The Parish Council is starting a new bright and lively playgroup, run by an experienced leader, with activities including arts and crafts, games and messy play. There will be a warm welcome and plenty to get involved in. More details can be found here.

 

 

Date of announcement:   7th June 2019

Each year the Council’s Annual Return, which we published yesterday, is audited by an auditor appointed by Public Sector Audit Appointments Limited. Any person interested has the right to inspect and make copies of the accounts to be audited and all books, deeds, contracts, bills, vouchers and receipts relating to them. For the year ended 31 March 2019 these documents will be available on reasonable notice on application to:

C Llewelyn, Parish Clerk Coxhoe Village Hall, Front Street East, Coxhoe, Durham, DH6 4LF 0191 3773658 or 07988 283287 or by email at clerk@coxhoeparishcouncil.gov.uk

commencing on 10th June 2019;

and ending on   19th July 2019.

Local Government Electors and their representatives also have:

• the opportunity to question the auditor about the accounts; and
• the right to make objections to the accounts or any item in them.

Written notice of an objection must first be given to the auditor and a copy sent to the Council. The auditor can be contacted at the address below for this purpose during the inspection period identified above.  The audit is being conducted under the provisions of the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014, the Accounts and Audit (England) Regulations 2015 and the National Audit Office’ Code of Audit Practice.  Your audit is being carried out by:

Mazars LLP, Salvus Aykley Heads, Durham, DH1 5TS

This announcement is made by Claire Llewelyn, Parish Clerk

A copy of the formal notice can be downloaded from the link below:

Notice of Appointment of Date for the Exercise of Public Rights for year ended 31st March 2019

The Parish Council has publicised its Annual Return for the financial year 2018-2019.

This is part of the process of Auditing of the Parish Council’s Accounts for the last financial year. You can access the Annual Return and supporting Documents from the following links:

Annual Governance and Accounting Statement 2018-19 Completed.

This includes:

• Annual Return Internal Audit Completion 2018-19
• Annual Return Section 1 Annual Governance Statement 2018-19
• Annual Return Section 2 Annual Accounting Statement 2018-19

Bank Reconciliation End of Year 2018-19 Nationwide Account

Cash and Investment Reconciliation as at 31 March 2019

Bank Reconciliation End of Year 2018-19 Unity Trust Account

Trial Balance for Current Year 2018-2019

Explanation of significant variances 2018-19

Internal Auditors Report 2018 – 2019

The Annual Return and supporting documents for the year ending 31st March 2019 which are published on this website are unaudited until such time as they are approved by the Council’s external auditors:

Mazars LLP, Aykley Heads, Durham, DH1 5TS

C Llewelyn

Clerk & Responsible Financial Officer

The next Monthly Meeting of Coxhoe Parish Council is due to take place at Coxhoe Village Hall at 6.30pm on Wednesday 5th June 2019.

Among items to be discussed are Coxhoe Cricket Ground, Quarrington Hill Environmental Improvement Scheme and Parish Plan 3. The Parish Council will also consider the views they are to make on a range of planning applications they have been consulted on, including a proposed hot food take away at Church Street.

A copy of the agenda is available online here.

You can access a copy of the draft minutes of the previous meeting from the following link.

Draft Minutes of the Annual Meeting of Coxhoe Parish Council on 1st May 2019

 

The monthly luncheon Club at the Village Hall is restarting on Thursday lunchtime at Coxhoe Village Hall and will take place on the last Thursday of the month.

The luncheon clubs are being organised by Age Uk in partnership with the East Durham Rural Corridor AAP. The luncheon club takes place between the hours of 11.30am to 1.30pm. Two courses are available for £5 per head

The events are being supported by County Councillors Stuart Dunn and Maura McKeon as well as the management and staff of Coxhoe Co-op. Local cafe Seventeen are providing catering services. The event would not be possible without the volunteers from ‘Friends of Coxhoe Village Hall’ although  further volunteers are required to help sustain the events.

The event will be open to the over 50’s. For more information, and to book your place (you must book a place if you wish to come along. please call 0191 374 6588

If you are interested in helping out as a volunteer please email karen.williams@coxhoeparishcouncil.gov.uk or ring 0191 377 3658

For more information check out our Promoting Healthy Living page.

We are delighted to welcome All Sewn Up to our business pages.

All Sewn Up provides a clothing and upholstery alterations service. They all have a dry cleaning service too. Check out their page here.

Coxhoe Parish Council are proud of it’s businesses and the important contribution they make to our communities.  Are you not represented on our business directory pages and want to be. Find out how you can here. Its all free.

We would like to say a big thank you for everyone who turned out on the last two Saturdays for our Parish Plan 3 community engagement events.

Despite the bad weather over 30 people attended our event in Coxhoe Village Hall this morning. It generated a good deal of discussion, ideas and participants.We will keep everyone up to date with progress via our website, social media and The Chronicle.

Find out more here.

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.