World renowned Torquay resident, Agatha Christie, is being celebrated with English Riviera gateway signage and a new look blue plaque at Barton Road in Torquay. English Riviera BID Company is sponsoring the gateway signage and the Torbay Civic Society is replacing the blue plaque which is now mounted in Devon Stone, funded by Torbay Council
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This week, the English Riviera Geopark Organisation (ERGO) along with key and associate partners of the English Riviera UNESCO Global Geopark hosted two UNESCO recognised evaluators as part of the re-validation process, to determine if Torbay retains its UNESCO Global Geopark designation for a further 4-years. The English Riviera first received international recognition for its
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Leisure facilities operator Parkwood Leisure has been named as the preferred bidder to take over the running of the Riviera International Conference Centre (RICC). The new 25-year lease, which is planned to start on 1 April 2020, will see Parkwood be responsible for the management and ongoing development of the RICC, with plans to improve
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This autumn sees the return of England’s Seafood FEAST, a 2-week-long celebration of world-renowned local seafood on the English Riviera in beautiful south Devon. From 20 September to 6 October the towns of Brixham, Paignton and Torquay will be hosting a Seafood FEAST for all the senses, giving visitors the chance to join the locals
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On 28 June 2019 the Prime Minister announced a Tourism Sector deal. This marks a seminal moment in the development of our country’s tourism industry. It is a game-changer for tourism, spelling a step-change in how we underpin the success of tourism for a generation, moving it to the top table as a leading industry for the
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The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has announced Rebecca Pow MP as the new Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Arts, Heritage and Tourism. Rebecca was re-elected MP for Taunton Deane in June 2017 and took up her new post as Tourism Minister on 23rd May 2019, succeeding Michael Ellis MP. Rebecca’s
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Led by Anna Trant, the new 2018 Seafood FEAST programme is continuing to be developed. Nearly 30 food events are already included and being promoted. Now is the perfect time for you to get involved! So how can you take part? Stage a seafood-related event at your business using local seafood Promote the FEAST on
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We are absolutely delighted to inform you that we have been successful in securing the next round of funding from the VisitBritain £40m Discover England Fund in a bid to enhance our tourism offer and increase opportunities for in-bound tourism from target countries such as Germany and the Netherlands. The ERBID Chairman, Tim Godfrey of Bishop
Continue ReadingThe English Riviera BID Company is to invest £98,000 in advertising on ITV 1 for four weeks from mid March 2018 , with a new 30 second commercial targeting the over 55 market in the midlands area with an expected reach of 3.5 million adults.
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The prestigious and hugely competitive Devon Tourism Awards 2017 announced its winners last night in Plymouth. The English Riviera was awarded an outstanding six Gold Awards, Two Silver Awards, one Bronze Award, one Special Award and the coveted ‘Winner of Winners Award’ – the highest number of awards ever won by the resort in the
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