June 2014 - Darlington Together

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Welcome to this month’s magazine for Darlington Borough We’re now coming into the start of a season of sports with the World Cup, Wimbledon and the Commonwealth Games all taking place very soon.

Darlington and where we should build housing. We have taken your feedback into account and have revised our plans and would like to hear what you think.Visit page 21 to find out more about how you can have your say – every comment counts.

The first two stages of the Tour de JUNE France are taking place just down the road in Yorkshire next month. If you’re And finally… don’t forget that it’s the a cycling fan, we’re holding lots of cycle rides of Community Carnival at the end of the month, our own – from sessions for beginners, to the Saturday 28 June. There’s always a great Mayor’s Border Bike Ride, to the Hell of The atmosphere in the town centre and Stanhope North, a challenging ride that clocks in at over Green with proceeds going to Darlington 100 miles! If you’re up to the challenge, there’s Dogs Trust in Sadberge more information on pages 24 and 25. a great charity. I’ll hopefully see you If cycling isn’t your thing, there’s lots of other there! sports and leisure activities you can get involved with this summer – visit Cllr Bill Dixon www.darlington.gov.uk/sdad to check out our MBE sports directory. (@billdixondton) Leader of the As you will be aware, we held a consultation Council last summer about how we should develop

MP’s surgeries Jenny Chapman: MP for Darlington.

Walk-in surgery will be held on Friday 6 and Friday 20 June from 9:30 - 10:30am at the Constituency Office, 40a Coniscliffe Road, Darlington, DL3 7RG. E-mail: jenny.chapman.mp@parliament.uk Call: 01325 382345

Phil Wilson: MP for Sedgefield. The office is open between Monday to Friday, 9.30am - 5pm. Appointments can be arranged by calling 01325 321603 or e-mail phil.wilson.mp@parliament.uk

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NEWS IN BRIEF Remembering Our War: Remembering Our War is a series of events across the Tees Valley to commemorate 100 years since the start of the First World War. There are events taking place in Darlington throughout the year.Visit www.darlington.gov.uk/ourwar

Business advice at Darlington Library: If you’re thinking of setting up your own business, the new Enterprising Libraries service at Crown Street Library can help guide you through your new venture. The service launches at the library on Thursday 12 June with a business fair from 10am to 4pm.

Help keep your local area clean: Did you know that you can now borrow litter picking equipment from the mobile library? Find out when the mobile library will come to your area as well as information about other services the mobile library provides at www.darlington.gov.uk/library

Summer is coming: Check out the next issue of Darlington Together for the summer holiday activity programme for young people - from trampolining to tri-golf - it’s all going on in Darlington!

CONTACT US enquiries@darlington.gov.uk www.darlington.gov.uk 01325 380651

STREET SCENE www.darlington.gov.uk/streetscene Tel (01325) 388777 COUNCIL TAX www.darlington.gov.uk/counciltax Tel (01325) 388373 HOUSING BENEFIT AND COUNCIL TAX SUPPORT www.darlington.gov.uk/benefits Tel (01325) 388514 HOUSING AND REPAIRS www.darlington.gov.uk/housing Tel (01325) 388542 HIGHWAYS,TRANSPORT, PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH www.darlington.gov.uk Tel (01325) 388799

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Join us for summer in South Park What’s going on at South Park?

There’s lots going on in South Park over the next few months – here are some of the main events.

Friday 20 June: St Teresa’s Midnight Walk Take part in a magical midnight stroll around the park while raising money for charity.

Thursday 26 June – Sunday 29 June: Theatre in the Park – Darlington Green Theatre bring their version of ‘The Tempest’ to the great outdoors.

Sunday 13 July: Macmillan Toddle – A perfect way to spend time with your family, whilst raising money for Macmillan Cancer Support.

Sunday 13 July: Our Big Gig: Back by popular demand, local bands will be playing a wide variety of music.

Sunday 3 August: Big Biff ’s Fun Run – Take part in a 5km run with lots of entertainment! In aid of St. Teresa’s Hospice.

Wednesday 6 August: National Play Day – Arts, crafts and fun activities for children and parents. In association with Groundworks.

Meet the Park Ranger We had a quick chat with Park Ranger Debbie who helps organise events in South Park and works with all the different groups who use the park.

