Yes BUT the town needs to accomodate those visitors. Transport links / signage to the town / signage in the town / more things for people to do both residents and visitors (the town is very much turning into a retirement town at the moment with a poor variety of outlets for young and teenage children, restrictions on and failure to plan for late night entertainment options) / more parking / better traffic flow in the town centre (ie corn street) / more events to attract visitors and better promotion of the town.

I completely agree with this. Transport both to and from the town and within the town is not planned at all, there is already massive pressure on the infrastructure which will only get worse as more housing is built. Closure of the high street with no plan on the horizon on what is being done to it OR the impact the closure has had on other roads is criminal imho and indeed the central car parks are already close to capacity. A private town planner who supports changes to the high street is on record as saying more parking and better transport links need to go hand in hand with any changes to it sadly the council haven’t listened. We also need a proper approach to walking and cycling around the town, the half arsed painting of cycle lanes has not helped cyclists or vehicles imho more investment is needed into these schemes so they are done right as opposed to a box ticking exercise!!

I agree absolutely see my other comment for my thoughts

Rush Bar Sports does provide an outlet that caters for some of this but clearly needs to do more to let people know it exists despite being in the town since 1988! www.rush-witney.com but i would also agree far more leisure options such as soft play / trampoline etc is needed but the lack of this atm is down to the economics of both creating amd operating one but as the town continues to grow we need more youth activity outlets to be developed. The council could certainly help in this regards by offering space and far better terms than currently available to potential operators to help get these type of venues off the ground.

The signage for the town needs a complete overhaul and it needs to start on the edges of the town and provide a journey into the town, it also needs to be geared to all forms of travel. It starts on the main roads into the town which should take a leaf out of France’s approach and have some big cultural/historic signage on the main roads particularly the A40. The mills and blanket factories could be the theme. We then need signage as you enter the town itself showing the key areas (parking, shopping, eating out and cultural/historical/points of interest. Then as you get off the buses or exit car parks there needs to be more detailed maps showing the areas of the town and this should integrate perfectly with directional signage to help people get around the town. All signage seems to require approval by a heritage committee this needs to be dealt with as it is impacting the ability to implement an impactful integrated seamless system of signs and information boards to maximise visitors experience of the town.