Shropshire & Telford Destination Management Partnership (DMP)
Following the significant changes in local government in Shropshire with the establishment of the new unitary authority, Shropshire Council, the Shropshire and Telford Destination Management Partnership (DMP) has been restructured.
The new DMP will have a board of 4 public and 4 private sector members with an independent private sector chair.
The public sector members are nominated via their own local authorities, the private sector members are nominated by Shropshire Forum (the private sector group of tourist associations and the tourism associations).
The chair is a recruited position:
The new structure is as follows:
Public Sector Board Members
| Cllr. David Roberts | Portfolio holder Shropshire Council, Economic Development |
| Katie Foster | Chairman, Shropshire & Telford Destination Management Partnership (DMP) |
| Nick Taylor | Assistant Director, Economic Development, Shropshire Council |
| Anne Taylor | Transforming Telford |
| Cllr. Eric Carter | Portfolio Holder, Economic Development, Telford & Wrekin Council |
Private Sector Board Members
| John Cushing | Owner Goldstone Hall Hotel Director Shropshire Tourism (UK) Ltd Chairman Pride of Shropshire Hotels |
| Geoff Grimes | Owner Magnolia B&B Vice Chair South Shropshire Tourism Ltd Chair Bishop's Castle Tourism Group |
| Steve Miller | Chief Executive, Ironbridge Gorge Museums Trust |
| Simon McCloy | Chief Executive, Shropshire Tourism |
The secretariat is provided by Anne Taylor of Transforming Telford with Gary Spence of Shropshire Council acting as the accountable body.
Minutes & Supporting Documents from previous DMP meetings
DMP Minutes of Meeting 30.03.09 (PDF)
Annex 4 - DMP priorities 2009 (PDF)
If any member of Shropshire Tourism has any queries or concerns that they wish to raise with the DMP, please contact Simon McCloy, Chief Executive, Shropshire Tourism on Tel: 01743 261919