Derwent Valley 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 but it does help us to organise things if you are able to let us know beforehand. Our Board meetings are held in person but we may change them to an online meeting during the winter months.

Future DVP board meeting dates

All our Board meetings will be held in the Salvation Army Hall, Sherburn Terrace, Consett, DH8 6ND at 6.00pm.*

• Wednesday 30 November 2022
• Wednesday 25 January 2023
• Wednesday 29 March 2023

* Please note the above dates/times/venue may be subject to change.

If you would like to attend, you are advised to contact us beforehand to confirm arrangements.

Minutes and summaries of previous meetings

• Derwent Valley AAP Board 20 July 2022 (PDF, 271.6kb)
• Derwent Valley AAP Board 25 May 2022 (PDF, 281.0kb)
• Derwent Valley AAP Board 30 March 2022 (PDF, 271.6kb)
• Derwent Valley AAP Board 26 January 2022 (PDF, 221.0kb)
• Derwent Valley AAP Board 24 November 2021 (PDF, 185.9kb)
• Derwent Valley AAP Board 29 September 2021 (PDF, 276.0kb)
• Derwent Valley AAP Board 14 July 2021 (PDF, 206.7kb)
• Derwent Valley AAP Board 23 June 2021 (PDF, 151.6kb)
• Derwent Valley AAP Board 24 March 2021 (PDF, 243.1kb)
• Derwent Valley AAP Board 27 January 2021 (PDF, 268.7kb)
• Derwent Valley AAP Board 25 November 2020 (PDF, 202.9kb)
• Derwent Valley AAP Board 30 September 2020 (PDF, 195.5kb)
• Derwent Valley AAP Board 29 January 2020 (PDF, 267.1kb)

For previous notes, please contact us.

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

Derwent Valley AAP is made up of seven public representatives, seven partner representatives and seven county councillors. They are:

Public representatives

• Susan Mellor (Vice Chair)
• Helen Marley
• Linda Acres
• Vacancy
• Lea McConnell
• Fraser Neill
• Vacancy

Partner representatives

• Philip Pollard (Karbon Homes) 
• Craig Farrage (County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service)
• Joanne Waller/Alison Lazazzera (Durham County Council)
• Insp Dave Stewart (Durham Constabulary)
• Mark Clelland (Derwentside Trust) (Chair)
• Rachel Rooney (Integrated Care Board)

County representatives

• Cllr Kevin Earley
• Cllr Veronica Andrews
• Cllr Stephen Robinson (Vice Chair)
• Cllr Kathryn Rooney
• Cllr Alan Shield
• Cllr Michelle Walton
• Cllr Alex Watson