Labour Group on Redcar
& Cleveland Borough Council commented:
“Whilst this is very encouraging news and I
sincerely hope the takeover bid goes ahead
positively, I do feel that Sirius Minerals were let
down badly by this government having not been
provided the support they required during their
time of need. Had the government guaranteed
their bond back in September they may still be
in a position to have seen the project through.
“They had already spent around £1.5billion,
created 1500 jobs with the promise of 1000
new jobs once operational and the mine which
is well into construction was expected to be
producing by 2021.
“The government, Tees Valley Mayor, Simon
Clarke MP, and the Redcar & Cleveland
administration did not fight hard enough for this
committed project leaving potential investors
without the confidence they needed to invest
on the back of Brexit uncertainty. So much for
the Northern Powerhouse.
“I would like to thank Sirius Minerals
for their support through their foundation
towards local projects from a pot of £2m.
This has supported many great projects
including £250,000 to sports clubs including
a amazing award to Redcar Athletic FC.,
amongst others leaving a lasting legacy of
community investment in the area.
“If the takeover bid is successful I shall
be directly contacting the Anglo American
organisation to request if they will support a
similar commitment to our local community.”

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Moorsholm in Bloom
welcomes Santa
By Barbara Cartwright
The first Friday in December has become
a tradition in Moorsholm for the arrival
of Santa and the countdown to Christmas.
Villagers wait with excited children outside
the church hall, as Santa arrives on the back of
a “festive farm trailer “ at exactly 6pm. Food,
mulled wine and Christmas crafts await with a
lucky dip for those children wishing to speak
to Santa.
This event brings the community together,
young and old and is completely free.
Voluntary contributions make it possible and
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special thanks need to go to Steve and Lynne
Nicholls for their very generous donation to our
fund and to everyone who provided food and
drink for the Christmas supper table.
Huge thanks to Father Christmas for sending
one of his special delegates in the form of
Graeme who did a fantastic job on the night
taking details of each child’s wish list.
All spare presents were donated to a local food
bank so hopefully other children benefited from
village generosity
Thanks again for the support given to
Moorsholm in Bloom over the year and see
you in 2020.
Carol singing around village
Yearby Residents Association organised
carol singing around the village.
Starting at the top of the village then moving
down past the homes of some of the older
residents to the junction with Fishponds Road,
voices were exercised with six of the most
popular carols. Villagers posed for a picture
around their newly planted Xmas Tree; small
at the moment but something to look forward
to in the future. Then everybody retired to a
deserved selection of hot mince pies, mulled
wine and hot chocolate laced with Baileys.
Everybody appeared to enjoy this reinauguration
of a lapsed annual event. Looking
forward to another session next year.
Merry Xmas and Happy New Year.

By Councillor Steve Kay
An unscrupulous person, or persons,
recently dumped a pile of broken
asbestos sheeting down a well-used footpath,
near Charltons.
The old lane, lined by trees, runs from
Charltons, parallel to the A171 Moor Road,
towards Slapewath, and is part of the national
footpath, the Cleveland Way.
Of course, asbestos is extremely dangerous,
especially when its microscopic fibres are
released into the air. If they are inhaled, they can
cause asbestosis (the scarring of the lung tissues)
and mesothelioma (an aggressive and incurable
cancer). Unfortunately, the serious health risks
of asbestos were not fully recognised until the
1980s, which means it’s still present, in building
materials, of which the most common is sheeting.
The use of asbestos is strictly controlled today,
but approximately 4,000 deaths a year are the
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Asbestos dumping at Charltons
result of historic exposure to asbestos in the
trades and industry.
As far as asbestos sheeting is concerned, there
is no great danger until it’s broken and the fibres
released.
The pile of broken asbestos sheets in question
were reported by both residents and myself to
Redcar & Cleveland Council but, because of
health and safety, the council had to employ a
specially licensed asbestos handler to remove the
offending pile, at the cost of £400. All this meant
that the dangerous dumping was not removed for
approximately a fortnight.
When I visited the site to look for evidence as
to the perpetrator(s), I was extremely cautious,
despite my mask, about doing much delving
into the pile. Thankfully, both ramblers and
dog walkers were giving the site a wide berth.
Unfortunately, my tentative search was in vain
and, when they arrived a few days later, the
expert asbestos handlers had no more luck in
finding any clues pointing to the identity of the
culprit(s).
This incident reminds me of the dumping of
100 bags of powdered chemicals in the Oven
Close lay-bys, near Moorsholm, in 2014, which
cost the council over £10,000 to remove. On
that occasion too, there was a danger to health
from the inhalation of the powder but no one
was prosecuted.
● ● Cllr Steve Kay looks
for evidence amongst the
dumped asbestos sheeting
These irresponsible dumpers are ruining the
environment, costing the council tax payer a
fortune and, at the same time, putting the public
at serious risk. The government should give us
more resources to trace them and pass draconian
laws against illicit dumping.
With these aims in mind, I have sent a copy of
this story to Simon Clarke MP.
Diocese of York welcomes
announcement of new Archbishop
The Suffragan Bishop of Hull, the Right Reverend Alison White, has responded on behalf
of the Diocese of York to the recent confirmation from Downing Street that HM The
Queen has approved the nomination of the Right Reverend Stephen Geoffrey Cottrell as
the 98th Archbishop of York, in
succession to the Most Reverend
and Right Honourable Dr John
Tucker Mugabi Sentamu who
retires in June 2020
Bishop Alison, who was one
of six members of the Crown
Nominations Commission
representing the Diocese of York,
spoke on behalf of the Suffragan
Bishops of Whitby, Selby and
Beverley:
"This is great news! People across
the Diocese have been praying that
God would send us the person he is
calling to be the next Archbishop
of York.
"In Bishop Stephen these prayers
are answered and this is joyful
news for us.
"We look forward to working
with him to make Christ visible
in all we do."
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Could you help Footprints in the Community
make a difference to the lives of local people in 2020?
If you've started 2020 with a New Year's
Resolution to make a positive difference
by helping people more, or you've been
thinking about it for a while, volunteering with
Footprints in the Community could be for you.
We have lots of different volunteering
opportunities across our projects, which include
Redcar Area Foodbank, our Next Step Shop, First
Steps and our Footprints Community Cafe. One
thing all of our projects have in common, is their
aim to reduce poverty and isolation in Redcar and
the surrounding areas.
We have over 200 volunteers across our various
projects. Our volunteers have told us about the
benefits to them of volunteering for Footprints in
the Community. They include; making a positive
difference in their local communities, making
new friendships, improved mental health and
reducing feelings of loneliness.
Like our Men's Shed project volunteer, Sean.
Sean has been a member for just over three
years and became a volunteer six months ago.
Sean was feeling isolated in a new area and
struggling with confidence when he first started
attending Men's Shed, which is a social space for
men over the age of 18, to meet and relax in an
informal, supportive environment. There is also
a woodworking shop for members to work on
their own projects, with support from Manager
John and volunteers including Sean.
Sean said: "Volunteering at Men's Shed has
really improved my confidence, as well as my
physical and mental health. I enjoy coming along
and helping other people."
CEO Ruth Fox said: "Footprints in the
Community is dedicated to reducing poverty
and isolation in the Redcar area. Our dedicated
volunteers are central to us providing projects to
work towards this goal. Sean is a perfect example
of how our volunteers can also benefit from
improved wellbeing by being involved in local
charities, such as Footprints."
For more information about Footprints in
the Community’s projects, visit our website
or Facebook pages. Please email Rachel at
volunteer@footprintsinthecommunity.co.uk to
find out more about our current volunteering
opportunities.
Community effort spruces up
Cowscote Woodland in Loftus
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Men's Shed volunteer Sean
Beyond Housing colleagues have worked
with partner organisations on a two-day
volunteering event at Cowscote Woodland in
Loftus to clean up the park in preparation for
spring and summer.
Activities included fence painting, litter
picking, re-capping steps, planting trees, shrubs
and more than 500 spring bulbs, digging out
natural drainage, gardening, cleaning and
clearing parts of the woodland and Deepdale
Lane.
Cowscote Woodland was transformed in
2015 from a once overgrown, unsightly area
into a picturesque open space to be enjoyed
by both the local community and visitors to
the area. The piece of land previously housed
allotments, garages, coal bunkers and stables
before being completely transformed into a
fantastic woodland park.
Rachael Crooks, community connector at
Beyond Housing, who organised the event, said:
“We relaunched Cowscote Woodland in 2015
after a lot of work to provide a high-quality
woodland experience for people living in Loftus.
“Under our long-term investment plans for
open spaces we returned to the woodland now
the trees and plants have had the chance to bed in
and revamp the area. It is going to look fantastic
and I hope that even more Loftus residents will
enjoy the park in the spring and summer.”
Simon Tullock, senior operations manager
at Beyond Housing, said: “I’d like to thank
all the partners who joined us in the clean-up,
from providing paint, equipment and catering to
actually getting down and dirty with the plants.
“The Beyond Housing operations team has
worked tirelessly for the last two weeks planning
and arranging ahead of the volunteer team, who
carried out the heavier work including preparing
the woodland for new planting. It was a real team
effort and the outcome is fantastic.”
The partners involved were; Loftus Town
Council, Luke Senior Hall, Co-op Foundation,
Loftus Leisure Centre, Lockwood View,
Johnstone’s Paints, Redcar & Cleveland Council,
Loftus Walking Group, East Cleveland Arts,
Cleveland Police and Middlesbrough Football
Club Foundation.

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Skelton and Brotton Parish Council Children’s Christmas Party
On Sunday 1 December 2019 Skelton and Brotton
Parish Council held their free Children’s Christmas
Party at Skelton Civic Hall.
As always the event proved very popular with local
residents, with tickets going very quickly.
Silly Steve kept all the children busy with fun and games.
There was free face painting and glitter tattoos too. Each
child visited Father Christmas in his Grotto and received a
gift. Terry the Elf managed the queue and kept the excited
children supplied with sweets.
Free refreshments were served by Parish Council Members
and Staff. Some attendees kindly gave donations to the
Chair’s Charities. £65.66 was raised for Zoe’s Place and
The Cystic Fibrosis Trust.
Priory Arts Society
By Margaret Russell
For those of you have not
heard about our local and
community Society, I would like
to share what we do with you.
We began in 1983 and have a
full committee who guide and put
in action members’ interests and
outings over the year. We meet
twice a week at Sunnyfield House,
Westgate, Guisborough – Monday
evenings 7pm. to 9pm. and
Thursday afternoons 1.00pm to
3.30pm. The annual subscription
is £30 and set out below is what
you get for your money – pretty
good deal I reckon, so read on.
The group are all amateur artists
who get together at one or both of
the meetings to share a common
interest in art, be it painting, felting
or drawing. We do have a member
of the committee whose job it is,
to seek out and book professional
artists to come along during the
course of our year to demonstrate
their skill to members and their
guests. It helps out new people
to the hobby and increases tips
for the more experienced of us.
We also arrange a summer
outing – dependent on members’
expressing an interest in anything
particular and of course a
Christmas lunch which rounds
the year off nicely.
Twice a year we hold an
exhibition of our work. Always
well attended usually about 200
through our doors on a one day
exhibition. We do offer our work,
framed and unframed pictures for
sale. Any sales proceeds go to the
artist, we are a non-profit making
group and do not charge for people
to come in. It is really a social
group as well as artistic and allows
people to enjoy their hobby with
others of a like mind.
So, I would like to invite you to
get in touch and perhaps join us.
We are all friendly and you will
get a genuine welcome. If you
are interested, initially it would be
good to contact myself Margaret
Russell 01287 281554 chair, or
Barbara Dobby 01287 201896
secretary and we can answer
any queries you might have and
arrange for you to pop in to one
of our meetings, wander round see
us at work so to speak, decide if
you like the look of us and bring
your paints or pencils and have
a free try out. Look forward to
hearing from you, you will be very
welcome.
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Father Christmas with Jessica Lagan and Terry the Elf!
Local musician
supporting good causes
much-loved local musician is flying high after raising thousands
A of pounds for the Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS).
Stephen Dowd, best known by his stage name ‘Stevie D’, has dedicated
his life to supporting good causes since his retirement and successful
battle with colon cancer.
However, the 77-year-old has announced that after ten years of
fundraising, his most recent charity event will be his last.
The scouse busker, who now lives in Saltburn, is a regular sight across
the North East and recently raised £3,165 after hosting a charity night
in aid of GNAAS.
The evening featured local talented acts including the Saltburn U3A
Ukulele Band, ‘Circus Stars on Tour’ Marko and Tommy Bungle, and
singer Maggie Gee.
He said: “The original goal was £500 but we exceeded that massively
and raised more than £3,000 which I’m delighted about.
“I feel very strongly as a cancer survivor to live my life and enjoy it,
so that’s why I perform. I get the most joy out of singing and it’s great to
see the crowd getting involved.
“I also wanted to help other lives and give back, so that’s why I’ve been
supporting GNAAS.
“I want to say thank you to all the businesses and supporters who have
either donated or supported the charity night.”
Stevie D was invited to the GNAAS base at Teesside International Airport
where he performed his rendition of Shotgun by George Ezra.
He also met some of the critical care team and was given a tour of their
helicopter.
He said: “It’s been a real pleasure fundraising for GNAAS. This charity
has saved so many lives and the team are amazing are what they do. I am
very impressed by the whole operation.”

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More than £1.1 million has been granted
by The National Lottery Heritage
Fund to help transform an historic building
in Guisborough.
The project is designed to restore and
adapt the Grade II-listed Guisborough Town
Hall to provide a new sustainable mixed-use
development.
Plans include turning Guisborough into the
‘Gateway to the North York Moors National
Park’ by transforming the top two floors into
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Guisborough Town Hall secures £1.1m of National Lottery support
visitor accommodation with a high-quality finish.
The bottom floor will house tourist information,
an exhibition-heritage area and retail outlets.
It is expected that 10 full-time jobs will be
created.
The historic building, which forms the
centrepiece of Guisborough’s Market Place,
was built in 1821. It has had many uses from
Magistrates Office and Petty Sessions Court
to most recently being Solicitors offices and
was owned by a pub company. It has stood
empty since 2013 and was bought by Redcar &
Cleveland Borough Council for £70,000 in 2015.
The Guisborough Town Hall Gateway
Project (GTHGP) was established in 2016 as
a partnership between the community and the
council to secure the future of the Town Hall.
Andy Murray, Chairman of GTHGP, said:
“We are delighted with this major award from
The National Lottery Heritage Fund and it’s all
systems go to bring this project to life!
“This is testament to the hard work, shared
responsibility and collective ambition of all the
committee members to have secured this funding
to transform the town hall into an iconic building
for Guisborough for the 21st century.
“We have consulted the local community since
our inception and taken them along our journey
and we know that there will be tremendous
support for the project.
“Once restored the revamped building will
contribute enormously to the economic life of
the town and create employment opportunities.”
Councillor Wayne Davies, Cabinet Member
for Economic Development at the council, said:
“This is fantastic news for Guisborough and
those who have worked so hard on this project.
“This will be a catalyst for the development
of Guisborough town as a visitor destination
and will bring additional footfall and overnight
visitors who will spend locally in the shops and
businesses. The revamped Town Hall will serve
both the communities of Guisborough as well as
visitors to the town and the wider region.”
David Renwick, Director of England, North
at The National Lottery Heritage Fund, said:
“Heritage at risk has been identified as a key
priority for our funding, and we are incredibly
pleased that money raised by National Lottery
players will ensure that the Guisborough Town
Hall will be given a new lease of life. We also
commend the team behind the project in finding
innovative ways to ensure that the Town Hall
will be a commercially viable operation, a
vibrant asset for the community and help boost
Guisborough’s role as a gateway to the North
York Moors National Park.”
The funding has been made possible by
National Lottery players and the project
team can now complete the technical design,
appoint a contractor and market the commercial
spaces alongside delivering their activity and
engagement plan.

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Redcar Branch of the Royal British Legion
Branch Chairman’s
Christmas Newsletter 2019
Firstly, may I wish all
our members and
supporters best wishes
for the New Year.
2019 has been very busy
for us all, so busy in fact
that I haven’t had chance
to produce a newsletter
until now! We have had so
much going on that it has kept all our Committee
Members and helpers so busy - and none of us
are getting any younger – that we are in need of
a rest. To do this we need people to take on roles
within the Branch, we need new members and
certainly younger members as the Legion moves
forward to keep up with the times, into the new
era where technology is at the forefront.
I appeal to people to come and join us, to
be a member of the greatest charity that looks
after and supports our Service and ex-service
community throughout the world. To join us,
you no longer need to have served in any of
the Armed Forces. Anyone of 18 years of age
can join with an annual fee of only £17 – less
than the cost of a bag of crisps a week. To join
online go to:
https://www.britishlegion.org.uk/get-involved/
things-to-do/membership/become-a-member or
ask us for a paper joining form if you prefer.
If you think you can help, then please contact
us or call in to see us. Our Office at Coatham
Road Social Club is manned 7pm – 8pm every
Tuesday & Thursday. The telephone number is
01642 290177 – just leave a message and we will
get back to you. Alternatively, you can send us
an email to rblredcar@live.co.uk , or message
us through our Facebook page https://www.
facebook.com/RedcarRBL/ .
Poppy Appeal
As stated, the year has been
busy one.
Our Poppy Appeal for
2018 / 2019, which ended on
30th September, showed an
increase again. Our total for
the year came to over £43,000.
I thank our Poppy Appeal
Organiser, Dave Blissett, and the fantastic team
who work tirelessly to produce such a great &
unbelievable amount of money. But, most of all,
I thank the people of this town and surrounding
area for its tremendous support which is never
ending. It is these people who give us the support
and hard-earned money. I also thank all our
voluntary friends who stand out collecting in all
weathers. Also, the young people from the Cadet
& Scout Groups who also go out in all weathers
on our behalf – what a great bunch of people they
are. This year the Sea Cadets from T.S. Zetland
excelled and I’m very pleased to announce that
they won both our competitions for Youth groups
collecting during the lead up to Remembrance
Sunday. The Green Howards Shield goes to the
Unit that, over the three Saturdays leading up
to Remembrance Day, collect the most money.
The Darren Budd Memorial Shield goes to the
pair of Cadets who together collect the most over
the same period. All these young people deserve
praise for their continued contribution to all the
Legions events. They are an inspiration to us all
and are our future.
The appeal has started again, and everyone has
already been so busy we hope we can beat the
2018/2019 total, but we can only do this with
public support and a good team of helpers of
all age groups.
Other Work
The Legion isn’t all about collecting for Poppy
Appeal. We have also held many, many other
events to show what we do, working with the
Cadet Forces and the whole community. In
addition to these events we also support other
ex-service associations as well as other Legion
Branches both throughout the area and further
afield. We have attended funerals when requested
with our Standard Bearers to show respect and
support to those service and ex-service personnel
who have passed away. This is not limited to
Legion members but is available to anyone that
requests it. We also give talks to local Groups
and Schools.
Armed Forces Day
We help to plan and
organise this annual
event held on the High
Street in Redcar. We
used to fully plan this
day, so we were there
from the start when
it was just our local
veterans’ day. Now it’s a joint effort with the local
council, other charities and local organisations
plus our local Cadet forces. We are responsible
for arranging the service and ex-service units,
Cadet forces the timetable of events to entertain
everyone. We have our stall to promote what we
do in the community. It’s a long, full day of events
and we are proud of our achievements built up
over many years. This year was fantastic with so
many people in attendance and so many stalls and
events. Once again, our Cadet forces excelled
themselves with the Army Cadets winning the
Tri-Forces Cadet Drill Competition and the Sea
Cadets the Standard Bearers Competition.
75th Anniversary of D-Day
With 2019 being
what some say was the
beginning of the end of
WWII, we had a small
service and parade at
the Normandy Veterans Memorial Stone in the
Garden of Remembrance to commemorate this
special day. Not the largest of attendance, but we
again did our duty and it was an honour to do so.
Help for Heroes / Royal British
Legion Family Race Day
We liaise with the
officials of Redcar
Racecourse to
organise this Family
Race Day to raise
valuable funds for
these two charities.
It is actually the
Redcar Branch of the Legion that plan the
parade and arrange for the Cadet Forces to be
in attendance. We also ask them to bring along
stalls and the climbing wall and to collect funds
for the Charities. Our Parade along the track is
a real crowd pleaser and very moving.
Yorkshire Day
Again, we attended
the High Street with
our stall and helped
the organisers make
it a fun day. We
certainly had fun and
the Sea Cadets kept us entertained with their
dance moves. We are learning these dances steps
slowly - - - very slowly!!!
Sea Sunday & Merchant Navy Day
We supported our local Merchant Navy
Association with their events both in Church
for Sea Sunday and at The Birger Anchor on the
sea front for Merchant Navy Day. We have been
involved with these events for many years and
it is an honour and a privilege to be involved in
our seafaring colleagues’ events and they also
fully support our events.
Council / Mayoral Events
The Branch is always at
hand to work supporting
the local Council and its
Mayor in many events
including the Redcar &
Cleveland Civic Service
where we ensure our
members attend with our Standards and we
also contact other units to bring their Standards
and members along. This year, we were also
involved in the planning and running of the
event organised to unveil a plaque in Redcar
& Cleveland Leisure and Community Heart
to honour our local holders of the Victoria &
George Cross Medals.
North Yorkshire Moors Railway
in Wartime Weekend
We have, for the last
few years, been involved
in the planning of the
NYMR groups annual
Memorial Service and
Parade at Grosmont
Railway Station on the Sunday of the
commemoration weekend. We also man a stall
to help raise funds for both the Legion and our
Poppy Appeal over the three-day event. Its really
nice as we meet so many people from all parts
of the country and they all extremely supportive.
The Station group really look after us and we
work so well together to make it a successful
parade and service. We are really proud of what
we have achieved over the years together.
Remembrance Day Parade and Service
We wondered
whether the
day would be
as good as last
year with that
being the 100th
Anniversary
of the End of
World War One
– Armistice.
Well, I am so
pleased to say but once again we did Redcar
proud, or should I say Redcar made us proud
as the turnout was brilliant. It wouldn’t be right
of me to name individual people or groups as
so many people helped. It was a proud moment
for me as this was my 25th Remembrance Day
Service and Parade where I was responsible for
its planning and organising.
A great addition this year was the marching
band at the front of the parade, in addition to the
Police Band who played for the Service and Last
Post. It was only days before that I received a
telephone call from the Commanding Officer of
the Army Cadet Drum Corps asking if we would
like them to lead our parade.
I can’t tell you how pleased I was to have
a band to lead the parade – it makes so much
difference. We also had the pleasure of the
company of one of the new Deputy Lieutenants
of North Yorkshire, The Countess Charlotte
Peel, our local Mayor, Councillor Billy Wells as
well as our Branch President, Alan Frankland to
take the Salute after the Service. Lots of people
attend the Cenotaph, lots laid wreaths, flowers
& wooden crosses to commemorate the fallen.
Also present were children from local schools
which was really encouraging and shows how
special and important the day is to people of all
ages. I thank everyone for their help in whatever
way to make a success.
The Garden of Remembrance, opposite The
Cenotaph, has also been improved with the return
of the Giant Poppy and 100 smaller poppies
this year with a silhouette of a soldier. I thank
the craftsman for this work. It was a lovely
service by our local Vicar from Christ Church,
Coatham. She also attended the following day,
Remembrance Day, the short service and silence
held on the High Street at 11am on the 11th
November.
On the Saturday prior to Remembrance
Sunday we also held our Annual Veterans
Concert and Afternoon Tea in Coatham
Memorial Hall. Again, I thank everyone
involved with the planning and organising
of the event and making it a nice afternoon. On
the Saturday morning, I had also attended the
weekly 5-kilometre Park Run in Locke Park
where I completed the course as a Sponsored
March to raise money for the Poppy Appeal.
I thank the organisers for permitting this as
well as the runners and many others who
supported and sponsored me. It’s a long way
when you are also carrying the Standard, in
full marching rig – but I did it in 47 minutes
and 38 seconds.
What Happens Next and 2020
Well, would you believe it, but Redcar Branch
have already started planning for next year with
the local Council. I am really happy to say that
the Council Leader has pledged full support,
with the Mayor and Armed Forces Champion
from the Council all on board. We are planning
to hold at least one full day of commemoration
and entertainment on Friday 8th May 2020,
the 75th Anniversary of VE Day. This day has
been declared a Bank Holiday instead of the
usual 1st Monday in May. We will be holding
a full Parade and Service at The Garden of
Remembrance where a new memorial to mark
the 75th Anniversary will be unveiled – watch
our next Newsletter and also Facebook for
further updates.
Newsletters
If you wish future newsletters to be emailed
to you then please email rblredcar@live.
co.uk to be added to our mailing list. Please
include the words “Newsletter Mailing” as
the subject heading.
Many thanks to everyone.
See you all in 2020!!
Eric Howden BEM, Branch Chairman

