Urmston & District Model Engineering Society, Annual Dinner, February 20th 1993, After dinner speaker Fred Dibnah
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@Mark-ww1ii2 жыл бұрын
Having a pint of Guinness while listening to Fred tell stories. Just seems fitting. RIP Fred
@rickynewlands99035 жыл бұрын
WHAT A DELIGHTFULLY ENGAGING MAN...R.I.P. FRED YOU ARE SORELY MISSED...
@checktheplaylist1014 жыл бұрын
What Eng and the USA is today, a total disaster is due to the lack of folks like him.
@thelaughingprophet22752 жыл бұрын
The world was a different place in Freds day, you lived on your wits and common sense, men like Fred could thrive. Today we are strangled by rules and regulations to the point we are mere robots.
@stephenrice455416 күн бұрын
And because you had to look out for yourself you were more responsible for general safety , now with all the elf and fairies it's someone else's job , there's some sort of disconnect mentally , I've seen more accidents in the last twenty years than I ever saw in the first forty
@stephenwilkinson76336 жыл бұрын
I love Fred ! What a great guy . To say they don't make hem like that anymore is an understatement .
@billyreid37513 жыл бұрын
Yeah the guys from 20s 30s 40s were top blokes real men sadly no many from that era still with us , auld fred was different class great character rip fred
@kildare1603 жыл бұрын
Fred was a legend...nerves of steel and sadly missed..R.I.P fred
@daftapeth13 жыл бұрын
i used to watch fred on telly with my parents, absolutely loved his programmes, i can hear him saying " did yer like that " as a chimney came down, i laughed all the way through this video, thank you so much for sharing it, it was brilliant xx
@redmanchester26596 жыл бұрын
My god Fred, people like you are missed.
@measth5 жыл бұрын
Love it. All the blokes listening, all the women sleeping
@eternalsunshine16514 жыл бұрын
finally a moment of peace eh
@strakermidwich9679 Жыл бұрын
I've never wished a character to still be here more than Fred. Much loved character!
@robertusa12342 ай бұрын
If he was still with us. People world have cancelled him for his toxic masculinity
@garymeacham73532 ай бұрын
same here
@deeppurple8832 жыл бұрын
Nearly a hour he dragged that our for. Fred loved being front and centre and he could tell a story. Plus he had a roving eye for the ladies. Miss old Fred. Icon ❤️
@RTGrain Жыл бұрын
Fantastic that some of his stories were captured on film One of the best story tellers and as others have said, sorely missed.
@robindeans69895 жыл бұрын
fred was priceless money couldnt buy that character
@fauntleeeeroy6 жыл бұрын
Brilliant depiction of northern life, the raffle bit at the end is great
@dannywhittle42455 жыл бұрын
What a Legend!! Just dont see characters like that nowadays RIP Fred
@gunofapreacherman13406 жыл бұрын
Fred Dibnah, was a legend. What a life!
@JM-cw1er5 жыл бұрын
Is*
@gunofapreacherman13404 жыл бұрын
J M I hate to break this to you mate, but Fred’s no longer with us...
@gunofapreacherman13404 жыл бұрын
Pete Bailey An absolute legend.
@gray80463 жыл бұрын
Still is a legend, even though he is not here doesn't mean he has stopped being a legend!
@gunofapreacherman13403 жыл бұрын
@@gray8046 As much as I love him, most people don’t know who Fred Dibnah is anymore. Especially young people.
@StabMcShag3 жыл бұрын
Just watched the whole series again since last year. Keeps on drawing you back in.....🏴🥃🇬🇧
@J316djt453 жыл бұрын
He would have been a great teacher... his knowledge and the ability to share that knowledge and experience is incredible...
@michaelwray10343 жыл бұрын
Bob you are so right. Imagine being a teenager and having fred teach you.. Brilliant.
@marclaw45118 жыл бұрын
Fred could talk for England.Great chap with a great work ethic.
