National Tourist Board launches new app to find England’s ultimate claims to fame.
Experience Nottinghamshire, the destination marketing organisation responsible for driving leisure and business visitors to Nottingham and Nottinghamshire is urging local residents to help put the county on VisitEngland’s Hall of Fame.
VisitEngland, the National Tourist Board, has launched a search to establish England’s ultimate Hall of Fame. From Harry Potter to James Bond, the mini skirt to the tuxedo, The Beatles to punk music and the Magna Carta to the World Wide Web, the Hall of Fame will celebrate what England has brought to the world and what makes the country such a diverse and fascinating place to visit and explore.
Local residents are invited to submit their suggestions for Nottinghamshire’s greatest claim to fame to the Hall of Fame App, under the following categories: The Great, The Good and the Notorious; Inventions & Discoveries; Food & Drink; History & Heritage; Culture & Entertainment and Sport & Leisure.
Jennifer Spencer, Chief Executive, Experience Nottinghamshire, said: “We are urging local residents to help put Nottinghamshire on the tourism map by uploading their suggestions to VisitEngland’s Hall of Fame App. Nottinghamshire has many claims to fame – from the home of England’s oldest pub (Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem) to the oldest Ice Age art and relics (Cresswell Crags); the home of the oldest football league club (Notts County Football Club) to the start and end of the Civil War; from the home of Nottingham Lace, which is currently enjoying a renaissance, to the birthplace of the Raleigh Chopper and from the home of Robin Hood to the place where Ibuprofen was invented – they have all helped to shape the county into the great place it is today.”
Lady Cobham, VisitEngland’s Chairman said: “From being the birthplace of rugby and inventing afternoon tea to being the home of the world’s first national public museum and discovering a king’s skeleton in a car park, England has so much of which to be proud. We hope the Hall of Fame app will inspire people to explore the brilliant, fascinating and unusual destinations on our doorstep, as well as unearthing some interesting English trivia at the same time.’
Anyone that nominates, or later votes for, a claim will be automatically entered into a prize draw to win a weekend break away. The deadline for entries is 23 March 2014. A short list will then be open to public vote to establish the final Hall of Fame, which will be announced on 23 April, St George’s Day.
The app is available at Englandshalloffame.com, and on VisitEngland’s Facebook page.
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