Please see below a press release issued by Durham County Council promoting its Community Action Scheme in Blackhall Colliery:
Residents of Blackhall Colliery are being invited to a series of virtual engagement sessions to help identify and tackle housing and environmental issues in their community.
The Community Action project will see the team working alongside Durham Constabulary, County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service, our neighbourhood wardens and other partners to tackle anything from litter and dog fouling, to doorstep crime and noise nuisance. The team can also help to implement energy efficiency schemes and deal with empty properties and the problems they can cause.
The project will begin with three weeks of public engagement sessions, which would normally have been held in community venues. However, in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, these sessions have been moved online.
Letters have also been sent to households in the project area encouraging people to join in the sessions, fill in a survey or contact CAT by email or phone.
Residents of Blackhall Colliery are being invited to a series of virtual engagement sessions to help identify and tackle housing and environmental issues in their community.
The Community Action project will see the team working alongside Durham Constabulary, County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service, our neighbourhood wardens and other partners to tackle anything from litter and dog fouling, to doorstep crime and noise nuisance. The team can also help to implement energy efficiency schemes and deal with empty properties and the problems they can cause.
The project will begin with three weeks of public engagement sessions, which would normally have been held in community venues. However, in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, these sessions have been moved online.
Letters have also been sent to households in the project area encouraging people to join in the sessions, fill in a survey or contact CAT by email or phone.
- Thursday 16 July, from 1.00pm to 2.00pm
- Tuesday 21 July, from 5.00pm to 6.00pm
- Friday 24 July from 10.30am to 11.30am
- Thursday 30 July from 1.00pm to 2.00pm
The public engagement period will be followed by seven weeks of action, with activities carried out in smaller groups to maintain social distancing and keep people safe. During this phase, further online community meetings will be held from 10.30am to 11.30am every Tuesday, from 11 August to 15 September. The meetings will be a chance for residents and partners to review progress and discuss any new issues that arise. Links to join the meetings will be available on the Community Action Scheme webpage.
The final two weeks of the project will provide an opportunity to review the activities carried out and identify any further work that needs to be done. Feedback on the project will also be shared with the wider community.
The final two weeks of the project will provide an opportunity to review the activities carried out and identify any further work that needs to be done. Feedback on the project will also be shared with the wider community.
