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Hobbies Collection (#5)

Background imageHobbies Collection: Models of Viking longships are burnt on the beach at Cullercoats Bay in July 1980

Models of Viking longships are burnt on the beach at Cullercoats Bay in July 1980

Background imageHobbies Collection: A Viking longboat on the river Tyne for the Newcastle Regatta in July 1980

A Viking longboat on the river Tyne for the Newcastle Regatta in July 1980

Background imageHobbies Collection: Swiss glider pilot Karl Sheuber came to Northumbria Gliding Club

Swiss glider pilot Karl Sheuber came to Northumbria Gliding Club and put on an impressive display, in August 1972, in a new type of glider the Pilatus B4 which is made entirely of metal

Background imageHobbies Collection: A hang glider flying over the Cleveland countryside in March 1975

A hang glider flying over the Cleveland countryside in March 1975

Background imageHobbies Collection: A hang glider takes to the air in November 1982

A hang glider takes to the air in November 1982

Background imageHobbies Collection: Gliders at Northumbria Gliding Club grounded on the air field in February 1995

Gliders at Northumbria Gliding Club grounded on the air field in February 1995

Background imageHobbies Collection: NCB apprentices are reaching for the sky and pioneering a new course arranged by the Coal

NCB apprentices are reaching for the sky and pioneering a new course arranged by the Coal Industry Social and Welfare Organisation by learning the basic of gliding in July 1974

Background imageHobbies Collection: These hang gliders have a long hard trek back up the hill to start again in March 1975

These hang gliders have a long hard trek back up the hill to start again in March 1975

Background imageHobbies Collection: The ladies from the Womens Institute wait for their turn to take to the skies in a

The ladies from the Womens Institute wait for their turn to take to the skies in a glider in July 1983 and lead the WI movement into a new era of adventure

Background imageHobbies Collection: Six engineers from the British Gas Research Corporation built this hang glider from plans

Six engineers from the British Gas Research Corporation built this hang glider from plans for £ 50 in January 1974

Background imageHobbies Collection: Helping hands get Gordon Smith ready to take to the air in his Hang Glider in April 1978

Helping hands get Gordon Smith ready to take to the air in his Hang Glider in April 1978

Background imageHobbies Collection: Paul Quinn and John Dixon of the Northumbria Hang Gliding Club during a practice session

Paul Quinn and John Dixon of the Northumbria Hang Gliding Club during a practice session on Newcastles Town Moor in September 1980

Background imageHobbies Collection: Cramlington Gliding Club members hauling into position their new machine

Cramlington Gliding Club members hauling into position their new machine. It is the gift of Mr. W. L. Runciman in March 1938

Background imageHobbies Collection: An aerial picture of a glider from the Northumbria Gliding Club in February 1995

An aerial picture of a glider from the Northumbria Gliding Club in February 1995

Background imageHobbies Collection: Hang gliding with North Yorks Sail Wing Club in March 1975

Hang gliding with North Yorks Sail Wing Club in March 1975. Instructor Dick Christon takes to the air like a bird

Background imageHobbies Collection: Nine year old Marion Scott in a 1923 Brownie uniform whcih cost £9. 6d

Nine year old Marion Scott in a 1923 Brownie uniform whcih cost £9. 6d
Nine year old Marion Scott in a 1923 Brownie uniform whcih cost £ 9. 6d. for the dress and 8d. for the tie

Background imageHobbies Collection: The highest distinction in the Guiding movement, the Queens Guide Award has gone to two

The highest distinction in the Guiding movement, the Queens Guide Award has gone to two Tyneside girls

Background imageHobbies Collection: Any old paper? Thats the chant of this band of Brownies in the Northumberland

Any old paper? Thats the chant of this band of Brownies in the Northumberland village of Stamfordham in November 1974

Background imageHobbies Collection: The 1st Denton Girl Guide Company had something to celebrate when two of their members

The 1st Denton Girl Guide Company had something to celebrate when two of their members, Helen Younger and Helen Lane, received their Queens Guide Award in April 1982

Background imageHobbies Collection: Visitors to Cramlingtons 14th annual show witnessed a spectacular show by

Visitors to Cramlingtons 14th annual show witnessed a spectacular show by the Nottingham Joust Association in June 1984

Background imageHobbies Collection: A large Brownie pack enjoying a day out in May 1974

A large Brownie pack enjoying a day out in May 1974

Background imageHobbies Collection: A deft twist, and the cards are smoothly shuffled, but it takes a lot of practice to work

