Godot 149 Posted August 3, 2011 This is a thread for all things northern, roughly from a line running across north Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Lincolnshire and Cheshire (not sure about Staffordshire), up to the border with Scotland and spitting distance of Lady Grendal. A lot of stuff here will be inevitably discussing God's own country but there will be room for the odd Scouser, Mancunian and those with three heads who live in the shadow of Sellafield. No piss-taking from southerners will be tolerated and neither will any post from shite posters. Instead we'd like to promote the discussion of wholesome northerness - anything on pies, pork products, gravy and traditional puddings, ferrets, fish and chips, Hartlepool, ckrickit, decent beer and dry stone walls, and those sons and daughters of the north who are not getting about as well as they used to do - such as Dicky Bird and the Duchess of Devonshire. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grim Up North 3,770 Posted August 3, 2011 Lincolnshire is in t' North??? Fookin 'ellers like, dae yus dae the wevver on BBC? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Godot 149 Posted August 3, 2011 Aye well, we could debate where the north starts. But I would have thought that Alan Sillitoe and D H Lawrence could have had a fair claim to be northern even though they were born technically in that grey amorphous indistinct area called the Midlands. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handrejka 1,911 Posted August 3, 2011 Dora Bryan is an obvious one, Eileen Derbyshire is also rumoured not to be in the best of health and I've had Helen Forrester on my DDP for years but she still seems to be plodding along. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,684 Posted August 3, 2011 Aye, well, ah'm gonna like this thread summat chronic, eh? But, content wise, it'll only make sense if we find a few who don't belong anywhere else. Local govt, police chiefs or notables with a northern track record. Might I suggest keeping an eye on Baron Campbell- Savours? For all the posh name and pedigree he was Labour MP for Wukkie for years and his current semi-retirement came about after he battled cancer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,684 Posted August 4, 2011 One who may be alive is Peter Falconio. Great northern name...well, he is/was from Huddersfield and only happened to be studying in Brighton. Despite being convicted of his murder Bradley Murdoch is now claiming Falconio is alive and well is Australia. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,684 Posted August 4, 2011 This might also be a better place than the Ian Brady thread to keep an eye on Winnie Johnson, ailing mother of missing Moors Murderers victim Keith Bennett. News page was refusing to load last time I looked. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JR976evil 909 Posted August 4, 2011 This might also be a better place than the Ian Brady thread to keep an eye on Winnie Johnson, ailing mother of missing Moors Murderers victim Keith Bennett. News page was refusing to load last time I looked. She should not be placed on the official DL unless people want to risk an angry media backlash and scores of people coming on heaping abuse (more than usual) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,684 Posted August 4, 2011 This might also be a better place than the Ian Brady thread to keep an eye on Winnie Johnson, ailing mother of missing Moors Murderers victim Keith Bennett. News page was refusing to load last time I looked. She should not be placed on the official DL unless people want to risk an angry media backlash and scores of people coming on heaping abuse (more than usual) They can dig...but will they find us? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,684 Posted August 4, 2011 I promise to take a break, stop whoring this thread and let it find its own level (or die) after this but...can I suggest is our unofficial anthem? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Godot 149 Posted August 5, 2011 Geoff Brindley, the Bradford Jesus man, might well earn an obit when he finally...er, ascends. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,684 Posted August 22, 2011 Jim Fearnley, legendary brewer who set up the brewery in Hesket Newmarket, died on 4 Aug. Though, the hive of industry that is Hesket Newmarket continues to brew. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grim Up North 3,770 Posted August 31, 2011 Geoff Waterfield has died aged 43 - involved in bringing steel making back to Teesside. This is him And here's a brief article on his death Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 2,217 Posted November 29, 2011 I've had Helen Forrester on my DDP for years but she still seems to be plodding along. Well done Handy - Forrester plods no longer. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-15943098 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
angryGreatness 96 Posted June 17, 2012 This might also be a better place than the Ian Brady thread to keep an eye on Winnie Johnson, ailing mother of missing Moors Murderers victim Keith Bennett. News page was refusing to load last time I looked. Whoever is the admin of the Searching for Keith forums has been keeping a steady health update on Winnie Johnson: Highlights: -October 2011 - Tumor is shrunken from treatment, good prognosis. -March 2012 - Back in hospital with a water infection and dizzy spells. Kept in hospital for observation. -April 2012 - Cancer returns, Chemotherapy is stopped as it will apparently now do more harm than good. Johnson is reported to be suffering from moments of confusion, doctors report she "will not get better." -May 2012 - Confusion worsens, cannot remember if Keith was ever found and buried or how long he has been dead. Johnson apparently has a heart condition. Johnson is sent home, but admitted back into the hospital on the 26th after falling in her home. -June 2012 - Johnson is back home, sleeps most of the day. Heart and lung scans show no major concerns. Looks like +7 points for DDT, OoO, Windsor, myself, and 9 others soon Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Buzz Posted June 19, 2012 Jackie Charlton was looking a bit fragile when he was trotting along gamely with the Olympic torch in Newcastle upon Tyne. I know he fell and broke his hip earlier this year and he also seems to have a great zest for being alive but he is 77 and getting on a bit. His brother Bobby is a few years younger and I don't know his state of health but he could be another Likely Lad. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,684 Posted June 20, 2012 Bobby is in fine shape for a former smoker. Never had a cartlidge operation during his playing career and the unfeasibly (for his generation of footballers) good condition of his bones allowed him to stay active, play charity games etc, long after others had stopped. Barring summat sudden, like a heart attack, he's got years left in him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ra Ra Rasputin 99 Posted August 20, 2015 Bradford Jesus Man, aka Geoff Brindley, is critically ill and in hopsital following a stroke. He would definitely get a UK obit as he's certainly a true legend in Yorkshire. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,205 Posted August 24, 2015 Bradford Jesus Man, aka Geoff Brindley, is critically ill and in hopsital following a stroke. He would definitely get a UK obit as he's certainly a true legend in Yorkshire. Dead. http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/local/localbrad/13622663._Bradford_Jesus_Man__dies_in_hospital_after_fall_at_home/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,684 Posted August 24, 2015 Bradford Jesus Man, aka Geoff Brindley, is critically ill and in hopsital following a stroke. He would definitely get a UK obit as he's certainly a true legend in Yorkshire. Dead. http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/local/localbrad/13622663._Bradford_Jesus_Man__dies_in_hospital_after_fall_at_home/ Who's up for nipping round in a few days and checking if his tomb is empty? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
