Congleton Partnership – a fantastic success story

We are proud to announce that Congleton will be featured in the FT Supplement that goes global on 16th September. Congleton has not featured in the FT since 1972    - almost 40 years ago. We are so proud  to put Congleton on the global Map.

2011 is a fantastic year. Just think of some of the achievements:

Bear Mania:

• 3000 children involved
• 1800 children performed in the town hall, watched by 400 parents
• International visitors added Congleton to their itinerary
• Shops report a massive increases in footfall
• Museum has had its busiest year on record
• High street shops confirm that if a bear is sited close to their shop it really makes an impact on trade
• 25,000 trail maps distributed
• Private facebook page ‘the bears of Congleton’ has 1500 followers
• There have been more than 55,000 Bear Mania page views on the Mybeartown website
• Congleton Beartown TV has produced 6 viral "bear videos "
• Bear hospital in town was a fabulous success with BBC coverage
• Proof that business and community can work together in harmony
• 5 TV slots
• 15 radio slots

And so much more.

Click here to download Dawn Gibbins’ presentation to the AGM