Easter Holiday Activities are Back!

  Shildon AFC CIC is delighted to confirm that our hugely popular Easter Holiday Activites Programme is back and will be held between the 3rd and 6th of April 2023. Support for this year’s programme has been given by Bishop Auckland and Shildon Area Action Partnership, Livin and the Hays Travel Foundation. The activities will […]

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Community Garden Opening Ceremony & Easter Holiday Activities Awards

A community has celebrated the official opening of a new community garden created on waste land inside the football ground of Shildon AFC. The ceremony held on Thursday 14th April 2022 was attended by community leaders, funding partners, representatives from the Northern Premier League and Shildon AFC staff. The Community Garden has been created to […]

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Groundbreaking Ceremony – Shildon AFC Community Garden

An official groundbreaking ceremony was held today (12th November 2021) for the Shildon AFC Community Garden.  The garden is being constructed on the waste ground at the Dean Street end of the football ground, with work already underway. Pictured: (L-R) Mark Jackson (Hirebase Gateshead), Beverley Williams (Buildbase Gateshead), David Dent (Chairman, Shildon AFC), Cllr. Shirley […]

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Works at Dean Street – Community Garden

We are delighted to announce that works are underway at Dean Street for the construction of our community garden.   We are obviously hosting Pontefract Collieries FC on Saturday and would advise those attending the game to be mindful of the works and the fences surrounding them.  This has been a popular place for children […]

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Planning Application – APPROVED

Shildon AFC are delighted to announce that we have received this morning planning approval from Durham County Council for the construction of a community garden at Dean Street. The plans include the construction of a community garden including seating areas, pergolas, toilet block, and refreshments hut, providing an exciting open-air facility for the local community. […]

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