Your Towns Claim to fame

No Cities allowed if your playing,only districts of those Cities...

Redcar had the World's First Lifeboat..The Zetland Lifeboat.It saved hundreds of seamen,and is still intact to this day.Sturdy as Fuck

Anything great about your town?

The reason i bring this up is because the Charity life boat (For non Brits.. its a charity box)was nicked out of our works canteen by some lowlife..and the canteen ladies put a notice up saying "To whoever stole the lifeboat,we hope you drown scum"..And they wer'nt messing around!!

Its awful to think its someone I'm working with, so it tends to be the contractors that drift in and out, that get blamed when these sort of things happen..Tho this is probably a new low in our place...:\ohwell:

We have Eddie Irvine. One of the forces for the Battle of the boyne and that bullshit landed in Groomport harbour (we're all one big happy town) And bangor bay/belfast lough was one of the dtagin points for D-Day.

Oddly enough, I donate me fiver a month to the lifeboats, and even when I had no money coming in, I somehow always managed to pay that :)

i figure it's only a matter of time before I need them with all the time I spend by the sea.

fuck knows...but i went to same school as Phil Thompson - Pinokes- and Dennis Motimer (Aston Villa)

We built the Titanic, and we kill each other.

Christopher Owens wrote: We built the Titanic, and we kill each other.

You Forgot Bestie mate. And H+W, in addition to the Titanic, also built rather a lot of stuff that did work :D

Stoke-on-Trent gave us Stan Matthews, Lemmy, Slash and his endless fucking guitar solos, big fat pieman Robbie Williams, Candyflip(!), the captain of the Titanic (no, really) and the finest fucking ceramics known to man.

Market Drayton - small town in North Shropshire where I went to School - was once the home of that Moseley bloke who invented British Fascism. He formulated all his key ideological motifs while living in Drayton, and every village within a 20-mile radius has the story of when Moseley rose in and gave a speech (and invariably prompted a riot).

In family-friendly fashion, the town now claims to be the 'home of gingerbread'.......

You got George Best,we got Paul Daniels I dispute which one was the magician!

Edit:To Chris Owens

i can't remember what Woltmershausen is famous for, but my handball team kicked arse, ah the good old TSW. every year we went up a league. one of our guys liked to intimidate the opposition's goalie, by throwing a ball so hard against the wall that it deflated. that always did the trick.

(The Good Doctor) Martin Fradley wrote: Stoke-on-Trent gave us Stan Matthews, Lemmy, Slash and his endless fucking guitar solos, big fat pieman Robbie Williams, Candyflip(!), the captain of the Titanic (no, really) and the finest fucking ceramics known to man.

Market Drayton - small town in North Shropshire where I went to School - was once the home of that Moseley bloke who invented British Fascism. He formulated all his key ideological motifs while living in Drayton, and every village within a 20-mile radius has the story of when Moseley rose in and gave a speech (and invariably prompted a riot).

In family-friendly fashion, the town now claims to be the 'home of gingerbread'.......

Candyflip

(The Good Doctor) Martin Fradley wrote: Stoke-on-Trent gave us Stan Matthews, Lemmy, Slash and his endless fucking guitar solos, big fat pieman Robbie Williams, Candyflip(!), the captain of the Titanic (no, really) and the finest fucking ceramics known to man.

Market Drayton - small town in North Shropshire where I went to School - was once the home of that Moseley bloke who invented British Fascism. He formulated all his key ideological motifs while living in Drayton, and every village within a 20-mile radius has the story of when Moseley rose in and gave a speech (and invariably prompted a riot).

In family-friendly fashion, the town now claims to be the 'home of gingerbread'.......

Impressive...Lemmy? Really? :) u know who Oswald Moseley's kid is of course?

