The Afan lido has not closed down! To be honest, the "wonderful" health and safety laws of Britain closed down most of the things at aberavon. Such as the boat pools and the funfair!
More houses have been built to provide labour, generates money into the economy and appears to last longer than Burger King/Knight and the Bowling Alley. Secondly, the Local council haven't provided these homes, they are private. The beach is popular for water sports such as surfing, therefore there are attractions. South Wales experiences colder climates, as a result less businesses chose to build attractions for tourism.
Local council provided the LAND that these homes were built on and that land was for the 140,000 people of Port Talbot and the jobs are gone now the houses are built and the LAND the same labour would have built the houses somewhere else and our climate is getting warmer and attractions can be indoors as well as outdoors people are fed up with Spain and the like And the threat of skin cancer if they get burnt so mose people every year are looking to stay in the UK and enjoy our home resorts.
my daughter lives in spain and went out there 5 times last year. sunny yes and bored more there then on aberavon beach also the euro exchange is killing traveling to europe and Guess what! people are staying home un the UK and the future employment for Port Talbot may be in tourism Not mini buses going to the airports for people to fly away but for people flying in to visit this lovely country called WALES.
Lovely sentiments. Yes the beach and prom look better than I can ever remember them but the fun has been taken away. I grew up directly opposite the beach and have lovely childhood memories of being there. Remember the little shops on the prom that used to sell buckets and spades etc? Dont listen to people like "observationpoint", they hav'nt got a heart, they got a swinging brick! Brill video, keep up the good work. Well done DAD!!!
the beach was run down for years, full of coal etc, sometimes the fair was dangerous but with all that the beach & fair was for the majority of the time full!!......go figure!!........now the water , sands and promenade are cleaner more than ever, but nothing here to attract folk, maybe the council gotta plan haha thats a joke
Nice sentiments, but mostly bollocks. The beach was run down for years. British Steel covered it with coal from the docks. It's cleaner now than it has been for decades and the promenade actually looks clean and modern. And why are we moaning about the houses on Little Warren? It was a filthy scrubland full of flytipping and junkie syringes. It's now tidy and well-kept. The fair was a dangerous craphole, and if it was any good it would've stayed open. We can't live in the past.
My point exactly, why was it run down, you go and try to enjoy yourself on the promenade where the fairground used to be till the late hours in the summer and see how long it will be before one or more of the owners of those houses built up to the promenade ask you to move because they are trying to eat their tea and watch the television and your outside their private property so get away from the BEACH. The past was not all wonderful, but the future for the beach at least looks worse.
what comes around goes around. tourism is going to be the next big employer of wales and we need to get ready not try to jump on the bandwagon when its to late. The filthy scrubland belonged to all the port talbot people now it doesn't! get it! it should have been re-generated for the use of all port talbot people not just these home owners who by the way were quick enough to complain about the plenergy plans (stopping people getting jobs) for they're own ends.
I grew up on Aberavon Beach, I remember the busses in the Green Stars Car Park (GONE) that brought thousands of visitors to MIAMI Beach Fun Fair (GONE), Day's Fairground (GONE), The Boating Pool (GONE), Paddling Pool (GONE). They would congregate at the Beach Hotel (GONE) before spending the day on the magnificent sands of the beach. The beach is now barely recognisable as anything other than a developers paradise for retirement and care homes.
Well done on this video Puting a unit like that on the beach it nuts who ever thought of it must be nuts like what Neath and port talbot council is The done the same to the town station road all clubs so THE COUNCIL PULL YOUR FINGER OUT AND CLOSE THE PLACE DOWN and restore our beach for the summer and not leave a load of NUTS FROM A UNIT LIKE THIS
I can answer that for you......They're trying to kill it so they can put more houses,resthomes and more private hospitals there. That will bring the tourists in won't it! and when the N&PTBC realise the mistake they made when tourism comes back then they will discover that everybody living on the beach front will complain about the noise thats if theres anything here to attract them that is.
I spent many hours down the beach as a child . On the trampolines, running round the gardens . There was also childrens shows on the sea front as well. The fair was like another world exciting and sometimes a bit scary..I spent hours in the Afan Lido with my twin brother. We used to go down the beach play games, build moats and we spend all day down there our parents didnt worry about us they new where we were. The beach is now charactorless and barren..Completely sterile...Very sad..
locally its known as port toilet & scaberavon
palmer3977 2 hours ago
the whole worlds turned into piss,bring back the vinegar !!!..
AberavonAbstractics 2 years ago
There is hardly eva any ppl down der lol but its gawjuss so ther shud be x
XMultiSexGoddess 2 years ago
The Afan lido has not closed down! To be honest, the "wonderful" health and safety laws of Britain closed down most of the things at aberavon. Such as the boat pools and the funfair!
