February 2012 - Item 2 - Minutes of the meeting on 5 October 2011
February 2012 - Item 2 - Minutes of the meeting on 5 October 2011 February 2012 - Item 2 - Minutes of the meeting on 5 October 2011
- Page 1: Dales Tourism5 October 2011, 1.30pm
- Page 5 and 6: Facilitation notes for agenda item
- Page 7 and 8: Appendix 3Dales Tourism - Steering
<str<strong>on</strong>g>Item</str<strong>on</strong>g>sThe group would proceed through c<strong>on</strong>sensus ra<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>r than voting.• Every<strong>on</strong>e felt <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>re was a need for a group.Acti<strong>on</strong>s4. Current tourism activities.Members <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> group gave a quick resume <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> current tourism projectstaking place in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Yorkshire Dales. These included:a) Escape to Yorkshire Dales (Welcome to Yorkshire)Leaflets were distributed about Escape to Yorkshire Dales byWelcome to Yorkshire.b) Distinctly Dales (Local distinctiveness project)Quotes to be evaluated that week. Briefing paper was circulated at <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g><str<strong>on</strong>g>meeting</str<strong>on</strong>g>. The project is to take place in Winter / early Spring about <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>distinctiveness <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> each area <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Dales, and work with localbusinesses.c) Dales Integrated Transport AllianceMetro had put in a bid around promoting green travel opti<strong>on</strong>s (seehttp://www.dalesc<strong>on</strong>nect.net/).d) Dales Tourism Business NetworkSusan Briggs co-ordinates <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> network. It is free with no bureaucracy(see www.dalestourism.com). There is a regular newsletter and <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>rehas been very str<strong>on</strong>g interest. Two <str<strong>on</strong>g>meeting</str<strong>on</strong>g>s were due to be heldso<strong>on</strong>.e) Hidden HowgillsThis is a project run by local businesses marketing <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Howgills.f) Harrogate Destinati<strong>on</strong> Management Organisati<strong>on</strong>This brings toge<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>r partners and businesses. The focus is how to coordinateit better and to make sure all are working toge<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>r.g) What else is going <strong>on</strong>?LAF: Phil Woodyer introduced <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> work <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Local Access Forumand <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>ir work <strong>on</strong> accessibility.NE: Ingleborough NNR have a series <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> events.YDMT: Flowers <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Dales and People in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Dales (fordisadvantaged people who may not normally visit <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> area).Nati<strong>on</strong>al Trust: A 9 year programme focussing <strong>on</strong> people beingoutdoors and closer to nature.5. Developing a visi<strong>on</strong> for <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> partnership and tourism in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> DalesSBr facilitated this secti<strong>on</strong> and notes are appended to <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>se minutes(see appendix 2).SBr2
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