Launch of the new Monopoly Peak District edition

Launch of the new Monopoly Peak District edition at the George in Hathersage

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00:00So I'm John King-Thompson, Partnerships Manager at winningmoves.co.uk, the creator of Monopoly

00:06regional editions in the UK. So we've essentially created the Peak District edition following the

00:12success of a number of other national park editions within the UK. We knew that the Peak

00:17District had a really kind of tight-knit community feel, loads of people really passionate about the

00:22area and obviously a ton of holiday footfall as well. So very pleased to announce first off the

00:28board, highest value squares, we've got Buxton and Bakewell, kind of two big vista hubs for

00:33the Peak District. On top of that we tried to celebrate some of the industrial history,

00:38so our utility squares, we've got Cornfields Mill and Cornford Mills as well. And then for our

00:45travel squares we focused on places with stations, but we've got kind of a walking theme on it as

00:49well, so maybe those stations mean a bit of respite for people walking around the peaks.

00:54And then yeah, we've got a mixture of Matlock, we've got the Tissington Well

00:57dressing in there as well, so kind of a fun spin on local tradition too.

01:02My name is Rob Hattersley, I'm the Managing Director of Longbow Venues. We are so thrilled

01:07to have three spaces for the Bainard in Grindleford, the George and Hansedge and the Ashford Arms,

01:12Ashford in the Water, featured on the Peak District Monopoly board. It's a fantastic thing

01:16for the area, a great thing to shout about and just one more reason we're proud of being this

01:21most fantastic local park. We've hosted the launch event today here at the George and Hansedge,

01:26we've had a great turnout, some lovely local businesses, some real supporters of the area

01:31and some media as well. It's been brilliant and we're so happy to showcase this most fantastic

01:37product.