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Coastal View & Moor News Issue 106 January - February 2020
Top careers STEM from technical training
on the doorstep
HUNDREDS of students and workers are
taking their careers higher thanks to a
wealth of world-leading training from
Middlesbrough-based TTE Technical (UK).
School leavers with ambitions to go into
the oil and gas, engineering and process
manufacturing sectors, as well as workers
wanting to level up their careers, are being
offered an unrivaled range of courses led by
industry experts who’ve worked for global
companies.
TTE’s broad range of courses and
apprenticeships comprehensively cover all
levels of industry – from pre-employment
through to advanced skills – and
valuable hands-on training is delivered
at TTE’s specialist training centres and at
businesses’ premises.
Programmes are led by experienced
professionals who can offer real insights
to their sectors and content is informed by
employer needs – meaning trainees get
skills that are valuable in the jobs market.
This year marks a watershed for the
internationally-renowned TTE following its
acquisition by Middlesbrough College in
December.
The move makes Middlesbrough College
the largest engineering provider in the
Tees Valley – complementing the college’s
existing reputation for high quality,
employer-led skills training.
Students and workers are now looking
forward to future investment into TTE’s
facilities and course offering.
Zoe Lewis, principal and chief executive of
Middlesbrough College, explained: “TTE has
an incredibly strong reputation for providing
skills locally, nationally and internationally -
and we’re going to build on that.
“The TTE team is highly respected for
delivering world-class training and that will
continue as normal while we invest in staff,
equipment and facilities.
“We will also continue to deliver and grow
TTE’s international business - which works
with companies in West Africa, Eastern
Europe, the Middle East and Asia.”
More than 200 apprentices and 200
engineering students are currently
benefiting from a diverse range of TTE
courses spanning hands-on areas such
as process operations and engineering
maintenance through to business-critical
skills such as customer service and
leadership and management.
TTE’s specialist training offer includes
CompEx – the internationally-recognised
qualifications for working in the type
of explosive atmospheres found in
petrochemicals, distillery and paint
spraying workplaces, among others.
The 10,000 sq ft Welding Academy with
state-of-the-art equipment offers learners
the opportunity to get valuable skills across
MIG, TIG and MMA welding, as well as CNC
plasma cutting.
Zoe added: “TTE has played an absolutely
central role in developing the skills that
grow the engineering, oil and gas, process
and manufacturing sectors here in the
Tees Valley and further afield and we look
forward to growing our work with employers
in the region over this next exciting year.”
Join us at the TTE Open Event
Monday 9th March 2020 • 12:00pm - 7:00pm
TTE, Edison House, Middlesbrough, TS6 6TZ
Find out about our technical training courses
and apprenticeships
Some of the employers that TTE
are proud to work with
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Chemoxy
International Ltd
Greenergy
Quorn Foods
Sembcorp Utilities
Sirius Minerals
Suez Recycling and
Recovery UK
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CPI - Centre for Process
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His work is so unique’ - chance to
witness inspiring soldier turned
acclaimed artist at work
Visitors of the beautiful Inspired by…
gallery in Danby currently have the
rare opportunity to see the creative process
of a former soldier who transformed his life
through art.
Adrian Wright, the current artist-in-residence
for the North York Moors National Park was left
devastated after injury forced him to leave the
army. He has since become a renowned painter
specialising in dramatic, panoramic oil paintings
and until February he is opening up his studio at
the gallery for the public to catch an exclusive
glimpse of him at work.
The 44-year-old from Glaisdale said: “I was
in a very dark place when I was forced to
leave the army. Fortunately, whilst in hospital
in Germany, my doctor gave me a five pound
painting kit from a local supermarket and from
then I discovered the joy of painting. By creating
art I became better and found much happier
times.”
He was later discovered thanks to the efforts of
Sally Ann Smith, Inspired by… gallery curator
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and renowned landscape painter Peter Hicks.
Sally said: “Adrian’s work is so unique. His
work captures perfectly the moody and dramatic
skies of the North York Moors, especially
its coast. It has been a privilege to see him
thrive and I am so pleased that he is now being
recognised. By using oils, acrylics, brushes and
palette knives he brings semi abstract, romantic,
dramatic scenes to life.”
Visitors will be able to come and see the
artist until 17 February when the centre and
gallery will only be open on the weekends for
a chance to see the artist. Please visit the North
York Moors National Park website for details
regarding opening times. For more information
or to confirm whether Adrian is in on a particular
day please contact The Moors National Park
Centre on 01439 772737.
From 28 March – 4 May 2020, he will also be
revealing his The Power of the Sea exhibition at
the Inspired by… gallery. This will comprise of
a series of bold oil paintings depicting the raw
power of the raging North Sea and its impact
upon our senses.
Speaking on his up-and-coming exhibition,
he said: “For me I really wanted to show the
strength of nature and how insignificant humans
are in comparison. There is nowhere else where
this is more present than within the sea. I want
each piece to impose on the viewer, to be filled
with strong bold colours whilst still showing
the ability of light to break through the storm.
Light for me means hope and my own struggles
I have had to overcome.”
Never deterred to help others, Adrian has also
kindly donated his ‘Dark Skies’ painting valued
at £900 towards a raffle, which is raising money
for Zoë’s Place Baby Hospice. The charity
provides palliative, respite and end-of-life care
to babies and infants suffering from life-limiting
or life-threatening conditions and is one close
to Adrian’s heart. A proportion of the proceeds
will also be given to WHISH (Whitby Hidden
Impairments Support and Help).
Raffle tickets are already on sale for £1
available from The Moors National Park Centre.
For more information please contact the Centre
by calling 01439 772737. The raffle will be
drawn on 2 February 2020.
To find out more about his up-and-coming
The Power of the Sea exhibition please visit:
northyorkmoors.org.uk/inspiredby
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Novel device enables patients to
control own pain relief
● The Penthrox
inhaler (product shot)
● Laura Dunn
Patients undergoing short medical procedures
can now administer their own pain relief
thanks to a small handheld inhaler.
The novel pain control method has been introduced
at the Friarage Hospital in Northallerton and has
completely eliminated the need for anaesthetic or
intravenous drugs for patients using it.
Commonly known as a green whistle, the Penthrox
inhaler contains a small amount of Methoxyflurane
gas which patients self-administer by breathing
through the device.
The green whistle, which has also been introduced
at The James Cook University Hospital in
Middlesbrough, has a number of benefits as it:
• enables patients to instantly control the level of
pain relief they receive;
• causes no after side effects and therefore speeds
up recovery;
• means patients are not exposed to dangerous drugs
and do not need a cannula;
• reduces cost by freeing up an anaesthetist to work
on another theatre list and reducing the amount of
time patients need to spend in a hospital bed.
The device, which has been used extensively
in Australia and New Zealand in pre-hospital
emergencies as a very effective painkiller, has been
introduced at South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation
Trust by anaesthetist Gareth Kessell and plastic
surgeon Tobian Muir.
It is mainly used for painful procedures that can
be carried out in under an hour and has already
benefited more than 170 patients undergoing either
Bleomycin treatment for vascular birthmarks or
Have
you
experienced
outstanding
hospital care?
Do you want to
shine the spotlight
on a local nurse,
healthcare assistant
or midwife who has
gone that extra mile to make a real difference?
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
is searching for a worthy winner of its annual
Nightingale Award and nominations are now
open.
The awards recognise the hard work and
dedication of nursing and midwifery staff
at The James Cook University Hospital
in Middlesbrough, Friarage Hospital in
Northallerton and local community hospitals
and health services.
This year’s event will be an extra special
occasion as 2020 has been recognised
internationally as the Year of the Nurse and
Midwife to celebrate 200 years since the birth
● Plastic surgeon Tobian Muir
and the Friarage theatre team
electro-chemotherapy treatment for cancer.
Patients are supported to use the inhaler by
anaesthetic nurse practitioners who have undergone
specialist training to enable them to take on this
enhanced role.
Laura Dunn is currently receiving Bleomycin
injections at the Friarage for a venous malformation
in her leg. The 31-year-old from Darlington said it is
much easier than having an anaesthetic.
“I have had both local and general anaesthetic
before in the past, so you are not only getting over the
procedure but also the side effects of the anaesthetic.
With the whistle you don’t get any of that at all.
“Once you have finished you just take a couple of
deep breaths without the whistle and you are back
to normal – there’s no grogginess and no headaches.
Plus you are in control completely as to how much
you need.”
Mr Muir said: “The success rate is phenomenal at
98% and the feedback from patients has been really
positive.
“It’s brilliant for patients because it offers quicker
pain relief and they can increase or decrease it
instantly – they are in power!
“It is fantastic that the Friarage has become one
of the first hospitals in the country to use this for
procedures on such a big scale.
“And this is a global first – never before has a
Penthrox inhaler been used as an alternative to
sedation or a general anaesthetic in patients with
birthmarks.
“I think a lot of other surgeons, departments and
hospitals could potentially benefit from this.”
Nominate your Nightingale today!
of Florence Nightingale.
Nurse consultant Jane Knowles said: “We
are very excited to be hosting our 17th annual
Nightingale Awards in this very special year
and I would like to encourage as many people
as possible – staff, patients and relatives – to put
forward their nominations as soon as possible
so they can be reviewed by our judging panel at
the end of February.
“These awards were developed by the trust’s
nurse and midwife consultant team in 2004 to
formally recognise the care and compassion of
our nursing teams, particularly when staff have
gone the extra mile to improve patient care or
patient experience.
“So whether it’s a nurse who has gone above
and beyond the call of duty to help a patient
or a team who have pulled out all the stops to
improve the care they deliver, nominate your
Nightingale online today at southtees.nhs.uk/
about/nightingale/nominations.”
The winner will be announced at the trust’s
Nightingale conference in May, which will focus
on the theme of diversity.
Kidney self-testing could
revolutionise patient care
atients have been testing their own kidney
Pfunction at home as part of a clinical study
that could help revolutionise patient care.
Renal patients at The James Cook University
Hospital have been self-testing their own blood
and urine samples using two hand held devices.
The patients then attended appointments at the
hospital on the same day to have their kidney
function tested conventionally by healthcare
professionals to help measure the accuracy of
their self-test results.
Renal consultant Jonathan Murray hopes that
the results of the study will lead to national trials,
and eventually to patients being able to self-test
at home as part of their routine care, therefore
reducing the number of hospital appointments
they have to attend.
“It’s very similar to how people with diabetes
check own blood sugars at home,” he said.
“There’s no reason why patients should not be
able to check their own kidney function at home
too, but it’s never been done routinely before.
“Many patients need their kidney function
checking but are otherwise fit and well, and
would not otherwise need to see a doctor or nurse.
“Often, they only require a blood and urine
test and we thought if they could do this at home
we can save them a journey to hospital and the
inconvenience of organising time off work.
“It also means we can spend more time with
those patients who are ill and really do need to
see us.”
The innovative idea earned the team a finalist’s
spot at the Bright Ideas in Health Awards 2019
and was also well received by the 15 patients
who took part in the study.
● David Forsdike (left) with the renal
team at The James Cook University
Hospital
David Forsdike, 57, of Darlington, has been a
renal patient at the trust since 2000. Three years
ago he needed a kidney transplant and was lucky
enough to get a living donor. He said he had no
problem doing the kidney function tests at home.
“You can test yourself straight away and find
out if everything is ok,” he said. “It really helps
reduce your level of anxiety.”
He believes the device is going to make a huge
difference to patients in the future.
“I used to travel for work and had to arrange
my travel around my appointments, but with
self-testing I could just take the devices with me.”
Dr Murray said there is still some work to do
to make the devices more user friendly.
“It’s a simple idea but we need to refine the
technology, including developments that will
make the blood self-testing devices easier for
all patients to use.
“We very much hope the pioneering work we
have done here in the Tees Valley will provide
a platform for development of this idea at a
national level.”

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Firstly we would like to thank
Linda Wilson for her time and
hard work on the Light up Loftus
committee and wish her every
success as she starts her new venture
with the WI Federation.
The team now welcome Paula Limon
on board; Paula has volunteered with
us from the start three years ago and
we are all delighted she has taken the
decision to join us on our committee.
On 22nd November 2019; for the
third year running Light up Loftus,
in partnership with Loftus Town
Council, hosted the Grand Christmas
Light Switch on event. Our Town
was brightly lit with all the festive
lights starting at West end, through
Zetland Road and to East Loftus. The
main switch on event was held in the
Market Place where everyone enjoyed
a variety of food and drink and festive
entertainment. Our volunteers ensured
everyone was served with hotdogs,
mulled wine, chestnuts, mince pies
and Soup and the kiddies enjoyed
the waltzer’s and the chair-o-planes
and hook a duck while dancing and
listening to the tunes from Harry’s
musical organ! Inside the Town Hall the Ukulele
band played festive favourites while the kiddies
wrote their special letters to Santa, bought a book
from the book stall or tried their luck on the
Tombola! There was more food in the Town Hall
too and even a nice cold beer or wine. No-one
went home hungry or thirsty from our switch on!
The fun and games kept the excited crowds
entertained as they waited patiently for Santa
to arrive in style with the Fire Brigade and the
Coastal View & Moor News Issue 106 January - February 2020
Happy new year to you all from the Light up Loftus Team!
●●
Photos John Stockwell
Police escort. Santa magically switched on the
lights in the market place while dancing along
to Harry’s musical organ.
We would like to say a huge thank you to
everyone who helped make the switch on night
such a success – our volunteers do an amazing
job so thank you to you all! Thank you also to
the Borough Council street cleaners who came
along and helped us to keep our Town clean and
tidy before, during and after the event!
Light up Loftus really do appreciate the
continued support and funding we receive, every
penny going towards additions to the festive
display each year. This year we have received
funding from Loftus Athletic Club, the Market
Place Co-op, Browns Landscapes, Loftus Town
Crier, Bramwells, ICL (Potash), the White Horse,
The Britannia Inn, Willow Cake Shop, Ward
Councillors funding, Anne Middlemass (from the
sale of her beautiful cushions), B&M for hosting
us for a bag pack, and Wold Pottery. We have
hosted an event at the Station and Linda Gunn
of Big Sister has donated her time and talents
for the event.
In 2019 Light up Loftus purchased the 15 trees
situated on the businesses on West Road, Zetland
Road and the High street. The funding that we
raise enables the Town Council to release their
Christmas lights budget in the other villages
within the parish and in 2019 this saw them
purchase further wrap arounds for Easington and
Carlin How – seeing the start of the replacement
of all of the old lights in the village, also the
purchase and lighting of a second tree for
Liverton Mines and wrap arounds for East Loftus
at the end of the town.
Our next event on Friday 20th March 2020 sees
the return for the third consecutive year of the
fabulous band “Burden of Paradise” featuring
the legendary Snake Davis on Saxaphone. The
previous events being a sell out with a waiting list
for any cancellations! Don’t miss out this year!
Tickets are £10 each from Wold Pottery 01287
640100, the event is licenced but why not make
an evening of it and enjoy a meal first at Spuds
Coffee House or the White Horse Pub! – Please
call them to arrange a table.

