. ▁ ▁Though ▁the ▁char ity ▁had ▁no ▁problems ▁se cur ing ▁short ▁term ▁funds ▁and ▁gr ants ▁to ▁cover ▁this ▁when ▁the ▁centre ▁was ▁set ▁up , ▁en abling ▁them ▁to ▁run ▁the ▁three ▁attra ctions ▁for ▁just ▁over ▁six ▁years , ▁by ▁ 2 0 0 5 / 2 0 0 6 ▁most ▁of ▁these ▁had ▁either ▁decre ased ▁greatly ▁or ▁ended ▁altogether . ▁ ▁This ▁left ▁only ▁two ▁options : ▁close ▁the ▁whole ▁centre , ▁or ▁close ▁Wild walk ▁and ▁I MAX , ▁en abling ▁existing ▁funds ▁to ▁be ▁channel led ▁exclus ively ▁to ▁Ex pl ore . ▁As ▁Ex pl ore ▁was ▁more ▁popular ▁with ▁visitors , ▁whereas ▁Wild walk ▁and ▁the ▁I MAX ▁theatre ▁were ▁more ▁expensive ▁to ▁run , ▁it ▁was ▁decided ▁that ▁the ▁second ▁option ▁was ▁vi able , ▁and ▁in ▁this ▁way ▁Ex pl ore ▁could ▁become ▁finan cially ▁vi able ▁in ▁the ▁future . ▁ ▁For ▁these ▁reasons , ▁Wild walk ▁and ▁the ▁I MAX ▁theatre ▁closed ▁for ▁the ▁last ▁time ▁on ▁Saturday , ▁ 3 1 ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁making ▁ 4 5 ▁people ▁redundant . ▁ ▁The ▁Regional ▁Development ▁Agency ▁worked ▁alongside ▁Br istol ▁City ▁Council ▁to ▁find ▁new ▁uses ▁for ▁the ▁buildings , ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁the ▁West ▁of ▁England ▁expressed ▁an ▁interest ▁in ▁taking ▁over ▁the ▁buildings ▁to ▁use ▁for ▁public ▁out re ach ▁work ▁with ▁schools . ▁ ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁the