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COASTLINERS RAIL USERS GROUP: if you are interested in improvements to our East Durham coastal rail line including installation of rail halts Click here for their website www.necoastliners.com
HORDENLIFE is a website dedicated to information and photographs of Horden. Click here →http://hordenlife.tripod.com for link. FOR THE BRITISH TOWN & VILLAGES WEBSITE ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF GREAT BRITAIN. CLICK HERE FOR LINK→ http://www.british-towns.net
Click here → www.hordenparishcouncil.gov.uk
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NEWS 2009: 1. 5TH AUGUST 2009 is the END OF PROJECT date for the Horden and Easington Colliery Regeneration Partnerships' Consortium. This was a three year project for the two Regeneration Partnerships financed by the Big Lottery Fund. The Partnerships collaborated on a joint bid to BLF for grant funding to employ a Project Manager and Project Support Worker to assist with:
An evaluation of the last three years has recently been carried out by Sharon Gollan Associates. Please click here → for report There has been an underspend of the BLF grant, which will pay for full-time employment of the Support Worker and part-time employment of the Project Manager until early November 2009. Further funding to employ staff is currently being sought. 2. Horden in Bloom committee is undergoing re-organisation and as a result; will not be entering Horden into the Northumbria in Bloom awards this year. However the committee will be working towards strengthening the group and towards entering the Northumbria in Bloom awards in 2010. The committee is strongly supported by Horden Parish Council, Acument Trust, our Unitary Councillors and Horden Regeneration Partnership. 3. Easington Colliery in Bloom committee has just been formed and Easington Colliery has been entered into the 2009 Northumbria in Bloom awards. This was the idea of resident Michelle Morton who is now Chair of the committee which is strongly supported by Easington Colliery Parish Council, our Unitary Councillors and Easington Colliery Regeneration Partnership. NEWS CONTENTS 2008:
Cotsford Park Estate, Horden Project. Please click → here Easington Colliery Boxing Club Exhibition Event. Please click → here
3. Update from Horden in Bloom Committee Horden in Bloom Committee meets regularly at Horden Social Welfare Centre. Telephone 0191 5180823 for details of next meeting. Anyone is welcome to come along. The aims of the committee are to make Horden a nicer place to live, work & play and to make the community proud of their local environment. We've already achieved some excellent results in the Northumbria in Bloom competition over the last two years. But we need your help and support to achieve more
The summer judging for Northumbria in Bloom Awards took place in Horden on Monday 14th July 2008 Please click → here for 2008 results For more information about Northumbria in Bloom please click → here www.northumbriainbloom.co.uk 4. New Drop-in Service for Horden Horden Regeneration Partnership has joined the new drop-in facilities set up by Horden Colliery Residents Association (HCRA) in Horden Social Welfare Centre. Partnership members and staff will access the office space to work on its projects to regenerate the village. We will work alongside Horden Colliery Residents Association and Horden's Neighbourhood Management Pathfinder. Residents can access services for information, to discuss community issues or to get involved in making our community a better place to live. Just call in....or call 0191 587 0477 Horden Colliery Residents Association holds weekly sessions open to the public on Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings. Horden and Easington Colliery Neighbourhood Managment Pathfinder holds weekly sessions open to the public on Tuesday and Thursday mornings. Horden Regeneration Partnership will be in the office on a regular basis with staff and members happy to discuss our work with residents by appointment. 5. Partnership backs Easington Youthbuild In supporting the new Easington Youthbuild project, Horden and Easington Colliery Regeneration Partnership has given £2088 which will train one young person from Easington Colliery and one young person from Horden as part of the Easington Youthbuild project. Easington Youthbuild is a pilot project to support and enable local young people (aged 16-25) to work, live and contribute to the community by providing affordable housing in Horden and Easington Colliery through the renovation of empty derelict properties. The project has recruited and trained 12 local young people in construction industry skills to improving their transition to independent living and further education or employment. The first recruits started in March 2008 and finished July 2008. A second intake of recruits is being sought. For more information please check out the website of Acumen Community Development Trust click → www.acumentrust.org.uk - then check out 'News' and 'Learning' 6. Partnership member recognised as a Community Champion scooping £2,000! Horden Regeneration Partnership member, Billy Hill has been recognised as a Community Champion and awarded £2,000 to complete his project of creating a community garden at Robinson House, Horden. Billy used his own initiative to get the idea of a community garden off the ground which involves the elderly residents of Robinson House, a sheltered housing complex belonging to District of Easington Council. The project received the backing of a number of groups including County Councillor Paul Stradling who gave an early donation to get things moving. With assistance from Horden Regeneration Partnership, Billy applied to the Scarman Trust for funding which will pay for a large summer house and equipment to ensure that the residents have the tools and facilities to maintain the garden for themselves. Billy wanted to encourage the residents of Robinson House to enjoy what had been an empty and unused courtyard. With the community garden now underway, Billy is delighted that the residents are enjoying being a part of this project. 7. Church In Need Of Funds St Mary's Church in Horden has had a successful fundraising appeal. Thieves recently stripped lead from the Church roof causing about £5,000 worth of damage. Following this; the people of Horden have donated more than £4,000 in a collection towards maintenance work at the Church. Father Kevin Smith is very touched and grateful for the donations; however the church is still under a lot of financial pressure as it is now ninety years old and even without theft and vandalism is in need of constant repair. The boundary wall is also greatly in need of repair which will cost tens of thousands of pounds and St Mary's Community Hall is in need of further redevelopment to encourage more community use. If anyone is interested in fundraising for or giving donations to this worthy cause please contact Father Kevin Smith on 0191 586 7110. Alternatively you can also contact Christine Stoker on 0191 527 0635 or 079 6655 1328. 8. Partnership awards community groups money for training Horden and Easington Colliery Regeneration Partnership has awarded several local community groups small grants to fund a range of training which will boost the skills of their volunteers: Easington Colliery recently agreed to fund a tractor driving course for a volunteer at White Lea Farm, a Youth Work Project for the Church of Ascension and an indoor scaffolding course for a volunteer at Easington Social Welfare Centre. Horden Regeneration Partnership agreed funding for Horden Colliery Residents Association volunteers to receive training on their new ICT equipment and for a first aid course for a new parents group at Cotsford Infants School. Groups are being awarded funding on a first come first served basis. New funds will be made available in Project year 2 for groups who aren't lucky enough to receive an award at this time.
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For Horden Social Welfare Centre events and activities and Horden Welfare Park events and activities, please telephone Horden Social Welfare Centre/Parish Rooms: 0191 518 0823
For Horden Parish Council news, information and activities, check out their website. 