Evenwood and Barony Parish Council has one vacancy in the WITTON PARISH WARD. You do not need to live within the specific ward you represent but you are required to live (or work) within the Evenwood and Barony parish area or within three miles of it. No previous experience is necessary and training can be provided. There will be an item on the agenda for the next parish council meeting on Tuesday 12th May 2026 commencing at 6:30 p.m. to consider any expressions of inter...
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Applications were invited from local voluntary groups, clubs, and organisations in Evenwood & Barony Parish for financial assistance for the year 2026-2027. The closing date was Monday 13th April 2026. The Parish Council has agreed to grant £3,041.69 to Evenwood and Ramshaw Community Projects Group to help fund the purchase and installation of eight further lamp post ‘light socks’ for Christmas 2026. Winter is a dark and difficult time for many people, so the group will lig...
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The Annual Parish Meeting will be held in the Cornerstone Christian Centre, Swan Street, Evenwood, Bishop Auckland, DL14 9RN, commencing at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday 12th May 2026. This is a meeting of all the local government electors for the Parish. It is NOT a meeting of the Parish Council. Anyone may attend but only registered electors of Evenwood and Barony Parish Council may speak and vote. The purpose of the meeting is for the Parish Council to explain what it has been doing over the past year...
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The Annual Meeting of the Parish Council will be held in the Cornerstone Christian Centre, Swan Street, Evenwood, Bishop Auckland, DL14 9RN, commencing at 6:30 p.m. or directly after the close of the preceding Annual Parish Meeting, whichever is the later, on Tuesday 12th May 2026. This is the meeting where the council elects its chairman, makes other annual appointments, and reviews its policies. The agenda setting out the business to be transacted will be displayed on the main notice boards in...
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PACT meetings will be held in the Cornerstone Christian Centre, Swan Street, Evenwood, DL14 9RN, commencing at 6:00 p.m. for approximately one hour on the following dates: Thursday 4th June 2026; Thursday 13th August 2026; Thursday 8th October 2026; and Thursday 17th December 2026. PACT meetings organised by the local policing team are public and "all community members are welcome to attend".
The Parish Council's community trees were planted during the Easter weekend as parish councillors from Ramshaw got them in the ground at the Welfare Recreation Ground. This small group of native sapling trees from the Woodland Trust in three different species: Silver Birch; Rowan; Wild Cherry, should create pockets of shade for people to enjoy, a place for children to learn, homes for wildlife to thrive and much more. Trees help people and nature thrive and give us all a greener, healthier f...
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Allotment rents were due for 2026-2027 no later than midnight on Tuesday 31st March 2026. Allotment tenants were given ample notice that failure to pay within the stipulated time may result in loss of the tenancy, allowing the next person on the waiting list to take on the tenancy of the vacated plot. Several tenants have still not paid and non-payment is treated as a breach of their tenancy agreement, so their yearly tenancy will not be renewed. Any personal belongings should be removed and the...
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The Parish Council agreed to 'ring fence' the allotment rents this year which was not traditionally the case. This has increased the allotments budget for the three sites which will be available for improvements to allotment services and nothing else. A contractor has carried out groundworks to improve the state of the allotment track at Delaware Avenue and to install hardstanding car parking at the Jubilee Terrace allotment site.
A solar farm and battery storage site is proposed for fields near Evenwood. Permission has already been granted to build a large solar energy site at Bluestone Farm, but Qair is proposing an even bigger one at nearby Bucks Head Farm. The new proposal would cover about 73 football pitches. Although a planning application is yet to be submitted, two public consultation meetings have already been held. It is believed the solar farm would occupy about 52 hectares (128.5 acres). If the scheme goes ah...
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Communities across the United Kingdom are being invited to come together for the Lamp Light of Peace – In Remembrance. The Parish Council has agreed to take part by lighting a lamp at 11:00 a.m. on 11th November 2026, in a way that is appropriate to the local community, creating a shared moment of reflection and hope.
TIMETABLE OF EVENTS
10.00am: Raising of the Flag of Peace
10.55am: Reading of the Proclamation of Peace
10.57am: Lighting of the Lamp Light of Peace
11.00am: T...
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We are looking for a range of different stallholders and activities for our summer fête proposed for next year at the recreation ground in Evenwood, such as local craft stalls; family-orientated entertainment; food stalls; music; and children's sporting competitions. We are planning in advance to ensure an enjoyable community event. If you are interested or have any ideas or know of anyone who may want to sponsor the event, please get in touch via e-mail: [email protected]...
