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I've altered the article to reflect to information discovered on Weston's continued space exploration plans. An official announcement on the issue is expected to be made by the town's mayor in Jan 2007. - Miser
I accept CLW's edit taking away the www.cial.org.uk link but, that site, which I acknowledge is mine (and so maybe I would be seen as self-promoting), did start as and still is to a large extent a Weston-super-Mare interest site. But my main purpose (besides getting myself into the world of WIKIpedia editing and learning) was to get CCC in the work...
Other things: I must remind myself of the exact name and achievements of Weston's (Nobel Prize winning?) physicist - Eddington I think ?
Johnrcrellin 06:35, 10 October 2005 (UTC) (Now have I got the use of this page right ?)
One other historical tit-bit of note is that a local chapter of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, a coterie of late Victorian mystical magicians, briefly existed in Weston-super-Mare beginning in 1888. The W-s-M local was named the Osiris Temple. The Golden Dawn's most notorious member was Aleister Crowley, but their most illustrious member was William Butler Yeats. Yeats and Crowley did not get on well with each other at all.
Another, later, member of the Golden Dawn, who joined in 1919, was the author Violet Firth, known to her readers as Dion Fortune. Her most popular novel, The Sea Priestess, was set in the area around Weston-super-Mare (using fictionalized geographical names), and its focus of magical activity was the old fort on the headland at Brean Down, which in the novel was remade into a magical Goddess temple. This book has had an enduring influence on modern Wicca, Goddess religion, and Magick, with its veiled descriptions of sacred sex.
-- 172.208.21.141 20:20, 23 Oct 2004 (UTC)
Jomo
I've been watching this with amusement - and I guess it is the sort of thing Wikipedia contributors are 'never going to see eye-to-eye on.
As I see it a sea-life centre is a generic (and lower case !) term that describes a whole group of commercial ventures and by far the most appropriate term for an encyclopedia. Similarly I would say vacuum cleaner rather than Hoover.
Sure the previous owners did I think call it the Sea-life Centre (Upper case though !)
Johnrcrellin 15:45, 6 January 2006 (UTC)
The helicopter museum in Weston-super-Mare is the largest in the world. Surely it deserves more of a mention (or its own article even)?
I also removed the blatant advertising for the Operatic society.
At the moment the article seems a little jumbled and I think it could do with some sub headings and a bit more structure. does anyone agree or have suggestions for sections it could be divided into? Basement12 15:33, 20 August 2006 (UTC)
An example of the kind of thing i mean is the Chelsea page, I think similar would be good here Basement12 15:36, 20 August 2006 (UTC)
I thought the last couple of paragraphs needed amplification. Plus, I'm afraid it's a myth we all cling to here in Weston but the second largest tidal range tag is factually inaccurate. I am not even sure it is third as I am sure I read that there is another high(er) range somewhere in China but cannot trace the reference at the moment.
Johnrcrellin 19:42, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
I live in Weston and have never heard any mention of this project. As it is not cited, I feel that it is most likely vandalism. Unless someone has any further info on it, I'm going to remove it. I'll look into it with other residents as well. algebra man ( talk · contribs) 22:50, 8 December 2006 (UTC)
I've not heard of it either ! Johnrcrellin 08:48, 9 December 2006 (UTC)
I have decided to remove the football section altogether as, after looking through the contributions of the person who added it http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/81.155.89.143, I feel that it is very unlikely that there is any validity to it. Algebra man 19:45, 13 December 2006 (UTC)
