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Daily news & jobs: www.leisureopportunities.co.uk Leisure plans for Devon seafront


A public consultation is underway about proposals to develop new leisure and sea- front attraction facilities on Exmouth seafront, Devon. Located beside Maer on


Queen’s Drive, the Exmouth Splash would include an indoor and outdoor recre- ation area with attractions such as mini-golf and an area of active water play. There will also be an indoor leisure centre and the operator will determine facilities. A water sports hub would provide hiring,


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An artist’s impression of the planned seafront attraction in Exmouth If the proposal gets the go ahead the cur-


training and retail facilities for sports such as kite, wind and body surfing, canoeing and kay- aking. Other facilities at the attraction would include retail areas, amusements and a public square as well as holiday accommodation.


rent Harbour View café building would also be replaced by a two-storey café and restaurant. East Devon District Council is urging the


public to comment on the development before the consultation period ends on 14 January. Details: http://lei.sr?a=W1m3z


Whitbread raises £51m in sale and leaseback


Te UK’s largest hospitality group Whitbread has raised £51m in a sale and leaseback deal. Te company confirmed it has exchanged


agreements with NFU Mutual and Standard Life Assurance Ltd for the sale and leaseback of seven properties, operating as Premier Inns and joint site restaurants. Whitbread will


continue to operate the properties through 25 year leases. Nicholas Cadbury, group finance director, said: “Tis sale and leaseback is a continued evolution of our overall fund- ing portfolio and follows our successful 2011 US private placement and bank refinancing.” Details: http://lei.sr?a=t9Q0h


Panel announced for Art Fund Prize


A panel of judges has been revealed for this year’s Art Fund Prize for Museums and Galleries, now rebranded Museum of the Year. Applications for the 2013 award, which


was created in 2001 to recognise originality and excellence in UK museums and galler- ies, opened on 2 January and will be whittled down to 10 finalists of which a winner will be decided and granted £100,000. Tis year, the competition is open to any


accredited museum or gallery, where pre- viously only those with a new project or development from the previous 12 months were eligible. From the finalists a £10,000 prize will be granted to the Clore Award, which recogn- ises achievements in learning programmes. Chaired by Art Fund director Stephen


Deuchar, this year’s panel includes Daily Telegraph art editor Sarah Crompton, writer


24 Te 2012 winner - Royal Albert Memorial Museum


and broadcaster Bettany Hughes, historian Tristram Hunt MP and artist Bob and Roberta Smith. Last year’s winner was Exeter’s Royal Albert Memorial Museum for its £24m trans- formation and in 2011 the British Museum won for a project which told a history of the world through individual objects.


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