Jackie Charlton, A Tribute
The town of Ashington said farewell to Jack Charlton, today (Tuesday 21 st July), as the townsfolk came out in their thousands to honour a local legend and international footballing icon, he was also a pretty good Angler. The people of Ashington paid their respects to a bloke who never forgot where he came from as his funeral cortege passed by Beatrice Street, where Jack once lived, and carried on through the town on his farewell lap of honour before heading to Newcastle Crematorium. “Big Jack” was one of the few footballing folk to represent, as a manager, the rivals to whom he played for. He was also, perhaps, not given the credit he was due for his footballing career. Coming from the mining town of Ashington it was perhaps expected that he would follow his Dad and go down the pit after leaving school. He didn’t disappoint, though for Jack he spent just 1 day in the bowels of our earth, decided it wasn’t for him and enrolled as a Police cadet. A career in the force never materi