Noted living Accringtonians.
 

This is a thread for local people who've made their mark on the wider world.

Peter 'Digger' Martin, England cricketer. Born Accrington, 1968.

Peter Martin (cricketer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Peter Martin Profile - England Cricket Player Peter James Martin Biography - Eng Bowler PJ Martin

Peter Martin | England Cricket | Cricket Players and Officials | Cricinfo.com

Peter Martin

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Jamie Hacking, motorcyclist.

Jamie Hacking - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Jamie Hacking - Biography - Page 1

VIDEO: Jamie Hacking – the greatest save – ever – Motorcycle news: Racing Videos – Visordown

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Andrew Wilson. Journalist/novelist, born Oswaldtwistle, 1967.

Andrew Wilson page - authortrek.com

Bloomsbury Publishing Author Biography: Andrew Wilson

ANDREW WILSON: MYTHS, MYSTERIES and MURDERS - Associated Content - associatedcontent.com

http://66.102.9.132/search?q=cache:e...&ct=clnk&gl=uk

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Ian Schofield. Composer/lecturer, born Oswaldtwistle, 1949.

Ian Schofield | Classical Composers Database

Caddy Publishing | Contemporary and classical music specialists

Caddy Publishing | Contemporary and classical music specialists

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Freda Lightfoot, historical romantic novelist, born Oswaldtwistle.

http://www.fredalightfoot.co.uk/index.htm

Fantastic Fiction

Freda Lightfoot - Literature North West

Freda Lightfoot - Literature North West

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Dylan Owen, folk musican.

'Bard of Oswaldtwistle', son of local teachers 'Winky Barrel Owen'/Accrington Grammar School, and Nan Owen/Moor End Primary.

In the words of Willy Russell: "Dylan ploughs a furrow of individual quirkiness that makes life so interesting and appealing."
Index

Dylan Owen

The Bard of Oswaldtwistle by Dylan Owen - Rhapsody Music

Moorland Folk Home Page

Noted living Accringtonians.
 

Mick Jackson, musican and writer, born Great Harwood 1960.

mickjackson.com: Official website of Mick Jackson

Mick Jackson

Mick Jackson reads Sin-Eating Bears | Books | guardian.co.uk

Mick Jackson Biography

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Sir Harrison Birtwistle , in his 70s, a Huncoat lad, AGS Old Boy, is rated in the top five British-born composers of music. There are those who don't rate his music, being regarded as 'modernist', but his photo is on the wall of the gallery in the Royal Albert Hall alongside Purcell and Britten.

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You'll find a few folk on here rindy,
http://www.accringtonweb.com/forum/members/list/
I'll let you sort it who needs to be who, but,
Rich and famous may deserve a place in posterity, I know a few modest folk that have equal rights for fame, because they are there when the rest of us need them and they often smile.

So come on, never mind arty farty, and others made their money and left, type people what about those such as lettie worked hard became qualified then worked even harder to gain extra qualifications,? do they not deserve recognition?

;)

Sorry Lettie if this is an embarrassment but, without ordinary humans the others would be nowhere.
:cool:

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I know what you saying Less, and personally I'm more excited when discovering someone of humble origins who's made a mark on the world, such as Margret Mckay/McCarthy, but if I was to do an obituary thread for every hardworking person in the area, I'd soon be dead myself.

:D

Nearly all the people I've listed are 'ordinary'. It's just that their skill/talents has extended past the area of their birth.

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He already has his own thread, along with Ossie Clark.

http://www.accringtonweb.com/forum/f...stle-4601.html

http://www.accringtonweb.com/forum/f...lark-4067.html

I just thought I'd record the details of other local people, who've made an impact in their own field, but who perhaps we don't have enough details on, to justify their own separate thread.

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What about Mystic Meg?

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She, like many of the more well known ones, already have their own threads.

http://www.accringtonweb.com/forum/f...ass-11834.html

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We went to Southport Airshow last year and watched the Red Arrows. One of the flight team members went to Mount Carmel, so presumably from Accrington.

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Geoffrey Bridge, oboist/musical agony uncle. Born Accrington. (19-?)

