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River Tweed Trail October Newsletter

Find out about the new River Tweed Trail logo having been launched by Scotland’s Deputy First Minister and be inspired from other businesses near and far as we develop a world class trail experience. Read our October newsletter. PrintFriendly

River Tweed Trail September Newsletter

Read more about the Tourism Business Engagement Action Plan, browse the new Destination Tweed website and have your say on what might be included in a Business Toolkit. Read our September newsletter. PrintFriendly

River Tweed Trail July Newsletter

Catch up on the first River Tweed Trail newsletter telling you more about the Trail and  about the Tourism Business Engagement Project.Read our July newsletter. PrintFriendly

Making a World Class Trail

We want the River Tweed Trail to be world class and for visitors to have a great experience with local businesses benefitting.  To do that we need to ensure that all the support services and logistics needed for the Trail are in place and high quality experiences are developed.The River Tweed Trail needs to have:Transport…
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Galloway National Park: Initial Survey of Tourism Businesses

  Tourism businesses in Dumfries and Galloway, and South and East Ayrshire, are invited to complete a short online survey to share their views on the prospective Galloway National Park.   Submit your views here    This is a relatively quick initial survey, with the deadline for completion 9 am, Monday 4th November 2024.  It aims…
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Experience Design Workshops

We held two tourism innovation workshops on Monday 4th November in Berwick-upon-Tweed  and on Tuesday 5 November at Glentress.  We had 38 attendees across the two events. The workshops were for existing businesses and interested entrepeneurs who wanted to know more about the Trail, explore new ideas and hopefully develop some new products, services and…
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Food & Drink Multi Stakeholder Roundtable

Further strengthening the South of Scotland’s food and drink offering is a priority within the Responsible Tourism Strategy. On the 29th August 2024, the SSDA convened a roundtable meeting bringing together many of the organisations that are actively involved in supporting food and drink. Challenges, successes and opportunities were discussed and there was a board…
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Stranraer Oyster Festival shortlisted in BBC Food and Farming Awards

BBC Food and Farming Awards 2024 finalists announced. Great to see Scottish companies across the board as well as those in the Scotland-specific category. Huge congratulations to Stranraer Oyster Festival who have been shortlisted!  Read more here.   PrintFriendly

River Tweed Trail Business Support

Do you have a new business idea or want to grow your business to make the most of the opportunities around the River Tweed Trail?  There are free resources, tools, training and one to one support or mentoring from business advisers. If you want to speak to a business adviser about your project, then use…
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The River Tweed Trail Tourism Business Engagement Action Plan

The River Tweed Trail Tourism Business Engagement role is funded by the UK Government Shared Prosperity Fund.  We have developed an Action Plan to undertake activity over the coming months to include: Strategic objective: The strategic foundations of business awareness and engagement, product development and future marketing for the River Tweed Trail are in place,…
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