Want a log flume in your back garden? Cash-strapped theme park to auction off rides

Nostalgic punters will have a chance to get their hands on a complete, wooden log flume, for the bargain price of £25,000

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Buy-a-ride: A log flume from a struggling theme park is up for sale

A struggling theme park is auctioning off a number of classic attractions in a bid to raise some much-needed cash - including a complete LOG FLUME.
Nostalgic punters will have a chance to get their hands on a complete, wooden log flume, for the bargain price of £25,000.
Dreamland in Margate, Kent, originally paid £145,000 for the flume just two years ago, and with a footprint covering more than 2,500 sq/m, it's unlikely to fit in a standard back garden.
Bidding for the eight log-flume carts for the ride, which are being sold separately, starts at just £250.
The ride features two drops - a 6m one and a larger 10m drop - along the lengthy track, and was originally built in 2001.

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Cart classic: People could even buy one of the carts for the bargain price of £250

Other lots include a mini carousel, staring at a bargain £150, and a giant fiberglass dinosaur, also starting at £150.
The weird and wacky collection is being sold off by James Auctioneers on BidSpotter.co.uk in an attempt to drum up funds for community projects run by the Dreamland Trust.
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Some of the lots were originally donated by Blackpool Pleasure Beach - but were never put to use at Dreamland.
The owners insist that none of the lots were paid for with tax-payer cash, and were instead bought by the owners, Sand Heritage Limited.

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Community cash: The rides are being sold off to pay for community projects

Nick Laister from the Dreamland Trust's said they had agreed to the sale of the items donated to the project, adding: "The transport of these items were funded by our grant.
"We have agreed with Sands Heritage Limited that any money raised from the sale of these items will be ring-fenced and donated to The Dreamland Trust for community and education initiatives.
"We see this as a great way to continue to raise funds for the wider objectives of the Dreamland project."