Who are they?
Perhaps a worthwhile exercise might be to clarify some of the activities we have been involved in…….
Celtic Fringe has now been active for some eleven years…..our membership has gradually increased from the initial half dozen or so members up to just over 110 throughout the area between Lochcarron and Braemore Junction. While these have a concentration in the Kinlochewe – Gairloch area, all recent projects and work have concentrated on tourism throughout the entire area. There has never been a focus on any one community.
So, what has been achieved? Well, the first major issue was to improve road signage . This was an extremely time consuming process, but eventually resulted in the “Coastal Trail” signs dotted around the area. The trail itself was mirrored in the “Slow Down in North West Scotland” booklet, which had a print run of 15,000 copies. There is a well used website at www.celticfringe.org.uk on which all members are entitled to advertise themselves as part of their membership fee – this fee is £35.00 per annum and includes not only the website entry, but an e-mail based news / info service currently linking 90% of all members.
1000 Information Packs were produced several years ago with information and brochures on just under 50 tourist facilities and services throughout the area – entry in this was available to all, and the packs were distributed throughout Wester Ross all the way up to (and including) Ullapool. These have been updated three times to date.
We launched the Wester Ross Brand last winter, and an associated website called www.visitwester-ross.com - do have a look.
Finally, in conjunction with business / tourism associations in Lochcarron, Gairloch, and Ullapool, we initiated a proposal to develop regional projects which are seen to be able to offer marketing and tourism benefits for everybody, whether they are members of any of the above organisations or not.
The latest of these now under way for 2010 is a year long marketing and promotional campaign for Wester Ross. This includes a 34 page booklet, website developments, appearances at the 2010 Outdoor and Camping Show in Glasgow, and an Image Library for Wester Ross.
Our website at www.celticfringe.org.uk carries PDF downloads of all recent AGM’s, annual reports, conferences, application forms, brand details etc.
So, what has been achieved? Well, the first major issue was to improve road signage . This was an extremely time consuming process, but eventually resulted in the “Coastal Trail” signs dotted around the area. The trail itself was mirrored in the “Slow Down in North West Scotland” booklet, which had a print run of 15,000 copies. There is a well used website at www.celticfringe.org.uk on which all members are entitled to advertise themselves as part of their membership fee – this fee is £35.00 per annum and includes not only the website entry, but an e-mail based news / info service currently linking 90% of all members.
1000 Information Packs were produced several years ago with information and brochures on just under 50 tourist facilities and services throughout the area – entry in this was available to all, and the packs were distributed throughout Wester Ross all the way up to (and including) Ullapool. These have been updated three times to date.
We launched the Wester Ross Brand last winter, and an associated website called www.visitwester-ross.com - do have a look.
Finally, in conjunction with business / tourism associations in Lochcarron, Gairloch, and Ullapool, we initiated a proposal to develop regional projects which are seen to be able to offer marketing and tourism benefits for everybody, whether they are members of any of the above organisations or not.
The latest of these now under way for 2010 is a year long marketing and promotional campaign for Wester Ross. This includes a 34 page booklet, website developments, appearances at the 2010 Outdoor and Camping Show in Glasgow, and an Image Library for Wester Ross.
Our website at www.celticfringe.org.uk carries PDF downloads of all recent AGM’s, annual reports, conferences, application forms, brand details etc.
Locally, committee members are:
Steve Plowman (Achnasheen)
James Mould (Lochcarron)
Richard Spence (Gairloch)
Chris Field (Shieldaig)
Gina Burt (Torridon)
Fran Cree (Melvaig)
Sandie Stevens (Poolewe)
Should you want to contact, comment, feedback, or forward inquiries about Celtic Fringe or Tourism generally, then gently berate the following:
Douglas Gibson, 01445 712085
Email: contact@celticfringe.org.uk
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