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WELSH ASSEMBLY ELECTION
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TRANSPORT TOPUP
Above are a couple of variations on a photo that appeared on this blog years ago courtesy of John Powell. These are from an other source and labelled "LNWR Rhyl Station, up platform looking west...
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WELSH ASSEMBLY ELECTION
Rhyl Life and the YouTube channel RhylTime supportMAIR ROWLANDS (Plaid Cymru)Polling Day: Thursday 5th May 2016.--
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QUIZ ANSWER #132
Last Sunday I posted the above photo in which two place names have been obscured by black dots. The question: What are the place names?The answer: Knowles Ave (on your left) and Ridgeway Ave...
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QUIZ QUESTION # 133
Above is an undated 1960s-ish picture of Rhyl's fondly-remembered roller skating rink.The question: In what corner was the photographer standing - north east, north west, south east or south west?--New...
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FLASHBACK #18
A few days ago an occasional contributor by the name of Gerry supplied this item. It is a photograph of the northern end of High Street, Rhyl.Left of centre is the Royal Hotel on corner of Sussex...
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WELSH ASSEMBLY ELECTION
Rhyl Life and the YouTube channel RhylTime supportMAIR ROWLANDS (Plaid Cymru)Polling Day: Thursday 5th May 2016.On 5th May - or a couple of weeks sooner if you vote by post - you will receive two...
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QUIZ ANSWER # 133
Last Sunday I posted the above picture of Rhyl's fondly-remembered roller skating rink. The question: In what corner was the photographer standing - north east, north west, south east or south west?The...
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QUIZ QUESTION # 134
The photograph above was taken this month.The question: Where in Rhyl would you find this scene?You have until the end of Saturday 23rd April 2016 to send your entry. The result will appear on this...
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BODELODDMENTS
The village of Bodelwyddan (pronounced Bodel-withan) is about 5 miles or 8 kilometres south of Rhyl and shares the same LL18 postcode, and is my kind of place: only one public house and more than sixty...
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HELLO, EDWARD!
The above photo was sent by David Thomas after he had paid a visit to Marine Lake last Sunday.He said, “This is a new addition to the miniature railway. It's Prince Edward Of Wales which was built in...
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WELSH ASSEMBLY ELECTION
Rhyl Life and the YouTube channel RhylTime supportMAIR ROWLANDS (Plaid Cymru)Polling Day: Thursday 5th May 2016.On 5th May - or sooner if you vote by post - you will receive two ballot papers for Welsh...
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QUIZ ANSWER # 134
Last Sunday I posted the above photograph taken this month by Fred Burns. The question: Where in Rhyl would you find this scene?The answer: Dyserth Road.The house appears to be No.103 Dyserth Road. In...
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QUIZ QUESTION # 135
Above are right-hand sides of two postcards. The upper one is postmarked 1973; the lower looks 1950s.The question: Which is a Rhyl picture - the upper one or the lower or both or neither?--The...
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EARLY ENTERTAINERS
Recent mention of Adeler & Sutton's Pierrots on this blog brought some correspondence about early entertainers in Rhyl. Above is Charley or Charlie Harvey who was a prominent member of the Adeler...
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WELSH ASSEMBLY ELECTION
Rhyl Life and the YouTube channel RhylTime supportMAIR ROWLANDS (Plaid Cymru)Polling Day: Thursday 5th May 2016.On 5th May - or sooner if you vote by post - you will receive two ballot papers for Welsh...
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AN OUTDOOR MAN
Sorry to report that David Thomas has passed away. Dave made several contributions to this blog and to Rhyl life in general. He is pictured above in 2007 during his year as Mayor of Rhyl, with a...
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WELSH ASSEMBLY ELECTION
Rhyl Life and the YouTube channel RhylTime supportMAIR ROWLANDS (Plaid Cymru)Polling Day: Thursday 5th May 2016.On 5th May - or sooner if you vote by post - you will receive two ballot papers for Welsh...
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QUIZ ANSWER # 135
Last Sunday I posted the right-hand-sides-only of two postcards: the upper one postmarked 1973, the lower looking 1950s. The question: Which is a Rhyl picture - the upper one or the lower or both or...
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QUIZ QUESTION # 136
This photo was taken recently and has a place name blanked out.The question: What is the missing name?The correct answer would score 1 win.--The advert below is from Edwardian times and refers to the...
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