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- Thu Jul 16, 2015 1:04 pm
- Forum: Tyneside History Room
- Topic: Origin of the term 'Sand Dancer'
- Replies: 5
- Views: 14980
Re: Origin of the term 'Sand Dancer'
Heard a long time ago that that the term originated from the days when the local fishermen lived on the beach in dwellings known as "Shiels" and the term "Sandancer" came from the dances that they held on the beach
- Mon Dec 19, 2011 2:31 pm
- Forum: North East Lost Friends & Relatives Board
- Topic: Any one know Billy Hall
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2999
Re: Any one know Billy Hall
He hasn't responded to the e-mail link neither, hence my responceSanddancer wrote:Billy, if it is you, PM me
- Fri Dec 16, 2011 12:24 pm
- Forum: North East Lost Friends & Relatives Board
- Topic: Any one know Billy Hall
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2999
Re: Any one know Billy Hall
Billy, if it is you, PM me
- Tue Jun 08, 2010 8:56 am
- Forum: Doon Toon Notice Board
- Topic: nook
- Replies: 10
- Views: 14934
Re: nook
The Nook, known as "The Flying Stool" had some bizarre characters in there. Theres a chip shop and opticians (or maybe estate agent now) next to the Cranny. The Winter Gardens (just behind) is now a canny curry place called Spice 1 I thought Spice 1 used to be thr Linden Rooms! And Winter...
- Tue Apr 13, 2010 10:59 pm
- Forum: Tyneside History Room
- Topic: boating
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1756
Re: boating
The lake is in the South Marine Park, and they're paddle boats these days. unfortunately, I don't know the costrusty wrote:Whats the price of a ride in the small motor boats at the North Marine Lake these days ?
- Thu Dec 11, 2008 12:59 am
- Forum: Tyneside History Room
- Topic: Brigham & Cowans - mid seventies
- Replies: 16
- Views: 6063
Re: Brigham & Cowans - mid seventies
Thanks for you comments malaymac, You are of course right about having some incredible memories from conflicts like the Falklands and the first Gulf War. Unfortunately, as you may understand, they are not all good. I remember being daft enough to to stop and take a Photo of an Unexploded bomb that e...
- Tue Dec 09, 2008 12:08 am
- Forum: Tyneside History Room
- Topic: Brigham & Cowans - mid seventies
- Replies: 16
- Views: 6063
Re: Brigham & Cowans - mid seventies
I think that Blue, Green and Grey Rover were all re-engined on the tyne during in the early to mid seventies, but as far as I know that happened on the north side of the River (Smiths Dock) Worked at TDE untill the mid Seventies and don't really recall many RFA's in Brighams. Was actually a member o...
- Sun Jun 15, 2008 7:13 pm
- Forum: North East Lost Friends & Relatives Board
- Topic: John Allan and The Albert Medal.
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3075
Re: John Allan and The Albert Medal.
Saw this same enquiry on another website. The answer given was the same as that given by Pilot. Chris, who is making the enquiry was aware last November,of what Pilot has posted today There is also a book out "Heroes Of The Albert Medal" which may have more info. No further infromation se...
- Tue Jun 10, 2008 11:48 am
- Forum: North East Lost Friends & Relatives Board
- Topic: John Allan and The Albert Medal.
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3075
John Allan and The Albert Medal.
Can ayone help with this one?? John Allan and The Albert Medal. On Wednesday 19th of June 1918 on RFA Mixol, an AB fell over the side between the tanker and a battle cruiser as the RFA was going alongside. There was a real danger that he would be crushed between the two ships. A Donkeyman named John...
- Wed Mar 21, 2007 7:00 pm
- Forum: South Shields General Notice Board
- Topic: Mrs Thatcher the Movie
- Replies: 56
- Views: 5427
- Sat Feb 24, 2007 11:05 am
- Forum: Tyneside History Room
- Topic: its not safe doon pit lad
- Replies: 104
- Views: 17637
Strike, let me put YOU right on a couple of things. 1. The Falklands Conflict (SAMA82) was over the invasion of the Falklands 2. The First Gulf War was Initially over the invasion of Kuwait . Neither, at the time, had anything to do with oil, although I'm not blinkered enough to believe it didn't co...
- Fri Feb 23, 2007 7:47 pm
- Forum: Tyneside History Room
- Topic: its not safe doon pit lad
- Replies: 104
- Views: 17637
- Fri Feb 23, 2007 4:07 pm
- Forum: Tyneside History Room
- Topic: its not safe doon pit lad
- Replies: 104
- Views: 17637
- Fri Feb 23, 2007 3:57 pm
- Forum: Tyneside History Room
- Topic: its not safe doon pit lad
- Replies: 104
- Views: 17637
Strike, your entitled to your opinion, as I am to mine, however anyone who can be proud about putting the country onto 3 day weeks, and trying to hold the country to ransom is the traitor as far as I'm concerned From Oxford English Dictionary Traitor:- A person who is treacherous or disloyal to his ...
- Fri Feb 23, 2007 10:38 am
- Forum: Tyneside History Room
- Topic: its not safe doon pit lad
- Replies: 104
- Views: 17637
Its easy for an employer such as the NCB to engineer a strike, then blame the workers I couldn't agree more, swan Hunters used to do it on a regular basis. I was no lover of Scargill but he was proven right in the end, Thatcher said the miners would never be allowed to hold the country to ransom ag...
- Thu Feb 22, 2007 7:22 pm
- Forum: Tyneside History Room
- Topic: its not safe doon pit lad
- Replies: 104
- Views: 17637
Sorry guy's but I'm a big thatcher fan. I don't believe that she had anything personal against the miners, after all they chose to go on strike, athough I don't think the same can be said for Scargill. (He made it clear that his aim was to bring down Aunty Maggie) I still believe that at that time t...
- Tue Feb 13, 2007 12:44 pm
- Forum: South Shields General Notice Board
- Topic: We've been here before I think!
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1266
- Tue Feb 13, 2007 12:13 pm
- Forum: South Shields General Notice Board
- Topic: T. & G. W. U.
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1323
- Mon Feb 12, 2007 3:50 pm
- Forum: South Shields General Notice Board
- Topic: David Milliband II
- Replies: 6
- Views: 843
Re: David Milliband II
Strange that, I seem to remember UK was stopped from exporting meat few years ago!captain beefheart wrote: second he is at it again with saying we cannot stop infected meat coming to UK because of EU rules
- Thu Sep 28, 2006 11:38 pm
- Forum: Doon Toon Notice Board
- Topic: The Maltings, Claypath Lane, South Shields
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3544