brian.turnbull920@btintern

Cant remember the name of the school Probably was the whitley .Turn left at the bottom end of Bedlington towards station. about 400 yards down on right side next to a sweet shop called Binks I think. Arris just lived 3 doors up from me in Meadowdale Cres.,He had an elder brother, can't remember his name. As far as I know,they were fully British no weird accents or anything. Before moving to the council estate they had a house and coal yard just down from the school.

Hi Foxy I remember you from the 60/61/62 era. you were into motor bikes big time with young Arris Hayley( I say young because his father- a coal merchant was also called Arris). Billy joined the navy just before his apprenticeship with the NCB was due to end He, like me never had any intention of working underground.

Hi I spent many wonderful hours at Humford as a child and young teenager and it should be left to be enjoyed for generations to come. Iv'e seem it many times in places Iv'e lived all over the UK, once initial permission is given, it opens the floodgate for others, both individuals and speculators,to jump in and make a fast buck.I currently live about 60 miles north east of Aberdeen so am unable to make any contribution. To those who live in the community now I would say protest until you are blue in the face. once approved, a precedent has been set and you will lose something which is precious..

Hi Brian Turnbull again. Just picked up a few snippets. Re Tunnel at the side of the"Keep".It had been filled with sand .we'd go in there and mess about. Nelly Scott, Hanna's daughter who lived with Walter Daglass (also had a massive alsation called Prince) had seen me playing outside and took me into the tunnel and messed about. I heard my mother calling me in for my tea. Nelly told me to wash my hands at the tap in the yard and say nothing. My mother knew there was something strange going on but didn't find out. Anyway ,I bet nelly had a smile on her face for quite a few days afterwards, horny little bugger. Regarding Vic Paterson , were you part of the Paterson the butcher who had a shop and slaughter House near the Coffin Chapel?. Re Brian Cross, were you in my class in primary school and emigrated about 1958?. I think Matty Hall was our last teacher there He used to sing in the Bottom Club according to my dad. I barely remember you bragging about a Mortgage, and I said we had one too but couldn't remember what colour it was we obviously had no idea what we were talking about but we wouldn't be outdone. My brother Billy took his family to New Zealand to work around 1978 and I havn't heard from him since.

I was born in no 2 Old Hall in 1948. My father, a putter in the Dr pit, kept pigs at the bottom of the gardens ( fields really). Would bring pigs up to the Yard on Thurday night and kept in the old coal houses till saturday morning when Hay the Butcher would oversea the slaughter while mother was in the house with the wireless turned up full.. Couldnt go anywhere in the house without seeing a side of salted pork hanging up encased in white muslin.He later kept Rabbits, over 100 of them, again, for the table. Chicken was a luxury, way beyond our affordability. How times change, Brian T.