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WELCOME
CONTENTS
Welcome to the third
issue of Aycliffe Today
Monthly.
The spotlight was well and truly
on Aycliffe Dance Academy in
April.
Thirteen of the group’s performers
were picked to star in Peter Pan at
Darlington Civic Theatre, treading
the boards with celebrity comedian
Bobby Davro.
We feature the Dance Academy’s
appearance in the show on page 7
of this April-May issue of Aycliffe
Today Monthly, which is full of
drama.
There’s plenty of action going on
at Aycliffe’s newest fitness facility
as OneGym opens its doors on
Aycliffe Business Park - see page 6
for the full story.
One man who never forgets his
lines is Aycliffe Neighbourhood
Police Team Sergeant Mark
Edwards, who pens his regular
column about local policing issues
(also on page 7).
Two aspiring mechanics are
getting their feet on an early career
path thanks to the direction of local
firm Gregg Little - see our feel-good
story on page 9.
In this issue of
Aycliffe Today Monthly…
Meanwhile, on page 10, we
feature another major new
appointment for Aycliffe steel firm
Finley Structures as Diane Ruston
pulls the strings on the high-profile
Hitachi project.
Also on the stage recently, but
of a slightly different kind, were
a number of local bands as they
performed at spring music festival,
Party In The Park, at Aycliffe Sports
Club (page 11). Credit where
credits due.
The Wood Floor Company’s
name is also in lights after the firm,
sponsors of Aycliffe Today, casts
its net across the North (page 12).
And you’ll break a leg to have a go
at our latest cryptic crossword and
brain-teasing quiz on page 13.
Finally, our resident chef, Andrew
Brown, is lighting up the oven again
as he produces another culinary
delight on page 14.
As they say in showbiz, that’s a
wrap!
Martin
Editor, Aycliffe Today
QUIZ ANSWERS (from page 13)
General: 1 Hovercraft, 2 115 Years (1337-1453), 3 Canberra, 4 Spencer
Percival, 5 Stockton to Darlington, 6 Black, 7 Methuselah, 8 False (It’s a
Legume or ‘bean’), 9 Margaret Thatcher, 10 Siberian Tiger.
Music: 1 Oliver’s Army, 2 Not That Kind, 3 “Long Hair And Dirt Across Their
Face”, 4 Kirsten Dunst, 5 John, 6 Fourth, 7 Ruby, 8 Ace Of Base, 9 U.S.A., 10
Shaggy.
7 THE LOST CHILDREN
Aycliffe Dance Academy
performers star at Darlo Panto...
8 LITTLE TEAM
WITH BIG HEART
Young mechanics get early
foot on career ladder...
10 BUSINESS
We round up some of the recent
news from our local business
community…
11 PARTY IN THE PARK
400 music-lovers enjoy
spring music festival in
Newton Aycliffe...
12 WOOD FIRM CHIPPER
Wood Floor Company has more
than doubled their workforce
in the last two months after
celebrating a record-breaking
start to the year...
13 PUZZLE PAGE
Brain-teasers include three
quizzes, a crossword and a
Who Am I?
14 COOKERY CORNER
Local chef Andrew Brown brings
us his take on a