I grew in up Rhyl and as a boy in the early 1950s often went on family outings to places like Dyserth. My sister and I went to play around the falls while mum and dad took their ease in the New Inn.
I remember us going up Dyserth Hill in our old 1934 Austin 10. We passed by a Crosville double-decker bus which was coming down the hill. Suddenly our car jumped out of gear and the cable brakes failed so we rolled backwards down the hill and passed the bus again, much to the amusement of the bus passengers some of whom waved!
Fortunately there was nothing behind us and the car finally came to a stop with a jolt against the grassy bank at the bottom of the hill.
However my Aunty Agnes seated alongside my mother on the back seat, was definitely not amused and she came out with a stream of choice words in English and Welsh which were new to me and my sister's innocent pre-TV 1950s ears!
On that and future occasions when we got to Dyserth in the old Austin my mother insisted on getting out and walking up the hill with my sister.
I of course thought it was great fun and sat alongside my Dad like some kind of junior navigator on the Monte Carlo Rally while he struggled to keep the old banger in gear!!
The Dyserth website, put together by local man Peter Robinson, is a model to all in its comprehensive cover of all aspects of the village, including an impressive collection of photos old and new, a history, and a forum for users comments.
I live in London now but this website is definitely on my PC's desktop, alongside that of the Journal!
GEORGE OWEN