Marina improvements unaffected by Castle’s price freeze

Castle Marinas, owners of 5 inland and 2 coastal marinas, will continue with its improvement programme despite the recession and the company’s announcement that it has frozen annual berthing rates until March 2011

16 February 2010 - Castle Marinas Ltd, unusual for operating both coastal and inland marinas, will continue to invest in improvements at its 5 inland and 2 coastal marinas, despite the recession and the announcement last year that it has frozen annual berthing charges until March 2011 at the earliest. Tony Dye, Operations Manager for Castle Marinas Ltd, comments, “Despite the recession and our extended price freeze, we are continuing to undertake upgrades and improvements to our marinas, the best example of that being our recent six figure investment in dredging the entrance to Birdham Pool, our marina in Chichester harbour. “Other significant current investment includes a recently completed new facilities building at Buckden Marina, ongoing work to complete a new facilities block at Ventnor Farm Marina and advanced plans to add another 80 berths at Kings Bromley Marina. “So at the same time that our annual berth holders will benefit from a price freeze well into next year they can still look forward to an ongoing programme of improvements including better facilities”. Castle’s five inland marinas are Kings Bromley in Staffordshire, Ventnor Farm and Wigrams Turn in Warwickshire, Buckden in Cambridgeshire and Nottingham Castle Marina. Its two coastal marinas are Birdham Pool in Chichester Harbour and Royal Clarence at Gosport in Portsmouth Harbour. For more information visit: www.castlemarinas.co.uk or their stand at the 2010 Boat & Caravan Show (23 – 28 February, NEC, Birmingham), stand number 1103 (Hall 3). - ends -