Please note the Parish Council office will be closed from Tuesday 27th September until Friday 30th September 2022 inclusive.
We apologise for any inconvenience caused.
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Please note the Parish Council office will be closed from Tuesday 27th September until Friday 30th September 2022 inclusive.
We apologise for any inconvenience caused.
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Queen Elizabeth 1926 – 2022
It is with deep regret and great sadness that we have learnt from Buckingham Palace, of the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
On behalf of the Chairman, Councillor Jimmy Jamieson, the Members and Staff at Brandon & Byshottles Parish Council, we send our deepest condolences to the Royal Family on this sad occasion.
Books of Condolence
A Book of Condolence is available for Members of the Public to pay their respects and express their sympathy at the Parish Council Office, 6 Goatbeck Terrace, Langley Moor, Durham, DH7 8JJ, between 9.30am – 2.00pm Monday – Friday
A Book of Condolence is available in Brandon Community Hall, please see Brandon Community Association Facebook, for details of when the hall will be open.
A Book of Condolence is available in The Hut, Ushaw Moor, please see The Hut or Ushaw Moor Action Group on Facebook, for details of when the hall will be open.
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The Schools’ Art Competition has been organised by the Parish Council since 1989.
Unfortunately for the last two years, due to the Coronavirus pandemic, we have been unable to host the competition, however luckily this year we have been able to.
The standard of the work was very high with the children producing some amazing artwork following the theme of ‘Art and Culture in the Parish and County Durham Area’ 1st, 2nd and 3rd prize winners were presented with book tokens for £15, £10 and £5 by the local ward members who had the enjoyable but difficult task of judging the paintings.
The 1st prize winners’ pictures were judged by the Durham Police & Crime Commissioner Joy Allen.
The overall winners received a trophy from the Chairman of the Parish Council, Councillor Jimmy Jamieson at the Parish meeting in July.
The winners were as follows:
Nursery Category
Silver Tree Nursery – Sophia Ferguson
Reception Category
Brandon Primary Academy – Full Reception Class
Years 1 & 2 Category
Browney Academy – Full Year 1 Class
Years 3 & 4 Category
Brandon Primary Academy – Hollie Morland
Years 5 & 6 Category
Brandon Primary Academy – Ammar Putra Dean
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The Parish Council are looking to appoint an Administrative Assistant, for Maternity Cover, commencing mid June.
The Admin. Assistant would be required to work 18 hours per week (days and times to be arranged).
Salary £20,043 pro rata.
Essential requirements
Desirable requirements
Please send your C.V. and two references to Mrs. Susan Howe,
6 Goatbeck Terrace, Langley Moor, Durham DH7 8JJ
or email info@brandonandbyshottlesparishcouncil.gov.uk
Closing date Thursday 14th April 2022
Tel : 0191 3789947
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS POSITION HAS BEEN FILLED.
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Brandon and Byshottles Parish Council has recently hosted its very first Community Awards.
The event took place on Saturday 12th March at 2pm at St John’s Hall in Meadowfiled, with refreshments served by Bespoke Events.
The objective of the event was to recognise and celebrate deserving people within our Community for their fantastic work and achievements, especially during the pandemic. Participants and winners received either a certificate or a trophy.
The categories were:
Support work during the Pandemic
Young Person’s Award
Sports Clubs
Working with the Elderly
Environmental Projects
The event was sponsored by the Parish Council and Aldersons Family Funerals.
To view photographs of the Community Awards Ceremony, please visit our gallery: Community Awards
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An event is running this Autumn in Ushaw Moor as part of the Being Human Festival (the UK’s only national festival of the humanities) The Autumn Activity Trail.
To complete the trail, local families simply need an activity sheet (these can be downloaded from our website (Autumn Activity Trail), paper copies will be distributed through some local schools and they can also be collected from the garden on allocated Saturdays).
The September event has passed now, however it will be running again this month (with a drop-in craft workshop and craft packs available on Saturday the 23rd of October) and the 20th November when we will also be having a performance from a poet and storyteller. Everything is free.
In addition to these events, all autumn we are running a creative competition. The prize is £100 to spend at a local family-friendly business and to enter, all you need to do is create something (painting, sculpture, poem, photo, short story, etc. – anything goes!) which shows ‘what nature means to you’. More details can be found here: Creative Competition.
Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/autumnactivitytrail/ and a Facebook event for the craft session: https://fb.me/e/16wJtRxj4
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Universal Credit is a payment to help with your living costs. It’s paid monthly – or twice a month for some people in Scotland. You may be able to get it if you’re on a low income, out of work or you cannot work. Universal Credit is being rolled out to replace Jobseeker’s Allowance, Housing Benefit, Working Tax Credit, Child Tax Credit, Employment & Support Allowance and Income Support. The full rollout of Universal Credit is scheduled for completion in 2024.
Between March 13th 2020 and January 14th 2021 there were 4.5 million Universal Credit claims. Over a third of Universal Credit claims have been made since the start of the Coronavirus pandemic.
Find out more about Universal Credit using our Universal Credit guide. It covers who can apply, how to apply, how much money you can claim, a glossary to help with Universal Credit terminology and more.
Here’s the Universal Credit guide https://www.jobcentrenearme.com/universal-credit/
6 Goatbeck Terrace
Langley Moor
Durham
DH7 8JJ
T: 0191 378 9947
F: 0191 378 4076
E: info@brandonandbyshottlesparishcouncil.gov.uk