John Heslop, chairman of the Freeman of Durham, and Mayor, Councillor John Wilkinson, with the 11 new members during the event at the Town Hall, in Durham.
The latest intake includes: brothers Duncan and Martin Browell, from Alnwick and Craster, Northumberland, respectively; brother and sister Peter Gilroy and Claire Wigham, from West Yorkshire and Witton-le- Wear, County Durham, respectively; Patricia Allan, from Seahouses, Northumberland; Kathleen Vasey and Barry Joicey, both of Durham City; Gillian Brookes, from Bishop Auckland; cousins Judith Nightingale, from Hetton-le- Hole, Wearside, and Joyce Handy, from Hexham; and Barbara Scott, from Whitley Bay.
