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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A couple of days ago on this blog there was a post about the pier and it put me in mind of this photograph taken on the pier. The picture is from the collection of Rhyl Library; pencilled on the back is the name of the acrobat James Evans and the date 1949.
Back in 1887 a professional swimmer named Tommy Burns came to Rhyl for a season of exhibition diving. He arrived from Liverpool over-refreshed, took a celebratory dive off the pier and died in the water. The crowd give him a round of applause.
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