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Local Heroes in Burnley, Lancashire*

Burnley, Lancashire Famous Residents

Cringing Cult of Celebrity (Famous residents and ex-residents.)

• Phil Neville lives pretty near
• i hereby challenge any citizen of burnley to rise off their arse and put some work into providing a place and a time where the population of this town who: a.have a brain b.listen to music other than chart,hard house,metal c.do not want to be in the company of thugs or hard faced bitches on crack d.have a little money to spend on dancing,listening and talking You have precisely one month. Answers to this challenge can be sent to:muki@cerb.co.uk we have a culture,can we use it?
• The guy from Brookside "Billy' I think his caracter name is
• None. Except Alistair Campbell. (The nerdy one who lies frequently at Government hearings).
• I would just like to say that, 'that old guy from lord of the rings', is actually the very talented Sir Ian McKellen! Just thought u might like to know!
• Malcolm Hebden (Norris Cole in Corrie) John McCardle (Billy Corkhill in Brookie) Gazza (One time football player) Stan Ternent (No more needs to be said) Brian and David Miller (Ex ~ BFC) Tommy Cummings (BFC Hero)
• That old guy from lord of the rings used to live on scott park road.
• 1/2 of Chumbawamba Sir Ian McKellen was born in our wonderful town (Gandalf in Lord oi the Rings)
• 70's Punk band "The Notsensibles" or is it Not Sensibles.
• Neil Hodgson of world superbike fame. Now lives in the isle of man.
• Little Stevie Wonder used to live in Bacup.
• That Dingle bloke off Emmerdale that all the Blackburners think represents the average Burnleyite (damn them) The Michelin Bros who own Michelin and invented the Michelin Man (cool) Home of Time computers. Peter Pike MP for Burnley (has been caught in nude photos a few times) *my hero* I think not.
• THAT CHAP FROM THE HAPPY MONDAYS - SHAUN RIDER
• shaun ryder lives in burnley.
• Eric Knowells from the antiques roadshow (he went to school and scouts with my dad)
• Zac Dingle of Emmerdale fame is one of most famous residents
• Apparently,that bloody Wayne Hussey from The Mission used to live in the (now demolished)Trafalgar flats.
• John Barnes Ian McMannaman
• Oh, by the way, Jim Bowen was born in Padiham. The Bullseye Guy.

Buskers, Street Entertainers

• If you count old Bob down town as an entertainer, with his dirty appearance and droves of skanks following him as he shouts 'BUGGER ORF' then he could be a street entertainer. I saw a man with a Saxaphone and a dog once, I wonder how he pays for it's food. Big Issue Skanks outside Marks and Spencers, wonder what that's all about.

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Last updated: 2007-10-08