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Coney Beach Amusement Park to close after more than 100 years

A seaside funfair dating back more than 100 years is to close later this year, its owners have announced.






A seaside funfair dating back more than 100 years is to close later this year, its owners have announced.

Coney Beach Amusement Park, which opened in the Newton area of Porthcawl, Bridgend county, in 1918, will close in October, the owners said in a post on Facebook.

"It's the end of an era, for over 100 years we and other showmen and their families have lived and worked in Porthcawl helping to make it a busy seaside destination," the Evans family added.

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Coney Beach Amusement Park to close after more than 100 years

A seaside funfair dating back more than 100 years is to close later this year, its owners have announced.






A seaside funfair dating back more than 100 years is to close later this year, its owners have announced.

Coney Beach Amusement Park, which opened in the Newton area of Porthcawl, Bridgend county, in 1918, will close in October, the owners said in a post on Facebook.

"It's the end of an era, for over 100 years we and other showmen and their families have lived and worked in Porthcawl helping to make it a busy seaside destination," the Evans family added.

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