Talk:Ventnor
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The following cocerning the botanical gardens has been removed:
- In the nineteen-nineties, a peyote cactus in the hot house was stolen, allegedly by local youths after watching the film Young Guns.
The original editor said this is a local story (I entered "alledgedly"). Can it be verified for inclusion again, or is it an urban myth?
Dainamo 01:45, 9 Oct 2004 (UTC)
I added it, I recall it as being true but it was 15 years ago, and possibly exageration. As for the chalk letters, we didn't damage them, just slightly rearrange them... 62.3.233.9 01:34, 17 Nov 2004 (UTC)
[edit] Captain Hockney
I removed the following reference to the Captain:
- ...a large and rundown building in the centre of town cells all kind of odd stock. It is run by a gentleman billing himself Captain Hockney.
as it seemed slightly derogatory (calling his place run-down) and not particularly informative. But if anyone's got any more info on him, and why he's worthy of special mention in the article, then bring it on. Naturenet 13:40, 9 Oct 2004 (UTC)
He really was called Captain Hockney, and the place wis pretty run down, although that's kinda editorial. 62.3.233.9 01:34, 17 Nov 2004 (UTC)
You're right - he appeared recently in the Country Press having his shop accused of looking untidy, so he's still there, but I think passing judgement on it is best left to newspapers and the Council, rather than this article. Naturenet 11:08, 4 Apr 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Celebrate Ventnor Day
I removed the reference to Celebrate Ventnor Day. As far as I know it only happened once - maybe it will happen again, but it's hardly a major event at the moment. And what about the Smuggling Pageant? I've never heard of it. Anyone else? Naturenet 22:45, 9 Oct 2004 (UTC)
- Well, celebrate ventnor day has happend more than once now, to my knowledge, so I've put it back in. It appears to be a thing for locals more than tourists. It's possible that the smuggling pagaent no longer runs. It ran up to when I left in 1994. 62.3.233.9 01:34, 17 Nov 2004 (UTC)
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- I don't think either of them are running any more. I can find no reference to them anywhere on or offline, and nobody I know in Ventnor has heard of them. Plus an enquiry on iwight.com forums about Celebrate Ventnor Day brought no response. Can anyone provide any evidence that these events are real? If not, they're going. Naturenet 15:45, 25 Feb 2005 (UTC)
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- Gone Naturenet 11:09, 4 Apr 2005 (UTC)
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[edit] Mark King (Level 42)
Wasn't he born and schooled in Cowes? Dainamo 00:30, 8 October 2006 (UTC)
