tourism - encouraging school and Group visits

The following list provides you with some ideas as to how to encourage school and group visits to your Church.

• Your local authority’s education department will distribute a weekly ‘post bag’ to all schools in your area – ask them if you can send information to schools via this bag.
• Your local library will have a directory of all local groups and societies – including scouts/guides etc.
• Produce a poster and an information sheet about tours for children, and distribute them as widely as possible – use them as flyers to send to schools/groups and display them in local post offices, tourist information centres, libraries, churches etc.
• Invite your local Mayor & other well known people to take part in a charitable event, for example, climbing  the tower  if you have one. Invite the press and tell them that other group tours are available (try this publicity stunt with each successive Mayor as the summer season starts).
• Involve visitors in your advertising – give groups copies of posters for display on their premises/where they meet.
• Make sure you contact all groups at least once a year to remind them of your services – mailings often get misplaced or lost through the year.