Durham Aged Mineworkers’ Homes Association is the largest almshouse charity in the UK, providing over 1,700 affordable homes, predominantly bungalows, across former mining communities in County Durham and the North-East.
These homes provide retirement housing for more than 2,000 residents. We also have sheltered accommodation and leasehold schemes for the elderly.
There must be something in the water in Hetton-le-Hole as you will see from centenarian Elsie Colwill’s youthful appearance. Elsie […]
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