May Guild Day was held on Monday 13 May 2019 with the Mayor, Councillor John Lethbridge officiating for the last time, as his term as Mayor ends soon and the Mayor elect Counsellor Katie Corrigan will be in place for the Lammas Guild Day in August.
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Council customer services officer Alan Metcalf made one of the shortest journeys ever to take to oath of a Freeman.
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Two distinguished and widely respected members of Durham’s professional community have been honoured by one of the city’s oldest institutions – after being sworn in as Gentlemen Freemen.
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A gift from Durham’s Freemen has answered the “dreams and wishes” of scores of disabled children and young people who are members of a county-wide organisation based in the city.
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Three craftsmen, who have played a key role in the multi-million pound restoration of the top of Durham Cathedral’s 200-foot high central tower, have been sworn in as freemen of the city. The trio, stonemasons Steven Mann, Nigel Mawson and joiner Anthony Swallow, who all live on the outskirts of the city, were among seven newcomers admitted to the centuries-old craft guilds at a ceremony in the town hall.
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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.
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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.”
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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.
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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.
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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.
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