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Visitor Information Point initiative
The reason for the scheme is that there is no tourist information office in Wigtown and Machars Action, which has provided such information to visitors, is not open at weekends or Bank Holidays. Anyone who is interested in participating in the VIP scheme should contact me at: president@dw-chamber.org.uk. Enterprise Minister accepts Chamber Invitation 17/04/08Jim Mather, has accepted an invitation by the Chamber to come to Wigtownshire to discuss economic regeneration issues. The Stranraer Waterfront Project will be the main theme of this meeting given recent announcements and given the importance of this project to the whole of the Shire. The meeting, therefore, will most likely take place in Stranraer in early July. The visit is likely to take place on a Monday or Tuesday morning. If any members have any issues they would like raised with the Minister, please let me know at: president@dw-chamber.org.uk. Tired of Commuting?Tired of commuting? Want to run your own business? Looking for quality of life for you and your family? Protect our local businesses- Call to Council 08/11/2007Chamber President Peter Jeal calls on councillors to back a consistent policy to protect business activity throughout Wigtownshire as part of an overall strategy of economic regeneration. For example there is no existing policy for the protection of retailing activity essential to encourage visitor spend and support tourism activity. In Stranraer only 30% of business is permitted to be non-retailing; in Victoria Street, Newton Stewart non retailing activity approaches 50%. Furthermore, Mr Jeal wants to see moves by the council to prevent shops being turned into private dwellings when they go on the market. "We must do everything we can to ensure our towns and villages have a sustainable economic future". |
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The Board agreed at the last meeting to press ahead with a Visitor Information initiative which will be called the VIP scheme (Visitor Information Points).
The idea is that member businesses are offered the chance to apply to become a Visitor Information Point prominently displaying the attached sign in their windows to allow visitors to come into their shop or business to ask for local information.
For businesses this represents an opportunity to attract footfall into their premises and perhaps increase their sales at the same time, as well as offering a genuine information service to visitors.
The criteria will be as follows:-