Dorothy's Well Project Charity Garden Event - Thank you!

A huge thank you to everyone to came to support the fundraising event held at Rutter's Garth in aid of Dorothy's Well Project last weekend.

Teas were poured, cream was whipped and scones were served aplenty; brains were quizzed and games were fought, all with the aim of bringing fresh water to some of the remotest parts of Tanzania. In total, £1036 was raised - more than double the target. An amazing achievement.

Keep checking the Dorothy's Well website for details of the next bore hole, due to appear shortly...!

Open Garden and Cream Teas in aid of Dorothy's Well Project

On Saturday 8th August, 2-4pm, an open garden and cream tea afternoon is taking place at Rutter's Garth, Front Street, Esh, DH7 9QS, in aid of local charity Dorothy's Well Project.

Everyone is warmly invited to come along and enjoy the garden, which will include a cake stall, plant sales, quizzes, games, a raffle and a tombola and woodcraft displays.





Dorothy's Well Project provides clean water to villages and schools in rural Tanzania in an effort to help reduce waterborne diseases and to improve quality of life.

To date, eight wells have been installed,
complete with fresh drinking water and toilet facilities, and a further three are in the pipeline for installation next February. All money raised at the open garden event will go towards the £75,000 target needed to build the new wells. For more information about the charity, please visit www.dorothyswells.org

Esh Residents' Monthly Meeting

Our next EVRA meeting will take place tomorrow night, Thursday 9th July, at 7.30pm in The Cross Keys.

We are delighted to be joined by Andy Coulthard from the Mid-Durham Area Action Partnership and our country councillors, Joe and Barbara Armstrong, who will be leading a discussion on the work done by the AAP in the area and their aims and plans for the coming year.

Andy and his team have been instrumental in working with EVRA to ask for better service provision to the village: emptying street drains, cutting grass verges (yes, there's still more we can do on this one!), cracking down on litter and dog fouling, and seeking ways to tackle speeding and inconsiderate parking in the village. Everyone is very welcome to join us tomorrow night - the more the merrier!

Esh Summer Event

This Saturday, 11th July, Esh will be holding its annual summer village event on the Village Green.

From 2pm, there'll be traditional games - quoits, rounders, egg and spoon and three-legged races, to name a few! - and free teas, coffees and juices on tap to quench thirsty competitors (and bystanders) between races and games.

Please feel free to bring along a picnic - the weather forecast looks pretty promising, so blankets and hampers at the ready!

If you have any questions about the event, please email the Esh Residents' Association at eshresidentsassociation@gmail.com

Celebrating Carers Week, 8th - 14th June 2015

Do you, or somebody you know, care for a friend or relative? As part of the UK's national Carers Week, the North Durham Community Engagement Project is organising a Carers Drop In morning on Wednesday 10th June, 10am-12pm. There will be lots of activities to join in with and information stands and displays.

For more information, please click on the yellow poster to the right.

Rural Crime Network Survey

Please find below message and invite on behalf of Ron Hogg, Durham Police & Crime Commissioner.

Message from Ron Hogg, Durham Police and Crime Commissioner

Dear Community,

As our police force area is predominantly rural, I am writing to share a survey with you from the National Rural Crime Network, which is an opportunity for residents and local businesses across County Durham and Darlington to give their views on policing and rural crime concerns.

It is really important that our communities have their say, as the outcomes will help address local issues and shape how police and partners tackle issues in the future.

It only takes a few minutes to complete and I hope you will also share this link with your friends and colleagues (including on social media, if you use it):

http://www.nationalruralcrimenetwork.net/research/internal/national-rural-crimes-survey-2015/?member=Durham

The survey closes on Wednesday 24^th June.

Many thanks,

Ron

New Poppies to Commemorate the World Wars

When the wooden owl from the grassy triangle was stolen in June 2014, the villagers clubbed together to raise £300.00 to commission new sculpture work as a replacement. Last August, a new owl was bolted and cemented into place on the triangle, and yesterday, a new poppy sculpture was erected outside St Michael and All Angels parish church to commemorate the anniversaries of the two world wars. In St Michael's churchyard is the Commonwealth War Grave of 552228 Trooper William Francis Leopold Scott, who died in 1940 whilst serving with the Royal Armoured Corps, and both churches in the village, St Michael and All Angels and St Michael's Roman Catholic Church, contain memorials to the Esh villagers who gave their lives between 1914-1918 and 1939-1945. To find out more about war memorials in the area, and those in Esh village,  visit the North East War Memorials Project website.