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Ryton by TammyMay 15, 201610:47
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Reception & Year 1 Football

Ryton and Crawcrook Albion are currently recruiting for 2016 – 17 U7s teams to play in the local league First session free then £3/week (pay as you go)  Saturdays: 10am – 12pm (R & Y1) […]

Ryton by TammyMay 2, 201613:39May 2, 2016
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Race night for Borneo!

Heather and I had a smashing time on Saturday evening with our friend Lyz, and some new pals she introduced us to, Chelsea and Andrew. The occasion was “Race Night for Borneo” at Ye Olde […]

Ryton by TammyApr 30, 201613:22
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Food Fayre!

Ryton Produce Market is back again, and will be here on the last Saturday of every month until the end of the summer, 10am to 1pm. We went down there this morning and have just […]

Ryton by TammyApr 18, 201617:56April 19, 2016
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Let’s Tri-It then! Tri-It Gym and Fitness Centre, Ryton

“I think,” said my best friend Irene during an early morning shift thirty years ago, “that we should join a gym.” “What do you mean, we?” “Well you and I, it would be nice to […]

Greenside by TammyApr 15, 201606:04April 15, 2016
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Quiz! The Pack Horse Greenside, every Thursday

Malcolm Clarke has been in touch to tell me that there are fund raising events being arranged for the 50th Anniversary of the closing of the Greenside Mine, and a Festival to be held in […]

Ryton by TammyApr 13, 201602:38
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Thorp Academy, now and last year

Last July Kay Farrow of Thorp Academy kindly showed me around and allowed me to take photographs inside the classrooms. They were still in use, so I didn’t publish them at the time. Here they […]

Ryton by TammyApr 3, 201609:50April 4, 2016
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Ryton Co-Op, Christian Aid bag pack

Were you in the Co-Op yesterday?  Ryton Christian Aid volunteers were there raising money by packing our shopping bags. This is a spring tradition for them (and us) and yesterday’s bag pack was the tenth […]

Ryton by TammyMar 31, 201617:16April 1, 2016
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Old Thorp Academy, saying goodbye bit by bit

Many thanks to the staff of Sir Robert McAlpine, who allowed me to take some photographs of the gradual demolition of the old Thorp Academy today. Health and safety laws decree that I’m not allowed […]

Ryton by TammyMar 31, 201607:33April 1, 2016
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Race Night for Borneo, Ye Olde Cross

Ryton by TammyMar 29, 201610:52April 1, 2016
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Neil Aiston, his love of Ryton

Fellow Rytonian Neil Aiston has kindly been in touch.  His love of Ryton, and of photography, has led him to capture our village in a series of wonderful photographs downloaded on to Flickr.  I hope […]

Ryton by TammyMar 24, 201609:00April 1, 2016
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Concert at Holy Cross Church

Whatever your religion, or if you don’t have one at all, we are all privileged to be able to enjoy the beautiful building and grounds of Ryton Holy Cross Church. Have a walk around the […]

Bits by TammyMar 23, 201608:24March 23, 2016
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Stick to village speed limits

I just want to mention the Ryton Festival again, and something that happened a few minutes after the eleventh session had concluded up in St. Agnes RC Church, Winlaton.  A visibly distressed young man from […]

Ryton by TammyMar 11, 201616:33
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Ryton Festival Eleventh Session

St. Anne’s RC Church in Winlaton was the venue for the eleventh session of Ryton Festival this afternoon.   We heard from the choirs of Corbridge Middle School  (Junior and Senior)  Hareside Primary School Cramlington, and […]

Ryton by TammyMar 11, 201610:18
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More from Ryton Festival, Tenth Session

The tenth session of Ryton Festival in Emmaville Hall was opened last night (Thursday) by its Vice – President Mrs Doris Williams.  The Federation of Festivals is a national movement, but Mrs Williams said that […]

Ryton by TammyMar 7, 201617:57March 8, 2016
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Ryton Festival – Ninth Session

Let’s hear what the adjudicator; Norma Redfearn, has to say about our festival, and the festival movement in general.  She was kind enough to give me a written quote. “I have had a wonderful time […]

Ryton by TammyMar 5, 201608:55March 5, 2016
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Ryton Festival – Sixth Session

Yesterday evening gave us the sixth session of the Ryton Festival in Emmaville Hall.  Proceedings were opened by Jonathan Morris, the Executive Principal of Thorp Academy, and the entrants came from The Saturday Stage School, […]

Ryton by TammyFeb 28, 201614:27March 4, 2016
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Sleeping Dogs rock the Cluny

Our friend Tracey,  Heather and I,  enjoyed a marvellous sell out gig last night at the Cluny in Ouseburn, roughly situated beneath Byker Bridge.  Tracey has been here several times before,  but it was a […]

Ryton by TammyFeb 27, 201614:41February 27, 2016
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Ryton Festival Third Session

  I’m not a parent myself, but I have seven nieces and nephews all under the age of fourteen, and the one thing I thoroughly ‘get’ is that once you have children there is no […]

Ryton by TammyFeb 26, 201623:23
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Second Session, Ryton Festival

Unfortunately I won’t be able to get to all of the sessions at the Ryton Festival, but I thoroughly enjoyed the second session in Emmaville Hall this evening.  It was opened by its president, Canon […]

Ryton by TammyFeb 22, 201613:34February 22, 2016
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Ryton Festival is nearly here

  There’s a lot coming up in and around Ryton. The festival begins on Friday kicking off at 6.15pm in Emmaville Hall, Crawcrook.  They have a new-look website, click on the link to see what’s […]

Time out by TammyFeb 19, 201611:28February 19, 2016
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From the Live to the Little (Gateshead Little Theatre)

A local dramatic group not so far covered in this blog are the Progressive Players. They’re an amateur company founded in 1920 at the Westfield Hall in Alexandra Road, Gateshead.  Since 1939 their permanent home […]

Ryton by TammyFeb 9, 201609:11
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Ryton Festival – Baby Boomers

My former English teacher Richard Reid kindly suggested I get in touch with Susan Emmett who lives in Ryton and runs the Throckley Drama Group. They are going to be performing  Baby Boomers Behaving Badly,  […]

Time out by TammyJan 24, 201617:05January 24, 2016
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Beamish Hall Winter Festival 2016

I don’t envy Mark Zuckerberg his millions, because it’s down to him that I’ve re-kindled many friendships and enjoyed some fantastic times.  Yesterday was a case in point, because without Facebook Heather and I would […]

Ryton by TammyJan 20, 201619:45January 20, 2016
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Keeping fit

If, using your own body and without any props or materials, you’ve never been asked to construct a series of objects from a Lynx Helicopter to the Eiffel Tower, or stomp your way through a […]

Ryton by TammyJan 15, 201613:08January 15, 2016
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Thorp Academy, official opening of STEM

I was thrilled when a couple of months ago an invitation dropped onto the mat inviting me to the official opening of the Thorp Academy STEM building. STEM is the acronym for Science, Technology, Engineering […]

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