Alan Edgar (Eggy1948)

Would you explain the significance of associating this link to ' Dad cuts down a giant weeping willow tree - YouTube' with my comment? I have nothing against anyone cutting down a weeping willow tree.

If you bothered to find out the facts about the people that were campaigning to save the tree you would learn that they are not a bunch of 'whiney' (your word and spelling) people. The majority of them know it could be a lost cause but rather than just sit and 'whiney' (your word) on they have made the effort to try and do something they feel strongly about. The majority are aware that it is only after the plans for the demolition of the Day Center and the building of the Lidl supermarket were passed that people became aware the tree was to be felled but by making the effort they have a slight chance of persuading Lidl to change their building plans. The vast majority of them want the Lidl supermarket and the jobs it brings to the town. If you bothered to do some research you should be able to formulate a constructive opinion, for or against, what some people are trying to do.

mercuryg - the campaigners are waiting for a response from the email that was sent to Lidl on the subject of this tree. Some extracts from the Bygone Bedlington postings :- ******************************************************************** ............. Ian Lavery (MP) is going to discus this with the council. Dean Jackson, (Town Champion) is putting it onto the agenda of the next steering group meeting. ........and I have had an answer back from Lidl . It only say's it will be passed onto the relevant department but at least we haven't been ignored. This really should have all been done before planning permission was given but while it still stands there is still a little hope. At least two people did put objections into the council before planning permission was given. At least important people are talking about it. ****************************************************************** Cllr Wallace has emailed, and received a reply from the NCC Planning Office Although there is another Weeping Willow tree outside the Library they are still fighting to save the one on the Lidl site.

My prediction is we still go down with Villa & Norwich. Can't see us getting more than 35 points. Would prefer us to stay up but as I think we won't then would prefer Norwich to stay so we can still have two derby matches next season. SFC better goal difference than us so :- NUFC SFC Norwich 23-24/4/16 Liverpool v NUFC SFC v Arsenal - 30/04/2016 NUFC v C. Palace Stoke v SFC Arsenal v Norwich 07/05/2016 A. Villa v NUFC SFC v Chelsea Norwich v Man U 11/05/2015 SFC v Everton Norwich v Watford 15/05/2016 NUFC v Spurs Watford v SFC Everton v Norwich Current Points 29 30 31 My guess after last game = 35 35 34 SFC have better goal difference so they stay up.

Tree hugging - Tuesday 19/04/2016

No HPW, tha'ts the phrase Joan Muckian (No 22 in the photo used when she posted the photo on the Bygone Bedlington site. So when I post this photo into the Gallery Album should I be saying 'First Intake 1956' for this photo or can you confirm that this is 1958 and therefore not part of the first intake? Photo updated with some more names :- This is th

Don't gamble Maggie but if I did my money would be on - Aston Villa - NUFC & Norwich to go down.

Posted today on Bygone Bedlington by Nickaila Adele Arnold that raised the online petition :- 'Press photo meeting will be tomorrow (Tuesday) at 4pm. Meet at the Willow Tree. See you all then ☺ xxx'

Not sure what you mean moe19 - I added a link to the planning and I posted photos.

Here we go again Brian, started with the Ols School but now ARCH - LIDL & Weeping Willow! Moe19 - I would expect most locals would welcome any supermarket in the town, away from the conservation area. Local weekly food shopping to compete with Blyth; Ashington; Morpeth etc. etc. and the possibility of jobs, albeit probably part-time, for locals. If I still lived in Bedlington I would have no objection to the one Weeping Willow tree been removed for the sake of employment in the town. All planning etc (no idea what the correct terminology is, never been involved with this before) is complete :- Planning » Application Summary 15/03266/FUL | Proposed demolition of the existing adult day care centre (Class D1) and erection of a Lidl foodstore (Class A1) with associated works. | Northumberland County Council Bedlington Day Centre Bedlington Northumberland NE22 5UQ Details - Comments (14) - Constraints (14) - Documents (62) - Related Cases (2) Reference15/03266/FUL - Application ReceivedThu 01 Oct 2015 - Application ValidatedThu 01 Oct 2015 Northumberland County Council Bedlington Day Centre Bedlington Northumberland NE22 5UQ Proposed demolition of the existing adult day care centre (Class D1) and erection of a Lidl foodstore (Class A1) with associated works. StatusDecided - DecisionApplication Permitted - Decision Issued DateThu 07 Jan 2016 - Appeal StatusUnknown This is the link to the planning application where you can download all the documents for reading with Adobe system :- https://publicaccess.northumberland.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=summary&keyVal=NVHWM8QSL9I00 Since the members on the Bygone Bedlington Facebook site learned of the proposals for the Lidl supermarket that involved the uprooting of the weeping willow (with an offer to provide cuttings from the tree that any individuals or organisations, schools etc,) they started an online petition https://www.change.org/p/nickaila-arnold-perennials-over-parking-save-bedlington-s-majestic-tree?recruiter=169073099&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink to try and saved the tree and if you pass the tree now you should see some Yellow Ribbons tied to the tree and the story has been picked up by the Evening Chronicle but don't know what the result will be. The organiser of the online petition is in talks with the chronicle and they are arranging for a reporter to come and meet a number of those that have signed the petition. That MIGHT be happening next Tuesday, but don't know for sure. Don't know a way of posting images within the written content of a posting so all the relevant images to follow :- Could probably say a lot more but no time - bottle of Wychwood King Goblin and TV drama awaits me.

1. Then & Proposed - this is the old school photos plus the previous architects - Nicholson Nairn - computer generated image of what the old school would be converted into :- 2. Now & Proposed - Lidl image of the store that will replace the Day Center

Make a pot of tea and relax and listen for 55mins

Don't worry Captain Mainwaring, we wont panic!

Well said Malcolm - tell Fred I'm singing and dancing in the rain - doo bee do do doo be doo be do do................... Sorry Brian - I'll get back to grating gears tomorrow!

Photo updated Foxy and reposted on Bygone Bedlington to see if Joan Muckian has remembered any more.

Oops - should have noticed that wasn't a Jimmy! I copied it from your previous post - what should it be for Jimmy Bradley - 9 or 19 or something else?

Netball Team photo posted on Bygone Bedlington by Alan Maguire as late 1960s. Anyone know the exact year this photo could be from?

Not the clearest of photos but can anyone recognize any of this lot from the first intake to West Ridge 1958? The photo was posted on the Bygone Bedlington site by Joan Muckian.