I assume the loss of the History section was not intended by any serious editor of this page? Silliness on this article seems to be spinning out of control. I have re-instated it. Johnrcrellin 07:48, 12 December 2006 (UTC)
I'm revoking the bit I put in yesterday about "-super-Mare" maybe meaning "on the edge of the moor" rather than "on sea". It's true that Geoffrey Bartlett, longtime math teacher at St. Peter's School 50 years ago, used to assert that IF it meant "on sea" it should be "super-Marem", etc. But after putting this up, I thought I should check the Latin/English dictionaries. I found that the only Latin "mar.." that could translate into "moor" is "inhabitant of Mauretania" (i.e. the north African variety). Maybe this was Barty's last joke, or a conundrum left to posterity that we can now lay to rest. He had a huge influence on my life. Thanks, whoever put up the "dubious-discuss" tag. Adrian Pollock ( talk) 19:59, 27 January 2008 (UTC)
I cannot quite understand the reluctance to state in the piece the undoubted fact that, for most of its existence, Weston-super-Mare was in Somerset. POV I know - but Avon surely will soon be seen as a (regrettable) blip in history ? Leaving that aside the fact that the town was originally in Somerset and is now in an authority described as "North Somerset" are the important points. Look at old maps and I think you will see that present BANES, North Somerset and Bristol south of the Avon were indeed "North Somerset" as a division of the county. And to make it worse botanists still have a "North Somerset" that extends further south. Johnrcrellin 12:48, 12 January 2007 (UTC)
It should mention that weston is still in the (Ceremonial) county of Somerset Blackwave...... ( talk) 19:28, 18 December 2007 (UTC)
Maybe the wording needs improving. (As shown by recent revision attempt that completely missed the point.) The way tides work they have the highest RANGE at the same time of day each cycle (I didn't know this until I moved to Weston and observed it for myself.) So when it is high tide at say 12.00 midday it is never VERY high and because the beach is so shallow, changing to mud as you go out, the visitor does not get to see the sea much during their day. If you stay overnight when high tide is at say 8.00 am then you get to see the sea right up close. Johnrcrellin ( talk) 09:08, 11 January 2008 (UTC)
Yes there are several overlapping cycles at work and when the tides are at their highest in the yearly cycle you do get a reasonable tide at times like 11.00 - but the yearly cycle doesn't favour day trippers in the summer. The practical outcome is that most of the time when the beach is busy the sea is a long way off ! As always trying to get a complex but relevant point distilled down to a short paragraph is hard ! Johnrcrellin ( talk) 09:23, 11 January 2008 (UTC)
I have deleted the wording which referred to high tide occuring during the morning and then late afternoon. This is simply not the way that the tidal cycle operates. High (or low) tide can occur at ANY point during a 24 hour period. While the HEIGHT of those tides also varies, a scan of the Weston Tide Tables will illustrate that the highest of the high tides in the course of a month can occur at a variety of times. To state that this will occur early in the morning or late afternoon is factually incorrect. Ron519098 ( talk) 10:39, 23 January 2010 (UTC)
This article shouldn't be spammed with details of that pier fire, and certainly not on 5 places throughout that article. That's very amateuristic. The pier has its own article where all the details can be added. This article is about the town, and as such should tell the history of the town, not the history of each event happening to each specific building in it. Moreover, adding a name in the famous people list as "Town's official biggest pier fan" seems rather nonsense to me. -- 194.7.246.43 ( talk) 13:01, 28 July 2008 (UTC)
Looks like there's alot of activity here on an article that will be experiencing a visitor spike (for obvious reasons).
