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Local Heroes in Barnsley, South Yorkshire*

Barnsley, South Yorkshire Famous Residents

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

• Geoff Boycott, Dickie Bird
• Neil Kirkwood - exceptionally fit as fuck heavy weight boxer who got in the ring with that enormous Russian guy
• I THINK YOU SHOULD ADD LYNDA BATESON BARNSLEY BRED NOW LIVING IN LANCASHIRE AND A RENOWNED COOKERY EXPERT WHO HAS WRITTEN MANY BOOKS ON A DELIA SMITH TYPE FORMULA GETTING THE MOST FROM BASIC INGREDIENTS.SHE IS A RESPECTED CATERING ADVISER AND HELD IN GREAT ESTEEM
• SAM NIXON!!! Bless his little cotton socks.
• Michael Parkinson Dickie Bird Arthur Scargill The Chuckle Brothers!
• ASHLEY JACKSON MICHEAL PARKINSON CHARLIE WILLIAMS
• Sam Nixon Has Done us proud
• Sam nixon
• Parky - Mi mim dunt like him.
• charlie williams,remembere the golden shot on tv in the 70s dickie bird,cricket umpire and resident person who cries at everything meeting the quuen,my o.b.e,his old school days mercilessly taken the mick out of by look north bbc regional news michael parkinson,always says he proud of barnsley...so much so he now lives in bray in berkshire.
• SAM NIXON from pop idol and michael parkinson
• that sam nixen guy who is in the last 6 on pop idol
• There's that cricketer...Darren Gough?
• Our wonderfull Jayne is the world biggest star, even though she earns less than me, does not have letters after her name, and lives in a degrading terrace house in Barnsley, she is wonderfull, the world evolves around her (or does it?)
• MY WONDERFULL BROTHER he is the worlds biggest star, what ever you have done my wonderfull brother has done ten times, and ten times better than you, he is the greatest human being in the world, more popular than Michael Schumacher, the world evolves around my wonderfull brother. I love my wonderfull brother, but I am so jelous, because I have acheived nothing.
• Harry Potters look alike lives in Barnsley, he took part in the Harry Potter films.
• Bri Shaughnessy (singer, Seventh Son); Kathryn Roberts (better singer than the much overrated Kate Rusby):Equation,Freddie Fletcher (R Jud in Kes).
• Mad Max was film using the local men from Barnsley, they were chosen because they did not require any acting lessons in order to act so rough and commen. In fact most of them still act as if they are still filming the Mad Max film, but this is just the way they are. Take them as you find them.
• Michael Parkinson, Darren Gough, Geoffry Boycott and other cricketing legends!
• Michael Parkinson
• Michael Parkinson, Brian Glover(fantastic as the games teacher in Kes), Professional Snooker Referee Stuart Bennett, Football Referee Steve Lodge, Busby Babes Tommy Taylor & Mark Jones, Mick McCarthy, Charlie Williams, Stan Richards, Dicky Bird, Darren Gough
• There are plenty of the cast from the TV series Alien Nation walking around the town most days with fail, these people dont sign autographs they just grin and grunt.
• Why oh why are no rock stars or actors from Barnsley?!!! Is it really fair that all we get is Michael Parkinson and Dickie Bird?!
• Sadly you get no Van Baston's, maradonna's, pele's, cantona's, strutting their stuff around the shops, after a days training at Barnsley FC. Instead you pass players you don't recognise.
• There are a few as been footballers, who when they were young, they were going to be worldbeaters and play for England in the world cup, their mams and dads always jumped up and down telling us how great they are and what the future olds. Well they ended up playing for a shitty non league team, earning less than a graduate job, or working in factories and playing for the local pub sides. Well it just states OVERATED BASTARDS, most of these are found around the Darfield, Low Valley, Wombwell area of the Barnsley District.
• Kylie Minogue actually lives in that little gap between the disabled bogs by mcdonalds and the sign with the map.
• The most famous resident must be Butch Dingle, every where you go you will also see Butch Dingle look alikes, he has had the most influence on this town than any other person in history.
• dickie bird, parky, mick mc carthy (will be back here aswell soon!), that dr spiller off casualty
• dickie bird, parky. everyone knowz them dunt the?
• Parkinson and a dude from emerdale
• How could you forget the incomparable,incredible and quite lovely Miss Kate Rusby ???
• Joseph Locke, railway engineer who would weep if he could see the state of our railways today.
• Chris Morgan - a tarn lad through and through, will kick any centre forward up t'hill and darn dale
• Billy Casper ( from the book and film Kes ) As true a' tarn lad as thy'll iver si'.
• Kipper Jackson, Tommy Taylor are both well known for very different reasons. I see Kipper sometimes in the Royal Arms on Wakefield Road, he's actually quite a nice bloke though definitely eccentric.
• Michael Parkinson, Bald teacher out of Kes, Darren Gough, etc etc etc
• Seth Armstrong was at my work yesterday he comes from here. Dickie Bird the umpier 9Don't know how to spell it!)
• Brian Glover RIP. The man was a God. Parky, Charlie Williams -70s comedian-, Goughy, Mick McCarthy, Arthur Scargill. Suppose I'll have to mention Dickie Bird n'all.
• I served Charlie Williams with some prawns when I worked at Tesco at Stairfoot. Orb.
• Premiership referee Steve Lodge. Rumour has it that when he tried to sell a dummy, and finished up with his nose stuck in the turf during the Coventry City v Leicester City Premiership match, Sheffield United were so impressed buy this performance that they tried to sign him (He wouldn’t have been the worst player on their books, hehe).
• Gough, Dickie Bird, Michael Parkinson, Charlie Williams, various footballers (inc. Gerry Taggert). Euan
• The immortal "Busby babe" Tommy Taylor, comedian Ronnie Dukes.
• The one and only Darren Gough.
• 007 and Saint Roger Moore, crooner Tony Christie, comedian Harry Worth
• Brian Glover, Michael Parkinson, members of Chumbawamba, Saxon(!). Good huh?

