Accrington Web - View Single Post - Holidays with Mum and Dad, way back then!

Taggy · 06-02-2010, 16:01

We used to Alternate between Blackpool one year and Rhyl the next, or if we were occasionally flush, we had 2 weeks at one of those in July and a week at the other in Sept.

We did once try Bridlington though went on train...took 6 hours as i recall, and was only time we had never booked accomodation before we went. This probably worked in our favour in the end, as for some reason we decide we didn't like the look of brid, and got a train up to Scarborough, and just managed to sort some digs out as it was getting dark!

Have good memories of childhood hols! No matter how poor we were, Mum and Dad always managed to take me away, at least for a week. I remember my Dad once saying the total spending money they had left over for our Hols was £5 on one occasion! You'd just about get a Coffee and a Bun for that now!! We did always get to see shows, and go on coach trips to, when money was available. Seen many Artistes such as Joseph Locke, Val Doonican, Donald Peers, Dick Emery, Dickie Valantine, Frankie Vaughn, Hylda Baker, Morcambe and Wise, Kenn Dodd, Roy Orbison, The Dallas Boys, Jimmy Clitheroe,The Baron Knights, Freddy Starr, Les Dawson etc etc. Happy Days!

Best Regards - Taggy

06-02-2010, 16:01	#7
Taggy Senior Member+ Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 1,577 Liked: 4 times Rep Power: 1330	Re: Holidays with Mum and Dad, way back then! We used to Alternate between Blackpool one year and Rhyl the next, or if we were occasionally flush, we had 2 weeks at one of those in July and a week at the other in Sept. We did once try Bridlington though went on train...took 6 hours as i recall, and was only time we had never booked accomodation before we went. This probably worked in our favour in the end, as for some reason we decide we didn't like the look of brid, and got a train up to Scarborough, and just managed to sort some digs out as it was getting dark! Have good memories of childhood hols! No matter how poor we were, Mum and Dad always managed to take me away, at least for a week. I remember my Dad once saying the total spending money they had left over for our Hols was £5 on one occasion! You'd just about get a Coffee and a Bun for that now!! We did always get to see shows, and go on coach trips to, when money was available. Seen many Artistes such as Joseph Locke, Val Doonican, Donald Peers, Dick Emery, Dickie Valantine, Frankie Vaughn, Hylda Baker, Morcambe and Wise, Kenn Dodd, Roy Orbison, The Dallas Boys, Jimmy Clitheroe,The Baron Knights, Freddy Starr, Les Dawson etc etc. Happy Days! Best Regards - Taggy Last edited by Taggy; 06-02-2010 at 16:07.