@DizGuys5 жыл бұрын
A national treasure was Fred. Top bloke. Proud he was one of ours.
@johncliff54175 жыл бұрын
What a guy. I sat listening and laughing has Fred entertained the people there and then felt so sad to realise never again. He could have made a packet doing that for the rest of his days. R.I.P. Fred.
@MarkJones-kq1oo2 жыл бұрын
A down to earth Common the gardener working class man...genuine straight and hard working ..no issues no dramas from him at all...now this day and age its all in reverse. All issues and dramas ..and no hard work at all...fact r.i.p Fred Dibnah.
@stephenrice455416 күн бұрын
Cock on mate
@Sol-Cutta2 жыл бұрын
How wonderful it was to share that moment in time. I'm not just saying this but watching and listening u almost forget Ur watching a screen and almost could have been there..a man that certainly commanded a room with merryment.. unfortunately I'll never be able to say how wonderful I find his story's but I'm sure many many people did that in my place..im sure he must have realised how treasured he was..I hope so.
@adeh5036 жыл бұрын
They really did break the mould when this man born, an unassuming, proud hard working man who deserved every minute of his fame, RIP Fred you really were a one off
@vincentwithers36173 жыл бұрын
Ade H what about Blaster Bates? I understand you respect for Fred, he undoubtedly deserves it, but he is a later version of Blaster Bates, look him up, a terrific fella.
@monster750neil3 жыл бұрын
@@vincentwithers3617 Imagine those pair on the lash ha ha
@vincentwithers36173 жыл бұрын
That'd be worth my lugs!
@mervynsands35013 жыл бұрын
A champion hard working guy, Fred never failed to entertain, in doing many things in life, he'd got that kind of character, we all miss him and thoughs like him, RIP
@mervynsands35013 жыл бұрын
@@monster750neil most certainly, would be laugh a minute !!!
@whitevanman-9994 жыл бұрын
Brilliant .... absolutely brilliant,,,, after watching this video can't help but thinking not one person on a mobile phone lol. If that was nowadays your would have most people ignorant and on their mobile... true very true.
@neiledwards89315 жыл бұрын
Fred Dibnah old school brilliant person and extremely brave man GOD BLESS
@tiarnan764 жыл бұрын
Wouldnt it be great...one day all us Fred Dibnah fans will be up in heaven - having a pint listening to his stories - and then he gives us a lift back to our clouds on his steam engine :)
@davecooke9144 жыл бұрын
Great video great man could listen to him all day story's
@josephlandrut41548 жыл бұрын
Fred would be a great man to have a pint with at my local in the midlands. I often thought how nice to shake such a brave man's hand and buy him a pint of northern stout.
@AdrianMulligan6 жыл бұрын
Guinness was his poison, I think Guinness should do their old style adverts again with Fred as the man carrying the horse!
@paddyoshea77496 жыл бұрын
Joseph Landrut www.plumbingproducts.ie/time-clocks-ireland/3306-flash-31031-large-time-clock.html
@paddypup18364 жыл бұрын
union310 a soldier? Or a soldier who saw combat? Big difference! Huge difference and it’s too easy to have them all under the same umbrella.
@antonclark34203 жыл бұрын
A pint?! I reckon he’d need more than one pint, I imagine he could put a few away in a session down the pub :)
@gcfcos8 жыл бұрын
I could spend All day listening to Fred
@dogandcrow84797 жыл бұрын
British-mechanic very few people can hold a room
@philmayson79797 жыл бұрын
I'll second that.
@englishmaninengland14516 жыл бұрын
Me too. I remember watching him on tv in the early 80's as a young boy. Very down to earth man. Wish he was still with us.
@Htiler6 жыл бұрын
Go to his house in Bolton on a Saturday during the summer, alf will be there. You can talk to him, he does a half hour talk for tourists. I've been, couldn't believe it.
@kubabooba5485 жыл бұрын
How?! Whats the deal with this guy and why has he been recommended to me by KZbin?
