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Originally
developed as a safe haven in North Wales for Scouse wartime evacuees,
Colomendy at Loggerheads has become woven into the legend of Liverpool
schools, since it's inception over 350,000 children have visited
the camp.
BBC Liverpool paid a visit to Colomendy, take look at the photo
gallery or see some of the 360
degree images of the site.
Now
65 years old the original camp structure is to be replaced and refurbished
as part of a £20 million redevelopment scheme. Find out more
about the redevelopment plans.
Did you stay at Colomendy, if so post your memories
here.
History
Colomendy
was built in 1939 by the National Camps Corporation as a wartime
refuge for Liverpool schoolchildren. The first children arrived
in April 1940 from Dingle.
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After
the war the camp became a chance for Liverpool schoolchilden to
get their first taste of the countryside. There were problems though,
in 1951, 150 boys rioted smashing crockery as a protest against
the food in the camps.
In March 1957 Liverpool Corporation bought Colomendy from the National
Camps Corporation for £46,500.
In May 1969 the residential Glan Alyn Secondary Edcuation school
was opened. The school closed in 1990 and its residential blocks
became part of the main Colomendy camp.
Colomendy
360 images
Photo Gallery
Colomendy Memories
Redevelopment Plans
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