Archive section
Category: Projects
Writing, records and updates from this part of the Tewkesbury Voices archive.
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Tewkesbury Monument Review
(Publication forthcoming) Introducing the Tewkesbury Monument Review The Tewkesbury Monument Review is a collaborative, community-rooted project that brings together academics, archaeologists, archivists, historians, and local policymakers to explore and reflect on the town’s commemorative heritage. Using a thoughtful and inclusive approach known as “retain and explain,” this forthcoming publication aims to review and contextualise heritage…
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Early Day Motion
We are grateful to the Tewkesbury MP for submitting an Early Day Motion (EDM 63894) recognising Tewkesbury’s historic links to the transatlantic slave trade. This is a significant step in acknowledging our past and committing to ongoing reflection and dialogue. The EDM can be read on our website and on the UK Parliament website. #EDM63894 #Tewkesbury #TewkesburyVoices
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Early Day Motion
We are grateful to the Tewkesbury MP for submitting an Early Day Motion (EDM 63894) recognising Tewkesbury’s historic links to the transatlantic slave trade. This is a significant step in acknowledging our past and committing to ongoing reflection and dialogue. You can read the EDM below or on the UK Parliament website. We would also like to…
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University of Gloucestershire
In Partnership with the University of Gloucestershire At Tewkesbury Voices: Retain and Explain, we are proud to collaborate with the University of Gloucestershire’s Cotswold Centre for History and Heritage (CC4HH) in a shared mission to explore and make visible the often untold stories within Tewkesbury’s past. This partnership brings together community-led heritage work and academic research, connecting…
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Abolition Medal
In spring 2025, Tewkesbury Voices was honoured to host a rare 1834 Abolition Medal, on loan from Bolton Library and Museum Services. Given to around 800 schoolchildren in Tewkesbury to mark the end of slavery in the British Empire, the medal helped young people connect with a major moment in history. Though the medal has…