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Cringing Cult of Celebrity in Rainhill, Merseyside*

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Cringing Cult of Celebrity
  • Barry Grant from Brookside used to live in the posh flats by the Manor Farm. He was ok, used to say hello to everyone.
  • mel c (sporty spice) 's mum lives arnd st.james rd area dusnt she??
  • Dear Sir the Geoffrey Rippon you mentioned that lived in Asdell Villas Rd Rainhill in 1930 was my brother and not the politicion My parents had six sons and three dauthers. My name is Robert (Robin) Rippon Born in 1937 Geoff was born in 1935 Died 2004. Also Philip Audrey Enid Peter and Roger.
  • The man who meurdered his family donkeys years ago and buried them all in the house.Gruesome reading
  • Les Dennis used to live in Sandhurst Road - what a guy!!
  • Les Dennis used to live in Sandhurst Road Deaming killed his wife and kids and moved to Australia and did the same!! the house where he did it has now been knocked down!! many spooky nights spent walking past there!!
  • no famous ppl ere,sos!!
  • billy fowlkes (ex-footballer) used to live in first avenue 1930s - 1940s geoffrey rippon (ex-politition)lived in ansdell villas road about the same time
  • Steve Coppell the ex-Man U footballer is from Rainhill, and that eejot woman in the Spice Girls, Melanie Chisholm - although she went to school in Widnes.
  • Doesn't Marina Van Rooy live round here somewhere? About 10 years ago she released a record called "sly one" which I remember getting played a lot in the Hacienda and Quadrant Park.

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Last updated: 2008-11-26

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