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Forum: Questions and Answers 12-07-2016, 07:43

Replies: 31 Frank Randle Views: 1,970 Posted By Bob Dobson Re: Frank Randle I will PM you, Mr Pastry - a pal of mine may well be interested in joining you. I rather fancy the film evening. The Regent Cinema in Blackpool has just re-opened - I'm sure the management will...

Forum: Questions and Answers 11-07-2016, 18:23

Replies: 31 Frank Randle Views: 1,970 Posted By Bob Dobson Re: Frank Randle Is there a Frank Randle Society, Mr Pastry ? I didn't see anything in the Blackpool Gazette about the day.

Forum: Questions and Answers 07-07-2016, 18:59

Replies: 31 Frank Randle Views: 1,970 Posted By Bob Dobson Re: Frank Randle The Pump & Truncheon is nowhere near the market. It is close by the Central Police Station.(Hence the name) Nowt in the Blackpool Gazette so far this week. In Randle's time, the Pump & Truncheon was...

Forum: Questions and Answers 07-08-2014, 11:33

Replies: 31 Frank Randle Views: 1,970 Posted By Bob Dobson Re: Frank Randle Whoever wrote the piece was confused. He did have an association with Accrington towards the end of his life in that he leased the Hippodrome. At that time he lived in a caravan behind the Red Lion...

Forum: Questions and Answers 07-08-2014, 10:02

Replies: 31 Frank Randle Views: 1,970 Posted By Bob Dobson Re: Frank Randle I'm putting a grand on it being Blackpool. I speak from memory - I deposited a document on behalf of the Chief Constable with Lancashire Archives. It was his list of previous convictions, which is...

Forum: Questions and Answers 07-08-2014, 07:26

Replies: 31 Frank Randle Views: 1,970 Posted By Bob Dobson Re: Frank Randle In that case - who was piloting the plane from which he did drop the bog rolls - or is that a myth?

Forum: Questions and Answers 24-08-2010, 13:45

Replies: 31 Frank Randle Views: 1,970 Posted By Bob Dobson Re: Frank Randle I got my information about Frank's proper name from a marvellous book about comedians entitled 'They made us laugh' by Geoff Mellor. It looks as if in fact he was Arthur Hughes. Wikepedia mentions...

Forum: Questions and Answers 23-08-2010, 19:25

Replies: 31 Frank Randle Views: 1,970 Posted By Bob Dobson Re: Frank Randle Two stories here have got mixed up.... The bombarding was done from a plane over Blackpool where he lived and frequently crossed swords with the Chief Constable. Accrington comes into the story...

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