Canny lass

The people on this site are an absolute mine of information! I've learned loads about computers, cameras, astronomy, local politics, leek-growing and now quail breeding. I'm impressed!

Happy Birthday Brett!

I Think you are confusing dialect with county, Adam. You are a Northumbrian but so is a Geordie. You both come from Northumberland. Nowadays you both speak Geordie. There are very few, if any, who speak Northumbrian. It's an archaic dialect.

Not often you're wrong HPW but you're right again! The ranch was on the left as was the "set-pot" for boiling the pigs food. I Think I even remember a sign above the gate which sait "the ranch".

Only 7/10 for me! I'll have to get home more often! A question: Did you all get the Word "kets". I've never Heard this in the plural form. I've only ever Heard "ket" and then not only with the meaning sweets. My parents used the Word "ket" to describe anything that was rubbish. That could be anything from sweets to furniture to TV programmes.

1958

Oh Wilf! Where have you been? I've missed you.

David must be very proud of himself! He's even made a note of his mental age.

Hi Franciska. Welcome to the forum.

That's him HPW!

Black pitch! Throughout my first pregnancy HPW. It was hard to find though.

You mean your cat has a mobile phone Merc! Impressive!

I beleive the Francis pit shaft was bricked up and covered with girders/Railway lines in the early 50's after Granny Watson's son (20 third street) fell in and died there. We Always called it Choppington Lonnen, to distinguish it from the 'other' lonnen that went past the club and on towards Short's Farm and Hepscott. That was sometimes called the Black Lonnen but more often than not it was simply called the Lonnen.

I can certainly remember Writing letters to get information on industry, Maggie, but I never got any trips out to see any pop stars. However, I did get enough Fairy Household Soap to keep my mother happy for over a year.

Looking forward to your posts AB

Whitley Bay, Maggie! You didn't half get about. I only got there on gala day.

Worth thinking about!

Better late than never, as the saying goes! Hope it was a good one.

Welcome to the forum.

Hoj you (Wonky) dont make fun of my name!!

Very best wishes, Vic. have a great day!

There was a Mr. bebington at Westridge too, taught biology. Would it be the same one?

This is all very well but what's the tale about the budgie!

I Think the system got a shock HPW, you Writing all posh in your last posts.

I feel i must be living a very sheltered Life here! Cramlington Budgie Strangler? Somebody explain!