Incredible donation from Our Lady Star of the Sea RC Primary School in Horden to our FEED #Foodbank #Foodparcel service.

​As we approach the summer holidays every donation makes a huge difference to supporting local people.

Further information on our FEED project is available HERE.

"Thank you" to Peterlee Police for a generous donation of toiletries and non-perishable food items towards our FEED project today.

Further information on our FEED project is available HERE.

"Thank you" to Mr. Marshall and helpers from St. Cuthbert's RCVA Primary School, Seaham for bringing in a generous donation towards our FEED project today.

A huge "Thank you" to all the staff and pupils, as well as their families and friends, who donated items. Your generosity will go a long way to supporting many families and individuals currently facing financial hardship throughout East Durham.

Further information on our FEED project is available HERE.

If you have memory loss / early dementia diagnosis join us for fun, relaxed sessions where you can try outdoor art along with other art forms and meet new people.

Come independently or bring a friend, family member or carer.

​At the Barn at Easington, FREE minibus pick up at ASDA, Seaham at 12:30pm.

​OUTDOOR ART SESSIONS:
Fridays 1pm-3pm on 2nd, 9th, 16 & 30th August, and 6th & 13th September.

​The sessions are part of 'Filling in the Blanks', a 30-week creative age programme in East Durham by East Durham Creates in partnership with Equal Arts, offering people living with memory problems & dementia, their families and carers, the opportunity to take part in lively and supportive creative sessions.

Future sessions may not run on Fridays as it depends on artist availability, therefore if you would like to attend please contact cat from East Durham Creates on 0191 518 5070 or [email protected] to check details or to put your name down to attend.

A huge "Thank you" to St. Cuthbert's Society of Durham University for donating approximately 30 bags of non-perishable food items in two separate drop-offs today towards our FEED project.

Thanks also to Greenspace, the University's Environmental Team, for their continued support with their annual call-out to all the Colleges, which led to St. Cuthbert's donating.

Further information on our FEED project is available HERE. 

A huge "Thank you" to LEC Communications and Design who today launched their support of our FEED project.

They are encouraging their fellow EDBS Novus tenants to donate non-perishable food items, topping up the products they buy, which will be handed over to the Trust next week.

It will help massively towards ensuring no one goes hungry these summer holidays!

​Further information on our FEED project is available HERE.

​Apollo Pavilion 50 Birthday Party - Tuesday 16 July, 11.00am – 2.00pm

Help Durham County Council celebrate 50 years of Victor Pasmore’s Apollo Pavilion with a fantastic line up of performances. The event will take place at Sunny Blunts Park, Helford Road, Peterlee SR8 1ER

It’s free, everyone is welcome and please remember to bring your picnic blanket.

11.10am The Academy at Shotton Hall
Getting the party started Shotton Hall Theatre School will perform scenes from their new musical Pleasantville, plus a specially commissioned performance from the Academy’s rising stars.

11.30am East Durham Dementia Friendly Choir
Performing a medley of Moon inspired songs, were delighted
to be welcoming the inspirational Dementia Friendly Choir.

12.00pm Durham BRASS Festival
On the BRASS Bus are two of the festivals favourite bands Mr Wilsons Second Liners and Oompah Brass - ready to rock the party!

1.30pm Barry Hyde
Bringing the party to a crescendo, lead singer of The Futureheads will perform a selection of his band’s hits, and a one-off performance
of Standing on the Moon, a song commissioned especially for the
occasion, accompanied by the children and young people of Peterlee.

Apollo Cinema From 3.45pm
After the party, join us at The Pavilion Community Centre for a programme of films celebrating our longstanding fascination with the Moon and the missions to get there and back.

3.45pm Wallace and Gromit – A Grand Day Out (1990) U | 24min
Wallace and Gromit spend their bank holiday building a homemade rocket to the Moon to sample Wallace’s favourite nibble, cheese.

4.15pm Moon Man (2012) U | 1h 35min
A bored Man in the Moon hitches a ride to Earth on the tails of a passing comet and starts to explore the fantastical creatures
and sights of a new planet. But the Moon Man’s absence means that all the world’s children are unable to sleep.

6.00pm A Trip to the Moon (1902) U | 13 min
George Méliès early silent classic remains one of the most influential films in cinema history, following the adventures of a group of astronomers who travel to the Moon in a cannon-propelled capsule. There, they discover the Selenites (lunar inhabitants)
and return to Earth with a captive Moon Man.

6.15pm Lunar (2017) U | 7 min
Motion Designer Christian Stangl worked with his brother and composer Wolfgang for 18 months on this short film, using
thousands of original NASA photographs, taken by the Astronauts during the Apollo Missions.

6.25pm First Man (2018) 12A | 2h 21min
A look at the life of the astronaut, Neil Armstrong (played by Ryan Gosling), and the legendary Apollo 11 space mission
that led him to become the first man to step foot on the Moon in July 1969.

Free popcorn!
Drop-in: 2.30pm – 6.30pm
Join artist Theresa Easton to make your own rocket inspired popcorn holder, then fill it with popcorn and enjoy a movie.

East Durham Creates is working in partnership with Durham County Council to bring you this event.

Full agenda for tomorrow's AAP Board Meeting in East Durham. Includes update on County Durham Plan from Council Leader Simon Henig at Hazelwell Centre, Haswell at 6:00pm. Public welcome.

Download pdf version HERE.

Our FEED project has been busy, as always, this morning. Like a well-oiled machine, as soon as referrals come in, our amazing volunteers are hard at work filling up empty bags with food items and other essential household supplies that have been generously donated by individuals, groups and organisations; ready to be collected and sent out the same day to support many struggling families and individuals throughout the East Durham area.

"Thank you", on behalf of East Durham Trust and all the recipients of the food parcels we provide, to all of our FEED volunteers and all of our donators for making all of this possible.

Further information on our FEED project is available HERE.