Free children's activities
In partnership with Hopetown 'Let the Games Begin', the Arts Council and the move more team. To be sent a waiver in advance, please email movemore@darlington.gov.uk
Music Festival - a Big Thank You
Spotlight on HCREW
HCREW: five years of bringing colour, creativity and active weekends to Heighington's children
Team Solan - charity for families affected by cancer
Meet Team Solan - a North East cancer support charity providing practical, emotional and financial support to children, adults and families affected by cancer and bereavement.
Heighington Primary’s Friends of School seek tombola prizes to raise funds for pupils
Heighington Music Festival
St John Ambulance - free first aid sessions
The Parish Council is one step closer to finalise the free first aid sessions with St John Ambulance. Please follow the link in the post to register your interest for the free sessions.
Rights of Way Improvement Plan - Community & Stakeholder Engagement
Heighington Surgery - New Hours
Update: Hopelands Parking Bays & Hopelands Court Parking Issues
The latest news from Cllr Gerald Lee
Binfluencer Info
DBC is starting the weekly household food waste collections from Tuesday 2 June 2026. It’s time to recap the new guidelines regarding the food waste recycling.
A Season of Success: Help Us Continue to Build the Future at Heighington FC Youth!
What a year it has been for Heighington FC Youth!
As we look back on the past twelve months, the air at the club is thick with pride our players have shown incredible growth, resilience, and—most importantly—a genuine love for the game.
Practical first aid sessions coming soon
The Village Project by St. John Ambulance aim to try and ensure that at least one person or more from each street is confident to be able to save a life and know what to do in an emergency.
Playground works - Phase 1 complete, Phase 2 coming up
More play equipment to arrive, delighting the Local children
Annual Meeting - The Village Hall Association
Heighington Village Hall Association held its annual meeting on Tuesday 10th of March.
Gas Mains Replacement in Heighington Village
Northern Gas Networks plan on replacing the ageing metal gas pipes with durable plastic pipes in our villlage, which will ensure the continued, safe and reliable supply of gas for years to come.
Delay to start of food waste collections
The introduction of food waste recycling collections in Darlington will no longer start on March 31, due to an unforeseen delay with a supplier.
We have worked with the supplier to a get a new start date for the collections of the week of Tuesday 2 June and we will be sending a letter to every household with further information.
The Events Committee had its first meeting
Play area - update
Planned improvements for Heighington playground finally set to go ahead!
Jubilee Garden - Shout out to the Scouts
Special thanks for the Scouts for their commitment to improve the Jubilee Garden!