There is absolutely no doubt that Rotary 1270's support of the Hull Freedom Trail would attract the interest of the Lincolnshire media especially when one of the drivers was from the Rotary Club of Lincoln.

A Press Release circulated to radio, television, monthly and daily print together with advance telephone calls achieved the desired effect.  This was then re-inforced with visits to the media stands.

On Wednesday, Lincolnshire Echo reporter, Anna Temple interviewed Bas and Mike James (the expedition driver with responsibility for route planning and vehicles) about the rationale for the expedition, the challenges ahead and why Rotary District 1270 is sponsoring one of the five vehicles.

Click on this link to read the story for yourself.

The second day was as successful as the first. 

The Two Trailblazers that joined the Comms Team were Kayla and Nick - both of whom settled in with the team quickly asking questions about what was expected of them and trying to learn about Rotary projects in case they were asked any questions about them.

Geoff Peterson when he joined the team can be seen demonstrating the lifestraw.

The Hull Freedom Trail Vehicle continued to draw visitors to the stand and in the second picture you can see the young Trailblazers explaining all about the vehicle and the exhibition to their own peer group.

Once again the team were joined by several Rotarians from 1270 to help with stand management - in fact Market Rasen are to be congratulated for their support, with several members coming on each day.

There is no doubt that having the young Trail Blazers on the stand went some of the way to changing the perceptions of Rotary to some of the visitors to stand.  They were also very informative to all those 1270 Rotarians who visited the stand.  Several learnt a lot more about the Hull Freedom Trail just by listening to what they had to say.