Compiled by County Councillor John Clare
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COUNCIL MATTERS
• Last chance to participate in the DCC Budget consultation: bit.ly/DCCCutsConsult
• DCC’s Stop-It campaign against fly-tipping was featured on BBC TV’s ‘Caught Red Handed’ – starts 21 minutes in: bit.ly/StopitCRH
• Ticketmaster has sold out of tickets online for #LumiereDurham (12-15 November), and @GalaDurham and Customer Access Points are selling out. But more than half the artworks are situated outside the ticketed area & can be seen without a ticket.
• Now is the time to tell your local county councillor of any accumulations of litter which are revealed as trees and bushes shed their leaves.
• DCC Neighbourhood Protection Report: Newton Aycliffe – September 2015: bit.ly/DCCNPSep15
• GAMP is funding a Scoot Park at Horndale – like in this video: bit.ly/ScootPark
• GAMP’s new Employability Network was a great success; the next meeting is in December at the Pioneering Care Centre: bit.ly/GAMPENSep15
• On Monday 26 October Cllrs Joan Gray, Mike Dixon and John Clare are holding a Ward Walkabout in the Byerley/Chase/Greenfields area. Meet Lascelles Avenue 2:15pm.
• On Tuesday 27 October, Cllrs Eddy Adam and Kate Hopper are holding a Ward Walkabout in the Beechfield/Oakfield/Ashfield area. Meet Beechfield 9:30am.
• My report on the Town Council’s Environment and Recreation committee meetings: bit.ly/GATCEROct15
• GATC Fireworks wristbands still available: bit.ly/GATCFWOct15
COMMUNITY MATTERS
• Lots to do for Children & Young People in Newton Aycliffe this half term: bit.ly/HTActivities915
• Celebrate Science activities, Tuesday 27 to Thursday 29 October, 10am-4pm, FREE: dur.ac.uk/celebrate.science/
• Wild Animals Family Fun Day – Bowes Museum, Tuesday 27 October, 11am-4pm. Normal admission fees: 01833 690606
• Durham Constabulary is officially the best police force in the country! bit.ly/DurPoliceOct15
• PCC Ronald Hogg’s “Real Life Superheroes” (Police, Fire, Ambulance, Coastguard etc) Family Fun Day, 31 October, 10am-3pm, at Sedgefield Racecourse: bit.ly/RHSuperheroes
• Locomotion Museum @NRMShildon welcomed its 2 millionth visitor last weekend!
• After 55,000 visits, the Yves Saint Laurent exhibition at @TheBowesMuseum has been extended until 6 November: ow.ly/TroLu.
• The Cubby site has been sold to develop as a drive-thru restaurant: bit.ly/CubbyBreaking
• Newton Aycliffe Youth and Community centre has achieved Investors in People status – congratulations
• September’s unemployment figures remain dire: bit.ly/Unemployment915
• Upcoming roadworks of which I am aware: bit.ly/Roadworks16Oct
