| Tony Perkins |
|
13/Aug/2002:02:06:27 |
Excellent site, Darren. Found the
site on Google. I lved in Mary Ann's
house some 10 years ago on my own
after it was renovated and I can tell
you it was definitely creepy at
times! Many a night I went to bed with
a light on! Moved back to Front
St. 'bout 4 years ago - still a great
place to live (and drink so long
as the Club keeps charging 1.30 a pint
for Ayingerbrau).
Keep
up the good work.
Tony. |
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| Stephen Johns |
|
27/Jul/2002:23:26:43 |
Hi Stefan -&- Gillian
(Barker)
I don't know if you will remember but you guys used to
baby sit
me and my 2 bothers. We lived on Windermere Drive, my mothers
name was
Betty. I now live in Canada, I have 2 kids of my own, it's
nice to see
names that can bring back memories of your youth.
|
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| Peter Lowes |
|
30/Jun/2002:03:14:01 |
I lived in West Auckland from
1943(Born) to 1960 when I joined the RN
but still called it home until
I emegrated to Canada in 1970. You have
a very interesting web site. I
remember a flood of similar proportions
to to this latest one in the
fall of 1958.
I will becoming back to your web site
frequently.
Peter Lowes |
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| Neil
Robinson |
|
25/Jun/2002:13:26:10 |
Greetings once again Darren from
West Auckland, Down Under ! My initial
posting to this GB was in
December last and contained information re 2
cousins of mine from
Bishop whom I hadn't seen since May 1951. I am very
happy to inform you
that through your site and excellent effort on the
part of Messrs
Joseph -&- Tony Dolan over there, I have been able to link
up
again with these two lasses. What a pleasure it has all been and to
merely say I'm grateful is a gross understatement ! My cousins and I
are now in email contact and I must say similar contact with Joe
has
also been very pleasureable. Also I'm thankful to Stan Howe for
contact
he made. He'd played football with a Robinson lad way back in
the '40's
and was I he ? No...but it's nice to think I could have been
! The
other gent ?, I thank you too. To you Darren for providing the
vehicle
for our endeavours...much gratitude !
From West Auckland -
New Zealand, my Very Best Wishes. |
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| Art
Sangster |
|
15/Jun/2002:21:10:35 |
Hi Darren,
Excellent website,
I was born and raised in West Auckland in Oakley
Street and 37 Front
Street with my brother Les who now lives in Low
Etherley, my mum lives
in Melrose Drive, St. Helens Auckland. My
daughter and ex-wife live
two doors away and were living in River Walk
at the time of the flood.
I went to Barnard Castle Grammar from 1960-65,
and my best pal John
Bayles still lives in what used to be Front Street
but I think is now
East Green. I live and work in Dundee, Scotland but
am in West at
least once a fortnight and can normally be found in the
Blacksmiths
Arms (The best pub that side of Hadrains Wall) on either a
Tuesday or
Thursday, if anyone who knows me is still in the area.
Once again a
brilliant site and nice to see West showing the way again.
Art Sangster
|
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| Derek
McGeoch |
|
08/Jun/2002:15:43:31 |
This is a great Web Sight. I like
all the history !! You've done a
great job. I'm educating my friends
with this information. |
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| keith
redhead |
|
31/May/2002:20:55:24 |
Hi Darren,
very good site.
I've just discovered that my great, great grandfather,
George Bowron
was a shoemaker at West Auckland sometime around the
1850's. His wife
was Elizabeth and they had at least one son, James who
was a colliery
worker. I would be interested to hear from anyone who
may have any
info on the family. Also, does anyone know where the
shoemakers' shop
may have been.
Many regards, Keith |
| |
| Susan
|
FREE
STUFF ..(click here) |
31/May/2002:07:26:15 |
Hello everyone
|
| |
| Bill Kitching |
|
25/May/2002:23:38:06 |
Very interesting and very well
compilied
Bill K |
| |
| Denise Butler |
|
20/May/2002:13:34:46 |
My mother was born in West
Auckland, her name was Amy Maughan. Her
married name was Waterman and
she lived in London since 1937. Her
Grandparents were named Miller.
I'd love to get some deatil of my
family. |
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| leo burey
|
|
18/May/2002:11:37:11 |
nice site lots to look at .only
wish more small villages would do the
same . thanks |
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| zoe taylor |
|
14/May/2002:10:29:15 |
hi my name is zoe taylor ive
lived in west all my life and this web
site is great cos it shows
everything that is great in west lots of
love zoe |
| |
| karen oughton |
|
09/May/2002:15:46:36 |
| hello |
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| Kim
Starforth-Tobbel |
|
05/May/2002:22:55:37 |
Excellent site. Just returned to
the north east after a long time in
the deep south. Saw the URL in the
Village Centre and checked it out -
one of the best sites of its kind
I have seen.
Glad to see mention of my aunt Miss Coulthard on some of
your message
pages - its nice to know that she may be gone, but she
certainly is not
forgotten.
Brilliant flood pictures.
