Alan Edgar (Eggy1948)

Elon Musk and JLR tipped to bid for UK’s first gigaplant site after Britishvolt collapse Elon Musk and JLR tipped to bid for UK’s first gigaplant site after Britishvolt collapse EXCLUSIVE: Some of the biggest European firms in the electric vehicle (EV) industry are expected to turn their heads to the UK's northeast after BritishVolt filed for insolvency. By JACOB PAUL 15:38, Wed, Jan 18, 2023 | UPDATED: 18:54, Wed, Jan 18, 2023 Elon Musk’s Tesla, as well as a host of other companies, may put in bids for a prime site for the UK’s first gigafactory (a major plant producing batteries for electric vehicles [EVs]) after BiritshVolt filed for insolvency, Express.co.uk has exclusively been told. A market source has hinted that major firms like Telsa, Tata (Jaguar and LandRover [JLR] owner) and Northvolt AB, could throw their hats in the ring as they compete to take control of the prime site in Blyth, Northumberland, where BritishVolt had been planning to set up a £3.8billion gigaplant. https://www.express.co.uk/news/science/1723018/tesla-jlr-northvolt-britishvolt-ev-gigafactory-blyth-northumberland?fbclid=IwAR1kFLNX6gKjGw92bmd3aOgztIB3S4mqHBsZAFd4Pv9miLApS0wUk7e8_X0

Surely the government has to step in and back a company to take over from Britishvolt? The UK government policy on electric vehicles = all new cars and vans must be zero emissions at the tailpipe from 2035. any new cars and vans sold that emit from the tailpipe must have significant zero emission capability (which includes some plug-in and hybrids) between 2030 and 2035. all new HGVs >26t must be zero emission by 2040.

The company’s efforts have now come to nothing. It collapsed into administration on Tuesday after funding talks failed, leaving a string of disappointed backers ranging from the FTSE 100 companies Glencore and Ashtead to the property investor Tritax, owned by investment group abrdn, which had committed to fund a battery “gigafactory” in Northumberland. Some of the investors are sanguine. Britishvolt – with no customers and no ready product – was always “something of a lottery ticket”, said one, who joined before the Guardian revealed a funding crunch that forced Britishvolt to put the project on “life support” last summer. The bigger investors have lost millions of pounds, but not enough to make a material impact on their balance sheets. It is the UK government that must now answer some big questions about the future of the British car industry. In January 2022 Boris Johnson hailed the “EV battery pioneer” for planning to create “thousands of jobs”. Less than a year later, Johnson is out of Downing Street, Britishvolt is bankrupt, and the future of the UK car industry is under serious threat.

The end? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-64303149.amp?fbclid=IwAR2m-u2r2H7124hAYT0YabUBsPmKRLCiElFT_kGGOSJ0tMFW_5eRR3jsG-0

They are available @Linray - through the genealogy sites that you have to subscribe to. I am not a member of any of the sites. https://www.top10.com/dna-testing/genealogy-comparison?utm_source=google&kw=genealogy sites&c=641175787605&t=search&p=&m=e&adpos=&dev=c&devmod=&mobval=0&network=g&campaignid=15472487164&groupid=132298567364&targetid=kwd-29051800&interest=&physical=1006956&feedid=&a=7032&ts=&topic=&test=&clicktype=&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIurvNqYXC_AIVHurtCh1pVgwDEAAYASAAEgLit_D_BwE

Alan Hall, a member of the Barrington, Barnt' n memories and stuff!! Facebook group posted this :- I'm guessing it was the old dry midden toilet (normally at the bottom of the garden0. You used to carry a bucket of ashes when you visited said outhouse to cover whatever you had done. There was a big step up on to seat which had two large apertures and one small supposedly for kids. It was one of the last calls for the night soilman on a Saturday morning his cart was a large barrel sha ped wood structure with a lid that opened for him to do his cleansing operation he didn't have many spectators while he was working. The above photo was posed by Marylin Muter but she didn't say where it was from, and it does look a bit similar to the one's I have the yellow star above in the compilation photo.

@lynnewatson - there are two other photos, from around the same era, of the area that I can find so I have compiled them and added a few Id's. Your photo doesn't appear to show Clock House 🤷‍♂️ but it's probably just the angle from where it was taken - I think. What I am guessing is the outside loo & shed on your photo looks like it has been turned 180 degrees - but I'm not sure. @Canny lass might have some thoughts on the photos.

So is Britishvolt in talks with you @Symptoms. I saw the story on the local news, BBC1, on Monday and the only thing that cought my attention was the fact that they still don't know how to say the word 'Cambois' - it always comes out as 'Blyth'🤷‍♂️

Thanks @lynnewatson - excellent photo - I will do a comparison with the other old photos of the area as I see in the ones you have just posted Bridge House, on the East of the Furnace Bridge looks the same, but the the buildings on the West look different. I can't see the Clock house and Rose Cottage, that @Canny lass researched. I'll make a compilation of the old photos and post it.

@HIGH PIT WILMA -update to the names for numbers 1 & 5 from Barry Douds - Davey Walker - Les Welsh - Kevin Barnfather & Malcolm Mckenna members of the 'Friends of Bates Colliery' Facebook group :-

@sallywoo1971 - did eileen have a sister?

@sallywoo1971 - I do not know any of the family. The above comments are from members of the Bygone Bedlington Facebook group. I can only suggest that if you are on Facebook you should use Facebook messenger to message Gemma Henderson and ask her if she knows where Ria is.

@sallywoo1971 - naturally there have been a few milkmen over the years that Bedlington folk can remember from the 1950's through to the 21st century. The Bygone Bedlington FB group reckon the surname you are looking for is - Burke. This is a couple of the replies to the question I asked on the Bygone Bedlington group :-

@sallywoo1971 - I don't know that milkman but I will see what I can find out from friends and relatives and I will get back to you

I'll drink, a small one, to your OH. The Aberlour is the only bottle of single malt I have left in the house.

@Canny lass - CannyLass uses the words - I would like to thank :-

Eggy and @Canny lass with 23.08% each share the 2022 award. @Andy Millnewould you close the voting please?

Whilst looking through the Facebook Villageguides group on Bebside I spotted some info, nothing new as far as I can see, but just confirmation of what has already been said by @Canny lass

@Harvs72 & @Canny lass there is a site, on Facebook, called 'Villageguides' and the Admin have worked there way around many of the local towns and villages. I have no ide who runs it and where they get there info and photos; I have asked but never had a response There is a section on Bebside with a little bit of info, and a photo, of the school at the far west end of Front Street. Unfortunately no info or image on the other school. This is the info and photo :- This is the Villageguides photo + the one of those from the Blyth Remembered Facebook group and a Google street view image of the building now :-

There are five photos of 'the old' Bebside posted on the Blyth remembered Facebook group but no comments to help identify any buildings in the photos or which direction, ie. East or West, the camera was pointing 🤷‍♂️. So I have had a go at guessing some of the buildings. One photo with info from Bob Simmons and the four photos, one with some text added by Bob Simmons and three with no info than ; Four individual photos, one with a bit of info added by Bob Simmons :- I've then put the four photos on one sheet :- Then added the four photos onto the map @Canny lass posted :- I've then done some guessing on the compilation photo :-

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