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ASR Limited, the New Zealand-based company that built the Boscombe surf reef in Dorset, has ceased trading. Te liquidation of ASR casts doubts over the future of the site as a surfing attraction – the only artificial surf reef in Europe. Plans for the beleaguered £3.2m reef first


surfaced in 1999 when Bournemouth Borough Council gave the green light for a feasibility study to be conducted on the project. Detailed plans were then approved by the council in March 2003. The reef finally opened in November 2009 following a number of delays and setbacks during building works. Soon aſter it was opened, however, it was


discovered that the reef was producing “the wrong kind of waves”, rendering it inaccessi- ble for many potential users. ASR had been tasked with repairing the


faults but the reef was then hit by a boat, causing structural damage that forced its per- manent closure in April 2011. Te plan was for ASR – one of only a few companies with the expertise to repair the damage - to return to the site to correct the problems. Following the demise of ASR, it is now


unclear whether the reef will ever reopen as a surfing attraction. Speaking to the BBC, the council’s director for tourism, Mark Smith, said the


Te surf reef could be redesigned as a diving centre


reef could potentially be used as a diving centre in the future. In a statement sent to Leisure Opportunities,


a council spokesperson added: “Te council has been awarded significant government funds to develop a Coastal Activity Park at Boscombe, as part of the National Coastal Tourism Academy. Te reef is integral to this Coastal Activity Park. “Before the reef was damaged it was already


being used for much more than just surfing. Details: http://lei.sr?a=D2R4s


£120m cuts for Birmingham leisure


Council-run leisure facilities in Birmingham are in danger of being axed, as the Labour council warns that it needs to make £120m of savings this year alone. A shocking financial review from the


Birmingham Business School has revealed that the council has £200m more savings to make by 2017 than originally calculated. From 2011-2017, £600m will have to be carved from the budget, which represents 48 per cent of the council budget which isn’t ringfenced. Council leader, Sir Albert Bore, said there


can be no more “salami slicing” cuts, and deci- sions would need to be taken as to what the council can no longer afford to provide, with some services having to be decommissioned. Priorities underpinning the budget setting


for the next financial year is “safeguarding the most vulnerable.” Te council predicts 1,000 jobs are in danger, further to the 1,100 job losses which had already been announced.


24 Te cuts will affect the city’s active leisure services A council spokesperson confirmed there


are currently no specifics of how the cuts will be made. Tey will be informed through four public meetings, starting next month. Details: http://lei.sr?a=E8v7u


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