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Ward Councillors' News
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Keep Warm - Keep Well
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Keeping Warm this Winter.
Practical and useful common sense suggestions are available on the government's 'Keep warm keep well' website and in the accompanying booklet ‘Keep warm keep well': www.direct.gov.uk/keepwarmkeepwell
HE-AT offers all households in the Borough of Darlington free and confidential advice and assistance on a range of fuel and energy related issues.
For further information or to arrange a free and confidential appointment, please telephone on 357345 or e-mail advice@fiftyplus.org.uk
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Added on 5-Mar-2010 by Steve York.
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Keep Warm - Keep Well
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Keeping Warm this Winter.
Why keeping warm matters.
To keep well during winter, it's essential to keep warm. As the weather gets colder, we are all more likely to catch colds or flu; and if your body temperature drops then the risks of a heart attack, stroke or breathing difficulties increase. This is especially true for older people, or those who have a serious disease or are vulnerable due to a physical disability.
So the best way to combat winter is to keep warm and follow as healthy a lifestyle as possible. What you eat and drink, and the exercise you take, can make a big difference. And, as part of keeping well, it is vital to keep your home warm and keep yourself warm when you go out.
Tips to keep warm
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Added on 5-Mar-2010 by Steve York.
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Refuse & Recycling Collections - Ongoing Severe Weather
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As the bad weather continues, the Council’s Street Scene teams are finding it difficult to collect refuse and recycling in some areas of the Borough, particularly back lanes and untreated roads.
In our Ward the areas affected for refuse collection are from Middleton Lane down to Church Lane and all associated cul de sacs.
Recycling is also outstanding in some areas of Middleton St George/Middleton One Row.
Once the weather improves, normal collections will resume but until then residents are asked to take in any refuse or recycling that is not collected and put it back out when their next collection is due.
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Added on 7-Jan-2010 by Steve York.
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Cyclists Beware!
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Now the warmer weather is here Darlington Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership is advising cyclists to take care extra of their bikes by taking a few simple crime prevention steps.
Bikes should always be locked away in a garage or garden shed, secured with a bike lock to an immovable object, or at least kept out of public view.
Cyclists are also advised to insure their bikes, keep an up-to date photograph of the bike and security mark them.
Tamper proof security stickers are available from Darlington Safer Neighbourhood Unit, by contacting (01325) 346832.
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Added on 10-Jun-2009 by Steve York.
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Cyclists Beware!
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Now the warmer weather is here Darlington Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership is advising cyclists to take care extra of their bikes by taking a few simple crime prevention steps.
Bikes should always be locked away in a garage or garden shed, secured with a bike lock to an immovable object, or at least kept out of public view.
Cyclists are also advised to insure their bikes, keep an up-to date photograph of the bike and security mark them.
Taper proof security stickers are available from Darlington Safer Neighbourhood Unit, by contacting (01325) 346832.
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Added on 10-Jun-2009 by Steve York.
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Carriageway Refurbishment Work in MSG
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The Borough Council will be undertaking carriageway refurbishment works on Yarm Road (Bridge House to First Junction to Virginia Estate).
The work will commence Monday 20th April 2009 for 1 week.
Whilst these improvement works are being undertaken there is likely to be some inconvenience so your patience and co-operation is appreciated.
If you require any further information or any assistance regarding the scheme please contact Mojy Ghanadi on 01325 388767.
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Added on 17-Apr-2009 by Steve York.
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Urban Event for Young People
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An event featuring music, film, dance and fashion for young people is being hosted at the Arts Centre.
Urban Splurge, run by the Council’s Youth Service, will include DJs, rapping, film, breakdance and fashion.
The event, which is free, will run from 5pm to 10pm on Friday February 20th 2009 and on Friday March 20th 2009.
During the March event there will also be a gig put on by Newblood, a regular young people’s live music event at The Forum.
Urban Splurge is open to 13 to 19-year-olds and is part of the Council’s commitment to provide more for young people to do on a Friday and Saturday night.
Tickets, which are free, can be ordered in advance by calling (01325) 486555 or will be available on the door on the night.
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Added on 17-Feb-2009 by Steve York.
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South Park Fun Days at Half Term
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THREE children’s fun days are being held in South Park during the school half-term holidays.
On Monday February 16th, there will be a chance to learn the art of Victorian paper marbling.
On Wednesday February 18th, a clay modelling session will be held.
On Friday February 20th,there will be a nature trail around the park, collecting items to make a nature picture and learning more about the insects, animals and plants in the park.
All the sessions will run between 2pm and 4pm and cost is £2 per child. Children must be accompanied by an adult, and should meet at the Education Centre in the park, next to the café.
Families are advised that suitable clothing should be worn for all activities.
For more information call (01325) 383099.
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Added on 12-Feb-2009 by Steve York.
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No Con Do: Scamnesty Targets Hoaxers
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For the second year running, Darlington Council’s Trading Standards Team is running the Scamnesty initiative as part of national Scams Awareness Month, which runs throughout February.
