june 2014 - darlington together

We’re now coming into the startof a season of sports with theWorld Cup, Wimbledon and theCommonwealth Games alltaking place very soon.

The first two stages of the Tour deFrance are taking place just down theroad in Yorkshire next month. If you’rea cycling fan, we’re holding lots of cycle rides ofour own – from sessions for beginners, to theMayor’s Border Bike Ride, to the Hell of TheNorth, a challenging ride that clocks in at over100 miles! If you’re up to the challenge, there’smore information on pages 24 and 25.

If cycling isn’t your thing, there’s lots of othersports and leisure activities you can getinvolved with this summer – visitwww.darlington.gov.uk/sdad to check out oursports directory.

As you will be aware, we held a consultationlast summer about how we should develop

Darlington and where we should buildhousing. We have taken your feedbackinto account and have revised ourplans and would like to hear what youthink. Visit page 21 to find out moreabout how you can have your say –every comment counts.

And finally… don’t forget that it’s theCommunity Carnival at the end of the month,Saturday 28 June. There’s always a greatatmosphere in the town centre and StanhopeGreen with proceeds going to DarlingtonDogs Trust in Sadberge - a great charity. I’llhopefully see youthere!

Cllr Bill DixonMBE(@billdixondton)Leader of theCouncil

Darlington Borough Council | 17

Welcome to thismonth’s magazine forDarlington Borough

MP’s surgeriesJenny Chapman: MP for Darlington. Walk-in surgery will be held on Friday 6 andFriday 20 June from 9:30 - 10:30am at theConstituency Office, 40a Coniscliffe Road,Darlington, DL3 7RG. E-mail: [email protected]: 01325 382345

Phil Wilson: MP for Sedgefield. Theoffice is open between Monday to Friday,9.30am - 5pm. Appointments can bearranged by calling 01325 321603 or e-mail [email protected]

JUNE

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

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NEWS IN BRIEF

STREET SCENEwww.darlington.gov.uk/streetsceneTel (01325) 388777

COUNCIL TAXwww.darlington.gov.uk/counciltaxTel (01325) 388373

HOUSING BENEFIT AND COUNCIL TAX SUPPORTwww.darlington.gov.uk/benefitsTel (01325) 388514

HOUSING AND REPAIRSwww.darlington.gov.uk/housingTel (01325) 388542

HIGHWAYS, TRANSPORT, PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTHwww.darlington.gov.ukTel (01325) 388799

[email protected]

www.darlington.gov.uk

01325 380651

CONTACT US

Remembering Our War:Remembering Our War is a series of events acrossthe Tees Valley to commemorate 100 years since thestart of the First World War. There are events takingplace in Darlington throughout the year. Visitwww.darlington.gov.uk/ourwar

Business adviceat Darlington Library:If you’re thinking of setting up your own business, thenew Enterprising Libraries service at Crown StreetLibrary can help guide you through your newventure. The service launches at the library onThursday 12 June with a business fair from 10am to4pm.

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!

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There’s lots going on in South Park overthe next few months – here are some ofthe main events.

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

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

Sunday 13 July: Macmillan Toddle – Aperfect way to spend time with your family,whilst raising money for Macmillan CancerSupport.

Sunday 13 July: Our Big Gig: Back by populardemand, local bands will be playing a wide varietyof music.

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

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

Meet the Park RangerWe had a quick chat with Park Ranger Debbie whohelps organise events in South Park and works withall the different groups who use the park.

South Park isn’t just a park these days –it’s a community hub. How many groupsare involved with the park?Too many to mention – it’s great that so many peopleare involved with helping maintain and raise funds forthe park, we couldn’t run the park without them. Wework closely with the Friends of South Park, and arelooking to work with the Street Champions too.

Is there anything planned for the future?Yes – we’re working with Groundworks and theFriends of South Park to build an ‘Alice inWonderland’ themed area in the park. We’ve got thefunding and plan to start the work in September. A quarter of kids spend less than half an hour a weekplaying outside, so we’re hoping that this new areawill 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 – welaunched it last summer and isused by many people, from thosewarming up for the Saturdayparkrun, to those whowouldn’t normally exercise.There’s one older gentlemantold us he uses the equipmentevery day when he visitsthe park, which isgreat to hear!

For more information visit www.darlington.gov.uk/southpark To get involved with the Friends of South Park call 01325 283225

Join us for summerin South Park

What’s going on at South Park?

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The People’s Parliament is a forum forpeople who have a learningimpairment, sometimes called alearning disability. It aims to raise andtackle the issues which affect peoplewith learning impairments and issupported by Darlington Associationon Disability.

