Fence Houses

There is a papercraft show at Rainton Arena, It is Sunday 23rd January between 10am-3pm

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Who’s Joe? this card is hand painted and the lettering is done in a xmas glitter.

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I recently purchased this photo. I will enlarge the section of the boy bottom right, lets see if we can solve the mystery of who he is?

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RESEARCH will take a back seat when an acclaimed academic comes from Down Under for the Wear-Tyne derby. Gavin Kitching is normally 10,400 miles away, in his role as Professor of Politics at the University of South Wales in Sydney, Australia. The internationally-renowned political scientist has written books on revolutionary philosophers, economic history and Third [...]

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First New Year baby in Sunderland was Georgia Ann Henry, pictured here with parents Allan Henry and Hannah Wood. SURPRISE arrivals gave parents double cause for New Year celebrations as their newborns were delivered on Wearside. The first 24 hours of 2011 were busy for Sunderland Royal Hospital’s maternity unit, with nine births on the [...]

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IT’S panto season again, with a host of tops shows vying for your custom around the North East. Here’s a round-up of what you can see, and where. PANTO legends Ray Spencer and Bob Stott are leading the Christmas capers at the Customs House. The South Shields venue reckons this year’s show, Puss In Boots, [...]

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    　    Rob Gray is gearing up for the fight he never dreamed he could have.The 17-year-old was born with talipes – a painful condition where his feet were back to front. But after endless operations on both legs throughout his childhood, Rob, of Ravensworth Avenue, Fence Houses, is now in training for [...]

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Dennis, I got this from E-bay, my dad seems to think this is around 1960 of Fence Houses station.  I donated a copy of this to the Fence Houses book last year. Regards Andrew

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Story Submitted by Andrew Slack Newcastle V Sunderland Sunday 31st October 2010 This extract was taken from the guardian in 2005. On Sunday afternoon, about one million people in Tyne and Wear and an additional million more from the North-East’s diaspora, will watch and listen to what they consider to be the most important match [...]

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Opening 22nd of November 2010! Open 7am ‘til 3pm Monday to Friday As of the 22nd of November Fencehouses will have a brand-new place-to-be!  That’s right, The Station  will be opening  its doors to local lad Chef Eddy Arries (that’s Ed Wesley in Elvis appreciation circles!) who be cookin’ up a whole lotta food in [...]

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