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Forum: General topics 12-02-2022, 09:50 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,424
Posted By mitch1968
Slang word help !

Hi Folks, We often used to hear the expression as deed as a mairk. But what is a mairk? (no idea on spelling)
Often heard it at the Drift , thanks Keith
Forum: General topics 12-04-2016, 11:18 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 7,040
Posted By mitch1968
Missing Pilots Funeral

Hello,this was ON BBC News today,the bottom paragraph is the most relevant;,,The families of six World War Two pilots who did not return from bombing raids over Germany are being sought.
The...
Forum: New member zone 07-03-2015, 06:33 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 8,333
Posted By mitch1968
I lived at 4 Cheviot Cresent with my...

I lived at 4 Cheviot Cresent with my parents,Aidan and Linda Mitchell.We lived there from approx 1974-1981,my Dad worked at Whittle pit,thanks Keith Mitchell.
Forum: New member zone 25-10-2014, 11:41 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 7,108
Posted By mitch1968
Hi MAGS,your grandfather probably served on the...

Hi MAGS,your grandfather probably served on the Bondicar with my grandfather,Robert Mitchell.He was on the Bondicar from approx 1939-45,i have tried to find his name on a crew list but failed,i...
Forum: Amble and Hauxley 09-10-2014, 06:56 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 20,275
Posted By mitch1968
Hi you could be correct,however i think it could...

Hi you could be correct,however i think it could be "passaged".There are more obvious abbreviations ie "sld",followed by the destination,witch i think must be "sailed".Also "anch"witch must be...
Forum: Amble and Hauxley 08-10-2014, 09:48 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 20,275
Posted By mitch1968
Hi,i also downloaded the Bondicars movement cards...

Hi,i also downloaded the Bondicars movement cards from 1940-45.The only puzzling thing is the repeated abbreviations "Pd up",or,"Pd down"followed by the destination ie Southend etc.:confused:
Any...
Forum: Amble and Hauxley 15-08-2014, 07:29 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 20,275
Posted By mitch1968
My Grandfather,Robert Mitchell,served on one on...

My Grandfather,Robert Mitchell,served on one on these ships.But not sure witch one?My Dad remembers it was hit by a torpedo sometime in WW2?Can anyone help?
Forum: The Lost Villages, Radcliffe and Chevington Drift. 29-06-2014, 07:42 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 23,497
Posted By mitch1968
Yes i remember digging big ragworm at the small...

Yes i remember digging big ragworm at the small square part of the harbour!(?the dock)with my dads garden fork.Fish were easy to catch then;poddlers(coalfish),plaice and the odd codling were all...
Forum: The Lost Villages, Radcliffe and Chevington Drift. 28-06-2014, 04:09 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 23,497
Posted By mitch1968
Its a shame really,but happy memories,i also...

Its a shame really,but happy memories,i also remember catching the biggest eels of my life at the first large lake they dug at druridge bay park next to hadston!
They were huge about 4ft...
Forum: The Lost Villages, Radcliffe and Chevington Drift. 27-06-2014, 12:28 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 23,497
Posted By mitch1968
Thanks for that,the shape of the burn as it meets...

Thanks for that,the shape of the burn as it meets the sea was similiar to how it was in the 70s i think,plus the fact it was called Chibburn Mouth on the old map may explain the nick name "mooth".:)
Forum: The Lost Villages, Radcliffe and Chevington Drift. 26-06-2014, 11:59 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 23,497
Posted By mitch1968
Chevington Burn

Can anyone shed any light on why the mouth of the burn was called the "mooth"(pronounced like "smooth" without the S at the front). ?was it simply our northumberland accent,or,east chevington slang?...
Forum: Shilbottle and Newton on the Moor 04-05-2014, 06:16 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 12,815
Posted By mitch1968
My Dad,Aidan Mitchell, remembers the poor chap...

My Dad,Aidan Mitchell, remembers the poor chap that was killed and thinks he was from Widdrington,he cant recall the exact date.
Forum: Amble and Hauxley 12-03-2014, 04:22 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 12,142
Posted By mitch1968
Hi,my father,Aidan Mitchell,is on the back row...

Hi,my father,Aidan Mitchell,is on the back row far right.
Forum: Amble and Hauxley 03-03-2014, 06:12 PM
Replies: 58
Views: 55,142
Posted By mitch1968
Hi.my father,Aidan Mitchell, remembers the chip...

Hi.my father,Aidan Mitchell, remembers the chip shop,he thinks it was also called "Hendersons" and was ran by family called "Wood".
Forum: New member zone 12-02-2014, 02:53 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 6,604
Posted By mitch1968
thanks john,i remember phil green and...

thanks john,i remember phil green and yourself,seems like a life time ago!
Forum: New member zone 11-02-2014, 11:03 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 6,604
Posted By mitch1968
new member.

Hi my name is Keith Mitchell and i lived in east chevington drift when i was born in 1968 untiil approx 1974 when we moved to hadston.I really enjoy reading the forums about the "drift".My Dad worked...
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