Merlin Posted April 19, 2010 Report Share Posted April 19, 2010 I miss the neighbourhood spirit,unlocked doors open to all! Some things I miss from my child hood are Milk Bottles(sweets) proper ones, Tudor Bovril crisps,Texan bars, being able to play in street without getting ran over by a chav in a super-charged Nova Waiting for buses that never turned up, ever! STANDING on the terraces at St James' Park, playing Japs 'n' English never Germans 'n' English for some reason! Playing on the pit heaps, getting chased off the farmer with his 'Jelly Gun' Tettie picking with same farmer Being scared of 'The Colliery Polis' Generally having fun and not knowing what 'white lightning' was and not being bothered anyway!Am gettin auld :lol: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monsta® Posted April 19, 2010 Report Share Posted April 19, 2010 getting chased by wadie for pinching his snaggies! (chased by the local farmer for stealing swedes!) pops mobile shop and setting the woods on fire! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickypotts Posted April 20, 2010 Report Share Posted April 20, 2010 getting chased by wadie for pinching his snaggies! (chased by the local farmer for stealing swedes!) pops mobile shop and setting the woods on fire! How about tettie pickin fer wadie and when he took the tractor back ti the farm we hauled sacks of tetties over to the railway tracks and sold them to the engineer on the train, then we had rotten tettie fights!! what a stink?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sizsells Posted April 20, 2010 Report Share Posted April 20, 2010 getting chased by wadie for pinching his snaggies! (chased by the local farmer for stealing swedes!) pops mobile shop and setting the woods on fire! We pinched his snaggies and his tetties and his conkers from the trees next to the big house I wish I had a pound for everytime we got "chased". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monsta® Posted April 20, 2010 Report Share Posted April 20, 2010 the raisbeck bus or even the little minibuses Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cympil Posted April 20, 2010 Report Share Posted April 20, 2010 the raisbeck bus or even the little minibusesCan you remember this Raisbeck? I`m not sure if i can or not..i remember the bus been more orange than white. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monsta® Posted April 20, 2010 Report Share Posted April 20, 2010 i there was a white one and an orange one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Millne Posted April 20, 2010 Report Share Posted April 20, 2010 I can remember getting told off for riding the raisbeck back from the youth club one day when somebody forgot to pick me up! you know who you are! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ex Bedlingtonian Posted April 20, 2010 Report Share Posted April 20, 2010 Wasn't me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
threegee Posted April 20, 2010 Report Share Posted April 20, 2010 Westons Waggon Wheels - the original ones and not the tiny modern ones - from the general dealer West of Smails (which is now the lighting shop).Sweets from Bacchi's in the Market Place.2d and 3d bars of Cadburys chocolate from Watsons Newsagents. (1d = 2.4p!) The Dandy, Beano, Topper, Lion, and especially The Eagle from same - even Film Fun (pretty dated even then!). Fish & Chips from Mrs Gates at the Market Place Chippy - never got food poisoning there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlin Posted April 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2010 Warlord comic and commando books. Camping oot on the football field and some kind of minty black liquorice sweets in a white box which I can't for the life of me remember the name of,. bout the same size of a tab box. Finding cards in the tea packets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Cross Posted April 21, 2010 Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 The smell of Sunday dinner cooking when you came back from playing down the woods Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monsta® Posted April 21, 2010 Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 Westons Waggon Wheels - the original ones and not the tiny modern ones sure they didn't look bigger as you where smaller? The smell of Sunday dinner cooking when you came back from playing down the woodsi it will now be the smell of kangaroos cooking on the bbq! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Darn Posted April 21, 2010 Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 RE: Raisbeck busses, i remember there being 2 orange ones, then they bought a brans spanking white one (As pictured) to take over the general timetable, and the orange ones being used for the school runs up to Bedlington station and back at the relevant times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cympil Posted April 21, 2010 Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 Now some of these i remember Taken from here 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlin Posted April 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 Were there really that many? Wow! Just thought there was two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlin Posted April 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 Forgot to add 'Well done' for finding these pictures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Cross Posted April 22, 2010 Report Share Posted April 22, 2010 sure they didn't look bigger as you where smaller? i it will now be the smell of kangaroos cooking on the bbq! still not as good as a sunday beef roast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlin Posted April 22, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2010 Lamb and fresh mint from the garden, I can taste it now...drool And the yorkshire puds, I wish I could make them like my grannie used to, an leek pudding, an rabbit pie with a crust an inch thick with the cup in the middle to stop the pastry sagging. What we have lost by not taking notice :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monsta® Posted April 22, 2010 Report Share Posted April 22, 2010 the flumps http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1mMQtk3IUE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Cross Posted April 22, 2010 Report Share Posted April 22, 2010 Lamb and fresh mint from the garden, I can taste it now...drool And the yorkshire puds, I wish I could make them like my grannie used to, an leek pudding, an rabbit pie with a crust an inch thick with the cup in the middle to stop the pastry sagging. What we have lost by not taking notice :(We have my cousin and his wife over here for a holiday, they are from Bedlington and she is a cracking good Geordie cook. i think i have put on 10kilo's since she has been here ............. :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vic Patterson Posted April 23, 2010 Report Share Posted April 23, 2010 All of the above! Dan Dare & Mighty Meakon! 40 Berkley Square (Eagle) Picking williks, Tettie guns, Picking the tar with a stick, Beatle Drives, Saturday morning flix (Tom Mix, Gene Autry, Batman) "Welcome to Workers Playtime" Take your pick, Dixon of Dock Green (evening all) Muffin the Mule (OMG!) B**** & W**** show. Terry O'neil's One O'clock show (nah, not realy) Chips in paper (outside Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted April 23, 2010 Report Share Posted April 23, 2010 Bedlington 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlin Posted April 24, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2010 Simple and straight to the point again Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted April 24, 2010 Report Share Posted April 24, 2010 i tell somthing i dont miss....the back ramp of Tescos! lol (tried pushing 10 trollys up it!! lol)it would have to be Industry of the Area, Blyth Power Station, Ellington Colliery.(remember seeing these working as a kid) and just remember the old railway depot at Cambois. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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