South Park isn’t just a park these days – it’s a community hub. How many groups are involved with the park?

Too many to mention – it’s great that so many people are involved with helping maintain and raise funds for the park, we couldn’t run the park without them. We work closely with the Friends of South Park, and are looking to work with the Street Champions too.

Is there anything planned for the future?

Yes – we’re working with Groundworks and the Friends of South Park to build an ‘Alice in Wonderland’ themed area in the park. We’ve got the funding and plan to start the work in September.

A quarter of kids spend less than half an hour a week playing outside, so we’re hoping that this new area will encourage kids and their parents to tell stories, explore and enjoy the wildlife.

What’s the most popular part of the park at the moment?

The green gym is really popular – we launched it last summer and is used by many people, from those warming up for the Saturday parkrun, to those who wouldn’t normally exercise.

There’s one older gentleman told us he uses the equipment every day when he visits the park, which is great to hear!

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The People’s Parliament The People’s Parliament is a forum for people who have a learning impairment, sometimes called a learning disability. It aims to raise and tackle the issues which affect people with learning impairments and is supported by Darlington Association on Disability.

It works with the Council to shape the services and support that disabled people want and need, recommending where resources can be best spent. For example, the group recently advised us on the priorities for people with a learning impairment, deciding that although day centres are good, what many people with a learning impairment really want is paid work.

The council is now looking to provide more work opportunities including work experience, internships and paid work.

The People’s Parliament is always open to new members, contact: parliament@darlingtondisability.org

The Café JJ team

Darlington College student Amy Teasdale is taking part in work experience sessions at The Student Loans Company.The 21-yearold is spending one day a week at the firm’s Darlington centre working alongside staff on their daily tasks.

It’s part of a new programme between Foundation for Jobs, Darlington Council and Darlington College to provide young people with learning disabilities workplace experience. This increases their skills, builds their confidence and shows that they can perform well in a genuine business environment.

Any businesses interested in taking part in the scheme should contact owen.mcateer@darlington.gov.uk

One place where people with a learning impairment can get valuable ‘on the job’ training is Café JJ in the Clifton Centre.

Here, people can learn important skills in cooking, serving and waiting-on.

Thirty four year old, Cheryl loves to volunteer and says since becoming part of Team JJ she has been able to increase her catering skills and now has lots of confidence when serving her customers as a waitress.

From left to right,Team JJ; Louise, Cheryl, Natasha, Emma and Cheryl

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The café is open to the public every Tuesday from 11am to 1.30pm and is a great place to enjoy a home cooked and nutritious meal at an affordable price. Café JJ at the Clifton Centre, St Columba’s Church, Clifton Avenue, Darlington.

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Have your say on proposed new housing sites for Darlington.

Let us know what you think...

You can let us know your views by: • Completing a comments form at www.darlington.gov.uk/mgp • Filling out a comments form available at the Town Hall Customer Service Centre or any of the Borough’s libraries • Email: planning.policy@darlington.gov.uk

Last year we asked for your views on the Making and Growing Places proposals about how the Borough should develop and received a great response.

• Write to: Freepost DL64, Planning Policy, Darlington Borough Council, Darlington DL1 5BS

We have taken into account your views and have revised our earlier plans. We now need to know what you think of these new proposals starting with where new homes should be built in Darlington until 2026.

We need to hear from you by Friday 4 July to ensure your views can be included as we develop Making and Growing Places.

Looking at market conditions and the shortfall in house building over recent years, we need to adjust our target to ensure that 6,200 new homes can be built in the Borough when, and where they are needed.

Come along and have your say

To encourage employment development, fewer homes than originally planned are likely to be built at town centre sites and some sites have been omitted altogether following your comments. At other sites, such as the Eastern Urban Fringe, near Red Hall more new homes are now planned and we have included some new sites to ensure we can deliver the housing needed. We want to know what you think about this.

We are also asking residents about two options for housing and a new primary school and nursery in the Beaumont Hill / Harrowgate Hill area.

All housing site proposals are available to read on our website, www.darlington.gov.uk/mgp or at the Town Hall Customer Service Centre or at the libraries.

