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Charity launches appeal to find name for proposed Inverness activity centre

Helen Morgan, Project Manager of the Inverness Adventure Centre Association photographed in the former Torvean Quarry which the group hope to convert to a ski area.
Helen Morgan, Project Manager of the Inverness Adventure Centre Association photographed in the former Torvean Quarry which the group hope to convert to a ski area.

A Highland charity is appealing for the public’s help in choosing a name for a new activity centre in Inverness.

Inverness Snowsports Centre Association outlined plans earlier this year to build the multi-million pound development on part of Torvean Quarry, which has remained vacant and derelict since work on the land ceased in 1989.

The all-year round centre, which is estimated to cost around £5million to construct, will feature a number of attractions including tubing, high ropes, a zip-wire course and a series of mountain biking trails as well as a number of dry slopes for beginners to experts.

A visitor centre is also expected to be constructed on the site incorporating a public café and retail areas.

As developers work towards constructing a concrete plan, an online survey has been launched to help choose an appropriate name for the sports venue if it goes ahead.

The four shortlisted entries are Torvean Adventure Park (Tap), Inverness Adventure Centre, InVenture or The Inclines.

Project manager Helen Morgan, 55, said the charity was looking for a name which reflects the ethos of the attraction.

She said: “What we are trying to do is get a name that reflects the fact it is multi-activity, it’s not just snowsports. The trouble with it being called snowsports is people will think ‘I don’t ski, I don’t board – so it’s not for me’, but we are going to have mountain bike trails and a mountain bike skills park that’s aimed at beginners and intermediate mountain bikers.

“There will also be a lot of non-skilled stuff as well for example the tubing slopes, you just sit in the tube and slide down them and there’s a high ropes course and a zip wire.  There’s going to be quite areas people can sit, viewpoints and improved paths so you don’t even have to do anything active. It’s all about getting people out and active.”

People have until 10pm on Sunday to pick their favourite.

Miss Morgan added: “If we don’t have the public behind it, it’s probably not going to happen. We are having continuing productive discussions with the council and it ties in very well with the aims of the Torvean Gateway development.”