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A Slap-Up Tea and a Gossip

The Aged Peoples’ Treat Photographs relating to this article, including those in this extract, may be found in Gallery 8.01 This is one of Prudhoe’s oldest charitable institutions. “The Treat” appears to have started in 1906 when a group of miners’ wives got...

Fanciers of Feather

Cage Birds & Pigeon Fancying Photographs relating to this article, including those in this extract, may be found in Gallery 2.07 The north-east, particularly the mining community, has always been renowned for its interest in the keeping of birds, especially caged...

Over the Hills and Far Away

Prudhoe Cycling Club Photographs relating to this article, including those in this extract, may be found in Gallery 2.06 The advent of the bicycle with its relatively affordable price provided a means of exploration beyond the bounds of the locality. A cycling club...