Over 300 Golden Tickets have been sent out to job seekers hoping to secure employment on Weston’s Grand Pier. The ticket invites them to attend the grand finale of a recruitment scheme dubbed ‘Weston’s Got Talent’.
The 300 plus have been whittled down from more than 2,000 applicants who attended two initial recruitments days for jobs on Weston’s Grand Pier in March. Hopefulls then queued outside the town’s Winter Gardens to apply for the 300 new jobs available including positions in security, the food and drink outlets, the accounts department and entertainment.
The final recruitment round takes place at the Winter Gardens on 20th May from 9am to 4pm. The Golden Ticket invites hopeful candidates, who made it through to the final, to come along prepared for a day of fun, food and entertainment. Each applicant will get their 60 seconds of fame when they have to give a short presentation about themselves.
Candidates will be treated to fish and chips, hot dogs, ice creams and cakes throughout the day, all provided by the Grand Pier’s chosen suppliers.
HR Manager Andrew Tregenza said: “I was absolutely delighted at the turnout on the initial recruitment days. It has been a very hard task to whittle down the applicants from 2,000 to 270 and I am sure we will be able to fill all our vacancies from the pool of talent we have locally.
“Everyone working on the Pier will be part of a big show, so we decided to stage the Weston’s Got Talent day to give candidates a feel of what it is like to be in the limelight, facing customers on a daily basis. We need the right personalities; people who are good at dealing with the public; who are self-motivated with lots of energy and enthusiasm. I’m sure it will be a lot of fun and that we will recruit some really excellent people.
“The Weston’s Got Talent grand finale is by invitation only and people will need to show their Golden Ticket to gain entry. We regret we cannot see any new people on that day”.
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Thursday 27 May 2010
Grand Pier Re-Opening Will Be A Shot In The Art To Town's Economy
Almost three hundred local people have now secured jobs on Weston’s Grand Pier, after a recruitment spectacular dubbed Weston’s Got Talent.
The new jobs, along with the re-opening of the Grand Pier, after the devastating fire of 2008, will provide a shot in the arm to Weston-super-Mare’s economy.
Tourism in the West Country is worth more than £300 million per annum and Weston-super-Mare is the largest local destination. The Grand Pier is expecting to attract more than four million visitors a year.
Grand Pier bosses expect the income to increase five-fold when they re-open the attraction this summer and they hope that their investment in the town will spur other sea-front stakeholders to invest in their properties and offering. They currently see the lack of quality hotel accommodation in the town as the biggest threat to their success.
The 300 new jobs created at the Pier will go a long way into improving the local economy and unemployment statistics. Weston’s Grand Pier employed less than 100 people before the fire, so over 200 completely new jobs have been created to operate all the new Pavilion’s attractions and run the newly created wedding and conference facilities.
Pier owner Kerry Michael said: “I fully appreciate the impact the closure of the Pier has had on the town and I am very excited indeed to be on the verge of re-opening what will now be a year-round attraction. We have worked very hard to get the Pier open as quickly as possible. Our concern is that the public realm works will be the biggest deterrent for visitors this coming summer.
“We hope the appointment of John Penrose MP as Minister for Tourism will have a positive effect on Weston and we are looking forward to working with him”.
“We are sure that our newly created conferencing and wedding facilities will bring a whole new group of visitors to the Pier and into the town itself, as will our evening events programme.
“The Pier is a king pin in the economy of the town, from the coach driver who buys petrol to the day trippers who buy fish and chips on the Prom”.
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The new jobs, along with the re-opening of the Grand Pier, after the devastating fire of 2008, will provide a shot in the arm to Weston-super-Mare’s economy.
Tourism in the West Country is worth more than £300 million per annum and Weston-super-Mare is the largest local destination. The Grand Pier is expecting to attract more than four million visitors a year.
Grand Pier bosses expect the income to increase five-fold when they re-open the attraction this summer and they hope that their investment in the town will spur other sea-front stakeholders to invest in their properties and offering. They currently see the lack of quality hotel accommodation in the town as the biggest threat to their success.
The 300 new jobs created at the Pier will go a long way into improving the local economy and unemployment statistics. Weston’s Grand Pier employed less than 100 people before the fire, so over 200 completely new jobs have been created to operate all the new Pavilion’s attractions and run the newly created wedding and conference facilities.
Pier owner Kerry Michael said: “I fully appreciate the impact the closure of the Pier has had on the town and I am very excited indeed to be on the verge of re-opening what will now be a year-round attraction. We have worked very hard to get the Pier open as quickly as possible. Our concern is that the public realm works will be the biggest deterrent for visitors this coming summer.
“We hope the appointment of John Penrose MP as Minister for Tourism will have a positive effect on Weston and we are looking forward to working with him”.
“We are sure that our newly created conferencing and wedding facilities will bring a whole new group of visitors to the Pier and into the town itself, as will our evening events programme.
“The Pier is a king pin in the economy of the town, from the coach driver who buys petrol to the day trippers who buy fish and chips on the Prom”.
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