HUNDREDS of coronavirus vaccine appointments are still available at a pharmacy this Easter weekend. Knights pharmacy, on Escomb Road, in Bishop Auckland, was one of the first in the country to start administering Covid-19 vaccinations back in January. It has since completed more than 14,000 first dose vaccinations since opening - 6,000 in the last two weeks. Superintendent Pharmacist Peter Horrocks said: The vaccination centre remains open this Easter weekend with 600 appointments across Friday to Sunday. When we were first releasing appointments online they were being snapped up very quickly, we have seen that slow-off recently so would urge anyone still to book to do so.
The Bear Pit Theatre is at the heart of the Stratford arts community and is grateful to have been supported through the Covid crisis Published: 12:35, 05 March 2021
The Bear Pit Theatre is a unique venue at the heart of the Stratford community providing a permanent home to amateur theatre-makers in the district, including the theatreâs own Bear Pit company. As Covid-19 troubled its finances and future, artistic director David Mears, chairman Simon Allen and finance director David Derrington spoke to Gill Sutherland about what the theatre means to the town.
How The Bear Pit Theatre began
David Mears: It was born out of the prospect of the civil hall closing around 2008, and possibly not having a community venue in the town. It had become increasingly difficult for groups to even hirer the civic hall [now the Play House] because the costs were so prohibitive.
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Margaret Ramage, 84, receiving one of the first Covid-19 vaccines at Knights, Bishop Auckland, on Saturday, January 23, 2021 A PHARMACY in County Durham has become one of the first in the country to administer Covid-19 vaccinations. Knights, on Escomb Road, in Bishop Auckland, started vaccinating people from the priority groups today (Saturday, January 23). Margaret Ramage, an 84-year-old Spennymoor cleaner, was one of 250 people to get the jab and Knights expects to do about 350 a day in future. Superintendent Pharmacist Peter Horrocks said: “Today has been one of the most rewarding days of my career so far. The patients attending the clinic have been so appreciative and grateful.