http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Blondin Copy and paste to read his story. It seems he lived his final years in Niagara Road, just off Northfields Avenue next to the Park. ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo And there's a You-Tube video about him too.

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Topic	Date Posted	Posted By
BRENTFORD FESTIVAL	25/07/13 10:44:00	Viv Ellis
Re:BRENTFORD FESTIVAL	09/08/13 21:21:00	Sarah Felstead
Re:Re:BRENTFORD FESTIVAL	09/08/13 22:03:00	Viv Ellis
Re:BRENTFORD FESTIVAL	14/08/13 16:36:00	R Mon
Re:Re:BRENTFORD FESTIVAL	16/08/13 01:31:00	Jim Lawes
Re:Re:Re:BRENTFORD FESTIVAL.. wow!	17/08/13 03:06:00	Jim Lawes
BRENTFORD FESTIVAL at Blondin Park Sunday 1st September	18/08/13 02:23:00	Jim Lawes
Re:BRENTFORD FESTIVAL at Blondin Park Sunday 1st September	18/08/13 21:14:00	Mark Welland
Re:Re:BRENTFORD FESTIVAL at Blondin Park Sunday 1st September	19/08/13 01:21:00	Jim Lawes
Re:Re:Re:BRENTFORD FESTIVAL at Blondin Park Sunday 1st September	19/08/13 01:29:00	Phil Andrews
Re:Re:Re:Re:BRENTFORD FESTIVAL at Blondin Park Sunday 1st September	20/08/13 00:49:00	Jim Lawes
Re:BRENTFORD FESTIVAL	20/08/13 02:46:00	Sarah Felstead
BRENTFORD FESTIVAL POSTER	22/08/13 23:46:00	Jim Lawes
Re:BRENTFORD FESTIVAL ..the stalls!	23/08/13 01:11:00	Jim Lawes
Top handmade greeting cards? Lorna Kyle's stall.	23/08/13 01:16:00	Jim Lawes
The Brentford Festival needs YOU!.	23/08/13 02:39:00	Jim Lawes
Re:The Brentford Festival needs YOU!.	23/08/13 04:33:00	Linda Massey
Re:Re:The Brentford Festival needs YOU!.	23/08/13 17:21:00	Keith Iddon
Re:Re:Re:The Brentford Festival needs YOU!.	24/08/13 01:06:00	Jim Lawes
Blondin Park, Northfields?  Yes it's go go go!	24/08/13 23:50:00	Jim Lawes
Next Sunday's BRENTFORD FESTIVAL. read all about it!	27/08/13 23:08:00	Jim Lawes
It will be a dazzling event... please support the Festival.	27/08/13 23:53:00	Jim Lawes
I'll be at the front of the stage at 3.20pm to hear Lisa Marini..	28/08/13 01:07:00	Jim Lawes
Blondin Park, Ealing?  Where's zat?	28/08/13 23:53:00	Jim Lawes
So The Brentford Festival has moved to Ealing !!!!!	29/08/13 00:26:00	Jim Lawes
Re:So The Brentford Festival has moved to Ealing !!!!!	29/08/13 00:55:00	Keith Iddon
Keith, I've arranged a fleet of Routemasters to get you there!	29/08/13 01:39:00	Jim Lawes
AND well done to the hard working volunteers putting on the BF!	29/08/13 14:17:00	Jim Lawes
So, who was Charles Blondin?	29/08/13 20:22:00	Jim Lawes
Re:So, who was Charles Blondin?	29/08/13 20:47:00	Viv Ellis
Ah! slacklining at the Brentford Festival Viv. That's great!	29/08/13 21:33:00	Jim Lawes
Wow..the Food and Drink choices	29/08/13 21:40:00	Jim Lawes
Hooray! We're being taken to the Brentford Festival !	31/08/13 09:06:00	Jim Lawes
Not long to go!	31/08/13 15:52:00	Jim Lawes
One more sleep to go	31/08/13 21:16:00	Linda Massey
Re:One more sleep to go	31/08/13 21:37:00	Jim Lawes
Today's THE DAY....	01/09/13 11:06:00	Jim Lawes
Anyone go to todays Event? Any comments?.	01/09/13 21:31:00	Jim Lawes
Re:Anyone go to todays Event? Any comments?.	01/09/13 21:48:00	Guy Lambert
Re:Re:Anyone go to todays Event? Any comments?.	01/09/13 22:25:00	Cllr Ruth Cadbury
Re:Re:Re:Anyone go to todays Event? Any comments?.	02/09/13 01:13:00	Raymond Havelock
Re:Re:Re:Re:Anyone go to todays Event? Any comments?.	08/09/13 09:10:00	Deborah Hall
A big THANKYOU	02/09/13 10:16:00	Keith Iddon
Re:A big THANKYOU	03/09/13 22:59:00	Peter McGovern

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