lilbill15

However, passports may become irrelevant if we are engulfed or subsumed into Blyth, the boundaries keep creeping closer. I know it’s just inevitable progress, as Sleekburn became Bedlington Station; looking at the old towns and villages which are now integral parts of cities throughout the country; inevitable. Too many people on this planet for the likes of me 😟, best regards Rx

Ooh, you’re giving your age away there @Malcolm Robinson! Xx

22 hours ago, Malcolm Robinson said:

Lilbill15, you can call me anything you want just don't call me late for a dinner! 😂 

 

I did a lot of the research already and then John helped and Andy made it into something publishable.....

 

Im just sick of being told Britishvolt have to be described as being at Blyth because everyone knows where Blyth is and they dont know where Bedlington is!   

I’ll second your comment on getting to dinner on time @Malcolm Robinsonx by the bye I’m sure I’m not the only person to notice the large sign at the Horton junction beyond the Ha’penny woods saying “Welcome to Blyth”? Is Bedlington at risk of being swallowed? Maybe another reason to resist capitulating to the “Ashington/Blyth constituency “ suggested? x

I stand corrected, apologies to @Malcolm Robinsonx

1 hour ago, Malcolm Robinson said:

We have a lot there Eggy and given the amount of times I'm told recently Bedlington isn't as well known as one of our neighbours I think we should be using this to promote the place!  

In fact i think we should do something really outstanding with it!  

Haha! I LOVE the way politician’s use the word “we should do” something when they are really hoping someone else will do the donkey work! x

On 10/05/2013 at 00:24, johndawsonjune1955 said:

Bedlington Station is Sleekburn Tony

The time line is a huge task m8, and some forum users may try to pull it down, but i say try it yourself as it aint easy.

But as i say Bedlington Station Is Sleekburn, it is well known as that and has been as long as i have known it

As @Alan Edgar (Eggy1948)made very clear when I asked about West/East and Sleekburn, that prior to the coming of the railways, Sleekburn was a community not defined by a railway station. x

28 minutes ago, Canny lass said:

Well, I know you didn't mention them but as I recall there wasn't anywhere else in Bedlington you could buy them - unless you had a penchant for the Co-op's navy blue fleecey variety. So, I felt I was safe in assuming such purchases were made at Moldens by your good self as well.

Ninettes, however, doesn't ring any bells with me.

Oh, frustrating! I have no recollection either but Josephine is adamant, she described the Post Office and a fruit and veg shop which she is sure was “Barnes”. My memory of Barnes was @ the “white house “, behind which was the doctor’s surgery ( John brown, Mulligan etc). This was at the top of the “Cut” leading down to Nana Graves in Shiney Row . Anyone else out there help with Ninettes?? There was a hairdresser in the market place where I had my hair done for Auntie Eileen’s wedding to Barry Shell, given time I can up/down load a photo xx

6 minutes ago, lilbill15 said:

Ye brazen hussy, ye @Canny lass! I never mentioned my knickers! However, on a similar note, d’you remember a shoeshop towards the Neil called Ninettes? Josephine mentioned it but I have no recollection at all xx

See neuk!

3 hours ago, Canny lass said:

Feastens or Fewstwrs - what's the odd letter or two between friends? However, I, and @lilbill15 definitely bought our knickers in Moldens on the left of the 'arcade'.

Ye brazen hussy, ye @Canny lass! I never mentioned my knickers! However, on a similar note, d’you remember a shoeshop towards the Neil called Ninettes? Josephine mentioned it but I have no recollection at all xx

Yes, but, I have vivid memories of that shop being called Fewsters, phonetically. x

9 minutes ago, Canny lass said:

Now Lawson and Thompson solicitor. I think Eggy may have named them in the wrong order. Should be Moldens to the left and Feasters to the right.

Yup. Thank you very much, and yes, definitely Moldens to the left, that was my feminine apparel shop xx

58 minutes ago, Alan Edgar (Eggy1948) said:

@Canny lass & @Andy Millne Front Street E 'Now & Then' image updated

 

Where was Feasters and Moldens in that lineup please? x

1 hour ago, Canny lass said:

I think the idea may have been to prevent bringing tears to the eyes of their customers.

✅x

2 hours ago, Alan Edgar (Eggy1948) said:

@lilbill15 - the only crisps I eat are plain Kettle crisps 🙂 - sometimes I go wild and have 'ridge cut' plain kettle crisps.

