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 […]
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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 […]
We thought it would be fantastic to see how families have been spending their time during lockdown. We were amazed at the response on Facebook so we decided to collate the pictures you sent here in our Easter 2020 gallery. You have all been having plenty of fun despite the […]
They say time flies when you’re having fun. Well that explains how we’ve arrived at our 30 year anniversary this year in what seems like the blink of an eye! Dadlg has come a very long way in the last thirty years, establishing itself as a much loved and much […]
Young people involved in the NCS (National Citizenship Service) at East Durham College decided to dedicate their fundraising activities to DADLG this year. Some of the events undertaken to raise cash included a cake sale in Asda, games and cakes in Durham market place, a tombola and games at Sedgefield […]
There’s nothing like a Hawaiian pizza and chocolate sundae dripping in fudge sauce at 10am in the morning. Well, that’s what our members thought anyway, as they tucked into pizza, chips and ice cream and had a wonderful time seeing friends old and new.