35-482: Benkenstein is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Dale Benkenstein (born 1974), South African cricketer Jacqui Benkenstein (born 1974), South African field hockey player Luc Benkenstein (born 2004), South African cricketer Martin Benkenstein (born 1950), South African cricketer [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
70-622: A junior, including a stint as captain of the South African Schools side, and in the under-19 development team. Benkenstein's senior ODI debut for South Africa came against England at Dhaka in 1998/99, when the teams were playing in the quarter-final of the Wills International Cup . Despite some useful contributions, including 69 against the West Indies at Cape Town in 1998 and 3/5 against Kenya in
105-706: A rail link would be located and whether this study would focus on the former Derwent Valley Railway or also include the former route via Birtley . Consett's secondary school is Consett Academy . However, near to Consett in Lanchester is St Bede's Catholic School and Sixth Form College and in Stanley North Durham Academy , which along with Consett Academy is part of the New College Durham Academies Trust (NCDAT) managed by New College Durham . Consett
140-639: A short-term contract. In November 2021 he was named head coach of Gloucestershire on a three-year contract. He was appointed head coach of Lancashire in 2023. Benkenstein was named one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 2009, based on his work with Durham in the English county championship. Benkenstein was a right-handed batsman, and a right-arm off-break or right-arm medium pace bowler. Updated 19 July 2011 Consett Consett
175-419: A significant number, given the town's industrial legacy. A large area formerly used by Shotley Bridge Hospital was sold to a property developer, which began to build a further 400 homes in 2013–2014. This development has now become the multi-award-winning Woodlands Estate. This has further aided Consett's recovery as a top commuter town due to its convenient location between Durham and Newcastle. Along with
210-570: A three-year plan to reduce its workforce by 1600. Alongside the public sector, small and medium-sized businesses now provide jobs in the area. The Phileas Fogg Company (County Durham), with its factory in Consett, were mildly famous for a few years from 1988 for their snack food "Made in Medomsley Road, Consett" television adverts. It is now owned by KP Snacks (originally part of United Biscuits ). The Explorer Group , based in Consett,
245-599: Is a town in the County Durham district, in the ceremonial county of Durham , England, about 14 miles (23 km) south-west of Newcastle upon Tyne . It had a population of 27,394 in 2001 and an estimate of 25,812 in 2019. Consett sits high on the edge of the Pennines . Its name originates in the Old English Cunecesheafod ( heafod means headland, the meaning of cunec is less clear but
280-548: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Dale Benkenstein Dale Martin Benkenstein (born 9 June 1974) is a South African former cricketer who was an all-rounder. He is currently first-team coach at Lancashire , having previously held the same role at Gloucestershire . Benkenstein was a member of the South Africa team that won the 1998 ICC KnockOut Trophy , the only ICC trophy
315-498: Is home to the Empire Theatre, one of County Durham's oldest theatres. Recently refurbished, it stages variety acts, plays and a Christmas pantomime. It also screens films at times when there are no live performances. Several pubs have taken names that reflect the town's steel-making past: The Works , The Company , and The Company Row . From Consett's bygone days as a steel town with a strong reliance on rail, next to where
350-556: Is now home to rival Tesco and Morrisons stores, a string of high street outlets and fast food restaurants. New industrial units are also to be built on the former steel works site, after the Project Genesis Trust secured investment of £358,968 from the Rural Growth Network (RGN) to develop bespoke business premises and offices on part of the site. (The Project Genesis Trust is a body created to regenerate
385-596: Is the United Kingdom's second-largest manufacturer of caravans . Elddis Transport Limited is based in the town. Since 2000, there have been several new housing developments on the former steelworks site and surrounding areas. Derwentside College , formerly sited at Park Road, moved to a new campus at Berry Edge in September 2002 and more recently, major retailers have moved in and the site which once made steel for Blackpool Tower and Britain's nuclear submarines
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#1732801710363420-412: Is thought to derive from a Brittonic word for "hill"), first recorded in the 13th century. In 1841, it was a village community of only 145, but it was about to become a boom town : below the ground were coking coal and blackband iron ore , and nearby was limestone . These three ingredients were needed for blast furnaces to produce iron and steel . The town is perched on the steep eastern bank of