Geoffrey Bridge was born in Accrington, Lancashire, the son of professional musicians. After a period of medical training at St Andrews University he studied the oboe at the Royal College of Music continuing with Leon Goossens and later with Heinz Holliger. Following his professional recital debut in the Manchester Midday Concert series of 1962 Geoffrey became a solo artist for the Arts Council of Great Britain. He has broadcast solo and chamber music recitals on BBC radio and made solo appearances on both independent television and radio.
Recent soloists

Geoffrey Bridge - Classical Oboe Player

Oboe - Musical Instruments - Music/Performing Arts - AllExperts.com

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Revd Neville Barker Cryer MA (Oxon) CCTH (Cantab). Born Accrington, 1919.


Past Grand Chaplain UGLE; Prestonian Lecturer (1974); Batham Lecturer (1996/8). The Revd Neville Barker Cryer is a well-known Masonic author and international lecturer. He is a member of the oldest Lodge in York and a Past Master and Secretary of Lodge Quatuor Coronati, and thus has had every incentive and opportunity to learn about the distinctive contribution York Masonry has made in building the Craft and English Freemasonry. Neville Cryer is also a senior member of the SRIA, The Royal Order, the Operatives and the Order of Eri. His books include: The Arch & the Rainbow, Masonic Halls of England & Wales, I Just Didn’t Know That, and his most recent — Cornwallis – the Family History, and York Mysteries Revealed.
Lectures | Canonbury Masonic Research Centre

Books published.
Booktopia Search Results for 'Neville Cryer'. We sell books, hardback, paperback, audio, CDs.

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David Swann, writer.

'David Swann was born four doors up the street from the novelist Jeanette Winterson, who was fond of scaring him stiff with spooky stories.'
David Swann

The BRIDPORT PRIZE - Short story and poetry competition

Elastic Press - Publishing at the edges of reality and fantasy

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Steven Waling. Poet, born Accrington, 1958.

'An internationally-published poet, reviewer and experienced tutor of creative writing, including and innovative African writer-mentoring programme (Crossing Borders). I was born in Accrington in 1958 and now live in Manchester.'
TIME TO READ

Poetry

Steven Waling

The Coppice, and The Local, which feature Accrington.
Steven Waling poems, Blackbox Manifold 3

BrandosHat

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David A. Riley, horror story author

Riley Books - science fiction fantasy horror

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I wonder if this stuff is as frightening as the stuff he used to write in the local press in the seventies, on behalf of the N.F.?

:rolleyes:

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(Laughin') Larry Larkin, comedian, born Oswaldtwistle (19-?)

Came to prominence in late seventies, winning television talent show (New Faces?)

Glenn Simoneaux Entertainment, Inc.

Anyone remember comedian Laughin' Larry? - Cruise Critic Message Boards

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Garth Dawson, studio/press photographer. Born 1924.

Attended Paddock House Grammar school until the age of Eight, then to St Pauls School. Oswaldtwistle until my father thought that the Accrington Grammar school would give me a good education...

Left the Grammar With only a pass in Art and geography and obtained a job Working for the London Midland & Scottish Railway as a Telegraph linesman (Telephones and electric signalling Equipment) which was just at that time was being introduced.

In 1942 volunteered for RAF aircrew until 1946 as(Wireless/Operator) Air gunner, ended the war in Coastal Command flying in Vickers Wellington's based at Barrow in Furness.

After the war I returned to the railway but I was not very happy, so in 1948 I resigned and commenced work with my father who had a Shoe Retail and Repair business in Union Road, Oswaldtwistle, just below The Palladium cinema.

My father was also interested in photography and encouraged me to pursue it as a hobby ...Eventually I took it from being just a hobby and opened a photographic studio in Union Road, Oswaldtwistle on the same row as St Pauls school in 1949.
Accrington photographs

Garth Dawson Studio

(Strangely my mother was telling me only the other day, about his first studio being in Oswaldtwistle, and how she remembered going there to have photographs taken as a small child.)

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Mike Pickering. Haçienda/Factory Records DJ, member of pop group M People. Born Accrington 1958.


