Signs, formally underlining the introduction of a total fishing ban on a stretch of the River Wear in the centre of Durham City, are now in place – offering clear warning to salmon and sea trout poachers they risk arrest by police.
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For some time now newly admitted members to the Durham City Freemen have asked what happens next and how can they be involved with the organisation.
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A long serving freeman, whose family links to the city’s trade guilds stretch back more than 300 years, died in hospital on February 26th after a long illness.
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Durham's oldest performing arts company, facing a fight for survival, has been thrown a financial lifeline by the city’s freemen.
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A woman reinforced her family’s long-standing links with Durham City’s ancient trade guilds when she was sworn in as a freeman.
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Cordwainers’ warden, Joe McElwee, was given a particularly warm reception when he arrived at an eco-friendly community project in Durham to formally hand over an £8,000 donation from the City’s Freemen.
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A halt to free fishing, on a stretch of the River Wear in the heart of Durham City, has been authorised by the freemen’s trustees to combat what conservationists have condemned as “salmon and sea trout poaching on an industrial scale.”
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Iain Wilmshurst Works Manager at Durham Cathedral is elected new warden of the Currier's Company. Iain was educated at Whinney Hill Secondary School from 1969 until 1974. In June 1974 he joined the staff of Durham Cathedral as an apprentice stonemason. He served under Edward Hughes who was one of the best masons at the cathedral at the time.
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Eric Bulmer Chairman of the Plumber's Company is elected new Chaiman of the Wardens.
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A ninety-year-old widow, determined to maintain her family’s long-standing family connections with the Durham City Freemen, was officially sworn in at the Martinmas Guild Day in the town hall.
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