What a week of important notices … plus, as always, ideas of things to do next weekend. This week’s vlog, and more info on all the following, on my web-log at: bit.ly/CNB52

COUNCIL AND COMMUNITY NEWS

• New constituency boundaries proposed for a Billingham & Sedgefield constituency.

• County Durham Plan: brief update.

• DCC 2019/20 Budget consultation.

• Last chance: DCC Children’s & Young People’s Strategy consultation (ends 21 September).

• GAMP ebulletin.

• Great Aycliffe Town Council Environment and Recreation Committee meetings, Wednesday 5 September.

• Are you running a large event between 12 November 2018 and 17 March 2019 that you want publicising all over County Durham?

• AGM of the Friends of the Stockton & Darlington Railway, Thursday 6 September.

• Well done Aycliffe Business Park’s Tekmar and LED Supply & Fit.

THINGS TO DO

• ‘The Scarecrow’s Wedding’ (Toddler Tales & Trails), Hardwick Park, 10-11:30am or 1-2:30pm, Wednesday 19 or Saturday 22 September, £4 – book and pay in advance: 03000 262 899.

• Bat Walk and more, followed by hot chocolate (4-11s), Low Barns Nature Reserve, 6-8pm, Friday 21 September, £1 plus 50p per additional child.

• The Queen of Bhutan (5-11s), Durham Oriental Museum, 1-3pm, Saturday 22 September, FREE.

• ‘You Are What You Eat’ (5-11s), Palace Green Library, 1-3pm, 22 & 23 September, FREE.

• Autumn Steam Gala, Locomotion Museum Shildon, 22 & 23 September, FREE.

Compiled by County Councillor John Clare