themagiceye's first real memories of Peter Pan's Playground (later to become Happiland), situated at one end of The Lakeside Miniature Railway, was that of a sandy section that was fenced off from the rest of the park.

I'm talking mid sixties here, probably 10 years after the photo on the right was taken.

When driving past this hallowed point along the Southport coast road my dad had to slow down in order to circumnavigate a small roundabout...at least I think there was a small roundabout in the road there.

Fortunately this afforded me the opportunity to stare in awe at the very height of the slides situated in a very sandy area.

If I remember correctly you had to pay to enter this part of the park but time does play tricks.

However no matter how much I looked on in excitement back then I don't think I ever entered that slide park.

Nick Ousey: It must have been in the mid 60s when I used to go with my mum and either one or two of her friends and spend all day in the sandy playground.

When I think about it health and safety would have a job on their hands if they were there today. There was a tower made out of a telegraph pole with a platform on the top that you climbed up via a metal ladder - and not a great deal to stop you from falling of the top!