M People - Biography

Mike Pickering DJ, Producer, Remixer - House, Acid House

Mike Pickering | DJHistory.com

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Prof. Bill Clegg, born 1949 Great Harwood.

Professor William Clegg, born 8 March 1949, Great Harwood, Lancashire, UK. One of the most prolific of authors with more than 600 academic papers in the area of crystallography under his belt, before the age of 50. Interested in many aspects of crystallography and structural chemistry, including the development of X-ray data collection methods, use of synchrotron radiation, applications in supramolecular chemistry as well as wide ranges of organic, inorganic, and organometallic chemistry.

What was your chemistry teacher at school like?
A large, rather overweight Welshman (no national prejudice intended!) with a pronounced facial tic, which led to his nickname of Winky Barrel.
Getting Personal - Bill Clegg

W. Clegg home page

Professor Bill Clegg

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Geoffrey Pearson. Criminologist, and member of the Welsh Assembly.


I was born in Manchester during the war, brought up on a council estate, and educated at Accrington Grammar School and Peterhouse,Cambridge where I studied Moral Sciences (philosophy and psychology).
Welsh Assembly Government | Members

His book Hooligan was voted one of the seven iconic studies in British criminologay.
Hooligan: A History of Respectable Fears, Geoffrey Pearson, Basingstoke, MacMillan, 1983 -- Berry 38 (4): 830 -- British Journal of Social Work

In the 1976 book Working class youth culture, he returned to the town where he was brought up, and used Accrington as a case study to look at '****-bashing'.
Working class youth culture - Google Books

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Jonathan Slinger - Actor.

Born Accrington 1972.

Jonathan Slinger

The RSC should celebrate its new star

When an actor explodes into stardom the way Jonathan Slinger has, it seems churlish not to allow his audience to thank him properly.
The RSC should celebrate its new star | Stage | guardian.co.uk

http://www.qegs.blackburn.sch.uk/for...tem.php?id=291

Jonathan Slinger, one of the new stars of the RSC, has just added Richard II to his acclaimed performance as Richard III. Terry Grimley went to meet him.

Probably still best known to the outside world as the only town with a football club named Stanley, Accrington now has another claim to distinction.

It's the birthplace of Jonathan Slinger, a rising star in the Royal Shakespeare Company who is proving a key performer in Michael Boyd's epic staging of the complete history plays. After giving us a mesmerising Richard III earlier this year he has gone back four reigns (but forward in the chronology of Shakespeare's plays) to play his very different namesake, Richard II.
http://www.birminghampost.net/life-l...name_page.html

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Three fine actors in succession (Ron Cook, Jonathan Slinger, and Ian McKellen) performing Shakespeare's "Now is the winter of our discontent" -- opening soliloquy from "Richard III".

(Jonathan Slinger's 3 minutes into the clip.)

YouTube - 3 versions of 'Richard III'--"Now is the winter of...

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Graham Walne - ex-manager at the London Palladium. Now living in Australia. World renowned expert on theatre lighting & sound systems. Writer and lecturer.

Graham Walne — International Theatre Consultant

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would that be the guy who was brought up bottom end burnley rd accy? his dad had n engravers shop? always wondered what became of him.:confused:

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That's him. He never fancied following in his dad's business - had his heart set on the London Palladium from a very early age - it was THE big weekly show on telly then.

Fair play to him - he followed his dream & made it come true.

We were in the same class for a time at Accy Grammar in the early 60s.

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Michael 'Mike' Duxbury. Professional footballer. Born Accrington, 1959.
Not only played for England but also at the Theatre of Dreams.

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Ronnie Hill - Olympic athlete, World Record Holder - 10 miles I think for a great number of years - and most remembered for being my friend at Spring hill and then AGS.

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Amazing, cheers fer that, knew him, lived just around the corner,seeing his name was a real blast from the past.;) in fact if yer last names B*****T i knew you as well. lol

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Think you may be mistaken about that, Barrie. As far as I'm aware, he never played for Stanley?

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Nah but he was one of me groupies in the Plough occasionally.:rofl38::rofl38::rofl38:

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Thanks for the info' on Jonathan Slinger, Garinda. Haven't seen his dad for a while, but knew he would always come good. Was/is a smashing little actor. Stood out.

