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Originally Posted by williamtheyounger

My name is Billy Young, and I was brought up at 22, Stone Row, North Broomhill, and 9, Druridge Avenue, Hadston Estate. I had 6 sisters and 1 brother. I attended North Broomhill junior school from 1949, where Mr, Donaldson was the headmaster, and then on to Red Row secondary school. I left school at 15 and had a job at DOT laundries in Alnwick, then I went down the pits where I started as an apprentice fitter at Hauxley, then transferred to Newbiggin Colliery when I got married to Sheila Vickers from Newbiggin. Then I transferred to Welbeck in Nottinghamshire in 1966, then in 1972 during the miners strike I joined the Metropolitan Police, serving for 30yrs+. I retired and returned to live in Newcastle where I now reside. I play flat green bowls both indoors and out, and my other passion is football, a Toon supporter.

Hi there my grandparents lived next door to you at number 7 Druridge Avenue ,Johnson family.