Personal Profiles

Paul Strong

Left the station in Dec 95 to go to Synpac as a production operator. Got a job on days in the development labs in 99. The company was taken over in 2001 and the dept I worked in was sold and is now called Angel Biotechnology, based in Cramlington. I carry out chemical analysis on the things we grow there. The web site is angelbio.com if you fancy a look.

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Chris Norris

HI EVERYONE REMEMBER ME I AM NOW AN N.V.Q. ASSESSER IN PAINTING AND DECORATING WORKING FOR BARNARDOS I HAVE WORKED HARD TO GAIN MY QUALIFICATIONS AND HAVE JUST GAINED MY ADULT LEARNERS TEACHING CERTIFICATE FROM CITY AND GUILDS.I AM NOW 47 AND STILL PLAYING RUGBY AND STILL ENJOYING IT HOPE TO SEE YOU AT THE REUNION. PLEASE KEEP IN TOUCH IT WOULD BE NICE TO HEAR FROM ANYONE REGARDS CHRIS NORRIS.

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Jim Blair

I have been around a bit since officially leaving Blyth in 1997, I was at Marmara CCGT Power Station in Turkey until April last year when I moved to the Middle East and took up the station managers job at Umm Al Nar power station in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. The existing plant is very old like Blyth with 60MW Skoda steam turbines so I feel very much at home. I expect to be here for some time as the region is proving very good for International Power

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George Batey

Here's an e-mail from a disappointed man who's photo wasn't on the web site, "a naa am from the toon, but I've lived in Blyth for 18 years now man!!!" Never mind though someday you might keep me on camera, maybe in May as I will be attending the reunion.
A few details of Mr Batey for your site. Age 63 -bald, but good looking - not a bad golfer either! Since leaving the power station I've lived the life of Reilly, golfing Mon, Wed, Fri and also in the winter league on a Sunday. Captain of the Seniors for two years, I was also vice chairman on the main committee for three years, wanting more stress free golfing I'm only the Seniors Secretary now, but it still keeps me busy arranging matches between the likes of Foxton, Warkworth, Rothbury, the Hirsel and so on and on.
Once a month I take different rambling clubs i.e. Nestles, Rowntrees, Tyneside, CHA and HF and any others that get in touch, on historic walks throughout Northumberland and the Borders. These historic walks I do are also going into a book I'm hoping to get published very soon, just another 90 pages to go, that about another four walks.
The wife and I love travelling around the Greek Islands for about four weeks a year with the odd trip to Goa and the likes. Quite honestly Bob there's not enough hours in the day, thank God the light nights are coming.

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Dave Nicholson

Since leaving BPS Marmara Turkey 3 years, STL 8 months and Production Manager the rest, now at Deeside was back as a STL but now Acting Production Manager. Still living in Winlaton, married 2 kids etc. What else do you need for your profile page? perhaps a questionnaire might be an idea.

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Brian Wood

A-stn ops /station services
Retired because of ill health with heart problems 1991
Never worked since( or before )
Moved from Chester Grove Blyth to a bungalow 40 Humford Green 1994 (could not manage stairs)
Suffered more heart problems 1996
In 2001 A series of illnesses ending in me having a heart transplant My thanks go to all concerned especially Lynda's (was on reception) daughter
since then things have become much better I have traveled into the Arctic circle, cruised the Med Gone up mountains in Austria & at the moment am looking forward to a trip to Madeira later this month then Canada & Alaska in June
I have taken up gliding and am trying to live life to the full.

To view a picture of me at the Arctic circle taken at midnight on 27/06/2003.Press here

After leaving Blyth, I went to work for Enron as a ctrl room operator at their Wilton plant on Teesside. Enron eventually went into liquidation and the plant was taken over by SembCorp. During my time at Wilton I was seconded onto days as a commissioning operator for various operational projects. I left Wilton in October 2006 to work off shore for Petrofac on the Total owned Gas & oil platform the Alwyn situated in the North North Sea, my roll on the platform is the operation of four gas turbines and the daily running of the platform utilities.

My three children are now young adults, have all done well for themselves, number one is working for the DVLA number two is a Nurse at Wansbeck and my son is in the Royal Navy and is about to join HMS Ocean. Well thats my life since leaving Blyth. To see a picture of the Alwyn press here