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Carol O'Reilly, Visitor Services Director, said; Whatever your age and interests, and the region offer a great deal to visitors, whatever the time of year. There's a whole host of fascinating museums, stunning art galleries, historic houses, and a great range of restaurants, bars and clubs to enjoy. There really is something for everyone to see and do!

Notes to Editors: · For Media Enquiries contact Cathy Harrison, Public Relations Officer, Marketing Partnership on ++ 44 (0) 121 603 2000. · For more information on Short Breaks and Attractions in call Clare Edwards or Teresa Read on ++ 44 (0) 121 603 2000. · The 'Short breaks in and the heart of England' brochure and the ' Attractions 2000' leaflet are now available from all Convention & Visitor Bureau Visitor Information Centres or call ++ 44 (0) 121 693 6300 for copies. · Marketing Partnership, incorporating Convention and Visitor Bureau, was established in June 1993.

Rail: Train: A free Air Rail Link shuttle bus links the airport directly to International Train Station and the National Exhibition Centre . It runs approximately every ten minutes from outside Terminal 1 (and International Train Station). The train station has a network of fast and frequent regional and intercity rail services; the service to London Euston is half-hourly (journey time: approximately 90 minutes). It is increasing in popularity as a leisure destination, and offers a diverse and lively mix of superb shopping, top attractions, great nightlife, major international events and exhibitions, and access to some of England's most beautiful countryside. Whether staying with friends and relatives or enjoying a break from it all in the city's quality affordable acommodation, a visit to and the Heart of England presents the perfect blend of city and country life.

Marketing Partnership will be promoting the wealth of things to see and do in and the region at Cork World 2000. Featured this year will be two of the U.K'S top family attractions - Drayton Manor Family Theme Park which annually attracts over a million visitors* and Cadbury World which is visited each year by more than ½ million people*. Both attractions are developing exciting new attractions for 2000, with 'Apocalypse' at Drayton Manor Family Theme Park - the World's first stand up tower drop ride, and Cadbury World will boast a new attraction later in the year. A new attraction is also being developed at the Black Country Living Museum as it opens a state-of-the-art visitor centre during the Summer. With all this and even more to experience, and even easier access by direct daily flights, ferry and road, is definitely the place to be in the year 2000! In Domesday Book 36 manors are numbered in Worcestershire, and nearly as many in other Midland counties, which were entitled to obtain salt at Droitwich. These entries help to map out the salt routes of the area, along with local place names (ie they all led to Droitwich). Charter details (from around the 13th century on) also help to confirm these. Saxon Charters of the Midlands are known to have many references to 'salt-based' names, eg. sealstaet, saltera weg, & salteford.

In Cheshire, the Domesday Book names only 7 manors with salt-rights, all near the 'wiches', even further, comparatively near Northwich although it is known that there was an elaborate organisation of the salt industry even in 'the time of King Edward'.