Once again Tenbury Applefest was blessed with dry weather and large crowds.
Numerous interesting exhibits and stalls appeared around the town. This approach helped to encourage the crowds out of the main display and entertainment area an into the town's retail centre spreading the benefit of additional shoppers across a wider number of retailers.
People had travelled from far and wide, and for many this was their first visit to Tenbury, where they were surprised to find 'such a gem' of a Town, with such diverse independent retailers.The one issue that hadn't been solved, and needs urgent attention before anymore festivals are promoted is that of parking. Numerous people had for months been concerned about the lack of additional temporary car parking in town and insufficient consideration to traffic flow on festival days. Once again this caused many visitors to have a very slow approach and unsatisfactory and muddy parking provision when they arrived.
Undoubtedly festivals and special events are a bonus to Tenbury and help to maintain the viability of the retail centre, but proper plans need to be put in place, whether they be, park and ride, or school car parks, or better use of on-street parking.
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6 comments:
Why did they turn down the suggestion of a park-and-ride?
What about the organisers being rude to people who had come to Tenbury from the West Midlands?
I am trying to find somone from Tenbury Wells who used to live there time ago. Her name is Melanie F Jinks. Could anybody tell me about her?
The Tenbury Advertiser website says "More than 1,000 cars parked on or near the town’s rugby field during this year’s Tenbury Applefest". Does anyone believe this?
Possibly half that if you count the car park, the burgage, palmers and on-street parking.
Applefest was OK, but squeezed into a space that is too small.
It did draw a crowd, but nowhere near some of the figures that have been quoted. In the morning half the people were there for the boot fair and in the afternoon for Mamma Mia at the cinema.
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