The Scarborough News

Sea Life pass holders have plenty to enjoy

Last chance to get tokens for Sea Life pass in this newspaper

- By Susan Stephenson susan.stephenson@jpress.co.uk Twitter @SStephenso­nSN

Scarboroug­h Sea Life Centre has revealed details of its new feature due to open this Easter.

They have announced they will be the first Sea Life site within Europe to introduce a walkthroug­h penguin experience, which promises t o l et g ues t s waddle s i deby- side with their adorable Humboldt penguins in a nobarriers enclosure.

To c o m p l e m e nt this new feature, the centre has revealed it will be introducin­g an additional eight penguins to their current colony of 12.

These additional penguins include six coming from Sea Life Blankenber­ge in Belgium and two baby penguins that h av e b e e n lovingly hand reared on-site by their dedicated animal care team.

The new enclosure boasts over 50 per cent more water which will feed into a brand new waterfall and running stream.

Additional­ly, the centre has invested in the developmen­t of a brand new underwater viewing cave where guests will be able to learn all about the important conservati­on i s s ue s s u r r o u n d i n g t h e i r feathered friends.

Further i nve s t m e nt s i nt o t h e c e nt r e i n c l ud e a multifunct­ional schools room to add value to those seeking an educationa­l visit, alongside a new underwater- themed retail area where guests can pick up treats to remind them of their visit.

R i c h a r d D i l l y, g e n e r a l manager, said: “Local annual pass holders t hi s year a re in for some real treats, with the investment in new areas, as well as events f rom t he Octonauts and LEGO.

“We a r e t h r i l l e d t o b e working with the Scarboroug­h News to offer a special discount rate for our l ocal residents on the production of four tokens collected from participat­ing newspapers.”

Sea Life pass offer is printed in this edition of The Scarboroug­h News on page 37.

This is the last chance to get tokens, but people can buy multiple copies of the same paper to get as many tokens as they need.

The passes prove hugely popular each year with b e t we e n 1 , 6 0 0 a n d 2 , 0 0 0 people participat­ing i n the offer. The Scarboroug­h News i s always keen to receive your news and to see photograph­s or v i deos of your s peci a l event or something interestin­g you’ve come across.

Some of t he news a nd views we publish in our paper and on our website already comes from our readers as well as from our own editorial team.

Now, we have a new website facility which will make sharing your words, pictures and videos with us much easier.

On our website, www. thescarbor­oughnews.co.uk, you’ll be able to share stories, photograph­s and videos with us and our many readers simply by clicking on the icons in the “Share Your Story” box. You’ll be able to: Tell us your story Send i n your photograph­s

Upload your videos Maybe you’ve seen something you’d l i ke others to know about. Perhaps you have news from your neighb o u r h o o d . We’re a l ways l ooking to get our readers involved in the stories that matter most to them.

It could be you’ve reached a milestone. Perhaps broken a record or beaten the best. We l ove a feel- good story, especially if it comes with a photograph of any celebratio­ns.

Or maybe you’re about to bathe in beans or are baking a cake for charity. Tell us what you’re doing to make a difference in your community and we’ll get right behind you.

Editor Ed Asquith said: “We want everything in our paper and on our website to reflect the communitie­s in which we all live.

“We know that lots of our readers want to share their news, pictures and videos with us and so we’re making it much easier for everyone to do this.

“We can’t promise to publish everything we receive, but we’l l do what we c an t o s h o w a s ma ny a s we can.”

The Scarboroug­h News’ new upload tool can be found in the middle of the homepage of our website, just below the Video section and above the What’s On section.

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A Humboldt peguin enjoys a shower at Scarboroug­h Sea Life Centre, below, communicat­ing with each other.
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