June 15, 201214 yr Thats me outside the grapes with the umbrella up !!! I was watching you Malcolm, I thought that ambulance was coming for you. !!!! Edited June 15, 201214 yr by keith
June 15, 201214 yr That's a canny turn-out ... just like the old days when the Picnic was in town*. Did the Beeb turn-up to film and any hints when, and where the highlights might be broadcast ... maybe I'll have to scroll down to the 97? Sky channel to get Look North.*Pity none of the kids chucked stink bombs from the bank outside the Council Office like we used to in the 60s. Edited June 15, 201214 yr by Symptoms
June 15, 201214 yr I saw your umbrella Keith..................You might have bought me and Foxy a cuppa, we were like drowned rats by then!
June 15, 201214 yr Sym,We should be highlighted on Look North tonight, if not there is a Torch special 7.00-7.30pm but that's about Ncl. Watch out for the Bedlington coat of arms .......first time its been seen in what 40 years!!!!!!!! It led our parade.
June 15, 201214 yr Foxy will have much better pics...............Plus I will be able to get the official ones as well.
June 15, 201214 yr Lets see if this works.....I can see myself on the market cross second from the end.
June 15, 201214 yr Splendid photographs Adam, a dreadful pity about the weatherlooking at the BDC banner, think the blazon of the arms could be revised as:Argent in base a cross formy quadrate sable between four lozenges of the second, in chief azure a lymphad or in full sail the sail charged with a cross formy of the second between two lions combattant or.The lions look to be holding something but I can't quite see from the image. Well done to everyone who organised what looks to have been a memorable day
June 15, 201214 yr Have a look at some of my photos:http://www.flickr.co...os/51143221@N03 Lovely pictures Adam. Thanks for sharing. I have to say that I think Bedlington is looking really nice. It seems as though a bit of thought and effort has been put in. Hope it wasn't just because "the torch" was coming to town.
June 15, 201214 yr Lovely pictures Adam. Thanks for sharing. I have to say that I think Bedlington is looking really nice. It seems as though a bit of thought and effort has been put in. Hope it wasn't just because "the torch" was coming to town.The THI have done and continue to do a great job with the shop fronts, and the place did look very neat and tidy for the torch to come through, hopefully it will stay like that in the future.
June 15, 201214 yr That's a canny turn-out ... just like the old days when the Picnic was in town*. Did the Beeb turn-up to film and any hints when, and where the highlights might be broadcast ... maybe I'll have to scroll down to the 97? Sky channel to get Look North.*Pity none of the kids chucked stink bombs from the bank outside the Council Office like we used to in the 60s. you will never get crowds at bedlington like the miners picknick i know i used to attend the picknick . happy times then
June 15, 201214 yr I saw your umbrella Keith..................You might have bought me and Foxy a cuppa, we were like drowned rats by then!buy , bloody buy . The sally army was dishing coffee out for nowt
June 15, 201214 yr I saw your umbrella Keith..................You might have bought me and Foxy a cuppa, we were like drowned rats by then!if you look directly above the bus stop sign and in line with the n/s bus mirror, thats me with the black Bernicia umbrella
June 16, 201214 yr looking at the BDC banner, think the blazon of the arms could be revised as:Argent in base a cross formy quadrate sable between four lozenges of the second, in chief azure a lymphad or in full sail the sail charged with a cross formy of the second between two lions combattant or.The lions look to be holding something but I can't quite see from the image.Looks like lightning bolts or electrical signs to me..............two for each.I would be really interested if you could read the whole thing mobius.I presume the boat is St Cuthbert?
June 16, 201214 yr looking at the BDC banner, think the blazon of the arms could be revised as:Argent in base a cross formy quadrate sable between four lozenges of the second, in chief azure a lymphad or in full sail the sail charged with a cross formy of the second between two lions combattant or.The lions look to be holding something but I can't quite see from the image. Hi Mobius, could this "cross formy quadrate sable" you mention be St. Cuthbert's cross and could the lions for some reason be holding a cross bow? Edited June 16, 201214 yr by Canny lass
June 16, 201214 yr Looks like a cross bow to me MalcolmI am no expert Canny Lass but I have something in the back of my mind saying these represent 'industry'........maybe sparks off a smithy? Hopefully Mobius can give us a proper meaning.........
June 16, 201214 yr More on our Parade..........http://www.newspostleader.co.uk/news/local/crowds-fill-bedlington-streets-for-olympic-torch-relay-video-1-4651337
June 16, 201214 yr and some stills..............http://www.newspostleader.co.uk/news/local/bedlington-enjoys-the-olypic-torch-relay-bedlington-1-4651343
June 16, 201214 yr Looks like lightning bolts or electrical signs to me..............two for each.I would be really interested if you could read the whole thing mobius.I presume the boat is St Cuthbert? That is an excellent picture there Malcolm, it looks to be taken from the original letters patent. If that document (a great big piece of parchment with heavy wax seals) could be found then the proper and full blazon could easily be known.Strictly they're the arms of BUDC, but since West Bedlington Parish Council can be considered their legitimate successors it would be very simple to have the grant translated to WBPC. Edited June 16, 201214 yr by mobius
June 16, 201214 yr I am no expert Canny Lass but I have something in the back of my mind saying these represent 'industry'........maybe sparks off a smithy? Hopefully Mobius can give us a proper meaning.........I agree. The lions look to be holding sparks of lightning - maybe in reference to the sparks at an iron foundry?? I can only guess, but I've emailed the image to a colleague who works for the College of Arms to see if he can turn anything up.
June 16, 201214 yr Hi Mobius, could this "cross formy quadrate sable" you mention be St. Cuthbert's cross and could the lions for some reason be holding a cross bow?It could be. There's no proper heraldic language to describe a St Cuthbert's Cross - it's just described as 'a cross of St Cuthbert' (cf the arms of Newcastle University) but a cross formy quadrate is used by a couple of colleges at Durham University to represent their link to St Cuthbert and that seems to be the case for Bedlington's arms also.
June 16, 201214 yr Lets see if this works.....Thanks for the pics Malcolm and Adam Edited June 16, 201214 yr by Brian Cross
June 16, 201214 yr if you look directly above the bus stop sign and in line with the n/s bus mirror, thats me with the black Bernicia umbrellaYou certainly look a treat in them High Heels and Suspenders. :dribble:
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