50 Years on Isle of Man Holidays

[0bserver]

20 minutes ago, Cambon said:

As said above, but also lack of maintenance. A couple of blokes in a couple of JCBs could have the sand moved away from the sea wall in a couple of weeks, allowing the wall to do its job. A bit of maintenance twice a year will keep it at bay until the chines / groynes are replaced. 

However, the powers that be, in their wisdom have decided a multi million pound project to build the wall up by a metre (which the sand will soon meet) is a better idea. 

As Peter Karran once suggested, just lower the seafloor by 2 metres in the bay. 

[Harry Lamb]

17 hours ago, Gladys said:

Sorry, don't understand. (I am sure it is funny, but I've missed it!). 

It was the hot dog advert in the cinema, just after On-chan Head

 

[Gladys]

4 hours ago, Harry Lamb said:

It was the hot dog advert in the cinema, just after On-chan Head

 

Oh, I don't remember hot dogs on sale when I were a lass, didn't even have popcorn, but we did have boxes of Rowntrees fruit pastilles or fruit gums. 😀 

[Numbnuts]

9 minutes ago, Gladys said:

Oh, I don't remember hot dogs on sale when I were a lass, didn't even have popcorn, but we did have boxes of Rowntrees fruit pastilles or fruit gums. 😀 

Indeed we did .

Ahhhh and  drinks on a stick....Manx Ices ice lollys , those were the days 

[Moghrey Mie]

21 hours ago, HeliX said:

Low cost international travel killed the IOM tourist industry.

But it took 50 years for the island to acknowledge the fact.

[Wavey Davey]

48 minutes ago, Moghrey Mie said:

But it took 50 years for the island to acknowledge the fact.

I was reading an article the other day that said the IOM had 500,000 visitors in 1903. So according to the DfE if we’re lucky we’ll apparently be back up there by 2032. 

[SleepyJoe]

Dr Allinson's 500,000 visitors plan [idea in his head] is just bonkers

[Declan]

On 9/20/2022 at 8:53 PM, Lilly said:

Douglas, the ... Naples of the North

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naples

 

"Founded by Greeks in the first millennium BC, Naples is one of the oldest continuously inhabited urban areas in the world. In the eighth century BC, a colony known as Parthenope (Ancient Greek: Παρθενόπη) was established on the Pizzofalcone hill. In the sixth century BC, it was refounded as Neápolis. The city was an important part of Magna Graecia, played a major role in the merging of Greek and Roman society, and was a significant cultural centre under the Romans.

 Naples is also considered a capital of the Baroque, beginning with the artist Caravaggio's career in the 17th century and the artistic revolution he inspired.[7] It was also an important centre of humanism and Enlightenment.

Naples' historic city centre is the largest in Europe and has been designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. A wide range of culturally and historically significant sites are nearby, including the Palace of Caserta and the Roman ruins of Pompeii and Herculaneum. Naples is also known for its natural beauties, such as Posillipo, Phlegraean Fields, Nisida and Vesuvius.  Neapolitan cuisine is noted for its association with pizza, which originated in the city, as well as numerous other local dishes. Restaurants in the Naples' area have earned the most stars from the Michelin Guide of any Italian province" 

 

Obviously there was no Advertising Standards Authority in 1970.

Anyway Morecombe and Llandudno also claim to be the Naples of the North! And Weymouth the Naples of England.

[Moghrey Mie]

20 hours ago, Wavey Davey said:

I was reading an article the other day that said the IOM had 500,000 visitors in 1903. So according to the DfE if we’re lucky we’ll apparently be back up there by 2032. 

In those days people were content to sit on Douglas shore in a deck chair for hours on end.

Things have moved on since then.

[Wavey Davey]

1 hour ago, Moghrey Mie said:

In those days people were content to sit on Douglas shore in a deck chair for hours on end.

Things have moved on since then.

They haven’t really. All we seem to be trying to appeal to is walkers and cyclists and people who want to sit on Victorian scrap for their holiday. 

[Moghrey Mie]

19 minutes ago, Wavey Davey said:

They haven’t really. All we seem to be trying to appeal to is walkers and cyclists and people who want to sit on Victorian scrap for their holiday. 

I meant things have moved on elsewhere not here.

[P.K.]

On 9/20/2022 at 10:28 PM, AOR said:

Summerland [fire] didn't help, although it was a fantastic initiative at just the right time, and ahead of its time. 

From today's Grauniad:

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/sep/24/1973-summerland-leisure-centre-fire-isle-of-man-survivors

[Max Power]

1 hour ago, P.K. said:

From today's Grauniad:

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/sep/24/1973-summerland-leisure-centre-fire-isle-of-man-survivors

Summerland was a brilliant and successful concept, criminally ruined in the execution. It's a scandal on many levels and those responsible were never brought to justice! 

[AOR]

Wow. Thanks for that link. That is a powerful piece of writing.

I remember architects firm Gelling, Ellis, Lomas in the late 1970s, that eventually became Ellis Brown. It took a while to drop the 'Lomas' but if he was on a yacht in the Med all those years it would be difficult to do. 

And that's a nice link (from Guardian to the Daily Mail) to Justice Joseph Cantley who presided over the Inquiry. The Secret Policeman's Ball 'judge sketch' sums him up very well too. A poignant indication of how no one was found to have been blamed - the "old boys network" was referred to at the Inquiry.

Summerland was a fantastic place for locals and visitors all year round. Could something similar be built now, nearly half a century later?

[SleepyJoe]

Eden North project coming up in Morecambe in 2024 - IOM tourism may well be effected by this