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No but he used to drink int Plough in Ossy:D

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C'mon Wyn, The Theatre of Dreams not the Rocky Horror Show:D:D:D

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Ah you mean the Theatre of Merchandising Barrie:D:D:D

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I mentioned his critical success, when we had a family outing to the theatre on Saturday.

My nephew knew all about him, as he'd recently returned to his old school to give a talk, and a performance for the pupils.

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Just came across something about Alan Ramsbottom coming 16th in 1963 Tour de France. Said he was born in Accrington. Anybody know anything more?

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Came from Clayton. There is an Alan Ramsbottom Way in Great Harwood.

Alan Ramsbottom - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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In that 1963 Tour de France, Alan Ramsbottom did finish 16th - but was lying THIRD at one time. I think he came from Clayton rather than Accrington. Another of his claims to fame is that he ran in the first ever London Marathon. Indeed, he has achieved fame by having a street named after him. Almost as high an honour as having a pub named after you.

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http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV...0,214,314_.jpg More at IMDbPro »

Simon Holden - Film/television visual effects artist.

Born Accrington 1957.

Simon Holden - IMDb

Simon Holden Visual Effects Supervisor/2D Artist - Reel on Vimeo

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Geoffrey Bridge - oboist (hautboist). Born Accrington.

Winchester Summer Music: Geoff

Recent soloists

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Brig. Alexander Birtwistle CBE.

Born Accrington, 1948.

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


Alexander Birtwistle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

BBC NEWS | Programmes | Breakfast with Frost | Control of foot-and-mouth

Brigadier maps out a way to contain 'the enemy' - Telegraph

Naked brigadier takes a walk on the wild side - Telegraph

BBC News | UK | Brigadier retires from disease front line

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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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Thanks.

It's great when people remember some of these people we're uncovering.

:)

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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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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.

Bingma Yong - Ian Rushton - YouTube

A Little Shake Up! - Ian Rushton - YouTube

Echoes Through The Streets - Ian Rushton - YouTube

Ian Rushton | CD Baby

Ian Rushton - Biography

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David Parsons - Cricketer, born Accrington, 1954.


David Parsons (cricketer, born 1954) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


David Parsons | Cricket Players and Officials | ESPN Cricinfo

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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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Dr Ann Chippindale - Chemist. Born Accrington.

Dr Ann Chippindale - University of Reading

http://wap.rdg.ac.uk/web/FILES/chemi...hippindale.pdf

Pusey House : Greater Chapter

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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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:d

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Hadn't seen you'd already posted about her:o...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.

175 Heroes at Bradford College

Cuban Missile Crisis - Google Books

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

Albert Hunt Topics List | Unfinished Histories

http://www.unfinishedhistories.com/i...s/albert-hunt/

http://www.newleftreview.org/?view=707

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

http://www.greenleft.org.au/node/13497

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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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Percy, he's a regular in the Griffins Head pub

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Sorry if I'm being thick but what does :d mean?

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If you see him tell he's been registered as a noted living Accringtonian he'd probably be quite chuffed!

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A mistake.

Was meant to be....:D

But didn't use a capital D, after the :

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I don't see him at all mobertol, but my daughter and her husband regularly see him that's why I know

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Gotcha -glad you're still smiling! Look to see if you've received some Karma..don't be :mad:

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You haven't just made Bob Dobsons day, you've made his year!
It was a good school.

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I think Bob should have me on a retainer.

As compensation for when I'm thrown out of the QEGS OBA, for working for the opposition.

:D

Talking to two AGS old boys recently about the school website, Michael McCann, and Bobby Harkins. Hopefully they've joined.

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Indeed I am excited about Albert Hunt, though I cannot find a direct contact address for him on Google. I am pursuing him through a third party (Bradford) If I find him, I shall tactfully not tell him that he has confused 'complementary' with 'complimentary' in what he has written about his work in Bradford.

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Well I'm glad you've found him.

Sounds like a fascinating man.

Sorry, no contact details, but a few more links describing his work.

