DAMHA News
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Epic journey
A pensioner is circumnavigating Britain in an epic 3,000-mile journey using his free bus pass – and we’re proud to say he stayed in one our of homes as part of his epic journey. Almshouse ‘Brother’ John Green, 85, is raising money and awareness for his historic almshouse accommodation, The Hospital of St Cross and […]
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A world adventure
In another resident life story, we catch up with Anne Tracey, who lives in our Bulmer House sheltered housing scheme in South Shields, and find out what she did to satisfy her craving for a world adventure. Anne was born at the start of the Second World War in 1940 and whilst she has no […]
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Her life story
In her own words, our 2024 Good Neighbour of the Year award winner Marjorie Perry shares her life story. I was born in 1929 and grew up in Seaham. Two particular recollections I have from my childhood is having to get glass taken out of my foot by my dad because I had taken my […]
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Seen his fair share of the world
From a hippie colony in Los Angeles and nursing in Zimbabwe, to reconnecting with family and his connection to Al Capone, Colin Lockey has seen his fair share of the world and now, living at our Easington House sheltered housing scheme, he recently shared some of his interesting life stories. Early years: I was born […]
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New multimedia project
Retired miners from across our region are part of an exciting new multimedia project being unveiled this summer. The project, known as Ancestral Reverb, looks at the topic of Carbon Heritage – honouring the work of the mining community in the North-East, while also discussing responsibility and power in tackling climate change now and in […]
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Reaching her centenary
May Dyson has celebrated reaching her centenary, just a month after the DAMHA home in which she lives also passed the same milestone! Born on 16th May 1925, May is one month younger than the aged miners’ homes in Wheatley Hill which were built in April of that year. That meant there was double cause […]
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70 years of marriage
A couple whose eyes first met across a crowded dancefloor in Blackhall have celebrated 70 years of marriage. As part of their celebration, Dennis and Mary Hart returned to St Andrews Church and recreated a photograph taken on their wedding day of 29th January 1955 outside the arched wooden doors. On that day the wedding […]
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Media Contact
Journalists wanting more information on Durham Aged Mineworkers’ Homes Association can contact Neil Shaefer on 07732 210262 or email neil@shaeferpr.com
