Statement by Councillor John Gibson, Chairman of Eldon Parish Council:

We were greatly saddened to learn of the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on 8th September 2022. Queen Elizabeth was a much loved and respected Monarch who was an intrinsic part of our lives and will be sadly missed. Our deepest sympathies and condolences go to the King and all members of the Royal Family.

The period for public inspection of the Eldon Parish Council Accounts for 2021 to 2022 began on 24th June. Please see the link to the statutory notice explaining the arrangements below. Copies of the approved annual accounts and annual return can also be seen on the financial documents page on the Parish Council website.

Eldon Public Notice Inspection of Accounts Year Ending March 2022

Eldon Parish Council is holding a free Tea Party for Eldon Parish Council residents on Sunday 5th June 2022 between 1.30 p.m. and 5.00 p.m. in Eldon Community Centre. It is a ticket only event. You can obtain tickets from Councillor Diane Pennington at the Community Centre: telephone – 01388 775955; or ring Diane on 01388 773309 or 07707633735. Tickets will be limited, so please apply early.

There will also be competition for local children aged up to 12 years of age attending the event for the best drawing or painting of  Her Majesty The Queen. Entries must be handed in at the event no later than 2.30 p.m. on the day and must bear the name, age and address of the child on the reverse. There will be prizes for the best three entries. From 4.00 p.m. to 5.00 p.m. there will also be a children’s disco.

At the beginning of June, over an extended Bank Holiday weekend, celebrations will be held to mark The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.

The Parish Council is currently considering how to mark the event, but in the meantime, we have been asked by the Lord Lieutenant for County Durham, Mrs. Sue Snowdon (The Queen’s representative in our area), to provide a link to the following subtitled video message about the celebrations:

Eldon Parish Council has adopted a new Code of Conduct for members. You can see the new Code which came into operation on 18th January 2022, by clicking on the following link:

ELDON-PARISH-COUNCIL-code-of-conduct-18-Jan-2022.pdf (durham.gov.uk)

Unfortunately, due to a power outage at Eldon Community Centre in the aftermath of Storm Arwen, the Eldon Parish Council Meeting on 30th November was unable to be held. An extraordinary meeting of the Council will now be held at the Community Centre on 7th December at 7 p.m.

Eldon Parish Council has now posted details of the audited accounts and annual return for 2020 to 2021 on its Council documents and Financial Information section of the website. The notice sets out the arrangements for public inspection of the accounts and underlying documents which runs from 24th June until 4th August 2021.