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Forgive me but I just have to compliment one and all on your
website for the absolute immense amount of pleasure it has given
to an old Boldonian in perusing your new website. Having been
born in the colliery, I think from memory in Arnold or Charles
st  I just love to read anything at all about where I was born,
lets face it in a small way we are famous, from memory we had
Sam Bartarm Charlton Athletic Goalkeeper also John Shreeve again
Charlton, Ian Cullen Actor, Albert Franks Newcastle U, Billy
Walker the boxer and I have no doubt  lots of others too
numerous to mention who came from this great combination of
village and colliery.  I have just enjoyed a whole hour of
memories in looking through the photos and striving to recognise
who all of them were. I was able to identify the buildings and
in fact all of the cricket team most of whom I knew personally
and others whom I worke