Spennymoor

A local village has recently had a new notice board installed by Spennymoor Town Council after the funding to purchase it was provided from the Neighbourhood Budget of one of its County Councillors.

A fantastic afternoon of music, dancing, bingo and fundraising was held at Spennymoor Workingmen’s Club, raising an amazing £2,000 so far for Motor Neurone Disease.

A Spennymoor post office has been relocated to a new, more sustainable town centre location, thanks to council support.

Spennymoor Town Mayor, Councillor Billy McAloon and his wife, Christine, hosted their Mayoress at Home event in Spennymoor Town Hall on Saturday 12 September, to raise money for his fundraising campaign this year, Spennymoor Boxing Academy.

The next Spennymoor Probus Meeting will be on September 22 at 10am. The speaker will be Ian McArdle, whose subject is “The Reverend and the Railway”. 

A special school in Spennymoor has officially marked the start of a new chapter after celebrating the formal opening of Norman Cornish Academy.

Whitworth Church are inviting the public on Sunday 4 October to call in between 2pm-5pm, to explore the location as a venue for your wedding or event.

Five students from the Chikara Dojo, based in Spennymoor, took part in the British So – Kyokushin karate full contact championships in Wales recently. From the five who competed, three returned home triumphant.

This year’s Spennymoor poppy badge, commissioned by local Company TA Plastics to raise money for the Royal British Legion’s Poppy appeal, is going on general sale from Monday 21 September.

A new exhibition of original works by Norman Cornish is currently on display in the Bob Abley Gallery at Spennymoor Town Hall.