WOR BELLA NEWS
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Calling all Heroes!
Donations to The Alan Shearer Foundation
Wor Bella play programmes/scripts will be sold for £5 in Clapham and at the Newcastle Theatre Royal. All proceeds will be donated to the fantastic Alan Shearer Foundation, based in Newcastle.
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Collections after the 2022 tour raised £500. We are hoping to increase that in 2024!
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A huge thanks to Potts Prints UK (Cramlington) for the printing and supplying of the Wor Bella programmes.
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The Bread & Roses Theatre
- Tickets are on sale now (22-24 April)
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Wor Bella
- a poem by David Coe (December 2023)
Thank you to David Coe, of North Shields, Tyne and Wear, for this poem, Wor Bella, celebrating the life and football achievements of Blyth's Bella Reay.
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"Wor Bella"
This is the story of a legend called Bella
Whose football skills could equal any fella
On the South dock of Blyth she took up her station
Doing her bit for the town as well as the nation
Grafting 60 hours a week alongside her own kind
Munitions were the refuge for women left behind
It was noisy and dirty, it was dangerous and tough
But this Cowpen lass she was made of hard stuff
In those factory conditions where team spirit grew
A deep sense of community all these women knew
Since 1915 the football league had been suspended
So Bella and her mates took to the pitch as intended
Formed their own teams to help those families in need
Via charity matches with their own munitions cup league
Scoring a 133 goals in just that one season of time
Bella the centre forward she was one of a kind
A remarkable performance she really set the bar
In those two short years she had come really far
Her record and performance remains quite stellar
In the history of north east football up there is Bella
This Spartan lass earned the title, her pride and her place
To be up there among the greats we should all know her face
Today there’s so many footballers to talk about and inspire
But let’s not forget wor Bella she was someone to admire
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Geordie Plays (Vol.1), by Ed Waugh, is available to buy online
Playwright Ed Waugh's book of fabulous, North East (Geordie) history plays is now out! More than 500 copies sold.
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Published by Tyne Bridge Publishing, Newcastle, Geordie Plays (Vol.1) comprises:
Carrying David
Hadaway Harry
The Great Joe Wilson
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"Harry Clasper, Joe Wilson and Glenn McCrory; three Tyneside heroes, each with a magnificent tale to tell. It's important we are still talking about these icons who have added so much to our culture. And in his Geordie Plays, Ed Waugh brings to the stage the essence of what it means to battle against all odds to make an impact, in what is often a brutal and unforgiving world. The plays also reveal so much about how important regional heritage is and how the North East has a unique cultural identity that makes its people proud ." - Tyne Bridge Publishing.
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Also available to purchase via the Waterstones book retailer website.