FORMER scout leader, Ian Stowers, was reminded of a classic Two Ronnies sketch - the one set in a hardware shop and involving ‘fork handles’ - by one of our recent ‘then and now’ nostalgia pictures. Ian says he was taken back to the 1980s and one of his regular camps in the Yorkshire Dales when he saw the old picture of Manby’s shop in Skipton (pictured) - the site of which is now occupied by women’s clotheswear shop, Phase Eight. He writes: “ As a scout leader of more than 20 years, I regularly held camps in the Yorkshire Dales.
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This week, these are the loved ones remembered in the funeral notices and family announcements in The Sentinel. To see the full list of family announcements, visit this section of the StokeonTrentLive website where you can search by name, date and location. You can also post your own announcements and notices there.
Peter Kay on the BBC Big Night In on Thursday night
Farnworth funny man Peter Kay made a rare public appearance today as he joined Cat Deeley for her radio debut. He was a guest on Cat Deeley s new Saturday morning show on BBC Radio 2 after Graham Norton recent departure for Virgin Radio. It is Peter s first radio or television appearance in more than eight months when he recorded a special version of his Amarillo for BBC s Big Night In back in April. He was the first guest on Cat s show, describing him as the funny man from Bolton . Peter said he was sick to death of people telling him happy new year and was getting overwhelmed by texts from people about it.
Peter Kay makes rare media appearance - and has Radio 2 listeners in stitches
The Bolton funnyman was in great form as he joked with presenter and long-time friend Cat Deeley
11:51, 2 JAN 2021
Peter Kay made a rare appearance on Cat Deeley s new BBC Radio 2 show (Image: Getty Images)
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AS the first anniversary of her mum s death loomed, Jess Phippard was determined to turn a sad time into something positive. The 26-year-old got her girlfriends together and snapped a selfie blowing a kiss to her beloved mum, Julie, who lost her battle with cancer last April. But now the girls have been joined by hundreds of strangers puckering up from as far as Australia after their campaign ‘Pout for Mama P’ has gone global and has raised more than £2,300 for Cancer Research UK. Jess, says: “I just can’t believe the response – it’s been crazy! I have been so overwhelmed.