Over 180 people have applied to work at the new floating obstacle course this summer.
The highly-anticipated opening of the new Aqua Parcs at Willen Lake has seen hundreds of people apply for the sought-after positions - to spend the summer on the picturesque lake.
Over 180 people applied for the life guard jobs that will see them spend the next four months on the water manning the 120m-long course. Most positions have been filled and this week, training started just as Aqua Parcs released its opening date of Saturday 7 July, together with the launch of its booking system and website.
“We have been taking on applicants and putting them on an intense three-day course as well as recruiting fully qualified open water life guards,” says owner Kieron Murty. He adds, “Unsurprisingly, the positions are extremely popular and the volume of entries has been overwhelming.”
Kieron and business partner, Joe Grix are now eager to get the park open from Saturday 7th July for the public to enjoy over the summer.
Joe says, “Willen Lake is stunning and the weather this year has been outstanding, who wouldn’t want to spend all day on the lake as their job? Our course is one of the biggest in the UK and the largest in the region, with over 30 obstacles, from climbing walls, giant slides, bouncing balls and the super fast figure-of-eight slide.”
Rob Wood, General Manager at Willen Lake says, “"We are delighted to welcome Aqua Parcs to Milton Keynes. Willen Lake is the perfect location for their huge inflatable water-based obstacle course and will add yet another great reason for local families and those further afield to visit the city’s most popular park this summer. We are pleased that Aqua Parcs have been able to provide employment opportunities for the local area and are sure it will prove equally popular with the thousands of people who visit Willen Lake every summer.”
Aqua Parcs is safe for all to use and is patrolled by life guards at each section, however all participants must be able to swim 25m unaided wearing the park's buoyancy vest. Wetsuit hire is included in the £20 fee and each session lasts one hour. Once given the safety brief, participants swim 10 metres out to the park and are then free to explore, have fun and go wild!
Most questions and answers about Aqua Parcs can be found here.