EDIT: Ron reminded me. Mentioned it before but it's true. you know that clip you see on all those "greatest retards in sport" shows, of the goalie, playing in this pitifully grotty little ground, pitching the ball, by hand into the back of his own net by accident? guess where guess who's Goalie the shame, the shame

Steve Campbell wrote:

(The Good Doctor) Martin Fradley wrote: Stoke-on-Trent gave us Stan Matthews, Lemmy, Slash and his endless fucking guitar solos, big fat pieman Robbie Williams, Candyflip(!), the captain of the Titanic (no, really) and the finest fucking ceramics known to man.

Market Drayton - small town in North Shropshire where I went to School - was once the home of that Moseley bloke who invented British Fascism. He formulated all his key ideological motifs while living in Drayton, and every village within a 20-mile radius has the story of when Moseley rose in and gave a speech (and invariably prompted a riot).

In family-friendly fashion, the town now claims to be the 'home of gingerbread'.......

Impressive...Lemmy? Really? :) u know who Oswald Moseley's kid is of course?

Er, Liam????

:D

Steve Campbell wrote:

Christopher Owens wrote: We built the Titanic, and we kill each other.

You Forgot Bestie mate. And H+W, in addition to the Titanic, also built rather a lot of stuff that did work :D

Oooops.

(The Good Doctor) Martin Fradley wrote: Stoke-on-Trent gave us Stan Matthews, Lemmy, Slash and his endless fucking guitar solos, big fat pieman Robbie Williams, Candyflip(!), the captain of the Titanic (no, really) and the finest fucking ceramics known to man.

Also add Nick Hancock, TV footballing pundits Garth Crooks, Robbie Earle and Mark Bright, ex radio one DJ, Bruno Brookes, RJ Mitchell, designer of the Spitfire.

In locality terms, TV presenters, Anthea and Wendy Turner grew up half a mile away from me. What happened to them after their 15 minutes of fame?

Samantha Chapman wrote:

(The Good Doctor) Martin Fradley wrote: Stoke-on-Trent gave us Stan Matthews, Lemmy, Slash and his endless fucking guitar solos, big fat pieman Robbie Williams, Candyflip(!), the captain of the Titanic (no, really) and the finest fucking ceramics known to man.

Also add Nick Hancock, TV footballing pundits Garth Crooks, Robbie Earle and Mark Bright, ex radio one DJ, Bruno Brookes.

In locality terms, TV presenters, Anthea and Wendy Turner grew up half a mile away from me. Where happened to them after their 15 minutes of fame?

ok ok get the drift...stop showin off

(The Good Doctor) Martin Fradley wrote:

Steve Campbell wrote:

(The Good Doctor) Martin Fradley wrote: Stoke-on-Trent gave us Stan Matthews, Lemmy, Slash and his endless fucking guitar solos, big fat pieman Robbie Williams, Candyflip(!), the captain of the Titanic (no, really) and the finest fucking ceramics known to man.

Market Drayton - small town in North Shropshire where I went to School - was once the home of that Moseley bloke who invented British Fascism. He formulated all his key ideological motifs while living in Drayton, and every village within a 20-mile radius has the story of when Moseley rose in and gave a speech (and invariably prompted a riot).

In family-friendly fashion, the town now claims to be the 'home of gingerbread'.......

Impressive...Lemmy? Really? :) u know who Oswald Moseley's kid is of course?

Er, Liam????

:D

Max...pres of the FIA.

u live and learn eh?

Samantha Chapman wrote:

(The Good Doctor) Martin Fradley wrote: Stoke-on-Trent gave us Stan Matthews, Lemmy, Slash and his endless fucking guitar solos, big fat pieman Robbie Williams, Candyflip(!), the captain of the Titanic (no, really) and the finest fucking ceramics known to man.

Also add Nick Hancock, TV footballing pundits Garth Crooks, Robbie Earle and Mark Bright, ex radio one DJ, Bruno Brookes, RJ Mitchell, designer of the Spitfire.

In locality terms, TV presenters, Anthea and Wendy Turner grew up half a mile away from me. Where happened to them after their 15 minutes of fame?

