Disgruntled visitor quits Pontins after one day and then contacts Southport MP Damien Moore

Damien commented about his anger over the state of Pontins as well.

Today my office received yet another phone call from a visitor to Southport who will not be returning.

The visitor had driven three hours with her family to stay at Pontins, but left after a day. I see and hear stories like this every day – whether through my office, via local media, or through conversations I have with people in our town.

I am working hard to secure investment for Southport, fill our empty commercial units with great businesses, and attract visitors – all while making our town a better place to live.

We are seeing huge successes; whether it is Beales and Southport Indoor Market re-opening, our £38.5 million town deal, or the prospect of the Burscough Curves re-opening – we are moving firmly in the right direction.

Britannia Hotels, the group which own Pontins, are tarnishing this work. I have raised this in Parliament, with select committees, and with Britannia directly. 

I today wrote to Sefton Council asking that their Environmental Health teams investigate, and to Britannia Hotels asking them to either invest in their sites, or make way for businesses which will.