Market Town Workshop (Haarlem Mill, Wirksworth)
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Haarlem Mill
Derby Road Wirksworth DE4 4BG United KingdomDescription
Marketing Peak District & Derbyshire (MPDD) has obtained grant funding from ERDF for a project called ‘Growing and Developing the Visitor Economy within Derbyshire’. It is focussing on what could be done to improve the visitor offer in 9 market towns in the county (Ashbourne, Belper, Bolsover, Buxton, Matlock & Matlock Bath, Swadlincote, and Wirksworth.
Fourth Street, a company that specialises in the visitor economy, have been commissioned to work with stakeholders in each town to help them decide what the priorities should be. David Geddes, a director, who is very experienced in this, is leading the work. They are doing a “destination audit” for each town which evaluates the current situation and the opportunities, and are then having a workshop in each place to discuss it. The aim is to reach consensus about priorities for what should be done and what would be the best way to go about getting it done. David will then write a short report for each town with recommendations.
The workshop will start with an introduction by David about the results of the audit and his ideas for what might be done, followed by discussion and, at the end, a summary of what has been agreed.
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Visit Peak District & Derbyshire is delighted to be able to offer visitor economy and supply chain businesses within Derbyshire a wide range of fully funded business support workshops. Our 'Growing and Developing the Visitor Economy within Derbyshire' Phase II project is funded by: the European Regional Development Fund, Marketing Peak District & Derbyshire, Derbyshire County Council, University of Derby, Peak District National Park Authority, Derbyshire Dales District Council and High Peak Borough Council.
The wide range of business support workshops are aimed at helping you and your business achieve its full potential and introduce you to new markets and visitors, boosting your competitiveness and productivity.
Workshops will be themed under the following themes:
- Working in international markets
- Extending the season
- Upskilling the workforce
- Improved quality if the offer
- Inspired by the Peak District
- Promoting Derbyshire Products, including food and drink
- Accessibility
- Environmental sustainability
- Supporting Market Towns
- Delivery of new and emerging business support needs to boost competitiveness
To qualify for funding your business must be:
A visitor economy business or part of its supply chain
Based in Derbyshire
An SME (less than 250 FTE employees, have a balance sheet of less than €43m and/or turnover of less than €50m and not be more than 25% owned by another business that is not an SME
12 hours of business support is available at no cost for qualifying businesses thanks to the project funding. If you wish to attend more than 12 hours of workshops then you may be charged at the commercial rate, however, if you are a member of Marketing Peak District & Derbyshire, there is no limit to the number of workshops you can attend.
To find out more about the business support workshops or becoming a member of Visit Peak District & Derbyshire, please call 01246 212924.