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Its sunny again so we are off down Shields again

Posted by Norman Dunn on 11/5/2025, 10:43 am

Re: Its sunny again so we are off down Shields again

Posted by Liz Dance on 11/5/2025, 1:37 pm, in reply to "Its sunny again so we are off down Shields again"

Memories of childhood, wonderful.

Re: Its sunny again so we are off down Shields again

Posted by Alan Young on 11/5/2025, 5:44 pm, in reply to "Re: Its sunny again so we are off down Shields again"

Worked at Frankies Fish and Chip cafe during the school holidays - if it was raining -not much custom - we were sent home - no pay- by Mrs. Frankie who ran the Northern cafe with one of her sons.
During the winter their business was hiring out the oil lamps to the stalls at the market. I wonder what the descendants of the family are doing now ?

Re: Its sunny again so we are off down Shields again

Posted by Norman on 11/5/2025, 6:02 pm, in reply to "Re: Its sunny again so we are off down Shields again"

Businesses like Frankies in Shields are gone and Colmans have took over so maybe they married into Frankies business?'

Re: Its sunny again so we are off down Shields again

Posted by Alan Young on 11/5/2025, 7:10 pm, in reply to "Re: Its sunny again so we are off down Shields again"

The Father and the other son ran the cafe on the long/south beach. Frankies 'back in the fifties /sixties were the big name in fish and chips on the sea front with Colmans only having a shop in Ocean Road. - interesting as to where the two Families are now.

Re: Its sunny again so we are off down Shields again

Posted by Joseph on 11/5/2025, 11:53 pm, in reply to "Re: Its sunny again so we are off down Shields again"

Colmans take some beating, always down there on my bike, S.T.C. SHOULD BE ASHAMED AT THE STATE OF THE PROMENADE AND SUROUNDING AREA, MOUNDS AND MOUNDS OF SAND EVERYWHERE. BEEN LIKE THAT FOR YEARS, THEY JUST DONT GIVE A DAM,

Re: Its sunny again so we are off down Shields again

Posted by Geordieboy ns on 12/5/2025, 3:23 am, in reply to "Re: Its sunny again so we are off down Shields again"

Joseph, the last time I was down there, a couple of decades ago, the promenade leading up to a converted band stand where we had an excellent meal of fish and chips,almost black tie embulance,was impressive to say the least, could what you described be the result of reason storms ?

Re: Its sunny again so we are off down Shields again

Posted by For Joseph on 12/5/2025, 12:11 pm, in reply to "Re: Its sunny again so we are off down Shields again"

It's a Beach!!

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