Tag: Local History
Youngest WWII Victoria Cross Recipient Commemorated in Emotional Durham Tribute
A celebration has taken place to commemorate what would have been the 100th birthday of the youngest Second World War soldier to receive the...
New 1950s-Style Community Allotments Open at Beamish Museum
New community allotments supporting health, well-being and education have opened at Beamish, The Living Museum of the North, thanks to funding from North East...
New South West Durham Heritage Festival Brings History to Life This...
Baccanalia is delighted to unveil the brand-new South West Durham Heritage Festival, running this September and October across Spennymoor, Bishop Auckland and Aycliffe.
The festival...
Chairman’s Medals Awarded to Weardale Heritage Champions
The highest civic honour in County Durham has been bestowed to one of the founders of the Weardale Museum and volunteers who have helped...
Honoring Legacy: Norman Cornish Inspires Cornish Park’s Artful Homes
Lovell Homes, a prominent housebuilder, has recently christened a new development as a tribute to the iconic mining artist of Spennymoor, Norman Cornish.
In recognition...