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« Reply #165 on: February 18, 2014, 10:57:35 am »
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« Reply #166 on: February 18, 2014, 09:49:49 pm »
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« Reply #167 on: February 18, 2014, 10:24:22 pm »
I can see all the pics, and the gallery.... via Google or Firefox
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« Reply #168 on: February 23, 2014, 12:47:23 pm »
Look's like ME needs to update his drivers and flash player perhaps  ££$
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Re: Alex Munro & Live Entertainment in Llandudno
« Reply #169 on: March 17, 2014, 08:12:35 pm »
I'm pleased to announce that, after a long campaign on this Forum (dating back to the Craig Ollerton Llandudno Local forum days), a tangible memorial to 'Mr. Llandudno' Alex Munro is now finally in place. Street signs (covered up at the moment) are in place at the bottom and top of the road stretching from the Grand Hotel to Happy Valley and this stretch of road will be named 'Alex Munro Way'. A worthy tribute to a man who devoted so much of his life to providing live entertainment in Llandudno for many years.

Thanks must go to Cllr. Phillip Evans and Llandudno Town Council for their efforts in renaming this road.

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Re: Alex Munro & Live Entertainment in Llandudno
« Reply #170 on: March 18, 2014, 06:51:09 am »
That's really good news. And it's long overdue.
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Re: Alex Munro & Live Entertainment in Llandudno
« Reply #171 on: April 20, 2014, 02:56:02 pm »
Had a bit of a dig around and found some old pics of Alex etc.  As a teenager, completely enthralled by all things theatre, I worked for Alex backstage and as a lime operator for a few seasons. panto and at the Valley. In celebration of 'Alex Munro Way' here's a pic I took of him during Snow White rehearsals at the Astra.

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« Reply #172 on: April 20, 2014, 05:10:26 pm »
Look's like ME needs to update his drivers and flash player perhaps  ££$

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Re: Alex Munro & Live Entertainment in Llandudno
« Reply #173 on: April 20, 2014, 06:18:32 pm »
Had a bit of a dig around and found some old pics of Alex etc.  As a teenager, completely enthralled by all things theatre, I worked for Alex backstage and as a lime operator for a few seasons. panto and at the Valley. In celebration of 'Alex Munro Way' here's a pic I took of him during Snow White rehearsals at the Astra.

That's a lovely photo of Alex and that's how I remember him, always with a smile on his face.  I'm pleased that he's been honoured in this way as he did so much for the town.

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« Reply #174 on: April 20, 2014, 11:48:51 pm »
What a great picture, happy memories of the golden age of showbiz!   $good$ $good$
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Re: Alex Munro & Live Entertainment in Llandudno
« Reply #175 on: May 28, 2014, 09:48:19 pm »
There's a very interesting article about Llandudno's theatres over on the Arthur Lloyd website, well worth a read:
http://www.arthurlloyd.co.uk/LlandudnoTheatres.htm

They seem to have made a bit of a mistake, however, with the location of the 'Unbuilt Theatre'. Their map indicates it was roughly where Osborne House is now; however it was actually planned for the triangular garden area between the Pavilion and the Pier Entrance.

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Re: Alex Munro & Live Entertainment in Llandudno
« Reply #176 on: June 10, 2014, 09:28:47 am »
A nice aerial shot of the Pier Pavilion from 1946. You can clearly see the stairway leading down into Tusons Amusements:

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« Reply #177 on: June 10, 2014, 09:42:24 am »
I'm not allowed to see it again. :-(
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« Reply #178 on: June 10, 2014, 09:51:53 am »
The gardens and Scootaboats area in front of the Pavilion in 1953:

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« Reply #179 on: June 26, 2014, 07:18:38 pm »
Flyer for Alex Munro's Pantomime at the Astra in 1978:

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