omg soooo miss this place i went every year with my family and got the best childhood memories from here!! cnt beleive itsgone now i would of loved to have taken my kids there!!
I went to barry in 1993 it was one of my favourite holidays of my life , beautiful blue skies the whole fortnight , so sad to see it has been demolished
I worked in Barry Island Butlins in 1981. My duties included working during the shows in the theatre, moving stage sets and operating the follow spots, and showing the feature films a few times a week. I also showed the filmed horse racing in the ballroom twice a week. In the Pig & Whistle show bar on late night shows, I was lucky enough to meet stars like Bob Monkhouse, Mike Read, and many others. I enjoyed the whole season, and I'm glad I did it. The money was crap, but the fun was priceless.
I worked at Barry Island Butlins in 1967 as a Redcoat on the swimming pools. I have some very fond memories of the place. I would dearly love to hear from some of people who I worked with. Laurie, Larry Knight (deceased), Bruce, Dennis ( I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO SEE YOU AGAIN ), Tiger, Oscar Ashley-Davis, ect. I can be found at 078511273698 and my name is Don. Thank you very much for the posting, it bought back a lot of great memories.
barry island was the fisrt butlins camp i went to ever ive been a fare few times also been bognor regis minehead and sceggy but barry gives me the fondest moments of my life loved it loads love the video so sad its gone my kids would have loved it to if the council had a heart they would help bring it back many thanks to all staff 4 giving me the best hols of my life will never be forgotton
This is facinating. I love the way you have filmed the old images and then how it looked just before domilition. Its kind of sad and haunting but it also evokes some of the happiest times of my life. Im sad to see it go. It also captures a much different Britain and a much different society than the one we have now. thanks.
Those were the happiest times of my life. Went there twice a year every year made lots of friends.. who are still close to me now.. i miss the place so much and wish my kids could have experiencedsome of the wonderful times i spent there
To anyone who worked at Barry Island, there is a reunion being held at shadows Carbaret bar (The Dolpin) directly accross from the old Butlins gates on 9th July 2011, anyone who wishes to come, contact me on e-mail @ scottydotty1@live.co.uk for tickets £5 each, Disco, Karaoke and meet old friends..........:)...Dot
Wow!!! Now this brings back memories. I was an assistant supervisor in the Lounge bar through the summer of 1978. I met some wonderful people and I had a wonderful time.
Thank you everyone for your pleasant comments and sharing your memories of Butlins Barry Island, It's great to see the video has touched so many of you and to see it has bought back some fond memories, this is exactly why I put this video together. I truely believe with some money spent and a slight make-over the camp would still be thriving today. Shame on the Vale of Glamorgan council. Matt.
Barry island,was always a good holiday for my family. It wasnt all about money. as BILLY BUTLIN said , a weeks holiday for a weeks pay ,not now . thanks for the memorys.
Great post, I worked as a sound / lighting technician in the Theatre and Pig & Whistle show bar in the 1981 season. Great memories, wouldn't have missed it for the world.
Many thanks for taking the time to make this video it's been almost 30 years sinice I last had a holiday at barry Island but watching that video brought it all babk as if it were yesterday , fond memeries indeed.
Cant believe it closed i loved it i was very young when we went but got some amazing memoriesbrought tears to my eyes seeing it like that. Cant believe it got replaced by houses
Thanks so much for posting this. My Dad was musical director at the camp in the 70's and 80's. I spent many happy summer days at the camp, so many of the images in your film brought back distant happy memories...The pool, the arcade, the cablecars, the pig and whistle, the ballroom....magical. It is particularly sad to see the silent rusted and rotting ruins of a place which once was so alive with laughter, warmth and happiness. Happy Days.
This may have been a dive but being born in 1981 I went here every summer as a child & I have so many fond memories, from paying 10p to play in the arcade while Yazz & 'The Only Way is Up' played over the speakers to getting up early to go to the bakers to get an iced finger! It may not live up to many standards today but it WAS a part of my childhood & i'm sorry it's no longer around.. being a kid at these places is magical & really is what you make it, a wonderful holiday with your family!
