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Ten top events to enjoy in Stockton-on-Tees Borough this year – Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council
Thrilling sporting events, themed specialist markets and the return of Stockton International Riverside Festival (SIRF) are just some of the exciting events taking place in Stockton-on-Tees Borough this year.
Councillor Jim Beall, Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council’s Cabinet Member for Health, Leisure and Culture, said: “Our annual events programme is always hugely popular and we are delighted to bring some favourites back this year including SIRF, the Cycling Festival and Stockton Sparkles, alongside our diverse specialist markets programme.
“As well as the extensive Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations in June, we’ve got a busy calendar of events happening across the Borough over the next few months and the variety on offer means that people of all interests and ages will have something to enjoy. We’re really looking forward to seeing you there.”
LOVE YOUR LOCAL MARKET & YOUNG TRADERS MARKET
Saturday 21 May, 10am-3pm
Stockton High Street
Celebrate Stockton’s market heritage at the annual Love Your Local Market with a free family fun-day with activities including face painting, goodie bags, meet and greet with costumed princes and princesses, and browse a selection of fantastic local market traders with a variety of products to sample and purchase. Visitors can also show their support to the Borough’s aspiring entrepreneurs at Stockton’s local heat of the Young Traders Market competition, in partnership with the National Market Traders Federation, where young people will be competing to test their business ideas with the opportunity to advance to the regional final at Darlington on Saturday 23 July.
FIRE ENGINE AND VINTAGE VEHICLE SHOW
Saturday 25 – Sunday 26 June, 11am-5pm
Preston Park Museum & Grounds
The Fire Engine and Vintage Vehicle Show is back, bringing two fun-filled days out for all the family and more than 300 impressive vehicles, live stunts and activities including Big Pete and Grim Reaper Monster Truck Show and Broke FMX Freestyle Motocross Display. Tickets available at the gate.
KAPOW SCI-FI MARKET
Saturday 2 July, 9.30am-3pm
Stockton High Street
A must for all Sci-Fi fans, the comic-book themed Kapow Sci-Fi Market will host unique traders selling sci-fi, TV and film related toys, action figures and collectables. Along with the chance to snap up memorabilia, families and visitors of all ages can enjoy entertainment as well as TV and film character appearances.
STOCKTON CYCLING FESTIVAL
Sunday 3 July, 9am-5pm
Stockton Riverside
Stockton Cycling Festival returns for its 10th year with a line-up full of activity including elite racing, cycling challenges for all abilities, stunts, demonstrations and Cycling Festival returns for its 10th year with a line-up full of activity including elite racing, cycling challenges for all abilities, stunts, demonstrations and free fun family activities. Don’t forget to sign up for the Stockton Sportive on Saturday 2 July where three stunning routes are on offer for beginners and more experienced riders. Visit the Velo29 Stockton Sportive website to sign up.
SIRF 2022
Thursday 4 – Sunday 7 August, various times
Stockton Town Centre, Trinity Green, Riverside and Tees Barrage
Stockton International Riverside Festival returns for four, free days of awe-inspiring street theatre, music, dance and outdoor arts showcasing magical and quirky performances, to stunning visual experiences, daring dance and spectacular circus. Always a festival highlight, the Community Carnival will return on Sunday 7 August transforming the High Street into a sea of colour and music. Visit the SIRF website for more details.
STOCKTON & DARLINGTON RAILWAY 197TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIALIST MARKET
Saturday 24 September, 9.30am-3pm
Stockton High Street
The perfect event for all railway enthusiasts, this specialist market in partnership with Friends of Stockton and Darlington Railway will host a range of exhibitors and traders selling and showing railway related displays, gifts and memorabilia to commemorate the events of 1825.
HALLOWEEN SPOOKY WALK
Sunday 30 October
Preston Park Museum & Grounds
Chilling adventures await this Halloween, with plenty for children and families to stumble across as they creep around Preston Park’s woods. This is a family event suitable for all ages. Tickets must be purchased in advance.
REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY
Sunday 13 November, various times
Towns across the Borough
Communities across the Borough will pay their respects on Remembrance Sunday with services held across the area to remember those who gave their lives in both World Wars and more recent conflicts.
STOCKTON SPARKLES
Thursday 24 November- Sunday 13 December, various times
Stockton High Street
Pop down to Stockton High Street for festive fun and entertainment as Stockton Sparkles winter festival returns for another year. Get into the spirit with this year’s highlights, which include:
- Launch and Christmas Lights Switch-On – Thursday 24 November
- Christmas Market – Thursday 1 December – Sunday 4 December
- Christmas Lantern Parade – Sunday 4 December
- Christmas Sing-a-long – Saturday 10 December
SANTA ON WHEELS
Thursday 15 December – Sunday 18 December, various times
Routes across the Borough
Santa’s special open-top bus will once again set off on a tour across Stockton-on-Tees this winter. Expect plenty of festive cheer and party music to get you well and truly in the mood for Christmas – all lead by the big man in red himself!