A deft twist, and the cards are smoothly shuffled, but it takes a lot of practice to work in a casino

Background imageHobbies Collection: Brownies of the 11th Newcastle pack were special guests at the wedding of Miss Shirley

Brownies of the 11th Newcastle pack were special guests at the wedding of Miss Shirley Anne Marshall in December 1974, for she is their Brown Owl

Background imageHobbies Collection: A woman playing on a one armed bandit or electronic gaming machine in November 1999

A woman playing on a one armed bandit or electronic gaming machine in November 1999

Background imageHobbies Collection: Members of the 1st Ryton Brownies skipped 3, 000 skips to buy 30 rose bushes for

Members of the 1st Ryton Brownies skipped 3, 000 skips to buy 30 rose bushes for the villages old peoples home and to provide money towards an outing for its residents in February 1974

Background imageHobbies Collection: Sixty four year olf Anti Brydon took on councillor Ian Gordon in a marble marathon

Sixty four year olf Anti Brydon took on councillor Ian Gordon in a marble marathon through the streets of Cramlington, Northumberland in March 1975

Background imageHobbies Collection: The board game Othello is childs play to four year old Elizabeth Perella in April 1977

The board game Othello is childs play to four year old Elizabeth Perella in April 1977

Background imageHobbies Collection: Some of the cast of Newcastles 35th Gang Show outside the Theatre Royal in 1978

Some of the cast of Newcastles 35th Gang Show outside the Theatre Royal in 1978. The line up from the left, Annette Egan, Brenda Tomkins, Alan Tomkins, Lynn Tomkins and Margaret Falcus

Background imageHobbies Collection: Terry Richardson of the Stags Head in Butterknowle playing pub ten pin bowling in May

Terry Richardson of the Stags Head in Butterknowle playing pub ten pin bowling in May 1996

Background imageHobbies Collection: Spring scrabble... Peter Finley (left), from Sunderland

Spring scrabble... Peter Finley (left), from Sunderland
Spring scrabble.... Peter Finley (left), from Sunderland, the secretary of the Association of Premier Scrabble Players gets in some early practice with fellow committee member Graham Thomas at Durham

Background imageHobbies Collection: Handing over of new Colours to the Northumberland and Durham Division of the Girls

Handing over of new Colours to the Northumberland and Durham Division of the Girls Brigade at the Heaton United Reformed Church, Newcastle in May 1973

Background imageHobbies Collection: Mrs. Watson from Gosforth has been passing on many tips on how to cook without utensils

Mrs. Watson from Gosforth has been passing on many tips on how to cook without utensils to more than 300 Guides from England, Northern Ireland, Norway, Finland, Sweden

Background imageHobbies Collection: The Sealed Knot Society organised an encounter between Cavaliers

The Sealed Knot Society organised an encounter between Cavaliers and Roundheads at the bridgehead over the river in the early stages of the siege of Warwick Castle which took place at dusk

Background imageHobbies Collection: The County Museum at Warwick became a battleground for an afternoon when members of

The County Museum at Warwick became a battleground for an afternoon when members of Birmingham Wargamers Association re-enacted Waterloo for a large gathering of children. Mr

Background imageHobbies Collection: Celia Reade, aged 14 seen here shortly after landing a trout following a fishing lesson

Celia Reade, aged 14 seen here shortly after landing a trout following a fishing lesson at the Old Mill, Nether Wallop, Hampshire. 2nd August 1969

Background imageHobbies Collection: Dora Houston seen here fishing close to her home in Wigan

Dora Houston seen here fishing close to her home in Wigan, hoping to land another three foot long pike. 11th September 1966

Background imageHobbies Collection: A young angler wearing a panama hat fishing in the Grand Union Canal between

A young angler wearing a panama hat fishing in the Grand Union Canal between Rickmansworth and Watford. Circa 1950

Background imageHobbies Collection: A young angler fishing in the Grand Union Canal between Rickmansworth and Watford

A young angler fishing in the Grand Union Canal between Rickmansworth and Watford. Circa 1950

Background imageHobbies Collection: A Great Plaice for Fishing. St Annes on Sea, Lancashire

A Great Plaice for Fishing. St Annes on Sea, Lancashire, had a problem with their open air swimming pool

Background imageHobbies Collection: Youngsters Danny Woodhouse and Ian Mannering seen here fishing

Youngsters Danny Woodhouse and Ian Mannering seen here fishing. Danny appears to have caught a whopper of fish. 22nd August 1983

