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8 Mar 2021
RURAL VISION: Revd Richard Teal
A NATIONAL church leader will be talking to Teesdale farmers and community group leaders this week to help highlight some of the challenges facing rural communities.
Revd Richard Teal, President of the Methodist Church, has made “rural mission” the focus of his year in office and this weekend (March 6 and 7) he will be talking to Richard Betton, from the NFU, Bob Danby, from Utass, and other agricultural representatives to learn from their experience.
“As the son of a tenant farmer in the Yorkshire Dales, I am passionate about rural issues and I want to ensure that rural voice is heard and listened to, not just in the church but in government and the wider community as well,” said the Revd Teal.
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• 22 Feb 2021
FUN WITH FOOD: Jen Smurthwaite weighs out ingredients while Gina Richardson shows off the recipe cards for the Utass Cook Your Own Teas scheme
ONLINE science fairs, activity packs delivered to doors and the Cook Your Own Tea project are just some of the activities that have already delivered during the pandemic thanks to funding from TAP.
In normal times, the youth team from Utass (Upper Teesdale Agricultural Support Services) provides a wide range of activities, both at the Chapel Row base and off site.
Bob Danby, project manager at Utass, said: “We used to run three sessions of youth work a week and we’d arrange trips to take the kids away to things they wanted to see such as paint balling, go-karting trips and cinema visits. We’d even arranged trips to the Metro Centre for some shopping.
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• 1 Jan 2021
LEST WE FORGET: Normal Remembrance Day services were not possible, so alternatives were organised, including a socially distanced event on Gainford green TM pic
October
WITH the dale back under local lockdown measures there was little to be optimistic about.
Having embraced Eat Out to Help Out in August, cafes and pubs said they were now counting the cost of measures banning anyone from different households meeting up at their venues.
In Barnard Castle, the YMCA closed its premises due to financial pressures, the future of the Edinburgh Woollen Mill was thrown into doubt and beauticians said restrictions had dramatically affected their businesses.