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Cringing Cult of Celebrity in Biggleswade, Bedfordshire*

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Cringing Cult of Celebrity
  • steven veee ken boon marjerie flowers
  • I'm probably guessing word of Mad Willy has spread nationwide now. Oh, and wasn't Chitty Chitty Bang Bang built in Biggleswade??
  • stevie v. dan albone, he invented da tractor, den da army put sum armour on it and called it a tank.
  • Richard Shuttleworth (1909 to 1940) Racing Driver, Aviator.
  • Jordans factory is here, you know ceral bars, museli, well gets made here in lil bwade
  • willy hes a legend ask any one about him in biggleswade and theyll tell you that he gets so pissed all the time and rekons hes jesus (hes even got the marks to prove it!)
  • johnny depp may or may not visit biggleswade in the future, but Attilla the Hun and Hitler never got this far.
  • john ketley-ex bbc weatherman, now reads the weather on 5 live, i knew he lived in astwick near biggleswade, then one day drove past this house there and saw him cutting his hedge with no shirt on, talk about needing some sun to get a suntan he was very white
  • The Yorkshire Greys food is the funniest thing in biggleswade
  • Dan Albone who pioneered the Tractor and early bicycle lived here. The Jordan family make all their breakfast cereal and crunchy bar products in the local area and have done for a number of years.
  • Not really a resident but Sid Owen a.k.a Rickaaaay Butcher from Eastenders was sighted a number of times in Sainsbury's.
  • Jo who played bass guitar in top girl band 'The Breeders' came from Biggleswade - her costar being the chick out of the Pixies (it impressed me anyway)
  • Stevie V.
  • Mr Jordan. C'mon what about Jordan's Mill. Y'know Jordan's Crunchy Bars and cereal and the like. It's on the way out to Langford.
  • Guyver (aka Scott Walker) is not actually an alcoholic, nor is he from Stratton Way, but is a respectable pot head from Eagle Farm Road.
  • Micheal Elphick from Boon was born here, and the tractor was invented here in the 1800's by Dan Albone. Later on, they covered the tractor in armored plating and called it a tank. Mr Albone also invented the ladies bycycle.
  • peanut willy-jim davidson's mate.catches carp with peanuts.walks around the pub listening to a walkman playing air guitar. nobby watkins-big red face and alchoholic guyver-a complete loon from stratton way
  • Stevie V (of Dirty Cash sort-of fame) used to live here but soon got pissed off with school kids knocking on his door for free CD's. Dan Albone, the man who invented the bike was from Biggleswade. The tractor was also invented here and brussel sprouts are grown around here....hmmmmm.

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Last updated: 2011-12-11

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