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        Baby Memorial Offers New Comfort For Parents

Baby Memorial Offers New Comfort For Parents

18th March 2024

A striking granite and limestone memorial, designed to offer a focal point of remembrance for parents of dozens of babies who died before, during or immediately after birth in a Durham Hospital, will be unveiled in a city churchyard in mid April.

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 “Reflection Garden” Will Mirror The Support Work Of Rural Charity

“Reflection Garden” Will Mirror The Support Work Of Rural Charity

29th October 2023

A ground breaking charity’s ambitions to transform a plot of overgrown woodland into a haven of peace and tranquillity has won the backing of Durham City’s freemen with a £1,000 grant. The LionMouth Rural Centre, will begin preparatory work within weeks on the £10,000 project adjacent to their Broadgate Farm complex near Esh Winning and hope to start in the woodland before the spring.

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   Latest Gift Keeps Tourism Volunteers On The Right Track

Latest Gift Keeps Tourism Volunteers On The Right Track

11th October 2023

The immediate future of award winning tourism volunteers, who for more than a decade have played a key role in signposting Durham’s tourist attractions to hundreds of thousands of visitors, has been given a key financial boost by the city’s freemen.

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Former Organ Builder’s Career Switch Hits All The Right Notes

Former Organ Builder’s Career Switch Hits All The Right Notes

7th August 2023

The global financial crash of 2008 hit every discordant note for time-served organ builder Vincent Syson. Five years after starting his dream job with the world renowned Durham City instrument makers Harrison and Harrison and completing his apprenticeship he found himself out of work and jobs for men with his skills had dried up in the region.

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Two Women Of Distinction Join The Ranks Of The Freemen

Two Women Of Distinction Join The Ranks Of The Freemen

15th May 2023

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.

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