THE annual meeting of Easington Council for Voluntary Service has been put back by almost a month.

Members have been notified that the meeting, which was to have taken place on Wednesday, at Shotton Hall, Peterlee, has been cancelled.

It will, instead, take place in the Brandling Room, at Shotton Hall, on Tuesday, April 19.

The delay is to comply with the group's constitution as it prepares to transfer from unincorporated status to a company limited by guarantee.

Council officials have notified charity commissioners, who have backed the move.