PLEA FOR SUPPORT: Barnard Castle FC manager John Close, centre

TOO CLOSE TO CALL: Flashback to last year’s Bowes Show, which produced a tie for the Headlam Cup for best exhibit. From left, Bella Seymour, Hazel Addison, Susan Addison and…

TAKING AIM: Teesdale Archery Club secretary Samantha Jack and chairman David Stacey are appealing for help to find a new outdoor venue

WELCOME TO BARNEY: Francesco Mazzella on the Casa Mia stall, which visited the town’s weekly Wednesday market for the first time last week