Talk:Kettering

Flooding

Is there a need for the information on the 2007 flooding? We also had flooding in previous years that cost substantial amounts of money. Antisora 11:20, 11 July 2007 (UTC)

Yes there is a need, I knew nothing about it until just now. Is that chip butty place near the George Hotel still going? Totnesmartin 08:45, 10 August 2007 (UTC)

Growth claims

I have removed a variety of claims of future growth because they are uncited and anyway Wikipedia is not a crystal ball. The claims are:

• "Northamptonshire is the UK's 4th fastest growing county and Kettering is a significant contributor to this growth. "

• "[The population] is expected to rise significantly over the next 15 years."

• "North Northamptonshire...is expected to deliver about 52,000 new homes and 43,800 new jobs over the period 2001–2021 and a further 28,000 new houses in the following decade..."

• "The borough of Kettering is due to see 13,100 new houses built during that period, with further thousands of houses thereafter. .... Given the housing expansion elsewhere in Northamptonshire the county, the 4th fastest growing in the UK, will see at least 145,000 new houses constructed by 2031, increasing its population by 50%." —Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.167.181.33 (talk) 20:03, 24 October 2007 (UTC)

WikiProject Northants

I Proposing a WikiProject Northants if you support or not go to :Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Proposals/Northamptonshire. Likelife (talk) 10:58, 29 July 2009 (UTC)

Tagging

The article has been written in good faith, but has been tagged for one or more issues. This is in no way intended as a criticism, and should be regarded as flagging of areas that need attention. Although it might be fine for a book, the tone of prose has not quite achieved the neutrality of style required for an encylopedia, and much of the article, in particular the exceptionally long history section needs rewriting. Northamptonshire Wikipedians may also be able to help improve this article by copyediting and restructuring a rewritten article. It's always a good idea to compare articles like these with with the structures of those on other small towns such as for example, Malvern, Worcestershire.--Kudpung (talk) 15:16, 5 August 2009 (UTC)

Pipewell abbey

This was already on the page with several wrong facts. Didn't know whether to rectify or delete so I rectified. Not only had I never heard of it but Pipewell is much closer to Corby than Kettering. How far is too far from Kettering for it to be mentioned? Boughton house obviously needs to be mentioned (and is) but what about Triangular lodge and the Eleanor Cross?Grev02 (talk) 20:37, 5 August 2009 (UTC)