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 […]
Members of a top marching jazz band returned from a national competition in Wales with an extra spring in their step after winning no fewer than a dozen first prizes and five runners-up spots. And leading the charge was Elijah Stabler (pictured) who at just three years old was judged to be the best mini […]
A ceremonial event to mark the start of King Charles III’s reign, took place in Durham Market Place on Sunday (11 September 2022) at 1pm. The High Sheriff of County Durham Mrs Shona Harper-Wilkes, read the Ascension Proclamation at 1pm on the balcony of Durham Town Hall, where hundreds of people gathered to witness this […]
Apprentices working for Durham University’s estates directorate have been handed the “key” to new computer and software equipment to support their training – thanks to the city’s freemen. CRAFT APPRENTICES “KEY IN” TO NEW OPPORTUNITIES Apprentices working for Durham University’s estates directorate have been handed the “key” to new computer and software equipment to support their […]
A community group is literally rolling out the carpet as it puts the finishing touches to the refurbishment of a special adult teaching unit. FREEMEN HELP WRITE NEW CHAPTER IN LITERACY COURSES FOR THE JOBLESS Durham Community Association, based in Shakespeare Hall, in Durham City’s North Road, is completing the face-lift thanks to a £600 gift […]