Alan Edgar (Eggy1948)

3 hours ago, Canny lass said:

Have you got r(em)ain? we're singing and dancing in 28 degrees of sunshine!

Unfortunately no rain. The thermostat, in the middle of the house (front South facing) hasn't dropped below 24.5 in three days and nights. Highest was 28 so I guess the sitting room was above that. I'm melting, the wife is loving it. 

Had to visit Seghill Comrades club, north facing bar, on Tuesday lunch time to keep cool.

So the one terrible thing that will NOT happen is I will continue to visit the Comrades - the rest of the drinking establishments have Seg_exit_ed.

I'm singing and dancing in the remain - doo be do do, doobe doobe do do, doo be do do, doobe doobe do do, doo be do do, doobe doobe do do

7 hours ago, Vic Patterson said:

 A couple of years ago I bought a cell phone, supposedly for emergencies! I use it only for texting the kids and I have only made one phone call on it, I don’t subscribe to a plan so it doesn’t get used as a smart phone, our plans are very expensive though you wouldn’t think so when you see the youngsters running around looking for these Pokémon. Most people are not bothering with house phones, computers, GPS and wrist watches seems odd but makes sense I suppose.

Me to Vic - mine goes with me in the car and will be used in an emergency, that is Breakdown & Recovery services and I have made a couple of calls to those services in the last 15 years.

Grandkids I can excuse as that's what they have been brought up on so they do get a text, twice a year, birthday & xmas.

5 hours ago, John Fox (foxy) said:

My Missus is booked in for surgery  next week Vic, she's been told it'll be quite painless to have the Samsung Galaxy removed from her left ear.

I have been know to have quite long conversations on a phone, landline of course, with Friday night mates and me ear was throbbing after them. Normally it would be - 'see you in The Shoes at 20:30, Ok' - end of call but when we were after a change of venue it was - 'What pub then?'  - pause to listen to reply, then - ' Ok, The Old Fat Ox at 20:30'

Can't ever remember asking any mate - what did you have for tea then?  

More names, and if they are all right just No 10 to add.

More names added

Some names added by No 12 Alexandra - and she reckons Nos 5 & 19 are twins, but can't recall their names.   

Another class photo, c1958, from Edith Barrett - Class = M2?

14 hours ago, Malcolm Robinson said:

Seems a bit 'strange' when Morpeth is being pulled as an east coast  train stop!

I know in the 'new' East Coast line franchise agreement, story in the Chronicle - 2014, they were talking about reducing the early morning and late evening stops, and departures, to and from London, but not cancelling all stops at Morpeth :-

 http://www.thejournal.co.uk/news/north-east-news/morpeth-could-lose-rail-services-7020425

Does this mean you will now have to consider applying for a 3 year driving licence?

Oh the joys of soixante neuf! It's a good golf score though, but very soon you will always be over par!

5 hours ago, John Fox (foxy) said:

.I've tried to upload numerous pics of the picnic without success, here are some that got through the net. I'll try again after posting this reply, if nothing follows I've failed and will have to call out the GGGGGGs again !

Foxy - this is just a guess. The images you have displayed in this topic have an approx size of 10 x 7 ins. and I am guessing that this size is what the system has automatically resized the uploaded image to so it can post within the posting. If I select the photo, by 'mouse-click'  the system appears to display the original uploaded image with a size of approx 60 x 40 ins !!

Could you have the size setting on your camera to 60 x 40 ins? You could try changing the size on you camera and see if this system allows you to load multiple smaller images.

Of course I could be totally on the wrong track and GGG will have an answer.

This is your photo downloaded into my system - Microsoft Digital Pro 10 - see the sizes on the left. 

A little boy goes to his dad and asks, "What is politics?"

The dad says, "Well son, let me try to explain it this way:

I'm the breadwinner of the family, so let's call me capitalism.

Your mother, she's the administrator of the money, so we'll call her the government.

We're here to take care of your needs, so we'll call you the people.

The nanny, we'll consider her the working class.

And your baby brother, we'll call him the future.

Now, think about that and see if that makes sense." The little boy goes off to bed thinking about what dad had said. Later that night, he hears his baby brother crying, so he gets up to check on him. He finds that the baby has soiled his diaper. The little boy goes to his parents' room and finds his mother sound asleep. Not wanting to wake her, he goes to the nanny's room. Finding the door locked, he peeks in the keyhole and sees his father in bed with the nanny. He gives up and goes back to bed.

