All Ayrshire climbing centre workers made redundant before £4 million centre reopens

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All staff at Ayrshire's new climbing centre were made redundant before the centre reopened today.Above Adventure will partially reopen their £4 million Kilmarnock venue this evening after a troubling few months.Bosses at the charitable organisation announced in July that the centre would close at the end of July for the remainder of the year because it was not financially viable.It has since emerged that the bouldering hall at the former Grange Church will reopen this evening — a little over a month since they closed — but staff have been axed in order to reopen the facility.A vague statement on the charity's website stated that staff numbers had been 'reduced'.The statement reads: "We are sorry to say that we have had to reduce the number of staff at the centre.

We are extremely grateful to all those that have worked so hard throughout this year."Above Adventure founder Dean Pastulovic confirmed to the Kilmarnock Standard that "all staff" had been made redundant and that just two funded places at the centre had remained along with volunteers.

The exact number of workers made redundant couldn't be determined.Although the charity does want to bring in full-time instructors and modern apprentices when the centre is fully up and running.In the meantime, vital outreach work with Additional Support Needs (ASN) kids has been brought into the bouldering hall too.It's estimated that the centre will be fully operational by February 2023.In a bid to boost numbers at the climbing centre, prices have also been reduced.The full statement on the charity's website reads: "The Above Adventure team have some fantastic news to share.