What do i think of Withernsea?

[Moderator]

I think that Sylviaf has a made a lot of valid points. Ok, maybe it's come across as a bit harsh at times but isn't that what it's all about? Standing up for what you believe in? As for some of the comments made by others along the lines of "Oh, why don't you leave then?!" i find that a pretty childish and lazy answer.

I have lived in Withernsea all my life and although i think there are much better places to live, there are also many worse places. Where you live is what you make of it and the point i feel Sylviaf (correct me if i'm wrong Syl!) is making is that you can't just sit back with a rosy glow saying "isn't this a wonderful town and anyone who says otherwise should be hounded out by an angry mob". We all have to make an effort in some way, however small, to keep our town clean and respectable. If that simply means cleaning up after ourselves, children and dogs when going about the town, then what's wrong with that?

As for the smoking aspect, i myself am a smoker but can appreciate that non-smokers would feel uncomfortable eating in a smoky environment. There ideally needs to be public facilities for both smokers and non-smokers alike. It's only fair. I agree that the cafe in Proudfoots is not an appropriate area for smokers, especially as it is so near to the Post Office.

I think we need to stop laying into Sylviaf and instead take onboard her comments with a more mature attitude. Withernsea after all was not that long ago featured in a documentary shown on ITV declaring it the most deprived town on the East Coast. We need to accept that our town is far from perfect. Whether due to lack of funding or resident's interest. When we DO aquire something of worth (the Millenium Playpark for instance) is is more often than not misused and vandalised. People may say, but you get that anywhere...but i have been to places in this country where that genuinely does not appear to be the case. Maybe again, that's my own rosy view as a visitor, but i believe that a lot of the problem lies in the fact that Withernsea is very much an 'end of the line' place. It literally WAS that when we had the railway after all. If you don't drive, then where is there to go apart from Hull? Towns and villages which are more centralised have many more options for residents both young and old due to more varied bus routes and nearby attractions. This is not our town's fault, we can't change the geographics of where we live, but we CAN change our attitudes.

[Carl]

Let's face it no-one can say that their view about Withernsea is the correct one! I believe (and I'm not saying I'm right) that Withernsea is what you make of it. If you get out and talk to the people and socialise with them you will notice that there is real community spirit, but that could be said about anywhere. My family has lived in Withernsea since my great grandma moved from Hull in the 1920's and she has given insite into many of her fondest memories at Withernsea, it is where my grandma, mum, grandad, myself , my sister etc were all raised as children. Even myself as a 17 year can remember the carnival days of floats and the boulders brought the protect Withernsea. Rather symbolically it is up to us residents to protect Withernsea reputation as those boulders protect our homes. We can do that by helping Withernsea to leave a positive lasting impression on visitors and new comers. But nobody is wrong in what they think, it is other people who must help them see that its not as bad as it could be!

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[djmartinp]

Withernsea is a holiday resort and as all holiday resorts SHOULD!! have is a great nightlife withernsea has gone down hill the past five years it has gotten worse I for one will know this as i am known around the town as a dj and have done stuff at the Oblivion/Teddys,Spread eagle,The Victoria Tavern,Northfield,Golden sands,Withernsea High School and The Withernsea golf club PLUS I was part of the Withernsea V.I.P's for a number of years so im very experienced in the field of entertainment.just in this town alone

There is NOTHING i repeat NOTHING for the younger generation of this town I.E Nightclubs NON (eldons im sorry if you call that a night club well you need to get out a hell of a lot more)

Withernsea youth centre i was a volunteer there for 6 years and now its not open no more. so thats one less thing to do for the younger end of this town.

the Millenium Park (my class when i was at school we designed it.)
AND where does it get built hmm next to a low lighted area NOT GOOD!!!!!!!!!! plus it is poorly maintained due to the lack of residents willin to actually keep it clean (the council do there best but its down to you & I the public to say hey you pick that up and put it in the bin) ITS CALLED COMMEN SENSE if you dont have that then why even be alive!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.


by the way i also have my own radio show called A TASTE OF TRANCE



I missed out withernsea with my radio show A TASTE OF TRANCE cos i thought why the hell should i bother to try and see what they think.
for ppl around here say they care but deep down im sorry but i do know this THEY DONT CAREEEEEEEEEEEE after livin here 22 years i kinda know so please no one even bother to comment that (tho i will say its not everyone who does not care)

plus my dad was the mayor in 1997 so i have seen and still have access to alot of confidentional files which non of you the public will NEVER EVER EVER get to see.I just dont bother readin them cos most are useless NO JOKE!!!!!!!!!!.


