The search for the Mayor of Knaresborough's Town Guides has begun
Published: 24 September 2024
In Spring 2025, Knaresborough will have an exciting new attraction to offer visitors and locals alike. You will be able to enjoy a free guided highlights tour with The Mayor of Knaresborough's Town Walking Tours. Before then, we need to recruit and train a team of enthusiastic volunteer guides. Could this be you?
Launch Event Poster - Join us for the launch of this exciting new project at Knaresborough House on Wednesday 16th October, 1:30pm - 4pm.
We invite you to our launch event. Join us as we share our plans for The Mayor of Knaresborough's Town Walking Tours, details of the ITG White Badge training course, and our vision for how once trained the Town Guides will enhance the visitor experience and support local museums and businesses in Knaresborough.
The Search for the Mayor of Knaresborough's Town Guides has begun - Press Release
Knaresborough Town Council has teamed up with the Institute of Tourist Guides to offer an in-depth training course, leading to a well-respected award - The ITG White Badge - a sign of quality and professionalism within the guiding world, to train a team of enthusiastic volunteers in both practical skills and background knowledge required to present a first-class tour of the town.
We are looking for individuals
who love meeting people and would enjoy sharing their passion and enthusiasm
for Knaresborough with visitors from all over the world. You don’t need any
prior experience or expert knowledge, as
all the guides selected for the programme will be offered a thorough training
in both practical skills and the
background knowledge required to present a first class tour of the town.
Successful applicants to the
course will enjoy 21 hours of knowledges based lectures about all aspects of
Knaresborough’s history and guiding
theory plus 18 hours of practical guiding training. The course will take place
on Wednesdays from the beginning of January 2025.
The search to find The Mayor of Knaresborough’s Town Guides will start with an Open Day / Launch at Knaresborough House on Wednesday 16th October. So , if you would like to learn a new skill, learn more about your town, meet new colleagues and volunteer to lead tours and be an ambassador for Knaresborough, join us from 1:30pm to hear more about this intriguing opportunity.
If you can’t make the open day, you can complete and return the Application Form by the 31st October 2025.
Download the application form from our website
https://www.knaresboroughtowncouncil.gov.uk/ITG_Town_Guiding_Course_48769.aspx