http://www.visitteesvalley.co.uk - News Articles en-GB Copyright visitTeesvalley Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:52:27 GMT Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:52:27 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 visitTeesvalley News http://www.visitteesvalley.co.uk/site/news/2012/2/1/park-revamp-offers-training-opportunities-for-locals-a3700 Major work at a historic Middlesbrough park has opened the way for invaluable training for local people. Thirty people registered with Middlesbrough Jobcentre Plus were selected to train in new skills in special courses funded and facilitated by Esh Construction, part of Esh Group, the contractors working on the Lottery-funded transformation of Stewart Park. The group’s achievements were marked at a special certificate ceremony, at which it was revealed that some of those taking part had Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT Visitor%20News http://www.visitteesvalley.co.uk/site/news/2012/2/1/mima-s-big-birthday-success-a3698 Almost 700 people attended a big party to celebrate the fifth birthday of Middlesbrough’s acclaimed modern art gallery mima. The party on Saturday (January 28) saw families enjoying a host of free activities including party hat making, badge making, fairy cake decorating and face painting. Steelworks steel band played and there was a prize draw and a home-made cake stall manned by mima Friends. There was also talks about the gallery’s popular current exhibition, What Friends have Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT Visitor%20News http://www.visitteesvalley.co.uk/site/news/2012/1/31/bouncing-baby-the-latest-arrival-at-newham-grange-a3696 There's a new arrival at Newham Grange Country Farm who’s bound to bring in the crowds. The bouncing baby wallaby is the latest addition to the family at the popular Coulby Newham venue. The joey –visitors will help choose a name over the half term break – is the farm’s first, and is fast becoming a major antipodean attraction. Newham Grange Duty Officer Richard Buckley captured the young wallaby peeping out of its mother’s pouch on camera earlier this week. He Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT Visitor%20News http://www.visitteesvalley.co.uk/site/news/2012/1/31/on-your-marks-for-the-riverside-run-a3695 Chris kicks off Riverside Run as Olympics near There'll be a new twist to one of Teesside’s biggest sporting events in 2012 - with both the Middlesbrough 5k Road Race and 2k Fun Run set to start and finish pitchside at the Riverside Stadium. And as the main event’s new sponsor, Teesside-based SABIC UK Petrochemicals has lent its name to the popular 5k, while supermarket Asda is sponsoring the successful Fun Run. Runners will line up for the 2012 SABIC 5k Riverside Run on Sunday, M Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT Visitor%20News http://www.visitteesvalley.co.uk/site/news/2012/1/17/100-beats-of-the-clock-a3693 One hundred photographs for 100 years. Teesside photographer Charles Twist has devised a unique project called “100 beats of the clock” to celebrate the centenary of the Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge. He has taken 100 pictures of the Bridge at regular intervals from sunrise to sunset. By maintaining the camera in the same position and at the same angle, the composition is constant, but the direction of the light and the events of the day change from one picture to the next. Th Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT Visitor%20News http://www.visitteesvalley.co.uk/site/news/2012/1/13/diamond-jubilee-street-parties-a3692 Middlesbrough Council is aiming to make it as simple as possible for residents to hold street parties to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee will take place in June this year to mark the 60th year of Her Majesty’s reign. The celebrations will centre on an extended weekend of June 2, 3, 4 and 5. Thousands throughout the country will be holding street parties and Middlesbrough Council has already received two applications to hold Diamond Jubilee Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT Visitor%20News