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Letter Unearthed After 125 Years from a Boy Who Asks Not to Be ForgottenArts & Culture · 5 April 2022Letter Unearthed After 125 Years from a Boy Who Asks Not to Be ForgottenWorld War I Exhibition’s Popularity Leads To Its ExtensionHistory · 6 December 2021World War I Exhibition’s Popularity Leads To Its ExtensionA Unique War Find Goes On Display At A Sunderland MuseumArts & Culture · 13 November 2021A Unique War Find Goes On Display At A Sunderland MuseumA New Scholarship To Give A Helping Hand To Sunderland StudentsHistory · 1 November 2021A New Scholarship To Give A Helping Hand To Sunderland StudentsCouncil Joins Global Communities To Commemorate The Bosnian Genocide in SrebrenicaHistory · 5 July 2021Council Joins Global Communities To Commemorate The Bosnian Genocide in SrebrenicaGrant Awarded To Help Preserve Historic BuildingsArts & Culture · 26 May 2021Grant Awarded To Help Preserve Historic BuildingsDivers Retrieve Century-Old Beer Bottles From Shipwrecked Vessel WallachiaArts & Culture · 11 February 2021Divers Retrieve Century-Old Beer Bottles From Shipwrecked Vessel WallachiaNew Book Delves Into The History Of Public ExecutionsHistory · 6 February 2021New Book Delves Into The History Of Public ExecutionsSunderland’s Landmarks To Light Up In Honour Of Captain Sir Tom MooreArts & Culture · 3 February 2021Sunderland’s Landmarks To Light Up In Honour Of Captain Sir Tom MooreThe Origins of Place Names Around SunderlandHistory · 5 February 2020The Origins of Place Names Around SunderlandExciting Plans for Sunderland’s Iconic Elephant Tea RoomsHistory · 21 November 2019Exciting Plans for Sunderland’s Iconic Elephant Tea RoomsBlue Plaque Honouring Sunderland’s First Female MP UnveiledHistory · 20 September 2019Blue Plaque Honouring Sunderland’s First Female MP UnveiledLearn about Sunderland’s People Power & ‘The Radical North’History · 13 September 2019Learn about Sunderland’s People Power & ‘The Radical North’Sunderland Minster Churchyard & Town Park Get Lottery-Funded FaceliftHistory · 6 September 2019Sunderland Minster Churchyard & Town Park Get Lottery-Funded FaceliftHistoric Sunderland Pubs to Get National Lottery MakeoversHistory · 9 August 2019Historic Sunderland Pubs to Get National Lottery MakeoversPicnic and Entertainment to Celebrate Washington’s Mining HeritageHistory · 26 July 2019Picnic and Entertainment to Celebrate Washington’s Mining HeritageStars and Stripes Raised on Fourth of July – in Washington, WearsideHistory · 5 July 2019Stars and Stripes Raised on Fourth of July – in Washington, WearsideTraditional Crafts and Skills Event to Promote Conservation at Holy Trinity ChurchArts & Culture · 4 July 2019Traditional Crafts and Skills Event to Promote Conservation at Holy Trinity ChurchFamous People, Landmark Buildings – New Online Map Shows Sunderland Blue PlaquesHistory · 29 January 2019Famous People, Landmark Buildings – New Online Map Shows Sunderland Blue PlaquesTwo Sunderland Events Will Mark Holocaust Memorial DayHistory · 24 January 2019Two Sunderland Events Will Mark Holocaust Memorial DayHistoric Tram Shelter Toilets in Seaburn Reopen to PublicHistory · 2 October 2018Historic Tram Shelter Toilets in Seaburn Reopen to PublicSunderland to Join the World in Remembering SrebrenicaHistory · 11 July 2018Sunderland to Join the World in Remembering SrebrenicaWashington Old Hall – Family Home of 1st US President – Celebrates 4 JulyHistory · 5 July 2018Washington Old Hall – Family Home of 1st US President – Celebrates 4 JulySunderland Kids Team up with Professional Author to Make Maritime BookHistory · 28 June 2018Sunderland Kids Team up with Professional Author to Make Maritime Book

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