Month: November 2015

New Interim Chairman of the Wardens

Eric Bulmer Chairman of the Plumber’s Company is elected new Chaiman of the Wardens. Although I was only appointed Warden of the Plumbers’ Company in May 2013, I have strong family ties with the Freemen of Durham City and I am the fourth generation of Bulmer to be admitted to the Freemen; a line that […]

Great Grandmother and Two Sisters Become Freemen

A ninety-year-old widow, determined to maintain her family’s long-standing family connections with the Durham City Freemen, was officially sworn in at the Martinmas Guild Day in the town hall. Great grandmother Anne Pearson followed in the footsteps of her grandfather, father, two brothers and brother-in-law when she became a member of the Plumbers’ Company. “I […]