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Who are the Friends of Historic Dilston?

The Castle and Chapel, courtesy of Frankie DickinsonThe Friends of Historic Dilston exist to support the North Pennines Heritage Trust, the owners of the historic site, who restored Dilston Castle and Chapel in 2002-3. The Friends are governed by a Committee and by a Constitution. The Friends' Committee is made up of a group of volunteers who organise the running of events at Historic Dilston - both for their members and the general public. A copy of our Constitution can be read or downloaded by clicking here.

Benefits and Role of the Friends

Friends enjoy free access to the Historic Dilston site and receive the annual Friends’ Review, a full-colour publication featuring articles relating to all aspects of Dilston’s history and covering each year’s events. By joining the Friends you can simply attend our regular programme of talks and events or you may wish to take on a more active role such as working as a guide, running a particular fund-raising activity, or generally helping around the Historic Dilston site. To read more on volunteering as a friend, please see our featured introduction below:

The Committee

Mary-Rose Ridley

Michael Thorman

Frankie Dickinson

Chair

Chris Clennell

Vice-Chair

Malcolm Forster

Treasurer

Robert MacFarlane

Secretary

Mary-Rose Ridley

Membership Secretary

Michael Thorman

Committee Member

 

 

 

 

 

 

Christine Forster

Colin T. Ratcliffe-Springall

Richard Young

Dot Waring

 

 

Christine Forster

Committee Member

Colin T. Ratcliffe-Springall

Committee Member

Richard Young

Committee Member

Dot Waring

Committee Member

 

 

Volunteering as a ‘Friend’

Chris Clennell (Vice-Chair, Friends of Historic Dilston) tells of the joys of being a volunteer at Historic Dilston during the Phase 2 programme of work.

Volunteering