Hello. I was part of the firefighting team that responded to the old pub on the site of the Vibe/MOOD bar in Bedlington.

1989 I believe. Has anyone got any articles/photos of the fire. I live in Australia now so I'm just trying to retrace my history.

Thanks for your help.

Mike

No info Mike but this is the John Fox photo that he posted :-

It would be difficult for you to tell if you in this photo as they are all wearing the same outfit.

Thanks, Alan.

That was part of the clean up operation. We were there in the early hours of the previous night, firefighting.

It was great to see the photo. Brought back instant memories. 🙂

@mike white I screen shot your initial comment and posted it on the Bygone Bedlington Facebook goup.

No replies yet about the cause of the fire.

One member made a comment and I supect from it (and I had a look at his prorfile = retired Fireman) the he knew you :-

Edited July 9Jul 9 by Alan Edgar (Eggy1948)

Fantastic. I served with Phil and yes, he's 100% correct about the plant pots.

:-)

Hi Alan. I can't seem to find the Bygone Bedlington FB page.

Thanks for keeping this chat going. Much appreciated.

Mike

Another couple of comments :-

10 minutes ago, mike white said:

Hi Alan. I can't seem to find the Bygone Bedlington FB page.

Thanks for keeping this chat going. Much appreciated.

Mike

it's a 'Private' FB group so you would have to join to see the postings. Try this linl :- https://www.facebook.com/groups/BygoneBedlington

Has there been changes made to the website? I'm having all sorts of navigating problems, I could be just me! 🙃

6 minutes ago, Vic Patterson said:

Has there been changes made to the website? I'm having all sorts of navigating problems, I could be just me! 🙃

Not you Vic. The site hs been upgraded and there are differences in the way the system is displaying what we were used to. I have found the main menus very similar to the past set up but the Gallery images are displayed slightly different and I am still working my way around to see if I can notice if anything has been dropped😱.

It wll take me awhile and then I will probably forget what I was looking for🤷‍♂️.

Back in the 1960 to 90s everything took about 10 years to change. Now it's far to frequent for us oldies. We need the great grandkids to keep us right. We even have to scrawl through multiple sets of emojis and icons to get to the ones we prefer

Thank you Alan, I'm relieved it's not me! I'm used to going straight to this page then sometimes going to other areas later, I can live with it but would call it a downgrade rather than an upgrade! (perspective!) I still miss the live camera... 🤸

6 minutes ago, Vic Patterson said:

....I still miss the live camera... 🤸

me to☺️

@mike white there haven't been anymore replies iro the fire on the Bygone Bedlington FB group😞

That's ok. Thank you Alan.

Best wishes. Mike.