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Vardon, the operator of health clubs, has acquired Lyric Designs for £2.6m, and is changing its name to Cannons. 02-Feb-1999 Vardon is selling its tourist attractions division, which includes 23 Sea Life centres and the London and York Dungeons, to a management team for £47m. 24-Dec-1998 Vardon has acquired Harbour Club, the London health club, for £22m, and now plans to sell its London Dungeon and Sea Life tourist attractions and start opening health and fitness clubs in continental Europe. 21-Aug-1998 Vardon has acquired the Club Athletico private health club in Worcester from Serco for £3.2m. 20-Aug-1998 Vardon has acquired Cannon Sports & Leisure for £25m, as part of a strategy to refocus its business on health and fitness clubs. 03-Jun-1998 Rank Group is acquiring Parkdean Holidays, the provider of self-catering holidays, from Vardon for £38m and will convert the 10 sites to its Haven format. 26-Feb-1998 Vardon has sold its bingo division to a management buy-out for £30m, which will allow it to expand its health and fitness operations. 27-Nov-1997 Vardon has bought Dynamic Leisure, the health club operator that uses the Archer brand name, for £40m. 15-Jun-1996
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