Monday, 5 December 2011

Cultural and Sporting Experiences in Eastbourne - new for 2012!

Hi! My name's Joel

I have been on the Tourism Development team since June 2011, but have been employed by the council for the last several summers in Events as part of Event Crew.

Tourism Development has provided some great challenges for me. I have been able to develop my project management and graphic design skills, as well as my office banter!

I am currently working on creating sporting and cultural packages, which will be available to book through VisitEastbourne.com with the aim of increasing both sports and cultural participation in the year of the 2012 Games as well as supporting the local economy.

The packages will involve local businesses combined with local accommodation and available to book as a package through VisitEastbourne.com. We've already spoken to partners including Spray Water Sports and Watercolour Walks (who are based at Coastguard Cottages - check out the amazing view for the painters!) and will be launching these early next year. Essentially the scheme will offer a great chance for us to work with local businesses to market Eastbourne and attract new audiences too.

If you are a local business offering a sporting or cultural experience and may be interested in working with us then drop us a tweet on twitter or leave us a comment with your contact details on this blog.

My job also involves helping Emma who is forever wanting to come up with fun and exciting competitions for the VisitEastbourne page on facebook. Currently we are running the 12 Days of Eastbourne Christmas Challenge, where fans can make up their own version of the song to be published online! It's not too late to join in, so become a fan and get involved!

Here in the Tourism Development think tank, we always welcome suggestions and feedback. If you have anything to say about the sports and cultural packages or have any ideas on competitions, feel free to send us a tweet or leave a comment.

Thank you for reading my blog.

Joel

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