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Wynonie Harris 19-05-2012 10:07
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Originally Posted by sm_counsell (Post 992742)
I remember a lad called snowy ( due to his very light hair) quite a tall lad who used to hang around Accrington. I seem to remember he went to either Accy grammar or St. Christopher's. He would be in his earlier sixties now
That's the Snowy I remember, Susan, who I reckon is a different person to the one being discussed here. The Snowy we recall was/is a folk singer/guitarist. He comes up the Stanley sometimes and lives in Congleton these days.

alan7554 19-05-2012 10:55
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nah,there only one snowy,dodgy raincoat,big alsation dog and wild hair,always hung round the market and talked to the kids,cant do that today can we,a local character,same as dancing billy,who used to stand outside the bee,s knee,s and the railway and would dance for the price of a bottle, ah happy days

susie123 19-05-2012 11:27
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Originally Posted by Wynonie Harris (Post 992751)
That's the Snowy I remember, Susan, who I reckon is a different person to the one being discussed here. The Snowy we recall was/is a folk singer/guitarist. He comes up the Stanley sometimes and lives in Congleton these days.
Yes I remember him too.

kestrelx 19-05-2012 12:42
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Originally Posted by alan7554 (Post 992760)
nah,there only one snowy,dodgy raincoat,big alsation dog and wild hair,always hung round the market and talked to the kids,cant do that today can we,a local character,same as dancing billy,who used to stand outside the bee,s knee,s and the railway and would dance for the price of a bottle, ah happy days
That's the one, he must have been around 30 then in the mid 70's. He used to hang around with kids round Ardenhall and buy alcohol for them - he had dodgy motives!

maxthecollie 19-05-2012 20:21
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Is that why the council removed the swings from Arden Hall?

Restless 21-05-2012 06:31
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hmmm can i use alcohol as an excuse for that?

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Originally Posted by flashy (Post 992735)
Yes Restless, you already said

mallard 21-05-2012 20:16
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If its the same one he was always around ossy with the dog but he never did any harm to any one

kestrelx 22-05-2012 19:51
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Originally Posted by maxthecollie (Post 992931)
Is that why the council removed the swings from Arden Hall?
In those days we used to always hang round in Ardenhall and listen to the Sunday chart rundown on a transistor radio.

hassy rvr 22-05-2012 20:06
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Ardenhall was my haunt around 59/61

wallop79 23-05-2012 21:25
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As a kid I used to play up Oak Hill Park a lot, someone would shout Snowy's coming & we'd all leg it, we were all frightened of him but we never did see him!

accyman 24-05-2012 00:39
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Originally Posted by wallop79 (Post 993642)
As a kid I used to play up Oak Hill Park a lot, someone would shout Snowy's coming & we'd all leg it, we were all frightened of him but we never did see him!
dont feel bad about it he was hard to spot especially in winter :D

lindsay ormerod 25-05-2012 18:27
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I know who you lot mean, and yes, deffo still alive and kicking, saw him last Sat on Broadway in Acc. Used to hang around Oakhill Park too, same era as Wallop is referring to.

egg&chips 03-06-2012 13:33
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Snowy used to walk his dog through Rhyddings Park in the 70s. The dude with the felt tips was known as Captain Rainbow, I believe. I think he has epilepsy and remember his death being reported in the Observer in the 80s or early 90s.

sugarray 20-08-2013 20:02
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Originally Posted by kestrelx (Post 991644)
Back in early to mid 70's there was a bloke who's nick name was Snowy. Aged about 30ish and he had an alsation and he used to hang around with minors in the Ardenhall area and other areas - he also used to buy alcohol for us as a gang - anyone remember him? Got any details on him. Cheers :D
Snowy was a well-known genuine pedophile who hung out with kids on every estate he could get to. He used to come around to Milnshaw estate too. He's always had German Shepards.

gpick24 20-08-2013 20:53
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Originally Posted by sugarray (Post 1072246)
Snowy was a well-known genuine pedophile who hung out with kids on every estate he could get to. He used to come around to Milnshaw estate too. He's always had German Shepards.
Did he ever get convicted? I remember the rumours and was warned about him when I was a kid (I lived in the same area) but if he didn`t get convicted then it`s probably not right to put that on here.


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