A new website targeting both visitors and residents is about to be launched in Richmond.
The ‘Welcome to Richmond’ website is an updated amalgamation of three previous websites and has been funded by the York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority Mayoral Investment Fund, through the High Street Grant scheme. The new website will be multilingual and aims to improve Richmond’s profile, providing an opportunity for businesses and groups to promote themselves and their activities. The website will cover topics such as where to stay and eat and what to do, as well as providing information about Richmond’s rich heritage and unique environment. It will also host sections on living and working in Richmond including community activities and events. The new website incorporates information from the previous Richmond Information Centre, Welcome to Richmond and the Business Association sites.
The new website will be launched at the next ORBTA (the Richmond Business and Tourism Association) meeting which will take place on Wednesday 8th October at the Kings Head Hotel at 18.15. This meeting will be open to any business or community group and not restricted to the membership. It will also launch a consultation on how to improve Richmond for tourists. This will help shape a marketing plan for Richmond, which will be the basis of a future bid for funding to be submitted later this year.
Commenting on the launch, Chair of the Business Association, Paul Harrison, said: ‘This is a great opportunity for businesses to raise their profile at very little cost. At this launch stage, we are offering a listing to businesses, which will include a description, photos and web and social media links for an annual fee of £60 – that’s only £5 a month. It will be free for ORBTA members. The previous Welcome to Richmond website reached 70,000 views and we anticipate that this will be significantly exceeded. For businesses, this is huge exposure, both nationally and internationally, and we look forward to it leading to both improved visitor experience and improved business sustainability’.
Photo: Richard Jemison