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Durham County Association of Parish Councils

Reference: CP/DCA Catalogue Title: Durham County Association of Parish Councils Area: Catalogue Category: Local Authority Records Description: 

Covering Dates: 1945-1980

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  • Durham County Association of Parish Councils
    • Durham County Association of Parish Councils (Ref: CP/DCA )
    • Constitution (Ref: CP/DCA section 01)
    • Minutes (Ref: CP/DCA section 02)
    • Provisional Committee of proposed Association of Parish Councils for Durham County (Ref: CP/DCA section 01)
    • Executive Committee minutes (Ref: CP/DCA section 02)
    • District Committee minutes (Ref: CP/DCA section 03)
    • Rural Area Committee minutes (Ref: CP/DCA section 04)
    • Minutes of annual meetings (Ref: CP/DCA section 05)
    • Reports (Ref: CP/DCA section 03)
    • Correspondence (Ref: CP/DCA section 04)
    • Financial records (Ref: CP/DCA section 05)
    • Clerks, Committee Members (Ref: CP/DCA section 06)
    • Conferences (Ref: CP/DCA section 07)
    • Other organisations (Ref: CP/DCA section 08)
    • Miscellaneous (Ref: CP/DCA section 09)

Catalogue Contents

Durham County Association of Parish Councils (Ref: CP/DCA )Constitution (Ref: CP/DCA section 01)

1-2

Ref: CP/DCA 1-2

Durham County Association of Parish Councils: constitutions, 1959, 1963
(2 booklets)

Minutes (Ref: CP/DCA section 02)Provisional Committee of proposed Association of Parish Councils for Durham County (Ref: CP/DCA section 01)

28

Ref: CP/DCA 28

Minutes and correspondence of the Provisional Committee of proposed Association of Parish Councils for Durham County, 2 June 1945 - 19 August 1948
(6 files, 3 papers)

Executive Committee minutes (Ref: CP/DCA section 02)

4, 40

Ref: CP/DCA 4

Durham County Association of Parish Councils: Executive Committee minutes, 1947 - 1969
(1 bundle)

Ref: CP/DCA 40

Minutes of County Executive Committee, 5 September 1970 - 2 July 1977 (incomplete)
(1 file)

District Committee minutes (Ref: CP/DCA section 03)

30

Ref: CP/DCA 30

District Committee minutes, 19 August 1948 - 19 January 1978
(1 file)

Rural Area Committee minutes (Ref: CP/DCA section 04)

7-14, 31, 33, 39, 41, 44, 46

Ref: CP/DCA 7

Durham County Association of Parish Councils: Barnard Castle Rural Area Committee, minutes, 1950 - 1969
(1 bundle)

Ref: CP/DCA 8

Durham County Association of Parish Councils: Chester-le-Street Rural Area Committee, minutes etc., 1950 - 1970
(1 bundle)

Ref: CP/DCA 9

Durham County Association of Parish Councils: Darlington Rural Area Committee, minutes etc., 1960 - 1965
(1 bundle)

Ref: CP/DCA 10

Durham County Association of Parish Councils: Durham Rural Area Committee, minutes, 1961 - 1963
(1 bundle)

Ref: CP/DCA 11

Durham County Association of Parish Councils: Easington Rural Area Committee, minutes, 1964 - 1969
(1 bundle)

Ref: CP/DCA 12

Durham County Association of Parish Councils: Sedgefield Rural Area Committee, minutes, 1961 - 1962, 1966
(1 bundle)

Ref: CP/DCA 13

Durham County Association of Parish Councils: Stockton Rural Area Committee, minutes, 1961 - 1964
(1 bundle)

Ref: CP/DCA 14

Durham County Association of Parish Councils: Sunderland Rural Area Committee, minutes etc., 1960 - 1966
(1 bundle)

Ref: CP/DCA 31

Minutes of Lanchester Rural Area Committee, 2 September 1954 - 1 February 1955
(1 file)

Ref: CP/DCA 33

Minutes of Lanchester Rural Area Committee and Executive Committee, 28 March 1958 - 29 May 1958
(1 file)

Ref: CP/DCA 39

Minutes of Easington R.D. Area Association, 5 May 1970 - 6 January 1971
(1 file)

Ref: CP/DCA 41

Minutes and agendas of Chester-le-Street Rural Area Committee, 18 November 1970 - 5 September 1977
(1 file)

Ref: CP/DCA 44

Minutes of Barnard Castle Rural Area Committee, 10 April 1972 - 1 July 1974
(1 file)

Ref: CP/DCA 46

Minutes of Lanchester Area Committee, 19 June 1974
(1 paper)

Minutes of annual meetings (Ref: CP/DCA section 05)

3, 37-38, 42-43, 47, 85

Ref: CP/DCA 3

Durham County Association of Parish Councils: minutes etc. of Annual Meetings etc., 1949 - 1969 (incomplete)
(1 bundle)

Ref: CP/DCA 37

Minutes and correspondence of 23rd Annual Meeting, September 1969
(1 file)

