Welcome to your June MWT members' newsletter.

Collaboration by politicians, businesses and local authorities is the best way to promote tourism across Mid Wales, a Wales Tourism Week meeting heard last month.

MWT Cymru (Mid Wales Tourism) organised the meeting at Penrhos Park, Llanrhystud, near Aberystwyth to celebrate the annual tourism week which showcases the quality of the country’s tourism offer to both UK and international tourists. 

Ceredigion MP Ben Lake and Ceredigion County Council leader Councillor Bryan Davies met a small group of MWT Cymru leaders and member businesses from the tourism and hospitality sectors.

From April 26, non-domestic customers that operate in energy and trade intensive industries (ETII) will be able to apply for additional support through the new Energy Bills Discount Scheme portal. A list of those sectors eligible for the additional support can be found on GOV.UK. This includes museums, libraries and archives, historical sites and similar visitor attractions.

The portal for applications for this additional support is now open: Apply here

Eligible organisations will have 90 days from the scheme introduction date of 26 April to apply for the higher support.

Couldn't attend our last meeting? Don't worry, the recording has been uploaded to your members' area on www.mwtcymru.co.uk.

Gurvinder Patara, the founder of Purchasing for Business, shared insights about how all businesses can potentially make cost savings. Well worth a watch. Please contact us if you have any difficulties registering or logging in to the members' area (scroll down to the 'Supplier Directory' once logged in).

Don’t forget, as a MWT Cymru member you can now receive great savings on a wide range of products and services for your business with 'Purchasing for Business.'

You could receive a 5% discount at Screwfix and a 10% discount at B&Q and a lot more. It’s completely FREE to join for all current MWT Cymru members – simply register using the link below and please add ‘MWT’ after your business name.

We are taking a short break from our usual members' meeting this month and will be back in July.

Owner Lori said, "Please come along to find out more about us, taste our chocolate - and also make some chocolate to take home - the sort of workshop experience that your guests/visitors may enjoy."

Our trade counter will also be open so you can pick up Coco Pzazz bars, buttons and pillow packs at trade prices. We will also introduce you to the opportunity of own label chocolate - and share some exclusive offers with you."

The invitation is exclusively for local businesses in the tourism and hospitality sectors.

If you have a food allergy or intolerance, please let Lori and the team know when you book. Milk, soya, peanuts and tree nuts are used at the premises. 

Spaces are limited so please email to book your place(s) in advance: ownlabel@cocopzazz.co.uk Maximum of 2 people per business. 

Lori & the team look forward to seeing you on 14th June.

You may be interested in the following survey results from Group Leisure & Travel magazine - https://www.groupleisureandtravel.com/features/the-findings-from-the-organising-group-trips-and-holidays-survey/10067.article

A regional survey has been launched by public sector partners to seek views from people across Ceredigion, Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire and Powys about the experiences they, and others may have, when accessing a range of public services from housing to health.  

Feedback will inform work around equality from 2024 until 2028 and how people with protected characteristics are affected or treated when accessing services provided by the sector.    

The survey focuses on key areas like education, housing, health, crime, leisure and access to the coast and countryside. It asks people to rate their own experiences of these services and their perceptions of the experience that other people in our society may have.    

The online survey is live until 30 July 2023.

Members in Gwynedd, please help the Council to calculate the value of tourism in Gwynedd in 2022 by completing the STEAM survey.

Every year, the Welsh Government uses a survey to understand how many people visit each county and to calculate the value of tourism to an area. This helps the Government decide how much additional funding to give a council to contribute towards the costs of servicing more people.

No information on any individual business will be made public.

The questionnaire will be open until the 30th of June 2023.

Thank you in advance for your help.

Five of Ceredigion’s most popular beaches will be flying Blue Flags once again in 2023, while a further nine in the county have also made a splash in the awards organised by Keep Wales Tidy.

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06/06/23: ​Quilt Association’s summer exhibition opens in Llanidloes on July 1

06/06/23: Mike appointed joint managing director of Salop Leisure

05/06/23: Royal Welsh Agricultural Society switches to 100% renewable energy

05/06/23: For the love of Laura Ashley' exhibition heads for Machynlleth

26/05/23: Series of guided walks to mark 15 years of Ceredigion coast path

25/05/23: Montgomery Canal Triathlon attracts entrants from as far as France

25/05/23: Mid Wales mining exploration package launched for half-term

22/05/23: Hirst scores maximum points after Plains Rally final stage decider

22/05/23: Talyllyn Railway celebrates the Kings Coronation with special trains

22/05/23: Rali Ceredigion announces 2023 date and new title sponsor JDS Machinery

18/05/23: Ceredigion Museum workshops explore Mesolithic life in Cardigan Bay

17/05/23: Deputy Minister praised holiday 'Experience Makers' during Wales Tourism Week

17/05/23: Dambusters Raid's 80th anniversary highlights role of Mid Wales beuaty spot

12/05/23: Will Welsh Rally Championship honeymoon continue for Hirst on the Plains?

02/05/23: Celebrate National Walking Month with May walks in Mid Wales

28/04/23: Vineyard Tours return to popular border attraction

Missed our May e-news? Featuring:

• MeetInWales/Business Events
• Funding opportunity for event organisers
• Wales Coast path and National Trails in Wales newsletter

• Wales Tourism Week catch up
• Latest News & New MWT Members

Visit Wales latest Tourism Industry update including:

• Update: Llwybrau. Wales, by Trails.
• Upskilling your employees with the Flexible Skills Programme (FSP)
• The Experience Makers campaign (to raise awareness of meaningful career opportunities in tourism and hospitality - great to see The Trewythen Hotel in Llanidloes as a case study)
• Apprenticeship Awards Cymru 2023 – applications now open

• Consultation on non-domestic rates improvement relief in Wales
• Cyngor Gwynedd encouraging people to enjoy the coast safely
• Food Standards Agency launches online hub for food businesses
• Reminder: Electronic Travel Authorisation
• And more

Here are the links you need -

Visit Mid Wales and Show me Wales

Adding events to Visit Mid Wales and Show me Wales

Visit Wales

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