Some favourite links, can't remember if I sent them before or even if this is where I got them from but here goes :-)) some great photos of the region here, http://www.freefoto.com/pictures/uknorthumbria/north_shields/index.asp Books North East http://books.north-east.co.uk/ Catherine Cookson http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/cookson.htm Look up com. http://www.lookupuk.com/main.html Geordies rule, http://www.geordies.force9.co.uk/ Teesdale 2000, http://www.teesdale2000.co.uk/ ThomWeb, http://www.infospace.com/uk.thomw/ http://www.darlingtonweb.com/default.asp http://www.westaucklandweb.co.uk/ http://www.airport.teesside.com/ http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/ ttfn Marion --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.211 / Virus Database: 100 - Release Date: 14/11/2000