Butlins Holiday Camp ?

[brownieblade 10]

I did 3 seasons working at Butlins in 1998 (Skeggy) and 1999, 2000 (Minehead) working in the half board restaurants as a waiter.

 

It was an excellent time, spent most of it drunk and ended up shagging loads.

[Cycleracer 10]

Originally posted by nsiebert

Cycleracer

That's a bit of a contrast in holidays from Butlins to cruising the canary's!!!!

I know which one I would prefer, although I suppose they are similiar in the fact you are in a place with organised entertainment and babysitting etc, wirh the same bunch of people, but would be more glamorous, and the views much different.

Well yes I supose so but I had a great time at Butlins and will go back but for long weekends maybe.

The cruise ship was very different but we went a couple of weeks ago so the temprature was in the 70s so not to hot, apart from Madeira and Morocco were it reached about 80 deg.

I felt reluctant to take the kids abroad while they were very young because it gets to hot but now I will take the risk.

This year I have booked into Malta in May, Portugal in Augast and the Carribean in December.

Gonna see the Tour De France too, but without the kids.

2006, back to Butlins maybe.

[screamingwitch 10]

Originally posted by nsiebert

When I was a kid I used to look at the chalet maids (cleaners) and think what an awful job, I would have only wanted to have been a redcoat, that was the glamourous job.

All the teenagers spent there times looking for the opposite sex.

 

infact the chalet maids (chalet monsters) were better paid than the redcoats..i worked at the minehead camp in the early 80s,mind you, the redcoats thrived on the tips they recieved from the punters,they were always on the front line entertainment so they never had to buy their own drinks.

 

i used to work in the beachcomber bar (first season)..lenny henry did the midnight caberet and me and a girl from mancs were singled out to serve the punters with drinks who didnt want to bother going to the bar when the show was on,

we were maid to wear skimpy hawaian tops and grass skirts.we got tips from the blokes and dirty looks from their wives!

plus lenny henry singled us out every night with the spotlight as he didnt like ppl getting up and going to the bar when his act was on.

aunty witch x

[brownieblade 10]

When i worked at Butlins i made a lot more than the Redcoats and Lifeguards ever did, i worked as a waiter and on a good week i could more than double my weekly wage.

 

Some weeks i would have £250 spending money, it was excellent

[Guest poppins]

Originally posted by brownieblade

When i worked at Butlins i made a lot more than the Redcoats and Lifeguards ever did, i worked as a waiter and on a good week i could more than double my weekly wage.

 

Some weeks i would have £250 spending money, it was excellent

 

250 pound ? what year was that ?

[Angel05 10]

I can remember going to Butlins when i was about 8-9yrs... for Christmas with my Parents & Sister... was really good... accept Mum couldnt wait for the morning to open our present...

 

As we got back from the site club quite late we decided to wait a few more minutes till after mid-night to open them it was brilliant at the time we were all so excited... that was before going to bed... when we woke Christmas morning we had nothing to look forward to other than Christmas diner an playing my sister's computer battleships... an my Nolans tape on my new cassette player (which we both got) it was quite boring...

 

Saying that tho we we're allowed over to the fair to have a bit of fun whilst Mum & Dad prepared a lovely diner...Dad gaves us a fiver between us... wey hey! while we were stood in the queue my sister spotted a fiver on the floor... we we're right chuffed a fiver each... how cool is that! We had a brilliant time...

 

All in all we had a great holiday... I would love to go again to Butlins for the laugh!

[Cycleracer 10]

Originally posted by poppins

250 pound ? what year was that ?

He means £2.50.

[Funke88 10]

We went to Butlins in Minehead and also Pwellheli back in the early 70s. I was a teenager and God I wanted to be a Redcoat when I grew up so badly. We went to Minehead in about 1975 and Mum won the Lovely Legs contest and my Grandma won the Gracious Lady contest. That was the year my brother, nicknamed Carty, and his friend, Wonderboy, started wearing flat caps. Within a few months everybody was wearing them. To this day I still believe they started the craze. That was the year I got drunk on Shandy!

[ptrA 10]

First went to Butlins Filey in 1945, with parents. Carried on with skeggy, Mosney, Ayr & Pwllheli. Then six lads to Fily & Skeggy. Got married and visited Minehead, Pwllheli,Skeggy & Filey with our family. Many happy memories. The typical safe Butlin holiday ended years ago.

 

Good night campers see you in the morning

[jacquigalah 10]

He means £2.50.

 

my grandmother worked as a chalet maid in the late 1940s and throughout the 1950s, she definitely didn't get heaps of money, more like a pittance, but she had a good time with the other chalet maids.

[Robbiet 10]

I rembember seeing Ringo Starr playing with Rory Storm and the Hurricanes at Skegness Butlins round about 1961

[Davekowl 10]

I remember going to Butlins Skegness with 3 of my school friends in 1963 on our first holiday away from our parents.We had a great time though probably it was a bit tame to what happens these days.I still retain a connection with Butlins as my son is the catering manager there.