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Calendar Girls Bloom at Launch of Yorkshire Gardens Campaign
Story published: Friday, 28 May 2010
Welcome to Yorkshire, the official tourism agency for the region, invited the WI members turned celebrities to launch ‘Yorkshire Gardens’ in the apt setting of RHS Chelsea Flower Show.
In a first for Yorkshire, a food themed garden took pride of place at the Chelsea Flower Show. The Calendar Girls were joined by crowds of people in the Silver Medal award winning “Welcome to Yorkshire’s Rhubarb Crumble and Custard Garden” to launch the exciting new project.
Gary Verity, chief executive for Welcome to Yorkshire, says:
“It has been a fantastic week at Chelsea. This is a first for our region and we are delighted to have our ambassadors, The Calendar Girls with us to help place Yorkshire’s gardens centre stage.
“The Yorkshire Gardens campaign highlights many of the beautiful gardens throughout Yorkshire which people can visit. Whether our visitors want grand sweeping stately home landscapes or they simply want to explore the smaller secret gardens, we have lots of traditional and contemporary gardens to discover.”
The Welcome to Yorkshire Gardens project will enable visitors to discover every type of garden, including woodland walks, vibrant parterres and wildflower meadows.
More than sixty gardens throughout Yorkshire are involved in the new project.
All of the stunning gardens in Yorkshire offer not only a magnificent selection of plants but a wide range of events to make a visit to the region as enjoyable as possible.
More information can be found on www.yorkshire.com/gardens and people can order a free Yorkshire Gardens guide.
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For further information please contact:
Dee Marshall - Head of Communications
Email: dmarshall@yorkshire.com
Direct Line: 0113 3223505
Mobile: 07950 325 901
Andy Denton – Press Officer
Email: adenton@yorkshire.com
Direct Line: 0113 322 3537
Mobile: 0785 5812094
Beverley Richmond - Press Officer
Email: brichmond@yorkshire.com
Direct Line: 0113 322 3507
Mobile: 07769 257380
Editors’ Notes:
• Welcome to Yorkshire is the official tourism body for Yorkshire, working to grow the region’s visitor economy.
• Welcome to Yorkshire is funded by Yorkshire Forward, the Regional Development Agency charged with improving the Yorkshire and Humber economy.
• Key facts include:
• Tourism in Yorkshire is worth £6.5 billion annually
• The region’s industry employs a quarter of a million people
• There are 209 million visits to Yorkshire each year
Yorkshire Gardens featured in the campaign include:
Beningbrough Hall and Gardens
Bolton Castle
Breezy Knees Gardens
Brodsworth Hall and Gardens
Burton Agnes Hall & Gardens
Cannon Hall Museum, Park and Gardens
Castle Howard
Constable Burton Hall Gardens
Cusworth Hall
Duncombe Park
East Riddlesden Hall
Forbidden Corner, The
Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal
Harewood
Harlow Carr
Helmsley Walled Garden
Jacksons Wold Garden
Kiplin Hall
Lotherton Hall & Gardens
Nostell Priory
Newby Hall & Gardens
Normanby Hall
Nunnington Hall
Oakwell Hall & Country Park
Parcevall Hall Gardens
Pennine Lavender
Red House Museum
Renishaw Hall Gardens
Rievaulx Terrace
Ripley Castle
Sewerby Hall and Gardens
Sheffield Botanical Gardens
Shibden Hall & Estate
Sledmere House
Burnby Hall Gardens & Museum
Stillingfleet Lodge Gardens
Sutton Park
Temple Newsam House and Farm
Thorp Perrow Arboretum
Treasurer's House
Roundhay Park
Walled Garden at Scapston, The
Wentworth Castle Gardens
Wolds Way Lavender
Wortley Hall Gardens
York Gate Garden
York Maze
Yorkshire Lavender
Museum Gardens, York
E Oldroyd, Yorkshire Rhubarb Forcing Shed
Yorkshire Sculpture Park
Mount Grace Priory
Richmond Castle
Himalayan Garden
Dean's Chapter
Goddards Garden
Arboretum Trust
Harrogate's Valley Gardens
Dutch House
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