THIS year's High Sheriff Youth Awards were staged in the magnificent setting of Wynyard Hall.
Awards totalling £13,000 were handed out to 12 organisations by this year’s High Sheriff of Durham, Caroline Peacock.
The ceremony was organised by County Durham Community Foundation, in partnership with the Sir James Knott Trust, and with the support of Brewin Dolphin and the Office of the Police Crime and Victim Commissioner, Ron Hogg.
It was attended by a host of civic dignitaries, including the Lord Lieutenant of County Durham, Sue, Snowdon, and local Mayors, and was hosted by Northern Echo columnist Peter Barron.
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