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General Topics => All things that have nothing to do with Turkey => Topic started by: Scunner on December 15, 2007, 10:10:19 AM
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How amusing to see bickering over which is best, Leeds or Manchester :) A bit like which way would you like to be executed, hanging or lethal injection ;)
So, as an off-shoot, what is your home town famous for? I will leave mine for now, there isn't much [:o] Anyone actually remember the Barron Knights? :-\
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Can't see the point in this one Keith - as Manchester has no rivals:
London - a cosmopolitan mix where English people are a minority and crime is through the roof
Birmingham - in need of bulldozing and starting again (ps who can understand that whining accent)
Glasgow - only thing good to come out of there was Taggart!
Leeds - well already said enough............
Come to think of it I do like Newcastle.
So there we have it - No 1 Manchester - No 2 Newcastle.
Do you want to lock this topic now - not much point in carrying it on for Stoop to quote something from the Leeds Inward Investment Agency website!!! : :)
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Who said anything about rivals?
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Originally posted by Scunner
How amusing to see bickering over which is best, Leeds or Manchester :) A bit like which way would you like to be executed, hanging or lethal injection ;)
So, as an off-shoot, what is your home town famous for? I will leave mine for now, there isn't much [:o] Anyone actually remember the Barron Knights? :-\
Did I miss this debate at some point? I just cant see how any individual on here has the knowledge or wherewithall to make a sound judgement.
The fact is that both Leeds and Manchester are two vibrant, major cities with fantastic night life, shops, theatres , rich area's and rough ghettos . I love them both. In summary they both encapsulate (like that word eh?) everything that you would find in a major city.
They are both northern cities cut from the same cloth at opposite sides of the pennines. That simple really.
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Does anyone want to point out the merits of their home town, as the title suggests, or just to bore us all to death about whether Leeds or Manchester is better?
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Footwear, Alan Carr and Adrian Mole
Other than that it's a dump
- Northampton
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and a big lift shaft in the sky, or have they got rid of that :)
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No...the shaft is now a listed national heritage site (or something like that!)
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quote:
Originally posted by Scunner
How amusing to see bickering over which is best, Leeds or Manchester :) A bit like which way would you like to be executed, hanging or lethal injection ;)
So, as an off-shoot, what is your home town famous for? I will leave mine for now, there isn't much [:o] Anyone actually remember the Barron Knights? :-\
LOL, I do :-\
William Dampier, quite a notable explorer, a few hundred years ago.... (Dead)
The Famous 'Glovers, Sloping Pitch' (Gone :()
Umm.. Gloves... dare I say :D ;) (In decline :()
Ian Botham.... (Still alive ;))
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Ah, the centre of the international glove mafia huh
Ok, now remember Leighton Buzzard is a small town, not like the magnificently impressive likes of Leeds or Manchester :D
Famous locals: Bob Monkhouse (not as tall as he looks on TV, especially since death), Kris Akabussi, Darren Gough.
From Area: Al Murray, Kajagoogoo (not my fault), The Barron Knights (again nothing to blame me for)
The home of Lipton Tea and Gossard Skimps (till they moved them abroad :) )
Most famous sand in the world (I'm struggling now lol) - LB exports sand to Saudi Arabia amongst others. Scenes from The Divinci Code were filmed in OUR sand quarries ;)
Yeah ok, it's a bit dull (but not as bad as Northampton).
Leighton Buzzard was offered as something that should be dumped in Room 101 by micro 'stars' Mel & Sue (who?) mainly because their act died there. Praise be to Paul Merton, who refused to allow it in.
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Some of the best weather in the UK is found on the South Coast at PORTSMOUTH.
Originally only an island connected by three bridges. Home of the Royal Navy as the Premier Dockyard.
And the following list for such a small city is outstanding huh.
Famous people of Portsmouth
Many famous people have been born here in Portsmouth, or have lived here during their lives. Some of them are shown below.
