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***Newcastle Historian*** · October 18th, 2009, 07:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bigchrisfgb

Yes, SkyBar's usually are the first sticky, so hopefully a mod will have a little look on here and do us another favour.

I'll ask them to do that.

bigchrisfgb · October 18th, 2009, 12:43 PM

Yay, now it's a sticky.

TownPlanningNE · October 18th, 2009, 05:39 PM

Not sure if anybody has ever seen this video but I think it shows the city off brilliantly!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xwOpDHypcc

bigchrisfgb · October 18th, 2009, 05:57 PM

54 threads already and counting.

Lets hope our activity keeps up.

Dan_NUFC · October 18th, 2009, 06:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TownPlanningNE

Not sure if anybody has ever seen this video but I think it shows the city off brilliantly!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xwOpDHypcc

Yep, I've seen it before and you're right, it's fantastic. I love the shot of all the bridges across the Tyne.

NewcastleStu · October 18th, 2009, 07:40 PM

Well done Jenson Button, great drive!

bigchrisfgb · October 18th, 2009, 07:44 PM

Aye, well done Jenson Button, it looks as though he can only overtake on corners, I guess he's confident that he can brake later then anyone else, or the car is actually capable of it. Anyway Mclaren seemed to have a car that is faster on the straights, so I think it will be much more closer next year. Brawn will need to increase the speed of their cars on the straights if they are to win next year.

bigchrisfgb · October 19th, 2009, 10:26 PM

Well, less then a week in to our new Sub-Forum and the whole of the NE and Humberside have posted over half a thousand posts.

All I can say is keep it up.

P.S. It does say over 20,000 but that is also including all the threads that where transferd across.

johnnypd · October 19th, 2009, 10:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bigchrisfgb

Well, less then a week in to our new Sub-Forum and the whole of the NE and Humberside have posted over half a thousand posts.

All I can say is keep it up.

P.S. It does say over 20,000 but that is also including all the threads that where transferd across.

what's the stats breakdown for each individual subforum, ie newcastle, sunderland, teesside, humberside?

***Newcastle Historian*** · October 20th, 2009, 01:58 AM

Can I ask for a few opinions.

We already have the Newcastle Metro Area Photography thread, as a STICKY. I am sure that over time, this will regularly fill up with NEW photos that we take around the City, and elsewhere.

Now, I am also hoping that, similarly, the Historic Newcastle thread builds up with lot's of photos from bygone days . . there are already some great ones in there, mainly from maxtoon.

To help with that, I was wondering if anyone would object if I asked the mods to also make the Historic Newcastle thread a sticky. We don't want too many sticky's, but I think that this one would probably be the last.

Anyway, what do you think?

Dan_NUFC · October 20th, 2009, 02:08 AM

I think it's got the potential to be a popular thread and it'd be worth stickying it, yeah.

johnnypd · October 20th, 2009, 02:12 AM

Agreed.

NewcastleStu · October 20th, 2009, 06:39 PM

Deffo sticky the photography. I'd imagine a lot of visitors to this forum and indeed the area itself will be interested in this.

***Newcastle Historian*** · October 20th, 2009, 06:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NewcastleStu

Deffo sticky the photography. I'd imagine a lot of visitors to this forum and indeed the area itself will be interested in this.

ok, thanks everyone, I'll ask the mods on the 'thread naming etc' thread!

bigchrisfgb · October 20th, 2009, 09:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by johnnypd

what's the stats breakdown for each individual subforum, ie newcastle, sunderland, teesside, humberside?

I'm not sure, but it does seem to be that since the Sub Forum opened, it is Newcastle top, Sunderland 2nd, Hull 3rd, then Middlesbrough last.

I for one am surprised at Hull's position.

bigchrisfgb · October 20th, 2009, 09:46 PM

Anyway lads, I was thinking about creating a Newcastle meet up thread. Many other Sub-Forums have these, and as stickies, but they don't seem to be full of life, only doing so onve or twice a year. So I thought it would be wise for us to just use this thread for that purpose aswell. I don't think it's worth creating a thread that will only gain 50 posts a year.

bigchrisfgb · October 21st, 2009, 10:24 PM

Okay, so this is actually nearly done, but still worth a thread for the next few months.

I was in town today, and alot of it seemed to be getting re-pathed. Along with it being re-pathed, Low Friar St is being cut off, and for some reason they are re-enforcing the ground before they re-pathe it.
St Andrews church has also had some work done on it aswell, and alot of the repathing work is being done directly outside of it, which is a good thing, because the path there is old, cracked and subsiding/dipping.

This road will also be closed to traffic on Sunday.

Geordie Ahmed · October 21st, 2009, 10:33 PM

Newgate Street is going to be so thin once all the work is done - i guess it will only be one way like it is now?

TownPlanningNE · October 21st, 2009, 10:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bigchrisfgb

Low Friar St is being cut off.

