Alan Edgar (Eggy1948)

No idea - did you see the reply from Ovalteeny and me in your previous post on Choppington United?

@HIGH PIT WILMA - Trevor posted another winter shot on the Facebook group and I added your photo to it. Trevor responded with :- Trevor Gregg Excellent, Russell Hogg ex Joiner who became a Shaftsman and after Bates became a Shaftsman at Ashington working for me.

@Coatsy - see above from Ovalteeny. If you are on Facebook then there is a group under Choppington. I am not a member of that group but I have been in touch with the Admin - Brian Jenkinson - and I copied your two comments into the message I sent him. Brian did not say that he had info that you are after just suggested you join the group and he may be able to help.

@Ovalteeny - any help you can give to help @Coatsy?

@Coatsy - I know there are a couple of members that have delved into the history of the Bedlington Football teams and I believe the most info they found was from the Northumberland Archives = the old newspaper records held at the Woodhorn Colliery Museum. https://www.northumberlandarchives.com/ Phone 01670 624 358 archives@northumberland.gov.uk Woodhorn Museum - Address: QEII Country Park, Ashington NE63 9YF Phone: 01670 624455

The Top Club was the last time the building was used and there have been many posts on various sites about what has been planned for it. I think the info @Andy Millne posted some plan drawings a couple of years ago was last I saw on it. I haven't searched the NCC web site planning applications lately as you spend ages going through all the documents and then months down the line everything is rejected . This time I will just wait and see what happens. I can't find Andy's post so suspect it has been closed down. Never knew when it was build Bill but Just found a photo from when it was up for sale and there is a date - 1777 - inscribed above the door :-

Just spotted this article from May this year :- https://www.newspostleader.co.uk/news/politics/council/new-hotel-could-bring-45-jobs-to-bedlington-116603?fbclid=IwAR0jD70wvZZmnpII8CO6_G5_axRCbsWC9UKviULErCipyt1dK7xD4byHssI

@Maggie/915 - posted your Bedlington History Society 2019/2020 info on the Bedlington Facebook groups.

@HIGH PIT WILMA - the only response from Trevor Gregg after I posted your comments was :- Trevor Gregg Yes I remember the 3/4 well, pulling white coated dried up boots from my locker then coating them with boot grease before going underground

@HIGH PIT WILMA - passed your comments on to Trevor

@HIGH PIT WILMA - posted on the Friends of Bates Colliery Facebook group by Trevor Gregg : - ' Here is a photo I took from the top of the No 3 Shaft Headgear on a cold but beautiful winters day' Trevor didn't specify a date.

Wiser, and richer Bill. I will copy & paste your response to Bill McKenna who it was asked the question :- ' Malcolm Mckenna Wat parts of the pit was that ???? and I am positive Bill McKenna will also be wiser and richer. Cheers Bill. Hide or report this

@HIGH PIT WILMA - photo posted by John Dawson on the Facebook group - Past Times History of Bates - an aerial view from Bates 1933. I see Cambois, Ashington & Pegswood had the same concrete structure the man in the Bates image is standing on. What exactly was this type of 'concrete tower' built for ?