The next morning, the little boy says to his father, "Dad, I think I understand the concept of politics now." The father says, "Good son, tell me in your own words what you think politics is all about." The little boy replies, "Well, while capitalism is screwing the working class, the government is sound asleep, the people are being ignored and the future is in deep shit." 

The story stlli live.

Link posted by John Krzyzanowski on Bygone Bedlington Facebook group

http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/plans-major-metro-upgrade-revealed-11613893#ICID=FB-Chron-main

Extract from the article :-

Expansion plans include: 

Newcastle’s West End

A rail extension out of Central Station along the original Newcastle to Carlisle line could head along Scotswood Road to serve Newcastle’s west, while a bridge could then connect the city to the Metrocentre. This would be integrated with the Metro system. Building developments in Gallowgate have greatly reduced any chance of extending the Metro west from St James’ Park.

South east Northumberland

A route north of Northumberland Park would see a rail service restored to Ashington, Bedlington and Blyth, by upgrading a freight only line which terminates at Woodhorn, but could be extended to Newbiggin-by-the-Sea. It passes through Seaton Delaval and Seghill.

NECA says the route would connect with the Metro system at Northumberland Park, and would also join the East Coast Mainline five miles north of Newcastle, leading to Central Station and the possibility of direct services from south east Northumberland to the Metrocentre and Hexham.

There might be more Canny Lass but these are the postings I found :-

High_Pit_Wilma wrote on the topic 'Saint Cuthbert And Bedlington Church' in History Hollow :-

'Now,the older pupils,of which i have two Sisters who fell into that category,each got a lovely gilt embossed book,entitled....."The History of Northumberland".
An entry in that book stated that the old keep dated back to the reign of King John,who stayed at the keep,overnight,as he fled from the Barons,upon the return of His Brother King Richard,from the Crusades.
When Richard found out about his evil Brother's nasty deeds,he went after him like a dog at broth...so ti speak.
John fled from the old keep,down underground tunnels,which led from there to the site of the old original Post Office,beside Bache's ice-cream shop,in the market-place,then farther down to the river blyth,at the bottom left-hand side of Bedlington bank,where the cliffs overhang that part of the now riverside walk.
....onto a boat and away ti France.......but they catched him didn't they.'

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There is no mention of the publishers or the author of the book.

Mickypotts wrote :- 

What I think was the mechanics institute behind the Sun Inn was a private clubhouse for our gang, lots of old billiard tables and an entrance only we knew of, In the cellar was a tunnel of some kind that seemed to go under the Sun Inn and the road, it was stone lined and I cant remember anyone going to where it ended, anyone else out there that may know???

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By the way Maggie, one of the stories my dad used to tell me about Hollymount Hall, was that there was a tunnel that came out at the church, wonder if it was true? And Brett wrote September 16, 2013 
I bet The Old Vicarage would make a lovely family home, nicely set back behind those large walls and large double gates.
I remember reading that 90 Front Street was owned by the Church at the same time and the land next door to Dennis Todd's, which is now overgrown, was all part and parcel. I do briefly remember a story that there would have been an underground escape tunnel dating way back which lead out across the road somewhere.

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Have you used the 'Search' facility Pauline? That's where I got the info (from High Pitt Wilma & Mickey Potts postings) -  I posted on the Bedlington Remembered site.

5 hours ago, Christopher Doyle said:

I get laughed at, 'coz I love a cheese and onion, between 2 slices of bread and tomato sauce on.

