Alan Edgar (Eggy1948)

1. What is a glockenspiel? Answer = 2. In which European city is the Spanish Riding School based? Answer = Vienna 3.According to the nursery rhyme who pulled pussy out of the well? Answer = Little Tommy Stout. But who put pussy in? Me mam said Little Tommy Thin – Who wants to be a Millionaire with Chris Tarrant answer was Little Tommy Green. 4. Which cook has written a book called Winter Collection? Answer = 5. In The Last of the Summer Wine who is married to Nora? Answer = 6. Born in 1452 who recorded his scientific notes in mirror writing? Answer = 7. Who became US president after the assassination of Lincoln? Answer = 8. The World Professional Championships of which sport moved to the Lakeside Country Club, Surrey, in 1966? Answer = 9. Who was known as ‘The King of Skiffle’? Answer = 10. In the Bible, which two birds did Noah send out from the Ark? Answer = 11. Who wrote The last of the Mohicans? Answer = 12 Who owns Dartmoor Prison? Answer = I’ll bet you didn’t know …. George Michael was sacked from his Saturday job at British Home Stores for not wearing a shirt and tie in the stockroom. Answer = I didn’t. I wonder if the boss of BHS said - Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go

Np reply back from Jennifer ward re her grandparents so I don't know which one lived in the Toll House. I used a broad search on the FreeBMD site around the years I expected her grandparents to be married and found the marriage registrations, both granda's birth registration but didn't get any matches for their wives.

@Canny lass & @James This is the photop/postcard that @johndawsonjune1955 posted a few years back on the Facebook group Sixtownships History (now the Past Times History group). On the Bygone Bedlington Facebook group a member - Janet Ward posted the following two photos. And I asked her if she had any names. I have enlarged Janet's two photos.

My seven decades plus on this planet have been relaxing. I wasn't ferreting information, just putting my thoughts out into the open discussion. As I didn't attend Westridge I rely on Symptoms - Ovalteeny - High Pit Wilma and Canny lass to supply me any info I may be looking for. Hopefully I can now include you to help with any names we are still looking for to add to the Westridge class photos we have posted in the Westridge album in the Gallery section. Eggy

@Symptoms - when I saw the name 'SPUGGY' in TGH's comment above and your name tag 'Symptoms' was used I thought I heard it before so I did a search and I saw there was a member with the name tag 'Spuggy' that had joined this group back in 2016. I assume 'TGH' & 'Spuggy' are the same person. I also checked the Westridge Gallery Album but couldn't find a match in it. Was TGH/Spuggy involved with the Karting Club?

@TGH my raison d'etre =my dad survived WWII and came home to my mam. @Symptoms - I look forward to your reply to Spuggy's posting - but please don't have as much line spacing Answer = The Edict of Expulsion - expelling all Jews from England

Cheers @Maggie/915👍

@Maggie/915 - is Thomas Davison someone the Bedlingtonshire Local History Society might have reference to and be able to give Michael some links to documentation?

Nooo - our house😊

That's when The Carpenters were active 1969-83. Karen was born March 2nd 1953😊

I can't help you Michael. Apart from the entry on the DMM and your comment of -' mentioned in a booked called "A History of Northumberland' I haven't seen his name mentioned anywhere.

1. Where in London did an IRA bus-bomb occur in February 1996? Answer = Aldwych 2. Who was the King of England, Scotland and Ireland from 1625 to 1649? Answer = 3. Who is the patron saint of carpenters? Answer = 4. What is the capital of Nicaragua? Answer = 5. What would your occupation be if your work involved you with MIG and TIG? Answer = 6. Which sportsman was nicknamed ‘Guy the Gorilla’? Answer = 7. Who composed the Pathetique symphony? Answer = 8. Which spirit forms the base of a ‘Horse’s Neck? Answer = 9. How many arms bearing suckers does a squid have? Answer = 6 10. Who had a number one hit with All Kinds of Everything? Answer = 11. Which British PM resigned over the Suez crisis? Answer = 12. How many geese were “a laying” in the Christmas song? Answer = I’ll bet you didn’t know …. Benjamin Disraeli’s false teeth once fell out whilst making a speech in the House of Commons Answer = I didn’t. But I know mine did ☹️

I knew Derek ( @Rigger ) was working on it but didn't know he had created that site. If we get any members asking for info on their Bedlington family members that died in WWI this is an excellent PDF document to refer them to.