Compiled by County Councillor John Clare

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• DCC Consultation on a difficult decision about Care Connect: bit.ly/DCCCareCon
• DCC canvassers are out across the county over the next few weeks to help ensure people are registered to vote: ow.ly/T4lOc
• My report on the DCC Environment Scrutiny meeting 12 October: bit.ly/DCCEnvOct15
• Controversy over school funding: bit.ly/DCCSchFunding
• DCC Streetlights Project update: bit.ly/DCCLightsOct15
• GAMP October ebulletin: bit.ly/GAMPOct15
• If you’re a carer, check out the latest news and offers available in October’s edition of DCC’s Carer’s Echo: ow.ly/T4lkx
• Get ready for #LumiereDurham 2015.  Check out the preview film: bit.ly/LumiereFilm and find out all you need to know: ow.ly/TcykH
• Oktoberfest, the North East’s premier engineering and manufacturing trade event, is coming to the Xcel Centre on 22 October: bit.ly/1YQFvnS
• Beamish – FREE ENTRY offer for people on certain benefits, 2-8 November: bit.ly/BeamishFree15 or 0191 3704000
• October newsletter from our MEPs Jude Kirton-Darling and Paul Brannen: bit.ly/MEPOct15
• Town Council Fireworks wristband distribution starting Sat Oct 17: bit.ly/GATCFWOct15 (Great Aycliffe parish residents only)
• At meeting, 14th October, GATC’s Environment Committee received notice of the consultation on the proposals for the Great Aycliffe Neighbourhood Plan: bit.ly/GANPIC
• At meeting, 14th October, GATC’s Recreation Committee received the Ecological Report on West Park: bit.ly/WestParkHandE
• Special Offers return to the OakLeaf Sport Complex – curry, rice & naan only £3 every Saturday 5-9pm.
• DDES (Durham Dales, Easington and Sedgefield) NHS Clinical Commissioning Group October newsletter: bit.ly/DDESOct15
• Relative Experience Project training courses to help you support ‘kinship carers’: markdh@familylives.org.uk or 07711556811
• Pioneering Care Centre: Tots Time – Wednesdays, 1:30-3pm, £1 per family. Contact 01325 321234 or enquiries@pcp.uk.net
• Please help Newton Aycliffe Youth & Community Centre prepare for Asset Transfer from DCC (£20 prize draw): bit.ly/NAYCCsurvey
• Construction to start on the School Aycliffe Solar Farm: bit.ly/SAsolar
• ‘Diamond Deltics’ at the Locomotion Museum, Shildon, 24-25 October, 10am-5pm: bit.ly/LocomotionDD
• Animal Handling Session at Killhope Museum, Sunday 25 October, 3 x ¾ hour sessions, 1-4 pm, £3.00 per child. Booking essential: 01388 537 505
• Upcoming roadworks: bit.ly/Roadworks9Oct