Events, Arts & Entertainment

THIS MONTH Diary and Events

Wednesday 2
Sedgefield WI, Sedgefield Methodist Hall, 7:15pm. Harvest bring and buy stall. Pie and peas – please bring your own plate. Games night.
Thursday 3
Sedgefield Parkinson’s Group, The Cafe at NETPark, 11am. For more information, contact Cara Connolly on 020 7963 3693 or cconnolly@parkinsons.org.uk.
Friday 4
Sedgefield Area Churches Together Coffee Morning, Sedgefield Parish Hall, 10am to 12pm.
Saturday 5
Friendly Fixers Repair Cafe, Fishburn Youth and Community Centre, 10:30am–12:30pm.
Sunday 6
Sedgefield Farmers Market, Village Green, 8:30am–12pm. Sedgefield in Bloom will be the charity stall.
Monday 7
Sedgefield Local History Society, Ceddesfeld Hall, 7:30pm. Bede and the theory of everything by Lay Canon Michelle Brown.
Thursday 10
Sedgefield Area Men’s Social - Art Workshop, from 7pm.
Friday 11
Sedgefield WI Coffee Morning, Sedgefield Parish Hall, 10am –11:30am. Homemade cakes, raffle. Everyone welcome.
Sunday 13
Third Annual Community Bring and Share Barbecue, The Rectory, 2 Durham Road, Sedgefield, 12pm.
Tuesday 15
Sedgefield Memory Café, Sedgefield Methodist Hall, 10:30am–12pm. For those living with dementia and their carers. Clients must be accompanied.
Ferryhill, Sedgefield and District Flower Club, Sedgefield Parish Hall, 7:15pm. Kay Ford: A trip to the allotment.
Thursday 17
Sedgefield Parkinson’s Group, The Cafe at NETPark, 11am.
Friday 18
Ferryhill, Sedgefield and District Flower Club Coffee Morning, Sedgefield Parish Hall, 10am.
Saturday 19
Sedgefield Area Men’s Social - Foot Golf, from 1pm.
Friday 25
Sedgefield District Uniformed Service Group Coffee Morning, Sedgefield Parish Hall, 10am.

MAYOR’S CORNER

I am delighted to announce a number of events taking place over the coming months in support of my mayoral charities and community initiatives. I hope residents will join me in making these occasions enjoyable, successful and beneficial for worthy causes.

Farmers' Market Charity Stall, Sunday 4 October, 8am – 12pm
Mayor's Fashion Show, Saturday 17 October, 6pm, Parish Hall
Mayor's Quiz Night, Friday 23 October, 7pm, Parish Hall
Mayor's New Year's Eve Dance, Thursday 31 December from 7:00pm, Parish Hall

Thank you to everyone supporting my charitable efforts, especially the food donation campaign. I'm also seeking raffle prize donations (toiletries, bottles, luxury goods, or vouchers). I'm happy to collect any donations — thank you in advance!

Councillor Ciaran Butterworth, Mayor of Sedgefield

More Local Events
George Bailey, Georgian Theatre, Stockton
Local musician George Bailey blends indie, folk and rock with a fierce Northern spirit.
4 September, 8pm, £8.
www.ticketmaster.co.uk/georgebailey-tickets/artist/5741242
History Society, Grindon Parish Hall
A fascinating talk on the history of the local workhouse system.
3 September, 1pm, £3.
Tickets from Carlton Post office or at the door.
Exhibition On Screen: James McNeill Whistler, Bishop Auckland Town Hall
This exhibition of masterpieces and rarely-seen work promises to reawaken the world to Whistler’s importance.
15 September, 7pm, £10 www.bishopaucklandtownhall.org.uk/Cinema/james-mcneill-whistler/

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Event Poster's

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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

Preparations are well under way for the Sedgefield One Act Drama Festival in September.

SPYS will open with a fantastic sci-fi adaptation of A Wrinkle in Time. Directed by former SPYS Lucy Atkinson and Kelsey White, this imaginative working finds Meg Murry (Alex Stewart), tessering through time to find her father (Neo Hook). Accompanied by her brother (Isabella Beaston) and school pal (Bea Edgoose-Clubley).

The Sedgefield Players’ performance of Beth Flintoff’s Rebellious Women follows Edith Begbie (Amy Henery) and the Women’s Suffragette movement.

Meeting along the way Emily Davison (Mille Malloy) and Rose Lamertine Yates (Gill Hook), this hard hitting play recounts the struggles women had gaining the vote. Directed by Sarah Atkinson, this play will immerse the audience from the start.

On Tuesday, the Players perform Far Away by Caryl Churchill. With Tom Guest, who also directs, Lucy Atkinson and Helen Crawford. It is set in a world at war where nobody can be trusted.
Chris Jaeger of GoDA will present awards on the final night.

Tickets are £10 per night, with a Season Ticket available for £35, which includes the final-night buffet. Tickets can be purchased from Back of Beyond Books (cash only) or at www.ticketsource.co.uk. See SedgefieldPlayers.co.uk for more information.

Sedgefield Local History Society

September’s Sedgefield Local History Society meeting welcomes Professor Michelle P. Brown for Bede and the Theory of Everything, an exploration of one of our greatest scholars.

Bede is best known as the author of The Ecclesiastical History of the English People, earning him the title “Father of English history”. But his interests extended far beyond history.

He wrote about science, nature, time and the cosmos. Brown’s talk promises to reveal Bede not simply as a historian, but as a remarkable scholar whose interests ranged across history, science, theology, literature and the natural world.

Lirica

Lirica return to Ceddesfeld Hall this autumn with And So It Goes: Songs for an Autumn Evening.

Join us for an intimate evening of close harmony and an eclectic mix of music, from folk and jazz standards to muchloved pop and contemporary songs, including music by Joni Mitchell, Billy Joel, Fleetwood Mac, Simon & Garfunkel and more.

The concert takes place at 7:30pm on Saturday 3 October. Tickets are £7 plus booking fee online at www.ticketsource.co.uk, or can be reserved by texting Rob on 07813 601731