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Forum: Warkworth and Birling 06-10-2013, 03:38 PM

Replies: 15 monkey island Views: 17,738 Posted By Rachel This map from 1868ish shows a small island to the... This map from 1868ish shows a small island to the south of the harbour, pretty much in the area we knew as Monkey Island when we were kids, but it might be the quarry, it's difficult to tell. I've...

Forum: Warkworth and Birling 06-10-2013, 10:15 AM

Replies: 15 monkey island Views: 17,738 Posted By Rachel I found this old map. ( sounds like the opening... I found this old map. ( sounds like the opening line to a treasure hunt), from before the Coquet changed course(I think, maybe not but looks like it), and you can see an island shaped like a monkey....

Forum: Amble and Hauxley 25-06-2013, 05:40 PM

Replies: 3 Amble Modern School Views: 7,403 Posted By Rachel I can post pictures of any pages if there's a... I can post pictures of any pages if there's a particular part you're interested in?

Forum: General topics 25-06-2013, 05:37 PM

Replies: 17 The local lingo Views: 23,765 Posted By Rachel I'm so pleased "boily" is in there , hot milk and... I'm so pleased "boily" is in there , hot milk and bread, usually with lots of sugar too . My southern jessy hubby had never heard of it. That's a fab compilation of local words. I like it!

Forum: General topics 12-04-2013, 06:46 AM

Replies: 17 The local lingo Views: 23,765 Posted By Rachel Ah yes, stone and table, my mum still says... Ah yes, stone and table, my mum still says chebble now and again. Clemmy remindeds me of my brothers playing skimmers on the little shore. Sometimes I would go plodging up to my honkers. :D

Forum: Amble and Hauxley 11-04-2013, 06:47 PM

Replies: 33 Amble Sweet shops Views: 34,548 Posted By Rachel Oh wow, fantastic! Is that Cyril Freed? Of... Oh wow, fantastic! Is that Cyril Freed? Of course , he's your dad, you said that the other day. Doh! I don't recognise Miss Amble.

Forum: General topics 11-04-2013, 01:40 PM

Replies: 17 The local lingo Views: 23,765 Posted By Rachel The local lingo One of the things I’ve learned since leaving Amble is the number of words that are unique to Northumberland. Just the other day, I was out walking our dog with a friend and her dog, and she asked if...

Forum: Togston, Broomhill, Hadston and Red Row 11-04-2013, 08:25 AM

Replies: 26 coquet high school hadstone Views: 55,775 Posted By Rachel the day the Navy landed. Can anyone remember the day the Navy arrived by helicopter (79 or 80) on the school field? It was a Wasp just like this one... http://db.tt/EnJYfGoY Altough at the time things can seem...

Forum: Amble and Hauxley 11-04-2013, 08:06 AM

Replies: 33 Amble Sweet shops Views: 34,548 Posted By Rachel Yes it was, Nothern Star. Little's came later, I... Yes it was, Nothern Star. Little's came later, I remember now. Thank you. :)

Forum: Amble and Hauxley 11-04-2013, 08:04 AM

Replies: 33 Amble Sweet shops Views: 34,548 Posted By Rachel Ah yes the Partington's, Ruth and I were good... Ah yes the Partington's, Ruth and I were good friends.

Forum: New member zone 10-04-2013, 03:50 PM

Replies: 3 it's been 31 years Views: 7,671 Posted By Rachel it rains a lot For every one of these... http://db.tt/44NvPAJ9 It feels like we get a dozen or so of these.... http://db.tt/9PvJXim5 Just an average day in my office...:D

Forum: Togston, Broomhill, Hadston and Red Row 09-04-2013, 05:08 PM

Replies: 26 coquet high school hadstone Views: 55,775 Posted By Rachel I can remember Malcolm Young: had tea at his... I can remember Malcolm Young: had tea at his house a few times: he received an eye injury when someone threw a stone at him. It's odd that I have Ian Dalby in my list too, maybe I'm mixing up my...

Forum: Togston, Broomhill, Hadston and Red Row 09-04-2013, 03:55 PM

Replies: 26 coquet high school hadstone Views: 55,775 Posted By Rachel There's a challenge. I can remember the year at... There's a challenge. I can remember the year at Cross Street (outside toilets) freezing! Some of them must be on those Dovecote St photos on the other thread, my guess is, it's the half a dozen on...

