A vacancy has arisen in the office of Parish Councillor serving the Coxhoe Ward.

We have started the process of filling the post by posting a formal public notice to determine the way in which a new councillor may be appointed. You can view a copy of the Notice of Councillor Vacancy.

Wristbands to gain entry to the Coxhoe Parish Council Firework display 2019 are now on general sale from the 16 October and are available to everyone. Wristbands can be purchased from the Active Life Centre @Coxhoe priced £2.

Find out more about the Coxhoe Parish Council Firework Display

Home page photograph by Russell Gow

Time is running out for residents of the Parish to get their  wristbands to gain entry to the firework display.

The wristbands are on sale to purchase from the Active Life Centre @Coxhoe until close of play on Tuesday 15 October for people who reside in the Parish area. You will still be able to purchase your wristbands after that time. However, the wristbands go on general sale on the 16 October and will then be available to everyone.

Find out more about the Coxhoe Parish Council Firework Display

Home page photograph by Russell Gow

The Parish Council are holding a baby save a life session at the Village Hall. This will take place between 1.30 pm and 2.30 pm on Monday 21 October 2019

The session is ideal for parents, aunts and uncles, grandparents and anyone who looks after a baby. Come along and build you confidence in dealing with emergencies such as CPR (resuscitation), choking and drowning.

Places are limited so please book in advance. the sessions cost £1.50 per person. For more information, and to secure your place, contact Claire at Coxhoe Parish Council.

Telephone  0190 3773658 or 07988 283287, or email clerk@coxhoeparishcouncil.gov.uk

The next meeting of the Human Resources, Grievance, Disciplinary & Complaints Committee is on Wednesday 16 October. The meeting will be held in Coxhoe Village Hall starting at 6.00pm.

Download a copy of the Human Resources, Grievance, Disciplinary & Complaints Committee Agenda for 16 October.

Download a copy of the draft minutes of the Youth Strategy Group from 19 September 2019.

You can also download a copy of the draft minutes of the Extraordinary Meeting of the Parish Council on 25 September 2019.

Coxhoe and Quarrington Hill have both been recognised in Durham County Council’s Beautiful Durham Competition.

The Parish Council are pleased to announce that both Villages have received special commendations in this year’s Durham County Council’s Beautiful Durham Garden and Environmental Competition. Coxhoe received a special commendation in the Best Large Village category. Quarrington Hill won a special commendation in the Best Village category. We lost out to Belmont and High Shincliffe who were the winners in the respective categories.

The commendation reflect the work that the Parish Council and others are doing to make our villages looking good. Thank you and well done to all concerned.

Find out more about our open spaces.

The Annual Report of Coxhoe Village Hall Association is now available online.

The report was made available at the Association’s Annual General Meeting which took place on 3 October 2019. You can access the document on the Village Hall Annual Report Page

 

The minutes for the September monthly meeting of Coxhoe Parish Council are now available online.

By reading the minutes you can find out what was discussed and what decisions were made at that meeting. Check the minutes out now.

Monthly Minutes of Meeting of Coxhoe Parish Council on 4 September 2019

There is  a Councillor vacancy on Coxhoe Parish Council to represent Quarrington Hill. The vacancy will be filled by co-option.

Too much Dog Dirt in the villages? Car Parking a nightmare? Speeding traffic causing problems. Interested in how the Villages look and how we provide things for our young people? Have ideas how these can be addressed? Well why not come and join us and help us try to resolve the issues that exist in our communities. We need your help!

For an informal discussion, please contact the Chair of the Parish Council Stuart Dunn on 07703 351046.

To express an interest and for more information, please post or email  the Parish Clerk with a short statement about why you would like to be a Councillor and what you feel you can bring to our team:

clerk@coxhoeparishcouncil.gov.uk

Please express your interest as soon as possible but it would help if you could do so before 23 October.

We have launched our playgroup online survey. We want to find out how you feel about how we run our playgroup.  What would you like us to provide, when is the best day and time? What would you like us to do?

Please complete our Playgroup online survey by 9 October 2019

Find out more about our Coxhoe Parish Council Playgroup