Governance

To date the Board first met in January 2020 and has met on a regular basis ever since.
This has provided agreement to the direction of intervention proposals, and in July, the submission of our Town Investment Plan to Government on the 31st July 2020.
Future meetings
December 12 2022.
Terms of Reference [pdf document].
Darlington Towns Fund Board minutes of meetings and agendas
- Minutes July 10 2023 [pdf document]
- Agenda July 10 2023 [pdf document]
- Minutes June 2 2023 [pdf document]
- Agenda June 2 2023 [pdf document]
- Minutes April 17 2023 [pdf document]
- Agenda April 17 2023 [pdf document]
- Minutes March 6 2023 [pdf document]
- Agenda March 6 2023 [pdf document]
- Minutes January 24 2023 [pdf document]
- Agenda January 24 2023 [pdf document]
- Minutes December 12 2022 [pdf document]
- Agenda December 12 2022 [pdf document]
- Agenda February 23 2022[pdf document]
- Minutes February 23 2022[pdf document]
- Agenda April 4 2022[pdf document]
- Minutes April 4 2022[pdf document]
- Agenda May 16 2022[pdf document]
- Minutes May 16 2022[pdf document]
- Agenda June 27 2022[pdf document]
- Minutes June 27 2022[pdf document]
- Agenda August 8 2022[pdf document]
- Minutes August 8 2022[pdf document]
- The meeting scheduled for September 19 2022 was cancelled
- Agenda 31 October 2022 [pdf document]
- Minutes October 31 2022 [pdf document]
- Minutes December 22 2021 [pdf document]
- Minutes November 16 2021 [pdf document]
- Minutes October 05 2021 [pdf document]
- Minutes August 25 2021 [pdf document]
- Minutes July 14 2021 [pdf document]
- Minutes June 01 2021 [pdf document]
- Minutes May 04 2021 [pdf document]
- Minutes March 16 2021 [pdf document]
- Minutes January 26 2021 [pdf document]
- Minutes December 08 2020 [pdf document]
- Minutes November 11 2020 [pdf document]
- Minutes October 26 2020 [pdf document]
- Minutes July 28 2020 [pdf document]
- Minutes July 01 2020 [pdf document]
- Minutes January 27 2020 [pdf document]
The Darlington Towns Fund Board members
- Angela Howey (Chair), BT (formerly EE), Member of the Tees Valley LEP, Member of Darlington Cares, Large Local Employer
- David Gartland, (Deputy Chair) Principal, Darlington College
- Councillor Stephen Harker, Leader of Darlington Borough Council
- Peter Gibson, MP for Darlington
- Sarah Walker, Head of Development and Delivery, Tees Valley Combined Authority (Julie McCartney, deputy)
- Chris Farlow, Associate Director, Carver Commercials, Town Centre Reference Group Member, Local Business
- Adam Suleiman, BEIS
- Martin Short, NHS
- Awaiting replacement, Chief Executive, YMCA
- Yvonne Richardson, Community Representative
- Richard Allen, T/Chief Superintendent, Local Policing Command, Durham Police
- Gary Hutchinson, Arriva, General Manager, Arriva
- Christopher Mains, Towns Fund Programme Manager, Darlington Borough Council
- Mark Ladyman, Assistant Director, Economic Growth, Darlington Borough Council
- Naomi Jenkins, Town Fund Programme Officer, Darlington Borough Council
Key Support Officers
- Ian Williams, Director of Economic Growth & Neighbourhood Services, Darlington Borough Council
- Brett Nielson, Assistant Director Resources, Darlington Borough Council
- Katy Tate, Senior Marketing Officer, Darlington Borough Council
For more information about the Towns Fund:
email: [email protected]
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