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DO YOU WANT TO BE PART OF THE BIGGEST DEVELOPMENT IN BEAMISH'S HISTORY?

Our Remaking Beamish project is bringing a new 1950s era to the museum, as well as expanding our Georgian area, and this is your chance to get involved as we look to recruit for the following roles:Keeper of Social History (Maternity Cover) (£27,190 per annum) - Closes Thursday 8th September 2022.  We are looking for an individual who will oversee the daily visitor engagement within the 1900s Town, 1950s Town and Colliery Village, ensuring that visitors interact with diverse stories f...

DURHAM COFFEE - EL SALVADOR LIMITED EDITION COFFEE

After celebrating our second birthday the other month we’re excited to bring you our next bit of news which is the launch of our new limited edition bean - a beautiful single origin bean from El Salvador with a cupping score of 85.25.  This beautiful bean showcases some delicious fruity apple and plum flavours as well as a subtle toffee sweetness.  It’s a natural processed red bourbon bean from Finca Santa Petrona, one of the farms owned by family run Café Tuxpal. The land has bee...

LEARN THE ART OF DRAWING CELTIC KNOTS

With the exhibition of the Lindisfarne Gospels coming up at the Laing this autumn, I've been busy lately teaching people how to draw their own Celtic knots. If you would like to learn the art of drawing Celtic knots yourself, I conduct the lessons one-to-one and online, so it's really easy to learn from the comfort of your own home.  You can also buy a class as a gift for someone who is interested in this art-form. Find out more over on the 'Online Workshops' page of my website by clicking ...

CONSETT ROTARY GOLF DAY ON 16th SEPTEMBER

Each year Consett Rotary holds a Golf Competition at Consett Golf Club.  It’s aim is to raise monies for Local Charities.Each hole is sponsored and includes an advertising plaque with all artwork done by us.  This will be seen by all players and supporters.  Lots of people!I am selling holes for £30 which are cheap at half the price!  These are very popular so please get yours now by emailing me at estellespring@aol.com.Estelle, Rotary Club of Consett...

BE PAPER WISE WITH ROBSON PRINT!

Have you all heard about the amazing new machine that can remove the ink from printed paper so your A4 sheets of office paper can be reused for up to 10 times?  Allegedly this is an environmental benefit saving paper...  Can you imagine the carbon footprint of producing these machines, the energy costs to run them and the chemicals they must use?Far better to check out some of the environmentally friendly, socially responsible paper produced from waste material.Here at Robson Print we ...

DARLINGTON ECONOMIC CAMPUS IS THE NEW HOME OF THE NORTH EAST EXPORT TEAM!

In discussion: North East export team becomes a part of the Department for International Trade.Julie Underwood is Head of Delivery for the North East Export Team, which supports North East businesses throughout their exporting journey.The team has recently become a part of the Department of International Trade and relocated to Darlington Economic Campus.  Julie explains why this change has happened and the impact it will have on support for businesses in the region.You and your team have no...

WILLOW BURN HOSPICE

Are you a carer in North Durham?  Do you need a break from time-to-time?  Take a break with Willow Burn Hospice.  If you live in North Durham with caring responsibilities for a relative or friend, but from time-to-time need to attend appointments, go shopping or you have an ad-hoc need for care.  Our free service can help.Find out more about how our new support for carers service can support you and your loved ones here....

DO YOU HAVE A TRUST IN PLACE AS PART OF YOUR ESTATE PLANNING?

If so are you aware that from 1 September 2022 you may be required to register the trust with HMRC under the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds Regulations 2017? I will be contacting all my own clients over the next few weeks to discuss this process but if you would like to chat through your own situation then please get in touch. We can help you with the registration.  Further information can be found on my latest blog post accessed by clicking on the image or here...

WOOD FIRED PIZZA & LIVE MUSIC EVENING AT LAND OF OAK & IRON

DATE & TIME: Friday, 29th July - 19:00-22:00 Join us at the Heritage Centre for an entertaining evening of fantastic live music and fresh wood-fired pizza on the last Friday of every month. This month we are joined by the fantastic 'Storyteller Street Band' - a fun and lively group playing folk and tunes from around the world.  So, why not treat yourself to a delicious freshly made, wood-fired pizza from Lucca Pizza who will be in the Courtyard while being entertained by the band.  Alc...

PHIL: "HAVE YOU SEEN MY NEW COASTER COLLECTION?"

Would make a great gift for the teacher this year!  Available to buy on my website, just click here to visit my online shop.Phil Benton, Phil Benton Photography...

PICTURED IS THE BEGINNING OF ONE OF MY CELTIC KNOTWORK DRAWINGS

They start from a pencil drawing, often involving a geometric base.  Once hand drawn, the piece is coloured in pencil, with a little bit of gold ink along the way sometimes.  An A4 piece can take between 40 to 60 hours to complete. If you would like to see the finished version of this drawing, then it will be on display as part of the Prudhoe Art Trail between 9 and 23 July.  The centre point for the trail is Prudhoe Library, where you can see one piece of work from each of the 24...

NEGOTIATION SKILLS WITH NORIKO

I started delegating some of my housework to my children in exchange for “TimeTickets” that allow them screen time.  This is the best invention I’ve ever come up with in my parenting.  But little did I know that this ticket scheme was going to teach my children something else.Negotiation skills.  Which is important for life.  So I shouldn’t complain they are getting good at negotiating . . .Here is my latest cartoon.Noriko, Noriko Art...