455-541: The River Derwent and owes its origins to industrial development arising from lead mining in the area, together with the development of the steel industry in the Derwent Valley, which is said to have been initiated by immigrant German cutlers and sword-makers from Solingen , who settled in the village of Shotley Bridge during the 17th century. During the 17th and 18th centuries, the Derwent Valley
490-419: The surname Benkenstein . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Benkenstein&oldid=1064722309 " Category : Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
525-426: The 1990s, through Project Genesis, went only some way towards repairing the damage done to the local economy by these closures. Unemployment came down to the national average, but this was partly due to outward migration and economic inactivity due to long-term illness, neither of which were included in the government statistics. In 2011 Durham County Council, which provides a lot of employment for local people, commenced
560-888: The 2002/03 ICC Champions Trophy tournament, he never managed to establish himself as a permanent member of the team. Benkenstein later admitted that he had not taken full advantage of the opportunities that came his way at the international level. Benkenstein was named coach of Hampshire in February 2014, having worked as a batting coach for the South African side Dolphins . He left his coaching role at Hampshire in July 2016 due to family reasons. After returning to South Africa he became head coach at Hilton College where he worked with 2019 Hilton head boy , and future Hampshire County Cricket Club bowler, John Turner . In May 2021, Benkenstein joined Lancashire as batting coach on
595-486: The Department for Transport's Restoring Your Railway Fund , hoping to access up to £50,000 to cover the cost of an initial study into the feasibility of restoring a rail link between Consett and Blaydon. In November 2020 it was announced that the requested funds would be provided for such a study into reinstating a rail service between Consett and Newcastle , although it was unclear where the Consett terminus of such
630-603: The SA Schools side in 1992, and led the SA Colts team to the West Indies in the same year. Benkenstein made his debut at the age of 18 for Natal in the 1993/94 season, playing under the tutelage of Malcolm Marshall . Marshall's analytical captaincy style made an impression on the young Benkenstein, who was later quoted as saying "In my eyes, he took the art of captaincy to another level." When Marshall left Natal at
665-541: The country has won till date. Benkenstein was born in Salisbury, Rhodesia (now Harare , Zimbabwe), the son of Martin Benkenstein , who had played for Rhodesia in the Currie Cup in the 1970s. In 1980, around the time of Zimbabwean independence, Martin moved his family to Durban , South Africa. There, Benkenstein attended Durban Preparatory High School , Durban High School and Michaelhouse schools. He captained
700-412: The end of the 1996 season, Benkenstein, still only 22, was selected to succeed him as captain. While he got off to an unsteady start as captain, with Natal being heavily defeated by Border in his first game at the helm, he later recovered and led the team to win both the four-day and one-day domestic competitions. When Benkenstein joined Durham for the 2005 season, he collected the club's player of
735-536: The former steelworks site). The population soared to 39,000, higher than in the days of steel, and unemployment plummeted. In August 2015, only 420 people were receiving Jobseekers' Allowance, with an official unemployment rate of 1.7 per cent, markedly lower than the rest of County Durham. The wider claimant count of people on out-of-work benefits was 6.3 per cent, half the County Durham average, although it omits those receiving disability benefits, which will be
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#1732801710363770-466: The highest towns in the United Kingdom. This makes Consett typically at least 2 °C colder than nearby cities such as Durham and Newcastle, and more prone to frost, ice and snow in the winter months. Consett has amenities such as shops, pubs and night clubs that also serve several villages in its immediate surroundings, some such as Shotley Bridge and Blackhill contiguous and some not, for example Moorside and Castleside . The Consett Iron Company
805-512: The housing developments of the last few years (some still ongoing), there has also been major investment in local amenities, such as a £44-million sports complex in Medomsley Road, near the old sports facilities. This is shared with Consett Academy, which was given a brand new £5.7 million building. In June 2020, the MP for North West Durham, Richard Holden , sponsored a bid to the Ideas Fund of
