Keith Scantlebury

You never know Macolm, with a bit of practice you might be as good as your contempories at the xmas cracker company...... one day...... who knows.

Welcome to our forum Canny Lass, I hope you find it helpfull. You are among may ex-pats from as far afield as Australia, Canada, U.S.A... and Ashington.

I am sorry to report the sad news that Mr. Malcolm Robinson is the victim of a degenerate dissorder that has regressed his mental state back to his childhood. This has been brought to my attention by the quality [or lack of] of his recent jokes. This, by all accounts, is not a permanent dissorder and the symptoms can pass fairly quickly. I hope all of you will join me in wishing Malcolm a swift and full recovery. :dribble:

Youre invited to do the same Malcolm,[re above post]

FFS. Micky they're not getting any better. Find yersel a decent rope and a bottle of gin..... or maybe I should

I'll go along with that Andy. Tell you what really gets my back up is the mother with a buggy/pram waiting to cross the road, the mother is standing on the kerb and the buggy/pram is on the road. Presumably, when the buggy dissapears under the wheels of a truck or a bus, the said mother [ because it is obvious that she could not give a !*!@# about the child inside] would regard it as a close call that she was not hurt, then proceed to sue the ass off the driver for her sad loss.

This one will span the Aln,the Coquet, the Wansbeck and the Blyth in one jump. Rumours are that it is only for walkers and cyclists.

I just thought I would give you all a glimpse of the new Kitty Brewster bridge. The Chinese are just trying it out for us .... all 26 miles of it.

C of E

.........and we have some more bozos doing the same, reported in todays Journal. As I have said, they should be prosecuted.

Interesting read, typical of the yanks though to put the word football in inverted commas and to describe laying a new pitch as re-sodding the stadium. How many teams in that league have the chance to do some pre season training in the U.S.A and Canada? I really hope it works for them.

But is it the end? ...... err just one more thing sir

We are lucky enough to live in one of the most beautiful counties in the U.K. We have the National Park, with all the beauty of its' hills moors and forests, the splendour of Kielder water, Hadrians Wall, castles and arguably one of the best [and famous] coastlines in the world. Tourists from overseas and other parts of Britain need to be encouraged to visit Northumberland and bring in some much needed revenue to the region. We do not want our rescue services called out to save some plain stupid, ignorant and selfish people such as those Australians who decided to drive to Holy Island an hour and a half after the safe crossing time. Had these people come from a none English speaking country, and not be able to speak or read English, I could [maybe] have a little sympathy for them. They came from Astralia, English is their mother tongue, they had absolutely no excuse for not reading and understanding the many warning signs/information boards before driving their hire car into the North Sea. The lifeboat crew should have taken them straight to the police and had the driver prosecuted for failing to obey a warning sign. The car hire company should have the driver prosecuted for criminal damage and force him to pay for a new car, [ would the insurance company even cough up in a situation like this ?] They should also be made to pay the R.N.L.I. costs for deploying the Seahouses lifeboat, and , only after they have paid their debts, escorted to the nearest airport and sent back to Australia with their passports stamped "IDIOTS."!!!!! People will always be caught out on the causeway by the incoming tide, that is why the safe stations are there. Motor vehicles break down, accidents happen, walkers injure themselves and for those reasons we need the sancturies to keep people safe until they are rescued. Photograghs of the stricken vehicle along with the mugshots of the occupants and a list of rescue costs should be placed at either end of the causeway as a warning to others who think that they can beat the incoming tide. When they fail, they should then have to pay for the cost of their rescue and their photos added to the fools gallery at each end of the causeway. Our coast is there for everyone to enjoy, British and overseas tourists alike. The Holy Island causeway is also a lifeline for those who live on the Island. Lets not let IDIOTS like those Australians spoil it for the rest of us. I heard someone suggest making the causeway a toll road, with the money used to pay the cost of rescues, I hope not.

Row of terraced houses/flats directly behind what used to be Pop Clowstons shop, running up to Haig road, opposite Millbank.

TIP :- Throw old newspapers on your garden, there is so much crap in them that they break down and rot really quickly

Sonias at the station is an alladins cave, Merc. If you want it, they have it, if they don't have it they will get it for you...... including washing line.

Well, things are on the up already, moving FROM Wales the best road in Wales is the road out. (Anne Robinson got away with it , didn't she?). That area ok Sye, as GGG said it may not be everybody's cup of tea , but it is just what you make of it The schools are alright as far as I know, my kids go to the high school and we have no complaints. So, welcome to Bedlington, you have made a good choice it is a smashing place to live

MY TEN YEAR OLD HAS JUST DONE IT IN TWO GOES

clever gits, I've had loads of shots and still not done it........ will try later

I cant remember allotments behind the shops in the market place, and I lived just along from the right of the photo. Millnes field was at the back. there was allotments behind Barnes behind Blyth store [ the co-op where Ian Bells is now]. Barnes was at the back of Rothesay Terrace along with the library garage which was next door. As far as I can remember, it was Barnes' storage/distribution area but folk still whent there to buy their fruit and veg rather than trail up to the Market place. That is where you are maybe thinking of Alan, Ted Beat kept quite a number of pigs there, between the back of Rothesay Terrace and the pit heap. Incidently, the library garage was a brick building could that be the place before it was a garage.

Yep, Cherry has made us all aware of their existence, not heard from her for a while though.

Don't know if it is lack of ambition or loyalty to the club. But I do agree that either of those has hampered his international chances. He may have had a more prolific career if he had moved to a "less glamorous" premiership club [if that is the correct phrase to use]. Newcastle United is clearly the club he loves and he has obviously been willing to play second fiddle to Shay Given. Givens unwillingness to play in the championship had elevated Harper to number 1 keeper. Over the years NUFC has had some excellent goalkeepers, many of them internationals, who have been happy to stick with the club for a number of years. Steve Harper can hold his own with many of them and I honestly believe he deserves to be capped for England. The current England manager could do a lot worse than give the guy a chance, even at this late stage of his career. There is of course, that imaginary line that is drawn from Merseyside to the East coast.[ Andy Carrol has done his international aspirations no harm at all ] Any footballer playing for a club above that line renders himself [in Capello's book] unable to play for England. Can anyone say that Mr. Capello has been a regular at St. James' Park to run the rule over a NUFC player? I don't think so. I don't even think that he has ever taken the opportunity to watch them when they have played in London for that reason. Stuart Pearce has used NUFC players in the under 21's in recent years, so that rules out travel sickness. Maybe it is an age over distance thing and the fact that Alan Shearer quit international football at a relatively young age. Newcastle United is, and has been for a long time, one of the biggest and most respected clubs in English football but for some reason it has become a no go area [in recent years] for England internationals. Was it an injury sustained playing against Sweden that ended Michael Owens international career, or the fact that he played for NUFC.

Fabio Cappelo has decided to call on Robert Green to keep goal for England in the Euro 2012 qualifier on 4th June. Not only has Green asked not to be considered, his gaffes for both club and country have been well reported. He is also part of a relegated team, so he must take his share of the blame for West Ham's relegation. Many Neutral football fans [as well as NUFC supporters] agree that Steve Harper is , without doubt, the best English keeper never to be capped for his country. That is mainly due to the excellent form that Shay Given enjoyed during his tenure between the pegs at NUFC. Surely the Toon's #1 keeper deserves the chance to prove his worth to his country before it is too late for him to do so. You never know, he might just show the current England manager and his predecessors what they have missed out on. Come on Fabio, give the lad a chance [ along with Barton and Nolan] to prove he still has what it takes, after all, England has all but quallified for the 2012 finals, what is there to lose.