Diary and Events

Friday 1
Mayor’s Ball, Hardwick Hall Hotel from 7pm, with the Travelin’ Band and top magician, Tom Bolton. Tickets £40 from Sedgefield Town Council Offices.
Word Day of Prayer, St. Edmund’s Church, 2pm. All welcome. Sedgefield and District U3A, Sedgefield Parish Hall, 2pm. A talk by Robert Pullen on sleep and dreams. Visitors welcome, £3.
Saturday 2
Friendly Fixers, Fishburn Youth and Community Centre, 10:30am to 12:30pm. Repair café.
Reflections for Lent, Sedgefield Methodist Church, 10:30am to 2pm.
Sunday 3
Sedgefield Farmers Market, Village Green, 8:30am to 12:30pm.
Monday 4
Sedgefield Local History Society, Ceddesfeld Hall, 7:45pm. Women of the 1950s with Carol Dean.
Tuesday 5
Open Mic Night, Mordon Village Hall, 7:30pm. £3 per person.
Wednesday 6
Sedgefield Women’s Institute, Sedgefield Parish Hall, 7:15pm. Our speaker is Dave Dean—”Staying safe, don’t get scammed”. Members’ competition is “A small teddy bear”. Visitors always welcome (£4).
Friday 8
Quiz, Pie and Peas, Mordon Village Hall, 7pm. £6.50. Sedgefield WI, coffee morning, 10am to 11:30am, Sedgefield Parish Hall, Home made cakes, raffle, everyone welcome!
Saturday 9
Sedgefield Rock and Blues club, a tip top banging night of Rock and Blues with the North East's finest talent, the Alex Fawcett band and Lindsay Hannon blues trio. A superb night in store, tickets from www.sedgefieldblues.com
Friday 15
Sedgefield Village Veterans, coffee morning, Sedgefield Parish Hall, 10am.
Tuesday 19
Sedgefield Memory Café, Sedgefield Methodist Hall, 10:30am to 12pm. For those living with dementia and carers.
Ferryhill, Sedgefield and District Flower Club, Sedgefield Parish Hall, 7:30pm. Flower demonstration by Heather Curry—”Time for Tea”. Members free, guests £5.
Friday 22
Ferryhill, Sedgefield and District Flower Club, coffee morning, Sedgefield Parish Hall, 10am to 11:30am. £2 for tea/ coffee plus scone/cake. All welcome.
Mayor’s Music Night
with the Moondogs, Sedgefield Parish Hall, 7:30pm. Cash bar, bring your own nibbles. Tickets £12 from Sedgefield Town Council Offices (weekday mornings).
Saturday 23
Sedgefield Games Club, Sedgefield Parish Hall, from 6pm. Come along and play a variety of board games. £2.50.
Tuesday 26
Mordon and Bradbury Village Hall AGM, Mordon Village Hall, 7:30pm.


More dates for the diary

Church Services in the Sedgefield area across Easter

Maundy Thursday
7pm St. Joseph’s, Coxhoe (RC) Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper & Watch at the Altar of Repose
7pm Eucharist at St Edmund’s, Sedgefield
7pm Eucharist at St Albans, Trimdon Grange

Good Friday
10.00 am Good Friday Procession of Witness, starting on the Green, Sedgefield
10.00 am Eucharist at St. Catherine’s, Fishburn (CE)
10.00 am Eucharist at St. Mary Magdalene, Trimdon Village (CE)
2.00 pm Service of prayer and reflection at St. Michael’s, Bishop Middleham (CE)
3.00 pm Liturgy of the Passion, Veneration of the Cross and Holy Communion at St. Joseph’s, Coxhoe (RC)
3.00 pm Reflection, Vine Church, Wynyard Primary School Hall (CE)
6.00 pm at Created: Church, Bethany Centre, Newton Aycliffe

Easter Saturday / Holy Saturday
6.00 pm Liturgy of Light, Vigil and first Mass of Easter at St. Joseph’s, Coxhoe (RC)
7.00 pm Vigil at St. Mary Magdalene, Trimdon Village (CE)

Easter Sunday
9.15 am Mass at St. William’s, Trimdon (RC)
10.00 am Eucharist at St. Edmund’s, Sedgefield (CE)
10.00 am Eucharist at St. Catherine’s, Fishburn (CE)
10.00 am Eucharist at St. Michael’s, Bishop Middleham (CE)
10.00 am Eucharist at St. Mary Magdalene, Trimdon Village (CE)
10.00 am Family-friendly service, Sedgefield Methodist Church. Refreshments afterwards.
10.30 am Resurrection Sunday service at Created: Church, Bethany Centre, Newton Aycliffe
10.45 am Mass at St. John Fisher and St. Thomas More, Sedgefield (RC)
11.30 am Eucharist at St. Alban’s, Trimdon Grange (CE)
3.00 pm Family service with activities, Vine Church, Wynyard Primary School Hall (CE)


Save the date-St. Edmunds Church
Fri 19 April - Coffee morning
Fri 8 November - Coffee morning
Arts Update with Geoff Millichap

Stockton Calling

Our festival season kicks off on 30 March with a weatherproof one-dayer across ten indoor venues in Stockton. The line up is a mix of headliners and household names like The Bluetones and The Enemy supported by upcoming North East talent such as local bands End Credits and Gone Tomorrow.

Stockton Calling is now well established on Teesside, having operated for over ten years, and with over 80 acts crammed into one day there is something for everyone. Tickets are priced at £40 and are available at stocktoncalling.co.uk/ book.


Mayor’s Music Night

Head to the Parish Hall on 22 March for the usual entertainment, fun and games courtesy of Mayor Dave Jasper. The Moondogs are a vibrant local band with a nationwide reputation, playing all your favourites from the 50s and 60s.

Sedgefield Rock & Blues Club

Sedgefield Rock and Blues Club has achieved legendary status in its relatively short 14 year history, not only hosting countless luminaries including Buddy Whittington and Chantel McGregor, but also being itself inducted as a venue into Blues Hall of Fame.

March sees the club reopen it’s doors to welcome The Alex Fawcett band, who all hail from the North East and who play a mix of covers and original music. For a full list of scheduled gigs visit this website for full details.


Adele Parks Masterclass
Best-selling local author of over 5 million volumes Adele Parks MBE has written 23 novels to date. On 22 March she participates in a 2-hour workshop session with fans and aspiring authors at Teesside University. Details are available here
Loft to Loved hosts workshops in fused glass, greeting cards and suncatchers, as well as many more throughout March, prices vary. fromlofttoloved.co.uk.
Murmuration at The Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle
Exploration of the history of birds in art, featuring contributions from a global gathering of artists. Until 23 June, free with day ticket.
Website
Keep Calm and Paint with Acrylics, The Willow Barn, Wynyard Classes for beginners as well as experienced painters. 7 March 6:30pm £30 eventbrite.co.uk/e/keep-calm-andpaint-with-tickets-797731224567?aff.
InterACT Festival 2024 online and live, ARC Stockton The Northern School of Art stages 8 short plays over 2 evenings, at the ARC or watch online, no fixed fee. 19 and 21 March 7pm arconline.co.uk/whats-on/thenorthern-school-of-art-presentsinteract-festival-2024/.
The Motive and the Cue (15), The Witham, Barnard Castle The Evening Standard award-winning best new play gets a screening at The Witham, starring Mark Gatiss as Gielgud and Johnny Flynn as Burton 28th March 7pm £12-14 thewitham.org.uk/event/nationaltheatre-live-the-motive-and-the-cue-15/.