Crater Kippers

[Maggie/915]

After a high tea of Craster Kippers, I am left wondering how many people went to Craster and bought a box of Kippers to bring home.

Circa 1950s

My Dad had a Norton Motorbike and me as pillion passenger. My Mum had an ex police scooter.

Happy Days.

It would now cost an arm and a leg for a box.

[Maggie/915]

Bloody I products Craster of course.

Still it counts as a joke!

[paul mann]

We'd poach kippers for Friday night tea - stunk up the kitchen ahl weekend.

[Maggie/915]

Still does!

I leave the pan outside!

My Mum and Dad grilled them.

It irritates me that certain members of the family do not get all the best bits!

Yesterday we were at Beadnell and son and grand kids left me with four mackerel to cook!

Soused herrings led to soused mackerel!

Could life get any better!

Beadnell for the kids with a boat and a canoe.

High tide led to bay watch running through the water, splashing people obviously.

Today Durham and the history.

Northumberland is the place to be!

Maybe I am biased

[Brian Cross]

Still does!

I leave the pan outside!

My Mum and Dad grilled them.

It irritates me that certain members of the family do not get all the best bits!

Yesterday we were at Beadnell and son and grand kids left me with four mackerel to cook!

Soused herrings led to soused mackerel!

Could life get any better!

Beadnell for the kids with a boat and a canoe.

High tide led to bay watch running through the water, splashing people obviously.

Today Durham and the history.

Northumberland is the place to be!

Maybe I am biased

No you are right Northumberland is the greatest

[Malcolm Robinson]

Well really like the names implies everything north of the Humber so Durham et al are really our heritage!

[Maggie/915]

Remember we were part of Durham for many years.

[Malcolm Robinson]

King Æthelred II might not agree Maggie!

[Malcolm Robinson]

Ahem..........

[Maggie/915]

True but then Northumbria was the place to be.

Really nothing has changed except the boundaries.

More and more holiday makers.

Beadnell the other day was very good for people watching and there were not many with Northumbrian accents.

Maybe the accent is dying.

[John White]

Ahem..........

I see Bernicia had an even bigger estate to manage in those days!

I wonder how many vans they had then!!

[Maggie/915]

Maybe Chariots of Fire.