Flambards theme park in Helston closes due to rising costs

Mike Thomas, Cornwall Councillor for Helston North, mentioned he was “very unhappy certainly” on the closure.

“For Helston it’s a spot stuffed with reminiscences, going again many years,” he mentioned.

“It is a spot stuffed with deep private reminiscences and associations.

“Individuals will miss it, what else can I say, it’s going to be an absolute gap within the lifetime of the city.”

He mentioned he anticipated the knock-on impact on tourism within the city to be vital, nevertheless it was a “time to replicate and be actually happy with what Helston has hosted for thus a few years”.

Thomas, a former instructor, mentioned lots of his former college students in addition to his personal daughter had labored on the park, whereas his household held a season ticket.

He mentioned it was necessary to protect the “great Victorian village” and if there was “no probability of a restoration” then the location had “the potential to unlock” future financial improvement and jobs.