this is & Cleveland Annual Review 2016/17

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call 01642 774774 @RedcarCleveland www.redcar-cleveland.gov.uk flickr.com/photos/redcarcleveland Small projects making a big difference WORK continued throughout the year on dozens of small schemes as part of a £2 million project to improve the overall look and feel of the borough.

The project, called the Boroughwide Public Realm Programme, has involved inviting every councillor to work in their own communities to identify schemes where smaller improvements can have a big impact. More than 900 feasible ideas were identified at the outset and eventually it is expected that 120 individual projects over two phases PITCHSIDE PROGRESS: New fencing was erected at across the entire borough will be to prevent the village football field being damaged. completed. Some of the bigger Public Realm and landscaping at the ‘Magnet’ at , gateway and schemes completed in 2016 and roundabout at Grangetown, fencing environmental improvements at 2017 year have included: at football pitch in Lingdale, new and a new picnic area at improvements to cenotaphs at North surfacing at a car park on the coast Saltburn Valley Gardens. Skelton, Skelton Green, , road near Marske and building new The council money has also been Lingdale and Saltburn; new surfacing paths at Redcar cemetery. used to bring in extra funding from Other, smaller but still important external bodies amounting to projects include works to help £200,000 so far, including £40,000 improve the Regent Cinema in from Coast and Country Housing Redcar, signage to South Bank Association for the works programme Football Ground, a new footpath link at the ‘Magnet’ roundabout in Grangetown. A total of 45 projects have been completed in the first phase of the Public Realm works with another four outstanding. Work has begun on some second phase projects and it is expected that eventually there will be a further 62 schemes completed before the end of March 2018. www.redcar-cleveland.gov.uk/ publicrealm REMEMBERED: Friends of Saltburn War Memorial refurbished the memorial itself and the council paid for environmental NEVER FORGOTTEN: New lighting was improvements to the surrounding area. installed at Skelton Green War Memorial.

CEMETERY IMPROVEMENTS: The council worked with Friends of Redcar BIG DIFFERENCE: The Magnet Roundabout in Grangetown which has been Cemetery to make improvements, landscaped and improved in partnership with Coast and Country Housing. including laying new paths. page 2 Leader ’sWelcome Welcome to this year’s Annual Review for 2016/2017 INSIDE In last year’s review I reflected on the just as important are the many hundreds Balancing the books … 4 difficult times the borough was of local events organised by and for experiencing following the shocking job communities right across the borough. Shaping our future … 5 losses at SSI, and elsewhere. This Thanks to everyone who gets involved. year I am pleased to report that thanks to A big thanks also to people and the efforts of many people we have made businesses who signed up for our ‘Love Best start in life… 6 progress and things are getting better, it’ campaign, aimed at cleaning up our albeit slowly. As part of that, it is good borough. Litter picks and deep cleans Reablement that in our budget we have been able to have taken place from to & independence … 7 fund some new investment. A and you can see the difference programme of £8 million will create jobs, when you are out and about. But the Healthy lifestyles … 8 improve our neighbourhoods and attract trick is to stay clean, and you can all help more visitors. with that by reporting fly tipping and dog Driving our growth … 9 Balancing our day-to-say spending fouling and not creating more litter. continues to be difficult but despite There is also still time to get involved Pathways to work ... 10 having to make a further £25 million of with the campaign and make a pledge cuts, I think we have got it about right. just visit redcar-clevelandloveit.co.uk to ings to enjoy … 11 The details are set out on page five and I find out more. want to thank everyone who took time to Every year the council makes plans to Neighbourhood & let us know their views about our budget support our residents to live healthier proposals. lives. During the year we have launched customer services … 12 The drive to help the economy recover programmes to encourage new mums to also continues in other ways. Building on breast feed and to increase the take-up Making our money the work of the SSI Task Force we are of cervical screening. I am convinced go further and encouraging more people to start up that we are more likely to stay healthy if their own local business as well making we live in strong and welcoming Good governance … 13 sure we get investment from big communities and we have worked with companies like MGT Power and Sirius Football Club on projects A year in Minerals who are bringing a much to tackle isolation and loneliness which the news... 14 to 24 needed jobs boost. can cause so much unhappiness. This Our young people need to be ready to coming year we will also be launching a East Cleveland get the new jobs that are being created new ‘Love Your Neighbour’ campaign Klondike and our recently launched Foundation for which will celebrate the many acts of Jobs Entitlement will give all our 11 – 16 kindness and neighbourliness which take Grand Prix... 25 year olds a fantastic opportunity to get to place in our communities on a daily basis. know about the jobs that are out there Watch out for more on this one. Electing your Tees and what they need to do to get them. I think you will agree we have had a Valley Mayor... 26 & 27 Tourism continues to be important for busy year - I hope you enjoy reading our success and we had a great about all that has gone on and I welcome What’s on... 28 & 29 programme of events last year bringing your feedback. in lots of visitors. I am hoping for even Ward surgeries better this year with the return of big Council Leader, attractions like the Festival of Thrift, but Councillor Sue Jeffrey. & Council diary... 30 & 31

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COVER STORY: Alice Trillo from Saltburn enjoying the Festival of Thrift. page 3 Balancing the books The following graphics show where we received our money from in 2016/17 and how we spent it. Budget Where our money comes from for 2017/18 (income 2016/17) There are a number of financial pressures in the coming months for example, a shortfall in adult social 2016/17 Income £million 59% care funding and an increase in Government specific grants and contributions £172.4m demand for services, which the council needs to resource. Council Tax and Adult Social Care Precept £54.6m To mitigate some of these pressures, the council agreed to Business Rates £28.3m increase council tax by 1.99% (£18.30 Revenue support grant £21.6m each year for a Band A equivalent property or £27.45 for a Band D Fees and charges £17.5m equivalent property) and to continue with an Adult Social Care Precept Total £294.4m increase of 2% (equivalent to £18.35 each year for a Band A property and 19 % £27.52 each year for a Band D property). We are keen to lessen the burden 10% that any increase will place on our 6% 7% most vulnerable residents and we have changed our council tax support scheme so that people who are eligible will pay no more next year Fees and Revenue Business Counc il Government than they do now. charges support grant Rates Tax grants We also decided to accept the four year funding offer from the Government, which gives us a level of certainty of our income in the How we invest in the borough immediate future. (revenue spending 2016/17) Neighbourhood, Customer £294.4 million Services, Highways and Transport £25.4m Housing Benefits £58. 8m Healthy Lifestyles £15.2m

