Isle of Thanet Gazunder Exclusive
A stunning £17m monkey house will be the centrepiece of a new arts centre in Margate, according to the mastermind behind the scheme.
Speaking yesterday to a select group of councillors and members of the public who had telephoned for a ticket in 2005, he was upbeat about his design for the new onshore Anthea Turner Centre.
'We have to attract the public to this building, which is key to the regeneration of Margate as a whole. That is why we have placed performing chimpanzees and other cuddly mammals such as meerkats at the heart of the project,' he said.
Dressed casually in a green wig and red nose, he highlighted features of the new centre, which will include:
● Candy floss factory
● Sealion pool
● Jugglers (courtesy local constabulary)
And he promised that the building would delight the kids. 'At 3 o'clock every afternoon all four wings of the centre will drop to the ground with a bang and the wheels will come off.'
The centre is expected to cost £389m.
3 comments:
Boll*cks I was just going nip down to the public 'open day' having overcome the disapointment of being 'persona non grata' last nite and now you have ruined whole day with your revelations.
Sounds a little more down market than one would expect. I take there will be no Coffee Repubilic/Costa or even Starbuck concession contained in the building.
Apparently refreshments will be served in the sealions corner house.
One thing's for sure. It'll 'costa' lotta money.
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