It's 50 years old today - and TelfordSlope is getting a makeover worth up to £750,000. Read more:
Up to £750k is being spent to refurbish a 50-year-old ski slope.The 85m artificial slope, which is used by about 500 visitors a week, was built by Telford Development corporation in 1972.
Themed 1970s activities, including a fancy dress competition and reduced prices, will mark the centre's birthday on Thursday."The fantastic thing about our leisure is that they're all council owned, so that enables us to invest and keep them running for residents in the borough," Kelly Middleton, cabinet member for leisure at the council said.
"This a fantastic place, part of my childhood for sure. And I know a lot of people have grown up with this," she added. Retired architect Ken Taylor first visited in the 1980s to prepare his children for a school trip, then soon joined Shropshire Ski Club. "We decided that we'd take it seriously, so I used to come over every Sunday evening with the boys and we all got a little bit better," he said.Now Mr Taylor skis every Friday evening with an over 50s group."It's not just people from Shropshire... they come from Wolverhampton, the edges of Birmingham, down as far from below Great Witley.Visitor Matt Critchley said coming to the slope on a school trip 35 years ago got him "hooked".
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