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Maybe of interest

This seems appropriate to Bedlington.

What a topic? Interesting and funny to read. All that remains is to say Happy Easter but that could be controversial. Resurrection with eggs. Then there is Mithras. Blackadder would certainly have a few comments to make about this topic. Maybe even a new series of programmes.

Good to read Malcolm. Informative and shows your dedication to our town. One day I hope it becomes easier to communicate with all the others involved. Sadly politics is not for the faint hearted. Keep on keeping on.

Thank you to Brian and all who have contributed to making the Forum meetings so special. The regular meetings will be a miss to Bedlington. I have good memories of the meetings I attended . People did not always agree ! The Red Lion after these meetings always helped to put things in perspective. Bedlington will rise again to the glory days.

Happy Birthday (rather later than most.) Have a good year

Happy Birthday hope you have a good year

Maybe of interest if anyone has spare time. I found this newspaper article in an old Dictionary of Domestic Medicine.

Especially for 3G

Twenty LP 's 'you should have collected in 1978. Maybe of interest.

That's fine Eggy. Please share the photo with anyone interested.

A little late but Happy New Year.

Have a great day tomorrow . Health Wealth and Happiness for the year ahead. Maybe fit in a spot of relaxation in good old Bedlington along the way. East West Home is Best

Barrington Colliery 1902. Not sure where this Colliery was in relation to Choppington. Obviously this coronation mug has seen better days

Merry Christmas one and all

This is one for Canny Lass or so I thought. Actually it is a venue in Hackney. Daniel Lanois is an all time favourite both his singing and the records he has produced. Check out 'The Maker' and 'Still Water'.

Good luck does not seem relevant . You have survived some truly terrible situations and survived. Politics needs more people like you Malcolm. Keep on Keeping on.

Aye lass that's the right word 'VINTAGE' Others may use other words to describe our age and attitude but a sense of humour has always been a basic of life in Bedlington.

Right I have to admit to forcing people including Grandchildren to do the walking tour. On one occasion we were so 'mucky' that plastic bags were needed to allow us into a car at Plessey Hartford Woods. We had walked from Westlea Red Ash Path then Humford and along the river.. I think possibly fire clay was what stuck to our trousers. However Fish and Chips at Blyth Beach helped make the day perfect .

Well Foxy you have reached that certain age ! Congratulations and have a very Happy Birthday. A 'Good Age' you could say !

Still a favourite cd. Sting just has a good and interesting way of celebrating our life in the NE. Sorry Symptoms love the music . Saw him at the Newcastle University with the Police in 1978

Who would put graffiti on the posters on Netherton Colliery Road ends? The posters are for Ian Lavery and someone has sprayed derogatory words/ comments. Maybe some miner who did not agree with Mr Lavery. Public opinion can be expressed in so very many ways .

Fingers crossed something happens soon. Considering how quickly the new houses can be built locally, let's hope by this time next year we have a town centre again. Bedlington was an important centre in the past and will be again.

These letters maybe of interest today.

Rhonda Bee somewhere in the depths of this website there are some letters written in the 1800's from your part of the World back to Bedlington. The family were Methodist ( I seem to remember) and it gives an insight into the past . I found them while 'spoaching' through a few years ago. Amazingly people travelled huge distances to work. I think the railways were, in part , a reason plus all the usual. A friend born in the NE found her family in Devon in the late 1800's. Tales of people walking huge distances to find work are not uncommon. My own ancestors can now be found around the World. Many occupations allowed people to live a healthy life and large families lived and thrived. Somewhere I have a book on the 'Navies' which makes interesting reading. I suppose there are lots of other interesting reasons for movement. A visitor to Bedlington last year was adopted by a couple whose ancestors moved to California for health reasons. The common thread is often that these people never forget the importance of Bedlington in their lives . It is good to be in contact with people around the World.