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Raby Castle vacancies

14 Feb 2024

Ahead of the opening of its new visitor experience this spring, Raby Castle is advertising for several new job vacancies. A key area of the restoration project is the recreation of the historic glass house into a beautiful dining destination with stunning panoramic views of Raby Castle. The Vinery...

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Food and Drink mentoring

14 Feb 2024

Food and Drink North East is delivering a fully funded programme for food, drink and hospitality providers in County Durham that will focus on improving productivity, and will combine a face-to-face workshop and tailored 1:1 mentoring from their team of experts. This opportunity is available to 25...

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The Auckland Project's campaign for Henry VIII’s Lost Tapestry reaches huge £1 million milestone

9 Feb 2024

A campaign by Bishop Auckland regeneration charity, The Auckland Project, to save a national treasure has hit a huge £1million milestone, bringing the charity one step closer to acquiring the rare artefact. The vast 16th century tapestry of artistic, political and religious significance has...

Industry

Retail Grant

8 Feb 2024

Aspiring entrepreneurs with ambitions to set up retail, leisure or hospitality businesses in County Durham can apply for a new grant to help make their dream a reality. Durham County Council has launched the Retail Start Up Grant to support businesses in their first six months of trading.

Industry

Attract Talent

8 Feb 2024

VCD Supplier Partner Reed in Partnership is holding an online panel discussion on 14th February between 1pm and 2pm, to explore how your business can attract the talent it needs and ensure existing employees continue to Love Mondays. Alongside advice on the latest recruitment trends across UK...

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New Accessibility Initiatives

31 Jan 2024

VisitEngland is delivering a webinar on 13th February from 11:00am to 12:30pm to showcase how they are improving the holiday experience for visitors with a wide range of accessibility requirements. Find out how you can provide high-level accessibility information supplemented by a Detailed Access...

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Travel and Tourism Employer Forum

31 Jan 2024

East Durham College is hosting a Travel and Tourism Employer Forum on 8th February from 2:00pm to 2:30pm to understand what employers feel is missing from their workforce and what skills and knowledge they should develop in their learners to ensure each is ready to enter the workforce. The forum...

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Regenerative Tourism Workshop

31 Jan 2024

Visit County Durham and Destination North East England are collaborating with the GDS-Movement to develop a regenerative tourism framework. The aim is to ensure the region's tourism strategies and activities maximise the positive social, environmental and economic impacts of the tourism and events...

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Regenerative tourism survey

24 Jan 2024

Passionate about sustainability, accessibility and inclusion? You can help inform the regenerative tourism strategy for North East England by completing our survey. Whether you want to help make the region's welcome more inclusive, ensure access for all or want to drive efforts to market the North...

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Durham Business Growth Fund

24 Jan 2024

he Durham Business Growth Fund Programme is open for applications. The scheme is designed to support business growth and increase productivity, offering a selection of grants for eligible businesses, covering both capital expenditure and consultancy funding. Workshops are also being held in Barnard...

Industry

Grants available for new retail businesses in County Durham

24 Jan 2024

Visit County Durham

North East set to host more than 100 travel trade at two key events

24 Jan 2024

European and UK-based tour operators, travel agents and coach tour organisers will be descending on the North East this month as part of a drive to increase overseas visitors to the region. The region will be hosting two key travel trade events over the weekend of January 26th-30th supporting...

Visit County Durham

2023: Year in Search

24 Jan 2024

We take a look back on what visitors searched for and looked at throughout 2023 on thisisdurham.com, the county’s official tourism website. January As 2023 began, our website visitors were looking for Accommodation, Things to Do and Events as the new year got underway. The most popular event page...

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Exciting year ahead at Beamish Museum with new exhibits and a full calendar of events

18 Jan 2024

Look forward to an action-packed 2024 as Beamish, The Living Museum of the North prepares for the opening of its latest Remaking Beamish project exhibits, and has an exciting programme of events lined up throughout the year. With the Beamish Unlimited Pass, visitors to the County Durham open air...

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VisitBritain set to host more than 120 international travel trade on educational visits across Britain

17 Jan 2024

National tourism agency VisitBritain is gearing up to welcome more than 120 international travel buyers for a series of educational visits across Britain, as part of its flagship ‘Showcase Britain 2024’ trade event. The educational visits, underway from 27 January, are a mix of...