Alan Edgar (Eggy1948)

I'm on board All the best everyone - make sure you enjoy every day you wake up

I see there are two schools on that map @Canny lass - I will have a look on the Blyth remembered Facebook group and see if there are any photos of the area.

1. In which century was the term ‘Xmas’ coined? Answer = 11th if you accept the Anglo-Saxon words ‘Xpes maesse’ 2. Which saint is celebrated on 26th December? Answer = 3. How many reindeer feature in the poem ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas’? Answer = 4. What is the name of the last ghost to visit Scrooge in ‘A Christmas Carol’? Answer = Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come. 5. Why did the other reindeer laugh at Rudolph? Answer = His bright red nose 6. Stollen is the traditional fruit cake of which country? Answer = Germany 7. In which direction should you stir sweet mincemeat for good luck? Answer = Clockwise 8. What is a female turkey called? Answer = Hen 9. Before turkey, a traditional English Christmas dinner included a pig’s head smothered in mustard. True or false? Answer = True 10. Part of the Christmas celebrations in Oaxaca City, Mexico, is Noche de Rábanas. Which food gives the festival its name? Answer = 11. Which Christmas food is considered to bring good luck if eaten on all of the twelve days of Christmas? Answer = 12.Who designed the first Christmas card, sent in 1843? Answer = 13. Which country is the largest exporter of Christmas trees? Answer = Canada 14. How many days do we have between Christmas and the Epiphany? Answer = 12 15. Which of the following was NOT a gift given by the wise men to the baby Jesus: Frankincense, silver, myrrh, gold? Answer = Ag 16. Is there a Mrs Santa Clause? Answer = Yes 17.Which country is credited with the Christmas beverage Eggnog? Answer = Britain 18. From which country is the Christmas tree, traditionally placed in Trafalgar Square, London, a gift? Answer = Norway 19. Who tracks Santa’s location on Christmas Eve? Bonus point for when it started. Answer = 20. In 1946 Nat King Cole recorded a song about “chestnuts roasting on an open fire”. What was the name of the song? I’ll bet you didn’t know …. Prior to the turkey being introduced as Christmas fayre, people ate geese, boar’s head and even peacocks at Christmas. Henry VIII was the first to enjoy a turkey on Christmas day. Answer = Geese & Boar’s head Yes – Peacocks No

And to you @Vic Patterson - hope you and the family are keeping warm.

Welcome to the group @Bill Harries. can't help you with the name Bob Shadforth but @James who worked at the Doctor Pit might be able to. In the gallery section of this site are numerous albums and on with info (a lot from James) on the Doctor Pit. This is a direct link to that album :-

I had to check the PC folder where I keep the images of Wilf cos I couldn't remember his name - and I've only been to the front door

Wilf is on the move and he went for a look at the view from Moorland Avenue (beside Grange park)

Hartford Hall - 1950's. Photo posted on the Bygone Bedlington Facebook group by Sylvia Kennedy - her granda No 30.