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Old 08-03-2011, 15:00   #46
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Geoffrey Bridge - oboist (hautboist). Born Accrington.

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Old 08-03-2011, 16:25   #47
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Brig. Alexander Birtwistle CBE.

Born Accrington, 1948.

Best known for his role in the 2001 foot-and-mouth outbreak.


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Old 09-03-2011, 10:43   #48
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Simon Holden - Film/television visual effects artist.

Born Accrington 1957.

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Remember Simon at the Grammar School. Left at the end of the 5th form to go to Art College rather than stay on and do his A levels if I remember right.
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Old 09-03-2011, 10:59   #49
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Remember Simon at the Grammar School. Left at the end of the 5th form to go to Art College rather than stay on and do his A levels if I remember right.
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Old 02-10-2011, 19:21   #50
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I bring to notice Gordon Birtwistle, MP for Burnley (LibDem) who attended Hyndburn Park School 1954-58. Before becoming MP he was a recent Mayor of Burnley.
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Old 02-10-2011, 19:38   #51
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Ian Rushton - Musican/producer. Born Accrington, Lancs. 1960.


A New Zealand based producer, audio-engineer, pianist and guitarist, offering anything from neo-classical and pop/rock instrumentals through to adult-contemporary pop and rock songs. Rushton regularly collaborates with artists from around the world to create an exciting and varied mix of adult contemporary music.







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David Parsons - Cricketer, born Accrington, 1954.


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David Parsons - Cricketer, born Accrington, 1954.
David was captain of the Accrington team back in the early 80's when i was a member of the Tennis club there and a regular at the Cricket Club. Nice guy.
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Old 02-10-2011, 19:56   #54
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Dr Ann Chippindale - Chemist. Born Accrington.

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Freda Lightfoot -romantic novelist, has written over 30 best-sellers. I believe she was originally from Oswaldtwistle -she certainly lived there in her youth as my mother used to go to Sunday School with her.
She and my mother have been in touch via e-mail over the last year -she now lives for most of the year in Spain.
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freda lightfoot -romantic novelist, has written over 30 best-sellers. I believe she was originally from oswaldtwistle -she certainly lived there in her youth as my mother used to go to sunday school with her.
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Hadn't seen you'd already posted about her...link not working though.

She is a good friend of my Aunty Anne and they meet up once in a while when she's over doing signings for her latest books.

Tried reading one last time I was over at mum's but they are not my scene..
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Burnley born, but educated at Accrington Grammar School.

Albert Hunt - Theatre director/lecturer.

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Accrington Grammar School gets a good write up in this interview.

Albert Hunt Topics List | Unfinished Histories

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popular_Theatre_Troupe

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I bring to notice Gordon Birtwistle, MP for Burnley (LibDem) who attended Hyndburn Park School 1954-58. Before becoming MP he was a recent Mayor of Burnley.
Gordon live in Ossy all through his youth, worked for an Engineering company in Ossy for years (can't remember the name) In his early years he was a very active member of the Labour Party, but left when the SDP was formed in the early 80s
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