APPROXIMATELY 60 events ranging from parties to competitions have been planned for the upcoming Linden Town Week, which is set for April 23, 2023, to May 1.

This was according to the Chairman of the Region Ten tourism committee, Devin Sears, who said that Linden Town Week will be celebrated under the theme, “Re-envisioning Linden.”

In an interview with the Guyana Chronicle, Sears said the three major events to look forward to this year are the All Black, All White, and Milk and Honey-themed parties.

Also, among the activities planned are impromptu speeches and debating competitions along with a parade honouring Linden’s athletes while the Interschool Kayaking National competition is set for April 30.

Sears shared that there will be participants from every region of Guyana coming to take part in this competition, noting that the events are well coordinated and organised.

Aside from those activities, there will also be aerial tours of Linden, which is said to be one of the most exciting activities of the Town Week celebrations, since it will give persons a chance to travel over the mining town in planes.

The tourism committee chair further added that rooms at hotels and guest houses have been completely booked for over two months.

He added that they have been working with the Guyana Tourism Authority to propose training for capacity building for persons to do customer service training to ensure that the quality of service provided in Linden is second to none.

Sears said hotels being fully booked is a clear indication that Town Week is again drawing a large crowd of both locals and foreigners.

He added that they are hopeful that revenues received from the week-long event would be used to give back to the community.

“…that is good money whereby an organiser, promoters and those beneficiaries can give back to the community so that we can see a transformational project or projects being birthed out of Linden Town Week,” he said

Sears said that he has noticed the significant development ongoing to transform Linden into a major trade hub. However, they are lobbying for the rehabilitation of the Linden airstrip.

“We’re hoping that this could be considered very soon and see that going in the right direction, but for now what we have to do is ensure that we educate every Lindener and prepare for the great development that is presumably on stream,” he said.

Sears related that Linden Town Week means a lot to the residents of Linden, as it is a time when families would come back home to reunite with their relatives.

Not only is this a fun time for families, but also a chance for the people of Linden to showcase what they have to offer.

“It also allows us to showcase what we have to offer too, especially along the lines of agro-processing, agriculture, some of the services that we offer here with regards to tourism…” he said.

Series added: “We have tourists who come in for that period and economically, new money coming into the town means a lot for us, especially given the fact that we have a seemingly high unemployment rate.”