Our website also shows a map so you can see whether any housing sites are planned in your area and how the original proposals have changed.

• Call 01325 388644.

You can find out more about the new housing proposals, and give your views, by coming along to one of our drop-in consultation events at: • St Mary’s Cockerton Community Centre Wednesday 18 June, 4.30-6.30pm • St Andrew’s Church Hall, Haughton Le Skerne Thursday 19 June, 5pm – 7pm • Whessoe Parish Hall Wednesday 25 June, 5pm-7pm • Darlington Outdoor Market Saturday 28 June, 10am - 2pm • Gurney Pease Academy, Dodsworth Street Monday 30 June, 5pm -7pm.

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Get help with energy costs Winter might seem a long way off but now is the perfect time to get help to make your home warmer and more energy efficient with the Warm up North scheme.

We’re working with British Gas to deliver this scheme which aims to help Darlington residents make their homes more energy efficient, this means a warmer home and lower heating bills. Through the Warm up North scheme you might be able to get help with a new central heating boiler, loft insulation, cavity wall or solid wall insulation.

Big Community Switch You could save money on your gas and electricity bills by signing up to the Big Community Switch in Darlington.

The Big Community Switch brings together a lot of people to buy energy. The more people that join up, the greater the buying power to get cheaper energy bills. More than 100 households in Darlington have saved up to £223 in the first round. The second round is now open until 9 June.

Visit www.darlington.gov.uk/bigcommunityswitch to register.

To find out how you could make your home more energy efficient, British Gas will carry out a free assessment to tell you where you could make improvements and if there is any help available to fund the improvements.

Since the scheme launched more than 250 residents in the region have benefitted from a warmer home and lower bills. The scheme covers private and rented homes, social housing and publicly owned buildings.

Getting involved with Warm Up North is as easy as one two three…

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Contact the team on 0800 294 8073 or visit www.warmupnorth.com to find out if you may be eligible for assistance.

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If eligible, a Warm Up North assessor will carry out a simple survey of your home and recommend a tailored package of improvements to help make the property more energy efficient.

3

Warm Up North will manage your application through to the installation of your new energy efficiency measures, helping you to look forward to a warmer home and cheaper heating bills.

Stay up-to-date with Warm Up North by following @WarmUpNorth1 on Twitter and like facebook.com/warmupnorth.

Calls to an 0800 number are free from a BT Landline, calls from other lines and mobiles may vary.

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Could you take the credit?

Darlington Credit Union can now be found in the Town Hall Customer Centre as well as its main Church Row Office. Even better, you can now get help from the Credit Union to buy electrical goods, from TVs to Washing Machines.

Credit for everyone If you struggle to get credit and need a new fridge or oven in a hurry it’s easy to be tempted by pay weekly high street deals. The repayments seem cheap but can be really expensive in the long run.

Using the Credit Union you can get the electrical goods you need, without forking out a fortune.

I can pay off my cooker a year quicker and pay less each week too.

The new centre is really smart and there are PCs so you can choose the things you want online and order them there and then.

Easy to do Just pop in to see the Credit Union in the Customer Centre, helpful staff will sort out the loan for you.You can choose what you need from a wide range of CoOperative Electricals goods.

What’s in it for me?

There’s no down side, not only do you get the goods you need up front with low repayment costs, you can also get advice on money management and open a savings account.

FRIDGE FREEZER

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SAVE £680.21

SAVE £650.23

Pay Weekly High St Provider: £1014.00

Pay Weekly High St Provider: £1170.00

CREDIT UNION:

CREDIT UNION:

£333.79

£519.77

Speak to the Citizens Advice Bureau in the Customer Service Centre Darlington Citizens Advice Bureau now has a private booth in the Town Hall Customer Centre.

Mr Smith visited the Customer Service Centre, he was struggling with finances and his benefit had been sanctioned.

Get Advice

The Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) were able to:

Advice is free, independent and confidential and can be on anything from money, debt and benefits to education.

New App Darlington citizens Advice has launched a new money advice app called Darlington Money Smart it can be accessed at www.darlingtoncitizensadvice.co.uk You can also access or receive help with this at the Customer Service Centre Why not pop in and see how they can help you?

