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  1. EDAN logo

    Add Pool - EDAN Art Gallery to your Itinerary

    Pool - EDAN Art Gallery

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    Seaham

    The word 'Pool' has a range of what appear to be very different meanings although they are all related through some notion of 'coming together and sharing'. We can think of anything from pools of water, through pooled gambling 'The Pools', shared…

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    3 June 2025to12 July 2025Various Opening Times
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  2. Shoppers on Church Street, Seaham at Seaham Seaside Market

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    Seaham

    Seaham Seaside Market is a weekly market held every Friday.

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    1 Jan 2025to31 Dec 2025
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  3. Halloween party poster for children showing cobwebs, bats, spiders, trees and ghouls

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    Children's Halloween Party

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    Peterlee

    Get ready for a spooktacular night of fun at Peterlee's Children's Halloween Party.

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    31 Oct 2025Open 17:00 - 19:00
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  4. Marathon Runners - Durham Coast Marathon.

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    Durham Coast Half Marathon

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    Dawdon, Seaham

    Trail Outlaws presents the Durham Coastal Trail Half Marathon. This race was previously hosted by the National Trust and is a very popular and challenging half marathon. Set on the scenic Durham Coastal Path. Whether you are starting out on the…

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    29 June 2025Open 10:00 -
    More info for Durham Coast Half Marathon
  5. Poster promoting free family fun day in Peterlee. Illustrations of the sun, icecreams, doughnuts and hot dogs.

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    Peterlee

    Looking for something exciting to do with the kids this summer? Peterlee Town Council is bringing you FREE Family Fun Days packed with entertainment, activities, and summer vibes!

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    23 July 2025Open 10:30 - 15:30
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    27 Aug 2025Open 10:30 - 15:30
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  6. Day disco for the over 30s - poster shows a discoball.

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    Over 30s Day Clubbing

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    Peterlee

    It's back - Daytime Clubbing: 80s & 90s. After a sell-out launch, we're turning it up for round two… and it's a battle of the decades.

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    5 July 2025Open 15:00 - 19:00
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  7. details of the event with an image of Annie Doyle

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    Seaham

    Join Annie Doyle for her talk, 'Local History, Family History and my Writing Journey'. 

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    28 May 2025Open 11:00 -
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  8. Poster promoting Howdy Show at Peterlee Pavilion - illustration of cowboys on horseback.

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    Peterlee

    HOWDY, PETERLEE! Saddle up for the ULTIMATE Country and Western Show — Live music, line dancin', games, prizes, and a FREE glass of Moonshine to get you rollin'!

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    30 Aug 2025Open 14:30 - 19:00
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  9. promo poster free family fun days summer 2025 Peterlee

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    Peterlee Free Summer Fun Day

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    Peterlee

    Looking for something exciting to do with the kids this summer? Peterlee Town Council is bringing you free Family Fun Days packed with entertainment, activities, and summer vibes!

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    23 July 2025Open 10:30 - 15:30
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  10. poster tribute night freddie mercury

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    Freddie Mercury Tribute Night

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    Peterlee

    Get ready to ROCK as we bring you an electrifying night of Queen's greatest hits with an unmissable Freddie Mercury Tribute.  

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    29 Nov 2025Open 19:00 - 22:30
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  11. poster promoting free family fun day in Peterlee

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    Helford Road, Peterlee

    Looking for something exciting to do with the kids this summer? Peterlee Town Council is bringing you free  Family Fun Days packed with entertainment, activities, and summer vibes!

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    4 Aug 2025Open 10:30 - 15:30
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    Add Twenty Years of EDAN - The EDAN Gallery to your Itinerary

    Twenty Years of EDAN - The EDAN Gallery

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    Seaham

    2025 marks the 25th anniversary of the founding of EDAN. We would like to mark this with an exhibition that shows both the range of work that we are currently undertaking and also something of our history.

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    15 July 2025to23 Aug 2025Various Opening Times
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  13. Grassy area at Dalton Moor Farm, School of Sustainable Living and Wellbeing.  Illustration of an owl in the foreground.

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    Summer Solstice Vegan Retreat & Eco-Festival Celebration Weekend- Dalton Moor Farm

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    Seaham

    Join us for a very special weekend celebration, with a Wellbeing Retreat on Saturday, Live Music in the evening, and Family Festival Fun on Sunday. Following on from our first vegan mini-eco-festival in April 2024 we will be celebrating the Summer…

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    20 June 2025to22 June 2025Various Opening Times
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    Add Grid Point - The EDAN Gallery to your Itinerary

    Grid Point - The EDAN Gallery

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    Seaham

    Loosely, the grid point in question will be that of the EDAN Gallery.

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    26 Aug 2025to4 Oct 2025Various Opening Times
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  15. Crowds of people at Seaham Food Festival

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    Seaham Food Festival 2025

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    Seaham

    The festival welcomes thousands of visitors each year for two days of sun, sea, family fun and, of course, food. 

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    2 Aug 2025to3 Aug 2025
    More info for Seaham Food Festival 2025
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    Mag Lime Magic - The EDAN Gallery

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    Seaham

    EDAN Members' Themed Exhibition. This is our major themed exhibition for the year.

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    7 Oct 2025to15 Nov 2025Various Opening Times
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  17. EDAN logo

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    Connections - The EDAN Gallery

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    Seaham

    Photography by EDAN artists and Northern School of Art photographic students.

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    29 Apr 2025to31 May 2025Various Opening Times
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  18. EDAN logo

    Add EDAN Artists' Winter Show - The EDAN Gallery to your Itinerary

    EDAN Artists' Winter Show - The EDAN Gallery

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    EDAN Artists' Winter Show details tbc

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    18 Nov 2025to20 Dec 2025Various Opening Times
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