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Ian and Dorothy Hedley will open their garden to the public at St. John’s Chapel on Sunday, 7 July from 10am-4pm and cost £3, children free.  This is an exposed garden at 1200ft above sea level with mixed planting and … Continue reading →

When visitors book into their tourist accommodation in Weardale this summer, they will find in their bedrooms a handsome 80-page display folder promoting all that is best in the Dale.  The Bedroom Browser gives Weardale accommodation providers and their guests … Continue reading →

The last weekend in June sees Stanhope proudly hosting the first year of a unique new music festival on Stanhope Show ground.  Stone Valley Scooter and Music Festival will bring scooter enthusiasts from all over the north to meet and … Continue reading →

The Weardale Railway has made the decision not to run Heritage trains on the line this year and instead offer ‘special-themed’ trains, concentrating on ‘value-added’ services such as lunch, afternoon tea and evening dining trains.  The company is also planning … Continue reading →

As Wolsingham School approaches its 400th anniversary, the building, which people will flock to, is under threat of extinction.  Durham County Council has revealed it has ‘multi-millions’ of pounds to spend on Wolsingham School now seen as a priority because … Continue reading →

  The History of The Blacketts by Allan Kirtley, Patricia Longbottom and Martin Blackett, tells the story of a north-east family century-by-century as they spread out from their ancestral home of Woodcroft in medieval Weardale to other parts of the … Continue reading →

Chris Ruskin’s new book, The Disappearing Farms of Weardale, is now available from the Weardale Gazette shop, priced £12.99 and to receive it by post will be £15.69.  If you wish to receive a book by post, please make your cheque payable … Continue reading →

A car boot sale will be held at Wolsingham School  and Community Collect to raise funds for the school’s 400th anniversary next year. To book at table tel. Anita Savory 01388 527594 or Anita Atkinson 766869.

Crook Rotary Club is appealing for unwanted bikes to be used in a recycling project.  For further information contact any club member or telephone 01388 748842.

Come and discover areas of Weardale you may never have visited before.  We guarantee you’ll learn something new on one of Durham County Council’s guided walks.  For full details of the guided walks programme visit www.durham.go.uk/countryside or call 03000264589.