Cheshire East Council have commissioned a new website as part of its recession recovery work to support local businesses and help them take advantage of the area's visitor economy, which is already worth more than £650m a year to Cheshire East. The website was developed in partnership with Cheshire West and Chester Council and the tourist board, Visit Chester and Cheshire.
It is hoped that by promoting all Cheshire's market towns and villages on one website, visitors will be attracted to the region as a whole and encouraged to explore the area for several days.
The website www.cheshiremarkettowns.co.uk showcases Alderley Edge along with other Cheshire East towns and people logging on will be able to view all the information they need to be able to plan their trip including: places to stay, where to eat and drink, attractions and pictures of the town.
Councillor Jamie Macrae, Cabinet member with responsibility for prosperity said "This website should give a real boost to the many market towns and villages in Cheshire East. We need to capitalise on the trend of people holidaying in this country and make sure they are aware that Cheshire East has a rich heritage and a huge variety of attractions."
Councillor David Brown, Cabinet member with responsibility for performance and capacity added "This website shows that it is important for the various market towns and villages to work together to promote the wider region as a tourism destination. The website is very easy to use and the individual profile pages allow towns to tailor the message they send out."
Each featured town has their own unique domain name by which they can market themselves. These names all follow the same format, based on a variation of 'iVisit', so the Wilmslow page can be found at www.iVisitAlderleyEdge.co.uk.
Other places covered include: Knutsford, Crewe, Macclesfield, Bollington, Congleton, Nantwich, Holmes Chapel, Poynton and Sandwich so visit the Cheshire Market Towns website to learn more about our neighbouring towns and villages.