Cultur e £1.3m Capital Financing and other costs £19m

Chi ldren and Regenerati on £5.9m Young People £28. 1m

Educa tion Adul t Social Care £56.2m £67m Bui ldings and IT £17.5m page 4 Annual Review 2016/17 Shaping our future Due to significant and ongoing reductions in Government funding, the council will have made cuts of £92.9 million between 2010 and 2020. Our response through the Shaping To deliver the reductions for summer 2016 we carried out various our Future programme was launched Shaping our Future Phase 2, we consultation events to find out what in 2011 to redesign and reshape our implemented a series of nine reviews you think about the services the services so that we could continue to which cut across all areas of the council delivers, and about our balance the books, protect front-line council. proposals for the next phase of the services and support communities in You will find details of all the Shaping our Future programme. the borough. reviews over the next pages along A more detailed consultation was with some examples of progress over The current phase of Shaping our launched at the start of 2017 on the the last year. This would not have Future ends in March 2017, and future of the council’s library service. been possible without the help of our throughout the programme we have local residents, communities and This consultation closes on 10th April remained focused on our three businesses so thank you for your 2017 so there is still time to have priorities which are: support whether it has been your say at www.redcar- • grow our economy and volunteering at a local event or cleveland.gov.uk/haveyoursay. create more jobs making a pledge as part of the ‘Love Your feedback so far has been • develop great places to live it’ campaign. really useful in helping us shape our • improve quality of life. As part of our future plans, during services and we will start to put our plans in place from April 2017. These will last until the end of March 2020 and will save £25.6 million as part of the overall £92.9 million. While we need to balance the budget, it is also important that we invest in growth, to create jobs and prosperity for our residents. As part of the budget plans, an additional £8 million investment fund was announced which covers our town centres, industrial estates, and other villages and settlements throughout the borough. The first phase of this looks at Redcar town centre and following a community meeting, a series of proposals were drawn up about how the money should be spent. Residents, businesses and local communities were asked for their views on the plans through an online survey and three consultation events were held so that people could drop in and have their say. We will hold similar events in other towns and villages over the coming months so people can put forward their views about how the money could be spent.

DEEP CLEAN: Neighbourhood workers Paul Withers and Ian Power.

page 5 “Best start in life OUR children deserve the best start in ” life, which means helping them to do well at school, protecting them from harm and giving them the confidence they need to get a job.

The outcomes we are striving to deliver are: • school attendance is maximised to drive up educational attainment • children and young people are safe and protected from harm • child poverty is reduced • children are ready to start school • young people leave school with the skills and confidence for work • early intervention prevents young people being brought into care • parenting standards are improved • harm caused by drugs and alcohol, sexual behaviour and offending is reduced • children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities lead fulfilling, independent lives • children and young people in care have a good experience.

WATER DISCOVERY: Children from Redcar’s Ings Farm Primary School taking part in a National Trust campaign to encourage youngsters to re-connect with nature.

Here is what we did during 2016/17 to help achieve these outcomes: • primary school children continued programme to support children to borough to perform better than the national ‘Get ready for Nursery’ • the annual Looked After Children and regional standards in all tested • secondary schools GCSE results for and Care Leavers Achievement subjects at Key Stage 2 which A* to C including English and Awards celebrated young people’s include Maths, English as well as Maths are in line with national achievements grammar, punctuation and spelling standards • Looked After Children and Young • Children’s Services underwent an • the Health Visiting team received People meet regularly to share Ofsted inspection which looked at accreditation during a UNICEF their experiences of being in care the Council’s services for children baby friendly reassessment in and how to help others in the care in need of help and protection; November system looked after children and care leavers. A review of the local • a large number of young people • Health Visiting and School Nursing Children’s safeguarding Board also with disabilities are now able to teams for pre-school children took place. The report and Ofsted travel independently to and from continue to integrate with the rating is due to be published in college with a new Travel Training council’s Early Help Service which March team appointed to help young helps two to four-year-olds get people with a travel support plan ready for school. Bringing the • 100% of eligible 2 year olds have teams together means different now accessed their 15 hours of • the ‘Streetz’ team engaged with services and support will be free childcare with the children’s over 1,700 young people to tackle accessible to young families in the centres increasing their anti-social behaviour across the same place. page 6 “Reablement & independence WE support adults and older people to live healthy and i”ndependent lives. We are committed to providing people with good quality care when they need it.

HELPING HAND: Handyman Brian Hunt and Betty Bull from The outcomes we are striving to deliver are: Skelton. Mrs Bull benefits from the council’s free Handyperson • effective safeguarding for adults Service which helps residents over 60, disabled and • people with mental ill health and learning disabilities are supported to live well vulnerable people. • make receiving care a quality and dignified experience • people with a life-limiting condition remain at home for as long as possible • greater personal control over the choice and management of care • maximise personal income to promote wellbeing.

Here is what we did during 2016/17 to help achieve these outcomes: • the Eston Community Village on Lodge Farm Road opened in November. The village, delivered in partnership with Thirteen Group, provides high quality, specially designed, supported accommodation for older people and those with mental health needs and learning disabilities • the Dunes, a scheme with Coast & Country Housing to provide extra care housing for older people in Redcar, will open in the spring. The development, which will host 64 one and two bedroom apartments, providing extensive communal facilities, with onsite support available 24/7, 365 days of the year • we introduced a new contract with care partners to ensure care at home workers are paid the National Living Wage as well as payment for travel time between each call • we spent more than £750,000 on minor works and adaptations to independence 72% of these substantiated cases help people with a disability to be the risks to the individual were • in the first three quarters of able to remain living in their own reduced to a level where they felt 2016/17 there were almost 300 home safe and in 24% of cases the risks safeguarding inquiries regarding were removed totally. In the other • almost 400 people received free concerns relating to adults at risk cases the individual chose no reablement services in their own of abuse with 50% of these further action to be taken. home, helping them maintain their concerns being substantiated. In

page 7 “Healthy lifestyles ” WE know that we need to improve our levels of health within the borough, as we want people to lead happy, long and rewarding lives.

The outcomes we are striving to deliver are: • health inequalities are reduced • reduce harm caused by smoking, obesity and alcohol & people make healthy lifestyle choices • a safe and healthy FOOTBALL HERO: Middlesbrough FC’s George Friend at a Team Talk project event to living environment. support men in the who have lost their jobs. Picture courtesy of North News.

Here is what we did during 2016/17 to help achieve these outcomes: • life expectancy is improving in people, and developed links • participation of young people in and we now between schools and our physical activity has increased have the lowest difference in life Childhood Adolescent Mental through our Sportivate expectancy between the wealthiest Health Services programme, and our subsidised and the poorest, in the Tees Valley swimming lessons for three year • following the closure of SSI we olds and under have seen • the Welcome to Breastfeeding worked with Redcar and Cleveland participation increase six fold campaign was relaunched Mind to train Jobcentre Plus staff encouraging cafes, restaurants, in mental health awareness and • the importance of attending takeaways and other businesses to support people whose mental cervical screening appointments promote breastfeeding and health had become affected by was highlighted with our ‘Salons explain that all breastfeeding stress and anxiety for Screening’ campaign in areas mothers are welcome where take up is low • we also worked with • we have worked in partnership Middlesbrough Football Club to • to reduce the impact of fuel with our schools to improve how develop the ‘Team Talk’ poverty the council supported we provide emotional and programme to help tackle social more than a hundred central wellbeing support, including isolation through engagement with heating installations in people’s counselling, to children and young others around football homes across the borough.

page 8 “Driving our growth ” IT is essential that we develop a strong economy to generate jobs, help businesses to flourish and The outcomes we are encourage more people to live in our borough’s striving to deliver are: urban, rural and coastal locations. Our economy has • grow the number and types of suffered from the closure of SSI in 2015, but major businesses in the borough action is being taken to recover from this and the • create more jobs council has proposed an £8 million investment for our • build more homes • create the infrastructure for a town centres, industrial estates, villages and other flourishing borough. settlements in the coming year.

