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Sustainable Tourism at our recent Network Event
Representatives from as far as Minehead and Watchet travelled to Wincanton on February 28th to take part in the latest SMTF Network Event, which focussed on how to organise successful events and also how best to promote our towns.
Photo- Bernard Pearson from The Cunning Artificer gives an insight to the Discworld Festival that he organises in Wincanton, as well as the town's twinning with Ankh-Morpork, the fictional town from Terry Pratchett's books.
Network Events are for our members to gain an insight into what other towns have delivered – to learn why certain projects are a success and also share potential pitfalls, so that they can draw on those experiences when planning and implementing their projects.
Photo - The tour moved onto The Balsam Centre, a charity with numerous projects, one of which is the building of a new Children's Centre.
After a tour of the town, delegates heard presentations from Colin Winder (Wincanton Market & Coastal Towns Initiative) on Wincanton’s regeneration, Rick Coldicott (Langport Area Development Trust) on the International Festival of Walking and Liz Roddie on Somerton’s Tourism and Heritage Partnership.
You can view the Festival of Walking presentation by clicking the link.
To see the outcomes of two workshop sessions we held, click here Workshops.
Photo - Colin Winder presenting to the meeting.
Somerset Market Towns Forum organise regular events like this one around the County for members and provide information-sharing, networking and training services to member towns and information-sharing to others involved in regenerating communities.
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