Jim Rowland, Operations Director is to retire in December. He featured heavily in the BBC’s 1998 documentary about the park and is known almost universally as JR. He was born into a travelling showman family and has worked for Pleasure Beach company since 1972.
Amanda Thompson, the park’s Managing Director, said: “Jim worked closely alongside my father Geoffrey for many years and has continued to be a friend and colleague to the whole family.”
“It’s a huge loss to the Pleasure Beach to see him go, but his insightful contributions to the park and the amusement industry as a whole will remain for many years to come.”