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Purple Tuesday

Purple Tuesday

Tap into the £14.6 bn accessibility market this Purple Tuesday (12 November)

Purple Tuesday is a national initiative which helps businesses to improve the customer experience for disabled people and their families across the tourism industry. This year, VisitEngland is encouraging you to look at the accessibility information on your website and they have recently published questionnaires to help you to identify and promote your key accessibility features.

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Eden Camp Literature Exchange Day

Eden Camp are once again hosting their popular, annual event on 20 March. It's your chance to collect leaflets/guides and meet over 30 attractions in the local area. Come and say hello, we’ll have a stand so you can collect this year’s Out and About guide. You need to bring this invitation on the day to gain entry, but don’t need to book.Screenshot 2024-02-28 at 11.48.32

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Countryside Code

With a busy summer season coming up we want to ensure that all visitors are looking after our towns, villages, and surrounding landscape.

The Yorkshire Land Network have created ‘the Countryside Code’ a light-hearted video with a serious message, featuring young rangers as they stumble across some common mistakes visitors make.

You can download videos to post to your own channels here https://www.dropbox.com/sh/zqpehwci2f62in2/AADHXhcRh0U2DBqBsO7lHLSma?dl=0

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Great Yorkshire Show

Here's a message from Emma at North Yorkshire Council: 

Great Yorkshire Show - Partner packages

Following the launch of the new unitary council – North Yorkshire Council – the tourism teams from across the county are coming together to host a stand at the Great Yorkshire Show, taking place at the Great Yorkshire Showground in Harrogate between 11th – 14th July 2023.

If you would like to join us on the stand to promote your business to a potential audience of over 140,000 and help to position …

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Accessibility: even more important than you may have realised?

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The Euan's Guide Access Survey is the longest running and largest survey of its kind in the UK. 

Now in its eighth year, the results of the 2022 Euan's Guide Access Survey are available: 

  • 72% have found accessibility information on a venue’s website to be misleading, confusing or inaccurate
  • 74% have experienced a disappointing trip or having had to change plans due to poor accessibility
  • 51% said reviews from other disabled people improve their confidence when visiting new places
  • 46% have …

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Year of the Coast

Year of the Coast

2023 is the Year of the Coast and with 26 miles of marvellous coastline sitting here in the North York Moors National Park - sandwiched between beautiful moorland and the North Sea - we’re encouraging you to celebrate it with us.

There will be plenty to do along the way with our many walks and amblesevents and exhibitions to keep you busy. Stop by some of the country’s most-famous cafés and restaurants, or help keep your coast neat and tidy with some community beach cleans.

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Food & Drink Event

DEFRA have asked us to tell you about their forthcoming event for Yorkshire Food & Drink businesses. You can register now for a free Food and Drink Growth Masterclass on business finance, business growth, and routes to market. 

The event will include masterclasses on finance, innovation and resilience, routes to market covering public procurement, exports, retail and tourism. Additionally, experts will be on hand to provide individual advice and recommendations – come prepared with your questio…

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