DADLG was delighted to be awarded a grant of £700 from the Durham City Freemen Trust. As some of you may know, the trust is winding down this year so we couldn’t be more grateful that they considered us for one of their final ever grants. Durham City Freemen Trust […]
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We would like to thank Jamie Toner and John Bolton for raising £1255 for DADLG this Summer. Jamie and John cycled an epic 1005 miles cross country from Land’s End to John O’Groats over 15 days, self-funding the journey so that every penny raised goes directly to DADLG to provide […]
If you’ve been looking at the Summer newsletter and thinking about which activities you’d like to request, no doubt you’ve seen our new High Ropes and canoeing activities at Barnard Castle. We’re really excited to be partnering with TCR hub over the summer as like DADLG, they are a charity […]
This week Colleen (Project Coordinator) and Pam (Treasurer and Trustee) were at Trevelyan College, Durham University, to support two amazing student DADLG volunteers who were nominated for the Social Inclusion Volunteering Award in the annual Durham University Volunteering Awards. We are thrilled to say that Sophie and Heather won the […]
This year, Durham and District Leisure Group (DADLG) celebrates its 35th Anniversary, and what a roller coaster ride it has been! Few people know that DADLG was founded by posties in 1989 as Royal Mail for the Disabled. It began as a cycling group for disabled children to give them […]
For immediate release: [Tuesday 12th March, 2024] Durham Area Disability Leisure Group celebrates after receiving £186,000k of National Lottery funding to help children and young people with disabilities and their families. Local community group, DADLG, is today celebrating after being awarded £186,000 in National Lottery funding to support its […]