Kate Lindley

Experience

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  PLANED

  Oct 2000 - Dec 2014

  Project Manager

  Project managing and delivering a range of European funded projects focusing on sustainable tourism development and management, including working with transnational partners on joint projects and sharing best practice on community tourism initiatives and rural regeneration.Assisting local communities to help them engage in and benefit from activities which focus on interpreting and celebrating their heritage and culture, and linking them to niche tourism opportunities. Developing themed tours and administering Greenways Holidays bureau. Building partnerships, working with tourism businesses and contractors; facilitating a range of networks, organising and delivering events ranging from small meetings, training courses, seminars to large scale events, facilitating community workshops, implementing grant schemes, coordinating marketing campaigns, research, bid writing, project management and financial management. Delivered presentations on development of rural tourism to international audiences. Show less

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  Fishguard and Goodwick Chamber of Trade and Tourism.

  Mar 2015 - Jan 2016

  Project Manager

  Managing the Refreshing North Pembrokeshire project, funded by the Coastal Communities Fund. Extending the tourism season and economic activity linked to tourism opportunities in North Pembrokeshire, by supporting development of new events, tours and trails and helping businesses to maximise the benefits of digital marketing.

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  Association for Heritage Interpretation

  Oct 2015 - Oct 2019

  Trustee

  Training events coordinator

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  PLANED

  Feb 2016 - Apr 2019

  Experience Pembrokeshire Link Officer

  Working with community groups to develop heritage, culture and tourism opportunities, building on the Sense of Place concept; and continue to promote the local distinctiveness of Pembrokeshire, linking community and voluntary activities with agencies, businesses and tourism providers.

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  Heritage and Tourism

  Apr 2019 - Oct 2023

  Freelancer

  Working on a variety of heritage and tourism related projects for a range of local, regional and international clients. I work with community groups and organisations to enable them to celebrate their cultural and natural heritage and develop sustainable tourism opportunities. Services offered include project and event management, research, community engagement with focus on heritage and tourism, grant applications, heritage tourism, heritage interpretation, workshop facilitation.

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  Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority

  Oct 2019 - Aug 2023

  Activities and Events Coordinator

  Coordinating a programme of activities and events for the public in the National Park, from development and delivery through to marketing and evaluation. Also responsible for managing and supporting a team of volunteers who help deliver the public events programme.

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  Hywel Dda University Health Board

  Sept 2023 - now

  Engagement Officer

  Supporting the health board to have conversations with its staff and local people about health services.