Canny lass

That must be me in the White pinny, Foxy. My Destiny was being outlined even then! Seriously, don't you Think the market cross is much nearer the Buildings on the left of the Picture than it is today? I' taken a copy of this Picture because somewhere or other I've one of those William Ward postcards with a Picture of the cross taken from this same angle. It'll be interesting to see if there are any deatails to be compared. I have Another recollection of seeing the market cross covered in White painted numbers, one number on every stone. That would be in my early childhood. They usually do this when they are about to take an antiquity to pieces so that it can be reassembled in the same way. Anybody else have any such memory? Keith 1? You used to live very near to it as a child.

Well I'm not that old Foxy! But I've vague recollections of playing on it outside the post office and I thought that the po was further down. However, if you look at the placement of the stones, especially the base and the lower third of the obelisk you can see that it's been rebuilt as they are not laid in the same pattern, which suggests that it's been taken down and rebuilt.

Keith L: Can i sit next to you and we'll split the fiver?

I Believe it's been moved twice. I Think it originally stood somewhere around the site of the war memorial where, I Believe, the old market was . The market cross was moved to the (?new) market Place but not in it's present position. It stood further down towards where tesco's is now and stood outside of what was once the post office. I can vaguely remember it here. I Think the Picture to the right show's this move taking Place. Look at the ground around it. They seem to be bedding it down in Earth/gravel or something of that nature. Looking further down the road the Surface doesn't seem to be tarmac. I can't see the Church Tower in the lefthand Picture.This is the market cross in it's present position.

Too late Brett, I've already eaten tons of it! Deep fried food is the only way to go with chinese street food as the high temperatur kills most things. Now you come to mention it the oil is Always very spicey. I thought it was flavours from the food they'd cooked previously but it could well have been there to disguise the gutter oil! Anyhow, I survived with no ill effects.

That's the one. On Park Road.

Haven't eaten any in Brisbane but had plenty of them during my visits to China. The large ones (5-6 cm) are a bit like pork scratchings in texture and they taste of whatever oil they've been fried in or whatever sauce you dip them in. Be sure to ask for the ones with 'eggs'. Lovely and gooey in the middle with a salty taste. The large Grasshoppers are mostly 'shell' and in China you're only meant to eat the thighs (not a great deal of meat on them). I don't know how they eat them in Brisbane. The big maggoty things werent my cup of tea. The small bugs (1-2 cm) - the type you buy a big bag of on street corners have no taste either. It's just like eating a bag of 'scranchuns from the chip-shop.

It had me a bit confused. I had to google it. We always used to call that "the Welfare".

Thanks mercuryg.

Dr Pit Park? is that the same as Gallagher Park?

What a fantastic job you've done!! Nice to see so very many youngsters involved. That's the way to tackle destructive behaviour - encourage participation and create pride in their Town. They'll be much less likely to destroy something they've created themselves, or allow anyybody else to do so. They'll be so proud in years to come when they pass those trees, maybe even pointing them out to their own Children, and know that they had a hand in it. Well done everybody.

You get a bonus Point from me for that!

Beautiful! Am I right in thinking you are using border lobelia instead of hanging lobelia in those baskets? It's very effective.

and I thought I had problems keeping the BBQ under Control!

Really good initiative taking on somebody's part. Get them moving about at an early age, they'll reap the benefits later in Life. Pleased to see it's for Girls as well!

They look absolutely fabulous (Don Lynn's pasties) and the hanging baskets aren't bad either! Hats off to whoever planted them. wish I could get mine to look that good.

That sounds horrendous, Vic. 300 miles and still in the smoke! That's some fire. Take real good care of youselves.

Is this having a direct effect on you and the family Vic?

Isn't it just, Malcolm. I Think this style is perfect for Bedlington.

Here's your opportunity folks! Get cracking and fill in the questionnaire. 1) What is worrying you about where you live? Our shabby neighbours, Bedlington. 2) What are you enjoying about where you live? Feel free to choose anything that NCC has funded for Morpeth. 3) What one thing would make your Life better? A 'face-lift' for Bedlington.

Is this 'before and after', Foxy? I don't see any difference.

Maggie, don't take it seriously. I don't. I see it more as a bit of daft banter. There is no Point scoring going on - how can there be? I haven't even seen a hint of a discussion let alone an argument. I can't agree to differ with Tonyp because I'm in agreement with him. I've said so (see #13). People "should stick to what they know". Unfortunately they don't Always do that. But it is a democratic World we live in. I've totally lost track of what's been talked about here. It started off with a nice gesture by Brett, very quickly turned to my geography and phonology skills (I don't possess either) and then progressed to simple things being man's things, cognitive behaviour therapy, stones, sociology and intellectual Girls sticking together! I just don't see the Connection. It cannot be a serious dialogue. It must be daft banter. Correction: instead of psychology read linguistics. That was a mistake on my part. I was doing too many things at once - including listening to a debate on the radio about the need for more psychologists in primary care teams here in Scandinavia.

Wrong again! Never read psychology.

So it was that simple Tonyp! Then your definitely right about sticking to what we know. I'll stick to psychology and you stick to .... what was it called again? Ah., yes 'trivia' and I'll just leave the last Word to you.

How did you do then Tonyp?