Chester-le-Stories

About Chester-le-Stories

This is a new limited series podcast sharing the memories of people from Chester-le-Street. Everything you hear in these podcasts has been shared by those attending the Bullion Hall Remembers group at Bullion Hall, a vibrant local community centre. This project has been devised, delivered and produced by Digital Voice for Communities. Thank you to everyone who has contributed. Chester-le-Stories is part of a Heritage Lottery Funded project made possible thanks to National Lottery players.

Publisher

Digital Voice for Communities

Category

history

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

10 Jun 2026

Latest episode

10 Jun 2026

Latest episodes

10 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   10 Jun 2026

   Christine and Jake

   Welcome to Chester-le-Stories, a new limited series podcast sharing the memories of people from Chester-le-Street. From everyday memories to hidden moments from the past, this series sets out to share local stories through the voices of the community. Everything you hear in these podcasts has been shared by those attending the Bullion Hall Remembers group at Bullion Hall, a vibrant local community centre. In this episode, we’ll hear from Christine and Jake. They’ll both be speaking about Raymond Selkirk - the local pilot turned archaeologist who studied Chester-le-Street and the surrounding areas from the sky. Christine is Raymond’s daughter, and will tell us of what it was like spending so much time around planes, including the times he crashed his plane! Jake spent much of his youth exploring archaeology around the town with Raymond, and will tell us what it was like to get involved and explore the town’s Roman origins. This project has been devised, delivered and produced by Digital Voice for Communities. Thank you to everyone who has contributed. Chester-le-Stories is part of a Heritage Lottery Funded project made possible thanks to National Lottery players. With their support, we’re able to preserve, share, and celebrate the heritage of our town.

2. 

   10 Jun 2026

   Amna

   Welcome to Chester-le-Stories, a new limited series podcast sharing the memories of people from Chester-le-Street. From everyday memories to hidden moments from the past, this series sets out to share local stories through the voices of the community. Everything you hear in these podcasts has been shared by those attending the Bullion Hall Remembers group at Bullion Hall, a vibrant local community centre. In today’s episode we hear from Amna. Amna first moved to Chester-le-Street after being forced to leave her home in Syria, and will tell us today about her journey here with her family. Amna will also tell us about how important she has found it to get involved with her local community, volunteering her time and supporting others. This project has been devised, delivered and produced by Digital Voice for Communities. Thank you to everyone who has contributed. Chester-le-Stories is part of a Heritage Lottery Funded project made possible thanks to National Lottery players. With their support, we’re able to preserve, share, and celebrate the heritage of our town.

3. 

   10 Jun 2026

   Ted

   Welcome to Chester-le-Stories, a new limited series podcast sharing the memories of people from Chester-le-Street. From everyday memories to hidden moments from the past, this series sets out to share local stories through the voices of the community. Everything you hear in these podcasts has been shared by those attending the Bullion Hall Remembers group at Bullion Hall, a vibrant local community centre. Today we will hear from Ted. Ted will tell us about his life as a young man growing up in Chester-le-Street, playing out  and getting taken home by a copper, and meeting his wife for the first time by the chip shop. This project has been devised, delivered and produced by Digital Voice for Communities. Thank you to everyone who has contributed. Chester-le-Stories is part of a Heritage Lottery Funded project made possible thanks to National Lottery players. With their support, we’re able to preserve, share, and celebrate the heritage of our town.

4. 

   10 Jun 2026

   Kevin

   Welcome to Chester-le-Stories, a new limited series podcast sharing the memories of people from Chester-le-Street. From everyday memories to hidden moments from the past, this series sets out to share local stories through the voices of the community. Everything you hear in these podcasts has been shared by those attending the Bullion Hall Remembers group at Bullion Hall, a vibrant local community centre. Today we’ll hear from Kevin. Kevin is going to tell us about visiting the Lambton Lion Park with his family, about his grandparents lives as Spiritualists and his uncle’s time as a bouncer at the Carousel nightclub. This project has been devised, delivered and produced by Digital Voice for Communities. Thank you to everyone who has contributed. Chester-le-Stories is part of a Heritage Lottery Funded project made possible thanks to National Lottery players. With their support, we’re able to preserve, share, and celebrate the heritage of our town.

5. 

   10 Jun 2026

   Glynis T

   Welcome to Chester-le-Stories, a new limited series podcast sharing the memories of people from Chester-le-Street. From everyday memories to hidden moments from the past, this series sets out to share local stories through the voices of the community. Everything you hear in these podcasts has been shared by those attending the Bullion Hall Remembers group at Bullion Hall, a vibrant local community centre. Today we’ve an interview with Glynis T - one of the two Glynis’ that have been attending our group! Glynis is going to tell us today about some moments from Chester-le-Street history that have really stood out to her, including seeing a train crashing in to the pedestrian bridge at the station, when the baboons escaped from the lion park, as well as speaking about her near 20 years as a school crossing patrol officer near the Hermitage. This project has been devised, delivered and produced by Digital Voice for Communities. Thank you to everyone who has contributed. Chester-le-Stories is part of a Heritage Lottery Funded project made possible thanks to National Lottery players. With their support, we’re able to preserve, share, and celebrate the heritage of our town.

