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In our fantastic industry, we’re always keen to attract new businesses and people to work in the sector. Having been in the industry myself for many years, working in great businesses and with great people, I know what an amazing and long-standing career you can have.

That’s why in 2022 at BALPPA we made a change in the way we do things and opened up our association to individuals as well as businesses, by launching an Individual Membership category.

The new category was launched to help support and develop people already working within attractions businesses looking to progress their career, as well as those who might have left an industry business but want to keep in touch. We hope this category will also attract new people who are looking to pursue a career within the industry, either as an operator or as a trade supplier or service provider.

As a member-to-member association, which has over 300 members and has represented the interests of the UK’s commercial leisure parks, piers, zoos, visitor attractions and family entertainment and indoor play centres since 1936, we want to develop this new category to make membership an affordable and attractive proposition for individuals and not just businesses.

We’ve been delighted to welcome many individuals to the association who’ve joined via the new category of membership from various backgrounds and businesses and with varying levels of experience. We’re currently planning our first event for individual members where they will have the opportunity to visit a member attraction, network with their peers and hear from and speak to members of BALPPA’s management committee.

We want to encourage more individuals to join us and get a head start in their career, so if you’re an individual working within the industry and maybe looking to progress to a more senior position, simply want to engage directly with BALPPA and its members, or you’ve left a leisure business and would like to continue to network with members, this is for you. Individual membership is priced at just £100 per person for one year.

This membership category provides a series of benefits including access to BALPPA’s events, webinars, newsletters and other guidance documents, as well as access to specific events for this group.

More information on our new membership category is live on the BALPPA website (www.attractionsmanagement.com/balppaindie) where you’ll also find more information on the benefits of membership and the application form. You can also contact us at [email protected]