Hey! Hey Paula

BUTLINS SKEGNESS 1973-74

A familiar voice and, now, a familiar face.
To hear the record which Paula played every morning,
to wake up the Campers, click on the play button below:

Here is another in our series of "FEATURED REDS."

This time around our chosen REDCOAT is PAULA MANCHESTER, whom I had the pleasure of ......
working with (you thought I was going to say something else then, didn't you?)
at Skegness during the 1973 and '74 seasons.
Paula had also worked a season at Skegness a few years earlier, and then later worked at BUTLINS AYR,
but can't remember the exact years. (She works out dates using weddings and divorces as markers.)
See photos below, and let us know if you can help.
Everyone on Camp during those seasons knew what Paula SOUNDED like, but didn't necessarily know
what she LOOKED like, as she was one of the famed RADIO BUTLIN announcers.

BUTLINS SKEGNESS 1973 PAULA

Skegness 1973 Anny, Paula, Dot Daniels

Skegness 1974 Paula with two new Radio Butlin announcers, whose names she can't remember. Can you help?

This one was taken in Ayr, and again we need your help to name the other two announcers, AND the year. (1975??)

Anny, Paula, and Heather dressed
as fairies for the Redcoat Show.

And here is Paula with some distinctly less attractive fairies.
Back Left: PETE, SHANE. Front: MAX, BRIAN

BUTLINS REDCAOT SHOW 1973

The members of the 1973 REDCOAT SHOW,
lining up in front of the tabs in the Gaiety Theatre.
Back L-R: BRIAN, MAX, SHANE
DOREEN, ANNY, PAULA, SUE, DOT. IRISH
DDDAVE. PETE, PADDY, JOE (Stage Manager)

Here are a couple of professional entertainers enjoying an after-show drink. Bottom left is Irish Comedian BILLY STUTT, who was in the Resident Revue at the Gaiety theatre. The taller and better looking Jimmy Carr look-alike is Malcolm Anthony, whose Country & Western Band took over on Val Merrall's night off. (Where is he now??) Plus a rare shot of Ents. Man. ALAN RIDGWAY (centre). What a great guy he was.

But Paula did get to do duties other than in Radio Butlin.
Here she is hostessing the "Mother & Child" competition

And actually mixing with commoners!!

BUTLINS SKEGNESS REDCOATS 1966

Here we see Paula (Front Row - second from left) in an earlier incarnation at Skegness.
But what year is it? (1966??)
Johnny Mans adds: Isn't that FRANKIE DAY, in compere's attire (4th from left)
and ROCKY MASON, Ents. Manager, in the centre?

PAULA MANCHESTER

Left is how Paula looked in 1973, and right is how she looks now.
Pretty fantastic, hey? - especially considering she has more than doubled in age.

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