Left Book Club Reading Group at People’s Bookshop
Jointly organised by Redhills and People’s Bookshop. The Left Book Club Reading Group will meet bi-monthly at People’s Bookshop in Durham. 31st January The Death of The Left: why we must begin from the beginning again by Simon Winlow and Steve Hall...
Blue plaque unveiled for John Forman
A blue plaque has been unveiled on the house once lived in by John Forman – who was one of the men instrumental in the formation of the Durham Miners Association in the late 1800s. John Forman (1823-1900) was born in Northumberland in 1823 and began coal mining...
Flass Well excavation
Friends of Flass Vale, parish councillors and representatives from Redhills Durham have marked the restoration of a historic Well on Flass Lane, within Durham City. Flass Well is shown on the 1861 Ordinance Survey Map. No structure was detected, suggesting that it was...
UK Tentative World Heritage Site Listing Meeting
Wednesday 18th October 10am – 4pm World Heritage Site Visitor Centre, 7 Owengate, Durham In partnership with Professor Robin Coningham, UNESCO Chair on Archaeological Ethics and Practice in Cultural Heritage, we invite a small, select group of individuals and...
Coal Face in Washington
A new exhibition of photography and stories from Washington Miners is open in Washington F Pit for the duration of September.
Celebrating Aged Miners Homes 125th year anniversary
Redhills Chief Executive, Nick, was in attendance for the 125th anniversary of Durham Aged Mineworkers’ Homes Association on August 8th 2023. Reverend Danie Lindley of St Alban’s, Windy Nook led the service and gave an amazing sermon on Joseph Hopper, the...
Redhills at Durham Miners Gala 2023
Developing on from the Redhills Durham Miners Gala programming in 2022; for 2023, The Redhills Charity went on to offer a whole range of activities pre-speech for the Durham Miners Gala. We were delighted to work with Theresa Easton, Woodshed Workshop, East Durham...
Work underway on renewal of Pitman’s Parliament
After almost six years of fundraising, work has started on the ambitious renewal of Redhills, the historic Durham Miners’ Hall.
Redhills Little Big Meeting 2023
We’re asking for those who know our communities most deeply – activists, organisers and volunteers – to come together, share, learn and celebrate at our first annual ‘Little Big Meeting’.