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04/06/2026

21/05/2026

🙏🏼 𝗖𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝘀

The coaches from all three senior men's teams were thanked and presented with commemorative gifts as a show of gratitude for all of their work this season.

A centenary season oak shield, complete with the names of each player who's played in their respective squads engraved into the back of them, was presented to the 8 coaches who've guided over 100 players over the course of the last year.

First Team manager Jon Hudson, head coach Paul Armstrong and assistant coaches David Heckles and Michael Thubron received their shields for their work, particularly with the First Team. Mark Cushlow and Steven Heckles have been the driving force behind our Second Team. John Hudson and John Cairnes received their shields for the great work they've done with the Third Team.

All of these gentlemen have played a big part in moulding, improving and encouraging our large pool of players. It is rarely an easy task, and often a difficult one. But all of them have undertaken their roles with enthusiasm and done a cracking job - backed up by results on the field.

Your input and contributions are invaluable, lads. Thank you, we appreciate you 🫶🏼

19/05/2026

Ian McKellen ‘emotional’ as he opens County Durham theatre space
Actor says Ensemble 84 in Horden, employing local talent, is how a professional repertory company should be.

A theatre company in a former pit village is bringing "enormous possibilities for change and renewal", one of the UK's most famous actors has said.
Lord Of The Rings star Sir Ian McKellen was visiting Ensemble 84, a theatre company in Horden, County Durham, for the official opening of the Playhouse, its new space in a disused Catholic church.
Founded in 2024, the company holds auditions offering mostly local people work and training as paid professional actors.
Sir Ian, 86, said: "To see the joy with which they talk about their work is very moving. It begins with changing their lives and then they'll change other people's lives."
The company was founded by the theatre director Mark Dornford-May, who created a similar project, Isango Ensemble, external, in a township on the edge of Cape Town in South Africa 25 years ago.

06/05/2026

🧡every moment is a special moment 🧡and today this happened...

I spent my life teaching kids how to fight, ( boxing)🥊 properly, mind you- really it was about giving them abit of belief.

Then today Shaun walks in from Liverpool to visit me, saying i once showed him to believe in himself.

I remember going to watch his first fight...nervous, as hes bouncing on his toes, he was against a lad called Luke, ..tough kid.🥊
But i could see it in him everything we worked on, it was there, heart and discipline.

What a very special day 🧡xx

07/04/2026

The 1910 Horden riots were a violent, unofficial strike in County Durham, UK, driven by anger over the Mines (Eight Hours) Act and resulting in damaged property, a burnt-out colliery club, and intense conflicts with police. Occurring in January 1910, miners clashed over working conditions, leading to arrests, prison sentences, and a five-year sentence for a leader.

Key Details of the 1910 Horden Riots:
Cause: The dispute arose from the implementation of the Mines (Eight Hours) Act. While only 70 putters were originally affected, the dispute resulted in 4,000 workers, including many miners, becoming idle, initiating a severe strike.
The Riot: The unrest included extensive property damage, with crowds throwing stones at houses, breaking windows, and assaulting a manager. The Horden "Big Club" (Colliery Club) was looted and set on fire.
Violence and Police Action: A car was thrown off a cliff, and a baton charge was conducted by police. A 14-year-old boy named Joseph Raine was injured in the legs by gun pellets, and a colliery manager named Prest had his gun taken and broken.
Aftermath and Convictions: Several men were arrested, with nine sent to prison. The alleged leader of the riots, Thomas Fallon, was sentenced to five years of hard labor.
Political Context: The riots reflected a deep split within the Durham Miners' Association (DMA), with many workers opposing the new hours agreement, which they argued hurt their earning potential. The unrest was part of a larger, challenging period for the union and the community.

The events at Horden were a severe example of industrial strife in early 20th-century Durham, highlighting the friction between workers, union leaders, and mine management during the implementation of labor reforms.
The Horden Riot, 1910
31 Aug 2025 — The riots began with: * The crowd storming the office windows and throwing volleys of stones The riots escalated into: * The crowd throwing stones at windows, g...

Colliery Riot In Durham - Durham Mining Museum - Newspaper Articles
28 Nov 2022 — Prest had a narrow escape, his gun being wrenched from him and broken. One man was injured in the batch charge, and a boy named Joseph Raine, aged 14, received ...

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06/04/2026

Name these legends 👍🏼

01/04/2026

Got this old photo of my confirmation or some other goddy thing. Got it tidied up. Recognise anyone?

Brian Conner.

28/03/2026

Horden Memorial Park in its day.

Denny Hunter.

26/03/2026

Schoolboy Boxers at Horden Secondary Modern School 1972

25/03/2026

Harvest Festival at Blackhills road school Horden, Back in the day.

Denny Hunter.

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