by Chris Lloyd | Centenary, In Your Town, Latest, Sedgefield
NEARLY 700 schoolchildren from across the North-East entered poems in The Northern Echo’s first poetry competition, and the unenviable task of selecting a winner fell to four Vane Women. They are members of a Darlington poetry group which started meeting 23 years ago...
by Chris Lloyd | Centenary, In Your Town, Latest, Sedgefield
THERE are 29 names on the war memorial at St Michael’s Church in Bishop Middleham, County Durham. Twenty one of these men died in the First World War. In a conflict that claimed the lives of millions of soldiers, 21 may not seem like a great number but for such a...
by Chris Lloyd | Centenary, In Your Town, Latest, Sedgefield
A FAMILY history society has commemorated the centenary of the First World War by honouring the fallen in fabric and thread. Sedgefield Family History Group in County Durham is taking part in a national project to create a series of patchwork quilts paying tribute to...
by Chris Lloyd | Centenary, In Your Town, Latest, Sedgefield
VETERANS and First World War re-enactors commemorated the start of the Great War with a service on a village green. Sedgefield Village Veterans organised the service on Saturday (August 2) at Sedgefield, in County Durham, which was attended by the Lord Lieutenant of...
by Chris Lloyd | Centenary, In Your Town, Latest, Sedgefield
FRIENDSHIPS blossomed at a care home when staff and residents planted sunflowers in memory of soldiers who died in the First World War. Dementia and Alzheimer’s patients at Willowdene Care Home in Sedgefield, County Durham, planted and nurtured the flowers as part of...
by Chris Lloyd | Centenary, In Your Town, Latest, Sedgefield
MOTORCYCLISTS have set off on a pilgrimage to the battlefields of France and Belgium to mark the centenary of the First World War. Members of the Boundary 500 Motorcycle group set off on Saturday after a wreath blessing service at Sedgefield, County Durham. Fifty...
by Chris Lloyd | Centenary, In Your Town, Latest, Sedgefield
AN amateur dramatics society will commemorate the centenary of the First World War with a spectacular showcase of words, music, drama and dance. Sedgefield Players’ Not in Sorrow, But in Pride will feature two one-act plays, trench songs, traditional dance and...
by Chris Lloyd | Centenary, In Your Town, Latest, Sedgefield
A HISTORY society is on a mission to discover more about the brave men who fought and died in the First World War. Sedgefield Local History Society plans to commemorate the centenary of the conflict by staging an exhibition at Ceddesfeld Hall, in the town, on July 12....
by Chris Lloyd | Centenary, In Your Town, Latest, Sedgefield
MEMORIES, as you must be aware by now, is the most extraordinary part of The Northern Echo. In Memories 156, we treated you to a history of syphilis, an article which you would not find in any other section of the paper. Now comes an article about an analysis of the...
by Chris Lloyd | In Your Town, Latest, Sedgefield, War Stories
AS many people who’ve delved into their family trees know, history is not always kind and convenient. After ten years of searching, Memories 152 finally told almost the full story of Pieter Vermote, who lies beneath a splendid Belgian headstone in Winterton...
by Chris Lloyd | Centenary, In Your Town, Latest, Sedgefield
A PARISH council’s bid to restore a village cenotaph in time for the 100th anniversary of the First World War has reached an important milestone. Bishop Middleham Parish Council has submitted plans to Durham County Council to reposition the war memorial at St...
by Chris Lloyd | Belgian Refugees, In Your Town, Latest, Sedgefield, War Stories
There is a corner of Sedgefield that is forever Belgium. In fact, it is proudly Belgian. The colours of the national flag – black, yellow and red – on top of the headstone are almost as bold and as bright as the day they were placed there nearly 100 years ago. The...
by Chris Lloyd | Centenary, In Your Town, Latest, Sedgefield
A PARISH council is on a mission to restore a village cenotaph in time for the 100th anniversary of the First World War. Although, the war memorial at St Michael’s Church in Bishop Middleham, near Sedgefield, in County Durham, looks in good shape from a distance, in...
