Teesdale Gun Club
THE first shoot of the summer season was in commemoration of Eric Wilkinson, a founder member of the club which he started along with a group of friends in 1970.
The competition for the night was 50 automatic ball trap, with many competitors all striving to have their name inscribed on this well sort after trophy.
Following some excellent scores, the night ended with a shoot-off between Martyn Hutchinson and Colin Liddle who both produced a score of 45/50. Martyn Hutchinson secured the trophy which was presented Mr Wilkinson’s nephew Carl Hutchinson.
The directors would like to thank Mr Wilkinson’s family for their continued support towards the club.
Summer season fixtures can be viewed on the club’s web site at www.teesdalegun club.co.uk.
The club is open to non members and welcomes new visitors to explore the sport of clay pigeon and air rifle shooting in a safe environment.
Jacquie Hammond
![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)
