Field Music launch 2022 Durham Brass Festival
The highly anticipated Binding Time project, by Field Music and accompanied by NASUWT Riverside Band, launched the 2022 Durham Brass Festival.
Jonathan Trigell launches Under Country a story of the miners’ strike
Award-winning author, Jonathan Trigell has used his family history and his visits to Redhills as the inspiration for his new novel – Under Country. Under Country is a story of the miners’ strike: the sudden shock of poverty; the camaraderie; the brutality....
Jack Greenwell
Jack Greenwell (1884 – 20th November 1942) was a Durham miner and at the point of writing (2022) he was the longest-serving manager in the history of FC Barcelona. He played for Crook Town AFC and as a guest player in the West Auckland Town AFC side that won the...
William Martin and Marradharma
Marradharma – you may have heard this phrase used in the North East, but what does it mean? Marradharma was a phrase coined by William Martin, the Silksworth-born poet. He was inspired by the Eastern spiritual traditions he encountered whilst working as a radio...