 Maximise his income  Negotiate payments on rent &council tax arrears  Organise benefit payments  Negotiate with other creditors to stop court action  Assist with budgeting tips to manage in the future

Mr Smith said he felt relieved that someone could help him organise his finances & contact people on his behalf and he really appreciated the help he got from the CAB.

personal thanks for all “This letter is sent as a we, as a family, have advice and assistance received.” ~ Mr Smith

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Cycling News On Saturday 5 July and Sunday 6 July,Yorkshire will host the Grand Départ of the 2014 Tour de France - the official start of the world’s greatest cycle race.

A significant part of the race can be watched in North Yorkshire and promises to be an unforgettable occasion.

5th July – Stage One: Leeds travelling out to Otley; entering North Yorkshire in Craven; moving on to Skipton and the Yorkshire Dales; ending in Harrogate.

6th July – Stage Two: York travelling to Knaresborough and Harrogate; travelling on to Bolton Abbey; finishing in Sheffield.

Make sure you don’t miss out on this once in a life time opportunity to see the world’s greatest cycle race.

To plan ahead for the Tour de France in North Yorkshire on July 5th and 6th and keep up to date with the latest developments visit www.northyorks.gov.uk/tour

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John Pybus, 81 and John Paylor, 70 are residents at Dinsdale Court, one of the Council’s retirement housing complexes for the over 50s. Cycle lockers have recently been installed following requests from residents for somewhere safe to store their bikes.

The pair cycle most days, sometimes up to 20 miles. They choose early mornings or evenings to venture out, when it’s quiet and enjoy taking in the fresh air. They are both sure that cycling helps them to control their weight, keep fit and stay sane!

They both agree that the cycle routes in and around Darlington are ‘excellent’ and a great way to cycle safely.

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If the Tour de France has whetted your appetite to get on your bike there’s plenty going on throughout the Borough and beyond…

FAMILY CYCLE RIDE (1-12 miles) Sunday 15 June Ideal for little ones, this is a one mile scenic lap of South Park, up to a maximum of 12 laps. Registration from 9.30am for a 10.30am start at the Clock Tower in South Park. Adults £6, Under 16s Free.

THE MAYOR’S BORDER BIKE RIDE (40 miles) Sunday 15 June A 40 mile circuit around Darlington’s border, passing through many pretty villages. Registration from 8.30am – 9.30am at the Bedford Street entrance of South Park. Participants must be 16+, entry fee £5.

THE CASTLES RIDE (85 miles) Sunday 3 August Ideal preparation for anyone thinking of tackling The Hell of the North ride in September. The challenging ride is linked by local castles along the route. Check in point at Leyburn.

THE HELL OF THE NORTH (100 miles) Sunday 7 September The Hell of the North is a tough test for experienced cyclists only. This extremely testing ride goes through some of the region’s most spectacular scenery. Check in point at Kirkby Stephen.

THE 70 (70 miles) Sunday 13 July The 70 ride covers some of County Durham’s most scenic areas. Check in point is at Barnard Castle.

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Better Health at Work

Employers in Darlington and throughout the Borough are encouraged to ensure their staff are provided with healthy working conditions.

The North East Better Health at Work Award (BHAWA) is a partnership between the 12 Local Authorities in the region and the Northern Trade Union Congress, developed to give recognition to those organisations who are committed to developing a culture of health and wellbeing in the workplace.

The council’s Director of Public Health, Miriam Davidson with Darlington College’s HR Team; Julie Taylor, Jody Hewitson and Claire Wilson

Local employers who received awards this year include: Darlington College - Continuing Excellence Job Centre Plus Darlington - Gold award

The Award is free, open to all organisations in the north east, regardless of size or sector and brings real benefits for employers, employees and the economy.

Middleton Hall Retirement Village- Gold award

The Award has 4 levels – Bronze, Silver, Gold and Continuing Excellence. Work ranges from conducting a workforce health needs assessment to running workplace health campaigns, which could be anything from heart health, diabetes and stress awareness, to formulating long-term health and wellbeing strategies.

Henry Williams Group Ltd - Silver award

A ceremony hosted by County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust was recently held at Darlington College to recognize the workplaces who have successfully achieved the Award. Employers were presented with their awards by Darlington Borough Council’s Director of Public Health, Miriam Davidson. A number of employers had also achieved the Darlington Investors in Health Award.

