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Indoor Market Reopens 10 Days after Floods

St. Austell, Cornwall, UK – 24th November 2010 – Following the devastating floods that hit Cornwall last week, St. Austell’s popular indoor market hall, Cornish Market World, will reopen to the public this weekend (Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th November) – a mere ten days on. The market’s owner and all of the 86 independent traders have worked around the clock to clear up after the flood water washed through the 80,000 square-foot building. Tony Thomas, manager with Town and Country Markets Ltd., the company that operates the site, said: “As you can imagine, there was a scene of utter

St. Austell Nursery and Pre-School Re-Opens Following Flooding

St. Austell, Cornwall, UK – 19th November 2010 – Following the devastating floods that hit St. Austell earlier this week, staff at The Kids Academy located at the Stadium Retail Park, Par, have rallied round to enable the nursery and pre-school facility to re-open on Monday 22nd November. Wayne Wedgbury, director of The Kids Academy, said: ”Fortunately, we have a number of upstairs rooms that were completely unaffected by the flooding.” “With a lot of hard work, the team here has managed to get us to a position of being able to re-open, albeit at a reduced level. Importantly, parents and

Flooding Hits the South West’s Largest Indoor Market

St. Austell, Cornwall, UK – 17th November 2010 - St. Austell’s popular indoor market hall, Cornish Market World, has been another victim of the flash-floods that have hit Cornwall. The site, located at Par’s Stadium Retail Park, is home to around 86 traders, plus Kidzworld - the children’s soft-play attraction and The Kids Academy – an Ofsted-approved nursery and childcare facility. Malcolm Ball, chief executive of Town and Country Markets Ltd., the company that operates the site, himself a Cornishman, said: “Like everyone that has been affected by these floods, we are absolutely devastated

Changes Ahoy at St. Austell's Charlie's Adventureland

St. Austell, Cornwall, UK – 18th January 2010 – Town and Country Markets Ltd, operator of the St. Austell-based Cornish Market World, has announced a deal to acquire the visitor attraction, Charlie’s Adventureland, along with additional land surrounding its market site. Charlie’s Adventureland was established in 1997 as a visitor attraction situated along side Cornish Market World and over the years it has proven to be a popular destination for locals and tourists. Ken Gorvin, current owner of the site commented: “Town and Country Markets are currently operating the main market site, an

Half Term Club for St. Austell Kids

Parents in the St. Austell area can find some respite during the school half term break at a new kids club being run by The Kids Academy, the Ofsted-approved childcare facility based at the Cornish Market World site. Open between the 26th and 30th of October, the kids’ holiday club will operate between 8am and 6pm and accommodate children aged up to 12 years old. Wayne Wedgbury, managing director, said: “I know that working parents can often have problems juggling their responsibilities for childcare with their jobs, during school holidays.” “We have laid-on a whole host of sports, arts and

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