Cringing Cult of Celebrity in Houghton le Spring, Tyne and Wear*

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Cringing Cult of Celebrity

• Dippy Johnny - shouting "sunderland! and n*gger, n*gger, n*gger" at random passers by. Denise Bernadette with her stunning daughter Sweaty Betty with their Deirdre spectacles they make quite a pairing.
• ewen beresford KING OF SCROUNGERS.
• The Copt Hill at the top of Gillas Lane is owned by Bobby Robson. Also Tommy Sorenson who played goal for Sunderland used to live in one of the converted Barns in Newbottle. The band Feeder from Sunderland used to drink in the Burn on a Friday night too, and 5ives bouncer used to work there, or own it, or something, im told.
• The best people to come from houghton- the bainbridges and the woods!!!!
• Peefer were the ginga evo sniffers nock a bout ne names though renni nd joe, Not 2 mention the burnside dogs with the ginga hair they call blonde (CAINY). jst stroll down burnside hill just along from peefer and you might see al the binge drinkers with the leader of the mera peak crew our Scott F stoned to bitz of his 2 hit wonder lung.
• doc rennison-missed by many-a real character
• Lord Witherwack - Oh yeah, his dad didn't work down the pit you know!

• Him out of that 'video killed the radio star' song woz from Hetton
• jonathan the SAFC lover
• That Jade girl in Dairy Lane who was on Byker Grove and killed poor Jeff!
• PROFF JACKIE BASSETT
• Too numerous to name all the 'famous' or 'infamous' residents.
• Morris, that geezer who waves at ALL the cars that go by, as if he knows you! then theres prof, the guy who was training to be a teacher but failed the exam cos he fell asleep, he's always riding a bike and making citizens arrests! i remember when me and a few mates of mine were taken into his house, we were young - he made us tea, beans and sausages it was! we proceeded to re-decorate the walls with it! umkay!
• Clint East Wood (yes, we really have one)

• ernie dixon gary mongol
• Dick Malone, Dave Watson 1973 FA Cup winners with sunderland The bassist from AC/DC but i can't remember his name Elstob; actor who married George c. Scotts daughter
• Val velvet pants and Jules Holland
• Barry Evans the Eastenders star has been seen with his sleeves rolled up, walking along Durham Road in Houghton!!
• John phillips-well he wishes he was
• Did you know that the original dinger of Big Ben was made in Houghton
• Bernard Gilpin 'the apostle of the north' is the only person that I am aware of. However, he is hardly discussed upon a regular basis in the Robbies.
• Most of the Pond life has now been moved out, so the criminal element is not as strong,especially as they demolished the Newtown and built new houses.

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