And it's been like that since my mam would by the plain crisps, with the blue salt bag in, from Ernie Gurney who was out selling his wares in his butchers van in the early 1950's and called at our house = 5 Coquetdale Place.  

Can't stand the other flavours like roast chicken - vinegar - cheese and onion etc. etc so the spicy flavours, that burn my pallet, are out of the question😊 

You mentioned Ernie Gurnie in a previous comment. The only shop I can remember him from was Front Street East, just past the Gardners Arms :-

Yup, that’s the one; is it the vet surgery now? Ernie was the epitome of the non-PC. “fat butcher “, a walking advert for his wares. Blue and white stripes, or is that another figment of my delirious memory? Remember when the blue salt bags in the crisps were in a twist before the sealed envelopes were invented? x

2 hours ago, Canny lass said:

That brings back memories! My mother used to mash the egg and tomato together and call it "mock crab". It did look a bit like crab but the taste was pure egg and tomato!

Yum 😋 x we used to call them “seaside sandwiches “ because that was the only time we got them! Memories of Embleton, Bamburgh and Warkworth beaches xx NB I do remember my mother’s “mock fish “, which was grated potatoes mixed with egg and fried (rosti style). MUST have a go at that soon, I had forgotten all about mock fish! Past.. I’ve just been tipped off about “Cloud eggs “, how did I live so long without this delicacy?? x

Have I sent this? Rx

1 hour ago, Jammy said:

Roseanne, this is what I use, sim wise. My iPad has a pay as you go O2 sim. The iPad rarely leaves my house so is ideal for me. My iPhone now has a Plusnet sim costing £6 a month on a 30 day rolling contract. The iPhone used to have an O2 sim installed costing around £20 per month on a 12 month contract. I use Plusnet for my broadband. I'm saving quite a few pounds per year with the iPhone. O2 used to drop phone calls when making them from home and often showed no service. With Plusnet(EE) I have a 2 bar stronger signal and have never had a call dropped or lost signal.

 Without knowing how much your O2 sim costs per month I will guess changing to Plusnet sims will save you money. You will use less data now your iPad is working. Should you decide to change you will find lower down on the Plusnet details page a box to type a number in. Type into the box the correct number supplied(by Plusnet) and you will retain your mobile number(takes a few hours from inserting the new sim into your mobile for your old number to be active).

 Should you go with Plusnet and find you don't have sufficient data you can easily upgrade to a higher data amount. 

 As I said previously type to someone at Plusnet to ensure their sim will work in your iPad.

 If you have any questions let me know. 

Grrr   @Jammy, I’m ticked off cos I can’t give you a big huggy thank you emoji, not even able to pick up your @Jammy, now it works! I’m so impressed by your knowledge and very grateful for your advice. I did text ‘Aura’ at O2 this morning to ask what sort of contract I’ve got and when can I opt out and change network. I’ve just been to check response, none, so asked again. Then it got complicated. I’m on a contract of some sort and have asked for info like when does the contract end so I can change network and that’s when I lost the plot. I can see a commencement date but don’t know how many months it runs. Previously early cancellation penalties have been mentioned and I’m at a loss. I will have to speak to someone at O2 to ask for details, then I’ll take it from there. I recognise the value of your advice and will switch once I free myself from O2’s tentacles. I’m storing all your advice in a Jammy folder so I can follow the steps asap. Once again, thank you very much, Roseanne x

41 minutes ago, Malcolm Robinson said:

Like your thinking Lilbill15.......😀

Bedlington is a town in Northumberland, England, with a population of 18,470 measured at the 2011 Census. Bedlington is an ancient market town, with a rich history of industry and innovative residents.Wikipedia.  Lest we forget x

Don’t make the same mistake as I have this evening. When constructing your ham and crisp butty do not use pickled onion crisps. The pickled onion flavour overpowers the ham (Glentons ✅), and even Max has turned his nose up. Cheese and onion is the perfect match, followed by ready salted.