20th century arts in Bradford Bradford Facts

http://digirep.rhul.ac.uk/file/e0133...finaldraft.pdf

Welfare State International - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

I did get quite excited yesterday, as there's an Albert Hunt Trust, but they're unconnected.

'Albert Hunt was a Mancunian who made a fortune manufacturing textiles.'
Elderly spinsters leave £27million to charity - This Britain, UK - The Independent

Although the AGS Albert Hunt's family were in textiles as well in Burnley, so there might be some connection if they were related.

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Ya I heard it was approved Gordon:rolleyes:

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I may have missed previous mention of Jon Anderson of Yes fame

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Stuart I suspect that you don't know about the search facility on the top line. Click onto it, then put the keyword Anderson into 'Posts' rather than 'threads'. In this case, it will take a while to find if Jon has been mentioned in this thread, but that's the best way of finding ouit.

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Anne Haworth.

Born Accrington - Ceramics expert.

Interview: Anne Haworth, ceramics expert SLWA Showcase

http://www.nadfassussexarea.org.uk/F...AS2011PROG.pdf

http://www.wensumdfas.org.uk/visits/...oking_form.pdf

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While I was looking at this man's website after having seen some of his fantastic pictures, found in his Bio that he was born in Accrington. A fantastic artist whose paintings are like photos.

Wildlife Artist Dr. Jeremy Paul - Wildlife Art, Paintings, Art Prints

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He is.

He certainly merits a mention here.

http://www.accringtonweb.com/forum/f...sts-51331.html

:)

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Great stuff he paints. I have emailed him and klerarned that he was born 1954, attended Peel Park & QUEGS, He lives in the isle of Man. He reminded me that there are two other noted wildlife painters from Accrington - Michael Demaine and Stephen Townsend.

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Michael Demaine, went to the Holy Family the same time as me Bob

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Glad to hear someone thought to mention Freda Lightfoot. Yes she lived in Oswaldtwistle. She & I are cousins, our dads being the Kershaw brothers, shoe shop & Hairdressers, only a few doors away from each other.

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If you put her name in the search field at the top of the page you'll see she's been mentioned on many different threads...:)

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Mina Anwar (born 20 September 1969 in Church, near Accrington, Lancashire, England) is a British actress.


Anwar was educated at Accrington Moorhead Sports College, and gained an A level in Theatre in Performance at the Accrington and Rossendale College in 1988 before training at the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts in London.


Mina Anwar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

IMDb - Mina Anwar

BBC - TV to Go - Ask Mina Anwar

The Thin Blue Line - "Court in the Act" (1/4) - YouTube

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The Kershaw brothers Benny and Jim, Jims Daughter is a member on here although I haven't seen her on for a while

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Gordon Birtwistle (b. Oswaldtwistle, 6 September 1943)

Gordon started as a craft engineering apprentice in 1958 with Howard & Bullough who were textile machinery manufacturers in Accrington. He studied engineering at Accrington College on one day release and two nights a week and achieved two higher nationals, one in mechanical engineering and one in production engineering.
At the age of 21 Gordon became a jig and tool draftsman with the same company and stayed there until 1968 when he went to work for Lucas Aerospace in Burnley as a machine shop methods engineer.
Gordon Birtwistle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Prior to entering Parliament he had been Burnley Council leader since 2006, having been a local councillor since 1982. He originally entered politics as a Labour councillor in the 1970s. Outside of politics he was previously the owner of Oswaldtwistle based Stuart Engineering, which collapsed in 2002.
Gordon Birtwistle - eNotes.com Reference

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I knew Gordon quite well, never knew he was a labour councillor though know he was a labour party member, remember talking to him at the 1964 general election count, he lived in Ossy at the time, I know he defected to the SDP with the gang of 4 in 82 and was a councillor in Burnley for many years and was Leader and Mayor, before becoming MP

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Mick O'Shea - Author, born Accrington.

