Stars showcase the best of Yorkshire at major tourism conference

Paralympian Dame Sarah Storey and Leeds rockers The Kaiser Chiefs were among the stars who helped Welcome to Yorkshire showcase the very best of county at the UK’s largest tourism conference this week.

Welcome to Yorkshire revealed plans to keep the county on the world stage at the Y17.

There was a special appearance from the Kaiser Chiefs at York Theatre Royal who announced they are backing Leeds’ bid to become the 2023 European Capital of Culture, along with Grammy Award winner Corinne Bailey-Rae.

Welcome to Yorkshire also revealed a new film showcasing the county which will hit cinema screens this summer. Everyman, City Screen Picturehouse, Cineworld, Vue and a selection of independents in London, the North East, the North West and Yorkshire are all in line to screen the film.

A once in a lifetime event has been confirmed for Yorkshire next month. To celebrate the heritage of the East Coast Mainline four trains will travel on four tracks at the same time, and in the same direction, including the Flying Scotsman. The iconic steam engine will run alongside Virgin Trains’ HST, Class 91 and the brand new electric train the Azuma.

They will travel together for several miles north of York on April 23 symbolising the progress seen on our railways over the last century.

The success of Welcome to Yorkshire’s partnership with The Girls musical has continued this year, as the show opened in the West End.
The production, nominated for three Olivier awards, has helped showcase Yorkshire to world theatre audiences.

Sport stars including Britain’s most decorated Paralympian Dame Sarah Storey exclusively revealed details of the teams at this year’s Tour de Yorkshire at Y17.
The 2017 race, in just over a month, will see 36 men’s and women’s teams competing between 28 – 30 April.

Dame Sarah’s newly launched team Storey Racing will be among them.
Sir Gary Verity, chief executive of Welcome to Yorkshire, said: “On stage here in York we’ve shown why Yorkshire is making such a big noise on the world stage right now. There has been standing ovations for the stars of sport, music and the arts who’ve come together to celebrate a record-breaking year for Yorkshire tourism. The buzz around the possibility of another record-breaking year is immense and I say encore!”

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