Here is what we did during 2016/17 to help achieve these outcomes: • 477 new businesses have • the council has also backed Sirius • we are improving connectivity registered in the borough Minerals who secured Government through broadband across the approval for a polyhalite potash borough and are on track to • major investment has been mining operation worth more than achieve over 98% coverage by secured this year with the start of £2 billion near Whitby. This will December 2019 MGT Ltd’s Renewable involve building a 23-mile • there were more than 400 new Energy Power plant at underground conveyor belt to a homes built in the borough this which will generate 650 new processing plant and shipping year improving the range and construction jobs over the next facilities at Teesport and will create choice of housing available four years and 100 permanent jobs 2,000 jobs in the construction once operational. More phase. More information about • the Skelton Townscape Heritage Bid was successful in securing information about job jobs is available at almost £1 million for opportunities is available at www.siriusminerals.com/ improvements to the town www.mgtpower.com work-with-us/jobs • a Community Arts Facility for the borough was created in the new BUSINESS START-UP: Designer, Laurence Jackson School in Kim Sandford, who launched her fashion business ‘Bread & Butter Guisborough Threads’ at South Tees Business Centre last year. • a new extension to Galley Hill Primary School in Guisborough will be open from September this year • work to conserve and develop the Estate progressed and we now have an outline of our future proposals for the site. At the forefront of these will be the completion of the designs for the Catering Academy and Walled Garden, which is due to open in Summer 2018 • supported the SSI Task Force which has created new jobs, helped people to start up in business and provided training to more than 2,000 people.

page 9 “Pathways to work ” IT is vital that we create jobs and support people of all ages to prepare for the world of work, including training and apprenticeships.

The outcomes we are striving to deliver are: • increase the number of apprenticeships • reduce the number of young people who are not in education, employment or training • maximise the employment levels of working age people in the borough • align education and training outcomes to meet local business needs • ensure people are ready for work with the right personal skills • help people have a higher skill level in order to undertake new jobs being created.

Here is what we did during 2016/17 to help achieve these outcomes: • schools and businesses signed up receiving support from employers into employment, further to deliver a new scheme called – see page 23 education or training Young People’s Entitlement • we have supported 320 residents • we continued to have a 95% designed to help young people into employment by developing success rate across our Adult prepare for future employment skills, providing training and Learning accredited programmes, opportunities. Created by Redcar helping with their transport costs. and 100% pass rate for GCSE & Cleveland Foundation for Jobs, Maths and English the Young People’s Entitlement is • over 200 local employers have an agreement between secondary been supported to take on 234 • Adult Learning has secured a apprentices further £114,000 from the schools and local businesses to do Government’s Skills Funding more to help improve the number • A total of 1,585 young people who Agency to continue with the of pupils finding work and left school this year progressed second year of our Ways to Wellbeing project which has provided learning opportunities in its first year for 213 people who suffer from mild to moderate mental health issues • we are an important part of a Tees Valley consortium that successfully bid for £19.3 million of European Funding to help young people aged 16-29 find work. The Youth Employment Initiative involves personal advisors assessing the young people, identifying what skills they need and developing action plans for each young person • our team of career advisors has given direct careers advice to more than 1,350 students in Redcar and Cleveland schools which includes every youngster designated as being at risk of unemployment or falling out of education or not finding a training programme.

YOUNG APPRENTICE: Jessica Darbyshire who is an apprentice at Premier Motors in Redcar with her workmates. page 10 “ings to enjoy WE are fortunate to have so many beautiful places for our resid”ents and visitors to explore and enjoy. There are stunningly beautiful countryside walks from the coast to ; wonderful seaside resorts from Victorian Saltburn with its surfing and unique Cliff Tramway, and Redcar with its family fun day attractions. We also have fantastic historic sites from what was the ancient home of medieval monks at to the house of a local gentry family, and the Pennymans at Hall. We

FULL STEAM: Bob Prunskill driving a new steam expect to welcome locomotive at Saltburn Miniature Railway. The new engine was unveiled in the summer and is many visitors from named Blacklock R in remembrance of Reg Blacklock, former Chairman of Saltburn Miniature across Britain and Railway Associated who died in 2012. beyond in the coming year.

The outcomes we are striving to deliver are: • grow the number of visitors to the area by protecting and promoting the area’s natural assets • enhance and protect our heritage for future generations • improve access to our heritage and recreational amenities • increase participation in leisure and cultural activities to improve health and wellbeing.

Here is what we did during 2016/17 to help achieve these outcomes: • the Festival of Thrift attracted over • Kirkleatham Museum and Grounds • by the end of January 2017 almost 35,000 visitors over one weekend almost doubled its number of 13,000 people had attended in September 2016 visitors with close to 145,000 visits various outdoor events, including from April to December 2016, up at Guisborough Forest and • the Saltburn Cliff Tramway has had from almost 79,000 the previous Walkway, Flatts Lane Woodland over 180,000 visitors, which is year. Its key exhibitions have Country Park in Normanby, 15,000 more than the previous included the Extraordinary Life of Foxrush Farm Community year and the highest number since Gertrude Bell which attracted Woodland in Redcar and Errington records began in 2012 50,000 people and the Brick Planet Woods at . That • over 170 events were held in the which attracted 23,000 visitors compares to just over 8,000 borough including the Saltburn people who visited similar • visitors continue to enjoy all of our Food Festival, Kiddstock Beach attractions for the whole of attractions in the borough Festival in Redcar, Summer Sound 2015/16 including the Zetland Lifeboat Music Festival in Guisborough, Museum, Cleveland Ironstone • over 350 people took part in the Scream Factory at Kirkleatham, Mining Museum in Skinningrove summer walking festival, up from South Bank Carnival, Marske and Winkies Castle Museum in 240 in 2015. This year we Christmas Festival and many more Marske and Saltburn Miniature organised an autumn walking • Redcar Market continues to be an Railway which this year started to festival for the first time and more attractive market with an increase run a restored steam locomotive. than 200 attended our winter of 29% of people visiting Visitors also enjoyed our cultural walking festival. compared to 2015/16 offerings at places such as the Palace Arts Gallery in Redcar

page 11 “Neighbourhood and customer services ” KEEPING our borough clean and tidy is essential for community pride and wellbeing, The outcomes we are striving and local people can play a greater role in to deliver are: making this happen. We need to build on the • maintain our borough to a high standard investment we are making in our with the support of local people • communities become more self-sufficient neighbourhood teams, to support and • self-service and modern channels of encourage volunteering opportunities, so that communications become the norm communities are empowered to do more for • provide a good experience at the point themselves. of delivery.

Here is what we did during 2016/17 to help achieve these outcomes: • new measures were introduced to Coast path through the borough held a number of celebration address dog fouling, resulting in a lunches throughout June to help • the transfer of the Highways cleaner borough function back to the council means address loneliness and isolation in Saltburn, Skinngrove, Lingdale, • launch of the ‘Love it’ campaign – we have spent almost £2 million on a positive, people powered resurfacing roads in the borough and campaign focusing on enhancing by the end of the financial year as • a modern online self-service well as £45,000 on refreshing road and improving our environment customer portal has been recently markings and £90,000 on introduced on our website so • ‘Check it before you chuck it’ improving car parks recycling campaign was introduced residents can log their own service and has resulted in a significant • to celebrate the Queen’s 90th requests at https://myaccount. increase in the amount of waste birthday, community groups and redcar-cleveland.gov.uk being recycled the council took part in the ‘Clean for the Queen’ events, including • the ‘Streetscene Action Team’ was • we worked in partnership with litter picks on many beaches introduced to deal with the Natural to prepare for the including Redcar, Marske, Saltburn enforcement and clearance of formal opening of the England and many more. The council also fly-tipping.

