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by **mistakened** » Sun Jun 27, 2021 12:06 pm

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.

Moira

by **Seatallan** » Sun Jun 27, 2021 1:25 pm

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.

BB

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?

by **Busybee** » Sun Jun 27, 2021 1:39 pm

by **Pepper Pig** » Sun Jun 27, 2021 1:50 pm

At least it wasn’t Jimmy Saville.

by **Seatallan** » Sun Jun 27, 2021 3:15 pm

Pepper Pig wrote:At least it wasn’t Jimmy Saville.

...Or Rolf Harris.... :lol:

by **Pepper Pig** » Sun Jun 27, 2021 4:11 pm

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.

by **Seatallan** » Sun Jun 27, 2021 4:48 pm

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.... :lol:

by **Lusciouslush** » Sun Jun 27, 2021 5:39 pm

As a young Lush I was once in an hotel lift with Frank Carson & Jim Davidson ( :vomit

for Davidson - real slime bucket!)
Needless to say the jokes were very blue.....!

by **Earthmaiden** » Mon Jun 28, 2021 9:23 am

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

by **Pepper Pig** » Mon Jun 28, 2021 9:41 am

Gosh EM. As DS2 would say "That is well scary".

by **Earthmaiden** » Mon Jun 28, 2021 10:54 am

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!

by **Stokey Sue** » Mon Jun 28, 2021 12:23 pm

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.

by **Gruney2** » Mon Jun 28, 2021 2:44 pm

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.

by **Pepper Pig** » Mon Jun 28, 2021 3:58 pm

Yep. We did Center Parcs right from the early days. Anyone remember the unique Dutch toilets?

Very, very expensive these days.

by **aero280** » Mon Jun 28, 2021 5:52 pm

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...

by **Earthmaiden** » Mon Jun 28, 2021 6:30 pm

by **scullion** » Mon Jul 05, 2021 5:32 pm

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.

by **Uschi** » Thu Jul 08, 2021 12:21 pm

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?

by **scullion** » Thu Jul 08, 2021 12:49 pm

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.

by **Stokey Sue** » Thu Jul 08, 2021 1:14 pm

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

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