@joeloxig68722 жыл бұрын
Went and checked and those stone polo mints are still dotted around the last drop village lol … good old Fred
@loadzofhobbies42198 жыл бұрын
Brilliant, thanks for sharing this. enjoyed every minute.
@CiscoWes3 жыл бұрын
Neve heard of Fred until he showed up on my recommended videos. Not disappointed at all. I’m fascinated by what all he did and I love listening to him talk. RIP Fred, he was a rare breed.
@peterflitcroft97564 жыл бұрын
A sad comment. Edwin passed away from brain cancer recently. His funeral is tomorrow Wednesday 17th June . R.I.P. Edwin.
@Justino_Nicolás3 жыл бұрын
Marvellous video. Thank you for uploading. Made my day watching that. R.I.P. Fred.
@bugmanuk3 жыл бұрын
Fred. We love you.
@Catteries Жыл бұрын
Just love the Cat story. Glad it survived it's adventure up the chimney and hopefully it still had another 8 lives left. Fabulous !!! Fred could certainly tell a story. Great after-dinner speaker. God Bless him.
@tomstech43904 жыл бұрын
Fred: They dont make 'em like they used to. Us: You dont say Fred, you dont say.
@Metalarc-jw7ph6 жыл бұрын
Brilliant stories, miss fred loads, we need more great characters like him
@BristolVRchap2 жыл бұрын
Guess these people have all been smoking Capstan Full Strength by the way they are coughing and spluttering! Love listening to Fred's tall tales.
@metclapton7 жыл бұрын
Amazing guy to listen to very much missed
@mickmackem14793 жыл бұрын
Fred only one makes you I want to watch that again for millionth time looking like cheese butty again Donald endlessly on in morning uktv in 90s before school still watch it
@michaelcaldwell37096 жыл бұрын
They got their money’s worth- 50 mins of greasy greatness. Nice one Fred!
@bid843 жыл бұрын
Sounds like my love life
@Sol-Cutta2 жыл бұрын
It didn't feel like fifty mins did it..was over quick..I really thought 20mins maybe..that's how engaging it was ..brilliant.
@rileybenstead35746 жыл бұрын
Fred Dibnah.Fred Dibnah was a Steeplejack that all of us did like, Years ago he could be seen on his vintage motorbike.He loved repairing Chimneys but knocked all the big ones down, Fred was such a happy jovial chap who never wore a frown. He never would be beaten he’d always find a way, And if he wasn’t working he went in his shed to play.The shed was run on steam and his boiler fuelled by wood Machines from many years ago but results were very good. He bought a knackered engine it was a traction type, After many years restoring it created quite a hype.He travelled round the country and stopped at all the pubs, Plus changing both the bearings he had fitted in the hubs. It was a gleaming monster and what a credit to the man, He never slept too far from it because he towed a caravan.He always wore a flat cap that stunk of oil and grease, He is no longer with us Fred Dibnah rest in peace. Riley Benstead.
@jackhewitt79025 жыл бұрын
Riley Benstead brilliant poem!
@captnodge4 жыл бұрын
Or a song.nice one. Mine is Fred was a canny man .a steeplejack was he.He died in 2004 at the age of 66.a much missed man is he .cause he filled us all with glee Famed throughout the land cause we seen him on the TV He'd climb and climb and climb On ladders lashed to the side.and swing around on a rope .on a homemade bosuns chair. Did ya like that. The mills they served so well became a thing of the past He'd take out courses of bricks And prop them up on sticks.when the sticks had burnt away You then would hear him say . It's going it's going . He then would sound his horn and leg it outa the way When the dust and smoke had cleared .and the crowd had cheered and cheered He'd walk out from the haze And this is what he'd say It's done for its done for Did you like that. Did you like that. A ten ton Aveling roller became His passion in life He named it Alison After his first wife He worked the victorian way Steam hammering hammering by day And forging rivets by night It must have been.it must have been a great sight. After many years of hard toil He finally got it on the boil. With polished copper and brass It certainly looked first class Rip Fred
@stephenrice455416 күн бұрын
Nice one
@CAVERN12346 жыл бұрын
Sounds like the local chest clinic.
