Forum: Togston, Broomhill, Hadston and Red Row
25-01-2020, 08:11 AM
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Forum: Amble and Hauxley
26-06-2018, 09:00 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 15,507
Amble Welfare
The Welfare was the heart of Amble for us kids in summertime in the late 60s and early 70s :
Casual tennis competitions on the courts .
Chasing each other round the old pavilion, or forking out a...
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Forum: Alnmouth, Lesbury and Hipsburn
22-07-2016, 11:02 AM
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Replies: 1
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The Friary - previously a nightclub ?
I was recently told that prior to being occupied by the Franciscan Brothers in the early 60s , the Friary building was an upmarket night club and restaurant , attracting the well to do from as far as...
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Forum: General topics
22-03-2016, 02:22 AM
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Replies: 54
Views: 53,449
Remember those times well John . Late 60s ,...
Remember those times well John . Late 60s , playing in the "horses' field" , (Grenfell's field) . If we didn't join the football game at the top of the field , we roamed the whole area , up to the...
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Forum: General topics
21-03-2016, 04:29 AM
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Replies: 54
Views: 53,449
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Forum: General topics
20-03-2016, 04:49 PM
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Replies: 54
Views: 53,449
My father , Amble born and bred, tells me that...
My father , Amble born and bred, tells me that his grandfather and uncle , stalwarts of the Links golf club , told him that the original Amble golf club was on the landward side of what is now the...
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Forum: Amble and Hauxley
30-12-2015, 12:52 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 18,136
Hollydog's reply is spot on Michael . Amble...
Hollydog's reply is spot on Michael . Amble Photos on Facebook is something else entirely , just a bit of fun for everyone . This site , by contrast , serves as a serious historical record . The...
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Forum: General topics
24-10-2015, 11:00 AM
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Replies: 52
Views: 53,205
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Forum: New member zone
26-09-2015, 08:23 AM
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Replies: 31
Views: 19,643
You're related to me too Kirsty . My Dad is...
You're related to me too Kirsty . My Dad is Hylton , and my Grandfather was Norman , your Grandad's brother . I remember your Grandad John . He still lived at Panhaven Rd when I lived in Amble as a...
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Forum: Amble and Hauxley
18-09-2015, 07:33 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 29,322
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Forum: New member zone
19-06-2013, 12:05 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 13,320
Can I just add that Hylton was quite astonished...
Can I just add that Hylton was quite astonished in seeing these photos after all this time. He believes it is definitely Thomas , his grandfather , and it "made his day' to put it mildly (!). Thank...
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Forum: New member zone
19-06-2013, 12:03 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 13,320
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Forum: New member zone
18-06-2013, 03:35 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 13,320
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Forum: New member zone
18-06-2013, 05:52 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 13,320
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Forum: New member zone
17-06-2013, 06:07 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 13,320
Thanks for that Coquet !
Am sure you are...
Thanks for that Coquet !
Am sure you are right- I had heard about Norman's father marrying twice - great to know more .
Father always said we were related to lots of other Youngs in Amble....
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Forum: New member zone
16-06-2013, 09:18 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 13,320
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Forum: New member zone
16-06-2013, 08:20 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 13,320
Hello from a new member.
Love the site - interested in Amble history . Live abroad now, ( Dubai) , but born and bred in Amble in the 60s/70s and have many happy memories. Still have family in Northumberland , and visit the...
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