Young and semi-mature woodland, wildflower meadows, ponds, picnic areas, wetland areas, lake and sculpture trail. The site covers approx one square kilometre of mainly grassland which also covers two small hills. There are varied habitats including still water ponds, a stream, reed beds, mixed woodland and several established hedge lines. Adjacent to …
Read More »Billingham Forum Theatre
Entertainment for all the family with drama, comedy, musicals, children’s productions and pantomimes. Corporate hospitality and conference facilities available. Billingham Forum has now re-opened after extensive improvements. The investment into the centre has transformed it into a state-of-the-art complex, which includes refurbished facilities, the creation of an additional training pool, …
Read More »Ice Skating – Billingham Forum
Billingham Forum is the place to go in the region for ice skating. Activities include: Public Skate Sessions – All ages and abilities welcome! Family /KidsSessions – Special session for familiesand under 16’s only. iC Bear Skate Sessions – Family session with resident polar bear iC! Learn to Skate – learn …
Read More »Old Pictures of Stockton 9
Old images of Stockton and Thornaby including Ropner Park 1911, St Cuthberts Church Billingham, River trip on the Diamond Jubilee 1900, Queen Victoria High School
Read More »Billingham Forum Ice Skating
As you will find it’s not just Polar Bears that love ice-skating! Everyone is sure to have a fun time at Billingham Forum, the North East’s number one ice rink! Billingham Forum has now re-opened after extensive improvements. The investment into the centre has transformed it into a state-of-the-art complex, …
Read More »Billingham Beck Valley Country Park
With its colourful meadows, ponds, marsh and woodland, Billingham Beck Valley is one of Stockton Borough’s most interesting areas of countryside. This wetland provides a home for plants and animals, which are beginning to disappear from our countryside, as wetlands are being drained. Designated as a Local Nature Reserve in …
Read More »History of Billingham
Billingham is a town just north of the River Tees, in the borough of Stockton-on-Tees, traditionally part of County Durham, in North East England. It was a Saxon settlement from about the 7th century onwards and St Cuthbert’s church has a fine tower of AD 1000. A late 7th century …
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