Compiled by County Councillor John Clare
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•There are, traditionally, no council meetings in August.
•There is #NotNothingToDo in County Durham in the holidays:
urham Cathedral Magna Carta Medieval Weekend, College Green and Cathedral, Saturday 8th August, 10.00am-4.30pm and Sunday 9th August, 12.30pm-4.30pm Free
Locomotion Museum Shildon, Classic Bus Rally with the Aycliffe & District Bus Preservation Society, Sunday 9th August, 10am-5pm: http://bit.ly/ABPS0915
Hardwick Park, The Romans Return, Saturday 15 August, 11am-3pm. Adults free, Children £5, parking charges
Upper Teesdale Fossil Finders, Cow Green Reservoir car park, Sunday 16 August, 11am-3pm. Free. Booking essential (01833 622374)
Bowes Museum: Yves Saint Laurent: Style is Eternal exhibition until 25 October, 10.30am-3.30pm. Adults £13.75. U16 free. Tickets from http://bit.ly/BowesStyle (01833 690606)
DLI Museum: ‘Call Up The Men’ exhibition till 4 October, www.durham.gov.uk/dli
Durham’s beautiful gardens: http://bit.ly/DurhamGardens
Aycliffe Leisure Centre, Aqua fun (8-16 years), Tuesdays & Thursdays 2.30-3.30pm, Saturdays 1.30-3.30pm, until 29 August, £2.55 per session (03000 266 446)
Have a child with a disability? Enjoy Splashtime at Spennymoor Leisure Centre every Sunday 4-5pm until 30 August (03000 261 161)
• DCC wins 14 green flags for its parks and open spaces: http://bit.ly/DCCGreenFlags
• Work to improve riverside safety in Durham is progressing: http://ow.ly/QpZyv
• Pearl Izumi cycling tour yields £250,000+ to county’s economy: http://bit.ly/DCCcycling
• Personal Careers Advice for undecided school-leavers, Thurs 20 Aug at Newton Aycliffe One Point Hub (03000 261118): http://bit.ly/DCCCareers
• From 1 October DCC are changing the prices at their Leisure Centres so that fees and charges are standardised across the county: http://bit.ly/DCCPrices
• Healthwatch County Durham August e-bulletin: http://bit.ly/HWCD0815
• Hardwick Park August e-newsletter: http://bit.ly/Hardwick0815
• GAMP July e-bulletin: http://bit.ly/GAMP0715
• Pioneering Care Partnership- PCP supporters July bulletin: http://bit.ly/PCP0715
• Month-long police campaign to catch drink-drivers sees 400+ tested and 100+ arrested.
• Sign the petition to halt the use of neonicotinoids which are killing bees: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/104796
