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Yesterday was a rich day the photograph below is the house of Arthur Fenwick he of the major store Fenwick's in Newcastle famous for their Christmas window display . Clearly Arthur was eccentric but was absolutely besotted with all things Circus here is a little precis about him . Koringa who...

I have mentioned heritage walks in this thread and yesterday I attended a walk in a suburb of Newcastle called Jesmond . To my surprise I learned that the mother of the infamous Butch Cassidy , Ann Campbell Gillies, was born and raised in this house before the family relocated to the States...

Talking all things tattoo does anyone remember Billy Stampers ?

Best Wishes for a speedy recovery Terry hope to have you back on the forum in a couple of days . Gift you chocolate I should cocoa have you seen the eye watering prices [:eek: oops did I really say that out loud!!] . Good luck.

Do people still send postcards from their holidays ? I remember receiving and sending them many moons ago and its a tradition I wished had not disappeared . I did see a humorous story about a couple who had received a postcard from the lady who cleaned their house it read something like:-...

noticed with freeware like io installer and driver scanner they sneak some of their other products in the install process and you have to click skip to exclude so if you are someone who just clicks to get it done with you can easily end up with additional products you don't want.

Phil n Nige make Cooper and Walsh look like dedicated , conscientious and squeaky clean and the unseen Giro Jim more than gives Compo a run for his money .

Slightly less of a stagger from Jackson Bridge though and you'd want the last pint in the White Horse for nostalgia.

Don't bother with the cannon fodder send in the SAS -the ladies post coffee morning all high on caffeine and chocolate eclairs.

Like many characters, Smiler on Auntie's wine, in my youth I was a bit elephant's trunk a few times. On the worst occasion I staggered onto the bus home , dosed off in a seat hidden from the driver only to be woken up sharply by him shaking me saying I have to get off as the bus is now in the...

" The Bartlam residence, the "old pot n pan " of the house speaking!"

So so pleased some of us on here were able to meet up and so so sad I was unable to be one of them . It sounds are really memorable day to look back on with sheer enjoyment and delight. To quote a line from one of my favourite comedies - " To the Regiment! I wish I was there" and no its not a...

Remember the Song for Europe episode of Father Ted where the host is dishevelled and is talking to Ted in some sort of incoherent Gaelic ending the speech with "Shave a Bullock" your analogy of cuddling a pig just made me think of that .:)

A new national weather station is available country wide in rural areas free to view and apparently quite accurate Rain expected Rain stopped and Sunshine expected

Iconic in Kes as the teacher "Who are you today Sir ?" "Bobby Charlton"

I watched the BBC documentary series of three episodes if you peel away the music then the cause was so so admirable . My lasting memory from watching these shows is the sheer tenacity of Bob Geldof and Bono , there is a real contrast in approach Geldof just speaks his mind , in one episode he...

It does Marianna , I stayed in Whitby at one of the many great B and B's and travelled by bus to Scarborough, Staithes and Saltburn whose Funicular was working :)

I went last week !!! The town centre is like any other , the South Bay beach is well Yorkshire's answer to mini Blackpool ,big wheel ,slot machines didn't see any kiss me quick hats , plenty of families on the beach . My view was somewhat tainted by the fact that the funicular was out of order...

Billy's your man to help coach you with the latter item in 7.

I have heard the Glums on Radio, Rick . It occasionally airs with other classic Radio sitcoms on BBC Radio 4 extra here in the UK although it is not on at present . It seems very dated when I have listened to it whilst other shows from that era still offer up humour and enjoyment . I have not...