As to be expected one or two things slipped our mind on a very busy evening. One was the Memories Book we placed at the back of the church. We really should’ve mentioned it more even though Terry did talk about it during his introduction. Anyway, a few eagle-eyed folk managed to find it and leave their comments. Many thanks to them. I’ve transcribed the entries below. Apologies if I’ve got names wrong.
A very enjoyable evening – The Burdis Family
Really informative and touching evening made me realise the enormity of the tragedy for the community of North Shields – Cllr Cath Davis
Lovely, nostalgic evening – B & W Lancaster
Great! – Philip
My mum lost many friends – touched by such a lovely tribute to all who was lost and everyones acts of bravery – C Kirkwood
My mam’s aunty, Doreen Kay was killed along with her 4 kids – Margaret and Jacky McDonald
Doreen Kay was my mam’s best friend. She had spent the afternoon sitting with in the back yard in Church Street in the sunshine. My mam couldn’t get in the shelter that night and she would have been sitting with Doreen – Shirley Maddison
My auntie Irene was tasked with recording the names of the deceased – Irene Farquharson
Absolutely superb. Thank you. – Linda Harris
Really enjoyed the evening. Well worth a trip from Yorkshire! – Andy and Gill Wilkinson