Mains power blackout at Northampton's Billing Aquadrome lasted 52 hours

Generators were delivered to provide power during the blackout, but hundreds of residents still went 24 hours without electricity.
By Alastair Ulke
Published 24th Aug 2020, 10:30 BST
Updated 24th Aug 2020, 11:08 BST
Billing Aquadrome was hit by a mains power blackout for 52 hours last weekBilling Aquadrome was hit by a mains power blackout for 52 hours last week
Billing Aquadrome was hit by a mains power blackout for 52 hours last week

A power blackout that affected hundreds of residents at a Northampton static caravan park lasted 52 hours before the fault was fixed.

The outage hit Billing Aquadrome off Crow Lane at around 5.30pm on Wednesday last week (August 19).

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Management reportedly introduced five electric generators on Thursday as a temporary solution, but hundreds of residents were left without power for nearly 24 hours in the meantime.

Billing Aquadrome's operator, Pure Leisure, has now confirmed that mains power was restored at 9.15pm on August 21, after 52 hours.

A spokesperson said: "There was an interruption to the supply of power into Billing Aquadrome Holiday Park on August 19.

"We have worked with Western Power and our retained electrical contractors to locate and resolve the issue... We updated our holiday home owners and guests throughout as we progressed with the work.

"We would like to take the opportunity to apologise for any inconvenience caused, and thank everyone for their patience, support and understanding."

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