For more than 30 years it brought joy to children and families, soaking its passengers as they rode a flow of water at a Great Yarmouth theme park. 

But after the log flume was dismantled earlier this year, and the owners of the Pleasure Beach auctioned off its parts, at least two of the carriages themselves, as well as some signage, have ended up in sheds.

The parts were bought by people all over the country, from Norfolk to Wakefield and to Doncaster - in the process raising more than £5,000 for local charities.

One of those who snapped up the oversize souvenirs was Norwich man Kaine Roo, 49, who has two flumes, some signage, as well as the main controls for the ride.

Great Yarmouth Mercury: SPLASHBACK: People enjoying a ride on the log flume at the Pleasure Beach. SPLASHBACK: People enjoying a ride on the log flume at the Pleasure Beach. (Image: Archant)

 

The items are in his shed – alongside other memorabilia from Great Yarmouth including original enamel signs dating from the 1930s when the Pleasure Beach was owned by the Collins family.

Mr Roo has been collecting for the last ten years and it started because of a “passion” for Great Yarmouth. 

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Great Yarmouth Mercury: An old sign from the Pleasure Beach dating to the 1930s. An old sign from the Pleasure Beach dating to the 1930s. (Image: Kaine Roo)

Another carriage was purchased by an Ipswich man, the 49-year-old Jeremy who said he remembers when the ride was built. 

"It was very sad to see it taken out," he said. 

When he saw the carriages were for sale, he decided he had to have one even though some friends joked he was "slightly mad".

As things stand, the flume - which is "bloody heavy and awkward to move" - is still sitting in his shed.

But he has plans to possibly use it as garden furniture when he gets "a more suitable property".

Great Yarmouth Mercury: The log flume, at the Pleasure Beach in Great Yarmouth, is demolished in February 2023. The log flume, at the Pleasure Beach in Great Yarmouth, is demolished in February 2023. (Image: Sonya Duncan)

"One of my mad ideas was that I would use it in the Red Bull race. But it’s too heavy. It’s 90kg," he said. 

"It is a very fond childhood memory. I just remember going on it and telling people to sit at the back, they wouldn’t get wet, and ducking so that other people would get soaked.

"It was always a firm favourite," he said.