From homeless shelter to success
Vince hopes to inspire
others with his story
life-changing move to the North East
A helped one man get his life back on track
after three years of being unemployed and
homeless.
And now, after enrolling at Middlesbrough
College, 56-year-old Vince McKennon is
speaking out about his journey from shelter
to success in a bid to inspire others in similar
positions.
According to the latest research from Shelter,
there are an estimated 320,000 homeless people
in the UK. Until three months ago, that included
Vince.
After dipping in and out of jobs and struggling
with depression, Vince found himself homeless
and jobless. He moved to the North East from
Stevenage in June 2018 and now lives and works
in Middlesbrough.
He explained: “I was working odd jobs on and
off like driving and customer services and even
tried self-employment, but I couldn’t find the
right fit. The depression kicked in and I lost the
will to carry on.
“I knew I had to make a change and since
moving up here, things have really
turned around – I have good people
in my life who keep me inspired and
motivated.”
Vince stayed at the New Walk
shelter in Middlesbrough and began
volunteering in the kitchen before
signing up to different courses
through the Jobcentre and enrolling
at Middlesbrough College.
He studied Health and Social
Care Level 1 Sector Based Work
Academy, Safeguarding DL
(Distance Learning) and Dementia
Care DL.
Since studying at the College,
Vince has praised his tutors and peers
for their support that has “changed
his life” and is encouraging other
people not to give up hope.
Vince said: “It makes a big
difference when you have the right
people around you and studying at
the College has really helped me
find my confidence and develop
new skills.
“People kept telling me ‘you’d be
great in care’ – which was a career
that had never crossed my mind. I
knew it would be a bit of a gamble
but I had nothing to lose – and I’ve
never looked back.”
Vince impressed his employer
engagement coordinator at the
College, Karen Woodland, who
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helped him update his CV and apply for jobs
– leading to his role as a domiciliary carer at
Human Support Group in Middlesbrough.
He was given a bike through the ‘Routes to
Work’ programme and now travels around
Middlesbrough providing specialist care for
his patients – which includes everything from
administering medication and helping them
shower to shopping and preparing their meals.
Karen said: “We’re all proud of how far Vince
has come and so glad he made the decision to
study at Middlesbrough College.
“He now has a two-bedroom house which
he’s making a home, has developed a fantastic
relationship with his patients and his passion for
caring for others is really apparent – you can tell
he has really found his calling.
“Middlesbrough College is here to support
all learners, and that includes adults in our
community. Whether they’re looking for a job,
to retrain for a new career, progress at work or
want to learn a new skill, we’re here to help.”
Now, Vince is keen to help others get back into
education or employment.
He said: “Depression always hangs around
but you have to take one step at a time and keep
moving – I’m trying to do a good job, keep
patients happy and push myself further each day.
“I’d always say seek support, you can’t do it
by yourself – but believe that out of darkness
light can shine through.
“The North East is such a friendly place – I’m
always out and about with work which means
I’m surrounded by good people and beautiful
natural scenery and feel more positive about
the future.”
Middlesbrough College recently invested
£250,000 to create a specialist Adult and
Community Learning Zone. It welcomes
students of all ages and backgrounds and offers
a supportive, inclusive environment for those
returning to education.
Its adult education courses cover all sector
areas and suit the needs of a variety of learners.
For more information on adult and community
learning, visit https://www.mbro.ac.uk/adults
Wheatlands becomes first primary school
in borough to take the plastics free pledge
● ● FANTASTIC PLASTIC PICKERS: Children from Wheatlands Primary doing their bit
for the environment. Pictures courtesy of Wheatlands Primary.
Redcar primary school is thought to be
A the first in the borough to sign up to a
nationally-organised single-use plastics free
pledge.
Children at Wheatlands Primary have already
had a special assembly to explain the move and
been on a litter pick on the beach.
Now the school will start to reduce the
amount of single use plastics it uses every day
and educate the children on the importance of
being environmentally friendly.
The school is the latest organisation to take
the nationally-organised Surfers Against Sewage
pledge. Community organisations in Redcar,
Saltburn and Marske have signed up as well as
the council itself and an ever-increasing number
of businesses.
Andrea Carling, teacher at Wheatlands, said:
“The children have really embraced the idea.
We have an ‘Eco-trash Mob’ who have been
out on the beach clearing the area of plastic
and other litter. We’ve also explained to all
the children that we’ll being using less plastic
across the school, including at lunch time and
in the classroom, and we’re encouraging all out
parents to pack less plastics if possible when
colours and designs to compliment all rooms
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they supply lunches. It’s wonderful to see the
children not only taking action but learning all
about the environment too.”
Councillor Barry Hunt, Cabinet Member for
Neighbourhoods and Environment, said: “The
community has taken the lead on this campaign
and we’re backing them all the way. Wheatlands
Primary deserves special praise. It shows how
committed the school is to their own community
and the children’s future and the work of the
children, including going out in the cold on litter
picks, is fantastic.”
Friends of Redcar, Keeping it Clean at
Saltburn and Marske Litter Action Group have
signed up to the cause and it’s hoped community
associations in every town and village in the
entire borough will eventually take part.
Community groups have also developed a
website for the Redcar and Cleveland area which
is connected to the Surfers Against Sewage
national campaign and is also backed by the
council. It lists all businesses and groups taking
part. The site has information about how you can
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Coastal View & Moor News Issue 106 January - February 2020

Clare Singers Reunion Concert
By Tony Crow
On Saturday 28th December in the United
Reformed Church, Redcar, the 14-strong
Clare Singers Reunion Choir presented its second
Christmas Concert to another very appreciative
audience.
Since the beginning of October last year, the group
had practised a programme of Christmas Songs,
including the best from last year's concert and others
from concerts performed over 25 years ago. The
result was an evening of generally very polished
performances with just the odd 'glitch' here and
there! 4-part Harmonies sometimes occurred when
there should have been only three!
The concert began with a 3-part arrangement of
'The Christmas Alphabet' quickly followed by a trio
of other Christmas 'favourites', to let the audience
know that they were in for an an evening of good
entertainment. They were obviously pleased as they
showed from the receptions they gave to every item.
The clear and concise introductions to each
item given by Catherine in the first half and just
as competently by Nicola in the second half (two
very articulate teachers!) ensured that each was
introduced very well throughout the whole concert.
The planned programme was designed with
contrasting music to keep the audience interested
and this worked beautifully. More than once they
were caught out applauding too soon, but that simply
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added to pleasure gained and in no time at all, the
Interval arrived and refreshment was served by The
Friends of Redcar Cemetery.
The second half began with a piece of musical
theatre presided over by a very loud Ebenezer
Scrooge but it soon became obvious that the 'Ghosts'
were not unduly worried! They loved every minute
of it and so did their audience.
The audience were also well impressed by the
choir's versions of 'Silent Night' - when you could
have heard a pin drop - 'The 12 Days AFTER
Christmas' sung in American Glee-style - 'When
a Child is Born' - 'Gentle Shepherd' - and 'A Bach
Merry Christmas'.
Again, items came thick and fast and before
we knew it, we were at the Finale when even the
'Ghosts' joined in singing - with gusto! An encore of
'Celebrations' was called for, but the 'Show' finished
on time - 28 items in under two hours! Some going!
Highlights were many but special mention is
deserved for our accompanist Margaret Reed who
worked tirelessly from first note to last, David
who sang 'Star of God', Barbara for her Christmas
Story, The Glockenspiel Group, Catherine who sang
'Hallelujah' and the performers for their Christmas
outfits.
As this year's Concert raised £450, this means that
the proceeds from the two Reunion Concerts adds
up to more than £1000 which has been given to The
Friends of Redcar Cemetery.
Celebrities, artists and environmental
defenders banded together to raise thousands
for a dedicated conservation project committed to
saving one of the UK’s most critically endangered
birds.
The North Yorkshire Turtle Dove Project recently
received an £8,000 boost following a series of highprofile
fundraisers, which included a silent art auction
and an eBay sale of over 30 ‘doodle-a-dove’ sketches
created by stars of the screen.
Since the 1970s there has been a staggering 93 per
cent decline in the Turtle Dove population and there
may now be fewer than 100 birds nesting in the whole
of Yorkshire. However, the North Yorkshire Turtle
Dove Project funded by National Lottery Heritage
Fund, North York Moors National Park Authority,
Forestry England and Howardian Hills AONB in
partnership with RSPB, Scarborough Borough
Council, and North and East Yorkshire Ecological
Data Centre, aims to help these birds.
Richard Baines, Turtle Dove Project Officer, said:
“Even though we still need more funding to keep
the project going, the support we have had has been
overwhelming. I would like to thank all the artists,
celebrities and members of the public as well as the
National Lottery Heritage Fund for all their support.
Such contributions are vital towards reversing the
major decline of Turtle Doves that now leaves these
once common creatures fighting for survival.
“We’re very fortunate that the landscape of the
● ● Turtle doves at Sutton Bank
Picture: Richard Bennett
Thousands raised for award winning
conservation project to help save
UK’s fastest declining bird
North York Moors provides one of the last remaining
strongholds for the species and we are absolutely
committed to increasing the amount of suitable
habitats for them. This unique bird is on the brink
and we must all do what we can to help.”
In total £2,730 was raised via two silent art auctions
held at the Inspired by… gallery in Danby and
the Low Dalby Courtyard in Dalby Forest. Both
featured works by celebrated artists including worldrenowned
Alan Hunt, Darren Woodhead, Jo Ruth
and Jonathan Pomroy.
Another £1,700 was raised through the online sale
of over 30 ‘doodle-a-dove’ sketches by celebrities
including Strictly Come Dancing’s Claudia
Winkleman and Springwatch’s Chris Packham.
Finally, over £3,000 has been raised by Nick Moran
and Jonny Rankin after they completed a 163 mile
cycle challenge from the British Trust for Ornithology
headquarters in Thetford to Kilnsea followed by a
marathon in September 2019. Nick also travelled
another 171 miles by bike back to Thetford.
The North Yorkshire Turtle Dove Project was
recently awarded the title of Best Conservation
Project within all of the UKs 15 National Parks and
is determined to continue its fantastic work. The team
are currently looking towards future funding bids to
ensure the project’s future, but donations are always
welcome. If you wish to support the project or would
like to learn more please visit: northyorkmoors.org.
uk/turtledoves
WILLS
PROBATE
CONVEYANCING
POWERS OF ATTORNEY
01287 636401
nickbrundallsolicitors.co.uk
14 Chaloner Street, Guisborough,
North Yorkshire, TS14 6QD

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Redcar law firm urges
local residents to
be fraud vigilant in 2020
Cygnet Law is urging local
residents to be extra
vigilant against fraud this year
by being mindful about how they
date their legal documents.
Many legal documents, from
wills to conveyancing contracts
to divorce papers, require parties to
sign and date in order to complete
them. Many people will complete
the year in the date using only the
last two digits, which this year,
using 20, could leave people open
to fraud.
Gemma Brooke, director and
head of conveyancing, wills and
probate, explains: “If you date
documentation with 20, as opposed
to 2020, it is easy for fraudsters to
change the year to any other year
beginning with 20.
“Although this may seem like
a minor inconvenience, if you’re
dealing with the creation of a will,
the date and year which it was
signed can be very important in
terms of disputes, and there will
be some unscrupulous people who
will want to make it appear that
estate decisions were taken earlier
or later than they actually were.”
The firm is advising its clients
to ensure they date any legal
documentation with 2020, and
to discuss with their solicitor if
● Gemma Brooke,
director and head
of conveyancing,
wills and probate
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they have any concerns about
the potential of a third party
amending the dates on existing
documentation
Gemma added: “We understand
that dealing with wills can be a
stressful time for any family, and
for the extra few seconds it takes
to write the full year in the date, it
will give them peace of mind when
it comes to the will being executed.
“We will always be happy to
support our clients if they want
to confirm their documentation is
signed and dated correctly.”
By Heather Whyman
Chief Executive
Cleveland Fire Support Network
has volunteering opportunities
to anyone over the age of 14 years;
volunteers will receive ongoing
support, training and accredited
qualifications; enhancing their life
chances and employability.
CFSN is proud of the hard work
and dedication shown by our existing
volunteers, seeing many gain
confidence, extra qualifications, such
as; first aid training, competent P.A.T.
test qualified as well as seeing new
friendships emerge.
Volunteering has many wonderful
rewards not only for the individual,
but for the community they serve, it is
a really lovely feeling when you know
that you have contributed to someone’s
wellbeing.
These are some of the opportunities
open to individuals;
Home Fire Safety Referrals
Events / Exhibition Stands
Cold Calling—Promoting Fire Safety
Office Duties / Administration
Heart Start—CPR Training
Learn & Live Support
Interpretation Skills for Operation Fire
Fighters
Pre /After Fire Support
Volunteer & make a REAL
Difference to your Community
The CFSN continues to share
information, promote a transparent
and open forum for all to participate
and learn from, providing practical
solutions and support were needed;
with our volunteers CFSN continues
to do the right thing at the right time
and most importantly at the right level.
We are innovative in our approach,
confident in our ability and committed
to our volunteers.
Anyone interested in volunteering
can get in touch via the website, by
telephone or email
Website
www.clevelandfiresupportnetwork.org
Email
volunteers clevelandfiresuppportnetwork.
org
Heather.whyman@
clevlelandfiresupportnetwork.org
Telephone -01642 288009

Coastal View & Moor News Issue 106 January - February 2020 27
Making a difference to the lives
of children, young people and families
‘Run for Resilience’ Awards Night at The Riverside
The Junction supports children and young
people across the South Tees.
These young people are from all different
backgrounds and walks of life including young carers,
children struggling with their emotional wellbeing,
mental health and unemployed young people.
The Junction began it’s ‘Run for Resilience’
campaign with the aim to get inactive young
people and adults active through fun, supportive
walking and running sessions with the goal of
promoting a happy and healthy lifestyle. This
campaign was funded by Tees Valley Community
Foundation, Sports England and Tees Valley
Sport. This funding allowed The Junction to
gain ‘Run for Resilience’ merchandise including
water bottles, t-shirts, caps as incentivise to get
young people involved, and also the opportunity
of Run Leader training for some Junction staff.
This funding was originally brought up as a part
of the Inactive in Teesside grant scheme which
aims to improve young people’s confidence and
resilience for life through running and it has
been very successful in getting young people
on the go.
Another aspect to the ‘Run for Resilience’
campaign is the support and involvement of the
local community. Community members have
raised money for The Junction through their
participation at various running events. Fourteen
people ran in the 2019 Great North Run and a
number of people ran in the 5k, 10k and Redcar
Half Marathon at the annual Redcar Running
Festival in September 2019. Community support
is valuable to The Junction and as a way to say
thank you we held a celebration and awards
evening at Middlesbrough Riverside Stadium
on 12th November 2019. Everyone who had
represented The Junction in running events over
2019 were invited including, members of the
community, young carers, young people and
supporters of the campaign.
We had young people from The Junction Heart
prepare their own presentation and speeches,
aiding Junction staff members to run the night.
The night was a huge success and we, as an
organisation, are extremely proud of all our
young people. Everyone who took part in
running events over 2019 received a certificate
of recognition and a medal. We also presented
3 special recognition awards to those who had
gone ‘the extra mile’ in making the campaign
the success it is.
We had an amazing performance led by Muse
Inc. who worked closely with a young carers
#GirlsThatCan group for six weeks, choosing
songs and practicing to make the night perfect!
The group, coached by former X Factor
contestant Kerrianne Covell, sang six songs
including their rendition of Van Joy’s Riptide and
The Cup Song from the hit movie, Pitch Perfect.
We thought that to give you, the reader, an
insight to how the event went, it would be best to
show you through the young people’s perspective.
Here are three very special individuals who
agreed to be involved and give their perspective
on the evening.
First, this young person is highly involved in
the CREATE project and he has been involved
with The Junction for two years. Carl has been
involved in many Junction projects, some of
which being The Back Yard Project where a
group of young people re-designed the back yard
at our Station Road Base and he is also heavily
involved in The Junction Heart, this group allows
The Junction staff to have a better understanding
of what our young people want, their needs
and where they see The Junction heading. The
Junction Heart also allows us to involve young
people in decision making, they frequently meet
with The Junction’s Board of Trustee’s to give
their input in current matters which enables the
Trustee’s to make an informed decision.
Carl, Aged 15
“The night began by rehearsing our speeches
and the singing group rehearsing their songs.
People soon began entering and taking their
seats, it surprised me that over 70 people
showed up at our event! The CEO of The
Junction, Beth Major, introduced the young
people to begin. After we had done some
of our presentation it was time to give out
the awards, we all helped giving them out
to all the winners. I was really nervous
speaking in front of so many people but because
of the support and encouragement from my peers
and the staff I overcame this and was super proud
of myself. I received two medals because of my
involvement within the running. Before I got
involved with Run for Resilience, I didn’t do
much physical activity. Run for Resilience gave
me the opportunity to go from barely leaving my
house to going the 5K run, not once but twice. I
would like to say thanks to The Junction for all
their support, both past and present!”
Secondly, Maddi has been involved with The
Junction’s Young Carers for five years and
has made a huge impact due to her outgoing
personality and drive to help others. She has
also been involved in The Junction Heart since
the beginning and helped organise open days,
events and fundraisers for The Junction which
have been very successful. This young person
has also had a massive involvement in creating
our short films which were a huge success and
had their own event to showcase them. She has
also taken time out to help volunteer and support
the younger young carers in group activities,
even facilitating and running sport sessions.
Maddi, Aged 16
“Rehearsing for the night was interesting to say
the least. I was given a speech to make about a
special
young person
who had become a key part
of The Junction sessions over the past
year and deserved recognition. However, this
speech was a secret, so I couldn’t say it out loud
in rehearsal. Lisa Chapman, Junction Heart Staff
Volunteer, made sure I didn’t slip up with an
over-exaggerated head-nod. Luckily, the whole
night went on without a hitch! All the other young
people delivered clear and confident speeches,
received medals and certificates and showed
their gratitude to the leaders and fundraisers
who made the past year at the Junction as
wonderful and memorable as it was. The girls
group that performed were outstanding, even
drawing the audience to tears with the powerful
and emotional execution of ‘I can’t help falling
in love with you’ by Elvis Presley. Overall,
this night was the perfect way to represent all
our achievements and projects over the year.
Thank you to the amazing staff that made this
all possible; I couldn’t be any more grateful!”
Lastly, Mia has been with The Junction for
almost two years and in this time has achieved
so much in a short time. She has been involved
in The Junction Heart, helped to produce the
short films and has volunteered to help support
the younger young
carers. She has had huge
involvement with the Run
for Resilience project and
has also been involved in
the recruitment process,
including appointing our
current CEO. Due to all her
support and dedication, Mia
received an Inspirational Young
Person’s award at this event to
thank her for all her hard work.
Mia, Aged 16
“We got picked up straight from
school with our bags of clothes for
the night and were rehearsing our
lines in the car. When we got to the
venue, we got changed into our smart/
casual clothes and started rehearsing. I
felt really nervous, but with the support
of my friends and the staff they were
there to calm my nerves and reassure
me that everything was going to be ok.
Then when it was about to start I got a
phone call from my Mum saying that she
was here, which was a nice surprise because
of all her illnesses I told her not to come so she
can rest but she surprised me and insisted on
coming and it was really nice to have my Mum
and little sister there. After the #GirlsThatCan
performance it was my turn to speak, alongside
another young carer. I felt butterflies in my
stomach but stood up on the stage and said my
speech. It was such a great experience to learn
how to speak publically and grow in confidence.
Then, at nearly the end of the night one of the
young carers got up on stage and announced
a special recognition award, she then read my
name out and I was elated. The environment of
the presentation was such a lovely atmosphere
with so much support from staff, families and
other young people.”
The Junction would like to say thank you to
everyone who has represented them this past
year, we are extremely humbled by the support
we receive from our local community and hope
to strive for even bigger and even better things
in 2020.
Hannah Kay @The Junction Foundation

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Coastal View & Moor News Issue 106 January - February 2020
Hollie Bush Writes
A whimsical look at our area
The 7.5 special is on the line ...
and it was doing fine
big story of recent weeks has been the
A “will it happen, won’t it happen” saga
of the extension of some (how many in reality
?) of the regular Trans Pennine trains from
their normal destination of Middlesbrough
through to Redcar.
Well, it has happened - but many were cancelled
in the first week of running. For some reason
this is seen as “transformational” by some of
the bigwigs at Redcar and Cleveland Council,
who seem to think that decision makers from
places as varied as Dewsbury, Slaithwaite or
Warrington are going to flood into our patch to
(magic word) invest.
Truth be told, those places are suffering as
much as we are from austerity and certainly
are not seeking to colonise Redcar or points
east. True, Manchester and Leeds are on the
up - but they deal with the City of London, not
Carlin How.
The other amazing thing (and this shows how
Whitehall micro-manages our lives) was that just
to get a few tin carriages to do an extra round
trip of seven miles took government Transport
ministers to intervene to “sign it off” as the
buzzword has it.
Times past this would have been a simple
small decision taken over BR tea trolley fare in a
creaky upstairs office in York by regional traffic
managers who knew their area and their market.
And 60 years ago these men took a far more
bold decision - to run trains from Saltburn
through Middlesbrough all the way to London
and back on a daily basis.
Thus was born the Tees-Thames express
service. True, it started gingerly. For the first
experimental journey on the 13th June 2019,
it used a local humble “1st generation” diesel
multiple unit set - a bit like today’s hated
“pacers” but light years better in both reliability
and comfort.
Still, it was stretching it to expect people to
use three carriages with no refreshments and just
one toilet to go all the way and back - but people
did, and in such numbers that after a couple of
months a full train set - express steam loco at
the head and a rake of often up to twelve red
maroon coloured carriages to make the journey.
The first train ran from Saltburn on 2nd
November 1959, departing at five past seven
with five coaches, stopping at Redcar East,
Redcar Central, Middlesbrough, Thornaby and
Eaglescliffe, arriving York at 8.40, speedily
changing engines there and adding five more
coaches, then running non-stop to Kings Cross
arriving at 12.15.
One local paper decided to send along a
dedicated newshound and his comments follow
● Leaving Saltburn
(to give me a break)
London here we come!
“As the Tees-Thames, the new crack express
raced through Grantham today. It is doubtful
whether Teesside's first ever named train would
reach Kings Cross anywhere near scheduled
time on its maiden run. But with driver Bill
Murgatroyd of York at the controls of the
gleaming A1 Pacific “Great Central” with eleven
coaches behind it reached 85 mph at Essendine
near Peterborough, time was being pulled back
inexorably.
Despite all the delays caused by BR’s vast
modernisation plan, we were only a couple
of minutes late when we got to Kings Cross
with nearly the whole day before us. That was
something Teessiders, leaving their homes that
morning, could never before do - even in the
golden years of the pre-war LNER.
True, we missed the bacon and egg breakfast
at over a mile a minute we had expected as we
sat in the dining car - for the white jacketed
chefs and waiters were on strike. Meals at speed
will have to be a treat for later travellers on the
Tees-Thames when the dispute is resolved. But
British Railways have at last provided what
local businessmen and others have long asked
for - a train to get them to London before lunch.
Mr W T Golding, transport superintendent for
Dorman Long said to us, “it is a big improvement
from the business man's point of view, and
also for people who want to travel on to the
continent.” This afternoon, the Tees - Thames
set off from Kings Cross at 2.00 pm and was
then due to reach Saltburn at 7.21 after stopping
at Peterborough. Grantham, York, Eaglescliffe,
Thornaby, Middlesbrough and the two Redcar
Stations.”
But tragically the Tees-Thames service was
only to last for a year, and it was removed
from the 1961 British Railways timetable. The
reason? Not for lack of passengers, as from
what I later heard it was well used by folk from
hereabouts and also from York where it was seen
as a comfortable 9 O clock morning non-stop
service to London. The real culprit was briefly
mentioned in the newspaper report above - BRs
modernisation scheme for the East Coast main
line. This was based on straightening sections
of the line and upgrading signalling - all in
preparation for the introduction of new, fast,
diesels. These, including the now iconic 100 mp
plus “Deltics” needed clear space in the timetable
in order to “strut their stuff” and this meant
BR cutting back on more peripheral services
only partially linked to the main line. The Tees-
Thames service was one of the casualties of this.
A pity for local business people, but also for local
train spotters who - for a brief glorious year - had
the joy of seeing some of Britain's most famous
locomotives like the Mallard (which held the
world speed record for steam) departing in a
crescendo of steam and noise from an otherwise
humdrum Saltburn station.
Will this service ever return? There was a stab
at a direct service to London from MIddlesbrough
in the early 1980s but this was a half-hearted and
poorly marketed affair and it folded after a couple
of years. Now we have a promise of a new daily
regular service again to and from Middlesbrough
- but for some reason I just can't understand, it
needs Middlesbrough to have an entirely new
platform - and that's an expensive operation.
At a time when even a simple proposal for a
new footbridge over the line near Redcar's Ings
Estate had to be dropped because of costs (most
of which seemed to be legal and consultancy
fees) a new station is not something I feel will
happen any day soon.
So here we are; still in glorious rail isolation.
Perhaps this will change, as it desperately
needs to.
Hollie Bush
Hollie Bush can be contacted directly if
readers want to comment on articles, or
to suggest topics (the odder, the better)
that help to define the East Cleveland we
all live in. Email: holliebush@gmx.com

