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Originally Posted by Taggy

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 accommodation 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 bride, 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 Valentine, Frankie Vaughn, Hylda Baker, Morecambe 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

When I went to Blackpool with Mum and Dad we always went to shows nearly every night North Pier, Opera House, Winter Gardens Pavilion ABC Theatre, Tower Circus, so the likes of Tommy Cooper, Bruce Forsyth, Matt Munroe, Shirley Bassey ect, but always felt Friday night free for a blast on the Pleasure Beach