Railwaymen humbled in league and cup
Shildon AFC crashed out of the FA Cup at the earliest stage after falling to Ashington at home in the extra preliminary round last...
Railwaymen get back on track
Shildon AFC recorded their third victory on the spin, including a cup upset at Stockton Town last midweek and a home win over Tow Law on Saturday.
Cricketers make progress
In midweek it was cup action for Shildon’s cricketers, in the Readman Cup away to Darlington.
Shildon Town Bowling Club season’s round up
Shildon Town Bowling has had a good season, albeit we finished in the lower half of the leagues, but we gained several new members which have quickly improved and helped make team selection less of a problem.
Pupils meet knight in shining armour
James Taylor from Thornhill Primary has won a competition to design his perfect walk to school. James wanted to walk to school with a knight in shining armour, and the Local Motion team...
New service disruption scheme
Bishop Line rail passengers can look forward to improved customer information during times of service disruption thanks to a joint initiative between Northern Rail and Bishop Trains...
Busy Bees have been buzzing again!
The Busy Bees fundraising group made a fantastic £700 between the 21st and 24th February, which was made up from a table top sale, raffle, brantub and donations. A spokesperson for the ladies ...
Bishop of Jarrow impressed by Shildon project
Shildon Alive! (A Saint John’s Church Project) had some special guests this week as Bishop Mark Bryant, the Bishop of Jarrow, called with some visitors from London. The visit was part of a tour ...
Bell ringers celebrate Magna Carta
Residents might be forgiven for thinking that there was also a wedding at Saint John’s Church on Sunday afternoon, 14th June, as the bells pealed out across the town. However this wasn’t a...
Busy Bees Raffle
Busy Bees held their first raffle of the year on Valentine’s Day First prize was awarded to Sophie Thomas with ticket number 56; Debbie Strange (54) was 2nd; 3rd was Lily Best (10); 4th...