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Community Information
Northumbria
in Bloom 2009
Victoria Crazy Golf in Jubilee Park was awarded the Northumbria
in Bloom winner and Gold medal. The course was designed and
built by Spennymoor Town Council staff and was opened by the
Town Mayor, Miss S L Armstrong on June 27th 2009. The facility
was partially funded by County Durham Environmental Network
Trust and Lottery grant along with Spennymoor Town Council.
If you haven’t been to the park recently it is well
worth a visit.
Award
for Tudhoe Cemetery
 Tudhoe
Cemetery was celebrating being awarded Runner Up in the prestigious
Cemetery of the Year Competition in the category ‘Cemeteries
12 acres and below”.
The
judges commented that it was ‘a well maintained site
that was pleasing to the eye and had high grounds maintenance
standards throughout’.The Awards are made annually by
the Institute for Cemetery and Crematorium Management. Judging
criteria includes design, maintenance, facilities, choice
and initiatives in the community.
The
Town Council is Awarded ‘Quality Town Council’
Status!
 The
Quality Council Scheme is a Government quality initiative
for all parish and town council’s in England. There
are 7 tests that
the Council has to pass to be awarded Quality Council Status.
In summary these are:-
1. The Council must have an electoral mandate from the people
of the township, this means that 80% of the councillors
must have been elected and stood as a candidate for election.
2.
The Council must have a qualified clerk, Mrs Wilson our
clerk is a solicitor and holds a Diploma in Management Studies,
a Masters Degree in Business Administration and an approved
Certificate in Local Council Administration.
3.
All council meetings must be publicly advertised and time
must be allowed at each meeting for public participation
and questions.
4.
The Council has to demonstrate in a variety of different
ways, that it communicated effectively and consults to actively
involve its community in their activities.
5.
The Council has to make publicly available an annual report,
reflecting the Council’s plans, activities and achievements.
6.
The Council’s statement of accounts must receive an
unqualified opinion from their external auditor.
7.
The Council must formally adopt the Code of Conduct relating
to Councillors.
Local
Children Design a Light for Christmas
Once again Spennymoor Town Council ran a local children’s
competition to design a light for Christmas. Our partners
in this venture were Blachere Illumination UK who supply the
Town Council with all of their Christmas lights. Click the
links below to view the winning entries.
Creative
Kids Christmas Decoration Competition 2006
Creative
Kids Christmas Decoration Competition 2005
 Spennymoor
Cemetery
Congratulations
to Spennymoor Cemetery who received an award for Best Floral
Feature from the Cemetery of the Year Awards 2006.
Parish
Plan
The
Town Council are facilitating the production of a detailed
Parish Plan for the Town. Following a series of Public meetings
a steering group made up primarily of members of the Community
has now been set up to steer the process and it is our intention
to consult with every household in the Township in order to
ascertain the feelings, wishes and aspirations of the townspeople
in developing a plan of action for the Town. Anyone wishing
to be involved in this process should contact Spennymoor Town
Council on 01388 815276.
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