Hi Brom-Phil,
My guess is that your clumping bromeliad is Billbergia nutans - a species. It's common name is Queen's Tears. Does it have a flower spike like those in this photo?

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Hope this helps.
Cheers,
Kerry

i would personly have no idea of what its flower is as i only just got it of my grandma the other day. come to think of it that sounds like a name she may have radled off, thanks for the help

i got some more picks now
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this one has a slight purple middle of the leaves
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none of these picks have done my broms justice and have a bit of sun burn which i need to move them into some proper shade

Phil here are some possibilties on your second post of pictures. This site is a good place to learn to navigate for help with id's
http://fcbs.org/index.html

vriesea 'Splenriet'
neoregelia 'crouching tiger'
neoregelia 'pemiento'
neoregelia -had to tell on this one
neoregelia 'lila'
billbergia 'Hallelujah'
aechmia 'mend'