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I am a past president of the American Bedlington Terrier club and I started my history passion back in the 70's. I visited Bedlington and the Northumberland area many times and spoke with many of the "old timers" who are no longer with us. The name Metcalf has come up many times and one of my old friends was Jack Wailes, a pitman and a breeder of the terriers.If anyone can share historical information with me I would be very grateful.

I,ve just come home from shopping in Bedlington and I must say I was really pleased with the look of Bedlington tonight. The flower beds are beautiful and the town does look nice and well kept but I can,t say the same for the 'station' as it really does look dreadful. I do know the Clayton has never looked good but it has never looked so bad at this moment in time. The chemist shop paintings are filthy and I have noticed theres also a window boarded up. Jakes bar surely is owned by someone and ofcourse with the newsagents now being closed it just looks a right state. I thuoght at Xmas time it was smashing and I thought at last we are not now the poor relations but I,m afraid it is back to normal. I do think its a damn shame and why should we be ashamed