CLIMATE COUNTY DURHAM

Join us as we come together to work towards a Net Zero County Durham!  Visit our website for more information. Durham County Council declared a climate emergency in 2019 and has committed to becoming a carbon neutral county and council by 2050.  To reach this target, we need to come together as a county, to mitigate the effects of climate change as much as we possibly can! We want to support you in your decarbonisation! Details of future events and news can be found here. Upcoming even...

ATYPICAL SUPPORT CIC

We are so happy to present the work we have recently completed working with the Well Newcastle Gateshead fund. Within this we organised with many neuro diverse business, including DBN's Phil Benton.  We were also supported by Grassroots Admin, an autistic owned virtual personal assistant that aided us in with email support, bookings and social media posting.Here is our legacy video.Atypical Support CIC...

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JOIN US AT THE HERITAGE CENTRE FOR AN ENTERTAINING EVENING OF MUSIC AND FRESH WOOD-FIRED PIZZA ON THE LAST FRIDAY OF EVERY MONTH

DATE: Friday, 24th July - 18:00-21:00 (last food order 20:30) VENUE: Land of Oak & Iron Heritage Centre, Spa Well Road, Winlaton Mill, Blaydon upon Tyne, NE21 6RU Join us at the Heritage Centre for an entertaining evening of fantastic live music and fresh wood-fired pizza on the last Friday of every month. At the end of the month, why not treat yourself to a delicious freshly made, wood-fired pizza from Lucca Pizza’s Vintage Trailer, which will be situated in the Courtyard ...

DID YOU HEAR US ON BBC RADIO RECENTLY?

We were part of the LadyKillers podcast with Lucy Worsley to talk about Victorian County Durham serial killer Mary Ann Cotton and the items in our collections believed to belong to her.Catch up now at or on BBC Sounds....

GROUNDWORK: COMMUNITY SPIRIT

Groundwork is a charity working to transform lives in the UK’s most disadvantaged communities.We’re passionate about creating a future where every neighbourhood is vibrant and green, every community is strong and able to shape its own destiny and no-one is held back by their background or circumstances. We help people gain confidence and skills, get into training and work, protect and improve green spaces, lead more active lives and overcome significant challenges such as poverty, isolation,...

NEW OFFICES FOR VINDOMORA SOLUTIONS

Hi all, just to let you know that we've moved offices.  We can now be found at the Consett Innovation Centre on Genesis Way, Consett, DH8 5XP.  All other contact details remain the same. Just a few images of some of the items we're uncovering during our monitoring programme in Sunderland . . . the deposits seem to be producing a nice range of material from the late Victorian through to the pre-2nd World War period, from glassware to ceramics and other interesting items. Tony, Vindomora...

JOANNE'S MOST FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTION!

Joanne has a very busy Summer ahead.  Why not pop along and say 'Hello'?  Better still, say 'Hello' and buy something from fabulous range!...

WHAT A BEAUTIFUL DAY FOR THE CORONATION PARK AND RECREATION GROUND IN OUR 1950s TOWN!

The new park, named in honour of The Queen, was officially unveiled today by Mrs Sue Snowdon, Her Majesty's Lord-Lieutenant of County Durham, and representatives of Durham Amateur Football Trust.  It includes a 1950s-style playground, miniature golf course, sandpit, giant draughts board and football area.Coronation Park is part of the Remaking Beamish project, which includes The 1950s Town, 1950s Farm, Georgian expansion and transport developments.  The Remaking Beamish project was awa...

MY LATEST COLOURING BOOK IS OUT NOW!

Packed full of 52 pages of my original Celtic knotwork designs. Colouring books are a wonderful way to relax, they can help switch off your brain from constant thinking, they spark creativity, and they give you a good break away from social media and our digital devices. You don't need to show your colouring book to anyone else, so you can add doodles of your own to the pages, you can colour outside the lines if you want to, you can choose any colour scheme you like.  Make it your own creat...

A COUPLE OF MONTHS LEFT FOR THE NORTH EAST BUSINESS SUPPORT FUND

After ten years providing grants to 1,000s of North East businesses NBSL have reached the final year of the North East Business Support Fund.  With European funding ending in 2023, the North East Business Support Fund, which operates in Northumberland, Tyne & Wear and Durham, is due to close in March 2023.What does this mean for applications?  NBSL recommend any applications be submitted as soon as possible - they expect demand to be high over the coming months.  Final ap...

DAVID BAINBRIDGE - FIRST COHORT INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

Presentation given on Tuesday, 21st June at The Greenhouse. David's contact details are on the final slide.  If you have any issues with opening a PowerPoint presentation, we have included a PDF version....

WOOHOO - IT'S OUR 2nd BIRTHDAY!

Can you believe it's already been 2 whole years since we officially launched Durham Coffee?!In April 2020 we let the cat out the bag and first introduced our new business venture Durham Coffee - Durham's first speciality coffee roastery.  Sourcing only speciality graded coffee beans to guarantee a sustainable and ethical supply chain as well as premium quality coffee for our customers, we created our core Heritage Range of 7 coffees to celebrate the rich heritage of Durham and the North Eas...