Anyways less about hammerin the town

Withernsea is a nice place for ppl












over 1'0000 years old lol.

so this is why i have put on this event A TASTE OF TRANCE
yes you may have seen the fliers around the town THATS MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE.

to find out more info on the event go to the EVENTS forum on this site ok

ALSO im part of this years carnival committee and i already now last years was crap so dont bother to talk about it this years committee is90% new members and we have all got new fresh ideas so expect some new things to happen this year ok 22nd july till 30th.

i would also like to point out ppl stop stop babblin on about the past OK.

its 2006 not 1906 tho half the ppl around here was born around then haha.

so please stop it.

if you want the town to do good then simple get off your asses and go join a committe and make your voice be heard. im even thinkin ov joinin the christmas lights commitee and if i do expect a hell of a lot more nightlife on that night MARK MY WORDS...............hate to say this but im gonna make dam well shure the younger generation of this town makes there voices be heard even if it gives you earache

im a thinker and a doer (so if im around expect alot of changes to happen)



I REST MY CASE

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[djmartinp]

nice LMFAO

Na-- Fart in a trance more like

pitty my show is on 15 internet stations world wide and we are already talking about next years event in WIthernsea and in Hull.

so it cant be that much of a fart now can it.

i have to say tho after having that korma i had last night WOO now they was some farts hahaha.
they was that bad i could have emptied a grave yard lmao......

P.s when you do a QUOATE from someone elses message remember to actually put it in as a quote.

in other words like i have done with your last message .

if you dont know how to do it then please just ask and il tell you how to do it

[mindwipe]

me and mine bought a holiday home at the northfield site the year b4 last
we live in leeds
its refreshing to go to withernsea
the people we meet in the shops are great
the locals i meet in the market are nice people
the lads hanging about with their pimped rides are just that
lads!
if they look my way and i say hi they chat
these are just lads like i was
lets be more real about them
s,pose its easy for me cos i'm a mechanic and i always have an apprentice
aint ever been unable to get along with one so suppose they keep me in the know a bit
all i can say to those who are wary
is ,so were people when you were a gang of lads, when you were young.
as for the smokers
i grew up in a house where everyone smoked
i dont and never had or will
i dont do pubs cos they are smokey
but then i have a family so why would i need a pub when i can sit on my veranda and have a glass of wine with my wife
nevertheless withernsea is great
i grew up going to barmston every year
no town no shops (post office i suppose)
just beach
only thing withernsea really needs as i see it is to keep extending the promenade and stop the sea coming in with more sea defences
just to add.. the local town fishmongers sells the best fish i have EVER tasted and i know cos i would eat fish everyday if i could(and just try and find a fishmongers in Leeds?)
cheerz
Jeff

[Dante]

Doesn't anyone else find it a little ironic that people here talk about what great community spirit withernsea has, and yet here we have one member of that community voicing her opinion which is somewhat negative and everybody automatically shouting her down?

There seems to be a lot of "well, If you've got a problem, why don't YOU do somthing about it?" and "why don't you leave if you dont like it?"
Surely a good community would say to one of its residents "if you've got a problem we will all do somthing about it" not tell that person to get out of town just because they have voiced their opinion, no matter how negative it might be.

[flowerp0t]

I have lived here for two years having moved from West Yorkshire and I would not move back in a million years. Those who are born and bred in Withernsea don't appreciate it for how it is, it is only once they have left, got the clubbing years out of their system they will appreciate it here. Family spirit is great here. My only niggle is that the council seem to want to spend money on flowers and arts centres and not enough on generating tourism. I certainly don't keep returning to Brid for the pretty flower baskets, nor do I go to castleford to go to an arts centre (not sure if they even have one). To get repeat tourism you need to give people (families) a reason to come back and recommend to family and neighbours.........just a thought Roller Disco on a Friday night in the Pavillion hall for 12-16 year olds, an ice skating rink in Valley Gardens for Christmas, get the TA doing assault courses on the beech with the kids during the summer, things for the older kids to do, children don't stop being children at 10! Withernsea isn't a retirement complex, lets get some fun back into it!!!!!

[fishcakebreadcake]

I lived and grew up in With untill 1990.
During the 70s it was a great place to grow up and was a well kept little seaside resort.
It had a cracking sunday market , donkey rides well kept gardens such as the Italian gardens , the bowling green and lots of decent shops.
I dont know what went wrong but during the 80s its started to all go down hill (as did most of the country) mismanagement , lack of money , an influx of rough outsiders moving in and drugs?????

Anyway ive just come back from 9 days back "home" in With and was very pleasently surprised.
Yes its never going to be the thriving seaside resort it once was but it is clear that people are working hard to improve things , the place is looking much much better than when i last visited so well done to all involved.
With will always be home to me.

[earlook]

do you really know it is carnival week?where are all the rides,crazy golf,boating lake just like there use to be,does anybody really care.look when this was last updated.everybody has big ideas and does nothing,a bistro bar and flats with waves during winter crashing over them,what a joke from the joker.get a pier built!

[paulacoom]

I love Withernsea. Having arrived here from down south 6 years ago, the people are generally friendly and helpful. I started out doing voluntary work this led to me meeting new people, and then other avenues opened up to me.

There is an apathy here where people do not think they can make a difference. Or they try and are met with negativity. It would be great if this forum were more widely advertised and became a lively vibrant board where everyone could have their say.

The membership list seems to show there are only 57 members. I know there are a lot more people living in Withernsea than that. If we could all persuade a friend to join the membership would double to 114 overnight. If they in turn persuaded more to join we might find 2010 the year the good people of Withernsea found a voice.