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Happy Birthday Canny Lass have a lovely day 

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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

20 minutes ago, Eggy1948 said:

It's the 'sky-lights' and what appears to be a steel frame supporting the roof that confuses me.  

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?

2 hours ago, James said:

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The shirt factory was at the top end of Bedlington roughly where the library is now. .

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      

On 15/08/2011 at 10:21, Wilson said:

Can anyone tell me when the King's Arms became The Grapes; The Howard changed to The Neuk then The Market Tavern and when The Dun Cow changed to The Millfied and back to the Dun Cow the first time or could be several times! I have a feeling there was another name in there too.

Thanks

Wilson

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

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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

24 minutes ago, Canny lass said:

 

I daren't answer Nr.8

Now Now Canny Lass,  and what about 33

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Give me  the

Just now, threegee said:

 he only wants to shake Nigel's hand because traces of Trump "populism" will rub off.

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.

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11 hours ago, pilgrim said:

 

I seem to think Tommy Williams was the steward of the club about then?

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. 

6 minutes ago, pilgrim said:

 

Was thinking of those times and think that the matriarch of the Rice family of the chip shop at Scotland Gate was known as 'Teeny' and her son was George?

 

 

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..        

Just now, pilgrim said:

I recall that Harry Dobson did indeed pass over a few years back - a great loss

http://www.thejournal.co.uk/news/north-east-news/former-morpeth-headmaster-harry-dobson-4480568

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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.  

6 hours ago, pilgrim said:

seem to recall that the dentist at guidepost was called Norris?

2 doors down was a teacher at the Choppington County Primary Harry Dawes? 

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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

Just now, mercuryg said:

I love haggis, but not there! Your second sentence highlights the problem, however; it was a referendum, not an election. It was never a binding decision, and still isn't. 

Well I have been discussing peoples democratic right to vote even if they dont know anything about the matter they are voting on.

But as far as  Brexit in concerned  you need to dry your eyes and mop up that milk dearie, that ship has sailed  you will just have to stop stomping your feet and get over it,

your cabin is booked whether you like it or not, and being seasick aint going to make em  turn the ship around .

All Aboard.    

On 26/11/2016 at 22:17, HIGH PIT WILMA said:

 

Aad Doctor Hickey,Robertson,and Ivory were there for donkey's years!

Thats right HPW, I think when it closed Dr Ivory and Robson opened the surgery at the square in Guidepost next to the library, I think Dr Tom Brown also went to Guidepost when his surgery at his house next to Gleghorns shop at stakeford closed.

5 minutes ago, mercuryg said:

 As for democracy, it's not necessarily about giving votes on issues such as Brexit to the people; 

 

Tell that to the people of Scotland and prepare to have a haggis stuffed where the sun don't shine

Its actually the third REFERENDUM that has taken place in the whole of the UK , with  no problem accepting the results of the other two,