How sad! I had many summers at Barry Island! It's almost like tha demise of tha titanic! I remember all tha places! How really really sad! We have only our memories!
How sad! I had many summers at Barry Island! It's almost like tha demise of tha titanic! I remember all tha places! How really really sad! We have only our memories!
How sad! I had many summers at Barry Island! It's almost like tha demise of tha titanic! I remember all tha places! How really really sad! We have only our memories!
What a fab & moving tribute 2 barry, as a family we went yr after year some times going 2 other butlins but always coming bk 2 barry. Felt quite tearful watching it as apart from my cousin julian all the family we went with have now gone, such a shame they didnt keep it up and in order would be a place i would love 2 have taken my young boys 2.
@yanvey me to i have very fond memories of butlins we went every year till it closed still have a pillow case and a knife fork and spoon that i had from butlins i wish i could take my boys to
yanvey@andyquartly ha yeh i remember those pillow cases, i also still have a spoon & a small butlins carrier bag with ploot & toot the spacemen on the front! put a few pics on my facebook last week the ones where the photographer used 2 go round takin pics then u'd go down 2 the shop 2 pic it out, 1 ov me & my family in the main ballroom & its jam packed in there, happy dayz & very very fond memories!
What a moving tribute to butlins. I spent many happy days there as a child with a day pass as I lived locally. Just like the knap pool it's gone but not forgotton. great post, thanks for the memories.
this is great been looking for somehing like this for ages, went to barry island when it was majestic first year i think it was around the 90'a? and every year til it shut, always made a load of friends and had a few holiday romances! great memories!
absolutely gutted that its not the way it was why couldnt they have made it better than worse i mean they've wasted something that was basicly the heart of the island, well ive lived in barry all my life and used to go there as a child, ill always have my personal memory's........very dissapointed with barry towns council taking away a great place n not to mention the cold knap what a great place that WAS in the summer.
i am 41 now and still remember twice a year holidays at Barry with my Mum and Dad.We must have visited over 30 times.I have now travelled all over the world and still reguard my memories of my butlins holidays as the best in my life.I would so love to wind the clock back to these days when everyone was smiling and little things meant a lot.unlike how this country is now.closing this Holiday camp finnished Barry,maybe some snobs in the coucil thought they were better than it,how wrong they were.
I went to Barry Island in 1988! I was 15 years old and i won the snooker tournament that they had. Met a great bunch of lads from coventry and we had a right laugh. Had a few holiday romances too! well i was 15Q
! lol... i even used to get caught sneaking into Co Co's nightclub a few times by my parents! It was a great place. It is so so sad to see this video with its "then and now" footage. Either way, thankyou barry island xxx
my mum and dad used to bring us every year in the 80's.before my dad drived we used to get the train,i remember the porters waitin at the station who would wheel all your luggage up the hill.the thing i rember the most though were the cable cars,shame you didnt get video footage of them.great vid though and brought back loads of great memories from the 80's!! cheers!!!
I worked there in 86 and again in 91 had some of the best years of my life in the entertainment buisiness. They can take the camp but they can never take the memories.
Thanks for this video.. i had some wonderful holidays at Barry Iland Butlines... I love them all. Every year we used to go adn the same time adn meet friends that also used to go every year at the same time.. It was great... Love to see you all again xxx
My wife was a Redcoat here for 5 yrs. Best yrs of her life!!! She appears on the final night video. Would love to see a clearer copy? Thanks for the memories
the locals didnt help either saying they don't need butlins etc shop owners were happy, shows how many idiots in barry didn't even know what was running there own town barry is just a empty shell now there is actually no point in going there anymore for me... its sad to see the old swimming pool finally gone now it was there last time i went with family in 2005 rotting away but still memories i dont think they have any excuse for getting rid of the swimming pool nothing has been built on it
i live in barry and my mum and dad use 2 go there all the time in the 80s and i can remember swiming in the outdoor pool on the last day it was open i was only about 3. it wasnt us who said we didnt need it it was the council like everything in barry the corroupt council is behind it just the like swimming pool in the cold nap.
