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1960s and 1970s

1960s and 1970s

The 1960s and 1970s can be regarded as the lean years. The slow decline of the Durham Coalfield was reflected in the reduced contributions from the Lodges.

There was more of a reliance upon bequeaths, donations and appeals, to try and achieve the income required to carry out a programme of modernisation and repairs.

Expensive assets like single men's hostels, which were a heavy drain on funds, were sold off and a small rental charge was introduced for the first time as a means of generating income. For two decades no new homes were built.

  • 1963 - The Great Train Robbery.
  • 1963 - Assassination of President Kennedy
  • 1965 - The death penalty is abolished.
  • 1965 - Comprehensive education system is initiated.
  • 1966 - England win the World Cup
  • 1969 - Neil Armstrong became the first man to walk on the moon
  • 1971 - Decimalised currency replaces 'pounds, shillings and pence'.
  • 1973 - Britain joins the European Economic Community.
  • 1978/1979 - The ‘Winter of Discontent’ strikes.

DAMHA through the years