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Whorlton Village Diary


Saturday 18th March 2023 7pm
Gardeners Question Time in the Village Hall
Three local gardening experts and nurserymen will be on the panel to answer your questions on any topic you choose.
Tickets £5 and one free glass of wine.
Booking: (01833) 627419

Thursday 30th of March 7.30pm *
Friday 31st March 2023 at 7:30pm
Saturday 1st April 2023 at 2:30pm and 7:30pm
Gaslight by Patrick Hamilton

Performed at The Little Theatre on the Green
Whorlton Box Office: 07768 050 197
Tickets £12
* Tickets are now available for Thursday, the 30th of March 7.30pm. This is due to the fact that Friday night and Saturday night are sold out. We still have tickets available for the matinee, Saturday 1st April at 2:30pm.

28th April 2023 at 7pm
Bad Apple Theatre Company present 'Eddie and the Gold Tops'

25th June 2023
Open Gardens
next year will be on 25th June when we hope all the roses will be in bloom.

Tuesday 27th of June at 7 pm
The Three Inch Fools will be performing "Robin Hood" on Whorlton Village Green. All bookings can be made by emailing culstastny@gmail.com
Discounts to standard tickets will apply until 20th of April – early booking is recommended.

Coffee Mornings in Whorlton Village Hall
Saturday 4th March - see below
* They will then be held on the second Saturday of the month from April 2023 onwards.


For further details of events please see the bottom of this page.

Whorlton Bridge News

February 2023 Update from Durham County Council

Pell Frischmann (Design Consultant) VolkerLaser (Specialist Contractor) and Blackett-Ord Conservation (Accredited Conservation Engineers) continue to work together to determine the requirements and preliminary design for the refurbishment of the bridge including updating of the cost estimates.  This work is programmed to be complete by the end of February and following a review of the proposals will then progress into a detailed design phase which will allow the programme to be finalised early in 2023 with a view for refurbishments to commence in summer 2023.  

We are also currently working with our Contractor to review options for a site compound and working space to help inform the project costings, phasing, and programming.  Whilst much of the work will occur using overhead gantries and be retained within the highway corridor, the linear nature of the site means that we will need to utilise an area adjacent the highway for temporary works, material storage, offices etc.


13/12/2021


Whorlton Bridge - there continues to be intermittent activity by engineers down on the bridge as they investigate the structure and assess exactly what repairs are going to be needed.

A steelwork contractor, competent in the assessment of historical wrought iron structures, has now been appointed by DCC and they began work in mid September. They will design a series of temporary works systems to allow separation of the chain links and hangers in various locations for further inspection and assessment. It is a critical requirement of this phase to understand how fatigue has compromised aspects of the structure over its 190-year life.

The investigation and testing contract will be developed alongside an accredited Conservation Engineer who will assist in ensuring the methods proposed are acceptable to Historic England.

Reopening is still expected to be in March 2023.
See: www.durham.gov.uk/whorltonbridge


Letter from the MPs office (Dehenna Davison) regarding the repair of Whorlton’s Bridge


Dear Mr Stastny,

I hope you are well. I have received the following update from Durham County Council in regard to the programme of repairs at Whorlton Bridge:
 
The final testing and investigation report from Taziker Industrial Ltd was received in August 2022. This has formed the basis of an assessment review by Consultants Pell Frishcmann, validating previous condition and geometric assumptions made as part of the initial assessment work. 

This review by Pell Frischmann has highlighted two areas of Taziker’s work that has been inconclusive, therefore, further testing and investigation is to be progressed over the next two months subject to agreement from Historic England, with results used to draw a conclusion to the refurbishment preliminary design process.

Durham County Council are engaged with VolkerLaser as a Principal Contractor to deliver the refurbishment scheme design and delivery alongside designers Pell Frischmann.

The requirements and preliminary design for the refurbishment of the bridge are now under consideration.

Pell Frischmann, Design Consultant, VolkerLaser (Specialist Contractor) and Blackett-Ord Conservation, Accredited Conservation Engineers, will work together to develop the refurbishment scope of work and methodologies to allow an update of the cost estimates and progression into detailed design. 

The project will progress in accordance with the timeframes stipulated by the Levelling Up Funding with completion due no later than March 2024
I’m pleased that we’re still on track for reopening by early 2024, but please do let me know if you have any other queries.

With every good wish,
James Middleton
Constituency Assistant to Dehenna Davison MP
Member of Parliament for Bishop Auckland

News and Events

Gardeners Question Time

Saturday 18th March 2023 7 pm

In the Village Hall. Three local gardening experts and nurserymen will be on the panel to answer your questions on any topic you choose.

Tickets £5 and one free glass of wine.

Booking (01833) 627419

Robin Hood


Tuesday 27th of June at 7 pm

The Three Inch Fools will be performing “Robin Hood“ on Whorlton Village Green.

All bookings can be made by emailing culstastny@gmail.com

Discounts to standard Tickets will apply until 20th of April – early booking is recommended.

Gaslight

A thriller by Patrick Hamilton, performed by The Castle Players in Whorlton Village Hall and Directed by Mary Stastny with permission from Samuel French Ltd.
Thursday 30th March 7.30pm, (Friday 31st March Sold Out), Saturday 1st April Matinee 2.30, (Saturday 1st April 7.30pm Sold Out)
Tickets, £12, can be booked by ringing 07768 050 197
A Classic tale of Greed, Deceit and Detection.

New Telephone Box

The new red telephone box is functioning as a book exchange. You bring the books you enjoyed but will never read again and help yourself to books that other people have left on the shelves. You can also bring your weekly and monthly magazines but remember to go back and remove any that don't seem to appeal to anyone else!

Open Gardens 2023

25th June 2023

Open Gardens next year will be on 25th June when we hope all the roses will be in bloom.

Coffee Mornings in Whorlton Village Hall

Saturday 4th March - see below.

*They will then be held on the second Saturday of the month from April 2023 onwards.*

Jubilee Tea Party

5th June 2022

Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II

> View image here.

The Bridge Inn

13th December 2021

Meanwhile, The Bridge Inn has reopened. It has a new layout with a cosy fire and some excellent beers! Whorlton wishes Michael and Tracey all the very best for their business in 2022!

Telephone Box Appeal

The Telephone Box Appeal has gone exceptionally well thanks to the many generous donations from the people of the village, one from the WVCA and from our two Local Durham County Councillors.

Hire Whorlton Village Hall

If you want to rent out the hall for an event or to run some classes contact: Hall enquiries (01833) 627420