Hi to
anyone from Copeland Road School who remembers me. |
| |
| Sassa |
|
19/Apr/2002:20:50:03 |
I've got this site sent to me by
a emailpal in West Aukland, nice
wbsite!:) |
| |
| Jeremy Grim=( |
|
13/Apr/2002:11:10:55 |
Great to see a west based site
home of the finest people on earth
westies=p |
| |
| Hugo
Ouwerkerk |
Gorinchem; the key to Holland |
31/Mar/2002:12:24:11 |
Hello,
I was pointed to
this site by Neil Robinson, who reacted on my site.
You have a very
nice site with good pictures.
It was very interesting to have a look at
West Auckland New Zealand, I
was surprised to see some similarities
with the Netherlands.
I was surprised to see the story about the
flooding, on my site there
is also a piece about flooding, however
here ist is controlled flooding
outside the dikes, not in the
houses.
With friendly greetings,
Hugo Ouwerkerk
|
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| Neil
Robinson |
|
29/Mar/2002:22:19:50 |
Hi again Darren. Greetings from
West Auckland, New Zealand. I was here
back on Dec. 5th '01. Your site
is as good as ever. Tons of interest,
so keep it up bonny lad ! Found
a message on the board from a person in
Holland seeking a family in
New Zealand. They (in Holland) got your
Auckland mixed up with this
one but "it worked" 'cos I found 2 phone
numbers here for them. So
your site has done more good work.
A HAPPY -&- Safe Easter-tide to
you and all your readers. Best Wishes |
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| Livi |
http://www.airedale-terrier-dogs.com/
|
15/Mar/2002:13:58:39 |
| You have a very nice site. Good
job! |
| |
| Pam Dedicoat (Nee Su |
|
03/Feb/2002:23:58:39 |
| Keep up the good work - Great
Site! |
| |
| Lenny Hatton |
|
28/Jan/2002:22:37:54 |
I think your web looks great and
all the photos of the floods in WEST
AUCKLAND
Lenny |
| |
| Mike Heaviside |
Gaunless Valley History
Trust |
13/Jan/2002:15:00:33 |
Hi there,
Just seen your
great site... it would be a wonderful addition to the
Links page on
our own site... May we exchange links?
Mike Heaviside (Gaunless
Valley History Trust (c) 2002) |
| |
| Emma |
|
04/Jan/2002:22:38:28 |
| Does anyone know about this
Toadpool Ghost story? |
| |
| Tony
Sharkey |
|
30/Dec/2001:19:22:47 |
Just found your site. Great
stuff! Good to see folks like yourself
publicising our historic old
places.
I was born in Bishop Auckland over 76 years ago but now
reside in
Virginia, USA - about 50 miles south of Washington
DC.
I am interested in learning about an inrush of water in the
1960's at a
small mine in the area of West Auckland, Cockfield,
Evenwood. Nobody was
hurt in the incident as far as I know but I heard
that the Surveyor who
was responsible for the mine plans had his
surveyor's certificate
revoked after an enquiry. Please contact me if
you have any information
on this. |
| |
| Ryan Temple |
|
30/Dec/2001:02:57:30 |
My great great grandfarther was
David Thomas who played for West
Auckland FC in 1909 when the Thomas
Lipton cup was won. Please contact
me if you have any information on
David or the team. |
| |
| Andrew Allison |
|
29/Dec/2001:21:50:33 |
| Very Good. Alot of hard work.
|
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| West lad |
|
24/Dec/2001:13:26:56 |
Hi darren I new you from oakly
green i also lived on oakly green from
1977 to 1986 it was a great
place to be a kid growing up. I new your
brother martin your mother
maralin and sister julie i cant remember
your dads name. you were a
bit older than us but I can remember you
running round our street when
I was a kid you were in training for the
great north run. fond
memories is wat you saide and thats what they were
all the best for
christmas and a happynew year. |
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| Neil
Robinson |
|
05/Dec/2001:14:00:00 |
Hello Darren. I was born in West
Auckland 71 years ago. All these years
on I am still a resident of
West Auckland.There is however one 'small'
difference. This W A is
over 12000 miles from my birthplace.This is the
New Zealand one where
I have lived for 30 years, prior to which I lived
in Perth, West
Australia for 20 years. What a delight to find your site
today when I
really came on to find our local weather. I congratulate
you on an
excellent miscellany of interesting items. I'm 'knocked out'
to think
little old West Auckland Co. Durham has its own website. Good
for you
! I have 2 cousins living, or were 30 years ago, in Bishop.
Margaret
-&- Maureen Shuttleworth whom I have not seen since they saw me
off from Bishop Railway station 50 years ago last April. I'd dearly
love to know where -&- how they are, all this time later. They
could be
anywhere of course. Like me they could have wandered. Perhaps
not !
Does anyone know of them ? Their Father,my Uncle Alf worked at
Boots
the Chemist |
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| Keith House |
|
04/Dec/2001:20:49:01 |
Message for Geoff
Patterson
Hi Geoff, remember me from Oakley Street.
Have
tried to e-mail you but your address not accepted by my ISP. Can
you
e-mail me with confimation of your address.
Keith |
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| Rachel Richardson |
|
25/Nov/2001:22:36:44 |
Hi everyone I live on the leeches
estate and I went to copeland school.
im doing my gcse's this year at
teesdale school.
great site luv rachel xx |
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| geoff.patterson |
|
25/Nov/2001:21:29:56 |
This is a great site.