Coastal View & Moor News Issue 106 January - February 2020 29
By Diane Fella
The last meeting of 2019 saw the ladies of
Saltburn WI enjoying their traditional
Christmas event.
We were entertained with songs and tales of the
Lancashire mills, from Maggie Camp. Maggie
gave us insights into the history of the cotton
mills plus many anecdotes from her childhood
in a Lancashire mill town, all interwoven with
her own songs. We then enjoyed a delicious
Pooled supper.
A New Year and the ladies of Saltburn WI are
back into full swing.
At our first meeting of the New Year our
speaker was Martin Peagam who told us the
January Services
26th 10-30am Mr T Hume
No Evening Service
February Services
2nd 10-30am Mr B Stephenson
No Evening Service
News from the
Local WI’s
Saltburn WI
Church Services
Marske Methodist Church
Hummers Hill Lane
story of gin. A fascinating and very interesting
story.
We have already had our first knit and natter
session, our monthly round of activities include
weekly strolls, a flower class, a food tasting
session where we share recipes, taking samples
for others to try (biscuits this month) and weekly
walking netball sessions. Then at the end of the
month we will have our Christmas meal (no time
in December!)
We meet at 7 pm on the 2nd Thursday of each
month at the Saltburn Learning campus. Why
not come along and give us a try on February
13th. Full details of all our activities can be
found on our website www.saltburnbytheseawi.
wordpress.com. Or see us on Facebook
9th 10-30am Rev A Harbottle Holy
Communion
4-00pm At Zetland Park
16th 10-30am Mr J Carrolle
4-00pm Away of Living
23rd 10-30am Mrs J Feather
4-00pm At Zetland Park
Services at St Mark’s Church Marske-by-the-Sea
Sunday
8.00am Holy Communion (said)
9.30am Holy Communion (sung)
Monday
7.00pm Holy Communion (said)
Wednesday
10.00am Holy Communion (sung)
All are welcome to attend our Services.
Coffee is served after the 9.30 Service on
Sundays and on Wednesdays.
Sunday Club for 4 yr olds to 10yr olds
is held in church at 9.30am every Sunday
during term time.
Messy Church
This is held on the second Saturday of every
month from 3.30 to 5.30pm. Families are
welcome to come along to hear a story,
try activities (some messy) and enjoy
something to eat.
Visit our web site
www.stmarks-marske.co.uk
Saltburn Churches
Together Lent Course
By Geoff Bland
Lent is a great opportunity for
Christians to meet together to reflect
on their spiritual journey.
This year’s Thursday evenings Lent Course
run by Churches Together in Saltburn will
be particularly relevant for that, with its
theme of “Journey to Jerusalem”. It will
bring together two parallel thoughts. Luke’s
Gospel tells us, “As the time approached for
him to be taken up to heaven, Jesus resolutely
set out for Jerusalem.” This echoes some of
the Old Testament “Psalms of Ascents”, used
by pilgrims as they made their own way up
to Jerusalem to worship.
Each week there’ll be two short talks,
with each talk followed by small group
discussion. The main talk each week will
look at one of the stories in Luke’s Gospel
from Jesus’s Journey to Jerusalem, towards
his death on the cross. The second talk will
tie in with that, reflecting on our own journey
as pilgrims in this world.
The speakers will be Saltburn
ministers from various churches,
Anglican, Catholic, Methodist and
Baptist. But all are welcome, from
any church or from none.
The course starts on the first
Thursday in Lent, 27th February,
and runs for six weeks through to
Thursday 2nd April. The venue is
the main hall at ECHO (behind
Emmanuel Church, TS12 1LE) and
the start time is 7.30pm, with a prompt finish
at 8.50pm. Refreshments will be available
each evening from 7.00pm.
If you would like to come along, just turn
up on the night. There’s no charge. For
further information, email geoffbland2009@
gmail.com or ring 07432 654567.
Here are the details of the weekly topics,
with the Bible passages from Luke and
Psalms:
Feb. 27 Setting out on the journey
Luke 9:51-62; Psalm 84
Mar. 5 God’s kingdom has come
Luke 11:14-26; Psalm 133
Mar. 12 A life rich towards God
Luke 12:13-21; Psalm 127
Mar. 19 Honour and humility
Luke 14:1-14; Psalm 131
Mar. 26 The view from beyond
Luke 16:19-31; Psalm 126
April 2 What awaits in Jerusalem
Luke 18:31-43; Psalm 130
NUNTHORPE HALL CARE HOME
NUNTHORPE VILLAGE
What’s on in Saltburn Spiritualist Church
Toc H, Coach House, Albion Terrace, Saltburn TS12 1JW
For more information on our services
please contact Jean on 077776331333
Saltburn Spiritualist Church, would like
to wish all our exponents, members and
congregations a very happy new year.
January
Monday services
6.30pm Spiritual Healing
7pm Open Circle
Saturday divine services. All start at 7pm
18th Helen Cox-Howlett
25th Ian Anderson
February
Monday services
6.30pm Spiritual Healing
7pm Open circle
Monday the 10th evening of mediumship
replaces the open circle at 7pm £3 at the
door we are proud to be welcoming back
popular international mediums Elaine
Sommerville and Davey Jones.
PLEASE NOTE CLOSED on Monday
24th Feb as we hold our AGM at 7pm.
Saturday divine services. All start at 7pm
1st Alan Skerritt & Linda Farley
8th Mrs V Simpson
15th Paul Maull
22nd Jane Atkinson
29th Lisa Halligan
All are welcome to all our services.
All services are free will donation basis,
except where advertised.
Luxury Retirement and Care in the heart of the countryside
We have over 25 years of nursing and elderly care
management experience.
The property stands within extensive grounds
of some six-and-a-half acres, and has been
sympathetically designed to offer the finest
accommodation in the area, allowing residents to
enjoy their retirement within the grandest and
most spacious day areas available locally.
The Hall’s lake and beautiful gardens allow
residents and their families to enjoy a lovely
summer day in a tranquil location. It also benefits
from its own Historic Chapel of St Mary and
residents or families may use the beautiful Chapel
whenever they wish.
We offer:
● Permanent and respite elderly care
● Grade 2 Listed stately home
● 27 individual luxury en-suite rooms
● Stunning 6.5 acre grounds with lake and
gardens
● Private chapel and monthly services in
the home
● Full admission assessments with
individual person-centred care plan
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hristmas festivities galore made for a memorable
afternoon raising S.A.R.A. funds for 2020.
The Arundel Barn was decked as never before adding to
the festive mood. Christmas stalls galore tempted visitors
with an array of delights for the season.
Mulled wine, mince pies and goodies helped raise the
atmosphere whilst the wonderful singers – Local Vocals
– from Whale Hill entertained the crowds with a medley
of festive songs.
We would like to thank all who played a part in making
this event such a success
HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYONE FROM S.A.R.A.
S.A.R.A.’S New Year Day Dip
S.A.R.A. held its annual New Year’s
Day Dip in Saltburn as is tradition.
The mild weather, with sunshine and
blue skies as a bonus, brought scores
of visitors out into the fresh air to
celebrate the coming year.
Hardy participants lined up to take
part in the actual dip complete with an
array of fancy dress. The pirates make
for a great photo-shoot. A wonderful
line up on the beach consisted of all
ages, all their faces beamed before the
countdown and claxon blew starting the
race to the icy waters ahead. Luckily
the tide was kind so it wasn’t too far
for the brave souls to run. Surprisingly
the ‘brave hearts’ stayed in the sea for
quite a while, embracing the waves and
banter before those inviting towels and
warm clothes beckoned. The offer of
sweets and hot mulled wine from the
S.A.R.A. van awaited those who felt
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the need to warm up and was greeted
by grateful S.A.R.A. volunteers.
STARPAWS of Saltburn also
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promenade and pier by organising their
own dip earlier in the morning. Fun was
had by all. The proceeds of their ‘sea
experience’ will be handed to S.A.R.A..
Once again the charity would like to
thank them for their continued support
for which we are most grateful.
Indeed, a huge thank you to all the
brave and enthusiastic participants who
make this event a success and so much
fun each year. Also a very big thank
you to our supporters, sponsors and the
public who donated so generously to our
local animal charity who is celebrating
their 25th Anniversary in 2020.
The Team and The Residents wish you
all a very HAPPY NEW YEAR.
Darla
Darla is a very special girl who came to
us as a stray and in fairly poor condition.
She is around 5yrs old. Since coming to
us, Darla has gained a nice bit of weight
but still needs to gain a little bit more.
Darla doesn’t like the rain or cold but
she loves playing in the farmhouse with
her toys and having a good fuss with the
staff. Darla is a real character and with
time and patience, will make a lovely
companion. Darla isn’t good with other
animals and will need to live in a pet
free, child free home.
Darla will need an experienced owner
who will be able to give her the love and
care she needs to become
the best girl she can be.
Sinbad
Sinbad is a stunning 9 year old
male cat. Sinbad came to the centre
as a handover, he was not getting
on so well with the other cats in the
household. Sinbad is super friendly
and loving and has settled well
in the cattery, he seems to take
everything in his stride. We are
looking for a home where Sinbad
will have access to the outdoors
and he must be the only pet in the
household.
If you are interested in meeting Darla,
please give us a call and ask for a staff
member to have a chat
about this lovely girl.
These are just some of the lovely animals looking for new homes at SARA.
For more information call Monday to Friday 10am to 2pm 01642 488108
The Foxrush centre is open to the public from Tues to Sun closed Monday 1pm to 3pm.
Foxrush Farm, Kirkleatham Lane, Redcar TS10 5NJ.
Check out the website at http://s-a-r-a.org.uk

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Police Station Reopens
Officers are now well established back
in the refurbished base at Loftus.
The building, which will also be
used by representatives of Redcar
and Cleveland Council and Beyond
Housing, had been out of use since
operational teams moved to work out
of Guisborough. The officers now
working from Loftus are from the
Neighbourhood Policing team and
will primarily be serving the Loftus,
Brotton and Lockwood wards. I made
a commitment in my Police and Crime
Plan to promoting and developing
neighbourhood policing so I’m pleased
to see police moving back in to this
area of East Cleveland. I’ve attended
many community meetings across East
Cleveland during my time as PCC and
a recurring theme from residents is that
they support the work of our officers
– but they don’t see enough of them.
That’s why this base at Loftus is so
vital in bringing officers back to the
communities they serve.
Vulnerability Suite
With funding from my office,
Cleveland Police has launched a range
of initiatives to help care for vulnerable
people.
This includes a dedicated team
member within the force control room
who deals with safeguarding incidents;
a domestic abuse team whose focus
will be on reducing offending and
supporting victims, and a vulnerability
custody suite which caters for people
who have additional needs. I am
pleased that the Force is turning its
focus towards helping victims, in
line with my Police and Crime Plan,
and I will follow the progress of the
Notice of Application
for the Variation of a Premises License
We Costcutter (Eston) Limited do hereby give notice
that I have applied to the Licensing Authority at Redcar
and Cleveland Borough Council for theVariation
of a Premises License at 14 Fabian Court, Eston,
MiddlesbroughTS6 9RX and known as Costcutter.
The application proposes to submit plans showing the
layout of the premises following a refurbishment and
to include additional conditions.
A responsible authority or any other person may
make representations to the application in writing to
the Licensing Authority at the address below by 6th
February 2020.
The Licensing Register and a copy of the application
may be viewed during normal office hours at the
address below.
It is in an offence to knowingly or recklessly make a
false statement in connection with an application and
the maximum fine payable on summary conviction of
such offences is level 5 on the standard scale.
Licensing Unit, Redcar & Cleveland Borough
Council, Redcar & Cleveland
House, Kirkleatham Street, Redcar TS10 1RT.
Website: www.redcar-cleveland.gov.uk
Update from the Police and Crime Commissioner for Cleveland
●●
Barry Coppinger
and Richard Lewis
project to make sure it is meeting its
objectives.
Holding the Force to Account
I’m now offering members of the
public the chance to have their questions
answered at my monthly Force Scrutiny
meetings.
As PCC, I am responsible for holding
Cleveland Police to account by ensuring
the Chief Constable delivers an efficient
and effective policing service. As part
of my community engagement work, I
regularly hear the concerns and worries
of the public about crime and safety
in their area. My office also handles
correspondence and complaints
directly from residents. Last year
I made a commitment to increase
public participation in the scrutiny and
accountability processes I conduct on
Legal Notices
●●
Barry Coppinger, Richard Lewis and new recruits
● ● Back in the refurbished base at Loftus
their behalf, to ensure their worries
and concerns are put directly to those
leading Cleveland Police. Whilst we
cannot guarantee that every question
submitted will be used, this is a fantastic
opportunity for the public to support me
and play their own part in shining a light
on Cleveland Police’s improvement
plans. If you would like to submit a
question for the Force, visit www.
cleveland.pcc.police.uk/Take-Part/Putyour-questions-to-Cleveland-Police.
aspx or get in touch on Facebook or
Twitter.
Officer Recruitment
A recruitment boost will see more
than 70 extra police officers joining the
ranks this year.
I have given permission to fund the
additional officers ahead of schedule in
Notice of Application
for the Grant of a Premises Licence
MBZ Leisure Limited do hereby give notice that we
have applied to the Licensing Authority at Redcar
and Cleveland Borough Council for the Grant of a
Premises Licence at 19 Milton Street, Saltburn-By-
The-Sea, Cleveland, TS12 1DJ.
The application proposes to permit supply of alcohol,
on a Monday to Sunday, between the hours of 11:00hrs
and 23:00hrs.
Any other person or responsible authorities may
make representations to the application in writing to
the Licensing Authority at the address below by 3rd
February 2020.
The Licensing Register and a copy of the application
may be viewed during normal office hours at the
address below.
It is an offence knowingly or recklessly make a false
statement in connection with an application and the
maximum fine payable on summary conviction of
such offences is level 5 on the standard scale:
Redcar & Cleveland Licensing Service,
Redcar & Cleveland House, Kirkleatham Street
Redcar, TS10 1RT
Website: www.redcar-cleveland.gov.uk
order to increase numbers as soon as
possible. I recently visited the Force’s
training centre in Grangetown and
was impressed by the calibre of the
dozens of student officers all training
hard to become police constables.
Having campaigned for several years
now for a reversal of the cuts to
our policing, I was pleased to visit
the training centre and to see such
numbers in training. Using additional
government funding and through good
financial management, we have been
able to accelerate recruitment to get
more officers on the streets as early as
possible. Communities in Redcar and
Cleveland should soon be seeing more
officers on their streets.
Knife Crime Awareness
More than 600 knives surrendered
to police will be used to create a
permanent piece of artwork to raise
awareness of the danger of carrying
a knife.
Building on the success of the visit
of the Knife Angel to Cleveland last
summer, students from NETA training,
based in Stockton, will be using the
recovered knives to make an artwork
of their own. They will be bringing
to life a design by students from
Stockton Riverside College. The visit
of the Knife Angel to Middlesbrough
was a massive coup for the whole
of Cleveland and it was visited by
●●
Sarah Pritchard of Barnardo's
thousands of people. This innovative
idea by students to create a smaller
sculpture forms part of our plan to
help rid communities of knife crime.
It is hoped that by creating something
poignant like this, it will help us to
spread the message about the dangers
of knife crime further. By educating
young people and removing knives off
the streets of Cleveland, we are another
step closer to stamping out knife crime.
County Lines Training
I have funded a number of sessions
to help professionals who work with
children to recognise the signs of
County Lines criminal enterprise and
to help those being exploited.
County Lines is a term used when
drug gangs from big cities expand
their operations to smaller towns,
often using violence to drive out local
dealers and exploiting children and
vulnerable people to sell drugs. The
dealers will frequently target children
and adults - often with mental health
or addiction problems - to act as drug
runners or move cash so they can stay
under the radar of law enforcement.
The full day training sessions, run by
Sarah Pritchard of Barnardo’s, are
all fully booked, showing the desire
professionals have to understand this
new wave of criminal enterprise and
the critical importance of funding
programmes such as this.
Operational Update
from Acting
Chief Insp Neil Deluce:
Throughout December, a number of anti-social behaviour
agreements were issued by Redcar and Cleveland Borough
Council in Loftus after joint working with the local policing team
and we have seen a reduction in calls due to this.
We continued to work in Carlin How and had some days of action
involving many agencies. That work is ongoing and we will continue
to monitor the situation.

Hello and Happy New Year
to everyone, I hope you all
had a great Christmas and you're
still sticking to those New Year’s
resolutions and diets.
As you will all know, we had a very
productive year in 2019 and intend to
make 2020 even more proactive and
build on the previous year successes,
which I know you’ll all help me with
as always
Operations:
To start with we will be running a
lot more intelligence led operations,
such as the one in December when we
caught x2 Quad bikes due to persons
coming forward. So if you have time
and dates of illegal activity please
contact me, Paul Payne at: ruralcrime.
webmail@cleveland.pnn.police.uk
and I will do my very best to help
as Cleveland Police take all types of
crime seriously and we are here to
help, and I’m well aware that those
in our rural communities can be more
vulnerable.
Tees Rural Crime Forum:
Just on the subject of making us
aware, we will be holding our quarterly
Tees Rural Crime Forum on the 17th
February with Barry Coppinger our
PCC chairing things and I giving
updates. We had around x50 people
at the last meeting in November,
with people from all walks of rural
life attending, and more importantly
giving their feedback and ideas on
ways forward to improve rural life
for everyone.
Drones:
Drones are something that we are
going to use a lot this year, especially
in the rural forum. We put out an
appeal last year for landowners,
Businesses etc to let us use their land,
and the comeback was excellent and
will prove invaluable for us to monitor
operations, illegal activities such as
those on Eston Hills for example
whereby we can follow Quads, Bikes
and 4x4’s back to their home addresses
and have the proof to seize vehicles
and take positive action against those
individuals.
Rural Domestic Abuse:
Following on from several
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Rural Ewe Crime Update
conversations and discussions between
Leanne Best (R&C Domestic Abuse
Coordinator), Paul Payne (Cleveland
Police) and Janice McColm (Tees
Valley Rural Action) about domestic
abuse and the particular needs
within our rural communities,
we are interested to explore and
understand further, ways in which
we can raise awareness and offer
appropriate support in an accessible
and meaningful way to those in our
rural communities who may need our
help. We recognise that the best way
to learn and move forward with this, is
to work together with those who are a
part of such communities this is why
we are putting a group together shortly
and who can then help us deliver a
much needed service to those who are
vulnerable and isolated in our more
hard to reach communities.
Rural Watch:
As last year we’ll be doing lots more
events in 2020, bringing our crime
prevention stall to you and hopefully
giving you advice on keeping your
homes, businesses and land secure.
Crime Prevention Blog
It’s no secret that rural crime has
increased over the years and as always
it’s everyone’s responsibility to make
sure we are all going in the right
direction, and this is something I can
help with. By joining the Rural Watch
Scheme at www.clevelandconnected.
co.uk for updates or following me on
Twitter @ClevelandRural I can update
you with any trends and general crime
prevention advice.
I also have the open offer of visiting
you in rural locations to give advice
on any target hardening you may need
or personal safety advice, and can be
contacted at: ruralcrime.webmail@
cleveland.pnn.police.uk
Newsletter:
I’m currently working with or
corporate communications team
to look at various other ways of
improving our force’s engagement
work, and one of these is to have a
rural newsletter going out as a way to
let you know what I and other agencies
can offer along with general advice.
Vlog:
Another way of giving advice will
be looking at doing Vlogs… yes
apparently I need to move into the
21st century!! … This will be short
videos on crime prevention advice
that relates to our rural communities
I need your help:
As we all know rural crime can
have a major effect on communities
and individuals, and although I try
my very best to bring you a excellent
service I still need you all to play your
part and report any issues you may
having in the rural communities via
101 so things can be logged at our
control room making it easier for me
to gather the evidence and ask for the
appropriate resources. Without this
resources could be allocated elsewhere
meaning you don’t get the right people
in the right places at the right time,
so in a nutshell please help me to
help you as any information is used
and logged by me for the benefit of
everyone.
As usual I can be contacted at all
the below, and also if you want to
report anything confidential the Crime
Stoppers is always available.
Thanks for reading, and hopefully
you’ll be back next month
Kind Regards
Paul Payne
Rural Crime Prevention Officer
Contact Numbers:
Telephone in an emergency - 999
Telephone in a non emergency - 101
Rural Email - ruralcrime.webmail@
cleveland.pnn.police.uk
Twitter - @Cleveland Rural
Rural Watch - www.
clevelandconnected.co.uk
CrimeStoppers - 0800 555111
Happy New Year!
For my first blog of 2020, I want you to
consider the security of your bikes.
Many of you will have given or received
a fabulous new bike at Christmas,
however, thieves’ love new bikes too, so
don’t ever leave your bike, not even for
a minute, without them being secured.
As a general rule, if you’re not sat on
it, secure it!
Follow these tips to help prevent you
becoming a victim of bike crime.
• Get a good bike lock, better still two.
Ensure that the locks you buy meet the
‘Sold Secure’ Gold standard. You’ll find
these quality locks in your local bike
shops or on all of the regular bike retailers’
websites. Have a read of the various
reviews. Click www.soldsecure.com for
more information on good quality locks.
• Lock up removable parts (e.g. wheels,
saddle) and take light fittings/cycle
computers with you.
• Have your bike's frame security-marked
or engraved. We often offer bike marking
events across the force area using our
Dot Peen marking equipment. It marks
the frame with your postcode and house
number. Keep an eye on your local
neighbourhood policing page on Facebook
for these events.
• Take a photograph of your bike and
record its description, including any
unique marks or features. Register the
frame number (normally found underneath
the bike between the pedals or where the
back wheel slots in) on Https://www.
bikeregister.com
• When you leave your bike, leave
it where the thief can be seen. In your
garden or in the shed, it should be locked
to something substantial, or in the case of
the shed , a ladder or steps, the lawnmower
etc. If there is nothing to lock it to, make
sure you put your locks through the frame
and a wheel to disable it. Make the locks
and bike hard to manoeuvre. Consider a
ground anchor, which secures to the floor
or fabric of the building, which you can
secure your bike to.
And finally!
Don't buy a stolen second-hand bike.
Insist on proof of ownership and check the
bike frame number on the Bike Checker at
www.bikeregister.com
If your bike has been stolen, contact the
police. Give them your frame number,
BikeRegister number, photo and any other
details and register your bike as stolen on
BikeRegister.
Lock it or lose it!
If you have any information about a
crime, contact the police on 101 or you
can call CrimeStoppers anonymously on
0800 555 111.
Gerry McBride
Crime Prevention Officer
Cleveland Police