@paulmac0073 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣
@cavendish0093 жыл бұрын
Love this man - he is such a character and SO English !
@theculturedthug66092 жыл бұрын
Uncanny when Fred puts his Cap on you recognise him straight off the bat without it he just blends in to the crowed.
@jamessones40443 жыл бұрын
Who would thumbs down this? Someone Fred overtook in his engine!!! I hope 😂😂😂😂
@markjackson6233 жыл бұрын
Top bloke and honest as the days bloody long 👊❤️👍
@mcmondo3 жыл бұрын
I remember as a kid watching Fred on TV with my Mama in the early 80s and loved him ever since. I've laughed all the way through this video which is more than can be said about most modern sitcoms nowadays, so thank you Edwin for the upload. Proper brilliant our kid.
@Drewg3514 жыл бұрын
Love this guy from "across the pond". Can't stop watching his videos. If he was around another 10 year's with the advancement of the internet, KZbin, etc... he would've had a million plus subscribers. They should create a class in school for these entitled young one's and make it a mandatory lesson. Guy's a "man's man".
@arjovenzia5 жыл бұрын
Such a grand chap, an excellent orator in his element. A room of people with half a pint in hand. Thats how ya tell a story. Not the steam engines, the chimney wrangling. Its the storytelling. Id buy this guy pints all day. What a guy.
@lenfirewood40894 жыл бұрын
At the time of writing 20 people with a Mercedes and a briefcase with brass corners didn't like this video!
@atourdeforce5 жыл бұрын
The women were bored stiff and the men were captivated 😂😂😂😂
@gutworm6865 жыл бұрын
atourdeforce I noticed that. The women hadn’t a clue what he was on about.
@thephilpott21944 жыл бұрын
@@gutworm686 But even 'Mildred' thawed out and stopped looking at her watch half way through...It takes a special talent to thaw out a Mildred.
@Fcutdlady4 жыл бұрын
This woman has a little bit .
@ronharris51497 жыл бұрын
no health and safety, no bloody pc. just a man !
@harrymonk64 жыл бұрын
I know your comment is all just abitif fun but please think of others you may offend. Thank you 👍
@daleHarrison934 жыл бұрын
@@harrymonk6 You taking piss out of gay people a few comments down, you utter bellend. Fuck you
@wasntme32693 жыл бұрын
Thank you fred 🌻
@berttann27793 жыл бұрын
Magic I miss him - !
@christanya01136 жыл бұрын
Don’t make them like him anymore, what a guy 👍🏼
@robertbrown56456 жыл бұрын
you can't get the wood you know Jim
@MDMowers4 жыл бұрын
Guy Martin comes close there is still good people
@groovejet335 жыл бұрын
What a mind that man has. And speaks so well., with confidence. Great man
@phillipbaker38602 жыл бұрын
I keep watching this clip, his story telling is so funny
@sr6336 жыл бұрын
Fred Dibnah God bless him. RIP
@simonwolfendale19886 жыл бұрын
Before he put his cap on he looked like Captain Mainwaring.
@obviouslytwo4u4 жыл бұрын
Do you mean captain espionage
@Deliquescentinsight4 жыл бұрын
A dead spit for Mainwaring for sure
@EgoShredder4 жыл бұрын
@@obviouslytwo4u Yes...........stupid boy! ;-)
@obviouslytwo4u4 жыл бұрын
@@EgoShredder and do you normally hand out pathetic insults like it's your birthday?.
@EgoShredder4 жыл бұрын
@@obviouslytwo4u That was not an insult at all, I was just having a laugh with you, not at you. It's a famous quote from Dad's Army.
@chrishorrocks48826 жыл бұрын
Brilliant speaker and stories. Spoilt only by the crowd in the room coughing more than the chronic bronchitis club... sounds like a doctor's surgery on Monday afternoon.