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A-one+ Integrated Highway Services - Silver award Darlington Association on Disability - Silver award

Tees Valley YMCA- Silver award

Julie Taylor Darlington College’s HR Manager, said: “Staff notice boards and e-mail bulletins are regularly updated with health information, including dates of events and clinics. Health promotional displays are set up to help promote particular events and leaflets and promotional material is handed out to staff members when required. The feedback from staff is extremely positive and the benefits have seen a reduction in sickness absence.”

For more information on the North East Better Health at Work Award contact Susanne Nichol on 0191 227 5553 or snichol@tuc.org.uk or see www.betterhealthatworkne.org

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Following our successful bid for £2.4 million of government money, work to repair damage to the A67 between Piercebridge and High Coniscliffe caused by a landslip is well underway.

Phase one, which saw Northumbrian Water carry out tests in advance of the main works starting, is now complete. Phases two and three, which will see the road closed from 2 June, will begin shortly.

We know that phases two and three will mean a significant period of disruption for residents, businesses, visitors and commuters and we are doing all we can to keep this to a minimum.

We’ve held a series of information events with the communities that will be affected by the road closure and where possible have adapted plans to accommodate their views.

The road is a vital link between Darlington and Teesdale so it’s important that we do get it fixed.

The two remaining phases of works are: Phase two: will see the road closed from 2 June 2014. This will enable Northumbrian Water to divert pipes out of the unstable section of road. This will take approximately four months.

Phase three: The road will remain closed so that we can stabilise the 387m of unstable embankment and road.

The road will remain closed through phases two and three from 2 June 2014 to April 2015.

Map: Chris Moran

On the road to recovery

What is the diversion route?

The diversion route is the B6275, B6279 Staindrop Road, B6280 Carmel Rd North and A67 Coniscliffe Road and vice versa.

Ulnaby lane will be open through all three phases of works, while the A67 will be closed between the Ulnaby junction and the B6275 junction during the road closure.

Durham Lane will be closed throughout works with the exception of access for residents. There will be no way through and it will in effect be a culde-sac.

Access for pedestrians (including dismounted cyclists) will be maintained at all times where possible.

How will public transport be affected?

The Arriva bus service no.s 75/76/76A will run a half hourly service diverted via Staindrop Road. A taxi bus will run from High Coniscliffe to Darlington for the bus route cut off by the closure.

For further information contact Jonathan Gall (Project Manager) 01325 388 751 Keep up-to-date at: www.darlington.gov.uk/carlbury or by following @DarlingtonBC or www.facebook.com/darlingtonboroughcouncil

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Are you a Carer?

Carers Week 9 – 15 June 2014 Did you know that one in eight of us are carers looking after an ill, frail or disabled family member or friend and every day 6,000 people in the UK take on new caring responsibilities?

You may be one of them.

Judy’s story Judy lives in Darlington and cares for her partner Jay. Several years ago, Jay had surgery on her neck. This did not go as planned and Jay developed difficulties with her speech, coordination and balance and also sight problems. Before surgery, both Judy and Jay worked full time but after her surgery, Jay was unable to work and Judy became her full time carer and had to learn how to assist her to wash and dress, and all the other day-to-day tasks. Judy also had to learn how to cook. The couple found life very hard. Then Judy saw a Darlington Association on Disability (DAD) Carers Support Service poster in her doctor’s surgery. She got in touch and now she knows that you are not alone, with support at the end of the phone from staff and other carers that she has met through the support groups that DAD runs.

Carers Week, 9 – 15 June 2014, is a national event to celebrate and recognise the contribution of all of the UK’s 6 million unpaid carers.

If you are a carer living in Darlington, help is at hand all year round. To mark Carers Week there will be a range of events to offer more information. See below for details or for more information visit: www.carersweek.org

Monday 9 June Market stall for outreach, DAD and DISC Pop along and pick up some information.

Tuesday 10 June at 10am Latimer Hinks will be running workshops on: • Wills • Enduring Power of Attorney • Long term affairs of elderly and disabled people

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MORE HELP AND SUPPORT IS AVAILABLE FROM: DAD Carers Support Service – www.darlingtondisability.org Call: 01325 357533.

