Jenkyns to host Lincolnshire Great Exhibition based on 1851 event
Dame Andrea said the aim of the inaugural event was to attract new investment and trade, with the guest list including overseas delegates and investors, business figures and leading politicians.She hoped the "Great Exhibition" would raise the county's economic profile and become a "flagship annual event" showcasing all that was great about the county."We are truly world-leading in some key industry sectors and have extraordinary potential for inward investment and innovation," she said."Our county is rich in so many ways – it is a place to trade, to innovate, and to invest."
Dame Andrea pledged to stage the exhibition following her victory in May's mayoral election, when she represented Reform UK.During her victory speech, she vowed Reform would "reset Britain to its glorious past".The Great Exhibition of 1851 was the idea of Queen Victoria's husband, Prince Albert, who wanted to show off the work of the best inventors and scientists in the land.It was staged at the mammoth Crystal Palace and attracted six million people, with notable attendees including Charles Dickens, Charlotte Bronte and Charles Darwin.The money made from the exhibition was used to set up the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Science Museum and the Natural History Museum in London.
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