Visit Banbury Our Values / Why. The Banbury Positivity Summit #VisitBanbury

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1 Visit Banbury Our Values / Why The Banbury Positivity Summit 2015 #VisitBanbury

2 The Catalyst - Queens Road - Big Lunches & Much More!

relax & enjoy life! Thus generating a positive image for the town amongst its residents, those outside of the town & further afield.

3 2015 Launch - What is Visit Banbury? A volunteer led, community project with the goal of: Primarily promoting the Town of Banbury, Oxfordshire, as a desirable location to live, visit, work, set up businesses, shop, relax & enjoy life! Thus generating a positive image for the town amongst its residents, those outside of the town & further afield. By providing opportunities for many different stakeholders to work cohesively together, to share in the wider project and to contribute to its success. Inspired by With a desired outcome to make Banbury a happier, more successful & potentially a more socially & economically strong town, which will be a desirable destination for residents, visitors & tourists alike.

4 What is Visit Banbury? Visit Banbury is the glue sticking together all of the fantastic, positive things which are already happening in Banbury and making sure everyone is aware of them!

5 What Have We Done The following is a series of activities which Visit Banbury have organised, financed (via sales of merchandise & donations), supported, promoted and worked on since 2015

6 Banbury Positivity Summit 2015

7 Be Positive About Banbury Video Visit Banbury s Valentine s Gift to Banbury in 2015

8 Visit Banbury Merchandise Range Pen / Touch Screen Stylus China Mug Tea Towel Fridge Magnets A3 Poster Print with board and mount A3 Poster in Tube Tote Shopping Bag

The Visit Banbury Project Create a Banbury Dish Competition 2015 Help us put Banbury on the UK

help start a new local tradition which will be run annually in future.

fresh ingredients, locally sourced if possible to give a Banbury identity Be cost-effective

restaurateurs to reflect Banbury s culinary diversity The best recipes will be selected by a

invited to cook their dish at a very special Semi-Final tasting event at The Cherwell

The 3 best dishes will go through to the final & will need to be cooked fresh in a cook-off at

August 2015. The winner will repeat it at the Food Fair.

9 The Visit Banbury Project Create a Banbury Dish Competition 2015 Help us put Banbury on the UK food map, promoting us as a foodie tourist destination, linked to Banbury Food Fair in August & help start a new local tradition which will be run annually in future. Can be any type of hot or cold savoury dish Easy to prepare or cook (not time-consuming) Use fresh ingredients, locally sourced if possible to give a Banbury identity Be cost-effective Provide a vegetarian alternative if it is meat or fishbased Easily adapted by local restaurateurs to reflect Banbury s culinary diversity The best recipes will be selected by a panel of judges from Visit Banbury and selected local figures and their creators will be invited to cook their dish at a very special Semi-Final tasting event at The Cherwell Restaurant on 25th June The 3 best dishes will go through to the final & will need to be cooked fresh in a cook-off at Banbury Cookery School at Little Amsterdam on the morning of Banbury Food Fair on Sunday 9th August The winner will repeat it at the Food Fair. Members of the public will be invited to taste the three dishes, then vote for the Banbury Dish of the year. The recipe of the winning dish will be presented to local restaurateurs, to put on their menus in celebration of the new Banbury Dish. #VisitBanbury #BanburyDish

10 Visit Banbury Hosts: Matthew Teller & the launch of The Rough Guide to the Cotswold (incl Oxford and Stratford-Upon-Avon) 2015 edition #VisitBanbury #RoughGuideCotswolds

11 Banbury Phone Box Library

12 Banbury Old Town Parties

13 The Night Market

14 Banbury Literary Live

15 Banbury International 2016 & 2017

16 Banbury Friendship Festival

17 100 Coats for Christmas 2017

18 The Big Feed 2017 & 2018

19 Supporting Banbury Community, Charity, Business & Heritage #VisitBanbury #SAVEBANBURYSTEAMFACTORY I m Supporting It Are You? planning@cherwell-dc.gov.uk More info here:

20 Visit Banbury on Social Media

21 The Time Is Right The Cotswolds Connection The Waitrose Effect The New Banbury BID 1000s of New Homes Banbury Rail Depot CDC Buying CQ & Developing CQ2 / Canalside Significant Retail & Commercial Development Banbury Museum Development Banbury Creative & Cultural Quarter & St Mary s Church Banbury Town Council Events

22 Photo Acknowledgements Thanks to all of those who have shared photos with us they may have been included in here, we hope that is ok! Neil Simmons - Modern Parlance Photography Deborah Menikoff Simmons - Modern Parlance David Shakespeare Steve Gold Kate Netten Jacqui Nunn Kitty Fynn Missy P Photography Michael Dale

In 2014, Bankstown City Council celebrated 25 years of its Sister City relationship with Suita City, Japan.

Executive Summary In 2014, Bankstown City Council celebrated 25 years of its Sister City relationship with Suita City, Japan. The special milestone provided Council with an opportunity to celebrate the