WAP news and updates...

April 2009

It’s all go go go……

March and April seemed to be the months for exhibitions, road shows and open days.  It all started when WAP were asked to exhibit at the Simply Outstanding Tourism Event which was held at Greshams School on 26th March. The event was organised by the North Norfolk Business Forum and the Tourism Round Table. All 7 area partnerships were asked to exhibit to help promote their area, including attraction, unique selling points, restaurants, accommodation etc. WAP spent several weeks working with local businesses and specifically small businesses and local producers who traditionally do not exhibited at these events or who could not afford the price of a full stand. The event was a real success and WAP were able to promote the wealth of great attractions found in the area with the help of literature, sample products and information provided by the many small businesses that got involved.

WAP have also been involved with the Sheringham Shoal Wind Farm Information Day by helping the organisers promote the event to local businesses and the general public, the Parish Fair and Wells Field Study Open Day where the Environment Forum gave out energy saving light bulbs with the help of an energy bike! 

Over the last few months the WAP Environment Forum has been planning a project that hopes to highlight the need for sustainable food within the community. The forum is working with Wells Town Council to try and set up a Growers Markets in Wells over the summer. The market will provide a place where local growers i.e. allotment holders and gardeners can sell there surplus produce and at the same time raise money for some longer term environmental projects.

But I haven’t just been running around the county talking to people at events, I have been doing some real work too! With the help of some of the young people and staff from Alderman Peel High School, PSCO Becky Taylor and I have got the first few CATS community project organised. Young people in Walsingham will be holding a charity football match – young people v the Wells Safer Neighbourhood Team and young people in Wells will be carrying out a litter pick in the town. Both the CATS project and the Waslingham Youth project are going well and we are all looking forward to seeing PSCO Andy Dixon’s bruised shins after the Walsingham football match!