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2008 Apr 23 - Tribute to Harold Haskins (pictured right)...
2008 Mar 25 - Malcolm Scott of Quarry Cottage, Burradon is North Tyneside in Bloom winner 2007. More info and photos by clicking here...
2008 May 02 - WEBSITE NEWS: During the first quarter of 2008 there were 17,572 visits to the site with 140,454 pages accessed.
The Video section of the website has now been updated. The videos are now embeded into the page rather than having to download them, which I realised may have been off-putting to some, having security warnings pop-up. Give them another try! There is also a link to our own YouTube channel which includes a playlist of other videos relating to Burradon and mining, including 1974 Backworth colliery locos and mining underground in the 70s.
With great regret the Messageboard (Have Your Say) has been suspended. This is due to the amount of recent messages being automatically generated by spammers. We apologise for the inconvenience, but announcements etc will still be published on this page by writing to me at the email address on the Contact Us page. We welcome correspondence...
Greg Gregory writes: I am a keen amateur Scout archivist and I have been trying to research the history of a young Scout (F.R. Dodd) who was awarded a Scout bravery award in 1934 (14.03.34) and I would love to talk to any of his descendants or to anyone who recalls him. He would have attended the 1stBurradon Scout Group which was connected with the Church of the Good Shepherd. Any help would be much appreciated. Thank you. Regards, Greg
2008 Apr 04 - Old primary school soon to be demolished...
2008 Mar 25 - Drop in Morning on 15 March 2008. The coffee morning organised by the parishioners at the Church of the Good Shepherd and held on Saturday 15 March 2008 at Kirkdale Court. There were tombola stalls, cake stalls and raffles to raise funds for the Church. Tea and cakes were extremely popular and the event was well attended by the local community and everyone appeared to have a really enjoyable morning. Rev Angela Maughan was overwhelmed with the attendance and a grand sum of £420 was raised which will provide vital funds for the Church of the Good Shepherd. See Recent Gallery for photos of the event...
Archived news stories and galleries, including the opening of the new primary school by the Prime Minister, can be found on the News Page. Also see the Recent photo gallery for developments in pictures.
Image Galleries
Hundreds of Images old and new, including: Historic | The Colliery | Schools | New Primary School | Farm | Tower House | Recent Photos Galleries of recent events are also featured in some of our News Archive pages.
Visit our Video section for clips of Burradon and Camperdown from around fifteen years ago.
The Burradon and Camperdown Forum 
A residents' association who are the driving force behind this website and the vast improvements made in the community over the past ten years. Read the latest Newsletter and Minutes of monthly meetings, or learn about the history, goals and achievements of the organisation on the Forum Section Page. See the changes made to the village in the last ten years by downloading this photo document (Microsoft Word). The beginnings of the Forum's challenge were chronicled by Tyne Tees Television in two videos from 1998 and 2000.
Read one of the many articles and newspaper reports of past Forum projects including: Re-Decication of the War Memorial (Nurse's Cottage) | The construction of a Millennium Green | Creating a Pit Wheel Colliery Memorial | Refurbishment of the Mining Disaster Scroll. All include photo galleries.
See archived Forum newsletters: Newsletter 15 | Newsletter 14 | Newsletters 6, 8, 11, 12, 13;
Heritage and History
On the Heritage Section Front Page is a comprehensive range of articles, and links to background information, covering the history of Burradon and Camperdown.
Articles include: Prehistoric | Village Names | 1066-1819 | 1820-28 | 1829-58 | 1859-94 | Village Social Conditions | The Co-operative Society | 1895-1914 | 1915-present | Burradon Bowling Club, by Ralph Wilson | 1950s-1960s Planning Applications
See also Memories of local residents from the 20th Century including: John Litt: On the Farm | Honor Weightman: memories ; school | Diana Daniels: Putting the Tank to Bed; Office Row | Elizabeth Bowden: Leaving the Colliery Rows | Chris Wray: Camel's Hump | Irene Coates: Day Trips; Ball Boy for NUFC | John Robinson: Poems on the Coal Industry
The Colliery Disaster of 1860 has its own section where you can read in detail of this tragic event and see a list of victims.
- Recommended first time reading would be Honor Weightman's detailed and entertaining recollections of early 20th century life, or the beginnings of a coal mining village in the 1820-1828 article
Services and Links
Need a local service or information? Burradon Juniors Football Club, Church services, sporting events, social care or your member of Parliament, the Links page is sure to have what you are looking for.
The Heritage section also carries a comprehensive list of links highlighting the history of the North-East, including: A site dedicated to North East folk music and a site of 3D reconstructions highlighting various scenes from the North's past, including Woodhorn Colliery workings.
Where Are We?
In the Maps section there is a wide assortment of dates and scales. Modern location maps can be found on the Section Front Page, but the section also includes historic mapping: Pre-OS Maps |1st Edition OS 6 inch c.1858 | 2nd Ed c.1894 | 3rd Ed c.1915 | 4th Ed c.1940 | Boundaries and Field Names Map | Hill Head Farm 1800
Thinking of visiting this picturesque village? Visit the website of Burradon Farm Cottages for details of accommodation in a rural setting.
