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Ty Bro Ddyfi, 52 Heol Maengwyn, Machynlleth, Powys, SY20 8DT, UK. phone: 01654 703965 e-mail: info@ecodyfi.org.uk

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The information centre is open Monday to Friday between 10.00 and 3.00. You might even like to get involved in staffing it or in helping to run a project. Please come and see us!

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What is it and how could it help your business?

(Supported by the European Social Fund, Mid Wales Tourism, ELWa, Coleg Powys, Cambrian Training, Tourism Partnership Mid Wales and Menter Maldwyn)

The Project helps and supports new and existing tourism and tourism related businesses to identify and provide for their future skills/training needs in order to remain competitive and to assist in developing the tourism and hospitality industry in Powys.

We would therefore like to hear from any of you owners/managers who wish to enhance your range of skills to complement and develop your tourism businesses - this could be on a variety of topics to suit individual enterprises, such as:

• IT training for website development or the advantages of e marketing (did you know that over 25 % of bookings are made over the 'net' in Mid Wales and this is set to rise significantly?)

• Help in producing and implementing a basic Marketing plan.

• The latest ideas on interior design and how you could incorporate 'disability friendly' elements, for those of you looking to refurbish during the winter or just keep up with current trends.

• Sourcing local foods for your visitors, with demonstrations on new and original recipe ideas and menu planning. How about tips for Perfect Picnics or fresh ways to produce a Beautiful Breakfast?

• Creating festive floral arrangements for Christmas celebrations, or hanging basket techniques for the spring.

• Interviewing Skills and/or Employment Related Issues

• For shops and town businesses, innovative ideas on 'window dressing'.

• Familiarisation visits to tourist attractions and places of interest in and around Powys to improve your product knowledge and help your visitors get more out of their stay.

Are any of these topics of interest to you? Just let us know. All these and many more have already been successfully undertaken throughout Powys over the last eighteen months and we also welcome any new ideas you might have.

Coming up soon is a trip to west Wales, including the Gold Centre at Tregaron where Rhiannon Evans and her craftspeople design and make Celtic jewellery, many made of the increasingly rare Welsh Gold. Then on to visit to one of the newest National Trust sites, Llanerchaeron, with its gracious rooms and lovingly restored gardens, just outside the colourful fishing town of Aberaeron

In November a Food Trail Day is planned, to demonstrate the superb range of local produce and foods that North Powys has to offer, an opportunity to meet the producers on their home ground and discover how and where the foods can be purchased to provide your visitors with the freshest and best produce in the region.

Let us have your ideas on what you would like to do, at times and places to suit your working day.

For any feedback, queries or just more information call the North Powys Coordinator:

Penny Wearn, Tel/Fax 01650 521523 - e-mail penny.wearn@ukonline.co.uk