Walsall Shop All Heart

The Walsall Tourist & Travel Information Centre, based in St Paul’s Bus Station, has shown it’s all heart by gaining Heart of England Tourist Board Accreditation.The Tourist & Travel Information Centre, run by Travel West Midlands in partnership with Centro and Walsall MBC, will now be plugged into the English Tourism Council’s network of 561 Tourist Information Centres nationwide.Julie Giles, Operations Director at TWM, said: "Walsall is a thriving area which is benefiting from considerable regeneration. The Tourist & Travel Information Centre is based at the heart of the town and this accreditation will really put Walsall on the tourism map. Travel West Midlands is very pleased that this partnership project is proving to be so successful."Chair of West Midlands Passenger Transport Authority and Walsall Councillor, Richard Worrall, said: "All credit to those involved in gaining Tourist Board Accreditation. This is a major step forward for the Tourist & Travel Information Centre at Walsall. The partnership between Travel West Midlands, Centro and Walsall Council points the way ahead for other such joint projects in other parts of the West Midlands."

Published 13th November 2002