Alan Edgar (Eggy1948)

Think there were extracts for the documentary - Geordies Overboard - on youtube but can't find a link to one that is still current. This is an extract from the http://www.northeastmaritime.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=7385 posting :-

I think I have this right - Barry Elliot was the main contractor for the building. I believe he still lives in the first house in the row of houses he built at South Beach and I first heard of him when I stumbled, late one night when I was in charge of the remote, on a CH4 2 part documentary on Blyth's privately run lifeboat service. I will see if any of the documentary is online anywhere - this is a link to an article in The Journal, following the documentary :- http://www.thejournal.co.uk/news/local-news/fears-over-blyth-lifeboat-future-4400695

@Andy Millne - before the new system was introduced non members could not view all the topics. I often reference postings on this site so the Facebook Bedlington group members can visit and view this site. Is it the same now or with the sharing across different platforms can non members view all the topics?

The builder Barry Elliot!!!!! (nee chance, but a cud be rang) or Canny Lass?

Oh no - just no point in starting up the engines, big CC's, if it's not raining.

We could have a referendum : – Boris to stand for Worse & Gove to stand for Worserer Tick one box only Worse Or Worserer Then if the outcome is worserer than first thought we could ask to pull out of Brexit and reinstate Cameron and Osborne into government and have another referendum. If that seems worserer than the worst scenario then we could get 'even worserer' and ask May and Corbyn to form a coalition government allowing Nicola Sturgeon to form a body of high-ranking carpenters, assisted by joiners, to lead on specific policy areas such as worse, or worserer Health, Transport, Defence etc. Think I might just stand for the next election, but only if it’s raining.

http://video.dailymail.co.uk/video/mol/2017/04/18/1855788441214369548/640x360_MP4_1855788441214369548.mp4

Webcam not working, for me.

Copied the comment from Andy onto the topic on Bygone Bedlington Facebook group and the first response was :- 'things are not set in stone yet it will go ahead and the gentleman that own it are lovely but there are some discrepancies in the plans thst need to be ironed out as the residential property next door is owned by our family'

https://www.gofundme.com/Melanie-s-Mission

@Jr6468 - off the subject of footballers, I'm hoping you can help me with the names St Bede's & St Benet Biscop's so I can attribute some old photos to the correct school. Were the junior & senior schools both called St Bede's? Was it only when the senior school took over the old Westridge school was the name St. Benet Biscop used? I have photos to post in one of the albums and they are of 'senior school' (15 year old's) at Ford Castle in the late 60's and they have been posted as St. Bedes.

Malcolm Tait - Bygone Bedlington posted this photo in Feb 2016 asking if anyone could name him. Many remembered the act but the strongman's name. A few weeks later and Malcolm posted the back of his blurred photo with the artists autograph - Johny Citrone

When first posted on Facebook, by Foxy, it was thought that this would be an old Bedlington Mechanics team. However after a few people saw and discussed the photo it turns out to be the annual Top Club v Bottom Club football match at Milnne Park. Can anyone identify any of the missing names? No7 is thought to be one of the Weatheritt family, possibly David.

The wife and I would probably visit the Ridge Farm once a month, mid-week, for the carvery and we thoroughly enjoyed what was on offer at the carvery. However my wife, a lover of all vegetables, did think the carvery vegetable choice had been reduced and wasn't up to past standards. One evening whist being served at the carvery the wife had a discussion with the head chef and she asked him what he thought about Wetherspoons taking over the Red Lion and was it affecting the trade at the Ridge Farm. He replied - 'yes, and that's where I go for a pint as it's much cheaper'.

Stop trying to convince me that you believe that everyone that casts a vote has studied the candidates and the manifesto of their parties? Save your breath (and typing skills). I don't think it was one of the christmas books every child looked forward to - The 'I Spy - politics'. How can you believe that the majority of the general public don't vote for 'a now meaningless rosette' and that the majority of the general public know what they are talking about I couldn't quote you a percentage of the total voters that have actually known what they are voting for but I do know that over the 50 years I have been able to vote the majority from the areas I have lived in ( that I have discussed elections with) 'uncritically accept' what they have been told by previous generations and simply voted for the party that their families voted for. Only the minority are able to evaluate what they think the whole election package will do for them, and the country. The majority (and that includes me) have no idea how one parties policies benefit the economy, and the majority of the people, of their country better than the other parties policies so they vote for the candidate that they think (and that doesn't include me) will give them more money in their pocket. The majority don't understand but they are still entitle to vote and should't abstain. My postal vote was in last leek so if it's raining on Thursday 8th of June I will not have to sing and dance to the polling station, it will be raining in my heart anticipating the result. And that's me last word on this subject.