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Has anyone been in the daily papers?

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Maureen

Maureen Report 19 Jul 2004 23:14

Judith why were you in Prima magazine? Is it a good story?

Susanne

Susanne Report 19 Jul 2004 20:04

Other half and I were in a national paper and on local t.v news a few years back when I had a mega cause police c.s sprayed other half when he was having an epileptic seizure!! Sue:-)

Mags

Mags Report 19 Jul 2004 19:58

Ooops forgot about our local paper - front page news when May Day had to be postponed iuntil June because the May Queen (me) had mumps lol

Elizabeth A

Elizabeth A Report 19 Jul 2004 19:51

Back in about 1968ish, my brother and I were in the local rag at Wpping, we'd gone to some sort of toy fair there. And in 1973, I was in the local rag at Harwich, I'd been a hanky girl, at the local hospital fete. And although I've not seen it, a friend of mine insists that my picture was on the front of the 2002/2003 train timetable!!! Liz

Helen in Kent

Helen in Kent Report 19 Jul 2004 19:46

Had a letter printed in Family Circle about 1975 - does that count?

Mags

Mags Report 19 Jul 2004 19:28

Had a letter printed in the Daily Express - does that count??

Sue

Sue Report 19 Jul 2004 19:02

I was in the News Chronicle in 1950! See my famous face on the GC photos page! I was also on the front page of our local paper when our milkman had his takings snatched and we organised a collection for him to replace the stolen money. Sue

Angela

Angela Report 19 Jul 2004 18:59

I made it into the local paper on Easter Monday 1966. That was the day I was born, on my mother's own birthday (she a twin), and it was also a day on which there were snow showers - unheard of then but more common at Easter now. Have tried to keep out of the papers since though I have been quoted as a Government "spokesman" a couple of times. Angela

CATHKIN

CATHKIN Report 19 Jul 2004 18:57

When I was a student nurse I had menigoccal septicaemia and I was mentioned in the paper but they didn`t put my name in -it was 1971! Rosalyn

Lynne

Lynne Report 19 Jul 2004 16:09

I've not been in a national daily, just the local paper. They were asking for stories from people who had Leap Year weddings and I sent mine in as we married on 29 February 1992. They put a photo of us on the front page and the full story inside! That's my only claim to fame but both my children have been on TV! Lynne

Unknown

Unknown Report 19 Jul 2004 15:51

when i was about ten years old around about 1937 when i could not afford a penny to go swimming at the local baths in Battersea London SW11 i used to swim in the very filthy Thames & one day a Daily Mirror reporter asked me to dive off the Bttersea Bridge for a shilling which was a fortune to me in those days , but the sod was not there after i done it & the next day i was on the front page & the caption said this young lad dives in for a cooler & one of my friends who were with me at this time showed it to my dad & got me a beating for swimming in the thames i once wrote to the Daily Mirror to get my long standing reward plus interest but to no avail & not many years ago i went to the news paper archives to search for this addition but i never had enough time that day & it is a long way to go back to Collingdale but i would love to trace i

Jen

Jen Report 19 Jul 2004 15:38

my youngest daughter was in the evening paper when she met a famous childrens author .

syljo

syljo Report 19 Jul 2004 15:35

I was in the Rotterdam daily paper when our family met John Glenn the astronaut. We have lovely photos of John Glen and his wife with our children outside the Town Hall in Rotterdam. Sylvia

Flossie

Flossie Report 19 Jul 2004 15:17

Who did Michael jackson swap his wife with? A monkey called Bubbles. Sorry Elaine couldnt resist that? I think Im in a silly mood today.

ஐ+*¨^¨*+e+*¨^¨*+ஐ Mildred Honkinbottom

ஐ+*¨^¨*+e+*¨^¨*+ஐ Mildred Honkinbottom Report 19 Jul 2004 15:16

I had 2 letters printed in the Sun. One about wife swap & one about michael jackson earnt £15 each time ! Elaine x

Flossie

Flossie Report 19 Jul 2004 15:14

Probably the right Plaice for them! LOL

John

John Report 19 Jul 2004 15:12

I haven't, but my fish and chips often used to be in the daily papers.

Flossie

Flossie Report 19 Jul 2004 15:09

Have any of you appeared in the daily papers for any reason?