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Wayfarer’s Travels Chernobyl - Ukraine
It took me nine months to get a
full government permit but it
was worth the wait.
I not only had access to exclusion
zones 1, 2 and 3 (30, 10 & 1
kilometre zones) but also to the
power station itself. I had to wear a
dosimeter at all times and like my
excellent guide, Tania, I carried my
own Geiger counter.
The nuclear disaster that occurred
here 33 years ago was horrendous
and even now none of us are
entirely safe from the possible
consequences.
Chernobyl city itself is about
eight miles from the power station
but Pripyat, which was built in
1970 to accommodate the works
personnel and their families, is less
only a mile or so away. The 50,000
inhabitants who were evacuated
from there when the disaster struck
in 1986, were told just to take a few
essentials as it would only be for a
couple of days. It turned out to be
forever!
Pripyat is now a ghost city and
parts of it are still quite radioactive.
My dosimeter kept crackling away
and my Geiger counter kept flashing
alerts – at one “hotspot” registering
450 millisieverts.
I also visited many of the hundreds
of other towns and villages within
the exclusion zone which are also
totally abandoned. The Russians
tried unsuccessfully to bulldoze and
bury some of them but most remain.
This is the city centre supermarket before the disaster & then as I photographed it on my visit
These are photos I took of the fair ground – several parts are still quite radioactive
These show Reactor 4 after the disaster and then the
original sarcophagus (now crumbling) built around it.
Inside the city kindergarten.
There were hundreds of almost new books laid around. The one pictured gives an account of the Russian
space station, Mir, launched only a few months prior to the disaster. There were also lots of cots & beds
as well as dozens of dolls and assorted toys.
I took these two photos to show
the new sarcophagus.
It was built in two separate halves about 80 metres
apart. When completed, the two halves were
moved together on rails. Unfortunately Reactor 3
(see arrow) is still joined to Reactor 4 so one half
had to have a huge cutaway so that it could be slid
over Reactor 3. It is not a complete seal and it`s
suspected that water may be leaking into the core.
If it is and if it can`t be stopped the consequences
could be very serious. I took the right hand photo
from the opposite end, from as close as it was
possible to go before donning protective suit.
My Geiger counter reading was quite high here so
we could only stop for a few minutes.
The left hand side photo shows how it is today – the old sarcophagus within the new.
The right hand photo shows the huge radioactive mass within the core.
It is still 400C and active. Despite the heroic efforts of the firemen at the time to tunnel under it and provide
a barrier, it is thought to be continuing to eat its way down into the earth.
The power station has six reactors and I visited them all. Reactor 2 was shut down in 1991 following a serious “incident”.
The output from Rectors 1 & 3 was still desperately needed to supply Kiev and the surrounding area and so they continued to
function for several years. However these have now also been shut down.
Reactors 5 & 6 were only partially completed at the time of the disaster. They have now been abandoned – as have plans for
a further six reactors at the other side of the River Pripyat.
As a result Kiev and northern Ukraine are largely in darkness. Only the main
roads are illuminated and other areas have to rely on light from buildings.
I feel very sorry for the Ukranian people but spare a thought also for those
who live in Belarus. They were affected to a far greater degree and even
now, 33 years later, 25% of their country is uninhabitable – despite them
never ever having had any nuclear power stations of their own!
N.B.The four historic pics were kindly supplied to me by Tania, the rest
were all taken by me a few weeks ago.
Wayfarer
In our next issue Wayfarer goes to Bodrum in Turkey.
For any further information on this or any other destination,
e-mail :- Wayfarer@ntlworld.com

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New Year, New Venture for the Friends of Guisborough Library
After the very successful craft sessions held
in Guisborough Library in November,
covering the making of advent calendars,
wreathes and cards for Christmas, the New Year
has brought yet another first to the Library.
A Jigsaw Puzzle Lending section will open in
early January. This will be in a corner over some
of the bookshelves with jigsaws of all sizes being
available. Several months ago we started small
with just a puzzle on a table for visitors to put a
few pieces in; this was so popular that it has now
Tudor Croft Open Garden
Weekends in Guisborough
By Mike and Gel Heagney
As we begin a new year we
wish you a very happy and
healthy 2020.
Thanks to the recent warm
weather, signs of new life are
appearing every day in the garden
and we are pleased to let you know
that Tudor Croft will be open over
two weekends this year.
The first will be on Saturday
15th and Sunday 16th February
from 11 am – 3 pm for you, your
family and friends to enjoy our
ever expanding collection of
named snowdrops – remarkably
grown into a Puzzle Lending Library. It is on trust,
with people just signing puzzles in and out at the
Library desk, so they do not have to be a member of
the Library. If anyone has any complete unwanted
puzzles, please take them into the Library staff so
that they can be catalogued and incorporated into
the new section.
On Monday, 27 January starting at 2pm, there
will be a special one-off talk by published author
April Taylor. She has written the Georgia Pattison
Mysteries and the Tudor Enigma series. April will
all different - in a lovely garden
setting.
We shall then be open again in
high summer on Saturday 27th and
Sunday 28th June from 11 am – 4
pm when the garden should be at
its very best.
There will be home-made
refreshments and special plants for
sale at each opening, appropriate
to the time of year. Admission
remains at £5, children free.
We do hope you are able to visit
Tudor Croft again and that with
your help we can continue to raise
significant funds for local charities.
We are a progressive 4th Section
brass band along with a 37
strong junior and adult leaners band
(Director. The amazing Sue Mercer)
We are looking for cornet players
to join our traditional band to play in
cover her background, what led her to write crime
novels and where her ideas come from.
We continue with our talks on the last Friday
of each month, with Marie Curie Nurses on 31
January covering the work of the Nobel Prize
winner, and the development of this charity and A
Tale of Two Piers on 28 February. This talk tells
the story of the piers of Redcar and Coatham, how
each town competed to be the first to build a pier,
with each battling to outdo the other. Talks always
commence at 2pm and there is a £2 entrance fee
the Area Contest and to help pass on
their lifetime of knowledge to the next
generation of players.
Our Conductor is James Chisholm.
Marske Brass Band requires two
Tutti cornets and two back row cornet
including refreshments.
Further Saturday morning craft sessions are
booked, Baskets and Bows on 22 February, a
Secret Cushion on 7 March and egg decoration
on 21 March. These sessions need to be booked
through the Library (telephone 01287 632668).
Watch out for details of a Murder Mystery evening
on Thursday, 2 April. The Friends continue with
the Reading and Writing Groups and Knit and
Natter. Full details of all activities are available on
the Friends notice board or from the Library staff.
Marske Brass Band Est 1875
players. Contact Philip Chisholm
07802936414
The Band Hut Mount Pleasant Ave
Marske by the Sea Cleveland North
Yorkshire TS11 7BW
marskebb.secretary@gmail.com
Skelton Castle
Daffodil Sunday
29 th March 2020
11.00am – 3.30pm(last entry)
By kind permission of Mr Anthony Wharton
Admission £5pp
On the day tickets will be available at the main gate
Accompanied under 12’s admitted free of charge

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Coastal View & Moor News Issue 106 January - February 2020
Skelton and Brotton
Parish Council
Burden of Paradise
Featuring the legendary Snake Davis!
Performing in Loftus Town Hall
On the evening of
Friday 20 TH March 2020
Senior Citizen’s
Afternoon Tea
Skelton Civic Hall
Thursday 13th February 2020 (1.00 – 3.00)
Tickets are £10 each available from:
Wold Pottery during normal opening hours,
or call 01287 640100
Bar selling bottled beers and wine.
Raffle tickets on sale too
Beginners’
Gala Concert
Proceeds to Light up Loftus 2020!
MOORLAND WALDORF
STAY AND PLAY
Every Friday 10 - 1pm (term time only)
All Children Welcome
Simple Lunch Provided
Botton Village, Near Danby YO21 2NN
01287 661206/info@moorlandwaldorf.org
UKE CLU B
Every Wednesday
Admission by Ticket Only
Tickets are Free, with a limited number available so collect
early to avoid disappointment
6.00pm to 6.45pm
8 to 16 year olds
£2.00 per person
Eligibility: Tickets available to those 60 and
over, living within Skelton and Brotton Parish
Tickets available 14 th January - 4 th February 2020
from Skelton Civic Hall, Coniston Road, Skelton,
TS12 2HP.
Telephone (01287) 348008
Want to learn the Ukulele?
Beginners Group - 8 to Adult
Starts Wednesday 8th January 2020
10 Sessions from 6.00pm to 6.40pm
£2.00 per person, per session or £15.00 for all 10 sessions if paid in advance
Venue: Brass Band Hut, Marske Football Club, TS11 7BW
VENUE: MSRP CLUBHOUSE, MARSKE FOOTBALL CLUB, TS11 7BW
SPARE UKES AVAILABLE
Stockton
Recital
Yarm Lane TS18 1HU
Saturday, 8th February, Free Admission 3pm
Stockton URC Church
Yarm Lane
Saturday, 8th February, 3pm
Stockton URC Church
TS18 1HU
Free Admission
Beginners’
Gala Concert
Contact Diane on 07940 460611
or email: rockulele@hotmail.com
Contact Diane on 07940 460611
or email: rockulele@hotmail.com
SPARE UKES AVAILABLE

Coastal View & Moor News Issue 106 January - February 2020 What’s On - Music & Events 39
Redcar Older Women's Lobby,
6-7pm Wednesday, 12 February at Coatham
Lodge, Coatham Road, Redcar TS10 1SS. If
you are a lady in the Redcar/East Cleveland
area and have any issues you would like help
with, especially if you are not able to access a
State Pension until age 66 or beyond, please
come along. A warm welcome awaits.
Please feel free to contact Jane on 07980
154 321 or e-mail redcarowls@gmail.com.
Loftus And District
Flower Club
Usually meet on the third Monday of each
month, upstairs in Loftus Town Hall, 7.15pm.
We have National, and Area Demonstrators
from all over the country to come and
demonstrate at the club. Members and
guests can sit, and enjoy the results of what
can be created with flowers and foliage. At
the end of the demonstration, while having
light refreshments, there is a raffle, with an
opportunity to win one of the arrangements.
Membership for the Flower Club is £25.
Visitors are welcome, entrance £4.
For more information contact:
Barbara Welford 01287 652197
Your mental health matters
Don't feel alone
Come along and share a cuppa
with a friendly face
LET'S TALK TOGETHER
All welcome
Support each other and join together every
Thursday 6-9pm at TOC H, Albion Terrace,
Saltburn. TS12 1JW
Free Craft Sessions
For The Visually Impaired
& Their Carers
If you would like to try creative crafts
sessions which have been specially designed
for you then contact:
Irene Poynter 01642 470912
or irenepoynter@icloud.com
Charltons Community Centre
Our centre is available to hire for all
occasions. Low costs rates Large Hall £10
an hour, small hall £8 per hour , full centre
including kitchen £15 an hour. Discount
available for residents and block bookings.
We also have a bouncy castle, projector and
other equipment that can be hired out. Please
contact Helen Dunning 01287 349693 with
all enquiries and bookings.
Regular events include:- fortnightly bingo
on a Sunday evening doors open at 6pm
eyes down 6:30pm. Spiritual night first
Friday of the month 7-9pm. Fitness classes
on Mondays and Wednesdays 6:30-7:30.
Yoga Monday 10:30-11:30 and Tuesday
6:30-7:30. Ballroom dancing also available.
Please see our Facebook page for up to date
information.
Skelton Villages Civic Pride
Our Community Environmental Group is
seeking new members to help us to improve
our villages. If you have some spare time
and would like to make new friends and
help us with our floral displays or help at
our weekly Coffee mornings and other
fundraising activities, you can either call
our Secretary Pam Batts on 01287653077
or call in the Skelton Heritage Office and
leave your details where we can contact you.
A Scone Coffee Morning
is to be held at Redcar United Reformed
Church, Station Road, Redcar on Saturday
15th February from 10am until 12noon.
Refreshment and scone - £2
A variety of our homemade scones will be
available plus a raffle.
Marske Fishermen's Choir
As the culmination of the Choirs 50th
Anniversary year fundraising activities, we
will be hosting a presentation evening on
Saturday the 15th of February at 8-00pm
in The Ship Inn Marske where we will
be making donations to several local
organisations.
For any further information contact our
Musical Director Bill Porritt (01642-473566)
or Secretary Dave Harrison (01287-623943)
Talks at Marske Library
Wednesday 26th February at 1:30
My Granddad was a ‘Felon’
By Peter Appleton
Wednesday 25th March at 1:30
Animal Rescue
By S.A.R.A
All talks last for around an hour and
there are complimentary refreshments.
Everyone is welcome to attend.
What’s on in Liverton?
Happy New Year from Liverton
Domino Drives
The Domino Drives will be held on the first
Tuesday of the month i.e. February 4th,
March 3rd from 7.30pm, in Liverton Village
Hall. A home-made supper will be served,
with the money raised going to Church
Funds. New players are always welcome.
Liverton Whist Drives
Liverton Whist Drives recommence on the
first, third and fifth Friday in the month i.e.
January 31st and February 7th, then 15th at
7.30pm, in Liverton Village Hall. A homemade
supper will be served, with the money
raised going to Liverton Village Hall Funds.
New players are always welcome.
Friends of Redcar Cemetery
The Friends of Redcar Cemetery are
holding their AGM at 6pm on Wednesday
29th January in the Zetland rooms St Peters
Church Redcar.
If you would like to know about the progress
and issues of concern in 2019 and the Friend's
plans for the work in 2020 please come to
this meeting.
We would like your contributions and ideas to
improve the cemetery Refreshments to follow
Dorothy Ahmed 01642 478349 dotahmed@
btinternet.com
Brotton Bowls Club
St. Margaret’s Way Brotton
Ladies and Gents are you no longer fit
enough for high impact sports? Why not come
along and try Bowling? It will give you gentle
exercise. Make some new Friends. Gets you
out of the House Come and have a go you
may like it Give us a ring at Brotton Bowls
Club 677295 Or ring Dorothy 676994, Josie
676632, Judy 679001 or Pat 651440
Redcar's Visual Presentations
By Tony Crow
There is an important change to our
Advertised programme due to circumstances
beyond our control.
On Tuesday 28th January at 2.15 p.m. in
the Redcar East Community Centre on
Durham Road, we will now welcome Chris
Nettleton, who is very much an expert in
giving us Railway Presentations. His latest
is all to do with trains travelling faster and
faster breaking Speed Records and how this
was achieved. The title of it is 'Streamlined
Trains'. We can't imagine seeing a 'Pacer' on
this particular occasion!
Two weeks later, on Tuesday 11th February
at the same time and venue we welcome back
David Rodway, who was recently named as
2019 Volunteer Photographer of the Year by
the Woodland Trust and he will be showing
us much of the natural beauty of 'Upper
Swaledale' in his own inimitable way. We
expect this Presentation to be a treat for
Lovers of Nature.
Two weeks later again, on Tuesday 25th
February, we will be having Ken Bibby as
our Presenter and he will be 'opening the lid'
on the controversial country of 'Burma'. He
will be enlightening us on his experiences
in that part of our world. It promises to be
most interesting.
Admission to each Presentation is £2.50
and visitors are most welcome at any of our
meetings.
Parkinson’s UK Redcar &
District Support Group
Do you suffer or care for someone
with Parkinson’s disease?
Come and join us at our monthly meetings
Where you will be welcomed
into our friendly atmosphere
Our aim is to offer friendship,
support and advice
We have speakers at our meetings,
we also organise social outings
Support Group Meetings and Exercise
classes held in 25K Community Centre,
Ayton Drive, Redcar TS10 4LR
For further details contact Doreen on
01642 471667 or 07900 348518
We're the Parkinson's charity that drives
better care, treatments and quality of life.
Charity No. 258197
RAF Association Hartlepool Branch
The Branch would like to inform RAFA branch
members that the Branch AGM will be held on
28th January 2020 at Ye Olde Durham’s Club,
St Aidan’s Street, Hartlepool TS25 1SN starting
7-00pm. All members welcome.
Loftus Tradesmans
Reform Club. Est 1861
Meetings held 3rd Tues each month at
7:30pm at Grinkle Park Hotel.
New members and guests welcome. For
further information contact:-Ltrc.honsec@
gmail.com Les Franks (Hon Sec)
01287 640959 / 07814436470
The Cleveland Retired
Men's Association
Meets every Wednesday morning at
25k Ayton Drive behind Asda Roseberry
Rd Redcar. Guest speakers and films
arranged. Meet from 0945 for tea/coffee.
Speaker 1030-1130. All welcome. Plenty
car parking space. .Give us a visit.
Contact-Frank Everett 07758813965
Email franciseverett@virginmedia.com
Footprints in the Community run
projects in Redcar and East Cleveland to reduce
poverty and isolation. Find us on Facebook,
visit www.footprintsinthecommunity.co.uk or
telephone 01642 484842 for more information.
Our projects include: Redcar Area Foodbank
runs the following Foodbank Centres:
Newcomen Methodist Church, Redcar –
Mondays 11.30am-1.30pm
St Hilda’s of Whitby, Grangetown – Mondays
11am-1pm
East Cleveland Baptist Church, Redcar –
Wednesdays 11am-2pm
South Bank Baptist Church – Wednesdays
10.30am-12.30pm
Saltburn Evangelical Church – Thursdays 2-4pm
Brotton Methodist Church – Thursdays 1-3pm
All Saint’s Church, Dormanstown – Fridays
11am-1.30pm
St George’s Church, Normanby – Fridays
8.30am-1pm
For more information, including a list of
donation points, please visit www.redcararea.
foodbank.org.uk or call 01642 484842. Thank
you for your support.
Next Step Shop is open every Tuesday and
Friday 9.30am-12noon at 10 Queen Street,
Redcar. It is a subsidised member’s shop and
a referral is needed.
Footprints Community Cafe is open Monday
to Saturday 10am-4pm at 14A High Street,
Redcar (inside South Tees Community Bank)
offering excellent food at good prices. All profits
from the cafe are fed back into Footprints'
projects, including Redcar Area Foodbank.
Men’s Shed is open every Monday, Wednesday
and Thursday 9am-3pm and every Tuesday
12noon-5pm. Women’s Shed is open every
Tuesday 9am-1pm. The workshop is based at
10 Queen Street, Redcar. For more information
contact John on 07526 994468 or pop in during
opening hours.
Art Space runs every Thursday 9.30am-1pm
at 10 Queen Street, Redcar (upstairs room). It
is open to all creative abilities. Pop in during
opening hours.
Reflections Dementia Support Group is
every Wednesday 10am-12noon at 25K Centre,
Redcar. It is free for everyone living with, or
caring for someone with dementia.
Bridging the Gap runs every Tuesday 1.30-
2.45pm at Sand Banks Care Home. It is a free
session for pre-school children and parents/
carers to join residents for fun activities!
Volunteering opportunities please email
Rachel at volunteer@footprintsinthecommunity.
co.uk to find out how you can get involved in
any Footprints in the Community projects.
Marske Brass Band Est 1875
The Ironstone Miners Band
To book the band for an event, bandstand
performance, Civic occasion.
Contact Band Secretary Philip Chisholm
01642 510223 or 07802 936 414 thechisholm@
mac.com or FaceBook Marske Brass Band
Redcar Phoenix Community
Juvenile Marching Band
Has moved to United Reformed Church Station
Road Redcar. We train twice a week Friday
and Sunday. We have Drums and Glocks and
other instruments that need someone to play
them so why not try your hand. You may have
a hidden talent there waiting to get out so come
along, you have nothing to lose. We will be
parading for the community in the summer
we have events booked already.
For more info email judithmcardle@live.co.uk
See you soon

