Darlington - what can you tell me about it?

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Darlington - what can you tell me about it?

Answer 1

I live 20 minutes away and its a nice town. It is much better than Bishop Auckland and Durham for shopping - many highstreet and independent shops like Binns (House of Fraser) and M&S etc. There is also a small shopping centre - the Cornmill Centre. They have recently spent alot of money on the town centre and it looks much better.

Good transport links - got a good station that links to London and Edinburgh in about 2 hours. You can get into Newcastle in about 30 minutes by train.

Several big parks too, and they have a huge Bonfire Night festival every November.

Answer 2

They've done up the town centre in the last 10 years or so, its mainly pedestrianised. There's a big bell on one of the platforms at the station :D

Answer 3

It scores 36 in Scrabble.

Answer 4

its a place not far from me lol. not much to tell really! why do you wanna know?

here is the darlington council website

http://www.darlington.gov.uk/default.htm

Answer 5

They invented the Railways and have a brick train piece of art coming out of a hillside.

The football team is not very good

The shopping centre is not that much better

It is only 45 minutes from the Metro Centre

13/06/08 - CHILD carers in Darlington have attended a new council-run course to help them comply environmental health regulations.

The training, for registered child carers who work at home, gave information about the legal requirements and standards for home catering, which is part of the service they provide.

All the child carer will also be visited by the Council’s Environmental Health Officers who will help them ensure the necessary standards are met.

The first course was so popular that future sessions are planned.

13/06/08 - RESIDENTS have been dishing the dirt on dog owners who do not clean up after their pets.

The Council’s Dish The Dirt campaign, which was launched in May, encourages people to call a or e-mail details of anyone they see allowing their dogs to foul.

The Council’s uniformed wardens collect the information and use it to help them fine offenders, who they must catch in the act.

In the first month of the campaign, 19 people called the hotline and seven people e-mailed information, which was used to help fine six offenders.

Posters have been put on dog bins around the Borough advertising the hotline number and the uniformed wardens have also been handing out cards promoting the campaign to dog walkers.

Bill Dixon, Darlington Council’s Cabinet Member for Neighbourhood Services and Community Safety, said: “Our wardens can only fine someone if they see them allowing their dog to foul. “Information from the public is therefore vital to ensure that the wardens can be in the right place and the right time to catch offenders.

“The first month of Dish the Dirt has been successful and I would urge people to continue to give us the information we need to stop irresponsible dog owners. These people not only make areas of our town look unsightly, they are also causing a real health hazard to other residents.”

11/06/08 - DARLINGTON’S Festival of Cycling starts next week with a series of events including the Big Bikeathon.

Organised by team Local Motion and the Events team, the Festival gets underway on Sunday June 15 with a celebration of cycling and the Big Bikeathon at South Park.

During the Big Bikeathon families cycle around South Park to raise money for Leukemia Research.

There is also music and entertainment especially for young children taking part in the event.

The event starts at 10.30am and people can just turn up and enter on the day. More than 100 families are expected to take part in this annual event to raise funds for the charity.  

The Big Bikeathon is followed by the Darlington Cycling Festival at 11am. This year's festival includes a wide variety of attractions for cyclists of all ages and abilities, including:

• Demonstrations from Team Extreme, the UK's only professional team for BMX biking, skateboarding and inline skating. The team will also be giving coaching sessions.

• The Company of Cyclists, with their Get Cycling Bike Try-out Roadshow, which has a selection of interesting and unusual cycles for people to try  

• Darlington Toy Library will offer bike try outs for tots and young children.

• Cyclemagic while showcase a historical bike display.  

• There will also be a variety of stalls from team Local Motion, Road Safety, Bikeability, and the Darlington Cycling Campaign, plus kids’ crafts, ice cream and music.

The next event in the Festival of Cycling takes place on Wednesday June 18 and is an evening cycle ride to Walworth, leaving from the Dolphin Centre at 6.30pm, lasting two-and-a-half hours, stopping at Archer’s ice cream parlour on the way.

It is free, and a trained cycle leader will accompany cyclists. Anyone taking part should make sure they have cycle lights with them.

Thursday June 19 sees an author talk by Alastair Humphreys at Crown Street Library at 7pm.  As a round the world cyclist, author and adventurer Alastair will be talking about the second volume of his book 'Thunder and Sunshine' - an account of his cycle trip around the world.

Answer 6

a lovely place to visit or live the people are friendly

Answer 7

I stayed in Darlington once when my husband was working in Catterick. I thought it wa a delightful little Town.