Hey, come on you lot, no-ones mentioned the GREAT Lonnie Donegan, the father of British pop, without whom, there would have been no Beatles, Rolling Stones, the Drifters, later to become the Shadows, and lots more British artists of the sixties. And, he conquered America, which Cliff never did.
Charles Darwin we were born in the same town good old Shrewsbury!!!!!!
Even Wilfred Owen lived there before he went to war, and a lot of the famous dudes we see on the TV like Rik Mayle Michael Palin, John Peel, Christopher Timothy went to school there at the famous Shrewsbury School. Tony Blairs Dad lives there. T'pau were formed there to name but a few.
Shropshire, Powys - the Cambrian Mountains which I can see part of outside my kitchen window, Powys Castle which I can see from my back garden,
Cornwall - Looe and Polperro my most favourite places to go on holiday.
Hey yigoh, that name isn't one to be bandied about lightly, I've had "Village Idiot" as a title for quite a while and I intend holdin' on to it- don't you be dishing it to all and sundry- ok? ;-)
as a non brit and new to this site unless i misssed an answer what is best about the uk is its people , yes you some of you are nuts,some are serious but you realy are a great bunch of folk and i love youl
Nice one spurslady! I love Cornwall too and Devon and Wales. I haven't had a chance to see much of the north yet, but hopefully some day. I can't match what must be the beautiful view over Powys castle, but I do look out over a stunning bay and the open sea from my house. A great inspiration for painting.
floridian, where from in Florida? I had some land in Palm Bay until a few years ago. Glad you like this lot, they are really good people! Well possibly with an exception here and there ... Welcome to AB, hope you stay and enjoy. Best wishes.