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We are taking a whole Board meeting to focus on improving our website and PR for the coming year. If you would like to input your ideas do come along on 14th March at the AONB offices from 2pm. Let us know you are coming so we have enough cake!
And we look forward to seeing lots at the leaflet swap when we can update you all on our plans.
Paul Davis, Chair
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Leaflet Swap 29 March 10:30-1
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Book your free tickets for the leaflet swap at Stokesay Court, so they know how many cakes to make at https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/leaflet-swap-shop-tickets-32029460980 Further details on who is exhibiting, timetable of events, how to get there etc will be on our website visitshropshirehills.co.uk/leafletswap as we move forward. Flyers to promote the event and booking forms can also be found at the same place. Stokesay Court was the setting for the film attonement and is still a private residence, and we thank Caroline Magnus for this rare opportunity to visit her lovely home.
Stop Press: Just a few tables unclaimed - events & activities book now to guarantee your space visitshropshirehills.co.uk/leafletswap for booking form
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Great Days in the Shropshire Hills Map
The great days map is now out, and it looks quality and lovely. Supplies will be available at the leaflet swap, or contact the AONB who are generously warehousing the boxes for us. Many thanks to Dave Palliser for managing this and the AONB staff who put the events together for us.
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Fed up paying commission?
Online Travel Agents are big spenders on marketing and advertising, often forcing us little people off the first page of a Google search. Have a look at this article which gives some tips on how you can offer your guests a cheaper offer but you retain more money by bypassing the Online Travel Agents
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Canva for Beginners and Effective use of Video for Social Media
Wed 8 March 2017 10:00 – 15:00 GMT Bridgnorth
Canva is an online tool that allows users to choose from hundreds of professionally designed layouts or create their own designs from scratch, for use in presentations, posters, infographics, social media, business cards, and much more. Book online and find out more here This is a Buy-From Academy Course.
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Accommodation & Visitor Guide
We are working on the print-on-demand Visitor Guide. The first step is to check your details at the link on visitshropshirehills.co.uk/members before 21st March, after which it becomes more pretty and too difficult to change.
If you are motivated to join Shropshire Hills as a member just email info@visitshropshirehills.co.uk to get yourself included - do it before 21 March to be in this year's guide.
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Update on VisitEngland Quality Scheme
The VisitEngland accommodation assessment schemes have been successfully run under licence since 2012 with the existing licence ending in March 2017. Visit England have appointed the AA from 1 April. Read more Once the system settles down we will see if we can obtain some discount for members.
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Shropshire Outdoors
The Shropshire Outdoors department of Shropshire Council have a consultation underway and to have your say go to
http://new.shropshire.gov.uk/get-involved/outdoor-partnerships-annual-survey-2017/
Closes 31 March
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2017 is "The Year of Literary Heroes"
Visit England have termed 2017 "The Year of Literary Heroes". We have started a web landing page on our website, please contact Paul if you'd like to expand any areas of this.
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Buy-From Shropshire has a new look website and directory of businesses. Shropshire Hills Tourism members can register their business on the Buy-From Shropshire directory for free using the code ShropshireHills. The link to register is http://www.buy-from.com/register/go-and-see. Normally this would cost £72 p.a.
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