Events, Arts & Entertainment

Diary and Events

Wednesday 2
Sedgefield WI, Sedgefield Parish Hall, 7:15pm. A talk on beekeeping, members’ competition is a decorated honeypot. Visitors are always welcome, fee is £4.
Friday 4
Sedgefield Memory Café Coffee Morning, Sedgefield Parish Hall, 10am-12pm. All welcome.
Sedgefield and District U3A, Sedgefield Parish Hall, 2pm. A talk by Dave Dean, The Hidden North East. Non-members £3.
Saturday 5
Sedgefield Rock and Blues Club presents Connor Selby, Smokin’ Gun, Sedgefield Parish Hall.
Lirica presents Songbird, Ceddesfeld Hall, 7:30pm. Tickets £6 from Tickety Boo and choir members.
Friendly Fixers, Fishburn Youth and Community Centre, 10:30am to 12:30pm. Repair café.
Sunday 6
Sedgefield Farmers Market, Village Green, 8:30am to 12:30pm.
Monday 7
Sedgefield Local History Society, Ceddesfeld Hall, 7:45pm. The Battle of Trafalgar with Martin Peagam.
Saturday 12
Mayor of Sedgefield’s Ceilidh, Sedgefield Parish Hall, doors 7pm. Featuring Angels of the North, dancing, BYO food and drink. Tickets £10 from Sedgefield Town Council Office.
Tuesday 15
Ferryhill, Sedgefield and District Flower Club, Sedgefield Parish Hall, 7:30pm. Flower demonstration by Liz Bishop - ”Autumn at your door”. Members free, guests £5.
Sedgefield Memory Café, Sedgefield Methodist Hall, 10:30am to 12pm. For those living with dementia and carers.
Friday 18
Sedgefield Social Club presents 101, 8:30pm. Playing songs from Oasis, The Jam, The Killers, and many more.
Saturday 19
Autumn Railway Exhibition, Ceddesfeld Hall, 10am-4pm. Up to 10 model railway layouts and two traders. Various gauges (from micro to ’0’) and a selection of hot and cold refreshments available. Bar facilities from 12pm-4pm. Adults £5, concessions £2, children £1, family ticket £8.
Coffee morning with Nicola’s Christmas Cards, Mordon and Bradbury Village Hall, 10:30am.
Friday 25
Sedgefield District Uniformed Services Group coffee morning, Sedgefield Parish Hall, 10am.
Saturday 26
Sedgefield Games Club, Sedgefield Parish Hall, from 6pm. Come along and play a variety of board games. £2.50.
Children’s Spooky Halloween Party, Mordon and Bradbury Village Hall, 5pm. £5 per child, see Mordon and Bradbury Village Hall Facebook page for full details.
Thursday 31
Inner Wheel Club of Sedgefield presents A Century of Wedding Gowns, Sedgefield Parish Hall, doors at 6pm. Tickets are £15 and all proceeds go to Great North Air Ambulance and British Heart Foundation.

Save the date
Sedgefield in Bloom will be holding a Halloween Coffee Morning at Sedgefield Parish Hall, starting at 10am on Friday 1 November

From Loft to Loved Craft groups
every Wednesday (10am-12pm, 2pm- 4pm, 5pm-7pm and 7pm-9pm). Sewing groups every Thursday (10am-12pm, 12:30pm-2:30pm). Places need to be pre-booked.

Mayor’s Events
The Mayor’s Quiz will be held on Saturday 23 November at Ceddesfeld Hall. Doors open at 7:30pm, the quiz starts at 8pm. Tickets cost £5.

New Year’s Eve Party is on Tuesday 31 December at 7:30pm. Tickets cost £12.50.

Tickets for both events are available from the Sedgefield Town Council Office.

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
Arts Update with Geoff Millichap

Sedgefield Players’ 46th Drama Festival in September

Well, what a week of great theatre. The 46th Sedgefield Drama Festival was a great success with the Players and SPYS coming away with awards. With full houses every night the audience were treated to a variety of plays from Vikings to cocktail waitresses and miners to bad actors.

