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The British Heart Foundation Furniture & Electrical shop in Bishop Auckland is looking for volunteers to join the store team.

The Bishop Auckland Support Group of Parkinson UK’s has issued an appeal for volunteers as it continues to grow and provide more support for people living with Parkinson’s. We spoke to Cara from Parkinson UK’s to find out more.

Bryan Harris, Senior Conservation Officer with Durham County Council, talks about the recent local listing project in Bishop Auckland, which allowed local schools, businesses, residents and groups to identify the town’s heritage that may usually be overlooked.

In 2000, Tony Nicholson’s attic yielded an astonishing discovery: a cache of Victorian photographs and letters inside a bird’s nest. Among them was one describing a ‘vile woman’ ensnaring a man—a catalyst for a captivating journey.

Ed Waugh is the writer of the play Wor Bella, about North East women’s football during WW1. Wor Bella toured north of the region in March/April 2022 to much acclaim and will transfer to London before the 1200-seat Newcastle Theatre Royal for three performances in April 2024.

The Story at Mount Oswald will be a new history centre and registration service in County Durham. Steph gives us an update on the project.

We hear about the Young Archaeologists’ Club in the North East and the activities that take place at No. 42 in the Market Place, Bishop Auckland.

A website where people can search for details about war memorials has been created by the North East War Memorials Project.

Author Margaret Hedley has written Women of the Durham Coalfield in the 19th Century: Hannah’s Story. Margaret also tells us about Wheatley Hill History Club and the latest project about Peterlee.

County Durham Forum for History and Heritage is a networking group that individuals and organisations can join. Marian Morrison, Chair of the group, tells us more.