Index
- East Durham AAP Board Meeting
- Employability Durham
- Household Waste Recycling Centres – Summer Opening Times
- Development of County Durham VCS Domestic Abuse Provider Network
- Covid Community Champion Message
- Walk-in Vaccination Clinics
- Consultation on Parking Standards, Developer Contributions and Highway Design
- Young Carers Neighbourhood Charter
- Housing & Environmental Issues Consultation – Blackhall Colliery South & Deneside East
- D2025 Information Session
- Durham Mental Wellbeing Alliance Service – Weekly Information and Monthly Schedules – May 2022
- East Durham AAP Board Meeting
The next East Durham AAP Board Meeting will take place on Wednesday 8 June at the Greenhills Centre, Wheatley Hill.
If you would like to attend this meeting, please email eastdurhamaap@durham.gov.uk to be added to the list.
- Employability Durham
If you’re living in County Durham and unemployed, Employability Durham could help you back into work or to set you on the path to starting your own business. Looking for work can be difficult, especially if you have been out of work for a while or recently had a change in circumstances.
Employability Durham provides information, advice and support at every stage. If you’re not yet ready to find a job, help is available to ensure that when the time comes, you’re ready, prepared and confident. Support is also on offer for those who are newly unemployed and don’t know where to start as well as anyone who would like a change of direction or who wants to secure a new job as soon as possible.
Employers and jobseekers can find out more at: www.durham.gov.uk/employability
Or by calling: 03000 262 009
- Household Waste Recycling Centres – Summer Opening Times
Our Household Waste Recycling Centres have switched to their summer opening times, with most sites now open from 9am to 6pm.
While most sites have extended their hours, opening times at individual centres may vary and we encourage people to check before they plan to visit.
Residents can use our online interactive map, which is updated every hour and gives details on whether a site is open and its estimated waiting times.
Find out more: https://bit.ly/3v0SBFi
- Development of County Durham VCS Domestic Abuse Provider Network
Sent on behalf of Nichola Pitt, Public Health – Domestic Abuse Systems Coordinator
Are you part of a VCS organisation supporting those affected by domestic abuse, in County Durham?
Would you like to come together with other domestic abuse VCS providers as part of a coordinated network?
Please complete the survey via sli.do and let us know your thoughts and ideas by 31/05/22.
The Sli.do poll can be access via the website – Slido – Audience Interaction Made Easy and entering code #765209
Any questions about this area of development or issues accessing the poll – please contact: PublicHealth@durham.gov.uk
5.A Covid Community Champion Message
You can book a convenient appointment through the National Booking Service for a paediatric dose (smaller dose) of the COVID-19 vaccine.
National Booking Service (NBS)
At some sites older siblings may be able to get vaccinated at the same time.
6.Walk-in Vaccination Clinics in East Durham
You can also continue to book online appointments at a large vaccination centre or community pharmacies at:
Covid jabs available for:
- 1st& 2nd doses
- Some clinics may offer 3rd/4th doses for people with a severely weakened immune system age 16 and over
- Some clinics may be available for age 12 – 15 please see individual clinic details
- Age 16 & over
- 18+ Must be a minimum of 8 weeks between 1st& 2nd doses
- 16-17 Must be a minimum of 12 weeks between 1st& 2nd doses
- 12-15 Must be a minimum of 12 weeks between 1st& 2nd doses
Covid boosters available for:
- Age 16 & over
- Frontline health & social care workers
- Age 16+in at-risk group for COVID
- Must be a minimum of 3 months (91 days) since second dose
Spring Covid boosters available for:
- Age 75+ OR live in a care home for older people
- Age 12 + with a weakened immune system
More clinics will be added as the vaccination programme continues.
https://countydurhamccg.nhs.uk/
7.Consultation on Parking Standards, Developer Contributions and Highway Design
Have your say on parking standards, developer contributions and highway design.
Residents can now have their say on a number of key documents which will affect new housing developments in County Durham.
The County Durham Plan, which was adopted in October 2020, sets out our vision for housing, jobs and the environment until 2035, as well as the transport, schools and healthcare to support it. It also provides a framework for new developments and helps to assess planning applications.
Views are being sought on four documents which supplement the plan, including a draft document which sets out our approach to securing developer contributions from new developments.
As some developments can have an impact on existing schools, health services and open spaces, the proposed Developer Contributions Supplementary Planning Document sets out how we will calculate contributions which must be paid by developers to create or improve existing infrastructure and services in affected communities.
The closing date for comments is Friday 3 June 2022 at 5.00pm.
https://www.durham.gov.uk/consultation
8.Housing & Environmental Issues Consultation – Blackhall Colliery South & Deneside East
Seven Targeted Delivery Plan (TDP) areas have been identified across the county, including Blackhall Colliery South and Deneside East (Seaham).
We want to identify priorities for each TDP area which will help to improve the quality of existing housing and support and maintain mixed and balanced communities in the wider community.
The closing date for comments is 5.00pm on Sunday 29 May 2022.
9.D2025 Information Session
Please find attached details of an invitation to attend a D2025 informal information session at Blackhall Community Centre on Friday 13th May – 6:00pm – 7:30pm – to find out more about Durham’s bid for City of Culture 2025. There will also be the opportunity to ask questions and to find out more about what winning could mean for the area, for your organisation and for you.
10.Durham Mental Wellbeing Alliance Service – Weekly Information and Monthly Schedules – May 2022
Please find attached weekly and monthly schedules for May 2022.
Please feel free to pass this on to any customers and professionals who you think may benefit from this service.
We hope you find the above information useful and please be aware that all of the officers from the East Durham AAP Team are, along with all AAP staff countywide, other DCC colleagues and partners, continuing to work as hard as possible for the residents and communities that we serve.