What We Do

Member Benefits

Regular Meetings – keep you in the know and give you a chance to have your say

Held on the first Wednesday of the month, excluding August and December
Association Business
Planning Applications
Forthcoming Events
Council updates and suggestion time
An opportunity to showcase your business to members through our 'Inside My Business in 10 Minutes' talks.
'Business Matters'– talks from individuals and professional bodies

Raising the profile of the RBTA, its members, Richmond and the surrounding area

Social Media
Press Releases

RBTA Website Listing

Inviting businesses to join the RBTA
Encouraging businesses to open in the Richmond area
Promoting Original Richmond as a place to Live, Work and Visit
Link from RBTA website to your own business site

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Further Benefits...

Consultation on Planning Issues

Relevant notifications and discussions of planning applications in the Richmondshire area

Weekly notifications of planning applications in Richmondshire, but outside the Yorkshire Dales National Park
Members discuss applications where relevant and as the RBTA we may put forward suggestions and objections.

Links to Other Organisations

Representing the whole of Richmondshire

The RBTA is part of the Dales Business Forum, which represents the whole of Richmondshire through 4 groups - Richmond and Lower Swaledale; Upper Swaledale; Upper Wensleydale and Lower Wensleydale. Representatives of each group meet regularly to exchange information and ideas.

Involvement and consultation with:

For Local and Visitor Information contact the Richmond Information Centre

Supporting Tourism

Welcome to Richmond is a sub-group of the RBTA promoting tourism in Richmond and the surrounding area.

The group organises Love to be Local, the Town Ticket, GeorgeFest, Richmond Walks leaflet and the Town Map and supports the Tourist Information Centre.

Representatives from the Georgian Theatre Royal, English Heritage, Richmondshire Museum, Green Howards Museum, Richmond Station, the TIC, other tourism related businesses and the Town and District Councils meet regularly to discuss tourism strategy and create a varied programme of annual events.

Visit Richmond.org

Richmond Walking and Book Festival

The RBTA supports the annual Richmond Walking and Book Festival

The Festival combines daytime walks led by guides with evening talks from well-known and emerging authors. This long-running event attracts many visitors to the area.

Visit Richmond Walking and Book Festival

Sharing Knowledge to Support Our Businesses

Our meetings are a good opportunity to get to know each other, develop working relationships and share business knowledge.

This brings you into the heart of Richmond's business community.

No matter what size your business, from a home-based small enterprise, independents small to large and multi-nationals with local managers we welcome you to join our Association.

Customer Care

All the members of the Original Richmond Business and Tourism Association sign up to our 7-point Customer Care Charter, promising to:

Greet customers with a welcoming smile
Treat all customers the same and with respect
Offer good value and service
Deal fairly and honestly with all customers
Fulfil our promises
Keep within timescales, and if not possible, keep customers informed
Aim to fulfil the customer's needs, and if unable to help, try to suggest alternatives