Sir, – So the Tour finished in Paris; an Italian has taken the prize; now how do we follow that weekend when whole communities came together to deliver an incredible Yorkshire welcome to so many visitors?
In Richmondshire, the district council helped greatly with a small grants tour fund, the district council staff were incredible with their support and organisation, volunteers and local groups pulled out all the stops to put on their own events and Richmond businesses really put on a show in the window competition they organised; Richmond got Race Ready in Style.
Gary Verity (Sir?) and Welcome to Yorkshire has set us off at the beginning of what can be quite an adventure in tourism in Richmondshire.
Let’s get ready to welcome all those new visitors who saw our beautiful villages, towns and dales on worldwide TV, and let’s keep the community “Tour” spirit going. It will be good for business.
MELVA J STECKLES Chair, Richmond and Lower Swaledale Business Association.
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