General Chat

Yes Mau,

It was the time when the Tyne had some character about it , not like now.

Is that our Mau fluttering her eyelashes at young Jock? Why she is old enough to be....er...his sister.....lolol....BC XX

Sorry Mtg, I didn't see you there..I am sure nobody took offence. BC XX.

No mtg, I am not offended or upset and it is strange that a ship is being built at the end of your street, but that is what happened on the Tyne.

I am not a Geordie ( I am not even English!!) and I found it strange at first but after over 40 years in the North East of England, I am now used to and enjoy the Geordie way of life.

Jock on the Tyne

Hi mtg,

I agree - it did look a bit "cardboard" like. The join between the street and the ship was not good but otherwise an interesting look at Tyneside during and just after the War.

Jock on the Tyne.

No offence taken mtg.
I just thought you were referring to how strange it was that a huge ship lay at the end of the street,as I had no idea of your family history.What part of Tyneside does your family originate from?

Glad you like the Geordie way of life Robert,after 40 yrs. we must now have adopted you......
....and yes BC I could be mistaken for Jock's very,very young sister ;o

For those who missed it - including me - it is on ITV player.
And the picture looking down the street in Wallsend at the ship being built is a standard in all our North-eastern history books!

Hi mtg,

You come from good stock with all that Makem/Geordie history behind you.

You would see a bit of the Area if you watched the Great North Run on TV on Sunday.

Hi Robert and mtg

Yes the Great North run on Sunday 30 years! was great to see the thousands of runners collecting for their causes. Marvellous to see Sir Chris Chattaway 80 years old coming into the finish and of course the amazing Haile Gebrselassie coming in first!

mtg the arch on the Marsden rock collapsed in 1996, but the Grotto pub & seafood restaurant,in the cliffside are still there,they were closed for a while but reopened again.

Ooh Makems Robert...good stock? ...erm Geordies purlease lol

....My mil and fil came from shh.Sunderland...but they were really lovely :O)

Mau

Hi Mau,

I love the Makems as much as I love the Geordies and I feel perfectly at home (and accepted) in both Areas.

Jock on the Tyne.

That's smashing Robert, and I don't mind Makems either.............except on match days >>>>>>>> runs xx