For the last 16 years Coxhoe Banner Group have marched through Durham with the Coxhoe Banner to Durham Big
Meeting.

Sadly, we have to report that due to the need for essential maintenance, the banner is no longer fit to parade.

The Banner Group have reluctantly had to accept that the Coxhoe banner can’t attend the Gala this year, and there won’t therefore have a band for an Eve of Gala concert.

The Banner Group have, however, just heard that their bid to the National Lottery Awards for All Community Funding has been successful for creation of a new replica banner and also for repairs to the existing banner to preserve it for future generations. We look forward to seeing the Coxhoe banner back next year, and the Banner Group hope to continue to have the support of the residents of Coxhoe.

We have some job opportunities in the Parish Council Youth Service Team

 Youth Auxiliary Workers  2 to 4 hours per session, one post at four hours
per week and up to three further posts on a casual basis at SCP 3 (£18,065 i.e. £9.36 per hour)
pro rata.

We are seeking to recruit part time Youth Auxiliary Workers to join our Parish Council team delivering sessions in Coxhoe and Quarrington Hill, with sessions provided by Youth Workers employed by the Parish Council. Our current team is one Senior Youth Worker, one Youth Worker and four Youth Auxiliary Workers.

If you are an experienced Youth Worker or would be interested in helping us to deliver junior and senior youth sessions, please contact us.

If you  you would like to be considered for the vacancies please download an application pack from the links below. You can also request a candidate pack and the application form in Word format by emailing jobs@coxhoeparishcouncil.gov.uk. Email us your application form and address any questions you may have to jobs@coxhoeparishcouncil.gov.uk.

Completed applications forms should be submitted no later than noon on Tuesday 21st May 2019. Interviews will take place on the evening of Wednesday 29th May 2019.

The candidate information pack (including the job description, person specification and
application form) and further details about us are available here:

Candidate information Pack- Youth Auxiliary Worker May 2019

Youth Auxiliary Worker Application Form May 2019

Youth Auxiliary Worker Job Advert May 2019

The draft minutes of the Monthly Meeting of Coxhoe Parish Council are available online now.

You can find out what was discussed by accessing the draft minutes via the following link:

Draft Minutes 6th March 2019

The draft minutes will be considered for agreement at the April Meeting.

The County Durham Plan sets the planning policy framework up to 2035 to support the development of a thriving economy in County Durham, while at the same time protecting those things that are important to us all. It identifies a number of sites for new employment, new housing and new infrastructure to accommodate the growth needed to achieve these ambitions.

The Pre-Submission Draft of the Plan is the final consultation stage. It is an important stage as it is an opportunity for you to make comments on the Plan before it is submitted for examination by an independent Inspector. Find our more about the consultation here.

The agenda for the forthcoming Youth Strategy Group committee taking place on 29th January 2019 is now available online. You can access the agenda here.

You can access a copy of the draft minutes of the meeting on 13th December 2018 from the link below:

Draft Youth Strategy Group Minutes 13th December 2018

Wheels for Work County Durham are offering low mileage mopeds for a modest weekly free to help people get to work and reach training opportunities.

Find out more about Wheels to Work here.

This offer is the first feature on our new Employment Support Opportunities page. We will be communicating any such offer or facility on this page when we find out about them. If you have any contributions or suggestions for this page please let us know.

Coxhoe Scouts have issued a massive thank you to all those who supported the Scout Fundraising Event on Saturday the 8th December at the Village Hall in Coxhoe.

The Scouts raised  £538 on the day at event – and thank you for all your support!  Prior to the event Scouts used their creative skills to design Christmas Cards and Christmas Crafts, design and develop games and activities for the event.  They also developed their customer service skills selling their activities and crafts on their stalls.  Well done Scouts!

All raffle prizes have now been claimed.  The scouts would like to thank  local businesses for their support in providing raffle prizes and donations.  These include:

Adore
AWC Insurance Services Limited
Bonsai BonBons
Clems Fish Restaurant
Coates Butchers
Coxhoe Club
Coxhoe Co-op
Coxhoe Timber Services
Flowers by Michelle
Frank’s Factory Flooring
The Italian Farmhouse
K9 Animal Care (North East) Limited
Lads n Dads
Noah’s Ark Pet Shop
Party Forever
Seventeen Café and Bistro
Signs Man
Sonnet 43
Steven Scarr, and
Wing and a Prayer

The November Website Performance Report is now available on-line.

The report shows a 78% increase in users although decreases in time spent on the site and pages viewed. There were peaks during the first week in November as a result of the firework display and posts relating to the future of the Village Hall.

You can access the report, and previous reports here.

 

The Parish Council’s first firework display was a great event which was well attended and well received by people of our Parish.

Nearly 2,000 people attended the event on the fields adjacent the Active Life Centre on Monday 5th November 2018. Visitors to the event and the wider area were treated to around 20 minutes of fantastic fireworks and associated music. There was food drink and children’s rides available and people had a great time.

The display was slightly delayed because a member of the public was taken ill and needed an ambulance. We are pleased to advise that that individual is okay.

The Parish Council appreciates the support it received on the evening and the feedback it has received. It would like to say a massive thank you to the volunteers that attended to help ensure the event went ahead including Alan Bennett and Neil Prest.

This is the first time the current Parish Council has undertaken a fireworks display. It will consider both the positive and negative feedback it received in respect of the event and its organisation in making decisions about future events.

We have added an album of Community photographs to our Photo Gallery. Thank you to Ben Lyons, Rod Gary Hall, Sandra Baker Duffy and Russell Gow for your excellent photographs and your permission to publish them. The photographs capture what a brilliant display it was.

You can check the album out here. When you enter the album, click on the thumbnail for full size images. From there you can scroll through the photographs.

Worried about the impact of fireworks on your pets this bonfire night?

The Parish Council is aware that fireworks, part of our historical celebration of Guy Fawkes night, can be distressing to pets. There is advice out there for pet owners during the current period. Some of that advice, from Vets Now, can be found by clicking on this link.