Keith Scantlebury

Best thing about it Malcolm , He was the head shepherd for Viscount Vinson on the Hetton Estate near Lowick years later. When I whent to see him he had 3 of them, 1 each for him and his wife and a spare one. He was obsessed with the things.

I think they had the same suspension as a silvercross pram !!. My mate had a one when we were students at Kirkley Hall in the 70's. You could imagine thrashing one of those things around on the roads near there, how it didn't tip over I do not know. We learned to flick the steering wheel the opposite way to the bend just before we whent round it, this set the suspension going the same way as the bend. There were times we thought we might fall out of the bloody thing when we had the roof rolled back.

McDermots (spelling) they sold sporting guns and fishing tackle as well

still see many of these fairly regular Keith. One or two are sadly dead as you say. Stephen Johnston lives in Tenneriffe as far as I know, he was a magician on the cruise liners. The majority of the rest are still kicking about.

Well it is a " Blue Moon " month after all

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I'll look forward to it ........ can you spare 2/- 3d like ?

You'd get thrown out and probably arrested if you asked for an E now. (unless you drank in the Jockey on the Chatsworth Estate ). I'll be in Wooler for the next week or so, probably still get it there !!

Dont know Brett, the wife just told me the lady who ran it just before it closed was called Carol. I think the shop was passed down to her or her husband (dont know which or even if they were called Frazer) I just know that the shop was always called Frazers.

Frazers. It was still there when we lived on Seaton Avenue (opposite). We moved to the station in June 2004, Frazers shop closed just before then.

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Pardon,? I heard that. I resemble that remark . Ha Ha Ha. They say that I am often found lurking around in dark corners, I think it must be '.cos I'm shy

I think there are lots of people who would like to do just that , Adam. Apparently the replacements are imminent. On another note I got an e-mail from a parish councellor (East Bedlington) and he informs me that the entrance to the Bedlington Station car park is to be tidied up, the chippings removed and green tarmac laid, It's a start !!

They were made out of re-cycled plastic !!

Cyclists are not supposed to use the pavement, nor are mobility scooters (if they exceed 4 mph) . I have had some extremely near misses involving cyclist while driving a wagon, London is particularly bad. On more than one occasion, while stopped at a red light with indicators on to turn left , cyclists come up on the near side. Because many of the junctions that we had to turn into are narrow, you have to straddle both lanes to stop traffic coming alongside, however this does not stop cyclists doing it. When you are driving a vehicle with a moffett (trailer mounted forklift) on the back you are around 56' long and there are blind spots, despite having a number of mirrors. Cyclists would often stand alongside the cab (nearside) out of the view of the driver, quite a few have been seriously injured or killed, there was one on the news not long ago who was killed doing just this. Those cyclist areas at traffic lights are just as bad. If someone on a bike stands right in front of a truck, the driver cant see them (unless they stand a few feet away) . That is why all new trucks are fitted with a mirror over the windsreen. During their training, hgv drivers are taught to be very aware of cyclists. Who teaches the cyclists (by law) to understand the difficulties the hgv driver has in seeing cyclists in such situations?

Aye I could have sworn it was you in that Whitley photo, but when you said it was PhilipTemple it kinda came back. I've never seen the "Mr, Cool " Bryan Ferry wannabe for years, ( jim Hunter) I knew he move abroad somewhere. Dave is in my friends list on Facebook if you want to get in touch with him

I knew them well (as you know Keith) David is is still very much arround and still selling cars.

12 &13 according to the local free paper (NPL)

He'll be pleased that it has served you well. He will be having a well earned break from fighting with the mammys at Bennies while the school hols are on ...... oops wrong Merlin, wheres he hiding anyway cos he's not tipped up on here for a while ?

From 900 AD....... well you must be about due a new camera then Keith .

I was going to say the very same thing.

acro jacks holding up the front wall like. The car was in the front room, it just didnt knock the window out !!.

I whent down and had a look, it was a right mess. Dibble has caught up with the driver now by all accounts. I would not be at all surprised if both those houses had to come down.( Terraced as well).

.............. yup, it had to happen, your plot has been lost.

Active farm land has not stopped opencasting at Butterwell, Widdrington, Stobswood, Chevington and Blagdon Estate - (Shotton, Brenkley and the Delhi)