Mr Velcro Fastener of Ward Green

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  1. MonkeyRed

    MonkeyRed Well-Known Member

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    Talking at work today about local characters who are known as eccentrics in their towns and thinking beyond Kipper I remembered this.

    There was a bloke that lived on Highstone Lane in a house with bright red fencing and gables and tons of flowerpots everywhere that dressed in boots and shorts so tight they can only be called hotpants, whatever the weather. He also wore a beret and had an impressive tache.

    The kids I knew swore he was called Velcro Fastener and the story went he'd changed his name by deedpoll when he was in the navy.

    Anybody know who I'm talking about and whether any of that's true?!
     
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    I know who you mean, I'm sure I've seen him knocking about in the area in the last few years. He was in the chron, must be 7 years ago, I can't remember what it was about but it did confirm that he was in the merchant navy, maybe it was some charity thing.

    Oddball though.
     
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    When i was working used to see him up and down sheffield rd all the time
     
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    Have you seen the price of velcro?

    It's a rip off ;)




    Coit has been got.
     
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    Thanks for that, I might need to see if I can trawl through the Chron archives somehow to find out!
     

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