DanBurton190 2 years ago
More houses have been built to provide labour, generates money into the economy and appears to last longer than Burger King/Knight and the Bowling Alley. Secondly, the Local council haven't provided these homes, they are private. The beach is popular for water sports such as surfing, therefore there are attractions. South Wales experiences colder climates, as a result less businesses chose to build attractions for tourism.
shuny7 2 years ago
Thanks Tuppey66 lets hope things will turn around.
clarityrains 2 years ago
Local council provided the LAND that these homes were built on and that land was for the 140,000 people of Port Talbot and the jobs are gone now the houses are built and the LAND the same labour would have built the houses somewhere else and our climate is getting warmer and attractions can be indoors as well as outdoors people are fed up with Spain and the like And the threat of skin cancer if they get burnt so mose people every year are looking to stay in the UK and enjoy our home resorts.
clarityrains 2 years ago
Build what? Spain is a lot warmer, you should go sometime. Which explains why less people are traveling to Port Talbot..
shuny7 2 years ago
my daughter lives in spain and went out there 5 times last year. sunny yes and bored more there then on aberavon beach also the euro exchange is killing traveling to europe and Guess what! people are staying home un the UK and the future employment for Port Talbot may be in tourism Not mini buses going to the airports for people to fly away but for people flying in to visit this lovely country called WALES.
clarityrains 2 years ago
Lovely sentiments. Yes the beach and prom look better than I can ever remember them but the fun has been taken away. I grew up directly opposite the beach and have lovely childhood memories of being there. Remember the little shops on the prom that used to sell buckets and spades etc? Dont listen to people like "observationpoint", they hav'nt got a heart, they got a swinging brick! Brill video, keep up the good work. Well done DAD!!!
welshgirljo 3 years ago
the beach was run down for years, full of coal etc, sometimes the fair was dangerous but with all that the beach & fair was for the majority of the time full!!......go figure!!........now the water , sands and promenade are cleaner more than ever, but nothing here to attract folk, maybe the council gotta plan haha thats a joke
madwelshaber 3 years ago
Nice sentiments, but mostly bollocks. The beach was run down for years. British Steel covered it with coal from the docks. It's cleaner now than it has been for decades and the promenade actually looks clean and modern. And why are we moaning about the houses on Little Warren? It was a filthy scrubland full of flytipping and junkie syringes. It's now tidy and well-kept. The fair was a dangerous craphole, and if it was any good it would've stayed open. We can't live in the past.
observationpoint 3 years ago
My point exactly, why was it run down, you go and try to enjoy yourself on the promenade where the fairground used to be till the late hours in the summer and see how long it will be before one or more of the owners of those houses built up to the promenade ask you to move because they are trying to eat their tea and watch the television and your outside their private property so get away from the BEACH. The past was not all wonderful, but the future for the beach at least looks worse.
123CALELUCIA 3 years ago
what comes around goes around. tourism is going to be the next big employer of wales and we need to get ready not try to jump on the bandwagon when its to late. The filthy scrubland belonged to all the port talbot people now it doesn't! get it! it should have been re-generated for the use of all port talbot people not just these home owners who by the way were quick enough to complain about the plenergy plans (stopping people getting jobs) for they're own ends.
clarityrains 2 years ago
great video. keep up the good work! I'm in full agreement with you!
peacheysniper 3 years ago
I grew up on Aberavon Beach, I remember the busses in the Green Stars Car Park (GONE) that brought thousands of visitors to MIAMI Beach Fun Fair (GONE), Day's Fairground (GONE), The Boating Pool (GONE), Paddling Pool (GONE). They would congregate at the Beach Hotel (GONE) before spending the day on the magnificent sands of the beach. The beach is now barely recognisable as anything other than a developers paradise for retirement and care homes.
Poodlechewsit 3 years ago
Well done on this video Puting a unit like that on the beach it nuts who ever thought of it must be nuts like what Neath and port talbot council is The done the same to the town station road all clubs so THE COUNCIL PULL YOUR FINGER OUT AND CLOSE THE PLACE DOWN and restore our beach for the summer and not leave a load of NUTS FROM A UNIT LIKE THIS
walesfan1976 3 years ago
i agree with everything said in this video and want to know what neath port talbot think their doing to one of the best beaches in the world?
elshaunster 3 years ago
I can answer that for you......They're trying to kill it so they can put more houses,resthomes and more private hospitals there. That will bring the tourists in won't it! and when the N&PTBC realise the mistake they made when tourism comes back then they will discover that everybody living on the beach front will complain about the noise thats if theres anything here to attract them that is.
clarityrains 2 years ago
I spent many hours down the beach as a child . On the trampolines, running round the gardens . There was also childrens shows on the sea front as well. The fair was like another world exciting and sometimes a bit scary..I spent hours in the Afan Lido with my twin brother. We used to go down the beach play games, build moats and we spend all day down there our parents didnt worry about us they new where we were. The beach is now charactorless and barren..Completely sterile...Very sad..
tuppey66 3 years ago