Forum: Amble and Hauxley 09-04-2013, 03:45 PM

Replies: 33 Amble Sweet shops Views: 34,548 Posted By Rachel I can't remember the cafe you mention, the blue... I can't remember the cafe you mention, the blue kettle is the one that comes to mind, I was always fascinated by their orange squash machine: they made great Horlicks too. Some say it was the centre...

Forum: New member zone 09-04-2013, 03:06 PM

Replies: 12 new member Views: 14,326 Posted By Rachel I can remember your dad, he always had really... I can remember your dad, he always had really nice shoes on:my mum bought most of our clothes in his shop.

Forum: New member zone 09-04-2013, 02:23 PM

Replies: 3 it's been 31 years Views: 7,671 Posted By Rachel It rains a lot here tho. :D Looking forward to... It rains a lot here tho. :D Looking forward to the street party. ;)

Forum: Togston, Broomhill, Hadston and Red Row 09-04-2013, 08:27 AM

Replies: 26 coquet high school hadstone Views: 55,775 Posted By Rachel It turns out that if I were a contestant on Ken... It turns out that if I were a contestant on Ken Bruce’s popmaster… he would have said, one year out! I left school in 1981 too ( just checked my O level certificates), the last year started in 1980,...

Forum: Amble and Hauxley 08-04-2013, 03:09 PM

Replies: 33 Amble Sweet shops Views: 34,548 Posted By Rachel Yes , I think it was half off-licence half other... Yes , I think it was half off-licence half other stuff but I can deffo remember the ice-cream. Tutti-frutti, mint choc chip etc in tubs on the right as you went in. They sold fireworks as well,...

Forum: Amble and Hauxley 08-04-2013, 01:55 PM

Replies: 33 Amble Sweet shops Views: 34,548 Posted By Rachel Amble Sweet shops http://db.tt/2QyAb1Cp The photo in the link is of my Great Uncle's sweet shop in Queen Street, it later became George's and then Chapman's, where I bought my first ever record. :D Other great...

Forum: Togston, Broomhill, Hadston and Red Row 08-04-2013, 11:13 AM

Replies: 26 coquet high school hadstone Views: 55,775 Posted By Rachel I think I was on the trip when Ms Peacock and Mr... I think I was on the trip when Ms Peacock and Mr Fetis came along too. Remember the dead sheep on the treasure hunt?

Forum: Togston, Broomhill, Hadston and Red Row 08-04-2013, 11:10 AM

Replies: 26 coquet high school hadstone Views: 55,775 Posted By Rachel Last night in a fit of nostalgia, I was going... Last night in a fit of nostalgia, I was going through all the names of people in the E2 year of 1980, the last to be at Hadston when it was Coquet High School. It's quite a list - 50 to 60 names, if...

Forum: Amble and Hauxley 08-04-2013, 10:59 AM

Replies: 3 Amble Modern School Views: 7,403 Posted By Rachel Amble Modern School http://db.tt/YfpzzxLm http://db.tt/1NoCWWKd My mum sent me a book about the Modern School about ten years ago now, she sent it mainly because I'm in one of the photos on the back cover...Mr...

Forum: Togston, Broomhill, Hadston and Red Row 07-04-2013, 07:44 PM

Replies: 26 coquet high school hadstone Views: 55,775 Posted By Rachel I can remember most of those , especially Mr... I can remember most of those , especially Mr Richardson's slipper. Some of those teachers transferred to Hadston with us when we were shipped over there. Can you remember Miss Stanton the music...

Forum: New member zone 07-04-2013, 05:43 PM

Replies: 3 it's been 31 years Views: 7,671 Posted By Rachel it's been 31 years since leaving Amble to join the Navy at age 17. Apparently no one has missed me :D. No phone calls, no letters, no coded messages in the Times. I still miss the old place, there is no other place...

Forum: Togston, Broomhill, Hadston and Red Row 07-04-2013, 05:29 PM

Replies: 26 coquet high school hadstone Views: 55,775 Posted By Rachel This was the school I went to, leaving in 1980,... This was the school I went to, leaving in 1980, we were bussed in from Amble. Anyone remember when we raised loads of money to buy coffee machines etc but we never got to use them because they were...

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