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Four Successive Generations Deliver A Rare “Quadruple”

04/11/2024

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.

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.

Quilters Warmly Welcome Gift To Develop Their Craft

17/10/2024

ACENTURIES-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.