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The Plastic Hippo 14 May 10
Those good people at Advantage West Midlands have commissioned a poll to find the most popular tourist attractions in the region. As with all polls, there is a built-in margin of error and this error can be the only explanation as to why the West Midland Safari Park in Bewdley was voted the top attraction instead of the Norfolk Place Engineer’s Canteen in Walsall.
Birmingham might have its Thinktank, Sealife Centre and Kraft World – sorry – Cadbury World, Kidderminster and Bridgenorth might have the Severn Valley Railway, Staffordshire can boast Alton Towers and Drayton Manor, Dudley has a zoo and a living museum and Ironbridge has, well, an iron bridge but these are mere sideshows when compared to the magnificent spectacle of the Walsall Illuminations…
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Express & Star 8 May 09
A £25 million plan was launched today to attract thousands more tourists to the West Midlands, including the region’s first ever TV ad campaign…
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Birmingham Post 8 May 09
Warwick Castle, Henry V and a Cadbury Creme Egg are to feature in a national advertising campaign encouraging people to take their summer holidays in the West Midlands. The aim is to cash in on the weakness of the pound, which makes it more expensive to travel abroad and could mean holidaymakers stay in the UK instead…