The website for Trimdoner’s everywhere August 2008
Latest Updates
Trimdon Foundry Parish Council19th August 2008 Details of all the business discussed at the July 2008 meeting here, including Police report, planning applications and member reports. Minutes from previous meetings also available online.
Updated photo galleries are now online, with all the photos from the old galleries plus hundreds of new ones.
Photos include old snaps of all the Trimdons, people and families, work, school, your pets and modern-day aerial photographs. The majority of these pictures have been sent in by Trimdon people and website visitors - if you have any interesting Trimdon photos, old or knew, you would like to add to the galleries, please let us know.
Trimdon Grange WMC 14th August 2008 Snail Race Night on Aug 29th in aid of Breast Cancer - first race 7.45pm, disco and raffle, tickets on sale £2.50 Last year over £800 was raised for breast cancer at our Strawberry Fayre at Trimdon Grange Community Centre - see if we can top that this year!
Caravan Site Application An application has been received by Easington District Council regarding change of use from open land to caravan site in Trimdon Foundry, details here.
Dog Chipping/Neutering A campaign being launched by Pride in Easington is offering free microchipping for dogs, and vouchers towards neutering. Dates are Tuesday 26th August 10-3pm Paradise Crescent, Easington Colliery and Wednesday 27th August 10-3pm behind Woods Terrace, Murton
Trimdon Grange Community Centre 14th August 2008 Annual Show Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st September 2008. Exhibits benching Saturday 10am - 12 noon, judging 12 - 2pm. Presentation of Trophies by Catherine Worton, head teacher of the Infants school, with singing by Trimdon Grange School children Auction & Raffle 3pm followed by Family Fun/Entertainment 4-5pm. Come along and see what talent our local communities have - or have you got a hidden talent you would like to show off? Programmes available in local shops
Trimdon Messenger14th August 2008 The July 2008 edition of the Messenger is here at http://www.messenger.trimdon.com, with photos and reports from recent local events. Older editions also available here, back to September 2005.
Trimdon Beat Officer 11th August 2008 The August update includes Operations Summer Nights, Alnes and Actualcreek and progress with offroad motor cycles - please check this page.
Trimdon Colliery Workmens Club28th July 2008 Complete weekend entertainment schedule for August and September 2008 here. Since April, Sunday night entertainment has been cancelled until further notice.
Guestbook The guestbook gives you the opportunity to leave a comment about the website, or just to say hello and let people know where you’re at. - see the preview below
Joint Trimdons’ Regeneration Partnership 17th July 2008 A regular meeting of the Joint Trimdons Regeneration Partnership was held on Tuesday 8th July at Trimdon Colliery Community Centre, full details here. Next meeting will be on Tuesday 2nd September 2008 at 6.30pm in Trimdon Colliery Community Centre
Banner March Wednesday July 9th Despite atrocious weather, Deaf Hill Banner Group paraded the new Lodge Banner and Community Banner round the the streets of Deaf Hill, Trimdon Station and Trimdon Colliery on Wednesday 9 July. £225 was collected towards funds to enable the banner to march in Durham. The Group would like to thank Trimdon Concert Brass, all who helped on the night and especially the people of Deaf Hill and Trimdon Station for their continuing support. David Chaytor, Chair, Deaf Hill Miners Banner Group
St Paul’s Church 21st June 2008 Following the recent closure of the church, the Diocesan Board of Finance has applied for planning permission to convert the building into two dwelling houses. Full details can be found on EDC’s website here for anyone interested in commenting or objecting.,
The Zoo17th July 2008 Are some members of your family furry or scaly? (We mean pets !! ) Here’s a place to put photos of them, large or small, and tell us a bit about them here - updated slideshow gallery with bigger, clearer photos. Now part of the Trimdon Times photo galleries
St Mary Magdalene Church10th April 2008 Church news and activities in the Church Newsletter for April 2008, along with other useful information and last months newsletter.
Regular Features
Guestbook The guestbook gives you the opportunity to leave a comment about the website, or just to say hello and let people know where you’re at. - see the preview below or Add your name
Forum Anyone is welcome to join in on our Forum. You can talk about virtually anything you want - local problems, politics, your interests or hobbies, or just tell us a few jokes! All you need to do is choose a name, a password and enter a valid email address. Read how here.
Trimdon Today This photo album uses photos sent in by local people, covering a wide range of scenes and interests. If you have any pictures you would like us to add please send them using our photo-form.
The Trimdon Times is a free community website for all of Trimdon - Trimdon Village, Trimdon Grange, Trimdon Colliery and Deaf Hill. Local news, notices and events are provided entirely by local people, as are all the history articles and photographs. If you would like to add any article which is of interest to Trimdon people, whether it’s about village history, mining, people or places, just let us know using the contact page.
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