Malcolm Robinson
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After 35 years of marriage, a husband and wife came for counselling. When asked what the problem was, the wife went into a tirade listing every problem they had ever had in the years they had been married. On and on and on: neglect, lack of intimacy, emptiness, loneliness, feeling unloved and unlovable, an entire laundry list of unmet needs she had endured. Finally, after allowing this for a sufficient length of time, the therapist got up, walked around the desk and after asking the wife to stand, he embraced and kissed her long and passionately as her husband watched - with a raised eyebrow. The woman shut up and quietly sat down as though in a daze. The therapist turned to the husband and said, "This is what your wife needs at least 3 times a week. Can you do this?" "Well, I can drop her off here on Mondays and Wednesdays, but on Fridays, I go fishing."
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I can still sing this album cover to cover............!So I did............in that case FOXY.................... and if anyone else has any old pics of Bedlington and the surrounding area and wouldn't mind letting us use them........all will be explained at the next Forum meeting on 10th Dec at the Salvation Army at 6.30pm.Cracking photo PAWS.... can I use it?What stairs in your house..........there's posh!The recent awards ceremony in London................. Winners Announced at Fields in Trust's Inaugural Awards Ceremony: The inaugural Fields in Trust Awards Ceremony was hosted by John Inverdale at Lords Cricket Ground on 29th November to honour landowners and individuals across the UK who have participated in the charity's Queen Elizabeth II Fields Challenge led by its Patron, HRH The Duke of Cambridge. Fields in Trust's Queen Elizabeth II Fields Challenge is an initiative to mark the great events of 2012: HM The Queen's Diamond Jubilee and the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. It aims to protect as many outdoor recreational spaces as possible in perpetuity as a permanent, grassroots legacy in communities across the UK and has been generously supported by Asda and the Asda Foundation. Awards were given in a variety of categories by presenters including Andy Barrow, captain of the Men's Wheelchair Rugby Team in the Beijing 2008 Olympics and Martin Atkinson, Premiership Referee. The City of Edinburgh Council and Caerphilly County Borough Council both received Landowner of the Year Awards for protecting the most sites as part of the Challenge. Competing against 12 Regional Finalists, The City of Edinburgh Council safeguarded an incredible total of 28 sites whilst Caerphilly County Borough Council topped the leader board with 1,139 acres protected in perpetuity. The Awards also recognised the need to increase participation in sport as part of the wider Olympic legacy and rewarded Albert Road Recreation Ground in the London Borough of Haringey for their achievements in increasing activity in tennis and football for men, women and juniors and encouraging people to participate in basketball, running clubs, an outdoor gym and netball sessions. The Most Improved Queen Elizabeth II Field Award was given to QEII Field Ashton Hayes in Cheshire for their fantastic efforts in transforming a fallow farmer's field into a first class recreation site providing the local community with a play area, football pitch, orchard, outdoor gym and nature area. Plainfield Farm Recreation Ground in Broadstone, Dorset was honoured for its outstanding Have a Field Day event to celebrate the newly protected status of the field which saw over 2,500 residents join in a community day full of activities and raised £4,000 whilst Gallagher Park in Bedlington, Northumberland received the Love Your Field Award following a month long online campaign to identify the nation's favourite field. Asda colleagues from 5 stores nationwide – Pilsworth in Manchester, Girvan in South Ayrshire, Coatbridge in North Lanarkshire, Park Royal in West London and Walthamstow in North London - were rewarded for their fantastic fundraising efforts throughout the summer. The final Award was given to Peter Simmonet of Melbourn Parish Council in Cambridgeshire for his beyond the call of duty efforts to promote the programme in his region. Well done everyone!!!!!!!!!!!!!Quick update.................... Winners Announced at Fields in Trust’s Inaugural Awards Ceremony: "...Plainfield Farm Recreation Ground in Broadstone, Dorset was honoured for its outstanding Have a Field Day event to celebrate the newly protected status of the field which saw over 2,500 residents join in a community day full of activities and raised £4,000 whilst Gallagher Park in Bedlington, Northumberland received the Love Your Field Award following a month long online campaign to identify the nation’s favourite field." Well done everyone!!!!!!!!!!!!!You were supposed to be walking along to the FoGP coffee morning at the Station Community Centre weren't you!!!!!!!!!!http://uk.news.yahoo.com/former-corrie-star-faces-child-sex-charges-051046423.htmlhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ATk-5eFy2gSanta gets the Bollywood treatment............
