Heart of the City: Market Place and Vennels Project

Expressions of interest are invited to produce an Improvement Strategy and provide a full detailed design service for Durham Market Place and its surrounds. The Durham City Vision Masterplan identified the opportunity to undertake both physical and non-physical works to improve the public realm.
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Moatside Court and Saddler’s Yard

Moatside Court is accessed from Saddler Street and runs parallel with part of Moatside Lane.

Necklace Park

The Durham Necklace Park – 12 miles of stunning riverside environment - is a new project funded to draw together a series of existing spaces and places along the chain of the River Wear, stretching from Finchale Priory to Sunderland Bridge.

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Streets of Brass
A component of BRASS: Durham International Festival: a celebration of diverse music and culture, creating a carnival atmosphere of excitement and fun in Durham encompassing a variety of musical ...

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Durham City looks for Visionary Designs
- Tuesday 10th Jun 2008
Europe’s best urban design companies have the chance to reshape one of Britain’s most treasured and historic City centres.
BRASS transforms Durham into region’s live music and entertainment hot-spot
- Monday 09th Jun 2008
BRASS: Durham International Festival, a celebration of current and emerging brass music from across the world, is set to transform Durham into the region’s live music entertainment hot-spot, ...
Durham People’s Market Place Verdict
- Wednesday 28th May 2008
The Market Place and Vennels Consultation results have now been collated and reveal that Durham is cautiously keen for change.
Sales Rocket for FuturePerfect
- Wednesday 07th May 2008
Organisers of a dance music festival in Durham City are over the moon, having seen almost 2000 tickets sold within the first week.