The Royal Hotel.
This was Clacton`s `pride of the fleet` - I worked there as a entertainer on many occasions. I remember Derek Howes at the mighty theatre organ in the lounge/ballroom. The MU (Musicians Union) used to have their annual dances there. In latter days, I entertained the holiday makers and called bingo in my interval with Des. I spent many happy times in the front bar entertaining the `charabang outings` on daily visits from London. Eddy Miller was also in the front bar at this time. He achieved a certain amount of local fame for the number of different disguises he had - he was quite a competant player too, as I remember. I would also play for `dinner/dances' in the middle bar. As `big band/strict tempo' was my forte I got many of these type of functions.
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