I’ve been on the committee of Ryton Festival for a couple of years now, and I’ve heard my friends Liz and Trevor Peart mention being committed elsewhere for the first week of the Festivals, namely, […]
Festival time again!
It’s nearly time for Ryton and District Festival again. We have a new venue this year, Ryton Methodist Church is included in the list. Here’s what we’ve got. The first music weekend we’re in […]
Open/mic buskers event at the Ale Festival
As part of Ryton Cricket Clubs Real Ale Festival on Saturday 2nd February 2019, there will be an open/mic buskers event at 6pm. If you play an instrument or sing please go along and introduce […]
Unemployed again
I retired from Northumbria Police three years ago and entered into a state of happy lethargy. I was roused from it temporarily when I went to work on a holiday scheme run by Gateshead MBC […]
You’ve done it!
The Ye Olde Cross committee report as follows: “We are thrilled to be able to announce that our community has raised enough money to be able to purchase our local pub, Ye Olde Cross. Our […]
The best until last?
The best until last? No not really. Every performance I’ve had the privilege to attend at St. Agnes RC Primary School has been superb. There really isn’t anything to choose between them. Today it has […]
Key Stage 1 and years 1 & 2 show us how it’s done!
I had the pleasure of returning to St. Agnes this morning to see the nativity story performed by Key Stage 1 and years 1 & 2. The youngsters were excellent (as always) and as well […]
Another hit at St. Agnes!
St. Agnes has had a change of leadership since I was last there. The previous head, Mr. Geoff Laidler, has moved on and has been succeeded by Ms Joanne Woods. One thing that hasn’t changed […]
Christmas by Candlelight
Members of the Royal Northern Sinfonia, including lead Bradley Creswick, will perform a selection of festive music in the Holy Cross Church in Ryton. The programme will include Winter from Vivaldi’s the Four Seasons, excerpts from […]
Ye Olde Cross Share offer extended
Share Offer Extended Until January: Just £25,000 To Go Friends of Ye Olde Cross are so close to their target that they’re extending the share offer deadline until January. More than 200 of you have […]
Ye Olde Cross on Alfie and Anna!
Picture above courtesy of Ye Olde Cross committee team Liz Smith has been in touch with to tell me why she is keen to be part of getting Ye Olde Cross open again. Liz writes; […]
Why is Ye Olde Cross special?
My Mum used to bemoan the fact that she didn’t ask enough questions of elderly relations. Suddenly they aren’t here anymore and it’s too late…….. I wish I’d asked Mum more about Ye Olde […]
Ye Olde Cross – get involved!
On Tuesday morning I met up (in Coffee Johnny’s) with Jenny Wotherspoon. Jenny has been a Rytonian for about eighteen months now and it’s clear that she’s rapidly become passionate about our village and developed […]
Friends of Ye Olde Cross. Come and join us
We need people to join us at our stalls to tell people about our community shares and encourage our whole community to join us. Can you join us for an hour or so? RYTON COOP […]
Save the date
The folk who are behind the plans to save Ye Olde Cross are launching a share event on Sunday 14th October. This is an opportunity to buy shares to help the community to purchase Ye […]
Thorp Academy, official opening!
A couple of years ago I was privileged to be present when Estelle Morris, the Baroness of Yardley, opened the STEM block at Thorp Academy. This was shortly before the old school buildings (where I […]
Cricket Club Fair 2018
Thank you to the organisers and the many people taking part in the Cricket Club Fair. A great afternoon out, and a chance to bump into friends.
Our Ye Olde Cross – Volunteer event
Volunteer
Another year of Sixth Form success for Thorp Academy
The 2018 A-level results at Thorp Academy demonstrate another year of positive results, which were once again above national average. Thorp Academy is one of ten secondary academies operated by Northern Education Trust (NET), a […]
Crawcrook Fair
Lovely afternoon yesterday down at Crawcrook Fair. It’s the first time I’ve been to the event and it was smashing. The sun shone, and the music (particularly from Doug Musgrove and another band called The […]
Don’t hover the apostrophe
“Don’t hover the apostrophe. If you don’t know whether it is mens’ or men’s or children’s or childrens’ look it up. Don’t hover it somewhere up there and think I won’t notice that you haven’t got a clue […]
You can’t touch this
The Greatest Showman is not my favourite film, in fact I thought it was dreadful – but where Hugh Jackman failed St. Agnes have won me over. Their traditional July concert this afternoon featured several […]
