Events, Arts & Entertainment

Diary and Events

Friday 1
Sedgefield Memory Café coffee morning, Sedgefield Parish Hall, 10:30am-12pm. Everyone welcome.
Saturday 2
Friendly Fixers, Fishburn Youth and Community Centre, 10:30am to 12:30pm. Repair café.
Sunday 3
Sedgefield Farmers Market, Village Green, 8:30-12:15pm.
Wednesday 6
Mayor of Sedgefield’s Afternoon Tea, Ceddesfeld Hall, 1pm- 4pm. See poster for details.
Sedgefield WI, Methodist Church Hall, 7:15pm. Local author and book shop owner, Lucy Atkinson, “The Witches of Newcastle”. Members’ competition is “My Favourite Book”. Visitors are always welcome. £4 including refreshments.
Saturday 16
Mayor’s Quiz, Ceddesfeld Hall, doors open 7:30pm for 8pm. See poster for details.
Tuesday 19
Sedgefield Memory Café, Sedgefield Methodist Hall, 10:30am to 12pm. For those living with dementia and carers.
Saturday 23
Pittington Brass Band and John Wrightson Band, Sedgefield Parish Hall, 7pm for 7:30pm. Please bring your own nibbles and drinks. Tickets £10.
Friday 29
Sedgefield District Uniformed Services Group coffee morning, Sedgefield Parish Hall, 10am.

Arts Update with Geoff Millichap

Sedgefield Players Update

What a summer season we’ve had! Two absolute scorchers!! If you were there you know what we mean! In June three performances of the Players’ “Sense and Sensibility” and in July two SPYS performances of “The Snow Queen”.

We just happened to pick a heat wave weekend for each blockbuster show; nearly 30 performers and crew for the Players and over 50 for the Young Players plus audiences of up to 120 at each performance. These shows were Hot! Hot! Hot!

Thank you so much to all the wonderful people of Sedgefield and the surrounding area who continue to support the Players family even in the face of such ‘wonderful’ summer weather.

The Players had a blast, the kids had a blast, the audiences loved the shows and got a free sauna into the bargain! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Next up for your delectation and delight is the Sedgefield Festival for One Act Plays running 9-13 September.

It will be us and various other drama groups from the north presenting a variety of short plays. More on that in the next issue but keep your diaries free. Hopefully the heat waves will have finished by then!

Tickets are available from Tickety Boo and https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/sedgefield-players.

Sedgefield Lyric Singers

Your three choirs lit up the summer with joy through Like A Singing Bird and SLYC’s 40th Anniversary Showcase. These follow on from a successful Coffee, Cake and Choirs event and our Lirica charity fundraising Music Night. Our thanks go to everyone who helped to make them all such special occasions, particularly our audiences, who make all the hard work worthwhile.

Diary Dates:
20 September - SLYC 40th Anniversary reunion weekend.
18 October - Lirica’s 20th Anniversary Concert.
6 December - The Lyrics & Lirica Upper Skerne Concert at St Mary Magdalene’s, Trimdon Village.
11 & 12 December - all 3 choirs Winter Concerts in St Edmund’s.

If you would like to join your community choir- Adult or Youth - then rehearsals resume on Friday 5 September in Ceddesfeld Hall at 6pm for Youth and 7:30pm for Adult. It would be great to see you. By Sedgefield Lyric Singers

More local events

Hardwick Festival, Hardwick Hall
The lineup has been announced for Hardwick Live in August and tickets are available for all 3 days 15-17 August 2025, prices vary hardwickfestival.co.uk.
website link

BAMS, Bishop Auckland Methodist Church Bishop Auckland Music Society 2025 season wraps up with Lumas Winds, a prizewinning London chamber ensemble. Including works by Coleman, Milhaud, Bernstein and Piazzolla. Kids attend free and can meet the performers. 5 September at 7:30pm, £20 bvemv.orpheusweb.co.uk/BAMSWeb/bams.html
Hardwick Holiday Club, Hardwick Park Children aged 5 to 11 can enjoy a full day of supervision with themed outdoor adventures from den building and wildlife crafting to treasure hunts and creative art.

Sessions run 9am–4pm with optional early drop-off and late pick-up. Prebooking essential.
Monday-Friday 11 to 15 August £25 www.durham.gov.uk/HardwickEvents
Kynren 2025, Bishop Auckland Breathtaking family‑friendly outdoor spectacle featuring 1,000 performers, horses, fireworks, and a replica steam engine—brings 2,000 years of British history to life on a vast lakeside stage beneath Auckland Castle!

Dates: Saturdays until 13 September prices vary. kynren.com/kynren-show-datestimes/

Get in touch

Submit your events/updates or information to:
Diary/Event Dates:
diary.sedgefieldnews@gmail.com
Arts & Entertainment:
sedgefieldartsandevents@outlook.com
Event Posters:
admin@sedgefielddevelopmenttrust.co.uk

Event Posters

SEDGEFIELD LIBRARY

The library is open again with temporary opening hours:
Monday - closed
Tuesday - closed
Wednesday - 9.30am to 12.30pm
Thursday - 10.00am to 6.00pm
Friday - 1.00pm to 7.00pm
Saturday - 9.30am to 12.30pm
Sunday - closed

Little Movers every Thursday from 10am, places need booking at the library.

Craft Group, 2nd and 4th Friday of the month from 1:30pm.

Book circle 1
Day: Friday Time: 2.00pm
Frequency: Third Friday of the month

Book circle 2
Day: Friday
Time: 2.00pm
Frequency: First Friday of the month

Lego Club
Every Friday from 4:30pm to 6pm. Please contact the library to book a place.

Digi drop in
Day: Thursday
Time: 2.00pm

Tel: 0300 026 9521

Baby & Toddler Group

Methodist Church on Mondays from 9:30am to 11am (except Bank Holidays). Suitable for babies, toddlers and preschool children. Please follow us on Facebook for regular updates.

Sedgefield Social Club

Singer every fortnight. “Sedgefield Social Club Official” Facebook page for details.

One Step Forward

A bereavement support group is running every Thursday afternoon between 2pm and 4pm. Everyone is welcome - of all faiths or none. The Welcome Room @ St Edmund’s Church, Front Street, Sedgefield. (Sue 07779 093386)

Sedgefield Carpet Bowls

Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons from 1pm to 4pm. The first 3 afternoons are a free trial and then you have the option to become a member.

parkrun

Every Saturday at 9am there is a free, 5km timed run at Hardwick Park. Register at parkrun.org.uk. All welcome as volunteers, walkers or runners.

Junior parkrun
A free 2km run for 4-14 year olds, meeting at the back of the visitor’s centre at Hardwick Park every Sunday. We welcome volunteers including those doing their Duke of Edinburgh awards. Register at parkrun.org.uk.

Little Movers

Fletcher Room at the Sedgefield Parish Hall every Thursday from 10am, places need to be booked on the Little Movers’ (Stockton) website. A second class for babies follows the session.

Making Tracks

Railway Society Club Night meets every Wednesday evening from 7:30pm to 10pm in the Kell Room at Ceddesfeld Hall. New members welcome, juniors under 13 to be accompanied by an adult.

Pop-in Club at Ceddesfeld Hall

Tuesdays 9:30am-12pm
Wednesdays 10am-12:30pm
Thursdays 1pm-3:30pm

Speed Quiz at Hardwick Arms

Every Thursday at 8pm in the Hardwick Lounge Bar.

Quiz at The Dun Cow

Every Monday at 8:30pm, hosted by the Sedgefield Mayor, Peter Hinde. £1 per person and each team gets a bowl of chips at half-time