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Cringing Cult of Celebrity (Famous residents and ex-residents.)
Steve College, Local Legend
David Beckham owns a house between Bideford and Barnstaple.
Gaye Advert - the 'face of punk rock' in the late 70's and member of The Adverts was born and brought up in Bideford. Then she was called Gaye Balsden. She has changed her name to Gaye Black now and works in social services in London.
I'm not a resident, but I was surfing this page in search of background info. for a project I'm doing on Rudyard Kipling. I think he's worth a mention as having been to school at Westward Ho, and having featured Bideford quite heaviily in "Stalky and Co."
Re. Noel Edmonds. NOT Sheepwash. It's Jacobstowe he lives near.
Joss Ackland (the actor) is often seen walking around the town. You cant miss him as he wears a big hat. Nice bloke!
I'm afraid that I have to report that Eggo is dead! I should know as i was a pall bearer at his funeral
Stuart from Cradle of Filth used to live in Lime Grove, home of Lime Grove records (Children of Glen, Saunders and McGovern) and the growing Hornstar project. Rick Wakeman's son lives there too. All the local bands are either called rug or something that rhymes with rug and are shit.
Jos Ackland lives nearby and con sometimes be seen ponsing round town in a top hat and cape.
Seth Taylor
Famous ex-resident "Eggo", What-ever happened to him, eh? Another current famous resident, Mr M.J. McLoughlin. Known for his egg-like head & bespecticled face like a baboon's arse. John "Rup!" Blackmore, mad-man of East-the-Water, can been seen in nothing more than paint splattered shorts most evenings, telling of endless bartering for bargains, and how everyone who's disagreed with him "needs a bop"
Caleb Jarvis - Poet and Raconteur
Dave Cann - London Graphic Designer
Buskers, Street Entertainers
Theres always the same busker along Mill Street. I dont think youll miss him as hes all in brown and has the good old traditional tramps dog. Plays the harmonika sometimes... but frankly i could play it better.
There's this bloke that looks like a nutter who wears a top hat, called "MATT" who's actually a schitzo-phrenic victorian reject with little lord Fontleroy-itus. Plays bass (badly) in various unsuccessful (shit) bands.
There's this bloke who plays the Penny Whistle on Wednesdays, he can also be seen in Barnstaple on Mondays, and when you're walking down Mill Street there's a bloke who hangs stuff out of an upstairs window on a fishing line.
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