Latest news with #Dismaland
Scottish Sun
07-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
Abandoned English lido that once had a theme park to reopen as new venue with multi-million pound revamp
The site was formerly used for Banksy art instillations NEW LOOK Abandoned English lido that once had a theme park to reopen as new venue with multi-million pound revamp Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) A FORMER 1930s lido in Weston-super-Mare will undergo a huge revamp ahead of its reopening. The lido has been closed since 2000 but had previously been Banksy's Dismaland theme park - and is set to become a new performance venue. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 4 The Tropicana venue which used to be a lido, is set to be transformed Credit: Alamy 4 The Tropicana was home to Dismaland - a temporary Banksy instillation Credit: Alamy Plans to transform Weston-super-Mare's Tropicana into a 5,000-seater venue could be approved next week. The North Somerset Council received £20m from the government's Levelling Up Fund in 2022 which has partly gone towards transforming the 1930s lido. It will become a venue for culture, arts, and entertainment. The council's planning committee will decide on whether or not to go forward with the plans on May 14, 2025. The Weston-super-Mare Tropicana was originally opened as an open-air lido in 1937. In the 1980s, it became branded as "The Tropicana", although the lido closed as a swimming pool in 2000. The Tropicana stood vacant for years until Banksy, the anonymous graffiti artist, used it as the setting a temporary art instillation. It was called Dismaland and was a 'sinister twist on Disneyland'. It featured artwork and installations by Banksy as well as a Ferris wheel, a carousel, and a mini golf park. Dismaland opened in August 21, 2015 and closed on September 27, 2015. Welcome to Dismaland 4 Dismaland closed ten years ago Credit: Alamy Since then, it has been used as an events space for hire. In December 2024, it was home to the UK's largest covered ice rink during the Christmas period. Before that, it was an interactive and immersive play attraction called Little Town Adventure. The venue will be able to host events of up to 1,000 people indoors — and a total of 5,000 people across the whole site. It will create 15 full-time jobs, along with hundreds of part-time jobs for large events. The new building will be lit up at certain times with decorative displays. The final design details will be agreed later after the planning permission stage. Here's more on the UK's plans for Weston-super-Mare to become 'Shoreditch-on-Sea' with huge £20million revamp. Here is a 'secret' island off the coast of Weston-super-Mare most people don't know about.
The Sun
07-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Abandoned English lido that once had a theme park to reopen as new venue with multi-million pound revamp
A FORMER 1930s lido in Weston-super-Mare will undergo a huge revamp ahead of its reopening. The lido has been closed since 2000 but had previously been Banksy 's Dismaland theme park - and is set to become a new performance venue. 4 4 Plans to transform Weston-super-Mare's Tropicana into a 5,000-seater venue could be approved next week. The North Somerset Council received £20m from the government's Levelling Up Fund in 2022 which has partly gone towards transforming the 1930s lido. It will become a venue for culture, arts, and entertainment. The council's planning committee will decide on whether or not to go forward with the plans on May 14, 2025. The Weston-super-Mare Tropicana was originally opened as an open-air lido in 1937. In the 1980s, it became branded as "The Tropicana", although the lido closed as a swimming pool in 2000. The Tropicana stood vacant for years until Banksy, the anonymous graffiti artist, used it as the setting a temporary art instillation. It was called Dismaland and was a 'sinister twist on Disneyland'. It featured artwork and installations by Banksy as well as a Ferris wheel, a carousel, and a mini golf park. Dismaland opened in August 21, 2015 and closed on September 27, 2015. Welcome to Dismaland 4 Since then, it has been used as an events space for hire. In December 2024, it was home to the UK's largest covered ice rink during the Christmas period. Before that, it was an interactive and immersive play attraction called Little Town Adventure. The venue will be able to host events of up to 1,000 people indoors — and a total of 5,000 people across the whole site. It will create 15 full-time jobs, along with hundreds of part-time jobs for large events. The new building will be lit up at certain times with decorative displays. The final design details will be agreed later after the planning permission stage. Here's more on the UK's plans for Weston-super-Mare to become 'Shoreditch-on-Sea' with huge £20million revamp. Here is a 'secret' island off the coast of Weston-super-Mare most people don't know about. 4
