Billingham Community News

05/07/2024

Happy 76th Birthday to our wonderful NHS

12/04/2024

The Teesside Charity have £25,000 to give away❗️

If you are part of a charity, not-for-profit organisation, community group or school, don’t miss out on the chance to receive transformative funds!

The Teesside Charity’s Golden Giveaway is back for 2024– with a massive £25,000 waiting to be divided between 20 worthy Teesside causes.

A panel of charity patrons will whittle down the entries to select 20 worthy groups from across the region, each receiving at least £500 with the potential for one organisation to win up to £5,000.

Each of the 20 good causes will be featured on the charity’s website, and the public will vote for the organisation they believe most deserves the largest sum of money.

The organisation with the most votes will receive a fantastic £5,000. Those voted in second place will be given £2,500, third will receive £2,000, and fourth place receives £1,750 while the remainder will walk away with either £1,500, £1,000, £750 or £500.

Apply now 👉 https://teessidecharity.org.uk/funds/golden-giveaway/

Please share with any charities, not-for-profit organisations, community groups or schools and tag anyone you think is eligible below; this could make a considerable difference 🙏

09/03/2024

Cried when I read this - so beautiful - sadly it won’t reach its maturity in my lifetime but pray my children and grandchildren get to see this regrowth of the majestic Sycamore at Sycamore Gap x

28/02/2024

08/12/2023

It’s time for our Seniors Christmas Party - meet friends old and new and enjoy a wonderful 3 course meal at St Aidan’s on Tintern Avenue on 14 December 5 pm - 8.30 pm
Booking is essential please call 07770455651 to reserve your space

05/12/2023

31/10/2023

Keep fit or learn self defence with Contender Gym in Stockton-On-Tees, Teesside!

📚 Step 1: Read our FAQ's to discover everything you need to know about our gym and classes.

🥊 Step 2: Select a class - From beginner to advanced we have class for everyone ( Ninja Gang 3-4 yrs, Monkey Mayhem 5-7 yrs, Cobra Kai 8-12 years, Junior 13-16 yrs, Adults 16+ )

⏰ Step 3: Choose a date and time that suits your schedule, but hurry – spots fill up fast!

🛑 Important: Taster sessions are only on Tuesday's & Thursday's and booking is essential to secure your place.

👉 Don't wait! Take the first step towards learning an new skill book your £5 Taster Class today!

👉Limited spots available.

👉 Visit our website by clicking this link or message us now to secure your place and embark on your journey to greatness! 👈

20/10/2023

The weather is starting to turn ahead of the winter months.

The perfect time to ensure you keep the warmth in and the cold out by having new windows 💚

Contact us is on 01642 564245 or email [email protected]

11/10/2023

Absolutely love this - great 😊 news x

11/10/2023

We're on the lookout for some passionate individuals to help us spread positivity in our wonderful community! Billingham Community News is seeking volunteers, both young and older, who are excited to update and edit our page with all the heartwarming stories and positive happenings in the Billingham area.

Are you a sports enthusiast? Do you know of local heroes making a difference in our community? Are you involved in fantastic community initiatives or events? Or maybe you have some school news to share that will make our hearts swell with pride? If you've got any good news to share from the Billingham area, we want to hear from you!

Billingham is a town filled with amazing people, and we believe it's time to shine a spotlight on the positive side of our community. Let's celebrate the spirit of togetherness, resilience, and kindness that makes Billingham a great place to live.

If you're interested in joining our team and making a positive impact on our community through storytelling, drop us a message, and we'll be thrilled to have you on board. Together, we can make Billingham an even better place to call home!

Spread the word, tag your friends, and let's share some good news! 📰💫

09/10/2023

31/07/2023

🥊 Don't miss out on our £5 Taster Class! 🥊

Learn K-1 Kickboxing & Muay Thai with Contender Gym in Stockton-On-Tees, Teesside!

📚 Step 1: Read our FAQ's to discover everything you need to know about our gym and classes.