Sarah Atkinson (pictured below) was awarded Best Director for both A Day in Fimbulwinter and for Shakers, both of which also received other awards. Cliffe Theatre took the overall prize of Best Production with Marrers, a play which has previously won in 1984, 2004 and now 2024.

The Audience Award, voted for by season ticket holders went to Shakers and Lucy Atkinson who played Niki was also given Best Actress. Lucy also won the Adjudicators Award for A Day in Fimbulwinter – a new play she wrote for SPYS.

Other awards were:
- Best 30 seconds: Tammy Smith, George Nott and Charlie Lines in Idyll
- Tim & Anne Jeanes Ensemble Award: SPYS for A Day in Fimbulwinter
- Best Cameo: Eve Edgoose-Clubley, - SPYS in A Day in Fimbulwinter
- Best Supporting Actor: Paul Walker, Sedgefield Players in Idyll
- Best Supporting Actress: Elizabeth Flanagan, Sedgefield Players in Idyll
- Best Under 21; Millie Malloy, Sedgefield Players in Shakers & Bea Edgoose-Clubley, SPYS in A Day in Fimbulwinter
- Runner up: Sedgefield Players in Shakers.

Rehearsals now start for the Pantomime. This year is Dick Whittington, written by Tom Guest. Expect the usual fun, songs and boos. In the Parish Hall on the 27/28/29/30 December.

The Players are also putting on a 'Halloween Spooktacular' for the Mayor on Friday 25 October in the Parish Hall and details will be out soon from the Council Offices.

New Musical: Speak Soon

Tim Jasper is returning to Sedgefield with the original musical ‘Speak Soon’. Sarah, an 18 year old high school student, is ready to leave behind what she knows, to embark on a journey of possibilities. However, her bubble could pop at any minute and the secrets of her past are threatening to get in her way.

Sedgefield is the first stop on the UK Tour, going on to Brighton, London, Nottingham, Ormskirk and Belfast.

This is an original musical featuring Mountview graduates Tim Jasper and Rebecca Demmer. Tickets are available from Dave Jasper on 07791 030886 priced at £12 or £10 concessions or from TicketSource.

The show will be performed on Friday 8 November at 7:30pm in the Parish Hall and tickets are sure to be in high demand. Don’t miss it.

Lirica in Concert: Songbird

Lirica’s annual October concert is coming soon to Ceddesfeld Hall, The choir will be sharing new songs alongside more established favourites. Tickets are available now from Tickety Boo and from choir members, priced at £6.

More local events

Hartlepool Folk Festival
There will be a special emphasis on the 40th anniversary of the 1984 miners’ strike at this year’s gathering. 4 to 6 October www.hartlepoolfolkfest.co.uk

Facing The Waves, Everyman Theatre, Spennymoor
This new musical of a Victorian North East coastal community navigating choppy waters will come to Spennymoor in October. 6 October at 7:30pm, £10Website
Kynren, 11Arches, Bishop Auckland
Open air dramatic restaging of England’s history, featuring spectacular effects and a cast of over 1,000 people. 27 July & ongoing, from £26 more information
Durham Book Festival, Durham
Local writers Terry Deary and Pat Barker are among the highlights of this year’s festival, featuring workshops, readings, and Q&As. Many events can be attended either live inperson or remotely. From 10 October more information
Othello, Bishop Auckland Town Hall, Award-winning independent theatre company Elysium present the timeless classic. 4 October, 7:30pm £17. More information

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:
Wednesday 9.30 to 12.30
Thursday 9.30 to 16.30 (Closed for lunch from 12.30 to 13.30)
Friday 13.30 to 17.30
Saturday 9.30 to 12.30

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, 3rd Friday of the month from 2pm.Tel: 0300 026 9521

Lego Club
Every Friday from 4:30pm to 6pm. Please contact the library to book a place. Electricals and Battery Recycling
If you have an electrical item that no longer works and is no bigger than a microwave, we are collecting.

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.

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.

Ladies Beginner Fitness Classes

Mondays at 6pm at The Hub in Sedgefield Community College.
Fridays at 9.30am at Fishburn Youth and Community Centre (term time).
To learn more or to book a place, contact Sharon Gooch on 07766 700892 or on Facebook Zazz Dance Fitness Sedgefield

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.