Important Council meetings, a public forum on Climate Change, and lots of things to do next week.

Find out more about all the following on my blog at: bit.ly/CNB134

COUNCIL AND COMMUNITY NEWS

• DCC Cabinet Meeting, Wednesday 16 October (Oral health, Health & Wellbeing Board, Integrated Health & Social Care, Public Health Report, Council Activity, Financial Plan, In-house Enforcement service, Early help for children & families).

• Council activity report, September 2019 (Exam results, Highways Equalities, Heath & Wellbeing).

• GATC meetings, Wednesday 16 October – Environment Ctee: allotments, needles, budget; Recreation Ctee: Golf Complex, Ash trees, ASB, budget.

• Public Forum: How Green Is Our City? Thursday 17 October.

• Action against ASB, Friday 18 October.

• Trish Pemberton is taking the S&DR to America.

• Business Durham Workplace Health seminar.

• Community Led Local Development Programme for SMEs.

THINGS TO DO

NEXT WEEK

• Transport through Time, Beamish Museum, 24 October-3 November.

• October half term events, Locomotion Museum Shildon, 26 October-3 November.

• Celebrate Science 2019, Palace Green Durham, 10am-4pm, 29-31 October, FREE.

• Dark Skies Stargazing Festival 2019, various times & locations, 29 October-3 November, various prices.

• Ghastly gargoyles trail, Hardwick Park, 24 October-3 November, £1.

• Spooky Science (5+), Hardwick Park, 10-11am, 11:30-12:30pm, 1:30-2:30pm, Monday 28 October, £10 per child: book on 03000 262899.

• Frightful Family Crafts, Hardwick Park, drop in 11am-3pm Tuesday 29 October, £3 per child.

• Woodland Trick or Treat, Hardwick Park, 10-11:30am, 10:30-12 noon, 1-2:30pm, 1:30-3pm Thursday 31 October, £6 per child, book on 03000 262899.

• Spooky Family Fun Tour of Durham Castle (5+), 2:15pm Wednesday 30 October, book on 0191 334 2932.

• West Auckland: Murder, Beer and a World Cup (walk: 6 hours, 6 miles), meet 10am Wednesday 30 October behind Hollands Tractors DL14 9AX, £4.

• The Battle of Neville Cross (walk: 2½hours, 3 miles), meet outside old entrance to Durham Johnston School, Redhills Lane, DH1 4SU, £4.

• Make a pompom Pikachu (5-11s), Durham Oriental Museum, drop-in 1-3pm Friday 1 November, (autism-friendly session 10:30-12:30pm), FREE.

• Beautiful Buddha, Durham Oriental Museum, drop-in 1-3pm Saturday 2 November, FREE.

• Durham Light Infantry Drummers (5-11s), Palace Green Library, drop in 1-3pm 2-3 November. FREE.

AYCLIFFE RADIO

• The ‘Big Story’ on POLITICAL / Aycliffe Radio, live at 6-7:30pm, Sunday 27 October will be Brexit: bit.ly/ARLIVE