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Val McDermid in last Saturdays Guardian describes Emily as a local hero.

She says 'Emily's life should be defined not by her death, but by her tenacity and passion.

She goes on to say that a contemporary described her as "always looking for the next thing to do" . Just imagine what she might have achieved if she'd survived.

This thread has got lost, some important thoughts.

On both sides of the argument.

In the new book, it seems Emily has a Bedlington family connection. There was even a pit sunk by the Family.

The Emily Inspires exhibition opens on Saturday at Morpeth Town Hall and continues until Sept 15th.

The scarf will only be there until the 15th June, when a weekend of events to commemorate the anniversary take place.

It seems there is to be a procession from Morpeth Railway Station to Saint Mary's Churchyard following the route of her funeral cortège. Then a church service.

The scarf is allowed, by its owner Barbara Gorna, to be on permanent display in the Houses of Parliament.

I did not say anything about you Keith.

You do not need to read the thread.

You are not the only person reading items on the site.

People may want local interest stories and may not have access to the local papers etc.

You have made your points well known on this subject.

Allow people to make up there own minds.

Last weeks Morpeth Herald carried a letter from a lady living in Bedfordshire.

She said as a former resident of Morpeth, that she was 'absolutely amazed at the extensive research that the author Maureen Howes had undertaken in researching her book "A Sufferagette's Family Album"

She feels that a film MUST be made of this story.

There are always two sides to every argument.

It is not about winning or loosing, it is simply called having a viewpoint that differs from others.

If Emily had a mental health problem, we should try to understand why, not demonise her.

People with special needs were called Holy Fools long ago and felt to understand more than most.

Sorry missed the photo

Longridge Atkinson and Routledge

One gravestone with a tale to tell

For anyone interested.

Strangely, given the rest of this thread, I feel no reason to reply.

After all, everyone can read the papers I suggested!

Radio 4 this morning had an item on the Sufferagettes.

My guess is that Emily felt as strongly about her cause.

It did not include flogging horses to death.

How many horses and riders die.

Bread and Circus!

100 years after our death we will be forgotten.

Emily Wilding Davison is not, her ideals are still being debated and the campaign :-

Emily Inspires, is inspiring the New Suffragettes!

You are right from your side and I am right from mine, it's one too many mornings and a thousand miles behind!

As someone said.

Today is the Derby at Epsom and every BBC news broadcast. so far, covers the story of Emily.

New evidence, by a lady in Morpeth, suggests the Suffragettes practiced pinning the colours onto a horse in Morpeth.

This week the I Newspaper has carried a series of articles on the New Sufferagettes.

Interesting reading.

Hope I am not upsetting anyone for bringing this topic up again.

It is History/ Herstory and I think it important to our region and our town.

Just back from Beadnell.

Wonder if we could make an argument for Bedlington and Beadnell being named after The Venerable Bede

Published in 1976 price £4,95!

A history of Northumberland and Newcastle upon Tyne by Leslie W Hepple.

Under a chapter Anglo-Saxon Northumberland.

Cambois, near Blyth, is a Normanised form of Celtic Camus, bay.

I put a comment up about the brewery Brian, we went for a birthday celebration in feb.

They are not open every day, but worth a visit when and if you can.

I was going to walk around and take a few pictures of the old graves to put on the site.

However my own cemetery tale, nearly got in the way.

My son was forced by a taxi driver, who drove at him in a cycle lane, to take evasive action; what started as a flesh wounds, turned into a fractured skull, bleeding on the brain and he was unable to walk for a day or so.

He is recovering slowly and has not become a cemetery tale.

One day I will post any pictures of graves that I think may interest people.

It is one way of preserving our heritage.

Maybe a bit dark.

Suppose I could quote some of the funeral service here, but I won't!

Hopefully we learn from history.

John your research is great and very thought provoking.

Happy Days!

It was Church first then the bus to Plessey Woods, a packet of Rowntrees pastilles or fruit gums and then walk through to Stannington.

Who needed a computer!

It also gave indications of the future.

Who saved the sweets, who ate them quickly and who tried to save them but failed.

Very good indicators of the people we were to become.

Worth thinking about :-

Football supporters.

Devolution.

Where do wars start?

Even Shakespeare with Romeo and Juliet gives us an example.

People with extreme views could be said to divide and rule.

Judge people with care, we are lucky we live in a tolerant society.

The English Civil War divided everyone and the result was to bring back the monarchy

I wonder what our DNA would show!

I think we are all one, regardless of colour or creed!

The extreme element on any side scare me.

Saw this quote and thought certain people might appreciate what happened:-

"On the final day of school some students released three sheep into the hall on which they had painted 'one' 'two' and 'four..

The teachers spent the entire day looking for an imaginary third sheep"

Well done John.

Bedlington deserves a greater place in the history books.

All our memories prove we feel proud to be part of it all.