Sunday, November 10, 2013

Was Geoff Duke (the famous Motorcycle Racer) in the Army doing National Service in the Fifties?

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motman


As I arrived at Catterick, Yorkshire, in December 1956 to do National Service, one of the lads said he'd just seen Geoff Duke coming out of the Camp.
Can anyone verify this?



Answer
Looking at whats on the Wikipedia site about him, I doubt it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoff_Duke
seems like he was racing professionally from 50 to 59.
The book Geoff Duke the stylish champion may give you the answer

What is Elizabeth Avenue, Stoke Hill, Exeter, like to live in?




Jane


I'd like to move to Exeter and i am aware of some of the good and not so good areas. However, i don't know too much about Stoke Hill and in particular Elizabeth Avenue. Please be brutally honest! Thank you.


Answer
Up My Street use a wide variety of demographic data to give a profile of every postcode in the UK. I have always found them reliable. http://www.upmystreet.com/

Their full neighbourhood profile for Elizabeth Avenue, Stoke Hill, Exeter, EX4 7EQ is:

"Often, many of the people who live in this sort of postcode will be low income larger families living in semis. These are known as type 44 in the ACORN classification and 3.04% of the UK's population live in this type.


The Black Country and South Yorkshire are the main places for these communities, although they generally crop up in most urban areas. Towns such as Doncaster, Barnsley, Dudley, Wrexham, and Ballymoney are typical.

These families tend to live in reasonably large council properties.

Incomes are well below average with nearly a third of families earning less than £10,000. Unemployment is higher than average. Work is typically routine, in a factory or some other manual occupation. Jobs reflect the general lack of educational qualifications.

Households tend to be families with a number of school age children. Over 10% are single parent families. Home to these families will often be a three bedroom semi-detached property rented from the local council or housing association.

The lottery, football pools and bingo may offer the hope of wealth. Since money is tight, the payment facilities offered by catalogue shopping are an attraction in these areas. People with a car will own a low value second hand vehicle.

Shopping may be done in Morrisons or Kwik Save, and holidays may well be to a caravan park or a camp site.

Few leisure activities seem affordable. Angling is popular and people will spend time listening to music or watching television. The newspaper is generally a tabloid.

Family income Low
Interest in current affairs Low
Housing - with mortgage Medium
Educated - to degree level Very low
Couples with children Medium
Have satellite TV Medium"


Hope this helps.




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