- Whether you’re at the shop, at home or taking exercise, don’t forget Hands, Face, Space. Help keep you, and your friends and family safe
- COVID-19 is still spreading within your community, putting people at risk of infection and huge pressure on our NHS. The most important action we can all take is to stay at home to protect the NHS and save lives.
- You can stop the spread of Covid 19. If you have symptoms of coronavirus, self-isolate and get a test.
- Visit https://www.gov.uk/get-coronavirus-test for more information.
Councillor Vacancy
West Rainton&LeamsideParish Council
Councillor Vacancy
West Rainton&Leamside Parish Council currently has vacancies for Parish Councillors.
These vacancies can be filled through a co-option process.
Anyone interested in becoming a parish councillor can get more information from theParish Clerk, Mark Ramshaw.
Expressions of interest should be made to the Parish Clerk no later than:
12.00 noon on7th April 2021.
Contact:
Parish Clerk, West Rainton Parish Council:
62 Trevelyan Place, Peterlee, SR8 2NL.
Tel: 0790 080 0540
Email: westraintonparishcouncil@yahoo.co.uk
Further information is available at item 3 of the Council Policies, Procedures and Information on this web site.
NEW PLANTERS – A BIG THANK YOU
As many of you will have noticed, we have a number of new planters throughout the Village. There are 15 in total. These have replaced the old wooden barrel planters and supplement the existing square black planters.
These planters , made from recycled plastic, are very robust and very heavy! Consequently, the logistics involved in getting these filled, planted up and then putting them into position was always going to be a challenge.
This was achieved with the invaluable help and support of two of our local farmers:
Angus Lowrie kindly agreed to take delivery of the planters, topsoil and gravel at Field House Farm . The planters were stored there until they could all be filled and planted up.
Moving and putting the planters into the various positions around the parish required the use of a tractor, trailer and fork lift truck and Angus working with another local farmer, Tom Swinburn, who kindly agreed to help.
So a massive thank you to both Angus and Tom for the use of their premises, machinery and time in working together, in a voluntary capacity, to support the Parish Council with this Community Project
NEW CHRISTMAS TREE
Our new Christmas tree is here!
The Parish Council was successful in applying for funding to enable a permanent installation and power supply to be installed so that we could improve our Christmas tree and its lights.
Due to the current COVID19 pandemic we were unable to hold a public event this year for the turning on of the lights but we do hope to make up for it in 2021.
The planned turn on of the lights was for Friday 4th however DCC completed the installation for us and lit the tree a couple of days early.
We do hope everyone has an enjoyable and safe Christmas.
Merry Christmas from West Rainton & Leamside Parish Council.
NOTICE OF CONCLUSION OF AUDIT 2019-2020
All documents relating to the conclusion of the Audit for the year 2019-2020 are available on the Annual and Financial Reports page of this web site.
County Durham Approved Coronavirus Outbreak Plan
The approved plan for County Durham on how the County Council will deal with the corona virus outbreak is available here. The plan includes legal, administrative, procedural and financial details. County Durham outbreak plan HWB_
Information is also available online.https://www.durham.gov.uk/article/23848/Coronavirus-outbreak-plan-approved-for-County-Durham-
A GUIDE TO WALKING ROUTES IN COUNTY DURHAM
If you would like an alternative to your usual walking exercise route, a link is available in Useful Links titled “Walks in County Durham” which you may find useful.
CEMETERY OPEN
As a result of further advice from the Government, the Cemetery has been reopened.
Please adhere to social distancing whilst visiting the Cemetery
Social distancing measures are steps that are taken to reduce social interaction between people.
This will help reduce the transmission of coronavirus (COVID-19).
Please stay more than 2m (6ft) apart from anyone other than members of your own household whilst visiting the Cemetery
Thankyou. West Rainton & Leamside Parish Council
Coronavirus: Support in County Durham
Further information on the support available in County Durham is available in the attached flyer. COVID19 flyer 310320 p4
Council Launches Virtual Support Hubs to provide help to Local Communities
People are advised to accept help from friends, family and neighbours where possible, but anyone in need of extra support can find a list of local groups on the council’s website www.durhamlocate.org.uk or fill in our Coronavirus help form at www.durham.gov.uk/covid19help
Those enquiries will be directed to our virtual council hubs, staffed by AAP workers and council volunteers, who will assess any requests for information and provide appropriate help to residents.
Alternatively, help can be accessed by emailing help@durham.gov.uk or calling 03000 260 260.
The full press release can be viewed here. COVID-19 27 March Community