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We are Durham City Freemen

The Freemen of Durham are the members of the eight Guilds or Companies comprising Barbers, Butchers, Cordwainers, Curriers, Drapers, Joiners, Masons and Plumbers. These Guilds are all that remain of the sixteen in the Middle Ages of which there is written evidence going back as far as 1450.

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The Durham City Freemen 
Annual Dinner

Due to circumstance beyond our control, the Annual Dinner will now be held on Saturday 4th November 2023 in the Masonic Hall, Old Elvet, Durham City.  Further information will be sent out with the invitations in early August.

Remembrance Dinner 2023

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Kathleen Vasey
Kathleen Vasey
Secretary to the Freemen and Drapers' Company Warden
Eric Bulmer
Eric Bulmer
Chairman of the Charitable Trust and Membership Secretary
Patrick Conway OBE
Patrick Conway OBE
Chairman of Trustees
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Vincent Syson
Vincent Syson
Matthew Brookes
Matthew Brookes
Chris Williams
Chris Williams
Joanne Booth
Joanne Booth
Sheila Kitson
Sheila Kitson
Brian Russell
Brian Russell
Stephen Kitson
Stephen Kitson
Gary Bankhead
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