I was
born in Oakley Sreet in 1945, went to st.helens school and the to
Bishop grammer till 1961.
Have lived in london since 1982 and until
last year visited regularly
my mam and dad. Mam was Ethel and dad was
Tom. I have a sister gillian
who is livig in Hull.
I still keep in
contact with Bobby Hope and Marylin.
I believe their are lots of my
extended family living in the area.
I would love to hear from anyone
who remembers. |
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| Markus Hausner |
|
14/Nov/2001:22:13:03 |
Hello,
my name is Markus
Hausner and I love to see St. Helens again. Love to
all.
Markus
|
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| nicola Johnson |
|
13/Nov/2001:16:09:32 |
Thanks for such a cool site!I am
studying in Germany at the moment, so
when I feel a bit homesick I
visit the site to cheer myself up! |
| |
| Buzz |
|
08/Nov/2001:15:47:25 |
Hi Stefa, who are u how do u know
me, where do u live. keep in toch in
this guestbook. write as soon as
possible buzz. |
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| peter welsh |
|
26/Oct/2001:21:12:44 |
Great pictures-fond memories tho
I still visit Mum and Dad there.Ihear
Miss Coulthard has recently
died,she taught alongside Miss Pears,Watkin
and Miss Jackson,later
Mrs.Dowson-Bill the grocer's wife.We all played
for St.Helen's when
they won The Rudd Cup for the first time and then
the double the year
afterwards-Tiny Harper,Alan Schofield,Eddy,Proud
and Lowson-that's the
staff,not the team!Great site,keep it going-
what's wrong with being
inbred?! |
| |
| Drew |
|
24/Oct/2001:16:37:48 |
love the site!
get
a web site award and get more traffic to your site
free to join
for non-commercial sites and charities.
Please visit
http://www.ChangingLINKS.com "suggest a link."
|
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| stefan barker |
|
17/Oct/2001:22:44:46 |
hi buzz i can really remember you
know the name !!!!!
drop me a line on my email
stefanwbarker@hotmail.com
it is driving me mad trying to think who
are
stefan |
| |
| Richard Mairs |
|
15/Oct/2001:12:22:31 |
Hi,
just like say that i like
ur page, i'm at uni doin a computing
course at the mo. got a little
home sick so i thought i'd have a look
at whats happenin back in west.
nice site, keep it up.
Rich. |
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| bruce
Dodsworth |
Birthwaite Edge |
03/Oct/2001:15:21:08 |
I attended West Auckland infants
school (Nancy Coalthard) 1949-1951,
StHelens School(Tiny Harper and
Alan Schofield) 1951-1954 and King
James 1st 1954-1959 and then
Bakelite,Aycliffe 1959-1969. Would like to
reminicse with any one who
remembers.I have photos and articles for
those who are interested. If
you have any such photos I will be
starting a website onto which the
photos will be pertrayed. |
| |
| G.V.D.B |
|
01/Oct/2001:21:34:54 |
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| Sue Gallagher |
|
29/Sep/2001:23:21:37 |
I lived in the end police house
down Darlington Road with my brother
Neil who told me of the site, and
it is a brilliant one. My maiden name
was Snowdon and I went to
Copeland Road School from 1964 to 69 when I
went to Bodmin Grammar.
Stayed there until end of 74 (was living in
Bishop by then)when we
moved to Cornwall. If you remember me and feel
like it, please get in
touch.
Thanks for the trip down memory lane, even though I don't
recognise
some of it! |
| |
| aNTHONY bOWES |
|
25/Sep/2001:09:34:07 |
hI STEFAN BARKER I AM BUZZ I LIVE
IN WEST AT 48 STATION ROAD I AM NOT
AT ST. JOHNS N THE COMPUTER SEND
ME BACK AT THE GUEST BOOK AND I WILL
GET BACK TO YOU, TELL ME ABOUT
YOURSELF. |
| |
| Murray Falconer |
|
23/Sep/2001:15:46:18 |
Dear Friends,
I have
passed through your picturesque wee village this year and last.
The
village green is particularly attractive. The only blot is all the
heavy articulate lorries that also passes through.
Kind
Regards
from Murray
City of Inverness |
| |
| Stefan Barker |
|
18/Sep/2001:10:33:56 |
Stefan barker brother of Gilian
Lowes (see below) Sharon and John and
son of Billy Barker (the
coal-man) and Gloria.
Went ot copelnad road school then on to Bishop
Barrington Comp left
west in 1986 lived in Newcastle then moved to
london.