Background imageHobbies Collection: Anglers gathered at Wilfreds Pond near Hose in the Vale of Belvoir

Anglers gathered at Wilfreds Pond near Hose in the Vale of Belvoir, popular with miners from Nottingham. 24th July 1977

Background imageHobbies Collection: Look out fish! A group of boys aged between ten and fourteen years seen here at Wraysbury

Look out fish! A group of boys aged between ten and fourteen years seen here at Wraysbury, Buckinghamshire being taught how to fish

Background imageHobbies Collection: Not an apple for teacher but a big fat fish. Mr Tom Thomson a civil engineer who lives in

Not an apple for teacher but a big fat fish. Mr Tom Thomson a civil engineer who lives in Fritton is an expert angler

Background imageHobbies Collection: Young ice skaters on Quinton Pool, Cheylesmore, Coventry. 28th December 1964

Young ice skaters on Quinton Pool, Cheylesmore, Coventry. 28th December 1964

Background imageHobbies Collection: Divers while away some time reading their local newspaper on a charity dive

Divers while away some time reading their local newspaper on a charity dive

Background imageHobbies Collection: Its a topsy-turvy underwater world for a squad of Tyneside skin-divers

Its a topsy-turvy underwater world for a squad of Tyneside skin-divers. For they have succeeded in walking upside down with their feet on the underside of the ice

Background imageHobbies Collection: The Northumberland Junior Chess Championships at George Stephenson School

The Northumberland Junior Chess Championships at George Stephenson School

Background imageHobbies Collection: Children playing in a chess compeition in 1996

Children playing in a chess compeition in 1996

Background imageHobbies Collection: Colonel-General Bill Bursell with his Napoleonic soldiers and cannon

Colonel-General Bill Bursell with his Napoleonic soldiers and cannon

Background imageHobbies Collection: The siege of Oxford Street, 1972, was quashed in three minutes flat by a single traffic

The siege of Oxford Street, 1972, was quashed in three minutes flat by a single traffic warden

Background imageHobbies Collection: Children playing in a chess competition

Children playing in a chess competition

Background imageHobbies Collection: Litttle and large! A scaled down working VW and its mini Echo caravan with full sized

Litttle and large! A scaled down working VW and its mini Echo caravan with full sized versions in the background

Background imageHobbies Collection: Mr. R. H. Walton chairman of the Northumberland Pistol Club and mr

Mr. R. H. Walton chairman of the Northumberland Pistol Club and mr. David Javan, secretary, with an early type of Turkish cannon which will be ceremonially fired at Ponteland

Background imageHobbies Collection: 11 year old Simon Florence concentrates hard in his chess match

11 year old Simon Florence concentrates hard in his chess match

Background imageHobbies Collection: Two men playing chess

Two men playing chess

Background imageHobbies Collection: Mrs. Connor of The Black Horse Inn, Barlow, County Durham with the chess set that is very

Mrs. Connor of The Black Horse Inn, Barlow, County Durham with the chess set that is very popular in their pub

Background imageHobbies Collection: Children concentrating on their chess boards and each other at chess club

Children concentrating on their chess boards and each other at chess club

Background imageHobbies Collection: Chess master Mike Basman playing 30 games at once at North Shields Chess clubs 40th

Chess master Mike Basman playing 30 games at once at North Shields Chess clubs 40th anniversary

Background imageHobbies Collection: Schoolboy Tim Wall crowned his victory in a junior chess championship when he defeated a

Schoolboy Tim Wall crowned his victory in a junior chess championship when he defeated a former British champion in a senior tournament

Background imageHobbies Collection: The Evening Chronicles chess columnist 'The Bishop'

The Evening Chronicles chess columnist "The Bishop"
The Evening Chronicles chess columnist " The Bishop" faces up to a challenge from 10 year old Kirstey Williams

Background imageHobbies Collection: Check mate... The games up for one competitor in the mid Northumberland chess congress

Check mate... The games up for one competitor in the mid Northumberland chess congress
Check mate..... The games up for one competitor in the mid Northumberland chess congress

Background imageHobbies Collection: Former Conservative Party leader Ted Heath at the helm of Morning Cloud yacht. May 1975

Former Conservative Party leader Ted Heath at the helm of Morning Cloud yacht. May 1975

Background imageHobbies Collection: Record collector: Mr. Brodetsky a Leeds record collector seen here with his collection

Record collector: Mr. Brodetsky a Leeds record collector seen here with his collection. 1955 A147-003

