A holidaymaker who has been visiting Great Yarmouth since her childhood now owns a piece of the town's history.

An online auction saw Jayne Banks, who lives near Wakefield in Yorkshire, buy a part of the log flume - the 33-year-old ride at the Pleasure Beach which is due to be demolished next month.

Ms Banks, now the owner of one of the ride's log cars, said the purchase feels "surreal".

"Thinking about all the times I stood and watched the log flume, it's weird to think a part of it belongs to me," she added.

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Two of the log cars were being auctioned on Ebay this week.

"I was bidding with one other person," Ms Banks, 45, said.

"Every time they upped their bid, I upped mine. It did go a little bit crazy. I thought somebody was going to jump in at the last minute."

She bought the piece for £964.

Ms Banks owns a caravan at Seashore Holiday Park, where she is hoping to put her part of the log flume.

"I'm hoping to make a feature of it at the front of the caravan," she said.

She has already named the car the 'HMS Trinity' after her local rugby team, Wakefield Trinity.

Her caravan is also rugby-themed and named 'Big Dave' after Wakefield prop David Fifita.

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Ms Banks has been visiting Norfolk since her childhood. Her grandmother was born and raised in the county.

"I have a lot of family around Norwich. I semi grew up in both Yorkshire and Great Yarmouth," she said.

"I've watched the Pleasure Beach change over the years and saw the log flume built.

"That's why I really want it here in Great Yarmouth because it feels like it should stay as part of the town's heritage."

She remembers her first time riding the log flume, after it opened in 1989.

Ms Banks said: "It was with my eldest brother. He made me sit in the back.

"As we were going down the big dip, he leaned back and the water literally drowned me.

"I remember walking off with a pair of shorts stuck to me. It was like I'd just had a full shower."

So far this year, Ms Banks has visited Yarmouth ten times already and is planning to come again next week.

She said the town is the only place she feels "complete".

"I lost my mum in 2000. It's the only place I feel close to her," she added.

Last month, the Pleasure Beach announced they were replacing the log flume this winter.