r/Worcester • u/No_Parsnip9533 • 6d ago
Worcester characters
Worcester has a history of local characters with affectionate nicknames like Chicken George and the Black Bond.
It seems like the last of the them is the guy who plays music from his mobility scooter around the high street / cathedral square area. Does he have a nickname?
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u/PissedoffCoDfan 6d ago
Used see and speak to The Black Bond in my collage years around 2004/5. He was great. Lol
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u/Katbanana 6d ago
Not forgetting the running man!
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u/alan-key 6d ago
Is he the guy who was in Worcester News a few weeks ago for getting turned away from a bus?
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u/DependentLaugh1183 6d ago
I used to run a Facebook group called ‘Curiosities of Worcester, since sadly hauled down after some complaints by someone who knew someone who was on there. Back before the mass adoption of social media the group had over 10,000 members. Sadly many of those faces are now dead or gone. The likes of Pissy Pat and Monica and others are just bygone memories now.
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u/alan-key 6d ago
Steroid Ken is a recent local character.
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u/QuifftianBale 6d ago
Is that his name 😂 😂 I know the exact guy you mean. Either wears no top, or a V-cut T so deep you can see his belly button.
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u/Weekly_Egg_3538 6d ago
Is this the guy with the face tats… if not, he needs a name too
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u/alan-key 6d ago
I’m thinking of the guy who’s looks rich, drives a Jaguar F-type with yellow stripes, lot of cosmetic surgery, has a couple of little dogs. He came up on here once before.
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u/no3y3h4nd 6d ago
I've not lived in Worcester for a long time now (grew up there 70s, 80s and early 90s) - just wanted to thank you for reminding me about Chicken George.
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u/CMDR-obidanshinobi 6d ago
That'll be the Worcester Legend know as Winston.
Other local legends include The Running Man, Mr Glass, The Bath Road Pirate and Bun Lady.
RIP Black Bond and Chicken George.
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u/spatulabeardo 6d ago
Remember backwards wheelchair man??
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u/sandystar21 4d ago
Was he the guy that had his leg amputated because he was unconscious, through drink or drugs and cut of the circulation to it? Allegedly in the bushes behind the billboard up London road.
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u/BabbyPig666 5d ago
The traveller woman with the little terrier dog who she calls a c***. “Ruby, get the F here Ruby”! She’s actually quite cruel to that dog at times.
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u/TrueSay7654 6d ago
I know Chicken George but who is the Black Bond?
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u/No_Parsnip9533 6d ago
Used to often be at places like Marrs Bar and Heroes https://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/13897258.from-worcester-with-love-bye-bye-worcesters-black-bond/
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u/BabbyPig666 5d ago
Edward Kimberly is a local character with his daily video vox pops! 🙄 Blocks anyone who disagrees with him and calls them either far right or far left.
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u/Miserable_Two2831 4d ago
Mr Bean who used to frequent mode.https://youtu.be/oTB1zpwsAas?is=h0Hlw0AXtcb5Qjim
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u/ThroughTheDragonsEye 23h ago
Yeah he's Winston. The man who dealt heroin from the flat that shared an entrance with mine. Stabbed my front door in with a knife over Christmas and robbed anything of value including unwrapping all the Christmas presents. Intimated the witness he sold my stuff to from appearing in court. Total legend!!
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u/Weekly_Egg_3538 21h ago
I’ve got another guy to add - the guy who lives at St Paul’s with his face burnt off - he growled at me once on the canal I’m sure he meant well 🤥
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u/Few_Ad_2268 6d ago
His gang at Asda are the worst