Background imageHobbies Collection: The Reverend Geoffrey Smith, the vicar of St. Michael

The Reverend Geoffrey Smith, the vicar of St. Michaels and All Angels Church in Lilleshall, Shropshire, painting one of his model buses. April 1975 75-02158-005

Background imageHobbies Collection: Record collector: Mr. Brodetsky a Leeds record collector seen here with his collection

Record collector: Mr. Brodetsky a Leeds record collector seen here with his collection. 1955 A147-002

Background imageHobbies Collection: Leamington youngsters are enjoying their Christmas presents - skateboards

Leamington youngsters are enjoying their Christmas presents - skateboards, in Jephson Gardens. 30th December 1977

Background imageHobbies Collection: Toboggaaining over the snow at The Grove, Kenilworth Road, Coventry

Toboggaaining over the snow at The Grove, Kenilworth Road, Coventry. 3rd January 1963

Background imageHobbies Collection: Pensioner John Potter has lost the heart for his life-long hobby of kleek growing after

Pensioner John Potter has lost the heart for his life-long hobby of kleek growing after his latest show crop was deliberately destroyed in August 1984

Background imageHobbies Collection: Peter Rhodes who is a competitor in the Beamish Museum Leek Show with two of his exhibits

Peter Rhodes who is a competitor in the Beamish Museum Leek Show with two of his exhibits in September 1996

Background imageHobbies Collection: Gardener Paul Harrigans facination with growing giant vegetables clinched him a

Gardener Paul Harrigans facination with growing giant vegetables clinched him a place in the recrod books when he shattered the previous best for the worlds heaviest pot leek

Background imageHobbies Collection: Leek grower Alan Rowntree is pulling out all the stops to protect his prize leeks in

Leek grower Alan Rowntree is pulling out all the stops to protect his prize leeks in August 1981. He has installed floodlighting and puts in all night vigils to fend of theives

Background imageHobbies Collection: One of the many leek and flower shows that take place in the North East in September 1998

One of the many leek and flower shows that take place in the North East in September 1998

Background imageHobbies Collection: A gardener on the Ponteland allotments where his competition leeks

A gardener on the Ponteland allotments where his competition leeks and onions were ripped up overnight in August 1995

Background imageHobbies Collection: Everyone is talking Tribbles and Klingons at the Crest Hotel in Newcastle

Everyone is talking Tribbles and Klingons at the Crest Hotel in Newcastle, as it plays host to the Gallieo Con III

Background imageHobbies Collection: A general view of a leek and flower show at the Lancastian Suite of the Federation

A general view of a leek and flower show at the Lancastian Suite of the Federation Brewery in Dunston, Gateshead in September 1997

Background imageHobbies Collection: Joe Jones has done it again in September 1983. For the second year running Joe

Joe Jones has done it again in September 1983. For the second year running Joe
Joe Jones has done it again in September 1983

Background imageHobbies Collection: A travelling library in March 1985 gives people in outlying areas a chance to browse

A travelling library in March 1985 gives people in outlying areas a chance to browse and shows just what can be done with a commercial vehicle

Background imageHobbies Collection: Steve White with his giant prize winning leeks in September 1994

Steve White with his giant prize winning leeks in September 1994

Background imageHobbies Collection: A jubilant Patricia Hall with husband Tom at their Blyth allotment

A jubilant Patricia Hall with husband Tom at their Blyth allotment. Patricias leeks were prize winners unlike Toms in September 1994

Background imageHobbies Collection: A judge measuring one of the gigantic prize winning leeks in September 1997

A judge measuring one of the gigantic prize winning leeks in September 1997

Background imageHobbies Collection: Warwickshire Girl Guide patrol leaders marching to a service held in their jubilee camp

Warwickshire Girl Guide patrol leaders marching to a service held in their jubilee camp at Packington Park, near Meriden. 6th June 1960

Background imageHobbies Collection: A Steam engine rally in full flow at Hinckley, Leicestershire. 5th September 1983

A Steam engine rally in full flow at Hinckley, Leicestershire. 5th September 1983

Background imageHobbies Collection: Members of the Northumbria Gliding Club with their new Rumanian glider the 1828B in which

Members of the Northumbria Gliding Club with their new Rumanian glider the 1828B in which they hope to set some new club height and distance records in March 1977

Background imageHobbies Collection: A glider at Northumbria Gliding club getting positioned for take off in February 1995

A glider at Northumbria Gliding club getting positioned for take off in February 1995



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