Ref: CP/DCA 38

Minutes and correspondence of 24th Annual General Meeting, 13 January- 8 September 1970
(1 file)

Ref: CP/DCA 42

Minutes and correspondence re 24th Annual Meeting, 25 May - 9 October 1971
(1 file)

Ref: CP/DCA 43

Minutes and correspondence of 26th Annual General Meeting, March - October 1972
(1 file)

Ref: CP/DCA 47

Minutes and correspondence 28th Annual Meeting, 28 September 1974
(1 file)

Ref: CP/DCA 85

Minutes, reports and correspondence re 27th and 28th Annual General Meetings, 1973 - 1974
(1 file)

Reports (Ref: CP/DCA section 03)

5-6, 53

Ref: CP/DCA 5

Durham County Association of Parish Councils: annual reports, 1946 - 1969
(1 bundle)

Ref: CP/DCA 6

Durham County Association of Parish Councils: County Executive Committee, reports of Honorary Secretary, 1959 - 1969
(1 bundle)

Ref: CP/DCA 53

Annual report and accounts for year ended 31 March 1977
(1 file)

Correspondence (Ref: CP/DCA section 04)

15-17, 20, 27, 54-92

Ref: CP/DCA 15

Miscellaneous papers re County Association of Parish Councils Includes correspondence re Town & Country Planning Amendment Bill (1965), 1948 - 1969
(1 bundle)

Ref: CP/DCA 16

National Association of Parish Councils: circulars etc., 1962 - 1969
(1 bundle)

Ref: CP/DCA 17

Correspondence between Secretary of Durham Association of Parish Councils and E.J. Milne, M.P., Hon. Secretary of Northern Group of Labour M.P's, re abolition of money valued coupons, 1965 - 1966
(1 file)

Ref: CP/DCA 20

Correspondence etc. re amalgamation of Chester-le-Street R.D.C. and U.D.C., 1967 - 1968
(1 file)

Ref: CP/DCA 27

Circulars etc., re local history, 1952
(1 file)

Ref: CP/DCA 54

Correspondence re nursery schools at Thornley, 20 January - 4 August 1948
(1 file)

Ref: CP/DCA 55

General copy of correspondence, 8 September 1947 - 29 January 1948
(1 volume, quarter cloth bound)

Ref: CP/DCA 56

General copy correspondence, 10 June - 9 August 1948
(1 volume, cloth, quarter-bound)

Ref: CP/DCA 57

General copy correspondence, 30 November 1949 -14 March 1950
(1 volume, cloth, quarter-bound)

Ref: CP/DCA 58

General copy correspondence, 15 March - 4 May 1950
(1 volume, cloth, quarter-bound)

Ref: CP/DCA 59

General copy correspondence, 4 May - 10 June 1950
(1 volume, cloth, quarter-bound)

Ref: CP/DCA 60

General copy correspondence, 10 June -196 July 1950
(1 volume, cloth quarter-bound)

Ref: CP/DCA 61

General copy correspondence, 6 July - 11 August 1950
(1 volume, cloth quarter-bound)

Ref: CP/DCA 62

General copy correspondence, 12 August - 27 September 1950
(1 volume, cloth quarter-bound)

Ref: CP/DCA 63

General copy correspondence, 29 September - 4 December 1950
(1 volume, cloth quarter-bound)

Ref: CP/DCA 64

General copy correspondence, 19 February - 12 April 1951
(1 volume, cloth quarter-bound)

Ref: CP/DCA 65

General copy correspondence, 12 April - 3 July 1951
(1 volume)

Ref: CP/DCA 66

General copy correspondence, 4 July - 5 September 1951
(1 volume, cloth quarter-bound)

Ref: CP/DCA 67

General copy correspondence, 5 September 1951 - 8 January 1952
(1 volume, cloth quarter-bound)

Ref: CP/DCA 68

General copy correspondence, 8 February - 14 July 1952
(1 volume, cloth quarter-bound)

Ref: CP/DCA 69

General copy correspondence, 14 July - 24 November 1952
(1 volume, cloth quarter-bound)

Ref: CP/DCA 70

Correspondence re local government re-organisation and alteration of parish boundaries, 18 November 1952 - 7 December 1959
(1 file)

Ref: CP/DCA 71

General correspondence, 4 January 1956 - 2 November 1956
(1 file)

Ref: CP/DCA 72

General correspondence, 17 October - 1 November 1956
(5 files)

Ref: CP/DCA 73

Correspondence re local government re-organisation and alteration of parish boundaries, 7 May 1958 - 12 January 1960
(1 file)

Ref: CP/DCA 75

Correspondence re lighting, 25 February - 9 December 1968
(11 files, 3 papers)

Ref: CP/DCA 76

Correspondence re membership of Wolviston Parish Council, 26 September - 2 November 1968
(1 file)

Ref: CP/DCA 77

Correspondence re police patrols, 24 January - 3 August 191969
(1 file)

