City Freemen Set Modern Membership Record
7th November 2012
Leaders of City of Durham Freemen welcome 11 new members into their eight surviving craft guilds in a ceremony at Durham Town Hall.
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New Members November 2012
7th November 2012
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.
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Durham Freemen Top 200
5th November 2012
Freemen set a modern-day membership record, topping 200 for the first time in living memory.
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Healing Saint Recovers After Restoration
17th October 2012
A 4ft statue of St Giles, which stands above the entrance porch of the 900- year-old St Giles’ Church, in Gilesgate, Durham City, has been restored in a seven-day project.
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Historic Day As Women Become Freemen Of Durham City
6th February 2012
Four sisters will make history today when they finally break down the barriers of an all-male preserve that has survived for nearly 700 years.
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