Lots to tell you, and loads to do as we start the school holidays. Find out more about all the following on my blog at: bit.ly/CNB46

COUNCIL AND COMMUNITY NEWS

• Did you tell the DCC County Durham Plan consultation your views on modern housing estate design?

• Report: DCC Cabinet meeting, Wednesday 11 July – Council finances, Children & Young People, Lumière and Rail Issues.

• DCC wants our thoughts on how to support children to achieve and maintain a healthy weight.

• Report: GATC Planning Sub-committee, Wednesday 11 July.

• Latest MEPs’ newsletter.

• Ron Hogg PCVC launches his new Vision.

• Durham Constabulary are seeking our views on Stop & Search.

• Durham Constabulary’s Cohesion Unit Newsletter.

• Good Business Park news for Parkin & Denwood, Complete Sales Solutions, EMCON and Hitachi.

THINGS TO DO

• Mud Pie Monday (old clothes), Hardwick Park, 11am-3pm, Monday 23 July, £3 per child.

• Gruffalo Woodland Adventure, Hardwick Park, 11am-3pm, Friday 27 July, £3 per child.

• Total Lunar Eclipse, Moorhouse Upper Teesdale National Nature Reserve, 8-11pm, Friday 27 July, £10.

• Ancient Egyptian object handling (families), Durham Oriental Museum, 1-3pm, Wednesday 25 July.

• Super Saris (5-11s), Durham Oriental Museum, 1-3pm, Friday 27 July.

• Festival of Archaeology (5-11s), Durham Oriental Museum, 1-3pm, Saturday 28 July.

• Vote 100 – Inspirational Women (5-11s), Palace Green Library, 1-3pm, 28-29 July.

• Flying Scotsman on Show, Locomotion Museum Shildon, 27-30 July.

• Aycliffe Live Music Festival, Aycliffe Town Centre Mall, 11am-8pm, Saturday 28 July.

• Milkshake Live – Magic Story Book, Darlington Hippodrome, 12noon and 3:30pm, Sunday 29 July, tickets £10-15.