Discover your Doorstep! and win an a la carte dinner at Fairways Restaurant

2nd July 2010

The Discover your Doorstep! campaign to encourage residents and day visitors to explore the wealth of tourism attractions and events in St.Helens is rolling out across the region and we want you to have your say. Your views can help you win prizes too!

A survey to measure the effect of the campaign and its economic impact has been devised by St.Helens Council and The Mersey Partnership. All residents and visitors to the Borough are welcome to participate in the survey and have a chance to win a prize in one of our exclusive monthly competitions.

If you have seen the campaign on your travels around the Borough and the Northwest region, please share your thoughts with us by responding to our easy to answer questionnaire. Your response could win an a la carte dinner for two at Fairways Restaurant at Houghwood Golf on Saturday 17th July 2010.

The campaign aims to raise St.Helens’ profile as a day visitor destination and highlight the variety of cultural, leisure and sporting events and activities on offer across the Borough. To date the vibrant and eye catching campaign which showcases the full range of our fantastic assets – from the well-known attractions and glorious sports has adorned local buses, poster sites and hoardings in St.Helens, Liverpool, Manchester and beyond.

For more information about the Discover your Doorstep! campaign contact joannewight@sthelens.gov.uk

The Discover Your Doorstep! campaign is financially supported by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).

Notes to editors

Between 2007 and 2013 the Northwest of England will receive a total of £521million (dependent on exchange rate) from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).
Managed by the Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWDA), this funding will enhance the competitiveness of the region’s economy by supporting growth in employment and enterprise.

Key targets for the NWOP include:
Creating 26,700 net additional jobs by 2015
Generating £1.17bn additional annual GVA by 2015
Supporting a 25% reduction in addition CO2 emissions generated by the ERDF Programme.

For further information please visit www.erdfnw.co.uk.