An important week for health matters, a wonderful FBM for Greenfield School, and perhaps *the* Durham weekend of the year to look forward to – more information on all the following at: bit.ly/CNB123

Plus please join me for my council and community radio show jdccdj, 4-6pm Friday 28 June; and also for my discussion show POLITICAL, 6-7:30pm, Sunday 7 July (when the Big Story will be ‘Children & Family: Child Poverty and SEND’, with DCC portfolio-holder Olwyn Gunn): bit.ly/ARLIVE

COUNCIL AND COMMUNITY NEWS

• DCC street-cleaning is going green.

• Visit County Durham newsletter, including the Cricket World Cup, #Durham19, Kynren and Beamish’s new 1950s Welfare Hall.

• Future Business Magnates competition – especially well done Greenfield School, winners in the ‘Most effective use of technology’ AND the ‘FBM reporters’ awards.

• Middridge Parish Council meeting, Monday 1 July.

• HealthWatch County Durham AGM, Wednesday 26 June.

• HealthWatch County Durham newsletter, including: flu vaccination; the AGM; BAGH update; changes to hearing aid repairs; evening & weekend health support; and an Autism & Wellbeing conference.

• Pioneering Care Partnership ‘Health Information Week’, 1-7 July – follow it on facebook.

• If you would like to take part in the consultation to develop and implement a County Durham Learning Disability Joint Commissioning Strategy please visit.

• A new ‘garden village’ has been given the green light – in Seaham, but an exemplar of what we want our new housing estates to be like.

• Valhalla North Ltd have applied to open ‘Valhalla North Axe Throwing’ on the Business Park.

THINGS TO DO

• The County Durham Summer Guide is out.

• The BRASS schedule is published.

• Guided Walk, ‘Durham City’s defences’ with David Butler, 2 miles/2 hours, meet outside Castle Gateway, Palace Green, 6:30pm Tuesday 9 July: £4.

• Chinese calligraphy (5-11s), Durham Oriental Museum, drop in 1-3pm Saturday 13 July, FREE.

• Wildlife classification game (5-11s), Palace Green Library, drop in 1-3pm 13-14 July, FREE.

• Durham Miners’ Gala, 13-14 July.

• Meccano exhibition, Beamish Museum, 13-14 July (entrance fee).

• New Members’ Walk (Durham Wildlife Trust members and guests only), Low Barns Nature Reserve, 10am-noon, Sunday 14 July, FREE: book on 0191 584 3112.

• Durham City Run Festival, 25-27 July.