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CARRIAGE HORSES: Horse-drawn carriages will be seen around the Beamish Museum site this weekend

Working horse weekend at Beamish

REMEMBER: Campaign to honour the 300 men of the Durham Pals who were killed or wounded on the first day of the Battle of the Somme

REMEMBER: Campaign to honour the 300 men of the Durham Pals who were killed or wounded on the first day of the Battle of the Somme

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Somme 100: Help create lasting tribute to the Durham Pals on the battlefield where they gave their young lives

TRAGIC: The DLI’s D Company’s log book. It ends abruptly on first day of Somme when they were nearly all killed, wounded or missing. The book is now in the care of Hartlepool Council. Picture: TOM BANKS

TRAGIC: The DLI’s D Company’s log book. It ends abruptly on first day of Somme when they were nearly all killed, wounded or missing. The book is now in the care of Hartlepool Council. Picture: TOM BANKS

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Somme 100: The small, sad, functional notebook stained with bloody Somme mud that tells a tale of death and sorrow

ATTACK: British soldiers go over the top from a shallow assembly trench during the Battle of the Somme. Picture courtesy of the Imperial War Museum

ATTACK: British soldiers go over the top from a shallow assembly trench during the Battle of the Somme. Picture courtesy of the Imperial War Museum

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Into the fires of Hell

ASSAULT: At home in England, the Durham Pals were trained in the skills and tactics they expected to need on the battlefields of France. Photo reproduced by permission of Durham County Record Office and the Trustees of the former DLI

ASSAULT: At home in England, the Durham Pals were trained in the skills and tactics they expected to need on the battlefields of France. Photo reproduced by permission of Durham County Record Office and the Trustees of the former DLI

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Pals who served and died together

A LIVING HISTORY: An actor from No Turning Back, a walkthrough exhibition giving visitors a unique ‘living’ experience of the battlefields of the Somme

A LIVING HISTORY: An actor from No Turning Back, a walkthrough exhibition giving visitors a unique ‘living’ experience of the battlefields of the Somme

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Giving life to their story

POIGNANT: One of the three Butte Crosses on display in the DLI Chapel at Durham Cathedral

POIGNANT: One of the three Butte Crosses on display in the DLI Chapel at Durham Cathedral

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#DurhamRemembers: Events, exhibitions and experiences

POET: Private John Scott who survived the horrors of July 1, 1916

POET: Private John Scott who survived the horrors of July 1, 1916

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Gezaincourt 1916: Gallant 18th Durham Light Infantry by Private John Scott

Soldiers go over the top at the Battle of the Somme into German gunfire

Soldiers go over the top at the Battle of the Somme into German gunfire

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A Date with Destiny: How the Durham Pals found themselves on the frontline on July 1, 1916

Teacher Arthur Corner who was 22 when he died from injuries sustained at the Battle of the Somme. Photograph reproduced by permission of Durham County Record Office and the Trustees of the former DLI

Teacher Arthur Corner who was 22 when he died from injuries sustained at the Battle of the Somme. Photograph reproduced by permission of Durham County Record Office and the Trustees of the former DLI

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Durham Pals - their stories of bravery and sacrifice

MISERABLE: In the second half of June, the Durham Pals endured relentless rain and mud as the preparations for the Battle of the Somme continued

MISERABLE: In the second half of June, the Durham Pals endured relentless rain and mud as the preparations for the Battle of the Somme continued

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A memorial to those remembered with pride