840-444: The iron and steel era a pall of red dust hung over the town, consisting of airborne iron oxide from the steel-making plant. At its peak in the 1960s, the Consett steel works employed 6,000 workers. It was nationalised to become part of the large British Steel Corporation . Although there was intense competition in the 1970s from British firms and from abroad, Consett steelworks remained relatively successful and still profitable even in
875-488: The national average at the time. The closure marked the end of the Derwent Valley steel heritage, and the decline of Consett as an industrial town. Along with the closure of coal mines, it was also a first step in the decline of all heavy industry in the Derwent Valley. The last steel ingot from the Consett ironworks was made into a cross and is kept at St Mary's Roman Catholic Church, Blackhill. Regeneration in
910-450: The national average. A major plan to restructure steel-making in the UK saw light in the mid-1970s, based on concentrating it in five UK coastal locations, to allow easy import of raw materials and export of finished goods. BSC Consett was not one of the locations, despite being serviced by a well-established rail network, producing high-quality boron steel and being in profit in 1980, the year it
945-576: The town. Consett was part of the North West Durham Parliamentary Constituency , last represented by Richard Holden of the Conservative Party after the 2019 general election . Since 2024 it is part of Blaydon and Consett Parliamentary Constituency, represented by Liz Twist. Before 1983, the town gave its name to its parliamentary constituency: Consett (UK Parliament constituency) . Consett
980-546: The year award during his first attempt. During this time he also filled in as skipper for the absent Mike Hussey and Paul Collingwood . He went on to score 1,427 runs, which was a run scoring record at Durham until his mark was overtaken by Michael Di Venuto in 2009. Dale has been quoted as to saying 2008 may be his last season in the sport as he wants to spend more time with his wife Jacqueline and children in Consett . Benkenstein had represented his country many times as
1015-406: The year it closed. As the rolling mills were closed in the 1970s, despite local opposition, there were discussions over the future of the plant as a whole. Consett steelworks had always avoided closure, even in difficult economic times, but in 1980 it was closed with the loss of 3,700 jobs and many more from the knock-on effects in ancillary industries. The unemployment rate in Consett became double
1050-543: Was closed. A deputation of steelworkers lobbied the government in London. The social impact of the decision was often characterised by many of the local people at the time as "The Murder of a Town". After closure of the steel works the town became one of the worst unemployment black spots in Britain. In 1981, it peaked at 36 per cent – one of the worst unemployment rates of any town in the United Kingdom and around three times
1085-478: Was established in 1864 as a successor to the original Derwent Iron Company of 1840, when the first blast furnaces were introduced. Over the next 100 years, Consett became one of the world's most prominent steel-making towns, manufacturing the steel for Blackpool Tower and some of the UK's nuclear submarines . Steel dominated Consett's economy for 140 years, with the steelworks' tall cooling towers and other large plant looming over rows of terraced houses. During
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1120-516: Was lost, allowing Sheffield to become the leading centre of the British steel industry. Consett railway station opened in 1896. It remained open for passengers until 1955 and mineral trains continued to pass through the site until 1980 on their way to the steelworks. In November 2020, the Department for Transport approved funding for an initial feasibility study into restoring a rail link to
1155-508: Was part of Derwentside District Council, which merged into the Durham County Council unitary authority on 1 April 2009. The Consett area is currently divided into four electoral divisions (Benfieldside; Consett North; Delves Lane and Consett South; and Leadgate and Medomsley), each electing two county councillors. The town unlike most other towns and villages in County Durham is unparished and has no town council. Consett
1190-540: Was part of the constituency of North East England in the European Parliament until 2020. Consett sits above the rural Derwent valley near the boundary of County Durham and Northumberland . The Derwent Reservoir just west of the town makes a popular leisure attraction and beauty spot. At about 900 ft (270 metres) above sea level, Consett is the third highest market town in England and one of
1225-465: Was the cradle of the British steel industry, helped by the easy availability of coal in the area and the import of high quality iron ore from Sweden via the port of Newcastle upon Tyne . However, after the invention of the Bessemer process in the 19th century, steel could be made from British iron ore (hitherto too heavily contaminated by phosphorus ) and the Derwent Valley's geographical advantage
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