Alan Edgar (Eggy1948)

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Not you Vic. The site hs been upgraded and there are differences in the way the system is displaying what we were used to. I have found the main menus very similar to the past set up but the Gallery images are displayed slightly different and I am still working my way around to see if I can notice if anything has been dropped😱. It wll take me awhile and then I will probably forget what I was looking for🤷‍♂️. Back in the 1960 to 90s everything took about 10 years to change. Now it's far to frequent for us oldies. We need the great grandkids to keep us right. We even have to scrawl through multiple sets of emojis and icons to get to the ones we prefer

it's a 'Private' FB group so you would have to join to see the postings. Try this linl :- https://www.facebook.com/groups/BygoneBedlington

Another couple of comments :-

@mike white I screen shot your initial comment and posted it on the Bygone Bedlington Facebook goup. No replies yet about the cause of the fire. One member made a comment and I supect from it (and I had a look at his prorfile = retired Fireman) the he knew you :-

No info Mike but this is the John Fox photo that he posted :- It would be difficult for you to tell if you in this photo as they are all wearing the same outfit.

@Danielle Waldock - I sent John a message on FB Messenger iro your posting and he has acknowledged my message.

@Danielle Waldock - I have just checked John's profile and he joined this group on the 11th August 2021 and it shows that he last visited this group on the same date. I know John is on Facebook and he is the Admin for the Facebok group Old Photo's of Holywell & Seaton Delaval & Seghill & Hartley,Sluice,W/bay. group. I remember adding names and info to that football team photo and I think John has a copy.

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That's the song the Americans would sing if the president collapsed

@Damian Robson comment from a member on the Northumberland and Durham Pits group :-

I'll keep checking the two groups and if there are any further comments that have any new info info I will add them to this post.

@Damian Robson I posted the images on two FB groups and a member on each group says the drawings are byn Davey Patterson wh worked at Ellington. On rhe Friends Of Bates Colliery group :- and on the Northumberland and Durham Pits group :-

Cheers @Damian Robson - I'll see what I can find out. I enjoyed reading your post above . At least you dad had a car, mine had a pushbike so we sometimes got a lift on the crossbar.