My Dad's bench


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I'm glad he would have liked that :)

We scattered my Dad in the river at Stanhope as he said he liked the idea of floating past his favourite places on the way out to sea. He wanted to go through Weardale, through Durham where he spent a lot of time as a child train spotting in Wharton Park, through Washington where he lived most of his adult life and the past the SOL of course. The breeze caught while we were scattering and poor Bob (my collie) ended up a bit dusty. He would have found that funny.
If you don’t mind can I borrow that? That’s how I’d like to go.
Looks fab that.

I'm leaving a bit in my will to get me a bench somewhere.

"Paddy O'Dors 1967 - 2069
Sunderland 'til he died"

On the engraved bit

Have it in Pompey. We may pick up a fan or two through it. Still supporting from beyond the grave.
 
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We had to ask for it through the DCC Estates department then we paid for the bench and the installation costs.
Always wondered how you did this, my mother is 60 next year and I'm going to look into getting one for my Nana.
She is buried miles away and my Mam doesn't drive and always feels bad that she can't see her grave. Got a few places in mind and I reckon this would be the perfect gift.
Definitely be the number one son if I can sort it :D
 
I know several people on here visit Stanhope often. It's on the main road, about half way between the ford and Greenfoot holiday park. My Dad loved Weardale and they had a static van there for many years. It's a long slow climb back to the caravan site. He always used to stop about here and say "aaaaahs paggared! I wish there was a bench here!" Going to go back next spring and throw a load of bee and butterfly wild flower seeds around it. I still miss him so much especially on match days.

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Always wondered how you did this, my mother is 60 next year and I'm going to look into getting one for my Nana.
She is buried miles away and my Mam doesn't drive and always feels bad that she can't see her grave. Got a few places in mind and I reckon this would be the perfect gift.
Definitely be the number one son if I can sort it :D
Is it in Durham County?

Ringing them was useless. I had to create an account on their website and took a bit to find the right department but once I got through it was fairly straight forward. Took a while for mails to turn around but based on a map I give them they did have someone out checking out the areas. I can't remember my login but will have it at home. If you or anyone else (@EchoMan) want to know what department, give me a PM and that will remind me to look it up tonight, then I will post the info here.
 
Lovely gesture....

We have 2 at the Stables Pub in Herrington for my folks. My mam actually got them sorted before she died and had the pleasure of seeing them and also picking where they should go....we just had to add the “end” date to the carving and move them up there.

Love seeing people on them having a drink and a crafty fag!
 
Some poolie builders done a job for me.
Weeks earlier theyd all been playing golf up seahouses or somewhere, all went up in 1 transit!
Gaffer gets back n the scruffy twats had nicked 3 memorial benches to sit on on the way home. He forced them to get the feck back up n resite them!:lol:
 
Is it in Durham County?

Ringing them was useless. I had to create an account on their website and took a bit to find the right department but once I got through it was fairly straight forward. Took a while for mails to turn around but based on a map I give them they did have someone out checking out the areas. I can't remember my login but will have it at home. If you or anyone else (@EchoMan) want to know what department, give me a PM and that will remind me to look it up tonight, then I will post the info here.
It will be a bit before I organise it but I'm happy for any info you can provide to make it easier mate, thanks.
 
It will be a bit before I organise it but I'm happy for any info you can provide to make it easier mate, thanks.
Register on www.durham.gov.uk, go to services and click more services at the bottom. Then go to ‘seating and benches’. It does then say ‘use this form to report a fault with a seat or bench’, but going to next/details shows it is more than just that. When you click ‘request a new seat or bench’ the form changes and asks if it is a memorial seat or bench.

You can upload files or give more information. I made a screenshot of google maps, then put the numbers 1-3 in order of preference for where we wanted it. They checked out what was possible, reported back what was possible then asked about the dedication plaque etc. Apparently it is a bit further down the road to where we marked on the map. I’ve not been to see it yet, but I’m tempted to have a bottle of double maxim on it when I do.
 
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