It works with the Council to shape theservices and support that disabled people wantand need, recommending where resources canbe best spent. For example, the group recentlyadvised us on the priorities for people with alearning impairment, deciding that although daycentres are good, what many people with alearning impairment really want is paid work.

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

The People’s Parliament is always open to new members, contact:[email protected]

Darlington College student Amy Teasdale istaking part in work experience sessions atThe Student Loans Company. The 21-year-old is spending one day a week at the firm’sDarlington centre working alongside staff ontheir daily tasks.

It’s part of a new programme between Foundation forJobs, Darlington Council and Darlington College toprovide young people with learning disabilitiesworkplace experience. This increases their skills, buildstheir confidence and shows that they can perform wellin a genuine business environment.

Any businesses interested in taking part in the schemeshould contact [email protected]

One place where people with a learningimpairment can get valuable ‘on the job’training is Café JJ in the Clifton Centre.Here, people can learn important skills incooking, serving and waiting-on.

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

The café is open to the public every Tuesday from11am to 1.30pm and is a great place to enjoy a homecooked and nutritious meal at an affordable price. CaféJJ at the Clifton Centre, St Columba’s Church, CliftonAvenue, Darlington.

The People’sParliament

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

The Café JJ team

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Have your say on proposed newhousing sites for Darlington.

You can find out more about the new housingproposals, and give your views, by coming alongto one of our drop-in consultation events at:

• St Mary’s Cockerton Community CentreWednesday 18 June, 4.30-6.30pm

• St Andrew’s Church Hall, Haughton Le SkerneThursday 19 June, 5pm – 7pm

• Whessoe Parish HallWednesday 25 June, 5pm-7pm

• Darlington Outdoor MarketSaturday 28 June, 10am - 2pm

• Gurney Pease Academy, Dodsworth StreetMonday 30 June, 5pm -7pm.

Last year we asked for your views on theMaking and Growing Places proposals abouthow the Borough should develop andreceived a great response.

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

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

To encourage employment development, fewer homesthan originally planned are likely to be built at towncentre sites and some sites have been omittedaltogether following your comments. At other sites,such as the Eastern Urban Fringe, near Red Hall morenew homes are now planned and we have includedsome new sites to ensure we can deliver the housingneeded. We want to know what you think about this.

We are also asking residents about two options forhousing and a new primary school and nursery in theBeaumont Hill / Harrowgate Hill area.

All housing site proposals are available to read on ourwebsite, www.darlington.gov.uk/mgp or at theTown Hall Customer Service Centre or at the libraries.Our website also shows a map so you can see whetherany housing sites are planned in your area and how theoriginal proposals have changed.

Let us know what you think...You can let us know your views by:

• Completing a comments form atwww.darlington.gov.uk/mgp

• Filling out a comments form available at theTown Hall Customer Service Centre or anyof the Borough’s libraries

• Email: [email protected]

• Write to: Freepost DL64, Planning Policy,Darlington Borough Council, DarlingtonDL1 5BS

• Call 01325 388644.

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

Come along andhave your say

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Winter might seem a longway off but now is theperfect time to get helpto make your homewarmer and moreenergy efficient with theWarm up North scheme.

We’re working with British Gasto deliver this scheme which aims tohelp Darlington residents make their homes moreenergy efficient, this means a warmer home and lowerheating bills. Through the Warm up North scheme youmight be able to get help with a new central heatingboiler, loft insulation, cavity wall or solid wallinsulation.

To find out how you could make your home moreenergy efficient, British Gas will carry out a freeassessment to tell you where you could makeimprovements and if there is any help available to fundthe improvements.

Since the scheme launched more than 250 residentsin the region have benefitted from a warmer homeand lower bills. The scheme covers private and rentedhomes, social housing and publicly owned buildings.


Get help with energy costs

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

Big Community SwitchYou could save money on your gas andelectricity bills by signing up to the BigCommunity Switch in Darlington.

The Big Community Switch brings together a lotof people to buy energy. The more people that joinup, the greater the buying power to get cheaperenergy bills. More than 100 households inDarlington have saved up to £223 in the firstround. The second round is now open until 9 June.Visitwww.darlington.gov.uk/bigcommunityswitchto register.

Contact the team on 0800 294 8073 or visitwww.warmupnorth.com to find out if youmay be eligible for assistance.

If eligible, a Warm Up North assessor willcarry out a simple survey of your home andrecommend a tailored package ofimprovements to help make the propertymore energy efficient.

