R.I.P. Jimmy Savile

[Richard1978]

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One of only two civilians ever to complete the notoriously tough 30 mile Royal Marine march across Dartmoor (at speed wearing 30-50 pounds on your back), which all Marines must pass to complete the course and get their famous green beret.

I remember Peter Duncan doing something similar in Duncan Dares.

[ayrshireman]

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One of only two civilians ever to complete the notoriously tough 30 mile Royal Marine march across Dartmoor (at speed wearing 30-50 pounds on your back), which all Marines must pass to complete the course and get their famous green beret.

[smurfie1]

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I loved him as a child, I loved Jim'll fix it and always used to watch the london marathon waiting to see him. I remember telling my Mum I was going to ask Jim'll fix it for an A la carte kitchen, I didn't quite understand at that point that it wasn't just to ask for things you don't have! Later on a fix it that sticks in my mind was a child who asked to visit every place on a monopoly board. One of my friends I have discovered in later life wrote to ask to be arrested by one of the policemen from the Bill! Does anyone remember "Jamie makes the necessary arrangements", it came on channel 4 I think in the early naughties and they had old JIm'll fix it letters which they fixed for adults (or so they said, could of been made up! I'm easily convinced!).

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In 1999 I was a patient at Stoke Mandeville for 7 months. During this time Jimmy would come down to visit the hospital on (roughly) a monthly basis. He was eccentric, but had the time to come and talk to anyone who spoke to him. He did loads for the hospital and spinal injury awareness in general. I've got a photo of him with my kids (who didn't know who he was) I'll see if I can find it and put it up here.

RIP Jimmy

My Mum was in Stoke Manderville in the 80's for her artheritis and I'm sure she once said Jimmy came in and chatted with her too...

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Ha Ha

Ditto. Made me chuckle.

[FX02]

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In 1999 I was a patient at Stoke Mandeville for 7 months. During this time Jimmy would come down to visit the hospital on (roughly) a monthly basis. He was eccentric, but had the time to come and talk to anyone who spoke to him. He did loads for the hospital and spinal injury awareness in general. I've got a photo of him with my kids (who didn't know who he was) I'll see if I can find it and put it up here.

RIP Jimmy

[willpurry]

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They should have Tim'll Fix It with Tim Vine.

[kazboot]

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The last tv show I saw him in was Celebrity Big Brother in 2006.

[Trickyvee]

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Ha Ha

lol!

[zip55]

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Ha Ha

[yates9192]

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i rememmber the time on jim'll fix it when those kids ask jim to fix it for them to eat and drink on a roller coaster....classic kids telly!....JIM....YOU FIXED IT FOR ME..just being part of my childhood..thank you and god bless.

[Sly]

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There's no other place quite like it.

[zip55]

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Now then, now then, how's about that then? Jingle Jangle in peace fellow Loiner.

As it 'appens, guys n gals,(yodel) ... I'm from Leeds too

[darren]

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Hope that he will rest in peace, and some one fixes it for him in eternaty

indeed K.
i doubt we will see his like again.
he was from a different time a time where things where done better.

[Roxxy]

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Hear Hear to all of the above- he was a terrific gift to the world, a really kind man and very funny too. I once saw him jogging past a 'phone box I was in at Stoke Mandeville back in the April of '86- he didn't see me, and I didn't like to hail him in case I threw him off his pace.
I once wrote to 'Jim'll Fix It' when I was 7 asking to go and see the ruins of Pompeii- nothing doing on that occasion, though at least I didn't get a 'Toot' from that horn, which I always thought was very poor compensation!
By the way, how DID Jim manage to fix it for so many people??!!