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15th May 09 - All aboard for Tall Ships Tour
At this year’s Tall Ships Festival visitors will be able to avoid the queues and get the low-down on the ships themselves with a guided tour by the captain.
For the first time the organisers have arranged small, guided tours of the boats giving intimate details about the history of the ship and the ability to ask any questions to the crew.
Gloucester City Council, Chief Executive, Julian Wain commented: “ So many visitors want to take a look around the ships that sometimes its not possible for everyone to have their questions answered.
“Giving visitors the opportunity to beat the crowds and take a close look around the ships will give those who want it the chance to have their own private viewing of these historic ships.”
The tours will be available on the Kaskelot, Earl of Pembroke and the Pheonix and will take place on Saturday and Sunday morning at 9.30 and 10.45. Places are limited, to avoid disappointment you can purchase advance tickets by phoning 01452 396572 or visiting http://www.gloucestertallships.co.uk/ .
The festival, being organised by marketing gloucester ltd on behalf of Gloucester City Council in association with Gloucester Quays, The Gloucester Heritage Urban Regeneration Company (GHURC) and Gloucestershire County Council, will be coupled with the acclaimed Gloucester Through the Ages event.
The Tall Ships Festival runs from May 29 – 31 there will be an array of sights and experiences to enjoy at the docks, Gloucester Quays and throughout the city centre.
12th May 09 - Picturing the Festival
There will be two photo competitions happening during the Tall Ships Festival:
The Gloucestershire Portal are running a competition to win a HP Photosmart 325 Inkjet Photo Printer. Barry Gardner of Celebration Photography is judging the competition. Full details can be found here
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The other competition is being run by the Friends of the Waterways Trust and has prizes for the best over and under 16 year olds photos. Images should be submitted to tallships@thewaterways.org.uk. The winners will receive a copy of Gloucester Docks An Histoic Guide. More details available from the National Waterways Museum.
Residents and visitors to Gloucester are promised a spectacular weekend with the return of the city’s multi-award winning Tall Ships Festival.
The festival, being organised by Gloucester City Council in association with Gloucester Quays, The Gloucester Heritage Urban Regeneration Company (GHURC), Gloucestershire County Council and Marketing Gloucester Ltd, will be coupled with the acclaimed Gloucester Through the Ages event.
Running from May 29 – 31 there will be an array of sights and experiences to enjoy at the docks, Gloucester Quays and throughout the city centre.
There are plans for a total of six magnificent tall ships and dockside events, while the city centre will see everything from the Romans through to World War Two tanks.
The festival is completely free and thousands of visitors are expected to flock to Gloucester.
At the Docks visitors will be able to see and go on board the six ships, including The Matthew, Tangaroa, Johanna Lucretia, Kaskelot, The Phoenix and The Earl of Pembroke.
In the city there will be a living history camp at Blackfriars Priory, the East Gate Chamber and the Cathedral, along with re-enactments of the original pilgrimage that led to the creation of the Cathedral itself.
Council Leader and Vice Chair of marketing Gloucester ltd Paul James, commented: “This will be a spectacular weekend of events for the city. Spectacles such as this really have put Gloucester on the map. We expect thousands of visitors and a real boost for local traders.”
Franco Muccini, Centre Director at Gloucester Quays said: “We are pleased to be supporting this event that forms part of Gloucester Quays ten days of opening celebrations, taking place in and around the Designer Outlet Centre.”
Chris Oldershaw, Chief Executive of GHURC, said: “There’s no better way to put Gloucester on the national map than by welcoming in some of the most beautiful sailing ships still in existence. Once they were loaded with cargo, now they will carry visitors keen to enjoy the weekend and discover how they fit into the City’s great heritage.”
17th April 09 - Gloucester Tallships Festival announced.
Gloucester Tall Ships Festival will take place from 29th - 31st May 2009. The event will combine the succesful Tall Ships Festival with the Gloucester Through the Ages Event to produce a spectacular City wide festival.
The festival is part of the celebrations to promote the opening of the new Gloucester Quays Designer Outlet Shopping Centre.