Tewkesbury one of Englands Finest assets:

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For the attention of those with the power to make positive changes for everyone who loves Englands rich history, Tewkesbury Town & the Waterways, some healing is required.

 

Town Councillors, County Councillors, Clive Mathews (ANT), Nick Salice (Planning Authority) Environment Agency, All those in the process of regeneration & levelling up.

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10 year Tewkesbury Town regeneration plans.

 

The last three 10 year Tewkesbury Town regeneration plans have all stated the importance of Town’s historical waterways being a key part for Tewkesbury Towns success, Originally like the previous owners we were enthused to make a difference in Tewkesbury & inspired by Englands historical past & inspired by the passion that makes Stratford Upon Avon a jewel in the crown, The Big problems in Tewkesbury, Planning & the Healings Mill area with the entrance to the river the most run down areas of the town, recordings of drug dealing, anti social behaviour rife & reported in many areas on the town crime map, theft from shops sometimes now hourly not daily, groups of drunken males threatening or intimidating others, drunken night time anglers, the more you dig deeper into the issues & try to resolve the issues then notify others, looking for some positive action...there is a realisation point & wall of understanding & denial! Open discussion to resolve many issues is simply an accepted standard of disrepair, The healing remedy may take another 30 years…never mind any action be granted to improve the run down riverwalk, quays or crime.

 

We would like to address everyone working hard & involved or interested in seeing positive changes in the area or involved in the regeneration processes of Tewkesbury Towns long term planning for levelling prosperity, where good people love to return, can a plan of action be reached or agreed upon? we wrote to Clive Mathews Avon Navigation Trust (ANT) some 3 years ago now... discussing the scope for the area of Bathurst’s boat yard, (see secretary of states planning inspectors view, who protected the importance of Bathurst’s boat yard & riverside quays to Tewkesbury towns tourism, The Secretary of states comments on the benefits to local people & leisure activities, also the benefit & importance to businesses within the town & long term town planning, we still await a response from the Avon Navigation Trust (ANT) after repeated requests for information & support on scope as stated by the Secretary of State, No more restrictions! (See many previous letters sent on plans for the area sent to the Avon Navigation Trust (ANT Business)

 

A plan of action without squabble would be the first hurdle to create a good plan for the future of the town & area, with an agreed scope of operation for the areas, resolve Issues with deeds of the river bed & also finding the Planning documents that are still missing??? 3 years on..after many many requests..... so all a bit fishy here & non productive? we have suggested many ideas for improvement to the waterways with the ANT, similar to improvements in Gloucester docks which are reaping many rewards & awards, where everyone is enjoying the waterway & the investment that brings results for everyone around the docks & riverside, supporting initiatives attract those who have the driving passion to improve a waterside location…

 

Navigating the Problems for success, a lack of support, no time to help with few staff, then restrictions of holidays & part time hours, just adds weeks or months to simple requests of information, parking permits, the lack of information, inflexible timescales, costs & control of permits for working, control & prevention of agreeing scope, many overbearing procedures & controls systematically prevents anything happening at all, regulation, legislation & paperwork for the simplest improvement? All controlled, all needing permits & permissions that take many many months... even years......... These controls makes starting or running any business almost impossible task before you start, never mind a road for succeed, we wait for a response on support from the authorities of the Avon Navigation Trust board (business), outside the clique of accepted partnerships its all about preventing other businesses competing so we are still waiting for issues to be resolved, partnerships obviously receive time, effort & support in processing the requirements of permits, licensing, regulations & legislation quickly so they stay afloat, we still await many issues to be resolved.

 

The Black bear took five years to open... so we expected long delays, there are always those with a disgruntled, jealous or preventative type tyrant mindset working hard in the background focused on prevention!...like every other good business investing time & effort in Tewkesbury, Passion drives their good intentions...as crime is rife & rising... so the town needs some good repairs... can good intentions overcome all the evils at bay! only time will tell...

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Fortunatley in the upper echelons of the Tewkesbury Cathedral there is always a light. 

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