Bedlingtonian

Northumberland County Council have apparently called on the Government to introduce greater lockdown restrictions.

Was this discussed at council meetings with our local area councillors? 

On 25/08/2020 at 15:48, Tonyp said:

I remember been told by other kids not to go in the farmers field or he'll shoot you, I actually believed this for years happy days 

With a jelly gun............ whatever that was. Bats on top of pit heap when in tin shelter was a happy days experience..... 

There was an Ellenor Armstrong married a  Brian Owen in 1959. Total stab in the dark although may help with possible dates if correct. 

23 hours ago, Tonyp said:

Definitely same concert bedlingtonian when he jumped off the star he sang whatever happened to a teenage dream brilliant concert I do believe T.Rex were the first group to perform At Glastonbury but I probably will get proved Wrong happy days  

Always thought of myself as a 20th Century Boy and a Child of the Revolution who had a Teenage Dream.😉

On 25/07/2020 at 01:55, Tonyp said:

Me mother was brought up in Hirst terrace during the war, I think one of the last people to leave Hirst terrace prior to demolition was a Scottish builder called Ian Milne he had 3 lasses the oldest was called Linda I remember she came with my mother & my brother + me to see T.Rex at the City hall in the early seventies I think one of he's last tours before he died. Anyway Linda had to younger sisters & Ian's wife was called Shirley. A Guide post lass I think

Linda, Lorna & Tracey. Suspect I was at the same concert at City Hall when it started with Marc rising from the stage on a star. ☺️ 

It may not help with Hollymount Hall however when Michael Longridge died in 1858 I suspect he was in Bedlington as he was buried at St. Cuthberts. I think in the 1951 census he may be in Westgate Street Newcastle with his family. I believe the original Assembly House was in Westgate Street.

Hollymount Hall could be a 19th Century holiday home. ☺️

The Chinese was on the Millbank Terrace end of Hirst Terrace (Now Brook Court). I remember when it closed that it was infested with rats!

1 hour ago, Alan Edgar (Eggy1948) said:

I think, but could be wrong, where John K says :- ....but this doesn't look the case,  is John saying his previous understanding of the sale was wrong.

A Biographical Dictionary of Civil Engineers in Great Britain and Ireland Volume 1 mentions Birkinshaw building Hollymount Hall in 1844 and later selling it to Longridge. The book references the Memoir of J C Birkinshaw which I presume is the son of Birkinshaw ... John Cass Burkinshaw. 

#StaySafe & #StayatHome Bedlington. ♥️

Perhaps we will get the butcher, the baker and the candlestick maker.

10 hours ago, Tonyp said:

At last! Managed to get my  hands on some ordered on line Marks & Spencer pick up @ Morpeth they were a bit steep £17.50 for 6 but had to be done

Maybe you could make that money back with a gig at East Bedlington Community Centre. 

Perhaps B&M Ashington or Dunelm Cramlington. https://www.bmstores.co.uk/products/stainless-steel-spoons-4pk-308985

If you can tolerate a bit of advertising you could also have a try at the card game Bridge. https://www.arkadium.com/gb/games/bridge/

On 16/01/2020 at 20:04, Canny lass said:

I'm researching the possibility that Hollymount may be a derivation of Holy Mount - it's an interesting theory.

Does anybody know the earliest record of 'Hollymount' as a place name in Bedlington - on a map or document, for instance. 1860 is the earliest I've found to date.

Michael Longridge (c1785-1858) died at Hollymount Hall in 1858. (source: six townships) The hall was said to be designed/built circa 1844 for John Birkinshaw (c1781-c1845). (source: The Lost Houses of Newcastle and Northumberland.)

Above does not take you back much further and certainly not back to Holy Mount. Good luck with the research. 

2 hours ago, Alan Edgar (Eggy1948) said:

@Vic Patterson :- and Ian Lavery's result :- https://www.northumberlandgazette.co.uk/news/politics/general-election-2019-labour-party-chairman-ian-lavery-survives-recount-retain-his-wansbeck-seat-1340129

 

Somewhat ironic in that the Brexit Party saved him from the chop. Perhaps he should look at his own performance rather than blame everything on Brexit. 

Ashington, Cramlington and Morpeth appear to have a branch. Bedlington would have to have a volunteer moderator to start I believe. https://www.freecycle.org/browse/UK/North East 

31 minutes ago, Malcolm Robinson said:

Not allowed to Bedlingtonian.  As a councillor we are under Purdah and there are quite strict rules regarding this.  

 

As a private individual thats different.  

 

Cheers Malcolm, just read it thanks. Keep up the good work.

41 minutes ago, Alan Edgar (Eggy1948) said:

When we had the heavy snow fall and I was confined to the house, January 2010, I did a bit of family research within FreeBMD. To pass a few more hours I joined as a transcriber and and transcribed a few B, M & D registra sheets to be uploaded to the BMD Database. 

So when your using the site just remember one of the records you find might be one of the 55,331 I did 

Great work Alan. Well done! 

Hi Malcolm,

This may be too deep or controversial.

Who does or should a Bedlington Independent Councillor advise us on to vote on for the best interests of Bedlington in a General election?

I am sure I enjoyed crossing the footbridge over the main track when I was younger however I can not remember when it was destroyed!   

3 hours ago, Alan Edgar (Eggy1948) said:

Don't know of any of my relatives that have been diagnosed with dementia but I see the local care homes say there have expert care for people with dementia : - 

 

Barchester Meadow Park Care Home

Choppington Road, Bedlington NE22 6LA

https://www.carehome.co.uk/carehome.cfm/searchazref/10004525MEAB

Hartford Court Care Home

Cumbrian Road, Cramlington NE23 1DA

https://www.carehome.co.uk/carehome.cfm/searchazref/70331

It is a difficult decision should a family member have to move into a care home because of dementia. I would recommend that you first visit the home and ask questions to reassure yourself that the home has 'expert care'. If you become a Dementia Friend it will aid your understanding of the illness and may assist you to decide what you need to consider. My mother had dementia and my mother-in-law now has dementia. With support, people with dementia can and do take an active role in life. https://www.dementiafriends.org.uk/register-digital-friend

You can obtain a copy of Wills and Probate Records for £1.50 using the official Government website. You can use this service to search for a probate record in England and Wales, check if probate has been issued, check the type of probate issued, order a copy of a probate record (including a will, if there is one) https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk/#wills