Warm Up North will manage yourapplication through to the installation ofyour new energy efficiency measures,helping you to look forward to a warmerhome and cheaper heating bills.

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FRIDGE FREEZER SAVE £680.21

CREDIT UNION:

£333.79


Darlington Credit Union can nowbe found in the Town Hall CustomerCentre as well as its main ChurchRow Office. Even better, you cannow get help from the Credit Unionto buy electrical goods, from TVs toWashing Machines.

Credit for everyoneIf you struggle to get credit and need anew fridge or oven in a hurry it’s easy tobe tempted by pay weekly high streetdeals. The repayments seem cheap butcan be really expensive in the long run.Using the Credit Union you can get theelectrical goods you need, withoutforking out a fortune.

What’s in it for me?There’s no down side, not only do youget the goods you need up front with lowrepayment costs, you can also get adviceon money management and open asavings account.

Could you take the credit?

Easy to doJust pop in to see the Credit Union in theCustomer Centre, helpful staff will sortout the loan for you. You can choose whatyou need from a wide range of Co-Operative Electricals goods.

OVENSAVE £650.23

CREDIT UNION:

£519.77

The new centre is really smart and there are

PCs so you can choose the thingsyou want online and order them

there and then.

I can pay off my cooker a year quicker and

pay less each week too.

Pay Weekly High St Provider: £1014.00

Pay Weekly High St Provider: £1170.00

Darlington Citizens Advice Bureau nowhas a private booth in the Town HallCustomer Centre.

Get AdviceAdvice is free, independent and confidential and canbe on anything from money, debt and benefits toeducation.

New AppDarlington citizens Advice has launched a new moneyadvice app called Darlington Money Smart it can beaccessed at www.darlingtoncitizensadvice.co.uk

You can also access or receive help with this at theCustomer Service Centre

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

The Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) were able to:

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 couldhelp him organise his finances & contact people onhis behalf and he really appreciated the help he gotfrom the CAB.

Why not pop in and see how they can help you?

Speak to the Citizens Advice Bureauin the Customer Service Centre

“This letter is sent as a personal thanks for all

advice and assistance we, as a family, have

received.” ~ Mr Smith

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On Saturday 5 July and Sunday6 July, Yorkshire will host theGrand Départ of the 2014 Tourde France - the official start ofthe world’s greatest cycle race.

A significant part of the race can bewatched in North Yorkshire andpromises to be an unforgettableoccasion.

5th July – Stage One: Leedstravelling out to Otley; enteringNorth Yorkshire in Craven; movingon to Skipton and the YorkshireDales; ending in Harrogate.

6th July – Stage Two: Yorktravelling to Knaresborough andHarrogate; travelling on to BoltonAbbey; finishing in Sheffield.

Make sure you don’t miss out onthis once in a life time opportunityto see the world’s greatest cyclerace.

To plan ahead for the Tour deFrance in North Yorkshire on July5th and 6th and keep up to datewith the latest developments visitwww.northyorks.gov.uk/tour


CyclingNews

John Pybus, 81 and John Paylor, 70 are residents atDinsdale Court, one of the Council’s retirement housingcomplexes for the over 50s. Cycle lockers have recentlybeen installed following requests from residents forsomewhere safe to store their bikes.

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

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

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

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

THE HELL OF THE NORTH (100 miles)Sunday 7 SeptemberThe Hell of the North is a tough test for experienced cyclistsonly. This extremely testing ride goes through some of theregion’s most spectacular scenery. Check in point at KirkbyStephen.

FAMILY CYCLE RIDE (1-12 miles)Sunday 15 JuneIdeal for little ones, this is a one milescenic lap of South Park, up to a maximumof 12 laps. Registration from 9.30am for a10.30am start at the Clock Tower inSouth Park. Adults £6, Under 16s Free.

THE MAYOR’S BORDER BIKE RIDE(40 miles)Sunday 15 JuneA 40 mile circuit around Darlington’sborder, passing through many prettyvillages. Registration from 8.30am –9.30am at the Bedford Street entrance ofSouth Park. Participants must be 16+,entry fee £5.

THE 70 (70 miles)Sunday 13 JulyThe 70 ride covers some of CountyDurham’s most scenic areas. Check inpoint is at Barnard Castle.

