This week’s newsbits include important Council meetings, County Council successes, Lumière info and how to help hedgehogs. There does not seem to be much happening this Remembrance weekend, but an interesting POLITICAL is expected on Sunday evening! Internet links to find out more about all the following on my blog at: bit.ly/ CNB135
COUNCIL AND COMMUNITY NEWS
• Meeting of DCC Full Council, Wednesday 23 October (Leader’s Report; Derwent Valley AAP presentation; Strategic Commissioning; Sedgefield Neighbourhood Plan; County Durham Vision; Corporate Parenting; empty DCC buildings).
• Durham has won Champion of Champions at Britain in Bloom.
• Aycliffe Secure Centre has been awarded ‘outstanding’ from Ofsted for its high standards of teaching and empowering young people.
• Full programme announced for Lumière: tickets have now sold out, but you only need a ticket for the central peninsula, only before 7:30pm, and more than two-thirds of the installations do not need a ticket.
• This is your last chance to respond to the Climate Emergency consultation.
• If you have been angered by the roadworks at Bluebell, there is still time to contribute to DCC’s Roadworks consultation.
• Great Aycliffe Town Council Policy & Resources Committee Meeting, Wednesday 23 October (Asset management; grants; Risk Management; 2019/20 Budget Outturn; 2020/21 Draft Budget; Townwide consultation; HR SLA; SUPs).
• Helping hedgehogs – check/move your bonfires.
THINGS TO DO NEXT WEEK
• Festival of Remembrance, Durham Cathedral, 7pm Saturday 9 November, £1220.
• Pitmen Poets, Gala Theatre Durham, 7:30pm Saturday 9 November, £20.
• Wildlife Watch, Low Barns Nature Reserve, 10am Saturday 9 November, £1, phone 01388 718606.
AYCLIFFE RADIO
• The ‘Big Story’ on POLITICAL / Aycliffe Radio, live at 6-7:30pm, Sunday 3 November will be Brexit and that General Election, with guests Paul Howell, Samantha Townsend and Fraser Tinsley: bit.ly/ARLIVE
