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Alan Edgar (Eggy1948)

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  1. Alan Edgar (Eggy1948)
    c2004 BGS Reunion.jpg
    5th Form from 1958-59 school year reunion do held somewhere in Ashington. Organised by June Grundy nee Ham who lived in Ashington and attended the school from 1954 to 1961. Info from June's husband Malcolm Grundy who met June at university. Malcolm does not know the other people in the photo. Malcolm found a list of names that June had documented whilst organising the reunion. Photo posted on the Bygone Bedlington Facebook group and ex BGS pupil Janice Mathews nee Metcalf has named a few. The names of those that attended the reunion are all on the following photo :-
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    Bedlington Grammar School

    Images added to a gallery album owned by Alan Edgar (Eggy1948) in Historic Bedlington

    It was founded in 1926 as Bedlington Secondary School for the areas of Bedlingtonshire, Ashington and Newbiggin, being built next to Bedlington railway station. Subsequently it became Bedlington Grammar School, before turning comprehensive in 1974. It gained Maths and Computing College status in 2009. Ex pupils you should know :- Sir Bobby Charlton CBE & Sir John Hall, who built the MetroCentre
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  4. Alan Edgar (Eggy1948)
    Welcome to the group @Kevin stafford The stories in the links to the Journal & Newspost Leader that Malcolm posted in 2013 are nolonger available. Were you involved in the fire?
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    Commeny from Malcolm's FB page :-
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    Bedlington’s Family Festival 2025 ospSrnodteAug:1c3771a19m28t51f8 62m1lm097i3rfp 1a9h242ggf5t · VE Day 80 Celebration – FREE ENTRY! Join us on Friday 9th May 2025 at West Bedlington Community Centre for a fantastic day of remembrance, fun, and 1940s nostalgia as we mark 80 years since VE Day! What’s happening? • Wartime 2-Course Meal • Live Entertainment featuring: • The War Time Sweethearts • Wartime Quiz • The Fantastic Beatlemania • Dress Up & Win: Come as a Land Girl, Factory Worker, 40s Sweetheart, or in Forces attire – best-dressed wins a prize! SHOWTIMES: • Day Show (Seniors): 1 PM – 4 PM • Evening Show (Families): 6 PM – 10 PM FREE ENTRY (Sponsored by West Bedlington Town Council) To book, call: Charmain – 07792 422086 Christine – 07591 621238 Let’s come together and celebrate this special anniversary in style – Union Jacks, wartime tunes, and all the spirit of the 1940s! Don’t miss it! #VEDay80 #WestBedlington #1940sParty #CommunityEvent #FreeEntry See less All reactions: 11
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    Welcome to the group @Vickkie Blake.
  9. Alan Edgar (Eggy1948)
    North Terrace.jpg
    @James - same photo posted on the Bygone Bedlington Facebook group by a Dawn Gibson. Are you two related
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    Doctor Pit and Rows

    Images added to a gallery album owned by Alan Edgar (Eggy1948) in Historic Bedlington

    Info on the Durham Mining Museum site is :- First shaft was sunk 14th July 1854 Colliery opened in 1855 Colliery closed 2nd March 1968
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    https://www.business-live.co.uk/enterprise/north-east-suppliers-sought-landmark-31436618?utm_source=inyourarea.co.uk&utm_medium=iya-app&fbclid=IwY2xjawJvDTVleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHi0eMNsqaviNgK8kv51ZUAfbenEM89HvLP9PpsVVC2_QRj7JVD0l6uyDhVy6_aem_mO_PBkDQX402OCn54xVsOA
  12. Alan Edgar (Eggy1948)
    Welwyn 2
    @loopylou - unfortunately still no one in the photo identified by any of the ex employees of the Welyn that are members of the facebook group Bygone Bedlington. Latest comment was :-
  13. Alan Edgar (Eggy1948)
    1970s Christine Smith Gray Bed Stn.jpg
    No 22 & 23 updated - info from Christine Smith Gray :-
  14. Alan Edgar (Eggy1948)
    https://www.eastbedlingtonparishcouncil.gov.uk/garden...
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    https://www.eastbedlingtonparishcouncil.gov.uk/garden...
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