A Durham-based charitable hub – one of four regional centres offering trainees from the margins of society the chance of advancement by learning new skills - is expanding its operation thanks to a gift from ancient trade guilds of the city’s freemen.
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A GREAT grandmother, believed to be the oldest woman freeman in Britain, has died peacefully just days short of her of her 104th birthday.
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SENIOR members of Durham City Freemen will this year take part, for the first time, in a country-wide event celebrating England’s “fantastic heritage and culture.”
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A LATE-night weekend refuge in the centre of Durham, offering a helping hand to anyone in distress, has been given a renewed boost by the city’s freemen.
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THE world of high finance and artistic exercise, performed within a loop suspended from a ceiling, are unlikely bedfellows. But they both feature in the life of insurance specialist Daryl Metcalf – the freemen’s latest new recruit, where she joins dad Alan in the Cordwainers’ Guild
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An urgent public appeal for volunteer car drivers has been launched by the County Durham-based ambulance charity, Supportive, to help people of all ages - including children - reach both vital and routine health-related appointments and social activities.
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A long-established community hub on the outskirts of Durham, facing rising costs and the threat of losing out to advancing technology, has been provided with a low-tech solution to high-tech problem by the city’s Freemen.
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A LIVELY summer afternoon tea party in the former Durham pit village of Waterhouses has proved yet another hit with local residents.
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DURHAM-based members of the region’s only pro-active prostate cancer support and promotion group are taking their message on tour – thanks to the financial backing of the city’s freemen.
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ORGANISERS of a successful performing arts festival, planning their fifth successive annual event in Durham City, are focusing attention on children and young people in the surrounding communities to help build on dramatic rises in audience numbers.
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