Famous people who have been born in Portsmouth
Henry Ayers (1821 - 1897), Premier of the colony of South Australia and had Ayers Rock named after him
Walter Besant (1836 - 1901), novelist and historian
Denise Black (b 1959), actress
Roger Black (b 1966), Olympic medlist and TV presenter
Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806 - 1859), engineer and creator of the Great Western Railway
James Callaghan (1912 - 2005), former Prime Minister
Jeremiah Chubb (1793 - 1870), inventor of the Chubb lock - his brother Charles imporved it and founded the Chubb company
Marilyn Cole (b 1949), former Playboy Playmate and married Hugh Heffner in 1984
Charles Dickens (1812 - 1870), novelist
Murray Gold (b 1969), composer - provides the music for the current series of 'Doctor Who'
Brian Howe, vocalist with Bad Company
Paul Jones (b 1942), vocalist with Manfred Mann, solo singer and radio presenter
Roger Kitter (b1950), actor
Thomas Ellis Owen (1805 - 1862), architect and developer responsible for many of the buildings in Southsea
Alan Pascoe (b 1947), Olympic medallist
Michael Ripper (1913 - 2000), actor best know for supporting roles in Hammer films
Peter Sellers (1925 - 1980), actor and comedian
Famous people who have lived in Portsmouth
Admiral George Anson (1697 - 1762), noted for his circumnavigation of the globe
Sir Francis Austen (1774 - 1865), Admiral of the Fleet and brother of Jane Austen
Arthur Conan Doyle (1859 - 1930), novelist and creator of Sherlock Holmes
Helen Duncan (1897 - 1956), last woman to be tried and charged with witchcraft in the UK
Joe Jackson (b 1954), singer/songwriter
John Fredrick Thomas Jane, known as Fred T Jane (1865- 1916), founding editor of "Jane's Fighting Ships"
Rudyard Kipling (1865 - 1936), novelist
Neville Shute Norway (1899 - 1960), novelist under the name of Neville Shute and aviation engineer
H G Wells (1866 - 1946), novelist
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My home town is County durham but i never paid much attention as to what it was famous for except the statue of a horse with its tongue missing!!
I now live in nottingham and of course thats famous for Robin hood!
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The Elephant & castle and Kennington. London.
Thomas Faraday, hope thats not to much of a shock.
Charlie Chaplin, seen but seldom heard.
Liz Frazer, shall I carry on.
Michael Caine, not a lot of people know that.
Peak Freans biscuits, the Marmite Factory and it is where Al Bowley met his untimely end thanks to a German flying bomb.
For the last 25 years, Heathfield, East Sussex. The first town in the country to be lit by Natural gas.
Local noteworthy's, Jane Torvil, Roger Daltry, Garry Moore and Kieth Emmerson.
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Originally posted by Scunner
Does anyone want to point out the merits of their home town, as the title suggests, or just to bore us all to death about whether Leeds or Manchester is better?
I hoped I put that to bed with my post and I personally was comparing them favourably and listed plus and minus's for both.
With regards to selling ones own city, Leeds is famous for it's once succesful soccer club, Jimmy Saville (yeah I know) , Marco Piere White, Ernie Wise, Peter O'toole, The Kaiser Chiefs, Angela Griffin, Mel B, Gaynor Faye, Kay Mellor, Corrine Bailey Rae, Patrick Stewart, Malcolm Mcdowell, Gabby Logan, Alan Bennett , the Earl Of Harewood and Maria Warner. I'm sure there are many others, maybe Stoop will know.
It was also the centre of the clothing industry in the 50's and 60's and had the famous Montague Burton tailoring factory which gave jobs to 100's of mostly women. The many buildings still stand but have now been converted into offices but legend has it that many of the old sewing machinists still haunt the building and occasionally the sound of sewing machines can he heard! Spooky or what. As a kid, I remember seeing hundreds of women exiting the building , most of them with headscarves and hair in rollers, puffing away on fags! We often asked them for a ciggie, only to be told in no uncertain terms to ..ss off you little gets!
Leeds is the home of Roundhay Park which is up the road from us and has held open air concerts by people such as Maddonna, Micheal Jackson and Robbie Williams. Leeds is the home of the famous St James's hospital , made famous in the series, Jimmy's.Thats about two minutes from where Stoop and I were brought up. Also,the Queens cousin the Earl of Harewood lives in Harewood House in the outskirts of the city.
