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Grenville Bar is opened

8.6.1956 Sailing

Above is a photograph of the new Grenville Bar, at Westward Ho! Holiday Centre, which has been built in the shape of half a galleon, and was opened by Mr A G Pratley, general manager of Travco Hotels Ltd, on Friday.

Among the club members and guests present were Mr Gordon Harris and Mr Ted Harris, of Messrs P K Harris and Sons, the Appledore shipbuilders, who were responsible for its realistic construction.

Mr Bob Mitchell, of Westward Ho! the manager, said with guests rising to 600 weekly during the season, probably some 5,000 would become temporary club-members. 

Full article dated 8 June 1956

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