Welcome to balppa.org Monday 01 December 2008     site map join BALPPA contact us submit news about BALPPA who's who press industry news job vacancies member/industry links Members only: operating members trade associates lobbying legal helpline meeting minutes diary dates newsflash noticeboard health & safety gallery items for sale change login details Committee only: meeting minutes The British Association of Leisure Parks, Piers and Attractions Ltd. Suite 12, 37 Tanner Street, London, SE1 3LF, UK Tel: +44 (0)207 403 4455 Fax: +44 (0)207 403 4022 balppa5@btconnect.com   latest news newsfeed delivered by Meltwater News Theme park aquarium plan approved Alton Towers theme park has been granted planning permission to build an aquarium at its... Chessington World of Adventures and Zoo wins award Comments (0) Have your say ?' The zoo world has rewarded Chessington World of Adventures and Zoo for its contribution to conservation. Senior carnivore keeper Jon Merrington collected a coveted Biaza award, for significant contribution to conservation breeding, following the team.. Drayton Manor Park welcomes one millionth visitor DRAYTON Manor Parks phenomenal 2008 season has been capped by welcoming its one millionth visitor. Mark Dodsworth, of Sandiacre, near Nottingham, visited the Tamworth park, which is home to Thomas Land, with wife Kaley and their two children Laura, aged five, and two-year-old Nathan, as a half-term... Rare tiger cubs born :34 ' src='/assets/images/dynamicfeed/suttonc2 0081029075930.jpg'/ The birth of the two rare Amur tiger cubs at Banham Zoo has generated huge excitement amongst staff - partly due to the installation of infra red CCTV cameras into the nursery... DAYLIGHT SAVING NEW TOURISM RESEARCH By not switching the clocks back on Saturday the Government could generate ?3bn per year in the tourism and leisure industry and massively reduce fuel consumption in factories and homes. Daylight is precious. Let's stop wasting it If we didn't put the clocks back we could cut crime, keep fitter - and reduce carbon emissions Theme park's free thrills for soldiers SOLDIERS based at Catterick Garrison will be the first to accept an offer of free entry to Flamingo Land Theme Park and Zoo this week under the Heroes' Welcome... GRAND PIER DESIGN CHOSEN The owners of the Grand Pier at Weston-super-Mare have chosen proposals put forward by Bristol-based architects Angus Meek for the rebuilding of the pier pavilion that was destroyed by fire in July. Aquarium plans for Alton Towers Sea Life centres have been set up around the world Alton Towers theme park is planning to open an aquarium next year. The Staffordshire park wants to open a Sea Life aquarium when the new season begins in... Europarks appoints new chairman Colin Dawson, the chief executive of the British Association of Leisure Parks, Piers and Attractions (BALPPA), has been elected president of Europarks, the European lobbying group for the amusement park... industry news powered by attractionsmanagement.com Bishops Palace to become a visitor attraction Owners of the Fetternear Estate, near Kemnay, in Scotland have submitted an outline planning application for a mixed-use development and the restoration of Bishops Palace to Aberdeenshire Council. Bedwellty House revamp to start in early '09 Blaenau Gwent Council has announced that a £5.5m project to restore Bedwellty House and Park at Tredegar, South Wales, will get underway in early 2009. more industry news BALPPA gallery photographs from recent BALPPA events Summer Conference 2008 - Europa Park, Germany Annual Dinner 2008 More BALPPA photographs   BALPPA events Annual Dinner 2009 26th January 2009, The Cabinet War Rooms & Churchill Museum, London Parliamentary Lunch 2009 16th March 2009 The House of Commons, London Annual General Meeting 2009 16th March 2009 The Terrace, House of Commons, London For more details on any of these events, click on the event name or contact BALPPA on +44 (0)207 403 4455