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  2. Slave Labour?

    in Chat Central

    Posted

    So don't let it rest there. Politely ask why you weren't informed - be quietly assertive and non-aggressive, quote facts but don't be combative. If you get the brush-off take it higher, and keep on asking. And... keep saying you WANT to work. Sooner or later someone will listen, or be made to listen.

    That's the best piece of advice I've heard given to a young person seeking work that I've heard for many a year! Mind if I use it on my grandson?

  3. Olympic Torch

    in Talk of the Town

    Posted · Edited by Canny lass

    looking at the BDC banner, think the blazon of the arms could be revised as:

    Argent in base a cross formy quadrate sable between four lozenges of the second, in chief azure a lymphad or in full sail the sail charged with a cross formy of the second between two lions combattant or.

    The lions look to be holding something but I can't quite see from the image.

    Hi Mobius, could this "cross formy quadrate sable" you mention be St. Cuthbert's cross and could the lions for some reason be holding a cross bow?

  6. Grass Cutting.

    in Talk of the Town

    Posted

    FANTASTIC IDEA . If only we could adopt the same here. But disclaimers would have to be signed because of the H&S society we live in, common sense unfortunatly is not allowed to be accepted or indeed used.

    The H&S laws are very strict in Scandinavia as well but it seems to work out to everybody's stisfaction. I'm not really sure what arrangements are made regarding accidents and the like but most sports clubs have an insurance which covers members engaged in club activities. Not sure how it is from the council's side of things. I'll make some enquiries and get back to you.

  7. Grass Cutting.

    in Talk of the Town

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    My Mam has recently visited Norway with the Salvation Army and one of the things she commented on was how well kept the public gardens and verges are compared to here . I agree totally with Keith it certainly could do with smartening up.

    Couldn't agree more. There's a couple of good reasons why verges in Scandinavia are so nice. First and foremost it's to help reduce accidents caused by elk and deer running on to the road. Verges are generally speaking quite wide here and the vegetation is kept very short to give motorists a better chance of seeing wild animals before they reach the tarmac. It's easier to take avoiding action if you see the animal before it gets onto the road.

    Another reason why verges are so nice is that we have spring cleaning 2 weekends in April/May every year. The government pays a small sum of money to all clubs and associations who participate. The members take care of a stretch of road and get paid by the kilometer to pick up and bag anything that shouldn't be there. Bags are provided by the local council and when filled are left on the roadside. These are then collected by the local council within the week. The clubs get a boost to their funds and the members get fresh air and exercise. I think it's a great idea.

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  8. Location of Gardeners Arms

    in History Hollow

    Posted · Edited by Canny lass

    ... put a shed load of weight on but it has to be better than continuously kippering ya lungs!!

    Keep at it! Been off them for 26 years now myself. Don't worry about the weight. If you've got the will power to quit the fags you've got the willpower to lose the weight - when the time is right. Tackle one problem at a time. The longer your off the weed the better your health will be and the more energy you'll have. The more energy you have the more active you'll be. The more active you are the more calories you'll burn. And - if you then start adding some gentle exercise ( you did say you liked the new gym equipment in the woods) the weight will disappear without really having to try too hard. It took a couple of years for me to reach that stage and then I started running. Still running today 3 X 10K every week. Keep up the good work. Every day without a cig is an achievement to be proud of. if you should happen to fall by the wayside, don't give up and never say "I've started again". You haven't started again you've only had a small lapse - get back on track!

    Here's a little tip for you to help with withdrawal symptoms:

    Wash and dry a bunch of celery. Cut a few sticks into strips about the length of a cigarette. It's important to keep all the strips the same way up and remember which end is which - top or bottom. Take a glass large enough to hold the strips. Fill it to 1/3 with vodka and place the strips in the glass with the bottom end in the vodka. The strips should be as upright as possible so choose your glass accordingly. Place in the fridge overnight. next day the vodka should have disappeared as it's been drawn up into the celery. These are great when the craving sets in (actually they're quite nice without the craving as well)!

  10. Halfpenny Woods

    in History Hollow

    Posted

    Canny Lass.

    Had the pleasure of interviewing Michael Goonan during our broadcast.

    Please find attached mp3 where I posed the questions about the Happeny/Free Woods.

    He has a couple of albums available with many Northumbrian tunes on & he is an accomplished landscape photographer:

    http://www.scenicphotos.ltd.uk/

    I must have missed that one John. Thanks for sharing it.

  15. Halfpenny Woods

    in History Hollow

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    Read with interest of the new exercise equipment in the Halfpenny Woods and prompted by Brian's question " is it the Halfpenny Woods or the Free Woods," I'm now wondering how it came to be called The Halfpenny Woods. Anybody got any ideas?

  17. Help Needed!

    in Talk of the Town

    Posted

    I now have the original coat of arms for Bedlingtonshire Urban District Council.

    With a bit of luck and a good wind we should see it flying high once again, quite soon!

    Any chance that we can see it on this site - for those of us who don't get to go 'home' so often?

  19. Help Needed!

    in Talk of the Town

    Posted

    Not sure I ever saw a flag but the motto 'de profundis' was also the motto att Westridge school. It was found beneath the shield on the school badge and the mosaic shield that hung in the entrance hall. Both had a white cross of St.Cuthbert on a dark blue background. You can see the shield in some of the school photos in the gallery.

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