What’s Appening?
News release issued:
Have you spotted some new green circular discs on pavements around town?
These are GPS checkpoint markers for the Wyre Forest Heritage Trail app launched by Wyre Forest District Council.
By downloading the app to your smartphone for free, you can tap into a whole new dimension for your visit to Bewdley, Kidderminster and Stourport-on-Severn town centres.
Using the app you can hear stories and see the lives of local characters who will appear in-situ on your device thanks to the latest augmented reality technology.
As you progress round the town trails you will meet the ‘Kid from Kiddie’, Bewdley’s signalman Matt Morgan, Rowland Hill the Time Travelling Postman, Canal Builder James Brindley and many more fascinating characters as they spring to life in front of your eyes.
All the checkpoints are accessible and easy to reach on foot. Depending on your walking speed, allow an hour at a leisurely pace for each town trail.
Councillor Dan Morehead, Wyre Forest District Council’s Cabinet Member for Planning and the Green Agenda said:
“Anyone with access to the internet on their phone or digital device can immerse themselves in the history of the towns and find out what went on in that exact spot at least a hundred years ago. It is a great way for friends and families to combine a town centre walk with being entertained in a fun new way. Why not do the trail over the weekend and call into one of the many café’s and places to eat and drink as part of your visit?”
The checkpoints for the Wyre Forest Heritage Trail are in Bewdley - near the Stanley Baldwin Statue, Bewdley Museum and Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Gardens, Severn Side South, Severn Side North.
Kidderminster - Severn Valley Railway, The Carpet Museum, Rowland Hill Statue, The canal at Mill Wharf, the original Frank Freemans Club, Severn Valley Railway, and in Stourport-on-Severn - Canal/river junction basin, The Tontine, York House, Holbrook’s Vinegar Works, J Corbett and Sons, Lichfield Street.
For more information and to download the app, visit our Wyre Forest Heritage Trail page.