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  5. Robin Gibb

    in Music

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    I sad moment was announced early this morning (21st may) that Robin Gibb of the Bee Gees has Died after a long and hard battle with cancer. I would like to say that i am a fan of the Bee Gees and Robin Gibb's music and he will be sadly missed, Rest In Peace Robin Gibb.

  7. Where And When?

    in History Hollow

    Posted

    No prizes for guessing where this one was taken from, a regular spot for getting smoke and steam up your Jacksy!

    Maybe tomtom or Symp can tell us what was on at the pictures.

    The answer I'm looking for isn't,

    "The lights if you get there Early"

    Why did there have to be "progress" there? WHY! :unsure:

  8. Help Needed!

    in Talk of the Town

    Posted

    I think the best place/people to ask would be the ones at the archives at Woodhorn Malcolm thats the best i can think of, all you need to get into the archives is a form of I.D. (passport, driving license, council tax bill or utility bill)

  12. Where And When?

    in History Hollow

    Posted

    I should also get a prize for suggesting there'd be no Rosebay Willowherb growing there now.

    I had a look at Google Earth just now to try to place the track in context and was mildly suprised to see the railway line still running through Bedlington Station, although it must be said that the track bed looks in a right state at the level crossing ... litter, broken wooden boards, etc. Does this track get much used these days? I seem to remember that once the coal traffic was lost the line was occasionally used as a diversion loop when engineering work was being done on the London/Edinburgh mainline. Once in the 70s my Kings Cross train to chillyjockoland was sent through Bedders ... it made my day!!!

    There is still a bit of rail traffic goes though Bedlington station that i know of (have seen) the alcan trains which will continue for the next 18 months i hear but going up to fort william, coal trains going to the Port of Blyth to be loaded and some going to lynemouth power station and lets not forget the odd rail tour from time to time.

  13. Crash 2 The Sequel!

    in Chat Central

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    Maybe we should take a page out of clement attlee's book found this while surfing the web :pc: .

    one of the main achievements of Attlee's government was the maintenance of near full employment. The government maintained most of the wartime controls over the economy, including control over the allocation of materials and manpower, and unemplyment rarely rose above 500,000, or 3% of the total workforce. In fact labour shortages proved to be more of a problem. In addition, the inflation rate was also kept low.

    when the Attlee Government was voted out of office in 1951, it had left the economy in better shape than they had found it in 1945, while the period from 1946 to 1951 saw continuous full employment and steadily rising living standards, which increased by about 10% per annum. During that same period, the economy grew by 3% a year, and by 1951 the United Kingdom had "the best economic performance in Europe, while output per person was increasing faster than in the United States.

  14. Where And When?

    in History Hollow

    Posted · Edited by Adam Hogg

    tomtom gets first prize of 10 "Free Pint Tickets" to be used in the Bar of the new Sports and Leisure Facility to be built at Gallagher Park, If we keep fighting!

    I was standing on the Welwyn Bridge the year is 1980. This photo was taken from the same spot on Friday Morning last week but can't get exactly the same angle for the trees.

    I should get a prize though foxy i got the pit in the background. :D

  21. Good Jokes: Not For The Faint-Hearted (Adult content)

    in Chat Central

    Posted

    A vicar goes to a mans house because the man has a problem the vicar say, "get onto the booze and try to organize some local wife swapping, it will do you the world of good." The man says, "Thank you vicar." The vicar says, "Also if i don't see you at the dogs tommorrow put a bet on for me." The postman hears the conversation and say, "Vicar is that not bad advice to give to one of your flock?" The vicar replies, "You see I'm not the local vicar. He's at home mucking about with my wife, so I'm mucking about with his parish."

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