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BUTLINS METROPOLE HOTEL
BLACKPOOL 1974
I
was a secretary working in a London office
when
I first went to Butlins Barry Island for the whole season of
1973.
After
a brief
shaky start, when I thought I might
regret it, I soon made some great friends and knew it was for me.
The
following Easter I worked at Bognor Regis, and then the "Horse
of the Year Show" at Wembley, representing Butlins.
I also appeared on stage
at the London Palladium for various presentations.
Val Savage
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In
1974. I went back
to Barry but got disillusioned and transferred half-way through the
season, to the Metropole Hotel in Blackpool.
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BUTLINS
METROPOLE HOTEL, BLACKPOOL
Sean Leonard, Mike and Lynn Jerome, Ricky Gibson,
Val Savage, Bill Hall, Nick Horne
This is how the Redcoat team looked when I joined.
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BUTLINS
METROPOLE HOTEL, BLACKPOOL
Here is the team of Redcoats, just before I left:
Behind the wall: Ricky Gibson
(Ents. Man.) and Bill Hall (his Asst.)
L to R: Nick, Alan J Marriot, Val,
Mary, Sean.
(Photo taken July 1974 by the resident photographer, Joe Taylor.)
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BUTLINS
METROPOLE HOTEL, BLACKPOOL
The red
arrow points to the section of wall
where the two above photos were taken.
(Postcard view circa 1964) |
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BUTLINS
METROPOLE HOTEL, BLACKPOOL
On duty in the Metropole Suite, with Redcoat Compere A.J
Marriot
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BUTLINS
METROPOLE HOTEL, BLACKPOOL
Sean, Val, Ricky, Mary, Bill Alan, Nick
Here we've moved to the front entrance.
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Before
the end of the season, I left and
went
down to Devon. That Christmas I worked at Barry. In 75,
I went
back to Barry Island.
I
have very fond memories of those
times.
Val
Savage
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