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On certain events in the year one resident, don'y know who, has added an additional feature to the dog. When the added feature has been noticed someone has taken a photo and posted it on social media.

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Most of us will be watching the coronation on Saturday at home, but in 1953, when the Queen’s coronation took place very few families in Bedlington had a tv. Lots of people from the “bottom end’ of Bedlington were at least able to watch the coronation through The Rediffusion shop window. This was a company that sold and rented tv’s and radios and is now a dental practice. The photos are from one of Evan Martin’s books and the 3 girls in the front are, left to right Maureen Brown, Joan Gray (dress with white collar) and Brenda Smith. Behind Joan is her brother Bob Gray. BottomEndcoronation.thumb.jpg.3c3b571918527aabb4734235a9c8a839.jpg

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1955, when ITV started broadcasting, is when our family got the rediffusion TV installed. Prior to that it was three families of cousins- Derek, Dennis,me, Una, Leita, Martin, Mary & John that invaded granny Henderson's in Beatty Road to watch kids TV.

I can't remember the 1953 :thumbsup: coronation and I'm sure there will be sporting events  broadcasting at the same time this 2023 is on air:punk:

 

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I can't remember it either, as we didn't have a TV then, but I do remember the street party and the coronation mugs we were given in school. The street party was great fun with everybody in their Sunday best. There were egg & spoon races and sack races for both children and adults. Esther and Bob Rochester, from the corner shop, rode around on an adult-sized three wheeled bike dishing out a 2oz sweets to every child. They were dressed for the occasion in red white and blue and so was the bike. There were tongue sandwiches - which I loved, until I found out what it was - strawberry jelly and blancmange and Tizer. What a day!

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