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03-10-2003, 10:17
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Re: Accrington Claim to fame
Wow, thanks Cazzer, so it was true then? Any idea who the couple were?
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03-10-2003, 10:29
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Re: Accrington Claim to fame
No idea!
Try emailing the Telegraph. They probably have it archived somewhere. The website archive doesn't go that far back, I don't think.
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05-10-2003, 18:54
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Re: Accrington Claim to fame
cazzer mentioned dominic brunt(aka paddy in emmerdale) earlier in the thread......he came from blackburn and was on the same performing arts course as me.we spent our time between blackburn road college and rossendale college in rawtenstall,between 1989-1991.
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05-10-2003, 19:07
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Re: Accrington Claim to fame
Dominic Brunt went to Moorhead High School Accrington. He was mates with my step brother at school and lived in Accy at that time. ;D
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05-10-2003, 19:07
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Re: Accrington Claim to fame
[quote author=Jo link=board=qanda;num=1064939674;start=0#14 date=10/01/03 at 11:28:49]Alex Higgins came form Accy? I didn't know that! How come he's got such a strong Scottish accent then?[/quote]
Jo he is irish but he lived up Oswaldtwistle.On Fielding lane to be precise.He used to go in the Elite a lot.Actually he extracted the urine out of me but we are going back 31 years here.me dad used to take me in there for a game of snooker
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05-10-2003, 19:52
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Re: Accrington Claim to fame
Dominic's dad lived in Burnley Rd Acc, and Dominic used to visit regularly whilst on Emmerdale.
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05-10-2003, 19:54
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[quote author=Mik_Dickinson link=board=qanda;num=1064939674;start=0#34 date=10/05/03 at 20:07:40]
Jo he is irish but he lived up Oswaldtwistle.On Fielding lane to be precise.He used to go in the Elite a lot.Actually he extracted the urine out of me but we are going back 31 years here.me dad used to take me in there for a game of snooker
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Thanks for that Mik. Thought he did at one stage, but didn't want to come back on it till someone else agreed.
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05-10-2003, 19:57
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Re: Accrington Claim to fame
[quote author=cazzer link=board=qanda;num=1064939674;start=0#35 date=10/05/03 at 20:52:47]Dominic's dad lived in Burnley Rd Acc, and Dominic used to visit regularly whilst on Emmerdale.
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did you know his girlfriend when he was at college as well?........anne marie
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05-10-2003, 20:02
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No I don't, but my daughter-in-law's mum worked with his dad, and worked at home there with him on several occasions.
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05-10-2003, 20:04
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Re: Accrington Claim to fame
o rite :
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05-10-2003, 20:06
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Why the rolling eyes Jason?
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05-10-2003, 20:10
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Re: Accrington Claim to fame
just thought you knew everything about him with the way you talk about him......you got a fixation with him? [smiley=poke2.gif]?......lol
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05-10-2003, 20:13
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What because I made a post about his Accy connection, as did Lettie?
Now my eyes are rolling! :
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05-10-2003, 20:15
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Re: Accrington Claim to fame
im only joking with you............lol
so we all know him.....wow big deal(not).
cheers for the boo!
next famous person you know??
damon hill is my cousin................but he isnt from lancashire!
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05-10-2003, 22:04
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Re: Accrington Claim to fame
i know paul barrett,he lived in ossy and was in prime suspect and other tv programmes.
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