What’s On

Santa is set to join firefighters on a magical fire engine tour of County Durham and Darlington this Christmas. Firefighters from County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service (CDDFRS) are putting on their annual Santa On Tour event to

Louise Watson will be running a Festive Baking session at St Thomas’s church Hall, Stanhope on Monday 1st December, 6-8.30pm. Participants will make a Cinnamon Star and some  Mince Pies. The event is organised by Age UK Chapter 50 project

Come and join us for our Annual Christmas Tree Festival — with over 30 beautifully decorated trees on display! 🎅 Enjoy the festive atmosphere☕ Have some refreshments🎁 Take part in our giant Christmas raffle💌 Write letters to Santa🕵️‍♀️ Join the

THE outside of our Church was  beautifully decorated with many hand-made poppies during  November, many thanks to all who were involved. Sunday 7th December  3.30pm. Candles of Remembrance  and labels hung on the Christmas tree. Saturday 13th December -Christmas Coffee

A new community initiative is starting to take shape in Weardale with the aim of bringing musicians, performers and residents together through a series of relaxed Open Mic nights. Local resident, Andy Clarke from Wearhead, has created the Weardale Open

IT’S that time of year again with Father Christmas very busy in the North Pole frantically preparing for his round the world trip. Meanwhile, in Stanhope, Santa’s little helpers have been working hard with the culmination of the year-long planning

TO celebrate the centenary of the release of the classic horror movie ‘Phantom of the Op- era’ in 1925, starring the ‘master of a thousand faces’ Lon Chaney, a special showing is taking place in County Durham with a live

HAMSTERLEY Churches Together have another exciting fundraising event taking place this month. Middleton-in-Teesdale Band will be performing in Hamsterley Methodist chapel on November 20th. The event, which begins at 7pm will also include supper. Tickets £7.50

The poppy display at St John’s Chapel. THE annual Remembrance services will take place around the Dale on November 9th. This is the communities’ opportunity to remember those Weardale men and women who gave their lives in two world wars

ETHERLEY Methodist Church has organised a very special community event as part of the Remembrance commemorations. It will begin on November 1st with a performance by the popular Durham Police Metropolitan Brass Band, conducted by Dennis Noble. It begins at