If anybody is hoping to expand the article, I'd urge them to take a breif look at WP:UKCITIES with regards to standard layout. Hope that helps, -- Jza84 | Talk 23:28, 28 July 2008 (UTC)
I would suggest that Oldmixon (and any other suburbs) should be merged into this article as they are unlikely to ever be signifcant articles in their own right and would be thought of by most people as part of the town.— Rod talk 13:38, 27 November 2008 (UTC)
Does the name Knightsbridge Theatre mean anything to anybody? I remember playing in a company run by Philip Barrett, husband of Eileen Herlie, in a production of Love in Idleness, around 1948. I can't Google any of this. JohnClarknew ( talk) 07:06, 16 December 2008 (UTC)
I have removed an external link to the Wheel of Weston web site which appears to be a purely commercial promotional site which adds nothing to the article. If anyone want to add this back again, could they discuss it here first to gain consensus?— Rod talk 14:13, 21 April 2009 (UTC)
Why the references to various nightclubs and pubs? This is of dubious value, particularly as the life-span of many of these establishments is limited and therefore their existence ephemeral. It also smacks of desperation! Yes Weston may have limited cultural venues but a number of these establishments are simply venues for drunken nights out. I have removed the references to those which do not have some (tenuous) link to live entertainment. Ron519098 ( talk) 12:07, 23 January 2010 (UTC)
Should Roald Dahl be included in the notable people list? It appears he spent a short period of time at a boarding school in the town, but I'm not sure that is a strong enough link. We also have Mandy Miller actress - whose article was deleted - should she be in?— Rod talk 11:42, 24 January 2010 (UTC)
I think Dahl should be included as he does give quite a lot of prominence to this episode in his life in his autobiographical book "Boy" [3] Johnrcrellin ( talk) 06:36, 27 July 2011 (UTC)
I disagree strongly with adding Dahl to the article. People who went to school in the town but played no other part in its life belong in the school's article but not the town article. The same is true for people who play for sports teams in a town, unless they live in the town or play some other role in the life of the town. -- Simple Bob a.k.a. The Spaminator ( Talk) 08:52, 28 July 2011 (UTC)
There is an assertion in the article that acts mime their vocals as the event is being televised. Where is the evidence for this? While it may be the case that some acts mime, I find it hard to believe that this is universally the case. Ron519098 ( talk) 16:27, 24 January 2010 (UTC)
I've been editing this article to try to bring it closer to the guidelines at WP:UKCITIES and would be interested in what other editors think is need to get it to meet the Wikipedia:Good article criteria? Obviously we need to expand the lead to summarise the article & reference (or remove) the uncited claims, but is there anything else which would be required?— Rod talk 17:41, 14 February 2010 (UTC)
The section on the name includes two sentences for which I can find no evidence "first recorded by an unknown medieval church clerk, presumably to distinguish it from other settlements named Weston in the area. It is a popular myth that the description was a later Victorian invention. Often people will write the town's name as "Weston-Super-Mare"; this however is incorrect, as "super" should always be written in lower case." The only places I can find this are mirror sites of wikipedia. Has anyone else got sources which would back these claims up? If not I propose removing them until evidence can be found.— Rod talk 10:13, 21 March 2010 (UTC)
A large number of websites contain an incorrect spelling duplicating an error present in Ofcom's (previously Oftel) UK area code list for the last decade. 01934 was listed as Weston-Super-Mare in the official UK area code list and only recently corrected to Weston-super-Mare, see their Errata. 212.139.105.91 ( talk) 08:31, 9 January 2012 (UTC)
Reviewer: Jhbuk ( talk) 13:19, 1 April 2010 (UTC)
Initial comments: Seems reasonable - I'll do a proper review when I have more time later
Weston seems to have undergone a revival since the seafront and pier were rebuilt and reopened in 2010. It is now an extremely nice place to visit and often very busy. However most of the visitor number and visitor trend figures quoted in the article predate the new seafront/pier and thus seem to focus on decline. This gives an incorrect impression to the reader.
My guess, as father of a family that visits 3-6 times a year, is that visitor numbers have been persistently increasing year-on-year since 2010. Where might we find a reliable source that could confirm/deny such a statistical progression? Ideally we need a single source that shows 2010, 2011 and 2012 numbers collected in a consistent fashion. If such a revival is supported by sources, I would like to add a "Revival" subsection. Andrew Oakley ( talk) 09:33, 24 January 2013 (UTC)
Have a look at this - Tourism figures 2002-2012 Senington ( talk) 13:16, 14 August 2013 (UTC)Senington
The figure of 17,000 incendiary bombs is not supported by the cited web page. I found a different page which says 3,000 incendiary bombs - http://www.thewestonmercury.co.uk/news/weston_super_mare_at_war_1_777642 but no reliable support for 17,000. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 109.158.8.39 ( talk) 08:17, 8 June 2014 (UTC)
Can anyone here provide any help in identifying this particular building? Kelly hi! 18:25, 16 August 2016 (UTC)
Anybody watching this page lately will notice that I've added and changed several of the images, including the main image. These changes are explained on the history page, but I just wanted to reiterate them here:
Hopefully nobody has any objections to the changes. Some of the old pictures have been in this article a while and I feel that the changes better reflect the town as it is currently. Helpful987 ( talk) 11:02, 3 September 2020 (UTC)