Subject: Dibnah is Dead :-(
>From: Terry S snipped-for-privacy@the.spam
>Date: 06/11/04 19:06 GMT Standard Time
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>TV steeplejack Fred Dibnah, 66, has
>lost his three-year fight against
>cancer only weeks after filming his
>final television series.
>
>Bolton-born Mr Dibnah, who became an
>unlikely celebrity, spurned treatment
>to tour the UK on a traction engine as
>part of a 12-part BBC Two series.
>
>Mr Dibnah cancelled all engagements in
>September after he was taken ill during
>filming Made In Britain.
>
>He died on Saturday surrounded by
>friends and family at Bolton Hospice.
>
Bugger. He was a top bloke and a real character. He'll be missed.