General Chat

In Aberdeen, the two I have chosen are
Mary Garden Opera Singer b1874- d1967
and Mary Slessor Missionary in Calabar
b1848- d1915.

Emmax

Emma, you do some extremely good Beef there too.Aberdeen Angus.**M**.

John Mills (Actor) & family used to live about a mile away.

Now Merlin that goes without saying lolx
Salmon from the Shire, I could go on,
freezing weather in the height of summer
and am shocked you didn't mention Whisky!
But thats not people ofcourse could mention
a few who eat and drink though.

Emmax

Its the largest city in the county of Hampshire,
Home of the Ford Transit and Ordnance Survey
Birthplace of Chris Packham and Craig David

The church in my village was moved stone by stone to its current location to make it easier to worship.

This was done in 1855/56

Agatha Christie came here in 1927, to the Orchid Gardens. While she was staying here she wrote the synopsis for her book The Mysterious Mr Quinn which she based in Puerto de la Cruz.

Wendy

Charles Rolls came from here.

Yvonne de Carlo was born here, in 1922


A more recent film actor is Ryan Reynolds, born in Vancouver in 1976

Gandulf and Prof Dumbledore live next door to each other a few miles away.

a movie was made some years ago about the first female firefighter


it happened in Los Angeles

but was filmed here ......... with palm trees (some artificial) strategically placed on all outside sets

Just a thought Rose, this could be turned into a quiz, guess the place.!!!

Atonement was filmed here.

It was interesting to walk down the prom during the evening and see all the film set on the prom and the beach.

Colin Firth's parents live in the city
Colin's mum taught me at Uni.
Alice Lysle was hanged here.
Keates was inspired by the place.
A bit of 'The Da Vinvi' code was filmed here
King Alfred lived here.

Ann, I saw the Severn Bore when I was in England.

Motown Gal, I have seen the bullet holes in the pub door.

All I can think of for my area is that the Hilary family kept bees in the hills many many years ago, and I think Sir Ed (he wasnt sir then) used to do a lot of tramping (trecking to you) in our hills. He and George Lowe came to give a talk at my High School before they went to Everest.

Huia.

The film Local Hero had it's opening scene filmed
at Aberdeen Airport and the American wearing black
stetson walking up the gangway was my OH, blink
and you will miss him. lolx

Emmax

Hi Rose,not one but quite a few

Gladstone Adams....Inventor of the windscreen wiper
John Gilroy...Artist of famous Guiness adverts
Robson Green..actor
Denise Welch..Actress
W.E.Johns..Author of Biggles
Ian La Frenais..writer of (The likely lads & Auf Wiedersehen)
John Middleton...Actor in Emmerdale
Andy Taylor...Guitarist with Duran Duran
Hylton Valentine..guitarist with The Animals
Colin Watson...author of detective novels
John Dobson...Architect
Raymond Laidlaw...Musician - Lindisfarne
Thomas Burt...Politician..first working miner to become an M.P. and father of the House of Parliament

and many more famous folk from nearby towns :O) x

Forgot to include, the First Motor Racing in the UK, took place here on the Seafront

I live in a place called Fugglestone in Wiltshire

A monastery was founded here in early Saxon times, in which Ethelbert is said to have been buried. Afterwards a hospital for lepers was established on its site.

Nothing much here now except Army married quarters!! The land still belongs to the Earl of Pembroke..Wilton house is just down the road from me..

Jules x

Matt Cardell sung in the local Pubs where I live.
Dermott O leary went to the same College as my Daughter and still visits it from time to time.