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2010 -2011 BEx Annual Report (pdf)
2010 -2011 BTEF Annual Report (pdf)
FOB Runner Up in the Virgin Responsible Tourism Awards – Best Destination in the World
Hetty and Cathy went to London yesterday to the World Travel Market; we attended knowing only that we had been shortlisted for the award. So we were very proud to be able collect the runner up award in the Best Destination Category.
This is certainly down to the collective efforts of you – the tourism businesses in the area and your continued commitment to developing the sustainable tourism offer in Bowland, so very well done. I will forward a press release with further info soon if you want to use it in your own marketing.
Landscape Stories
What is the Bowland Experience Limited?
Bowland Experience Limited (BEx for short!) has been formed as a commercial subsidiary of the charity, The Bowland Tourism Environment Fund (BTEF for short!).
BEx provides a long term framework for supporting and promoting the tourism businesses of the Forest of Bowland AONB area.
The company has been formed as a "Company Limited by Guarantee". This means that the members of the company, instead of owning shares, agree to guarantee its debts, limited to £1 per member. In every other respect it is just like any other limited company and has the same powers, rights and responsibilities. Any profits made by BEx will go to BTEF to support its charitable purposes.
The company's directors are local tourism operators: Jon Beavan (Dalesbridge Centre) Robert Gardner (Bleasdale Cottages) and Edwina Miller (Cobble Hey Farm and Gardens). Its registered office is, Post Office, The Square, Scorton, PR3 1AU and Company number 6994972.
The Bowland Tourism Environment Fund (BTEF) is a social enterprise charity which has been established to encourage tourism businesses, visitors, local communities and groups to work together in caring for the Forest of Bowland landscape. It objects are to:
- promote, enhance, improve, protect and conserve the physical and natural environment and its natural beauty for the public benefit within the Forest of Bowland, 'Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty' (AONB) and its environs ("the area of benefit"); and
- advance the education of the public in the physical and natural environment and in particular the conservation, protection and improvement of the physical and natural environment.