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Visit Shropshire Hills Spring Newsletter

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Welcome

As we begin to see signs of spring all around, we hope you are enjoying a prosperous start to 2022. In this issue:
 
– A look back at the Visit Shropshire Hills Leaflet Swap
– A fresh new look for our website
– What’s on in the Shropshire Hills.

Social Media Trends & More at the
Visit Shropshire Hills Leaflet Swap

Thank you to everyone who came along to the Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre on Thursday 17th March for this year’s Leaflet Swap. Here are some of the highlights:

Louise Welsby from Buy-From gave a compelling talk about social media trends including Instagram Reels, advertising on Facebook and LinkedIn, collaborating with other businesses, and how social media is increasingly becoming a search tool. Scroll down for links to some of Louise’s ‘Good Stuff from Buy-From‘ and check out her ‘Live at 9’ every Friday morning on Instagram.
Nigel McDonald, Sustainable Tourism Officer for the Shropshire Hills AONB, updated us on the Destination Management Plan, as well as the ‘Shropshire Welcomes’ PR campaign and the work being carried out by Visit Shropshire, which is generating some great media coverage for the county, as we’ve seen in the past couple of VSH newsletters.
Several local businesses and organisations came along to support the leaflet swap and to provide some great materials to pass on to visitors to the area.
Click here for the Buy-From Guide to Creating an Instagram Reel
Click here for the Buy-From Guide to Creating an Instagram Shop
Click here for the Buy-From Guide to Influencers
A Fresh, New Look for our Website

There’s a great fresh new look for our website – click here to check it out. As well as an update to incorporate the current branding colours and logo, we’ve added the iconic ‘Shropshire is Here’ map and there’s a much more comprehensive Events diary. The images are looking pretty fabulous too.

We think it’s a great improvement and we’re sure you’ll agree. Thanks to Kay Dartnell from Wheely Wonderful Cycling and Paul Hutchinson from Virtual Shropshire for making these changes. Please send any comments or feedback to info@visitshropshirehills.co.uk.
What’s On

Festival season will soon be upon us and there are events happening up and down the Shropshire Hills. Here are just a few, you can find out more on the Events and Festivals pages on our website:

MONDAY MAY 2ND
CLUN GREEN MAN FESTIVAL
TICKETS AVAILABLE HERE: http://www.clungreenman.org/

MAY 14TH & 15TH
LUDLOW SPRING FESTIVAL
MORE INFO & TICKETS HERE: https://www.ludlowspringfestival.co.uk/

MAY 17TH TO 30TH
BISHOP’S CASTLE ROUND AND ABOUT WALKS
BOOK HERE: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/jeanshirley

Also worth a mention are the LUDLOW TOWN TOURS, with a full programme of regular tours every Saturday and Sunday from April to October this year, plus every day in July, August and September, and every day during Whitsun half term week and October half term week. Click here for more info.

If there’s something happening near you, please do let us know so we can make sure it’s on the Events calendar – email us info@visitshropshirehills.co.uk
Membership Benefits

Thank you to everyone who’s paid their annual membership for 2021/2. If you’re still undecided about becoming a member here’s a reminder of some of the member benefits that your £45 annual membership gets you:
  • A listing on the website www.visitshropshirehills.co.uk with unlimited photos.
  • Annual Leaflet Swap – members can take a stall free of charge. Pick up leaflets at the beginning of the season. Network, attend talks and workshops at the event.
  • Familiarisation trips.
  • Promotions from Visit England and your special events advertised on their website.
  • And more…
If you have any questions regarding membership, please email vshtreasurer@gmail.com.
Get Involved!

Would any of you like to participate in the following?  We need help in representing Visit Shropshire Hills at these meetings – and of course you would be able to represent the views of your own business too. Please get in touch with us & we can make the introductions.
 
·  Shropshire Hills AONB Partnership (VSH representative).
Meetings in Craven Arms every 4 months, usually mornings 9-12.

·  New Destination Partnership – representing VSH on a new body working at a county promotion level, quarterly for a couple of hours in Shrewsbury/virtually.

·  Visit Shropshire Board – virtual meetings monthly on a Tuesday afternoon 2-4pm (approx.) Would need to be invited to become a board member – they are currently short of directors too.

If you’re interested in getting involved please let us know – email info@visitshropshirehills.co.uk.

The next Visit Shropshire Hills committee meeting is on
Tuesday 12th April at 3pm. Minutes of previous meetings are in the Members’ area on the website here:
https://www.visitshropshirehills.co.uk/members/#meetings
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