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Halloween Half Term

Our Halloween half term saw our children collect Arts & Crafts with Lunchboxes on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.   We delivered a pumpkin carving workshop for families to carve pumpkins together on the Thursday and food was provided.   Our youth sessions carved...

Shotton Community Festival 2021

Shotton Community Festival 2021

Shotton Community Festival makes a welcome return and took place this year on Saturday 2nd October, after not being able to commence for 2 years due to Covid-19.   The day was non-stop from start to finish with around 600 people attending throughout the day. There...

New to 2021 – Christenings, Weddings & Parties

New to 2021 were parties, christenings and weddings.  Once Covid-19 rules and regulations relaxed bookings for parties, christenings and weddings came in thick and fast.  This was a new venture for the newly built Community Hub and what a great success it has been so...

Kiss the Teacher – ABBA Tribute

Kiss the Teacher – ABBA Tribute

On Friday 20th August Kiss the Teacher ABBA Tribute band entertained our guests for the afternoon at the Hub. ABBA theme decorations and lights filled our main hall ready for the tribute band to start. Everyone enjoyed singing and dancing along to the songs whilst the...

Mini Durham Miners Gala

Mini Durham Miners Gala

As Durham Miners Gala was cancelled this year, Shotton Community Hub held our own Mini Miners Gala.   We had the Brass band play out on the patio area where people sat to listen to their wonderful music. Extrodinary Gentleman and local singer Kirsty Carr entertained...

6 Weeks Holiday

6 Weeks Holiday

What fun we had during the 6 weeks holiday with lots of things going on at the Hub. Children collected lunchboxes with arts & crafts every Monday, Wednesday & Friday, which were funded by East Durham Area Action Partnership’s Fun & Food.   We had picnics...

Half Term 2021

Half Term 2021

Children popped into the Hub to collect Arts & Crafts and Takeaway Lunch Boxes and we also ran an Adult Learning and a Family Arts & Crafts Session during June 2021 Half Term

Easter 2021

Easter 2021

Easter 2021 was super busy with nearly 200 children dropping by the Community Hub.

Giant Wolf visits Shotton Community Hub

Giant Wolf visits Shotton Community Hub

On Tuesday 9th February between 12pm and 2pm we had a special visitor, the Giant Wolf', who came to the Community Hub from the ‘Wild about Winter’ project led by The Barn at Easington. The ‘Giant Wolf’ visited on a very snowy day. Everyone passing the Hub on their...