Kids Club – The Hut, Chestnut Grove,Ushaw Moor
Kids Club is an after school activity club run by local mums and volunteers who are CRB checked and aims to provide recreational and leisure time activities for children aged 7 to 11 years in an effort to develop their physical and mental capacities and in doing so support them in growing to full maturity as individuals and members of society.
Kids Club meet every Tuesday from 5.00-6.30pm at the Hut Chestnut Grove Ushaw Moor, and provides children with a friendly, safe and stimulating environment, where they can enjoy making new friends. We provide a wide variety of activities to keep them busy after school and during school holidays, which includes the following:
- Arts and crafts
- Organised games
- Board games
- Sports (indoor / outdoor)
- Air hockey / football table / table tennis/ pool / x box 360
- Discos
- Environmental project activities
- Cookery Course
- Gardening Club
- Outings
via About Us.
Outstanding Achievement Award – John Booth, of Ushaw Moor Action Group
A COMMUNITY stalwart has won a national crimefighting award.
John Booth, of Ushaw Moor Action Group (Umag), near Durham, won the Outstanding Achievement Award at a House of Commons ceremony organised by the Queen’s Diamond Volunteering Awards.
The accolade means Umag is officially recognised as the best Neighbourhood Watch scheme in England and Wales.
Umag is a combined Neighbourhood Watch and residents’ association, which runs The Hive community hub on Station Road.
Earlier this year, Mr Booth was given Durham County Council’s Chairman’s Medal.
Also at the ceremony, Jim Allen, chair of Darlington Neighbourhood Watch, accepted the runner-up award for best Neighbourhood Watch co-ordinator.
Mr Allen has helped increase the percentage of homes in Darlington covered by Neighbourhood Watch from eight to 21.
via National honour for crimefighting John From The Northern Echo.
Community Garden – Ushaw Moor Action Group
Launch Event 9th June
The Mayor and Lady Mayoress officially open the garden.
Many thanks to those who turned out for the activities and a special thanks to the Bearpark and Esh Colliery Band.
Community Garden Takes Shape (Photos) – Ushaw Moor Action Group
Work started on the development of the Ushaw Moor Community Garden on Wednesday 11th January 2012 and is expected to take one month to complete.
The aim of the project is to:
- provide a quality community open space which will benefit people of all ages regardless of where they live in the village.
- establish a learning resource for children and schools in the village, raising awareness of green and environmental issues.
- promote the development of a “Pride of Place”
- develop community cohesion and enhance community spirit.
The garden will provide:
- space to grow
- space for events and play
- space for quiet reflection
- space for wildlife
- space to learn
Check out more PHOTOS, by following the link below.
Grease Monkeys – Ushaw Moor Action Group
Grease Monkeys is an after school club for 7-14 year olds set up by Andrea and Richard Watts at Andreas Autos Bearpark. It offers simple mechanics and other activities which underpin life skills, team work and citizenship.
For more details follow the link above or conatct Andrea Watts on 1091 3841372
Ushaw Moor Action Group
The Ushaw Moor Action Group has been established to engage with the whole village community to address issues which affect us all as residents, by working together to implement improvements that make a difference in Ushaw Moor.
Over the last two years residents have supported successful campaigns which have received regional and national recognition through the Neighbourhood Watch Network. We have also fought hard to put road safety and speeding through the village high on the agenda, resulting in positive enforcement campaigns, and soon to be seen visual improvements to road safety supported by the police with the installation of “Gateways” to entrances to the village, and further traffic calming measures on Station Road being approved by the Area Action Partnership.