Does anyone remember Snowy?
 

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

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yep i remember him well, he used to live on Warwick street near Dill Hall Lane, he works in a charity shop in town, or he did about 12 months ago when i last saw him

he still owns an alsation...not the original one though

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yep i remember him, he used to be around the milnshaw park area. still see him about now.

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If he is the same man I knew, then he worked at H & B's as a draightsman. Met him again years later when he joined the Model Engineering group at Sandy Lane College. He must be a fair age now if he's still alive.
Relaw

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I could mention Dick Barton Special Agent but not many on here will remember that radio program. There I go I am being silly now.

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i remember him. Thought he lived round woodnook area. Havent seen him about for long while but he still had an alsation when i did seehim last. Think was manchester rd area. He'd be 50's now.
Any one remember chap called bernard? Saw him on hyndburn rd this w'end. He must be imortal he's been around that long. Never looks any older.
I also remember a chap who used to hang round bus station (died many years ago). He used to wear long woollen army coat, had alarm clock on piece of string in his pocket and a bandana across his chest of coloured felt tips in rainbow order. The things u remember as a kid !!

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we had a cat called snowy when i was bout 6 years old (1984)

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I just about remember the chap with the felt tips. Was he from Rising Bridge or am I thinking of someone else?
I also remember Bernard, (the one I remember always wore a flat cap), see him quite a lot.

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Snowy's definately still alive, saw him in Poundworld today

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I remember Dick Barton and Snowy, was there a Jock in the radio series as well.

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snowy is still around, i see him most weeks, don't see him with dog though...

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The words 'no sh.. Sherlock' spring to mind, i said i'd seen him today

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When I was about 5 or 6 years old we had a cat called snowy....

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Yes Restless, you already said

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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

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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.

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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

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Yes I remember him too.

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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!

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Is that why the council removed the swings from Arden Hall?

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hmmm can i use alcohol as an excuse for that?

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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

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In those days we used to always hang round in Ardenhall and listen to the Sunday chart rundown on a transistor radio.

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Ardenhall was my haunt around 59/61

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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!

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dont feel bad about it he was hard to spot especially in winter :D

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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that was were I witnessed my first ever game of "nervous" ;)

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I remember him always up Highams when we were playing football and sometimes at the Sports Centre swimming pool, my parents told me to stay well clear never understood why at the time, don't think he would last 2 minutes hanging around these days.

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Agree, if there was no conviction ( i have no idea n never knew that snowy) Then yeh better hope no-one ever says summat online about you sugarray.

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Remind me what it was? :)

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CAPTAIN DOVE ,apparently he was super intelligent and had a major mental breakdown think he was called Goeffrey