John Heslop was admitted a Durham Freeman to the Curriers Company on 9th February 1987, was appointed Warden of the Company on the resignation of Michael Howarth in December 2001, and Chairman of the Wardens in succession to Alan Atkinson in January 2006. John Heslop 12th April 1945 – 4th April 2017 John Heslop was […]
Alex Nelson who is an active member of the Clothworker Company, grew up in London and went on to study at University College Durham before embarking upon a career in the transport industry. Initially in Norwich and then moving to the North East to work at Go-Ahead Northern from 1985 to 1994, before leaving to […]
Three sisters from Durham and two brothers from West Yorkshire have reinforced the strong family ties enjoyed by the city’s growing band of freemen when they were sworn in at the Candlemas Guild Day. The sisters, Fiona, Rebakah and Holly Wilmshurst, were welcomed into the Curriers’ Company by their 59-year-old father Iain who is warden. […]
The work of the Durham Pointers has been supported by a donation of more than £4000 by the Durham City Freemen. An element of the funding has been targeted at the younger section of our local visitors by the production of an activity leaflet, ‘Children’s Market Place Quiz’. As result of this initiative prizes were […]
Apprentice Steven Hay is carving out a new career as a joiner at Durham’s iconic Norman Castle – thanks to a funding package from the city’s freemen. Twenty-nine-year-old Steven beat off stiff competition to win the “chance of a lifetime” – securing a four-year joinery apprenticeship to help with the upkeep of the 11th century […]
Leaders of Durham’s freemen have handed an early Christmas present to staff and trainees in specialist workshops in the city – a gesture described as “vital” to securing their financial future. The freemen’s £5,000 gift to the St Margaret’s Centre, a charitable trust, will fund the development of cutting edge technology and enable workshops to […]
Obituary – James Fawcett Magee4th July 1926 – 22nd November 2016 James (Jimmy) was born and lived his whole life in Durham City. He was called up for army service in 1945 and did his training with the Durham Light Infantry at Brancepeth. before being posted to India, where he attained the rank of Sergeant. […]
Stroke victims are being kept “on the road to recovery”, thanks to a £1,000 gift from the City of Durham Freemen. The money, donated to the County Durham Stroke Club, will cover the year-long costs of a vital transport link for handicapped clients who would otherwise be stranded at home. The club, founded in 2011, […]
Two academics at opposite ends of their working lives were sworn in as freemen at the Martinmas Guild Day in Durham’s town hall. Retired teacher Malcolm Pearson, aged 64, reinforced his family’s long standing links to the Plumbers’ Company, while Durham University quantum physics graduate Matt Elliott cemented his ancestral ties with the Masons’ Company. […]
The Annual Dinner of the Durham City Freemen was held in the Town Hall on Saturday 15th of October 2016 where 72 Freemen, friends and guests enjoyed an evening in the wonderful setting of the Main Hall The Mayor and Mayoress of Durham, Councillors Edward and Jennifer Bell were in attendance, together with Sir Paul […]