QUEEN CLEAN: Litter pickers take part in the ‘Clean for the Queen’ campaign in Marske. page 12 “Making our money go further “Good governance ” WE continue to work to get the most out of our resources and secure” funding from other sources to improve the borough, deliver good services, ensure our staff have the skills they need and comply with policies and legislation.

The outcomes we are striving to deliver are: • maximise our income • make our assets work for us • get the best deal from our contracts • live within our means • right people, right place, right skills • good decisions – well executed in line with our values • compliance with policy, procedure and values • keep the council legally safe. GRADE II: Guisborough Town Hall and the Market Cross.

Here is what we did during 2016/17 to help achieve these outcomes: • we have worked with other local • Shaping our Future 3 – our • the council is ensuring our authorities to set up the Tees programme to meet austerity cuts contracts with businesses include Valley Combined Authority. This up until 2020 – has been additional benefits clauses, for will see £15 million a year for the developed and approved by the example, requiring the delivery of next 30 years come into the Tees council’s Cabinet, which will enable health promotion or offering Valley along with devolved powers us to provide vital survices into the apprenticeships so that decisions, previously made future. • we have worked with businesses, in Westminster, can now be made • our Discretionary Social Fund and other public sector organisations at a local level. The election for a Discretionary Housing Payments and community associations, social Tees Valley Mayor will take place continue to financially support enterprises and charities to on 4 May. To read more, go to vulnerable people experiencing produce the Redcar and Cleveland pages 26 and 27 severe housing problems Social Value Charter which will • the council has attracted additional help us circulate more of the • most of our services will be made funding with £28.4 million worth of council’s money within the accessible online, which will projects in the pipeline. For borough benefit residents by improving our example, the purchase of the service to the public and save • businesses can take advantage of Grade II-listed Guisborough Town money office space in prime locations Hall to help community groups bid such as the Redcar Beacon, the for lottery funding. This financial • schools maintenance and Palace Hub and Redcar & year we have brought more than improvements works have been Cleveland Leisure and Community £7 million into the borough from completed for example the new Heart external funding school building at Laurence Jackson School

page 13 A yEAR iN THE NEWS … L Residents urged to ‘Check APRI it before you chuck it’ 2016

PUPILS from Lakes Primary School in Redcar launched a campaign aimed at increasing the amount and quality of recycling in Redcar and Cleveland. The campaign encourages people to think about what they recycle and to place as much recoverable waste as possible in the correct bin. The council has experienced a significant increase in the amount of recycling and a reduction in contamination of the recycling going to our waste contractor. A fortnightly recycling collection is provided to residents for glass, card, plastic and tins as well as a separate caddy for paper. A garden waste collection service is also available between 1 March and the end of November. To check what you can and can’t GREEN TEAM: (From left), Jessica Costello, Kelsey Knight, recycle, please visit www.redcar- Brooke Bell, Jamie Hill, Jamie Newsome and Sara Winter. cleveland.gov.uk/recycling Care boost for the borough

OLDER and vulnerable people Road opened which was delivered in supported living scheme in Brotton, across Redcar and Cleveland are set partnership with the Thirteen Group. which should begin development to benefit from additional specialist The village provides supported later this year. housing thanks to the partnership accommodation for older people and For further information about between the council and Coast & those with a disability. The council The Dunes please visit Country Housing. has also committed funding for a www.redcare-extracare.com The exciting project, The Dunes, in Redcar, was announced in April 2016 and will provide high quality apartments offering 24 hour on-site care for the over 55s. The apartments, due to open in spring 2017, will provide a comfortable and caring environment so residents can live as independently as they choose. The Dunes is just one supported housing project the council is developing. In November, Eston NEW HOUSING: An artist’s impression of what The Dunes supported Community Village on Lodge Farm housing development will look like when it opens in the spring.

page 14 Lego MAY 20 exhibit 16 draws in the crowds

23,000 VISITORS gazed at a range of miniature marvels as Kirkleatham Museum played host to ‘Brick Planet’. The Lego exhibition was created by artist Warren Elsmore, who has built some of the world’s most famous landmarks in Lego including the Great Pyramid of Giza and the Las Vegas strip. It wasn’t just world locations that were transformed into Lego creations – the Saltburn Pier was on display during the exhibition. For further information on upcoming events at the museum please visit www.redcar-cleveland. gov.uk/kirkleathammuseum LEGO FANS: Kieran, Lucy, Jacob and Ava from John Emmerson Batty School. Community comes together for South Bank Primary School

SOUTH Bank Primary School was given a bright new look thanks to volunteers from the town’s Tesco and B&Q stores. The school’s temporary base in Teesville on Learning Lane was spruced up by managers and staff from Tesco and B&Q who came along to paint, weed, dig and plant in the outdoor areas. Pupils from the school have volunteered to take responsibility for the maintenance of the plants, fruits and vegetables. Pupils and staff are due to move back into the rebuilt South Bank Primary School, Poplar Grove, South Bank in the autumn this year. COMMUNITY SPIRIT: Volunteers from B&Q and Tesco helped South Bank Primary School children, including Jacqson Jahan-Richardson (pictured) improve the school garden. A year in the news… page 15 NE JU 6 201

NO FOUL: New dog fouling regulations came in the force this month. Support for stricter dog fouling powers

TOUGH new rules for people who fail to pick up after their dog were launched in June. The Public Spaces Protection Order was introduced to help keep the borough’s streets clean and tidy. The new offences are: • failure to have the means to pick up after a dog • allowing dogs in fenced-off children’s playgrounds. Following their introduction the council has seen a 30% decrease in complaints relating to dog fouling across the borough, helping to keep the borough clean. Officers have advised individual dog owners in the borough’s cemeteries on the new rules. For further information and to report dog fouling in your area, visit www.redcar-cleveland.gov.uk/dogfouling or call 01642 774774.

Mine set to bring more jobs to the area

GOVERNMENT approval was granted for a new multi- system through to the borough. billion pound mine which will involve creating shipping The polyhalite will be taken to a processing facility at facilities, a processing plant and hundreds of jobs in the Wilton and then to Teesport from where it will be borough. transported around the world. The mine, operated by Sirius Minerals, will be based The new venture will bring in business rates to the south of Whitby and produce polyhalite, a substance council. similar to potash to be used as a fertilizer. This will then be To find out more about jobs on offer at the mine go to transported via a tunnel on a 23 mile-long conveyor belt www.siriusminerals.com/work-with-us/jobs page 16 ‘Love it’ campaign set to make a JULY big difference 2016

RESIDENTS, community groups and businesses across the area joined forces to launch the ‘Love it’ campaign. The ‘Love it’ campaign is a positive people powered initiative focusing on improving the environment and building pride in local communities. The initiative was launched with a pledge signing event on Redcar beach followed by a series of clean ups and litter picks across the borough. To find out more about ‘Love it’ and to make a pledge to do one small thing to make a big difference in your community please visit YOUNG VOLUNTEERS: Olivia and Thomas www.redcar-clevelandloveit.co.uk Round committing to play their part.

BUILDING PRIDE: Launch of the ‘Love it’ campaign on Redcar beach. Mini golf course opens in Skelton

HOLEY Molies! One of the country’s largest indoor mini golf courses has opened on Skelton Industrial Estate. The business employs 16 people and is jointly owned by Skelton residents, Andy and Nadine Oliver. The council’s Business Growth Team supported the couple by helping with the business plan, market research, then identifying and applying for suitable sources of finance. If you are interested in starting your own business, the council’s Business Growth Team may be able to help. Please call 01642 444581 for further information.

