The Royal Hotel.

A Memory of Clacton-On-Sea.

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.