However @Malcolm Robinson, come the Revolution, the sandwiches will, of course, be egg and tomato, dedicated to offending no one but the staunchest vegetarian. If they were good enough for every school trip I ever enjoyed then they’ll be adequate to feed the Bedlington Popular Front x

9 minutes ago, Malcolm Robinson said:

Like your thinking Lilbill15.......😀

P.S. I voted for you recently, 👍🏻x

1 minute ago, Malcolm Robinson said:

Like your thinking Lilbill15.......😀

Hey Malcolm, you man the barricades, I’ll make the sandwiches. I’m not a fan of the Berwick lady but she’s on the same track: instead of contemplating our neighbours’ navels let’s identify our place within the national picture 🤗x

“Blyth/Ashington “ is just not good enough. Bedlington is a town with history, spirit and a world-renowned Terrier. Ask yourselves about those FIRST iron railway tracks, forged in Bedlington;  Bobby Charlton, John Trewick (and Allen Edgar) went to Bedlington  Grammar School, Durham had it’s Miners Gala, and Northumberland… the Bedlington  Picnic!! NOT for teddy bears but for Terriers! Blyth- famous for…anything apart from “Spartans”? (where are they now?); “Ashington?? Pitman painters? where are they…..?” PLEASE do not lump Bedlington in with this bunch of has-beens, they may have leisure centres and swimming pools but Bedlington has a Community Centre in it’s bosom, and another one at the Bedlington Transport Hub (Station)😉x Bedlington must NOT be devoured by it’s brash Johnny-come-lately upstart neighbours! I suggest SOUTHEAST NORTHUMBERLAND- ensuring  equality, maintaining dignity and confirming our historic status.

AND Bedlington had the BIGGEST PIT HEAP IN THE COUNTRY!! back in the day:- take a walk up to the top today in Gallagher Park and look at the view of the North Sea, turn around and enjoy Cheviot and Simonside. Can Ashington or Blyth provide anything remotely close ?

“If it HAS to change then why not improve it?”,

On 08/06/2021 at 19:36, Jammy said:

 You will need a sim with data if you want to use the iPad away from home. You could swap your O2 sim into your iPad if its the correct size. If it works you won't be able to receive or make phone calls. Because you have Plusnet broadband you will get a better deal on a sim, ie: more data for the normal sim price. I've had a quick look at the Plusnet site for sim only deals.

 This is what I've found: - 4GB - £6, 12GB - £8, 20GB - £20 - £10 on a 30 day rolling contract plus on any deal you will get an extra 2GB because you are a Plusnet broadband customer. You can use your iPad at home to access the site and speak(type) to someone to ask about the suitability of their sims for an iPad. I'm sure the sim will be ok. Also, you may find a Plusnet sim will be cheaper than your O2 sim and you can keep your existing number. I changed to Plusnet from O2 for my iPhone. Plusnet use the EE network. 

Sorry, I should have typed 20GB - £10. OOPS

Wow, @Jammy! 🌟x Thank you very much for such detailed information, and thanks +++ for putting yourself out to collect all the facts, I’m very impressed and grateful x. I wouldn’t have known where to start!? You’ve mentioned you changed from O2 to Plusnet- is that something you’d advise me to do? I’m also clueless about networks, is EE better than O2, or maybe I’d be better using the same network for iPhone and iPad? Sorry for asking more daft questions but, at best, I understand very little of the contraptions that I try to use. I’d appreciate your advice, best regards, Roseanne x

On 08/06/2021 at 12:38, Canny lass said:

Now I'm confused and wondering if I've misunderstood your first reference to Pease Bush?

Are you saying:

a) Peas/Pease Bush is correct and the map-makers got it wrong

b) Puce Bush is correct and the enumerator got it wrong

c) There are two forms: one of which may be dialectal (which is what I believe)

I don't know where map-makers get their place-name information from but some of the OS maps are "revised" editions meaning that the previous map was amended. Therefore a 'mistake' could well be repeated. However, some are not revised, indicating that a new survey is the basis for the information included on the map. That should have made it difficult to repeat mistakes.

The census records i shared were written by different enumerators (all male) at 10 year intervalls and with no need of access to the previous records (there was nothing to transfer). This suggests, to me, that Peas/Pease was the written interpretation of local pronunciation.

@Canny lass, oh no, I’m not qualified to say what is right or wrong. I believe you are right in saying it just demonstrates the difference between the actual name and the local dialect version. I was being flippant about the possibility that history can possibly be changed by a slip of a pen. An example I found on maps of Co Durham where “Aukside” on an old map became “Hawkside” on a more recent version- not so much a slip of the pen but a better understanding of the local vernacular? Think of me as the fieldmouse gazing at the moon and 💭just wondering xx