HOLEY IN ONE: Business owner Andy Oliver. A year in the news… page 17 TRIATHLON: The Redcar Triathlon was a major success in the summer.

Summer AU 2 G of events 016 THOUSANDS of people from across the country came to the borough in the summer to enjoy a STEAMPUNK-BY-THE-SEA: packed season of fun-filled events. Victorian Steampunk Connection came to town. Lovers of the outdoors enjoyed the Summer Walking Festival which featured walks from across the borough and food connoisseurs once again enjoyed the Saltburn Food Festival. For families there was the Pirate Festival in Redcar, a fun day at Flatts Lane Country Park in Normanby, Saltburn Cliff South Bank Carnival and many other community activities. Major music festivals on Redcar beach included Kiddstock which featured a huge stage and Get Loose Tramway and on the Beach with legendary DJ Pete Tong. In Guisborough, the Summer Sound Music Festival at Gisborough Priory was also a major success. Kirkleatham Other successful events included Redcar triathlon, Saltburn Folk Festival, the Retro Beach Festival in Redcar, the Saltburn Victorian Steampunk Connection Museum event at the Tramway and many more. Upcoming events are publicised on the council’s BOTH Saltburn’s Victorian Cliff Tramway and website at www.redcar-cleveland.gov.uk/visit Redcar’s Kirkleatham Museum were officially recognised as Quality Visitor Attractions by VisitEngland inspectors. The attractions went on to have record- breaking years for visitor numbers with more than 180,000 people riding the Tramway and more than 150,000 visiting the Museum. Altogether, there were more than 200 exhibitions and events held across the borough during the year. It is estimated that tourists contribute tens of millions of pounds to the borough’s economy every year and improving the area’s offer to visitors is a major part of the council’s plan to encourage economic growth. In December, the council’s Cabinet supported proposals to invest £250,000 annually to help improve our tourism offer. BEACH RAVERS: Dancers enjoying the Get Loose on the Beach event with legendary DJ Pete Tong. For more information on upcoming events visit: www. redcar-cleveland.gov.uk/events page 18 THRIFTY FESTIVAL: Thousands of people attended the Festival of Thrift where there were hundreds of activities including this food tasting event which reflected our steel heritage. SEPT Festival of rift success 2016

MORE than 35,000 visitors flocked things to do, see and take part in, coming back to Kirkleatham again to the award-winning Festival of including music, performances and this year on the 23 and 24 Thrift in its new location at fashion shows as well as workshops September. Kirkleatham Museum and Grounds on subjects ranging from foraging for For further information visit in September. food and wild baking. www.festivalofthrift.co.uk Visitors had a choice of over 140 The Festival of Thrift will be SSI one year on THE SSI Task Force, set up to provide support to former SSI and supply chain workers, published a report setting out the help given to those affected since the plant closed. The report summarises progress made including how the multi-million pound Government support fund has been invested to date. It also features case studies of people who have found new jobs following the closure of the steelworks. The latest figures from the end of January show that the Task Force funds have helped create over 1,000 new jobs and safeguard a further 405 jobs. Almost 250 new SSI SUCCESS: Former steelworker Gerry Morrison and Joanne Adams businesses have been set up thanks to help from the have set up the No 5 Cocktail and Wine Bar on Station Road in Redcar’s funding. buoyant ‘Northern Quarter,’ partly thanks to SSI Task Force funding. For further details please visit www.ssitaskforce.co.uk A year in the news… page 19 FUTURE VISION: Artist’s impression of how the catering academy and walled garden could look.

OCT exciting plans for 2016 Kirkleatham estate KIRKLEATHAM estate is set for an exciting The plans are due to be submitted in the near future to transformation as plans for a new catering academy the council’s regulatory committee. If permission is and walled garden were announced this month. granted, it is expected that work will begin in winter It is part of an ongoing restoration programme on the 2017. estate which is expected to create 40 jobs on site and For further information please visit over 100 apprenticeships. www.redcar-cleveland.gov.uk/kirkleathammuseum Local companies attend SSI Jobs Fair

JOB vacancies including a multi-million new energy plant due to open in the borough, were on offer at the SSI Task Force’s Jobs Fair in Redcar this month. Managers at MGT Teesside Limited, who confirmed they will be constructing a multi-million pound Tees Renewable Energy Plant at Teesport in the summer, attended the event to talk about the 600 jobs that will be created during construction and a further 100 full- time jobs available on site. It is expected that there will also be several hundred more created in the supply chain. Preparation work at the site has been completed and structural work started in February. It is expected the plant will be operational from 2020. To register interest for jobs at the plant or to find out more please visit MGT’s website at www.mgtpower.com Find out more about the SSI Task Force at MGT JOBS: A virtual look at the Tees Renewable Energy Plant. www.ssitaskforce.co.uk page 20 BREASTFEEDING CAMPAIGN: Mothers and babies at the breastfeeding friendly Skinningrove Chip Shop. V NO Relaunch of Welcome to 16 Breastfeeding campaign 20

NEW mums met up in cafés and takeaways in November that breastfeeding mothers are welcome. to relaunch a successful campaign to encourage About half of all new mums in the South Tees area breastfeeding. breastfeed and the Breastfeeding Welcome Scheme has Backed by both Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council been relaunched to help encourage even more mothers and , the Breastfeeding Welcome to do so. Scheme encourages cafes, restaurants, takeaways and For more details visit other businesses to put up signs and notices explaining www.breastfeedingwelcomescheme.org.uk

Baroness Tanni opens new guisborough School

PARALYMPIC athlete Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson cut the ribbon on Laurence Jackson’s brand new school building in Guisborough last November. The eleven-time gold medallist was joined by the Mayor of Redcar and Cleveland, Councillor Barry Hunt to mark the official opening of the school’s brand new state of the art building. In addition to the new school building, Middlesbrough FC’s Ben Gibson opened the school’s £600,000 floodlit astro-turf football pitch. NEW SCHOOL: Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson officially opened the new school building at Laurence Jackson School in Guisborough. (Picture courtesy of The Chronicle Newcastle) A year in the news… page 21 CHRISTMAS CHEER: The Westgate branch of the Salvation Army play on Westgate in Guisborough. Christmas magic brings joy across the borough DEC THERE was festive fun right across the borough in 20 December as dozens of events from festive markets and 16 Christmas light switch-ons, to Santa’s Grottoes took place. Santa himself made appearances at his grotto on Saltburn’s Cliff Tramway for the first time, as well as at the Markse Christmas Festival and the Celebration of Christmas event at Skelton Civic Hall. Some of the best attended and biggest festivities included tribute act Little Mix Experience performing at the Redcar lights switch on; Guisborough Christmas Festival; Eston Christmas Market; the Mayor’s Christmas Choir concert at South Bank and Saltburn Christmas Parade. More fun Christmas events are being planned for 2017 and will be publicised on the council’s website at www.redcar-cleveland.gov.uk

SANTA’S GROTTO: Father Christmas FESTIVE SPIRIT: Children from Zetland Primary School had a grotto on Saltburn’s Cliff Tramway enjoyed the big Christmas lights switch on in Redcar.

