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I am removing the text shown in quotes below, and other references to Sam Carpenter (posted by IP 213.166.17.25 on 22 March) from the article because I wish to dispute the notability of Sam Carpenter as a famous resident. I lived there for a number of years and have never heard of him. Whilst not necessarily disputing the facts below, I think it would be helpful to cite some references before giving the information such prominence in the article. Mazzy 13:58, 22 March 2006 (UTC)

"Sandhurst is the home of Sam 'Big C' Carpenter, a man who is famous in many fields including politics, sport and music. The captain of FACC. Carpenter used the town for influence of his finest musical work 'Sandhurst calling'. He also planned on using the town's park as a central location for filming in his unsucessful film production 'Wonderwall'"

Also, the 'History' section of the article is a massive copyright violation from the town council website. Other chunks of text may have come from the same source. This article probably needs a good going over now to sort some of this out, although on an initial read the material seems to be sound. Mazzy 14:18, 22 March 2006 (UTC)

Hello, I have also been living in the Sandhurst area for many years. I have in fact heard of this man. He has been very prominent in the community and surrounding area. He has been known to perform in political protests and playing in bands for many reasons. He has also organised many sporting events, i feel due to his actvies his reinstation in the article would be appropriate. -- Cfcrule1 16:46, 4 April 2006 (UTC)

I do question whether the wikipedian named "mazzy" has actually lived in Sandhurst for many years. Anyone who has taken part in community events or has an interest in local politics wll have heard of sam Carpenter. He is a prominent member of society and therefore notable.--Farmboy999 09:09, 19 April 2007 (UTC)

Can I also question the inclusion of Jimmy Savile as a famous resident? I've never heard any mention of him in all the time I've lived in Sandhurst - although his links with Crowthorne/Broadmoor are well known. If this is to be included, can someone verify the accuracy of this information? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Urzz1871 (talk • contribs) 12:30, 2 October 2007 (UTC)