7 hours ago, Frogmela said:

Just found out about these proposals. As real ale fans my husband and I are looking forward to visiting the pub. We have lived in Bedlington for a couple of years and we think it is a great town with lots of potential. We look forward to more improvements to th town over the coming months.

They have a Facebook page @Frogmela   but the link can't be embedded into this posting because there is 'no-status' at the URL https://www.facebook.com/pg/TheBoxWoodTap/photos/?tab=album&album_id=371965029866578 - and tha's not me saying that bit's what the system said when I copied the link into this comment!

Could be what we need to solve the housing crisis John - all those that want to stay in the EU and don't accept the democratic vote could move to the EU and apply to become 'european'!

Nothing further posted by a neighbour on Facebook and if you use the link in Andy's original posting the planning application is still open but as you say nothing appears to have been decided since June 

Extract from Evan Martins book - Bedlington Iron & Engine works 1736-1867

Ian Lavery welcomes a secure future for Northumberland Beauty Spot.

http://www.ianlavery.org.uk/news

The link above to view full list of this year's  attractions returning

Sorry, the website www.xxxx cannot be found. from BT YAHOO

Try this one :- 

 https://www.heritageopendays.org.uk/

Don't care if they are in use or redundant but I think there should be a law that states every dwelling has to keep their original chimney. Not for creating public sector employment but for identifying old photographs. As chimney stacks and pots are disappearing identifying old street views becomes more difficult. 

Let's start a national campaign :- The  uphold Chim chiminey, chim chiminey, chim chim cheree  group.  The TUC CCCCCC.

Does @Symptoms sweep his  Chim chiminey, chim chiminey, chim chim cheree? 

@Andy Millne - a member, Stephen Collingwood, on the Bedlington remembered Facebook site posted :- My granny was born and lived in clock house... that stone was above the doorway... when the house was demolished a band stand was built on the free wood side. This stone was incorporated into the bandstand. When the band stand was demolished god knows what happened to the stone'

This photo of the Clock House was posted on the Facebook sixtownships site and I have pasted the image from the newspaper article onto it :- 

Would this, Real Ales and dog friendly, be real competition for JD Wetherspoon - The Red Lion? 

Is the Red Lion dog friendly?

Copied the comment from Andy onto the topic on Bygone Bedlington Facebook group and the first response was :-  'things are not set in stone yet it will go ahead and the gentleman that own it are lovely but there are some discrepancies in the plans thst need to be ironed out as the residential property next door is owned by our family'

https://www.gofundme.com/Melanie-s-Mission

On 2/24/2017 at 14:21, Keith Scantlebury said:

Shame they couldn't spell Lidl properly in the opening credit . They spelled it Lidil

I can't remember doing the credits for this 

Andy the link in your post does take you to the Active Northumberland site but the Sporting Club of Bedlington still shows :- 

SPORTING CLUB BEDLINGTON - OPENING SOON

ACTIVE NORTHUMBERLAND

LEISURE CENTRES 

SPORTING CLUB BEDLINGTON - OPENING SOON  - there is a list of opening times for all the other centers but nothing for the Sporting Club of Bedlington.

Not that I have any intention of taking part in any activities I was just checking to see if there was any info on the site about the swimming facilities that were promised. Many members on the Facebook groups have often complained about the lack of sporting facilities and I would have added the link on those sites IF the site was showing a timetable of events and opening times. At the moment this link would just frustrate and wind the members up more.