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Mari Jones & Sophie McCoid

North Wales holiday park flooded with booking requests after lockdown relaxed

People have been flooding a North Wales holiday park with calls, after Boris Johnson announced the lockdown changes on Sunday night.

Laurie Clark, general manager of Golden Sands in Rhyl, said many people had called wanting to book a break following the Prime Minister's announcement.

But while people in England can drive as far as they want to take exercise the situation is different in Wales where residents are only allowed to take exercise around their local area.

The differences between the English approach, and Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland's approach, has already created confusion.

In Rhyl Mr Clark said he had received up to 40 calls - reports North Wales Live.

He said: "Some people just couldn't understand it, and were questioning it as they said Boris Johnson was the Prime Minister of the UK so why would it be any different in Wales?

"Some didn't even believe me, and I can imagine things getting a bit nasty with all this confusion. The caravan owners just want to come back to the park.

"Others wanted to book holidays, and we've had a few who want to stay here whilst working in nearby factories in Ellesmere Port and so on."

Laurie added: "We remain fully closed, with additional gates in place plus extra security and CCTV to assist with strict government guidelines."

He said at present there are 10 mobile homes on the site being used by NHS key workers, or people who have been allowed to stay on the site during the lockdown as they have health issues. He said usually at this time of year there are 2,000 people on the site.

He said: "I am and a few members of staff are also living on site, and this has also caused some ill-feeling in the local community.

"People have received abuse in local shops and so on, and been told they shouldn't move off the site. It's a difficult time for everyone."

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