New Pleasureland Update: Thursday 20 March 2008 - 2 PM
BBC Radio Merseyside News have today announced that Urban Splash have been chosen by Sefton Council to redevelop Southport seafront including the Pleasureland site. They will be consulting local people.
Dreamstorm were told in December that they had not been shortlisted but Norman Wallis, Managing Director of Dreamstorm in an interview for Southport.GB.com, said they intend to keep the site open until the end of the summer season as planned. In April 2007, Dreamstorm also announced the development of another site in Southport which was earmarked for a £20m development.
Nothing on the Urban Splash website yet http://www.urbansplash.co.uk/
More details in this BBC report:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/merseyside/7307185.stm
Notice it says the "now closed" Pleasureland site.
New Pleasureland's opening date for the summer season was scheduled for 15th March. This was postponed until Good Friday 21st March as some rides were not ready on time partly due to bad weather. The site has been tidied up, buildings have been painted and fencing has been repaired on the site. A Mad Mouse coaster is also being built for the summer season. The old Traumatizer station has also been demolished.
Here are the latest galleries: http://www.flickr.com/jimwelsh
See also: http://www.newpleasureland.co.nr
http://www.newpleasurelandforums.co.uk
http://www.northwestcoastalresorts.com
Members of the North West Coastal Resorts forum are currently considering an online petition to the Prime Minister to halt the decline of our coastal resorts.
When it is on line, I will be posting a link.