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Closure of the Gaia Centre
Closure of the Gaia Centre
Whatever happened to the Delabole Gaia Centre? Wasn't it supposed to be a "Centre of Excellence" for promoting renewable energy and attract 1000's of visitors to the area? NB the actual figure was £5.5m not £5m as quoted below:
BBC News Thursday 30th September 2004
"A tourist attraction in Cornwall which cost £5m to build has shut just three years after opening.
The Gaia Energy Centre at Delabole, which is on the site of Britain's first commercial windfarm, was supposed to attract 150,000 visitors a year.
However, only a tenth of that number actually toured the centre."
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BBC News Sunday 18th July 2004
Ian McIvor, chief executive investment of Surrey-based investment company Neovenator, which took over in November, said the original project was "doomed from the start" and "fundamentally flawed".
Mr McIvor said: "When we are talking about an exhibition on renewable energy it is not high on holidaymakers' list of fun things to do while they are on holiday."
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