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Post by Someone in a tree on Oct 15, 2022 8:56:54 GMT
I can't see a thread for this very expensive festival which is currently under investigation by the public spending watchdog and it is having a very low turnout.
Has anyone any experience of Unboxed ?
If I lived near Weston then I would visit the Sea Monster. Although I'm baffled as to why it opened in October and will only last a few months. Couldn't it open in Spring and run for 7+ months?
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Post by mkb on Oct 16, 2022 0:21:01 GMT
See Monster looked pretty much complete but unopened when I was in Weston-super-Mare at the end of August. It will be like the Marble Arch Mound: one of those things that it's better to be inside looking out than outside looking at it.
It's only open for six weeks, and wasn't ready for any of the summer season.
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Post by samuelwhiskers on Oct 16, 2022 0:41:13 GMT
Just googled it.
Oof. What IS that??
I thought it’d be something more like that gorgeous Kelpie statue in Scotland or something. Except maybe more tentacly.
This is just… I don’t know what that is. How is it a sea monster?
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Post by Someone in a tree on Oct 16, 2022 7:24:55 GMT
Just googled it. Oof. What IS that?? I thought it’d be something more like that gorgeous Kelpie statue in Scotland or something. Except maybe more tentacly. This is just… I don’t know what that is. How is it a sea monster? Exactly! Once you are in it I am not sure what you then do ... |
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Post by TallPaul on Oct 30, 2022 17:46:16 GMT
Not Weston, but tonight's Countryfile is devoted to a different strand of Unboxed, culminating in a 15 minute film. Thousands of participants and an audience of several million.
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Post by og on Oct 31, 2022 14:02:52 GMT
Perhaps the thread needs renaming to attract more posts >.<
I quite liked the final feature on Countryfile yesterday, hadn't realised it was ultimately a celebration of Brexit and feel a little dirty for having enjoyed it.
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Post by profquatermass on Oct 31, 2022 16:09:49 GMT
The sea monster is literally the only aspect of the festival I've seen mentioned and that was only because someone mentioned it on another forum. There seems to be a complete media blackout on the whole thing
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Post by mkb on Oct 31, 2022 18:18:54 GMT
... and must rank as one of the most misspelled attractions ever!
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