Alan Edgar (Eggy1948)

With pleasure - and naturally any football team updates, or messages from old friends, will be past on....... I think

The two things to look out for when searching for Shankhouse - 1) The Albion Pub and 2) Hastings Terrace. The Albion pub, demolished years ago and houses built, was between Hastings Terrace, Shankhouse and the Cramlington Fire Station. Both Hastings Terrace and the Fire Station building (no longer used by the fire brigade ) still exist. If you came out of The Hastings pub, turned right went past the Fire Station along the road about half a mile and turned right at the small row of houses = Bog Houses and pass them about quarter of a mile to the Horton Road. Cross the Horton Road and you are at The Three Horse Shores.

Info found in the Morpeth Herald by two Facebook Bedlington Remembered members :- Margaret Williamson :- Found this from the Morpeth Herald 1909 - ... BEDLINGTON ROYAL OAK A.F.C. The above club held a supper and social at their headquarters, Red Lion Inn, on Saturday night last. The chair was taken by Mr. Robert Thompson. A good repast was ably served by the host, Mr. J. Turnbull), after which the evening ... Ovalteeny :- As part of my research into football in Bedlington I have quickly looked at The Morpeth Herald for 11th. April 1908 and found a league table for The Wansbeck League, see image that shows Bedlington Royal Oak having an narrow lead, but with still 5 games to play. I'll have a further look tomorrow to see what the final table was and also read up some of the copy to see if I can find out more about the team/club.

Anyone ever heard of and know anything about this team. As Royal Oaks is a fairly common name for a pub I checked both Evan Martin's list of Hotels, Inns, Taverns & Beerhouses in 1886 and the Bennett's Business Directory, of 1905, and no establishment using the name Royal Oak in the lists.

1954-55 squad photo - update from Pauline Weatheritt (Facebook Bedlington Remembered) who showed the photo to No 2 Albert Glenton and he says :- No 8 Dickie Jameson - No 12 Alan Cowell - No 13 Paddy Gore

The National Trust have put the word Easter back into their 'Egg Hunt' ( placement around words or phrases used in a special sense or purposefully misused) - so it's now "..... Cadbury Easter Egg Hunt 2018."

Two team photos of the squads for 1954-55 & 1956-57 posted on Facebook and we are attempting to name the squad members. HPW's first thoughts were that these squads cover two, or three, age groups. I will attempt to upload both photos and have the relevant Facebook comments associated with each photo :- Carl Wilkinson 11. My Fatha. Allan Wilkinson - 5. Tommy logan Paul Wilkinson 11 is Allan Wilkinson Allan Kidd 1 looks like Raymond Mack. ManageWendy Ready Number 10 - my dad, Joe Hale - No 4 Davy Kane Lillian Wilkinson After Ray Mac it is Scantiberry (John ?),?,?, Davy Kane,Tom Logan. ..?Mr Davison, - Joe Hale next to Allan W, ?Bob Cross. Carl Wilkinson 10. Allan wilkinson - 14. Jimmy Bradley ? 2. Albat Glenton Lillian Wilkinson No 1 Brian Palmer - no 3 Brian Hale, No 4?,?, 6 Geoff Oliver, - No7 Bob Johnson, no11 Ian Nesbit, no 14 Mickey Bradley. Alan Maguire no14 michael bradley Wendy Ready No 7 Deffo Johnstone ! Friend of the family x

Me not Hyper either - but it might just be embedded in me

Reedy asked his dad, born 1928, and Reedy reported back with :- Although before his time he thinks the building to the right of the clock house was a wages or timekeepers office. There was a shop on the Bebside bank on the opposite side of the bridge at the bottom of the hairpin bend run by a family called Munley. Lynne Watson - replied - Paul Reed thank you - that will be it. I do apologise for getting the shop in the wrong place 🙂

The following comment was posted on Facebook - Bedlington Remembered group :- Lynne Watson This is the photo I mentioned the other day in a different thread. My aunt worked in Cobbledicks shop which is the one on the very right of the photo almost hidden. My Dad found this photo many years ago and got a copy made. This image shows more of the building :- Has anyone ever heard of Cobbledicks ?

@Rigger - was the Bedlington Community Centre - Creatives Group, that have done a lot of research on Bedlington soldiers to create their 'Poppy Map' one of the usual sources you have tried? They produced a list of Bedlington Soldiers' 'Poppy Map' and I believe they have retained info that they uncovered in their research :- http://www.bedlingtoncommunitycentre.co.uk/ Address: 60 W End Front St, Bedlington NE22 5UB Phone: 01670 824141