🥊 Step 2: Select a class - From beginner to advanced we have class for everyone ( Ninja Gang 3-4 yrs, Monkey Mayhem 5-7 yrs, Cobra Kai 8-12 years, Junior 13-16 yrs, Adults 16+ )

⏰ Step 3: Choose a date and time that suits your schedule, but hurry – spots fill up fast!

🔒 Remember, booking is essential to secure your place.

👉 Don't wait! Take the first step towards learning an new skill book your £5 Taster Class today!

👉Limited spots available.

👉 Visit our website by clicking this link or message us now to secure your place and embark on your journey to greatness! 👈

30/05/2023

23/09/2022

Calling all school year 10s.

Do you want to have Mates for life?

Do you want to be part of a team?

Do you want to play the best sport there
is?

Do you want the chance to be part of the
a thriving, growing club?

Then Billingham u15s is for you!!!

Drop Phil a message on - 07989509120

28/01/2022

NHS Staff are at breaking point - Most won’t speak out because of the stigma attached to mental health!!!

We need to put a stop 🛑 to this.

11/01/2022

13/10/2021

A huge well done Northfield School And Sports College

A huge well done to the Year 8 Boys/Girls football team. The team won by an incredible 7-0 against St Michael’s in their first league game of the season. A good solid performance by all of the players in the squad.

08/10/2021

Well done to our Year 9 boys Rugby team for qualifying for the Durham County Cup Final. The team will play against Yarm School, Carmel and Durham Johnston school in November.

Well done lads!

22/09/2021

Our Sunday Lunches continue to be very popular!!

So popular that we keep running out of food... please ensure you pre book so that you dont miss out.

🟢Please share far and wide.⚪

19/09/2021

BILLINGHAM RUGBY U14

Junior Rugby is a real team game where new players are quickly incorporated according to their abilities and where fun is more important than winning, only just! ;)
Our coaches aim to give all our young players a love of our fantastic game and to nurture the skills needed to get the most out of training and playing.

We welcome all boys from Year 9, whether you've played the game before or want to try rugby for the first time. Please come along at 10:30 am for a Sunday morning training session and we also train on a Thusday evening every week from 5:30 pm to 6:30pm.
We play matches on Sunday mornings, home and away, against other clubs from across the region.
Gum shields must be worn during training and matches and we recommend players wear layers to keep warm, particularly during the winter months.

For more information contact U14s coach Nick Piercy - [email protected] or our team Manager Amanda Waldock - [email protected]

10/10/2017

Billingham Forum 50th Birthday Celebrations

Billingham Forum 50th Birthday Celebrations

Billingham Forum 50th Birthday Celebrations In 1967, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II visited the town of Billingham to cut the ribbon and officially open the iconic leisure centre, Billingham Forum. Fifty years on and the North East’s most popular leisure centre is planning a week of exciting events…

21/09/2017

www.billinghamcommunitynewspaper.co.uk

Please find below our current edition of Billingham Community Newspaper – please enjoy the read and share it with your network. Filled cover to cover with positive news and now with 20,000 copies winging its way to homes and businesses in Billingham, Wolviston, Wynyard, Port Clarence, Haverton Hill and Seal Sands.

http://www.billinghamcommunitynewspaper.co.uk/pdfs/current-issue.pdf

Want to be a part of future editions – please do contact us, we would love to hear from you.

20/09/2017

BILLINGHAM UNDER 11s

WE ARE NOT THE BIGGEST GROUP OF KIDS IN BILLINGHAM RUGBY CLUB,
BUT WHAT WE LACK IN NUMBERS WE CERTAINLY MAKE UP FOR IN TEAM SPIRIT.

The summer has been an exciting time as we have welcomed a couple of new members to our team and are hoping over the current season to add signi cantly to our group.

The summer has also seen the group start to do some fundraising for what will be their rst rugby tour hopefully in early 2018.

