Durham Champions gather to hear county success stories
- gracebell7
- 20 minutes ago
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Over 50 businesses, organisations and individuals from across County Durham came together this week for the third Durham Champions meeting.
This county-wide network of people who are passionate about the place and want to see it thrive, heard inspiring talks from Kate Culverhouse, Community Relations Manager at Banks Group – a successful Durham-born and based business celebrating 50 years in 2026; Michael Canavan from Durham County Council, Strategic Lead for Aykley Heads – a unique City Centre development site which is set to be the catalyst for the Durham Innovation District; and Julia Handelman-Smith, Director of Into the Light – a place-based partnership designed to drive long-lasting growth in County Durham through culture.
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