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Article: Sale offer puts seal on fate of Sea Life Centres
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- The Scotsman
- Article date:
- August 21, 1998
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THIS seal pup taken in by Scarborough Sea Life centre after being
washed up during recent gales has found its new home for sale.
The leisure group Vardon is selling its 19 Sea Life Centres -
including those in St Andrews and Oban - as well as its London
Dungeon tourist attraction in a move to raise GBP 55 million for its
fast-expanding health and fitness clubs.
Its decision was announced as the chairman Nick Irens disclosed
the firm had bought for GBP 22.4 million the Harbour Club in
Chelsea, which used to count Diana, Princess of Wales, among its
members. Vardon aims to become the UK's major health club
specialist.
The chairman said he had already received one attractive offer for
the ...