Sam, I like you just fine and everything....but if you EVER put Bruno FUCKING Brookes name beside RJ Mitchell's I will fall out with you :D

Steve Campbell wrote:

Samantha Chapman wrote:

(The Good Doctor) Martin Fradley wrote: Stoke-on-Trent gave us Stan Matthews, Lemmy, Slash and his endless fucking guitar solos, big fat pieman Robbie Williams, Candyflip(!), the captain of the Titanic (no, really) and the finest fucking ceramics known to man.

Also add Nick Hancock, TV footballing pundits Garth Crooks, Robbie Earle and Mark Bright, ex radio one DJ, Bruno Brookes, RJ Mitchell, designer of the Spitfire.

In locality terms, TV presenters, Anthea and Wendy Turner grew up half a mile away from me. Where happened to them after their 15 minutes of fame?

Sam, I like you just fine and everything....but if you EVER put Bruno FUCKING Brookes name beside RJ Mitchell's I will fall out with you :D

We don't tend to boast about Bruno, to be honest RJ should have received a posthumous Knighthood.

EDIT: forgot Arnold Bennett, the writer.

Warrington:

An NO gig.

Chris Evans (oh dear).

Blown up by the IRA (oh dear again).

Mr. Smiths nightclub of the 'Hitman and Her' fame; opened around the same time as the Hac; but with a lot more white bloated thread veined legs.

Home of Pete Waterman.

Close to the home of Rick Astley (oh dear again).

Lots of people from Warrington seem to get lost up mountains and appear on TV quiz's out of all proportion to the size of the population.

It has RAF Burtonwood which became the largest US airbase in Europe in WW2. It played a key role during World War ll and then again for the Berlin airlift.

Warrington Museum has a Mummy in it.

Straddles the Mersey.

Lewis Carrol was born there.

And most importantly; very close to Salford.

accrington stanley nori red bricks

Bolton was the birthplace of the Spinning mule which revolutionised the textile industry.

Famous sons and daughters:

Peter Kay Vernon Kay Sara Cox Stu Francis

...And me

Sale.

JP Joule - Invented energy...err, well the SI unit for it. Andy Rourke - Invented NO's next gig (: A pretty decent Rugby team and athletics club. Absolutely rubbish pubs.

Oh, and f**k all City fans

Barney Army wrote: Sale.

JP Joule - Invented energy...err, well the SI unit for it. Andy Rourke - Invented NO's next gig (: A pretty decent Rugby team and athletics club. Absolutely rubbish pubs.

Oh, and f**k all City fans

i'm sure thats kenny Dalglish wheeling away after scoring the winner against Bruges at Wembley in 78. :) :) :)

Drug Capital of Northern Ireland Bible Belt Ian Paisley Liam Neeson

well apart from me obviously,

Halifax's claim to fames are:

Ted Hughes john ketely paradise lost (not too sure about this one, i always thought they we're shit) Brian turner cats eyes in the road were invented in halifax by a guy from halifax Halifax town FC the only team to be relegated from the football league twice.

Ilkeston

Ken Barlow of Corrie fame and Arch Druid comes from Ilkeston - Beat that !

Well, Harold Shipman was from the next town over. On the other hand, Denton: Well, some of Cracker was filmed at the resovoirs, and i went to the same schools that Paul Lake went to.

digital mike binoche wrote: Ilkeston

Ken Barlow of Corrie fame and Arch Druid comes from Ilkeston - Beat that !

And Nigel Jemson even though he was born in Preston.

estes park, colorado's claims to fame:

1. in 1977 stephen king wrote 'the shining' in the stanley hotel, inspired by the hotel, its haunted history and its surroundings (they didn't film the movie there as the stanley isn't isolated enough and there wasn't enough snow, but the mini-series was filmed there).

2. the stanley brothers--inventors of the stanley steamer in 1897, one of the first motorcars and the 1906 winner of the world land speed record. apparently jay leno drives a stanley steamer to work every day. the brothers also built the stanley hotel (see above), and f.o. stanley supposedly still haunts the hotel (the inspiration for stephen king's novel).

