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27

Jul 2020

Ripon
Ripon

WATCH: Lightwater Valley reopens at 30% capacity

Published: 27 Jul 2020, 06:00 BST

Updated: 27 Jul 2020, 09:10 BST

by Suzannah Rogerson

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Lightwater valley is now open to the public but is only operating at 30% capacity. Manager Colin Bowes says by keeping some rides closed and setting up hand sanitising stations, visitors can enjoy the park safely.

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Lightwater Valley theme park is open to the public again and running at 30% capacity.

To ensure social distancing around the park three of its rides - the Ultimate, Raptor Attack and Apollo - have been closed and the number of visitors has been limited. The park is targeting young families for the summer season.

Colin Bowes, general manager, said:

"We're working at 30% capacity at the moment so we can control the distancing the best we can."




The park reopened on July 18 bringing all of its full time staff back to work. Due to the lower capacity only 150 seasonal staff have been hired, 100 fewer than the 2019.

Mr Bowes added:

"What we're trying to do is keep the business going and protect jobs."





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