THREE foodbanks, which have provided emergency grocery parcels to hundreds of crisis-hit families in the Durham area over the past year, have been gifted £1,000 by the charitable trust of the city’s freemen. The three hubs, operating premises in Waddington Street, Old Elvet and Gilesgate are part of a network of 27 distribution points across […]
A FAMILY, whose modern-day footprint on the freemen’s seven centuries of history is near impossible to match, established a generational “quadruple” first at this year’s November Guild Day. Joiners’ Company warden Ann Thurlow, accompanied by her 43-year-old son David, were among the first to congratulate her grandson, Robert Caulkin-Neale, when he completed the “treble” after […]
REMEMBRANCE Sunday in Durham will be marked again by a double tribute to “The Fallen” – both supported together for the first time by the Durham City Freemen Charitable Trust. The traditional Sunday morning parade through the city, which follows a service in the cathedral, is one of the biggest in the region. It will […]
A charity, committed to bringing joy into the lives of children, teenagers and young adults with learning difficulties, has extra reason to be happy. YOUNGSTERS HAVE DURHAM’S TOURIST TREASURES IN THEIR SIGHTS The Cheesy Waffles Project, based in Belmont Community Centre, has been handed a £1,000 gift by the freemen towards costs of their latest adventure […]
A pioneering new award scheme, showcasing the achievements of Durham City’s modern-day craft apprentices, is led by an organisation whose roots reach back into mediaeval history. APPRENTICES’ AWARDS TAKE THEM BACK TO THE FUTURE The newly forged partnership, embracing the city’s Freemen, New College Durham, Durham University and Durham Cathedral, made their first awards to thirteen […]
A team of seamstresses, whose combined skills have provided physical “comfort” to 1,000 women recovering from breast cancer surgery, has been handed a timely boost by the city’s freemen. Sewing Skills Cushion The Pain Of Cancer Recovery Since 2014 the craftswomen, an 18-strong sub-group of the Tursdale and Hett Women’s Institute, “worked below the radar” to […]
Two women who distinguished themselves in their chosen careers – one a top European marketing professional and advertising campaign strategist, the other a hospital sister and emergency nurse practitioner – have been sworn in as Freemen. Two Women Of Distinction Join The Ranks Of The Freemen Globe-trotting Joanne Booth followed in the footsteps of her dad, […]
Expansion of a specialist organisation providing free male to male peer to peer support for North East men struggling with mental health-related issues, has been handed a £500 boost by Durham City’s Freemen. Trust Backs Expansion Of Men’s Mental Health Support Groups ManHealth will use the gift to set up a new group in the Gilesgate […]
Durhams’ Lord Lieutenant, Mrs Sue Snowdon, honoured the freemen’s treasurer Stewart Atkin with rare accolade – to mark his outstanding contribution to the work of the Rotary Club of Durham. ROUSING APPLAUSE GREETS STEWART’S SPECIAL AWARD The announcement of Stewart’s special award, at a dinner in the Great Hall of Durham Castle celebrating the city Rotarians’ […]
A group of Durham enthusiasts, whose mission launched more than forty years ago to promote and preserve centuries-old spinning, weaving and dyeing skills, has been handed a financial boost by the city’s freemen. Cash Windfall Helps Spinners Keep Weaving To Save Ancient Skills Often working with hand-held spindles to duplicate methods pioneered by long-lost civilisations, […]