I live in Barry and my 1st job, in 1983, was as a porter at the arrivals lounge at Butlins barry Island. Prevcious to that, my grandfather worked as security on the main gate during the 1970s, and as a child of 9 or so I used to be allowed in for free. great memories....Dont know why the vale of Glamorgan council decided to let this little gem go.....Oh, yes I do...to build houses and claim 250 or so annual council tax. Silly me!
omg soooo miss this place i went every year with my family and got the best childhood memories from here!! cnt beleive itsgone now i would of loved to have taken my kids there!!
miss88xx1 1 month ago
I went to barry in 1993 it was one of my favourite holidays of my life , beautiful blue skies the whole fortnight , so sad to see it has been demolished
Teandcake 1 month ago
I worked in Barry Island Butlins in 1981. My duties included working during the shows in the theatre, moving stage sets and operating the follow spots, and showing the feature films a few times a week. I also showed the filmed horse racing in the ballroom twice a week. In the Pig & Whistle show bar on late night shows, I was lucky enough to meet stars like Bob Monkhouse, Mike Read, and many others. I enjoyed the whole season, and I'm glad I did it. The money was crap, but the fun was priceless.
crazydavedisco 2 months ago
so so sad, childhood memories, memories of working there when i it was majestics, made me cry, THANK YOU SO MUCH XX
TheWelshguy10 4 months ago
I worked at Barry Island Butlins in 1967 as a Redcoat on the swimming pools. I have some very fond memories of the place. I would dearly love to hear from some of people who I worked with. Laurie, Larry Knight (deceased), Bruce, Dennis ( I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO SEE YOU AGAIN ), Tiger, Oscar Ashley-Davis, ect. I can be found at 078511273698 and my name is Don. Thank you very much for the posting, it bought back a lot of great memories.
Barns1406 4 months ago
barry island was the fisrt butlins camp i went to ever ive been a fare few times also been bognor regis minehead and sceggy but barry gives me the fondest moments of my life loved it loads love the video so sad its gone my kids would have loved it to if the council had a heart they would help bring it back many thanks to all staff 4 giving me the best hols of my life will never be forgotton
69666dragonforce 9 months ago
Gone but not forgotten very sadly missed
powerspade 10 months ago
This is facinating. I love the way you have filmed the old images and then how it looked just before domilition. Its kind of sad and haunting but it also evokes some of the happiest times of my life. Im sad to see it go. It also captures a much different Britain and a much different society than the one we have now. thanks.
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ATVmidlands5581 10 months ago
Those were the happiest times of my life. Went there twice a year every year made lots of friends.. who are still close to me now.. i miss the place so much and wish my kids could have experiencedsome of the wonderful times i spent there
TheGayle36 10 months ago
omg those were the days i miss all them days now shame it all had 2 be knocked down like this
TheMusicman12ize 11 months ago
To anyone who worked at Barry Island, there is a reunion being held at shadows Carbaret bar (The Dolpin) directly accross from the old Butlins gates on 9th July 2011, anyone who wishes to come, contact me on e-mail @ scottydotty1@live.co.uk for tickets £5 each, Disco, Karaoke and meet old friends..........:)...Dot
1337majus1337 11 months ago
Wow!!! Now this brings back memories. I was an assistant supervisor in the Lounge bar through the summer of 1978. I met some wonderful people and I had a wonderful time.
trcmn09 1 year ago
i went there as a child this brings back many magic memories of my dad
MrMj1707 1 year ago
Thank you everyone for your pleasant comments and sharing your memories of Butlins Barry Island, It's great to see the video has touched so many of you and to see it has bought back some fond memories, this is exactly why I put this video together. I truely believe with some money spent and a slight make-over the camp would still be thriving today. Shame on the Vale of Glamorgan council. Matt.
cratan007 1 year ago 3
Barry island,was always a good holiday for my family. It wasnt all about money. as BILLY BUTLIN said , a weeks holiday for a weeks pay ,not now . thanks for the memorys.
scat1a 1 year ago
Great post, I worked as a sound / lighting technician in the Theatre and Pig & Whistle show bar in the 1981 season. Great memories, wouldn't have missed it for the world.
