It's Pishing down here on the Tyne..(No Fog) just thought I would mention this on such a jolly Wednesday in AberLand

[Bobbisox]

;-0)

[LoftyLottie]

Sunny here, but getting a bit cloudy and blowing a gale!!

[Bobbisox]

LL it's a hoolie here too, may have to baton doon the hatches..ha-ha

[mike11111]

Don't know what part of the Tyne you are on, but the sun's just come out in Whitley Bay. Of course, God always shines on the righteous!

[mollykins]

It's windy and it was quite grey but blue is starting to appear now . . . .

[TheOtherHalf]

Its been blowing a gale here since early this morning and now is absolutely throwing it down. I had a job cycling to work this morning and looks like Im going to get soaked going home.
My neice is arriving today from Indiana. What a welcome !!

[Bobbisox]

ooh you at Whitley Bay?
new Spanish City?
I am up river in Whickham..lol

[funnygirl]

It's bleeding cold!

Skies are grey and the wind is too brisk for me.

[Bobbisox]

Molly you are like the sunshine pet <smiles>

[mike11111]

Unfortunately the Spanish City went years ago. The Dome has been restored, but with no funfair or shops around it sticks out like a sore thumb in an otherwise bleak and barren landscape. Looking at photos of Whitley Bay from my childhood in the 50s/60s and comparing it with now is enough to make me weep.

[Bobbisox]

Is it going to be a museum Mike, I saw something on North-East tonight about it

[mike11111]

Probably, like the rest of the town.

[mollykins]

It's getting bluer and bluer . . . .

[Bobbisox]

I used to love going there as a kid Mike,,shame really

[Jemisa]

It was lovely first thing and is still lovely, sun shining, blue sky, fluffy white clouds.
A breeze yes but I've got the old cardigan out and that prob is solved.
Will be out there soon picking runner beans for dinner tonight. Got steak steamed pud + mash too.

jem

[mike11111]

As a child we would very occasionally go to South Shields to visit an elderly relative. In those days it couldn't hold a candle to Whitley Bay, yet look at it now. The fairground is still thriving and the Marine Park is an absolute delight. I suppose it's all down to the willpower and determination of the local council. Long gone are the days when for a fortnight each summer Whitley Bay would be overrun by holidaymakers from Glasgow, with special trains laid on to bring them from Newcastle.

[Bobbisox]

my secret Mike,,,ha-ha
we (the lasses) always go to York for our weekend away, this year...South Sheilds!
Rosie Malones here we come ..ha-ha

[Jan1957]

Blue skies here and sunny and warm. May go and sit on my patio for a while.

[mike11111]

Forgot to mention the young lads with their bogies who would meet the trains and take the luggage down to the guest houses. Although I didn't live in Whitley at the time I gather it was quite a lucrative business.

[Bobbisox]

yayyyy, we have sun once more,Hi Jan, Gary doing well?

[Jan1957]

Hi Joy. Yes, he is fine, thanks. xx