Visit the Enjoy Tees Valley website for further information on these events and more.
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Al Rawi: Borough Day events cancelled to protect against covid – Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
Yvonne Webb
RURAL Development and Local Government Minister Faris Al-Rawi says TT must accept the fact that notwitstanding the lifting of most public health restrictions, it is very easy for the country to still be swamped by the covid19 virus, if people and communitities are not careful and vigilant.
He said that Government decided to cancel some of the major events associated with Pt Fortin Borough Day because there is still a risk that such events could be super-spreaders of the virus.
It was announced on the weekend that regular Borough Day activities including the popular J’ouvert celebrations will no longer be held.
Speaking with Newsday on Monday, Al-Rawi told Newsday, “this is a matter several members of Cabinet discussed. The Minister of Health, me as Local Government Minister and Ag Attorney General, together with ministers in the Office of the Prime Minister and even the Prime Minister himself.”
He said the flow of data from the Ministry of Health came with caution that with the celebration coinciding with the return of children to school, it would be better to have a readjustment.
“The last thing we want is to see TT plunge, as different parts of the world are finding themselves at present, into a restriction which are brought back because of surges of a different variant or otherwise.”
Asked why a decision was taken so late – two days after Borough Day celebrations were officially launched – and after significant preparations and investments would have been made.
“You know by now that every two weeks there is an epidemiological cycling of data. This is a constant dynamism all entities of government pay attention to, and therefore, it is not uncommon for us to have constant revision every two weeks.
“This is the fluidity of the pandemic to endemic shifting.”
While events such as J’ouvert, pan extravaganza, military parade, traditional mas and all community spotlights have been cancelled, Point Fortin Mayor Saleema Thomas did not speak about whether or not privately-managed Borough Day events will continue as planned.
Asked about this, Al-Rawi said Government is trying its best to phase out the virus where they have control.
“As you know, the regulations stand. What we the Government have control over, is what the Government has control over and nothing else.
“The issue of public and private (events) stands separate. In the mayor’s release you saw that the call was made for people to try to co-operate with the whole thing. We are urging people to remember we are still in a pandemic and to manage it.”
BP announces Black Maternal Health Week events at Borough Hall – QNS.com
In recognition of Black Maternal Health Week, which begins Monday, April 11, Queens Borough President Donovan Richards will host a pair of events centering on the childbearing journey of Black women from conception to birth and beyond.
On Tuesday, April 12 at 6 p.m.at Borough Hall in Kew Gardens, Richards and Deputy Borough President Ebony Young will host “The Birthing Experience,” an evening that will shine a light on Black women’s maternal, mental and reproductive health care needs, as well as the services and programs available to them.
“Few have felt the harsh sting of health care inequity more than Black women, especially new and expecting Black mothers, who unjustly experience significantly higher rates of maternal mortality than any other group,” Richards said. “It’s an honor to recognize Black Maternal Health Week at Queens Borough Hall for the first time, as we uplift new and expecting Black mothers and propel these critical conversations forward.”
The program will include a panel discussion featuring several health care professionals, birthing experts, and maternal health advocates, a Q&A segment, a short documentary screening, trivia and maternal product giveaways.
Participants will also have an opportunity to connect with city agencies, community-based organizations and maternal service providers who will be tabling at the event at the Helen Marshall Cultural Center at Borough Hall.
“Black motherhood is a beautiful and powerful experience. But decades of disinvestment in the health of Black mothers, who unjustly experience significantly higher rates of maternal mortality than any other group,” Young said.
On Wednesday, April 13 at 5 p.m., Richards will co-sponsor a Diaper Day of Action along with Morning Star Church and Councilwoman Nantasha Williams, who will host a free giveaway at her district office, located at 172-12 Linden Blvd. in St. Albans.
“Maternal mortality rates have been on a steady incline for Black women, while solutions to address this issue and community awareness have continued to lag,” Williams said. “The Diaper Day of Action will raise awareness around the inequities that persist for Black women, and support much-needed conversations around solution-based approaches to eradicate this birth injustice.”
The collection of approximately 2,000 diapers, donated to the Queens Borough President’s Office by Amazon and government relations firm Kasirer, will be distributed at no cost on a first-come, first-serve basis.
“I encourage all our neighbors to join us at these two events as Queens comes together to support our courageous and inspirational Black mothers across The World’s Borough,” Young said.
Members of the community who wish to attend either or both events can RSVP here.
