I remember going to the centenary 100 years in 1962. I went on my bike as I was too young to drive then but it was a great day out. They opened Balmbras Music Hall to celibrate the event and we played there on quite a number of occasions afterwards.

We took the bus from Balmbras abd it was heavy laden
Away we went aland Collingwood Street that's on the road to Blaydon