page 22 HAVE YOUR SAY: The consultation was announced in January Views sought on the future JAN 7 of Redcar town centre 201 RESIDENTS and businesses have been asked for their views on how a multi-million pound investment fund could be spent to improve Redcar town centre. A £5 million fund for the centre was secured by the SSI Task Force as part of the multi-million pound support package from central government. A further £8 million was announced by the council as part of an overall investment package to be spent across the borough, with £1 million specifically being committed to Redcar town centre. Salons support Following a community meeting, proposals were drawn up about how the money could be used and people were asked to Cervical Screening have their say at three consultation events. Similar events will be held in towns and villages across the campaign borough in the coming months so people can put forward their ideas about how the rest of the money could be spent. THE ‘Salons for Screening’ campaign was For further information please visit launched in more than 60 hairdressing and www.redcar-cleveland.gov.uk/haveyoursay beauty salons across Redcar & Cleveland and Middlesbrough. Hairdressers and beauty salons pledged their support to promote cervical screening to Preparing young people clients through informal chats, posters, appointment cards and the distribution of the campaign’s ‘Beautiful inside and out’ for future employment magazine. For further information speak to your GP SCHOOLS and businesses signed up to deliver a new Young or visit www.screeningsaveslives.co.uk People’s Entitlement in January to help young people in the area prepare for future employment opportunities. Created by Redcar & Cleveland Foundation for Jobs (FFJ), the Young People’s Entitlement is an agreement between secondary schools and local businesses to do more to help improve the number of pupils finding work at the end of their journey through education. Its aim is to give all 11 to 16 year olds much more effective preparation for work and increase their access to the workplace. It also aims to provide better opportunities for them to meet and get support from SCREENING SUPPORT: (l-r) Salon worker Amanda Upton, employers to improve their Becky James of Middlesbrough Council, salon worker Jodie chances of getting into work. Heldt, salon owner Yvonne Couhig, salon worker Wendy Bell, Katrina Jackson of Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council and For further information salon worker Ashley Brown. please visit www.ffjobs.co.uk A year in the news… page 23 AMAZING WOMEN: (l-r) Ruth Fox, Helen Anderson, Caitlyn Manley, Emma Thomas, Dorothy Ahmed and Stacey Phoenix. FEB 7 Inspiring women awards 201

AWARD-WINNING inspiring woman, Stacey Phoenix, She was recognised for the significant impact she made urged people to submit their nominations for a ceremony on the local community. recognising the outstanding effort of women in Redcar For further information about this year’s ceremony and Cleveland. which took place on the 10 March please visit Stacey, a solicitor at Redcar based Cygnet Family Law, www.redcar-cleveland.gov.uk/inspiringwomen was the overall winner in 2016’s Inspiring Women Awards.

Unicef UK assessors Youth Parliament praise council’s elections

health visitors VOTING took place in February to elect the next Member of Youth Parliament for Redcar HEALTH visitors at the council were celebrating after and Cleveland. being commended by UNICEF UK assessors. Election Day on Wednesday 22 February saw The inspectors re-accredited the authority’s Baby students cast votes in secondary schools across Friendly Initiative which has been developed from a the borough to determine which of their fellow national UNICEF programme for maternity, neonatal, pupils they wanted to represent them for the health visiting and children’s centre services. next two years. During the council’s inspection in November, The new MYP, 14 year old Kellen Hadfield from UNICEF assessors interviewed 22 health visitor Laurence Jackson School, will attend Parliament service staff, 28 mothers and randomly selected four on an annual basis as well as attending meetings children’s centre facilities for inspection. on a local and regional level to make sure the The UNICEF inspectors commended the council’s views of young people across the area are heard. Health Visiting team for its hard work in continuing to To find out more about the Youth Parliament, support mothers. The service has now received its re- go to www.redcar- accreditation, along with a plaque that praises the cleveland.gov.uk/youthparliament service for its “excellence in the support of breastfeeding and parent/infant relationships.” A year in the news… page 24 CYCLING GLORY: Great Ayton’s Harry Tanfield at the Bishop Auckland race. east Cleveland Klondike grand Prix Come and watch the first East Cleveland Klondike Grand Prix on Sunday 2 April Beginning and ending in Guisborough’s Westgate, the professional cyclists will take in various villages including , Margrove Park, Boosbeck, Lingdale, Carling How, Skinningrove, Loftus, Easington, Mines, Brotton, Saltburn and Skelton. The exciting race is a chance for riders to compete in what is a British Cycling HSBC Spring Cup Series event and prepare for the Tour de . The race begins at 12pm and is expected to end around 3pm, with each lap taking approximately 40 minutes. The police will close roads or block entry to the route in advance of the riders reaching each village. As the race requires each rider to complete three laps, each village will be closed to traffic three times for approximately 15 minutes on each occasion.

We want a great atmosphere to encourage the cyclists so please come out and support them as they ride through our borough, or come along to Westgate in Guisborough for the start and finish. Vehicle access and parking in Guisborough centre will be affected by the race, so please check before you visit.

For more information please visit www.eastclevelandklondikegp.co.uk The East Cleveland Klondike Grand Prix is brought to you by East Cleveland Big Local, Velo29, Community TM, , Redcar LOFTUS , which is on the route of the cycle race and Cleveland Borough Council, and local town and parish councils.

