Everything posted by Alan Edgar (Eggy1948)
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Bedlington Miners Picnic.
@Malcolm George Allan there are a couple of albums, created by 'Blank' & under the gallery/Historic Bedlington section. Tese are direct links to the albums :- The only photos with harold Wilson on that I have come across are these two that are said to be 1958 by the member of a Facebook group that posted them. Passing the Market Place on the way to Atlee Park :- This one looks like they are just passing the wall of St Cuthbert's church opposite the begingof front Street East :-
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Bedlington Investment
Cheers @Malcolm George Allan I would guess the very ative councilor you are thinking abouit is Malcolm Robinson who often posts info on the work the local council is doing, or not doing.
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Bedlington Investment
@Malcolm George Allan - whats a 'Community right to build'? I only know I have seen many comments on the online groups about a new swimming pool in Bedlington and I believe it has been discussed many times by the West Bedlington Council but never had the go ahead In the 1950's we walked walked to Humford baths and it was 3d for the whole 8 hours Wilf kept it open Back in 2016-17 we created a couple of Then & Now images :- In the Gallery section of this group under Historic Bedlington there ia an album with images of Humford. This is a direct link to that album :-
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Hi I am visiting Bedlington in September 2025 on 14th of September
@Malcolm George Allan - I have replied to you via the private Message system.
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Hi I am visiting Bedlington in September 2025 on 14th of September
@Malcolm George Allan I screenshot the three replies you did for Margaret, Kevin & Trish and posted them next to each of their comments on the Bygone Bedlington group. Only one reply up to now :- but if anyone else responds on the Faceboo group I will update this post.
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Hi I am visiting Bedlington in September 2025 on 14th of September
@Malcolm George Allan if you start the name of the member of this group you are replying to with an @ immediately followed by the persons name then their name will appear and if you select that the system 'Tags' the member you are responding to. eg @Bill Straughan
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Elliott farm
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Disabled Blue Badges
@Vic PattersonBlue Badges are for disabled drivers to use when parking in the disabled car parking spaces and on yellow lines on main roads. Has to be renewed every 3 years
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Hi I am visiting Bedlington in September 2025 on 14th of September
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Hi I am visiting Bedlington in September 2025 on 14th of September
Photo with all names added :- I will correct the spelling of your surname (No6) but at the moment the PC I use for adding info etc. to photos is out of action - should be repaired next week🤞
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Hi I am visiting Bedlington in September 2025 on 14th of September
@Malcolm George Allan see above response from @Bill Straughan Not a massive reesponse from the Bygone Bedlington members - just the following comments :-
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Hi I am visiting Bedlington in September 2025 on 14th of September
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Hi I am visiting Bedlington in September 2025 on 14th of September
@Malcolm George Allan - do youuse Facebook? There is a facebook group - Bygone Bedlington with 6.7k members - that should have some ex Westridge pupils. If you naren't on Facebook would you like me to 'screenprint' your opening comment and I will post in on the Bygone Bedlington group and if there are any replies, worthy of passing on, I will screeprint them and post them on here for you to see
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Hi I am visiting Bedlington in September 2025 on 14th of September
@Malcolm George Allan welcome to the group. Unfortunately there are very few active members visiting this group. I am not an ex Westridge pupil but I do recognise a couple of the names you have listed but can't recall anyone your list active within this group. These are some of the names of members of this group who went to to Westridge and comment within the group - @HIGH PIT WILMA - @Canny lass -& @Symptoms This is a drirect link to the estridge scool album created under the Gallery/Historic Bedligton section of this group :-
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anniemarr
@Susan J-D - I also had a look thrrough the 1866 to 1920 ordenance Survey maps but coulldn't find a 'Home Farm' in the Netherton - Bedlington or Ashington areas. What's the postcode, cos I can't see a current local Home Farm Estate, that you checked?
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anniemarr
Should say ............... mention before within this group but NO indepth research
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anniemarr
@Susan J-D Home farm has had a mentio before within this group but indepth research. If you use the 'Search' facility (magnifying glass) and input - "Home Farm" (quotation marks a must) you will be returned two old topics where the phrase was used but the only mention of it's whereabouts is one comment saying it was on Netherton Lane. I will have a look on the old maps and see if I can find anything and I will let you know one way or the other🤞. Have you looked at any old maps?
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East Bedlington Parish Council have commissioned a stainless steel memorial to the A pit (1838 to 1971), going in at the entrance to Bower Grange and it's nearly fully installed. Then I assume there will be an official opening of the monument but haven't heard when. One of our grandkids was driving past the entrance to Chatsworth Drive, Bower Grange, Bedington Station, and saw the work going on and took the photo. above and this one :-
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Bedlington/Sleekburn 'A' Pit
Info from the Durham Mining Museum site - the colliery opened in 1834 and closed on the 25th September 1971. Bower Grange Housing Estate was built on the land where the colliery was.
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PitHeapFromMoorland Avenue.jpg
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John Krzyzanowski comp.jpg
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Last Shift.jpg
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Sleekburn A.jpg
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John fox comp.jpg
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A Pit Institute c1950s named.jpg
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A pit from the West.jpg
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A Pit from the East.jpg
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A pit entrance from South Row names.jpg
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John fox comp.jpg
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John Krzyzanowski.jpg
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Eva Abdin2 1940s to 50s comp.jpg
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Pit Pond.jpg
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Brian jenkinson.jpg
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A pit pics.jpg
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1936 Dissued Stations site.jpg
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Bower Grange then and now .jpg
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Whitley Memorial School
The original school building was destroyed by fire in 1970. The old school building was replaced with garages and houses and the new school is still within the old school grounds.
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1950-51 season Karen Gowing.jpg
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IOM1954no info.jpg
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Whitley Memorial School from Carly.jpg
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1913-14 season.jpg
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1951 Class 1.jpg
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1963-64 squad.jpg
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1955-56 senior squad numbered.jpg
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1959-60 sqaud.jpg
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1951 Form 4.jpg
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1920 Whitley Tommy Rand.jpg
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Whitley memorial 1931-32 season touched up.jpg
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1967c named.jpg
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Whitley Memorial.jpg
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Isle Of Man trip 1954.jpg
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1957-58 season named.jpg
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1958-59 season named.jpg
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Platform 1 - The Funal Pout Down
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Westridge Class1 1963 with names
Update of names from Susan, No3 Susan, and the info @Symptoms posted with the photo in March 2013 added to the photo. So the info - '..... Class 1 1963........ I originally added was incorrect
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Westridge c1969 numbered cropped named.jpg
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1950 Class 7