Vic Patterson

If the "nightlife" is the cause of the vandalism then it would be good to see it curbed! Noise is not acceptable when it disturbs others, its disrespectful, vandalism isn't acceptable, ask all of those volunteers who beautify Bedlington! I hope the town centre is not relying on drunken louts for its viability.

Rich, I'm not sure what your suggesting, sounds like you think the restaurants, pubs etc are responsible for those doing the vandalism and that the vandalism is preferred to the new residents! I dont know who these new residents are or what the use of the Manor is, yes it will be interesting to see what negative effect that will have on the front street especially the economy.

We have a very active Tourist Centre, they offer maps and guides etc, the most popular maps are the illustrated simplified maps with walking times and distances on them. A very popular program is "Passport to the Peaks" it wouldn't work in the Bedlington situation but the principle would, issue a passport and having it stamped at key locations, once completed earns you a certificate.

Happy birthday Foxy, I hope it is a great one!

Hi Brian, It's under the heading "info" along the top left of the page.

Sorry to hear of your loss Tony, good to see you back, good luck with your plans.

Johny Citrone!

Well it is Mothers day here! Happy Mothers Day to all you moms, hope you have a great day.

Looking great, a lot of hard work is paying off.

Hi Brian, I see you have a rather big storm heading your way! it would appear you are south of the main part, I hope you and yours are all safe, as well as your fellow countrymen. Please keep us informed as time permits!

Happy birthday Brian, hope you have a great day!

I wonder who is realy having the most fun!

With all these good wishes it is a great day! thank you everyone, remember its just a number.

Same here Canny lass, except when our kids come for a visit we are always unlocking the doors, they are all city dwellers now! they even lock there cars!

Sorry about that Eggy, your right! I should have delved into it more before opening my gob. Not realy an issue but could be missed.

That was from an earlier photo posting, the names are not the updated ones, 21 is Doreen not 35,but 37 is Rosemary.

Milk will be spot on HPW as I'm teetotal also, I like that Burton voice but not sure it works with your accent!

HPW I usually use my email, then cut and paste it, then delete when done. If I don't get finished it goes into drafts! Piece of cake!

A very good and interesting discussion but not really appropriate for "Birthday Wishes"

Happy birthday Merc. hope you have a great day, saving that kitty will be the best present you'll ever get!

We used to call roofing felt and linoleum tarry toot! great for fires and flaming arrows...

And a happy Australia Day to you Brian, have a good one.

I hope this is successful Samuel, we used to have a movie theatre here in town but it has long long gone, our nearest one is 120 miles away, and yes people travel after work to take in a movie and popcorn. I remember in the early 1950's in Rothbury waiting for second house! (I think movies were only every Thursday sitting on forms in the village hall) being from Blyth we were spoiled with all those venues! Good luck.

I also spent many hours/ days converting our Standard 8 and Super 8 cine films, projector, screen and background music,(poor quality) then later onto DVD, I tried editing but found even bad pictures or double exposed sections were worth keeping! At my wedding 1962 my dad bought a 9.5 camera with film in it, then he had it developed, we have never been able to view it! looking at the film you can see us getting into our BMW (Isseta!) car and driving away, I had a company try and convert it but got nothing back, just a blank tape.(I still have the camera.) In 1963 My dad and I bought a used Standard 8 camera from a gentleman in Bedlington! we then progressed on to Super 8 and eventually VHS, now I'm looking at how to get the DVD onto my computer and thumb drives