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Welcome to this month’s magazine for Darlington Borough Hello and welcome to the November Finally, I was very pleased to hear that edition of Darlington Together. As you Darlington Cares have celebrated their first will be aware, we held several events anniversary with over 500 hours of over the summer to see what you - the volunteering. This project is a welcome asset residents of Darlington - thought about to the town and it is wonderful to see so the services we provide and which many organisations and individuals taking part services you value the most.The and making a difference.You can read the amount of feedback we received was whole story on page 29, including information outstanding, with people not only about how to take part in their two latest November coming along to ask questions at these initiatives. events, but also having their say on social media using the #dbcbudget hashtag and As always, you can keep up to date with Darlington using our online form. Borough Council’s latest updates and developments on our website (www.darlington.gov.uk) and social media. This feedback is currently being used to help develop our budget proposals, which will be added to our Cllr Bill Dixon MBE website and presented at cabinet this month. I urge all (@BillDixonDton) residents of Darlington, please, take ten minutes to Leader of the Council read through them when they go online. We will be holding a consultation on the budget proposals at the end of this year and every comment counts; if you do not have your say, then the services you and your loved ones use could regrettably be at risk. Please read page 20 to find out more. The budget is not the only consultation you can have your say on in November; we are also undergoing a boundary review. This means reorganising the 24 wards that make up the borough of Darlington, in order to make sure that everyone is represented fairly.You can find out more about how to have your say on page 28.
MP’s surgeries Jenny Chapman: MP for Darlington.Walkin surgeries will be held between 9:30 and 11am on the following Fridays: ): 8, 15 and 22 November 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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