Cringing Cult of Celebrity in Sutton in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire*

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Cringing Cult of Celebrity

• Kris Commons, Forest's best player, used to live up near the Fox and Crown and went to Quarrydale. Who the hell is Danny Hill?
• correction -Horace Burrows played for Sheffield Wednesday, he also won one cap for England and above all he was a perfect gentleman.
• Sutton/Kirkby has the odd cricketer in its past and a few minor actors. But i'll be blowed if i can name them now.
• DANNY HILL!!!!!!!!
• PETER BARLOW OF CORRIE! I saw him at the ex-BP garage not long ago fillin up!
• What about the group called "Ten Years After" who were more famous than the Beatles in America (put thier group name into a search engine & see).
• Horace Burrows played for Notts County, I believe, and in the early 1950s, his shop used to be on the opposite side of Outram Street.

• Dunno, but an ex-world darts champion was from nearby (oh, and myself of course ;-) )
• Brooklyn now lives here.
• Gluey louie
• The shop on Outram Street which has been there for as long as I can remember which is called Horace Burrows, was apparently founded many years ago by this man who was a professional footballer, so I've been told. But I cannot find out which team he played for.Anyone out there know?
• Add Sue Coupe
• Sam Walker....Yeah, he really hit the big time-not!
• would anyone famous admit they come from sutton?

• What about Gavin Abbot ex Ashfield pupil who was recently seen in Catherine Cooksons Tilly Trotter? He's from the Ashfield area. Also Ian Peck From Kirkby seen in A Touch of Frost with the adorable David Jason. Sutton is a breeding ground for tv stars!
• That girl from Londons Burning! Oh and Claim to Fame!!! Russell Crowe once visited Sutton when we had a meeting of minds after touring oz and NZ!
• oh and I sat next to andy marriot in french, music and French with Mr Lowry!! Rugby blast from the past!!
• Steve Ogrizovic.
• The bloke off the front of the football hooliganism ('Trouble on the Terraces').
• Chris Gasgoine From Soldier Soldier(Tony) & The Locksmith(Barry) Formerly in Murphys Mob, ex lead singer in the Portland Billies Psychobilly Band.
• Stone age man or woman (dont miss out the little ladies oops!)A!int been anyone since then!!!

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