im from Newbiggin as well lad, my name is stevie foster i was brought up on the moor estate side of Newbiggin, i went to moor side school then middle school with Mr Lynn and Mrs Guthrie and then Hirst High School till 1994, but i moved away to Nottingham when i was in my early 20s and have been here ever since but going to save up some cash and go for a drive thru maybe stay the night at a cheap Hotel
Brought up in that Durty ole Town. Went down the Ashngton Duke pit in 1954 Coneygarth drift. Seams were running out and some heights were at only 18inches.
Brilliant. It looks even worse on film. You should send it to Aunty Beeb with an invite to make a documentary. Surprisingly little dogshite though; but then, we've smelt and stood in quite enough of that... ;-)
This mess we can't blame on asylum seekers, this dates back decades. Somewhere in Ashington there is still a Texan bar wrapper caught on barbed wire flapping around in the wind since 1979.
@@colindodds7322rubbish wouldn’t be their in the first place if the residents cared about their town. It’s the people who make it what it is, not the government.
I was born in Asha,and moved to pegswood when i was 34.Lived on newbiggen road when born,then in elder square from age of 3 till 34.Sad to see it like this now.Im only 3 miles up the road,but hardly go there now.
I lived at 250 Milburn Rd (next to Woodwork Shop) until I was 7 then we moved to Ellington. My Grandma had the shop at bottom of Milburn Rd, S&I Bewicks. My Grandad Stan Bewick was a bit of an entrepreneur in the old days. Was a great place to grow up. Lot of Meadowell scum moved up to Ashington after the riots in 1992. Pits closed before that,drugs,no hope........doomed.
Generally the people living in Ashington are amiable, humble, & down to earth, we go there now & again in the summer when the Market is on, and have fish and chips, from the corner chippy, absolutely A1 delicious!
@thewansbeckwanderer6343 it's coz most of the locals are scumbags and drug dealers ect if they did put nice things in the area they would just be vandalised broken up or stolen they need to address the crime rate first and drugs
it’s what happens when the tories and their ‘rivals’ the ‘Labour’ party are in control of this country. This government is a joke and has led to the downfall of Ashington.
I live 10 miles north of Ashington originally from Pit villages. Ashington was our regular Saturday visit for shopping , Pictures and Swimming bath's. My Mam and Dad would go to the Auction every Saturday and my older Brother would take me and my younger Sister to the pictures. There was a choice of three. The Regal, The Buffalo and The Wallaw We would have a look in Mains toy and cycle shop. The indoor market , Woollies and down to Crisps toy shop. Ashington had everything you could want shopping wise ...Many, many happy memories from a child in the 60's
It's a shame that all governments have taken the money from the coal and not reinvested it. Ian Lavery is a big talker but has only lined his own pockets just like the rest of them.
Born, bred & still live in Ashington, at an age to remember it in the 60s onwards.
Very very sad to see what it has become 😔
Ashganistan indeed!
Its very sad to see a town suffering like this, especially with the billions of pounds worth of coal taken from the area.
Did you know the Charltons?
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Not personally, saw Jackie a number of times, lovely bloke really nice to chat to
@@pmacc3557 my uncle used to play football with Bobby & Jackie in the back lanes when they were kids
@@malkummog yes lovely I'd say. Seems he loved his roots
Best thing about Ashington the road out
Aye a shadow of its former self back in the day. Sad really. Great video and soundtrack...........Cheers
Thanks for that
Very sad to see the state of the place today. Very different when I used to catch the school bus from Pegswood to St Benedicts in the 1970s.
0300 here in Canada I'm a Newbiggin lad justseen my mom on Ashington main street
im from Newbiggin as well lad, my name is stevie foster i was brought up on the moor estate side of Newbiggin, i went to moor side school then middle school with Mr Lynn and Mrs Guthrie and then Hirst High School till 1994, but i moved away to Nottingham when i was in my early 20s and have been here ever since but going to save up some cash and go for a drive thru maybe stay the night at a cheap Hotel
I know of Stevie Foster from Newbiggin, have you checked my video out regarding Newbiggin@@HereIStandICanDoNoOther
Brought up in that Durty ole Town.
