THE future of a popular outdoor activity centre has been secured as a new operator with exciting plans prepares to take over the Shoreham site.

Adur District Council has awarded a 15-year lease on the Adur Outdoor Activity Centre to a partnership of two organisations – leading education charity United Learning and outdoor education specialists Adventure Lifesigns.

The move brings to an end nearly two years of uncertainty over the site after the centre closed when the previous operators went into voluntary liquidation.

The centre, on the banks of the River Adur, will undergo re-decoration before reopening to schools and the wider community next year with activities such as climbing and water-sports.