Resources

Below are a selection of marketing and business support resources you can use to help promote your tourism business and the wider Forest of Bowland.

STAFF TRAINING - Training courses (open to non-members) are offered from time to time on subjects such as:

• Bowland Welcome  - will run again later in 2012 - click here to look at details of the last course.  

• Sense of Place The purpose of the Sense of Place Toolkit is to help you to use the special qualities of the Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in developing and promoting your own product, as well as contributing to sustainable tourism.  Click here to download details of the last workshop. 

• First Aid at Work - The one day course which provides the Health & Safety Executive basic Certificate will be repeated on March 28th 2012. Please click here for full details of last course in October 2011.

• Also, www.lancashireandblackpool.com The Lancashire and Blackpool Tourist Board business site with information on various services, training, etc.

TOURIST INFORMATION RESOURCES 

• A wide selection of PDF walking, cycling, village and food related leaflets can be downloaded from  the AONB website. www.forestofbowland.com

• www.visitlancashire.com The tourism site for Lancashire with visitor information and an Accommodation Search facility for the Forest of Bowland area

• Imformation about wildlife tourism resources can be found at www.bowlandwildlife.org.uk and www.lancashirewildlife.org.uk and at www.forestofbowland.com

SUSTAINABLE TOURISM

• Green Tourism Business Scheme www.green-business.co.uk

• www.european-charter.org/home - Explains the Europarc Charter principals and process, including details of Europarc Charter Business Partners.

• www.nenviro.com – Northern Environmental Ltd – supplier of 'green' janitorial products which meet EU ECO FLOWER standards. The company offers extra discount to BEx members.

MARKETING RESOURCES

• Events calendar for your website a calendar of Bowland Events you can add to your website that automatically updates when FOB staff add events.
• Photos/Videos for your website  linkes to free and commercial photogratphic resources for online and printed marketing materials.
• See also the Sense of Place Toolkit