East Durham AAP Board meetings

The Board also looks at how those projects are progressing and gets involved in consultations on local issues. 

Board meetings

Anyone can attend a board meeting. For further information and to check meeting arrangements please contact us.

Future AAP board meeting dates

The provisional Board meeting dates for 2024 are:

• 15 May 2024 (AGM), 6.00pm, The Greenhills Centre, Wheatley Hill
• 12 June 2024, 6.00pm, Eastlea Community Centre, Seaham
• 10 July 2024, 6.00pm, venue to be confirmed
• 11 September 2024, 6.00pm, venue to be confirmed
• 9 October 2024, 6.00pm, venue to be confirmed
• 13 November 2024, 6.00pm, venue to be confirmed
• 11 December 2024, 6.00pm, venue to be confirmed

All meetings start at 6.00pm. If you would like to attend a board meeting you are advised to contact us beforehand to confirm arrangements.

Board meeting minutes

• East Durham AAP Board Meeting Minutes 7 February 2024 (PDF, 242.6kb)
• East Durham AAP Board Meeting Minutes 13 December 2023 (PDF, 149.6kb)
• East Durham AAP Board Meeting Minutes 8 November 2023 (PDF, 164.1kb)
• East Durham AAP Board Meeting Minutes 13 September 2023 (PDF, 187.9kb)
• East Durham AAP Board Meeting Minutes 12 July 2023 (PDF, 165.4kb)
• East Durham AAP Board Meeting Minutes 14 June 2023 (PDF, 208.7kb)
• East Durham AAP Board Meeting Minutes 19 April 2023 (PDF, 261.8kb)
• East Durham AAP Board Minutes 8 March 2023 (PDF, 162.3kb)
• East Durham AAP Board Minutes 8 February 2023 (PDF, 185.3kb)
• East Durham AAP Board Minutes 14 December 2022 (PDF, 186.3kb)
• East Durham AAP Board Minutes 9 November 2022 (PDF, 188.0kb)

We aim to publish minutes once they are approved at the following meeting. For copies of meeting minutes not listed above please contact us.

Board members

East Durham AAP is made up of seven public representatives, seven partner representatives, six county councillors and a representative from the local parish councils.

Public representatives

• Rona Hardy (Vice Chair)
• David Blackwell
• Danny Dickinson
• Alison Paterson
• Gill Rodgers
• Annabelle Lumsden
• Andy Cammiss

Partner representatives

• Graham Easterlow (Chair) (VCS)
• Phil Carter and Joanne Eales (Durham Constabulary)
• Ian Porter (Housing)
• Susan Robinson/Jim Murray (Durham County Council)
• Ian Hankin (County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service)
• Joanne Angus (Business)

Councillor representatives

• Cllr Angela Surtees (Easington ward) (Vice Chair)
• Cllr Terry Duffy (Peterlee East ward)
• Cllr Ivan Cochrane (Shotton and South Hetton ward)
• Cllr Julie Griffiths (Murton ward)
• Cllr Kevin Shaw (Dawdon ward)
• Cllr Jake Miller (Trimdon and Thornley ward)
• Parish Cllr Omide Deinali (Town and Parish representative)

Co-optees

• Amanda Moon (Co-opted)
• Edna Connor  (Co-opted)