Grant secured for historic town thanks to Focus Consultants

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Focus Consultants has helped to secure a major Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) grant which will play a key part in showcasing the heritage of an historic Norfolk town. 

Experts at Focus supported the Borough Council of King’s Lynn & West Norfolk in its successful second round bid to the HLF, which resulted in a grant of £1,850,600 being awarded for improvements in the historic quarter of King’s Lynn. 

The grant is part of a cash injection of just under £5million which will fund two exciting projects that will enhance the King's Lynn St Margaret’s Conservation Area, remodel the Saturday Market Place and restore the town hall complex as a centre for the cultural life of the town. 

Focus has now been appointed to project manage the delivery of the Stories of Lynn project – a scheme to bring to life the stories of local people documented in the town’s impressive archive. King's Lynn was once a port of medieval importance, and the project will enable the story of the town's civic, social, economic and political life to be told.  

“We were very pleased to hear about the successful Heritage Lottery Fund bid, which Focus helped the council to develop and submit, and are now looking forward to bringing the ideas and plans to life,” said Mike Lee, associate at Focus Consultants. “The whole scheme will showcase King’s Lynn’s rich history, improve public access and will rejuvenate that area of the town.” 

Work is expected to begin early next year. 

The grant application is the latest in a string of successful applications supported by Focus, which is based at Phoenix Business Park, in Nottingham and has offices in Holborn, London, Leicester, Boston and Aubourn in Lincolnshire. 

Since being founded 20 years ago, in 1994, the firm has helped to secure more than £925 million of grant assistance for a range of projects and businesses across the UK and delivered more than £1.0 billion worth of projects and programmes – making it one of the most successful businesses of its kind in the country.

For more information please visit www.focus-consultants.co.uk  
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Tourism apps Pocket Places now contain even more things to see and do

Personal tour guide mobile phone app Pocket Places has boosted the content of its apps for some of the UK’s key tourist destinations ahead of the summer of celebrations.

Guided walks, picture puzzles, extra tourist attractions, quiz questions and improved offline Ordnance Survey mapping are just some of the additions added to a number of apps in its Pocket Places series.

The apps feature audio-commentary about an area’s history, information about local tourist attractions, as well as suggested places to visit.

Three apps have just been updated with new information - Pocket Places Cornwall, Pocket Places Lake District, and Pocket Places Norfolk.

The additional content for Pocket Places Lake District includes a series of ten guided walks, suitable for all the family.

Starting from key tourist spots in the Lake District, such as Ambleside and Windermere, each walk can be completed within two or three hours.

Pocket Places Cornwall now includes details of the top ten beaches in the county.

In addition, picture puzzles have been added to both Pocket Places Lake District and Pocket Places Cornwall.

Meanwhile, Pocket Places Norfolk now has details of even more places to visit in the county with a new section on top attractions, including gardens, historic houses and heritage railways.

With information available in the palm of the hand, the Pocket Places apps are the perfect personal tour guide to some of the UK’s most popular tourist areas. More than 100,000 downloads have been made already.

Once downloaded, the app can be used wherever and whenever you like as it does not require an internet connection.

Download the Pocket Places apps for iPhones from iTunes for 69p. www.pocketplaces.co.uk

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Nottingham-based Perfect 10 PR wins Pocket Britain tourism app contract

Nottingham-based PR company Perfect 10 PR has won a contract to promote national tourist information app Pocket Britain.

The public relations firm led by Louise Duffield will support awareness of the brand both among consumers and the tourism trade.

Run by Norfolk-based Mark Oakden, Pocket Britain has been short listed in the Race for Apps final to discover world-beating ideas for smartphone apps for visitors attending the London Olympic Games this summer.

“This is a really exciting client win for Perfect 10 PR, and one which we believe has huge potential,” said Louise Duffield. “The app market is growing, and there’s a massive push for British tourism this summer, what with the Olympic Games and the Queen’s diamond jubilee.

“Pocket Britain is a high quality digital tourist information centre, offering details about what to do and the history of an area – literally at people’s fingers tips on their smartphones.”

Perfect 10 PR, based in West Bridgford, has a range of clients in Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Leicestershire and nationally, primarily in the food and drink and constructions sectors.

Mark Oakden said: “We are looking forward to working with Perfect 10 PR to raise awareness about Pocket Britain at what is an exciting time for both British tourism and the development of apps for smartphones.”

The mobile web version of Pocket Britain, which is free to download, is being continually updated and is available from www.pocketbritain.com via the Apple Appstore and the Android Marketplace. Users can either download the app or visit the website using their smartphone.

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