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Hebburn Operatic Society

Posted by Norman Dunn on 15/2/2025, 11:56 am

I'm not having much luck with names for the last 2 or 3 photos so hopefully someone will recognise these lovely people from the 60s on this pic.
'31' is family friend Yvonne Hibbert the old Park Superintendent's daughter. Her sister Joan or is it Maria? is '29'.

Hebburn-Dramatic-group-1960s-Copy

Re: Hebburn Operatic Society

Posted by Allan Campbell on 15/2/2025, 12:25 pm, in reply to "Hebburn Operatic Society"

Good photo Norman, however it points out one thing that probably living in Crawley Ave. I was remote from the rest of Hebburn and before moving away was not involved with anything other than the Scouts.

I am excluding visiting the load of relations.

The Crawley Ave Area was like, a village on its own until the council housing started to be built 50’s.

Any free time once started working was in the main attending college so that’s 1957 to 1968 when moved away.

Allan C.

Re: Hebburn Operatic Society

Posted by Irene Errington on 15/2/2025, 1:04 pm, in reply to "Hebburn Operatic Society"

I Albert Buckley
4 Arthur Thompson
26 Edna Wardle taught at new town school.

Re: Hebburn Operatic Society

Posted by Malcolm on 15/2/2025, 11:32 pm, in reply to "Re: Hebburn Operatic Society"

We had a Mrs Wardle teaching us at the (then new) Toner Avenue Junior School, in 1964.

My siblings who had been at the Newtown school, and knew her, warned me BEWARE !!!

Re: Hebburn Operatic Society

Posted by Allan Campbell on 15/2/2025, 2:21 pm, in reply to "Hebburn Operatic Society"

No 4 I wonder if he is my cousin Arthur Thompson, thanks Irene, face sort of familiar but probably only met him once or twice.

The lady no. 25 Ann thinks she used visit Dad’s sister Margaret, no name though. It could fit as Aunt Margaret was into those things.

Allan C.

Re: Hebburn Operatic Society

Posted by John Shearer on 15/2/2025, 2:47 pm, in reply to "Re: Hebburn Operatic Society"

Just to concur with Irene 1. is Albert Buckley

Re: Hebburn Operatic Society

Posted by Sheila on 15/2/2025, 4:00 pm, in reply to "Re: Hebburn Operatic Society"

25 looks like Audrey Bertorelli. Who used to work in Brown's Chemist on Tennant Street, later Mr Hayton’s in the Precinct.

Re: Hebburn Operatic Society

Posted by Irene Errington on 15/2/2025, 6:42 pm, in reply to "Hebburn Operatic Society"

I think 34 is Derek Edmundson wife who was also involved with the opera.

Re: Hebburn Operatic Society

Posted by Ken Turpin on 15/2/2025, 7:17 pm, in reply to "Re: Hebburn Operatic Society"

25 is Audrey Bertorelli (nee Robson)and her mother Carrrie Robson is number 20

Re: Hebburn Operatic Society

Posted by Allan Campbell on 15/2/2025, 8:41 pm, in reply to "Re: Hebburn Operatic Society"

Ken Audrey would have been lots of time visiting next door to you if you were still at 119 at the time.

Allan C.

Re: Hebburn Operatic Society

Posted by Ken Turpin on 17/2/2025, 8:44 pm, in reply to "Re: Hebburn Operatic Society"

Allan, I didn't see Auďrey visiting next door while I lived at 119,I moved away from Hebburn in 1965

Re: Hebburn Operatic Society

Posted by Tom Stafford on 16/2/2025, 4:55 pm, in reply to "Hebburn Operatic Society"

Hi Norman some names for you as far as memory serves
1. Albert Buckley 2. Norman Cooper 3. ????? 4. Arthur Thompson 5. Jack Ellison 6. Jack Thompson 7. ???? 8. ???? 9. Ken Hubble 10. Brian McAree 11. Phil Bailey 12. Don Mc Millan 13. ???? 14. Betty Dobson 15. Ann Curry 16. Nellie Wells 17. Pat Armstrong 18. ???? 19. Mary Joyce 20. Carrie Robson 21. ?? Archibald 22. Nancy Purvis 23. Adrian Purvis
24. ???? 25 Audrey Bertorelli Nee Robson daughter of 20 26. Ella Wardle 27. Pat Henderson 28. Rhoda Pawsey 29 Maria Halliday Nee Hibbert 30. Margaret Dunn Nee Nicholson 31. Yvonne Hibbert sister of 29 32. Joan Henderson 33 Enid Stafford Nee Arkless 34. Pamela Edmondson 35. ???? 36. Len Hudson 37. Shiela Hudson Nee Clark 38. Derck Edmondson husband of 34 39. Olive Rowlands 40. ???? 41. Minnie Kirtley. Sadly most of those pictured are no longer with us.
The Society is still in existance although not on the same scale and rehearse in Bill Quay Community Church on Monday evenings and present two concerts each year

Re: Hebburn Operatic Society

Posted by Norman Dunn on 16/2/2025, 5:04 pm, in reply to "Re: Hebburn Operatic Society"

WOW Tom.
That's brilliant.
Many thanks for taking the trouble.
What a great result.

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