Talk:Colworth House

Colworth a village?
I read in a local magazine that colworth was once a village or at least a parish. Seeing as how colworth redirects here i feel it odd that the article does not mention this Eopsid (talk) 20:16, 10 July 2011 (UTC)

I found a similiar map to the one i recall from that local magazine on the internet here is a link it shows Colworth was at one time its own parish albeit a very small one. Eopsid (talk) 20:35, 21 November 2011 (UTC)

Inappropriate material
I've marked the bulk of this article as inappropriate in tone for Wikipedia. In my opinion it's also presenting only one side of an argument (POV) and in any case is not encyclopaedic in nature. If any of this material is to be retained it needs to be incorporated into the article in proper Wikipedia style. --Chris Jefferies (talk) 21:57, 16 January 2008 (UTC)


 * Rather than remove one side - how about adding the other?--GazMan7 (talk) 17:37, 18 January 2008 (UTC)

I have two problems with this idea. First, a Wikipedia article is not the right place for speculative arguments, these matters should be discussed here on the Talk page and then the consensus view should go into the article. And secondly, I work for Unilever at Colworth House so I'm reluctant to get involved.

I do have a suggestion to make, however. Maybe someone who is not involved might move the inappropriate material into the talk page and it could be discussed properly here. Meanwhile I've incorporated the parts that seem to me most useful into the article proper rather than just leave them 'hanging' at the bottom of the page. --Chris Jefferies (talk) 09:46, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

I have taken the following content from the main article, so it can be discussed, and its credibility confirmed, here:

The group intends to increase the number of staff on site from 825 to 1500 by 2010. ', '

The long term target, according to Dr Jim Darwent, vice-president of Colworth Park, is to increase the headcount on site to 3000 people. 

This is generally understood to refer to the construction of an A6 Link Road, to relieve the traffic pressure on the village of Sharnbrook [unverified].

strong, well-researched [conjecture]

concluded that there was every likelihood that the Goodman-provided estimates of extra traffic resulting from the application were likely to be exceeded by a considerable margin, greatly exacerbating Sharnbrook's existing traffic problems [contains false information]. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Shambrook (talk • contribs) 11:00, 24 February 2008 (UTC)

This article remains unbalanced and inappropriate in tone for Wikipedia. Much of the content in not encyclopaedic. I have already declared my interest as an employee of Unilever at Colworth House and although I'm now retired I feel that it would go against Wikipedia guidelines for me to edit the article again.

My objection to the content is not that it is incorrect, but that it is inappropriate. The article in its present state contains less about Colworth House itself than it does about public and local political discussions concerning traffic levels in the village of Sharnbrook. There has been no significant change in the article for more than two years. I am therefore going to request independent editorial advice. --Chris Jefferies (talk) 00:03, 20 September 2010 (UTC)


 * I have removed the material. The development still has not happened, though they seem to have planning approval, and the discussion of traffic issues is out of date. -- Diannaa (Talk) 03:39, 20 September 2010 (UTC)

Verifiable data
The items that have been removed for discussion that have valid links are fully verifiable - click on them, it's pretty obvious. They should be returned to the main body of the article.Tankertop (talk) 02:59, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

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