Jojo

My home PC is now fixed and ready to pick up this afternoon. So I'll get started over the weekend and by next week, expect some images [not sharp ones mind], but images of happier days.

A brilliant idea.

Thanks for the welcome folks. Even though I've not lived in Bedlington itself for 31 years, I still have fond memories of the place as a child. I also remember being terribly upset about being told the family were moving away from the area. I remember my dad telling me that the Wombles were at Atlee Park...I never saw a Womble at all. The siren from Cambios power station terrifying me. [Those chimney's are a huge miss] 'Pop's' shop around the corner from the Bedlington terrier pub and the fireworks display in the field opposite his shop [i got lost]. I have some old 8mm cine footage from the 50's/ 60's in and around Bedlington. I'll try and get some screenshots taken and i'll upload them at some point. Plessey Woods, North Ridge, Picnic etc...

Great pics and thanks for sharing them, but alas I don't recognize any of those faces featured. If anyone has anymore, please upload them.

I once lived in Alnwick for approx 1 year. It just wasn't for me. Being stuck in St. Thomas' didn't help either.

They're my cousins - used to live in Westlea area. Not seen them in years. Yeah, I noticed the colliery pics, that's what prompted me to join this board. Alas, I didn't recognize anyone on them. Can't recall Tyler's dog, but I can still hear him scrape away with his shovel on the road. I used to know some old bearded bloke called Sandy from Netherton [earliest memories here]. This forum is great, looking around the place, I'm having loads of memories awoken... someone spoke about Saber toothed tigers/ picnic - I've no idea, but that rang distant bells for some reason.

Hello out there, I lived in Bedlington as a child up until 1976, then we moved further north due to my dad's place of work 'Whittle Colliery' nr Shilbottle. I have lot's of good memories of Bedlington in the early - mid 70's ie; Miner's picnic, Plessey woods and those stepping stones, Laws stores, the Netto revelation, the Oval, watching classic 1940 serials in the Westlea Club, making a huge snowman on the green oppisite the Bedlington Terrier pub, as well as scant memories of Netherton Colliery and a certain Jacky Tyler - anyone remember him? He used to be forever shoveling up spilt coal from the roads. My late dad used to work at Netherton Colliery nickname was Titch or Joe. He was related to the Miller family and his surname was Halliday. A big hello to anyone out there with any information/ memories of this great place. Jojo