Went down the Ashngton Duke pit in 1954 Coneygarth drift.
Seams were running out and some heights were at only 18inches.
Ashington
Just realised it’s you Colin making these videos, I’ve watched quite a few and the penny dropped😂 great videos
Cheers Guy I hope your well
Brilliant. It looks even worse on film. You should send it to Aunty Beeb with an invite to make a documentary. Surprisingly little dogshite though; but then, we've smelt and stood in quite enough of that... ;-)
This mess we can't blame on asylum seekers, this dates back decades. Somewhere in Ashington there is still a Texan bar wrapper caught on barbed wire flapping around in the wind since 1979.
I blame the council because this rubbish has been there for weeks
For me the blame lies squarely on the residents, no pride, effort or respect anymore.
Would help though if the bins were emptied on a regular basis@@malkummog
It’s Thatchers fault
@@colindodds7322rubbish wouldn’t be their in the first place if the residents cared about their town. It’s the people who make it what it is, not the government.
It's being overwhelmed with new demographics just like Blyth and Workington in the past 12 months
Its very sad, especially with the amount of revenue taken out of the town by countless governments.
I was born in Asha,and moved to pegswood when i was 34.Lived on newbiggen road when born,then in elder square from age of 3 till 34.Sad to see it like this now.Im only 3 miles up the road,but hardly go there now.
Very sad
Loved the video , it's always been like that.
Thanks
Born in Ashington many a good memory 😊
I lived at 250 Milburn Rd (next to Woodwork Shop) until I was 7 then we moved to Ellington. My Grandma had the shop at bottom of Milburn Rd, S&I Bewicks. My Grandad Stan Bewick was a bit of an entrepreneur in the old days. Was a great place to grow up. Lot of Meadowell scum moved up to Ashington after the riots in 1992. Pits closed before that,drugs,no hope........doomed.
I lived in Ashington for 8 years and it was incredible the speed of its decline. Very sad
Generally the people living in Ashington are amiable, humble, & down to earth, we go there now & again in the summer when the Market is on, and have fish and chips, from the corner chippy, absolutely A1 delicious!
Ashington folk are what you say, amiable, humble, & down to earth, I met some lovely hard working people.
BOBBY AND JACK CHARLTON GOT OUT. . . . . . .
Anyone can get out if they really want too just like the Charlton's lol
My daughter lives here !! Wish she would come home to the Midlands ,what a socially deprived area
I don't blame you wanting your daughter to come home
Im from here used to be a decent place but over years has degraded !!
Very sad to see, a total lack of investment
@thewansbeckwanderer6343 it's coz most of the locals are scumbags and drug dealers ect if they did put nice things in the area they would just be vandalised broken up or stolen they need to address the crime rate first and drugs
it’s what happens when the tories and their ‘rivals’ the ‘Labour’ party are in control of this country. This government is a joke and has led to the downfall of Ashington.
Full of ethnics taking over
Closed the Pits killed the town,
It's very sad to witness a dying town especially when the UK government made billions of pounds from it in its hay days.
@@thewansbeckwanderer6343 like every pit village up and down the Northeast coast...ghost towns.
I live 10 miles north of Ashington originally from Pit villages. Ashington was our regular Saturday visit for shopping , Pictures and Swimming bath's. My Mam and Dad would go to the Auction every Saturday and my older Brother would take me and my younger Sister to the pictures. There was a choice of three. The Regal, The Buffalo and The Wallaw We would have a look in Mains toy and cycle shop. The indoor market , Woollies and down to Crisps toy shop. Ashington had everything you could want shopping wise ...Many, many happy memories from a child in the 60's
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Labour Party stronghold.
Shame they haven't fought to improve it 😕
It's a shame that all governments have taken the money from the coal and not reinvested it. Ian Lavery is a big talker but has only lined his own pockets just like the rest of them.
Slavery Lavery, Parasite of the Ashington people.