Skegness memories
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Carefree Childhood Days
I grew up in the Winthorpe area & recall strolling along the Avenue on our way to the beach. Holding tightly to my mothers hand it was always an exciting adventure. Clutching my bucket & spade I impatiently tugged my mum along eager to reach the sandy shore. As we approached the promenade I could taste the bitter sweetness of the salty air mingling with the irresistible aroma of malt vinegar emanating from the local fish & chip restaurant. Racing across the shimmering sands searching the rock pools for all manner of fascinating creatures. Digging & sifting the fine yet coarse grains between my fingers & tickling my toes. Splashing in the waves caressing the shoreline; sensing the rhythmn of the tides; in perfect accord with the elements. A symphony of mesmerising beauty punctuated by the shrill scream of the gulls- the soundtrack of my childhood. On our way home we would climb the staggered steps to the left of the photograph. Standing on tip-toe I would gaze at the... Read more
Many Happy Years
Memories of years 1953 to 1977 I spent every summer holiday between these years at the Derby Miners. Memorable moments. 1954......nearly drowned but the alarm was raised by Mr Ronnie Haycock who was a paraplegic miner sitting on the front of the bowling greens. I was swept out to sea with two others, we were washed off a sandbank just jumping over the waves. The sea was up to my knees, then I jumped and sank into several feet of water.I was rescued as were the other 2 by a Mr Pattison and a family friend Jeff Roberts.. spent a couple of hours being looked after by the nursing staff. Nothing notable except fabulous holidays and entertainment for the next few years until 1965....my courting year, got marrield 1966. In 1955 I won the talent comp for the season. Being judged by Dennis Lotis and Peter Dulay (tellly producer from Opportunity Knocks). Got married 1966.Hhad 2 daughters and in 1971 we had a son. We loved to take the children to the camp... Read more
Butlins Staff 1976-`77
I had lost my son in a road accident and my marriage broke up. I was a qualified nurse and applied for the post of nurse at Butlins in 1976 (it was very hot that summer). I was the night nurse for two seasons. I met my present wife (Pauline) there (also a nurse from Portsmouth). I played golf every day at Northshore with the now 'Chuckle Brothers' who were at the 'Derby Miners'. Pauline and I used to go to the disco at the 'Goodfoot'. We got complimentary tickets for the Baron Knights, Norman Wisdom and Roy Walker. Happy days. Cliff Charlesworth
Remembering my Best Friend, Andy Gardiner
While studying at Westminster Technical College, Hotel School just off Victoria Street in London I became good friends with Andy Gardiner whose parents ran a small hotel, probably one of these pictured here, in the North Parade of the front at Skegness.
Andy invited me up at some point to meet his parents and sister, he being accompanied by his then lovely French girlfriend of whom I was terribly envious.
Later, during the Easter Holidays, we were to travel to the Rhine Valley, accompanied with his pal, Whigs. NEVER..I say NEVER travel in a threesome .. it is fatal as there inevitably comes a clash when one person sides with another, leaving one out. Nevertheless, despite the occasional blowout, we had a great trip sampling German wines in the famous cellars around Rüdesheim and Mainz.
After graduation Andy went to Munich where he had obtained a job at the Hotel Bayerischerhof, one of the city's premier luxury hotels. He suggested that I go with him and... Read more
Derbyshire Miners Holiday Centre
I have got a lot of photos of my grandad and mamma at Linconshire Derbyshire Miners Holiday Centre, now called camp. My grandad died when I was nine years old, my mamma when I was sixteen. My grandad Fred Armson was a parleytric (not very sure if I spelt that right). I have lots of photos of them on ther own and in groups. If anyone knows anything, please let me know.Thanks.
Holiday Home For Under Privileged Children
My father died in 1961 when I was 9 years old. I was told by Notts. Social Services I needed a holiday and was shipped off to a children's home in Skegness for 3 weeks. I cried when I got on the bus and waved goodbye to my mum.
Although the people were very kind, I ticked off each day and could not wait to return home. I remember going to church on a Sunday and we had to wear brown coats and brown and yellow hats. I also went to the Cinema and remember a film with Hayley Mills and Berl Ives and the song Ugly Bugs Ball. We had teams and I was the captain. We had the nit nurse check our hair but when it was my turn, they just passed me on. We slept in a dormitary and took part in activities.
Does anyone know what happened to the place and where exactly in Skegness was... Read more
Memories of Lincolnshire
My First Home
I lived in the prefab you can see on the right of this photograph, 4 Windsor Crescent, and moved there when I was one years old. I loved living there and have many happy memories. Already the council houses were being built behind.. and the one you can see, the Barkers lived in..... He was a builder and the three children were Ian and twins, Barry and Barbara. The Pimpertons were the owners of the post office and general store. The field opposite, was owned by the Stows - a farmer. Down the lane to the left, was the village school and to the right, was the village church where I eventually got married in in 1967.
First Film
When the cinema opened, the local school children were walked up Sea Lane to see the first film. It was Cockleshell Heros....
Teenage Memories
The building on the right was a cafe and had a jukebox where, the local teenages used to go and listen to the latest releases. Of course, in those days, we were not supposed to go there, but times they were a changing.
The For Front Pathway
This is the pathway to the cottage, my grandparents - the Wilsons, and aunt and uncle lived in. It used to be a farmhouse, but was split into two attached dwellings. On the left, there was a snack bar, and I spent many an hour helping my aunt plate up' full english breakfasts' in the late 50's early 60's. There was a field at the side, where I used to drive my two cousins around in my father´s car. I must have been about 13..... The Wilkinsons, lived in the house you can see across the road. The old cottage had a ghost .... The ghost used to go up the staircase, in the middle of the house, and then go into the bedroom, sit on the bed, and take his boots off. My cousin would never sleep in that bedroom.
King's Head Inn
My great grandfather, John Foster Merril (1840-1844), was the innkeeper at the Kings Head Inn in Addlethorpe. His son, John Booth Merrill, wrote this in his memoirs: "I, John Booth Merrill, was born at Addlethorpe ... at the King's Head tavern on July 6, 1866. My father's brother Thomas Merrill visited us from the USA. It was said during the celebration I got very drunk and my mother decided a tavern was no place to raise a family. She got my father to move on a farm near the Addlethorpe flour mill, a round 6 story brick windmill."
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