Blackpool Pleasure Beach lived in London where Leonard worked at a Swedish Match Company, however upon hearing of Bean's death the couple returned to Blackpool, where decisions regarding the future running of the Pleasure Beach were in discussion. Leonard up until that point had not had any active involvement with the Pleasure Beach whatsoever, however on a mutual agreement with his wife it was agreed that Thompson would take over the running of the Pleasure Beach and have full responsibility of all its affairs. His first move was to appoint Oscar Haworth as the General Manager and George Palmer as Chairman of the
Cooden Beach railway station frequently. Although in 2008 the mini market was sold off and a new ticket office was built. Cooden Beach is a penalty fare station with most trains operating Southern's strict Penalty Fares policy. The typical off-peak service is: Cooden Beach railway station Cooden Beach serves Cooden at the western end of Bexhill in East Sussex. It is on the East Coastway Line, and train services are provided by Southern. The station was first opened on 11 September 1905 as "Cooden Golf Halt" to serve a growing area of new, mainly high quality, housing located close to the beach (hence its