What do you mean it is being cut off?

johnnypd · October 21st, 2009, 10:40 PM

isn't it already cut off?

October 18th, 2009, 12:43 PM	#22
bigchrisfgb The Legend Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Newcastle Posts: 10,053 Likes (Received): 49	Yay, now it's a sticky. __________________ The stars are falling into bombs! Newcastle Metro Area

October 18th, 2009, 05:57 PM	#24
bigchrisfgb The Legend Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Newcastle Posts: 10,053 Likes (Received): 49	54 threads already and counting. Lets hope our activity keeps up. __________________ The stars are falling into bombs! Newcastle Metro Area

October 18th, 2009, 07:44 PM	#27
bigchrisfgb The Legend Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Newcastle Posts: 10,053 Likes (Received): 49	Aye, well done Jenson Button, it looks as though he can only overtake on corners, I guess he's confident that he can brake later then anyone else, or the car is actually capable of it. Anyway Mclaren seemed to have a car that is faster on the straights, so I think it will be much more closer next year. Brawn will need to increase the speed of their cars on the straights if they are to win next year. __________________ The stars are falling into bombs! Newcastle Metro Area

October 19th, 2009, 10:26 PM	#28
bigchrisfgb The Legend Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Newcastle Posts: 10,053 Likes (Received): 49	Well, less then a week in to our new Sub-Forum and the whole of the NE and Humberside have posted over half a thousand posts. All I can say is keep it up. P.S. It does say over 20,000 but that is also including all the threads that where transferd across. __________________ The stars are falling into bombs! Newcastle Metro Area

October 20th, 2009, 09:46 PM	#36
bigchrisfgb The Legend Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Newcastle Posts: 10,053 Likes (Received): 49	Anyway lads, I was thinking about creating a Newcastle meet up thread. Many other Sub-Forums have these, and as stickies, but they don't seem to be full of life, only doing so onve or twice a year. So I thought it would be wise for us to just use this thread for that purpose aswell. I don't think it's worth creating a thread that will only gain 50 posts a year. __________________ The stars are falling into bombs! Newcastle Metro Area

October 18th, 2009, 05:39 PM	#23
TownPlanningNE Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Durham/Newcastle Posts: 1,570 Likes (Received): 1	Not sure if anybody has ever seen this video but I think it shows the city off brilliantly! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xwOpDHypcc

October 18th, 2009, 07:40 PM	#26
NewcastleStu Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 1,177 Likes (Received): 6	Well done Jenson Button, great drive!

October 20th, 2009, 01:58 AM	#30
*Newcastle Historian* Moderator and Archivist Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newcastle upon Tyne Posts: 15,128 Likes (Received): 71	Can I ask for a few opinions. We already have the *Newcastle Metro Area Photography* thread, as a STICKY. I am sure that over time, this will regularly fill up with NEW photos that we take around the City, and elsewhere. Now, I am also hoping that, similarly, the Historic Newcastle thread builds up with lot's of photos from bygone days . . there are already some great ones in there, mainly from maxtoon. To help with that, I was wondering if anyone would object if I asked the mods to also make the Historic Newcastle thread a sticky. We don't want too many sticky's, but I think that this one would probably be the last. Anyway, what do you think?

October 20th, 2009, 02:08 AM	#31
Dan_NUFC Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Newcastle Posts: 233 Likes (Received): 0	I think it's got the potential to be a popular thread and it'd be worth stickying it, yeah.

October 20th, 2009, 02:12 AM	#32
johnnypd Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Newcastle/Edinburgh Posts: 6,088 Likes (Received): 8	Agreed.

October 20th, 2009, 06:39 PM	#33
NewcastleStu Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 1,177 Likes (Received): 6	Deffo sticky the photography. I'd imagine a lot of visitors to this forum and indeed the area itself will be interested in this.

October 21st, 2009, 10:24 PM	#37
bigchrisfgb The Legend Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Newcastle Posts: 10,053 Likes (Received): 49	Newgate Street - Developments Okay, so this is actually nearly done, but still worth a thread for the next few months. I was in town today, and alot of it seemed to be getting re-pathed. Along with it being re-pathed, Low Friar St is being cut off, and for some reason they are re-enforcing the ground before they re-pathe it. St Andrews church has also had some work done on it aswell, and alot of the repathing work is being done directly outside of it, which is a good thing, because the path there is old, cracked and subsiding/dipping. This road will also be closed to traffic on Sunday. __________________ The stars are falling into bombs! Newcastle Metro Area

October 21st, 2009, 10:33 PM	#38
Geordie Ahmed Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne Posts: 963 Likes (Received): 0	Newgate Street is going to be so thin once all the work is done - i guess it will only be one way like it is now?

October 21st, 2009, 10:40 PM	#40
johnnypd Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Newcastle/Edinburgh Posts: 6,088 Likes (Received): 8	isn't it already cut off?

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