Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of the Great Aycliffe Residents Association (GARA) will take place on Thursday 19th March 2015 at 7pm in the Committee Room at St Mary’s Church Central Avenue.
Current members of the Management Committee are:
Chairman Syd Howarth, Vice Chairman Ken Robson (ACORN Residents’ Association), Treasurer Barry Hutchinson, Secretary Arun Chandran. Committee: Derek Atkinson, Bill Curtis, Bob Fleming,  Paul Kjenstad Fr Michael Whalen, Chris Wheeler,, plus Affiliated Members:  Margaret Robson Friends of Senior Citizens (Neville Community Centre), and  Friends of West Park,  The Lakes & Dales Residents Association,  Horndale Residents Association, two representatives of Great Aycliffe Town Council’s  Youth Council.
All County Councillors are automatically invited to all our meetings.
We are looking for more people to join the Committee. In addition all Organisations,  Charities, Interest Groups are invited to be affiliated members of the  Great Aycliffe  Residents’ Association.  It is free. You will be entitled to one representative to serve on the Management Committee.
We can co-opt members (non-voting) with skills and knowledge that are of use to the Association and that will enable it to fulfil its objectives.
The Great Aycliffe Residents’ Association provides a public forum for residents to voice their concerns and, where possible, to instigate action on their behalf.
The Association seeks to work with Councillors and other public representatives for the good of the whole community. Come along have your say.
Nominations to  arunmchandran
@aol.com  Address: 88 Honister Place, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 7DN. Telephone: 313224 or e-mail  syd@newtonpress.net Tel 300212 by 12th March.