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