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I've removed the VfD notice, because there is no listing on Wikipedia:Votes for deletion, or sub page for this article. I'm wondering if this was put on by mistake? I don't want to remove the notice if it was intentional of course, but I think it may have been a test. -- sannse (talk) 20:48, 22 Nov 2004 (UTC)

I don't believe that Sade was from Claction, though she definitely did live there for a period of time. Someone needs to update that, I can't see how 12.45.103.250 23:50, 28 November 2005 (UTC) Todd Penny (grew up here...)[reply]

History

The last paragraph in the History section needs to be either rewritten as more descriptive text or reformatted as a list. I'll try to find time to clean it up this week if no-one else beats me to it.

Davorg 12:39, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The Midsummer Fair can't have run 600 years from the 1100s to 1872, so I've corrected to 700 years. However note that I can't find any other source on the net that confirms it was founded in 1100s. 82.152.112.62 20:44, 13 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Climate

Whoever wrote that Clacton-on-Sea has a borderline semi-arid climate is completely and utterly wrong.

Taken from the semi-arid climate article (semi-arid climate and steppe climate are synonymous): "To determine whether an area indeed has a semi-arid climate, the precipitation threshold must first be determined. Finding the precipitation threshold (in millimeters) involves first multiplying the average annual temperature in °C by 20, then adding 280 if 70% or more of the total precipitation is in the high-sun half of the year (April through September in the Northern Hemisphere, or October through March in the Southern), or 140 if 30%–70% of the total precipitation is received during the applicable period, or 0 if less than 30% of the total precipitation is so received. If the area's annual precipitation is less than the threshold but more than half the threshold, it is classified as a BS (steppe climate)."

From the data in this article, Clacton-on-Sea's annual average temperature is 10.3°C (avg. annual high of 13.9°C plus avg. annual low of 6.7°C, divide by 2) and it receives 49.9% of its annual average precipitation of 455mm in the high sun months, April-September. So the precipitation threshold (representing potential evapotranspiration) for this location is 346mm. Clacton-on-Sea's annual average precipitation is well above this threshold, so in no way is it's climate even close to approaching semi-arid.

I will amend the climate subsection immediately. 1brettsnyder (talk) 22:35, 29 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Sade

Sade moved to to Holland-on-Sea when she was 11 to live with her mother,^[1]

Worthy of an update

^ Jessica Berer (1985). Sade. Spin. p. 12. Retrieved 2010-08-21. {{cite book}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)

I am sure she can be mentioned there and that is quite enough. See the guide I've come to love and hate but hey it's good WP:CONSENSUS, how to write about UK settlements (WP:UKTOWNS).- Adam37 Talk 08:54, 25 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Geography

What does "a largely improved road" mean? Improved since when, and in what way? Widened? Straightened? Lit? Metalled?

As to "largely" this is very subjective. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.7.53.2 (talk) 19:10, 28 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Shame you didn't sign your comments with 4 tildes ~. However excellent point. UK laziest writers adopt BBC and government style weasel words to dilute facts deliberately. They also adopt a tabloid journalistic vocabulary.- Adam37 Talk 08:54, 25 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Affordability

Really are they that cheap and better abroad? Several factors promoted cheap glamorised 'jet-set' holidays from "that tan" to "that look", little of which had much to do with affordability. I suggest whoever wrote that get their facts right. Jersey is hardly complaining in the recent era in tourism. Tourism economics is entirely to do with perception and doing it a broad disservice by writing it's less affordable is hardly what wikipedia is for. Much as it provokes feelings of self-hate to our own climate, which can be true, but actually this year has been rather nice.- Adam37 Talk 08:54, 25 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Copyright problem removed

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Clacton-on-Sea postcode

Clacton-on-Sea postcode, what is it, please help — Preceding unsigned comment added by 111.19.43.16 (talk) 14:02, 13 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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is there a telephone no for clacton bus depot 2A02:C7C:A694:F400:F0F9:87B2:A59F:C76C (talk) 21:26, 18 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The article tells us that "The once famously crowded bus station in Jackson Road has become a car park." So maybe not. There seem to be a garage at 25 Telford Rd, but that seems to be not sufficiently notable to be even mentioned. So it seems unlikely. Perhaps you ought to try directory enquiries? Martinevans123 (talk) 21:34, 18 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

[1] Jessica Berer (1985). Sade. Spin. p. 12. Retrieved 2010-08-21. {{cite book}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)

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