RECORD HAT TRICK FOR BLACKPOOL ZOO
Blackpool Zoo is toasting a tremendous hat trick of records as visitor numbers, membership sales and school visits hit all-time highs in 2011.
Visitor numbers and revenue are up three per cent whilst memberships have seen an eight per cent rise. School visits topped more than 50,000 for the first time during the year, up more than 1500 on 2010.
Significant births, the introduction of additional species, a new Children’s Farm and aviary and substantial investment in the zoo’s main restaurant have all played a part in the increases.
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