Working At Tower Camp

A Memory of Prestatyn.

I remember being employed by Cook's for the Tower Camp back in the mid 70's. I had been on holiday there the year before.
I was employed as a waiter in the main dining room. The staff in there was a rag tag bunch from all over the country. Danny had joined us from the cruise ships and liked a flutter on the horses. Don was a Scottish lad and was a trained tailor. He drove a Fiat 500 and I enjoyed many rides to Rhyl or even just into Prestatyn town centre with him. Archie, a commie chef was my mentor and showed me how to make great tips every week from the campers. I remember the dining room supervisor was a great bloke called Steve.(but I cant remember the dining room manager's name). There was a Geordie lad but I cant remember his name either. The waitresses that I can remember was a little blonde girl called Brenda, a young Welsh girl Lynn (Taffy Lynn) and a special waitress as I met my first wife here and married her shortly after leaving the camp at the end of the season
The camp manager was a gentleman named Mr Cole and I have to say what a nice bloke he was. The lady that was the cleaning manager (I also cant remember her name) but she was also a lovely woman and even invited us to her house for a meal one day.
I know things have to change but what a shame that the camp no longer exists. The Tower was a landmark that everyone knew. Good times, had by all.