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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.
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Sorry missed the photo
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Longridge Atkinson and Routledge
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One gravestone with a tale to tell
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For anyone interested.
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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.
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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!
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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!
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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.
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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.
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Locomotion Dan Snow's History Of The Railways
Maggie/915 replied to Maggie/915's topic in History Hollow
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.
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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.
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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!
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Hopefully we learn from history. John your research is great and very thought provoking.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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"
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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.
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Yes John, were the trees planted by this lady.
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Yesterday we went to see 'The Reluctant Fundamentalist'. We saw the film before the events in London became news. Very very thought provoking. Sometimes an action provokes and then innocent people suffer. Who gains when we divide into secular groups and make rash generalisations. We are one World, Money, power and greed, can encourage stupid people to behave badly.
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The modern day Vandals. The grave stones are valuable as primary historical source material
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Oops it was QPR! Too much excitement. All in one day..
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Yep! The play is being broadcast to several cinemas next week. The Tyneside Cinema maybe, if anyone is interested in the politics.