crazydavedisco 1 year ago
my dad went there as a kid
csvictory12 1 year ago
Many thanks for taking the time to make this video it's been almost 30 years sinice I last had a holiday at barry Island but watching that video brought it all babk as if it were yesterday , fond memeries indeed.
mrlewiscorbett 1 year ago
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Jenna22ism 1 year ago
Cant believe it closed i loved it i was very young when we went but got some amazing memoriesbrought tears to my eyes seeing it like that. Cant believe it got replaced by houses
natashaporter2010 1 year ago
Thanks so much for posting this. My Dad was musical director at the camp in the 70's and 80's. I spent many happy summer days at the camp, so many of the images in your film brought back distant happy memories...The pool, the arcade, the cablecars, the pig and whistle, the ballroom....magical. It is particularly sad to see the silent rusted and rotting ruins of a place which once was so alive with laughter, warmth and happiness. Happy Days.
crugee 1 year ago
Perfect Music
Chopper894 1 year ago
my dad said when he work there in 1976 the pool inside had a Glass bottom
people used to be able to stand in a bar and watch the girls bathers fall down :))
kellyadvent 1 year ago
This may have been a dive but being born in 1981 I went here every summer as a child & I have so many fond memories, from paying 10p to play in the arcade while Yazz & 'The Only Way is Up' played over the speakers to getting up early to go to the bakers to get an iced finger! It may not live up to many standards today but it WAS a part of my childhood & i'm sorry it's no longer around.. being a kid at these places is magical & really is what you make it, a wonderful holiday with your family!
jay2jay99 1 year ago
It was a total shit hole, ant infested, cockroach ridden hole.
eastcowestrev 1 year ago
sad video
love the way the well meet again play over the top of the end
ashita100 1 year ago
what a waste to make way for new homes.i hate new builds homes there crap i should know ive built them.
kingy29874 1 year ago
This takes me back! many thanks for the happy memories!
strange6 1 year ago
that place isnt ther eenymore they knocked it down and built houses over it how sad :(
karatejoe1980 1 year ago
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How sad! I had many summers at Barry Island! It's almost like tha demise of tha titanic! I remember all tha places! How really really sad! We have only our memories!
amymines 1 year ago
How sad! I had many summers at Barry Island! It's almost like tha demise of tha titanic! I remember all tha places! How really really sad! We have only our memories!
amymines 1 year ago
How sad! I had many summers at Barry Island! It's almost like tha demise of tha titanic! I remember all tha places! How really really sad! We have only our memories!
amymines 1 year ago
Amazing :) I would have loved to go there but it closed the year I was born :(
GuitarsRock07 2 years ago
What a fab & moving tribute 2 barry, as a family we went yr after year some times going 2 other butlins but always coming bk 2 barry. Felt quite tearful watching it as apart from my cousin julian all the family we went with have now gone, such a shame they didnt keep it up and in order would be a place i would love 2 have taken my young boys 2.
yanvey 2 years ago
@yanvey me to i have very fond memories of butlins we went every year till it closed still have a pillow case and a knife fork and spoon that i had from butlins i wish i could take my boys to
andyquartly 1 year ago
yanvey@andyquartly ha yeh i remember those pillow cases, i also still have a spoon & a small butlins carrier bag with ploot & toot the spacemen on the front! put a few pics on my facebook last week the ones where the photographer used 2 go round takin pics then u'd go down 2 the shop 2 pic it out, 1 ov me & my family in the main ballroom & its jam packed in there, happy dayz & very very fond memories!
yanvey 1 year ago
a fab tribute to what was then one of the top holiday camps.i was a redcoat for many years,but was never at barry
calypsoblackpool 2 years ago
What a moving tribute to butlins. I spent many happy days there as a child with a day pass as I lived locally. Just like the knap pool it's gone but not forgotton. great post, thanks for the memories.
Zorbaswife 2 years ago
this is great been looking for somehing like this for ages, went to barry island when it was majestic first year i think it was around the 90'a? and every year til it shut, always made a load of friends and had a few holiday romances! great memories!
helen1980104 2 years ago 3
@helen1980104 like the post i think a lot of people had a few holiday romances at good old butilns you never know i might of been one lol
andyquartly 1 year ago
I watched this again.
