May Guild Day was held on Monday 13 May 2019 with the Mayor, Councillor John Lethbridge officiating for the last time, as his term as Mayor ends soon and the Mayor elect Counsellor Katie Corrigan will be in place for the Lammas Guild Day in August. May Guild Day13 May 2019 May Guild Day was […]
Council customer services officer Alan Metcalf made one of the shortest journeys ever to take to oath of a Freeman. The 62-year-old grandfather’s walk, of a little more than 100 yards from his current workplace in Clayport to the Town Hall, completed the circle in a long working life that started as an apprentice motor […]
Two distinguished and widely respected members of Durham’s professional community have been honoured by one of the city’s oldest institutions – after being sworn in as Gentlemen Freemen. Until they recently stepped down solicitor Norman Hart and chartered accountant Alan Ribchester served as independent trustees, overseeing the official business of the City of Durham Freemen. […]
A gift from Durham’s Freemen has answered the “dreams and wishes” of scores of disabled children and young people who are members of a county-wide organisation based in the city. A gift from Durham’s Freemen has answered the “dreams and wishes” of scores of disabled children and young people who are members of a county-wide […]
Three craftsmen, who have played a key role in the multi-million pound restoration of the top of Durham Cathedral’s 200-foot high central tower, have been sworn in as freemen of the city. The trio, stonemasons Steven Mann, Nigel Mawson and joiner Anthony Swallow, who all live on the outskirts of the city, were among seven […]
The Mayor of Durham, County Councillor John Lethbridge, has offered his heartfelt thanks to the city’s freemen for the boost to his annual charity appeal, which is destined this year to go to the Royal British Legion. Councillor Lethbridge, a retired teacher, was handed a £1,000 donation by the chairman of the wardens, Eric Bulmer, […]
A military spectacle mounted to mark the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War – and backed by Durham’s Freemen – promises to be “the biggest parade seen in the city in living memory.” Hundreds of members of regular and reserve units of the Army, Royal Air Force and Royal Navy, along […]
County Council proposals for a new multi-million pound headquarters in the centre of Durham have been met with a formal objection from the city’s freemen. The authority plans to leave its present home at Aykley Heads and build replacement offices and associated parking on riverside land next to the Sands. The freemen, whose trade guilds […]
The Annual Dinner of the Durham City Freemen was held in the Town Hall on Saturday 6 October 2018, where 63 Freemen, friends and guests enjoyed an evening in the magnificent setting of the Main Hall. The Mayor and Mayoress of Durham, Councillor John Lethridge and Sandra Lethridge were in attendance, together with Jim Evans […]
The Freemen have been publicly thanked for helping support the creation of a fantastic sporting asset at a primary school on the outskirts of the city. Over two years ago the Parent Teachers’ Association at Neville’s Cross School appealed for help in raising £60,000 to cover costs of developing an all-weather multi-use games area within […]