Mostly , it's home to me and I love it
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Southend (Sarfend)
Has the longest iron pleasure pier in the world.
The Kursaal was one of the earliest theme parks, built at the start of the 20th century. (I had some great times in there)
Dr Feelgood, Seventies pub-rock band.
Lee Evans
Phill Jupitus
John Lloyd (crap tennis player)
Helen Mirren
Peter Taylor
Robin Trower and Gary Brooker,of Procol Harum fame.
And last but not least, Crabbit. :D
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I had no idea that the two least funny comedians in the UK both came from Southend
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Quote: from Scunner:
"Sell Your Home Town"
:D How much are you offering me Scunner? : :):D ;)
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For a glove town? £4-50
Sand towns, that's where the smart money is
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Birmingham - Black Sabbath
Duran Duran
Slade
Julie Walters
Jasper Carrot
Lenny Henry
J R Tolkein
Matthew Boutlton
James Watt
Jewellry Quarter
More canals/waterways than venice
New Street Station - busiest railway interchange
in Europe
Spagetti Junction
and many more that i can't remember at this time.....
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:)Our list is endless, and priceless, ;)
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Originally posted by redding43
Footwear, Alan Carr and Adrian Mole
Other than that it's a dump
- Northampton
:o how could you say that. Don't forget we are famed for having a building described as driving into the mouth of hell in Britains worst building!! Northampton Bus Station. ;)
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My home town is Rochdale famous for the widest bridge in europe,co-op society,Gracie Fields,lisa Stansfield,and most of all ME
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Originally posted by miss pentyouth
Birmingham - Black Sabbath
Duran Duran
Slade
Julie Walters
Jasper Carrot
Lenny Henry
J R Tolkein
Matthew Boutlton
James Watt
Jewellry Quarter
More canals/waterways than venice
New Street Station - busiest railway interchange
in Europe
Spagetti Junction
and many more that i can't remember at this time.....
And our very understandable accent!!!
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Lynne - pardon - what did you say???? ;)
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Glasgow - only think good to come out of there was Taggart!
Ian at least in Glasgow we can write the Queen's own English ;)
Have you ever visited our dear green place?
Other good things to consider:
Places to visit
The People's Palace
Provand's Lordship
Mungo Museum of Religious Life & Art
Burrell Collection
Museum of Education
Hunterian Museum
Art Gallery and Museum
Transport Museum
Pollok House
Fossil Grove
A little history
Glasgow's history stretches back almost two thousand years and has been rich and varied.
Originally a small salmon-fishing village at a crossing point on the River Clyde, Glasgow has been shaped by Battles, World Wide Trade and Heavy Industry to become a truly International City.
Founded by a Christian missionary (St Mungo), Glasgow became a major religious centre. Mungo's original church was destroyed by the wars which swept the country in the years after his death. Today's Cathedral dates from the 12th Century and has been added to in the years which followed.
Provand's Lordship, the oldest house in Glasgow was built over 500 years ago for the Lord of Provan, an official of the Cathedral. The house still welcomes visitors today to view its proud history.
In 1451 Glasgow became a University City. Glasgow University was originally built in the High Street area of the city, but was moved to its present site in Glasgow's West end in 1870.
Glasgow has also been the site of many battles. Bishop's Castle once stood on the site now occupied by Glasgow's Royal Infirmary. Here, in 1300, William Wallace (of "Braveheart" fame) with 300 men defeated an army of 1000 English Knights who had taken possession of the castle under the English Bishop of Durham.
Two centuries later the castle was again the scene of battle when two opposing forces fought for control of the Crown of Scotland then in the possession of the baby, Mary Queen of Scots.
