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Watersports centre at Porth Eirias has gone into liquidation

The Colwyn Bay centre had offered tuition for windsurfing, sailing and canoeing

Colwyn Bay Watersports takes a youth windsurfing session(Image: North Wales Weekly News)

The watersports centre at Porth Eirias in Colwyn Bay has entered liquidation.

Ian McCulloch and Jason Greenhalgh, partners at Begbies Traynor, have been appointed joint liquidators of Colwyn Bay Watersports CIC.

The company - which was started in 2012 - offered tuition for locals and tourists in sailing, windsurfing, kayaking and powerboating through a Royal Yachting Association (RYA) scheme.

It also hired out sailing, windsurfing, kayaking and canoeing kit at a site next to Bryn Williams' Porth Eirias restaurant.

Porth Eirias at Colwyn Bay

The company is registered as a Community Interest Company (CIC) and has worked closely with Conwy County Borough Council since being founded.

Now a buyer is being sought for the name, goodwill and assets, which include a substantial quantity of water sports equipment including wetsuits, buoyancy aids, kayaks, windsurfing equipment and boats.

Taffy Osborne, managing director, said “It is with great regret that we have to close. I would like to thank all our customers, instructors and volunteers for their fantastic support.

Taffy Osbourne, managing director of Colwyn Bay Watersports CIC with North Wales Live reporter Jez Hemming(Image: Daily Post Wales)

"It has truly been a pleasure to provide many thousands of on-water sessions to people from all walks of life.”