John Fox (foxy)

Spot on Merc, These pics were taken from my mothers front garden at North Ridge, the opencast was finished and only the tidying up left to do.You'll notice bottom right on pic number three there is one of those vehicles that were used to go down the Furnace Bank mentioned on another thread here. Canny Lass may remember this place, its not too far from her childhood home.

Table twenty fivers Merc? :shiftyninja:

I would have thought the meeting should go on until everyone had discussed their issues rather than have a cut off point. Who's planned the Hour maximum?

Why is the meeting "brief" Neil?

Yes canny lass It was a Fresh Fish Shop although I cannot say if it was the same family business selling from a van locally. Good to see your back on the Bedders website, Its been left to Eileen and the Maggie's to break the boredom of the Fella's . :)

I remember them opposite the Whitley School Keith, or directly opposite Binks shop, the terrace backed on to Millne Park when the Mechanics played their matches there.

Micky, If you are talking about the shop in Vulcan Place it was called Forresters, they moved to Glebe Road and still run a successful business there although under different management.

Well said mickypotts!

Here's one from 1987, its come from one of the Friends Of Gallagher Park, and they are always looking for small donations!!

Lets hope they have more success with the traders than they have had with Tesco's Midden in the Market Place. I've just paid a visit to Morrisons at the other end of the town and noticed they had members of staff picking litter from their car park, what a difference!! Oh! and by the way, I wouldn't put a lot of faith in NCC, looking at the other "clangers" they have dropped in the town, (Church School, Elliots Garage)

Can we have another one Malc?

Thrupence to get in, Thrupence for a packet of crisps on the way out, every day for the seven weeks of school Hols, takes some beating!!

Tony look at the time, get to bed you old tw@

Wait until you see what the former Elliots Garage Site has in store for us, And the planners are still employed after desecrating the centre of the Conservation Area.

Then and now Eileen.

Have a guddin , is she letting you out for a pint the night then? :)

Here's Joe's.

Symp, looks like you tried everything, were you any good at Catchy Kissy

Well, only Methuselah or threegee would remember these. Does anyone know what the event could be?

Here they are in 1987,they were pulled down in 92.

A couple of years back I went to Northern Ireland with two mates to watch the North West 200 motorbike racing, and because the wives had let us out on five days parole, we decided to take them a little pressy home. The Bushmills Museum and Distillery was nearby so we decided to get each of them a bottle of Malt. Now my mate who likes to think he knows everything, tells us that all the Bushmill Malts have the word Bush in their name but he couldn't find the one he wanted, so he went to the checkout girl and asked if she had a Black Bush. For some reason he was asked to leave, and we're still trying to figure out why, maybe if I get Keith Lockey on the phone we can work it out together. :)

:)

They probably play it on their ipads now

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