DISC Darlington Young Carers Service – www.disc-vol.org.uk Call: 01325 483038.

Carers Card – offers carers discounts and concessions from a range of businesses across Darlington and County Durham. Contact DAD Carers Support Service on 01325 357533.

Support for Young Carers in schools We have been working with schools to improve the support they are able to offer young carers and to encourage them to sign up to the Young Carers Charter. For more information contact DISC. Employers, schools, and service providers can get further information about the support available from DAD or DISC.

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Revised Weekly Collections A new refuse and collection system will start in October. It means that your general rubbish will be collected one week and your recycling the next. Read on to find out how this affects you.

Most households will have the following system: Week 2: Recycling Week 1: Rubbish

General rubbish bin

General recycling bin

Caddy for paper which fits inside your bin

A smaller number of homes will have a slightly different system: We will let you know if you are one of these homes.

Week 1: Rubbish

Week 2: Recycling

Glass recycling box

What can I recycle with the new system?  Aerosol cans

 Aluminium foil

 Food and drinks cans

General rubbish bin

 Plastic bottles

Glass recycling box

General recycling box

 Juice cartons / Tetrapaks  Plastic food trays

 Margarine / butter / yoghurt pots

Paper

 Paper, card and cardboard  Glass bottles and jars

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DARLINGTON TOGETHER

Please contact your local councillor if you have any issues that are affecting life in your ward – they are here to listen to you.

You can email, call and meet them face-to-face at regular ward surgeries.

For more information visit www.darlington.gov.uk/wards

E-mailing councillors: If you wish to e-mail your councillor their e-mail address is: firstname.lastname@darlington.gov.uk For example, if you wish to e-mail Bill Dixon, type in bill.dixon@darlington.gov.uk • The only exceptions are Andy Scott (Haughton West Ward), Anne-Marie Curry (North Road Ward) and Tom Nutt (Haughton North); their e-mail addresses are shown with their ward surgery details.

BANK TOP WARD Veronica Copeland (L) Tel: 358530; Chris Taylor (L), Tel: 243298. Fri 20th June, King William Street Community Centre 5pm-6pm. Wesley Court Community Centre, Rocket Street 6pm-6.30pm

LASCELLES WARD Wendy Newall (L) Tel: 251574. Helen Crumbie (L) Tel: 462642. Sat 14 June, Cleveland Bridge Social Club 12 noon – 1pm. Tue 17 June, St John’s Church of England Academy, 6pm-7pm.

CENTRAL WARD Jan Taylor (L) Tel: 243298; Malcolm Wright (L) Tel: 484374. Wed 25 June, Borough Road Nursery, 5pm-6pm.

Wed 9 July Park Gurney Pease Academy.

LINGFIELD WARD Ian Haszeldine (L) Tel: 741508 Lynne Haszeldine (L) Tel: 07950521511.Wed 11 June, Eastbourne Sports Complex, 6pm-6.30pm. Wed 25th June, Heathfield Primary School 6pm-6.30pm.

COCKERTON EAST WARD Paul Baldwin (L) Tel: 362690 Sue Richmond (L) Tel: 351538. Bryan Thistlethwaite (L) Tel: 485466. Thurs 12 June, Cockerton Library 6pm-7pm.

COCKERTON WEST WARD Jan Cossins (L) Tel: 241124 David Regan (L) Tel: 495258. Wed 11 June, Windsor Court 10am11am. Thurs 12 June, Cockerton Library 6pm – 7pm.

COLLEGE WARD Tony Richmond (C) Tel: 351538 Ian Galletley (C) Tel: 07507904109. Wed 11 June, Abbey Junior School 7pm-8pm.

EASTBOURNE WARD Roderick Crichlow (L) Tel: 488173 Bill Dixon (L) Tel: 486588. Lee Vasey (L) Tel: 488513. Wed 18 June, Pilmoor Green Community Centre 5pm-6pm. Wed 25 June, Maidendale House 3pm-4pm.

FAVERDALE Richard Grundy (C) Tel: 266314. Wed 11 June, West Park Academy 6pm-7pm.

