From The Daily Post on the seafront works:
"A THOUSAND tonnes of sand is being switched between a town’s shores in the first step towards restoring it’s once golden beach.
And the move will also tackle the problem of windblown sand accumulating at Llandudno’s West Shore.
The trial project starts next week, when the first batch of sand which has been blighting the West Shore boating lake is carried to the beach on the prom at North Shore.
Conwy County Council cabinet member for the environment, Mike Priestley, said: “We have listened to what people have said – both about the nuisance effect of windblown sand at West Shore and the concerns about diminishing sand on the North Shore.”
Over the winter, tonnes of sand are blown from the beach at West Shore, and much of it accumulates near the nearby White Rabbit statue and lake.
Gogarth ward councillor Margaret Lyon originally came up with the idea of using it to replenish the North Shore – and she is delighted that her suggestion is being taken up.
“That’s brilliant news. There’s an awful lot of sand at West Shore which is blighting the area, and not enough at North Shore. I’m hoping this trial will work – if it does, it will benefit both shores in terms of tourism and amenity for locals,” she said.
The council’s technical manager Dyfed Rowlands said the trial will be closely monitored. He added: “Over the years, a large build up of sand has accumulated and now comes right to the top of the secondary sea wall, which encourages windblown sand entering the area towards the properties of West Shore.
“A thousand tonnes of sand will be deposited between the RNLI slipway and the pier to increase the amenity value of the beach in this area in readiness for the tourist season.”
He said engineers recognised that some sort of groyne or similar structure might be needed to keep the sand in place, but the situation would be reviewed after the trial.
He added that beach management work was underway at North Shore which involves the importation of 6,000 tonnes of shingle and re-profiling of the existing shingle bank to help protect the town from flooding. Rocks are also being cleared from the sand seaward of the lifeboat slipway to improve launching of the lifeboat and to provide a suitable surface for donkey rides.
Cllr Graham Rees, who heads the Destination Conwy tourism body, said: “Enhance the visitor experience is welcome. We are also working on plans to replace the North Shore shelters with Victorian style ones, and also to smarten up the Craig y Don paddling pool.”
One or two points, I appreciate them doing this, but I would have said that it's the other side of the slipway that needs sand, the little beach by the pier entrance already has a fair bit of sand left. Likewise, I am quite perturbed by them saying that 6,000 more tons of of shingle are to be placed the other side of the slipway, going down the prom. I hope there is a very pressing environmental need for yet more rocks to be placed on that section of the beach!
On the other hand, the last sentence sounds promising about the shelters. Few things would improve the seafront at Llandudno more than replacing those shelters. I imagine that the Victorian ones there originally must've been replaced as they were rusted or past-it perhaps. Does anyone know the year? - probably in the 60s at some point. Is the shelter in the central reservation in Gloddaeth Avenue a lucky survivor of them? Or was that always there?
However, various people have talked about replacing the shelters since the late 80s (at least), so I don't know how much we can hope!