Combined debts of about $900,000 have led to the Christchurch entrepreneur behind Benny’s Barber Shop and Benny’s Hangar being declared bankrupt.
Ben Scott, 31, was placed on the insolvency register on Wednesday after his plans for a million-dollar indoor entertainment venue inside a disused former Air Force hangar at Wigram crashed to the ground.
The large-scale entertainment centre, Benny’s Hangar, would have featured an indoor skate park and a host of other activities, including archery, axe throwing and mini golf.
“Essentially it’s an adult’s chipmunks as the easiest way to explain it. So the whole idea behind it is all ages of affordable entertainment here in Christchurch,” Scott has previously said.
Both of his…
