by Gary » 04 Aug 2009, 14:41
Once again, thanks for the poignant, brilliant images Jim and the link to your great site is very much appreciated.
On 8th September 2006 themagiceye received an annonymous e mail. I came across it again recently:
"I cannot confirm whether or not it will be an ASDA superstore, but sadly, by 2007 the whole of the Ocean Beach funfair will have gone. This is due to Denbighshire County Council's "redevelopment" of Rhyl's seafront into what will generally be known as "Drift Park", which in turn is part of the Rhyl Going Forward scheme.
Although it mainly involves (as far as the seafront goes) development of gardens and water features, the funfair is not part of that scheme. Current proposals for the Ocean Beach site include housing, A3 retail shops and non-food retail.
Whatever Denbighshire County Council decide, the only fairground facilities will be in the Children's village (which is pretty poor even today in comparison, and does not offer anything beyond the age of 12) and the nearby resort of Towyn (in Conwy) will continue to offer during the high season a travelling fairground on the Tir Prince racetrack's grounds.
Personally speaking (as a Denbighshire resident) I think that the Ocean Beach's redevelopment is a disgrace, and more money should be spent upgrading (and even expanding) the fairground.
So I strongly suggest that if you are in the area, that you photograph as many of the rides that you can. Especially in the end/height of the season, before the non permanent rides are stored away."
(Annonymous)
As we know,Ocean Beach closed for the last time on 2/9/07. It's really sad that nothing has happened to the place since then.
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Gary on 04 Aug 2009, 14:52, edited 1 time in total.
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