Book Fair at #Darlington Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College this Saturday - 11th May, 10am-4pm ➡️pbfa.org/fairs/darlingt…

Classic Car Show in Hurworth - Sunday 12th May, 10am-4pm ➡️hurworthgrange.com/classic-car-sh…

The Northern Lights are straight overhead at the moment, in the centre of Darlington

The Northern Lights from Grange Road, Darlington tonight

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This is trench supervisor Cait of Durham University who held the beautiful medieval golden primrose in the palm of her hand in my post yesterday - and student Mark who discovered this beautiful object as he dug through the kitchen rubbish from the Bishop’s Palace @theaucklandproject

So lucky to have picnic spots like #Ivelet Bridge just an hour away from Darlington. On a hot day I recommend heading to #Swaledale.

The newly opened garden - The Rising Raby Castle, Park and Gardens is fabulous. Can't wait to see how it changes over the seasons.

Open Garden Day in Haughton, #Darlington, this Saturday, 1.30pm-5pm findagarden.ngs.org.uk/garden/45712/h…

The movie premiere of ‘Iron & Steam – The Dawn of the Stockton & Darlington Railway’ will be on 25 July at 6.30pm at #Hopetown Darlington. Trailer here - youtu.be/hDc_Upbj46A Tickets £5 - available from wegottickets.com/event/625835

New season of talks at #Darlington Historical Society has been announced …ingtonhistoricalsociety.wordpress.com/programme/

The foundation stone for Skerne Bridge (the £5 note bridge), was laid 200 years ago today by Francis Mewburn - the legal brains behind the #Stockton & #Darlington Railway

Open Gardens of Carmel Road. Open this afternoon, despite the weather findagarden.ngs.org.uk/garden/46191/T…

Tomahawk announces closure of Darlington restaurant thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/24457815.…

#Darlington Car Show in the town centre this Saturday, 20 July, from 10am

Heritage Open Day tours of #Darlington Library available to book at eventbrite.co.uk/e/heritage-ope…

St Cuthbert's Church #Darlington engraving published in 1774 by John Cade with the Bishop's Palace in the background

Art by James Lindsey Bird gathered in Darlington library basement. We’re hoping to bring them together in late 2026 for an exhibition in the Art Gallery

The Railway 200 Whistle-Up at midday on 1 Jan 2025 will launch a year of celebrations of the start of the #Stockton and #Darlington Railway in 1825. Darlington Railway Preservation Society on Whessoe Road will be taking part #WhistleUp200 networkrailmediacentre.co.uk/news/global-wh…

Jonathan Backhouse, Quaker banker and financier of the #Stockton & #Darlington Railway, was born on this day in 1779. The tale of his epic journey to save his bank and the railway is told here aboutdarlington.co.uk/friends-burial…… railway200