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Nice seasonal website, thank you! Vic

I totally agree with you all we need to let people know that this site is out there. It is helping me feel part of this town.

What you need to know Stephen is that there was a bit more to tonight's event than met the eye. I won't go into all the details but a few things came together to make it happen. Not the least of this was that we've got fresh faces in places that matter. People who are more in-tune with the Internet Age than the regular old fogies in the town of my age group. However few of these people would see any point in posting on facebook. Don't run away with the idea that you can produce real change in the place by one-off feel good events. Nice though they are this won't produce sustainable employment and make Bedlington a better place to live in for the future. But what you have done is to show an interest and a commitment to YOUR town. That's more than many of the people here who simply run the place down and complain year after year. If only a few of your age group make an effort to understand the real issues we can make real changes. If that sounds a bit boring, well, sometimes it is. But long after facebook and the next fad to replace it are forgotten you'll still have a result, and it will be YOUR result. So ask questions as to why this or that isn't possible. Try to understand the concerns of older generations. Put forward ideas; but be prepared to change those ideas when you discover where the problems are. Encourage your friends to do the same. It's not easy, and it won't generally produce a quick result. But keep plugging away and things will change for the better.

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got my vote too! teleporting tommy you seen him a the red lion while passing in your car then again at the corner of the tesco carpark! how does he do it?

No I'm not called Rodney, and as for the name calling why not take a good long look in the mirror! You work 60hrs a week,good for you, though it's not my fault your a security guard on low pay :lol: My garage is of course full of junk but if your drive way is clear,since you don't park on it, I'll dump it there I could of course pay to park my van in a secure location, then I could pass the cost on to the likes of you!! So the next time you want work done on or in your house you'll say HOW MUCH. Then man in white van will reply "Well some idiot says I can't park my van at my house,and I have to pay for parking so the cost of your work has gone up!" As for St Georges,been there, done that, got the T Shirt,mug,pen etc etc and I met some saner people than you with a lot more sense :D Have a nice day