Charities Link Up To Feed City’s Hungry Families
10/11/2024
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...
Durham’s Double Tribute To “The Fallen”
24/10/2024
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. ..
Freemen Continue To Provide Hope For Isolated Stroke Victims
17/10/2024
Stroke victims from across Durham will enjoy “an enhanced quality of life” thanks to the continuing support of the city’s Freemen.
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Quilters Warmly Welcome Gift To Develop Their Craft
17/10/2024
A centuries-old craft, which first emerged in England during the Middle
Ages and went on to be nurtured for over two hundred years in the homes of
Durham’s coal and lead mining families, is poised to receive a double boost
from the city’s Freemen...
Boxers Are A Big Hit After Breaking Records In Canada
16/10/2024
Young boxing gold medalists from Durham have earned themselves a special award from the city’s Freemen – a £1,000 gift to help equip an extension to their purpose-built gym.
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Helping Make Durham’s Streets Safer At Night
27/09/2024
A small band of guardians, offering anyone in distress a safe night-time refuge within a central Durham church, have been handed a timely boost by the city’s freemen.
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Internet Lessons Offer Safer Start To Secondary School Life
25/07/2024
More than 800 primary school children within Durham City are set to benefit from a national internet safety scheme aimed at making their switch from primary to secondary education less emotionally stressful.
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The Key To Problem Doors - An Open And Shut Case
23/07/2024
Officials of a community hub, who faced being shut out of their own
premises by the pending failure of hydraulic entrance doors, have been handed
the key to the crisis by Durham City’s Freemen.
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Time For Tea And Reflection In A Peaceful Woodland Glade
22/06/2024
Ambitious plans by charity workers, to transform overgrown woodland into a haven of peace and tranquility, can now include a public tea room in the trees – thanks to a fresh injection of cash from Durham City’s Freemen...
Freemen Add Punch to Teenagers' Search For A Brighter Future
10/06/2024
Troubled youngsters, stepping out on an award winning and unorthodox “pathway” to a brighter future, have been given a £1,000 “purse” to help them on their journey.
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Helping Performing Arts Festival To Grow Will Be “Just The Ticket”
29/03/2024
A grassroots arts festival, preparing to stage its fourth annual event in Durham City this summer, has been handed a cash boost to help extend marketing and promotional activities ahead of the event.
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Baby Memorial Offers New Comfort For Parents
18/03/2024
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, has been installed. ..
Rising Costs And Demand Forces Cancer Charity To Re-Think
12/02/2024
The freemen’s £2,000 gift will be used to streamline bespoke services delivered to hundreds of patients and bereaved families from the Spennymoor headquarters of the Solan, Connor, Fawcett Cancer Trust, established over eight years ago...
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“Reflection Garden” Will Mirror The Work Of Rural Charity
29/10/2023
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. ..
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Latest Trust Gift Keeps Tourism Volunteers On The Right Track
11/10/2023
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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Cheesy Waffles Youngsters Have Durham’s Tourist Treasures In Their Sights
12/07/2023
A charity, committed to bringing joy into the lives of children, teenagers and young adults with learning difficulties, has extra reason to be happy...
Sowing Skills Cushion The Pain Of Cancer Recovery
08/06/2023
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...
Trust Backs Expansion Of Men’s Mental Health Support Groups
29/04/2023
ManHealth will use the gift to set up a new group in the Gilesgate Family Hub in the city’s Laurel Avenue and will be launching a further four groups in mid-May in family hubs in Newton Aycliffe, Peterlee, Chester-le-Street and Stanley...
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Windfall Helps Spinners Keep Weaving To Save Ancient Skills
01/04/2023
Often working with hand-held spindles to duplicate methods pioneered by long-lost civilisations, the group has succeeded in creating a high quality range of artefacts - including ornate tapestries, rugs, jackets, waistcoats, scarves, handbags, matching purses and table mats – which have won national recognition...
Beacon Stands As City's Tribute To Queen
27/03/2023
A stunning steel beacon, sited on high ground above Durham City to commemorate the reign of her late Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, will be formally handed over and test fired in situ for the first time tonight (Monday, March 27) – just weeks ahead of the King’s Coronation...
