All aboard for Tall Ships event
ONE of the biggest events on the Teesside calendar has hit a milestone – it is now exactly 12 months away.
July 2023 will see hundreds of thousands of visitors flock to Teesside for the Tall Ships Race Hartlepool 2023. The event will take place over four days in the town.
Organisers say the excitement is really building now as the town continues to ramp up its preparations for hosting the worldfamous event from Thursday, July 6, to Sunday, July 9, 2023.
As part of those preparations, Hartlepool Council is inviting people to consider how they might get involved – as a sail trainee aboard a vessel, a volunteer on the ground helping to ensure the smooth-running of the event, or a sponsor.
Businesses are also being invited to come forward if they wish to have a presence at the event. This may be in the form of an exhibition stand, as a stall holder, a catering concession or even as an artist.
Hartlepool Borough Council is asking for expressions of interest and people and businesses can do this by submitting an online form available at www.tallshipshartlepool2023.co.uk
All expressions of interest will be followed up later when more information about the opportunities available will be provided.
Cllr Shane Moore, leader of Hartlepool Council, said: “Hartlepool has a proud maritime heritage and to be selected to host the Tall Ships again in 2023 is a huge honour.
“I am sure that most of us remember what a fantastic occasion it proved to be when we hosted the event for the first time in 2010, and the aim is to replicate that amazing experience and build on it in 2023.”
Hundreds of thousands of visitors flocked from far and wide to the town in 2010 for what was the largest free event held in England that year.
Cllr Moore added: “I would encourage as many people as possible to come forward and get involved for 2023. It is so exciting that we are now only a year away and I’m sure that the time between now and next summer will absolutely fly by.”