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Protest held after Durham High School announces sudden closure

A protest has been held following the sudden closure of a private school in Durham.

Durham High School will be closed at the end of the current term, leaving its 281 pupils to find places elsewhere.

In a statement released this week, the school said: "For 142 proud years, Durham High School has stood solidly as a beacon of hope for girls who were once denied the education enjoyed by their male counterparts.

"During this time, countless scores of young people have been afforded the best of educations, not just in the learnings of the texts they were taught but in the determination, resilience and aspiration instilled in them to shape a better world."

The statement added: "Today, we write the last chapter in this incredible history. It is a terribly sad chapter as our owners are closing the school at the end of this term.

To the 281 current pupils, we are deeply sorry you will not have the chance to reach the end of your journey in this truly special school. Go with strength and the values you embody to make a difference in your next chapter."

On Friday (3 July), teachers, school staff and pupils held a demonstration outside the gates.

Teacher Liz Gardner, the school's head of geography, said: "I'm just gutted for the children, absolutely gutted. There have been so many tears over the last few days. I was holding it together until one of the children came up the corridor after the announcement saying 'all my friends are going to different places. This is the only place I can be myself. What am I going to do?'

"It's just been devastating."

She added: "We need people to understand what's happened here. We don't fully understand what's happened. We were taken over by a company two years ago and promised investment and this is where we are."

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u/coffeewalnut08 — 1 day ago
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What's one Northern town that completely changed your opinion after visiting?

We've all got places we thought would be a bit dull, then ended up really enjoying. Could be because of the people, food, scenery or just the overall atmosphere.

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u/FluidPianist00 — 4 days ago
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Cumberland flag, not Cumbria

Why does the Cumberland flag so often get used for Cumbria and how did such an error manage to perpetuate to the point a local clothing shop have released a “Cumbria flag” cap using the colours and imagery of the Cumberland flag?

u/ukaero_engineer — 4 days ago
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Northern County Flags Cup

Thought it would be interesting to have a bit of fun with a daily poll pitting the flags of the northern counties against each other to end up with an overall champion northern county flag.

I've used flags of the historic counties, which will split the powerful Yorkshire vote, as well as well as the no longer used Greater Manchester flag, the Cumbria community flag and the Merseyside flag.

Because there's only 12 flags Cheshire, Durham, Northumberland and Lancashire get a bye.

Will post the first poll in the morning.

u/ukaero_engineer — 3 days ago
▲ 43 r/NorthernEngland

What towns/cities have nicknames for their residents?

I dont mean ones where the place is in the name like barrovians or mancunians

I mean ones like

geordies - newcastle
mackems - sunderland
Smoggies - middlesborough
marras - west cumbria

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u/Spottyjamie — 4 days ago
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What actors or actresses do you look at and go "they're Northern" just by looking at their faces?

For me it's the Chuckle Brothers. Even if I'd never heard them speak I would guess they were Northern.

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u/OceansOfLight — 4 days ago
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TIL the Victorians called the North of England the "North Country."

I've been reading some Victorian literature lately and they always refer to the north of England as the North Country, in the same way the South West is called the West Country. Somewhere along the way the "country" part was clearly dropped for some reason and now it's just called the North. But I quite like North Country. What do you all think?

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u/OceansOfLight — 4 days ago
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En plein air day

Saturday was a great day sketching en plein air with the Leven Art Society. We all found a spot in the town to capture on the day. Of course, I couldn’t sit still, so I did a number around town. I’ve used mainly water-based media, and the sepia drawings are with ink straight from the bottle, a bit of water on a brush, and using the grasses on the Leven bank and plants in the church yard to make marks. The purple is with a feather, and you’ll see the other artists near me. It was great to sit next to the other artists as they drew, and I made my own impressions. To finish off, before the final meet-up at The Mill, I bought a few moments of the summer on the square. Leven Art Society

u/artgarth — 4 days ago
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Holy Island in early November

Hello! I'll be visiting the UK this fall and have November 7-8 to see the Holy Island of Lindisfarne (the only time I can do it). The official web page says the Priory is open weekends in November, but I've read elsewhere that the Priory and museum can have unexpected closures. I'd also like to see St. Mary's Church and walk around the village. I don't really need to go inside the castle.

Appreciating that the weather might be cold and wet, is planning a visit at that time of year risky? Thanks for any advice.

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u/Most_Decision_282 — 5 days ago