May Events At A Glance

Tue 1st Sedgefield Gardening Club: 7.30pm in Sedgefield Parish Hall. “Sedgefield in Bloom.” Talk by Howard Smith. All welcome.
Wed 2nd Sedgefield WI: Parish Hall 7.15pm. AGM - Discussion of Resolution; Presentation of Competition Trophy; Talk by WIA. Bring & Buy spare plants, seeds & seedlings; Members' Competition, a brooch.
Fri 4th Sedgefield Veterans’ Coffee Morning: Parish Hall, 10am to noon.
U3A: 2pm in the Parish Hall. Pamela Petty: "An Entrepreneur's Daughter". Members free, Visitors welcome, £3 at the door.
Sat 5th Drop in Surgeries: Cllr John Robinson. 9 – 9.45am Bradbury & Mordon Village Hall; 10 – 11am Sedgefield Library; 11.15 – 12 pm Fishburn Community Centre.
Sun 6th Sedgefield Farmers’ Market: Locally produced food and this month, Maypole dancing for children - on the village green from 8.30am.
New Generation Church: Services take place on each Sunday this month in Sedgefield Parish Hall @10.30am.
Mon 7th Sedgefield Local History Society: Ceddesfeld Hall 7.45pm. “The Sanctuary Knocker”, a talk by Arthur Dodds. Further info: Suzanne Hopper 01429 882250.
Tue 8th Sedgefield Town Council Annual Town Meeting. 7pm @ the Parish Hall.
Ladies’ Club: Ceddesfeld Hall, 8pm. “Create a Stimulation of The Senses.” A talk by Dr Alan Pearson.
Thu 10th Sedgefield Show meeting: 8pm @ Sedgefield Social Club
Fri 11th Sedgefield Country Market: Parish Hall 10am to 11.30am. Home baked produce, Crafts, Jams, Cards, Plants, Refreshments. For information call 629441.
Mon 14th Methodist Wives and Friends: Methodist Church Hall 7.30pm. “Something to Inspire You” by Rosemary Hall.
Tue 15th Sedgefield, Ferryhill & District Flower Club: 7.30pm @ Sedgefield Parish Hall. Demonstrator-Janine Gray- “Simplyfication”. Members-£5.50, Non Members-£8.
Fri 18th Sedgefield Folk Festival Fund Raising Music Night: 7.30 @ Parish Hall. Main guest: Kieran Goss. Support: John Wrightson Band and John Weighell Tickets £12. Tel 621347. No bar - bring your own drinks
Sat 19th:Mediaeval Fayre
Mon 21st Sedgefield Family History Group: The Methodist Church Hall, Sedgefield @ 7.15pm. A talk by Ann Fell. "The Lord Giveth & The Lord Taketh Away: A story of 19th Century Emigration".
Tue 22nd Ladies’ Club: Ceddesfeld Hall, 8pm. “Paton & Baldwins”. A talk by Chris Lloyd
Fri 25th St Edmund’s Church Coffee Morning: Parish Hall. 10am-12pm in the Main Hall.
Sedgefield Blues Club: A night with Lavendore Rogue + Trevor Steger. Doors open 7pm. Tickets £15. Visit www.sedgefieldblues.com for contact details and further info.
Sat 26th Memory Cafe Open Day: 10am - 3 pm @ Sedgefield Fire Station. Classic cars, crafts, flower arrangements & plants, entertainment, raffle, cakes, refreshments. Everyone welcome.
Sun 27th Sedgefield Local History Society and The Village Veterans: 10.45am at The War Memorial. World War 1 commemoration of Edwin Banks of The Northumberland Fusiliers.
Sedgefield Methodist Church: 3.30 to 5pm. Children take your parents to ‘Messy Church’: an afternoon of crafts, stories, games and refreshments.
Tues 29th Inner Wheel Fashion Show: Parish Hall @ 7.15pm. Fashion by House of Fraser - Beauty Products by Estee Lauder. Proceeds to Alzheimer & Parkinson Societies. Tickets £7. Available from Ann Carr 01740 629070.

Sedgefield Library

Tel: 03000 269521 Opening Hours: Library re-opens at 9.30am on Wednesday 3rd January
Wednesdays: 9:30am-12:30pm. Thursdays: 10am-6pm. Fridays: 1pm-7pm. Saturdays: 9:30am-12:30pm. Thursdays 10:30-12:30: Basic computing, tailored to your needs. Thursdays 2.15pm: ‘Boogie Beat’. Pre-school session. Booking essential. Craft Group: 1.30pm 2nd & 4th Fridays. Book Circle: 2pm 3rd Friday

Fitness Classes @The Hub

At Sedgefield Community College, Zumba with Emilia: Tues 6.30-7.30pm & Thurs 7pm - 8pm. Pilates with Donna Tue 8 - 8.45pm & Wed 6.15 - 7pm. Metafit with Donna Wed 7.05 - 7.35pm. Performing Arts: Sat 10am - 1pmChi Taekwondo: Sat 10.30am - 11.30. For tennis, wheelchair rugby & other sports, call the Hub on 01740 617882

Sedgefield Social Club-May

Saturday 5th May: Rose. Saturday 12th May: Bobby Joe. Saturday 19th May: Ben Dillon. Monday 21st: Country Night: Billy Davis. Saturday 26th May: Elizabeth. Telephone Number: 01740 620591

Sedgefield Tea Dance

1st & 3rd Tuesdays 1pm - 3pm in the Parish Hall. Ring Ann, 629070 or Joyce, 622601.

Youth Club

Monday Evenings in Term Time. Parish Hall. Juniors (50p) 6-7pm, Seniors (£1) 7-8:30pm. Table tennis, Xbox, Playstation, tuck shop and more. For info email natalie@Sedgefieldtowncouncil.gov.uk

Sew Easy

Changes to meeting times. The Thursday evening session will no longer take place. Instead the group will meet in the Parish Hall as follows: Monday evening: 6:30 to 9:30pm. (Monday sessions will not take place on Bank Holidays or if the room is booked for other purposes.) Second Wednesday morning: 10:30am-1:30pm on the 2nd Wednesday of the month.

Sedgefield Playgroup

Sedgefield Playgroup is a non profit making organisation based in the Methodist Hall. It runs every Monday, Wednesday and Thursday in term time and is open from 9.30am till 11.30. Contact Barbara Smith (01740 620923) or Jane Jones (01740 620893) for further information.

Fishburn Art Group

Fishburn Art Group is looking for new members. The group meets every Monday from 9.30am till noon. Anyone interested is welcome to visit to see what goes on and meet members. For further info call Julie Underwood on 07770 972 988 or email underlogs@talktalk.net

One Step Forward Bereavement Support Group

One Step Forward is a group offering mutual support after bereavement. We meet every Thursday from 3 pm to 5pm in The Welcome Room in St. Edmund’s Church. Further details from Panny Pighills: 01740 620909 / 07443 423113