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| Welcome to 'Time for Tourism' Autumn 2009 from Norfolk Tourism - featuring the latest marketing news, training, business and quality advice issues, news from the team and regional activity from our partners. Find out below about the bumper holiday season experienced around the county, and we wrap up the successful festivals and large events that took place in the summer. |
| The banner headline in the EDP on 28 August celebrated what a bumper holiday season it had been for tourism in Norfolk, and carried their colourful Holiday here! logo with the www.visitnorfolk.co.uk website address. For those of you who may have missed the news whilst slaving away keeping your guests and visitors happy, here are the highlights:
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| Festival Fever |
| From the east to the west the summer season saw festivals and large scale events galore adding to the economy and the excitement that Tourism generates in Norfolk, including the Great Yarmouth Maritime Festival, Hanse Festival, Art Alive in Churches and Heritage Open Days. Great Yarmouth Maritime Festival  The 10th Great Yarmouth Maritime Festival was a huge success, with more visitors than ever before attending this popular two day event held on sunny South Quay in September.Three elegant tall ships graced the quay with masts that could be seen from as far away as the Acle Strait. The Lord Nelson, from the Jublilee Sailing Trust, is one of only two tall ships in the world suitable for wheelchair users and she attracted a great deal of attention from wheelchair users keen to experience her. The luxurious three-masted barque, the Artemis, operated passenger sailings throughout the festival while the Grand Turk proved a huge draw once again, as visitors looked round this 18th century replica frigate, whose cannon fire marked time during the festival. Hanse Festival  The Hanse Festival Maritime Extravaganza, held in King’s Lynn 30th July – 2nd August, celebrated the town’s historic links with the Hanseatic League, a medieval trading guild. The festival drew thousands of visitors into the town and accommodation was full. The festival began with the arrival of the magnificent Lisa von Lübeck sailing from her home port in Germany.Events held throughout the town and an array of quayside entertainment created a splendid carnival atmosphere throughout the weekend. King’s Lynn Tourist Information Centre figures went through the roof with over 6000 through the doors over four days of the festival. West Norfolk Council leader, Cllr Nick Daubney said: “The event has done the whole town a power of good and has helped to create the buzz of a vibrant and exciting festival town”. To find out more about King’s Lynn and the Hanseatic League you can follow the Borough Council’s new Hanseatic trail, pick up a copy from King’s Lynn Tourist Information Centre in the Custom House or call 01553 763044. Art Alive in Churches  Art Alive 2009 took place on a blissfully hot week-end at the end of May. Art Alive links art, in its widest sense, craft and churches, to demonstrate the art and craft that went into the building of our mainly medieval churches and which is relevant to them today. Twenty-six churches and 10 schools took part across Norfolk. We had story telling, poetry, wood carving, basket making, thatching, tempera painting, weaving, stained glass making, stone carving, book binding. There was a Dragon Trail in The Broads and magnificent heraldic designs. There were over 5,000 visitors, many of them from outside Norfolk, and feedback from them was very positive. The artists enjoyed themselves as well! Heritage Open Days  Three dozen Great Yarmouth properties, not usually open to the public, opened their doors for Heritage Open Days at the start of September. This was the first year Great Yarmouth took part in the popular national event on a grand scale and visitors commented on how much more the resort has to offer than they ever realized!Behind the scenes tours of the Scenic Railway Rollercoaster at the Pleasure Beach proved a huge draw for locals and visitors to the area, as did he Masonic Lodge Royal Assembly rooms, the Friend’s Meeting House, the Royal Naval Hospital, Berney Arms Windmill, the Old Penny Arcade at Merrivale, St. Nicholas Church and an unusual Victorian seafront tour starting at the toilets. In Norwich, HEART reported the best year ever for visitor numbers in the Heritage Open Days which saw a remarkable 150 properties open for viewing and tickets sold out in just a week. |
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