The seaside industry in the UK will be saddened by the loss of Peter Flower of the Royal Arcade on the Esplanade at Weymouth, Dorset.

Flower was a long-standing operator in the popular resort and had been in business there for 57 years, said his son, Kevin.

Peter Flower’s funeral is due to be held on Wednesday, November 29, at the town’s Crematorium, at 2.30pm.