Tag: Lorraine Weightman
Chicken Soup
I had chicken soup for breakfast,
I had chicken soup for tea,
I had chicken soup at lunchtime,
What is the matter with me?
I had chicken soup...
Flower Power
On a cold and bracing February day,
A tiny snowdrop came out to play,
She bowed her head to the biting breeze,
Nestling close to the swaying...
Local Author Lorraine Weightman Launches Debut Novel Good Company
We’re delighted to share that long-time Consett Magazine contributor Lorraine Weightman has published her debut novel, Good Company, a moving work of fiction set...
January 2026 – Consett Magazine Print Edition
🎉 January 2026 Edition OUT NOW!
The New Year has arrived, and with it, the January 2026 issue of Consett Magazine is here, filled with...
The Puddlejumpers
While I was walking into Consett,My head was in a muddle,I failed to look down at my feet,And fell in a deep dark puddle.
I...
The Last Goodbye
He had been with me for six years through thick and thin, good times and bad times. A true friend, always available and switched...
The Book By Lorraine Weightman
When slight subsidence was discovered to part of the chancel arch in the old village church, experts were called in to investigate the cause...
The Disappearing Bridge
The walk through the woods from Allensford to The Pump House is so congenial, with its ancient trees and the fast flowing river Derwent...
Nothing Rhymed – By Lorraine Weightman
Illustration by Fr John Bagnall
Huddling at the Bus Station early on a Friday morning in November, waiting for the scholars bus to English...
July 2024 – Consett, Editorial
Dear Consett Readers,
Welcome to the July 2024 issue of Consett Magazine, your trusted source of community news since August 2012. As we bring you...