If anyone remembers me drop me a line. |
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| GILLIAN LOWES |
|
06/Sep/2001:21:19:03 |
daughter of william barker and
gloria redfern i have lived in west
auckland for 42 years my house
faces west auckland green we were cought
in the flood. the web page is
excellent.
|
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| GILLIAN LOWES |
|
06/Sep/2001:21:09:17 |
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| Anthony Bowes |
|
06/Sep/2001:14:58:18 |
I live at west next to late
shopper i know lee dixson and lyne sage
from the guestbook. WEST ARE
THE BEST BRING ON THE F.A. CUP.(AGAIN) |
| |
| Anthony Bowes |
|
06/Sep/2001:14:50:27 |
| i like the site |
| |
| Sarah H |
|
30/Aug/2001:19:54:27 |
| WEST - WEST IS THE BEST, BETTER
THAN ALL THE REST. |
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| jon lawson |
|
15/Aug/2001:10:26:06 |
Did you know that at st Helens
church to the left of the main entrance
just round the corner theres a
grave of a slave that used to live in
west auckland the stone reads
poor charles his owner paid for the stone |
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| r0n
cooper |
|
13/Aug/2001:17:51:51 |
I would just like to mention some
of the lads i used to play football
with at west.dicky briggs george
siddle,billy bell,dusty miller,albert
mendum,ken lilley,gorden barker
who was also opening bat for
essex.carter,essex,stan skelton,the
curtis brothers.and not forgetting
charley chaplin the goal
keeper..who sadly passed away.sid douthwaite
was secretary alovely
man.the supporters you could not ask for
better.happy memories. |
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| ron
cooper |
|
12/Aug/2001:18:52:15 |
great web.i used to play left
full back for west 1954 1958 best
football days of my life. |
| |
| Lee
Walker |
|
10/Aug/2001:14:32:09 |
Looking for old school mates Paul
Holmes and Ian Caulwell. If anyone is
in contact we these two please
pass on my number 07939 963348.
Tell them Lee Walker is trying to get
in touch, not seen them in about
10 years since I moved to
Manchester.
Send my regards to the Blacksmiths !! |
| |
| Lee Walker |
|
10/Aug/2001:14:29:26 |
| |
| George Mooney |
|
09/Aug/2001:01:16:17 |
| Checkout my website.
www.send4info.com |
| |
| George Mooney |
|
09/Aug/2001:01:11:15 |
| Nice one, Darren. I enjoyed your
professional lookng web-page. George |
| |
| Penny |
|
17/Jul/2001:18:17:24 |
Love your websiye Darren, it's
good to see West Auckland on the net.
Brill pics, keep up the good
work. |
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| jake |
|
08/Jul/2001:22:07:09 |
i like your web site it is good
but what i like most are the flood
pics they are cool |
| |
| philip taylor |
|
06/Jun/2001:01:04:22 |
| great website |
| |
| Denise Smith (nee Ho |
|
25/May/2001:20:29:50 |
Hi Darren
Don't know if
you remember me or not way back in Oakley Cross School.
I think
your web site is really good.
Keep up the good work
Denise
Hope
(Oakley Green) |
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| Gill |
|
18/May/2001:23:06:20 |
Hello, Darren thanks for the
interesting webpage on the floods. I was
feeling nostalgic for West
Auckland, I was their in 1976, at the
General Hospital, in Bishop
Auckland. I will keep looking in. Many
thanks again.
Southampton
|
| |
| harry sanderson |
|
05/May/2001:20:56:59 |
good site alott better than last
year!!! next time you see austin
spooner ask him about his ghost MICK
THE MONK honnestly/ |
| |
| Linda Talbot |
|
05/May/2001:16:31:32 |
| Very good website darren keep up
the good work |
| |
| Jane Rossington |
|
27/Apr/2001:21:42:51 |
Hi' Darren
You won't know
me but I work in Xray and Darlington Memorial Hospital
and you will
probably know my dad BIG KEN.
He told me this was the best web site
on the net (he has 6 can of
bitter)
I'm going now as I'm going
to join him.
Regards |
| |
| Rachel |
|
18/Apr/2001:21:45:46 |
| Great site Darren keep up the
good work..... Rachel. |
| |
| Dawn Small |
|
01/Apr/2001:13:06:00 |
| Excellent nice to see West
Auckland again! |
| |
| Anne
Casson |
|
28/Mar/2001:13:10:27 |
Very interesting I have been
looking for information on Mary Anne
Cotton and because I don't live
in the area now I couldn't find
anything about her
Thankyou
Anne |
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| Debbie Simpson-Fasci |
|
18/Mar/2001:18:46:43 |
Just visiting the website
again,keep up the good work Darren.Its great
to see so many people
taking advantage of it. |
| |
| mark
pollitt |
|
17/Mar/2001:14:31:45 |
| impressive sight |
| |
| nancy crofts |
|
06/Mar/2001:11:10:48 |
Hello, how amazing to find a West
Auckland website. I'm a newcomer to
the net and, for that matter, a
relative newcomer to the area.
Was checking to see if there was any
information on foot and mouth in
the area.
Excellant idea for
obtaining local news. Thank you. |
| |
| martin broad |
|
04/Mar/2001:18:18:27 |
just joined sales team at SGPETCH
Daihatsu MILL GARAGE
finding out about the area |
| |
| martin broad |
|
04/Mar/2001:18:16:53 |
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| Neil
Dobinson |
|
03/Mar/2001:10:55:11 |
Hi Darren
The web site is
looking good.
I'm now living in Mt. Maunganui, New Zealand and its good
to see what
is happening back in West Auckland. I've down loaded your
screen saver
onto my work and personal computer.
Keep up the good
work.
