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JUNIOR MEMBERSHIP MANAGER Full time. Permanent IRO £20,000


With record new members this year and with so many families using Exeter Golf and Country Club, we want to make sure we are offering the very best service for them so we are looking for a Junior Membership Manager.


This exciting new post is perfect for a professional individual who has a wealth of experience working with children and young people in providing and developing children's activity programmes, holiday clubs and sports coaching!


Gulliver’s Family Theme Parks currently operate 3 theme parks, 1 Farm &


This is a senior role and therefore we need to see proof of your experience in these areas as this is an important area of further development for the club.


Dinosaur park, 1 camping and caravanning site and 2 Splash Zones. Due to our continued success and future expansion plans we require:


You will work closely with the Club Manager, Head of Marketing and PR and the sports coaches to help promote junior memberships externally and internally along with the new programmes you devise.


A full time Mechanical Fitter for our Warrington Park. Reporting to the theme park Duty Manager you will be working with an


Please apply by sending your CV and covering letter by email to martin.halse@exetergcc.co.uk or by post to: Martin Halse, Exeter Golf & Country Club, Topsham Road, Exeter, EX2 7AE Closing date: Friday 20th April 2012


existing team of electrical and mechanical fitters. Your duties will include the daily pre‐operational safety & maintenance inspections on all rides within a designated area of the park, performing weekly & monthly Inspections on all


rides and performing any necessary repairs and maintenance to rides prior to the park opening.


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A full time Splash Zone Manager for our Warrington Park.


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Reporting to the Theme Park Revenue Manager you will be responsible for the smooth running of the Splash Zone attraction, comprising of an indoor water


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play feature, soft play area, and both catering and retail facilities. You will have excellent interpersonal skills with a flexible, 'hands on' approach. Preferably


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with a background in leisure and an understanding of poolside or pump room operations, this would suit a junior manager looking for a multifunctional challenge to further their career.


30 november – 9 december 2010 ISSUE 542 Daily news & jobs: www.leisureopportunities.co.uk New visitor centre for Loch Ness


Glasgow-based Cameron Webster Architects (CWA) has unveiled its latest pro- posals for a new ‘sustainable’ visitor centre at Loch Ness. The


£2.5m Jacobi te


Discovery Project (JDP) is an extension of the Inverness- based Jacobite Cruises, which operates boats on Loch Ness, and will also include the devel- opment of a new harbour. Designed to feature a “fully


sustainable set of green cre- dentials”, the visitor centre will be heated and cooled using water from Loch Ness. CWA partner Robin Webster said: “Tere


Te new centre will be cooled and heated using water from Loch Ness Te restaurant will be located in the former lobby


Wareing to open St Pancras restaurant


If you are self motivated, have a flexible attitude towards your work and want to become part of the Gulliver’s team please in the first instance send your CV with current salary package to:


JDP director Rod Michie added: “We are


are many eco-friendly features within the development and the location of the Discovery Project lends itself excellently to these. Te centre’s architectural concept fits very carefully with the landscape and the nat- ural features of the site.”


New sports facility for Glamorgan University


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University of Glamorgan has opened the doors to its new £3.7m coaching and performance facility. Designed by architects Holder


Ian Gardner (Operations Director)


Mathias, the centre includes a six- court sports hall, an ancillary support block, a strength and conditioning lab for elite training, and a teaching facil- ity with a notational analysis room. Built by Midas Construction and


Gulliver’s World, Warrington, Cheshire, WA5 9YZ or e – mail: darren@gulliversfun.co.uk


located at Glamorgan Sport Park, it is the first of its type in Wales to be awarded a BREEAM Excellent rating for its sustainable design.


Nottingham facility is open 24 hours a day and offers monthly membership for £15.99 with no minimum contract. Te Gym Group has also revealed that 70


per cent of the fitness equipment is energy efficient, while the site’s lighting and shower systems will operate on timers.


looking forward to having brand new facili- ties where visitors can really make the most of beautiful Loch Ness. “We want to create everlasting memories


for customers to take home, while still being kind to the environment.”


Nottingham club for The Gym Group


Low-cost health club operator Te Gym Group has expanded its UK portfolio to 10 sites with the launch of a new gym in Nottingham. Te opening forms part of the chain’s bid to


further expand the business, with four more clubs scheduled to open by spring 2011. Launched on 16 November, the new


Te Gym Group’s new Nottingham facility CEO John Treharne said: “We are delighted


to have opened to the Nottingham public.” New club openings are scheduled for


Plymouth (January); Bristol and Southampton (March); and Leeds (April).


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Please apply by email to: jeremy@balppa.org


Chef Marcus Wareing will open a flagship restaurant at the Renaissance St. Pancras Hotel London. To be called Gilbert Scott – after the architect who designed the 137-year-old building – the 6,700sq ft (622sq m), 120-cover British brasserie will be Wareing’s second in London. Te Marriott-managed hotel is due to


reopen next May. David Coffer Lyons bro- kered the deal on behalf of Manhattan Loſt Corporation, which owns the building and is developing loſt apartments at the site.


Membership and Offi ce Services Manager Package: up to £35k


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OPERATIONS MANAGER Salary and benefi ts package circa £30k


Lakes Aquarium is a small visitor attraction on the southern shore of Lake Windermere in the picturesque tourist area of the Lake District. Encompassing a fresh water aquarium, two retail outlets and two catering outlets, the attraction is an established fi xture in the local tourism offer and attracts approximately 100,000 visitors per year.


Dynamic, charismatic and customer focussed individual to join the UK’s leading Commercial Visitor Attractions Association


The attraction is owned and operated by Parques Reunidos, one of Europe’s largest leisure and attraction operators who specialise in the tourism/leisure sector. Parques Reunidos currently operates 71 parks around the world and attracts over 25.8 million visitors annually.


In our 75th anniversary year, BALPPA is the non-profi t making Trade Association which represents the interests of owners, managers, suppliers and developers in the UK's vibrant commercial leisure parks, piers, zoos and static attractions sector.


We are currently seeking an Operations Manager, dedicated to giving our visitor’s a great experience. Reporting to the UK Director you will lead the team on site, ensuring that the park is operating safely, effi ciently and profi tably whilst providing the best possible customer service to our visitors.


Reporting to the Chief Executive, this exciting position provides a comprehensive and effi cient support and administration service to the members and offi cers of the Association, acting as a key contact and co-ordination point for our many members, partners and stakeholders.


Experience of working in a similar environment within the commercial attractions industry or in a membership organisation is desirable. Ideally you will have experience of arranging events, seminars and trade shows and the ability to work within a small support team.


CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS: 18 NOVEMBER


Closing date for applicants: 30th April 2012 Job Description on application.


Prospective candidates will ideally come from an environment where health and safety and customer service are paramount. The role will involve motivating and managing the team, visitor services, personnel, accounting, reporting and facilities management. The ideal candidate will also have the ability to self-motivate and problem solve and enjoy working in a challenging environment. IT literacy, planning, presentation skills and the ability to work to tight deadlines are essential.


You will be an experienced senior leisure professional, an accomplished and experienced team leader, combining business awareness with the ability to organise yourself and your team and communicate at all levels.


Please send a detailed CV and covering letter explaining why you wish to be considered for this post to James Eels, Oceanarium, Pier Approach, Bournemouth, BH2 5AA or by email to james.eels@reallive.co.uk


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