| Bardon Mill and Melkridge |
1957-09-30 |
Bardon Mill Youth Club names its new officials. |
| Bardon Mill and Melkridge |
1958-01-01 |
(1958 Date unspecified) The National Coal Board closed its pits at Lambley and Stagshaw and announced plans to close Ventners Hall colliery, the following year. |
| Bardon Mill and Melkridge |
1958-08-22 |
Hopealone Signal Station to transmit ITV. |
| Bardon Mill and Melkridge |
1958-10-31 |
The new pithead baths at Bardon Mill Pit (opened in 1939) were opened. The facilities served 336 miners at Bardon Mill and neighbouring collieries. They were officially opened on 08/11/1958. Compare 07/11/1958 and 14/11/1958. |
| Bardon Mill and Melkridge |
1959-01-23 |
The National Coal Board was criticised for its decision to close Ventners Hall Colliery with the loss of 140 jobs. |
| Bardon Mill and Melkridge |
1959-02-20 |
Ventners Hall colliery closes (tonight 20th February) with the loss of 140 jobs. Compare 27/02/1959 on ?miracle escape?. |
| Bardon Mill and Melkridge |
1959-05-15 |
Presentation to Miss Doris M. Lowdon to mark her retirement after 13 years as sub-postmistress and 35 years? association with the Bardon Mill post office on Wednesday 13th May. |
| Bardon Mill and Melkridge |
1959-06-12 |
Death of Rev. Charles William Herring, former vicar of Beltingham for 24 years, on Monday 8th June, at Wooler, where he had retired. (cf. 19/06/1959). |
| Bardon Mill and Melkridge |
1960-06-10 |
Morwood Pit will close on 1st July 1960. Compare 08/07/1960 |
| Bardon Mill and Melkridge |
1960-08-27 |
The National Coal Board said that reports of the possible closure of Bardon Mill Colliery and the Hedley Drift at West Wylam were unfounded. |
| Bardon Mill and Melkridge |
1960-09-25 |
Alleged fraud of a guest at the Bowes Hotel. |
| Bardon Mill and Melkridge |
1960-11-25 |
Hillbrow and St. Nicholas? Preparatory Schools are amalgamating after January 1961 with 70 boarders and 12 day pupils. |
| Bardon Mill and Melkridge |
1961-01-20 |
Bardon Mill Methodist Church celebrated its centenary on Saturday 14th January. |
| Bardon Mill and Melkridge |
1961-03-11 |
Subsidence was causing extensive damage to a number of council houses on the Broadacres Estate in Bardon Mill. |
| Bardon Mill and Melkridge |
1961-03-24 |
Melkridge School closes. |
| Bardon Mill and Melkridge |
1961-12-29 |
Robert Lowdon dies aged 69 on Thursday 21st December 1961. He joined the Bardon Mill Silver Band at 16 as a trombone player 53 years ago. His brother, the late Ralph Lowdon, was bandmaster for many years. |
| Bardon Mill and Melkridge |
1962-01-19 |
Reorganisation at Bardon Mill pit ? but no redundancy says colliery manager. |
| Bardon Mill and Melkridge |
1962-01-26 |
Bardon Mill hopes for a new Sports Pavilion. |
| Bardon Mill and Melkridge |
1962-03-30 |
?Meet the WI President, Miss M. Lamb, Bardon Mill.? |
| Bardon Mill and Melkridge |
1963-04-19 |
The Bardon Mill Children?s Fund annual Easter dance saw the village hall packed out. Every child was given a chocolate egg on arrival. |
