TEESDALE Community Events will host their Winter Market this Saturday from 10am to 2pm.<\/p>\n
People area are encouraged to swing by the Teesdale Community Hall to enjoy a local selection of stalls, cakes, tea and coffee, plants, jewellery and more.<\/p>\n
Organisers, Sophie Graham and Mayan Rowling will be serving up baked potatoes with plenty of toppings. Their committee recently revitalised the market days to bring people together.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe wanted to make connections. In Teesdale we have the Post office and General Store, but it\u2019s hard to meet people when you\u2019re rushing in and out,\u201d Ms Rowling said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is a way we can all get to know each other, and it\u2019s cosy in the hall in winter.\u201d<\/p>\n
As a volunteer in the not-for-profit group, Ms Rowling is pleased to be able to support some \u201cspecial\u201d causes along the way.<\/p>\n
This Saturday\u2019s market will raise funds to find a cure for Mitochondrial disease. Local boy, Valentino Wilson lives with Mito and his mother, Jade is walking the 35km Bloody Long Walk this month to support the Mito Foundation\u2019s work.<\/p>\n
\u201cTeesdale is like a village. It\u2019s important that we all stand together and to have that village mentality. Many of us don\u2019t have family nearby so we have to support each other,\u201d Ms Rowling said.<\/p>\n