SIXTEEN acts are giving up their time for free to stage a one-day music festival to raise cash for The TCR Hub in Barnard Castle.
The Hub’s summer gig will be held on Saturday, August 5, from noon to 11pm.
Promoter Dave Palmer said: “We have got a fantastic line up. All musicians and bands have agreed to perform free of charge. Many of the musicians involved have a personal attachment to The Hub either as a place where they learned and honed their musical talent or have used it as a rehearsal space. I was quite amazed at the willingness and enthusiasm of everyone to give their time and talent in order to raise funds for this excellent resource.”
Mr Palmer has worked with staff at The Hub, putting on half day music events in the past with one stage.
He said: “We were just getting a feel for it.”
This year it has been extended to a full day with two stages – acoustic and main.
The provisional schedule for the main stage is as follows: 1pm to 2.30pm, to be arranged; 3pm to 3.30pm, Blue Scarrow; 4pm to 4.30pm, Oui Bee, Sam; 5.30pm to 6pm; The Blue Hummingbirds, Jimmy Nellis; 7pm to 8pm, Catalina Rock Club, Dave Kidd; 8.30pm to 9.30pm, About the Humans, Sam Nix. 10pm to 11pm, The Revamps, Elsbury & Keith Magnall. “”
Mr Palmer said: “The TCR Hub is a unique facility in Teesdale whose staff work hard and diligently. They aim to engage with people from all age groups in the area providing creative activities and community support, so let’s show our support for The Hub by going along to this excellent musical fundraiser.” “”
Ticket costs £10 for adult and £5 for five to 15-year-olds. They are available from www.tcrhub.co.uk. Food and drinks will be available.
![A COUNTY councillor is backing a campaign to get a pedestrian crossing in Staindrop. Frustrated parish councillors in the village summoned their county council representative Cllr George Richardson to their latest meeting to discuss several issues, including the call for a safe way to cross the A688. Earlier this year their request for a crossing was turned down by the county council’s highways officers. Parish council chairman Jonothan Raper described the reasons for the refusal as “spurious” and called on Cllr Richardson to support their campaign. He added: “One of the arguments they made was there is no clear line of desire when they studied the village – well this isn’t a clear line of desire because there isn’t a crossing, people cross whenever they can. “When the lollipop person was there, one of the things I noticed was people would walk all the way down to the lollipop person to cross the road to go to the shop or to go to the school.” He added a problem of parking at the primary school is exacerbated because people are too afraid to walk their children across the road. Cllr Richardson said he had supported previous attempts for a crossing point with the first being made about 15 years ago. He added: “We went fairly well down the road with that and they looked into it. The only recommended place was where the bus stop is and to get the visibility splays, people on the other side of the road would lose their parking. “That didn’t go down well so it just died a death.” Cllr Raper said he suspected the real reason for the officers’ refusal was the cost of installing a crossing. He added that much of the cost could be recovered from savings made on not having to employ a lollipop patrol. Cllr Raper said: “A lollipop person only provides a benefit of crossing for three hours of the day. You are getting 21 extra hours of crossing time [with a pedestrian crossing].” Cllr Richardson said he would raise the issue with the county council’s cabinet member for highways, Cllr John Shuttleworth.](https://teesdalemercury.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/georgeR-120x86.jpg)
