moe19

Alas its the easiest way for my customers to contact me out of business hours.

I have just activated the BT new call protect service its free to BT customers and promises to bring an end to the never ending stream of cold calls that disturb our lives How it works • The service diverts nuisance calls to a new junk voicemail which you can access by dialling 1572 from your home phone • We continually monitor for the worst nuisance call offenders and once we've identified them, we will automatically divert them for you • You can also add numbers to your own personal blacklist which will also send those calls to your junk voicemail • The service is free and just for our customers. It's really simple to switch on - in a matter of minutes you'll be protected. Just call 0800 328 1572 or activate it online .http://home.bt.com/tech-gadgets/tech-news/bt-call-protect-free-service-crackdown-nuisance-calls-11364136279348

Happy Birthday Canny Lass have a lovely day .

I would say approach the local social clubs with an offer, you take the money on the entrance fee and they make money on the bar and snacks sales from filmgoers It costs then nothing but one bar staffs hourly rate, and they dont even have to have the lights on

I can remember years ago the Market Place Club used to show films on a Wednesday night and the Station Club showed them on a Thursday night, they had a full size cinema screen that used to roll up and down using a rope pulley and a man would arrive with a projector and the films that had been advertised on the club notice board, he would plug the projector sound in to the clubs PA system. Before the main movie something like the tree stooges was often shown and folk would enjoy a drink while watching the film. Alas the arrival of the video recorder killed off the club films and the company that used to run them folded up. I enjoy the cinema although it is now an expensive event , I would certainly patronise any pop up cinema that operated in this area and wish you good luck.

I found this recent video Eggy, the false beams in the ceiling were part of a brewery refurbish a few years ago as were the windows. its possible roof widows were also removed in the past. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJ6pDG_bMFs

I don't think that frame look strong enough to be supporting anything, maybe its before the pub had electricity and they are simply gas pies running to those wall light mantels I would like to blow the picture up for better analysis and hopefully get a few more clues

The back room at the black bull has a ceiling and a room lay out like that, It also had a snooker table many years ago (looks like the leeks are benched on a snooker table )

And if the boundary changes happen Labour Ashington would join with Conservative Berwick, that should set a few sets of teeth grinding Labour Morpeth would join Conservative Hexham, and we would continue to live in the dark ages playing second fiddle to Blyth instead of Ashington Maybe another successor could be waiting in the wings?

Your not far off James, I believe it was on the site of the old Bedlington day centre and a little of it would have overlapped on what is now Milnne Court

The Kings arms was always nicknamed the Grapes but the name was officially changed after Fenwick Moscrop retired (to the golf club) the Kings was one of a number of pubs on the street that was refurbished ( around the same time as opening of original Dominicks bar) and its name was changed to the Grapes, by the new tenants who I believe would have been Jack and Lou Robson who used to be Managers of the Ridge Farm for Bass Charrington /Toby Inns. I would estimate it was around 1982 or 1983 The Howard changed its name when the Tenants known as the two Rays (two men both both called Ray)left it was given a refurbish by the new Tenant John, Rocky Thornton and its name changed to the Neuk, When Rocky gave up his tenancy the pubs owners ,Vaux breweries closed down and the pub was sold to a leisure company called Access to Leisure who had its offices next to the Black Bull ( was part of the Frazer brothers empire along with Onix construction etc ) the pub was given a total makeover and the name changed to the Market Tavern, Access to Leisure also bought the Mill-field/ connections (mill field originally owned by footballer John Tudor) and refurbished it, and renamed it back to its original name of the Dun Cow ( The original Dun Cow was owned by Whitbread and the last manager would have been Jacky Saddler) Tommy Hennesey was at the helm when it was ran as connections (it also had a basement/cellar bar at that time ) Canny Lass may be able to give you the exact year Fenwick retired as her sister worked for Fenwick for many years

I used to love Caramac I think its still available and I loved Five Boys by Fry . It all tasted so good then, And look at the prices

I agree Canny Lass and 31 could be celebrations or is it celebration

Thanks Eggy Hint for No 33 = electrical I forgot all about this one

19 Opal Fruits 14 Match Makers 2 Imperial Mint

Now Now Canny Lass, and what about 33 . Give me the

Populism seems to be the in word with our biased broadcasters, remoaning politicians and press, its been blamed for everything from Brexit to the election of Donald trump, the election in Italy and the demise of David Cameron to the rise of Le Pen. And if you cant blame it on populism you can always blame Vladimir Putin for hacking your servers What a shame the yanks never noticed those servers had been hacked until after the election was over and Clinton has lost

Poor old Bob, I suppose when you aint had a hit in a while any sort of publicity is welcome, he must be taking a leaf out of Sharon Osbournes book

Bob Dylan and Van Morrison. Two musical geniuses , Sir Van certainly does this great song justice. I have this song on a bootleg album it was from Pacific High Studios San Francisco Sep 5, 1971 What a voice what feeling. .

You are correct Tommy Williams was steward of the Gate Club for many years he lived in the club house and had a son called Tom and a daughter who name I cant recall at the moment, Tommys wife was the Stewardess I think she was called Iris she sadly passed away when the children were young and Tommy ran the club by himself . Young Tom worked at one of the mines possibly Ellington. Tommy his father passed away a few years ago. The gate club was only a singe story building but towards the end of its life the top story concert room was added it closed not long afterwards. Josie Routledge (married to Jacky) worked as a barmaid at the Club for for many years, when it closed she ended her time behind the bar working at Guidepost Club.

Thats correct George married Kitty and they ran the shop for many years, I can remember the shop well it was very traditional with bottles of Villa pop on display along the shelves at the back of the counter, the range that cooked the fish and chips was coal fired, goodness knows how George controlled the temperature of the fat, I think it was latter replaced by an electric or gas range. It has a little sitting in area to the side and I can remember having chips and a glass of pop, also behind the counter was a door leading to a kind of parlour big open range fire. It was always busy when the Gate club closed and when the last bus came in, Kitty was a lovely woman and George cooked great tasting fish and chips..

Thanks for that link pilgrim, I never knew that Harry had become a headmaster or that he was an Author. I heard he had passed away but did not know it was under such tragic circumstances. He was a lovely man who loved his work and was well liked and respected by the children he taught. May he rest in peace.

I can remember going to that Dentist pilgrim, I think that street is North Parade it had a square white light above the front door just saying dentist and the surgery was in what would be the front room of the house. Now the teacher you mention lived a couple of doors down from the dentist but I think his name was Dobson possibly Harry Dobson he taught at Choppington junior school as did Mr Dawes who you mention, Mr Dobson was a lovely man who was also involved with the youth club at the Chapel that used to be on sheepwash bank down from the Shakespeare pub, I remember reading he passed away a few years ago Other teachers at Choppington at that time would be Mrs Brown , Mrs Hayes Mrs Celie