Leprechaun
04-12-2007, 10:38 AM
No - the real one, not the lunatic parade for this forum.
Some of you will have heard of the Unsung Heros award thats part of the overall bash. It had its regional eliminators last night and the "winners" go through to Sunday's extravaganza.
That wonderful lady of Channel Swimming, the redoutable Freda Streeter (aka The Channel General) was shortlisted with 3 miscellanii from - I recall - a boxing club, a cycling club and a judo club. I have nothing against the 3 other individuals, nor indeed their clubs and members but how on earth the BBC's cognoscenti could not have chosen Freda for all her UNPAID, ALL-WEATHERS, ALL-EMBRACING (ie not just her own Federation) service to those with Channel Swim ambitions and dreams over the years. The lady is a legend.
Its a disgrace, and licence fees may have to be reconsidered in Leprechaun Towers.
Some of you will have heard of the Unsung Heros award thats part of the overall bash. It had its regional eliminators last night and the "winners" go through to Sunday's extravaganza.
That wonderful lady of Channel Swimming, the redoutable Freda Streeter (aka The Channel General) was shortlisted with 3 miscellanii from - I recall - a boxing club, a cycling club and a judo club. I have nothing against the 3 other individuals, nor indeed their clubs and members but how on earth the BBC's cognoscenti could not have chosen Freda for all her UNPAID, ALL-WEATHERS, ALL-EMBRACING (ie not just her own Federation) service to those with Channel Swim ambitions and dreams over the years. The lady is a legend.
Its a disgrace, and licence fees may have to be reconsidered in Leprechaun Towers.