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PostSubject: Re: Local Heroes   Local Heroes - Page 3 EmptyWed Oct 17, 2012 9:26 pm

I reckon he threw Captain Oates out of the tent
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PostSubject: Re: Local Heroes   Local Heroes - Page 3 EmptyWed Oct 17, 2012 10:08 pm

Why no Drake? Political correctness?
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PostSubject: Re: Local Heroes   Local Heroes - Page 3 EmptyWed Oct 17, 2012 10:17 pm

To be fair there is a lot of Drake related stuff around the City already. That big statue for one. And Armada Way. Then HMS Drake. And Drake's Circus. Old Sir Francis doesn't do too badly.
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PostSubject: Re: Local Heroes   Local Heroes - Page 3 EmptyWed Oct 17, 2012 10:19 pm

Freathy wrote:
To be fair there is a lot of Drake related stuff around the City already. That big statue for one. And Armada Way. Then HMS Drake. And Drake's Circus. Old Sir Francis doesn't do too badly.

True enough.The Drakes Drum boozer,as well.
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PostSubject: Re: Local Heroes   Local Heroes - Page 3 EmptyWed Oct 17, 2012 10:20 pm

Freathy wrote:
To be fair there is a lot of Drake related stuff around the City already. That big statue for one. And Armada Way. Then HMS Drake. And Drake's Circus. Old Sir Francis doesn't do too badly.

dont forget the island Wink
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PostSubject: Re: Local Heroes   Local Heroes - Page 3 EmptyWed Oct 17, 2012 10:42 pm

Angry of Mayfair wrote:
Freathy wrote:
To be fair there is a lot of Drake related stuff around the City already. That big statue for one. And Armada Way. Then HMS Drake. And Drake's Circus. Old Sir Francis doesn't do too badly.

dont forget the island Wink

I thought that is called devil's island.

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PostSubject: Re: Local Heroes   Local Heroes - Page 3 EmptyWed Oct 17, 2012 10:50 pm

mouldyoldgoat wrote:
Angry of Mayfair wrote:
Freathy wrote:
To be fair there is a lot of Drake related stuff around the City already. That big statue for one. And Armada Way. Then HMS Drake. And Drake's Circus. Old Sir Francis doesn't do too badly.

dont forget the island Wink

I thought that is called devil's island.

Saint Nicholas before they change to Drake

Drake Leat, Drake Reservoir and Drake bowling green

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PostSubject: Re: Local Heroes   Local Heroes - Page 3 EmptyWed Oct 17, 2012 11:21 pm

Drake would be upset now that they pulled his cinema down

Anyone remember the El sombrero in Bedford street? Charles Dance worked in there
not a lot of people know that.
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PostSubject: Re: Local Heroes   Local Heroes - Page 3 EmptyThu Oct 18, 2012 12:18 am

drake has enough named after him he is even mention in one of the most famous US presidents speeches.



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PostSubject: Re: Local Heroes   Local Heroes - Page 3 EmptyThu Oct 18, 2012 7:25 am

And Drakes statue in Tavistock, and Mrs. Drake named her son Charlie after him.
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PostSubject: Re: Local Heroes   Local Heroes - Page 3 EmptyThu Oct 18, 2012 8:25 am

As it happens Radio 4 are serialising a Nancy Astor biography on its Book of the Week at the moment. Very interesting it is too.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01n9wzp/Book_of_the_Week_Nancy_The_Story_of_Lady_Astor_Episode_1/
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PostSubject: Re: Local Heroes   Local Heroes - Page 3 EmptySat Oct 27, 2012 11:36 am

Dawn French has just spent the morning stuffing her face on Saturay Kitchen. Don't think she mentioned Plymouth once. Local hero my arse.
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PostSubject: Re: Local Heroes   Local Heroes - Page 3 EmptySat Oct 27, 2012 11:56 am

She did mention Plymouth Dougie, & said that half of her family were Janners (which bemused James Martin) & the other half were from Cornwall.
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PostSubject: Re: Local Heroes   Local Heroes - Page 3 EmptySat Oct 27, 2012 11:57 am

Dougie wrote:
Dawn French has just spent the morning stuffing her face on Saturay Kitchen. Don't think she mentioned Plymouth once. Local hero my arse.


and she put clotted cream in her pastie
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PostSubject: Re: Local Heroes   Local Heroes - Page 3 EmptySat Oct 27, 2012 12:44 pm

Tgwu wrote:
Dougie wrote:
Dawn French has just spent the morning stuffing her face on Saturay Kitchen. Don't think she mentioned Plymouth once. Local hero my arse.


and she put clotted cream in her pastie



Is that a euphemism?
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PostSubject: Re: Local Heroes   Local Heroes - Page 3 EmptySat Oct 27, 2012 12:57 pm

Andy_Symons wrote:
Tgwu wrote:
Dougie wrote:
Dawn French has just spent the morning stuffing her face on Saturay Kitchen. Don't think she mentioned Plymouth once. Local hero my arse.


and she put clotted cream in her pastie



Is that a euphemism?

You would need a feckin bucket of clotted cream if it is.
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