A new significantly discounted bus service is now available to the following attractions: Beamish The Living Museum of the North Ushaw Historic House, Chapel and Gardens The Bowes Museum The Auckland Project Raby Castle, Park and Gardens High Force Waterfall Locomotion Museum Full details can be seen in the following links: County Durham Leisure Service…
An existing vacancy on the Parish Council will be filled by co-option. Full details of the process are shown in the Policies and Procedures section of this web site. The formal notice of vacancy is available here. Co-option Notice May 2026-1. If you would like to apply please contact the Parish Clerk by 8 July…
An additional vacancy has arisen on West Rainton & Leamside Parish Council. Please see the attached formal notice. Notice of Vacancy – West Rainton and Leamside PC 29 May 2026
The Parish Council has purchased and installed two replacement benches for the Heritage Garden to replace the wooden ones which were beyond repair. Durham County Council installed the new benches and we have a contractor who is going to jet wash the area, do some repairs on the block paving and top up the gravel…
The James Etherington Award The James Etherington Award was set up in 1980 to support young people who wish to further their training in singing or the playing of musical instruments. The Award is presented annually following a competition between selected entrants. Young musicians who reside, or attend an educational establishment within the DH postcode…
West Rainton and Leamside Parish Council supported and financed the publication of West Rainton by Philip Ronan (1989).
The audited accounts for the year 2004-25 are available to view or download in the Annual Audit and Financial Reports section of this web site.
Parish Presentation A presentation was given at the Annual Parish Meeting which outlined various topics which affected the Parish over the past year and looked at future developments. A copy of this presentation is available to download here: Annual Parish Meeting presentation 2025
Since there were insufficient applications to serve on the Parish Council, those nominated have been duly elected without a contest. The list of Councillors is below:
The Parish Council has undertaken a review of all cemetery related policies and procedures and wishes to advise that the new revised Cemetery Policy comes into effect from 1st April 2025. The new Policy, which documents all cemetery rules and regulations can be found here: https://westraintonandleamsidepc.gov.uk/cemetery/ Information on Cemetery Fees, Memorial Safety and Exclusive Right…