The secret of a long and happy life? 4G!
In issue 149, I wrote about Amble’s War Memorial. For this issue I had the privilege of interviewing a man who was born while they were still building said memorial.
George Young celebrated his 100th birthday just before Christmas, receiving his card from King Charles and Queen Camilla. His family presented him with a photo book of memories entitled ‘100 years of George, young by name and young by nature.’
George Young with his card from the King and Queen
George was born in Marine Road and spent much of his youth outside on the adjacent grassed area, where he could play football, cricket, tennis, and golf.
Brother Eddie took him along to a Duke’s School sports day and he was in awe of the sports fields there. So, when he finally made it to the school himself, he was a member of the school cricket team and became captain of the football team.
In his youth, he saw an R101 airship sailing over Amble. On a visit to Acklington Aerodrome he recalls seeing a spitfire and marvelling at its speed. He watched a German bomber fly over Amble, strafing Windsor Terrace and Hauxley Colliery. On another occasion he attended an incident in Alnmouth, where a German bomber had caused a number of casualties.
R101 airship
In 1943, at the age of 18, he was called up to the RAF. He was trained in RADAR, which at the time was top secret. During his training he was billeted in the Royal Albert Hall Mansions, which he said sounded very grand, but they had been stripped to the bare bones and had no heating. Here he experienced the London Smog. After a time in Cheshire, servicing radar units, he was posted to Bombay. and finished the war in Ceylon.
After being demobbed he joined the Civil Service and worked in the Ministries of Work, Food and National Insurance.
In 1947, a colleague, invited George along to Amble Cricket Club and here he met Lorna whom he married in 1952. They had 68 happy years together. (Lorna ran a ladies clothes and drapery shop, bearing her name, now the site of Raggy Dolls.) George and Lorna have one daughter, Valerie, and two grandchildren, Lucy and Olivia.
In 1961, George took the opportunity to train as a teacher at Alnwick College, housed in Alnwick Castle. His first post was at Broomhill. He then moved to Red Row, then Amble Dovecote Street and finally Edwin Street schools. He served 26 years under three headmasters Messrs. Bowman, Hellawell and Morton. He helped educate more than one generation of Amble children, my own included.
George has witnessed enormous changes in Amble; at the harbour, from the heyday of the mining and fishing industries to the current emphasis on tourism. He joined St. Cuthbert’s Church choir in 1933 and remembers a harvest festival service when the congregation was so big, seats had to be put in the aisle to accommodate everyone. That day the choir had to process in single file as there was no room for the customary procession.
And the 4G? Grandchildren, Golf, Gardening, and Greenhouse. As for any other 4G, he will leave that to a younger generation.
George was made an honorary member of both Warkworth and Foxton golf clubs on his birthday. He still enjoys a game of golf when the circumstances allow.
Vivienne Dalgliesh
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My wife was diagnosed of Parkinson’s Disease at age 61. She had severe calf pain, muscle pain, tremors, slurred speech, frequent falls, loss of balance, difficulty in getting up from sitting position. She was put on Senemet for 6 months and then Siferol was introduced and replaced the Senemet. During this time span she was also diagnosed with dementia. She started having hallucinations and lost touch with reality. Last year, our family doctor started her on Uine Health Centre PD-5 formula, 2 months into treatment she improved dramatically. At the end of the full treatment course, the disease is totally under control. No case of dementia, hallucination, weakness, muscle pain or tremors. My wife is strong again and has gone on with her daily activities as I share this experience. I’m surprised a lot of PWP haven’t heard of PD-5 formula. we got the treatment from their website uinehealthcentre. com