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Local employers who receivedawards this year include:Darlington College - Continuing Excellence

Job Centre Plus Darlington - Gold award

Middleton Hall Retirement Village- Gold award

A-one+ Integrated Highway Services - Silver award

Darlington Association on Disability - Silver award

Henry Williams Group Ltd - Silver award

Tees Valley YMCA- Silver award

Julie Taylor Darlington College’s HR Manager, said:“Staff notice boards and e-mail bulletins are regularlyupdated with health information, including dates ofevents and clinics. Health promotional displays are setup to help promote particular events and leaflets andpromotional material is handed out to staff memberswhen required. The feedback from staff is extremelypositive and the benefits have seen a reduction insickness absence.”

For more information on the North East BetterHealth at Work Award contact Susanne Nichol on 0191 227 5553 or [email protected] or seewww.betterhealthatworkne.org

Better Health at Work

Employers in Darlington and throughoutthe Borough are encouraged to ensuretheir staff are provided with healthyworking conditions.

The North East BetterHealth at Work Award(BHAWA) is apartnership between the 12 Local Authoritiesin the region and the Northern Trade UnionCongress, developed to give recognition tothose organisations who are committed todeveloping a culture of health and wellbeing inthe workplace.

The Award is free, open to all organisations inthe north east, regardless of size or sector andbrings real benefits for employers, employeesand the economy.

The Award has 4 levels – Bronze, Silver, Goldand Continuing Excellence. Work ranges fromconducting a workforce health needsassessment to running workplace healthcampaigns, which could be anything from hearthealth, diabetes and stress awareness, toformulating long-term health and wellbeingstrategies.

A ceremony hosted by County Durham andDarlington NHS Foundation Trust was recentlyheld at Darlington College to recognize theworkplaces who have successfully achieved theAward. Employers were presented with theirawards by Darlington Borough Council’sDirector of Public Health, Miriam Davidson. Anumber of employers had also achieved theDarlington Investors in Health Award.

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

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Following our successful bid for £2.4 million ofgovernment money, work to repair damage tothe A67 between Piercebridge and HighConiscliffe caused by a landslip is well underway.

Phase one, which saw Northumbrian Water carry outtests in advance of the main works starting, is nowcomplete. Phases two and three, which will see the roadclosed from 2 June, will begin shortly.

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

We’ve held a series of information events with thecommunities that will be affected by the road closureand where possible have adapted plans to accommodatetheir views.

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

On the road to recovery

What is the diversion route?The diversion route is the B6275, B6279 StaindropRoad, B6280 Carmel Rd North and A67 ConiscliffeRoad and vice versa.

Ulnaby lane will be open through all three phasesof works, while the A67 will be closed between theUlnaby junction and the B6275 junction during theroad closure.

Durham Lane will be closed throughout workswith the exception of access for residents. Therewill be no way through and it will in effect be a cul-de-sac.

Access for pedestrians (including dismountedcyclists) will be maintained at all times wherepossible.

How will public transport be affected?The Arriva bus service no.s 75/76/76A will run ahalf hourly service diverted via Staindrop Road. Ataxi bus will run from High Coniscliffe toDarlington 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 orwww.facebook.com/darlingtonboroughcouncil

Phase two: will seethe road closed from 2June 2014. This willenable NorthumbrianWater to divert pipesout of the unstablesection of road. Thiswill take approximatelyfour months.

Map: Chris Moran

The two remaining phasesof works are:

Phase three: Theroad will remain closedso that we can stabilisethe 387m of unstableembankment and road.

The road will remainclosed through phasestwo and three from 2June 2014 to April 2015.

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

If you are a carer living in Darlington, help isat hand all year round. To mark Carers Weekthere will be a range of events to offer moreinformation. See below for details or for moreinformation visit: www.carersweek.org

Monday 9 JuneMarket stall for outreach, DAD and DISCPop 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

Are you a Carer?

Did you know that one in eight of us are carers looking after anill, frail or disabled family member or friend and every day6,000 people in the UK take on new caring responsibilities?You may be one of them.

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

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 andconcessions from a range of businesses acrossDarlington and County Durham. Contact DADCarers Support Service on 01325 357533.

Support for Young Carers in schoolsWe have been working with schools to improvethe support they are able to offer young carers andto encourage them to sign up to the Young CarersCharter. For more information contact DISC.

Employers, schools, and service providers can getfurther information about the support availablefrom DAD or DISC.

Carers Week 9 – 15 June 2014

MORE HELP AND SUPPORT IS AVAILABLE FROM:

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Revised Weekly Collections

What can Irecycle with thenew system? Aerosol cans

Aluminium foil

Food and drinks cans

Plastic bottles

Juice cartons / Tetrapaks

Plastic food trays

Margarine / butter /yoghurt pots

Paper, card and cardboard

Glass bottles and jars

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

Week 1: Rubbish Week 2: Recycling

Caddy for paperwhich fits inside

your bin

A smaller number of homes will havea slightly different system:

We will let you know if you are one of these homes.

