Notice the 39 'Hutments' erected on beach road.. These were originally for the 5th Cheshire Regiment, Royal Irish Fusilers and the South Lancashire Regiment who were stationed in Bangor during the Second World War. The camp was later used by American GI's from July 1943 and then as a camp for Italian prisioners of war. After the repatriation of the Italian prisioners in 1946 the camp was used by Officer Cadet Training Units and in 1947 as a temporary home for Polish troops whilst awaiting their return to Poland.

The huts were removed and the area was given to the people in a gift following the death of King George V (June 1865 – 20 January 1936) 23 years later due to the demands of war and the subsequent depression. A ceremony opening the fields was held on Saturday September 26th 1959.