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Safety breach admitted at Shropshire adventure centre

A woman fell from high ropes at a Shropshire outdoor adventure centre and injured her foot, a court heard.

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The managers of Live the Adventure Ltd, based at The Old Vicarage Centre in Stottesdon, near Bridgnorth, yesterday admitted breaching health and safety regulations after Sunniva Lynklater-Jones suffered injuries from the fall on June 27, 2013.

Representatives of the firm appeared at Shrewsbury Crown Court charged with one count of contravening health and safety regulations in a case brought by Shropshire Council's health and community protection department.

The case was adjourned for sentencing at Shrewsbury Crown Court on October 9.

Live the Adventure Ltd was originally established in 1984 as the Old Vicarage Adventure Centre. It is still operated by Ant and Steph Eddies-Davies.

In a statement after the hearing they said: "The company has pleaded guilty to a single matter of not appointing a technical advisor to its rope course.

"However, it is acknowledged by the council that this may not have stopped the incident occurring.

"The company very much regrets the incident. It is important to say that the centre has an excellent safety record and has welcomed more than 500,000 people to Stottesdon over the years."

Live The Adventure said it works with groups from all over the world, including schoolchildren, adults of all ages and abilities, and is also a training provider for many outdoor governing bodies in the UK and abroad.

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