The meeting will take place at St Paul’s Church Hall, Church Street, Haswell with the November PACT (Police and Communities Together) meeting taking place before at 5.30pm.

Public notice is being given in accordance with Schedule 12 of the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended by) Local Government (Access to Information) act 1985.

It was recently agreed that Haswell Parish Council would sponsor a seat at the newly refurbished ‘Pitman’s Parliament’ at Redhills, Durham. As part of this sponsorship, our villages will receive a commemorative token, engraved with our requested message, and will be affixed to the seat we are sponsoring. We will also receive a special, duplicate of the token in a special presentation box.

Below are the four options we’d like you to vote on:

We would love you to vote for which token you would like us to use – please take two minutes to vote using our special poll. Thank you!

To vote, simply click HERE

The meeting will take place at St Paul’s Church Hall, Church Street, Haswell with the October PACT (Police and Communities Together) meeting taking place before at 5.30pm.

Public notice is being given in accordance with Schedule 12 of the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended by) Local Government (Access to Information) act 1985.

Haswell Parish Council meetings have now changed date and venue, starting from October 2017.

All our meetings will be taking place on the last Wednesday of the month, still at 6.30pm.

We have also been kindly allowed to hold these meetings in the Church Hall at St Paul’s Church, Haswell.

A full list of the remaining meetings from now until April 2018 can be downloaded.

Haswell Parish Council would like to thank the Parochial Church Council at St Paul’s Church, Haswell for their assistance.

At the September 2017 parish council meeting, a member of the public raised the issue that some of the local dentistry services in the area were closing down and if the parish council could assist in letting people know of other surgeries close to The Haswells……..and we said “Of course!”

Please see below:

DENTIST SURGERIES WITHIN 5 MILES OF THE HASWELLS

Mr P G Kilker & Associates
Tel: 0191 526 4905
54 High Street
Easington Lane
Houghton Le Spring
DH5 0JN
2.0 miles away from The Haswells

Wray and McKenna Dental Surgery
Tel: 01429 820 308
6 The Avenue
Wheatley Hill
Durham
DH6 3NT
2.6 miles away from Haswell

Mr J L Gamon & Associates
Tel: 0191 526 2589
Hetton Dental Practice
84 Station Road
Hetton Le Hole
Tyne and Wear
DH5 9JB
2.7 miles away from The Haswells

Mr S Kuvelker
Tel: 0191 526 0562
12 Woods Terrace East
East Murton
Seaham
Co Durham
SR7 9AA
2.7 miles away from The Haswells

Wentworth Dental Practice
Tel: 0191 527 2772
Seaside Lane
Easington Colliery
Peterlee
Durham
SR8 3PG
3.7 miles away from The Haswells

Castle Dene Dental Surgery
Tel: 0191 518 0133
15 The Upper Chare
Peterlee
Co Durham
SR8 1BW
3.8 miles away from The Haswells

mydentist, Yoden Way, Peterlee
Tel: 01915862918
30 Yoden Way
Peterlee
Durham
SR8 1AL
3.9 miles away from The Haswells

Mr M Alexander
Tel: 0191 586 4178
2 Dene Terrace
Horden
Peterlee
SR8 4JF
4.4 miles away from The Haswells

Mr G W Maw
Tel: 0191 5843247
13 Church Street
Houghton Le Spring
Tyne and Wear
DH4 4DN
4.5 miles away from The Haswells

Church Street Dental Practice
Tel: 0191 584 2160
6 Church Street
Houghton Le Spring
Tyne and Wear
DH4 4DN
4.5 miles away from The Haswells

Houghton Health Centre
Tel: 0191 404 1000
Houghton Health Centre
Church Street
Hougton Le Spring
Tyne And Wear
DH4 4DN
4.5 miles away from The Haswells

Mr P G Kilker & Associates
Tel: 0191 512 1345
The Rectory, 10 Dairy Lane
Houghton Le Spring
Sunderland
DH4 5BH
4.5 miles away from The Haswells

Mr M A Hyder
Tel: 0191 581 6104
98 Station Road
Seaham
Co Durham
SR7 0BT
4.7 miles away from The Haswells

Seaham Smiles
Tel: 0191 581 2236
2 Maureen Terrace
Seaham
Durham
SR7 7SN
4.8 miles away from The Haswells

Princess Road Dental Practice
Tel: 0191 513 0301
Princess Road Dental Practice
8 Princess Road
Seaham
Durham
SR7 7SP
4.8 miles away from The Haswells

Download the above list. Data provided by NHS CHOICES and was correct as of 04/10/17

Haswell Parish Council invites applications for the post of PARISH CLERK

This is an interesting and varied post, supporting a very active, community focused Parish Council.

Duties include producing and publishing meeting agendas, managing staff, producing minutes, liaising with outside bodies, actioning the Council’s decisions, managing the finances and dealing with correspondence.  The clerk is the Responsible Financial Officer of the Council.

The post comprises of 15 hours per month with a salary beginning at NJC rate Point 30 (£26,556 per year / £13.94 per hour) increased in increments up to NCJ rate point 34 (£29,854 per year / £15.52 per hour) based on performance and appraisal.  There is also a mileage allowance of 45p per mile for agreed journeys.  A computer and printer are supplied, as well as a mobile phone.  The post works from home with the opportunity to work from the parish office when required.

Haswell is a small parish, made up of the villages of Haswell & Haswell Plough and currently comprised of just over 700 households.

Training is a condition of employment and it is preferred that the successful applicant will be CiLCA qualified.  If they are not, they will commit to obtaining this qualification within 12 months of commencing the post with support from Haswell Parish Council.  Appropriate qualifications and experience are also desired.

Please submit a letter of application giving the names of two independent referees, plus a copy of your CV by FRIDAY 20 OCTOBER 2017 to:

haswellparishcouncil@gmail.com

or: The Chairman, Haswell Parish Council, Giant Steps Haswell, Haswell Children’s Centre, 15 Church Street, Haswell, Durham DH6 2DZ

Download a copy of the advert

Download a copy of the job description

The annual St Paul’s Church Harvest Supper which took place on Monday 25th September 2017 where the winners of the 2017 The Haswells Photograph competition were also announced.

Those attending enjoyed broth and stottie, cakes, raffle and the chance to take part in the auction of the flower displays and vegetables from the festival.

The winners of the photograph competition were:

Under 16s – Georgia & Joshua Welch and Anna Hood

Adults – Gail Robinson

Cllr .Hayley Milburn attended with several other councillors and said:

“The whole evening was a great success and we thank Rev. Anna Brooker, Rev Muriel Peters and everyone at St Paul’s Church for organising a great event.”

 

Don’t forget that the September 2017 Haswell Parish Council meeting is taking place tonight Tuesday 26th September 2017) at The Hazelwell Centre, Windsor Terrace, Haswell.

It is being preceded by our new monthly PACT (Police and Communities Together) meeting, where PC Dean Wilson will be attending to answer any questions or queries you may have.

The PACT meeting begins at 5.30pm with the full council meeting starting at 6.30pm.

Everyone is welcome!