Severn Sailing Club

Severn S.C. was formed in 1936, and sailed at Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, on the River Severn. The club was laid up on the outbreak of World War II in 1939, and remained dormant for many years. During the '50s, Smiths Industries, a large local employer, had a large sports and social club for its employees, and the sailing section of this club sailed at Bredon on the River Avon. In 1960 their landlord gave them notice to quit this site as he could make more money from providing cruiser moorings. The... more