Kiddies Corner closure: your reactions as Cleveleys funfair is pulled down

The seafront miniature funfair Kiddies Corner had been loved by both local and visiting families since it came to the town in 1961.

But yesterday, owner Joey Silcock, who took over the attraction in 2018, confirmed it was no longer financially viable due to the coronavirus pandemic forcing it to shut for 2020.

He told the Gazette: "We were going to take the rides away for maintenance and come back next year but it's no good for me to throw money away on it.

"We've also had problems with vandalism. I've just got to make the best of it now and I'm going to retire."

The rides are currently in the process of being removed from the North Promenade site.

Here's how you responded to the news of Kiddies Corner's permanent closure:

Collette Evans Jones​

"It's so sad to hear we're losing the fun fair for the kids, we will have nothing in Cleveleys. There's nothing for the younger generation and their families."

Robin Lewis

"Very sad I used to work on the cars there in the sixties while still in education, it was opposite the arcade then. So sad, end of an era."

Adam Kean

"Many memories when I was a child in its original spot. The veteran cars and the helter-skelter. It's iconic to Cleveleys. Sad to see it go."

Andrew Berry

"A big blow to the town."

Sharon Fenna

"This is so sad. My grandchildren loved going on these rides then into the arcade to win some token tickets."

Sharon Wallace Holdstock

"So sad, my son, now 22, used to love going there after Anchorsholme school."

Victoria Bullen

"We’ve had so many very happy hours there. This is very sad."

Jacqui Collumbine

"Gutted, I remember going there in the 70s and taking my children in the 90s. Was hoping to one day be able to take my grandchildren as it was so lovely and gentle."

Tracey Cronin

"That’s sad news, my two sons had many a happy weekend having fun at Kiddies Corner as well of thousands of other children.

"It used to put a smile on my face to see all the kids enjoying themselves and the prom and Cleveleys. Shops filled with happy laughter and memories to look back on."

Sue Howarth

"What a shame. Sad to see that go. It’s been there years."

Emma Ellison

"My grandad took me to kiddies corner every weekend it was open when I was a kid I loved the vintage cars and the ladybugs. It was never the same once the new prom was build, it lost what made it special."

Lisa Taylor

"My mum used to take my brother and I. I used to love the vintage cars and the helter-skelter the best. Lovely memories."