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Hycroft Update…
9:20pm Thursday 29th July 2010
Been having a chat with Will Roberts - Northern Echo reporter - and he’s been doing a bit of digging as to what’s happening with regards to ‘Hycroft’ becoming a school for kids with behavioural and emotional problems.
A Spade is a Spade! Or is It?
12:47pm Sunday 25th July 2010
In a blog last year I told of how Andrew Crow had brought a ‘stone hammer’ back from holiday. An unusual item it must be said, but this year, the lad has surpassed himself!
The Jack Darnell Birthday Cup 2010; Update…
9:35pm Thursday 22nd July 2010
Eighteen darts players and a host of friends turned out for Jack Darnell’s birthday celebrations last night and a cracking time was had by all.
Joe Liddle: A Hero of 1969. By Vivian Longstaff…
3:50pm Monday 19th July 2010
The other day when I was visiting my dad at Lyons Court at Evenwood, where he is staying following a stroke last year, I noticed a cutting from a newspaper which lay on the table. Dad said somebody had brought it in for him. It was a cutting from the Teesdale Mercury from I believe 1969 and it went like this:- “Thanks for Tees Rescue.”
The Jack Darnell Birthday Cup 2010...
10:59pm Wednesday 14th July 2010
It’s Jack Darnell’s 87th birthday next Wednesday (21st July) and to celebrate, Jack will be hosting his annual darts knock-out in the Middle House from about 8-00pm.
How I Helped Spain Win the World Cup and Tupper’s Take on ‘Paul’ the Octopus!
7:39pm Monday 12th July 2010
Some say ‘Paul’ the octopus is psychic because he correctly predicted the outcome of world cup matches, others say it was luck, but whatever it was, I had the exact opposite effect!
The ‘Rachel Maughan’ Trophy…
9:37am Sunday 11th July 2010
There’s a quoits knockout at 2pm today (Sunday 11th) to play for a trophy in memory of Rachel Maughan.
The Adventures of Trevor Corner; Dhow Do They Do IT…
7:43pm Thursday 8th July 2010
The sailing Dhow in the UAE is still an integral part of life. If you go to the creek in Dubai you can see them being loaded with modern day cargo such as food, fridges, flat screen tellies and second hand cars, covered and tied down with canvas sheets. They are heading for markets as far a field as Iran, India, Africa and Somalia, which is amazing when you see them and how they are built.
Cockfield circa 1976. By Vivien Longstaff…
12:21pm Sunday 4th July 2010
Turning 50 at the beginning of this month set me thinking about how Cockfield village has changed since I was a teenager in the 1970’s.
XXX Rated Tupperisem…
11:30pm Tuesday 29th June 2010
Out and about at a local quoits match the other night and the inevitable ‘domino card’ appeared after the game.
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