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Just what everyone wants to know: RE: J D Wetherspoon: Contact Form Submission†From: Acquisitions Internal (Acquisitionsint@jdwetherspoon.co.uk) Sent: 05 July 2010 09:10:23 To: claire jackson Dear Ms Jackson Thank you for your email. JD Wetherspoon has purchased the Red Lion in Bedlington. At the moment there are no onsite or opening dates agreed. Once again, thank you for taking the time and trouble to contact us. Kind regards Carolyn

I was brought up in Bedlington from being six years old right up until I joined the Army at 19. I've been away from Bedlington off and on for 24 years and I still miss it all the time, some of my happiest memories come from swimming at the dam, playing football with the Marleys when the baths were still there, hearing Micky Hale had broke another bone and of course the Picnic. Great memories, a great time to grow up and a great place to live.

Dr Brown was a Gent, a truly lovely bloke who as many have said above was loved by the community. Happily I saw him more walking his dog than I did as a patient but he would stop and say hello when he saw you. It would be nice to see a memorial to him, he gave a lot to the Town of Bedlington.

Well done Claire So, it`s official! That`s the best news i`ve heard today. The Red Lion is going to be a pub again

Sorry I cannot help with where he is burried Ian... But I remember growing up while Dr Brown was a big and well respected part of the community. I remember he would walk his dog around the town (A REALLY old Boxer with some kind of growth on its back! - if I remember correctly). He would stop and talk to us as kids (I am 33 now) and I never heard a bad word said about the man! Everyone knew him and everyone always made a point of saying hello and asking him how he was. He was a great person and when he passed I remember many people in the town talking about it and about what a genuine miss he would be. Sorry I cannot help with any of the detail, but I thought it is important that you hear how well he was regarded

your grandad looked after my dad in his final days he was mint glad you found him

Hello Ian, I am Catherine's sister and live near Bedlington so if you do come up to visit do get in touch and we would be happy for you to stay. Our father and your grandfather were avid members of the Bedlington Cricket Team and I have very fond memories of being at the cricket field with them all.