We now have the Springboard footfall figures for week 42 (last week). They again show a strong recovery in visitor numbers to Dartmouth in comparison with the UK and the South West. Even though our numbers were much the same (Read more)
Visit South Devon are holding a zoom meeting to discuss the introduction of the new Discover Dartmouth marketing programme. A new website with free entry and a comprehensive digital marketing programme will all be up for discussion. If you run (Read more)
Again we have outperformed both the UK and the South West in footfall levels during last week, wk41. With similar figures to week 39, we achieved levels 26% above last year, while the UK was 37% down and the South (Read more)
Today we have received the latest footfall figures for Dartmouth during last week, week 40 2020. They show again a consistently better performance than, both the rest of the UK, and the South West as a whole. With a year (Read more)
Participate in this series of eight free online 45 minute lunchtime strategic leadership seminars, starting next Tuesday 6th October. Aimed at helping Hospitality and Tourism businesses manage their way out of the effects of the pandemic. Click on the text (Read more)
Discover Dartmouth are delighted to announce the launch of their new website www.discoverdartmouth.com. The recent increase in footfall shows that Dartmouth is again becoming a popular destination for UK holidays. Take an entry in Discover Dartmouth free of charge to (Read more)
Well I can’t explain this one!!! You can see from the latest Springboard report that footfall in Dartmouth has gone up dramatically. It is now 11% above the previous week but, more important, it is 26% above the same week (Read more)
The Fiver Fest, which was so successful first time around, is coming back to Dartmouth, see below from the Town Council
Here are the latest footfall figures for Dartmouth in week 37. They show a big improvement in footfall almost matching the figure for last year. It is also 16% up on the previous week. When you consider the school holidays (Read more)
These are the latest footfall figures for Dartmouth Quay. Now that the schools have returned the visitor numbers have dropped significantly in Dartmouth. Down by 25% on the previous week and down 38% on the previous year. Both the UK (Read more)
We have missed a week but now have the footfall figures for week 33, last week. They show that Dartmouth has fallen more in-line with the rest of the country with a year on year figure of -36.83% compared to (Read more)
After yesterdays announcement of the development of a new Visit Dartmouth website by the Dartmouth Visitor Centre, Visit South Devon have issued a statement regarding the future of Discover Dartmouth DISCOVER DARTMOUTH STATEMENT Dear Discover Dartmouth Member We hope you are (Read more)
Dartmouth Visitor Centre have just released this announcement. Dartmouth Visitor Centre are pleased to announce their new Official Brand “Visit Dartmouth” which is the new branding for the Dartmouth Visitor Centre. This will bring back control to the Visitor Center (Read more)
We have just received the Springboard footfall data for last week (week 31). It shows a similar trend to the previous week with Dartmouth performing better than both the West-Country and the UK overall. However the difference is not as (Read more)
Once again Dartmouth has outperformed the rest of the West-Country and the UK for overall footfall levels. Last week we were only 17% down on last year compared to both the West Country and the UK which were both over (Read more)
Visit South Devon have created a new promotional video for Dartmouth. If you want to help promote the town please spread this video through your social media accounts or even on your website. If you want to see the video (Read more)
Many of you will have visited the south embankment in this lovely weather and seen, or used, the hospitality areas laid out there. We want to find out what Dartmouth thinks about this idea and should it be allowed to (Read more)
Week 29 was an interesting week for Dartmouth. Despite the fact that the national figures showed a slowing down in the rise in footfall (yes! just think about that) Dartmouth sustained the over 80% week on week increase seen in (Read more)
Dartmouth has just come a close second to St Mawes in a new Which report on the most popular seaside towns in the UK. Beating many local rivals including St Ives and Salcombe, Dartmouth scored an impressive 84% which was (Read more)
We have the new footfall figures for week 28 and they make very interesting reading. The reporting has changed so we do not receive the comparison we used to get against UK and West-Country. However an email from Springboard does (Read more)
