Good on you Stan. There is a lot of local history of Hebburn that is being lost as us older folk fade away.

I have seen a lot photographs of Hebburn folk because my Grandfather was an avid taker of photographs. Mainly of his family but others appear now and again. My father also took some photos but no where near the same amount.

A lot of those photos have been put on the board some years ago.

In connection with St. Cuthbert’s, St. Oswald’s plus St. John’s.

I have a photo of St. John’s Cub Scouts at their HUT in around 1922. On it is young boys who in later life became head people at Reyrolle’s. And other companies.
Thank goodness Dad wrote the names on the back for me.

There is another photo of a joint camp of St. John’s and St. Cuthbert’s Cubs and Scouts taken in about 1926. There could be nearly 60 to 80 odd Cubs and Scouts plus parents on it.

I can identify my father, his sister and my grandparents on it.

On that photo there could well be the grandparents and great grandparents of the younger folk that come on the board on the board.

Back in the 50’s and early 60’s you had scouts and cubs at nearly all the churches. I cannot remember Girl Guides but there was Girls Guildry or similar. Boys Brigade. Army, Navy and Air Cadets.

But a bit vague on those as I was in St. John’s Scouts so never really down the Quay.

Have a good journey over to Hebburn and back.

Allan C.