The Wow factor
Tewkesbury Towns historical waterway has always been important to the towns successes over the centuries, the town quays playing an important part for industry & leisure, new improvements come by investment & passion for positive change, How do we further improve the Wow factor for those enjoying & visiting this quaint medieval Cotswold market town, The challenge is to offer the complete experience like Stratford Upon Avon, Our aim is to increase investment & improve the riverside & river walk for Tewkesbury towns future generations to prosper from opportunities, help drive their passion to be involved & enjoying being a positive part of a thriving riverside environment & town.
The Mission: Having Fun is Fair
The grind of life tests us all, as we all seem to be dominated & controlled by a sea of legislation....& all authorities rules bearing down on our dreams...... this is a safe space & somewhere to have fun & relax, Tewkesbury has great potential to thrive like Stratford Upon Avon on what is quintessentially a great British fun day out for all ages, Stratford Upon Avon has a floating army of historical boats from the victorians & yesteryear, William Shakespeare's designs created excitement & inspired investment on the riverside, Stratford Upon Avon now attracting 6 million+ of visitors per year, now also investing in environmentally friendly electric boats, Tewkesbury with1.8 million visitors per year & 250,000 people visiting the Cathedral is a great boast, investment in the towns visitor attractions can only increase the towns prosperity. Successful towns have riverside investment which increases our quality of life with a multitude of leisure activities for everyone to enjoy & explore two beautiful rivers.
Send us your photos
We are looking for stories & photos of historic interest, so we can help collate as much history as possible, we are interested in Bathurst's Boat yard, Beechams boat yard & Shakespeare's Boat yard & anything showing their historical successes, we are also interested in stories of the people that worked within these industries in & around the town quays or the Healings Mill areas who inspired you to love Tewkesbury's historical waterways, we intend to add some historical information boards over the next few years.
Here are a some photos, a few with William Shakespeare's achievements, Bathurst's boat yard, Grain barges from Healings Mill, large passenger boat trips, row boats, with some documents by the Secretary of State outlining the importance & the need to preserve the heritage of Tewkesbury Towns waterways & boatyards, protecting the commercial & leisure use of the waterways.