Buskers, Street Entertainers

• Kipper is a legend
• Kipper Jackson
• any one remember boo boo skinner
• Kipper Jackson! Think he's back in prison, haven't seen him in a while.
• cool guitar guy with the dog piano man sux ass!
• LISTEN TO THE LAD WITH HIS DOG UP MARKET STREET HES QUITE GOOD OH AND THE SCOT AND HIS PIPES HES HERE FROM TIME TO TIME NEAR POUND SHOP
• KIPPER JACKSON. Astonsihed by the lack of web-info on the guy. Not yet spoke to him in person but friends and colleagues tell me he is one of the nicest blokes you could meet. As regards character (having it not just being one) Kipper probably tops the list!
• the guy who plays guitar in market street since 1980 and is still there outside marks and spencers side door... the one with the 67 steps into the store that you see old folk fall down regularly and is a deadly entrance.
• kipper jackson
• homeless dude sits in the alley on the way to the alambra
• The guy who plays the acordion up by Poundland (gosh- I am informative!) is mint! Throw him some money!
• The biggest characters are those that get up everyday to do their stimulating job at Ventrua Call Centres, even thow they tell the world it is a great job.
• Sardines, living in a terrace house street is like living in a sardine tin, their is that much space between you and your neighbour.
• The big characters of this town are the local men, who think having shaven heads, act butch and hard and to be a thug is cool, tell this to the Italian football team, who look like they have just come off the catwalk.
• Some characters in this village walk around with permanent grins on their faces, these must be stuck with super glue. Because nothing gets these grins of their faces. You will not see them anywhere else in the UK.
• Some characters in this village feel that everybody unemployed regardless of working industry and qualfications only have a possible future on £9000pa, and to aim for anything higher is pie in the sky dreams.
• Some characters in this village think life in Barnsley is great and wonderfull, but they never given any valid reasons for this conclusion.
• Some characters in this town think that everybody regardless of qualifications should be on the same employment level. What is the point of the different educational levels then!
• Another set of jokers are those that think getting a forklift truck license is equivalent to getting a PHD law degree like my girlfriend, in truth this town would respect the forklift truck driver more. I have got a qualification now I shall get a great job.
• Are the local teachers who said that you need qualifications to get on in this town, well I have become a NHS team leader without qualifications, when most team leader jobs ask for graduates or degree equivalent qualfications, I certainly dont have these, but yet I still got a chance because my face fits, and I shag anybody who will shag me.
• Are those people that say be proud of your roots, how the hell can you be when your roots are Barnsley?
• The best entertainers are Barnsley FC they are that bad in 2002/2003 season you can not help but laugh and smile at how bad they are. We don't need a circus.
• KIPPER!!!
• theres many hobbos around
• idiots in town centre who talk and shout about a load of fuck sorry we are not intrested nobody listens to you anyway!!!
• Everywhere. You walk out of a shop and you trip over one.
• just before u go into the alambra centre their all mainl under the shelter or outside littlewoods. Big Issue sellers outside mark and sparks
• Wellington Street saxophonist. Haven't seen him for a while. Used to play the Pink Panther theme tune (probably the only tune he could play).
• Nick Davies (lovely bloke) used to play up the back of M+S, I used to pay him with a sarnie from the bakers opposite every Saturday. Orb
• Is the gut who used to play the sax. outside Yorkshire Bank on Fri. and Sat. night still around? He was great!!
• An old guy who plays an accordian and kind of 'mumbles' outside of Boots.
• The three amigos play regularly in the High Street. Also watch out for student buskers making no money and fools of themselves.

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