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Business leaders tour new Shrewsbury Museum & Art Gallery

Related topics: Leisure, culture and heritage

The leaders of some of the main business and tourism support organisations in Shropshire enjoyed a pre-Christmas tour of the new Shrewsbury Museum & Art Gallery today (Friday 20 December).

The VIP guests (pictured left to right) included:

Mrs Mandy Thorn, Chair, Shropshire Business Board
Edward Goddard, Chairman, Destination Shrewsbury Partnership
Mrs Katie Foster, Chair, Shropshire & Telford Tourism Strategy Board
Graham Wynn OBE, Chairman, The Marches Local Enterprise Partnership

Steve Charmley, Shropshire Council’s Cabinet member responsible for tourism, said:

“The Museum & Art Gallery will bring a welcome boost to tourism in the county when it opens in the spring, and I’m delighted that we were able to give these very special guests a sneak preview of this fantastic new visitor attraction.”