Every year three million UK consumers fall victim to mail, e-mail, text and Internet scams but less than five per cent of victims report the crime.
As money worries increase during the credit crunch, it is feared even more people will fall for get rich quick scams
To try to crackdown on scams in Darlington, residents can drop any unsolicited mail, or other evidence of scams, into special bins at Crown Street Library, Cockerton Library, Town Hall reception, the Customer Contact Centre and the Public Protection Office at 11 Houndgate between Monday February 2 and Sunday February 15.
They will also be able to pick up information on avoiding future scams.
At the end of the month, all the evidence will be collected and action will be taken to help prevent other people being targeted.
During last year’s campaign, 139 mailings were dropped off by Darlington residents with the most common scams being phoney psychics, bogus letters claiming the recipient had won the Spanish lottery and fake health cures.
The total amount of fake winnings which residents were asked to claim was more than £78m.
As well as the Scamnesty, there will be a series of events during Scams Awareness Month, including Trading Standards officers running a stall at the outdoor market, to raise awareness of common scams and how to spot them.
For more information and advice call Trading Standards on (01325) 388799.
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Added on 2-Feb-2009 by Steve York.
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Darlington International Day
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Please help Darlington Communities promote this free and friendly day for people to enjoy and learn about different cultures. There will be drumming, hair braiding, arts & crafts from Polish and Asian communities, traditional British crafts, storytelling, dancing, singing workshops, a Bangra band, a Thai dancer, a chinese dancer and a Bollywood dancer and information and food from around the world. Everyone is welcome to this FREE event on Sunday 16th November 1 - 8pm at the Forum Music Centre, Borough Road. For further information please contact Joanne Scott on 388457 or Norman Maltby on 358794
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Added on 7-Nov-2008 by Steve York.
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Electric Blanket Testing Campaign
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Darlington Borough Council's Trading Standards section, working in partnership with Age Concern, are organising an Electric Blanket Safety Testing Campaign on 12th & 13th November 2008.
Residents of the Borough of Darlington will be able to have their electric blankets tested for safety, free of charge, during this period.
Contact Age Concern on 01325 362832 for an appointment.
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Added on 17-Oct-2008 by Steve York.
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Speeding Problems in Killinghall Row - Middleton St George
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We wish to update all residents in the vicinity of Killinghall Row on the progress that’s been made regarding the ongoing speeding problem which has been recently highlighted to us.
At a recent meeting with Darlington Borough Council Highways Department we requested that a speed monitor be installed in Killinghall Row to gauge the speed of all traffic over a seven day period. The Assistant Director of Highways has agreed to this and once the data is collected, depending on the outcome, it will be presented to Durham Constabulary with a view to enforcement in that area.
We must thank Mr Young for bringing this issue to our attention.
Should residents want to take this further, we will be pleased to discuss this with you at our Ward Surgery on Tuesday 28th October 2008 at 18.15hrs in the village school.
We will keep you informed of further updates as we get them.
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Added on 17-Oct-2008 by Steve York.
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Calor Village of the Year - 2008/2009
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We were delighted to announce that MSG was chosen as the overall winner of the Calor Tees Valley Village of the Year 2008 and we attended the presentation evening in the Oakwood Centre, Eaglescliffe last Wednesday evening (1st October) to receive our prize of £500 and our village plaque.
We would like to thank the community centre members and the village youth club representatives who joined us on the evening which was hosted by Stewart McFarlane MBE.
The parish council and the community centre have agreed that the £500 winnings should be donated to the youth club members to help them provide equipment for the newly revamped youth club in the community centre basement.
The win means we have qualified for the regional competition and the work begins now on our entry which has to be submitted by the end of November and which will be followed by a presentation to the judges next March.
Sadberge won an 'Eco' award in the 'Special Achievemt awards' for the energy saving project carried out in the village with the Energy Saving Trust. Sadberge also received their prize for winning the Northern Region Competition 2007 and members are looking forward to visiting The Guildhall in London on 2nd December to see if they can win the national final. GOOD LUCK SADBERGE !
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Added on 5-Oct-2008 by Doris Jones.
Updated on 17-Oct-2008 by Steve York.
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up date on youth club
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We are pleased to say that work is well on the way with our new youth club.
The youths of MSG are meeting with both of us and the youth leaders next week to discuss how we are going to run the club once it is open. Such things as membership, activities, what activity on which night etc.
We will also be discussing the internal fixtures and fittings such as the colour of walls and floor covering, which wall we will have for our graffity artist.
Life can be really exciting for the teenages of MSG anybody who lives in our village and wants to get involved please contact us and we will introduce you to the gang.
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Added on 14-Aug-2008 by Doris Jones.
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Calor tees Valley of the Year 2008
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We are please to announce Middleton St George was chosen as the overall winner of the Calor Tees Valley Village of the Year Competition 2008.
many thanks to all those who took part on the day.
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Added on 3-Aug-2008 by Doris Jones.
Updated on 4-Aug-2008 by Doris Jones.
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Calor Tees Valley Village of the Year Competition 2008
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Middleton St George Parish Council and Community Association have submitted an entry to the Calor Tees Valley Village of the Year Competition 2008.