Famous Glaswegians
MUSICIANS AND BANDS
* Simple Minds
* Donovan
* Franz Ferdinand
* Texas
* Belle and Sebastian
* The Delgados
* Del Amitri
* Midge Ure
* Deacon Blue
* Lulu
* Jimmy Somerville, Bronski Beat, Communards
* Clare Grogan and Altered Images
* Jim Diamond
* Angus Young, guitarist in ACDC
* Hipsway
* Travis
* The Blue Nile
* Alex Harvey, Scottish Rock singer
* The Bluebells
* Love and Money
* Mogwai
* Camera Obscura
* Jack Bruce, (Bassist in Cream)
* The Silencers
* The Fratellis
* Frankie Miller, soul singer
* Hamish Stuart, guitarist/vocalist - Average White Band
* Aztec Camera
* Iain Mackintosh - folk singer
* Maggie Reilly - singer - collaborated with Mike Oldfield
* Maggie Bell - rock and blues singer - sang Taggart's theme tune 'No Mean City.'
* Brian Robertson - member of Thin Lizzy
* Primal Scream
* Stuart MacMillan, Slam - DJ and co-producer of world-renowned Soma record label
SPORTS
* Sir Alex Ferguson - Football legend and manager
* Kenny Dalglish - Footballer and manager
* Tommy Docherty - Footballer and manager
* Benny Lynch - Scotland's first boxing champion
* Barry Ferguson - Footballer
* Mo Johnston - Footballer
* Jim Watt - Boxer
* Danny McGrain - Footballer
* Glasgow Mid Argyll - The 1973 Camanachd winning team
* Members of the 1972 UEFA Cup Winning Team (Rangers FC): Alex MacDonald and Willie Johnston
* Members of The Lisbon Lions (Celtic FC): Ronnie Simpson, Jim Craig, Bobby Murdoch, Stevie Chalmers and Bertie Auld
* Alex McLeish - Scotland Manager and footballer
Not to mention the best shopping in Europe
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Anne - I used to go to meetings twice a year with Stakis Hotels near the waterfront redevelopment area at their head offices and more recently we went to see Phil Collins at SEC.
You have made me think a little deeper and now I realise that I should have put Edinburgh in 3rd place - now that is a city with a little bit more class than your average city! 8)
Incidentally you forgot to mention on your list of credits the following:
Square Mile of Murder: Horrific Glasgow Murders (Paperback)
by Jack House (Author) : :)
Ian :D
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Sorry Keith - it seems as soon as I posted my last comment about Glasgow
the infamous Glasgow Mafia took the site down!!: :)
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I think the Nativity on BBC3 is selling Liverpool pretty well!
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Originally posted by laffa
:)Our list is endless, and priceless, ;)
So get your finger out misses and sell your city. :)
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Originally posted by Ian
Sorry Keith - it seems as soon as I posted my last comment about Glasgow
the infamous Glasgow Mafia took the site down!!: :)
Hmmm... and there was me thinking that it was the infamous Glasgow mafia who helped get it back up...
JF
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History:
Dingwall lies in a strategically important position at the head of the Cromarty Firth. Its name means "Parliament Field" in Old Norse, showing that the town was an important centre as far back as the arrival of the Vikings in Scotland after 800AD.
Pros:
It's a small place, population of around 5,000 which has a sense of community. I well remember a neighbour hearing a knock at his front door on Hogmany, and, on answering it finding no-one there. After another knock, he realised that someone was at the back door, and on answering it, he found 25 people on his doorstep. They were welcomed one and all.
We have a very good Primary and Secondary School, which is surely of prime importance.
It probable goes without saying now, but we do have stunning scenery all around us. The splendour of the West Coast is perhaps an hours' drive away.
Dingwall Leisure Centre has a lovely pool and full gym equipment (or so I'm told).
Dingwall is within 15 minutes of Inverness which is thriving - lots of new shops (if that's a plus), night spots (a plus for the younger generation) and a wonderful refurbished theatre (which Mrs H and I do not frequent often enough to our shame)
We don't yet have the problem of a large immigrant population (although it's on the increase). That's not a racist comment, merely an acknowledgement that we do not yet suffer from the pressures which inevitable follow.
