Malcolm Robinson

Wink wink is a good as a nudge to a blind bat eh Pilgrim…… droit de seigneur...........now there's a thought!

National Geographic......if the ice caps melt....

Ya joshing!!!!!!

Afraid not as impressive as your pic Maggie but we are saving some stone to be used elsewhere! Also I know the dedication stone has found its way to the Whitley.

Thanks Webtrekker.......lots to do this year having put a pretty ambitious budget in place. Dont want to pre-empt the immanent newsletter...........

Thank you Maggie....

Loads OK for me........? Pilgrim, you sure you aren't just awarding arbitrary associations to times and dates which coincide?

That would most likely have been under BUDC then Pilgrim? The unholy Trinity that became Wansbeck District Council was formed at the LGR in the early 70’s and from then on the lid was kept firmly closed on regeneration monies for Bedlington!!!!! The upgrades seen in the 90’s cost £90K and I was part of a group that brought in another £30K ostensibly to resolve the ‘shutter’ problem on Front Street.

Which refurbishment Pilgrim? I know of the one done in the 90's and there was another larger one done with Heritage Lottery funding starting around 2009. I posted this in Feb 2014........ Look at the poster.........this BEFORE NCC claimed to have spent £2 million quid on the Bedlington refit!

The table looks a bit wrong to me.......??? I know France has a minimum wage of about 9.61 Euros......I worked for it for a while! With the exchange rate thats about £7.60. Minimum wage here is £6.70 which is 8.40E. So question is why would economic migrants want to walk through other EU countries with higher wages to get here?

We are actually 7th in the EU minimum wage table..

Easy to use independent info....... https://fullfact.org

No one is going to like the answer!!!!!!! Bit more badgering to do...............

I have just once again asked the person who oversaw that project Eggy! You keep on at me and I will keep on at him until we get an answer!

"otherwise this could become one of the longest running and most painful threads on the board," Otherwise????????? The amount of debt which will be....and......is.....and.... has been....racked up by the EU will be eye watering...... Its like knowing what will happen to the Titanic and refusing to get off at the stops at Cherbourg or Cobh as she sailed onwards.......

With so many people unhappy with the state of our streets and open spaces a group has come together to see just what can be done to help. They are holding an open public meeting at the Bedlington Community Centre on Front Street next Wednesday 4th May at 6.00pm. If you are concerned about the way our Town looks at times and want to actually do something about it please come along. You may already do a bit of litter picking in your particular area, if so we would like to hear about that too so we can make a map of the areas residents are already helping out with and areas which might need some sort of concerted community effort to get back into a good state.

With so many people unhappy with the state of our streets and open spaces a group has come together to see just what can be done to help. They are holding an open public meeting at the Bedlington Community Centre on Front Street next Wednesday 4th May at 6.00pm. If you are concerned about the way our Town looks at times and want to actually do something about it please come along. You may already do a bit of litter picking in your particular area, if so we would like to hear about that too so we can make a map of the areas residents are already helping out with and areas which might need some sort of concerted community effort to get back into a good state.

Webtrekker, I think we do need to remember because our past defines us as we go forward. It’s the lessons we have to learn so the same mistakes aren’t made again.

Can’t be Tonyp’s birthday can it? Aren’t birthday’s so bourgeoisie………. Happy birthday Tony.

Merc, I think you have correctly pointed out the root system as being the real problem.

Worth sticking to.......especially about 18 mins in.