They have back packed alongside parents running the Great North Run to help raise funds.

Fundraising will be an ongoing affair to try and achieve our target.

If you have any friends or family who would like to give rugby a try in fun exciting environment please ask them to contact me, Chris Hyndman, on 07772 922852.

20/09/2017

Billingham Carnival & Horticultural Show 2017 http://dlvr.it/PpC0QC

20/09/2017

Gold for Ruby in her first Triathlon

Gold for Ruby in her first Triathlon: We are constantly told to look at the ability in a child and not the disability and 4 year old Ruby Radley is a living testament that there is always hope if you have faith. Back in October 2014 Richard and Jo Radley, who had been fostering children since 2011, were asked to be carers...

We are constantly told to look at the ability in a child and not the disability and 4 year old Ruby Radley is a living testament that there is always hope if you have faith. Back in October 2014 Richard and Jo Radley, who had been fostering children since 2011, were asked to be carers...

20/09/2017

Paul Burgum- In the RIGHT FRAME of mind!

Paul Burgum- In the RIGHT FRAME of mind!: What do you do when you’re totally passionate about the young people that you work with over 5 sessions every week at BCT Aspire in Billingham? When you know the windows need to be replaced and the facilities need improving and that the young people rely on you? What do you do when you know...

What do you do when you’re totally passionate about the young people that you work with over 5 sessions every week at BCT Aspire in Billingham? When you know the windows need to be replaced and the facilities need improving and that the young people rely on you? What do you do when you know...

08/06/2017

Billingham Community Newspaper a finalist in the Catalyst Achievement Awards - over the moon!

23/05/2017

Dangerous new game that has hit social media.

Please read information below about a very worrying trend happening now on social media, that has encouraged young people to participate in risk-taking activities.

Blue Whale:
The Blue Whale game is a dangerous game that is popular at the moment in Russia and spreading across Eastern Europe. The game is played online and spreads through social media.
Players are appointed a "master/teacher" and these "masters/teachers" challenge the players in stages, to tattoo a Blue Whale somewhere on the body, usually the arm or the leg. As the game goes on the players are encouraged to self-harm and the final challenge is to commit su***de.
All these actions have to be filmed and shared via social media to the so called "master/teacher". The game is being played by children of all ages, some as young as primary age, but predominantly by teenagers.
This obviously sets a worrying trend and it is believed that it has started to spread in the UK.

DATING APP:
‘Tinder for teens’ app Yellow could be used to groom children, NSPCC warns
Children's charity says app is 'blatantly aimed at flirting and relationships' and claims it puts kids at risk

THE NSPCC has warned that a dating app dubbed “Tinder for teens” could be abused to groom children. There is evidence that Yellow, which is available on Apple and Android smartphones, is growing in popularity among school-age teens who use it to chat and send pictures to friends and strangers.

13 Reasons Why:
Stylized onscreen as Th1rteen R3asons Why, is an American drama-mystery web television series based on the 2007 novel Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher and adapted by Brian Yorkey for Netflix.[2

The worrying the content of these games, sites and films are and the dangers they pose in glamorising such dangerous practices.

Should I discover any further worrying trends or dangerous apps/websites, please share them with us and help us get the message out there.

18/05/2017

Happy New Year Baby!

Happy New Year Baby!

What a New Year surprise for mum Hannah and partner Michael when baby Lottie decided to make an appearance as everyone else was still celebrating with parties. Born via caesarean section at 12.30 am and weighing in at 6lbs 15 oz baby Lottie Eliza Lilian Donnelly was Teesside’s first baby of 2017,…

18/05/2017

Billingham Choral Society WOW’s G4

Billingham Choral Society WOW’s G4

Billingham Choral Society always has the WOW factor wherever they perform but excelled recently as they accompanied G4 with an outstanding performance in the Forum Theatre. Pictured here with Ben Thapa, Jonathan Ansell, Mike Christie and Nick Ashby, the smiles of the choir simply beams from every…