Hundreds of children with special needs are to be re-united at four huge fun-filled picnics organised by a leading County Durham charity to mark the end of their Covid isolation. Hundreds of children with special needs are to be re-united at four huge fun-filled picnics organised by a leading County Durham charity to mark the […]
A timely gift of £500 from Durham’s Freemen’s has been instrumental in helping the scouting movement hit a target set to meet the costs of major improvement work at a large outdoor adventure and training centre on the eastern outskirts of the city. FREEMEN’S CASH PLEDGE HELPS SCOUTS’ FUNDING APPEAL HIT TARGET A timely gift of […]
Volunteer police cadet Charland Brain was awarded “top marks” for helping a crime fighting charity’s mission to build safer communities. Teenager Cops Freemen’s Apprenticeship Backing Volunteer police cadet Charland Brain was awarded “top marks” for helping a crime fighting charity’s mission to build safer communities. And her work has now earned a special vote of […]
A Christmas gift from Durham’s freemen has helped secure the future of three volunteer-run foodbanks operating within the city’s boundaries. No fewer than 27 independently operated foodbanks across county are run by the Durham Christian Partnership. And, while grocery parcels offered to the needy are the product of the generosity of individual members of the […]
Boxers, crime-fighters and a village primary school’s mission to help families facing severe hardship, have all benefited from pre-festive gifts from Durham City Freemen’s Charitable Trust. Boxers, crime-fighters and a village primary school’s mission to help families facing severe hardship, have all benefited from pre-festive gifts from Durham City Freemen’s Charitable Trust. And their £300 […]
wo “masketeers,” among volunteers across the Durham area providing a range of vital community support to those among the hardest hit by the flu pandemic, are sharing a £1,100 shot-in-the-arm from the city’s freemen. Two “Masketeers,” among volunteers across the Durham area providing a range of vital community support to those among the hardest hit […]
A major project to site a string of life-saving medical equipment in busy thoroughfares across the north east, has been officially launched in Durham’s Market Place by the city’s M.P. Mary Kelly Foy. FREEMEN PLAY KEY ROLE IN LAUNCH OF LIFE-SAVING MEDICAL NETWORK At the start of this year three Rotary Clubs – Durham Bede, Durham […]
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, […]
A dedicated group of volunteers, who point the way for tens of thousands of tourists who visit Durham each summer, have themselves been given a helping hand by the City’s Freemen. The work of the Durham Pointers, a sixty-strong group who provide directions and information to visitors, last year earned them a Queen’s Award for […]
A major donation from the City of Durham Freemen has enabled a groundbreaking community project to plan for the future – by stepping back in time. A £7,000 grant from the freemen has underpinned ambitious new developments at workshops run by the LionMouth Rural Centre, including the revival of the ancient woodland craft of bodging. […]