THIS IS THE BLOG OF COLIN JONES, RHYL TOWN COUNCILLOR: BODFOR WARDl
The opinions expressed in this blog are entirely my own and not the views of the town council.
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The land on which Ocean Beach fun fair stood is still derelict awaiting progress of the Modus ‘Ocean Plaza’ development of flats and shops. The land was bought in the 1930s by Rhyl Amusements Ltd who ran Marine Lake fun fair; at first it was used as a coach park and a place for travelling circuses and exhibitions.
Eventually the company began to move rides from Marine Lake to Ocean Beach, and by the 1950s we had a fun fair on both sites. The picture is a card postmarked 1975 showing Ocean Beach’s big slide. A notice to the right says: PERSONS ARE NOT PERMITTED TO SLIDE HEAD FIRST. I dare say some were daft enough to try.
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