A Stunning steel beacon, sited on high ground above Durham City to commemorate the reign of her late Majesty, Queen Elizabeth 11, will be formally handed over and test fired in situ for the first time tonight (Monday, March 27) – just weeks ahead of the King’s Coronation. he towering structure, nineteen feet tall and […]
A pioneering five-year project, launched to raise a wider public acceptance and understanding of the region’s Down’s syndrome community, draws to a close today (Sunday, March 12) with a celebrity book launch. FREEMEN-BACKED BOOK PROJECT LAUNCHED BY TV CRIME WRITER A pioneering five-year project, launched to raise a wider public acceptance and understanding of the region’s […]
One of Britain’s top artistic blacksmiths, originally commissioned to deliver a stunning local memorial to commemorate the Platinum Jubilee of her late Majesty, Queen Elizabeth 11, has been sworn-in as a Gentleman Freeman of Durham City. BLACKSMITH FORGES FREEMEN’S GIFT TO THE CITY Working in his forge in the Durham Dales, 70-year-old Brian Russell has taken […]
Three unconnected organisations, supporting hundreds of stroke victims, people recovering from mental illness, along with cancer sufferers and bereaved families, are the latest charities to receive cash from a bumper festive fund distributed by Durham City Freemen’s Charitable Trust. Latest Trio Handed Share Of Freemen’s Christmas Gifts The trio, the County Durham Stroke Club, the city’s […]
Two charities, supporting vulnerable children and young adults in Durham, are the latest to benefit from a £6,000 festive pot of cash earmarked for a dozen organisations by the city’s freemen. DOUBLE FESTIVE BOOST FOR VULNERABLE CHILDREN TIN ArtsWhile TIN Arts offers inspiration to young people with learning disabilities, autism or additional needs, the Durham […]
The County Durham Foodbank – which provides emergency food parcels to thousands of local people in crisis – is the first of ten charities to benefit from a bumper festive hand-out of cash from Durham City’s Freemen. Festive Cash For A Dozen Charities Will Benefit Thousands Operated by Durham Christian Partnership from its central warehouse on […]
Butchers’ Company Warden Mac Williams J.P. has been sworn in as a Freeman of the City of London in the capital’s Guild Hall during a ceremony which dates back to 1237. MAC’S LATEST HONOUR IS JUST CAPITAL Mac’s honour, initiated by personal invitation from the Chamberlain’s Court and sanctioned by the Court of Common Council, […]
A specialist craftsman has stepped back in time, dusting down skills learned more than sixty years ago, to give a cash-strapped community charity a helping hand. ERIC SIGNS UP TO STEP UP BACK IN TIME Over the past six years Durham’s Freemen have gifted more than £7,000 to the LionMouth Rural Centre, a project based […]
A scuba-diver, a priest and a recently retired plumber were the latest newcomers to be welcomed into the freemen’s ranks at the Martinmas Guild Day in the town hall. DIVER’S “HUGE CONTRIBUTION” TO FREEMEN’S HISTORY RECOGNISED Underwater archaeologist and television presenter Gary Bankhead was sworn in as a Gentleman Freemen, while the Reverend Deborah Robinson and […]
A month- long programme of school-holiday breaks for young people from a string of former pit villages around Durham, was given a “massive boost” by the city’s freemen. From their centre in Brandon the Carrside Youth and Community Project embraces Meadowfield, Langley Moor, Ushaw Moor, Esh Winning and New Brancepeth, offering a year-round safe haven […]