Ref: CP/DCA 78

General correspondence, 14 January - 29 December 1970
(13 files, 1 paper)

Ref: CP/DCA 79

Correspondence re street lighting, 22 May 1970 - 12 January 1971
(10 files)

Ref: CP/DCA 80

General correspondence, 10 January - 20 December 1971
(22 files)

Ref: CP/DCA 81

General correspondence, 5 January - 28 December 1972
(8 files)

Ref: CP/DCA 82

Correspondence re proposed development at 4 and 6 High Street, Bishopton, 5 October 1972 - 20 August 1973
(1 file)

Ref: CP/DCA 83

General correspondence, 3 January - 27 December 1973
(28 files, 1 paper)

Ref: CP/DCA 84

Correspondence re local government re-organisation - successor councils, 6 February - 25 November 1973
(1 file)

Ref: CP/DCA 86

General correspondence, 21 January - 17 December 1974
(34 files)

Ref: CP/DCA 87

General correspondence, April - June 1974
(1 file)

Ref: CP/DCA 88

Correspondence re, and copy of, the conveyance of Deanbank Recreation Grounds, 2 October -17 November 1974
(1 file)

Ref: CP/DCA 89

General correspondence, 13 January - 23 November 1975
(39 files)

Ref: CP/DCA 90

General correspondence, 14 January - 28 April 197196
(11 files)

Ref: CP/DCA 91

General correspondence, 5 August - 15 December 1977
(9 files, 1 paper)

Ref: CP/DCA 92

General correspondence, 29 January - 3 February 1978
(3 files)

Financial records (Ref: CP/DCA section 05)

49-52

Ref: CP/DCA 49

Allotments rent book, 11 November 1958 - 13 May 1972
(1 volume, leather half-bound)

Ref: CP/DCA 50

Details of annual subscriptions to the Durham Association of Parish and Town Councils, 1968 - 1980
(1 file)

Ref: CP/DCA 51

Revenue account for the year ended 31 March 1970
(1 file)

Ref: CP/DCA 52

Loan applications, 1971 - 1972
(1 file)

Clerks, Committee Members (Ref: CP/DCA section 06)

32, 34, 48

Ref: CP/DCA 32

Names and addresses of parish clerks and members of Durham Executive, 1956 - 1959
(1 file)

Ref: CP/DCA 34

List of members of Executive Committee, 1961 - 1965
(1 file)

Ref: CP/DCA 48

List of clerks to the parish councils in the Chester-le-Street, Durham, Easington, Lanchester, Sedgefield and Sunderland, Darlington, Barnard Castle, Stockton and Weardale areas, n.d.
(1 file)

Conferences (Ref: CP/DCA section 07)

29, 36, 45, 74

Ref: CP/DCA 29

Notices of County Conferences of parish councils, 26 January - 31 August 1946
(1 file)

Ref: CP/DCA 36

Names and addresses of delegates to 8th National Conference, November 1966
(1 file)

Ref: CP/DCA 45

List of delegates for 10th National Conference, November 1972
(1 file)

Ref: CP/DCA 74

Correspondence re 8th National Conference, 4 May - 6 August 1966
(1 file)

Other organisations (Ref: CP/DCA section 08)

18, 21-26

Ref: CP/DCA 18

Durham (Local Authorities) Superannuation Joint Committee: reports, accounts etc., 1964 - 1968
(1 bundle)

Ref: CP/DCA 21

Durham County Playing Fields Association: Executive Committee, minutes, 1956 - 1959
(1 bundle)

Ref: CP/DCA 22

Durham County Playing Fields Association: reports, financial statements etc., 1956 - 1970
(1 bundle)

Ref: CP/DCA 23

Durham County Community Service Council: Rural Industries Organiser's report, 1960
(1 file)

Ref: CP/DCA 24

Council of Youth Enterprise for the North East, minutes, 1968
(1 bundle)

Ref: CP/DCA 25

Durham Tidy Village Competition Committee, minutes & reports etc., 1959 - 1970
(1 bundle)

Ref: CP/DCA 26

Northern Advisory Council for Sport and Recreation, minutes etc., including minutes of A.G.M. of Standing Conference of Northern Sport and Recreation (1967), 1967 - 1970
(1 bundle)

Miscellaneous (Ref: CP/DCA section 09)

19, 35, 93

Ref: CP/DCA 19

Miscellaneous printed material re parish councils and local government Includes: Chester-le-Street R.D.C. abstract of accounts (1952); Durham R.D.C. abstract of accounts (1952, 1956); Lanchester R.D.C. Building Bye laws (1953); N.E. General Review Area, reports of inspector re objections to proposals for Tyneside & Teesside areas (1965); Durham County Directory of voluntary organisations (1951), 1945 - 1969
(1 bundle)

Ref: CP/DCA 35

Particulars of parish councils and parish meetings, with details of acts adopted by individual councils, 9 - 15 December 1959
(1 file)

Ref: CP/DCA 93

Photographs of local councillors, 1949 - 1952
(19 photographs, 3 newspaper clippings)



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