Famous people from my town

Probably not interesting to anyone who doesn't live in the Rossendale Valley.

1. Agyness Dean (model)





2. Henry Holland (designer)






3. Jane Horrocks (the original Little Voice and voiceover for Tesco adverts)





4. Sir Paul Stephenson (chief commissioner of the Metropolitan Police)





5. Betty Jackson (designer)





6. Natalie Casey (ex-MTV presenter and Donna from 2 Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps)

Population: Not a lot

Valid famous people: 6

Obviously our most enthralling claim to fame, apart from the questionnable ski-slope that acts as an identifying location for any people unsure of Rawtenstall's whereabouts, is Agyness Dean the supermodel, who, like I, went to Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School and sixth form. This blogpost was inspired by Agyness's update on Twitter:

Just remembered that Woolworths is no more!!!! The 1 in Rawtenstall is now an Ethel Austin's store instead. I want pick and mix! What now?

I used to work at the very Woolworths that Agyness used to select her overpriced confectionary from. I worked there for £3 an hour until I saw the rota in the brown-carpeted, 1940s-based staff room which said I was to work at 6.30am on Boxing Day. This, combined with the fact that I had to wear a nametag that said Rusna, and a borrowed Woolworths polo shirt that was a size 16, made me quit.