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Family History
08/06/06
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The 2nd course on researching family history started on April 10th. Pictured attending the course are : Jane Pegram (course tutor) Jenny Wearmouth, Neil Carr, Christine Carr, Janice Coleman, Colin Coleman. Richard Ashby also attended but was unavailable for the photo. The course lasted 3 weeks and a follow up session will take place in 4 weeks.
Digital Village Family Trees
12/05/06
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Phase 2 of the Digital Village project is underway and some villagers have completed a 3 week introduction course into researching family trees. The course started on March 20th and was attended by 10 villagers, John Roberts, Barry Bennett, Len Dunn, Alf Liddle, Bryan McCabe, Wilf Sanderson, Marjorie Sanderson,Jack Archer and Steven Bennett. The course was run by Focus on learning as part of education in the community. Course tutor Jane Pegram pictured here (centre) with some of the trainees.
Two more courses are planned in the coming months.
Primary School visit to Tanzania
12/05/06
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A donation of
Primary School visit to Tanzania
12/05/06
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In February, Primary school headteacher Mrs. Smith with teachers Mrs. Skinner, Miss Clarkson, and Miss Price were given the oppertunity to experience education in Tanzania with a visit to a Primary school in the village of Kinshasha. The pictures show the staff of both Hunwick and Kinshasha schools and the Hunwick staff working in one of the classrooms.
In June of this year the Headteacher of Kinshasha will visit Hunwick School for 10 days.
Hunwick digital news
09/05/06
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Hello everyone. Sorry there has been a period of inactivity on the site but as our regular visitors will have noticed we have been undergoing somewhat of a revamp. 'As yors truly wus awer thick te sort oot the woorkins o the new set up' things have been quiet. However
I am up to speed now (Thanks to Steve Thompson of Middlesbrough University) so keep looking. Some things on the site are not fully functional but the news and timelime sections are and we now have a visitors book so please feel free to 'visit' even if its just to say hello. The Digital Village Project has now entered phase two. One digital camera workshop has taken place which four villagers have completed and another one starts tonight for another six people. The focus of phase two is family learning and we have already completed one family tree course where ten villagers took part. We have two more arranged with seven people on each. Courses are tutored by the Adult Learning Center.
Hunwick Brickworks
17/03/06
 The brickworks once had a mine on them which ceased production in 1936. The original mine was opened in the 1890's soley to produce high quallity coal. This worked well for a while until a good fireclay was discovered so the company moved to the production of fire bricks around the early 1920's.
The fireclay had an alumina content of 28% and the bricks were produced in Beehive kilns. then the demand came from the steel industry to produce brick that would stand up to greater temperatures. This need was fullfilled when ganister containing 90% silica was found on Knitsley Fell some 5 miles away. The factory continued to produce good quallity silica brick right through the war years and beyond.
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Hunwick Brickworks
17/03/06
 Hunwick Brickworks pictured here in 1950 has manufactured its last brick. As announced in The Northern Echo on November 1st 2005 the factory today officially closed with its 50 remaining employees losing their jobs.
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Mrs. Smith meets the PM.
15/09/05
On 12th September 2005 I was invited by the Prime Minister and Mrs Blair to attend a Reception
Joiners Arms slide show
20/07/05
 People up close to identify names of people on the slides.(CLICK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE)
Joiner Arms slide show
20/07/05
 The slide show was well received and played to a packed house. Some had to sit on the floor due to lack of seating. People offered more information at the end of the show - watch this space!CLICK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE)
Joiners Arms slide show
20/07/05
 As part of the Digital Village project a slide show was presented in the Joiners Arms to show villagers information and images of the village history. Over 100 slides were shown. Before the slide show Hunwick Art Group presented slides of village paintings. (CLICK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE)
Annual School Sports day
12/07/05
 All the children participated in traditional races which included, sack race, obstacle, relay, and egg and spoon.
Toddlers, mums and dads also joined in the fun with dads having that 'competative edge'!
Raffle and sale of ice cream raised
Annual School Sports day
12/07/05
 Parachute games were enjoyed by all our infant children. They had to work together and follow instructions to enjoy the activity.(CLICK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE)
Only a miner by George H. Archer
05/07/05
ONLY A MINER
Only a miner who works underground,
Toiling and striving all the year round,
Fretting and pining his poor life away,
Though he labours hard he receives little pay.
Shut up in the dreary, dismal, dark mine,
From the pure air of heaven, where the sun never shines,
Stripped to the waste like a Trojan of old,
As he breaks into fragments the hard solid coal.
Surrounded by darkness and dangers unseen,
As the sweat trickles down him in many ways a stream,
He braves death and dangers to earn a bit bread,
While others stay snugly and warm in their bed.
The caller he comes close to 3 o
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