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The planning application DM/23/01723/RM for the erection of 38 dwellings at Kays Hall Farm, The Green, Evenwood, DL14 9QR has been APPROVED. Objectors, including the Parish Council, have multiple times raised concerns over the impact of the proposed access on the Village Green, a non-designated heritage asset (NDHA) considering this to suffer major harm. They consider the committee's report associated with the outline application to have been inadequate, including concerns that it failed to ...
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The Parish Council has donated £200.00 to help fund new planters and plants for Ramshaw in Bloom when local volunteers start planting in March.
Applications are invited from other local voluntary groups, clubs, and organisations in Evenwood & Barony Parish for financial assistance for the year 2026-2027. The closing date is Monday 13th April 2026. Application forms are available from the Parish Clerk, by email at: [email protected]
Evenwo...
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The Parish Council has organised a defibrillator familiarisation session on Tuesday 3rd March 2026 commencing at 6:30 p.m. in the Cornerstone Christian Centre, Swan Street, Evenwood, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL14 9RN. The Parish Council has paid for this session and the supplier has indicated "the more [attendees] the merrier", so an invitation is extended to all residents within the parish.
The session lasts 1.5hrs appro...
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The Parish Council has signed up to the Civility and Respect Pledge to demonstrate a commitment to addressing poor behaviour and fostering positive changes to support civil and respectful behaviour. To date 1,911 local councils have signed up to the Pledge (249 over the past 12 months). Another key action (which reinforces civility an respect) is that individual parish councillors have signed up to the recently launched 'Statemment of Assurance'. Research has identified that if individua...
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The Parish Council is pleased to announce that it is matching the £3,000 funding allocated by Councillor Robert Potts from Durham County Council’s members’ budget for a new community defibrillator and solar powered defibrillator cabinet which will be installed on a post and concrete base/plinth on the corner of the A688/Hilton Moor Lane at Evenwood Gate in the coming months.
Why should we get a defibrillator?
If someone has a cardiac arrest, a defibrillator ca...
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The Parish Council's online petition is now active and will run until Wednesday 25th February 2026. Click on the following link to sign the petition:-https://democracy.durham.gov.uk/mgEPetitionDisplay.aspx?id=249
To: Durham County Council's Highways Department.
The Petition of: Evenwood and Barony Parish Council.
Declares that: Durham County Council (the Highways Authority) should take swift action to address residents' concerns about the safety and well-being...
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On 11th November 2025, parish councillors considered a request from the Randolph Community Centre Foundation Trust (charity number: 1165814) for a parish grant in the sum of £35,000, supported by the account sheet; auditor's report; and two funding sheets. It was unanimously agreed to award the sum of £5,000 to the Randolph Community Centre Foundation Trust, subject to receiving further satisfactory evidence, specifically bank statements for the last 12 months...
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The Parish Council is pleased to announce that it has funded a new community defibrillator and solar powered defibrillator cabinet which will be installed on a post and concrete base/plinth next to the memorial seat/bench at Ramshaw in the coming weeks.
Why should we get a defibrillator?
If someone has a cardiac arrest, a defibrillator can help restart their heart while you’re waiting for the emergency services to arrive.
Getting a defibrillator for your organisa...
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WHAT IS A PARISH PRECEPT? A parish council gets its funding by receiving a small amount of the local Council Tax. This is referred to as the Parish Precept. The Clerk to the Council as the Responsible Financial Officer prepares a budget proposal for the coming financial year to help councillors decide the precept for the following year. This typically happens around November or December. This budget outlines planned expenditure for services like grass cutting, insurance, and staffing, and also i...
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The External Audit Team at Forvis Mazars LLP have not yet provided the Parish Council with an audit report for the Annual Governance and Accountability Return (AGAR) for the year ended 31st March 2025. As the deadline is close, they have advised that some audit reports will not be ready in time for the deadline: 30th September and this will leave the Parish Council in a position where it will not be able to place its audited AGAR and completion notice on the council's website (and other publ...
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The Randolph Social Welfare Centre (charity no. 520785) is a separate charity responsible for the Welfare Recreation Ground. The Parish Council is itself the sole trustee of the charity. The Trustee Board is pleased to announce that a British Heart Foundation (BHF) funded community defibrillator will be installed at the sports pavilion within the Welfare Ground (Stones End) in the coming weeks.
Why should we get a defibrillator?
If someone has a cardiac arrest, a defibrillator ...
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