18 March 2024
People only have a few days left to cast their vote and help a North York Moors man bring a highly prized tourism accolade home to Yorkshire.
Rob Brown, who works for Dalby Forest Cycle Hub, is Yorkshire’s only contender out of the 10 nominees nationally to have been shortlisted to win VisitEngland’s Tourism Superstar Award 2024, a competition celebrating the nation’s unsung heroes who go that extra mile to ensure visitor experiences are special.
Now the public only have until midnight on the 24 March to place their vote for Rob, who has been nominated by the North York Moors National Park for his passion, care and unwavering dedication to ensure that everybody, whether disabled or non-disabled, has a fantastic experience of cycling in Dalby Forest.
In particular the National Park has singled out Rob’s enthusiasm and encouragement, which has not just helped equip people with the right skills to ride a bike but also transformed mindsets to help them achieve more – whether it’s helping somebody with a life-changing accident realise it is still possible to cycle with their family using an adaptive bike; or a child to ride unaided for the first time.
Catriona McLees, Head of Marketing and Communications at the North York Moors National Park adds: “Rob really deserves to be crowned this year’s Tourism Superstar for his work in making cycling more inclusive, particularly as he embodies essential Yorkshire qualities – kindness and a no-nonsense approach that really goes a long way to helping people achieve far more than they would have thought possible.
“Voting only takes a few moments and it would be fantastic to see Rob bring home the award for Yorkshire.”
To vote go to VisitEngland - Robert Dennis Brown (secure-platform.com)
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Media contacts
Amanda Brown on M: 07876 452580 or email: amanda@a2bpr.co.uk
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Nina Beadle
Communications Officer, North York Moors National Park Authority press@northyorkmoors.org.uk
01439 772700
The North York Moors National Park
The North York Moors is a beautiful landscape of stunning moorland, ancient woodland and historic sites. Created on 28 November 1952, it became Britain’s sixth national park. Covering an area of 554 square miles (1,436 square kilometres) the National Park has 26 miles of coastline, two national nature reserves, 840 Scheduled Monuments and over 3,000 listed buildings, attracting an estimated 8.4 million visitors a year.
The National Park has two visitor centres, Danby Lodge National Park Centre and Sutton Bank National Park Centre, providing opportunities for cycling, walking, eating, picnicking, shopping, crafts and wildlife-watching. The centre in Danby also houses the Inspired by… gallery, which features regularly changing exhibitions by artists who draw their inspiration from the North York Moors.
The North York Moors National Park Authority works with a wide variety of people to care for this beautiful corner of Yorkshire, providing apprenticeships and volunteering opportunities with nearly 14% of staff being apprentices from local families.
To view other press releases and for further information about the North York Moors National Park, visit www.northyorkmoors.org.uk