[Closed] Friday Performance and Photography thread! "Down your way" edition

Gethin Butler- lives and works locally though I dont know him but I know people who do
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Double Olympic gold-medal-winning yachtswoman Shirley Robertson is oft to be found pottering round Cowes, walking her dogs or waiting in the queue at the supermarket.

If our paths cross, I make a point of hissing to the missus in a stage whisper, "There's that Ellen McArthur again."

Not really performance in a sporting way, performance non the less, oh and a love for sailing so I'll add him if I may.. Just bought a house on the seafront near me..

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Simon LaBon dontchaknow.

Louis Smith - Gymnast & Peterborough boy

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Brighton speed trials;

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Brighton Big Dog;

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Oli Beckingsale

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Local rally driver.
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I could post a pic of Amy Williams...

She trains up the road.
I was in the same athletics club as a kid.
And recently I had a go on the push start track the team use.

...but I won't to avoid where it might lead.

Instead you can have Jeremy
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and Dai Greene has moved here to train
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Clive Allen in sunny Brentwood, Essex...49 goals in the 87 season... legend... and told him so when I bumped into him in the local woods walking his dog.
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In addition to Junkyard's postings (Mrs North shares a hairdresser with our Brad - I've tried to tell her the mod look isn't really her, but will she listen? 😉 )

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And a whole pile of his team-mates live nearby.

And this chap is a mere cockstride away in Birkdale:

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Probably the most talented person ever to come out of lovely Leigh Park
Mark Webb (Jedi thinks he's the bestest IIRC)

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at Southsea Skatepark:
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Local hero for me;
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Simply one of the best flankers I've seen play.

Some people suffering on the Rake Hill Climb a few weeks ago

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Actually, while googling 'the Rake Rambsbottom', this unsavoury lot came up. Who clearly couldne't even make it to the top without stopping for a pint

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These two live nearby.........

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mark webb = bmx genius

Well seen as it's a captain flashie thread, he might enjoy our local sport of [url= http://www.metro.co.uk/news/61236-outrage-at-chav-hunting-videos ]Chav Hunting[/url] (actually Ned Hunting would be more accurate as it's Scotland)
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paging all handwringers - rampant political incorrectness going on here

probably the greatest rl player ever.

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These two olympic hopefuls live nearby
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Also, national U23 road champion
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3 peaks legend is also a Bingley lad,
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Who's the run and wriggler, Ton?

In my current location, this chap is treated with the sort of reverence usually reserved for deities; Tim Thomas
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Neil Fox.
have a look at his palmares Flash.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Fox_(rugby_league)

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Amy Williams, Cambridge, born now Bath resident.

Bill lives close by.

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Lee Westwood still lives in Worksop

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Love those last three pics, folks!

Ton, that's quite a record! If on;y he'd played a real sport, eh? 😉

This is very much 'down my way'. About a mile and a half away.
(stolen from excellent thread on retrobike)
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