Events, Arts & Entertainment

Diary and Events

Sunday 4
Sedgefield Farmers Market, Village Green, 8:30am-12 noon.
Tuesday 6
Sedgefield in Bloom Christmas Tree Collection
Wednesday 7
Sedgefield WI, Methodist Church Hall, 7:15pm. An evening of games, chat, mince pies and ginger wine. The members competition is “the silliest cracker gift”. Visitors always welcome, £4 (includes refreshments).
Friday 9
U3A, Sedgefield Parish Hall, 2pm. A talk by Mike Thornton about Norman Cornish of the Pitman Painters.
Friday 16
St. Edmund’s Church Coffee Morning, Sedgefield Parish Hall, 10am-11:30am. Raffle and homemade cakes, everyone welcome.
Saturday 17
Sedgefield Rock & Blues Club welcome the BIG WOLF band and Ratio, tickets available at www.sedgefieldblues.com.
Tuesday 20
Sedgefield Memory Café, Sedgefield Methodist Hall, 10:30am to 12pm. For those living with dementia and carers. Clients must be accompanied.
Ferryhill, Sedgefield and District Flower Club, Fletcher Room, Sedgefield Parish Hall, 7:30pm. Annual General Meeting.
Friday 30
Sedgefield District Uniformed Service Group Coffee Morning, Sedgefield Parish Hall, 10am.

More Local Events

The Mayor, Councillor Peter Hinde, already has two events organised for the new year:
- A band night featuring Pittington Brass Band will be on Saturday 7 February
- A coffee morning will take place on Friday 20 February. Both events will be held at the Sedgefield Parish Hall.

A World Day of Prayer will be held on Friday 6 March at 2pm at St. John Fisher Church in Sedgefield.

Pippa Hale: Pet Project - The Bowes Museum, Barnard CastlePippa Hale’s pet project at Bowes Museum is inspiring and energetic, a perfect fusion of flamboyance and fun for spirited young creatives.Until 1 March. web link

Hearth Outdoors at Auckland Palace Deer Park, Bishop AucklandA series of free, family friendly outdoor nature-based seasonal activities from exploration to bushcraft delivered by Durham Wildlife Trust. Booking is required but there’s no cost to attend. 2nd Sunday of the month, 10:30am to 12:30pm. web link

National Theatre Live Screening: Hamlet at The Witham, Barnard CastleNational Theatre Live: Hamlet comes from stage to screen at The Witham in a special cinema presentation. Shakespeare’s classic tragedy is delivered with a powerful, acclaimed stage performance, starring Olivier Award winner Hiran Abeysekera. 22 January, £12-£14 web link

Susan Hill’s The Woman in Black, Darlington Hippodrome The atmospheric masterpiece became a phenomenally successful West End theatre show and comes to Darlington in the new year.6 January—10 January, 7:30pm. web link

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Events at Ceddesfeld hall
Events at Ceddesfeld hall

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Regular Events

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
Tel: 0300 026 9521

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

Sedgefield Social Club

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

Pop-in Club at Ceddesfeld Hall

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

One Step Forward

A bereavement support group is running 1st & 3rd 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)

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.

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.

Sedgefield Rock & Blues Club

bring international, national and local artists to perform live Rock & Blues music in Sedgefield Parish Hall.

Our Rock and Blues club is a non-profit organisation run by volunteers who have the desire and enthusiasm to deliver first class rock and blues bands to you time and time again.

With the help of enthusiasts, musicians and friends around the scene, we hand-pick bands spanning all types of Rock/Blues or even Blues/Rock!
Visit www.sedgefieldblues.com for more information and gig dates.

//Geoff Millichap//

Arts Update

Sedgefield Players Update

Happy New Year from all of us at Sedgefield Players. We hope you enjoyed “The Trials of Goldilocks” as much as we did.

Here are the Wicked Witches who, with waving arms, cast their spells on Goldilocks and her prince of charms. But which witch was which? And which Player played which witch? There’s Queen Witch, Water Witch (Aqua), Air Witch (Ventus), Earth Witch (Terra) and Fire Witch (Ignis). Played in this snapshot by Sarah Legender, Tammy Smith, Millie Malloy, Emily Legender and Rosemary Jones. Their spells have been disrupted so the names are all jumbled up. Can you work out who’s who?

But GoldiLocks (Kelsey Nikita White) passed all the trials and found her happy ever after with Prince Filius (Ben Gibbon). Proving that good always triumphs over evil in the end!

So that’s panto over for another year. Oh no it isn’t? Oh yes it is!We are so proud to be part of this wonderful community theatre and thankful for the support you have given us throughout our shows in 2025. If you enjoyed Panto why not come to see the productions we have planned for 2026?

There will be “Cranford” in March, a costume soap drama by Laura Turner based on Elizabeth Gaskell’s novels. The SPYS follow in May with an exciting version of “Alice in Wonderland”, what could be more fun for a youth group? And in June we have the gloriously funny “The Importance of Being Earnest” by Oscar Wilde.Here’s looking forward to a fantastic New Year!

Have you worked out which witch was which yet?

Sedgefield Rock & Blues club

Big Wolf Band bring their high-energy blues sound to Sedgefield Blues Club on 17 January, with a night of powerful guitar work and driving rhythms. Known for their electrifying live performances and modern blues style, the band are sure to deliver a crowd-pleasing show for local blues fans.

Tom Hume Retrospective

A major exhibition celebrating the life and work of Durham artist Tom Hume is on show at Ushaw Historic House until 18 January. It is the first full retrospective of Hume’s career, and traces his artistic journey from early figurative and portrait work to the carefully balanced abstract paintings that defined his later years.

Born in Stockton-on-Tees and based in Durham, Tom Hume was both a highly skilled painter and a dedicated art teacher, remembered for his generosity and huge influence within the North East arts community This show provides a rare opportunity to appreciate the breadth and depth of an artist whose work deserves wider recognition.www.ushaw.org/exhibitions-at-ushaw