Durham Pointers Children's Quiz Competition
7th November 2017
Durham City Freemen present a book token to this years Durham Pointers Children's Quiz winner.
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Annual Dinner 2017
6th November 2017
The dinner was extremely successful with 84 guests enjoying dinner in the wonderful setting of the Town Hall. Our Guests this year included, members of Berwick, York and Trinity House Guilds, the President of the Freemen of England and Wales (FEW) and the Master of York Guild.
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Heritage Open Days - Town Hall Tours 7 – 10 September 2017
5th November 2017
The Town Hall tours were a great success with over 700 visitors attending over the four days. The Freemen’s contribution based on the ‘History of the Freemen and Guild Hall’, included a 10 minute talk for each of the 8 time-tabled tours.
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Obituary - Robert Ainsley Elliott
21st August 2017
Bob was born in Durham just before the outbreak of the war, to a family who owned a well established building firm, with whom he served his apprenticeship. He became a meticulous carpenter.
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Craftsmen Make Up For Lost Time
7th August 2017
Two time-served Durham craftsmen have been sworn in as freemen of the city – more than 100 years after they first became eligible to join.
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Freemen in step with a cash boost for dancers' appeal
25th July 2017
A face-lift for a dancing facility, catering for children and young adults from vulnerable backgrounds, has taken a big step forward – thanks to the City of Durham Freemen.
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Freemen Swell The Ranks Of Remembrance Parade
13th July 2017
Proposals to transform a military spectacle into one of the “biggest and most prestigious” in the north of England have been given a major boost by Durham’s Freemen.
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Obituary - Jim Marsden
6th July 2017
Born in Whinney Hill, Jim moved to Misletoe Street and attended St Margaret’s School then the Durham Johnston School. He spent much of his youth pursuing country pastimes around the family’s brickyard ponds at Tursdale, and in WW2 at age 16 he volunteered for the Royal Observer Corps. Called up in 1945 he served in the UK and Germany as an ordnance disposal expert with the Royal Engineers, then as a Battery Surveyor with the Royal Artillery.
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Freemen's Gift Keeps Wheels of Bikers' Charity Turning
29th May 2017
A donation from the City of Durham Freemen will help keep the wheels of an international biking charity turning – by literally providing them with a range of new tools to do the job.
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Family of Freemen Claim Unique Double
8th May 2017
A-Level student Jack Elliott became one of the youngest freemen in Britain when he was sworn-in at a ceremony in Durham’s Guildhall ( May 8th). But his notable achievement was tempered by the knowledge that his sister Beth is still believed to claim the honour of being the country’s youngest – beating him to the title by just 16 days.
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