Ellesmere’s Chamber of Commerce is supporting the initiative which is being led by native businesswoman Julie Williams, proprietor of the Quaintly British house and present boutique in Scotland Avenue and Alex AJ Hunter, who heads Mission SY12, a community-interest-company that runs Ellesmere Market Corridor.
“Ellesmere has been the hidden gem of Shropshire for too lengthy, now it’s time to indicate it off,” mentioned Julie, who got here up with the concept for Ellesmere Pulse after discovering the Love Oban city app.
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“The minute I noticed it, I realised the potential for what one thing like this might do in Ellesmere.
“It simply confirmed in my thoughts that this was the right resolution for our residents, guests and enterprise communities in our stunning little market city.
“We consider it won’t solely improve footfall, however can even strengthen the bonds throughout the neighborhood, making a dynamic hub that promotes native companies, our array of occasions and fosters a way of unity”.
The free-to-download app gives an all-in-one built-in hyperlink to native outlets and different companies, in addition to information, climate, occasion particulars, locations to go to and different important native info for residents and guests.
Alex added: “Although Ellesmere has a variety of enterprise, it has all the time been troublesome to encourage some guests who like strolling across the Mere and thru Cremorne Gardens, to come back and check out what now we have to supply within the city centre.
“Outlets, pubs, eating places and different merchants won’t solely have the ability promote particular presents, gross sales and promotions through the app, however they can even be capable to entry a personal suggestions characteristic, which measures how individuals are responding, and even which elements of the city are attracting most curiosity and a spotlight at any given time.”
The app is free for all Chamber of Commerce members, there’s a concessionary fee for native voluntary teams, however there might be a nominal subscription for different companies to make use of it.
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Ellesmere Pulse has been developed in partnership with Loqiva a UK expertise firm that gives a ‘digital city hub’ platform to Enterprise Enchancment Districts, native councils, and city centre managers throughout the nation.
Co-founder Barry Conlon mentioned: “Every part that has made a terrific neighborhood of their city will make a profitable digital city hub with Ellesmere Pulse.”
To search out the Ellesmere Pulse app go to https://qrco.de/bf0LdG or you may go to the Ellesmere web site at www.ellesmere.data
