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starofwonder 08-04-2011 22:56

Blackburn
 
Not content with poaching Diana Vickers as a Blackburn Lass
( though many on this forum would dispute that !)
Blackburn can lay claim to the famous Alfred Wainwright
who moved to the Lake District and became very famous !

jaysay 09-04-2011 08:36

Re: Blackburn
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by starofwonder (Post 897393)
Not content with poaching Diana Vickers as a Blackburn Lass
( though many on this forum would dispute that !)
Blackburn can lay claim to the famous Alfred Wainwright
who moved to the Lake District and became very famous !

And your point is:confused:

garinda 09-04-2011 08:56

Re: Blackburn
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by starofwonder (Post 897393)
Not content with poaching Diana Vickers as a Blackburn Lass
( though many on this forum would dispute that !)
Blackburn can lay claim to the famous Alfred Wainwright
who moved to the Lake District and became very famous !

When Diana was on X-Factor, her home was in Huncoat, where she lived with her mother.

What on earth as Wainwright got to do with Accy Web's Hall of fame?

jaysay 09-04-2011 09:33

Re: Blackburn
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by garinda (Post 897446)
When Diana was on X-Factor, her home was in Huncoat, where she lived with her mother.

What on earth as Wainwright got to do with Accy Web's Hall of fame?

Looks like we've got another Star who'll make us Wonder G:D

starofwonder 09-04-2011 21:37

Re: Blackburn
 
Theres still a lot of rivalry between Accy and Blackburn,
Alfred has achieved world fame for his brilliant books
on the Lake District, can Accy come up with anyone of
equal status ?

garinda 09-04-2011 22:24

Re: Blackburn
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by starofwonder (Post 897630)
Theres still a lot of rivalry between Accy and Blackburn,
Alfred has achieved world fame for his brilliant books
on the Lake District, can Accy come up with anyone of
equal status ?

This isn't a competition.

I'm sure Blackburn Web would love you to start a Hall of Fame thread.

You can start with me. As I was educated at Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Blackburn.

As for Accrington's literary progeny, there are numerous authors mentioned in these threads.

http://www.accringtonweb.com/forum/f...ans-51415.html

http://www.accringtonweb.com/forum/f...ans-51573.html

I suppose the greatest living writer would have to be Jeanette Winterson. Someone who'd be known in literary salons worldwide...unlike Wainwright, who's really just a national figure, popular amongst thick booted weirdy beardies.

Jeanette Winterson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

starofwonder 09-04-2011 22:41

Re: Blackburn
 
Of course, Jeanette, she was always on telly at one time
and became famous very young.
Born in Manchester, but with that accent, definitely a Lancashire Lass !

garinda 09-04-2011 22:47

Re: Blackburn
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by starofwonder (Post 897641)
Of course, Jeanette, she was always on telly at one time
and became famous very young.
Born in Manchester, but with that accent, definitely a Lancashire Lass !

She's still often on television.

She's a regular guest critic on the Culture Show, as well as being a panelist on Question Time, and has been a guest on many radio programmes.

She was adopted and was brought up in Accrington aged ten days old.

flashy 10-04-2011 06:43

Re: Blackburn
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by starofwonder (Post 897630)
Theres still a lot of rivalry between Accy and Blackburn,

no there isn't, i was brought up in Accy and now live in Blackburn....guys, i think we have an old accywebber in disguise again


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