Events, Arts & Entertainment

JUNE Diary and Events

Monday 1
Sedgefield Local History Society, Ceddesfeld Hall, 7:30pm. Chris Lloyd: The railway that got the railway on track.
Wednesday 3
Sedgefield WI, Sedgefield Methodist Hall, 7:15pm. ‘How your brain works’ with Robert Pullen. Member’s competition: three flowers from a garden. Visitors welcome (Fee £4 – includes refreshments).
Thursday 4
Sedgefield Parkinson’s Group, 11am, The Cafe at NetPark. For more information, contact Cara Connolly on 020 7963 3693 or cconnolly@parkinsons.org.uk.
Friday 5
u3a Meeting, Sedgefield Parish Hall, 2pm-4pm. Clive Fennessey talking on the Panama Canal.
Saturday 6
Friendly Fixers repair cafe, Fishburn Youth and Community Centre, 10:30am-12:30pm.
Charity Concert with Lirica and Friends, Ceddesfeld Hall, 7:30pm.
Sunday 7
Sedgefield Farmers Market, Village Green, 8:30am-12pm.
Friday 12
Sedgefield WI Coffee Morning, Sedgefield Parish Hall, 10am-11:30am. Homemade cakes, raffle, everyone welcome!
Tuesday 16
Sedgefield Memory Café, Sedgefield Methodist Hall, 10:30am-12pm. For those living with dementia and carers. Clients must be accompanied.
Ferryhill, Sedgefield and District Flower Club, Sedgefield Parish Hall, 7:15pm. John Thraxton: This, That and T’Other.
Thursday 18
Fishburn Police and Communities Together (PACT), Fishburn Youth and Community Centre, 6:30pm-7:30pm.
Saturday 20
Charity Coffee Morning for Butterwick Hospice, Sedgefield Methodist Hall, 10am-12pm. Coffee morning with an exhibition/sale of arts and crafts. Everyone is welcome.
Sunday 21
Choral Evensong and Concert sung by the Chapel Choir of University College, Durham. St. Edmund’s Church, 6pm.
Friday 26
Sedgefield District Uniformed Service Group Coffee Morning, Sedgefield Parish Hall, 10am.
Saturday 27
Sedgefield Area Churches Together Coffee Morning, Sedgefield Methodist Hall, 10am-11:30am. All welcome.

More Local Events

Open Farm Sunday On Sunday 7 June we will be opening the farm to the public as part of the national Open Farm Sunday initiative.

Visitors will be able to see the cows being milked by our four robotic milking machines, see the slurry being moved by our new robotic slurry scrapers and also the robotic silage pusher.

The calf shed will be open and there will be a display of farm tractors and machinery. Our taproom will be open serving a range of real ales brewed on site. There will be a bouncy castle, pony rides, a treasure hunt and a tombola/raffle.

We sell our milk to ARLA and they will be at the event with samples of products made with the milk we provide. Entry will be a nominal £1 to raise funds for project Nakuru a charity supporting children living in poverty in Kenya. Sharon Brown

Police and Communities Together (PACT) meetings are a chance for the public to meet their local neighbourhood team and talk about the priorities they feel the police should be looking at in their area.

The next meeting dates are:
Sedgefield PACT meetings at the Fletcher Room at the Parish Hall.
-Thursday 16 July 6pm-7pm
-Friday 18 September 6pm-7pm
-Thursday 5 November 6pm-7pm

Fishburn PACT meetings at Fishburn Youth & Community Centre
-Thursday 18 June 6:30pm-7:30pm
-Thursday 13 August 6:30pm-7:30pm
-Thursday 8 October 6:30pm-7:30pm
-Thursday 3 December 6:30pm-7:30pm

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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

St Edmund’s Evensong & Concert

Those who attended a wonderful choral concert at St. Edmund’s in May of last year by the Chapel Choir of University College, Durham will no doubt be thrilled to hear that the choir will be making a return visit this year on Sunday 21 June.

They liked the church and its acoustic, and particularly appreciated the fact that they had an audience, where normally they sing Evensong in Durham chapels with just a handful of people in the congregation.

As well as Evensong, the choir has offered to treat us to a short concert afterwards. The service, with music by Bairstow, Smith of Durham, Dyson and Howells, will begin at 6pm and will be followed by an interval during which light refreshments will be available.

The concert will start at 7:30pm and will last approximately 45 minutes. It will include music by Stanford, Ireland, Wesley, Elgar, Stainer and Bullock.

Some of these composers may not be familiar to all of us, but most will be well-known to choral evensong enthusiasts. I, for one, am looking forward to hearing music by a Durham composer of the 17th Century, William Smith, who is chiefly known for the Choral Preces and Responses which we will hear in the course of the service.

The key information is:
Sunday 21 June, 6pm Evensong followed by light refreshments and then 7:30pm concert, both with the Chapel Choir of University College, Durham. There are no tickets - just come along.
Sedgefield Area Churches Together

Sedgefield Players Update

The Sedgefield Players Youth Section recently performed Alice in Wonderland. Playing to full houses over two nights, the audience were taken to a magical land of rabbits, mad hatters, hares, a mock turtle and a Cheshire cat. With a plethora of other animals the whole company brought wonder and joy.

Praise must also go to Neo Hook who made the fabulous puppets that were used throughout the play. Vic Jacobs, Chairman, said, ‘We are all so immensely proud of these young players. Their enjoyment shone through and they all performed so well.’

The Players are also well into rehearsals for The Importance of Being Earnest. This well known Oscar Wilde play brings together two men about town and their complicated double lives they lead leading to confusion as to who actually is Ernest.

Playing the main roles is Nathan Cox and Tom Guest with Lucy Atkinson and Amy Henery as their prospective loves. Playing the eponymous Lady Bracknell, is Jean Hewling, who gets to say one of the most recognised lines in theatre.

With Peter Hook and Rosemary Jones as Dr Chasuble and Rosemary Jones as Miss Prysm and Charlie Lines and newcomer Kieron Brown as the two household butlers making up the cast. This is a most enjoyable farce, one not to be missed.
Sedgefield Players

Charity Concert With Lirica And Friends

Lirica presents a charity concert in aid of CoppaFeel! The Breast Cancer Awareness Charity. A night of varied music featuring Lirica and soloists, raising money for a fantastic cause.

Join us for an evening of live entertainment from www.ticketsource.com/liricacharityconcert/lirica-friends-charityconcert-for-coppafeel/e-emvazy Sedgefield Lyric Singers

Sound Space

A new creative venture launches at ARC Stockton as Obi Studios presents Sound Space, a relaxed vinyl listening experience by Mark from Obi Studios North End.

Designed for neurodivergent adults, it offers a low-pressure environment with no expectation to socialise. Join us on 12 June, 7pm-9pm. Free tickets are available via Eventbrite www.eventbrite.co.uk (search “Sound Space”).