Events, Arts & Entertainment

Diary and Events

Friday 1
Sedgefield in Bloom Coffee Morning, Sedgefield Parish Hall, 10am. Please come along and join us for a coffee morning with a Halloween theme. Co-op Funeralcare will be selling poppies for the Royal British Legion.
Sedgefield and District U3A, Sedgefield Parish Hall, 2pm. A talk by Mark Braithwaite, A notorious Teesside murder, the first double jeopardy case. Visitors welcome, £3.
Saturday 2
Friendly Fixers, Fishburn Youth and Community Centre, 10:30am to 12:30pm. Repair café.
Sunday 3
Sedgefield Farmers Market, Village Green, 8:30am-12:30pm. St. Edmund’s Church Annual Memorial Service, 4pm.
Monday 4
Sedgefield Local History Society, Ceddesfeld Hall, 7:45pm. A Walk in the Park (South Park, Darlington) with Chris Lloyd.
Wednesday 6
Sedgefield WI, Sedgefield Parish Hall, 7:15pm. A talk by Chris Lloyd of the Northern Echo, members’ competition is an item beginning with “N”. Visitors welcome, fee is £4.
Friday 8
St. Edmund’s Church Coffee Morning, Sedgefield Parish Hall, 10am-12pm. Please join us. The original musical Speak Soon, Sedgefield Parish Hall, 7:30pm, with cash bar and raffle. Tickets £12 and £10 for concessions, from Dave on 07791 030886.
Sunday 10
Remembrance Service, St Edmund's Church, 10am followed by a gathering at the Turning Circle.
Monday 11
Armistice Day Commemoration, St. Luke’s Church, near NETPark, 10:45am. Hosted by the Sedgefield District Uniformed Services Group.
Tuesday 12
Open Mic Night, Mordon and Bradbury Village Hall, 7:30pm. Hosted by The Gastric Band. £5 per person.
Friday 15
Autumn Family Quiz Night, Mordon and Bradbury Village Hall. Families are welcome. Bring your own drinks and snacks. Some refreshments available to buy. £3 per person.
Inner Wheel Club of Sedgefield Coffee Morning, Sedgefield Parish Hall, 10am-11:45am. Tea/coffee and scones.
Saturday 16
Sedgefield Rock & Blues club. Xander and the Peace Pirate plus West Brook and Swamp Tea. SOLD OUT. Parish Hall doors 6:45pm.
Tuesday 19
Ferryhill, Sedgefield and District Flower Club, Sedgefield Parish Hall, 7:30pm. Open Night Flower Demonstration by Ros Harrison -”Winter Wonders”. Members £5, guests £8.
Sedgefield Memory Café, Sedgefield Methodist Hall, 10:30am to 12pm. For those living with dementia and carers.
Friday 22
Ferryhill, Sedgefield and District Flower Club Coffee Morning, Sedgefield Parish Hall, 10am-11:30am. £2 for tea/coffee plus scone/cake. All welcome.
Saturday 23
Sedgefield Games Club, Sedgefield Parish Hall, from 6pm. Come along and play a variety of board games. £2.50. Mayor’s Quiz, Ceddesfeld Hall. Doors open at 7:30pm, the quiz starts at 8pm. Tickets £5.
Sunday 24
County Durham Young Farmers Club Christmas Fayre, Sedgefield Parish Hall, 11am-2pm. Stallholders wanted.
Friday 29
Sedgefield District Uniformed Services Group Coffee Morning, Sedgefield Parish Hall, 10am.
Saturday 30
Sedgefield Area Churches Together Advent Event, Sedgefield Methodist Church, 10am.

Save the date
"What Are You Waiting For?"
Sedgefield Area Churches Together will be holding an Advent Event on Saturday 30th November in Sedgefield Methodist Church, and everyone is warmly invited.

It will start with coffee at 10 am (alongside the regular coffee morning) and continue with presentations, readings and discussion on the theme of waiting for the coming of Jesus.