Neil Dobinson
Mt Maunganui
New Zealand |
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| Allan. J. Longstaff. |
|
02/Mar/2001:14:24:43 |
A great page, I liked the layout
and the information, but would like to
know if any one in your town
does lookups please, for I have an
Ancestor from Bishop
Auckland,Durham 1810 (John Longstaff) died 1876 in
Australia. |
| |
| Margaret Watson |
|
24/Feb/2001:18:30:37 |
Margaret Watson (nee Smith) now
living in Cornwall. Born in Arnold
Street.
Very pleased to see a
website showing West Auckland. |
| |
| Christine Wilson - n |
|
20/Feb/2001:22:28:54 |
Hi Darren,
My family were
born and bred in St. Helens. I have an aunt who lives
in West Auckland
aged 86 years old - Mrs Elsie Hathaway. Anyone know
the Hathaways. My
Grandmother was a Coulthard and my Grandfather was
called Harry
Vickers, so if I have any reletaives out there please
contact
me.
I now live in Manor Road but was born at Tindale Crescent. Four
generations of my family have gone to St. Helens school and Copeland
Lane.
Thanks for you web site, it's very interesting and
informative and I do
like the pictures.
Keep up the good work
Darren.
|
| |
| Brian Blatchly |
|
27/Jan/2001:13:42:35 |
| Very informative and well layed
out site and very interasting. |
| |
| NORRIE LIVINGSTONE |
|
18/Jan/2001:11:57:26 |
Calling back after a year or two,
just saw an entry from GORDON
STEPHENSON originally from William
Street, Auckland Park. Hi Gordon we
used to knock about with the other
guy's(David Woodward and Co'). I
lived at 87 william next door to
Bobby -&- Joe Oliver. Email me I would
love to talk to you at
norrie@coremedia.com.au While I'm is Alan Dell
and John Hogg are they
still around West Auckland. Web Master your site
is getting very good.
All the best for |
| |
| BLACKSMITHS ARMS F.C |
|
17/Jan/2001:20:44:05 |
Re:- SIMON (RIPPA) RAINE.(5
COMMENTS PREV.)He only gets a game because
he IS the secretary, he
MARKES the pitch out,he PUTS the nets up etc
etc, so if you take him
up on the offer of a pint,Darren, make sure you
bring your camera with
you to catch him digging into his girlie purse!!!
All support would be
welcomed to our glorious underachievers and
witness the sublime skill
of young Mark, once on trial at Wrexham(all
be it for aggravated
burglary) and the grace and poise of the "BADGER"
rolling back the
years.......jumpers for goalposts blah blah blah..
excellant site
Darren well done. |
| |
| Marie
Thomas |
|
10/Jan/2001:22:56:18 |
The site is briiliant.
The
Blacksmiths = The Best Pub Around [with the best baguettes too]
Hello
Sean, Vicki, Adam and Josh |
| |
| Amy
Thomas |
|
10/Jan/2001:22:50:07 |
Excellent site!!!
I love
visiting West Auckland
Hello Sean, Vicki,Adam and Josh!
|
| |
| sean
oyston |
|
10/Jan/2001:22:14:11 |
fame at last ! the car at the
bottom of leeches was mine !!!! it
actually did go again once it dried
out(about july) |
| |
| Ruth
Dibbs |
|
12/Dec/2000:19:27:15 |
| Interesting site |
| |
| Simon
Raine |
|
09/Dec/2000:23:57:25 |
Visiting from the heady heights
of the windy city (Toft Hill)..if it
starts flooding here then you lot
are in serious trouble!
Absolutely tremendous site Darren. Great stuff.
I nearly feel inspired
to set up a web site for my beloved Blacksmiths
Arms FC for which I am
secretary, captain and without a doubt the best
player...not.
Our recent defeats against West Club (1-6) and Prince of
Wales (1-5)
were pure flukes and we continue to be far and away the
best team in WA.
Give me a shout any Sunday after the footy in the
Blackies and I'll buy
you a pint.
Cheers,
Simon "Rippa" Raine
|
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| Sarah Fairclough |
|
05/Dec/2000:21:10:20 |
hello darren just had another
look at your web site keep up the good
work love sarah xxxx |
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| lee
dixon |
|
14/Nov/2000:12:11:29 |
I have lived in st helen all my
life and i have now just found out the
truth about mary ann cotton. I
enjoyed reading about when west auckland
won the world cup and beating
juventues 6-1, I bet that was a good
match. |
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| gavin burke |
none |
09/Nov/2000:16:23:54 |
| very good web page but the
pictures dont work that well |
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| Anthony Dunnill |
|
09/Nov/2000:05:35:35 |
Nice site, well put together and
informative. I was born in the North
East and spent most of my time
around Bishop and West. Have lived in
Leicester for about 7 years now,
working for the Ambulance Service. If
anybody knows me feel free to
drop me a line. Especially interested in
pupils who left St Johns in
1979 to form a reunion. Regards Tony Dunnill |
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| ian
brown |
|
31/Oct/2000:16:25:51 |
What did everyone on think about
the meeting on the 30/10/00
where it was decided to implement THE
MASTERPLAN. I live on Tintern Rd
and will be glad to see it pulled
down. |
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| Neil Snowdon |
|
29/Oct/2000:12:25:34 |
Ilived in West from 1962 to 1971
in Darlington Road and went to Copeland
LANE SCHOOL. I remember we had
a good school footie team that won the
league 2 years running and I
was captain. i then moved to Bishop and
Woodhouse Close then after 3
years to Cornwall. i am now living in
Swindon and just found this page
which is excellant.
