An honour and a great privilege to lay a wreath today at the Bedlington Cenotaph on this, Remembrance Sunday, on behalf of all residents in my Bedlington West Ward.

Photo from Simon Williams :-

 

4 hours ago, Mal said:

An honour and a great privilege to lay a wreath today at the Bedlington Cenotaph on this, Remembrance Sunday, on behalf of all residents in my Bedlington West Ward.

Nice to see there is a good turnout. We still have ours on the 11th, tomorrow. 

Wish that I could have been there. Instead thought that you might like to see this invite to a welcome home in 1945 

42 minutes ago, Pegwoman said:

Do you mind if I copy this and put in on one of the Bedlington social media pages?  

44 minutes ago, Pegwoman said:

@Pegwoman - never seen one of those before.

@Ovalteeny - see the name of the chairman on the certificate - C. S. KIDD 

Some of the crowd pics yesterday............Thanks Simon Williams. 

 

 

Edited November 11, 20241 yr by Mal

I read a newspaper report this morning saying '100's turned out in Morpeth and Alnwick for Remembrance Sunday.'  

If I wrote the copy............

 

...meanwhile 1000's turn out in Bedlington as ususal !!!!!!!!

15 minutes ago, Mal said:

Do you mind if I copy this and put in on one of the Bedlington social media pages?  

not at all. I have even got a paper hat which was worn by one of my uncles at the celebration

 

 

You can use the photo of the invitation circa 1945

Just looking through some family stuff and thought I would share it with other members 

@Pegwoman in the Gallery section of this group there is an album created with images of a booklet that the Co-op had published for the Jubilee and the iage Wanny the Bedlington terrier, thats on your teapot, is it :-

This is a direct link to the album :-

 

 

Looking at that tea-pot, the terrier seems to have changed shape over the years. Did it not have it's lovely, cuddly, rounded back then! And .... what wouldn't I give to have a tea-pot like that at my 'afternoon teas' - surpassed only by Mrs Bucket's candlelight suppers!

13 hours ago, Canny lass said:

Looking at that tea-pot, the terrier seems to have changed shape over the years. Did it not have it's lovely, cuddly, rounded back then! And .... what wouldn't I give to have a tea-pot like that at my 'afternoon teas' - surpassed only by Mrs Bucket's candlelight suppers!

@Canny lass check out @John H Williams post from 2020 :- 

 

 

Thanks Eggy, I'd forgotten all about that. I must have had one of my 'senior moments'.

Do the people of Bedlington realise that this year is the 200th anniversary of the birth of the first ever litter of pups to be called 'Bedlington Terriers'? Joe Ainsley and Ned Cotes bred that litter in the Vicarage in Bedlington. Ned Cotes ended up in an asylum and Joe Ainsley married and moved away, but there were plenty of others in the town who carried on that breeding. Perhaps there should be a 'celebration' of some kind? I might even turn up to it myself.

17 minutes ago, Canny lass said:

Thanks Eggy, I'd forgotten all about that. I must have had one of my 'senior moments'.

I'm the founder member of that club 

2 minutes ago, John H Williams said:

Do the people of Bedlington realise that this year is the 200th anniversary of the birth of the first ever litter of pups to be called 'Bedlington Terriers'? Joe Ainsley and Ned Cotes bred that litter in the Vicarage in Bedlington. Ned Cotes ended up in an asylum and Joe Ainsley married and moved away, but there were plenty of others in the town who carried on that breeding. Perhaps there should be a 'celebration' of some kind? I might even turn up to it myself.

They do celebrate the breed @John H Williams - or they used to. There was an annual gathering of anyone with a Bedlington terrier and they walked through the town to a place they could all gather. 

Don't know if it still happens but I will have a search..

My memory says it maded the TV once but I think that was to do with some 'celebrity' (hate that word) who was doing a tour around Northumberland (and possibly further afield) and they stopped off in Bedlington on the day of the annual bedlington Terrier event. I could be wrong but I thing it was Larry Lamb who played Mick in the Gavin & Stacey show.

Surely, a 200th Anniversary calls for something 'special'?

27 minutes ago, John H Williams said:

Surely, a 200th Anniversary calls for something 'special'?

I did a search John and I the Bedlington Terrier North east Club has a Facebook group but only members can view it and I can't find any way of contacting them outside of that group and i don't want to join the group

Found some images online showing phots from the yearly meet up of the group on the 20 acre field in 2021 :

2021 gathering :-

Tallantyes have advertised previous gatherings but can't find any notifucation for this year :-

2022 advert 

Tallantyre 2024 advert :-

 

Facebook group :-

 

 

 

I have joined the N E group, and I have mentioned it on there. I simply think that a 200th anniversary is rather 'special'. Only the Dandie Dinmont has an older pedigree. Contact some local papers etc., get your local TV involved........

1 hour ago, John H Williams said:

I have joined the N E group, and I have mentioned it on there. I simply think that a 200th anniversary is rather 'special'. Only the Dandie Dinmont has an older pedigree. Contact some local papers etc., get your local TV involved........

Let's know what their response is John