Weekly Round-Up 11th March 2022

Wow! What a busy and really varied week we’ve had! This is what we’ve been up to

• Attended the Durham Country Council Foster Care star awards – if you’re thinking about fostering get in touch with the team https://www.durham.gov.uk/fostering
• Delivered some more consultation letters regarding Templetown playpark – get your views submitted to James by 18th March
• Attended the Children and Young People’s Overview and Scrutiny Committee where we asked for the IICSA report review to be moved to a dedicated meting with partner agencies and the PCC. This report and the recommendations deserve detailed scrutiny https://democracy.durham.gov.uk/.../IICSA%20report...
• Led some training at County Hall for fellow councillors
• Met the team at Citizens house for a tour of their fantastic facilities and heard about the huge range of events they host - massive thanks for the huge bag of wool donated for our local friendship group
• Visited Hampton Manor Consett to see how the work is progressing. Hopefully opening in Summer with over 100 jobs to be filled – great news for our Ward. Watch this space for exciting competition news!
• Had our case against the incinerator heard in Parliament this week!! Watch this space for the video which we’ll post soon
• Received confirmation that our campaign to have the road at Fellside resurfaced then adopted and maintained by Durham County Council has been successful. We are thrilled!