A POPULAR children’s play centre has celebrated its first anniversary.

The 360 Play centre in the Festival Leisure Park in Basildon marked the occasion with a big birthday party for staff and visitors.

The park’s manager Matthew Chambers said: “The venue has been hugely popular with our visitors since opening last year, offering endless hours of fun whatever the weather, and adding to our fantastic mix of leisure activities.”

Managing Director Duncan Phillips said: “We have many years’ experience in providing unique, specially designed play experiences for young children.

“We offer a mix of content for youngsters aged from two to 12, as well as a dedicated toddler area, that is designed to stimulate their imagination and creativity to give them the best experience possible.

“While obviously having lots of fun, they are also learning and enjoying new experiences and the combination of all these different aspects has proved a winner ever since we opened our first venue in 2009.

“And it has clearly proved to be a very popular formula with the people of Basildon too.”