francypants Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 1 hour ago, HeHasRisen said: Captain Tom wouldnt have got one unless his daughter hawked him out to the press like some kind of freak show. Disgusting, it was. I agree. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeHasRisen Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 1 hour ago, The_DADDY said: Wasn't she being investigated for something relating to all that? That was more the Charity Commission rather than her hawking her dad out. Not sure what came of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarPig Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 (edited) The Capt Tom thing started with a lovely man doing something really nice, but quickly got turned into something else. Another complete fiasco was the Endcliffe park Mi Amigo memorial guy. On the opposite end of the spectrum is the lovely John Birkhill who just gets on with what he does, yet deserves to have more recognition. Edited January 9, 2023 by WarPig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassett one Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 i agree as his work is over many years as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pattricia Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 44 minutes ago, WarPig said: The Capt Tom thing started with a lovely man doing something really nice, but quickly got turned into something else. Another complete fiasco was the Endcliffe park Mi Amigo memorial guy. On the opposite end of the spectrum is the lovely John Birkhill who just gets on with what he does, yet deserves to have more recognition. Yes, I agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_DADDY Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 1 hour ago, WarPig said: The Capt Tom thing started with a lovely man doing something really nice, but quickly got turned into something else. Another complete fiasco was the Endcliffe park Mi Amigo memorial guy. On the opposite end of the spectrum is the lovely John Birkhill who just gets on with what he does, yet deserves to have more recognition. My bold. There's talk that he may be fibbing about a few things right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarPig Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 (edited) 21 minutes ago, The_DADDY said: My bold. There's talk that he may be fibbing about a few things right? Well I think the Dan Walker either exaggerated or misunderstood the situation and ran with a story that was misleading, and I think that Tony Foulds just got carried away with it all and didn't know when to jump off. I don't doubt that he has helped look after the memorial, but maybe not for as many years as claimed, I think the council and other volunteer groups have always maintained it. But it did I suppose bring the disaster back to the attention of Sheffielders, which is a good thing. Edited January 9, 2023 by WarPig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarPig Posted January 26, 2023 Share Posted January 26, 2023 (edited) I see that John is in London today receiving his British Citizen award Edited January 26, 2023 by WarPig 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassett one Posted January 26, 2023 Share Posted January 26, 2023 hes a great man and with a bit of luck will get to a million this year 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minimo Posted May 7, 2023 Share Posted May 7, 2023 Does anyone know if John attended the Coronation? I understood all holders of BEMs were invited. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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