(^22) DAILY MIRROR FRIDAY 06.09.2019
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Making plans for Nigels
most-used name. Its slump has
been partly blamed on Brexit
politician Nigel Farage.
The name comes from the
Irish Niall, meaning champion.
Vikings changed it to Njal
and took it to Normandy where
it was Latinized as Nigellus and
introduced to England, where
it became plain Nigel.
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drink. Entertainment will
include a Nigel-based playlist.
According to figures in
August, the last UK Nigels were
born in 2015 when nine babies
were given the name. At its
peak in 1964 it was the 23rd
our lasting mark. Non-Nigels
are welcome but will have a
badge saying they are not the
real thing.”
Every Nigel at the Fleece Inn
in Bretforton, Worcs, on
September 28 will get a free
FA MOUS
NIGES
F1 legend Mansell
Violinist Kennedy
Corrie hunk Pivaro
Comedy hippy Planer
TV chef Slater
Football boss Clough
Champion boxer Benn
...and a politician who’s
muddied the name
A PUB landlord is planning
a world-record gathering of
men called Nigel amid fears
the name is dying out.
Nigel Smith, 56, was upset to
find no UK babies were given
the name last year.
He said: “Before we become
extinct, we felt we ought to have
a gathering. It’s no longer a
popular name but surely there
PROUD Landlord Nigel Smith are enough of us to try to create
BY MARTIN FRICKER
World record gathering amid
fears the name is dying out
Skye’s the limit for bus-crazy Ian
TRANSPORT fanatic Ian Perryman
travelled 600 miles from his Essex home
to the Isle of Skye using just public buses.
The 67-year-old spent only 12 hours on
the road via Northampton, Wakefield,
Windermere and Dumbarton.
Bus pass owner Ian said: “It wasn’t
straightforward but the worst thing was
actually on the final day.
“While on the last bus, a tree fell into
the road, leading to a long delay.” Ian,
from Walton, stopped at B&Bs and hotels
along his route and finished his
fund-raising journey in Kilmuir on Skye.
His “sea to Skye” journey raised more
than £500 for Cancer Research and Ian is
planning a book about his experience.
He said: “During the trip I met a lady
with terminal cancer and it further
confirmed my reason for the journey.”
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dandelion
Mm, nice
bouquet...
THIS ground squirrel clearly has a
taste for daisies, appearing to look
blissed-out as he pulls one close to
breathe in its scent.
But while the little rodent
seemed to be admiring flowers it
was actually giving them the sniff
test to see which would make the
best dinner in Vienna, Austria.
RACING CERT Mansell
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