Brenda
Growing up in Guildford, everybody knew about Tommy the Tramp mentioned below by Browser - he was infamous for his foot puppet shows outside Burger King. Socky and Socky 2 made Punch and Judy look like amateurs.

Tommy disappeared one day and soon rumours spread around the town that he had died after falling into the River Wey in a drunken daze.
However, with the sad departure of Tommy the Tramp came a new and exciting character to the soap opera that is Guildford Town centre

Brenda the Bearded Lady of Guildford. No one knows if she is homeless but she can be seen regularly in burger king, on the bench at the top of the high street or perched somewhere in the Friary Centre. With her long whispy beard, leopard print coat, large carrier bags and outrageous eye make up with purple lipstick, she truly is the talk of the town.

Behold

www.myspace.com/bearded_lady_of_guildford
(Eggstrovert isnt patronising you...honest..., Fri 3 Jul 2009, 14:42, 5 replies)

I know her!
Brenda the Bearded Lady used to hang out in Leatherhead in the 90's. We used to see her all the time. This is no lady beard. this is a full on, unshaved, Ranulph Fiennes manbeard.
(D1sc0 Yes sir, I can boogie., Fri 3 Jul 2009, 15:25, closed)

You beat me to it!
I thought it was her, I used to serve booze in Leatherhead and saw her regularly. Watching people stifle their laughs in their drinks was both amusing and embarrassing. I was one of the few who took time out to actually have a conversation with her, but she stopped coming in after a particularly cruel episode. (One that resulted in the "sneezer" of the week for the offending customer).

Glad to see she's still doing well. I've often wondered what happened to her.
( Blind Meach Cautiously optimistic, Fri 3 Jul 2009, 16:11, closed)

I also
was one of few to take time to have a conversation with her. This is how I found out her name.

She was widely known as Martha prior to me actually asking her name and setting the record straight on the internet.

In a weird way, I hope she is grateful.
(Eggstrovert isnt patronising you...honest..., Fri 3 Jul 2009, 16:33, closed)

I remember
standing in front of her in the queue for Boots and she started mumbling. I turned around to see if it was directed at me but she seemed quite content. I wish I could say she was holding some hair removal cream but for the life of me, I really can't remember.

Oh Brenda, such a legend.
(meowmix is a voodoo child, Fri 3 Jul 2009, 16:02, closed)

I work just opposite the Friary...
..and have to walk through it for lunch most days. She's occasionally sat on the sofas, just watching people go by, and was behind me in the queue at McDonald's the other day. Seems amiable, if a little odd :)
(iNsAn1tY has been listening to metal all day, Fri 3 Jul 2009, 17:36, closed)