The Agenda for the next Events Committee to be held on 25th February is now available online.

The meeting will be held in Coxhoe Village Hall and starts at 6.00pm. members of the public are invited to attend. The meeting will be considering things such as an events programme, the next fireworks display and the potential for a community calendar of events. tou can access the agenda from this link.

The Pitman’s Parliament in the Miners’ Hall, Durham is a unique place. For almost a century, it was the scene of many important debates which shaped the lives of our mining communities in the Durham coalfield.

To raise money for the renovation of the pitman’s parliament, they launcheda one-off sponsorship scheme.

The seats went ‘on sale’ in November, last year and the Parish Council sponsored two of them. The  money raised will go towards the Redhills renovation project. By sponsoring the seats the Parish Council received two  a personalised “pit tokens” attached to the seat. There are 150 seats for which the lodge number is known.  One of the tokens, representing the Joint Stocks Colliery at Coxhoe, is pictured here and  will be kept at the Village Hall. The other, inscripted ‘Crowtrees Colliery’,  is being held at Quarrington Hill Community Centre.

Contact the Parish Clerk for more information.

Check out the Durham Miners association website here.

 

 

The next edition of the Chronicle is due out at the end of March 2019

Although space is already tight in the edition we would like to know if any community groups have anything they’d like including, such as any updates as to what is happening, any recent and future plans or eventsthat are coming up. We are also going to re-introduce our local hero recognition feature. Do you know any individual or group who has excelled in what they do, have achieved something special or otherwise deserves to receive some publicity and recognition for what they have done. Please send us details.

Finally we wish to get a few adverts in the from Coxhoe and Quarrington Hill businesses too.  Business adverts cost £160 full page, £80 half page, and £40 quarter page. We are limited to no more than 3 pages of adverts so you need to get in quick.

If you have any items of information, kow of a local hero who deserves credit or require an advert please contact Karen or Kay  at chronicle@coxhoeparishcouncil.gov.uk We will need the information sending back to this email address no later than Friday 15th February please

Depending on how much information we get, and how much space there is to fill, we’ll try our best to get everything covered, but will keep everyone updated as to what and how it is included

Coxhoe Parish Council have cancelled the up and coming Environment and Finance Committees that were due to be held on 11th February, Please note that the meetings will not now take place.

The approved minutes of the Youth Strategy Group Committee on 13th December are now available online via this link.

 

Age Uk County Durham are holding a luncheon club event on Thursday, 28th February 2019 between 12 noon and 3.00pm.

The event is being provided in association with Durham County Council and other partners. Age Uk are inviting you to join them for a freshly cooked meal and an information roadshow. The aim is to lead into a regular lunch club at the Village Hall. Food is being provided by Café Seventeen  and will consist of broth and a bun with sponge pudding and custard to follow. The cost is £1.50 per head.

Please contact Age Uk on 0191 374 6568 to find out more and book your place or email info@ageukcountydurham.org.uk

The event is open to the over 50’s.

Check out our Promoting Health Living page

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 Parish Council has announced that it has taken a 10 year lease of the cricket pavilion and ground and intends to invest £14,000 in improvements.

We are now looking for members of the community who can come forward and develop an allstars  junior cricket team.

If you would like to help please contact Claire Llewelyn, the Parish Clerk at clerk@coxhoeparishcouncil.gov.uk

Free training in the use of the defibrillators installed in Quarrington Hill and Coxhoe is to take place in Quarrington Hill next month.

Click here for further information.

Coxhoe Parish Council are delighted to announce that they have recently completed a 10 year lease of the disused Coxhoe Cricket Ground. This is in order to bring it back into community use after lying dormant for 5 years.

We will be working with East Durham County Council to restore the pavillion and pitch using money that you helped us get from East Durham AAP and that we have matched.

Find out more here.