The West Dorset Magazine, February 25, 2022
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Business Dorchester Post Office on Trinity Street has now opened the first Super Tourist Information Point (TIP) in Dorchester. Dorchester BID set up the TIP initiative initially and there are lots of locations across town where you can pick up leaflets and information about visiting Dorchester. David Prince and the team at Dorchester Post Office have dedicated a substantial area of the shop to leaflets, What’s On information and Dorchester related gifts… and even your favourite news magazine. The Post Office is receiving no financial incentive to carry out the role but Dorchester Town Council and Dorchester BID have been supporting the team in collating materials and providing information. The Super TIP was officially opened by the Mayor Gareth Jones. The new Discover Dorchester App and website www. discoverdorchester.co.uk created by the town’s
Want a hot TIP? For your information, it’s right here
Tourism Partnership has also just published and printed a new leaflet for Dorchester highlighting attractions, free places to visits, local amenities and facilities. In another BID initiative, across the road from Dorchester Post Office, the Better Hearing shop has been given a facelift using
funding from the Welcome Back Fund (money from the European Regional Development Fund). The windows and fascia have been cleaned and replaced with smart new signage with useful tourist information, perfect for those visitors who have just arrived in the town on the bus.
First apprenticeship awards celebrating excellence The inaugural Dorset Apprenticeship Awards have been launched to celebrate excellence among apprentices and trainees. Dorset Chamber has joined forces with the Dorset and Somerset Training Provider Network to showcase apprenticeship talent with honours to be presented in five categories at a ceremony with the Lord Lieutenant of Dorset,
Angus Campbell in May. The categories are: n Trainee of the year (Traineeship) n Level 2 (Intermediate) Apprentice of the Year n Level 3 (Advanced) Apprentice of the Year n Level 4 or 5 Higher Apprentice of the Year n Degree Apprentice of the Year Ian Girling, chief executive of Dorset Chamber, said:
“These new awards will celebrate the hugely important contribution that apprentices make to business in Dorset.” Entrants must be undertaking a traineeship or apprenticeship programme or have completed a programme within the last 12 months. Each finalist, along with two guests and their employer, will be invited to
an awards celebration lunch on May 18. Winners will be presented with their trophy by the Lord Lieutenant of Dorset in front of dignitaries. Each winner will be profiled in the Dorset Business Focus magazine. n Visit dorsetchamber. co.uk/dorsetapprenticeship-awards for more information and to enter.
