Famous People from G & N and district

[mala_D]

As it's a bit quiet on here...

 

Which famous people either come from, or currently live in the Gravesend & Northfleet area?

 

Have you seen any celebrities around town, and do you have an amusing tale to tell about your encounter?

 

Has the area produced any England or other International footballers?

 

Any famous drum or spoon players, even? <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

[Jeff]

Cheryl Baker

Mickey Webb from the Bill

The bloke who played Herr Flick in 'Allo Allo

Pocahontus

 

No footballers that I know of

 

Or drum and spoon players!

 

Have you ever met Ethel? Now she is a legend!

[MHL]

Well apparently Roger Moore lived in a nice little village called Shorne in the borough of Gravesham.

Now didn't Dickins live in Gravesend?? He left a great legacy in the estate.

I think he set some of his books about Gravesham (Magwitch and Pip?).

 

Jimmy Bullard at Wigan, was he a local Lad?

 

Gravesends a culture Capital mate, I'm surprised you ask.

[Jeff]

Jimmy Bullard is not really an England or international footballer though is he?

Dickins lived in Chalk (village) but Rochester play more off that than we do.

Gravesend is fast becoming the capital of chav culture! <img src="/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" />

[Stu B]

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Jeff said:
Have you ever met Ethel? Now she is a legend!

Your not talking about the OAP "lady of the night" Ethel are you?!
I saw Anthea Turner at Woodvilles halls once..i was too nervour to get her autograph*(being starstruck at age 6 at the time) so my sis went and got it for me <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

[Bate'o]

Saw Jade Goody walking through town centre.

 

I had heard her ten minutes before she came into view!

[Jeff]

That's the Ethel that I mean Fleetboy - true Gravesend character!

[Stu B]

Indeed!! You've got to ask yourself though...what kind of bloke "hires" her..a gravesend bloke i guess!

[Jeff]

Yeah!

Am sure that she hasn't had business for a while now.

A can of cider would probably do it!

[American FLEET FAN No1]

The Earl of Darnley......lived at Cobham Hall....reputedly he burnt the Cricket Bails(or stump as some stories have it)when hearing England had lost to Austrtalia(in Australia)....Hence the Ashes...I believe the team was Captained by his son. He had signal towers all across the South of England so he could get the news first from the returning team whilst they were still on the Ship!

[FleetFanatic]

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Jeff said:
Yeah!
Am sure that she hasn't had business for a while now.
A can of cider would probably do it!

'I never knew piss could stink so much until Ethel got on the same bus as me.....'

[mala_D]

Glad no one tried to claim Mick & Keef as their own, then! <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> [Dartford Scum!!]

 

Talking of "celebrities"...my dad shared a steam room with Frank Bruno today. <img src="/images/graemlins/boxing.gif" alt="" />

[American FLEET FAN No1]

Is your Dads Name 'Arry??........Know wot i mean!!

[mala_D]

No...but he's a pretty good carpenter!! <img src="/images/graemlins/doah.gif" alt="" />

[Big J R]

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Jeff said:

The bloke who played Herr Flick in 'Allo Allo

[color:"blue"] The actor, Richard Gibson. Lovely fella. Saw him the other day and I swear he hasn't aged a year since they stopped filming 'Allo 'Allo ! [color:"black"]

[Jeff]

That's him.

I think that he's the son of an ex mayor of Gravesend.

[Guest]

General Gordon

John Mills,film actor,had tea with us when we were camping at Shorne marshes,while filming Dicken's 'Great Expectations',and 'The Long Memory'

[Nick Boy]

Joe Pasqualli lives near Higham, or in Higham, ain't quite sure

[Stu B]

Not forgetting Daniella Westbrook who lives somewhere near these parts.

[Nick Boy]

Hartley to be precise