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• 7 Apr 2021
BACK THEN: leaders, trustees and staff of Teesdale Day Clubs in 2019 as the charity marked its 25th anniversary
THE Association of Teesdale Day Clubs has enough money to keep the organisation afloat until August 2022, the annual meeting was told.
During the coming months, trustees aim to source new funding and cut back on their reliance on grants.
Treasurer Annie Dolphin told the meeting finances during 2020 were more complex than usual due to the higher number of smaller grants and the challenges of the pandemic.
“Income was a jigsaw of Covid emergency grants, standard grants, donations and bank interest,” she said.
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• 1 Apr 2021
HANDING OVER: Gordon Thompson, left, is taking over as chairman of the Association of Teesdale Day Clubs from Peter Wood
THE chairman of the Association of Teesdale Day Clubs has stood down after almost two decades’ service with the group.
Although Peter Wood is taking a back seat, he will continue to support the association – which is best known for providing weekly lunch clubs for the elderly – as a roving volunteer, helping out individual clubs as and when they require it.
Mr Wood, of Cotherstone, said his final year as chairman had been one of the association’s most difficult after all meetings were halted due to the Covid-19 crisis.
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• 31 Dec 2020
TRUE GRIT: Jed Collins, clerk to Hope and Scargill Parish Meeting, after agreement had been reached to improve the gritting regime on the Stang Road TM pic
It’s been a year like no other; a year when Covid-19 and coronavirus entered the popular lexicon; a year when Zoom and Teams took on new meaning; a year of lockdowns; and a year when everyone across the land became aware of a small market town in south-west County Durham. Stuart Laundy takes a look back through the Mercury headlines from a tumultuous 12 months that are sure to go down in history books.