The Knowhere Guide

Local Heroes in Filey, North Yorkshire*

Filey, North Yorkshire Famous Residents

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

• David Batty
• I once saw Jackie Charlton enjoying a pint with some mates in The Top House. Rumour has it he visits regular, possibly has a holiday home in the town.
• Several of The Little Angels went to Filey School. And one of the men in the New Black Lace comes from Filey.
• Kylie Minogue,Stevie Wonder,Charles ll and Carpet Roy were all born here.
• FREDA, TYPICAL WESSIE WASNT BORN HERE THINKS FILEY IS THE BEST THING SINCE SLICED BREAD,GETS ON THE COUNCIL THEN DO,S EVERYTHING SHE CAN TO CHANGE THE PLACE
• Freda-the-(ex)Mayor (or mare?). Spent a whole day looking for a baseball cap, for grandson, with the peak at the back
• Jack Charlton - when he was manager of Sheff Wed (ages ago) they all used to come and train on the beach. An episode of the Chuckle Brothers was filmed on the seafront. Trevor Guy.
• STU D.BAKER.2 ALBUMS AVAILABLE ON PEOPLESOUND.COM [RECOMENDED]
• Stu D Baker, International Country Singer, has his latest album on peoplesound.com - you can meet him most nights in the Top House. Ian at Affordables. Complete headcase. Shop window is full of groaning puns and shots at the local council who think it "Lowers The Tone" (Have you seen Freda in that purple tracksuit? she looks like Barney!).
• Some ex northern ireland minister has a holiday home here, He goes down the seafront at 8.30 in the morning cause of the assination risk. Cute bodyguards if you can be bothered to get up that early.
• The Beatles once stayed at the Hylands Hotel and rock groups like Screaming Lord Sutch once appeared at the Pavillion down Brooklands. While the Brigg cinema once had stars such as The Searchers and Gene Vincent playing there.
• Jacky Charlton. Don (Chorrie) Mason Jimmy Bass(biggest eyebrows in the world) Ted Rogers did a summer season at the Sun Lounge last year!!!
• mooksy! skateboard king.
• Jimmy Rush

Buskers, Street Entertainers

• the one who use to work on the beach there every morning opening up at 7 30, cept the time she/he had to go and get rid of their compulsory dose of fileys clamidia or was it a turkish dose. everyone seems to have been there.
• When out pubbing keep an eye out for an elderly gent by the name of Ernest wearing a Sally Army uniform and violently shaking his collection box. I'm sure he's a nice old salt but coming in the pubs catching people unawares and trying to guilt trip folks into handing over as much change as theyve got, and I mean standing over you is not on in this environment. Sorry Ernie, but the place for that is on the main street on Saturdays-tourists and shoppers, know what I mean?
• insano wayno local filey thug hes everywhere you look if you go to the busstop at 9 pm you will see him dancing around like a madman
• Filey Fishermens Choir.
• Spacker begins to look more like street entertainer each week after falling out of the top house usually after 3 am then making as much noise as possible while stripping down to his undies to prove that he don't feel the cold!!
• 2 ladaz kwown as egg lad and spaker wen there pissed (every nite) they get up 2 all sorts,
• Tex walking home drunk.real funny.
• the townies! "20p for da fone Mr!"
• edwardian week was lovely .. shame about the fireworks
• CODGERS.ALTHOUGH NOT STREET ENTERTAINERS{EXCEPT FOR THE FILEY FESTIVAL TWO YEARS AGO,WHEN IT WAS SO POPULAR THAT THEY DECIDED IT COULDNT POSSIBLY HAPPEN AGAIN}
• Everyone on Boxing Day
• IF you seen a ginger person by the name of Chris Rombert Elvidge then contact the local authorities as rumours are rife that he keeps a monkey in a shoe box.Not only has the monkey violated HM customs and excise act 36F, it's constant howling makes visitors quite nervy. Beware, the monkey is fat.
• If you take time out to go to the country car park, you will see two local youths Marc Smith and John Crossan doing the infamous Morris dancing. At the stoke of midnight on the 17th of each month these two famous locals will dance joyfully for your own entertainment.
• There was this summer [2000] a great trumpeter by the name of John Barker who played on the main street [Murray Street] and also played in the new bandstand. He is a professional trumpet player and we all wish him well. He has records and cd on sale and he was very much appreciated by all.
• MICK PEPE. ALBUM,WATCH THIS SPACE,AVAILABLE ON PEOPLESOUND.COM
• willis cooper paul { u know who u r } flicky head dawson
• Other than infamous Edwardian Fest not a lot of street entertainment to be had.(festival??? if it wasn't so sad it would be funny. It's TOTALLY naff) I have kept meself amused from time to time in the summer by standing in the Three Tuns and watching all the fat sunburnt wezzie tourists wobbling past.

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Last updated: 2008-07-06