Everything posted by Alan Edgar (Eggy1948)
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Photo with info from Evan Martin's book - The Shire of Bedlington in old picture postcards' :-
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@7RIrF & @Canny lass Red Row - we played there as kids as one of the pupis. Ronnie Phillips (opr Phillipson) lived in the Row when we were at Barrington County primary School - 1953 to 1960. I think all the families were moved out in the early 1960's as I remember we used to play in the derelict houses = jumping out of the upstairs windows into the garden area. Think there is a photo of the row in one of the Evan Martin books on Bedlington/Barrington. The photo is from when you go over the bridge on Stakeford Row that now leads on to Red Row and part of the new housing estate that is built there is called Red Row Court.
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No 5 named byTom Eltis
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Photo posted by Norah Prior (nee Jobson) on the Bygone Bedlington group, -
The following info is from the http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/rd/8ad93b61-5d1a-46e9-ad51-f17b07e91684 site :- History: The school opened officially in 1958 and was reorganised as a middle school in 1976. It had ceased to function by 1977 when the premises were taken over by St. Benet Biscop's Roman Catholic Aided High School. The school records were transferred to the new Meadowdale County Middle School which opened in 1982.
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1965c Nora Prior.jpg
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Westridge mosaic2.jpg
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1976 Westridge.jpg
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1977.jpg
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1977 Vicki Gooch.jpg
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1964c Shirley Truffit.jpg
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1967c Westridge.jpg
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1967c Janet Allen.jpg
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Football Seniors 1963-64 season.jpg
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1966 named.jpg
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comp.jpg
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On the lake2 named.jpg
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On the lake named.jpg
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By the lake named.jpg
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1960's School camp with Mr Cook named.jpg
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High Wray Bay Camp site named.jpg
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High Wray Bay Camp site2 named.jpg
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1960-61 Mr Stafford named.jpg
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Westridge c1969 numbered cropped named.jpg
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Karting Club 1968 named.jpg
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@7RIrF this topic was created by @Symptoms directing the members to the work that ex member Rigger (Derek Johnstone) had done investigating the soldiers from Bedlington that had been in WWI. I don't think there is any reference to WWII. This is a direct link to the site that Rigger created :- https://docplayer.net/152715054-Bedlington-soldiers-who-died-in-the-great-war.html
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Checked with John Krzyzanowski and he hasn't found any info so we don't have any definate proof but I would say you were right. This is G Robinson's advert in the St Cuthbert's parish magazine of 1947 sent to me electronically by Peter Morgan :-
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No 15 updated from R. Hicks to Derek Hicks. Ken Reid, Bygone Bedlington group, lived next to the Hicks family and says it is definately Derek -
@Ovalteeny comment from Michael Brown, naming No 17, on the Bygone Bedlington group :-
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Haven't looked into it yet - been out of action for a few days - but will do some checking over the weekend (I hope)
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Name added
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With info on the 70-71 season 3 wins. -
John Krzyzanowski found these on one of his Memory Sticks but he can't remember where he got the images from or how long he has had them. Had a 'Google' but can't find anything out about this Free Press
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Photo from Helen Millar on the Bygone Bedlington Facebook group. Helen's dad, Bill pearcey played for Bedlington Mechanics in the 50's as well as other local . We haven't managed to identify this team as the strip does not match any of those in the Gallery 'Sports' albums. Anyone any ideas on the team or names of anyone in the photo?
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1950's photo from Helen Millar with her dad Bill Pearcey in a Mechanics team.
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Men from the Dr. Pit Colliery formed Bedlington Mechanics FC in 1949, initially playing in the Northumberland Miners Welfare League before entering the Northern Combination in 1952. They won the Northumberland Minor Cup in 1954 and were league champions the following season which enabled them to be promoted into the Northern Alliance where they remained for the next 8 seasons. Home games were played in the centre of the town at Millne Park, the land was owned by Jimmy Millne, a successful local businessman and he provided a very generous arrangement with the Committee. However, in the early 1960’s there was a dispute and the Mechanics had to relocate to the “A Pit” Welfare Park at Bedlington Station. Sadly, crowds dwindled and income fell to such an extent that in 1963 they were forced to disband.
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4 names from Christine Clark - Bygone Bedlington Facebook group, -
Brian Tyler named by himself -
No 7 in the photo says it was BGS and Berwick Gs - info updated. -
Janice Robinson & Anna Crews (nee Thain - No 41) say it was 1963 as that's the year they left the school. Info updated. -
Possible name for No 27 from Florence Palmer.
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@Canny lass - see reply - posted by Mal - to your question -
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