I attended the Area Action partnership (AAP) meeting at the Town Hall on Tuesday evening and did a presentation on why village amenities should be one of the priorities to to look at in our area next year. Hopefully it will be one of the final four or five issues to be looked at. the Council is looking at the closure of  many community buildings across the Durham City area – most in villages. I am battling to save as many of these as possible from Labours cuts and feel that if this is a priority for the Area Action Partnership, there is a chance of funding for this.  Other issues which received  a lot of votes were City Centre Issues and voluntary sector. You can find out more about AAPs here: www.durham.gov.uk/aap