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Tuesda y 18 April 5pm on T uesda y 25 April page 27 Second Saturday of every month What ’s Saltburn Farmers Market Saltburn Railway Platform Time: 9am – 4pm Cost: Free. oN: For more information go to www.saltburnfarmersmarket.com A look at what’s going on across Redcar & Cleveland 16 March and key events across the Redcar & Cleveland TOP PRODUCE: The Clucking Pig Tees Valley from March 2017 Twinning Association’s at Saltburn Farmers Market. to June 2017. AGM Redcar & Cleveland Leisure and 11 & 12 April For more information about these Community Heart Chocolate Walk events and for a full list visit our Time: 7pm For further details please visit in aid of Butterwick Hospice events website at www.redcar- www.redcarandclevelandtwinning A Wizard of Oz-themed, fun filled, cleveland.gov.uk/events association.org.uk Choctastic sponsored walk to raise The events listed are subject funds for Butterwick Hospice. to change. 24 March Guisborough Forest & Walkway Where the Wild Time: 11am – 2pm (Booking essential) First Tuesday of every month Things Were Cost: Tickets cost £6 Tea Dance A local heritage talk given and are available at Loftus Town Hall by Kate Bartram of the www.butterwick.org.uk/chocolate Time: 2pm – 4pm Tees Valley Wildlife Trust. or call 01642 628930. Cost: £1. Loftus Town Hall For more information contact Alison Time: 7pm for 7.30pm at Loftus Town Council, 01287 641000, Cost: Free, but donations welcome. 12 April [email protected] For more information contact Alison Flying Things at Loftus Town Council, 01287 641000, Design and build your own flying Each Thursday & Saturday [email protected] thing, from kites and gliders to Guisborough Market rockets and helicopters. Westgate, Guisborough 25 March to 27 May Flatts Lane Woodland Country Park Time: 9am – 4pm Edgelands Hartlepool Art Gallery Time: 1pm – 3pm Each Friday Time: 10am – 5pm, Tuesday to Cost: £2 per person. Redcar Town Market Saturday. Redcar High Street Cost: Free. 13 April Time: 9am – 4pm Wacky Racers 26 March to 2 April Every Saturday Create your very own wacky racer and Planet Circus get ready to race Redcar Park Run Kirkleatham Showground, Redcar Zetland Park Locke Park, Redcar For more information on times and Time: 9am cost, go to www.planetcircus.uk. Time: 10am – 12pm or 1pm – 3pm Cost: Free. Please register before Cost: £2 per person. your first run at 8 to 22 April www.parkrun.org.uk/redcar and bring Fairground 14 to 18 April a printed copy of your barcode. All the fun of the fair comes to Snow White Panto Darlington during the Easter Every Sunday Tuned In! Redcar Holidays. Time: Various. Redcar Junior Park Run Market Square, Darlington Locke Park, Redcar Contact eventsteam@ Go to www.redcarpanto.co.uk Time: 9am darlington.gov.uk or visit for more information. Cost: Free. Facebook.com/eventsindarlington Cost: £8.50 if booked before 1 April Please register before your first run at for more information. or £10 after. For more information go www.parkrun.org.uk/redcar and bring to www.redcarpanto.co.uk. a printed copy of your barcode. 10 April Bird Nests 18 to 21 April 11 March to 7 May Help to create a giant bird’s nest out Hidden Drawings on site then return to the railway Easter Crafts exhibition carriage for a craft session. Flatts Lane Woodland Country Park Head of Steam Museum, Darlington Guisborough Forest & Walkway Time: 10am – 3pm Call 01325 405060 Time: 1pm – 3pm Cost: Free. Face painting also or visit www.head-of-steam.co.uk Cost: £1 per person available at £1 per person. page 28 21 April Sock Puppets 19 May Bring along an old sock and create World Record your own sock puppet with the various bits available in the railway Breaking Waltz You could become a record breaker carriage. by taking part in the world’s largest Guisborough Forest & Walkway waltz in Saltburn-by-the-Sea in May. Time: 1pm – 3pm Saltburn Lower Promenade and Pier Cost: £1 per person. Time: Waltz takes place at 2pm. 22 April Events take place in Saltburn Valley Gardens 10am – 4pm. STRICTLY SALTBURN:Council staff Rebecca St George’s Day Cost: Free. Robinson and Garry Savage waltzing on the pier. Celebration For more information email Age UK Coffee Morning at [email protected] (the day before St George’s Day) or go to www.eventbrite.co.uk and 17 June Loftus Town Hall search for ‘World’s Largest Waltz’. Loftus Wool Fayre Time: 10am – 12pm Loftus Town Hall Cost: Raising funds towards the 2017 Time: From 10am. Loftus Wool Fayre. 7 May For more information contact Alison For more information contact Alison at Loftus Town Council, 01287 641000, Spring Market [email protected] at Loftus Town Council, 01287 641000, Browse the local stalls, find out more [email protected] about how their produce is made and 17 June – 25 June perhaps make a purchase or two. 23 April Summer Walking Festival Guisborough Forest & Walkway To request a booklet with detailed Stockton Duathlon Festival Time: 11am – 3pm times and locations, Stockton Riverside Cost: Free entry. Time: 10am – 4pm email walkingfestival@redcar- cleveland.gov.uk Cost: Entries to the Duathlon range 28 May from £21 to £41. Free for spectators. or call 01642 496442/496428 UB40 Cost: Varies per walk. 28 April featuring Ali Campbell, Astro, Mickey Virtue and Level 42 “Made in India” British music legends UB40 will be in Come along and visit Tamasha Theatre Company concert as part of the band’s summer Loftus Town Hall Kirkleatham Museum and Grandslam UK Tour. Time: 7pm Northern Echo Arena, Darlington Grounds Permanent and Cost: £5 for adults, £3 for under 18s Time: Doors open 4pm Temporary Exhibitions and students, £15 family ticket (up to Cost: £35 + booking fee. five people including one or two Kirkleatham Museum and For more information contact adults). For more information contact Grounds, Redcar Darlington Mowden park Alison at Loftus Town Council, 01287 on 01325 350267 or email Saxon Princess Exhibition 641000, [email protected] [email protected] Street House before the Saxons 1 May WW1 Exhibition 28 & 29 May William Turner Exhibition Spring Treasure Trail Time: 10am to 5pm, Have a go at a fun spring treasure British Landsailing Majuba Beach, Redcar Tuesday to Sunday trail and find out how much you know Cost: Free. about the beautiful British spring Time: TBA time. Cost: Free. The Extraordinary Gertrude Zetland Park. For more information go to Bell: A story of adventure, Time: 10am – 12pm or 1pm – 3pm www.yorklandyachtclub.weebly.com. discovery and political intrigue (until May 2017) Cost: £2 per person. 3 June Time: 10am to 5pm, 1 & 2 May Countryside Tuesday to Sunday Pretty Painting Celebration Event Cost: Free. Make a symmetrical printed ladybird Fun for all the family with storytelling, Tony Julian presents or butterfly to brighten up your room. crafts and traditional stall holders. Allsorts of Everything Exhibition Flatts Lane Woodland Country Park. Kirkleatham Museum. (Until May 2017) Time: 10am – 3pm Time: 11am – 3pm Time: 10am to 5pm, Cost: Free. Cost: £3 for adults, £2 for children, Tuesday to Sunday Face painting also available Under 4s free and £10 for a family Cost: Free. at £1 per person. ticket (two adults & three children). Robots - 10 June 5 May 10 June to 10 September Serious Joker Lee Nelson Kapow Sci-fi Market Time: 10am to 5pm, Comedian Simon Brodkin brings his Stockton High Street Tuesday to Sunday alter ego Lee Nelson to Time: 10am – 4pm Cost: Free. Middlesbrough Theatre. For more Cost: Free. information call 01642 815181 or visit Visit www.stockton.gov.uk/events ROBOT WARS: www.middlesbroughtheatre.co.uk for more information. Robot exhibition at Kirkleatham Museum.