My hero

 
ONLY A TRUE GOLFER WILL UNDERSTAND THESE:
Don't buy a putter until you've had a chance to throw it. 
Never try to keep more than 300 separate thoughts in your mind during your swing.  
When your shot has to carry over a water hazard, you can either hit one more club or two more balls.  
If you're afraid a full shot might reach the green while the foursome ahead of you is still putting out, you have two options: you can immediately shank a lay-up or you can wait until the green is clear and top a ball halfway there.  
The less skilled the player, the more likely he is to share his ideas about the golf swing.  
No matter how bad you are playing, it is always possible to play worse.  
The inevitable result of any golf lesson is the instant elimination of the one critical unconscious motion that allowed you to compensate for all of your many other errors 
Everyone  replaces his divot after a perfect approach shot 
A golf match is a test of your skill against your opponents' luck.  
It is surprisingly easy to hole a fifty foot putt,for a 10. 
Counting on your opponent to inform you when he breaks a rule is like expecting him to make fun of his own haircut.  
Nonchalant putts count the same as chalant putts  
It's not a gimme if you're still 5 feet away.  
The shortest distance between any two points on a golf course is a straight line that passes directly through the center of a very large tree..  
You can hit a two acre fairway 10% of the time and a two inch branch 90% of the time  
If you really want to get better at golf, go back and take it up at a much earlier age. 
Since bad shots come in groups of three, a fourth bad shot is actually the beginning of the next group of three.  
When you look up, causing an awful shot, you will always look down again at exactly the moment when you ought to start watching the ball if you ever want to see it again. 
Every time a golfer makes a birdie, he must subsequently make two triple bogeys to restore the fundamental equilibrium of the universe  
If you want to hit a 7 iron as far as Tiger Woods does, simply try to lay up just short of a water hazard.  
To calculate the speed of a player's downswing, multiply the speed of his back-swing by his handicap; I.e., back-swing 20 mph , handicap 15, downswing = 300 mph.  
There are two things you can learn by stopping your back-swing at the top and checking the position of your hands: how many hands you have, and which one is wearing the glove.  
Hazards attract; fairways repel.  Keep this in mind
A ball you can see in the rough from 50 yards away is not yours.  
If there is a ball on the fringe and a ball in the bunker, your ball is in the bunker. If both balls are in the bunker, yours is in the footprint  
It's easier to get up at 6:00 AM to play golf than at 10:00 to mow the lawn
A good drive on the 18th hole has stopped many a golfer from giving up the game. 
Golf is the perfect thing to do on Sunday because you always end up having to pray a lot.  
A good golf partner is one who's always slightly worse than you are....that's why I get so many calls to play with friends  
If there's a storm rolling in, you'll be having the game of your life.  
Golf balls are like eggs. They're white. They're sold by the dozen. And you need to buy fresh ones each week.  
It's amazing how a golfer who never helps out around the house will replace his divots, repair his ball marks, and rake his sand traps.  
If your opponent has trouble remembering whether he shot a six or a seven, he probably shot an eight (or worse).   
It takes longer to learn to be a good golfer than it does to become a brain surgeon. On the other hand, you don't get to ride around on a cart, drink beer, eat hot dogs and fart, if you are performing Brain Surgery !!!!

Cut youphoto up to make it easy to read Maggie 

1 hour ago, Spuggy said:

I don’t know everything. I’d still like to find out, how to upload some scanned photos in a posting, or as individual photos.

Hints would be welcome.

I read your posting Spuggy but by the time I got to the end I thought I had done something I vowed never to do, read War & Peace! 

Too add some photographic evidence to your postings you could try the following :-

As many on this site will have read my views on me never keeping animals kept as pets I have nothing against responsible people (and of course their kids who learn from responsible people) walking and cleaning up after their animals. 

James - I think you should photo the area so at least the people on this site with pets can identify the area in question and possibly inform relevant authorities of the possible contamination of open spaces that could have devastating consequences on animals trained to assist any disabled person.   

4 hours ago, Malcolm Robinson said:

It is you Christopher here................look at "Important Posts" on the left!   

Its in the newsletter and pinned to the article.  

http://www.aprilleehistory.com/westbedlington.org.uk/

 

Eggy do you live in the West Parish?

Unfortunately nowhere in Bedlington Malcolm. Born in Beatty Road; moved to the airey houses at The Oval, Coquetdale Place - 1949. Various places after leaving Bedlington for London in 1969, including two spells back Back in Bedlington in the late 70s. Ended up in Cramlington in 1980. Wanted to retire into a bungalow, in Bedlington but over a period of two years (2006-8) looking couldn't find one to fit my needs in either Bedlington; Cramlington; New Hartley; Creswell; Seaton Sluice and so on and then stumbled across an estate in Seghill with loads of bungalows, and bought one. Twice a week, at least, I go to Stobhill via the Hartford Bridge route and twice a week, at least, I return to Seghill, the long route - Stobhill to Guidepost to Bedlington, just so I can drive down Front Street, Bedlington Bank to Seghill. Occasionally turning left at the Market Place and down to The Terrier (now Hatfield Close), turning to the Oval (passing where Keith L. used to live) and then out through Elenbel Avenue, onto Stead Land and then sometime down the Furnace Bank, up the Hairpin Bends and on to home. Oh and sometimes, having slowed down through Willow Bridge turn left along the Barrington Road, reminiscing of my junior school days at Barrington CP, and on to Bedlington Station weaving my way different routes to the A189 and home.  

