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February 2004

£600,000 spend as Park invests in its future

Paultons Park opened for the 2004 season last weekend having completed a major programme of projects during the 10 weeks it was closed. The £600,000 investment schedule involved the development of new attractions, the improvement of some existing facilities and the building of a new purpose made storage area.

Over £250,000 has been invested in building two thrilling new drop rides, The Jumping Bean and The Jumping Jack, which, in addition to a fantastic new Penguin Pool, add to the already extensive Paultons experience.

The Park has also upgraded several of its existing facilities including completely refurbishing The Gift Shop with bright new fittings and air-conditioning, replacing the ceiling and installing flexible seating in the Wagoners Restaurant, improving the car parking areas so that all parking is now on hard standing, and making a multitude of improvements to the already impressive gardens including widening pathways and creating a new rockery area.

The Park has also created two new facilities; ‘The Oak Room’ will compliment the existing ‘Cedar Room’ (which itself has had air-conditioning installed) as a corporate entertaining venue thus providing syndicate or breakout areas, or simply a room for smaller functions or meetings. The second facility ‘Kiddie Kraft’, opening at Easter, will be an additional paid for attraction in which children will be able to show their more creative side by painting their own pottery in bright and light surroundings.

The continued development of the infrastructure has progressed throughout the closed season, which whilst not as “glamorous” as the building of new rides and attractions is of vital importance to ensure the Park continues to offer the levels of service that visitors have come to expect. Indeed, the single largest investment is the creation of a much-needed new £200,000 storage building that will house catering and engineering supplies. “The new store will make a tremendous difference to the business”, says Steve Lorton, Commercial Director “as we have grown we have required more and more space for stock and had reached the upper limits of our existing capacity. The new building will enable us to cope with our needs now and some way into the future”.

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For further information please contact:
Rob Griffiths - Marketing Manager
Paultons Park Limited, Ower, Romsey, Hampshire, SO51 6AL.
Telephone: 023 8081 4442 Fax: 023 8081 3025

Editors Notes: Paultons Park is just off exit 2 of the M27, near Romsey in Hampshire. Open 10am daily from 3rd March 2005– 29th October 2006
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