HARROWGATE HILL WARD Gill Cartwright (C) Tel: 382276. Wed 2 July, Harrowgate CIU Ltd. Salters Lane North 7.30pm – 8.30pm. Marjory Knowles (L) Tel: 265847 John Vasey (L) Tel: 488513. Mon 9 June, Classroom in the New Sports Hall Longfield Academy 7pm-8pm.

MIDDLETON ST. GEORGE WARD Doris Jones (C) Tel: 332820 Steve York (C) Tel: 332025. Tues 24 June, Dinsdale Court 6.15pm-7.15pm.

MOWDEN WARD Bill Stenson (C) Tel: 468249. Mon 7 July, Mowden Junior School 6.30pm-7.30pm.

NORTH ROAD WARD Anne-Marie Curry (LD) Tel: 07531304050 annemarie.curry@darlington.gov.uk Fred Lawton (LD) Tel: 467413 Alan Macnab (LD) Tel: 482015 Wed 25 June, St Thomas Aquinas Church Hall, 3.35pm-4.35pm.

NORTHGATE WARD Eleanor Lister, (L) Tel. 254091 Dorothy Long, (L) Tel. 355755. Wed 2 July, Reid Street Primary School, 6pm-7pm.

PARK EAST WARD Paul Harman (L) Tel: 483259 Cyndi Hughes (L) Tel: 480975. Joe Lyonette (L) Tel: 263480. Fri 13 June, St. Columbas Church Hall 6-7pm. Fri 20 June, The Coleridge Centre 6-7pm.

PARK WEST WARD Bob Donoghue (C) Tel: 352582 Heather Scott (C) Tel: 468547. Fri 20 June, 76 Carmel Road South 5pm6pm.

HAUGHTON EAST WARD Chris McEwan (L) Tel: 283262 Martin Landers (L) Tel: 07709804580. Wed 2 July, Education Village, 6pm-7pm. Sat 5 July, Asda Foyer 10am-11.30am.

PIERREMONT WARD Bob Carson (L) Tel: 240627 Stephen Harker (L) Tel: 380039 Linda Hughes (L) Tel: 07904772387. Wed 4 June and Wed 2 July, Reid Street Primary School 6-7pm.

HAUGHTON NORTH WARD Tom Nutt (L) Tel: 360953 thomas.nutt@darlington.gov.uk Beverley Hutchinson (L) Tel: 262015. Sat 5 July, Asda Foyer 10am-11.30am.

SADBERGE AND WHESSOE Brian Jones (C) Tel: 332820.

Tue 24th June, Bishopton Village Hall, Supper Room, 6pm-7pm.

HAUGHTON WEST WARD Nick Wallis (L) Tel: 488797 David Lyonette (L) Tel: 464693 Andy Scott (L) Tel: 253707 andrew.scott@darlington.gov.uk Wed 11 June, Salvation Army, Thompson St. 6pm–7pm, Sat 5 July, Asda Foyer 10am-11.30am.

HEIGHINGTON AND CONISCLIFFE WARD Gerald Lee (C) Tel: 314622 Paul Crudass (C) Tel: 374537. Sat 5 July, High Coniscliffe Village Hall (residents of Low Coniscliffe), 10am11am.

HUMMERSKNOTT WARD Alan Coultas (C) Tel: 350453 Charles Johnson (C) Tel: 463712. Mon 30th June, Carmel College, 6pm-7pm.

HURWORTH WARD Joe Kelley (LD) Tel: 266760. Martin Swainston (LD) Tel: 07535637060. Thurs 3 July, Hurworth Grange Community Centre Library 6pm-7pm.

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Key: (L) Labour (C) Conservative (LD) Liberal Democrat

Upcoming Committee Dates Children and Young People Scrutiny Committee

Mon 9 June

4pm

Committee Room 1

Tue 17 June

9.30am

Committee Room 2

Wed 18 June

9.30am

Committee Room 3

Tue 24 June

9.30am

Committee Room 3

Planning Applications Committee Wed 2 July

1.30pm

Committee Room 2

Thur 3 July

9.30am

Committee Room 2

Health and Partnerships Scrutiny Committee

Place Scrutiny Committee

General Licensing Committee Efficiency and Resources Scrutiny Committee