Does anybody there remember me at all ? it is a
long time ago ?
Neil Snowdon |
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| Debbie Simpson-Fasci |
|
24/Oct/2000:04:18:58 |
Hi Darren,
I just happened
to come across your website by accident, it is great i
spent quite a
bit of time going over it last tonight, and will be back
on it in
future, I am from West Auckland but live in Canada now, and
come home
just about every year but this will keep me up to date on
whats going
on while I am not there. Thanks debbie
|
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| Ken Rossington |
|
04/Oct/2000:20:50:38 |
Hi Darren, I thoght I would see
how your site was coming along it still
has some surprises for me and
I find I can spend quite a long time
exploring through it.
Like
the new colours, car'nt think of anything else!!!!!!!!!
KEN |
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| Nick Tomlinson |
|
25/Sep/2000:07:51:49 |
Great site lets have more. Lets
all have a pint tonight at the
blackies anyway.
Keep the good work
up.
Cheers!!!!!!! |
| |
| Rachel |
|
18/Sep/2000:20:27:51 |
The site is still lookin` good
Darren, keep up the good
work......Rachelxx
P.S. Great to see you
both on Saturday night.....hope Sarah managed
to squeeze Sunday lunch
out of you!Ha!Ha!Ha! |
| |
| Andrew
Parry |
|
15/Sep/2000:11:57:00 |
This is Andy Parry from Aycliffe,
now living in Bristol. I played
football for the mighty West in the
Northern league, I also played for
the Juniors under my favourite
bloke of all time MICHEAL GRADY, my last
game was against Beddlington
Terriers. The manager back then was Alan
Gates who I have'nt seen
since that day. I do, however, know the
current manager Alan Oliver
who I played under for Aycliffe workingmens
club, another top bloke. I
would like to say hello to all the lads at
Tindale club where I also
used to play. Its good to see this website,
it brings back loads of
the best memorys. Some of the best people in
the world come from West,
Good Luck to the football team, I hope to
come ad watch a game soon.
|
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| Mark Hogg |
|
15/Sep/2000:07:50:02 |
I now live in Wollongong Oz. It's
good to see a bit of the old place, -&-
to see so many old friends
names in this guest book. Well done on a
good site.... |
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| Mary
Howe |
|
05/Sep/2000:16:01:37 |
Holidaying in Scotland with my
Brother-in-Law. He has been showing me
pictures of the June flood on
my home patch on the net! How amazing! |
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| Glenys Goldsmith |
|
30/Aug/2000:14:29:45 |
It's so nice to be able to access
the old maps to see what the location
was like when my great great
grandparents were living there. I was born
in Shildon back in 1957, so
it's nice to find a site close to home, so
to speak. My roots are
deeply planted in the north and this site feels
like home. |
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| ian |
|
28/Aug/2000:20:30:15 |
| Great site keep up the good work
|
| |
| Laurence Clark |
|
23/Aug/2000:20:12:34 |
I have just spent four days in
West Auckland, as my Grandfather
Christopher (Kit) clark was born
there. and then moved on to Leeholme.
I stopped at the Wheatside Hotel
and what a very pleasant Hotel this is.
the views from the bedrooms at
night or in the morning are out of this
world. I shall be going back
again on a number of visits as my Family
all come from Bishop Aucland
and surrounding area. If you ever have a
place on your website for
places to stay for visitors I would definatley
reccomend the Wheatside
Hotle.
Regards Laurence |
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| Neil Spotswood |
|
21/Aug/2000:09:59:28 |
trying to find out the name of my
old school - a primary school near
windermere drive? |
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| GORDON
STEPHENSON |
|
19/Aug/2000:09:56:59 |
I'm a 'Bishop lad'(well, Auckland
Park)- now living in Sheffield - just
like to congratulate you on your
brilliant site and I look forward to
regular visits and updates.
PS - It would be nice to hear from anyone who lived in the
Auckland
Park, Gurney Valley, Coundon Grange area in the last 50 - 60
years.
|
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| Allan
Milne |
|
16/Aug/2000:21:37:03 |
I have lived in West Auckland for
the past 31 years and am probably
considered a "wrinkly" by most of
your correspondents.However,I have
just discovered your web site and
think it is excellent - it is never
to late to learn.
Keep up the
good work.
Best wishes |
| |
| Alison Marley |
|
14/Aug/2000:20:17:57 |
Here's to you Mrs Kidd,
(previously known as 'Sage') now a married
woman! A lovely day was had
by all in ancient West Auckland.
Particularly enjoyed the thrash metal
wedding disco... must do it again
sometime. |
| |
| Craig Nelson |
|
12/Aug/2000:11:22:12 |
Super, Smashing, Grand,
Champion!!! A few pints in the Blacky's, Top
House and the Club! And
then I'll check on my whippets. A game of
5's and 3's and a watering of
me marrows. You can take the lad out
of West, but u can't take West out
of the lad!!!!!!
