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I think we'd prefer it to be referred to as fuzz, not beards. Facial fuzz (soft and fair, invisible to all but the most close examination) has certain connotations; bearded ladies, something quite different. 'All the fun of the fair' would never again have the same meaning for us.

>>The inhabitants of Underhill Road I was referring to were Mr Hancock (the corner<<


I am not sure he has lived there for a while. The house went on the market again very soon after he moved in, and the estate agent's "For Sale" sign remained up for ages as the front garden got more and more overgrown and dilapidated. I am not sure though whether he ever sold up - the "Stoke City FC" stained glass window is still in the bedroom window visible from the rear! - although the house is now clearly occupied again.

Not very specific this, but my neighbour and pal told me she saw a man she recognised in the Uplands a while back. She couldn't place him but then got talking to him and he told her he was an actor and had been in Troy with Brad Pitt. Don't know his name, but he lives on CP Road. Nero

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