| 89 T T Virginia Wright In the fun zone in Cambridge The Alley Arcade complex is being designed to appeal to all ages. Alley Arcade DEVELOPMENT Currently under construction in Cambridge, the Alley Arcade has been in the works since three friends enjoyed a visit to Wellington’s Timezone five years ago. “We had no budget, but thought something like that would be a good idea for Cambridge, and when we started to do some research we realised there wasn’t much in the way of other indoor activities here, so we thought it was a great idea to add 10-pin bowling, which will attract adult customers as well,” explains Amrik Singh, one of the directors of the new venture. He and fellow directors, Manpreet and Kuldeep Singh, share a dream as well as a surname, and while they are all still working at their respective full-time jobs, this is their first foray into what they hope will be a future in the entertainment business. The vision for the arcade, which is being built by Sloane Street Ltd at 41 Albert Street, has steadily grown as the three have continued their research and decided to build an indoor entertainment centre that will appeal to all ages. For teenagers and older children, the arcade will have games to guarantee thrills and excitement, with Down the Clown, Hyper Shoot Basketball, Axemaster and many more. It’s a place where they will be able to battle it out with friends and family: VR games, games to get you dancing, and games with cool hightech prizes, they will all be there, including one just for the little ones. While the trampoline park is expected to provide enjoyment for teenagers and older children, it, too, includes fun for the little ones, with their own separate area to safely play in. “We want this to be a place for all ages,” says Amrik. “So if someone’s retiring and wants to celebrate their 65th birthday in Cambridge, this will be a good place to come, and if someone is having a third-birthday party, this will be a great place for them too.” The restaurant at one end of the L-shaped venue, with a separate room upstairs that can be booked for a party, will serve fast foods such as pizza, hot chips and chicken nuggets to start with, but once the entertainment arcade finds its feet, the directors expect the purpose-built, fully equipped kitchen to offer full meals in a family-friendly environment. “We’ll be a place where people can come and have some family fun together, then have a meal without having to go anywhere else,” says Amrik. “The Bowling Alley will have a bar offering alcoholic drinks for adults, and at the other end of the building there’ll be a cafeteria serving things like coffee and ice-cream, milkshakes, and protein shakes, because we’re right next door to a fitness centre, and just along the road from Cambridge High School.” Built to be fully accessible, with wheelchair access to everything on the ground floor, Alley Arcade plans to have special offers for senior citizens, as they will be able to come in during off-peak hours to enjoy an arcade game while it’s quiet, or have a leisurely game of 10-pin bowls. As a 10-pin bowling enthusiast himself, Amrik currently travels to Hamilton every couple of months when he wants to play. With Sloane Street co-ordinating the various subcontractors and engineers involved in the arcade’s successful delivery, Amrik is looking forward to Alley Arcade, complete with Cambridge’s only bowling alley, opening in late July. TE AWAMUTU Quality Building Supplies Delivered Waikato Wide buildlinkcambridge.co.nz 07 823 5465 186 Hannon Road, Cambridge Frame & Truss Farm Sheds Fencing Tools .. and more
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