▁joined ▁by ▁a ▁further ▁eight ▁tur b ines ▁at ▁North ▁P icken ham , ▁though ▁they ▁are ▁not ▁owned ▁by ▁E cot ric ity . ▁ ▁The ▁Green ▁Britain ▁Centre ▁hosted ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁British ▁B ASE ▁jump ing ▁champion ships ; ▁contest ants ▁jump ed ▁from ▁the ▁roof ▁of ▁the ▁observation ▁deck . ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁the ▁centre ▁had ▁closed ▁for ▁financial ▁reasons ▁and ▁that ▁E cot ric ity ▁intended ▁to ▁hand ▁the ▁building ▁back ▁to ▁Bre ck land ▁District ▁Council . ▁ ▁Cl imate ▁ ▁As ▁with ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Is les ▁and ▁East ▁Ang lia , ▁S wa ff ham ▁experiences ▁a ▁mar itime ▁climate ▁with ▁cool ▁sum mers ▁and ▁m ild ▁winter s . ▁The ▁nearest ▁Met ▁Office ▁weather ▁station ▁to ▁provide ▁local ▁climate ▁data ▁is ▁R AF ▁Mar ham , ▁about ▁ ▁west ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁centre . ▁Tem per ature ▁extrem es ▁in ▁the ▁S wa ff ham - Mar ham ▁area ▁range ▁from ▁▁ ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁down ▁to ▁ ▁during ▁February ▁ 1 9 5 6 . ▁The ▁highest ▁and ▁lowest ▁temper atures ▁reported ▁in ▁the ▁past ▁de cade ▁are ▁ ▁during ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁and ▁ ▁during ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁Kingdom ▁( TV ▁series ) ▁▁ ▁In ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁location ▁film ing ▁was ▁done ▁in ▁the ▁town ▁for ▁the