First look for Chesterfield Champions
Businesses leaders in Chesterfield discussed the next stages of the Destination Chesterfield Project over breakfast at the Red Lion at Stonedge and enjoyed an exclusive glimpse of the town’s latest boutique hotel which is due to open in April.
Destination Chesterfield, funded by the European Regional Development Fund, Chesterfield Borough Council and the local business community is helping to improve the economic prosperity of the town through a campaign to promote Chesterfield. This new approach to promoting the town sees local businesses playing a central role in its success.
Destination Chesterfield Manager, Dom Stevens, presented the achievements so far, the future plans for the project and then delivered a workshop with the businesses to develop these campaigns.
The attendees then donned hard hats to have a behind the scenes tour of the Red Lion’s new hotel rooms the latest regeneration project taking shape in the area.
Peter Swallow, Chair of Destination Chesterfield said “This meeting was all about action, about what we have achieved since the launch in September, what we will deliver in the next 2 years and how local businesses as Champions will support these plans.”
Vic Risorto, a Chesterfield Champion and owner of Calabria, said “It was great to have the opportunity to feed in our ideas and discuss what we as local businesses can add to the project. This is an exciting time for Chesterfield and I am looking forward to working with Destination Chesterfield to deliver the campaigns”
Damian Dugdale, a Chesterfield Champion, and owner of the Red Lion said “This event gave Chesterfield Champions an exclusive preview of what we have planned at the Red Lion. Our development and the other regeneration projects around the town are all exciting additions to a changing Chesterfield.”
Images of the event can be viewed on the Destination Chesterfield facebook page
For further information on Chesterfield and the Chesterfield Champions Scheme visit www.chesterfield.co.uk or follow us on twitter @chesterfielduk
Source:Destination Chesterfield