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BROTTON GUISBOROUGH LONGBECK Michael Dick (Labour) Bill Clarke ( Independent ) Norah Cooney (Conservative) Call 07920 190418 for appointments. Call 07825 116999 or email Call 01642 486368 for appointments. Malcolm Griffiths (Conservative) [email protected] Steve Turner (UKIP) Call 07788 494128 for appointments. for appointments. Call 07766 780884 for appointments. Barry Hunt (Independent Group) Shelagh Holyoake (Labour) Mike Findley (Independent) First Saturday at Brotton Library; Second Wednesday, Guisborough Call 01642 830220 for appointments. second Saturday at Jubilee Hall, Library, 5pm to 5.30pm. ; last Saturday at 07825 274091. NEWCOMEN Skinningrove Community Centre, all Dennis Teasdale (Conservative) The Newcomen Ward By-Election 10am to 11am. Call 07557 540629. Call 07796 485385 for appointments. took place when this magazine went to print. HUTTON Billy Wells (Independent Group) Carl Quartermain (Labour) The Hutton Ward By-Election took Call 07900 924807 or 01642 497172, Consultation surgeries to be held on place when this magazine went to visit 44 Troutbeck Road, Redcar, TS10 Redcar High Street. Details to be print. 1NG or email [email protected] announced. No appointment required Call 07796 485836 for appointments. Caroline Jackson ( Conservative ), Neil Baldwin ( Labour ) and Graham Jeffery ( Conservative ) Second Tuesday at Redcar Library, Call for appointments: NORMANBY Billy Ayre ( Labour ) 2pm to 3pm. Cllr Jackson 07966 886348. Cllr Jeffery 07973 898383. Third Saturday, Smiths Dock Bowling Call 07818 587883 for appointments. Club, 10am to 11am. Chris Foley-McCormack ( Labour ) KIRKLEATHAM Second and fourth Saturdays, Dale Quigley ( Labour ) Alec Brown (Labour) Methodist Church, Cleveland Street, and Kevin Firman ( Labour ) Ceri Cawley (Labour) 10.30am to 11.30am. and Ray Goddard (Labour) Third Thursday, Roseberry Square First Friday at Cliff Houlding Park Library, 10am to 11am. Brian Dennis ( Labour ) Call 07916 809782 for appointments. Court Community Centre, 6pm to Brenda Forster ( Labour ) 7pm. Third Saturday at Severn Road Call 01642 476855 for appointments. Community Centre, 11am to 12pm. ORMESBY Irene Nightingale (Liberal Democrat) LOCKWOOD and Carole Morgan (Liberal ESTON Steve Kay (East Cleveland Democrat) Christopher Massey (Labour) Independent) Last Thursday, Ormesby Library, and Geraldine Williams (Labour) First Saturday, Lingdale Village Hall, 6pm to 7pm. First Saturday at Eston California 11am to 12pm. Youth and Community Centre, Glyn Nightingale (Liberal Democrat) 10am to 11am. First Tuesday at Community Café, Cllr Massey 07557 540627. LOFTUS Shops, Guisborough Wayne Davies (Independent Group) Road, 1.30pm to 2.30pm. Cllr Williams 07789 922822. Second Monday, Luke Senior Hall, Mrs Ann Higgins 6pm to 7pm. Call 07557 540625 SALTBURN (Eston Independent) for appointments for any other Call for advice, support or an Craig Hannaway ( Labour ) day or time. appointment on 01642 452329 First Saturday, Saltburn Library, or email ann.higgins@redcar- Mary Lanigan (Independent Group) 11am to 12pm, or email Liverton village hall, see village hall cleveland.gov.uk craig.hannaway@redcar- notice board for details. First cleveland.gov.uk Monday, Loftus Co-operative, 10am Philip Thomson ( Conservative ) GRANGETOWN to 11.30am. Jade Stainthorpe (Labour) Second Saturday, Saltburn Library, Call 07825 228007 for appointments. and Lynn (Labour) 11am to 12pm, or email Second Saturday, Grangetown Eric Jackson ( Labour ) philip.thomson@redcar- Library, 11am to 12pm. First Saturday, Loftus Library, 10.30am cleveland.gov.uk Fourth Saturday, Grangetown, to 12pm. Second Saturday, Village Stuart Smith ( Independent Group ) Neighbourhood Centre, Hall, Grinkle Lane, Easington; Third Third Saturday, Station Portico 11am to 12pm. Saturday, Luke Senior Hall, Rosedale outside Sainsbury’s, Cllr Stainthorpe 07771 345336. Crescent; Fourth Saturday, Liverton 9.30am to 10.30am and Cllr Pallister 07712 618490 or Mines Community Centre, all 11.30am to 12.15pm, or email 07765 897339. 10.30am to 12pm. 07795 305916. [email protected]

page 30 Monthly dates, venues, times for all councillors’ surgeries with contact details: You can also contact councillors by email: [email protected] Note: All Information provided may be subject to change. Council diary... Craig Hannaway ( Labour ) TEESVILLE Stuart Smith ( Independent Group ) GENERALLY ALL MEETINGS ARE HELD Robert Hodgson ( Labour ) and Philip Thomson ( Conservative ) AT: Redcar & Cleveland Leisure and Fourth Saturday, Saltburn Library, Bob Norton ( Labour ) Community Heart, Ridley St, Redcar, 11am to 12pm. and Leanne Reed ( Labour ) Yorkshire TS10 1TD. Please visit First Saturday, Eston Labour Club, www.redcar-cleveland.gov.uk to check SKELTON 10am to 11am. the start time for each meeting. Cliff Foggo (Conservative) Cllr Hodgson 07825 231051. First Saturday, Skelton Library, Cllr Norton 07825 228014. March 2017 10am to 11am. Cllr Reed 07584 703081. Or call 07557 540630 or e-mail Thursday 16 Regulatory Committee [email protected], Wednesday 22 Personnel and General or website clifffoggo.yourcllr.com. WEST DYKE Lisa Harding (Liberal Democrat) Helen McLuckie ( Labour ) Purposes Committee Chris Jones (Liberal Democrat) and David Walsh ( Labour ) Thursday 23 Executive Scrutiny Board Third Saturday, Skelton Library, and Mary Ovens (Liberal Thursday 30 11am to 12pm. Or call 07971 917820 Democrat) Borough Council or email dave.walsh@redcar- Second Thursday, Rye Hills School, cleveland.gov.uk 7pm to 8pm. Cllr Ovens 07909 906422 or April 2017 SOUTH BANK 01642 507104. Wednesday 5 Health and Wellbeing Board Sue Jeffrey ( Labour ) Cllr Harding 07584 140552. Thursday 6 Regulatory Committee First Saturday, South Bank Library, Cllr Jones 07825 228006. 10am to 11am. Or call 01642 465796. Tuesday 11 People Services Scrutiny & Ian Jeffrey ( Labour ) Improvement Committee Second Saturday, South Bank WESTWORTH Library, 11am to 12pm. Carole Jeffery (Conservative) Wednesday 12 Corporate Services Scrutiny Call 07738 042833. Or call 01642 465796. & Improvement Committee Anne Watts (Ind Gp) Neil Bendelow ( Labour ) Thursday 13 Third Tuesday, South Bank Library, Last Saturday in the month, 11am to Regeneration Services 5.30pm to 6.30pm. 12pm, Margrove Park Community Scrutiny & Improvement Or call 07825 228005. Centre. Call 07775 411548 or email Committee [email protected] ST GERMAIN’S Tuesday 18 Cabinet Karen King (Liberal Democrat) ZETLAND Tuesday 25 Governance Committee Last Tuesday, Marske Library, Neil O’Brien ( Labour ) Thursday 27 Regulatory Committee 5pm to 6pm. Second Saturday, Laburnum Road Madge Moses (Liberal Democrat) Library, 10.30am to 12pm. First Monday, Marske Library, Call 07825 228095. 11am to 12pm. May 2017 Margaret Wilson (Liberal Josh Mason (Liberal Democrat) Wednesday 3 Personnel and General First Tuesday, Durham Road Democrat) Purposes Committee Third Monday, Marske Library, 11am Community Centre, 6pm to 7pm. to 12pm. Or call 07909 888872 or Thursday 4 Executive Scrutiny Board Cllr Wilson 01642 479495. 01642 288539. Thursday 11 Borough Council Wednesday 17 MP s’ details Regulatory Committee Thursday 18 Tom Blenkinsop, Middlesbrough Anna Turley, Redcar. AGM South and East Cleveland. 10 Millbank Terrace, Redcar, Tuesday 23 People Services Scrutiny & 6 to 8 Wilson Street, Guisborough, TS10 1ED. Improvement Committee TS14 6NA. 01287 610878 or 01642 485138 or email email [email protected] [email protected] Wednesday 24 Corporate Services Scrutiny & Improvement Committee POLICE AND CRIME COMMISSIONER FOR CLEVELAND Thursday 25 Regeneration Services Barry Coppinger, regularly attends community meetings across the Scrutiny & Improvement force area. For details visit: cleveland.pcc.police.uk and search for "your force, your voice". The commissioner can also be contacted at Committee [email protected] or via his office on 01642 301653. Tuesday 30 Cabinet

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