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Pepper Pig wrote: enjoyed the Naval warfare reenactment at Peasholm Park in Scarborough. I thought it was hilarious but possibly not in a good way. . . .
I saw that in the late 50's, we were living in Yorkshire at the time and went to Scarborough on holiday.
Also I went on a Sunday School trip to Filey, we got stuck on Filey Brig by the tide and had to be rescued. We were rescued by a chap in a rowing boat so it was not exactly dramatic. I bet that boatman made a few extra bob most summer weekends rescuing idiots who took children out there.
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Busybee wrote:
Our holiday was in 1969 I think, it might have been ‘70. I think the rabbit was called Clarence, mum still has a key ring with a photo in of me with Clarence and his handler. Very precious memories.
Sea, it’s a very small world at times.
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We were there in 1969 and 1970!! I have one of those Butlins key ring photos too but mine consists of me sitting on Frank Carson's knee. You'd never get away with it now would you?
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At least it wasn’t Jimmy Saville.
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Pepper Pig wrote:At least it wasn’t Jimmy Saville.
...Or Rolf Harris....
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I remember when Chris was in the RAF Central Band they did a gig with Frank Carson - no, I can’t imagine what that was all about either - but they all liked him immensely.
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Pepper Pig wrote:I remember when Chris was in the RAF Central Band they did a gig with Frank Carson - no, I can’t imagine what that was all about either - but they all liked him immensely.
I remember thinking he was lovely and so did my mum. The mind boggles re him and the RAF Central Band....
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As a young Lush I was once in an hotel lift with Frank Carson & Jim Davidson ( for Davidson - real slime bucket!)
Needless to say the jokes were very blue.....!
Needless to say the jokes were very blue.....!
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Look what popped up on my You Tube feed this morning! Might bring back memories for some ..
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=V8eSxcFp4 ... =capspread
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=V8eSxcFp4 ... =capspread
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Gosh EM. As DS2 would say "That is well scary".
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would have been luxurious compared to cramming the family into a small tent in the rain which is what we did when the children were small!
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I think the “smaller “ restaurant with the glass walls might be the camp I worked in, though 10 years on the waitresses had gone, and you queued for counter service.
Intrigued by the bit on Club Med in its early days. By the time I saw one on Corfu in the 80s the grass huts had gone and it was a big concrete hotel, decorated with pseudo Greek classical statues - copies of Rodin. The gardens were stunning and so were the drink prices.
Intrigued by the bit on Club Med in its early days. By the time I saw one on Corfu in the 80s the grass huts had gone and it was a big concrete hotel, decorated with pseudo Greek classical statues - copies of Rodin. The gardens were stunning and so were the drink prices.
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Earthmaiden wrote::lol: would have been luxurious compared to cramming the family into a small tent in the rain which is what we did when the children were small!
Did that for a great number of years. I think the most successful holiday after those days was at Center Parcs.
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Yep. We did Center Parcs right from the early days. Anyone remember the unique Dutch toilets?
Very, very expensive these days.
Very, very expensive these days.
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One of the, not very bright, guys in the office announced that he was going on a Club 18-30 holiday. We convinced him that he wasn't eligible because he was 23 years old. The reason being that Club 18-30 was for girls 18 and under, and men of 30 and older!! It took him a while to catch on...
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i've never been to a 'holiday camp' as such but i have been on a cruise ship - which i thought might be similar but from which you can't escape.
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Pepper Pig wrote:Yep. We did Center Parcs right from the early days. Anyone remember the unique Dutch toilets?
Very, very expensive these days.
What is a Dutch toilet, please?
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hmm, i had to google that. it seems to be a loo with an 'inspection shelf' rather than the poo going straight into the waste pipe. i can see that it would be useful if you have to take a 'sample' - i'm surprised they don't have them in hospitals over here, at least.
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Oh, I was wondering what a Dutch toilet was, I don’t remember them on my one visit to Center Parcs but I might not have specially noticed them being quite used to them, they crop up all over Europe in my experience, though usually in buildings rather older than CP
I think our first Berlin offices (on top of a shopping mall) had them, though oddly the office suites in the hospital didn’t
I think our first Berlin offices (on top of a shopping mall) had them, though oddly the office suites in the hospital didn’t
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