REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY 2025

The Chairman of the Parish Council, Cllr. Bob Bolden, laid the first poppy wreath as a mark of respect.

VILLAGE GREEN

Evenwood Village Green

CIVILITY AND RESPECT

A Civility and Respect Pledge Council

Evenwood and Barony Parish Council

The Parish is situated in the lower Gaunless Valley areas of County Durham. It covers the villages and hamlets of Evenwood, Evenwood Gate, Ramshaw, Lands, Windmill, Morley and parts of Toft Hill and Etherley. We have approximately 1,848 residents with the main population centre being in the village of Evenwood. The Barony is an historic term to cover the areas of the other villages the council serves.

Local council name: EVENWOOD AND BARONY PARISH COUNCIL

Notice of appointment of date for the exercise of public rights

Accounts for the year ended 31st March 2026


The Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014, and

The Accounts and Audit (England) Regulations 2015 (SI 234)

1.     Date of announcement: 30th June 2026  ____________                         (a)

(a) Insert date of placing of this notice on your website.

2.     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 2026 these documents will be available on reasonable notice on application to:

        (b) The Clerk to the Council and Responsible Financial Officer (RFO) – email:  [email protected] – Telephone@ 07788 111729

(b) Insert name, position and contact details of the Clerk or other person to whom any person may apply to inspect the accounts.

                commencing on (c)          1st July 2026 ____________

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             and ending on (d)              11th August 2026 ____________

(c )And

(d)The inspection period must be 30 working days in total and commence no later than 1 July 2026.

3.     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 Authority (f).

The auditor can be contacted at the address in paragraph 4 below for this purpose during the inspection period at 2 above.

  1. The auditor’s limited assurance review 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 review is being carried out by:


Forvis Mazars LLP, Newcastle Office via 30 Old Bailey, London, EC4M 7AU

Email: [email protected]

5.    This announcement is made by (e) Mr. K. Murray-Hetherington – Clerk to the Council and Responsible Financial Officer (RFO)

(e)   Insert name and position of person placing the notice

NOTICE OF PARISH COUNCIL MEETING

The next meeting of the parish council will be held in the Cornerstone Christian Centre, Swan Street, Evenwood, Bishop Auckland, DL14 9RN, commencing at 7:00 p.m. on

Tuesday, 14th July, 2026

Members of the public are invited at the beginning of each meeting to make representations or ask questions or raise concerns relating to the to the Parish Council’s role and responsibilities. The agenda outlining the business to be transacted at the meeting is displayed on the main notice boards in Evenwood (Manor Street) and Evenwood Gate at least three days before a meeting. 

Clerk's Details

The Parish Clerk is employed on a part-time basis but emails will be answered as soon as possible on most weekdays during normal office hours.

You can send us an e-mail via the contact form or our address for parish council business is:

[email protected]