Cheers NELLY!
|
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| Col |
The Shildon gathering |
04/Aug/2000:17:56:37 |
The site is up to its usual high
standard. Just dropped by to say
Shildon is holding a gathering of the
Clans the last week in August,
and we need all the publicity we can
get. Keep up the good work |
| |
| Eammon |
|
03/Aug/2000:16:22:41 |
A belated congratulations to West
Auckland on winning the first World
Cup. As the man said, what have
West Auckland got, "bloody iron."
Enough iron and spirit to take on the
World and win, twice.
Well done World
Champions.
Eammon
Atlanta
GA
USA
|
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| Jack
Johnson |
|
31/Jul/2000:11:43:04 |
I live in Melbourne Oz.I often
visited my Grandfather, George Ramsay,
in West Auckland some 70 years
ago.He ran the Post Office there.Good
luck with your great site.
|
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| Eric Parker |
|
26/Jul/2000:10:03:36 |
It has been very interesting to
visit your website from here in
Launceston Tasmania Australia.Our
particular interest was regarding the
flood as we were in the area
until the morning of the 3rd June.Our
travel arrangements took us
South but we were made aware of the
situation the next morning by our
niece and partner who live at
Toadpool and narrowly missed a tragic
experience.Congratulations on a
very informative site,I will certainly
visit
periodically.
Regards Eric Parker |
| |
| Robert Moore |
|
24/Jul/2000:13:25:44 |
| robert_r_moore@yahoo.com |
| |
| Robert Moore |
|
24/Jul/2000:13:18:06 |
Excellent site. Particularly
interested in the Lipton Cup story,
Bob "droll" Moore was my great
grandfather and my grandad Joseph Moore
told me many stories about him
and West Auckland.My grandparents Joe
and Maggie left the village in
the 30's and settled in South Yorkshire
I beleive I have relatives
still in the area. I can be contacted by
email. |
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| Lynn
Albury |
|
23/Jul/2000:19:50:08 |
| |
| Mudd |
The Boisterous Shrine |
22/Jul/2000:02:09:35 |
Bishop Auckland local news and
football results are now available
at 'The Boisterous Shrine' |
| |
| Joy
Mills |
|
14/Jul/2000:15:20:14 |
Very interesting. I now live in
Nottingham but originally come from
Easington Colliery and lived in
Bishop Auckland. My maiden name is
Robson so I hope I am not related
to Mary Ann Cotton!!! |
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| Rahul |
Devsphones |
13/Jul/2000:08:19:05 |
Hi!
I've finally
approached the West-Auckland web site, i have seen the
flood pictures
there pretty serious...
To be honest my house was just as bad I
live in West-Auckland too, in
Hummerbeck, my house is at the bottom of
the bank. The water level in
our house was up to 5ft
deep.
|
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| Lindsey Sage (Soon K |
|
09/Jul/2000:17:39:51 |
Thanks for the message Grow!
I
have looked at the flood pictures and find it shocking that there
were
no news reports made in West Auckland when there were so many
homes
damaged. |
| |
| lynne sage |
|
09/Jul/2000:13:08:41 |
hi i live in arnold street and
was flooded this is the first time i
have seen any photos and i didn,t
realise how bad it was everywhere
else. thankyou |
| |
| Christine
Wilson |
|
05/Jul/2000:21:16:06 |
| I think you West Auckland Web
site is very interesting and enjoyable. |
| |
| Bishop Barrington |
|
04/Jul/2000:13:23:20 |
| |
| Ian
Foster |
|
03/Jul/2000:21:13:17 |
I have been telling everyone here
in the colonies
about the World cup champions from West
Auckland.
Now thank's to this web site I have written proof and hope to be
collecting some dollar's this week, just in time for july
4th.
Anybody from Crook Tow Law or Toft Hill all the best. |
| |
| Ian
Foster |
|
03/Jul/2000:20:56:51 |
| I am from Crook and have been
telling folk's here in the colonies |
| |
| C. G.
Follansbee |
|
01/Jul/2000:16:39:06 |
Just a shot in the dark but what
is known of the Hamsterley Parish
Church. The first Follansbee to come
to America was christened there on
30 April 1637. Are there any
Follansbees still about in your area? Will
be attending the 10:30
service there on 6 August. Best wishes from the
US |
| |
| Chris Chew |
|
20/Jun/2000:10:23:23 |
It's good to see West Auckland on
the Web, keep up the good work, it's
good to see the site updated on a
regular basis. I'll just say Hi to
anyone involved with the Scouts in
West Auckland.
R.
Chris |
| |
| Andy and Vera
Metcal |
|
17/Jun/2000:13:54:32 |
Dear Darren,It's a great
website.It was through this website that our
friends in West Australia
were able to contact you and you kindly
delivered their e-mail address
to us. Thank You. Andy and Vera
Metcalfe. |
| |
| Andy and Vera Metcal |
|
17/Jun/2000:13:33:59 |
| |
| Daniel
King |
Where's The Money Gone? Fanzine
Interactive |
15/Jun/2000:18:27:17 |
Great site. Cheers for adding my
link, I've returned the compliment on
my Darlo FC site.
I have
no idea how to convince the non-believers that West really did
win the
World Cup twice, but our sis had her photo taken in the paper
with the
replica when they made one after the original one got pinched
by
someone from Cockfield!
