Shildon

Next year marks the bi-centenary of the Royal George locomotive, designed and built by Timothy Hackworth in 1827. Shildon Town Council wants to celebrate this important anniversary at next year’s Fun4All event and would like to invite local groups, organisations and businesses to get involved.

Shildon 1st XI fall short in high scoring trip to Maltby, while Shildon 2nd XI also fell to defeat against Middleton-in-Teesdale in a contrastingly low scoring encounter.

Shildon AFC added another nine goals to their recent freescoring form with home wins over Newcastle Blue Star and Northallerton Town in the past week.

Shildon Railway Institute will become a cinema for the evening on Friday, 4 September, when it hosts a screening of a new documentary exploring County Durham people's experiences of the 1984–85 Miners' Strike and its lasting effect upon communities across the county.

A Shildon dance society which has been bringing people together on the dance floor for three quarters of a century will celebrate its 75th anniversary with a special free event next month.

Lots of activities restart in September and are open to all.

After a long break, Shildon Methodist Church is planning another fun Quiz Night. It will held on 25 September starting at 7.00pm in the church hall.

Shildon 1st XI produced a dominant performance at Hackworth Road, dismissing Middlesbrough 2nd XI for just 89 before completing an eight wicket victory in only 15.3 overs.

Shildon was full of colour, laughter and community spirit on Saturday 1 August at Hackworth Park as residents gathered for this year’s Fun4All Partnership event.

Shildon AFC made up for the disappointment of defeat at North Shields by knocking the current Division One league leaders, Blyth Town, out of the FA Cup with a clinical display at Dean Street.