Canny lass

Great stuff! Always good when another piece of the puzzle falls into place

Hello Peter, On maps from 1898 there are no allotments mentioned but there are two areas marked out - one to the south of the reservoir and one to the east of Sleekburn Cottage. On maps dated 1924 both areas are given as "Allotment Gardens". Could your relative have had an allotment in either of these?

Thanks Andy.

If so, why has Newsbot not picked up on it?

Is there something going on that I don't know about?

Thanks Eggy! it's really irritating. Hopefully somebody can rid me of the nuisance.

Is anybody else having problems accessing this site? For the past 10 days I'm always met by the following message when I try to access the bedders site: Sorry, there is a problem. Something went wrong,. Please try again. Error code EXO. There is a "Contact us" button but I'm always very wary of these. I usually manage to gain access after 3-4 attempts in different windows but it's getting a bit tedious. Any ideas from the computer-knowledgeable members amongst us?

I certainly have!

Barred? 3g? Never!! I think he’s just busy practising his story telling, a real performance f.. Sorry merc, I see now that you wrote performance ART. I’ll start again. Barred? 3g? Never!! I think he’s just busy practicing his soft shoe shuffle for the grand opening. Live entertainment! That’s what social meeting places are all about folks.

Go for it! I once had a hankering for a floating gin palace at Cambois but it never seemed to take shape.

Will he have time to run a pub when he's PM and if so, will it be allowed?

Me too!

Having enjoyed the status of immigrant/emigrant – depending on which side of the North Sea you view it from – for much more than 15 years, I was not allowed a vote in the Brexit referendum. Therefore, I have not had the privilege of seeing an actual ballot paper. Can anyone tell me just how the question was worded? I imagined a simple yes/no type of question, along the lines of ‘Should the UK remain a member of the EU?’ Answer YES or NO. When the whole democratic process of the referendum had ended the answer was a very democratically decided “ NO, the UK should not remain in the EU”. I, bless my naivety, expected the NO voters to be delighted and the YES voters to be disappointed. I, bless my naivety again, expected the British to accept the decision with good grace and let the government - who are not only paid to do so but also democratically elected to do so – get the business done. Oh, silly me. The NO voters are still whining. Why? You won, for heaven’s sake! As far as I know you weren’t asked in the referendum HOW the exit should take place or WHEN it should take place. However, you have had your chance to say WHO should get the job done. Britain, being the democracy that it is, has a democratically elected parliament and government. It was elected by both the No and the YES voters. That parliament includes an opposition and the government is only as effective as that opposition allows it to be. That’s the great thing about democracy – EVERYBODY gets to have their say. The sad side of democracy is that you can’t please everybody. Stop getting your knickers in a twist over what’s to be. The quality of good, substantial British knicker –elastic being what it is means you’ll probably strangle yourself in the process. I feel a song coming on: Que será será whatever will be will be, the future’s not ours to see, que será será Eggy, should we start a choir?

That's probably the most sensible thing I've heard on the subject of Brexit.

Very late, I know, but better late than never, as the saying goes. I hope you enjoyed it.

I must leave this discussion here.The democratic process in this household - I booked and he payed - has decided that, after an awful year we need sun, sea and gallons of wine (not necessarily in that order). See you in a couple of weeks. Behave yourselves while I'm gone!

The time you take to keep us informed is really appreciated, as are all the hours you put in getting the job done.

... and some folks may see it as positive that anything at all is happening in Bedlington in general and at the market place in particular. I'm not a lover of either Aldi or Lidl and would have much preferred a Sainsbury's or a Waitrose. However, you can't please everybody. and yes, I also see it as voicing an opinion as did i am sure Councillor Wallace when he started this thread. There is more to the market place development than just a supermarket but that's just MY opinion.

It all sounds good to me!

Isabel, may I offer my deepest condolences. I can't begin to imagine what you are going through but I feel your pain and I understand your anger. It's a sad fact that there are, and unfortunately always will be, idiots on our roads. I am doubtful just how much 'road calming' measures can help in the fight against idiocy among drivers. I've seen motorclists using the 'humps' as make-shift ramps, approaching them at high speed to lift the bike as high as possible before crashing down onto the road. It's not any better with alternating half road-width barriers. These I've seen used as 'slalom' tracks by both bikes and cars all at speeds much higher than the restrictions allow. Perhaps it should it be more difficult to get a driving licence or indeed a car or bike? Perhaps we should have repeated driving tests throughout our life? I don't know what the answer is to the problem but I hope the young man who took away your daughter gets his just rewards. That will not bring back your daughter. That will not take away the great pain which you and your son are feeling but if idiots are capable of learning then hopefully they will learn something from this. Once again, my deepest condolences.

"No, you aren't imagining it!" Oh yes I am! I must make an effort to get out more!

It was certainly a full packed programme! There's not many dances I recognise. What on earth is a "one step"? "The Toddle" sounds a bit odd as well. I wonder if it was anything like 'The Hustle'. Probably not!

Welcome to the forum Dawn. What a lovely souvenir of times gone by! "A Full and Fancy Confetti Carnival". I wonder what that was? I'm amazed to see that it didn't finish until 3am! I wonder why the gents admission was more expensive than the ladies? The venue was the "Locke Hall". I think that was above the Coop on Front Street East in Bedlington.

I'm sure I would too!!