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BALPPA opens FEC awards and show bookings B
BALPPA members and non-members to nominate others or self nominate their business across seven categories of awards. Teddy Mountain is Gold Sponsor of the awards and expo. To view further information on how to nominate your business or another business in any of
the award categories go to
www.balppa.org where you can also download the nomination form. Completed nomination forms must be returned to
information@balppa.org no later than 30th September 2017. Click this link to download the nomination form. Completed nomination forms must be
returned to
information@balppa.org no later than 30th September 2017. There are still sponsorship opportunities available for the FEC Excellence Awards and Awards Dinner as well as the Trade Exhibition Show. Contact
tracey@balppa.org for more information. For accommodation, BALPPA has secured a special rate of £65 per room per night including breakfast. To take advantage of the
special rate please contact Drayton Manor Hotel directly on 01827 28551, quoting BALPPA FEC Awards. To book your place at the Awards Dinner complete the booking form. You must be a BALPPA Member and logged into the website to book online. If you are a non Member and would like to attend the event complete the booking form and return it to
tracey@balppa.org.
Indian win for Clip ‘n Climb C
lip ‘n Climb won Best International Manufacturer at the IAAPI Amusement Expo in Mumbai. The annual three day Amusement Expo is organised and hosted by IAAPI, the Indian Association of Amusement Parks and Industries. It showcases a comprehensive range of products and services and the opportunity for operators to network and explore future trends. Founded in 1999 as a ‘non-governmental, not-for-profit, industry-led and
industry-managed organisation’, the association this year launched a programme of new awards. The award recognises inventiveness and contribution to the amusement
sector, and is competed for by international equipment manufacturers who have supplied new and innovative products to Indian operators during the previous year and which are fully operational. In awarding the top prize to Clip ‘n Climb the jury took into account customer appeal, innovation and safety. “Clip ‘n Climb is thrilled to have won this prestigious new award and as the
international market leader in the Fun Climbing sector it remains committed to quality and innovation. These are the two core values that have made Clip ‘n Climb such a game changing company over the last decade,” said Clip ‘n Climb founder, John Targett.
ALPPA is now taking stand bookings for its first FEC expo and submissions for its FEC Excellence Awards, which will take place on Monday 27th November at Drayton Manor Hotel. The event will celebrate excellence within the leisure industry for FEC and Indoor Play operators, providing an opportunity for
New Gulliver’s Valley planned for Rotherham
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lanning permission has been granted for the development
of a new £37m Gulliver’s theme park in Rotherham. Gulliver’s Family Theme Parks says its hopes to begin construction of what would be its fourth UK park before the end of the year, and the first phase – the main entrance and access roads, theme park hub and core parking – could be open in 2020. The resort will feature a theme
park for young children, woodland adventure centre, an education and ecology centre, a hotel and woodland lodges.
It will be built on the 250 acre
former Pithouse West colliery site in the Rother Valley. Managing director, Julie Dalton, said: “Our plans would transform an area of Rother Valley that has been disused for many years. Gulliver’s Valley would be our fourth UK theme park resort, bringing together the best elements of our existing resorts in Warrington, Matlock Bath and Milton Keynes.”
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www.globalamusementsandplay.com
March 2017
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