WARD SURGERIES: Cockerton West ward surgeries are held on the second Wednesday and second Thursday of each month. The next one is on Wednesday, in Mount Pleasant Children's Centre, from 10am to 11am. On Thursday, the surgery will be held in Cockerton Library, from 6pm to 7pm. Come along and meet your ward councillors Jan Cossins and David Regan. If you are unable to make the dates and have a concern or would just like a chat, contact them via email on jan.cossins@darlington.gov.uk or david.regan@darlington.gov.uk CONCERT DATE: Cockerton Prize Silver Band, together with Alderman Leach Primary School choir, will be in concert at Cockerton Methodist Church, on Thursday, at 7.30pm. Refreshments will be available and donationswill be taken in aid of theMission Aviation Fellowship. Come along and join in what will be a wonderful evening and help raise funds for this very worthwhile cause.

VENUE CHANGE: Cockerton East Community Partnership is changing the venue for this month's meeting, which will be held tomorrow. The meeting will take place in Sugar Hill Park - an open air meeting - from 4pm to 5pm. Among those attending will be representatives from the police and ward councillors. Formore information, call Jan Cossins on 01325-467098.

MONTHLY MEETING: The monthly meeting of Cockerton West Community Partnership will be on Monday, June 20, at 6pm in Windsor Court, past Mount Pleasant School, in Newton Lane. It will include the Police and Communities Together update. For more details, call David Regan on 01325-357324.

To contact the community correspondent for Cockerton, Jan Cossins, call 01325-467098 or email jan.cossins@darlington.gov.uk