And was in tears after seeing it .
To hear dave Brady's voice again was a tribute to a great man. RIP. Dave.
so many memories..
scottpilot1 2 years ago
absolutely gutted that its not the way it was why couldnt they have made it better than worse i mean they've wasted something that was basicly the heart of the island, well ive lived in barry all my life and used to go there as a child, ill always have my personal memory's........very dissapointed with barry towns council taking away a great place n not to mention the cold knap what a great place that WAS in the summer.
firebirdphoenix1 2 years ago
my dad went to the one at barry island loads of times shame i wan't alive to go
csvictory12 2 years ago
i am 41 now and still remember twice a year holidays at Barry with my Mum and Dad.We must have visited over 30 times.I have now travelled all over the world and still reguard my memories of my butlins holidays as the best in my life.I would so love to wind the clock back to these days when everyone was smiling and little things meant a lot.unlike how this country is now.closing this Holiday camp finnished Barry,maybe some snobs in the coucil thought they were better than it,how wrong they were.
stevierog123 2 years ago 3
Thank you for posting this...very sad. But nice to know what happend. It's such a shame.
MrBabblingBrooks 2 years ago
I went to Barry Island in 1988! I was 15 years old and i won the snooker tournament that they had. Met a great bunch of lads from coventry and we had a right laugh. Had a few holiday romances too! well i was 15Q
! lol... i even used to get caught sneaking into Co Co's nightclub a few times by my parents! It was a great place. It is so so sad to see this video with its "then and now" footage. Either way, thankyou barry island xxx
longpotter 2 years ago 2
Sad how things turn out !
mudrocker 2 years ago
my mum and dad used to bring us every year in the 80's.before my dad drived we used to get the train,i remember the porters waitin at the station who would wheel all your luggage up the hill.the thing i rember the most though were the cable cars,shame you didnt get video footage of them.great vid though and brought back loads of great memories from the 80's!! cheers!!!
shauncroc 2 years ago
I worked there in 86 and again in 91 had some of the best years of my life in the entertainment buisiness. They can take the camp but they can never take the memories.
scottpilot1 2 years ago
Thanks for this video.. i had some wonderful holidays at Barry Iland Butlines... I love them all. Every year we used to go adn the same time adn meet friends that also used to go every year at the same time.. It was great... Love to see you all again xxx
cupid1972 2 years ago
My wife was a Redcoat here for 5 yrs. Best yrs of her life!!! She appears on the final night video. Would love to see a clearer copy? Thanks for the memories
3chappers 2 years ago
Such an important part of my childhood. A disgrace how it was left to rot. Vale of Glamorgan council hang your head in shame.
jackosgal 2 years ago 7
the locals didnt help either saying they don't need butlins etc shop owners were happy, shows how many idiots in barry didn't even know what was running there own town barry is just a empty shell now there is actually no point in going there anymore for me... its sad to see the old swimming pool finally gone now it was there last time i went with family in 2005 rotting away but still memories i dont think they have any excuse for getting rid of the swimming pool nothing has been built on it
JamesBr661 2 years ago
i live in barry and my mum and dad use 2 go there all the time in the 80s and i can remember swiming in the outdoor pool on the last day it was open i was only about 3. it wasnt us who said we didnt need it it was the council like everything in barry the corroupt council is behind it just the like swimming pool in the cold nap.
arc170starfight 2 years ago
I live in Barry and my 1st job, in 1983, was as a porter at the arrivals lounge at Butlins barry Island. Prevcious to that, my grandfather worked as security on the main gate during the 1970s, and as a child of 9 or so I used to be allowed in for free. great memories....Dont know why the vale of Glamorgan council decided to let this little gem go.....Oh, yes I do...to build houses and claim 250 or so annual council tax. Silly me!
cadoxton18 2 years ago
exactlly
arc170starfight 2 years ago
i spent the first 15 years of my life annually at Barry ,fantastic times gone but never forgotten thanks for posting T.J
verdant11 2 years ago