South Shields Sanddancers Forum

she ought to be at least an honorary sanddancer now with her support of Joe Mc.whatsisname on the X Factor .I saw all you crazy locals giving it plenty when the TV showed shots of South Shields .!
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thanks for that .found out that her mother's maiden name was Joan Callaghan .
A.M.

I know Mrs Cole comes from Heaton , but I heard that her mother Joan was connected with South Shields , Laygate area .It might be just a rumour , but I have just seen a picture of her and she looks the spitting image of an old friend of my wife . does anybody know if she or her mam ( granma ) or dad...

I buy and sell "antiques" for a living .the problem when I buy something that is priced at a low price say £5 that's worth £100 from a charity or from a dealer ,if I say that's too cheap here is another £5 / £10 /£20 or even £95 they think I've robbed them and don't really welcome my custo...

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Anybody know anything about John Slattery died 1964 ish. daughters Verna , Ann and Jean lived on George Potts Street

Did anyone know Dianne - maiden name Yussuf , who I hear sadly passed away last year .She was in her 50's and used to work at John Colliers in the 1960's ,I believe she had a child who would be 35 ish now . I'd like to get in touch .
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Years ago , I used to do a lot of antique buying in S. Shields .There used to be quite a few antique shops . I remember one called The White Elephant at Laygate ,one or two on that one way road from the marine college ,one or two on Ocean Road etc.also at a large farm complex at Wardley ? on the out...