40 What’s On On - - Music && Events
Coastal View & Moor News Issue 106 January - February 2020
The
World
of
Theatre
Stephen Joseph Scarborough
definitely have the most eye
catching drama on the horizon
for February 11th to 15th as they
host the fantastic Eastern Angles
in association with the Stephen
Joseph Scarborough with their THE
BALLAD OF MARIA MARTEN.
Based on the real life mystery of
a murder that shocked the nation in
1827 this promises to be an exciting
and dramatic retelling of the story.
They continue the psychological thriller
season 25th-29th February with THE
TALENTED MR. RIPLEY.
Multi award-winning ensemble The
Faction, an Associate Company of
SJT, revive their critically acclaimed
stage adaptation of Patricia Highsmith's
novel. Most famous of course was the
movie adaptation with Jude Law and
Matt Damon but the intriguing story
is definitely suited to a stage version.
Meanwhile a little further afield
19-26 Feb at York Theatre Royal is
By Kate Bramley
another book adaptation, this time for
younger audiences, THE BOY WHO
BIT PICASSO. I was lucky enough to
see a showcase version of this piece
some years ago and it really is brilliant.
"Untied Artists present The Boy Who
Bit Picasso, an interactive theatre show
for everyone aged four and up. With
storytelling, music and lots of chances
to make your own art, this hands-on and
hilarious family show introduces one
of the 20th century’s most influential
artists through the eyes of a young boy."
Definitely not to be missed!!
www.sjt.uk.com
https://www.yorktheatreroyal.co.uk/
The Cleveland Bay Folk Club
By Ann Smith
The Cleveland Bay Folk Club has just
celebrated its first birthday and we have
had some brilliant nights with superbly
talented AND LOCAL singers and musicians.
You will see within this Newsletter that 2020
already has a brilliant set of Hot Spot and Guest
Artists to entertain us.
The intention is to keep entry fee to just £1
for members and £1.50 for visitors with one
exception on Friday 7th August a fantastic duo
called We Steal Flyers have been booked and this
will be a ticket only night at a cost of £3. Tickets
will be available by May 2020.
The £3 annual membership fees will be due
from March 2020.
Currently we have a member ship of 104 people
which is astonishing and also great support for
the club.
The Club welcomes singers and musicians of
all abilities so never be afraid to have a go you
will always be warmly received.
2020 starts on January 3rd with the fab duo
of Trish McLean and Judith Haswell as our full
guest artists. As normal floor singers and listeners
will be made very welcome.
Folk Club starts at 8.15 prompt and is on he
first Friday of everymonth.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank
everyone for your great support in 2019 and look
forward to another great year in 2020.
2020 ARTISTS
7th February
Trevor Bond
6th March
Marske
Fishermans Choir
3rd April
John Wrightson Band
1st May
Valdian
5th June
Pete Davies
3rd July
Joolz Cavell and Ian Glover
7th August
We Steal Flyers
4th September
Starboard
2nd October
Eddie Walker & Frank Porter

Coastal View & Moor News Issue 106 January - February 2020 What’s What’s On - On Music - Music & Events & Events 41
What’s on at the Cutty Wren
Every Tuesday at
The Redcar Borough Park Bowling Club
● John Wrightson Band
Hi, all! By the time you get this we’ll be
back in the swing of things and perhaps
even anticipating spring.
We’ve some good nights ahead, so here’s
the info:
February 4th will be our “ordinary” Singers
and Musicians, when (mostly) local folkies get
up and do a couple of songs or tunes. We never
know exactly who we’ll hear, or what they’ll
do, but there’s always great music and good
humour. Come along if you’re new to Folk –
and have a go yourself if you like. That’s how
all the performers started!
We’re going to have a bit of a change from
this night as well. It’s often difficult to get all
the performers on, especially at a guest night,
so we plan to start the singing just a little earlier
at 7-45 p.m. Do take note, and we’ll get even
more songs in!
We welcome as guests the John Wrightson
Band on Feb 11th. John is a noted north-east
songwriter, and his powerful songs have been
covered by other performers. They reflect the
pride and struggles of the mining communities
he comes from, and you don’t forget them.
Don’t miss this chance to hear the group.
We’ve a Hot Spot on Feb 18th, with Club
regular Jan Blackett. At one of these nights a
performer has the floor for half an hour or so,
instead of the usual two numbers, and Jan is a
fine guitarist and singer with a varied repertoire
of contemporary material. She has a leaning
towards good American material, but will
perform anything with some power in it. As
her work means she often has to miss the Club,
this is a great chance to hear her.
Feb 25th will be a Theme Night, when we
throw a challenge to the night’s performers to
find something to fit an idea. It’s a useful way
for them to have a dig in their repertoires and
some are very inventive at invoking the “loose
connection” rule! This time we’ll have “Songs
of the North”, which should give us all a chance.
We’re very pleased to welcome Eddie Walker
and Frank Porter on March 3rd. Eddie is known
throughout the country for his notably authentic
interpretations of classic U.S. folk song, and
Frank for his singing and double-bass playing
in many a local group like the Teesside Fettlers
and the Judith Haswell Band. They make a great
● Eddie
Walker and
Frank Porter
double act, and give a thoroughly enjoyable
night, so this is another occasion you must get
in your diary.
Looking ahead, we’ll celebrate St. Patrick’s
Day on March 17th, and have as guest on the
31st Judy Crooks from the U.S.
Looking back, the John Ward Band gave us an
excellent night on Dec 12th, with great songs
from many times and places, but with definite
roots on the East Anglian coast, which showed
that the band have real authenticity.
The Prostate Cancer Charity Night at the
end of November was well-supported by local
singers from clubs around the area, so we had
a great time and raised good money for the
charity. (The total will be finally announced
later, but at the end of the night we already had
some £650!)
The Hot Spot of the Cutty Wren’s version of
the Crazy Gang, “Beyond the Pail”, was firstclass.
They only got together by accident, but
the great songs and singing they gave us were
obviously the result of serious hard work and
practice. We had serious stuff and, inevitably,
fun, and it was fantastic. And, of course, the
Christmas Party was a bit like that, with added
food. Even our dedicated volunteer raffle sellers,
now “The Rafflettes” had a go at performing,
and as for the 4 foot sombrero...well, perhaps
the world is not ready!.....But it’s been a great
year, and here’s to 2020!
So –we meet every Tuesday at the Redcar
Borough Park Bowling Club, Thwaites Lane,
off Redcar Lane, Redcar TS10 2FD. Turn off
Redcar Lane at the big red Racecourse sign,
and we’re down the bottom to the left. Doors
open a bit before 7-30 p.m., and we’ll aim to
start singing at 7-45 p.m., finishing at 11 p.m.
We’ve a fine modern room, with a fine bar run
by Gemma, who is the front person for the very
hospitable Bowling Club, and we thank them
as always. And thanks to the Club Committee
members and all who contribute to the nights.
We’ve a website at www.cuttywrenfolkclub.
com, and contact email is info@
cuttywrenfolkclub.com. Our able Secretary
John Connolly is on 01287 659242, or you can
find me (Chair) at 01642 471769).
See you soon!
George F
Northern England Airfields
Models and Tea
Who was Harry Butler?
By Roy Climo
Captain
John
Henry “Harry
Butler” A.F.C. MiD.
was born in South
Australia in 1889
and became a Flying
Offi cer in the Royal
Flying Corps in 1916.
Harry Butler was
quickly recognised as
an exceptionally gifted
pilot and was selected
to be a Flying instructor
first in Scotland, then
with the formation of
the R.A.F. in 1918,
sent to No.2 School
of Aerial Fighting and
Gunnery based at Marske by the Sea. Here Harry Butler became a Combat Flight Instructor and
passed on his knowledge of German aerial combat techniques, how to avoid bad situations and
how to survive, making new pilots combat ready.
At the end of WW1 Harry Butler bought his Bristol M1c aircraft painted it bright red, named it
the Red Devil and returned to Australia.
Northern England Airfields meets twice a month on the first and third Saturday morning in every
month from 10.00 to 12.00 at Guisborough Cricket Club, Rectory Lane, Guisborough, TS14 7DQ
in the function room with North Riding Model Club.
So – if you are interested in building models of anything related to Northern England Airfields then
come along for a cup of tea ,chat and do a
bit of modelling in a friendly atmosphere.
We are showing a collection of
Northern England Airfields models
at Guisborough Library from 1st to the
27th of March. For more information
contact royclimo@hotmail.co.uk
Railway Arms Brotton
Sat 25 Jan - The Beer Pigs
Sat 01 Feb - No Regrets
Sat 08 Feb - Talk Of The Town
Sat 15 Feb - Rachael Natalie
Adele Tribute
Sat 22 Feb - Steelyard Blues
Sat 29 Feb - Striking Back
Sat 07 Mar - Tbc
Sat 14 Mar - The Fire.
Every Friday Night All new Karaoke

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Paul Booth OBE
to step down as
Local Enterprise
Partnership Chairman
Tees
Valley
Mayor Ben
Houchen has
praised the hard
work, passion
and dedication
of Tees Valley
Local Enterprise
Partnership
Chairman Paul Booth OBE, who has announced
he will step down in 2020.
The Tees Valley LEP was established in 2011,
became fully integrated with the Combined Authority
on its creation in April 2016 and engages with the
wider business community and other partners to
create growth, investment and jobs in the area. It
is often considered one of the most successful of
its type in the UK, working in partnership with the
Mayor and five Local Authority leaders.
Former Sabic UK Petrochemicals Chairman
Paul has been a strong voice in championing the
business community and its links to the public
Wednesday, 11th December, 2019
6p.m. North Skelton Village Hall
Dear Resident
Our report back to you from our December
2019 meeting will not appear until the January 2020
edition of Coastal View and Moor News. So, on
behalf of all at the Skelton Neighbourhood Action
Partnership, every good wish is extended to you all
for a healthy, happy and safe 2020.
The Partnership would like to thank Coastal
View and Moor News for including our reports to
residents over the last number of years. We know this
information is important to residents, so thank you.
FUNDING UPDATES
‣Skelton Villages Civic Pride had their application
for funding approved.
POLICE REPORT : PCSO Simpson reported:-
‣ There were 13 Antisocial behaviour incidents
and 21 crimes reported. These figures represent a
drop on the previous month and last year.
A number of residents from North Skelton attended
the meeting to hear a report from the police regarding
the problems being experienced in their area. The
report is as follows:-
There has been a leaflet drop in the area and
diary sheets left with residents. As a result of this
one message was received, this has been followed up.
The police encouraged residents to continue to report
incidents – these reports can be done anonymously
but stressed evidence is needed to enable the police
to follow up on the problems.
The police speeding team have included the
location on their list to address when they can.
Police have spoken to individuals.
The landowner of part of the site has been
contacted.
The police can only carry out enforcement on
vehicles illegally being on the highway.
Business and licensing issues are being
investigated.
Residents listed the following continuing problems
which have been occurring throughout the day and
night over the last 4 months and which are getting
worse:-
Use of electricity
Plastic burning
Vehicles speeding on Bolckow Street.
The response to the suggestion that residents
contact the landowners to show their strength of
feeling as has been done successfully in other
areas, was that the landowners/businesses were not
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sector for more than a decade, taking the role
of LEP chair in August 2015. In that time, he
has been closely involved with the formation
of the Combined Authority, the South Tees
Development Corporation and the purchase of
Teesside International Airport.
Paul leaving the LEP coincides with a
new membership drive for the body, with
representatives from companies in our area
sought to ensure an active and diverse group
that showcases the breadth of businesses and
professionals across the Tees Valley.
Mayor Houchen said: “Paul has been an
absolute asset for the LEP, going above and
beyond in his role as Chairman and getting
stuck in with all the brilliant work we’ve done
to help businesses in the Tees Valley grow,
invest and create jobs.
“He has been deeply passionate about all of
our projects and his hard work and dedication
has been second to none. He will be sorely
missed for his invaluable insights, support and
advice.
“I wish him and all of the other LEP members
stepping down all the best and I’m sure they
will all continue to make vital contributions to
our business community and the thriving Tees
Valley economy.
“But now it is onwards and upwards and
I would urge professionals from across the
SKELTON NEIGHBOURHOOD ACTION PARTNERSHIP (SNAP)
interested in the village; they do not attend meetings
to which they are invited.
It was suggested that the residents send an open
letter to the landowners through Coastal View and
Moor news.
People have been caught with leisure batteries
after stealing them from caravans. 999 were contacted
and a silver Vauxhall noted.
Complaint was made about the time taken to
answer calls to 101 and the recording of the calls.
Residents were informed that there is a new control
room scheduled with extra staff but when reporting
incidents to 101 they should request an incident
number so that there is a traceable link.
Cars parked at the top of William Street and
Wharton Street need to be looked into.
North Skelton Allotments said they had been
working with Skelton and Gilling regarding fly
tipping and tyres. It was suggested that the cameras
at Tees Components might pick this up.
The problem of flooding is again a possibility
as the drain is full. The Council has an inspection
regime for drains but they will also respond to
reported incidents. This will be followed up by
Council Officers.
PCSO Simpson highlighted to residents that diary
sheets need to be completed and returned to police
or report to Amy Hutchinson at RCBC Antisocial
Behaviour Officer.
Speeding issues
Speeding in the back street of Richard Street
was reported. Someone had been knocked down
previously and monitors installed but only recorded
a maximum speed of 15mph. The Council’s Engineer
pointed out that the speed limit in an adopted back
street is the same as the surrounding roads in the eyes
of the law. This problem will be monitored over a
7/10day period. It could also form part of a Safer
Streets Scheme.
Two recent and serious crashes were discussed;
a resident counted 180 cars travelling on Saturday
morning between 11.30a.m. – 12.30p.m and 54 set
off the speed sign which appears to be triggering
people at 35mph. The Council’s Engineer will check
the trigger speed.
On the request for traffic lights and speed camera
at the bridges, the Council’s Engineer replied that
roads are designed for compliance; fixed speed
cameras are not used in this area as they have limited
effect. People slow for the camera, then immediately
return to speed. He said that the other schemes
region to consider joining our LEP where they
can play a major role in shaping our exciting
plans for the future.”
Paul said: “It has been an honour to use my
40 years’ experience in the chemicals industry
to help make the LEP and Combined Authority
the best they can be and support the work of
the Mayor in helping businesses and ultimately
making our area a better place to live.
“Now, more than ever, we’re ramping up our
ambitions to make the LEP more inclusive and
representative of the brilliant businesses and
individuals in the region. I know it has a great
future ahead of it and while I might be leaving
this post, I’ll still continue to work hard for
my region.”
Those appointed to the LEP board would
work to:
•Support and offer advice to the Mayor and
the Combined Authority
•Champion and promote specific initiatives
from the perspective of business
•Represent the SME community
•Represent the Tees Valley nationally and
internationally
•Ensure a strong voice in decision-making
•Help deliver the Combined Authority’s
Strategic Economic Plan
•Help deliver the Tees Valley Local Industrial
Strategy
mentioned have been looked into and they are not
legal but he was willing to meet residents on site to
discus the issues.
The Chair reported on the outcome of the 2017
survey. The 85th percentile is the performance
indicator used by the police. The equipment does
not record weather conditions.
The Council’s Engineer is looking at the
suggestion of a traffic island near Bluebell Way and
potentially at the bridges to slow vehicles. The issues
of visibility of traffic signals, safety, viability and
the legal process all need to be considered. The
Chair reported that traffic lights are not without their
problems as drivers ignore red lights on Saltburn
Lane.
The problem of articulated lorries using the
village and reversing into side streets to turn around
at the bridges, appears to be down to drivers using
satnavs to take the shortest route.
On the suggestion for a ‘table top’ on the
pedestrian crossing, the Council’s Engineer advised
that the difference in road levels causes an issue for
installation so they are no longer planned. He felt it
was important to create a ‘home zone’ feel to cause
people to slow down.
Issues relating to Church Lane, Skelton were
referred to the Council’s Engineer to follow up.
A person at the meeting agreed to take the lead in the
Council’s Safer Street process which could be used to
deal with the concerns raised including the speeding in
side and back streets. The Council’s Engineer stated
that he would request that Skelton be considered a
priority area to deal with speeding issues.
Fly tipping at Holmbeck Road car park – not
removed. The land ownership will be ascertained
but if it is private land, the Council would not be
responsible for removing it.
COMMUNITY PROJECTS AND EVENTS
Prior to giving their updates on projects, Community
Project representatives expressed their support for the
North Skelton residents.
North Skelton Village Hall.
It is planned to make the Hall more of a village hub.
Meetings are held every two months and a new list
of dates will be available soon.
Skelton Villages Civic Pride.
The Group experienced a good year with the barrels
and planting. Work has taken place at The Hills
garden with volunteer help. The Council and Parish
Council supported the festive lighting.
Friends of Skelton Community Orchard
Man with pipe dies
The gentle man with the pipe has died - in his sleep - after
nearly 30 years of being part of the Saltburn scene.
Keith Buchanan Bean, who developed a mental illness in
his early 20s, was a well-known fixture in the town's cafes.
Sister-in-law Louise Bean said the people of Saltburn "took
him to their hearts."
She and husband Paul asked Monsignor Ricardo Morgan to
take a "celebration of life" service at Kirklealtham crematorium
on 4th December because he was a long-standing friend.
"We always knew Keith would be either at Signals, where
in 2018 they invited him for a free bacon butty and coffee
on Christmas morning, the Indian restaurant (Milton Street)
where he used to partake in an ice cream and coffee and his
beloved Rapps, where he ate many a Tunnocks carmel wafer
with his coffee," said Mrs Bean.
The funeral was attended by about 25 people including staff
from Home House Group whose house in Pearl Street was
home to Keith for many years.
A wreath in his memory was placed on the day of his funeral
on the bench outside Sainsbury's where he used to sit smoking
(or trying to light) his pipe.
Mgr Morgan said Keith worked for Middlesbrough Council's
parks department without a day off through illness.
He said mental health had moved from the dark days of
Keith's mental problems of the 1960s. He had found a new
life in Saltburn where people knew him as "the gentle man
with the pipe."
Work is continuing along the Cleveland Way
footpath border. Permission has been given to install
paving slabs around the statue at Cross Green to assist
in the maintenance of the grassed area.
A query regarding the Klondike was raised. It
was reported that East Cleveland Villages Big Local
had given a presentation to the Parish Council and
appears it would be going ahead in 2020. It will
go through Skelton High Street. The expected date
could be 19th April.
Whether anything will be planned for the VE
celebrations will be followed up.
Skelton Townscape Heritage Project.
There has been a slight delay to Phase 2 due to
permission to start from the owners. Following
a tendering process, WB Contractors have been
appointed and it is hoped to start shop fronts in
February. There has been a limited response from
the Co-op to approaches made to them.
QUESTIONS AND UPDATES
Flooding – there has been significant water from
Tees Components. Plans to clear it have not been
done. This will be followed up.
The SAFEGUARDING Leaflet will be distributed
to the Partnership.
The Mosaic Trail and Boroughgate Lane leaflets
were distributed.
During discussion on the problems of littering,
it was pointed out that there are bins in numerous
locations but they are not always used. Using the
camera car for littering fines has been looked into
but it is not allowed. The bin outside the village hall
has been stolen.
On comments made about the Council’s litter
picking, it was reported that there would be 4 more
Council officers to address enforcement. It was
recognised that carrying out litter picking, for example
experience on Saltburn Lane, shows that it does make
a difference over time.
THE NEXT MEETING:
WEDNESDAY 11THMARCH, 2020 6P.M.
SKELTON GREEN METHODIST HALL
Cllr. Cliff Foggo (Chair)
cliff.foggo@redcar-cleveland.gov.uk
Cllr. Julie Craig
julie.craig@redcar-cleveland.gov.uk
Cllr. Craig Holmes
craig.holmes@redcar-cleveland.gov.uk
Cllr. Lee Holmes
lee.holmes@redcar-cleveland.gov.uk
Eileen Goodenough, Vice Chair

