At times we are despondent and encourage negative thoughts concerning the village and imagine a thousand other places we would prefer to live. The village has problems,however,other areas also have similar challenges and it is easy to ignore the positive aspects of living in Burradon and Camperdown.
It was not that many years ago that the village was derelict and the sense of community was disappearing,however,with the hard work of many different groups in the village and with the support of North Tyneside Council, Places for People, ward Councillors and Northumbria Police, we have been able to reverse the years of decline and revitalise the sense of community spirit.
We imagine there are many sceptics reading this article and shaking their heads in disbelief. Fortunately, we have the evidence in the form of a survey which Andy Warriner Places for People recently conducted and the findings are detailed below:
Respondent Num Question 1 - what do you like about Burradon & Camperdown?
1 everything
2 Friendly people. New school & welfare facilities
3 New school & recreation ground. Pit wheel in remembrance of Burr pit & workmen. Flower beds installed by residents and upkeep by council
4 Left blank
5 Live in area all my life
6 Looking very nice. The flower tubs are an asset
7 Still a community spirit from origins of mining.
8 Moved back to Burradon, and 'found the friendliness still there'.
9 Left blank
10 Nothing at all
11 Left blank
12 Left blank
13 Friendliness of residents, good park, social club and pubs, Flowers & big wheel.
14 Friendly
15 The scenery - walkways - the pond - seeing the swans & ducks etc.
16 It is home
17 Friendly people
18 small friendly area
19 A very friendly village
20 Left blank
21 Friendly people, buses to many areas
22 Not as much as we used to
23 The village as a whole. Residents are very friendly. From someone from elsewhere, I feel I have been accepted as a local and feel
very much at home
24 The people & community spirit
25 We still have a post office. Good bus service.
26 Excellent school….
27 Left blank
28 Good neighbours
29 Since I moved into Burradon… I have been welcomed into the community & I have felt more at home here than anywhere else I have lived before
30 People are nice & friendly
31 Left blank
32 I love living on Cheviot Gr. All neighbours are friendly and helpful. It is very near to open fields & I enjoy walking round the area.
33 …'Friends are here. Lunch club'.
34 n/a
35 Left blank
36 quiet, community spirit. Tidy
37 the village life & friendly people. Also has a fairly good range of services.
38 warm friendly people. Lovely area.
39 I don't really know, but I've lived here now for about 40 years and there can't be that much wrong with it.
40 not a lot'
41 it is in easy reach of Newcastle.
42 (family all from here)
43 quiet and peaceful.
44 Friendly. No hassle.
45 friendly people.
46 lived here all my life.
47 (liked it before, but not now)
48 the new school, the lake and the park. Friendly people who work in the area such as the postmaster and people who work in the local shops.
49 closeness to local amenities / transport links. New sporting facilities / school.
50 people friendly. Community spirit. Progress that has been made.
51 Left blank
52 plenty of shops. Club. Bars.
53 friendliness
54 not a lot…..
55 friendly. Quiet at times. Local pubs and shops. Post office, pharmacy, allotment(?)
56
57 it always was a good village, and we are getting iback to what it was.
58 the new park and the new sitting area. And how much cleaner Burradon is being kept.
59 friendly people. Events at Kirkdale court.
60 I like my bungalow and where it is. …. Love my neighbours.
61 I still look at Burradon as being a village. Everyone is still so friendly.
62 The people in the main are very friendly.
63 Small ex pit village and would like it to retain friendliness that prevailed. Pit wheel monument identifies heritage. Church of the good shepherd.
Social club. Burradon Farm Towers - historical name plate.
64 … It also still feels quite safe. It is also quite friendly and pleasant. The regeneration of the pit heap has been good. It is beautiful & wild.
That’s my favourite place.
65 Village life…. Majority of people are friendly.
66 The new park & school are a great improvement
67 The small village community with good neighbours.
68 The laid back village type atmosphere around the area.
69 Good local bus service
70 Friendly
71 Quiet, friendly, mainly tidy.
72 Very quiet, good neighbours, children get on well together. Community must be maintained. Good efforts.
73 Sports facilities. Public houses.
Analysis
33 cite friendliness or community spirit as what they like about B & C. This was really striking in analysing results and matches my own experience.
Others (8) say similar warm things such as 'it's home / its my home / lived here all my life, friends are here
2 like flower beds
Survey for older people, but several younger people completed it too.(7) Of these, 4 mentioned new school and / or new park, which seemed very high.
2 mentioned PfP's Kirkdale Court & lunch club.
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