3. the birthplace of the american credit union movement (hurrah! as i belong to a credit union and not a bank).

4. estes park serves as the eastern entrance point for rocky mountain national park, through which runs trail ridge road, the world's highest contiguous highway--reaching altitudes of over 12,000 ft.

5. unfortunately, estes park is also known as the place where the racist christian identity militia movement organized itself. in 1992 a group of over 150 klansmen, posse comitatus members, neo-nazis and others met in estes to organize and unite against the government. out of this came the oklahoma city bombing in april, 1995. joy!

6. estes park is home to the world's largest YMCA: the YMCA of the rockies. it covers thousands of acres and has a bowling alley, ice skating rink, a hotel, cabins, hiking trails, and so forth. you can get yourself clean, have many good meals and do whatever you feel when you stay at the YMCA of the rockies.

My hometown Bay City Michigan is the birthplace of Madonna. No statues there that I know of.

Apparently we were baptised in the same church. A pair of good Catholic girls!

I'm from Stanmore. Where the only gay has left the village.

William Broad also comes from here. That's Billy Idol to you.

Barbara Windsor used to live here, as did many other famous people including Dennis Waterman.

There was a documentary programme made about my old school Park High.

Shug wrote: The Steelworks, The Trouser Press and Eddie McGoldrick.

Sport - George Reilly played for Watford in the 1984 FA Cup final. Lee Glover played for Nottingham Forest in the 1991 FA Cup final. Bryn Gunn won the European Cup with Forest in 1980. George's nephew Brendan Reilly competed in the 2000 Olympics for Ireland in the high jump. Music - Raging Speedhorn St. Cecilia - Biggest hit was "Jump up and down wave your knickers in the air." Bill Drummond from the KLF allegedly attended Kingswood School. Others - Colin Dexter who created Inspector Morse. John Burnside - poet and author went to Pope John school. Brendan Coyle - Actor

John Sludden wrote: Colin Dexter who created Inspector Morse.

if my father knew, he would kiss your feet.

Astoria Queens, New York, the childhood home of Christopher Walken.

john kershaw wrote:

Barney Army wrote: Sale.

JP Joule - Invented energy...err, well the SI unit for it. Andy Rourke - Invented NO's next gig (: A pretty decent Rugby team and athletics club. Absolutely rubbish pubs.

Oh, and f**k all City fans

i'm sure thats kenny Dalglish wheeling away after scoring the winner against Bruges at Wembley in 78. :) :) :)

nah mate, you got the ground right but it's GB v Benfica '68

Famous Sons and daughters of Redcar part2

Mo Mowlam RIP Roy Chubby Brown (self styled fat bastard and funnyman) Tony Mowbray(God)

Frank, that girl in yer avatar, does not have any boobs?

digital mike binoche wrote: Frank, that girl in yer avatar, does not have any boobs?

DMB dont force me to leave this site and never return this is harrassment!

Frank - Don't walk away in silence, Don't walk away !:)

Spotnick wrote: Céline Dion lives in Laval

If that is a claim to fame... I honestly don't see a lot more else to say about this Island, which is a city merged from 10 towns 30 years ago and is a huge island north of the island of Montreal. Laval has probably around 300K people living on it... (Laval is the surname of a high priest that colonized our province a long time ago)

Obviously, there's more to say about Montreal itself... that would start with the worst olympic debt of all time

Is being the home of Celine Dion a claim to fame? I don't know, but it IS enough to get you Primary Nuclear Target status I would think. :D

And for Montreal's debts...I shouldn't think they'll be the worst for too much longer. Good old London will win hands down (look how much they spent on a tent no one wanted that they then had to pay to get rid of...can you imagine what such a shower of cunts as the UK Govt. will do with the Olympics?

Hmmm.....Whitefield....? Oh aye, spawned Peter Skellern who had a hit with "You're A Lady".........I'll get me coat.

