About the project
Looking to the future but rooted in local character, Tewkesbury Borough Council are shaping the vision for Tewkesbury Garden Communities to sustainably meet the housing needs of a growing borough. We have worked with them to engage local young people, asking them what their vision is for this new place. It is the young people of Tewkesbury who will be inheriting these garden communities, so it is only right that they should have a say in shaping them.
In March, we delivered a three-day design studio with Tewkesbury Academy, working with Year 7, 8 and 9 classes to collage and model the future of their local area. Their vision, beautifully actualised in their work, is an interconnected series of communities with nature at their centre, serving a vital social function for their inhabitants and those living in existing nearby settlements.
The young people’s work was displayed in Tewkesbury Town Hall for all to see, acting as a positive and productive talking point for local people to engage with TGC. These ideas have all been passed back to the council who will take the feedback on board as they continue to develop the vision for the future of the area.
