Trimdon Parish Council
Remembrance Service 2025Trimdon Parish Council is holding its annual Service of Remembrance at 10:30 am Tuesday 11 November 2025 at The War Memorial, Trimdon Grange Cemetery, Northside Buildings, Trimdon Grange.
Trimdon Foundry Parish
Remembrance ServiceTri
mdon Foundry Parish Council invites competitive quotes from landscaping companies to recommend and plant suitable hedging and/or trees at Deaf Hill Cemetery.
Enquiries to the Clerk to Trimdon Foundry Parish Council at: clerk@trimdonfoundry-pc.gov.uk.
Quotes should be submitted by 14 November 2025
Mary Annie Hoole
Passed away on 3rd November 2025, aged 85 years, funeral service to be held on Tuesday 18th November. Family and friends please meet for service at Durham Crematorium at 3.30pm. All welcome Trimdon Colliery Club afterwards to continue to share memories of Mary. Family flowers only, donations if desired to: 'Alice House Hospice, Hartlepool'
East Durham Funeral Service
Michael Dean White
Passed away on 29th October 2025, aged 49 years, funeral service to be held on Tuesday 18th November. Family and friends please meet for service at Durham Crematorium at 1.30pm
East Durham Funeral Service
Keith Briggs
Passed away on 27th October 2025, aged 84 years, funeral service to be held on Tuesday 11th November. Family and friends please meet for service at Wear Valley Crematorium at 2.30pm. All welcome to Trimdon Grange Community Centre afterwards to continue to share memories of Keith.
East Durham Funeral Service
On behalf of Steven Chaytor;
"The Last Goal of the Durham Wonderboy", by Steven Chaytor
A book about my father, Kenny Chaytor, his football career and fight with dementia. It is the story of local boy Kenny Chaytor’s football career with Oldham Athletic, but it also chronicles his dementia journey and the links between the two. He played in the 1950s before money took over the professional game and before anyone knew about the link between contact sports and neurodegenerative illness. Crucially, the book also talks about how he received support from the PFA through the recently formed Football Brain Heath Fund. Contrary to public perception, there is now support for stricken ex-players. The book is rich in anecdotes and tales and like life itself, is not without humour.
It’s available to buy or order wherever you get your books but importantly, you can get it at the excellent Back of Beyond Books in Sedgefield.
Thanks, Steven Chaytor
Information Requested by John Briggs
Hello, I'm an author from Darlington seeking some information. After a successful Warship Week National Savings campaign from the 14th to the 21st of March 1942, H.M. M.T.B.341 was adopted by the civil community of the Rural District of Sedgefield, Co. Durham, which included Cornforth, Fishburn and Trimdon. As part of the adoption ceremony the Admiralty presented the council with a shield shaped plaque containing the crest of M.T.B.341. In return the council presented the ship with a plaque to be fixed on board, this plaque would have been returned to the council when the boat was decommissioned at the end of the war.
I'm trying to find the whereabouts of those 2 plaques ,especially the Admiralty plaque, as it would have been on public display somewhere in the area. The current council don't seem to have it or know where it is. I've attached a pic of a similar plaque given to Hetton U.D.C. I wondered if any of your readers might have any information on the plaque or the warship week in general?
Thank you, John
Email: john.briggs@ntlworld.com