The Mediaeval market Town of Tewkesbury, located at the confluence of the River Severn and the River Avon.

The Mediaeval market Town of Tewkesbury, located at the confluence of the River Severn and the River Avon.

Situated in the north of Gloucester at the confluence of the River Severn and the River Avon is the Mediaeval market town of Tewkesbury. Having significant importance in the Wars of the Roses which took place on the 4th of May 1471 and after the completion of the beautiful Abbey, Tewkesbury grew in popularity and now nearly eleven thousand people call the town their home. Having been born and raised in Tewkesbury the renowned Author of “Portrait of Elmbury”, John Moor, set his most well-known novel around the town.  In 1852, Dinah Craik, the Victorian author paid a visit to Tewkesbury and a few years later based her most well-known story, “John Halifax Gentleman” also on the Town.  The children’s television programme, “Rosie and Jim” filmed two of their very popular episodes in the town as did the BBC show, “The Antiques RoadShow”.

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Several notable people were born and raised in Tewkesbury including, Anna Ford, (Newsreader), Raymond Priestley, (Antarctic Explorer), Alfred Jones, (Cricketer) and Mel Nicholls, (Paralympic wheelchair racer).  One of the most famous people to be born and raised in the town was the humble, family orientated, Harry Workman, politician, businessman and family man who sadly passed away in the town in January 2016.  He founded the Cotteswold Dairy and worked extensively for many years to grow the fledgling business into the successful Dairy it is today.  He features extensively in the book entitled, “Fuelled by milk” which relates a lot of his personal values and ethics including honesty, hard-work, and integrity, he also possessed great listening skills and was an advocate of open and frank communication.

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Any good, trusted and professional Tewkesbury Business Coach such as randall-payne.co.uk/services/business-advisory/business-coaching would certainly recommend that as an independent business owner you follow in Harry’s footsteps and work hard, allow open and honest communication, have integrity, honesty and treat your workforce like family. Business Coaching is all about the future and improving your relationships with customers, maximising your productivity and teaching you to combine real-world business with the values and ethics of a family man like Harry Workman. The main purposes of an experienced Business Coach are to improve overall communication, build leadership skills, improve confidence and the overall mindset of any owner/manager so that their business can succeed with a great work/life balance in place.

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