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  1. Keith Scantlebury
    it would have been memorable
  2. Keith Scantlebury
    You're not far wrong, I remember that I wanted one on farming and they came up with ' The Seasons & the Gardener' A Book for Children. By H. E. Bates. I got the lip on and never read it. When my mother died in 2008 ,we found it among her stuff, the dust cover was wrecked but the book itself is in mint condition, ie. no marks or tears etc. its from class 4 1966 (not 67 as I previously said)
  3. Keith Scantlebury
    Got nowt to do with the above, but, I still have a book presented to me and signed by Fred Hostler from the Whitley school in 1967. This was my prize for 'Scripture'. The book is in excellent nick (albeit without the dust cover). It seemed I was an aspiring vicar, which would explain the righteous life I have lead....... so far
  4. Keith Scantlebury
    you can say that again !
  5. Keith Scantlebury
    Spot on Malcolm.
  6. Keith Scantlebury
    Aye Merc, and some may say that I never really grew out of it !!
  7. Keith Scantlebury
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    HUMFORD !!
  8. Keith Scantlebury
    If you used foul language of any sort when the Extons ran the Railway Tavern, you were shown the door, no second chances, you were out for the night. John Exton would tell you that there were plenty more places in the station to drink in that would tolerate such language. If you whent back to the Railway the next day (or whenever) you had to apologise to Mrs Exton (or john) before you could get a drink. I must say though, that, that only seemed to happen to us, the younger customers.
  9. Keith Scantlebury
    Mrs Johnson, Clives mother, was our landlady when we lived at the market place. We always got our shoes there as kids, she would not let us try a pair of shoes on until she had measured our feet properly, then it was always Clarkes shoes. Clive would often call down the yard with a big bag of sweets for us and the kids next door. I might just call in to the Ashington shop to see him.
  10. Keith Scantlebury
    didn't work on the wife, her leg never changed direction one little bit, clever bitch
  11. Keith Scantlebury
    EEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRR AYE !!!
  12. Keith Scantlebury
    Seemed queer looking at Jonstones shoe shop and seeing a To Let sign in the window while driving past today. That must have to have been the longest continuing business there, I cant remember it being anything else. Is the Ashington shop still open?. Is Clive Jonstone still alive? I was noticing the work going on at our old house behind the shops, you could see in as you walk up the cut by the Tavern.
  13. Keith Scantlebury
    Well no point in Rio Tinto scuttling back to oz then !!
  14. Keith Scantlebury
    dissaster zone you mean
  15. Keith Scantlebury
    I posted that on my facebook page few weeks ago as it was doing the rounds. The woman would get my vote if she was plying her trade in this country. She is completely right foreigners should change their ways to suit their adopted country's laws and customs, not the other way round. Take the likes of Bradford for instance, the street signs have Urdu and Hindi translations on them. WHY? surely it would have been cheaper to make them learn English
  16. Keith Scantlebury
    wonder how long it will be before he is barred from the house of commons ?
  17. Keith Scantlebury
    I think it is catch 22 in many ways. The pits employed a lot of people and were a great miss when they were closed but Bedlington for one was a much dirtier place to live in those days. People were generally in poorer health than they are today and much of that (not all, I may add) was down to the pits.
  18. Keith Scantlebury
    Helen was in nursing all her working life, she is retired now
  19. Keith Scantlebury
    Wonder where they buy beds with a bend in them
  20. Keith Scantlebury
    He's living somewhere near Warrington now
  21. Keith Scantlebury
    Orloff, Helen is also my cousin. It can be a bit confusing sometimes because my wife is also called Helen and as you say it is not a common name. If you whent to west ridge at that time you may remember the Coulthards, Richard, George, Gordon and Elizabeth (now Noble) they are also my cousins.
  22. Keith Scantlebury
    Yes, they are my cousins. They lived at Kelso Gardens, and we lived up the hill in Waverley Avenue.
  23. Keith Scantlebury
    just checked, you're right Foxy 'cos there were cows on the road beside the Taylor homes
  24. Keith Scantlebury
    1960, 1st Saturday in September, 6pm that is the service 47 to Blyth and it is driven by Jimmy Cummins.
  25. Keith Scantlebury
    Happy Birthday Brian, one step away from the four score and ten, not that you need to worry.
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