Week 1: Rubbish

Most households will have the following system:

Week 2: Recycling

Generalrecyclingbox

Paper

Generalrubbish bin

Generalrecycling bin

Glassrecyclingbox

Generalrubbish bin

Glassrecyclingbox

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

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.

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

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

COLLEGE WARDTony Richmond (C) Tel: 351538 IanGalletley (C) Tel: 07507904109. Wed 11 June, Abbey JuniorSchool 7pm-8pm.

EASTBOURNE WARD Roderick Crichlow (L) Tel: 488173Bill 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 North7.30pm – 8.30pm. Marjory Knowles (L) Tel: 265847 John Vasey(L) Tel: 488513. Mon 9 June, Classroom in the New Sports HallLongfield Academy 7pm-8pm.

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

HAUGHTON NORTH WARDTom Nutt (L) Tel: [email protected] Beverley Hutchinson (L) Tel:262015. Sat 5 July, Asda Foyer 10am-11.30am.

HAUGHTON WEST WARD Nick Wallis (L) Tel: 488797David Lyonette (L) Tel: 464693 Andy Scott (L) Tel: [email protected] 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, HighConiscliffe Village Hall (residents of Low Coniscliffe), 10am-11am.

HUMMERSKNOTT WARDAlan Coultas (C) Tel: 350453Charles Johnson (C) Tel: 463712. Mon 30th June, CarmelCollege, 6pm-7pm.

HURWORTH WARD Joe Kelley (LD) Tel: 266760. MartinSwainston (LD) Tel: 07535637060. Thurs 3 July, HurworthGrange Community Centre Library 6pm-7pm.

LASCELLES WARDWendy Newall (L) Tel: 251574. HelenCrumbie (L) Tel: 462642. Sat 14 June, Cleveland Bridge SocialClub 12 noon – 1pm. Tue 17 June, St John’s Church of EnglandAcademy, 6pm-7pm.

LINGFIELD WARD Ian Haszeldine (L) Tel: 741508 LynneHaszeldine (L) Tel: 07950521511.Wed 11 June, EastbourneSports Complex, 6pm-6.30pm. Wed 25th June, HeathfieldPrimary School 6pm-6.30pm.

MIDDLETON ST. GEORGE WARD Doris Jones (C) Tel:332820 Steve York (C) Tel: 332025. Tues 24 June, Dinsdale Court6.15pm-7.15pm.

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

NORTH ROAD WARDAnne-Marie Curry (LD) Tel:07531304050 [email protected] Fred Lawton(LD) Tel: 467413 Alan Macnab (LD) Tel: 482015 Wed 25 June, StThomas Aquinas Church Hall, 3.35pm-4.35pm.

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

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

PARK WEST WARD Bob Donoghue (C) Tel: 352582 HeatherScott (C) Tel: 468547. Fri 20 June, 76 Carmel Road South 5pm-6pm.

PIERREMONT WARD Bob Carson (L) Tel: 240627 StephenHarker (L) Tel: 380039 Linda Hughes (L) Tel: 07904772387. Wed4 June and Wed 2 July, Reid Street Primary School 6-7pm.

SADBERGE AND WHESSOE Brian Jones (C) Tel: 332820.Tue 24th June, Bishopton Village Hall, Supper Room, 6pm-7pm.

E-mailing councillors: If you wish to e-mail your councillor their e-mail address is: [email protected]

For example, if you wish to e-mail Bill Dixon, type in [email protected]

• The only exceptions are Andy Scott (Haughton West Ward), Anne-Marie Curry (North Road Ward) and Tom Nutt (HaughtonNorth); their e-mail addresses are shown with their ward surgery details.


Please contact your local councillor if you have any issues thatare 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

DARLINGTONTOGETHER

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

Upcoming Committee DatesChildren and Young People Scrutiny Committee Mon 9 June 4pm Committee Room 1

Health and Partnerships Scrutiny Committee Tue 17 June 9.30am Committee Room 2

Place Scrutiny Committee Wed 18 June 9.30am Committee Room 3

General Licensing Committee Tue 24 June 9.30am Committee Room 3

Planning Applications Committee Wed 2 July 1.30pm Committee Room 2

Efficiency and Resources Scrutiny Committee Thur 3 July 9.30am Committee Room 2

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