There is a cash prize of £500 for the winning village, £250 for the runner-up and £100 for the third prize.
\shortlisted villages will be contacted in early July.
WISH US GOOD LUCK
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Added on 28-Jun-2008 by Doris Jones.
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Parish Council Grants - Proposed Cuts
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Darlington Borough Council are proposing to remove the Parish Council grants from the 2008/2009 financial year onwards. These grants are vital in maintaining the open spaces that the village currently enjoys. Open spaces like the Waterpark and the Playing Field. If the grant is removed by the Borough Council then each resident will have to pay an additional 92% on their precept to make up the shortfall.
Both Doris and Steve are against this proposal and are fighting to retain the grants in conjunction with the Parish Council.
If you want to voice your concerns against this proposed cut in Parish grants or any other budget issue then e-mail the following: budgetviews@darlington.gov.uk by Thursday 14th February 2008.
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Added on 2-Feb-2008 by Steve York.
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Talking Together Event - Record Numbers Attend
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Our Talking Together event took place on Saturday 19th January 2008 at St Georges School in the village. The event saw a large number of village residents attend and voice their support to Middleton St George Parish Council in their battle to save the Parish Council grant it currently receives from the Borough Council. The grant is used towards vital village facilities such as the many open spaces the Parish Council own and maintain within the Parish.
Officers certainly took away a clear message that residents did not want to see this grant abolished.
Both Doris and Steve will continue to put pressure on the Borough Council to retain this very important grant into the future.
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Added on 27-Dec-2007 by Steve York.
Updated on 25-Jan-2008 by Steve York.
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Christmas Tree Recycling
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Drop off your real christmas tree at the designated village collection point, which is the Water Park, between Wednesday 6th January 2010 and Friday 15th January 2010 and it will be taken away by Darlington Borough Council and recycled.
A total of 944 trees were recycled in this way last year!
Please remember to remove all decorations before you recycle it!
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Added on 27-Dec-2007 by Steve York.
Updated on 3-Jan-2010 by Steve York.
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New Street Lighting in the Playground
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Many residents voiced concern about young people gathering in the playground at night and being unable to be seen in the dark.
Ward councillors Doris Jones and Steve York worked with Darlington Borough Council and the parish council to have a new street light installed in the playground in order to illuminate the area. This work was financed by the parish council and should go some way to reducing anti-social behaviour in the area.
The lamp standard will also be utilised to extend our Christmas lights.
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Added on 28-Nov-2007 by Doris Jones.
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Middleton St George Christmas Tree
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The Christmas Tree lights will be switched on at 4pm on Sunday 9th December outside Mount Pleasant Bungalows (next to the playground).
Many people enjoyed our first Carol Concert last year, we learned a lot and hope that this year will be even better and that more residents will join us.
We have new, better and brighter lights and will once again be accompanied by Cockerton Silver Band.
The lights will be switched by the two oldest ladies in the village, (they have become quite famous since doing this for us last year). The event is FREE and carol sheets will be provided so everyone can join in - you may wish to bring a torch.
Afterwards you can visit the Christmas Fair in the community centre where there will be a variety of stalls, selling seasonal gifts and refreshments.
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Added on 25-Nov-2007 by Doris Jones.
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Cederwood's "Cul de Sac" Sign
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Cederwood has finally got its new "Cul de Sac" sign, which has been installed at the entrance to the estate. Its presence will hopefully reduce the number of motorists who drive in to Cederwood and wrongly assume it links with the adjacent estate of Westacres.
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Added on 23-Sep-2007 by Steve York.
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High Stell Bus Shelter
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Many of you will be familiar with the condition of the bus shelter at High Stell and the problems caused by young people congregating there. Despite constant efforts to keep it clean it continues to be used for anti-social behaviour and is more often than not in a mess. Sadly, bus passengers are unable to use the seat or stand inside the shelter because of litter and a permanent foul smell.
We know that Darlington Council has not adopted this shelter since High Stell was completed and is therefore still owned by the developer Miller Homes. As ward councillors we met with residents, police and Miller Homes to request that the bus shelter be demolished and replaced with a more suitable canopy style shelter sited at the edge of the pavement to enable bus passengers to keep dry when waiting for the bus. This type of shelter will deter it from being used as a youth club and drinking den for anti-social youths who were causing the problem.
At the moment we are still negotiating with Miller Homes, and will keep you informed about progress.
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Added on 16-Sep-2007 by Doris Jones.
Updated on 23-Sep-2007 by Doris Jones.
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Road Markings - Station Road & Heathfield Park Junction
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The new road markings, including parking bays for residents in Station Road and a new junction layout at the entrance of Heathfield Park have now been completed. As it was not possible to "build out" the existing junction line because of advice from Highways and the Police the new markings are seen as a compromise which will hopefully give some visibility improvements to residents exiting the estate.
If you have any feedback on the new layout arrangements please pass it to either of us and we will ensure it gets to the relevant Authority.
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Added on 16-Sep-2007 by Steve York.
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