The Village of Wark

This week I have some good news and some bad news and we’ll start with the bad. The guy who has been strimming the grass round the school and along the Dene Burn by the surgery has given up the job because he can no longer stand being covered in dog dirt. That’s a pretty poor situation to get to. I have over the years highlighted the problem of people not cleaning up after their dog and maybe I should mention it again. If you have a dog and you don’t yet clear up after it, can you please start doing so. It is not difficult, it’s not expensive and you’re doing everyone a favour when you do.Top North East storyteller Chris Bostock and musicians Ken Patterson and Richard Scott have collected stories from the north east and turned it into wonderful show. Local band Whapweasel doesn’t really need much introduction. All I can say is, get your bookings in early..

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The good news that’s come my way this week, is that the Town Hall will be hosted not one but two Highlights events this coming autumn. We’ll be getting ‘Doon the Waggonway’ on October 1^{st and a concert by Whapweasel on December 2nd.}

In news from our school, I understand that governors have appointed a new head. As meny of you will be aware, Mrs Henry who has been at the helm during the past year is moving to a new job in Gateshead and governors have been in discussion with another school in the North Tyne valley to have a shared head. It looks like those discussions have been very successful and we should be able to welcome our new head teacher in the autumn. In the shorter term, children in the school will be visited by Monsieur Gaston this week. As the names suggests, this is a performance which focuses on French and the whole school will participate in French activities. That sounds like fun.

Finally a reminder of the barbeque at Birtley this weekend, Sunday 27th June. There will be food (as you’d expect at a BBQ), music and games to suit all ages. I understand that can just turn up and pay on the day. The whole thing takes place on the Hall Field in the middle of the village and starts at 2 p.m.

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