Tracy Durham

1 week ago | durhammagazine.co.uk | Tracy Durham

The eye-catching vertical boilered steam tram Lucie, built in 1890 by the John Cockerill Company of Seraing, Belgium, will be in operation across two special weekends: 10–11 May and 17–18 May 2025. Lucie will join Tanfield’s home fleet and fellow visiting engine Furness Railway No. 20, offering visitors the rare opportunity to ride behind a historic lineup of Victorian and early industrial locomotives during the railway’s Tanfield 300 anniversary programme.

1 week ago | durhammagazine.co.uk | Tracy Durham

Elderly Buzz was desperately weak and covered in matted fur and faeces – which were initially mistaken for tumours – when he was picked up at Drax Power Station near Selby last month. He was wounded and emaciated with limited vision and hearing and was also struggling to use his back legs. The RSPCA’s Goole and District Branch took Buzz into their care and he is now being looked after by one of their experienced fosterers.

1 week ago | durhammagazine.co.uk | Tracy Durham

The RSPCA Young Photographer Awards has now opened for entries (Tuesday 6 May) and will close on 13 August. Last year, more than 4,000 children and young people with a passion for photography, animals and nature entered the competition. Now budding photographers aged 18 years and under are being asked to submit their photos capturing the animal kingdom on a camera or mobile device as the competition officially opens for entries for 2025.

2 weeks ago | durhammagazine.co.uk | Tracy Durham

Raby Castle, Park and Gardens’ brand-new event will be a highlight of the lifestyle destination’s calendar, taking place over three days from Saturday 3rd to Monday 5th May amongst the recently restored heritage buildings and remodelled 300-year-old Walled Gardens. Sophie Brown, sales and events manager at Raby Estates said:“This is a major new addition to Raby’s events programme – one we’re very proud to announce.

2 weeks ago | durhammagazine.co.uk | Tracy Durham

When the teenage Geoff, from Stockton-on-Tees, saw a Gang of Five production with an all-male cast at what was then the Darlington Civic Theatre, he knew dance would be his calling in life. Now, after an international career spanning nearly four decades, he’s returning to the venue in the role of the king in balletLORENT’s production of Snow White. “When I saw the five male dancers perform in Darlington all those years ago, they were everything I wanted to be,” said Geoff.