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Forum: Accrington Hall Of Fame 19-01-2015, 16:43

Replies: 94 Noted living Accringtonians. Views: 12,625 Posted By Bob Dobson 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...

Forum: Accrington Hall Of Fame 20-12-2014, 16:12

Replies: 94 Noted living Accringtonians. Views: 12,625 Posted By Bob Dobson 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...

Forum: Accrington Hall Of Fame 04-12-2012, 07:23

Replies: 94 Noted living Accringtonians. Views: 12,625 Posted By Bob Dobson Re: Noted living Accringtonians. 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 (John@s)'s. He was...

Forum: Accrington Hall Of Fame 08-11-2011, 08:15

Replies: 94 Noted living Accringtonians. Views: 12,625 Posted By Bob Dobson Re: Noted living Accringtonians. 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...

Forum: Accrington Hall Of Fame 19-10-2011, 12:55

Replies: 94 Noted living Accringtonians. Views: 12,625 Posted By Bob Dobson Re: Noted living Accringtonians. 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...

Forum: Accrington Hall Of Fame 03-10-2011, 19:59

Replies: 94 Noted living Accringtonians. Views: 12,625 Posted By Bob Dobson Re: Noted living Accringtonians. 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...

Forum: Accrington Hall Of Fame 02-10-2011, 19:21

Replies: 94 Noted living Accringtonians. Views: 12,625 Posted By Bob Dobson Re: Noted living Accringtonians. 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.

Forum: Accrington Hall Of Fame 07-12-2010, 18:50

Replies: 94 Noted living Accringtonians. Views: 12,625 Posted By Bob Dobson Re: Noted living Accringtonians. 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...

Forum: Accrington Hall Of Fame 01-02-2010, 13:55

Replies: 94 Noted living Accringtonians. Views: 12,625 Posted By Bob Dobson Re: Noted living Accringtonians. 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',...

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