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Around The Towns & Villages
Redcar
The East Redcar Residents Association are
holding their next meeting on 6th February then
5th March at 7pm Zetland rooms St Peter's Church
Redcar. If you have an issue you would like to talk
about please come to this meeting. All welcome
Parkinsons Friendship Group Social/Drop In.
We meet on first Thursday of the month in the
lounge of the Coatham Lodge, Redcar 2 - 4 pm.
On the second Thursday of the month we meet
up for lunch (usually in a pub) For both carers
and the cared for. It’s a chance to relax with a cup
of coffee/tea, piece of cake and to talk to people
in the same position. Long term friendships can
and do happen. For more information please
contact Ann on 01642 482066
Saltburn
Friday Friends is an inclusive friendship group
open to all over 18, we welcome people with
different abilities. We have activities inc bowling,
drumming, keep fit, singing, bingo, quizzes
and arts and crafts. We meet Fridays 10-4, at
Emmanuel Church Hall, Macnay Street, Saltburn.
1st session is free (Carers always free). Then £2.00
1 session/£3 all day, (includes cuppa and biscuits
per session). Ran by volunteers. 07833895501
Thefridayfriends@outlook.com Registered Charity
1177967 All welcome!
Loftus
British Legion outreach sessions held 3rd
Tuesday of each month in Old Co-op Building.
Sessions are run on a drop-in basis between
10am-12 and are open to any veteran and their
family. The British Legion can also be contacted
using our free helpline number 0808 802 8080
every day between 8am - 8pm or on our easy
to use website at: www.britishlegion.org.uk.
Saltburn & District Royal British Legion
meets on1st Saturday of the month at The Loftus
Club at 6pm. Also, British Legion Breakfast
10-12pm In The Loftus Club on the same day.
Loftus Town Hall is host to a Tea Dance on
the first Tuesday of every month. Doors open
at 1.30 for an informal practice session with
dancing from 2.00-4.00. Entry is only £1 and
this includes a raffle and light refreshments.
Loftus WI - Ladies, why not come along and make
new friends. Meetings every second Tuesday of the
month at 7pm in Loftus Town Hall. New members
welcome. For details telephone 01287 644661
Moorsholm
Church Hall activities Don’t sit alone at home
come and join us at our Social afternoon for
bingo, dominoes a good natter and some tea and
biscuits. Alternate Thursdays.
Craft Class - Weaving, knitting, rag rugging,
dye and crafts every Wednesday 7pm-9pm.
Moorsholm Memorial Hall Moorsholm WI,
every 2nd Mon, 7.15pm. Guest speakers, crafts,
outings, fun and friendship. All welcome. For
more info call Enid McCabe on 01287 660808
Easington
All Saints Coffee Morning. Village Hall – 2nd
Saturday in every month. 10am – 12pm. All welcome
Easington Village Hall - organised by All
Saints PCC, an annual programme of events
and activities on the third Thursday of the month
at 7.30 p.m., quizzes, games, suppers, and much
more - all welcome.
Skinningrove
Skinningrove Village Hall Weekly Events
Monday O.A.P bingo - doors open at 5pm and
bingo starts at 6pm.
Tuesday Knit & Natter - 1pm - 3pm, everyone
is welcome.
Wednesday Prize Bingo - Eyes down at 6pm.
Thursday Bun Club - 9am - 11am.
Friday Bingo - 5pm - 6pm.
Saturday - Hall is free to hire.
Sunday Afternoon Tea - 2pm - 5pm, everyone
welcome. Includes food and refreshments
(cakes, sandwiches, pastry’s, hot and cold drinks
and much more)
Sunday - Cash Bingo. Doors open 5.30pm, eyes
down 6pm. All money raised goes to charity.
Riverside Building New Company Row
Skinningrove hosts the following each week.
Keep Fit Club – Tue 12.00pm – 1.00pm.
Choir – Wed 7.00pm – 9.00pm.
All newcomers welcome.
Monthly Film Club featuring a Big Screen,
Surround Sound HD Experience. Check notice
board for details. Open Monday to Friday,
10.00am to 2.00pm and provide access to
computers with internet and office applications
free of charge. We also provide full colour
Photocopying. To find out more or book a room
(£5 to £15 per hour) call in at the Riverside
Building or call 01287 642508, e-mail at slu@
btconnect.com or check us out on Facebook at
Skinningrove Riverside.
Brotton
Brotton Library ‘Knit & Natter’ every Thurs
2pm-4pm. All welcome to come and have a
cuppa and a friendly natter.For more info:Tel:
01287 676342 or e-mail: Brotton_library@
redcar-cleveland.gov.uk
Coffee morning Brotton Methodist Church
every Tues & Sat 9.30 - 11.30 Thurs 10-12
Coffee Morning every Wed 10.00am - 11.30am
in St. Margaret’s Church, High Street, Brotton.
Prize Bingo in aid of Church funds held at
KTS+ site, St. Margaret’s Way, Brotton every
Tues at 7pm.
Brotton Village Hall. Every Thursday Prize
Bingo 1.15pm Every 2nd and 4th Tuesday of
each month Tea Dance 2pm - 4pm
Boosbeck
St Aidan’s Church Boosbeck Coffee/open
church morning on Thursdays 10am – 12
Liverton Mines
St Hilda’s - Cake & Chat last Wed of month
3pm-4pm Coffee Morning on 1st Tues of
month 10am -11am. All are welcome.
Skelton
Coffee morning in Skelton Civic Hall every Mon
9.30am until 11.00. Come along and enjoy tea or
coffee and some real home baking. All proceeds
go to Skelton Villages Civic Pride towards
environmental improvements and floral displays.
Hillside Patients Participation Group meets
on the 2nd Tuesday of each alternate month at
2.00pm at Hillside Surgery. The next meeting
will take place on 10th March. Meetings are
open and informal, with patients having the
opportunity to discuss any concerns, issues
or ideas they may have regarding the Practice
and its development. Everyone is assured of a
warm welcome.
Skelton Library welcomes everybody
to join in at any of the weekly/monthly
groups that use the library. Weekly we
have Mah-jong on Monday and Saturday
10-12pm. Knit (or any craft) and Natter
Monday 2-4pm. Credit Union Monday 11-
12pm. Tiny Tunes Tuesday 10.15-11.15am.
Family History Group Tuesday 2-4pm &
Thursday 10-12pm. Adult board games,
dominoes, cards etc. are available at all
times if you & and your friends want to
get out of the house. Monthly we have
Citizens Advice 1st & 3rd Monday 1.30-
3.30pm. Adult Reading Group 1st Friday
10.15am-12pm. Local History Group 2nd
Friday 1.30pm. Sharpen Your Mind (crafts,
music, cuppa & cake) Social group 4th
Friday. 10.15am. Just call in or for more
details contact us 01287 650487 skelton.
library@redcar-cleveland.gov.uk Hope to
see you soon.
Skelton Methodist Community Church, on
Castle Grange at Skelton Green, holds a coffee
morning on the first Saturday of each month
from 10am to 11.30am.
Tea Dance with George and Marie
Every Wednesday afternoon, 2pm - 4pm at
Skelton Civic Hall, Coniston Road, Skelton.
Everyone welcome. Suitable for beginners - you
don’t even have to dance, just come and listen to
the music. Refreshments served! £2.50
An Open Church Charity Coffee Morning
is held on the 1st Friday every month from
10.00 am - 11.30 am at All Saints’ Church,
Skelton. Pop in and enjoy homemade cakes,
scones, etc.
Skelton History Group meets on the second
Friday of each month at 1:30 pm in Skelton
Library. Anyone with an interest in the history
of the Skelton villages, or in family history, will
be warmly welcomed.
Skelton Weight Management Group - meet
the first Thursday of the month, at 10am, in
Skelton Library for a cuppa, and an informal
chat. A weigh in is available if required. New
Members welcome!
Guisborough
Guisborough Floral Art Club. The February
meeting of Guisborough Floral Art Club will be at
7.30 pm on Wednesday 12th February in St Nicholas's
Parish Hall, Guisborough. Karen Neville is the
demonstrator and her title is "Be My Valentine".
For up to date information visit our Facebook page.
Search "Guisborough Flower Club".
Guisborough Photo Group is a club for all
enthusiastic photographers, young, old, beginners
or advanced. We have a varied programme to
suit all needs. We meet each Thursday evening
7.30 at the Methodist Church Hall, Westgate,
Guisborough. New members welcome.
Guisboroughphotogroup.org.uk
Afternoon Tea Dance St Nicholas Church Hall
Bow Street Guisborough each Thursday 1pm to
3.30pm with interval for tea/coffee & biscuits.
Sequence dancing with music provided by Val
Newton with tuition when necessary. £4 per
person. Friendly atmosphere with newcomers
welcome. Enquiries: Rita & Tony Morris 01287
281737
Come and join us at the TA Club, Rectory
Lane, Guisborough every Tuesday evening
7.30pm - 10.30pm. Sequence dancing to organist
& drummer. Bingo and raffle. Entrance fee £3
Hutton Lowcross WI meets on the second
Thursday of the month at 7pm in Sunnyfield
House, Guisborough. We have a monthly
guest speaker, crafts, computing, outings, and
much more. Come along and see what we do.
Visit our web-site huttonlowcross-wi.co.uk
Stanghow
Stanghow Community Centre Coffee morning
10am – 12noon First Saturday in each month Bingo
Fortnightly Wednesday evening 7:15 start. For further
details of any of the above please phone 01287 650098
New Marske
Friendship Group Are you lonely and want to
make new friends? Come along to our Friendship
Group which is held on the 1st Tuesday of the
month at the Gleneagles Centre, New Marske
at 2pm. We usually have a speaker, chat, cup of
tea, raffle and spend the afternoon in a friendly
and caring environment. All welcome
Lingdale
Events at Lingdale Village Hall Saturday bingo
every week from 2-4. Sit Happens dog training
class on Wednesday evenings from 6-8.
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Sport
Coastal View & Moor News Issue 106 January - February 2020
Speedway
Redcar Bears Round Up
First two
2020 signings
Aussie star Jordan Stewart says he is
delighted to be back at Redcar for his
third season and told of his plans for the
winter in Australia:
"I'm really looking forward to being back in
2020, it's been a really good year this year! We
won some trophies which was good and really
enjoyed my time there. I learnt a lot, and I
already can't wait to see what next season brings
and can't wait to get the show on the road.
"I'd like to thank Ben and Jade for having me
back, it's like a family at Redcar to me as well
as every other rider.
"I have busy few weeks in Australia where
I have big meetings, and then it's the Aussie
Championships in January."
German star Erik Riss admits it was not a
tough choice to come back to Redcar after his
very successful spell last season. Erik won
the Championship Riders title at Sheffield
last season, and was an integral part of the
Bears success, finishing the season with a 8.41
average.
Erik admitted that once he knew he was riding
in the Championship again, it was an easy
choice for him to make. And despite winning
the KO Cup this year, he is hoping to go one
better in the league next season: "I'm happy to
say I'm going to be back at Redcar in 2020. I
really enjoyed last year, and I really enjoyed
riding at Redcar since the moment I joined. The
promotion has been awesome and the fans have
been awesome too.
"It wasn't really a hard choice once I decided to
do the Championship next season. There wasn't
any other club where I would have liked to ride.
"Last year was really good, it was just a shame
that we could not go one further in the league
but next year is a new year and hopefully we
can take it one step further!"
December 2019. Bears complete the side
Redcar Agilia Bears are delighted to announce
the remaining five members of our 2020 team,
joining Erik Riss and Jordan Stewart who were
announced last month.
Charles Wright, Michael Palm Toft and Kasper
Andersen all return from last season's team, with
two new reserves joining the team in promising
duo Joe Lawlor and Jordan Jenkins.
Charles returns to Redcar after a superb season
in 2019. As Bears skipper, he led the side to the
playoffs and won the KO Cup with a famous
victory against Newcastle. On a personal level,
he also won the British title and did himself
proud in Cardiff at the British GP scoring 5
points. He finished the season with a 9.59
average, and will be the Bears number 1.
Michael Palm Toft is another to return, after
his season was unfortunately ended early due
to an injury. He also had a good season in 2019,
and finished on a 8.18 average which puts him
third in the averages behind Charles and Erik.
After being unveiled as a 2020 Agilia Bear,
Danish star Michael Palm Toft admitted that it
was an easy decision to come back to Redcar:
"It was not just an easy decision to come back,
I asked to come back myself as I enjoyed riding
for the club and the track is so fun to ride!"
Michael, who comes in as a third heatleader
on a 8.18 average, was a crucial part of the
2019 side which was so close to making the
play off final and famously won the KO Cup.
His season was cruelly ended with injury, but
Michael confirms everything is now absolutely
fine and he is raring to go: "The recovery is over,
everything is as it should be so no more injury
talk! It's just getting back on the bike and doing
my job for the club!"
Whilst he has not yet set himself any personal
goals for the season, he was very clear on the
goal for the team this season: "The goal is
Silverware that's for sure!"
Kasper Andersen also returns, after becoming
a huge fan favourite at the Media Prima Arena
last season with his battling performances and
great celebrations. After being released by
Sheffield, the Dane came in part way through
the season to replace the injured Tom Bacon
and achieved a 4.86 average.
The first of the new faces in 2020 is promising
Brit Joe Lawlor. Joe had a spell at reserve for
Leicester last season, helping the Lions to win
the Championship Title and the Championship
Shield. He also rode for Stoke at National
League level, achieving a good 7.91 average.
He will join the Bears on a 2.00 average.
He will be joined at reserve by another Brit
with huge potential in Jordan Jenkins. 18 year
old Jordan has been prolific in the National
League over the last few seasons, first with
Mildenhall and then last season with Kent. He
achieved a 6.55 average for Kent last season.
He also had a brief spell at Birmingham in the
Championship, and will join the Bears also on
a 2 point average.
Jordan admits it is a dream come true to be
riding for the Bears next season, he will form a
reserve partnership with fellow newcomer Joe
Lawlor and is looking forward to the challenge:
"Riding for a club like Redcar is really a dream
come true to be honest. They have the best track
in the country which will make my season a lot
more enjoyable. You only have to look at what
the team done towards the end of last season
to see what the top 5 can do. I'm really up for
● Picture: Colin Pool
this coming season and as of this week I've got
everything set and planned in place.
"I'm going to make sure I'm physically and
mentally prepared and will be making sure my
bikes are in the best possible condition. I know
If I am high in confidence and I bring a happy
Jordan to race day the club will be getting a
fast Jordan."
Jordan is looking forward to working with
British Champion Charles Wright and the rest
of the Bears side throughout the season: "It's
going to be massive working with Charles this
year. I don't believe there's any British rider that
tops him with character and personality and of
course with ability.
"But you can't just single Charles out because
I believe we have the best team in the league
and I'm looking forward to working with all of
them and learning where I can. This season is
where my careers going to take off."
Jordan is hoping he will able to enjoy his
speedway this season, and is looking forward
to being a part of the side under Jitendra (Ben)
and Jade: "I believe I will be riding under the
best management in the league in Ben and Jade.
I guess you always have to set yourself goals
otherwise you're going to stand still. Mine are
to enjoy my racing but also to make the most
of learning in such a great team.
"I'm also hoping to put some good points on
the board and make sure I do my piece to chip
in where I can."
Redcar Town
Ladies' fixtures
2nd February
Redcar Town Ladies V Wallsend Ladies
16th February
Redcar Town Ladies V Harrogate Town Ladies
23rd February
Redcar Town Ladies V York City Ladies
All matches kick off at 2pm at the
Mo Mowlam Park next to the Fire Station.
Guisborough &
District Domino
League
By Danny Jones - League Secretary
As we came to the final matches in the George
May Mini League in League 2, Ship a beat their
rivals Abbey a 6-3. Both teams qualify, the football
club missing out by one point
In League 1 one point separated the top three teams and
in the last match all three top teams lost 5-4. 3fuddles
qualify for the finals winning League 1 by one point. Ship
Brotton and Station have to play off for the final place.
Recently former secretary Clem Thomas sadly passed
away. The league sends its sympathies to the family.
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Redcar
Athletic Reds
Under 15s
Redcar Athletic Under 15 Reds have
had a great start to their TJFA
season, winning eight and drawing one
of their nine games in all competitions.
In the league, they sit in 3rd position,
having won three and drawn one. The
season started with a 3-1 win away to
old rivals TIBS, with goals from Cobi
Jones, Jamie Hill and Jack Douglass. In
goal, new signing Emrah Isik made some
crucial saves. Next up, newly promoted
Bishop Auckland Kings were dispatched
4-0 thanks to braces from Ethan Gray
and Cobi Jones. The lads then faced
Darlington TSC home and away, winning
the away game 3-1 with goals from Cobi
Jones, Ethan Gray and Ste Sullivan. The
home game ended 3-3 with Jamie Hill,
Ethan Gray and Cobi Jones scoring for
Redcar.
In the League Cup, the boys are through
to the semi final stage after wins against
Darlington Young Bulls (5-1), Cleveland
Juniors (4-0) and Norton & Stockton
Ancients thanks to the only goal of the
game from Cobi Jones.
The team are also through to the semi
finals of the North Riding Junior Cup
thanks to wins against Kader United (3-2),
Cleveland Juniors (6-1) and a walkover
against Saltburn Athletic. In the semifinals,
Redcar will face one of TIBS, Boro
Rangers or York City, with a tough game
in prospect whoever they play.
With a number of new signings this
season as well as lads who have been with
the team since the under 7 age group, the
team have gelled well together and are
looking forward to the second half of
the season.
Coastal View & Moor News Issue 106 January - February 2020 Sport
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by Andrew Snaith
Sleights remain in a fourhorse
Beckett League top
tier title race going into the
trip to rivals Rosedale.
Ed Turner and Jordan
Jackson-Bailey's men are
chasing a double at the
weekend after a dishing out
an opening day 6-1 thumping
to their hosts, earlier in the
campaign.
Hotshots Charlie Paterson
and skipper Charlie Smith are
the danger men, but recent
clean sheets mean Sleights
are doing the business at the
other end too. The leaders are
Kirkbymoorside Reserves, the
only side to beat Sleights in the
league, this campaign. They
have to go to Sleights' Board Inn Sports Ground
in a possible decider. The other side in the
shake-up are SFC's bogey team, Kirkdale. They
have a number of games in hand, remaining the
only unbeaten team, bar Kirkby. Last season,
Kirkdale were the only team to do the double
over Sleights.
Last season saw Sleights finish second to
Esk Valley neighbours Lealholm, who they
went on to beat in the Ryedale Hospital Cup,
at Whitby's Towbar Express Stadium at the
Turnbull Ground. Norton were defeated as
they kicked off their defence on St Andrew's
Day, with a 4-2 win at Second Division Norton.
Smith scored twice, with youngsters Elliott
Hewison and Billy Graham also notching.
Their biggest victory of the season arrived
when Heslerton visited the Board Inn Sports
Ground. A 14-0 Sleights success saw Paterson
fire five, Will Cork-Dove three, Luke Jackson
and Joe Hugill two, plus other goals from Smith
and Hewison. The following week saw Snainton
Sleights FC Round Up
savaged 5-1 at the same venue. Paterson hit
two, with Tom Shrimpton, Sam Russell and an
own goal rounding off the scoring.
Perhaps the most pleasing win will have
been the 6-0 demolition at Slingsby, in the
opening game of 2020. This set up a first-ever
Gordon Harrison Memorial Trophy Semi Final.
Paterson again hit a hat-trick, with Cork-Dove,
Russell and Smith making sure of the result.
It was sweet revenge for the men in black and
white, who were dumped out of the North
Riding Challenge Cup, by Slingsby, in their
only other defeat of the season.
SFC received a big blow when fourth-placed
Thornton Dale held them 1-1, it could even
have been worse if not for skipper Charlie
Smith's late equaliser, direct from a corner.
Results
30/11 Norton A RHCP2; 4-2 W- Goals: C Smith
(2, 1 pen), Entwistle, Graham.
SFC: D Humble (Graham); Hegarty (Hewison),
Turner, C Hurworth, Warrior; Cork-Dove,
Entwistle, Smith (c), McLay,
●●
Rob Hurworth and Charlie Smith 'tackle'
an opponent. PICTURE: (c) Bri Murfield,
T Humble; Struwig.
7/12 Heslerton H BL1; 14-0 W- Goals: Paterson
(5), Cork-Dove (3), Jackson (2), Hugill (2),
Smith, Hewison.
SFC: L Smith; Hegarty, C Hurworth, Entwistle,
Warrior; Cork-Dove, Morrison, C Smith (c),
Jackson, T Humble; Paterson. Subs: Hugill,
Hewison.
14/12 Snainton Res H BL1; 5-1 W- Goals:
Paterson (2), og, T Shrimpton, Russell.
SFC: L Smith; Hegarty, Entwistle, Turner,
Jackson; T Shrimpton, McLay, Smith (c),
Russell, Cork-Dove; Paterson. Subs: Hugill,
T Humble.
4/1/20 Slingsby A; Gordon Harrison Trophy
QF; 6-0 W- Goals: Paterson (3), Cork-Dove,
Russell, Smith.
SFC: C Hurworth; T Humble, Morrison, Cork-
Dove, Turner, C Smith (c), McLay, Warrior,
Jackson, Paterson, Entwistle. Subs: Hugill,
Turner, R Hurworth.
Beckett League Division One table correct at
Fri 17 Jan:
North Riding Football League Round up
By Andrew Snaith
Saturday 11th January
North Riding FA County Cup
Old Malton St Marys P1-1 Staithes Athletic
Richmond Town 2-0 Beads
Yarm & Eaglescliffe 1-2 Boro Rangers
North Riding Football League Premier
Division
Redcar Newmarket 6-1 Thirsk Falcons
Kader 1-3 Stockton West End
Stokesley Sc 1-3 Thornaby Dubliners
Macmillan Bowl
Grangetown Bc P2-2 Redcar Town
Great Ayton United 1-2 Fishburn Park
St Marys 1947 2-1 Redcar Athletic Res
North Riding Football League First Division
Boro Rangers Res 9-2 Midd'brough Rovers
Stokesley Afc 0-1 Loftus Athletic
Sunday 12th January
North Riding Football League Under 19
Division
Hartlepool Pools Youth 2-3 Kader U19 Athletic
Kader U19 P-P Northallerton Town
Redcar Athletic 3-1 Middleton Rangers
North Riding Football League Womens
Division
Guisborough Ladies 1-1 York St. John
University Women
Harrogate Town Development 5-1 Redcar
Town Ladies Reserves
Huntington Ladies 2-2 Brompton Ladies
Redcar Athletic Ladies 5-1 Catterick Garrison
Ladies
Boro Rangers are again flying the flag for the
North Riding Football League in the NRFA
County Cup. The former holders beat the current
holders Yarm & Eaglescliffe in a tight affair
2-1, on Saturday. Rangers' Stu Rose broke the
deadlock seconds before half-time, but Ian Danby
levelled, after the hour. Matty McQueeney hit
back quickly and that proved the Rangers winner.
Staithes Athletic are now five games without
a win but were unlucky to slip out of the
competition at Old Malton St Marys. The York
League highflyers edged through on penalties,
after a 1-1 draw. BEADS also
dropped out of the County
Cup, 2-0 at Wearside League
Richmond Town.
Stockton West End lead
Rangers by five points, having
played two games more in the
North Riding Premier Division.
Carl Williams blasted a hat-trick
to see off Kader, who pulled one
back through Andrew Lambert.
Redcar Newmarket thumped
Thirsk Falcons 6-1 with Kyran
Clark firing four. Michael
Dowse netted their other two.
Thornaby Dubliners had a
comfortable win of their own,
3-1 at Stokesley Sports Club.
Anton Buchan scored twice for Dubs, with ex-
Whitby Town midfielder Charlie Raby striking
the other.
There were no upsets in the MacMillan Bowl,
but there were three close clashes. Grangetown
Boys Club held Redcar Town 2-2 then beat them
3-2 on spot-kicks. Ryan Emmerson and Daniel
Lambert scored for Boys Club- Ryan Bennions
and Chris Jackson notched for Town.
Nathan Storr and Brogan Russell's goals helped
Fishburn Park past Great Ayton United Royals
2-1. While top tier also beat bottom when St
Marys 1947 edged home against Redcar Athletic
Reserves 2-1, despite Owen Clarkson's goal.
Boro Rangers Reserves continue to lead the
way in Division One, after a 9-2 thumping of
Middlesbrough Rovers. Andrew Carr struck four
of the goals, with Matthew Hammerton hitting
a brace. Other goals came from Lewis Patchett
and substitute Liam Sullivan, who grabbed two.
Loftus Athletic are up to third following a 1-0
victory at Stokesley AFC.
Sunday's action saw Sam Carter's brace help
Kader Athletic to a 3-2 success at Hartlepool
Pools Youth in the Under 19 Division.
At the business end of the table, Redcar
Athletic cut Grangetown's lead at the top to
six points, having played a game more. Redcar
beat Middleton Rangers 3-1. Joshua Bennett
put Athletic in front on 16 minutes, with Sam
Lawrence bashing in a brace either side of halftime
to secure the win.
Guisborough Town's 100% record was ended
by York St John University in the Womens'
Division. Substitute Ruth Wilson rescued a point
for the Priorywomen.
That result allowed Harrogate Development,
who are also unbeaten, to go within nine points
of the leaders with three games in hand.
Third-placed Redcar Athletic are also in the
hunt, one point further back. They crushed
Catterick Garrison 5-1 thanks to Courtney
Taylor's hat-trick and goals from Charlotte Agar
and Victoria Sleight.
The battle of the bottom two saw Huntington
and Brompton scrap to a two-all draw.