6. 

   10 Jun 2026

   Linda

   Welcome to Chester-le-Stories, a new limited series podcast sharing the memories of people from Chester-le-Street. From everyday memories to hidden moments from the past, this series sets out to share local stories through the voices of the community. Everything you hear in these podcasts has been shared by those attending the Bullion Hall Remembers group at Bullion Hall, a vibrant local community centre. We’re hearing today from Linda. Linda will tell us about her mother’s work in Graves, the well known bakery that used to grace Front Street, as well as her own memories of school and how different childhood was to today. This project has been devised, delivered and produced by Digital Voice for Communities. Thank you to everyone who has contributed. Chester-le-Stories is part of a Heritage Lottery Funded project made possible thanks to National Lottery players. With their support, we’re able to preserve, share, and celebrate the heritage of our town.

7. 

   10 Jun 2026

   Hazel

   Welcome to Chester-le-Stories, a new limited series podcast sharing the memories of people from Chester-le-Street. From everyday memories to hidden moments from the past, this series sets out to share local stories through the voices of the community. Everything you hear in these podcasts has been shared by those attending the Bullion Hall Remembers group at Bullion Hall, a vibrant local community centre. In this episode we hear from Hazel, who is going to share some of her memories about growing up in Chester-le-Street in the 1940s and 50s, including ratting down in the Cong Burn, her handy mum who sewed ball gowns and growing up on Sixth Avenue. This project has been devised, delivered and produced by Digital Voice for Communities. Thank you to everyone who has contributed. Chester-le-Stories is part of a Heritage Lottery Funded project made possible thanks to National Lottery players. With their support, we’re able to preserve, share, and celebrate the heritage of our town.

8. 

   10 Jun 2026

   John

   Welcome to Chester-le-Stories, a new limited series podcast sharing the memories of people from Chester-le-Street. From everyday memories to hidden moments from the past, this series sets out to share local stories through the voices of the community. Everything you hear in these podcasts has been shared by those attending the Bullion Hall Remembers group at Bullion Hall, a vibrant local community centre. Today we’ve an interview with John. John first came to Chester-le-Street in 1960 to work in the magistrates' office, and is going to tell us of his time there getting to grips with typewriters, his first court cases, and finding relics of the Second World War in hidden attics. This project has been devised, delivered and produced by Digital Voice for Communities. Thank you to everyone who has contributed. Chester-le-Stories is part of a Heritage Lottery Funded project made possible thanks to National Lottery players. With their support, we’re able to preserve, share, and celebrate the heritage of our town.

9. 

   10 Jun 2026

   Glynis E

   Welcome to Chester-le-Stories, a new limited series podcast sharing the memories of people from Chester-le-Street. From everyday memories to hidden moments from the past, this series sets out to share local stories through the voices of the community. Everything you hear in these podcasts has been shared by those attending the Bullion Hall Remembers group at Bullion Hall, a vibrant local community centre. Today we’ve an interview with Glynis E - one of the two Glynis’ that have been attending our group. Glynis is going to tell us about moving to Chester-le-Street from Gateshead and growing up in the town during the 60s. She will tell us about the pubs, cinemas and what it was like to go out in sugar starched dresses. This project has been devised, delivered and produced by Digital Voice for Communities. Thank you to everyone who has contributed. Chester-le-Stories is part of a Heritage Lottery Funded project made possible thanks to National Lottery players. With their support, we’re able to preserve, share, and celebrate the heritage of our town.

10. 

    10 Jun 2026

    Thelma

    Welcome to Chester-le-Stories, a new limited series podcast sharing the memories of people from Chester-le-Street. From everyday memories to hidden moments from the past, this series sets out to share local stories through the voices of the community. Everything you hear in these podcasts has been shared by those attending the Bullion Hall Remembers group at Bullion Hall, a vibrant local community centre. We’re hearing today from Thelma. Thelma is going to tell us a little about the “squatters” of Chester-le-Street, and how her aunt lived in the former Nissan huts due to a lack of post second world war housing. Thelma is also going to tell us about her childhood and attending school during a time of little electricity and a lot of gas lamps. This project has been devised, delivered and produced by Digital Voice for Communities. Thank you to everyone who has contributed. Chester-le-Stories is part of a Heritage Lottery Funded project made possible thanks to National Lottery players. With their support, we’re able to preserve, share, and celebrate the heritage of our town.

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