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Christmas Service Timetable
For all the times and locations of the local services please click here.
Let the Fun Begin
An exciting first day in December sees the opening at 10am by Pam Royle, of the Christmas Tree Festival in St Edmund’s Church PLUS a full day of entertainment at Sedgefield Town Council’s Annual Snow Party.
Children in Need
School raises over £600 for BBC fundraiser! Staff and students at Sedgefield Community College were united in a good cause, amongst much hilarity, for Children in Need week.
Community Life Headlines
MoreDecember Events At A Glance
Sat 1st
Drop in Surgeries: Cllr John Robinson. 9 – 9.45am Bradbury & 12 pm Mordon Village Hall; 10 – Sedgefield Library; 11.15 –Fishburn Community Centre.11am
Sedgefield Town Council’s Annual Snow Party: See right column for details.
Sun 2nd
Sedgefield Farmers’ Market: On the Village Green from 8.30am.
New Generation Church: Sedgefield Parish Hall at 10.30am.
St John Fisher Catholic Church: Mass 10.45am
Mon 3rd
Local History Society: Ceddesfeld Hall. 7.45pm. “History of the Fairground” by Trevor Carroll.
Tue 4th
Neighbourhood Watch Extraordinary Meeting: (to elect Committee) followed by Normal Panel Meeting in Fletcher Room, Parish Hall 7.00pm - All Welcome. Sedgefield Gardening Club: Ceddesfeld Hall at 7-30pm. Christmas Party.
Wed 5th
Sedgefield WI: 7.15pm at Sedgefield Parish Hall. “Seaglass Jewellery - Treasure from the Sea” with Joan Laverick. Members’ comp. An ornament connected with the sea. Visitors welcome(£3.50).
Thu 6th
Civic Carol Service: 6 pm, St. Edmund's, Sedgefield
Sedgefield Methodist Church: 7.30 to 9 pm. Five Impossible Things to Believe Before Christmas: The Crack in the Universe. Meeting room. All welcome.
Fri 7th
Sedgefield in Bloom coffee Morning: 10am - 11.30 in the Parish Hall.
U3A: Christmas Party & Quiz 2pm Parish Hall. Members free, visitors welcome:£3 Cricket Club Quiz: 8.30 start. Quizmaster, John Bryan.
Sun 9th
New Generation Church: Sedgefield Community College at 10.30am
St John Fisher Catholic Church: Mass 10.45am
Mon 10th
Sedgefield Wives and Friends: Christmas Night Out.
Tue 11th
Ladies Club: Christmas Social & Buffet.
Thu 13th
Memory Café: 10.30am to 12 noon @ Sedgefield Fire Station.
Sedgefield Methodist Church: 7.30 to 9 pm. Five Impossible Things to Believe Before Christmas: The Star in the East. Meeting room All welcome.
Fri 14th
Sedgefield Country Market: Parish Hall 10am to 11.30am. Home baked produce, Crafts, Jams, Cards, Plants, Refreshments. For information call 629441.
This Christmas Night: Lyric Singers, SLYC & Lirica in The Parish Hall. Also Sat. 15th
Sedgefield Cricket Club: Live Music Christmas Party. 7.30 pm start. Main guests : Marty Craggs and Trevor Sewell. Also featuring: Billingham Silver Band, Trevor Bond and John Wrightson Band. Admission £12, includes buffet. Tel 621347
Sat 15th
Sedgefield Twinning Association: Celebrate Christmas with a German flavour in Ceddesfeld Hall, with mulled wine, tea and coffee/soft drinks, German nibbles and cake, and German carols. Cost £7. Call Judith Edgoose on 07899 984464 or email mail@toddshousefarm.co.uk
Sun 16th
New Generation Church: Bethany Centre, Woodham, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 4UD at 6.30pm. (Christmas Production 'The Perfect Gift')
St John Fisher Catholic Church: Mass 10.45am
Tue 18th
Ferryhill, S’field & District Flower Club: Members Xmas Lunch at the Dun Cow
Wed 19th
Willowdene Care Home: 2pm to 4pm Elvis Tribute Show. Top impersonator Mike Memphis. Refreshments served. Free, all welcome. Call Angela 01740 771310.
Fri 21st
Sedgefield Cricket Club: Family Christmas Evening. Buffet and Family fun from 5.30pm. Free entry and all welcome.
Carols on the Green: 6.30 pm, refreshments afterwards in Ceddesfeld Hall
Sun 23rd
New Generation Church: Carol Service Sedgefield Parish Hall at 10.30am
St John FIsher Catholic Church: Mass 10.45am
Carol service: 10 am, Methodist Church, Sedgefield Christingle service: 4 pm, St. Edmund's Church
Carol service: 6.30 pm, St. Michael's, Bishop Middleham
Sedgefield Cricket Club: Kids Christmas Party. Buffet, Santa visit and disco from 12.30pm. Free entry and all welcome.
Mon 24th
Crib service: 4 pm, St. Michael's, Bishop Middleham
Christingle service: 4 pm, St Catherine's, Fishburn
Midnight Mass: 11.30 pm, St. Edmund's
Tue 25th
Family Christmas services: 10 am St. Edmund's and Sedgefield Methodist Church. Holy Mass, 10.45 am, St. John Fisher
Sun 30th
New Generation Church: Bar Zero, Linthorpe Road, Middlesbrough, TS1 5DE
St John Fisher Catholic Church: Mass 10.45am
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Farmers Market
A market run by VOLUNTEERS and helpers.
The market is held every first Sunday of the Month, on the village green, from 8.30am to 12.30pm.
- Sunday 2nd Dec
Energy Switch
Working together with iChoosr, we help Sedgefield residents save money on their gas & electricity bills.
Registering for the energy switch commits you to absolutely nothing. Once registration closes, there is a tendering process after which you will receive a personal offer. You then simply choose to accept or not, if you think it is worth it.
Important Dates
The next auction period key dates are:
- 14th August 2018-Registration Opens
- 9th October 2018-Registration Closes
- 10th October 2018 -Day of Auction
- 22nd October 2018 -Offers issue start date
- 27th November 2018 -Offer acceptance closure
Learn about the Development Trust
For more information about other Sedgefield Development Trust projects such as The Bees at Hardwick, Sedgefield Web, DIDO and others...
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