Last night was the long-awaited tenth anniversary celebration of the founding of First Stop, the organisation which cares for the homeless in Darlington. It was also, as Steve Rose said, the first time the three main Parliamentary Candidates for the town had gathered together under one roof.
I had a nice chat with Jenny, but sadly Edward dashed away as soon as the formal part of the evening ended - well, fair enough, it's a long drive home.
The highlight of the evening undoubtedly was the presentation by three clients of First Stop who told their stories and how First Stop had helped them.
Also, the challenge laid down by Cllr Bill Dixon to the three candidates to find the town's polar bear which disappeared when the town museum was converted into the First Stop headquarters. So if anyone knows, please tell me...
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Alan Macnab writes....
I seem to recall the last time I heard about the polar bear it was displayed in a shop window in Hartlepool. I cannot remember the name of the shop. Perhaps Hartlepool Council may be able to help? Failing that the Northern Echo or the Hartlepool Mail?
Apparently, Alan, it's in the Captain Cook Birthplace Museum. It even tweets:
http://twitter.com/DarloPolarBear
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