Today sees the launch of a new website for the Neighbourhood Plan Group. On this site you will meet the members of the Planning team and find out how they are progressing with the preparation of a Neighbourhood Plan for (Read more)
Springboard have solved the technical glitch in our footfall measuring camera and have started to provide the weekly figures for Dartmouth Quay. These will help us to understand how we are progressing in opening up the town to visitors. These (Read more)
Town’s Community Spirit in evidence once again 27 th June, Dartmouth: Over 35 volunteers including Anthony Mangnall MP, Captain Roger Readwin of BRNC and Dartmouth Mayor Graham Webb turned out for Dartmouth’s first ever Town Tidy Up on Saturday 27 (Read more)
You may remember that Dartmouth has decided to prepare a Neighbourhood Plan so that the community can influence the future development of the town. As Chairman of the Economy and Tourism Topic Group I am seeking members of the business (Read more)
Visit South Devon, who maintain the Discover Dartmouth website have decided for a limited period to offer Dartmouth businesses in the tourism sector the chance to have a free entry in the Discover Dartmouth website until the end of September. (Read more)
The Town Council is organising a big town clean up this month. If you would like to help check the image below to see the plans. We believe the event is already oversubscribed but the organisers are trying to increase (Read more)
South Hams District Council has agreed that they will issue temporary licences for cafes to spill out on to the pavements during the opening of retail spaces. Their business update is included below. I have noticed that I am not (Read more)
We have been asked to circulate this pro-forma letter to be filled in by Dartmouth and district accommodation providers and sent to our MP Anthony Mangnall. It concerns the impossible regulations to be applied when allowing accommodation providers to open (Read more)
Springboard marketing Director Diane Wehrle has kindly agreed to provide footfall data for Dartmouth high street up until the end of the year. I asked for this data to help us understand how we are performing coming out of the (Read more)
Jo Butler of Discover Dartmouth will be hosting a zoom meeting on the 16th June at 6pm for all Dartmouth business owners. The purpose of the meeting will be to discuss the format of the marketing program planned to drive (Read more)
Below is the latest members update from Discover Dartmouth. Messaging is continually changing and we will try and keep you updated as we receive further advice and information. In the mean time we will continue to be here for you (Read more)
The Town Council continues its efforts to prepare Dartmouth for the gradual recovery of the towns economy. A group of key stakeholders, led by Councillor Cathy Campos, is meeting (Zoom) every Monday to establish what actions are needed to get (Read more)
Dartmouth Town Council has launched a project to open up the town for visitors as the Covid-19 lock-down eases. Dartmouth Town Councillor Cathy Campos is leading the project to open up the town and has asked businesses to provide information (Read more)
We are now approaching the point when the Government will be lifting restrictions on retail and tourism trade. We thought it might be useful to research the assistance that is available to help businesses comply with any rules that may (Read more)
Just to cheer you up I have headed this post with an exhibit from the recent Dart Gallery exhibition of work by Chris Forsey. A great painting of the Dartmouth passenger ferry slip to remind us what a great place (Read more)
Many thanks to the businesses of Dartmouth who have responded so well to our request for support in fighting for the future of Dartmouth’s economy. So far we have 86 responses to our Business survey from across the business spectrum. (Read more)
Dartmouth Business News has been working with the Town Council to prepare a survey to assess the impact of the Coronavirus epidemic on Dartmouth’s business community. The survey will be used to inform our local MP Anthony Mangnall and help (Read more)
Our local MP has responded to our request for support for our tourism based economy. This is a letter he has co-signed with 81 other MP’s which has been sent to the Chancellor of the Exchequer requesting more financial support (Read more)
A recent article on Tortoise media has shown that Dartmouth and Kingsbridge are amongst the top ten town centers worst hit by the Coronavirus crisis in terms of retail sales. The data has been supplied by the banks who have (Read more)
This is an article published in the times today which highlights a London programme to install EV charging points in Lamp posts. If this exercise proves effective then it is a great way of installing points in Dartmouth cheaply and (Read more)
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