If Forum members visit Dingwall (and each of you would be very welcome to our humble abode), I'm sure their first impressions may not be favourable. But it really is a great to live - with people who as are as friendly as the Turkish people. Mrs H and I were both born in the city of Aberdeen, but would never consider moving back there or to any other big city - why would we want to?.
And, believe it or not, we do understand English visitors - if they speak slowly of course.
Cons:
Only one, which I can think of - we are remote from an international airport. As I've said before, travelling anywhere, especially Calis is a long haul.
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This topic crossed my mind today (sad I know but these things happen) - anyone else care to sell their home town to us? Kajagoogoo and sand will be hard to beat of course.
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My has been on the market since December 2007 but no offers yet.:(
Perhaps it was the way I tried to "sell" it. ;).
Will be interested to read the replies, especially the one on Peairt.
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And Scunner,I wonder why you forgot to mention that little robbery down the road from you...... ? Not too far as I recall! So - what did your Dad do with the rest of the loot ?
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Originally posted by scorcher
And Scunner,I wonder why you forgot to mention that little robbery down the road from you...... ? Not too far as I recall! So - what did your Dad do with the rest of the loot ?
A mistake I fear.:(
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Ballinluig -- A great place to grow up
Oh and the home of student Ian Hamilton who stole the Stone of Destiny.
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Ah yes, one Great Train Robbery happened just outside my home town :D
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Originally posted by Scunner
Ah yes, one Great Train Robbery happened just outside my home town :D
Oh right competition time!!!!!! ;)
I am struggling ...it was a very small village
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Yes, and I am from the big town near it :D
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Chesterfield ??? oh yes we have a church with a bent spire cos some prat of a builder (probabley Turkish) forgot to use seasoned timber.[:(!]
Mark
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Aberdeen.....cold,windy,expensive...famous for it's granite and there has been the occasional famous name come out of here. Mostly white oh and we did have Alex Ferguson for a while.Prefer Fethiye any day.
Oh yea and the Barron Knights played here a few times.
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Cambridge
Scenic and majestic. Attracting over 3 million tourists a year (:() and home to the worlds most pretigious colleges (stuff you Oxford ;)). Stunning architecture, from gothic to modern and the centre for intellectual excellence. Picture it, riverside scenes, green pastures, punts, may balls, beautiful english pubs. Home to the Scott Polar Research institute, imperial War museum, and the FitzWilliam (voted one of the best smallest museums in Europe). Where would we be without the annual 'Caroles from Kings' christmas service ?. famous names = Sir Isaac Newton, Stephen hawking, Richard Attenborough, Charles Darwin ......oh and Olivia Newton John !! I love it, and I'd only ever swap it for Uzumlu ;):D
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Harlow, Essex - or 'arlow' as most people seem to say! ;)
Famous for the following residents or ex residents -
Jade Goody
Jeff Brazier
Victoria & David Beckham
Rupert Grint, actor from Harry Potter films
Warren Furman (he went out with Jordan) and was Ace from Gladiators
Kevin Adams, choreographer from Fame Academy
Darren Ambrose, footballer (Charlton Athletic)
John Baine - poet
Michael Barrymore
Jackie Brambles, former Radio 1 DJ
Graham Cole, actor, currently in ITV's The Bill
Dominic Colenso actor, starred in the 2004 Thunderbirds film
Peter Cousins, 2008 Olympian (and also a good friend of mine as is his twin Tom)
John Mann, Comedian,Writer and Columnist
Michael French, actor
Steve Harcourt, musician
Anthony Chapman, musician
Steve Harris, bass guitarist from Iron Maiden
Glenn Hoddle, ex-footballer and former Tottenham Hotspur, Chelsea and England manager
Nick Kamen, Levi's model and singer
Richard Keogh, footballer ([Carlisle])
Linda Lusardi, actress and former Page Three Girl
Shaun Murphy, professional snooker player
DJ Nihal, DJ and radio presenter
Eddie Piller, DJ and record label entrepreneur, co-founder of Acid Jazz Records
Matthew Richards, footballer (Ipswich Town)
Trevor Sorbie, famous hairdresser
Noel Thatcher MBE, Paralympic gold medallist
John Urbanek, former Sunday Times "Diary of a Day Trader" columnist
Jessie Wallace, actress
Luke Young, footballer (Aston Villa)
Neil Young, footballer (Bournemouth)
Acer Nethercott, Rowing Cox (Olympian)
Stephanie de Sykes (formerly Lewis) Singer/actress
Ian Culverhouse (footballer) Spurs, Norwich, Swindon, Brighton, now asst manager of Colchester FC and infamous on Soccer AM
James Huckle, Athlete, British Shooting Champion (10 Metre Rifle)
Frederick and Elizabeth Gibberd
Plus the usual eastenders characters and wannabe wags! ha ha
Harlow is famous for its sculptures and the Gibberd Garden. Harlow was the New town built after World War II and people where shipped out of Dagneham/east-end way (my dad, uncle and grandad included) to live in the New town.
