DanRobinson published Nottingham Riviera: Sun comes out for beach opening

It was almost as if someone flicked on a light switch.Within moments of the Nottingham Riviera being officially opened, the sun came out from behind the clouds and smiled upon the returning city centre beach."I had a word up there with Mr Sunshine and he's come out for us this afternoon", said James Mellors, the man behind the summer festival that has become a modern tradition in Old Market Square.As ceremonial ribbon was cut at noon yesterday, scores of adults and children immediately