Butlins what can i say, holiday camp for working people, red coats, blue coats, the pig and whistle, kids tucked up in bed,early moning call [ good morning campers]carbolic soap, uncle Boko, the freezing out door pool, and kids crying when the week was up, to go back home to the depressing excistance of the 1950s.
wow ...love this...i was there in 1974 as a six year old...won first prize in the fancy dress comp after my brother who was all dressed up to do it first changed his mind so i did it ..then won woooohoooo!!! i remember sitting in a huge hall where all the presentations took place and sitting next to another boy and telling him i was going to get one of the trophy's on display ..imagine my dismay being handed a £2 voucher lol what was a voucher to a 6 year old..till mum took me shopping with it
thanks for sharing the history. this is what i would love to relive again from when i was young in OZ camp. I had hoped to enjoy in the UK but sadly it is a disappearing saga. :(
Butlins what can i say, holiday camp for working people, red coats, blue coats, the pig and whistle, kids tucked up in bed,early moning call [ good morning campers]carbolic soap, uncle Boko, the freezing out door pool, and kids crying when the week was up, to go back home to the depressing excistance of the 1950s.
314WESTERN 10 months ago
cue the hovis music .. aye it wer bludy greet clacton walk along t'pier, walk to jaywick , walk inter toon ,all we did was bastad walk!
oakesy68 2 years ago
You do know Clacton is in the South 'oakesy68'? Lol! - We dunt talk like that dun ere!
LadyHarrington2k 2 years ago
@oakesy68 Clacton is in Essex you dipstick.
miiikkeyyyyCOD 11 months ago
wow ...love this...i was there in 1974 as a six year old...won first prize in the fancy dress comp after my brother who was all dressed up to do it first changed his mind so i did it ..then won woooohoooo!!! i remember sitting in a huge hall where all the presentations took place and sitting next to another boy and telling him i was going to get one of the trophy's on display ..imagine my dismay being handed a £2 voucher lol what was a voucher to a 6 year old..till mum took me shopping with it
smudgey6120 3 years ago
It sounds fun, It would be cool if it was still there.
englandvsa 3 years ago
thanks for sharing the history. this is what i would love to relive again from when i was young in OZ camp. I had hoped to enjoy in the UK but sadly it is a disappearing saga. :(
rammergramps 3 years ago
thanks for this fab video.
Markytrusler 4 years ago
Wonderful stuff.
bunglezip 4 years ago