The Irish Sun
07-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Abandoned English lido that once had a theme park to reopen as new venue with multi-million pound revamp
A FORMER 1930s lido in Weston-super-Mare will undergo a huge revamp ahead of its reopening. The lido has been closed since 2000 but had previously been 4 The Tropicana venue which used to be a lido, is set to be transformed Credit: Alamy 4 The Tropicana was home to Dismaland - a temporary Banksy instillation Credit: Alamy Plans to transform next week. The North Somerset Council received £20m from the government's Levelling Up Fund in 2022 which has partly gone towards transforming the 1930s lido. It will become a venue for culture, arts, and entertainment. The council's planning committee will decide on whether or not to go forward with the plans on May 14, 2025. Read ore on UK Lidos The In the 1980s, it became branded as "The Tropicana", although the lido closed as a swimming pool in 2000. The Tropicana stood vacant for years until It was called Dismaland and was a 'sinister twist on Disneyland'. Most read in News Travel It featured artwork and installations by Banksy as well as a Ferris wheel, a carousel, and a mini golf park. Dismaland opened in August 21, 2015 and closed on September 27, 2015. Welcome to Dismaland 4 Dismaland closed ten years ago Credit: Alamy Since then, it has been used as an events space for hire. In December 2024, it was home to the Before that, it was an interactive and immersive The venue will be able to host events of up to 1,000 people indoors — and a total of 5,000 people across the whole site. It will create 15 full-time jobs, along with hundreds of part-time jobs for large events. The new building will be lit up at certain times with decorative displays. The final design details will be agreed later after the planning permission stage. Here's more on the Here is a 4 The Tropicana will become a huge 5,000 seater venue Credit: KTA Architects
BBC News
06-05-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Weston Tropicana revamp is expected to get the go-ahead
Planned Tropicana revamp expected to get go-ahead Just now Share Save John Wimperis Local Democracy Reporting Service Share Save KTA Architects Plans to transform Weston-super-Mare's Tropicana into a 5,000-seater venue could be approved next week after the design was amended following criticism from locals. Some local residents dubbed the building "brutalist" and a "1980s warehouse" when plans were unveiled in January, but now planning officers are recommending a softened design gets the go-ahead. After closing as a pool in 2000, the Tropicana stood vacant for years until Banksy used it as the setting for his Dismaland bemusement park in 2015, since then it has been used as an events space for hire. North Somerset received £20m from the government's Levelling Up Fund in 2022, and allocated a portion to revamp the 1930s former lido. The 1930s frontage on the promenade would be restored but the indoor venue behind, which was built in the 1980s, would be demolished and rebuilt. But the height of the planned new building has been reduced, and architects switched the bright white exterior for a mottled light grey. The building will rely on solar panels and heat pumps to generate most of its electricity and heat. The venue will be able to host events of up to 1,000 people indoors and a total of 5,000 people across the whole site, the Local Democracy Reporting Service said. PA Media The Tropicana was the site of Banksy's famous "Dismaland" bemusement park in 2015 It will create 15 full-time jobs, and is expected to generate hundreds of part-time jobs for large events. The planning officers' report ahead of a planning meeting on 14 May states: "The resulting economic benefits to the local tourism economy and creation of new leisure facilities for both local residents and visitors will be significant." "It is considered that the amended design would be acceptable in visual terms, subject to careful selection of finished materials controlled by condition," it adds. The work is being funded by £8.7m from the government's Levelling Up Fund and a further £2.7m from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport's Cultural Development Fund. Follow BBC Somerset on Facebook and X. Send your story ideas to us on email or via WhatsApp on 0800 313 4630.
