Alan Edgar (Eggy1948)

@Andy Millne - Facebook members have been searching for years for a shot of  SMAIL's shop at the entrance to Hollymount Square on Front Street east and there is one in this June 1979 pdf document  :-

Bedlington Mechanics -  photo from Louise Scarr - names from Facebook Bedlington remembered members. 

Ovalteeny did some research and from the names the Bedlington remembered members came up with he commented :-

@HIGH PIT WILMA - one of the sixtownship members, Henry Dobson, has posted more of the newspaper article - he got the cutting from Andy Wallace :-  

@HIGH PIT WILMA - Alan Dickson (was from Barrinton  and worked at Bates but would have been living elsewhere when at Bates) reckons Steele & Clarke for Nos 2 & 5. I will close down for tonight and check Facebook tomorrow to see what comments have been added

As well as the two you named quite a few names been offered up - Andy Wallace - Mick Gainford - Mick Collins - Les Welch - Ted Redford - Gordon Bennet's brother - ? Steele & Phil Clarke.

From the comments i think this is the best I can come up with :-  

12 minutes ago, HIGH PIT WILMA said:

Hi Eggy! Aav seen this pic amang a set of others. Gud ti see sum of the lads.. brings back memories! Gordon Hickson second left, Billy Smith second right, aav forgotten the other lads names... last days afore Bates closed... if  not THE last day. 

I'll see if I can get the names of the other four from Facebook - sixtownships history group.

@HIGH PIT WILMA - another image from John Dawson - Bates c1980

On 07/09/2018 at 18:09, Symptoms said:

Done some checking and it was a Winchester Model 1897 pump-action shotgun - it's now held at the Royal Armoury having been transferred by the Northumbria Peelers back in 1971.

For all the facts go to: https://collections.royalarmouries.org/object/rac-object-34963.html

 

Did you notice the 

Bibliographic References

Dawson, J. & Allison, D. 2001. 'The Sun Inn Murders', Six Townships Community History Group. (See also May 2003 edition of 'Bedlingtonshire Revisited'). 

That would be the @johndawsonjune1955 of this group that started this topic.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    

@Symptoms - update fro Mel Douglas off the Bygone Bedlington Facebook group :-

2 hours ago, Symptoms said:

7 = Alan (Cowt) Coultas,  29 = Alan Greenacre,  30 = John Harmmerson (or Harmerson).

Names updated @Symptoms - as John Harmerson is named on the karting photos that's what I have named No 30

@Symptoms - photo with numbers :- 

On 13/08/2018 at 10:50, Alan Edgar (Eggy1948) said:

Cheers pete - i'll see if that name rings a bell with Jean

@Pete - Jean replied and said :- yes it was the Dynacords, thank you  Peteb.

XI have a photo numbered @Symptoms but at the moment I don’t have access to my PC with all my files etc. I will post ASAP but at the moment I am stuck with only a borrowed apple iPad that is driving me crackers

On 12/08/2018 at 19:23, Sharpy said:

@Sharpy - will this one be c1969 -  London - houses of parliament?

14 hours ago, Pete said:

There was a group called the Dynacords 1960's

Cheers pete - i'll see if that name rings a bell with Jean

4 minutes ago, Sharpy said:

Hi, class 4R 1968 I think, if memory serves me.

Yes please publish any you wish in the gallery,

I will work on name's.

Will do

11 minutes ago, Sharpy said:

Two more  I have not seen published.

 

@Sharpy - would you like me to post this in the Westridge album in the Gallery?

                        What year and class is it?

                        I could also post the photos on the Facebook Bedlington remembered group and see if we can get some names to add to                               the to them.

@HIGH PIT WILMA - can you remember if there was a group called the Dinosaurs ever played at the Clayton Ballroom in the ear;y sixties?

It's not me asking, just a young lady on bedlington Facebook group said :- Jean Ord Met my husband on Monday night teenagers as I got a bit older I was allowed to go to Friday night dance can anyone remember the group called the dynasours and who played in it.

I can't remember them or find anything out on the www about them

3 minutes ago, Sharpy said:

Pic 1, 

3 John Fraser

6 John Hammerson

7  Michael Gibb

 

Names updated :- 

Updated the names @Sharpy and then put the two photos together so you can see the names that @Symptoms had on the other one :- 

3 hours ago, Sharpy said:

John Frazer & Michael Gibb, 

Westridge karting club

 

@Sharpy - which two?

Images of Bedlington + dogs, off the TV, posted on Facebook by Simon Williams last night and I think the show is repeated at 03:30 tomorrow morning but that is just a guess. If I'm right the show is :- Britain by Bike with Larry & George Lamb.

Judging by the images I think this is the attempt to break the Guinness World Record  - March 23rd 2018 - by the Bedlington Terrier group/club  - most number of Bedlington Terriers in a park or on a beach?

On 03/03/2013 at 17:12, Symptoms said:

Photos of the School Karting Club, snapped in 66 at the back of the 'new' sportshall. Taffy Williams was the Metalwork teacher and organiser of the club.

In the second snap I can't remember the names of the little guy with specs in the centre or the little guy on the right.

@Symptoms - I have posted your two photos (+ some year West Ridge end of term class photos) on the Facebook Bedlington remembered group site for a couple of members - Ardia Melissa Wilkinson & Veronica Leathwaite Kirkman who asked me if I had any photos of their relatives , three brothers named Billy, David and Keith Wilkinson who went to the Whitley Memorial school. I didn't have any of them at the Whitley but a search on this site tracked them down in the Gallery photos and the search also returned a link to this topic. They said that David had passed away, age 16, and they did not have any school photos of these three.

They asked me to say thank you to those that provided the photos. Thank you Sym  

One comment from Veronica was :- Now I have photos of all three of my gorgeous cousins as young boys we had lots of lovely childhood memories lots of love lots of laughter I don’t get to see billy and keith a lot as we live in Lancashire but when we do see each other it’s as though we only seen each other yesterday thanks for all your help xx and our Ardia will be chuffed with this photo of her dad xx

The current Stokers Buildings looks as if they are on the same site as the original buildings on the 1922 maps :-