Posts Tagged ‘Tourism for Coastal Towns’

Policy and porridge

Brandon meets local tourism operators at policy breakfast

Over twenty local hotel and guesthouse owners joined me for breakfast at the Furzedown Hotel, as I hosted my latest policy breakfast. These are a regular opportunity for me to listen to people from a particular business sector or professional background. Recent breakfasts have included meetings with local GPs and headteachers. As the Great Yarmouth economy is reliant on tourism, this meeting was important on getting feedback from people who have first-hand experience. These people

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Gorleston pier meeting moves closer

I am very pleased to hear the news that a date has now been set for a public meeting over the Gorleston Pier. I had agreed to try to help arrange a public meeting during the summer recess. The editor of the Great Yarmouth Mercury Anne Edwards agreed to chair the meeting, and she in conjunction with Cllr. Steve Ames; leader of the Great Yarmouth Borough Council, have now arranged a venue and a date. The meeting

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No to houses on Pontins site

Local residents say "keep it for tourism"

Local residents have their say at village meeting

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Why no Blue Flags in Great Yarmouth?

Concerns over schemes judging critera

The Blue Flag awards have been announced and I would like to congratulate the winners, especially the many fantastic beaches in Norfolk. However, many residents have contacted me querying why Great Yarmouth does not participate in this scheme or raising concerns about the judging criteria. Tourism is a vital part of the Great Yarmouth economy and it is not an exaggeration to say that a huge amount of that is dependent on our fantastic beaches.

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Visit Britain must target the East

The tourism minister responded to my question about how much of the new tourism marketing fund will be spent in East Anglia. I accept that we will indirectly benefit from increased tourist numbers to the United Kingdom resulting from the Olympics and other major events but we will miss much of the boost, unless there is marketing for East Anglia. If VisitBritain doesn’t actively seek input from the industry in our region the marketing campaign

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