County Newsbits Compiled by County Councillor John Clare

Town and Parish Council meetings, and some important news items – it is especially vital that residents consider the County Durham Plan. Plus some lovely family activities for Father’s Day weekend. Find out more about all the following on my blog at: bit.ly/CNB34

COUNCIL AND COMMUNITY

• DCC has announced the ‘Preferred Options’ stage of the County Plan.

• DCC statement on the recent dumping of drugs paraphernalia.

• GATC Environment and Recreation Committee meetings, Wednesday 30 May.

• Middridge Parish Council AGM, Thursday 31 May.

• Please complete the PCP questionnaire on their Therapy Services.

• Healthwatch County Durham’s June newsletter is out.

• Kynren’s cast and crew of 1,000 volunteers have won The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service.

• The charity Bee Happy 2gether, which helps young people traumatised by terror incidents, was launched at ROF59 last week..

• Aycliffe Business Park’s Tekmar is set to float on the Alternative Investment Market.

• Latest local roadworks information.

THINGS TO DO

• Dad’s Den-Building for Father’s Day, Hardwick Park, 10-11:30am or 1-2:30pm, Sunday 17 June, £10 per family, pre-book on 03000 262 899.

• Big Bug Hunt (5-11s), Low Barns Nature Reserve, drop-in 11am-3pm, Saturday 16 June, FREE, book by email to: education@durhamwt.co.uk.

• Celebrating Eid-al-Fitr (5-11s), Durham Oriental Museum, drop-in 1-3pm, Saturday 16 June.