Mick O'Shea is 42 years old. he lives with his wife Jakki, in his home town of Accrington, Lancashire, and works in the new Business Department at Compass Finance PLC. The 'semi-fictional' Only Anarchist Are Pretty was Mick's attempt at novel writing (the manuscript's first draft was completed in spring 2000), but it was a fantasy-adventure featuring his two cats, Oscar and 'Big' Sid, that produced his first published novel The Zootopia Tree (2002). He still enjoys listening to the Sex Pistols and honestly rates Never Mind The Bollocks as the best album of all time. His other musical tastes are pretty much 'old school' as well, in that his other favourite bands are The Clash, Stiff little Fingers, The Ramones & Guns 'N' Roses.
Mick's other passion is military history, especially the Battle of the Little Bighorn of 1876, and he has recently completed a manuscript based on the legendary battle and the life of its most celebrated participant General George A. Custer.
ONLY ANARCHISTS ARE PRETTY: A Novel: The Early Days of the Sex Pistols | Because wanting more is not enough.

Mick O'Shea was born and raised in Accrington, Lancashire, before making the move south in 2008, and is currently living in Surrey with his girlfriend Tasha and step-daughter Shannon Rose.He spent ten years working in finance before finally making the switch from numbers to letters, and aside from writing articles for magazines such as Amped, Wired and Record Collector, has four books published to date.
Authors Published by Pegasus Elliot Mackenzie Publishers Ltd.

Mick O'Shea: books by Mick O'Shea @ BookFinder.com

A novel look at Sex Pistols? early days | Accrington Observer - menmedia.co.uk

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D I Andrea Bradbury - from Clayton-le moors, studied at St.Mary's RC school Clayton, Paddock House in Oswaldtwistle and then Liverpool University, where she gained a degree in Physics before joining the police force as a beat officer. She is a very active campaigner for MacMillan Cancer support as well as being a mother of two. The award in the link to the LET is the second she has won this year, the other was as outstanding female police officer at National level.

Blackburn counter-terrorism officer celebrates 25 years? service (From Lancashire Telegraph)

Local girl who has been working tirelessly for the community of East Lancs for 25 years.

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Vicky Entwistle is on the Wright Stuff (Channel 5) this morning if anyone wants to hear what she's got to say!? :D

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Hyndburn talent continues to shine...

BBC News - Sir Harrison Birtwistle wins fourth Composer Award

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On the corridors of the Royal Albert Hall when I visited last year were three portraits of noted British comnposers - Purcell, Britten and 'Harry' Birtwistle, who attended St John's. He was born in Acc in 1934.He attended senior schools ( Northern Music College & another) in Manchester but played clarinet in Accrington orchestras.To my ear is music isn't musical.

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Been through the thread and I have may have missed them but the obvious ones to me are :-

Jon Anderson (Yes frontman Jon and Vangelis etc)

David Lloyd (Lancs, England, England coach, Sky commentator)
Graham Lloyd (Lancs, England One Day)
Jack Simmons (Lancs, Lancs Chairman, one of Wisden 5 world cricketers of the year)

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Graham Fowler (Lancs, England, occasional pundit)

Keith Barker (Current 1st choice Warwickshire player - reigning Co Champs)

Oh and Mystic Meg apparently!

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Richard Chaplow (PNE Footballer)

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The family lived a few doors from my grandparents on Lime Road. He built a scale model of the London Palladium in the spare room - it was amazing and featured in at least one article in the Observer.

His father, Reg, was a partner in the engraving business, sadly he died of a heart attack. The last I heard of them was that Graham was living in Australia with his wife and kid(s?). As far as I know his mother is living in sheltered accommodation in Accrington.

If you Google him you'll find his website.

Re: Noted living Accringtonians.
 

The quoted posting refers to a 2010 one about Graham Walne, stage lighting expert. I can confirm that Graham , an Accrington Grammar School lad, does live in Australia. The shop his dad started in Burnley Rd opposite the Boar's Head is still going, run by Frank Fielding, who was Mr Walne's apprentice c 1960

Re: Obituaries of noted Accringtonians.
 

This is my son :)

Re: Noted living Accringtonians.
 

You may not know, Jenny that the shop isn't opposite the Boar's Head any more, as the pub's shut. Please pass ther best wishes of the Accrington Grammar School Old Boys onto Graham, who is fondly remembered by his classmates.....By chance, I have today received a private message through Accyweb from a Jim Hacking.