| Bellingham |
1959-05-15 |
The death of George Waddell (66) of Otterburn Mill on Monday 11th May. |
| Bellingham |
1959-08-14 |
The British Legion opposes the proposal to move the Boer War memorial. |
| Bellingham |
1959-08-28 |
Bellingham was to lose its cinema, based at the town hall, after 20 years. Sustained financial losses forced its closure. Cf. 11/12/1959. |
| Bellingham |
1960-01-01 |
Troubles with the new amplifier at the Kinema in Bellingham Town Hall meant that the sound track of The Pyjama Game, starring Doris Day, was barely audible. |
| Bellingham |
1960-03-18 |
Edward Dobbin is sub-officer of Bellingham Fire Brigade. |
| Bellingham |
1961-01-13 |
The Boer War memorial was moved on 11th January from the middle of the Woodburn Road to Manchester Square after locals lost a five year battle. |
| Bellingham |
1961-08-05 |
The Border District Local Committee of the Forestry Commission met for the first time in Bellingham. |
| Bellingham |
1961-09-23 |
The 14,000 people who went to Bellingham Show made the attendance a post-war record. |
| Bellingham |
1961-01-01 |
(1961 Date unspecified) Hareshaw Lynn was saved for posterity when the funds of the old Lynn committee ?350 in bonds was handed over to the Parish Council to make the future secure and prevent it being closed. |
| Bellingham |
1962-04-13 |
Death of Mr. E. E. Johnson and his banking, public and social interests. |
| Bellingham |
1962-04-27 |
Bellingham Rural Council deferred a decision on plans to connect 15 cottages at Knowesgate to the mains water supply. |
| Bellingham |
1962-06-22 |
The fire station at Bellingham was to have a 40-feet hose-drying tower. |
| Bellingham |
1963-04-19 |
After 17 years? service, E. Dobbin, sub-officer in charge of the Bellingham Fire Brigade, retired. |
| Bellingham |
1963-05-24 |
Mr. William Pigg of Fell End, one of Bellingham?s four full-time postman, talks about his uncle, the late Mr. Charles Risingham. |
| Bellingham |
1963-10-18 |
The freight depots and public delivery sidings at Bellingham and Reedsmouth are to be closed on November 11th. |
| Bellingham |
1963-11-15 |
Railway enthusiasts and local residents assembled in Bellingham to watch the last train pull out of the station before its closure. |
| Bellingham |
1964-07-11 |
A shortage of council houses in the Bellingham area was hampering the recruitment of quality teachers at local schools. |
| Bellingham |
1964-07-14 |
Bellingham wins the best kept village award. Compare 25/09/1964. |
| Bellingham |
1964-08-08 |
Bellingham was named best kept village in Northumberland, although judge Sid Chaplin made reference to the ?greyness of its dour houses and waste heaps from its industrial past.? |
| Bellingham |
1965-03-05 |
Brownrigg ? a school of many activities. |
