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£3m Newcastle leisure complex set to create 100 new jobs gets green light

Newcastle Council has granted planning permission to leisure operator The Fun Shack Group to press ahead with plans for a new 70,000 sq. ft. leisure complex in Benfield.

Based within Benfield Business Park, and expected to open in winter later this year, Fun Shack will soon be recruiting to fill 100 vacancies for a range of roles from front of house, catering and management positions.

The £3m project will transform a large, empty warehouse in the east end of Newcastle to create a giant indoor adventure park, featuring a 150 bed Jump 360 trampoline park, a Clip N Climb climbing centre and a Fun Shack children’s indoor play centre.

Jump 360 Benfield will be the biggest trampoline park in the North East of England and the second Newcastle-based site for the company, the first will open in Benton in July 2017.

As well as over 150 trampolines, visitors can also enjoy a variety of activities including airbags, foam pits, ziplines and dodgeball courts.

Stuart Freeman, director at Jump 360 said, “We are thrilled to have been given the go ahead by Newcastle City Council and want to thank them for their support of the project.

“We can’t wait to welcome visitors along to enjoy all our exciting experiences under one roof – Fun Shack and Jump 360 are already very popular in the wider region and we know that families are going to be really excited about when they see what we have in store.”

“The Benfield site is the fourth of seven new Jump 360 parks that we have planned for the North East over the next two years and I am proud to be able to continue to contribute to creating a vibrant and thriving region for people to live and work.

“We hope help the local community by providing free sessions for schools to help encourage children to get active and live a healthier lifestyle. The facility will help the local community on a broader, more active level in a similar manner to Fun Shack’s existing facilities across the North East.”