Ferryhill & Chilton

Local volunteers picked up a paint brush and roller to support the Chilton: Our People, Our Place, Our Heritage project. 

Students from Ferryhill School took part in an unforgettable trip to Iceland during the Easter holidays, combining education, adventure and cultural discovery.

Chilton Town Council is currently working to ensure that the Miners’ Memorial, one of the town’s treasured heritage assets, is carefully and professionally repaired to protect it, and the memory of those from Chilton and Windlestone who gave their lives in the Great War, for generations to come.

Plans for a major expansion of a Chilton housing estate have been submitted.

A generous donation made in memory of the late Joan Heaviside will help support the ongoing upkeep of Ferryhill’s much-loved poppy displays.

A heartfelt appeal is being made to families with relatives buried in a number of Commonwealth War Graves across Europe, as Clare Metcalfe and Andy Denholm prepare to undertake a commemorative journey to pay their respects.

Mobile network services are being upgraded in Ferryhill - boosting speed, performance and coverage. There is a small chance these improvements may cause interference to TV received through an aerial such as Freeview, BT, TalkTalk and YouView.

The Mayor of Ferryhill, Cllr Angus Ferguson, met the Coffin Dodgers - a group of, well, ‘gentlemen coffin dodgers’ who drink whisky for charity - at the Wheatsheaf pub in Chilton. Along with Angus was Clare Wilkinson of Little Treasures, who gladly accepted a £300 donation on behalf of the charity.

Local businesses man Andrew Gilbey has generously funded a new mural display in Chilton, with additional donations kindly contributed by local residents.

Ferryhill is proud to recognise the outstanding dedication of Sandra Nelson, who has devoted an incredible 21 years to raising funds for the Ferryhill Poppy Appeal.