North Devon has an exciting and innovative 12 month project running in Braunton which I discovered whilst browsing West Country web sites and blogs this week.
The Braunton 12 month project is aimed at
enhancing / highlighting the educational potential of a village called Braunton in Devon, south west EnglandI contacted the project officer to enquire about potential economic benefits and she kindly contributed the following:
The potential benefits are varied, I'm aiming to improve the educational potential of the area but also provide some economic opportunities for local people and businesses. I'll soon be recruiting walk guides, on a volunteer basis at first (as many already are here) but offering some sort of training scheme whereby guides become affiliated with the project. It won't be a nationally recognised qualification by any means but may help the existing band of volunteers to be more organised and ultimately to start charging for their services. I am working with local tourism providers too to encourage take-up of such a scheme and hope it will be a great success.This is an interesting project which stands a very good chance of helping with the regeneration of the Braunton area.
My first priority however is to get the multimedia tour devices working
It is an example of regeneration through community projects which arguably works far better than millions of pounds put into capital building projects.
Bye for now
Rob Hopcott
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