Has anybody heard the story about a man who could do his. It was said that he could bounce on water rather like the Dam Busters. I was told that this a sport undertaken by a few competitive men and of course for money. He would carry a weight in each hand and this would increase his momentum. I know it sounds unlikely but Ive heard it from a few sources and think it was mentioned on a TV Programme. I think he was called Ted Forber.
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Canal JumpingThe man who jumped across st helens canal
Started By clocker baz, Dec 16 2010 07:34 PM
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Posted 16 December 2010 - 10:19 PM
The name that springs to my mind is "Tom Colquitt"
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Posted 16 December 2010 - 11:00 PM
trejan, on 16 December 2010 - 10:19 PM, said:
The name that springs to my mind is "Tom Colquitt"
Yep, I've heard a few tales about him too
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Posted 17 December 2010 - 08:25 AM
A fine figure of a Man. 
What's the tales, couldn't find anything about him.
What's the tales, couldn't find anything about him.
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Posted 18 December 2010 - 07:18 PM
Ollie CALM DOWN. Take a cold shower
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Posted 25 August 2011 - 08:07 PM
My Dad told me about him he could jump in to a wicker basket of eggs and out again without breaking or cracking any When he jumped over the st helens canal they tied a small piece of wood with strings two ties to each sides of the banking he jumped he skimmed on that small piece of wood like you skim stones over water and landed on the other side He was billed as the human kangaroo
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Posted 25 August 2011 - 08:31 PM
There is another St Helens man that could jump over two 16 hands horses landing on a mans head and of again without denting the mans hair His name and GRAVE is on my Cemetery Walk
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Posted 25 November 2011 - 06:08 PM
Yes it must be so 'cos Granddad once told about him,
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Posted 16 December 2011 - 08:56 PM
My uncle told me about him. He said he carried a house brick in each hand which he swung halfway across giving him lift and momentum like the modern hichcick
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Posted 16 December 2011 - 09:51 PM
my Grandad used to tell me about him. From the "old fashioned" look on Gran's face, I'd say that most of it was at best exaggerated and most probably complete fiction
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