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Richard
Parkin (me) outside York Dining Room with Liz Plows and Johnny Cross. (1965)
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That's
me - 'Tuba man' - outside York Dining Room, with campers Janice and
Martha from Airdrie, Scotland (1965) |
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Some of the week's winners
from Windsor House. The Redcoat on the left is Drummond - me right.
(1966)
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All the winners for
that week,
from Windsor House. (1966)
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Each year I looked forward to
returning to my life at Butlins –
it was a real thrill for the son of a
miner
who had led a sheltered existence.
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Taken
in the Regency Rock Ballroom, with
Campers Janice (she returned!),
Marjorie
and Moira with fellow Red Rob. 1966
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Butlins
changed my life in the
most positive of ways, and I never really looked back. Ron
Stanway taught me so much about people interaction: ‘Always leave
them
smiling’ was what he told me, and that advice still rings true.
See
also:
BUTLINS FILEY
1963 and 64 - Richard Parkin
BUTLINS
FILEY REDCOATS 1965
BUTLINS
FILEY REDCOATS 1966
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