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[Supercol]

Hello Everyone.....who am i?..well I was born in Ashington in 1970 and lived in Amble at 16 Edwin Street until about 1976 when my family moved to North Humberside near Hull. My Father worked in Amble as a Plumber for Rowles. My Fathers parents lived in Amble at 4 Lindisfarne road next door to Bill Bell and Mr and Mrs Lillico , Mrs Straffen lived opposite them in a large bungalow. They were in their eighty's when they moved nearer to the family near Hull.
My Grandfather ran a tobacconist and confectionary shop in Amble where Marks Pet supplies is now (Thanks Google Street Maps).
My grandmother was born in Warkworth where her parents ran a bakers ( I believe)
We brought my grandparents ashes back "home" and up until a few years ago was still a regular visitor to Amble - but sadly not for the past few years as we now have a young family.
Still in love with the coast line and castles and have many happy memories of my life spent up in Amble and surrounding area.
Will be showing the kids around the area sometime this year - fingers crossed.

..anyway...that's me.

[hollydog]

Hi Supercol great to see you on here.Hope you find things of interest and any contributions are most welcome, I was born and bred on Bede St in the 70s - had many a lucky bag from your grandfather's on the way back from Dovecote st/Cross st/Edwin st schools!
Rowell's plumbing is now Amble Gas Services - Basil and Alan Rowell's younger generation. Alan passed away earlier this year, following Basil a couple of years ago.

[janwhin]

[QUOTE=Supercol;1501My Grandfather ran a tobacconist and confectionary shop in Amble where Marks Pet supplies is now (Thanks Google Street Maps).
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Welcome Supercol. I remember your grandfather's shop. also its predecessor...Billy Thompson's sweet shop. I was always sent off on Sunday evening to get some sweets at that shop ready for when we played cards.
When I was at Edwin Street school there used to be a sweet shop up the back lane between Albert and Edwin Street, Mr and Mrs Wilkinson's I think. All the sweets were in a glass fronted dresser in their back kitchen. It was a challenge to see how many we could get for 3d. on a Friday.

[Supercol]

Les Baston was My dads Best Man at his wedding , is he still driving trucks? His dad had a transport company at the bottom of the Wynd. Will try to get some slides scanned as I remember being on a float for the palygroup dressed as a diddy man....ah....it's all coming back to me now..... I also remember when it was Lifeboat day - the whole place was buzzing..there used to be all sorts going on - even a greasy pole competition, think it was on the braid.....anyone remember that.
Dad also used to be an amateur rallycross driver and was a friend of Mick Breeze who used to have a Garage in amble off the back of Turner street I think.

[hollydog]

Les is still driving with a garage on the industrial estate. His old Seddon Atkinson is becoming a celebrity for truck spotters with enthusiasts often taking pictures of it!
Mick Breeze sold his Turner st garage to developers, and now helps at his son's bike shop on the industrial estate. A couple of pics for you

[Supercol]

Thanks for that Hollydog. Does anyone know if Ken and Dot Martin are still living in Amble, they were down Church street. My Mother was best friends with Dot. Ken used to be in the fire brigade but I think must be retired now. They had 2 children the same age as me and my brother, Colin and Valerie were their names and they used to have a Springer Spaniel called Ceaser.

[hollydog]

[QUOTE=janwhin;1505]Welcome Supercol. I remember your grandfather's shop.

Was it called Kennedy's sweet shop? Those were the days, being able to run a small shop making a living out of a few jars of sweets and some baccy!

[janwhin]

Norman Kennedy's it was.

[Alan J.]

Have recently moved from Church Street to a bungalow on the estate off Percy Drive near the allotments. I remember Norman Kennedy having his shop after Billy Thompson retired. Prior to that Norman worked in the "store" at both the West end branch and Radcliffe. He was often seen , on a Sunday afternoon, with his wife, out for a walk along the Warkworth road.
I also remember Les living in Edwin Street and working as a plumber at Rowells.

[Supercol]

Yep, Norman was my Grandad and his wife was called Theodosia (you don't see that everyday now...)

[Red5]

Originally Posted by janwhin

Norman Kennedy's it was.

Best sweet shop I've ever been in, and a really nice man.

[clarebaston]

Originally Posted by Supercol

Hello Everyone.....who am i?..well I was born in Ashington in 1970 and lived in Amble at 16 Edwin Street until about 1976 when my family moved to North Humberside near Hull. My Father worked in Amble as a Plumber for Rowles. My Fathers parents lived in Amble at 4 Lindisfarne road next door to Bill Bell and Mr and Mrs Lillico , Mrs Straffen lived opposite them in a large bungalow. They were in their eighty's when they moved nearer to the family near Hull.
My Grandfather ran a tobacconist and confectionary shop in Amble where Marks Pet supplies is now (Thanks Google Street Maps).
My grandmother was born in Warkworth where her parents ran a bakers ( I believe)
We brought my grandparents ashes back "home" and up until a few years ago was still a regular visitor to Amble - but sadly not for the past few years as we now have a young family.
Still in love with the coast line and castles and have many happy memories of my life spent up in Amble and surrounding area.
Will be showing the kids around the area sometime this year - fingers crossed.

..anyway...that's me.

Hi there. It was only a matter of time before my dad, Les Baston was mentioned on here!! And hello again, Colin, we met many years ago when your parents came back to Amble for a visit. My Dad, at the age of 70, is still working and driving his Seddon Atkinson. Hope you are well and say Hi to your mam and dad. Clare x