Annapolis, Mayland-home of The US Naval Academy-woooo!

My town's claim to fame is that the Declaration of Independence was written there and Betsy Ross sewed the first flag here. But, more recently, "12 Monkeys," "The Sixth Sense," and "Philadelphia" were filmed here. Fat Albert and Bill Cosby are also from Philly, as well as Eve and Beanie Siegel and G Love and Special Sauce. My town is also known for having sports teams that never win - Flyers, Sixers, Phillies, Eagles - and crap sports complexes and crappier sports fans. In addition, Philly is known for the cheese steak and scrapple - probably why it was the fattest city in the US about 4 years ago. We're known nationally for also being the city on the east coast where heroin and crack are extremely cheap and plentiful, if you venture into the Badlands.

CAKES Check it out via GOOGLE someday!:D

Des Moines is the largest home of insurance companies.

Ronald Reagan was a sportscaster for WHO radio in Des Moines before he pursued a career in the porn industry.

The Tuskegee Airmen trained here.

The Black Panthers blew up our police station about 1970.

In 1993 a flood destroyed our water works production for about a month.

Ozzy O bit the head off a bat at Veteran's Memorial Hall.

my bigger home town of Bremen is the oldest contionous existing republic in Germany (except for the third reich). even today it is aproud city state. it is the second largest harour in germany. it used to build all kinds of ships from cruise liners to supertankers. it is the home of Werder Bremen. famous landmrks include a stature of the Bremen Town musicians. (if anybody remembers their Grimms fairy tales, they never actually made it to Bremen), and a tall stature of a Roland (known as Orlando in latain counries), who the citizens defiantly set up facing the cathedral, so he would protect the city's liberty.

We're arguably the gayest city in the United States, have Coit Tower, an overgrown Ionian pillar dedicated to the monumental phalli of SF firemen, the only city in the U.S. to have its very own emperor, the island fortress prison Al Capone went batshit with syphillis in, and finally home to the police department that could never track down the Zodiac Killer.

I forgot to add; Lilly Savage did a load of gigs at Mr. Smiths and The Mississipi Showboat, Warrington, in the 80's, before s/he hit the big time...

craig's digitalwaters wrote: I forgot to add; Lilly Savage did a load of gigs at Mr. Smiths and The Mississipi Showboat, Warrington, in the 80's, before s/he hit the big time...

did you go watch ?

forgot to say vikki entwistle ( janice battersby ) is from accy.

Apart from having the worst football team in League 1, Swindon is famous for:

1. Billie Piper
2. Melinda Messenger
3. Mark Lamaar
4. The Magic Roundabout
5. Nobody outside of a 50 mile radius knows where it is

But I love the place

Widnes in Cheshire. Paul Simon wrote 'Homeward Bound' at Widnes station. They have a sign that tells everyone.

Also Sporty Spice is from here too.

According to http://www.knowhere.co.uk/310_heroes.html the guy who invented barcodes comes from Beverley - so famous he ain't named. This link must be out of date because it doesn't mention myself.

Being renamed 'Drugby'

oh, and cement.and William Webb Ellis allegedly iventing Rugby football.

And Sir Frank Whittle designed or invented some engine or other at the GEC works.Bit vague on that one tonight.

And they like projecting chicks on to the Rugby Cement tower

Oh FFS! I looked at bangor....you know the bit where people post useful things about the town....our buckyboys have been in and done the page on Bangor.

I dnuno what smilie best expresses my cringing embarrassment.

Johnny wrote: Being renamed 'Drugby'

oh, and cement.and William Webb Ellis allegedly iventing Rugby football.

And Sir Frank Whittle designed or invented some engine or other at the GEC works.Bit vague on that one tonight.

And they like projecting chicks on to the Rugby Cement tower

That would be the JET engine....another fine BRIT invention the yanks would love to think they had anything to do with :D

And did those feeeeeeet in ancient times....

you'd never believe I've had 2 sips of booze.