Voices from the North East

This is a great episode, I got to sit down and interview Steve Lowe and some of the team behind the restoration and reopening of the Cresswell Pele Tower. For more info tower please visit their website: https://cresswellpeletower.org.uk or search Cresswell Pele Tower on Facebook

Series 3 kicks off (pun intended) with such a special episode. I was honoured to be invited to join the recent North Seaton Football club reunion night. I met so many of the players and got to listen to lots of stories. In this episode I’m sharing the best recordings from that evening. Enjoy!

Specially selected snippets from series 2 of the show! This is another great show to listen to if you’ve not heard the show before. Stories include memories of Sunday dinners, allotments and trips to the cinema! Enjoy the episode!

In this episode I’ve selected some of my favourite stories told in series one. Everything from dangerous games played in the North Seaton mine overflow tunnels to memories of the Hirst East School. I hope you’ll enjoy listening to these. This is a great jumping on point for a new listener and a lovely treat for those of you who’ve been listening to the show for a while now. All the usual voices ma...

North Seaton Colliery in the early 1960s! More stories shared by my Dad, I’m labelling them ‘stories from an adventurous childhood’. Plug in your headphones and be ready to smile and laugh in equal measure!

Join myself, Neil and Eleanor as we wind back the clock to the 50s and 60s. We’re talking everything from Radio Luxembourg to Andy Pandy on the TV and even Quatermass! Here’s the link to every way you can listen and connect to the show: https://linktr.ee/Voicesfromthenortheast Be involved: Email thoughts, stories (abs even praise) to podcastnortheast@gmail.com Also… Here’s how to leave a voice mes...

Let’s have a night out at the cinema! But which one? There were five to choose form once upon a time! Get your ticket, grab your popcorn and join our regular voices for a trip down memory lane.

This episode is an experiment (be kind lovely fans). In this episode I am recording a story I wasn’t aware of until this week. Inspired by a photo this is the story of a ship wreck off the Northumberland coast. I have tried to make sure it’s accurate, the boat is french so I apologise if I mispronounce it. But everywhere else I’ve tried to make sure it’s historically accurate. Now, sit back and en...

A sneaky extra allotments episode - Jacqueline shared some wonderful stories and memories of visiting the allotment as a child. I hope you enjoy this last instalment in our allotment trilogy. Next we turn our minds back to the cinemas in Ashington.

The Kings (Neil and Eleanor) recount memories from their fathers and grandfathers allotments on Green Lane and Woodhorn Rd. Get set for everything from pigeons to 3 legged pigs (it’ll make sense when you listen!) enjoy.

Down on the allotment. Join us for the first of a few episodes looking at allotment life. In this episode I talk primarily to my parents about their allotment memories and activities. Sit back and enjoy our first out door (socially distanced) interviews!

We end our food trilogy of reminiscing with Sunday dinner memories (and a few others) from Jacquline.

Eleanor and Neil King share their memories of meal times. From the fish man in the street to the jug filled with ice cream when the ice cream van came down the street. This is an episode full of laughs, and Neils jokes!

Welcome back to series 2! We’re starting series 2 with a look at food, over 3 episodes our regulars talk about the food they remember from their own childhoods and the food their own parents/grandparents ate. Prepare for Boily, Drippin, rabbits hanging in the outhouse and freshly baked breads! In episode one my mam shares stories from her own family. Welcome back everyone series 2 is going to brin...

This is a fun interview with dad all about his time in the Boys Brigade. From twice weekly meetings to the camps and other fun activities this is an episode that will make listeners smile.

In the first of the special episodes I’m talking to Neil and Eleanor King about the Ashington Pantomime Group. From how it all started to how hard it was to miss a show when COVID hit and the community desperately needed the laughs! Sit down, pour a cuppa and get ready for a good laugh!

Find out where our regulars went after their 11+ exams! This is the last episode of the first series. It’s been such a success thanks you all you supporters out there! Series 2 is already in development so don’t worry, and the ‘two weeks off’ will be filled with two special episodes! Stay safe and well eat soon.

Part 2 of our first school memories trilogy - this episode focuses on Junior school memories from Ashington and North Seaton Northumberland. These memories were recorded earlier this week with family and friends of the show. Sit back and let’s go back to school together!

Episode 1 of a 3 part school special! We start with Infant School memories in this episode. Get ready to revisit Ashington and North Seaton Infant Schools in these memories. Remember I'm always on the look out for new voices, people to talk to and interview for the show. If you'd like to talk to me and share your memories with your community please get in touch when we post on Facebook or email me...

More memories of childhood games from our local voices. This is part two, for part one start at episode 6. To be on the show share your story with us using PodcastNorthEast@gmail.com

New contributors, old stories. This is a jam packed episode of fun! Some wonderful childhood memories of indoor and outdoor, solo and group games. We even tick off some North East Royalty in a connection to the Charlton’s! Such a big show I’ve cut it in two! Part two will be online just one a day after part 1! Enjoy

Remember all the department stores on the Main Street? Remember ‘getting dressed’ to shop? Remember the ice cream, the tidy pavements and the busy roads? Enjoy a walk down memory Lane with voicemail messages left by some of the more frequent contributors!

Eleanor shares her story, from birth to marriage! 1950s Ashington Northumberland to boarding school in Cheshire and then Married life in the 1970s. This is a delight to record! Enjoy! Remember you can share your stories in recorded messages with me via anchor.fm/voicesfromthenortheast

Judith tells us about waking up on winters mornings in a 1 bedroom house with no heating, an outside toilet and a bath tub you keep hung up in the yard! Happy Days! If this story sparks a memory the visit our webpage and leave us a voice message with your own story! anchor.fm/voicesfromthenortheast and I’ll include you in a new episode.

We go back to the Miners strike of the 1980s in Ashington and hear from Neil to shines a light on some of the funnier moments! If you have a story to want to share visit anchor.fm/voicesfromthenortheast and hit the message button to record me your story so that I can feature it in another episode. Enjoy!