Pete

2012.............

After the winter solstice nothing matters anyway!

Febuary 9th, 2015 work to commence at 10 17 am. If I win I am prepared to swap first prize for the Greggs pasty

Keith, I honestly wouldn't know what a cup of coffee in Bacci's tasted like. Just read what Symptoms has to say about the place! Definitely not a place for the tender gender of Netherton. No, give me Jimmy Millne's any day. He was a great host as well. He went from table to table talking to everybody. Sometimes he'd greet you in the doorway, escort you to a seat, carry your shopping bag and get your coffee from the counter. Made you feel like royalty.

Symptoms, In answer to your query about the cafe at the station, that wasn't Bacci's. It was Moscardini's, or Moskies as it was better known. Can't remember the guy's first name. Pete would probably be able to tell you.

Joe Moscadini own the cafe at the station he also owned the billiard hall near the pictures His wife and son (Bernard) ran the cafe

Not so sure Pete.

If they are owned by the old developer and now the administrator...

Its a strange situation Malcolm but surly NCC must have a stake in this somewhere. It looks like the ending on the youtube vid could come to pass, the historic gates sitting in a shed gatering dust in North Yorks for years to come.

Happy Birthday Brian, hope you have a great day

I wonder who owns them??????

First one that pays the bill by the looks of it

You have probably see this on BBC North East but I found it very interesting

Happy Birthday Vic, hope you have a great day

If you have that sort of dosh kicking around Pete I know where there are some garden gates which need a bit of TLC..............

If only Malcolm. I will look at the lottery results tonight and realise its plan B ( short rations) until next lottery results on Saturday

Circa £200K.......

Triffling sum Malcolm

What is the matter with Bedlington having a mining museum, In fact the management of woodhorn museum changed it so it is no longer Woodhorn Mining Museum just woodhorn museum, should we not have a museum in bedlington i would say we have more history then Ashington.

Adam,

There is a post on the forum that goes along simmular lines to what you are saying, and you are right Bedlington has more history than Ashington. The post that I am referring to was in relation to the Iron works and did state that if Bedlington had created a museum down the woods where the Iron works was, then there would not have been a Beamish. Not sure who the original poster was but it should still be on the forum somewhere.

By the way Pete,

Dont know if your up to speed with whats going on here regarding the Leisure Centre but Ashington is in line for a new one at a cost of £20 million when they already have one. Bedlington who has never had one will get nothing.

No Foxy I was not aware that Asington where getting a new leisure centre but that reminds me of when I lived in Bedlington, Ashington had the indoor swimming pool whilst Bedlington had Humford baths, Humford baths where better by far in the summer anyway.

Pete,

I think you missed the point here,my suggestion of putting them at the new leisure centre was merely sarcasm aimed at the incompetent councillors that claim to represent us Bedlington folk. Of course I don't want the gates or anything else for that matter to go to Ashington but until we can get these people replaced we'll just have to weather the storm, hopefully better than the gates have.

I did understand what you meant but with councils today they probaly would put historic gates on a leisure centre.

Pete,

The problem we have with putting them in a Mining Museum is that the museum just happens to be located in Ashington. Unfortunately the people who preside over our beloved town have no interest in Bedlington and whenever there is any investment in the former Wansbeck District it will usually end up in Ashington.Youv'e probably just given them an idea now that will be put on the agenda for the next meeting. Perhaps they will look nice as the entrance to the new Leisure Centre, to be built in ASHINGTON after all the repair bill for the Gates will be a pittance added to the £20 million cost of the Centre.

Foxy,

I understand the point that you are making and fully agree but the reason that I mentioned the minning museum was because miners from Ashington and Bedlington would have used Hartford hall. As for putting them in front of a Leisure Centre,well I think that would be an insult to the past. If Bedlington can not have then then the minning museum seems the next best option or to use Malcom's words they will end up on a none existant road. Still, the problem of getting them from Chris topps Iron Works, heafty bill I would think,

Yep same place Pete.

Developers are saying they will restore the gates as part of their 106 planning gain requirement. Seems there is a difference of opinion on what they are promising to pay for, infrastructural improvements, with planners saying even if they sold everything they couldn't pay what has been promised?

I believe the residents are trying to find funds to pay for the gates.

I stepped away when I was told the gates have to go back where they came from. I have no interest in knocking myself out fighting to get these gates put up on the side of a private housing development for aesthetic reasons! Had we been able to display them in the centre of the Town or even use them as a feature on one of the roadways in, then I would have been trying to crack heads together! Putting them back on a none existent road is a joke!

Reading your reply Malcom it would appear that the gates have to go back to Hartford Hall, but was this place not the NCB rehabilitation centre when the pits were working? It would be in the interest of Bedlington and the surrounding area for these gates to be located in Bedlington as part of its history or even in the minning museum as a tribute to the many miners that went through a reabiltation program owing to injury in the mines.

Synergy

Dear All

You might remember reading Paul Manns thread about his new novel "The Leek Club".

I`m going to have the pleasure of speaking to him on Thursday, on the wireless, after 5pm.

The "Leek Club" is launched on Amazon Kindle that day & is a semi-biographical look at Bedlington in the 50s.

I think we could call this a Synergy Scoop

John W

I have been listening to Synergy on the Internet and its great to hear local Bedlington news, to hear an update of the local football teams on Saturday is great. Its a bit like being back in Bedlington when I listen to Synergy.

