Where in the UK are you from?

[Rusty]

I have just looked through all the posts on the UK forum and this question does not seem to have been asked.


I am from Barnsley in The People's Republic of South Yorkshire, made famous by;

Arthur Scargill
Geoff Boycott
Michael Parkinson
Sam Nixon (Pop Idol loser who is now a children's presenter)

amongst many many others......


Rusty

 

[Mufftrix]

Derbyshire, Buxton land of the bottled water ha-ha!

 

[Rusty]

Any famous Buxtonians Mufftrix?


Rusty

 

[Mufftrix]

Any famous Buxtonians Mufftrix?


Rusty

A quick look on wikipedia ha-ha!

• Vera Brittain (1893–1970): author of Testament of Youth and mother of Shirley Williams
• Tim Brooke-Taylor: comedy actor and one of The Goodies
• Lloyd Cole: musician and songwriter, frontman of Lloyd Cole and the Commotions
• Henry Guppy
• Bruno Langley: actor in Coronation Street
• Elizabeth Spriggs (1929-2008): actress
• Robert Stevenson (1905-1986): director of many Disney films including Mary Poppins
• Dave Lee Travis: former BBC Radio 1 DJ

 

[Jefflan]

Not so "Sunny" Bournemouth, Dorset. Virginia Wade
Amanda Holden
Many, many others (not) lol

 

[Rusty]

DLT a fellow beard wearing pipe smoker - class

.........forgot, I only vape a pipe these days - I wonder if he does?


Rusty

 

[Rusty]

Jefflan

Virginia - still the last British Wimbledon Singles Champion

Never been to Bournemouth - my mate loves the place though


Rusty

 

[Jefflan]

Jefflan

Virginia - still the last British Wimbledon Singles Champion

Never been to Bournemouth - my mate loves the place though


Rusty

Like all these places Russ, Great when the sun's shining. Lucky to be by the sea but when you live here you just don't appreciate it as you should. Also the town goes stupid every summer

 

[spike]

Southwest London: Cardinal Wolsey, Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn, to name drop a few.

 

[Jefflan]

Southwest London: Cardinal Wolsey, Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn, to name drop a few.

Anne Boleyn. The first English queen to be publicly executed. Anyone top that? lol

 

[Rusty]

Spike,

London is the centre of all things English according to the government and the rest of the world - you will have loads more famous people than the rest of us - how come you have picked people a Yorkshire Pudding, who dropped history like a hot potato, has never heard of?


Rusty

Jefflan - I would love to live by the sea - our nearest resort is Cleethorpes, a good hour and a bit away.

 

[ckc]

I'm from the Fred Dibnah and Peter Kay town. And down the road from TW

 

[Rusty]

I'm from the Fred Dibnah and Peter Kay town. And down the road from TW

Ahhhh.........Bolton in Lancashire,,,I've been there.

We have a Bolton-on-Dearne around here, not quite as cosmopolitan


Rusty

 

[ckc]

PMSL Never heard Bolton called cosmopolitan before! Its as good as anywhere,nice neighbours,thats what counts.

 

[drasim]

All you northerners and your 'council pop'

I'm from Bristol. There's nothing particularly exciting about Bristol, so i'll just say that the cider is great around here

 

[Rusty]

Come on then drasim, who are the famous Bristolians?!!


Rusty

 

[Jefflan]

Quick Wikepedia check coming on methinks

 

[Rusty]

Cary Grant was born in Bristol - do not get much more famous than him!


Rusty

 

[Jefflan]

Who was she? Only jokin lol

 

[Rusty]

There is a female Carrie Grant, wife of the David Grant(ex Linx singer and Pop Idol voice coach).

They have a children's programme on cbeebies called 'Carrie and David's Pop Shop'.

I have got young children Jefflan - honest lol


Rusty