Tag: Resilience
‘Consett in Focus’ Consett Fire Cadets
By Chris Bruce
We met the fire cadets at this year's Remembrance Day Parade and were invited to photograph one of their training sessions at...
Betty Brown: A 91-Year-Old Former Sub-Postmistress and the Harsh Reality of...
Betty Brown, a 91-year-old ex-subpostmistress and grandmother, is thought to be the eldest individual affected by the Horizon scandal in the country.
During a...
Consett Magazine – January 2024 Editorial
Dear Consett Residents,
As we usher in 2024, our community's stories of passion, creativity, and resilience continue to inspire. This January, we're excited to bring...
Journey Through Blackfyne: Ted Mullin’s Insight into Consett’s Past
Consett’s history was all too often unwritten, but some early twentieth-century memories have been captured in Edward ‘Ted’ Mullin’s autobiography, Memories of a Survivor:...
Why is it important to boost your self-confidence?
You will often hear people saying that confidence is key. That is all well and good, but there are times when your self-confidence isn’t...
CONSETT TO RUSSIA – A Remarkable Journey
It was on a chilly and damp Tuesday morning of March 10, 1992, when an extraordinary expedition commenced.
A convoy comprising six articulated lorries, a...