For us in the South East our workshop will be on at Choppington Welfare on the 30th January in the Jamieson Room. Light refreshments will be served at 6.00pm and the workshop will start at 6.30pm. Anyone interested in attending please phone Mike Bird in Democratic Services on 01670 622616 or e-mail demserv.ar@northumberland.gov.uk so numbers can be confirmed.I just took a leaflet out of my mailbox, informing me that I can have sex at 79. I'm so happy, because I live at number 71. So it's not too far to walk home afterwards. And it's the same side of the street. I don't even have to cross the road! ~~~~~ Answering machine message, "I am not available right now, but thank you for caring enough to call. I am making some changes in my life. Please leave a message after the beep. If I do not return your call, you are one of the changes." ~~~~~ Aspire to inspire before you expire. ~~~~~ My wife and I had words,but I didn't get to use mine. ~~~~~ Frustration is trying to find your glasses without your glasses. ~~~~~ Blessed are those who can give without remembering and take without forgetting. ~~~~~ The irony of life is that, by the time you're old enough to know your way around, you're not going anywhere. ~~~~~ God made man before woman so as to give him time to think of an answer for her first question. ~~~~~ I was always taught to respect my elders, but it keeps getting harder to find one. ~~~~~ Every morning is the dawn of a new error. Or, terrorBeaut............Bit busy keith.......thats all.....Like is says on the tin.................... Adult Cycle training information sheet Oct 2012.pdfI will stand to be corrected but………… Isn't it the case that the likes of licenced premises and takeaways etc. pay way over the odds in the likes of business rates so the local authority can spend a bit of cash making sure the area is kept clean? I.E. pay a cleaner. Or even in the case of pubs the increased rates paid makes significant contributions to the local police budget to help them pay for any disturbances? We seem to have lost sight of why these TAXES were introduced in the first place as local authorities only seem to be able to cut service deliveries.
All Our Stories, a brand new small grant programme, launched earlier this year in support of BBC Two's The Great British Story- has been designed as an opportunity for everyone to get involved in their heritage. With HLF funding and support, community groups will carry out activities that help people explore, share and celebrate their local heritage. The popular series presented by historian Michael Wood and supported by a programme of BBC Learning activities and events got thousands of us asking questions about our history and inspired us to look at our history in a different way through the eyes of ordinary people. The programme and HLF "˜All Our Stories' has proved a real hit and now "Bedlington"¦Our Stories" is one of hundreds of successful projects around the UK to receive a grant. Leading Link and the Bedlingtonshire Development Trust are using this project to show why the history and heritage of Bedlington is so important. Working with young people, local historians, Newcastle University, Woodhorn Museum and residents the project will produce a timeline of historical content and also produce a kind of interactive Pandora's Box which will be used to add even more stories and content. Three celebratory events are planned over the next 12 months and everyone will be encouraged to take part in those. TV presenter and historian Michael Wood said, "We British love our history, and no wonder: few nations in the world, if any, have such riches on their doorstep, and so much of it accessible to all of us. It is really tremendous that the people of Bedlington have been inspired to get involved to tell their own story and to dig deeper into their own past. It's brilliant so many people are being given the chance to get involved through the All Our Stories grants. Having travelled the length and breadth of the British Isles this last year filming The Great British Story, I am certain that fascinating and moving stories will be uncovered which will not only bring to life the excitement of local history, but will illuminate and enrich every community's connection with the national narrative." Commenting on the award, Lyn Horton from Leading Link said, "It is a tremendous achievement to be one of the first groups in the UK to receive an HLF grant," a sentiment echoed by Malcolm Robinson from the Bedlingtonshire Development Trust. "After organising the Olympic Torch parade and a Diamond Jubilee celebration in the town, attended by over 1000 local people, this project allows us to delve a little deeper into Bedlington's history and find out a lot more about this fantastic area." "With the production of our "˜Pandora's box' and the exciting programme that we have planned to deliver in all of the local schools, this project promises to be fun, interactive and informative for all involved." Ivor Crowther, Head of the Heritage Lottery Fund North east, said, "Clearly the success of All Our Stories has reinforced the fact that we are indeed a nation of story tellers and that we want to explore and dig deeper into our past and discover more about what really matters to us. This is exactly what the grant will do for the Bedlington Our Stories project, as they embark on a real journey of discovery." â–50p a kilo Keef..........http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2012/nov/22/itv-pay-lord-mcalpine-125000-damages
