Alan Edgar (Eggy1948)

Through Ovalteeny's research and the memory of John Reed ( @Reedy's dad) some more names - plus this team is not a Mechanics team and now - Ovalteeny says :- ' From team sheets I've seen in old copies of the Morpeth Herald I would say that this is West Sleekburn Welfare FC.

Even a voted to stay to avoid even this - I'm surprised, and not even expecting

No positive proof Ovaleeny - I posted your full comment on the Bedlington Cricket Club site :- https://www.facebook.com/bedlingtoncricketclub/?fref=nf and one response from - Mal Jovi Hemsted - was :- My dad says this is the lowest he’s heard of Mal's dad is Susan Hemsted's cousin Billy who is about our age and been involved with BCC all his life. Billy's dad Billy, along with many more of the Hemsted family, as you know have been involved with the club for donkeys years.

@Rigger - one of the Barnton Admin team - Alan Dickson (in his early 70's) - that knows the area very well replied to the question I put to Geoff on the site :- Alan DicksonGroup admin That stood in the dip just after Sunniside gannin to Bedlington Geoff, But on the left side of the road, next to the Netherton wagon way which bi-sected the road. Think it was used at one time for the Barnt,n pit office.

@Rigger - checked on the Barrington, Barnt' n memories and stuff!! Facebook site to see if there was any mention of Sunnyside Cottages that I believed was next to the Willow Bridge area and the people from Barrington often linked that area with Barrinton. This photo was on the site but the person that posted it says he can't remember where he got it from - I don't believe him! When I saw the photo (and it looked as though it was a book page) I recognised it from Evan Martin's book - Images of England Bedlingtonshire - Page 46 :- copy from the book with a bit of info :-

Can't help with a Bell's Yard - there is still Bells Place down Front Street east - the old maps back to 1865 also show it as Bells Place - there is an archway but have no idea if it was ever known locally as Bell's yard

Now 3 - I'm singing and dancing in the rain Doobe Do Do, Doobe Doobe Do Do, what a glorious feeling I'm happy again, just singing and dancing, in the rain, Doobe Do Do, Doobe Doobe Do Do

Bedlington Mechanics - 1950's - photo from Helen Millar - looking for names of anyone in the team :-

No 22 in this photo :-

Names updated @Jan - on here and sixtownships. @Rigger - I don't know about Wake's the butchers at Newbiggin but they did have the butchers at the Oval shops in Bedlington, 1950's-60's, and I think they lived above the shop when Kingsley was at the Bedlington Grammar school = late 50's to early 60's.

....and then after I posted this topic + image I see they are trying harder to get my attention - two notifications, I'll have to go incognito

And I was hoping to move on from that 'Tag' after it popped up a couple of days ago. I see, today, I am still that person :-

No promises, and this could take ages and provide nothing, but there are a couple of names in the list that I think I have seen commenting on the Bedlington Facebook groups. It could just be people with the same name of course, but one gets nowt for not trying. Jim Hardy - last posted on Facebook - Bygone Bedlington group - September 2017 Is this the Bobby Bell you knew HPW?

I couldn't remember the photo HPW and when Colin Sim commented with an update that he thought No 10 was Bill thingy-me-bob and I had this feeling that the lad in the open neck shirt and a quiff might just have been HPW so that's why I kept nagging you to have a look - - bugger

Another photo from @John Fox (foxy) that was posted on Facebook back in 2015 :- And according to Joyce Scott (really it's Shep from Burnside using his partners Id) on the Facebook Bedlington remembered site answering a question :- how long has jakes bar been derelict - he replied - 'Originally it was Thompson Stores many moons ago, but prior to Ivan having it, it was run as a cafe by a local lass who still has family around the station although she died.'

@HIGH PIT WILMA - this one is in the Westridge album but you may have missed it - have you seen it before and do you know who No 10 is? Colin Sim (Facebook - Bedlington Remembered) says - No 10 is Bill (William) thingy-me-bob

Just been back to check the positions but the vote has closed and I can't find anything on the site to say who came top - just that the voting is now closed 😥 https://www.buildbase.co.uk/pitch-in-your-support