Chapel St. Leonards, Lincolnshire - Pullover, bingo, Mini - postcard 1970s

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• Picture / Image:  The Pullover, Chapel St. Leonards [Lincolnshire] - shows a blue bingo parlour and a Mini car parked opposite
• Publisher: Bamforth 'Color Gloss' No. 47
• Postally used: yes
• Stamp:  9p Machin
• Postmark(s): Skegness 1979 - though I think the card is from early 1970s or even late 1060s
• Sent to:  Market Harborough, Leicesestershire
• Notes / condition: 

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Text from the free encyclopedia WIKIPEDIA may appear below to give a little background information (internal links may not  work) :

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Chapel St. Leonards is a village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated 5 miles (8 km) north from the resort of Skegness.

The village is a location for caravan park holidays, is next to several miles of beach, and close to Fantasy Island, market towns, and the Lincolnshire Wolds.

A landmark is Chapel Point, 1 mile (1.6 km) north from the centre of the village. It has a restored part of a major Second World War coastal defence line retaining the viewing platform. The adjacent North Sea Observatory, a futuristic, iconic visitors' centre using high quality materials and high-weatherproofing providing a comfortable facility for year-round use, was constructed between 2016–2018.[2][3][4]

In recent years Chapel Point has become a location for birdwatchers, being visited by migrating birds such as the Mediterranean gull.[5]

The UK's first purpose-built marine observatory, it was first conceived in 2005 with plans revealed to the public in July 2013. Planning permission was granted at the end of 2014 with the build between 2016 and 2018 funded mainly from Lincolnshire County Council and additionally from Arts Council England and the Coastal Communities Fund.[note 1][2][7]

It is the first stage of what is envisaged as part of the Lincolnshire Coastal Country Park (LCCP) with an intention to later develop the coastal walk as a visitor attraction northwards to Sandilands. The site is owned by Chapel St Leonards Parish Council and is leased to the County Council.[7]

Included into the futuristic design having main viewing windows orientated towards the sea, the observatory has multi-function spaces allocated for an exhibition gallery and education, together with a local base for Coastwatch and a year-round cafe.[2][4]

Despite a televised press-launch and announcements of opening 22 June, the centre did not open to the public, with several local journals carrying the same information from a Lincolnshire County Council press release citing further delays due to building snagging works.[8][9] The centre finally opened 30 July 2018.[10]