@ER-gw2xz4 жыл бұрын
Chris Horrocks not a Wednesday morning?
@CarlSmith-bs4qx3 жыл бұрын
Fred was a great speaker, if there were more people like this the world would not be in the state it is today
@jfro58674 жыл бұрын
What a story teller, what a character 👍
@gregerlach3 жыл бұрын
The epitome of an Englishman lies between Fred and Stephen Fry. What a bloke. A true English hero.
@donaldjones85146 жыл бұрын
The lady sitting just next to him on his left has a hell of a sense of humor, I don't think she is capable of smiling if it meant saving her life.
@EgoShredder4 жыл бұрын
She would likely prefer an evening of listening to superficial social gossip.
@lesleymetthews45904 жыл бұрын
Think she's his wife so she's probably heard it so many times
@colinsmith75763 жыл бұрын
Who else would love to have a beer with Fred ?
@chrisheyes55314 жыл бұрын
Can’t believe I’m watching this exactly 27 years to the day after it was filmed. A fantastic character who I had the pleasure of meeting briefly at a pub in Astley Green. Wish I could have attended a night like this with Fred looking back.
@christopherjohnmatthews Жыл бұрын
I still watch Fred!! Rip
@user-kq5qp6dh8l6 жыл бұрын
real character Fred...viva Fred labour man was Fred
@jasetheace715 жыл бұрын
Once dropped a brick from top o scaffold.....missed this blokes shoulder by 4 inch......hit im straight on top o head lol....😁
@harrymonk64 жыл бұрын
@Pete Bailey how can it nearly miss?
@feralcat073 жыл бұрын
RIP Fred you've done your time on earth.
@malcolmclements92544 жыл бұрын
No end to Fred's talents, and all that without a script.
@nonamebrother81636 жыл бұрын
I just started watching all the shows about Fred and then just started into his BBC presentations he did. What an incredibly interested person. Blue collar workers will always be needed in the world and what personality they have.
@RWBHere2 жыл бұрын
The thing with Fred was that he was exactly like that, even when off duty. Those of us who were fortunate enough to meet him will attest to that. Sadly missed, and definitely one of a kind.
@SCOUSEOBIE2 жыл бұрын
RIP fred dibnah absolute legend 🙏
@martynlewis59013 жыл бұрын
Brilliant listening to Fred’s stories, RIP sir. Even stayed for the raffle just in case!
@gordonpeden62342 жыл бұрын
One of the Great after dinner speaker. God bless, Frederick The Great.
@paradox7358 Жыл бұрын
Cant believe it's s been 30 years since this was film. Fred really was a man of a bygone age.
@123TauruZ3214 жыл бұрын
He should've been some sort of on-stage comedian. Being allowed to drink along the way, would be fucking hilarious at the end.
@DavidPT404 ай бұрын
Fred Dibnah, steeple-jack, mechanical genius, courageous, and a great public speaker!
@kenhooker48794 жыл бұрын
Imagine this man skulking around in a muzzle, in case he caught the 'flu'.
@chrisgair8033 жыл бұрын
Great comment! It did actually cross my mind what he would make of all this bollocks. - From a 27 year old man from Leeds born in the wrong time.
@johnramsell11094 жыл бұрын
Brilliant man very funny
@desdicado9997 жыл бұрын
Thanks for putting this on the tube a very entertaining fellow and man of great stature should of had him running for Prime Minister and not the Zionist's lacky's
@alansalter1836 Жыл бұрын
Just brilliant what a great man a typical tough old northerner irreplaceable brilliant engineer missed by all
@englishmaninengland14516 жыл бұрын
I like reading people's body language. The lady sat next to Fred looks like she has the right hump, snob. Facial expressions & arms crossed. Reminds me of Hyacinth Bucket. I didn't recognise him at at the beginning of this video, until he put his cap on. I could listen to Fred all day & never be bored.
