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 […]
Beloved son of Jen and Thomas. Devoted husband and best friend of Anne. Loving dad to Ian and Paul. Doting grandad to Dylan, Emily and Alice. Harry Robson24 November 1937 – 27 July 2018 Proud member of the Durham City Freemen and dedicated Warden of the Plumbers Guild. Harry always had time and always had […]
Following our visit to Berwick last year, the Durham City Freemen hosted a visit of the Berwick Guild. It proved to be very enjoyable day which also benefited from wonderful sunny weather. The programme for the visit of members and guests of the Berwick Guild included; The visit concluded with refreshments in the Town Hall […]
I represented the Freemen at a dinner of the Clothworkers Guild Trustees held in the Clothworkers Hall in the City of London. It provided me with the opportunity to inform other guests of the history and heritage of the Durham City Freemen together with the current developments taking place. Following the dinner I was given […]
A woman, whose extended family links with the city’s freemen stretch back more than a century, has been sworn in as a new member – the result of a chance conversation with her cousin. Forty-two-year-old Sue Staveley lives in a village on the outskirts of Scarborough with her husband Jamie, 13-year-old daughter Emily and son […]
Three freemen, all members of the same family, put their best feet forward over the Easter holiday to climb to the top one of England’s highest mountains – a trek organised to give a cash boost to cancer research. The trio, Geoff Kitson, son Leighton and daughter Alison, were part of a seven-strong group who […]