LOCAL PEOPLE
Weir Quay Boatyard On the most glorious, calm, blue-sky day I travelled down the quiet lane to Weir Quay to meet Georgie Acland, one half of the new owners of Weir Quay Boatyard. Georgie and her father, Harry, bought the yard just under a year ago and with a small team are working hard to improve the business and create a welcoming community hub. The Acland family used to live in Gloucestershire where they ran a 1,500-acre mixed arable and stock farm, alongside a variety of holiday accommodation. Looking for a change of direction, Harry and Diana sold their house, passing the farm onto the next generation and moved to Hewton in 2020. Georgie met her boyfriend, Jake, when they both attended Blundells where she studied for four years. They embarked upon a gap year together at the end of 2019 and travelled to Australia, working in hostels. Intending to stay for a year, they were sadly forced home like so many others in March 2020. So she applied to Mark Warner Holidays as a dingy instructor, but this opportunity was also cancelled due to the pandemic. Undeterred, Georgie changed tack and accepted a place at
Oxford Media & Business School. In February 2021 Georgie and her father jumped at an exciting opportunity to buy the boatyard, investing 50/50 each. With her new found business skills and seemingly boundless energy Georgie is keen to impress and make the yard a successful thriving enterprise. Harry is on hand to offer advice and support, but Georgie and Jake are leading the venture. They both live on site with their three-year-old collie, Sky. Alongside Georgie and Jake, four people work full-time in the yard; they all remained after the change of hands bringing
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