A light lunch will be provided before the afternoon session and the event will end by 2 pm.

These SACT ecumenical gettogethers are always interesting, friendly and thought-provoking, so please come along for a few hours' escape from the usual whirlwind of pre-Christmas activity and enjoy an opportunity to explore the real meaning of Advent.

Angel Trust Elf Run
Get ready to lace up your trainers for Angel Trust’s naughty but nice "Elf run“ taking place on Sunday 1 December 2024 from 11am at Hardwick Park.

Entries are £10 for adults, £8 for children or a family ticket is available.

Details are on the website at: shorturl.at/RIE9C or you can call 01388 737270 to register. Office open Mon-Fri 9:30am - 4pm.

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 - visit us or call on 07833 226676.

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

Songbird

Well what an awesome night! Lirica performed their main concert of the year, ‘Songbird’. Ceddesfeld Hall was buzzing with excitement as the audience listened to 13 talented musicians singing such a wonderful variety of songs. Favourites included were ‘Big Yellow Taxi’, ‘Sleep’, ‘Songbird’, ‘Lullabye’, ‘Crossing The Bar’ and ‘One Day More’.

No wonder it was a sell out performance as we were treated to their tight harmonies, soaring melodies and overall engaging performance.

Alistair was an absolute marvel as Lirica’s accompanist. We’re so lucky to have these incredible musicians on our doorstep.

We next look forward to hearing Lirica as part of the Lyric Singers, Lirica and SLYC performing Sedgefield’s choirs’ Christmas Concert: A Rhapsody of Christmas which will be an exhilarating programme of seasonal arrangements sparkled with snippets of festive strains secreted within each song.

Join us in St. Edmund’s Church to hear this joyous offering and see how many hidden gems you can spot. Tickets: £7 & £5 (U16s) available from members of your choirs and at Tickety -Boo from mid-November.

Friday 13 & Saturday 14 December, 7:30pm in St Edmund’s Church. Sedgefield Lyric Singers

Hardwick Park Story Time

Step into Story Time at Hardwick Park combines outdoor play, crafting and heart-warming tales for toddlers and their parents during November.

Forthcoming events feature hardy perennial ‘Whatever Next!’ (which celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2023) and the evergreen ’Oh Christmas Tree’.

For times, dates and tickets visit durham.gov.uk/hardwickevents.

Cramlington Train Wreckers

This new play chronicles the fascinating story of the general strike of 1926, during which The Flying Scotsman was derailed at Cramlington. Relive this seismic period of our local history in a marvellous production from the Wisecrack team who brought us Wor Bella, Hadaway Harry, and Carrying David.

They tour locations including Bishop Auckland and Barnard Castle this month. cramlingtontrainwreckers.co.uk/tourdates.

AGLOW at Auckland Palace

See Auckland Palace’s gardens and grounds as you never have before from 22 November.

With the site transformed by 22 light installations, some of which are new for 2024, it promises to be more spectacular than ever!

Visit aucklandaglow.org for tickets and a video preview of the display. month.

More local events

Speak Soon: A New Musical, Sedgefield Parish Hall
Tim Jasper is returns to Sedgefield with the original musical ‘Speak Soon’. Friday 8 November at 7:30pm.

Tickets are available from Dave Jasper on 07791 030886 priced at £12 (£10 concessions) or from TicketSource.

Most Haunted: The Stage Show, Billingham Forum Theatre, Spennymoor
The ground-breaking and fondlyremembered ‘Most Haunted’ TV show comes to the stage with an acclaimed supernatural theatrical experience.
Friday 15 November, 7:30pm £29.50. Website
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
An Evening With: Franc Roddam
The world-renowned local-born filmmaker talks all things Auf Wiedersehen Pet and Quadrophenia.
Thursday 7 November 6pm £18 arconline.co.uk/whats-on/an-eveningwith-franc-roddam/. 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.

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