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Well done! It's hard work doing continued CPR so it's good if a few people can rotate. The more people who can do it the better. It should be taught in schools all over the country. I always find the Bee Gees song 'Stayin Alive' gives a great rhythm for compressions and it's easy to remember because of its title.

. I always find the Bee Gees song 'Stayin Alive' gives a great rhythm for compressions and it's easy to remember because of its title. We were told to sing Nelly the Elephant..........😄

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

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... 🤸

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

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. 🙂

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Thanks Alan, its good to know who the cartoonist was, I will write Davy Patterson's name on the back of the drawings so I never forget the artist and give him a mention when showing them. Its a shame the Morocco holiday drawing is lost, would have been nice to see. Damian.

@Damian Robson comment from a member on the Northumberland and Durham Pits group :-

When I was chair of the Town Council I put three onto the Front Street and held courses about how to use them. The NHS actually did the courses. They give their own instructions when you take one out so they are pretty easy to use........the hard bit is continued CPR until the professionals arrive!

I'll keep checking the two groups and if there are any further comments that have any new info info I will add them to this post.