Up the Quakers! |
| |
| Stuart
Dowson |
|
15/Jun/2000:13:42:28 |
Just added WAW to my favorites
menu,what else can I say! No.1 site!
Great site Darren,all your hard
work now speaks for itself. |
| |
| Jamie RIELLY |
|
08/Jun/2000:22:32:46 |
What a fantastic page! Just what
U Would expect from West Auckland!!!
BRILLIANT - Jamie 7/6/00
|
| |
| Chris and Lisa Eden |
|
06/Jun/2000:19:11:26 |
Great to catch up on information
on the place that the Eden Family have
called home for many
generations.
|
| |
| R.P. |
|
06/Jun/2000:00:57:26 |
- Didn't realise that I was going
public with previous comment. ' Was
trying to be helpful. Have looked
at all of site and it is very good.
'Hope that the water has
subsided up there?
R.P. |
| |
| R.P. |
|
06/Jun/2000:00:48:35 |
Dear W.A.W.
Check out
your site for spelling mistakes e.g. "to" should be "too" and
Valentine's Day etc. What will people think about educational
standards
in the wake of the Tories and after 3 years of wonderful New
Labour?
Best wishes and I do like the site!
R.P. |
| |
| alison (grow) |
|
04/Jun/2000:18:31:14 |
| a big hello to all 'sages' out
there, including soon to be kidds. |
| |
| darren |
|
27/May/2000:14:17:55 |
| |
| Me from West |
|
04/May/2000:10:54:06 |
Did u know that Mary Ann Cotton's
head bounces down Front Street on the
anniversary of her death? Ha!
|
| |
| Thomas Barron |
|
26/Apr/2000:16:14:53 |
Hello Darren, I enjoyed going
into the pubs on your maps
Tom |
| |
| lynne sage |
|
25/Apr/2000:21:25:33 |
hi darren the site is really
looking good it has improved over the past
year loads |
| |
| sarah fairclough |
|
07/Mar/2000:19:18:16 |
dear darren i think your website
is great i know how many long hours it
took you to put this site
together welldone darren sarah fairclough |
| |
| Simon Blood |
|
07/Mar/2000:17:24:15 |
Amazing! West on the Web! Im lost
for words!
Signed
Bishop Boy! |
| |
| Larry
-&- Gale Lemmon |
Portraits by LeMans!!!! |
06/Mar/2000:23:52:00 |
Very nice and informative site.
Been there. Seen it. Done it. Lived in
Knaresborough, Yorkshire for 7
years and 5 years in Montrose Scotland.
I'm a Yank - married to a
Scottish Lassie.....30 years this November.
Hope to come back to your
lovely neck of the woods real soon. Cheers !! |
| |
| Roy
|
Roy's Homepage |
04/Mar/2000:08:44:00 |
| Great web site and very
interesting, |
| |
| LISA MARSHALL |
|
24/Feb/2000:23:49:32 |
REALLY INTERESTING SENDING
DETAILS TO RELATIVES IN CANADA, MICHAEL
MILLS FROM WEST AUCKLAND
(JOHN'S BROTHER).JOHN BUILT THE CABINET IN
WEST AUCKLAND CLUB THAT
USED TO HOLD THE WORLD CUP. |
| |
| Vicky Gallagher[
Nee |
|
24/Feb/2000:23:18:18 |
Just visited your local Web site,
and found it very interesting.
|
| |
| Marilyn Fairclough |
|
24/Feb/2000:11:54:13 |
| i enjoyed it very much Thankyou
|
| |
| Laurence Clark |
|
20/Feb/2000:14:16:27 |
I enjoy your website very much,
Every year I stop at the Wheatsheaf
Hotel while researching my family
history, as all my past relatives come
from Bishop Auckland and
surounding area, keep up the good work. |
| |
| thomas barron |
|
19/Feb/2000:18:29:31 |
| hi there uncle darren from tom
sophie abbie hannah |
| |
| Ronnie Nicholson |
|
19/Feb/2000:09:44:26 |
Hi Daz
This is Mick Nicks dad
nice one keep up the good work |
| |
| Tindale boy |
|
17/Feb/2000:16:52:19 |
Just like to say well done on for
putting west on the web but could you
finde a place for Tindale
Crescent. All the best Tindale boy. |
| |
| Eileen
Nissley |
|
15/Feb/2000:15:54:28 |
I was excited to see my place of
birth had its own web page. My mom
Isabella McCutcheon was born and
raised in West Auckland and married a
Yank in WWII. Anyone that would
like to keep in touch with us here in
Pennsylvania please email. I am
really interested in the history of
the village and would love any
info.
Thanks so much, Eileen Nissley |
| |
| Dick
simpson |
|
13/Feb/2000:01:44:32 |
Great site!
|
| |
| Michael Stocks |
|
12/Feb/2000:16:38:09 |
| Great to see that West Auckland
has its own web site. Well done. |
| |
| Michael Stocks |
|
12/Feb/2000:16:33:26 |
| |
| Dennis Hay |
Visual Memories Potography
|
10/Feb/2000:09:20:44 |
Its good to come home (well
nearly ) lived in Witton Park, then Newton
Aycliffe now Sydney
Aystralia
brought back memories of relos and football and |
