Keith Scantlebury

It seems to keep them calm and placated. Mind you, when Summer comes, the pretty blue lights might attract the midges

Driving up to the Spar last night (19 / 01) to seek 2 bottles of medicine, er, Merlot ( the estate has taken on the appearance of the Cresta run ), I noticed how pretty the "Station " was looking in deepest Winter. Discarded chip and kebab wrappers, seemed to be frozen to the pavement giving a wavy appearance to the "street scape". Icicles were hanging from the dissused christmas lights and the windows of the Clayton were so frosted it appeared they were all broken. People stepping on to the icy pavement on exiting the Clayton were very unsteady on their feet., (one could almost think they were very inebriated). Colourful language turned the air a pretty shade of blue, to match the bruises on their faces, received while partaking in a bar room sport of which the punters of the Clayton seem to excell in. I have to say though, the men weren't much better behaved. Well some of the above might be a slight exageration (ie, frozen chip papers and icicles) This bit aint. THE CHRISTMAS TREE IS STILL UP outside Sleekburn house. Not only is it still up, it is still lit up. Now, when the switch was thrown (by a very dissapointed young girl ) the lights didn't work, apparently no-one told the street lighting depatment to fit the appropiate fuse. A week later it was fitted and we, at the Station had (still have ) a very pretty Christmas tree. It may be that the parish is looking to save money on the erection and dismantling of Christmas decoration by leaving it up permanently following the almost succesful trial of leaving the rest of the street decorations up all year round, for the past 2 or 3 years. However, one lesson has been learned. They are leaving it lit :- 1) Because of the difficulty in getting the lights switched on in the first place.... and ....... 2) The other lights along Ravensworth Tce were not switched on because the chippy, where the switch is located, is shut down. Nobody had the nouse to ring the letting agent to gain access to the switch. A (continuing) merry Christmas everyone.

All three were in the same Bond film " Tomorrrow Never Dies".

got a rover

Bouncers at the Domino

Dukes of Marlborough ? (well mebe not the dude with the feathers in his hat)

They kept quizzing me ........................... and I kept losing

Call me Brenda, its after 8 and the doors are locked

shaking in my posh frock

I've filled it in. The final section (demographic information ) what a complete and utter load of TOSH !! I think the only relevance was Q20 what area do you live in ? the others are just balony. Crime is Crime, it does not matter if you are :- black / white, straight / gay / transexual / trans gender, old /young , able bodied or diasabled. I made a point in my responses that the police are pussyfooting too much arround the above instead of going straight out and nicking those who THEY KNOW have committed the crimes, and what do they dedicate the last page to............... I'm thinking the police are too frightened to make some arrests in case they are prosecuted themselves for contravening the rights of the above.

Want me money back , was robbed. I only put God 'cos I couldnt spell Joan thi boptoast

Bedlington Station (pre railway , obviously). Note the Clayton has changed very little

E by gum Adam, by heck

Absolutely. I thought I was gonna have to nip out for a tooth brush and razor, it whent on for so long. Lord and Lady Farquarson - Plum behind me didn't help matters either !! ( men armed with chainsaws .. my a**e)

I had a burger in Tesco's cafe yeterday, The waitress asked if I wanted anything on it and I said "aye a fiver each way" I ate it and it gave me the trots. Its ok I'm stable now. I whent to buy a packet of burgers today and the assistant said "They're off" A German discount supermarket has launched a new range of burgers --- My Lidl pony

They have all played God ..?

Aye Keith. Fred Hostler lived in a bungalow by the cut that ran from Stead Lane down to the Oval. If I remember he was cricket daft. Matty Hall may well have ruled his class with a rod of iron ( that blackboard ruler) but he had the respect of everyone he taught. He was an excellent teacher both accademically and to the school football team (and other sports). I still have a school prize from that school, signed and presented by Fred Hostler for ............... scripture (religious knowledge). I was also in Mr. Butlers class (a baldy guy that always seemed on edge). Before that my teacher was a Miss Payne. Can anyone remember Peggy Ashdown, the dinner lady ? She lived at the oval and was a friend to hundreds of kids over the years, Before the Whitley I was at the village infants (or the church school as some refer to it) The teacher that sticks in my mind from that school was Connie Watson.

Absolutely HPW, but seeing that the guy has a daughter living locally it would be unfair (in my opinion) to name him on this, or any other site. She does know what her father did but she was just a very young child herself at the time. People were totaly shocked at that murder and it is just as well he was arrested before the locals could get a hold of him. The lady has a family of her own and a different surname now. Most people who frequent this site would respect her privacy (and that of her children and grand children) but you would always get the odd low life who would stir up a right old rats nest and she (they) would inevitably be hounded over a particularly henious crime that had absolutely nothing to do with her. Just look at what happened to the daughter of Mary Bell when she was identified to the press, that lassie was not even born when her mother commited that crime !! Many of us us over a certain age know exactly what we are on about HPW, so lets just leave it at that, to protect the innocent.

He'll mebe want a job at Remploy one day. Over his Shoulder , yep ...... Gorbachev's love child, (Ronny Campbell.)

Dont you dare, our outfits will clash. (I'm called Brenda after 8pm when the doors are locked and the curtains are closed)

Yes Tony, on the corner of Whitley Tce, and School Rd.