1950s
The only notable new building work carried out was the homes at Hunters Place, Easington and the William Whiteley Homes at Greenside. Messrs Pease and Partners, Coal owners and Industrialists, transferred 10 memorial Homes they had built for soldiers returning from the war at St. Helens, Bishop Auckland, Eldon, Shildon, Chilton and Windlestone plus a gift of £1,000 for their maintenance.
- 1950 - General Election sees Labour returned with a majority of five seats.
- 1951 - Colour TV introduced
- 1952 - King George VI dies and Queen succeeds him
- 1952 - Food rationing ends in Britain.
- 1955 - Commercial television starts with first ITV broadcast.
- 1956 - The Suez Crisis.
- 1957 - Munich air crash kills 23 people including eight Manchester United footballers.
DAMHA through the years
- Good Neighbour Award 2007
- Residents' Satisfaction Survey 2007
- Landscaping: survey and improvements
- New and improved
- Blooming wonderful!
- It's a gift!
- Popular golf day raises £200 plus!
- Remembering the ‘Pitman Poet’
- Christmas draw results
- Sacriston and Nettlesworth Christmas Party
- Elder Financial Abuse
- Help us to make the news!
- Wedding Anniversaries
- 90th Birthdays
- Go for it!
- People, Pits & Places
- News from the Sheltered Schemes
- Langley Residential Home


