Aycliffe Village

1. Rev. Canon Lewis Atkinson said,

   Hi. I was born in Aycliffe Village in 1934 at St. Eloi, Durham Road. My father was John Atkinson who was a JP and Parish and Darlington RDC Councillor for over 20 years (Atkinson Gardens was named after him, I believe). I have many wartime memories of village life and one or two photographs. I attended St. Andrew’s Church of England School from 1939 to 1945 and then went on to Bishop Auckland Grammar School. The link below is my post on the BBC WWII Memories Website:-

   http://www.bbc.co.uk/ww2peopleswar/stories/52/a4053052.shtml.

   I would be interested in meeting with members of the Historical Society or others if you think it worthwhile. If so, please email me

   Lewis Atkinson.

On Thursday 26th October Aycliffe Village Pink ladies held a Fund raising event to raise funds for Breast Cancer Care , Over £400 pounds was raised. A very big thankyou to all who supported the evening and a special thanks goes to Joy Marie,Wendy, Helen, Victoria, Emma,Lee and Kath for there activities throughout the evening.
Well done to “the usual crew” who did all the preparation and running around-you know who you are!

On Saturday 28th October “the usual crew” were at it again raising funds in Aycliffe Village Hall The Scene was set for an evening of fun and games with a HALLOWEEN theme in mind Thank you to all the people who made the effort in turning their homes and gardens into grottos for the children and parents to visit, the evening ended with a few traditional games and a Halloween quiz. This time the funds raised were for the Village Hall itself, a total of £136 was raised .Thanks again to all who supported another Village Hall event.