GP Shortage
Cllr. Lucy Hovvels has written to MPs on behalf of DCC calling on them to lobby the government to tackle a national shortage of GPs, after raising the issue at a council meeting.
Summer ActivitiesNew Salsa classes and free activities at the Community College and the Grange Community Centre
Garden Competition
Trimdon Foundry Parish are to hold a Garden Competition, with 3 main categories of Best Private Garden, Best Pots and Baskets Display, and Best Allotment. The judging will take place in early September. Entry forms available here: MS Word or PDF
Business Directory
Free local business directory listing for any Trimdon-based service, shop or community facilities. Go to http://directory.trimdon.com/ then Click on the 'Create A Listing' button to add your details.
World Championship success for Dance SchoolDance It Live It with Sophie Johnson, attended The World Championships at Blackpool, Winter Gardens at the end of June 2017
Village Parish
Agenda for the meeting scheduled for 11th July on this page. Minutes are online for the meeting held on 16th May 2017 also the Annual Meeting held on the same date. Previous minutes etc. on their home page.
Citizens Advice
at Trimdon Outreach, Trimdon Village Hall. Free, independent, confidential and impartial advice.
Grange Community Centre
Summer Dance Camp with Sophie Johnson, Thursday 17th August 2017. Please book in advance!!
Photo Galleries
New additions to our galleries are 12 editions of a Parochial School magazine from the 1920s and 30s, provided courtesy of John Robinson
History Section
The History section of the website has many articles submitted by readers, which give a remarkable insight into local life in the war years and earlier. A recent addition is Recollections of Trimdon Village, from an interview given by Grace Clark in 1998. Grace was 91 at the time.
Booklets published in the 1960's can also be found here, plus many chapters from Trimdon Snippets.
What's On at the Library
August and September at the Village library, all sessions free but places limited so please contact the library on 03000 269 522. Also Coffee Morning 19th Sept - click the poster for details.
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ncidents in TrimdonBurglary, Car Crime, Fire, Accidents etc. are often not reported in the local papers or anywhere else. Please use this page to leave a quick note or comment about any incidents happening in and around Trimdon so that others can see what's happening. Last report added 14/08/2017
Summer TripsFrom the Station Road Community Centre. Please book early as places are limited, full details on the Centre's page.
Local Facilities
Latest updates on the Village Hall, Community College and Grange community centre pages;
- Trimdon Station Community Centre
- Trimdon Grange Community Centre
- Community College
- Village Hall
- Library Noticeboard
- Health Trainers
Drop-In Support Sessions
at Trimdon Community College, come along between 10am-12noon Tuesdays for some free and friendly advice.
GuestbookThe Guestbook pages (last message added 9th August 2017) are available for anyone to use to leave a message, question or opinion on anything related to Trimdon, and contains messages from 2004 onwards. – no log-in or sign-up required. Read it here.
Research - Can You Help?
This section is available for anyone who would like to ask genealogy or other queries of Trimdon families. Many people ask for information regarding their family tree etc. - perhaps you could help? (updated 30th July 2017 - John Willian Oslar Scott)
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Website Information
This website is a free resource for Trimdon Village, Station, Grange, Colliery and Deaf Hill.
Articles and photographs for submission gladly accepted from anyone, copyright of any such items remains with the original owner and will not be reused or forwarded elsewhere without the owners consent
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Donations, however small, via PayPal are very welcome if you have found the website useful or interesting.
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© Copyright Ken Craggs 2002 - 2017
What's in the website's sections
Parish Councils
Minutes and information from both parish councils - Trimdon Parish for the Village, Grange and most of the Colliery, Trimdon Foundry for Deaf Hill, Station and rest of the Colliery.
History
A wide selection of articles gathered from printed publications, plus many personal recollections added by Trimdon people.
Archives
Where you can find all the older pages, sorted by year or just scroll down the list on the main archive page.
Photos
This leads to the Photo Galleries, containing hundreds of old and modern photos of people, places, schools, postcards and more, all provided courtesy of Trimdon people.
Magazine
This is the odds'n'ends section of the website for all the bits that don't fit in any particular category. Jokes, pets, short stories and more all end up here.
Guestbook
Just a simple notepad really, where anyone can leave a comment or message. Messages go back as far as 2004.
Sitemap
A very long list of every page (more than 650) on the website! Note this does not include the Photo Galleries, which are hosted separately.