Wishing you best of luck with the future of the radio station hope everything works out,

Great job, well done.

Malcom

Is this the same place as the missing gates? Is there any news on the gates?

Could plans to build new homes help in the restoration of the gates?

http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-east-news/todays-news/2012/03/13/hartford-hall-homes-dispute-is-set-to-go-public-61634-30517964/

Coughs and colds were treated in our house by placing a dish in the oven containing malt vinegar and 4 or 5 'black bullets'. Anybody remember them? When the sweets had melted the mixture was stirred and used as an inhalation under a thick bath towel. If you had a high temperature at the same time you were tucked up in bed with a shelf, from the coal oven, wrapped in a blanket so that you could 'sweat it out'. The medicine box in a colliery house was very sparsely equipped. Andrews Liver Salts, senna pods and Golden Eye Ointment seemed to be the main stay and these could apparently cure any medical complaint known to man!

Splinters, which couldn't be got at using a pair of tweezers, were removed by making a poultice of Fairy Household Soap, warmed and softened then, mixed with sugar. The poultice was left in place a couple of days and drew the splinter out.

Perhaps the strangest 'cure' I came across in Netherton was using coal dirt from the pit to strengthen your back. My father never washed his back. He shunned the pit baths when they opened because they had showers, which meant you couldn't avoid getting your back wet. He washed after work in a large enamel bowl on the floor in front of the fire. He often got us children to wash his back but always told us to 'not touch the black bit, just wash around it. This was a patch about a foot square. In the mid 50's my father was found lying on the ground half way between the pit head and home in an unconscious state. He'd collapsed on his way home due to a burst duodenal ulcer and become unconcious due to blood loss. He developed perotinitis as a result and spent several weeks in the RVI after an emergency operation. They saved his life. Was he grateful to these men and women of the medical profession? No - because they had washed his back while he was unconscious. He was not amused and he said his back was never the same again.

A cure for a bad cough that was used in our house was to get two slices of turnip, place the first slice on a plate and cover it with sugar, place the second slice on top of the first slice and leave it in the pantry for twenty four hours then drink the juice. Not sure if it worked but it tasted nice.

Pete.

Just stumbled upon this thread.

This website might be of interest:

http://www.transdiff...g/tmc/cityroad/

My first recollections of TTTV are the One O`clock Show live from City Road studios.

That was the day I was bitten by the TV/Radio production bug which shaped the rest of my life.

Now our local independent TV station comes from a shoebox in Gateshead!

Just checked that link John W its fantastic, the opening night schedule brings back memories. Threegee mentioned Robin Hood and it was indeed the first program. Highway Patrol was the program that I was thinking of but one that did bring back memories was Double your Money hosted by Hughie Green, you could buy the board game in the fifties and I remember playing it with some friends.

One program that I do remember from the fifties and I am not sure if it was on the commercial channels or BBC, was a program called The Grove family, one of the main characters was Granny Grove,do you or anyone remember this program?

Hi Pete, would that be Alan Routledge (Rutt)who went to the YM? He died around the age of 18-20 of leukemia. I rember we had a memorial service for him at the YM.

Yes Canny Lass you are correct but I am not sure if his name was Alan or Jimmy. I remember the memorial service at the YM.

21 again, goodness where has all the time gone it seems like yesterday that we would all be sitting in Moscies or the YM. Have a great day, Best wishes.

Many thanks to all,

I fell like an old age pensioner now as I will be drawing my state pansion next Thursday but on the plus side its great not to have to get up in the mornings, its even better to get up and watch them going work when its chucking it down with rain

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to everyone

Was Craiges the railway?

Yes Foxy, Craiges was the railway (Railway Tavern) not sure how long he occupied the pub but it was always known as Craiges. It was a Vauxes Pub

The Shane Fenton show was an all ticket. I seem to recall it was Monday night, the Friday night was the hop and nothing clashed with the hop. I arrived at the Clayton at about 10pm after a few drinks at Craiges. Only to discover that the Bedlington boys had been throwing pennies onto the stage and Fenton had packed up and gone home. I was not happy, but maybe it was a lucky escape. Does anyone else remember that incident ?

I also seem to remember in those days the pubs closed at 10.00pm and the dance hall close at 10.30. Times have certainly changed.

Yes Shane Fenton and the Fentones did appear on the Monday night and it was all ticket, cost three shillings and sixpence. You mention Craiges, do you remember the disco in there? The lights used to make your pint look like a pint of sump oil and if you were wearing a white shirt it became blue.

The Clayton Ballroom used to be a skating rink on a Saturday afternoon (Roller Skates)

Try something new, doe's anybody have any tales about this place? Crossy or Pottsy might be a good bet!

1962/63 Shane Fenton and the Fentones apeared there he latter changed his name to Alvin Stardust, if my memory serves me correctly they were number one in the charts when they appeared at the Clayton Ballroom, can not remember the name of the song. The price to see then was three and sixpence two shilling more than normal. The Clayton Ballroom was a good night out on a Monday and Friday night.There was a fire door on the left hand side of the building as you face it, these doors were used if there was any trouble. The bouncers used to force you throught the fire doors and the weight of your body or head used to open the doors as you were ejected. One of the bouncers was named Paddy he was a boxer in the fight booths at the shows.