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Local Heroes in Ashton-in-Makerfield, Greater Manchester*

Ashton-in-Makerfield, Greater Manchester Famous Residents

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

• Rick Astley lived in EARLSTOWN not Newton. So did Pete Waterman, he was knocking off a bird in a flat above Mr Morts jewellers next to the market.
• 1980's page 3 girl Karen Kelly
• my mum knows some bird whose boss is the queens chiropadist. enjoy.
• Les Hart ,44 years service at Bury F.C. Club captain, trainer,phisiopherapist,and manager, one of the games finest servants who was born on Heath Road, Ashton,and is buried in St Thomas's.
• Anyone who became famous immediately left! A couple of famous footballers live in neighbouring HAYDOCK, apparantly.
• john barnes, roy carrol
• Ashton produces a classy breed of celebrity. One needs look no further than the singing sensation that is/was Kym Marsh of chart toping act Hearsay
• Gaz Mong and Turner are the only famous locals that come to mind. Apart from the one from hearsay but who cares about her, shes not as hilarious.
• Les Hart,lived in Heath Road,married May Corless of Windsor Road,played,captained,trained,was club phisio and team manager at Bury F.C.for 44 years.Never lost his love for Ashton.A true gentleman of the game.
• In the St.Helens museum there is, or was, a certificate from the Olympic Games naming some bloke from Ashton as having won a medal. I think it was for cycling and I think it was from about 1912.
• 'tis true Bert Trautman was a P.O.W my dad played against him/his team. Ashtonians V P.O.W's The site was what was (dont know todays names) Ashton Grammer/St.Edmund Arrowsmith land. Dad's name Gerry Walsh
• no one at all worth mentioning and there never will be until we get a decent music venue or something for the kids to do instead of hanging around on the park getting pissed. not that that's not a good thing to do for a while! i loved it!
• Joe Gormley was born and bred in Duke Street in Ashton and featured on "This is Your Life" ages ago.
• Kim of Popstars does live in Ashton off the Heath
• rick astley is from newton not ashton, one of the popstars is, joe gormley union leader is.
• Joe Gormley ex leader of the mineworkers union was born and bread in I believe Heath Rd Ashton.
• Apparently, Bert Trautman was a German POW in a POW camp in Ashton-in-Makerfield before signing for Manchester City and going on to more famous things (playing with a broken neck etc etc)
• kym from popstars lives in ashton. her mum lives near the heath.
• I think Kim from Hear'Say actually comes from Ashton and not Wigan. Just off Ashton Heath, if I'm not mistaken. Why do people say "I come from Wigan" when they really mean Ashton-in-Makerfield. Oh aye! Rick Astley comes from Newton-le-Willows, just up 'road.
• Joe Gormley ex Miners leader was born and bred in Ashton I believe in Heath Rd !!
• Phil Babb. Liverpool's 1990's version of Alan Hansen purchased for a snip at 3.6M!
• ER? DON'T KNOW ANY. ER BRITISH BULLDOG WAS FROM ASHTON WASN'T HE? OR WAS THAT GOLBORNE? (SAME BLOODY PLACE).
• Famous people in Ashton?
• Erm,we once saw Curly off corrie in the chippy and his mates told us to leave him alone cos he was normal
• The drummer from the railway children lived on alexander road
• joe gormley ex miners leader
• I heard rick astley was from round here somewhere.

Buskers, Street Entertainers

• Hank will be coming to a gerard centre near you soon look out for the TIN whistler otherwise known as the tin tootler and wicked whistler!!! ALSO make sure u check out chiffandfipple.com for all you budding tin whistlers out there!!!ENJOY!!
• has anyone who goes into manchester regularly ever seen that bloke who stands outside boots wailing beatles songs and playing his acoustic harder than any man ever has? i think he should be brought to ashton and stood on that sign to the gerard centre. the place would be packed. but then thats just what i think...
• LAUGH AT THE PEOPLE ON ASHTON MARKET.
• I'll have to disagree, Mad Francis is more entertaining. Although he smellls like a wet dog he talks to his pint and salutes to anyone. He comes out with classic questions like "have you ever seen a grown man shot in battle?" reply "no, why have you Francis?" answer "No". Keep a look out for him either in the one of the pubs on in the gutter TN.
• The best entertainment is watching Mad Harry in the cross keys through the window.TN

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Last updated: 2006-11-14