@RICSYLBETJAM6 жыл бұрын
What a miserable cow!
@82lostsoul6 жыл бұрын
I was a member of this club for years. Your assessment is bang on, but her husband Neil sat in front of Fred is one of the nicest fellas you’ll ever meet!
@Andrew___6 жыл бұрын
Proper miserable looking bitch! I was 1 year old when Fred gave this speech and wish he was here now to give a speech of 50+ mins. He's an absolute legend and I saw him take down the mill in Royton when I was about 10 which will stay in my mind forever.
@dougie19436 жыл бұрын
To be honest most of the women seem a bit sour faced, probably missing the night's edition of Coronation Street.
@sr6336 жыл бұрын
Glad she wasn't facing Fred. What a downer.
@Boatlane225 жыл бұрын
What a legend an nobody put a thumbs down just shows what a remarkable man he was
@Embracing01 Жыл бұрын
Does anyone remember Fred being banned for driving for 12 months in July 1988?. No I'm not making this up, this was mentioned in the Liverpool Echo newspaper dated 25th July 1988 which I came across recently. None of the Fred Dibnah series seem to mention this.
@hovermotion4 жыл бұрын
Priceless footage....I have the audio of this from a magazine years ago but never seen this video...grrat upload....
@sqwidink12 жыл бұрын
Real Life SUPERMAN!!! Salt of the earth. RIP
@RSR4236 жыл бұрын
We will never see men like Fred again. My father, and most men from that time, were the same. Made from strong stuff. Look at how Britain as fallen, not a mill, mine, potbank, steel works or bustling factory in sight, but plenty of boarded up shops and houses, and derelict land. And men who don't know if they want to be a man or a woman these days. Bloody hell, how times have changed.
@cbing40365 жыл бұрын
It’s called technology
@lenfirewood40894 жыл бұрын
Yes and we have been told in so many ways that it is all "inevitable" like Barak Obama told the US citizens that their manufacturing jobs have gone to China and won't be coming back! Fast forward to when you have a NON Globalist leader and hey presto jobs are coming back! Thankfully we have our own Donald Trump - he even has similar hair too lets hope he delivers for us as he has promised. n:)
@barrykochverts41494 жыл бұрын
Late to the show. Just discovered Fred yesterday. If these programs came to the States back then, I somehow missed them. Now, in the COVID-19 lockdown, there's a lot of time to surf the Tube, and I'm feeling blessed to see there's so much Fred here. The BBC really did a great thing when they hooked on to this fellah. What a raconteur. The only distraction is all the coughing and sputtering from the old model train guys. From where I'm sitting in isolation, all I can think is, "If this were now, they'd every one test positive in a couple of days".
@macca93203 жыл бұрын
That spires still up 40 years on
@swiftfootgaming83163 жыл бұрын
A generation now in the dust, my grandad was the same not the same charisma but matched in ethos
@nickworley10006 жыл бұрын
A wonderful speaker
@nilskipp47353 жыл бұрын
I only recently became aware of him, but absolutely enthusiastic about such a hardworking and down-to-earth man you can look up to him, pull your hat full of sympathy and respect
@wistypoo17 жыл бұрын
What a guy !
@adriangeraghty66266 жыл бұрын
I just love this man. Rip fread from a through Irishman.
@hancecrawford Жыл бұрын
Fred was one of those people you could listen to him time after time and not get bored he made people happy may he rest in piece
@albertross-ndt3 жыл бұрын
Talk about diversity, wouldn’t have thought that there could possibly be 37 people in the whole wide world that could give the thumbs down to this video. Oh dear, isn’t it windy no it’s Wednesday now shut gob and put the kettle on. God bless Fred R.I.P
@mcmondo3 жыл бұрын
37 illiterate morons.
@paulrichardson32224 жыл бұрын
Very good but Who had 933
@elkiemart41325 жыл бұрын
That was brilliant thanks for uploading, wish he would of told the story about how he dropped the wrong chimney!