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COUNCIL
• 5pm Monday 8 February is your last chance to vote in the devolution poll. Vote online – for ease, and to save DCC money – here: bit.ly/DevoPollURL
• Take part in the consultation on the proposed changes to DCC’s youth services: bit.ly/DCCYouthConsult
• How can residents find out what DCC councillors are deciding? bit.ly/DCCdecides
• What can residents do if they spot a broken streetlamp? bit.ly/DCCBrokelamp
• Half term Leisure Centre offers: bit.ly/DCCNALCFeb16
• Latest roadworks information: bit.ly/Roadworks29Jan
• Broken streetlights on the A167 reported for replacement: bit.ly/A167Lights
• Last week’s report from our MEP: bit.ly/JKD310116
• National Voter Registration Drive – deadline to register for May’s PCC elections is 18 April: phone 03000 261 212 or register online at www.gov.uk/register-to-vote
COMMUNITY
• PACT drop in session, 2-3pm, Wednesday 10 February at Bluebell Close – crime and anti-social behaviour report, bike-marking, crime prevention advice and free equipment.
• Half-term activities in Aycliffe: bit.ly/DCCHTFeb16
• Advance notice of Healthwatch County Durham’s AGM, 5pm, Wednesday 24 February, St Catherine’s Centre, Crook, DL15 8NE. Phone 01325 375960 to register.
• Hardwick Park February newsletter: bit.ly/HPFeb16
• UTC South Durham is starting its second round of recruitment for September 2016 for Years 10 and 12 with a deadline of 1 March. See the prospectus, sign up for events and apply for a place at www.utcsouthdurham.org
• Age UK’s ‘Come Eat Together’ Monday Carvery for the over-50s, 12-2pm, Monday 8 February at Newton Aycliffe Youth and Community Centre. Phone 0191 3746577 to book your place.
• See John Godber’s Shafted – a play about the legacy of the Miners’ Strike – at the Gala Theatre, 15/16 February. Call the box office on 03000 266 600, or book online at bit.ly/GalaBox
