Pitlochry Partnership News
Pitlochry Partnership News report for July 2008
We held our public meeting at Fishers Hotel on 10 June. We were able then to tell folks about our busy first year and a bit and the many successes we’ve had, including creating Pitlochry’s No 1 Google website.
Above all, we were able to report how we’ve met the aims set when we began. Under each heading below we only have space to show just two examples of how we’ve fulfilled these aims in our first year:
We promised to provide a cohesive infrastructure to co-ordinate activity.
We delivered:
- A strong and broad membership
- The leading Pitlochry website, www.pitlochry.org, No 1 on Google and enhancing members' own websites' ratings through links. Only members have the right of inclusion.
We promised to develop and implement a co-ordinated destination marketing strategy for Pitlochry
We delivered:
- The Glamis Consultancy report on the economic development potential of Pitlochry
- A comprehensive business plan outlining a future tourism and community plan
We promised to develop events to attract additional and targeted audiences
We delivered:
- Support for the retention of Enchanted Forest in Pitlochry and secured a PKC grant of £3000 for the Autumn Festival
- Support of Etape Caledonia, including major finish line activities and entertainment and enhancing the participants’ and supporters’ experience
We promised to support the community to deliver our customer needs and exceed their expectations
We delivered:
- A financial contribution with Pitlochry in Bloom for new town maps
- Support for the extension of the boundaries of Cairngorms National Park
We promised to monitor and measure performance and customer feed back.
We delivered:
- Victory in the Pride and Passion national competition for the community
- Ongoing monitoring of visitors’ views through feedback forms at various events
Pitlochry Partnership report on the first year’s activities with much more information detailing the achievements and membership benefits.
To down load your Pitlochry Partnership Membership Pack
The major news for July is the visit we are organising of a party from Bled in Slovenia, an area with many similarities to Pitlochry and Highland Perthshire. The party includes the Slovenian Ambassador to Britain and the Counsellor from the London Embassy, the Mayor of Bled, the Bled Councillor responsible for sport and leisure, the Head of Bled Tourism and the Slovenian Consul to Scotland and her husband. They will see many parts of Pitlochry and Highland Perthshire on Monday and Tuesday, 14 and 15 July. Then they’ll meet many members of the community in order to explore ways of developing positive commercial and professional links. This visit is just one way of the Partnership working to benefit our area and its communities.