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Almost 2 years and still I have kept a dignified silence :)
Fact is I prefer York to Leeds anyway - apart from the footy team, the beer(Tetley's was always better in Leeds than York) and the river (Wharfe has more trout is much nicer than the Ouse and is near enough to Leeds to forget about the Aire).
Not sure I'm qualified to discuss Manchester as I've only been on one training course there and use their airport once or twice a year - where most of the workers appear to be Polish anyway.
MOT:D
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We're selling our home towns here Stoop, why are you comparing Leeds and York?
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'cause I've lived in York over 30 years now and cannot really 'sell' Leeds any more as I do not have the local knowlege I used to have - save the footy team, the beer and the rivers :)
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Originally posted by littlereddevil
Aberdeen.....and there has been the occasional famous name come out of here.
Brenda and I came out of there ;)
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Boston has a big church and lots of Polish folk, Oh! it's very flat as well.
Famous People:
Mr Beeson - makes the best Lincolnshire Sausages.
Roy Nash - Builds nice houses.
Vern - Has been a football referee for 60 years (blind for 59 of them) ;)
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Sell my home town? You couldn't give it away...The Irwell (they said you don't drown you just go through the motions), Morrissey and Hazel Blears!! Salford of course.
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CHELTENHAM !! I am very lucky to have been born and bred and live in ` the jewel of the cotswolds`
noted for the picturesque surrounding countryside, and several times winner of `Britain in bloom` competition,its fine`regency` buildings, the promenade, the famous spa`,lovely Imperial gardens area, the `montpelier` quarter, Ladies finishing colleges, GCHQ , and of course our famous race course hosting the ultimate race meeting the `CHELTENHAM GOLD CUP `
Famous people ...... Gustav Holst, Brian Jones from the `rolling stones`.
It really is a lovely town, and one of the reasons why we wont live permanently in Turkey, enjoying whilst we can the best of both worlds ( areas) :-)
It seems that most of you on here are from the north... take a visit south to Cheltenham sometime folks, I guarantee you will not be disappointed :-)
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Kieth you forgot the best feature of Leighton Buzzard known to me as "lazy Bast*rd" and that is the little railway spent many hours with my son on that.I also still own property in town, which also has branch of grand union.and will soon have new lake.Northampton to me is 10 mile away so Silverstone is nearer which is world famous for it's pies?
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Ah, the little railway, known to me as "boring Bast*rd";. I was there recently (LB not the little train specifically) and it's funny how things stay the same, same people in the same chairs in the same pubs etc. Things are going well, they have an Argos now :D
We used to have to drive to Milton Keynes for luxuries like that.
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Well, it is obviously Upminster BY A MILE :D:D:D
Its apparently the most sex obsessed town - if this article in "The Register" is to be believed (I'm not just making it up)
Here's the link http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/10/27/uk_map/
No other town comes close :oto Upminster :) That must make us famous if word gets around ;)
Oh and not forgetting, on a serious note, Ian Dury lived here when he was a young boy :D
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The Specials, Hazel O'connor, Larry Grason, Pete Waterman, Lady Godiva, motor museum. Home of car manufacturing (well it used to be) and a beautiful modern cathedral as well as the old one destroyed during the war.
Coventry (and you're welcome to it FOC)