The wife thinks I'm mad but I enjoy every journey - that sometimes includes other routes through Bedlington - Nedderton - The Hartlands etc. etc.    

Or the simple answer - No.  

Did look at them, about 3 years ago, but I never got close to try a spoon position over the silky smoothness of his well polished body, or see how well the my hands glided over the front pertrusions. Just looked at the inside, rear view, and when I saw that when the rear seats folded down they were still 3 or 4 inches above the floor base; thus preventing a smooth entrance from the rear, I backed away from a deal. If one had to enter an object of such length it would rise above the seats and be unstable when maximum thrust was invoked.

I am assuming one can purchase the extra featherlite rear mat, shown in the right hand image, to protect against accidents.   

Don't think I have seen any links to info on the WBTC site on sports facilities Chris but I know I have seen a couple from Alex Wallace - East Bedlington Parish Council - about public sports facilities at the new high school at Bedlington Station.

Extract from the Northumberland County Council site is :- 

The £2m Bedlington plan includes improved facilities at the new Bedlingtonshire Community High School, currently under construction, which will be open to the public from September.
Developments include a new studio for health and fitness classes, a multi-functional 4-court sports hall for activities including badminton, basketball, netball and 5-a-side football.
The council and Active Northumberland will create a new ‘Sporting Club of Bedlington’ at the school which will become a sports centre for the town offering full facilities to the public at weekends and during school holidays. 
Funding for the developments has come from the council and sports organisations. Sport England has provided a grant of £135,000 for the new pavilion at Gallagher Park which will include new changing rooms and a kitchen. The council is contributing £300,000 to improve the facilities at the High School.

Link to that article is http://www.northumberland.gov.uk/News/2016/Feb/Leisure-boost-for-Bedlington-as-park-work-starts.aspx

ans then there is this story, from April 2015, in the Chronicle http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/work-underway-new-bedlingtonshire-community-8986935

Thought I had seen a posting, by Alex Wallace, on the Bygone Bedlington Facebook site but can't find anything in a quick search of the site.

15 hours ago, webtrekker said:

What rain, Eggy? Climate change will fettle that! 

'Burn baby, burn!'  

Seghill never gets above the light coloured orange = 22c on the temperature scale and it was actually raining, in Seghill, when I added that comment.

Better 22c than the new colour added in 2013 :- The temperature forecast for next Monday by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology is so unprecedented - over 52C - that it has had to add a new colour to the top of its scale, a suitably incandescent purple.

20 hours ago, Christopher Doyle said:

The greatest threat to Britain right now is the womb. No missiles, or bombers. The womb.

They have every intention of seeding Britain with as many Muslim women as possible, and impregnating them several fold.

So in the Muslim world there will be no depth of feeling, no ferment of ideas, and no artistic creativity. Individuality will be suppressed. Intellectual excitement and discovery will be abolished. The offspring will be like laboratory-grown clones, bottled and standardised from the hatchery. They will be conditioned and indoctrinated, and even brainwashed in their sleep. In their Utopia the twin goals of happiness and stability, both social and personal will not just be prized but effectively equated.

Sounds like a brave new world to me. 

Think I'll just let them get on with it, and rely on the Brexit security forces to protect my world whilst  I'm singing and dancing  in the rain,

doobe do do doobe doobe do do,

doobe do do doobe doobe do do

doobe do do doobe doobe do do..........

2 hours ago, Spuggy said:

But I BEG YOU ONE THING GREAT BRITAIN ???? Give me Boris Johnson as our Prime Minister and

 

I’m done.

Ex-London mayor Boris Johnson has ruled himself out of the race to be the next Conservative leader and prime minister.

In a speech in London - billed as his campaign launch - Mr Johnson said he did not believe he could provide the leadership or unity needed.

It comes after Justice Secretary and fellow Brexit campaigner Michael Gove's surprise announcement on Thursday morning that he would run for leader.

Home Secretary Theresa May is among the candidates. Nominations closed at noon.