Talk:Burton upon Trent

message: Is it just me, or does the reference to Lichfield Cricket Club forming part of the Burton and District Cricket league seem a little bit odd? If the notable club were actually in Burton I could undrestand it, but as Lichfied is a city and a significant entity in its own right, perhaps this reference should be removed? 212.137.45.109 00:38, 2 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Lichfield Cricket Club reference

message: Burton is covered partly by DE15 also - my parents old postcode @ 49 Tower Road was DE15 0NH. :) SubWolf 19:28, 16 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Postal Codes 

message: "However there is much confusion as to whether Burton is based in the West Midlands or the East Midlands, due to it being very close to the borders", states the article. Is there any confusion? All maps clearly show the whole of Staffordshire as being within the administrative West Midlands Region. Just being close to the border doesn't alter the fact of the matter. DWaterson 15:37, 23 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: West Midlands

message: Perhaps the below text should form its own article with a short note in this article linking to a page about the radio club? I believe that there is far too much text below for an article relating to Burton:
Burton upon Trent is also home to one of the oldest radio clubs in the UK. The Burton upon Trent Amateur Radio club (http://www.burtonarc.co.uk) have been in the town since just after WW1. Although there were enthusiasts of wireless telegraphy in Burton well before the war. One of the founder members of the club was Mr FVA Smith, call sign  XSR, (X =  experimental station). 
Mr Smith was licensed on 3rd July 1914   One month later he received a message from the Marconi spark transmitter at Poldhu, being sent to London, on the eve of the outbreak of World War One.  The message, which has survived and is in the present club archives, was announcing the mobilisation of Russian French and Belgium troops. After the war, an official club was formed  on  4th  November 1919.  It was known as “The Burton upon Trent  Wireless Club”. The inaugural meeting was held at the Burton Daily Mail offices in High Street. The Burton Wireless Club flourished throughout the twenties and into the thirties. 
In October 1932, the Club was affiliated to the RSGB. The Club was disbanded prior to WW11. After WW11, in 1946, the Burton & District Radio Society was formed and meetings were held at the Education offices in Guild street.  Many of the members had previously been members of the former Burton Wireless Club, including a Mr Cyril  Hartshorne, who was present at that very first meeting in 1919. He became President of the new club, remaining so until 1988. The Burton Radio Society moved to the Stapenhill Institute around 1958 and remained there until it was disbanded in 2003.
On the disbanding of the Radio Society, many artefacts were found amongst the dust in the old club room and were rescued for the future. Some date back to the early 20th Century, including a Perikon Detector dated 1911, which was supplied by “Gammages of London”  and an assortment  of very early valves.  
One interesting item is a Fultograph, dated 1928, this was a device used for receiving pictures which were transmitted by wireless from various stations including the Eiffel Tower in Paris.  This device was driven by a clockwork motor which was synchronised by pulses from the transmitter. It seems it was an early version of the fax machine....
'The revival of the club was proposed by Mr David Heathcote, G0AOD,  in June 2006. A meeting took place at the Plough Inn,  Horninglow,  where it was agreed to form a new club and Mr Heathcote was elected Chairman. The Club is now known as “The Burton on Trent Amateur Radio Club”'
Aidan Croft 18:49, 10 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Burton radio club

message: perhaps the addition of the Black Hole Brewery (http://www.blackholebrewery.co.uk/) would be appropriate  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.134.241.89 (talk) 00:17, 5 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Brewing

message: I'm removing this:
"Burton upon Trent is synonymous with the British 'Chav' culture. Jeremy Clarkson who went to the nearby Repton school, once described Burton upon trent as the worst town in the country."
Obviously unsourced and POV. Lfh (talk) 19:56, 14 November 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Chav culture" 

message: Not wishing to dispute Steve Gardner's relative achievements at all, and with all due respect to him personally, the hagiography that has been written here might be better published on another page or on his own personal website as it is out of proportion with the overall article.
As a lifelong Burtonian I can honestly say that he is relatively unknown in the town and worth a line at most.
I'm minded to thin this out. 
"In addition, Burton is the home of The Powerhouse Gym, International All Round Weightlifting Club (CONNECTION?), formed in 1985 and run by Coach and 
former World All Round Weightlifting Champion (WHEN?) and Strongman (WHAT DOES THIS MEAN - SHOW BUSINESS, CIRCUS?)
S??), Steve Gardner. The club boasts several British Champions (WHEN, HOW MANY AND WHO ARE THEY?) at Junior, Senior and Masters age categories, male and female. Winner of the European Heavyweight title for Drug Free Powerlifting in 1990, Steve (PERSONAL STYLE INAPPROPRIATE) was first coached as a weightlifter in 1980 by local Champion and world record holder John William Thomas Humble (DESERVES HIS OWN CITATION AND IN HIS OWN RIGHT SURELY?), and as a Highland Games Athlete and Strongman competitor by Geoff Capes - former World's Strongest man.(WHY IS THIS RELEVANT?)
Give Mr Gardner his own page!
Captain McVitie (talk) 18:54, 31 January 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Sport and Notable Residents" 

message: Wikipedia:WikiProject_UK_geography/How_to_write_about_settlements
It would be helpful if this article was adjusted to bear this in mind.  It needs to start with a history section. Kaleeyed (talk) 16:37, 29 March 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  These are the Wikiproject Geography guidelines for writing about a settlement 

message: This article includes a picture with the caption "A picture of the now demolished Bargates in Burton-on-Trent". As you'll see, it's a picture of some levelled ground with the digger (possibly) responsible for the levelling! You've got to laugh! Brilliant! 86.29.162.169 (talk) 22:55, 7 March 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  A picture of Nothing! 

message: As far as I am aware the "official" name does not include hyphens so its called Burton upon Trent rather than Burton-upon-Trent however the common but incorrect name of the town Burton-on-Trent does, this is illustrated by news reports, maps and road signs. I therefore suggest it would be a good idea to rename the article back to Burton upon Trent. Does anyone else agree? C. 22468   Talk to me 12:58, 17 August 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: There is no 'official' name. Burton-upon-Trent, Burton-on-Trent, and Burton upon Trent are all correct names for the town, though the former is the most common. Zacwill16 (talk) 15:52, 8 September 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Name of the town 

message: Why is it called the Statutes Fair? 95.151.127.75 (talk) 07:16, 1 October 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: See Hiring and mop fairs Nedrutland (talk) 07:53, 1 October 2017 (UTC)
thread_title: Annual fair

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