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Sport
Record-breaking
Guisborough Town reel
off five wins in a row without
conceding a single goal
Coastal View & Moor News Issue 106 January - February 2020
By Bill Perfitt
Following a mixed start to the season
Guisborough Town have hit a rich
vein of form since just before Christmas,
reeling off five wins on the trot to catapult
themselves firmly into the to en of the
Northern League Division One.
And possibly even more pleasing than the
winning sequence is that the Priorymen have
not conceded a single goal during that run.
That’s seven and a half hours of football
without the ball ending up in their own net.
This is a new record for Guisborough Town
FC.
Guisborough Manager Gary Forster is
understandably delighted with the current
winning run. After the latest 2-0 victory
at Whitley Bay he commented: “This was
a terrific team performance again. I’m
delighted with the players but I would also
like to pay tribute to my backroom assistants
Dave Onions, Chris Fairless, Greg Booth and
Lennie Reed.
“They put in sheer hard work week in week
out and provide the team and myself with
tremendous support.
“For today’s game at Whitley Bay, we
worked hard together to set the team up to
play in a certain way and they responded
brilliantly.
“When you go five games unbeaten like
we have done it doesn’t happen on its own,”
added a delighted Gary.
Gary paid tribute to every single member
of his team after the perfect performance
at Whitley Bay, but in particular he singled
out four players for special praise – central
defenders Josh Rowbotham and Tommy
Marron, midfielder Mason McNeill and
winger Steve Roberts.
All four have made a tremendous impression
in recent weeks, Marron and Rowbotham
forming an immaculate centre back pairing,
McNeill in brilliant form all over the pitch
and Roberts rediscovering the blistering form
of last season when he gained a fearsome
reputation of terrorising defences week in
week out.
Guisborough started their winning run the
week before Christmas when they produced an
assured display to beat local rivals Thornaby
2-0 away from home.
This was followed by a hard-fought 1-0
home win on Boxing Day over North
Yorkshire rivals Northallerton.
The Priorymen’s first game of the 2020 New
Year brought a 2-0 home win over Seaham
Red Star which was followed four days later
by an even more impressive 3-0 home win
over Sunderland Ryhope CW to make it four
wins in a row without a goal conceded.
Then the fifth successive victory – again
without a goal conceded – came at Whitley
Bay and the three more points earned propelled
the Priorymen up to eighth in the table. Just a
month earlier they have been languishing in
13th spot in the table.
Now they have games in hand on most of
the teams immediately above them and a Top
Six placing is within Guisborough’s reach.
One recent re-signing who has also made a
big impact for the Priorymen is striker Luke
Nixon – brother of former iconic Guisborough
goalkeeper Jordan Nixon – who has netted
three goals in the first two games he has
played since his return, including a second
minute opener at Whitley Bay.
●●
Guisborough striker Luke Nixon (green and white shirt) volleys home
his side’s first goal at Whitley Bay. Picture by DAN CLARK
Guisborough Town to launch football academy
Meanwhile, Guisborough Town are
delighted to announce its intention to run
a full time football academy from September
2020, in partnership with Prior Pursglove
College.
Students who are due to leave school this
academic year will have access to the BTEC
Diploma in sport, and combine their studies with
football training and matches at the home of
Guisborough Town, the KGV stadium.
This is a fantastic opportunity for boys interested
in a career in sport, coaching and the fitness/
leisure industries to gain their qualifications whilst
accessing weekly coaching from UEFA qualified
coaches.
The course content covers modules such as;
• Anatomy and physiology
• Practical sports performance
• Fitness training and programming
• Sports psychology
• Skill acquisition
• Sports leadership
As an academy player, students will get access to;
• High quality football training sessions
• Match analysis
• Nutritional advice and guidance
• Sports psychology information and guidance
Whitby Town Update
• Strength and condition sessions and programmes
Upon completion of the two year course, students
will be supported with their next steps, such as
university applications or full and part time
employment opportunities.
Students will receive Guisborough Town
tracksuits and training kit, and represent the clubs
academy team in the mid-week college leagues,
however this does not affect representing their
current grassroots team. Guisborough Town has a
proven track record of promoting young players
into the first team, with the current squad being
one of the youngest in the Northern League
Division One.
Guisborough Town club ambassador James
Coppinger said, ‘The launch of this academy is
another sign that we are determined to take the club
forward. This gives us the opportunity to have a
greater community presence, and support students
within Guisborough and the surrounding areas with
their ambitions both with their academic studies
and footballing goals. Playing professional sport
for over 20 years, I have seen the opportunities
and life lessons that can be learnt through football,
and I am looking forward to passing on all that
knowledge and support to help those who wish to
take up this fantastic opportunity’.
By Andrew Snaith
Whitby Town have enjoyed a renewed
run of form since the festive period
and the acquisition of striker Paul Blackett.
The marksman from Gateshead is on a
run of three goals in three, starting with the
tremendous 3-2 win at Witton Albion. The
Cheshire outfit were crushed by goals from
Blackett, Jake Hackett's penalty and a Corey
Roper strike. December's player of the month,
goalkeeper Shane Bland, made a spot-kick save
at the other end.
Much has been written about the pitch at
the Towbar Express Stadium at the Turnbull
Ground, but following a successful meeting
with supporters earlier this month, chairman
Eddie McNamee announced:
The Blues' bright run was kick-started by a
2-1 victory over South Shields on Boxing Day.
Watched by nearly 1,000 supporters, goals from
Blackett and returning centre-half Alex White
helped Chris Hardy's men to three points over
the league leaders.
Their first encounter of the new year saw
the Seasiders twice come from behind to hold
strugglers Gainsborough Trinity. Blackett
notched in first half injury time after the
Lincolnshire outfit's second-minute opener. It
then took an 85th minute penalty from Hackett
to earn a 2-2 draw.
The Seasiders extended their unbeaten run
with a terrific 2-0 win at former Conference
club Hyde United. Danny Rowe opened the
scoring around the half hour and Blackett made
● ● Paul Blackett celebrates one of his
strikes for Whitby Town, while on loan from
Gateshead. Picture: (c) Bri Murfield.
sure right at the end with his fourth
goal in as many games to seal three
points.
Results:
Sat 7th Dec v Stalybridge (A) 1-2-
L- White 285
Sat 14th Dec- Bamber Bridge (H)
0-1- 364
Sat 21st Dec v Witton Albion (A)
3-2- 350- Hackett (pen), Blackett,
Roper
Boxing Day v South Shields (H)
879- 2-1- Blackett, White
Sat 4th Jan- Gainsborough (H) 462-
2-2- Blackett, Hackett (pen)
Sat 11th Jan- Hyde (A) 2-0- Rowe,
Blackett
Coming Fixtures:
Sat 25th Jan- Warrington (A) NPL
Tues 28th Jan- York City (H)
NRSCQF N
Sat 1st Feb- Atherton Collieries (H)
NPL
Sat 8th Feb- v Mickleover Sports
(A) NPL
Sat 15th Feb v Stafford Rangers (H)
NPL

By Mark Hathaway
Marske’s season has been very stop start
since the last edition of Coastal View,
with the poor weather leading to a number
of games being postponed.
The league game at home to Clitheroe fell
victim to the weather before the Seasiders hit
a bump in the road with consecutive defeats
on the road versus Ramsbottom United and
Droylsden. The Ramsbottom game saw Marske
put in probably their worst performance of the
season with the game ending 5-1 though it
must be said that going forward the Rams were
unstoppable. Marske’s consolation goal came
from an excellent header from Andrew May but
they ended the game with 10 men following
Louis Johnson’s sending off.
Next up was a trip to Greater Manchester
to face former Conference National side
Droylsden. Marske started superbly and could
have been 2-0 up before Lewis Maloney curled
in a sublime effort from the edge of the box.
That was as good as it got for Marske, however,
as the Bloods levelled before half time through
Jack Kay before a Liam O’Sullivan own goal
sealed the 3 points for the home side.
Marske started their North Riding Senior Cup
campaign with a trip to Northallerton Town.
On a freezing cold night, Marske ran out 8-0
winners and were able to give valuable game
time to a number of squad players, including
goalkeeper Matthew Wilkinson who made
his competitive debut and kept a clean sheet.
The Marske goals came from Craig Gott (3),
Louis Johnson (2) plus one each from Matthew
Waters, Curtis Round and Callum Martin.
In the draw for the quarter finals, Marske
have been pitted against Middlesbrough Under
23s. The game was due to be a home game for
Middlesbrough, but they have kindly offered to
switch the game to Mount Pleasant and it will
be played on Tuesday 28th January.
Back to the League, and looking to get a
winning run together, Marske faced Mossley
at home on December 14th and this looked
unlikely after a poor first half performance.
However, manager Carl Jarrett made a tactical
switch at half time and moved to a back 4 and
it paid dividends with an excellent 2nd half
where Marske scored 3 unanswered goals, all
from Andrew Stephenson.
The Saturday before Christmas saw a trip to
Merseyside to face City of Liverpool. In what
was a fairly poor game, an early Craig Gott
goal was the difference between the two sides.
The Christmas period unfortunately saw two
games postponed, first the Boxing Day game
at home to Pickering Town was postponed due
to a waterlogged pitch before the New Years’
Day trip to Dunston fell victim to a frozen pitch.
The first game of the New Year saw Brighouse
Town visit Mount Pleasant in what turned out
to be a controversial game. There was no
sign of the drama to come in a goalless first
half, but the game sparked into life early in
the second half when Marske awarded a goal
through centre half Kevin Burgess. Brighouse
were furious, claiming that the goal had been
scored with a hand. The away side levelled on
53 minutes before Lewis Maloney saw red for
a full-blooded challenge. Down to 10 men,
Marske played their best football of the match,
taking the lead through an excellent finish from
Johnson, from a Burgess knockdown, before
securing the points with 6 minutes to go thanks
to a header from Stephenson, following superb
set-up play from Johnson.
Marske made it four wins from four in the
league with only one goal conceded, when they
visited Pontefract Collieries, who had a 100%
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Games fall victim to bad weather
home league record, and came away with a 1-0
win, thanks to a goal from Curtis Round. In the
second half, Colls were awarded a penalty, which
keeper Jack Norton saved brilliantly. In between
the Brighouse and Pontefract league games,
Marske faced Morpeth Town in the League
Cup in a game that had been postponed three
times and abandoned once, due to floodlight
failure. Marske didn’t recover from conceding
a wind assisted goal on 16 seconds, losing 5-2.
Craig Gott scored both Marske goals.
By Stan Glover Chairman
With a new year comes the opportunity
to reflect on previous activity of the
Supporters Club and look forward to the
future.
Over the Festive period the Supporters Club
attended the Marske Xmas fayre: raising funds
by raffling a hamper, selling football club
merchandise and raffle tickets for the football
Xmas draw, supporting Winkies Castle museum by
selling their recent publication covering the history
of Marske and providing stewards for the Santa
parade. A seasonal evening enjoyed by many!
Our Junior Supporter club members all received
a small Xmas present from the Supporters Club.
The Supporters Club have shown imagination
by organising the sponsorship of Carl Jarrett, our
Manager, and Ian Clark the Coach. This delivered
valuable revenue for the football club and provided
an opportunity for supporters to be recognised in
the match day programme as individual sponsors.
In addition, the Supporters Club provides direct
sponsorship for three players and Nick Ward the
Assistant Manager.
The poor weather, resulted in a number of home
fixtures being postponed and this contributed
significantly to the Supporters Club being unable
to proceed with their planned Xmas social event.
The Supporters Club have recently purchased
two large flags, which proudly fly at both home
The club’s upcoming fixtures are as follows:-
Saturday 25th January – Prescot Cables (H)
Tuesday 28th January – Middlesbrough (H) –
North Riding Senior Cup QF
Saturday 1st February – Mossley (A)
Tuesday 4th February – Clitheroe (H)
Saturday 8th February – Colne (A)
Saturday 15th February – Trafford (H)
Tuesday 18th February – Pickering Town (H)
The Supporters’ Club have been busy
fundraising and assisting the club with
Marske United Supporters' Club
and away games. The flags were designed by
Committee member Beth Fountain and reflect both
the tradition of the football club and the recent
creation of the Supporters Club.
A race night is planned for the 29th February and
the Supporters club are now seeking race sponsors
as well as horse owners for the event, tickets are
priced £4 members and £5 non members and
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Mathew Garbutt in action in the
recent game against Brighouse Town.
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Picture: Karen Harland.
fundraising over the last few months. Please
see the article from Chairman Stan Glover for
more details.
As ever, you can keep up to date with the all
the club news at the club website, which is now
being updated regularly by Bob Ryan – the
website address is http://www.marskeunitedfc.
org/
Please also see the club’s Twitter and Facebook
accounts for upcoming games, club travel and
live match updates (Twitter only).
includes pie and peas and are available from any
Supporters Club Committee Member.
Going forward the Supporters Club are intending
to commence meeting monthly, on the last
Thursday of the month at the Zetland Hotel (Top
House) Marske. All members are welcome to
attend as we seek fresh ideas as to what activities
and direction the Supporters Club should take.

The Community Newspaper for the Towns and Villages
of East Cleveland, Redcar & North York Moors, telling
the real news and views of the people of our region
Coastal View & Moor News Issue 106 January - February 2020
Sport
Success for
Taekwon-Do
students in
Spain
Local Taekwon-Do school NEST-TKD
travelled with 23 students to Reus in Spain
where they competed in the Spanish Open
Championships.
Amongst the 23 students were 11 students from
the newly opened school this year in Loftus.
The competition saw 400 competitors from six
nations take part. NEST-TKD won a total of 35
medals including eight Gold medals (crowned
Nominations are now open for the 2019
edition of the North East Disability Sport
Awards.
The award ceremony is held annually, and this year
will take place at Princes Alexandra Auditorium,
Yarm School on Thursday 2nd April 2020.
The North East Disability Sport Awards recognise
a broad range of achievement and endeavour across
the region and celebrate the fantastic achievements
and contributions that athletes, coaches, clubs and
schools have made to disability sport.
Nominations for this high-profile date in the North
East Disability Sport calendar will close on 7th
February 2020.
The awards are organised by the four North
East Active Partnerships – County Durham Sport,
Northumberland Sport, Tees Valley Sport and Tyne
and Wear Sport and this year are in association with
the leisure operator Everyone Active.
Our headline sponsor this year is Everyone
Active and the event is also supported by Metro
Rod North East, SMILE Through Sport, Active
Northumberland and Sporting Chance.
Last year over 100 nominations were received
against the 10 award categories. The performance
categories include Male and Female Personality,
Young Male and Young Female Achiever and Team
of the Year. There are also awards for Coach of
Spanish Open Champions).
Loftus instructor, Paul Bateman said: "This
finished off a great year of competitions. They
have performed amazing, constantly exceeding
all expectations. They really are doing the
community proud."
NEST Taekwon-Do have local classes in
Loftus, Markse and Saltburn. Check them out
on Facebook for more info.
Nominations open for
the 2019 Everyone Active
North East Disability Sports Awards
the Year, Service to Sport, Participation, Schools
and Clubs.
Nominations for the 2019 awards can be made
at www.nedsa.co.uk or you can contact your local
Active Partnership Office detailed below to request
a hard copy.
Confirming their support Martin Miles, area
manager at Everyone Active, said “the North East
Disability Sports Awards showcase the inspirational
achievements and sporting passion of disabled
people across the region. We are proud to be
involved in the Awards and look forward to joining
everyone in an evening of celebration on 2nd April
in Yarm”.
Speaking about the upcoming awards, Jean
Lordon, Executive Director at Tees Valley Sport
said “The awards are a fantastic way to highlight
the successes of our region’s sporting stars. We
are looking forward to celebrating some very
talented sports people and recognising the excellent
opportunities being provided by our community
sports clubs. It’s great to have the opportunity to
honour their achievements.”
For more information please contact:
County Durham Sport – Beth Donkin; 0191 307 7117
Northumberland Sport – Kaye Scott; 01670 623 517
Tees Valley Sport – Catherine Woods; 01642 342 287
Tyne and Wear Sport – Rebecca Bennett; 0191 497 2324
(01287) 652222
January 2020
Sat 11th York / McArthur Glen £15.00
Sat 18th Richmond & Barnard Castle £15.00
Sat 25th Dalton Park & Durham City £15.00
February
Sat 8th Meadowhall £18.00
Sat 15th York / McArthur Glen £15.00
Wed 19th Harrogate £15.00
Sat 29th It’s a Mystery £15.00
March
Sat 7th Boundary Mills & Tynemouth £15.00
Sat 14th Beverley £15.00
Sat 21st Dalton Park & Durham City £15.00
Sat 28th Helmesley-Malton-Whitby £15.00
Sat 29th Emmerdale Village Tour £tbc
April
Sat 4th York/Mcarthur Glen £15.00
Wed 8th
The Settle-Carlisle Railway
(Ribblehead Viaduct )
£38.00
Fri 10th Holy Island & Seahouses £20.00
Sat 25th Harrogate Flower Show £15.00
Aug 15th &
12th Sept
Special Events
www.coathamcoaches.co.uk
The Spectacular Kynren £50.00