Egglescliffe Area Residents' Association

Egglescliffe Area Residents’ Association (EARA) would like to thank residents, schools, businesses and organisations for their support at our recent food bank collection. For the first time we had two collection points on Thursday 14^th November 2024, one at Egglescliffe Parish Hall, Butts Lane, Egglescliffe, and one at Trinity Church, Witham Avenue, Eaglescliffe.

As can be seen from the attached photographs, a significant amount of non-perishable food and health care products were donated on the day.

In extending our gratitude to everyone for the backing we received for this initiative; it is important that we do recognise the contribution the following gave us on the day:

1. Egglescliffe Parish Hall Association for allowing us to use Egglescliffe Parish Hall as a collection point;
2. Trinity Church for allowing us to use the church as a collection point;
3. Nifco;
4. Tesco;
5. Sainsbury’s
6. One Stop;
7. The 1^st Egglescliffe Brownies and Guides;
8. Junction Farm Primary School;
9. Bestway Cleveland; and
10. Councillor Stefan Houghton.

We transported all the products donated to The Salvation Army Headquarters, Palmerston Street, Stockton, in three vehicles on Friday 15^th November. We were met by Major’s Ian and Sandra Davis, who were grateful for the products we brought. The Salvation Army are expected to make up many food hampers for vulnerable families in the Borough for Christmas, ensuring that they have a much better Christmas period ahead of them.

Once again, thank you for your support in this endeavour, which we hope to repeat in November 2025.

Egglescliffe Area Residents’ Association (EARA) are holding their annual foodbank collection on Thursday 14th November 2024. Egglescliffe Parish Hall Association (EPHA) have kindly allowed EARA to use Egglescliffe Parish Hall, between 8:00am and 4:00pm, to collect non-perishable food and other products on behalf of The Salvation Army. EARA have held this type of collection at the parish hall for a number of years, ensuring that The Salvation Army are able to distribute the goods collected to families in need.

Please support this worthwhile cause as you will make a significant change to vulnerable families in the Borough of Stockton. Cans, powdered food, health products, toiletries and baby products are all welcome, with everything being handed over to The Salvation Army after the hall closes.

Join us at 7:00pm and Friday 27th September 2024, at the Pot and Glass, Egglescliffe, for an evening of music with Andy Brewster. We are raising funds for Egglescliffe Area Residents’ Association (EARA), so they can use the money to work within the community. Tickets are £5:00 per adult, and we would ask you contact EARA at egglescliffeara@gmail.com.

Andy Brewster is an excellent soloist, and we are sure that you will enjoy the evening as much as we will.

Following concerns raised by a resident about the safety of children and parents making their way to, and from, Egglescliffe Primary School, she asked whether it was possible to put in a safer route from outside St John’s Church, across Butts Road, to the school path. EARA, on being approached by the resident, spoke to councillor Stefan Houghton who was very receptive and stated he would raise the issue with Stockton Borough Council.

Councillor Houghton kept EARA abreast with developments surrounding this issue, and we are pleased to note that work has started for the installation of a path that will provide a safer route for parents and children. We would like to thank Stockton Borough Council and councillor Houghton for listening to the concerns raised and for undertaking the work that was requested by a resident.

Eggelscliffe Area Residents’ Association (EARA), working in partnership with the Egglescliffe Parish Hall Association (EPHA), have purchased an automatic defibrillator on behalf of their local community. This defibrillator is now situated outside the front of Egglescliffe Parish Hall, in a secure and key coded defibrillator box.

The above defibrillator has been registered with the North East Ambulance Service, who have been given its precise location, contact details and the key code. Should anyone require the use of a defibrillator they should dial 999 and inform the ambulance service of their requirements. The ambulance service will, because most devices have been registered with them, be able to identify the nearest device to their location and provide the appropriate key code, if necessary.

It is hoped that we never have to use this defibrillator but, we can live happily live in the knowledge that it is available for use by the public 24 hours a day, should a person suffer a heart attack.

The defibrillator and its box will be checked regularly to ensure the battery of the device is fully charged and the locking mechanism of the box itself is working well.