Everything posted by Alan Edgar (Eggy1948)
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Photo posted by Trixy Wight & John Drysdale. Images 'Photoshopped' by 'Majik' John Ashford. Names from loads of Cambois members. -
Photo from Alan Hudson and the names from Cambois Facebook group members - Derek Stephenson, Pat Robinson, Lilyan Taylor, & Alan Hudson. -
@HIGH PIT WILMA - one of the responses on the Facebook Friends of Bates Colliery group was from a Keith Wilson:- Keith Wilson Fantastic! The story telling that is, not the event, that scared the life out of me an brought home something of the hardships you lads had to endure
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Photo from Derek Blake. Names from Derek and Leah Dixon. -
Photo from Ann Gair - her mother No 18. Other names from Pat Robinson. -
Photo and names from Pally Allan. I wasn't concentrating and missed out the number 6 -
Photo from Christine MaClennan and names from Geraldine Jones and Maureen Jones. -
Photo and names from Derek Blake and Bobby Boot. Photo enhanced and names added to the photo -
Photo and names from Pat Robinson. -
Late 1950's = 3d for 8hrs
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Caroline Dobinson posted this 2017 photo of the area:-
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@HIGH PIT WILMA :- as the popular 'Coal Mining' topic in History Hollow is more about Bedlington mining I have started a new topic for anything to do with Bates Colliery. Here's a comment and photo for you HPW. Posted on the 'Friends of Bates Colliery' Facebook group by ex miner Leslie George :- ............... The guy left is Ron Schoular . me n Ron transfered from Brenkley 82 .He went down 3/4 me up newbiggin drift.Never worked together again .Would see him in dudley club.Lad far right John Tinmouth ?
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James - 1973 newspaper article and photos posted by John Krzyznowski on the Facebook group Bygone Bedlington
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Photo from Alan Rigg. Names from Alan Rigg & Steven McVey, , Facebook - Bygone Bedlington & Bedlington remembered. -
Names updated by Anne Aikman, Facebook Bygone Bedlington group. -
Now over 30,000 signatures but still no response from the government :-
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Now that one I have signed
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Names updated by No 12 Helen Dixon (Nee Richardson) on the Past Times Facebook group. -
@HIGH PIT WILMA - I posted your comment on Facebook where Matty Hall's grandson had posted the news of Matty Hall. This is the response from his grandson - John Davidson :- John Davidson Alan Edgar thanks so much for taking the time to post this, it's a lovely tribute from Bill. I remember talking to him outside my Grandads last summer when he was walking down the lane and I was doing the garden, we had a good crack, smashing fella.
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Photo from Doreen Riley, Bygone Bedlington Facebook group. Names from the Bygone Bedlington - Bedlington remembered and Past Times group members.
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@Bill 19 - I have no idea what the site is you mentioned above. This is a map showing the old Plessey Wagonway from Plessey Mill to Blyth. Close to where I think you are saying the 'entrance door' is ( just to the right of Plessey Mill next to the number 79 on this map), there are some old mine workings identified - 'Rodney Pit' & 'Old Coal Workings'
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I won't sign, and I voted 'Remain'.
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6 names from Peter Oliver - Bygone Bedlington Facebook group.
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More names from Margaret Thorton via No 5 Walter Thornton :-
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Seems like a good idea. As I have never seen it up close, is it planted in soil or just kept upright by 'guide ropes'?
