An important Cabinet meeting, and some significant council, community and business news. Plus some activities for next weekend. Find out more about the following on my blog at: bit.ly/CNB37
COUNCIL AND COMMUNITY NEWS
• Report: DCC Cabinet meeting, Wednesday 13 June – County Durham Plan, Adult Social Care, Transformation Update, Performance Management report, School Budget Plans.
• The County Durham Plan ‘Preferred Options’ has been published – there is a consultation event at Newton Aycliffe Youth & Community Centre, 3:30-6:30pm, Monday 25 June.
• Durham County Council is tops when it comes to ethical procurement, a Unison report has said.
• DCC Countryside Services June newsletter – Brightwater River Skerne, Green Spaces, Bee flies, Community working.
• Aycliffe has a “world class heritage” in the Stockton & Darlington Railway, Friends of the S&DR Chair Trish Pemberton has told Great Aycliffe Town Council.
• Universal Credit will be rolled out to the Newton Aycliffe area from 18 June.
• Last week the PCP changed its status from ‘Charitable Company’ to ‘Charitable Incorporated Organisation’.
• Latest local roadworks information.
BUSINESS NEWS
• Report: Great Aycliffe Business Park networking meeting at the Work Place, 15 June 2018.
• Disappointment as Hitachi misses out on the Deep Tube trains contract, but good news as the Hitachi test train arrives.
• Good news for Aycliffe Business Park’s BTS Facades and Fabrications.
• Have you signed up for the Business Durham daily news email?
• Don’t forget #AycliffeHour every Thursday on twitter, 3-4pm.
THINGS TO DO
• Exhibition: The Women of Archaeology, Archaeology Museum, Palace Green Library, until 29 October, 10am-5pm except Mondays.
• Chattering Teeth (5-11s), Palace Green Library, drop in 1-3pm, 30 June-1 July.
• Old King Cole – everything mining at Beamish Museum, Wed 27 June-1 July (museum charges apply).
• Evening Star box set launch event, Locomotion Museum Shildon, 10am-5pm, 30 June-1 July.
• The ROF59 zip line is coming soon!!!
• This year’s Aycliffe Festival starts on Friday 13 July and lasts until Saturday 28 July.
• On 13-22 July Durham will go ‘totally Brass’, including the Big Brass Bash in Newton Aycliffe Town Park, 6-9pm, Friday 20 July.
• Live Music Festival, Newton Aycliffe Town Centre, noon-8pm, Saturday 28 July.
